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Zhao Cheng's thoughts flashed like lightning at the sight.
Four swords again, and an array diagram—wasn't this precisely his own concept for One Sword Reaches Heaven?
Of course, the array diagram was merely an early version.
After later coming into contact with the mysteries of time, Zhao Cheng had felt that things like array diagrams were somewhat outdated. True unity of the four swords should mean pulling three future versions of himself into the past to help him fight.
As for the points in time where those three future selves existed, in his conception, what manifested externally was that they had vanished.
Borrowed time always had to be repaid. There was no doubt about that.
In short, if this thing were truly developed, it definitely would not stop at merely three future selves. If one spared no cost, one could madly borrow time from the future. The only problem was that borrowing too much could easily lead to major trouble.
Beyond that, there was also the possibility that a future self might be injured in a battle in the past, return to the future, encounter a powerful enemy, and die on the spot.
Of course, none of that was a problem. After all, if the past was gone, where would the present come from?
At this moment, the array diagram radiated Bright Light, its splendor blazing as it shook the nine heavens and ten lands. The four longswords outlined in lines looked somewhat childish, yet their edge seemed capable of tearing even the Ancient Cosmos apart. Some old monsters merely glimpsed the sword light from an immeasurable distance, and cracks immediately appeared across their bodies, nearly causing them to die violently.
Within the white jade coffin lay the female immortal. The coffin displayed the power to repel all