Under an eight-hundredfold time flow, Zhou Yu continued his secluded cultivation.
Although his soul was not powerful enough, Zhou Yu still progressed extremely quickly. During the nearly two years he had spent cultivating under time acceleration, he had rapidly comprehended both the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and the Great Dao of Arrays to their final bottlenecks.
The only thing Zhou Yu found difficult was that bottleneck.
After all, it was a bottleneck that had trapped many peerless Celestial Immortals for countless years. Its difficulty was extraordinarily high.
However, after simulating the Cangyuan Realm, Zhou Yu's comprehension had gained another boost on top of its original foundation from the Cultivation Genius trait. He felt that this bottleneck did not seem so difficult after all.
Before he knew it, seven or eight years had passed.
At the Black-White Academy.
Zhou Yu's Second Primal Spirit strolled slowly along a scenic lakeshore, feeling quite pleased.
Under eight-hundredfold time acceleration, he had cultivated for six thousand years in one go.
His soul was not strong enough, but his comprehension was high enough. Over those six thousand years, Zhou Yu had long since mastered the two Great Daos of Heaven and Earth and arrays.
He had even comprehended a third Great Dao—the Path of Time.
For someone who had mastered the Power of Time, comprehending the Path of Time was extremely simple, even easier than fully grasping the other two Great Daos.
However, if that were all, Zhou Yu would not have been so happy. After all, he had long expected these results; it was only a matter of sooner or later.
What truly delighted him was that after comprehending the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, he had gradually mastered the Power of Space as well and begun studying Muliu Ancestral God's True Explanation of Time and Space.
Combining the Power of Time and the Power of Space was incredibly difficult. If Zhou Yu had researched it on his own, he might have been unable to truly master the Power of Time and Space for a very long time.
Fortunately, he had the guidance of the True Explanation of Time and Space.
The difference between having guidance and having none was indeed enormous. After Zhou Yu pondered it for some time, he finally gained an entry-level grasp of the Power of Time and Space not long ago.
The Power of Time and Space is obviously an exceptionally formidable power. Patriarch Bodhi's Space-Time Methods even made Elder Yuan covetous; in Elder Yuan's eyes, they were almost as valuable as the Heart of the World of the Three Realms, Zhou Yu mused.
He could indeed sense the might of the Power of Time and Space now. Though he had only just begun, its power already surpassed third-level Power of Time.
If the Power of Time and Space reached the third level, it would probably be comparable to ordinary fourth-level powers.
Of course, the further one progressed with source powers, the greater the gaps became.
The Power of Time and Space held a great advantage at the beginning, but by the fourth level, it certainly would not compare to ordinary fifth-level powers.
At the fifth level, it would be even farther behind sixth-level powers.
No matter what, the Power of Time and Space can protect my life and possesses great might. Since I have embarked on this path, I naturally must continue along it.
And Array Dao is the path I excel at most, so naturally I cannot abandon it either, Zhou Yu mused.
In truth, Array Dao differed from the Path of Time and Space. Though it also possessed the source power of arrays, its own might was not particularly great.
This path was similar to Puppet Dao. It possessed little power on its own, but the deeper one studied it, the better one could use external power to set up mighty arrays.
For example, Fuxi, the grandmaster of arrays in the Three Realms, used arrays to guide the powers of the Undying Fire and the Taiyin Profound Water, forming the Water-Fire World-Extinguishing Array.
Of course, that array should not yet have been perfected at this time.
However, comprehending Array Dao was not easy either. Without the guidance of proper methods, researching it alone was highly inefficient.
Zhou Yu had been able to gain such a quick entry into the Power of Time and Space partly because of his talent, but the guidance of the True Explanation of Time and Space had been absolutely indispensable.
"Patriarch!"
"Greetings, Patriarch!"
"..."
At this moment, quite a few passing disciples of the Black-White Academy were secretly startled when they saw Zhou Yu walking by the lake and hurriedly bowed.
Although Zhou Yu rarely showed himself, the Black-White Academy's disciples were no strangers to his portrait.
"Mm. No need for such formalities. Just continue with whatever you were doing," Zhou Yu said with a smile and a nod.
He was in an excellent mood now, so he naturally appeared much more amiable, making the Black-White Academy disciples quietly breathe sighs of relief.
"The Immortal Fate Assembly is about to begin?" Zhou Yu soon learned the news from the conversations of passing disciples.
Zhou Yu himself naturally had no interest in the Immortal Fate Assembly, but he knew it was where Ji Ning would rise to prominence. No matter what, he had to ensure that Ji Ning attended it.
At that moment—
"Hmm?" Zhou Yu suddenly froze.
Whoosh!
He directly used Great Teleportation and vanished from the Black-White Academy in an instant.
In Anchan Commandery, atop an unnamed mountain peak, the summit had been carved into a vast platform. Many figures had gathered there, and all kinds of fine wine and delicacies had been laid out. A large group of stunningly beautiful dancing girls performed nearby to enliven the occasion.
Among the many figures was Ji Ning. He sat there with a somewhat pale face.
Many gazes around him were focused on Ji Ning as well.
Just moments ago—
A Loose Immortal had appeared out of nowhere and suddenly attacked Ji Ning, who was only at Perfected Wanxiang.
That Loose Immortal was immensely powerful. With Dao Domain alone, he had instantly rendered everyone present unable to move.
Ji Ning himself had been utterly terrified.
Although Ji Ning carried the life-saving treasures Zhou Yu had given him, as well as the God-Extinguishing Ring he had obtained from the Water Manor, he could not use any of them at that moment.
At the critical moment, a jade pendant containing purple radiance on Ji Ning's body cracked.
A terrifying power burst forth from the jade pendant and instantly reduced that Loose Immortal to ashes.
"That terrifying Loose Immortal died?"
"What kind of treasure was that? It actually killed such a powerful Loose Immortal in an instant?"
"..."
Everyone present had the same thoughts at that moment.
The next instant—
Whoosh!
A ripple appeared, and Zhou Yu's figure emerged atop the mountain.
Ji Ning's protective treasure had been given to him by Zhou Yu. That jade pendant, in particular, contained a strand of Power of Time that Zhou Yu had expended considerable effort to refine into it. More importantly, its materials were precious; even if Zhou Yu wanted to refine a second one, he would not be able to do so in a short time.
The jade pendant had shattered, and Zhou Yu sensed it. That was why he had rushed over.
Zhou Yu had given Ji Ning that jade pendant merely as a precaution. He had not expected it to actually be used.
"It's Patriarch Ganyu."
Someone recognized Zhou Yu. They were all disciples of the Black-White Academy.
"Master."
When Ji Ning saw Zhou Yu descend, he came back to his senses and hurriedly rose to bow.
"The treasure I gave you was just used up. It seems you encountered serious trouble just now," Zhou Yu said as he looked at Ji Ning.
"Master, I am confused as well. I have no idea what happened." Ji Ning hurriedly recounted what had just occurred.
As Ji Ning spoke, the people nearby finally understood. So that treasure had actually been bestowed upon Ji Ning by Immortal Ganyu.
He is willing to give such a treasure to his disciple. Immortal Ganyu is truly generous. How wonderful it would be if Immortal Ganyu took me as his disciple, many people thought enviously.
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