"A Thought, A Thousand Autumns" was a profound divine ability created by Ai Hui Lianhuasheng. According to Qi Wugou, this ability was anything but trivial, and its secondary effect was even more inconceivable. Once activated, it accelerated the workings of a person's consciousness. Even those who had cultivated a Primordial Spirit found it difficult to resist its effects.
On the other hand, this ability itself did not harm anyone. The effect produced by "A Thought, A Thousand Autumns" was originally intended to aid others in comprehending the Way, helping disciples of the Buddhist lineage grasp Buddhist teachings and meditate upon the Way within frozen spacetime, where heaven and earth alike stood silent.
Conversely, this move could also defeat enemies, because in the instant of its activation—less than a single breath, the span of "one thought"—anyone swept by the Buddhist light generated by "A Thought, A Thousand Autumns" would have their consciousness undergo an immensely long stretch of time.
In other words, within that infinitesimal sliver of time, even a powerhouse at the Manifest Divinity level would be rendered utterly helpless.
For mortals, the span of a single thought was a fleeting moment almost impossible to grasp. But in the hands of true masters, such a difference in time could determine victory or defeat.
"As expected of Great Master Lianhuasheng. This divine ability, A Thought, A Thousand Autumns, is truly wondrous. It contains within itself a Zen meaning and Buddhist truth. From this, one can see that this senior's Buddhist teachings were profound and his attainments extraordinary. Moreover, this ability does not seek to kill, only to restrain the enemy. Once swept by A Thought, A Thousand Autumns, one will continuously experience the passage of time, becoming like mountain rock or withered wood, enduring the ages as seas turn to mulberry