The Strange Flow of Time

Pang Bo was chatting with Yue Buqun in the chat group.

[Pang Bo: Old Yue, did the Hundred Herbs Elixir I sent you before not work either?]

[Yue Buqun: The Hundred Herbs Elixir is a little more effective than the Millennium Spirit Marrow the group leader gave us, but it still has no effect on me!]

[Yue Buqun: Ever since I opened my Ren and Du Meridians and cultivated to the peak of the Innate realm, my cultivation has been unable to break through any further. I have no idea why!]

[Yue Buqun: It's a pity the group leader is still in seclusion. Otherwise, I could have asked him for advice!]

[Pang Bo: Why don't you try cultivating the techniques from my world? I've recently been cultivating the Dao Scripture, and my strength has improved rapidly. I've already opened up my Sea of Bitterness. If you need it, I can send it to you!]

[Yue Buqun: Really? Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Pang Bo! I just wonder whether I can cultivate the Dao Scripture like you do. Just like before, none of us managed to cultivate the techniques uploaded by Little Brother Han Li!]

It turned out that after Han Li uploaded the cultivation techniques for the Qi Refinement realm, Pang Bo, Cao Cao, and Yue Buqun had already tried many times.

Yet no matter how they cultivated, they could never even get started.

[Pang Bo: Didn't Little Brother Han Li already explain it? Cultivating those techniques requires spiritual roots. The reason we can't cultivate them may not be because we're in different worlds. It could also be because we simply don't have spiritual roots!]

[Pang Bo: Let's not talk about that for now. I'll send you the Dao Scripture first. You can try cultivating it!]

[System Notification: Pang Bo uploaded a group red packet: incomplete Dao Scripture.]

[Pang Bo: Logically speaking, I should give you a few more bottles of Hundred Herbs Elixir. This stuff works even better than the Millennium Spirit Marrow the group leader gave us when opening the Sea of Bitterness. But I don't have much left myself, and I'm almost out!]

[Yue Buqun: Brother Pang Bo, you're far too generous! You've already given me a cultivation technique for free. I'm immensely grateful!]

During this time, aside from Lu Qingshan, the group leader, the novels recording the deeds of all the other members had already been unlocked. Naturally, Yue Buqun had carefully studied every member's world.

Thus, he knew very well that among the members of this chat group, he and Cao Cao possessed the fewest resources.

And that meant there would be many things he would need the other group members to help him with in the future, while they would rarely need his help!

Because of this, he became even more polite toward the other members and would not endlessly ask for benefits!

Just then...

[System Notification: Lu Qingshan claimed the Dao Scripture!]

[Lu Qingshan: Hello, everyone! It's been several years. How have you all been lately?]

[Pang Bo: ??]

[Pang Bo: Holy shit, the group leader actually showed up!]

[Pang Bo: Several years? Hasn't it only been a little over half a month?]

[System Notification: Cao Cao claimed the Dao Scripture!]

[Cao Cao: More than a month has passed on my side! But... the group leader is still amazing. He claimed a red packet the moment he came online! Envious.JPG]

[System Notification: Han Li and Yue Buqun claimed the Dao Scripture!]

[Pang Bo: This... you all lurk around every day, but the moment I send a red packet, every one of you pops up!]

[Han Li: I just happened to catch it! But only a little over a month has passed on my side too. How come several years have already passed for the group leader?]

[Pang Bo: @Han Li! That's not right. When we chatted a few days ago, didn't you say the flow of time in your world was about the same as mine? Why did it suddenly speed up?]

With everyone chiming in, they quickly noticed the issue with the different rates at which time passed in their respective worlds.

Only a little over half a month had indeed passed in the chat group during this period, roughly matching the Shrouding the Heavens world where Pang Bo was.

However, the flow of time was completely different in everyone else's worlds!

Sometimes Han Li would only go offline for one day, while three or four days had already passed for Yue Buqun;

At other times, the situation would reverse. One day would pass for Yue Buqun, while ten days would pass for Han Li!

In short, the flow of time in each world was extremely chaotic and had no connection to world level at all. There was simply no way to discern any pattern.

Of course, more than half a month had now passed in group time. Thanks to Pang Bo's activity, everyone in the chat group had become increasingly familiar with its functions and could even skillfully use reaction images!

[Pang Bo: Group leader, the Millennium Spirit Marrow you gave me helped me greatly, so I prepared a gift for you during this time!]

[System Notification: Pang Bo uploaded a group red packet: a completely damaged Buddhist artifact and a Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine fruit.]

"This is..."

Seeing the red packet Pang Bo had uploaded, Lu Qingshan's heart stirred slightly.

Although the items in the red packet would most likely be useless to him already, they might still provide some reference for his cultivation.

Moreover, the fact that Pang Bo had continued thinking about sending him a red packet was enough to show that Pang Bo was someone who repaid kindness.

With such mutual exchanges, the atmosphere in the chat group would surely only get better and better.

[Lu Qingshan: Wasn't someone just saying that my Millennium Spirit Marrow couldn't compare to some Hundred Herbs Elixir? Why is it now such a great help?]

Lu Qingshan was not particularly surprised by the effects of the Millennium Spirit Marrow. After all, it was merely some liquid he had casually taken from the scenic lake in his inner world. Its effects were not much stronger than cheap Purple Glow Dew.

Still, seeing Pang Bo complain about the Millennium Spirit Marrow's effects, he could not help teasing him.

[Pang Bo: Please calm down, Group Leader! I was only joking with Old Yue just now! Actually, the Millennium Spirit Marrow really has helped Ye Fan and me a great deal. The Hundred Herbs Elixir distributed in the grotto-heaven has some effect, but there's far too little of it. It's nowhere near as good as the Millennium Spirit Marrow you gave me!]

[Pang Bo: If it weren't for the Millennium Spirit Marrow you gave us, Ye Fan and I probably still wouldn't have opened our Seas of Bitterness!]

[Lu Qingshan: That's more like it!]

[System Notification: Lu Qingshan claimed the completely damaged Buddhist artifact and the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine fruit.]

[Cao Cao: I also prepared a gift for you, Group Leader. Though it cannot compare with what you have by your side, it is still a token of my appreciation.]

[System Notification: Cao Cao uploaded a group red packet: ten pieces of fine jade, one hundred jars of fine wine...]

[Lu Qingshan: Mengde, you are thoughtful!]

[System Notification: Lu Qingshan claimed the fine jade and fine wine...]

Inside Mount Hua's main hall, Yue Buqun's heart skipped a beat when he noticed this scene.

He had truly been too careless!

Although Yue Buqun knew he possessed very few resources, he had still felt a trace of relief before.

After all, his world still had some martial arts manuals. At the very least, it was better than Cao Cao's world.

But now...

There was no need to mention Han Li, who could naturally help the group leader. Pang Bo's gift was also rather precious, and even Cao Cao had sent a gift to express his gratitude...

Yet all Yue Buqun had been thinking about lately was how to break through the Innate realm. He had actually forgotten such an important matter...

[Yue Buqun: Group leader, I have also prepared a gift for you. It's just that the Mount Hua Sect has few members, so the gift is still being prepared. I hope you can give me a few more days!]

[Lu Qingshan: It's fine. Mr. Yue, the thought alone is enough!]

[Lu Qingshan: By the way, how have you all been recently? Have you encountered any trouble? If you need my help, just say so!]

[Pang Bo: Things are fairly good for me right now, except Ye Fan has already caught Elder Han's attention! Group leader, do you have any way to help deal with Elder Han?]

Although Ye Fan had not only avoided injury but even gained a blessing in disguise under Elder Han's schemes in the original story, since Pang Bo already knew about it in advance, he naturally did not want Ye Fan to take such a risk again.

As for the matter of him being possessed by the old demon of the demon race in the original story, that would be easy enough to resolve. When the time came, they simply needed to avoid the Demon Emperor's Tomb!

[Lu Qingshan: It's a small matter! I'll just prepare a weapon for you!]

Lu Qingshan then quickly dug out a weapon from a corner of one of his world rings.

[System Notification: Group Leader Lu Qingshan uploaded a designated red packet: B9 Laser Rifle.]

[Lu Qingshan: This is an instant-fire B9 Laser Rifle. Its power is quite good, and it's easy to operate. You can easily kill that Elder Han with it!]

[System Notification: Pang Bo claimed the B9 Laser Rifle.]

[Pang Bo: Thank you, Group Leader! Once Ye Fan and I obtain imperial scriptures and medicine kings in the future, we'll definitely prepare a share for you!]

[Yue Buqun: Group leader, with the Millennium Spirit Marrow you gave me, I've already cultivated to the peak of the Innate realm. But no matter how I cultivate afterward, I can't break through. Do you know the reason?]

[Lu Qingshan: Does continuing to use the Millennium Spirit Marrow and Hundred Herbs Elixir not work either?]

[Yue Buqun: That's right! I've been taking the Millennium Spirit Marrow constantly lately, and I even used a bottle of Hundred Herbs Elixir that Brother Pang Bo gave me, but it still had no effect at all!]

[Lu Qingshan: Then it may be due to your world's level. I have no way to solve it right now. Perhaps there will be a solution once the chat group gains other functions in the future.]

[Yue Buqun: So that's how it is!]

[Cao Cao: Group leader, thank you again for the Millennium Spirit Marrow! I only let Yuanrang use a little, yet a few days ago, he was already beating Lü Bu into submission. If Lü Bu's Red Hare hadn't run so fast, Yuanrang might have slain him on horseback!]

Xiahou Dun beating Lü Bu into submission?

After imagining that scene, Lu Qingshan felt a strange sense that everything had fallen apart.

But then again, Cao Cao had joined the chat group.

[Han Li: @Lu Qingshan, Group Leader, I wonder whether the Heaven-Soaring Creation Dew is of any help to you?]

[Lu Qingshan: The Heaven-Soaring Creation Dew is indeed of great help to me. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Han. I'm afraid I'll have to ask for your help again in the future!]

[Han Li: You're too polite, Group Leader. It would be best if I could be of help to you!]

[System Notification: Han Li uploaded a red packet: one drop of Heaven-Soaring Creation Dew.]

[Han Li: It's just that this Heaven-Soaring Creation Dew dissipates very easily and is extremely inconvenient to store. Group Leader, you should think of a solution!]

[Lu Qingshan: Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Han. Leave this matter to me!]

Hearing this, Han Li, who was within Yellow Maple Valley, felt his heart stir.

If the group leader could truly solve the problem of the Heaven-Soaring Creation Dew dissipating so easily, it would also bring Han Li some benefits.

Just then...

[System Notification: The chat group's activity has increased. The chat group is beginning its upgrade!]