Upon hearing this, Xu Changqing not only failed to relax, but felt his heart tighten instead.
He knew this reason would hold water for others.
But before this Great Dao Venerable, who commanded the River of Time and could alter karma with a single thought, helping a disciple safely transcend tribulation was no difficulty at all. Yet he had agreed.
There could only be one explanation.
The other party had long foreseen that Xu Changqing would choose Azure Dragon Star.
Otherwise, he would not have presented this option from the very beginning.
To put it plainly, he did not care where Xu Changqing went. He only cared when he went.
At that moment, the Great Dao Venerable raised a hand and lightly tapped the void. An imprint suffused with an amber glow appeared at his fingertip. "Within this imprint, I have sealed a strand of Time Reversal Force.
Should anything go wrong during your tribulation, it will automatically reverse you to the state before you were injured.
Be sure to keep it safe!"
Xu Changqing accepted it with both hands, then bowed. "Thank you, Master!"
The imprint was only the size of a fingernail and translucent throughout.
Within it was sealed a strand of Time Reversal Force.
Even without being activated, it caused the surrounding air and space to twist faintly.
It was as if time itself had formed a cycle within that tiny space.
He waited for a while. Seeing that the Great Dao Venerable had nothing more to say, he finally turned and walked outside.
When he stepped out of the main hall, his footsteps paused.
Looking out, above him lay the familiar starry sky of the Northern Dipper Star Region, while beneath his feet stretched the golden land of faith on Celestial Pivot Star.
Six thousand years.