Sorrowful Cry carried Ling An, Tide Sis, and Changli safely down on the other side of the broken bridge.
As for the Time-Reversal Instrument they had just used, it was completely broken.
Its output was too low. It could only restore the broken bridge.
Restoring a being on Ling An's level was utterly impossible.
That made sense. Otherwise, Jiting could simply manufacture piles of Time-Reversal Instruments and have no rivals left in the world.
Beyond the broken bridge, a curtain of light barred their way.
Looking at the barrier, Changli explained, "This is the Insulating Light Curtain, also made by Jiting. Once we pass through here, we'll truly enter Mt. Firmament's Time Stream."
She studied the contours of the light curtain and tapped a few spots. It opened at her touch.
"Welcome to Mt. Firmament."
Beyond the light curtain, the sky was an endless blue, and silvery snow blanketed the earth.
It was a beautiful sight, yet something seemed to be missing.
Ling An saw a roe deer frozen beside the road, as though encased in crystalline ice.
This place lacked life.
Changli explained, "Originally, Mt. Firmament's Time Stream was merely slower than the outside world's. For anyone coming and going, it was harmless as long as they stayed within the barrier."
She looked at the roe deer whose life had been suspended beside the road. "Now, the Time Stream has spiraled out of control and become temporal turbulence. All of Mt. Firmament is engulfed in it, just like this..."
"In some areas, time has almost completely stopped, while in others, it moves forward at tremendous speed, or backward..."
"If we can't eliminate the effects of the Time Stream, we might turn into piles of bones the instant we step outside Mt. Firmament."
Her words were a warning to Ling