Chapter 1057: What's the Use of This Broken Box

Lord Silei has been a bit restless lately. It's not because his friend Lord Sichen has gone missing, nor is it a big deal that the treasure map he drew is lost.

His biggest problem now is not knowing the location of the ancient secret realm.

Three hundred thousand years ago, he discovered an ancient secret realm left behind by the Immortal of Time. The realm contained too many restrictions for him to dare touch them, yet he was unwilling to give up this opportunity.

Because he slept for too long and was influenced by the power of faith, it was possible he would suffer some memory loss upon waking.

So, before he fell into slumber, he drew a map. To prevent the Heavenly Emperor and others from finding it, he divided the map into three parts and scattered them among the populace, ensuring that even if someone found one part, they couldn't complete the full map.

Naturally, he also possessed a secret method to locate the map pieces.

Upon waking, he found that he still remembered the location of the ancient secret realm in the Lotus Mountain Range, rendering the map superfluous.

"Where is the Azure Lotus Mountain Range?"

After waking up, not only had two dynasties changed, but the landscape had also undergone drastic transformations. Without any reference points, merely remembering the Azure Lotus Mountain Range's name was useless.

"Can't those cultivators restore the land after their battles!" Lord Silei was furious. He didn't restore the land because he was a Demi-Immortal, but why didn't cultivators below that stage restore it!

Ah, the secret realm left by the Immortal of Time! It very likely contained immortal artifacts related to time. If he possessed a time-related immortal artifact, who among the Demi-Immortals could be his match?

He recently heard good news that might help him find the Azure Lotus Mountain Range.

"It's said that the Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect stores maps from all dynasties of the Central Continent. They must have the location of the Azure Lotus Mountain Range!"

Lord Silei left his immortal palace and headed straight for the Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect.

"Is this the Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect? They certainly picked a good spot." Lord Silei saw the sect nestled by mountains and water, with a beautiful environment; he even felt like staying there.

As a Demi-Immortal, his movements were mysterious, and no one in the Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect could detect his arrival.

He entered the scripture library. Books were piled high like mountains, making it impossible to quickly find a book about the Azure Lotus Mountain Range.

The cultivator guarding the scripture library was somewhat impressive, but only somewhat.

"Just early Tribulation Transcension stage," Lord Silei chuckled casually. He even walked past the old man guarding the library, and the old man didn't notice him.

During the Great Qian era, someone at the early Tribulation Transcension stage would barely qualify as his subordinate.

However, since it was a Tribulation Transcension stage cultivator, Lord Silei dared not make too much noise. Unwilling to use divine sense to search, he could only flip through the books one by one.

As he reached the fourth floor, he noticed some movement on the first floor.

"Grand-Patriarch, do you recognize this metal chunk?" Sect Master Kong held an immortal gold box and approached the old man guarding the scripture library, who was Elder Jin Wenzhang, the Supreme Elder of the Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect.

Fang Jin, Lu Yang, and Meng Jingzhou followed behind.

"What is this thing?" The Supreme Elder examined the immortal gold box, tapping it. When he injected spiritual energy into it, it was repelled.

"You don't recognize it either?" Sect Master Kong couldn't identify the immortal gold box or figure out its use, which was why he sought out the Supreme Elder. He hadn't expected even the Supreme Elder to be unable to recognize it.

"Xiao Jin, along with Martial Nephew Lu and Martial Nephew Meng, accidentally found an ancient map from the Great Qian period. The map indicated something was buried in the Azure Lotus Mountain Range. Because Xiao Jin read a lot, he knew that the Azure Lotus Mountain Range from the Great Qian period is now the Tianhe Plains. That's how they found this immortal gold box."

"It seems you haven't been wasting your time in the scripture library, young fellow," the Supreme Elder said, stroking his beard with a smile. He had a very good impression of this junior.

The Azure Lotus Mountain Range!

Hearing the familiar phrase, Lord Silei instantly became agitated and inadvertently leaked his aura.

"Who's there!" the Supreme Elder roared, raising his head like an enraged old lion. Someone had actually infiltrated the scripture library right under his nose!

Roar—

Buddhist Lion's Roar!

"That object rightfully belongs to me!"

Lord Silei was equally enraged. He had searched for years without finding the location, only for a junior to discover it and take the Immortal Artifact of Time that should have been his!

Unforgivable!

Lord Silei's large hand transformed into golden lightning as he reached out to grab the immortal gold box. How could the Supreme Elder let him have his way?

"Heaven's Pillar!"

The Supreme Elder roared in anger. A metallic, gleaming divine dragon burst from the ground, raised its head, and directly pushed Lord Silei out of the scripture library!

If they fought in the scripture library, no matter who won, the library would be utterly destroyed!

"Everyone, retreat!" Sect Master Kong knew that a Tribulation Transcension level battle was beyond his ability to handle. All he could do now was to get his disciples to leave the sect quickly to avoid being caught in the crossfire!

Lord Silei completely disregarded the Supreme Elder.

"Thunderbolts!"

Lightning flashed and thunder roared. In an instant, the entire Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect was enveloped in lightning. Thunderbolts as thick as water vats ravaged the sect, creating huge craters where they struck the ground and even cracking the earth. The flickering lightning illuminated Lord Silei's face, making him look exceptionally terrifying.

He possessed a nascent form of the Tribulation Dao Fruit. As long as a Heavenly Immortal didn't appear, he was the embodiment of lightning, the bane of all cultivators!

"A Demi-Immortal?!" The Supreme Elder recognized at a glance that this kind of lightning was not something a Tribulation Transcension cultivator could unleash; it definitely relied on a nascent Dao Fruit.

"So what if he's a Demi-Immortal? A Great Qian Demi-Immortal dares to run rampant in my Great Xia territory!" The Supreme Elder knew the gap in their power but showed no fear. In his youth, he had a fierce temper and often got into fights with those who commissioned tasks.

The Supreme Elder grew against the wind, transforming into a nine-thousand-zhang-tall giant, with the metallic divine dragon coiled around his arm.

The giant stomped the earth, with lightning crackling above his head. Wielding a massive hammer, he swung it towards Lord Silei!

"Heaven and Earth Manifestation, World Overturning!"

With this single strike, even a hundred thousand mountains would be flattened!

"Ignorant junior, you don't recognize the might of heaven!" Lord Silei looked at the Supreme Elder indifferently. What if he grew larger? If his cultivation realm was insufficient, no technique could compensate.

Before a nascent Tribulation Dao Fruit, before the might of heaven, everything was useless.

"Nine Heavens Devil-Purging Divine Lightning."

Nine layers of azure sky appeared, each higher than the last. The surging Devil-Purging Divine Lightning swept across the world, cleansing all defiling demons.

And who was a demon was determined by Lord Silei.

"You are a demon."

He spoke, as if designating the Supreme Elder's identity. The Nine Heavens Devil-Purging Divine Lightning locked onto the Supreme Elder, and nine divine lightning bolts of different attributes fell one after another!

Lu Yang nervously recited the words of the Immortal of Time from the Immortal's Sayings.

According to Immortal Wuxiu, as long as one recited the correct incantation, the immortal gold box could be used. If the Supreme Elder had the help of the immortal gold box, he could definitely contend with Lord Silei.

The second to last Devil-Purging Divine Lightning bolt fell. Seeing that the Supreme Elder was unable to resist, Lu Yang gritted his teeth and directly threw the immortal gold box over, blocking the divine lightning.

He recited the last sentence of the Immortal of Time from the Immortal's Sayings in an ancient language.

"Of Three Thousand Great Daos, Time Alone Is Sovereign."

The surface of the immortal gold box instantly lit up with various mysterious patterns, imbued with the power of time. A single glance would draw one in, unable to escape.

A burly figure emerged from the immortal gold box.

"Finally, I can come out."

The last divine lightning bolt fell, striking the burly man.

"Who the hell struck me with lightning!"

The burly figure was furious. With just one shout, its power was equivalent to the Supreme Elder's Buddhist Lion's Roar!

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou simultaneously froze when they saw the burly man's figure. They rubbed their eyes, thinking they were hallucinating.

"Revert to Origin Heavenly Venerable?"

Immortal Wuxiu saw the patterns glowing on the immortal gold box and finally remembered its function.

"This box was created by the Immortal of Time when he was researching the Dao Fruit of Time. The time flow inside the box is different from the outside world; one day of cultivation inside the box is equivalent to one year outside."

Lu Yang was about to nod and praise the box's power when he suddenly realized something was wrong.

What good is this broken box?!