Chapter 542: Space-Time Channel

Suiyue Xian appeared very young, similar in age to Lu Yang. Among the Five Ancient Immortals, Immortal Indestructible had the strongest life force, with Suiyue Xian ranking second.

His innate foundation surpassed that of other immortals significantly.

Upon arriving in the immortal realm, Suiyue Xian saw the Gomoku board with its pieces scattered haphazardly. His eye twitched, and he felt an urge to flip the board over. He thought about how the other three had left him to endure hardship while they enjoyed leisure here.

Afterwards, he noticed something unusual about the immortal realm. He particularly sensed the aura of Immortal Indestructible coming from the future, and he gasped, a wave of apprehension washing over him. He realized with relief that he hadn't brought a certain individual with him, considering that such a meeting between immortals from different eras across countless eons had never happened in history. He feared that especially with that particular individual, who controlled a certain power, a great annihilation might occur the moment they met, overturning both past and future.

Suiyue Xian was unsure what would happen if the two Immortal Indestructibles met. He spoke of a high-probability outcome, though it was also possible they would remain unharmed and even converse cheerfully. But who would dare to gamble on such a possibility? A great resonant annihilation – if they lost that gamble, everyone would be doomed.

Suiyue Xian bit his finger, and golden blood flowed from the tip. He closed his eyes and used the immortal blood to draw an immortal eye between his brows. His third eye opened. The golden immortal eye had an empty gaze, like that of a blind person, because its sight was not on the present, but on the future. He could vaguely see a graceful figure standing in this immortal realm in the distant future, but he couldn't even discern the figure's appearance. He noted severe interference. He then wondered who else was there.

He sensed another person standing beside Immortal Indestructible, but this person was too weak to appear before him across time and space. He could feel a small piece of Jianmu hanging on the chest of the person standing nearby – a part of himself. He considered if his future self trusted this person enough to give him a piece of Jianmu as a token. He also speculated if his future self was sealed, leading this junior cultivator to seek out Immortal Indestructible. Suiyue Xian frowned, making silent conjectures without voicing them.

Jiu Chongxian quickly asked about the outcome and what a certain individual had said. Suiyue Xian shook his head, stating that the Temporal Immortal Eye alone was insufficient. The Temporal Immortal Eye was an immortal eye he had refined using his Dao Fruit of Time, designed to observe past, present, and future. It had always been infallible, but this time it failed. He wondered if the distance was too great or if something was interfering.

Without much hesitation, Suiyue Xian summoned his Dao Fruit of Time. The Dao Fruit of Time appeared, interwoven with endless laws of time and space. It swayed up and down, as if rippling in the ocean of time, sending out temporal ripples. Just before the Dao Fruit of Time manifested, Immortal Indestructible blocked Lu Yang's eyes, warning him not to look. The Dao Fruit of Time was the ultimate form of temporal and spatial laws. Even a Tribulation Transcender, let alone a Golden Core cultivator like Lu Yang, would go insane, become delirious, and turn muddle-headed under its influence from a single glance. The Dao Fruit contained too much information for cultivators to process; their spiritual platforms would collapse under such an onslaught.

With the Dao Fruit's aid, Suiyue Xian finally saw Immortal Indestructible's face. Immortal Yingtian and the other two also saw Immortal Indestructible through the established temporal passage. Before Suiyue Xian could rejoice, he broke out in a cold sweat and exclaimed that the temporal passage was about to collapse. Among everyone present, he felt it most acutely: some entity was severing the temporal passage between him and Immortal Indestructible. No, more precisely, something was severing the connection between his era and the future! He questioned what that thing could be. He urgently asked what a certain individual had been trying to convey. Immortal Indestructible also realized the danger and quickly stated that she had been assassinated.

*Boom—*

The passage shattered. Under the influence of an unknown force, the temporal channel disintegrated, and communication between both sides was cut off. Suiyue Xian staggered back two steps and was supported by Immortal Yingtian and Immortal Qilin. Immortal Yingtian and Immortal Qilin asked if he was alright. Suiyue Xian shook his head, calming his breathing. He activated his Dao Fruit of Time, and in an instant, his full state was restored, stating that it was not a major issue. Besides, this was not the time to worry about his physical condition.

He looked around, stating coldly that everyone must have heard clearly what Immortal Indestructible had just said. Immortal Qilin crushed a Go piece, his eyes filled with disbelief, asserting that being assassinated was impossible and questioning what kind of joke it was. He added that among the five of them, Immortal Indestructible was the hardest to kill, as anyone could revive her just by speaking her name, questioning who could possibly have the means to kill her. The fact was undeniable. Even if they didn't want to believe it, they had to. Though Immortal Indestructible enjoyed pranks, she wouldn't joke about something like this. They had considered that Immortal Indestructible might encounter trouble in the future and need their help, but at most, they thought she might be sealed and require them to break the seal. They never imagined Immortal Indestructible would be killed. If she could be easily revived, Immortal Indestructible certainly wouldn't have mentioned it. This implied that in the future, Immortal Indestructible not only perished but also could not be revived!

Immortal Yingtian tapped the table with his finger, reminding them that it was an assassination and there might be some means they couldn't fathom that could prevent her revival. He wondered if, since she was assassinated with no mention of the killer, it meant Immortal Indestructible herself didn't know who it was. The four considered if Immortal Indestructible knew the killer was among them and chose not to reveal the information out of concern. They quickly dismissed this possibility. Given their trust in Immortal Indestructible, if she had named the killer, there would be no doubt. Three of them rushing forward couldn't take down one killer? That was impossible. Someone had assassinated Immortal Indestructible, and Immortal Indestructible herself didn't even know who the killer was.

Immortal Yingtian asked how far in the future Immortal Indestructible was, noting that if the time was known, many things could be planned. Suiyue Xian replied that it was impossible to determine; the passage had shattered too quickly to ascertain the exact time, though he could confirm it was at least ten thousand years in the future. Jiu Chongxian frowned, asking why the temporal passage had shattered, noting that if it had remained, they could have gathered more information, at least the timeframe.

Suiyue Xian's face was grim as he explained there were two reasons. First, time and space had a corrective nature, preventing future information from being transmitted to the past, which would cause temporal chaos. While this was a problem, he stated it was not a significant one with his Dao Fruit of Time, as it could be overcome. The crucial part, he stressed, was the second reason. He then stated that something had affected temporal stability and severed their connection with the future where Immortal Indestructible was. Immortal Qilin asked what could be stronger than his Dao Fruit of Time. Suiyue Xian snorted coldly, displeased with Immortal Qilin's remark. He clarified that it was not stronger than his Dao Fruit of Time; rather, he had been using his Dao Fruit to resolve the temporal corrective nature and thus didn't have the energy to deal with that other thing. He then wondered what could be that thing that could also affect time and space. He replied that he didn't know, but anything that could directly contend with his Dao Fruit of Time could only be another Dao Fruit.

He then raised one more crucial question: why had they not revived Immortal Indestructible in the future?