Refining the Mountains and Rivers

He quickly pondered the situation. There were several people within the clan that had a possibility of making a breakthrough. But as he contrasted them in his mind one at a time, none of them fulfilled the conditions needed. The look of joy on the man's face became a bit heavier. "If it wasn't one of those people making a breakthrough, could it be that another proud son of heaven has appeared in the clan and has touched the path of time early?"

He flicked his sleeves. A golden book appeared in front of him. When he opened it, figures danced on every page.

What they had in common was that they were all young, heroic, and had an extraordinary momentum around them!

The golden pages turned one at a time. But, no one met the conditions. The man furrowed his eyebrows, "It seems like this is a pearl that was forgotten by my clan!"

In this world there was nothing that was absolutely fair. Even within their clan, there were many shameful secrets. Still, a proud son of heaven like this who could comprehend the power of time couldn't be suppressed by anyone. If this matter were true, someone would need to pay a severe price.

The man's face darkened. He flicked his sleeves and the golden book thickened several times over. The pages rapidly flew past. Each page recorded the basic information of everyone in the clan.

Slowly screening this way would take a great deal of time. But in order to find a peerless proud son of heaven who had touched upon the power of time, it was completely worth it.

Two hours later, the last page of the golden book flipped over. The white-robed man frowned, his expression dignified.

It wasn't there!

He had looked through the entire golden book, checking everyone in the clan, but no one matched the information given to him by the Ancestral Shrine. There was only one explanation for this…the person who touched the power of time wasn't recorded within the golden book!

How was this possible? The moment a clansman was born, their blood would be collected and their information would be protected by the Ancestral Shrine and entered into the Golden Book of Genealogy.

But the Golden Book of Genealogy had no information concerning this person. Could it be that his clan had a bloodline left in the outside world somewhere?

The man put the golden book away and left. He walked down the mountain and entered the courtyard. When he stepped in and the doors closed behind him, what lay in front of him was actually an incomparably vast palace overflowing with endless dignity and nobility.

"Fall, for what reason did you leave the Ancestral Hall without requesting permission?"

…

Sunlight retreated to reveal Qin Yu's sitting figure. The fluctuations of space around him had already stabilized. This proved that he really had touched the path of time.

It was nothing but the most superficial level and a far, far distance from crossing the threshold. And with his boundary of cultivation, it was still impossible for him to display the power of time right now.

But what it represented was a clear invitation to the highest peak!

As long as Qin Yu didn't die, once his cultivation fulfilled certain requirements then he could push open those doors with one swing and fully control the power of time.

The sunlight-covered figure would never admit that he was jealous of Qin Yu. But even so, with Qin Yu's cultivation and age, for him to touch upon the power of time meant that he wasn't any worse than the other so-called proud sons of heavens in the endless heavens and myriad worlds. And if his training conditions were to be included, then he would actually surpass most of them, ruthlessly grinding them beneath his boot!

"He is truly worthy of being a descendant of that clan. The power of his bloodline is actually so formidable…I originally thought that Qin Yu wouldn't be discovered anytime soon, but he touched the power of time beyond my expectations. He will inevitably be sensed by that clan. I fear this means a time of troubles is fast approaching."

The little blue lamp didn't believe that once Qin Yu was discovered, what followed next would be long-separated relatives happily hugging each other.

Because after personally descending and conducting an examination, it had discovered a secret. The reason Qin Yu's bloodline hadn't been detected before was that it had been eliminated from him not too long after he was born.

It was just that Qin Yu's inborn physique was different from that of ordinary people, and his bloodline hadn't been completely drawn out. In the meantime, it underwent some transformations and instinctively entered a state of hiding.

The better its partner's talents were, the more advantageous it would be. But if things were pushed excessively far in one direction, sometimes that meant a headache too.

"You think I am troublesome! You are the greatest trouble! Every time an accident occurs I am the one that helps you clean up the mess!" The little blue lamp's resentment rose to the heavens. It had already withdrawn from that detached and unaffected state.

To be honest, although this state allowed him to make the most sensible decisions that benefitted his self-interests the most, he didn't like it at all. This was because he always felt that he wasn't himself and he had transformed into another consciousness.

After the complaining was over, he looked at Qin Yu who was still cultivating with his eyes closed. The little blue lamp frowned. It had to help hide Qin Yu.

…

The Radiance Temple Master stood in front of her dressing table. She raised a hand and poured magic power into the mirror. The surface fluctuated for a moment, soon turning into a patch of darkness.

Within the pitch black darkness, a light voice echoed out, "Why have you contacted me?"

The Radiance Temple Master drew in a deep breath. "The rights to use the Time Altar have been taken by the Hidden Fog Sect." As she mentioned this, she couldn't help but think of the Myriad Enlightenment Fruit again. Her heart ached once more.

The darkness was silent for several breaths of time, "Tell me everything from start to finish."

Even Radiance Temple with their background had been defeated? This was beyond his expectations once again.

The Radiance Temple Master didn't conceal anything. Once she explained what had happened, the darkness in the mirror fell silent once more.

It was him. It was him again!

The last several times his plans failed was all because of Qin Yu. It seemed that the Dark Parliament was correct for holding him in such high regards.

"I understand!"

After finishing speaking, the mirror returned to how it was before. The Radiance Temple Master relaxed. What she feared most was that this other party would be tired of all this and would decide not to interfere anymore.

Now, it seemed like they hadn't changed their mind in wanting to deal with the Hidden Fog Sect.

Although she didn't know the status of the person behind the mirror, the Radiance Temple Master didn't doubt their strength.

If they didn't expose an absolute strength that could be trusted, with her status, how could she easily agree to cooperate with them?

If it weren't because of that mysterious black-robed figure randomly coming out from the Hidden Fog Sect, Radiance Temple would have bloomed from their competition and become the leader of the arena.

"How hateful!"

…

Within a small courtyard, a middle-aged man was brewing tea. After some time, he drank the tea and slowly placed the cup on the table. "I have a feeling that this Ning Qin person will be great trouble in the future. If he isn't dealt with soon, he will surely endanger the Dark Parliament."

"Time Altar, is it…then, let that place be your burial ground. To have such a mysterious and formidable mystic realm as your tomb, you should be more than satisfied."

The middle-aged man stood up and walked away. The tea set left behind on the tablet slowly disintegrated into dust.

…

In the Time Mystic Realm, the figure within the great sun rapidly moved. His fingers tapped through space, each action causing ripples to appear. The ripples collided and gradually fused together until they formed an invisible layer of water that covered Qin Yu. He needed to prepare for the worst possible outcome. Even if that clan detected him and chased after him, he could still isolate Qin Yu's aura so that he couldn't be directly locked onto.

At this time, the great sun phantom froze and suddenly extinguished. Space collapsed and everything was restored to how it was in the beginning.

In the next moment an invisible and intangible thought descended across the infinite space, arriving here. The spatial fluctuations around Qin Yu's body intensified, as if they would break at any time.

The great sun phantom had shifted itself within Qin Yu's soul space. As it felt the aura outside, its expression became extremely dignified.

"Not good. It's actually a powerhouse of this level taking action. Things are going to get troublesome!"

…

Within the hall that was brimming with an overwhelming aura, the man named Fall with an unknown age stood there with a dignified expression. Atop a throne, the Patriarch closed his eyes in contemplation.

Suddenly, the Patriarch humphed. He opened his eyes, endless lightning flashing within his pupils!

"Patriarch, does our clan really have our bloodline wandering the outside world alone?" Fall's eyebrows tightened, a deep heaviness in his voice.

"It seems that is true for now." The Patriarch's voice was calm. "I don't know the exact reasons right now. But since they are part of my clan's bloodline, they need to be brought back into the fold."

He lifted a hand. In the hall, there were 12 stone columns with beasts carved into them. Now the eyes of these beasts began to shine as howls came from deep within their mouths.

Just now his divine sense had traced back the source to find that bloodline descendant. But, he was blocked by an outside strength.

In the world, it was more than a small number of people that could block him, but there weren't too many either. And, it just so happened that one of these characters appeared at the side of this bloodline descendant?

The Patriarch couldn't help but think deeper into it. After all, through the endless heavens and myriad worlds, massive mountains of piled up corpses had been formed since ancient times from these that coveted their bloodline.

No matter what the reason was, this exiled clan member had to be brought back into the clan. This person couldn't be allowed to fall into the hands of ill-intentioned conspirators.

"Open!"

With a loud shout, the 12 beast heads shot out beams of light. The lights gathered together and melded into a vortex, directly opening a channel.

From the Patriarch's body, a phantom stood up and emerged. It stepped into the channel.