Chapter 182: Chapter 182 - 181 Master Was Taken to the Future? 1

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“I’ve heard the Land of Chaos is vast; perhaps they haven’t found Uncle Ancestor Wuya just yet. Little Uncle should not worry,” said Mu Xingzhi, somewhat helplessly, as he tried to offer some comfort.

Li Cheng pondered and looked up at the night sky, waiting was always a lengthy ordeal!

“Little Uncle, why don’t you continue with artifact refining? It would be a good way to pass the time and keep you from overthinking,” suggested Mu Xingzhi again.

“Right, speaking of artifact refining, I do actually have an Immortal Artifact that needs to be refined!”

Li Cheng said and took out the Picture of Thousands Homes Lanterns.

As the scroll unfolded, the Haoran Air surged along with it.

“A treasure of the Confucianism Path? This is probably not easy to refine,” mumbled Mu Xingzhi, staring at the scroll.

“Just a repair, I’ll give it a try first.”

Yun Fuxue once said that it required the Funeral Refining Heaven Technique, collecting lights from thousands of homes to mend the painting.

In the vicinity of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, spanning tens of thousands of miles, stood eighteen main cities and one hundred subsidiary cities, within which lived hundreds of millions of civilians across one hundred and eight cities.

With the fall of night not long ago, the lights from thousands of homes shone brightly, offering the perfect opportunity for the repair.

Li Cheng flew high into the air, fully releasing his Immortal Sense, covering a range of more than a million miles; within this area, lived well over ten billion people.

” Enlightenment!”

Li Cheng, feeling the lights of the thousand homes, immediately used his enlightenment attempts.

The next moment, the Picture of Thousands Homes Lanterns seemed to merge into the night sky, with the stars echoing with the darkness below, where suddenly numerous faint lights emerged, slowly rising.

People gazed intently all around, seeing a sky filled with ascending lights, as if countless sky lanterns had been released.

Countless lights carrying the feel of worldly fireworks, exuding Haoran Air, brightened the night within a million miles—bright yet not glaring, with the gentle illumination of billions of lights cascading down, making one feel as though enveloped in a tender embrace.

Every cultivator in the Southern Domain sensed that comfortable power, and so did the mortals within that range. All at once, they stepped out to look towards the night sky.

“Endless lights adorning the sky, what method is this?”

“The Haoran Air is extremely dense, it must be a powerful Confucian from the Eastern Region who has come to the Southern Domain!”

“Those mortals are kneeling in worship; an invisible force blends into the lights. What an intriguing method!”

All the cultivators were buzzing with talk, and the entire Southern Domain began to boil with excitement!

The Heavenly Mechanism Sect was now completely enshrouded in the Haoran Air emerging between heaven and earth, filled with a rich Law that clearly activated the power of order, making the sect seem like a holy land in the mortal world.

All seven hundred and twelve Loose Immortals appeared at once, and every Immortal from the Ten Thousand Evils Cave was hidden in various places, staring incredulously at Li Cheng above.

“Did the Eighteenth Elder activate some Confucianism treasure? It has made the rules of heaven and earth so active, with the lights from thousands of homes shining at once, and billions of living beings worshiping collectively…”

“Don’t dwell on this issue; the activity of the heavenly rules here is over a hundred times more intense than inside the Seven Mystery Tower. We should focus on cultivating!”

“Right, seize the moment to comprehend; such a phenomenon likely won’t last long.”

“So many disciples have entered the state of enlightenment; it’s truly miraculous…”

The state of enlightenment is a rare treasure; ninety-nine percent of cultivators can go their whole lives without experiencing it once, but now, many disciples had entered this state.

Countless lights finally ascended to the height where Li Cheng was, no longer rising as if caught by something, yet the glow became even more brilliant!

The entire world seemed to transform into a realm of endless lights, as if notions of boundless prosperity and peace were implied within.

After a long while, Li Cheng finally awoke from the state of enlightenment. “The Picture of Thousands Homes Lanterns left by the Confucius Ancestor bears his vision for peace through the ages; no wonder the changes through time caused the lights in the picture to dissipate.”

Reaching out his hand, he rapidly gathered the boundless night sky as if it was a scroll revealing the world already bathed in the morning’s first light.

“A painting that managed to cover the world?” Mu Xingzhi awoke, looked to the east, and then at Li Cheng in the sky.

Li Cheng descended and reopened the scroll, which now, on top of the previously dotted starry night, had added the lights of a thousand homes.

But Li Cheng could sense that the Picture of Thousands Homes Lanterns was far from its heyday.

To restore it to its peak condition, his Immortal Sense would need to envelop billions of miles and gather the light of countless homes within that expanse.

Having stowed the painting, Li Cheng took a long breath of relief.

“This Picture of Thousands Homes Lanterns is beyond imagination. I really don’t know how powerful Confucius Ancestor must have been. He probably surpassed the realm of Immortals!” exclaimed Immortal Emperor Tianyuan.

Li Cheng could detect the reverence and longing in Immortal Emperor Tianyuan’s voice.

“Surpassed the realm of Immortals? Speaking of which, it’s about time I tried to completely refine the Divine World.” Li Cheng mused aloud.

Whether it was his cultivation or the number of Laws he understood, both had changed dramatically. Li Cheng felt he had a great chance of refining the Divine World.

Immortal Emperor Tianyuan was equally expectant, “Then get started!”

“In a few days, after the disciples ascend. Besides, Elder Yan and the others should be returning soon,” Li Cheng said with a smile after a few seconds of thought.

“If you’re so worried about them, why not just go to the Land of Chaos yourself? If you’re anxious about your disciples, you could take them with you. After all, ascending from there is the same as anywhere else,” Immortal Emperor Tianyuan remarked irritably.

Li Cheng glanced at the Cross-domain Teleportation Array, his eyes filled with joy, “They’re here!”

The next moment, light surged on the Teleportation Array, and four figures appeared.

Li Cheng frowned; the Black and White Elders, Yan Wuxiang, and Yan Bei had all returned, but… where was his mentor?

Whoosh!

The Astonished God Tripod flew out from the palm of Black Elder, heading straight for Li Cheng, “Li Cheng, there’s been a serious problem!”

“Where is my mentor?” Li Cheng demanded, his brow deeply furrowed, as he stared at the Astonished God Tripod.

“Don’t get angry, it’s a long story…” the Astonished God Tripod began, with a tone full of helplessness.

Li Cheng looked to Yan Wuxiang and Yan Bei, waiting for their explanation.

Yan Wuxiang looked somewhat embarrassed, coughed, and said, “When we arrived, Uncle Wuya was trapped in a time vortex. However, when we tried to rescue him, the time vortex exploded and the Long River of Time emerged!”

“We gave it our all, but we couldn’t pull Uncle Wuya back from the Long River of Time. He was swept away… to the future!”

After finishing, Yan Wuxiang could clearly feel Li Cheng’s rage.

“It’s all my fault. We were almost out, but then we attracted some Dead Spirit. That bastard forcefully dragged the tripod and me back. If it hadn’t been for the time vortex, we probably would have died!” the Astonished God Tripod said regretfully.

Li Cheng waved his hand in understanding; his mentor and the Astonished God Tripod had been captured by a Dead Spirit while leaving the Land of Chaos, but encountering the time vortex had somehow turned out to be their salvation.

Within the vortex, however, neither man nor tripod could escape, and Yan Wuxiang and the others’ attempt to save them was in vain.

But carried to the future by the Long River of Time? What was that about?

He had mastered four thousand Time Laws, yet he could not touch the mysterious existence that was the Long River of Time!

However, during his first Enlightenment of the Time Law, he did catch a glimpse of the legendary Long River of Time.

“How much do you understand about the Long River of Time?” Li Cheng asked, striving to remain calm.

“The legend says that the Long River of Time runs through past and future. If someone is swept into it, there’s no telling when they might emerge. But as far as I know, no one can approach the Long River of Time. I don’t understand how Uncle Wuya managed to get caught in it,” said Yan Wuxiang with a wry smile.

Spurt!

Just then, Lei Yuan suddenly coughed up blood, and his not yet fully consolidated Immortal Body showed shocking cracks!

Yun Tianqiong hurriedly took out a drop of Life Immortal Liquid for him to consume.

But Lei Yuan, ignoring the need to refine it, blurted out urgently, “I’ve glimpsed something. Our Ancestor…”

Before he could finish, Lei Yuan had already passed out..