Chapter 704: Chapter 715 Onward to Investigate

“Alright, I understand you boh. And you said the Stone of Fate can restore my Foundation, but how?

I’ve done some research and apparently, even an unstable Foundation can be tricky to restore as it may risk severely affecting the whole cultivation process. Besides, we’re talking about completely restoring a destroyed Foundation here, so that would be even more difficult!” Chen Hao felt that there was a very small chance of him succeeding because it was so difficult. Even with a miraculous item such as the Stone of Fate, he had a hard time believing he could really restore his Foundation.

Luo Ziyan nodded. “True, it will be difficult to restore your Foundation, but not impossible. The Stone of Fate is the key due to its powerful ability to manipulate time and space.”

“Manipulate time and space?” Chen Pingan shared a look of disbelief with Chen Hao.

“That’s the Stone of Fate’s essential ability and Celestial War God himself told me this back then. Using this ability, you can return to the past at a suitable point, and bring the potential you had back to the present. Theoretically, this would allow you to achieve the Way of Heaven before your Foundation was destroyed!” Luo Ziyan said.

“That sounds unbelievable. It means this Stone of Fate is one of Earth’s greatest treasures!” Chen Pingan nodded a little shakily.

“Yeah. Wouldn’t that mean time travel is functionally possible to rectify our past mistakes?” Chen Hao asked curiously.

Luo Ziyan shook her head. “That’s not doable. I just mentioned that the Stone of Fate’s essential power was space-time manipulation, but its essence would gradually deteriorate once it’s used until the Stone itself disintegrates completely. So after completing the time travel, there will be a fixed point in time where it disintegrates after bringing you back to the present. Once that happens, the Stone would then cease to exist!”

“So it can only be used once.” Chen Hao nodded.

“Mm hmm, things look bad now and the King of Nine Doors will not give up easily, not to mention there’s a mystery man eager to make his move from the shadows. Chen Hao, we don’t have much time and the Holy Water Ritual may be conducted at the entrance to the Border Realm, but the situation is too difficult to grasp at for you to barge in without the proper strength to fight them. So before you obtain the absolute power required to do so, I would advise you against acting rashly. Otherwise, all our efforts will have been in vain!” Luo Ziyan advised.

This gradually calmed Chen Hao down. He worried a lot about his grandfather, whose life still hangs in the balance after the Holy Water Ritual. Honestly, if it were in the past, he’d have rushed to locate him, but now that he was a calmer person, he realized that Ziyan was right. His strength was nowhere near an overlord’s and even if he did go, he’d only risk his life like he did the other day with General Black. If he’d thrown his life away like that without accomplishing anything, then his family, grandfather and Tongxin would have truly lost their hope.

“But Ziyan, I’d like to postpone the restoration effort for a week so I can head over to Jin Ling and investigate the district managers. Otherwise, I wouldn’t rest easy,” Chen Hao said. With him not knowing whether his family was dead or alive and having such an important lead dangling in front of him, even the most composed person would find themselves uneasy.

“That can be arranged, because the Dragon Blood Jade is necessary to cultivate the Stone of Fate. It’ll take at least one whole day, so you’ll need to be quick with your business while your uncle stays behind to back me up!” Ziyan said, after some thought.

“Alright, Miss Ziyan. But I still have one more question—if Chen Hao can really return to the past, which point can he return to and how long can he stay there?” Chen Pingan asked.

“Only the point where it’s most suitable, so that the awakening can be achieved perfectly. The fact is, Chen Hao’s awakening came only after his Foundation was destroyed and that made it pointless because he’d only awakened to access his Foundation when there was none. I’ve checked his situation and he’d have to travel at least 2 and a half years back. As for the exact point, we’ll have to see how compatible the Dragon Blood Jade is with him. He’ll be fine so long as the Jade sends him back to a certain point through the Stone of Fate, but there’s one thing he must do—wait for 7 days regardless of which point he is sent to, awaken the Way of Heaven, then immediately return!” Ziyan said.

Chen Pingan nodded. Meanwhile, Chen Hao recalled that 2 and a half years ago, he was still a broke student instead of a young heir; also, the Sky Stone was at the Cloud Hill Mansion! Would he mess up the timeline if he’d revealed his identity earlier?

Out of concern, he asked Ziyan this question, who patiently replied, “That’s the second thing you must do—do not attempt to change the results of past events. For example, if you knew something would happen to your friend and you interfered to change that, you’d be sent back to the present by force. Of course, this has nothing to do with the event’s timing, so even if you weren’t an heir when you initially traveled back, revealing yourself earlier wouldn’t affect things because the end result—your transformation from a broke student to the rich heir—would still be the same.”

“Then I don’t need to worry. I bought the Cloud Hill Mansion as Young Master Chen, so I can still buy it anytime I want after travelling back, so long as the end result is me purchasing the mansion?”

“Yes, exactly. Two more things, though. First, the timeline may be a bit scrambled and out of order when you go there, and it’s incredibly likely. You’ll have to improvise as you go instead of forcing things to happen a certain way.”

“Got it!” Chen Hao nodded.

“Secondly, there will still be a past version you when you go there. You’ll have to figure out how to replace him temporarily. The two of you cannot meet face to face, or the Stone of Fate will break and we’ll have worked for nothing,” Luo Ziyan added.

“Got it, Ziyan. I’ve understood everything you said!”

“Good. If you don’t have any more questions, we’ll need to hustle. Remember, come back here before tomorrow at midnight!”

Without wasting another moment, Chen Hao rushed to Jin Ling. Ever since his cousin took control of the China Economic Zone, the headquarters was moved to Jin Ling. So if he wanted to find them, he’d have to look there.