336: Chapter 336 The Spring of Time

He paused, then continued: "The Time Secret Realm is indeed dangerous, but if I don't go, who will? You? You are a Spirit Plant master, going to fight head-on against a Time Race powerhouse? Or should I let Luo Li go? Let Su Ning go? Although their Space Spells are powerful, they might not be useful when facing the Power of Time."

Chu Lan opened her mouth, but could not say a word.

Gao Feng said: "I Cultivate the War God Art, my Physical Body is strong, and I also have the war soul token to summon a battle soul projection. It is most appropriate for me to go. Moreover, I originally planned to go out to gain experience and seek an opportunity for a Breakthrough in actual combat. Isn't this Time Secret Realm a perfect place for training?"

Chu Lan's eyes turned slightly red, and she said: "But..."

Gao Feng interrupted her: "That's settled. I will accompany you to the Time Secret Realm to find the Time Spirit Spring."

Chu Lan was stunned: "Me?"

Gao Feng said: "Of course it's you. If you don't go, who knows what the Time Spirit Spring looks like? Who knows how to collect it? If you go, we can achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Chu Lan looked at him, and an indescribable emotion surged in her heart. She knew that Gao Feng was looking after her feelings and did not want her to feel like she was dragging him down.

She took a deep breath, nodded vigorously, and said: "Okay, I will go with you."

Gao Feng smiled and said: "That's right."

The two walked out of the Immortal Cave, found everyone, and explained the matter of searching for the Time Spirit Spring.

Luo Li was the first to object: "It's too dangerous! I've never even heard of the Time Race's Time Secret Realm, but just the four words 'Power of Time' make one feel terrified. If you two go, in case something happens..."

Su Ning also said: "How about I accompany you? My Space Spells might be able to counter the Power of Time."

Gao Feng shook his head and said: "More people doesn't necessarily mean things will be easier. If Chu Lan and I go, fewer people means a smaller target, which is more flexible. You all stay in the fief, continue to Cultivate, and take good care of this place."

Luo Li wanted to say more, but was gently pulled back by Su Ning. Su Ning shook her head and said: "Let him go. He knows what he is doing."

Luo Li was silent for a moment, finally nodded, and said: "Then promise me, you must come back alive."

Gao Feng smiled slightly and said: "I promise you."

Over the next few days, Chu Lan began to prepare for the trip.

She handed over the daily maintenance work of the spirit herb garden to the few Disciples who were learning the Spirit Plant Art from her. Although those Disciples did not have high cultivation levels, they were diligent and eager to learn, and were capable of handling daily watering, weeding, and fertilizing.

She also drew dozens of "Spirit Plant Growth Talismans" and gave them to those Disciples. These Talismans, when attached to spirit plants, could accelerate their growth to a certain extent; although the effect was not as good as her own acceleration, it was better than nothing.

Before leaving, she also set up a simple automatic irrigation Formation in the spirit herb garden to ensure that even if the Disciples were occasionally negligent, the spirit plants would not lack water.

After everything was ready, the two said goodbye to everyone and embarked on the journey to the Time Secret Realm.

Behind them, Luo Li, Su Ning, Tianxin, Yaoguang, and Lin Yue stood at the entrance of the Immortal Cave, watching them go.

"You must come back safely," Luo Li murmured.

Two days later, Gao Feng and Chu Lan arrived at the Time Canyon.

This canyon was located thirty thousand miles west of the Meteor Realm and was an extremely desolate area. The surroundings were rolling barren mountains, void of any vegetation, and even birds and beasts were extinct. At the entrance of the canyon stood a huge stone tablet, engraved with two ancient, simple characters—Time.

Even standing outside the canyon, the two could feel that eerie aura. It was an indescribable feeling, as if the surrounding time was slowly distorting, making one feel uncomfortable all over.

"This is it." Chu Lan looked at the Jade Slip in her hand, comparing it with the map, "The Time Secret Realm is deep in the canyon."

Gao Feng nodded and said: "Be careful. This canyon is filled with Time Turbulence; one slight carelessness and you will be eroded."

Just as the two were preparing to step into the canyon, a burst of spatial fluctuation suddenly came from behind them.

They turned back to look and saw a silver light flash by; Su Ning's figure appeared before them.

"Su Ning?" Chu Lan said in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Su Ning smiled slightly and said: "Luo Li was worried about you, so she let me come to see you off. The Time Turbulence in this canyon should be manageable with my Space Spells."

A warmth surged in Gao Feng's heart, and he said: "Thank you."

Su Ning shook her head and said: "You're welcome. Let's go, I will clear the way for you."

The three stepped into the canyon.

As soon as she entered, Chu Lan couldn't help but shiver. The aura here was too eerie; clearly there was nothing unusual, but she just felt uncomfortable all over, as if something was eroding her body.

"Don't move around." Su Ning's expression was solemn as she formed hand seals, and the power of space surged around her.

A silver light spread from her palm, forming an oval shield that covered the three of them. The shield isolated the outside aura, and Chu Lan immediately felt much more comfortable.

"This is a space barrier," Su Ning explained, "It can isolate the erosion of the Power of Time. But it can only be maintained for a while, so we must pass through as quickly as possible."

The three quickened their pace and traveled through the canyon.

On the rock walls on both sides of the canyon, eerie scenes could be seen everywhere. In some places, the rock had weathered into powder and would shatter at a touch; in other places, the rock was as new as before, as if it had just formed. It was clearly the same rock wall, yet it presented completely different states, making one's scalp tingle just looking at it.

"Those are the traces left by Time Turbulence," Su Ning whispered, "Places eroded by the Power of Time either experience millions of years in an instant or regress back to countless years ago. If a person is caught in it..."

She didn't continue, but both of them understood what she meant.

The three carefully traveled through the canyon, trying their best to avoid those abnormal areas. Although Su Ning's space barrier could isolate most of the Power of Time, it was not omnipotent. In a few places, the Time Turbulence was too intense, and even the space barrier trembled faintly, so the three had to take a detour.

Half an hour later, they finally passed through the canyon and arrived at an open valley.

In the center of the valley stood a huge stone gate. The stone gate was carved entirely from white jade, and the door frame was covered with mysterious runes; those runes flowed slowly, emitting an eerie light. Inside the stone gate was a twisted light screen, and the scene inside could not be seen clearly.

"That is the entrance to the Time Secret Realm." Chu Lan pointed at the stone gate, a look of excitement flashing in her eyes.

But soon, her excitement was extinguished.

Because standing in front of the stone gate was a person.

That was an old man, hunched over, with a gaunt face, as if he would fall over if the wind blew. But the moment the three saw him, they simultaneously felt a strong sense of crisis.

The old man slowly raised his head and looked at the three. His eyes were cloudy, but when looking closely, one could discover that beneath that cloudiness, extremely terrifying power was hidden.

"Human Race..." He slowly spoke, his voice hoarse and old, "How many years has it been? Finally, a Human Race dares to come here again."

He straightened his body, and in that instant, his hunched figure unexpectedly became tall, and a powerful aura emanated from his body. The strength of that aura had surprisingly reached the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer Late Stage!

"Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer!" Chu Lan gasped.

Gao Feng's expression also changed. Although he could kill a Golden Core Middle Stage commander, that was with the assistance of Luo Li and others, and because the opponent underestimated him. Although this old man in front of him was only at the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer, he was a Time Race powerhouse who had mastered the Power of Time, making him even more troublesome than an ordinary Golden Core Stage!

The old man looked at the three, a trace of mockery flashing in his cloudy eyes, and said: "Two at the Foundation Establishment Fourth Layer, one at the Foundation Establishment Fourth Layer Early Stage, and you dare to break into the Time Secret Realm? You are truly courting death."

He raised his withered palm and waved it gently.

"Time Deceleration."

As soon as the words fell, Gao Feng felt the surrounding space freeze instantly! His body became incredibly heavy, and every movement required ten times the effort of usual! He wanted to raise his arm, but found his arm as if it were filled with lead, agonizingly slow!

Chu Lan was even worse off; she was frozen in place, unable to even blink!

Only Su Ning was slightly better off; her space barrier offset a portion of the Power of Time, but she was also sluggish, finding it difficult to make a move!

"This is the power of the Time Race..." Gao Feng gritted his teeth, fully activating his Star Battle Body and Myriad Weight Hegemon Body.

Golden light bloomed on his body, contending with that invisible Power of Time. His movements finally sped up a little, but only a little.

The old man saw this scene, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes, and said: "Oh? Able to resist the Power of Time with one's Physical Body? Interesting."

He raised his hand again, preparing to increase the intensity.

Gao Feng knew he couldn't wait any longer. He used all his strength, gripped the vajra sword, and slashed out with one sword!

The first style of the Nine Styles of War God—War God Slash!

Golden sword energy shot out from the sword, slashing towards the old man! Although this sword was affected by Time Deceleration and its power was not as strong as usual, it was still extremely fierce!

The old man snorted coldly, raised his other hand, and condensed a transparent barrier in front of him.

The sword energy slashed onto the barrier, and it was as if it had fallen into a quagmire; its speed became slower and slower, slower and slower, until it finally stopped completely, and was then slowly absorbed and dissipated by the barrier!

"Time Barrier," the old man said calmly, "No matter how strong your attack is, in front of me, it is just slow motion."

Gao Feng's heart sank.

This old man's Power of Time was too eerie; his attacks simply couldn't touch the opponent!

Just at this moment, a green light suddenly burst forth from Chu Lan!

Although she was trapped by Time Deceleration, she did not give up. She desperately activated the Spirit Plant Art, taking seeds one by one from her storage ring and scattering them on the surrounding ground.

The moment those seeds landed, they began to take root and sprout! Vines broke through the soil one by one; although they were also affected by Time Deceleration, they were still growing tenaciously!

"This is..." The old man frowned slightly.

Chu Lan gritted her teeth, fully activating those vines. There were many types of vines, including thorn vine, entangling vine, and iron wire vine, but the most crucial one among them was a special spirit plant that was entirely silver-white, with leaves shimmering with an eerie light.

Time Grass!

This spirit plant was obtained by her in the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Races, and it was said that it could absorb the Power of Time! She had never tried using it in actual combat, but at this moment, there was no other choice!