337: Chapter 337 Time Vine

Driven by Chu Lan, those Time Grasses were frantically absorbing the surrounding power of time.

The elder's time deceleration Spell was actually weakened by them!

Feeling the pressure on her body lighten, Chu Lan hurriedly shouted, "Senior Brother Gao Feng, hurry!"

Gao Feng had long been ready.

The moment the time deceleration weakened, he stomped his feet hard on the ground, and his entire body transformed into a streak of golden light, rushing toward the elder!

The elder's expression changed, and he hurriedly cast time deceleration again.

But those Time Grasses were still frantically absorbing the power of time, greatly reducing the power of his Spell!

"Damn it!" he cursed angrily, waving his hands repeatedly as streaks of time blades slashed toward Gao Feng!

Gao Feng did not dodge or evade, letting those time blades slash against his body!

Although his Myriad Weight Hegemon Body could not completely immunize him against the power of time, the wounds left on his body by those time blades vanished in an instant!

He rushed in front of the elder and slashed down with his sword!

A flash of shock crossed the elder's eyes, and he hurriedly condensed a time barrier in front of him.

But this time, before the barrier had fully formed, Gao Feng's sword had already struck!

Boom!

The sword light struck the barrier, erupting with a deafening roar!

The barrier trembled violently, and cracks appeared on its surface!

The elder was shaken back several steps, blood spilling from his mouth.

He stared fixedly at Gao Feng, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"How is this possible! You are only at the Foundation Establishment Fourth Layer, how could you break my time barrier!"

Gao Feng did not answer and raised his sword again.

The elder's expression changed; he knew he was no match for this human.

He gritted his teeth, turned abruptly, and rushed toward the stone gate behind him!

"Just you wait!" he roared, "Once I activate the Seal, you will never be able to enter!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure submerged into the stone gate.

The runes on the stone gate instantly bloomed with brilliant light, and a massive Seal was slowly taking shape!

"Oh no!" Chu Lan's expression changed drastically, "He's going to Seal the entrance!"

Without a word, Gao Feng rushed toward the stone gate!

But no matter how fast he was, he could not be faster than the Formation of the Seal.

Just as he was about to rush into the stone gate, the Seal fully formed, sealing off the entire entrance!

Gao Feng slashed his sword against the Seal, but the Seal did not budge, instead knocking him back several steps.

Chu Lan ran to his side, looking at the Seal with a pale face.

"It's over... the entrance is sealed off..."

Gao Feng was silent for a moment, then turned to her and said, "Don't panic. Since the Seal can be closed, it can definitely be opened. Let's go back first and consult with Su Ning."

The two turned back and discovered that Su Ning was sitting cross-legged, her face pale.

In the battle just now, although she did not directly attack, she had been protecting them with a Space barrier, which consumed a great deal of energy.

"Su Ning, are you okay?" Chu Lan hurriedly supported her.

Su Ning shook her head and said, "I'm fine, just too much consumption. I'll be fine after a rest."

The three looked at each other, their eyes filled with gravity.

The Time Clan powerhouse had retreated into the Secret Realm and sealed the entrance.

The path ahead would be even harder to walk.

The three retreated to a hundred zhang away from the stone gate, found a relatively safe place, and began to discuss countermeasures.

Su Ning took a few Medicinal Pills to restore her Spiritual Qi and closed her eyes to regulate her breath.

Her face was still pale, but much better than before.

Gao Feng and Chu Lan stared at the Seal, their brows tightly locked.

The Seal was like a layer of transparent film covering the stone gate.

On the film, countless mysterious runes could be faintly seen flowing; those runes were changing every moment, dazzling the eyes.

Even more bizarrely, near the Seal, the flow of time was obviously abnormal.

A few flying insects that had flown from who knows where, as soon as they approached the Seal, instantly turned into powder, as if they had experienced millions of years of time.

"This Seal contains the power of time," Su Ning opened her eyes and said slowly, "If you try to break it by force, you will be backlashed by the power of time. At best, your lifespan will be greatly reduced; at worst, you will turn into dry bones on the spot."

Chu Lan frowned and said, "Is there really no other way?"

Su Ning shook her head and said, "I know too little about the power of time to think of a way to break it."

The three fell into silence.

Chu Lan stared at the Seal, her gaze carefully searching through those flowing runes.

Although she didn't understand the power of time, she understood Formations and Spiritual Plants.

She always felt that there was some familiar aura on that Seal.

Suddenly, her gaze fixed on the core of the Seal.

There, a faint silver light flickered, completely different from the golden light of the other runes.

That silver light slowly squirmed, as if it were a living thing, connecting with the other runes to form the hub of the entire Seal.

"That is..." Chu Lan's eyes lit up, "Time Vine!"

Gao Feng and Su Ning hurriedly looked over.

Chu Lan pointed at the silver light and said, "Look, does the shape of that silver light look like a vine?"

The two looked carefully, and sure enough, the silver light presented a winding form, with main vines, branches, and leaves—it was exactly the appearance of a vine!

"What is a Time Vine?" Gao Feng asked.

Chu Lan explained, "The Time Vine is an extremely rare Spiritual Plant that uses the power of time as nourishment.

Where it grows, the flow of time becomes abnormal.

The Time Clan often uses Time Vines to set up Seals or Formations because it can absorb and manipulate the power of time."

She paused, a flash of excitement in her eyes, and said, "The core of this Seal is that Time Vine! As long as we destroy it, the Seal will collapse!"

Gao Feng immediately stood up and said, "Then what are we waiting for? I'll go cut it down."

Chu Lan hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Don't rush! The Time Vine is integrated with the Seal; if you attack it directly, you will also be backlashed by the power of time. Besides, it has intelligence!"

Gao Feng was stunned: "It has intelligence?"

Chu Lan nodded and said, "When a Time Vine grows for over a thousand years, it will awaken its intelligence. It can perceive everything around it and can even communicate with Cultivators.

Look at its silver light, it is so rich; it has grown for at least three thousand years, so its intelligence is definitely not low."

She looked at the Seal, a complex expression flashing in her eyes, and said, "I want to try communicating with it."

Gao Feng frowned and said, "Communicate with it? It's controlled by the Time Clan, why would it help us?"

Chu Lan said, "Being controlled doesn't mean it's willing. The Time Vine craves freedom, craves to leave this dark place and grow in the outside world. If I can persuade it..."

She didn't continue, but Gao Feng understood what she meant.

"That's too risky," he said, "What if it takes the opportunity to attack you?"

Chu Lan smiled slightly and said, "I am a Spirit Planter; communicating with Spiritual Plants is my instinct. Let me try; if it doesn't work, you can act."

Gao Feng was silent for a moment, finally nodded, and said, "Be careful."

Chu Lan took a deep breath and slowly walked toward the Seal.

She stopped three zhang away from the Seal, sat cross-legged, and closed her eyes.

Her spiritual sense slowly spread out, transforming into an invisible fluctuation, and probed toward the Time Vine at the core of the Seal.

At first, there was no response. The Time Vine seemed to be sleeping, showing no reaction to Chu Lan's spiritual sense.

Chu Lan did not give up. She continued to urge her spiritual sense, calling out to the Time Vine over and over again.

In her spiritual sense, there was also a hint of kindness and a hint of intimacy—that was the unique connection between a Spirit Planter and a Spiritual Plant.

I don't know how much time passed, but the Time Vine finally reacted.

A faint mental fluctuation came from the Seal, carrying vigilance, doubt, and a hint of faint anticipation.

Chu Lan's heart leaped with joy, and she hurriedly responded.

In her spiritual sense, she conveyed kindness, freedom, and images of that vibrant Spirit Plant Garden outside.

The Time Vine fell silent.

After a long time, a clearer mental fluctuation came.

This time, Chu Lan clearly perceived its meaning—it craved freedom, but it was afraid.

It was afraid of being deceived, afraid of having nowhere to go after leaving here, and afraid of falling into the fate of being enslaved again.

Chu Lan hurriedly responded: "I will not deceive you. Come with me, I will take you to a place where there is fertile soil, pure Spiritual Qi, and countless Spiritual Plant companions. You can grow freely and never have to be controlled by anyone ever again."

She also conveyed images of the Spirit Plant Garden in the Meteor Realm—that lush garden, those vibrant Spiritual Plants, and that Immortal Cave containing a Spiritual Vein.

The Time Vine fell silent again.

This time, the silence lasted even longer. Chu Lan's heart was suspended; she didn't know if the Time Vine would believe her, or if it was willing to take the risk.

Just when she thought she was going to fail, a faint but firm mental fluctuation came.

It agreed.

Chu Lan was overjoyed, hurriedly opened her eyes, and said to Gao Feng, "It agreed! It is willing to help us!"

Gao Feng was also overjoyed, gripping his vajra sword tightly, ready to strike at any moment.

Chu Lan continued to communicate with the Time Vine. Under her guidance, the Time Vine began to slowly retract its vines.

Those silver vines entangled all over the Seal loosened one by one and retracted one by one.

As the vines retracted, the runes on the Seal began to become chaotic, some even collapsing directly!

The power of the Seal was weakening at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"Now!" Chu Lan shouted.

Gao Feng had long been ready. He stomped his feet hard on the ground, and his entire body transformed into a streak of golden light, rushing in front of the Seal!

On the vajra sword, the golden War God Power surged frantically, converging into a brilliant sword light!

God of War Slash!

He slashed out with his sword, striking fiercely against the now-fragile Seal!

Boom!

With a loud roar, the Seal shattered instantly!

Violent power of time surged out from the broken spot, sweeping in all directions!

But as soon as those powers of time approached Gao Feng, they were actively absorbed by the Time Vine, not harming him in the slightest!

The Seal completely collapsed, and the stone gate was revealed again.

The Time Vine detached from the Seal, turned into a three-foot-long silver vine, and slowly drifted down.

Chu Lan hurriedly stepped forward and carefully caught it.

"Thank you," she said softly, placing the Time Vine into a specially made Spirit Plant bag.

"Now that the problem is solved and we have an extra helper, I will head back." Su Ning nodded at the two and left.

The two looked at each other and stepped into the stone gate simultaneously.

As light flickered, they entered the Time Secret Realm.

The scene before them left the two greatly shocked.

This was a strange world.