245: Chapter 245 Startling the Guardians of the River of Time!

This cold snort exploded in Cao Yang's ears like a thunderclap, causing his head to roar as if it were about to burst.

If Hong Sipan hadn't blocked most of the power for him, he would likely have instantly plummeted into the depths of the River of Time.

"Hmph, Guardian of the River of Time, you must not interfere with Brother Cao's affairs!"

Immediately following this, Hong Sipan's displeased cold snort sounded out toward the mysterious powerhouse.

As soon as these words entered Cao Yang's ears, all the discomfort on his body vanished instantly.

"Pfft~" The Guardian of the River of Time was also shaken by Hong Sipan's voice, causing him to spit out a large mouthful of crystalline blood.

"This... this great Chaos powerhouse, this does not conform to the order within the Chaos," the Guardian of the River of Time replied, his eyes flashing with terror as he barely mustered the courage to speak.

He had also guarded the River of Time for countless years. Although he only possessed the strength of a Peak Source Emperor, with the amplification granted by the chaos consciousness, he could unleash the strength of the Chaos Realm. He had not expected to be injured by an unknown Chaos powerhouse.

What surprised him even more was, weren't Chaos powerhouses forbidden from actively attacking the River of Time and its guardians?

But when he thought about what that Chaos powerhouse had just said, he couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.

"She... she actually addressed that man as 'Brother Cao'. Could there be some special relationship between them? If that were true, wouldn't this man have an extraordinary background and status? Perhaps, he is one of the legendary super powerhouses?" the Guardian of the River of Time guessed to himself.

The more he thought about it, the more terrifying it felt, and cold sweat constantly dripped down his forehead.

"I have really caused big trouble this time. If I have offended such a figure, the consequences would be unimaginable," the mysterious powerhouse thought with deep regret.

He decided to be more cautious in his future actions to avoid provoking such a powerful existence again.

"Hmph, are you questioning my words?" Hong Sipan continued to snort coldly, her tone carrying a hint of anger.

"I dare not, I dare not..." The Guardian of the River of Time was forced back another distance by the shout and hurriedly conceded, saying, "How would a small one like me dare to question your words, my lord."

"Hmph, I will give you three breaths of time. If you do not roll away, you will die!" Hong Sipan shouted loudly, a flash of killing intent passing through her eyes.

"Great Chaos powerhouse, please calm your anger. This one will leave immediately," the Guardian of the River of Time's expression changed drastically as he hurriedly spoke. Having finished, his figure slowly disappeared into the Void Realm outside the Huangyuan Universe.

"Brother Cao, it is fine now. You may continue," Hong Sipan's sweet voice rang out in Cao Yang's ears.

Cao Yang turned his head to look outside the River of Time, smiled slightly, revealing a grateful smile, and then turned around to continue grabbing at the source crystal mine.

In the Holy Realm, Hong Sipan also let out a sigh of relief. She had not expected Brother Cao to suddenly become interested in the source crystal mine.

If it hadn't been for a trace of the Guardian of the River of Time's aura shaking Brother Cao, she, as the sword spirit of Brother Cao's heavenly emperor sword, would not have had the opportunity to strike and intimidate the Guardian of the River of Time.

But even so, because the Guardian of the River of Time had not directly attacked her, if she had truly taken bold action against him, she feared that the chaos consciousness would have brought down a disastrous punishment upon her.

Although it would not be enough to cause her to perish, it would still damage her strength, and she might even suffer heavy injuries, in which case she would be unable to protect Cao Yang.

Cao Yang did not hesitate to take half of the mysterious source crystal mine of this era into his possession. Originally, he had only intended to take one to see if he could bring it back to the real world, but he had been attacked by the Guardian of the River of Time.

Since that was the case, he might as well just take half. Anyway, it could be considered compensation for his mental distress, and doing so seemed quite reasonable.

Hong Sipan witnessed all of this and shook her head helplessly, thinking to herself: "Although my Brother Cao is unfathomable, and no one can compare to him in any aspect, he ultimately lacks the memories of a powerhouse. Otherwise, why would he be interested in such insignificant things as source crystals?"

After Cao Yang completed his looting, his gaze turned to the figure of Bai Cangye. At this very moment, Bai Cangye had already fled the Holy Realm and was fleeing in panic toward the direction of the passage outside the Huangyuan Universe.

Because the strength displayed by the mysterious powerhouse and Hong Sipan just now was too overwhelming, all living beings were completely unaware of what had happened.

Cao Yang quickly launched a pursuit of Bai Cangye. Relying on the advantage of his Cultivation of the Great Dao of Time, he moved freely within the River of Time and successfully blocked Bai Cangye's path with just a few teleports.

At this moment, Bai Cangye's aura was extremely weak, and his Realm had fallen to the Late Stage of the Nine-Tribulation Saint.

Facing the powerful, handsome-faced existence before him, Bai Cangye knew in his heart that there was no hope of escape. Thus, he slowly stepped out from the Time-Deriving Bottle, his eyes full of helplessness and confusion, and asked softly: "I do not know when I have offended you, Fellow Daoist, that you would go so far as to personally step into this River of Time to hunt me down?"

"You have offended someone you should not have!" Cao Yang replied coldly, his voice filled with endless indifference and majesty.

Before his words had even faded, he did not hesitate to use the Heaven-Shattering Palm. That terrifying power crashed toward Bai Cangye's true spirit like Mount Tai crushing an egg, instantly shattering it.

"I am willing to use the top-grade holy artifact, the Time-Deriving Bottle, to exchange for Reincarnation..." Bai Cangye widened his eyes, a look of disbelief on his face, clearly having words left unsaid. However, it was all too late; his life force extinguished rapidly, and he perished entirely.

"So much nonsense!" Cao Yang snorted coldly, glanced disdainfully at where Bai Cangye had been, then put away the Time-Deriving Bottle. He unleashed the power of the Great Dao of Time and, in the blink of an eye, disappeared from the spot, returning to the Holy Realm in reality.

"Brother Cao, you are back~" When Cao Yang appeared before Hong Sipan again, she excitedly threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly, her face overflowing with a happy smile.

"Mm, I didn't expect that the mysterious source crystal mine could actually be brought back to reality." Cao Yang looked down at Hong Sipan in his arms and smiled gently.

At the same time, he carefully checked his Inner World and discovered that it contained a mysterious and powerful force.

He felt quite surprised by this unexpected joy.

"Giggle, Brother Cao, since people can be fished out of the River of Time, source crystals can naturally be brought out as well," Hong Sipan explained with a sweet smile.

Cao Yang nodded. Thinking about it, it made sense. The reason Saints could easily fish out a person's past self from the River of Time was likely because the person in reality had perished.

And the reason he had attracted the Guardian of the River of Time was likely because source crystals were not the same as people.