Chapter 1457 - Time Formation (1/2)

Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

On the bank of Great Whale River, 99 saint mountains rose up one after another. Some were covered by snow year-round. Others were covered in fire. Ordinary beings couldn’t venture onto either.

Each mountain was a path toward the Phoenix Nest.

Zhang Ruochen’s group hurried toward the mountain with the Merits Records Wall. They soon arrived at the foot of the mountain.

The ground was scalding. The stone and soil were all red and sizzled when their feet stepped on it.

The Luosha Princess clearly wasn’t very interested in the Merits Records Wall. “This mountain is extremely dangerous. Even many Luosha die in there. I believe we should go get the treasures from the Phoenix Nest before coming back.”

Zhang Ruochen shook his head. “There’ll be more dangers the further we go. If we can’t even take the Merits Records Wall, how can we get to the Phoenix Nest?”

Su Qingling was undoubtedly on Zhang Ruochen’s side. “Yes. The Merits Records Wall pertains to the fate of the Guanghan Field. It must be in our hands. As for the Phoenix Nest, it’ll be great if we can take it, but we don’t have to.”

The Luosha Princess smiled and didn’t speak further.

“I’ll go test and see how dangerous the mountain is.”

Bu Ji stuck more than 60 protective rune scrolls to his body. Then, activating his Supreme Saint battle soul, he timidly started climbing.

Great fire surged in the mountain. The higher he climbed, the higher the temperature.

But with Bu Ji’s strong cultivation, he could still take it.

There weren’t dangers other than the flames. It was oddly peaceful and he soon got to the middle.

“It doesn’t seem to have any dangers,” Su Qingling said. “Could it be that the Luosha climbed the mountain in a different direction, so they ran into trouble?”

The Luosha marquises were gathered at the south of the mountain.

Zhang Ruochen’s group had chosen a different path and appeared at the mountain’s east. They were hundreds of miles apart in different directions.

At the middle of the mountain, Bu Ji lowered his guard. He turned around to Zhang Ruochen and Su Qingling and laughed. “This mountain isn’t dangerous. Hurry and follow—”

But as soon as he spoke, Bu Ji’s expression changed.

He realized that his voice had become raspy and old. It was like an unfamiliar elder was speaking. Hearing it, his scalp felt numb. A strange terror arose in his heart.

Zhang Ruochen and Su Qingling also widened their eyes, staring at Bu Ji in shock.

His features had become aged. Wrinkles had grown on his face and he looked like he was around 50 years old. He was also aging visibly. White hair had grown too.

Zhang Ruochen suddenly realized something and his expression changed. “Hurry and retreat!” he said.

Bu Ji sensed something wrong too. Shuddering, he used his fastest speed to rush down the mountain.

Even so, his vitality was still decreasing rapidly. By the time he rushed down the mountain, he was a white-haired elder. He was covered in wrinkles and his muscular body had become stooped. He was like an 80-year-old man, close to death.

Su Qingling was frightened. She hurriedly supported him, concern filling her eyes. “You… What happened to you…”

Bu Ji looked at his wrinkled hands and the white hair falling from his head. Unable to accept this, he let out a pained cry and fainted.

Zhang Ruochen grabbed Bu Ji’s wrist. After checking it, he took out a saint medicine that could add 10,000 years of life. He melted it with Divine Fire Jingmie and fed it into Bu Ji’s mouth.

Su Qingling sent Holy Qi into Bu Ji’s back to help him refine and absorb the medicine.

Gradually, color returned to Bu Ji’s face.

Su Qingling was very worried. “What exactly happened?” she asked. “How can this be? How can this be?”

Zhang Ruochen looked at Bu Ji on the ground. “Bu Ji’s physical body is very strong and already in the Saint Realm. His vitality far surpa.s.ses regular Saints. Under typical circ.u.mstances, he can easily live to 1,000 years. But now, his longevity is greatly lost. He used up practically all of his vitality. Even if he takes the saint medicine, he won’t be able to live for long.”

Su Qingling had a close relations.h.i.+p with Bu Ji and viewed him as a brother. Hearing this bad news, she couldn’t take it. Her eyes watered.

“No need to be sad. As long as his will is strong and won’t be taken down by the challenge, he can continue to cultivate. When he reaches the Saint King Realm, his lifespan will increase again. By then, he can recover his youth again.”

With that, Zhang Ruochen looked at the mountain before him. He walked out and started climbing.

The Luosha Princess was shocked. “What are you doing?”

Su Qingling also raised her head. She wanted to stop Zhang Ruochen. She was afraid he would run into danger too. This mountain was too strange. It was a forbidden land that could swallow a cultivator’s vitality.

“No need to worry about me. I’m just trying to verify a hypothesis.”

Zhang Ruochen’s eyes were deep. He seemed to already know why Bu Ji had aged so rapidly, so he picked up his pace. After walking around three miles, he stopped. He could feel that the flow of time had indeed quickened.

Thus, he quickly retreated until the time flow was normal.