156: Chapter 156 Candlelight Dust, Thousandfold Flow Speed

Kunlun Small World, behind the Main Peak.

By the side of the xuanqing pool, the green waves rippled.

The pool water was as green and clear as jade, its surface wreathed in a faint mist—the condensation of pure vitality and Spiritual Qi to the extreme. With every breath, one could feel that refreshing coolness that seeped into the heart.

Jiang Changge stood by the pool with his hands behind his back. He took the immortal star crystal from his sleeve and held it in his palm, examining it for a moment.

The phantom inside the crystal remained curled up, motionless.

"Asura Saint, Li Zhongyuan."

He whispered the name and waved his hand. The immortal star crystal flew from his palm, traced an arc in the air, and landed steadily in the center of the xuanqing pool.

The moment the crystal entered the water, the pool rippled slightly, and circles of ripples spread in all directions.

The abundant vitality and Spiritual Qi contained within the xuanqing liquid began to seep into the crystal. The seven-colored light on the crystal's surface flickered a few times before returning to calm.

However, Jiang Changge could feel that the dormant aura inside the crystal was beginning to stir at an extremely slow pace.

Jiang Changge withdrew his gaze and turned to walk toward the summit of the Main Peak.

The side of the xuanqing pool returned to tranquility; only the seven-colored crystal lay quietly at the bottom of the pool, emitting a soft light amidst the green waves, waiting for the day it would awaken.

At the summit of the Main Peak, Kunlun Hall.

Jiang Changge leaned back on his recliner and let out a long breath. This trip out had yielded quite a harvest.

Venerable Lingyun had been suppressed within the xuanchen whisk, becoming the second dark red pattern on the whisk.

The first was the Immortal Slave, and the second was Venerable Lingyun. The power of these two Half-Step Immortals could be refined or subdued in the future; both would be significant assets.

Afterward, Jiang Changge's gaze fell upon the jade box carved from ten-thousand-year cold jade.

The jade box sat on the table in front of him, containing the corpse of the Asura Clan Immortal.

"System, how long will it take to refine this Immortal corpse?" Jiang Changge asked in his mind.

[Ding. Refining an Immortal corpse requires the host's own dao rhyme as a guide, with the Creation Sutra as a foundation, to gradually convert the residual Immortal power and Dao fragments within the corpse for personal use.]

[This process is extremely complex and is estimated to take one to two years. Upon successful refinement, the host will master a portion of Immortal-level combat power and can use the Dao fragments within the corpse to further perfect your own Law System.]

One to two years—that was not too long.

"System, how long will it take to refine this Immortal corpse?" Jiang Changge asked in his mind.

[Ding. Refining an Immortal corpse requires the host's own dao rhyme as a guide, with the Creation Sutra as a foundation, to gradually convert the residual Immortal power and Dao fragments within the corpse for personal use. This process is extremely complex, and the power level within the Immortal corpse far exceeds the mortal realm. It is estimated to take over a thousand years.]

Jiang Changge's brows furrowed slightly. A thousand years—that was too long.

"System, is there any way to shorten the time?" Jiang Changge asked in his mind.

[Ding. The host can accelerate the refining process through a time Formation. If the spacetime flow rate within the Formation can be increased to over a hundred times that of the outside world, the refining time can be significantly shortened.]

Jiang Changge pondered for a moment and probed his Divine Sense into the System storage.

The treasures accumulated from signing in over the years were piled up like mountains. He rarely looked through them carefully, but as he scanned them one by one now, he finally found a few familiar items in a corner.

Flowing Light Hourglass: An ancient wonder that can partially alter the time flow rate, accelerating it by up to ten times. It requires recharging for three months after three months of continuous use.

Although this item could accelerate time, it was intermittent and could not operate continuously.

Years Stone: A natural treasure containing fragments of the Law of Time. It can stabilize the time flow rate, but the maximum acceleration factor is only three times, so the effect is limited.

Jiang Changge rejected these one by one and continued searching, when his gaze suddenly stopped.

It was a palm-sized glazed lamp in the depths of the corner, containing half a lamp of silvery-white fine sand. The grains were extremely fine, as if moonlight had been crushed and sprinkled into it.

Even through the System storage interface, he could sense the power of the Law of Time, which was so dense it was almost tangible.

Afterward, Jiang Changge recalled the System's introduction when he first signed for it: Candlelight Dust, a primordial treasure condensed from the sediment of the River of Time.

This item contains extremely pure power of the Law of Time and can significantly alter the local spacetime flow rate, with a maximum compression of up to a thousand times.

Usage: Trigger the Law within the dust to form a time flow rate barrier within a designated range. Under a thousandfold flow rate, one day in the outside world equals one thousand days within the Formation.

Jiang Changge's eyes lit up. One year in the outside world meant a thousand years within the Formation. If it took a thousand years to refine the Immortal corpse, it would only take one year in the outside world.

However, before going into seclusion, he still needed to arrange everything in Kunlun. With a slight movement of his mind, a voice passed through the Void Realm and into Qingxuan's ears.

A moment later, Qingxuan's figure swept over from the direction of the Trial Tower and landed in front of Kunlun Hall, bowing in salute: "Sect Master."

Jiang Changge turned around, took a storage ring from his sleeve, and handed it to Qingxuan: "I need to go into seclusion for a period of time, ranging from half a year to a year. During my seclusion, you will have full authority over the Sect's affairs."

Qingxuan received the storage ring with both hands and probed his Divine Sense into it.

The ring was piled with a vast amount of Cultivation resources: tens of thousands of Top-Grade Spirit Stones, dozens of bottles of Earth Rank and Heaven Rank Medicinal Pills, and several treasures he couldn't even name, each emitting an extremely dense Spiritual Qi.

"Distribute these resources to the Disciples," Jiang Changge said in a calm tone.

Qingxuan bowed and accepted the order: "Understood."

Afterward, Qingxuan exited Kunlun Hall. The hall doors slowly closed behind him, and a pale golden screen of light descended from the roof, shrouding the entire hall.

That was the Restriction for seclusion set by Jiang Changge, isolating the inside from the outside. Unless he came out of seclusion himself, no one could disturb him.

Afterward, he took out the glazed lamp and then retrieved a few auxiliary items.

The Boundary-Fixing Jade Plate, used to stabilize the Formation barrier and prevent it from collapsing; and four Time-Suppressing Talismans, placed at the four corners of the Formation to prevent the time flow rate from leaking and disturbing the normal spacetime of the Kunlun Small World.

He held these items in his palm, examined them for a moment, then stood up and walked to the center of the hall.

With a wave of his hand, the Boundary-Fixing Jade Plate flew from his palm and landed on the floor in the center of the hall. It rotated slowly, with green light flowing across it. With the jade plate as the center, faint ripples appeared in the space within a radius of three zhang.

The four Time-Suppressing Talismans flew out simultaneously, landing precisely at four positions around the jade plate.

Upon landing, the talisman papers transformed into four silvery-white pillars of light, interweaving in the Void Realm to form a translucent screen of light that shrouded the space where the jade plate was located.

Finally, Jiang Changge took out the glazed lamp, pulled out the stopper, and slowly poured the half-lamp of Candlelight Dust onto the center of the jade plate.

The moment the fine sand fell, the space within the Formation twisted for an instant before returning to calm.

However, he could feel that the spacetime inside the light screen was completely separated from the outside world; the thousandfold time flow rate had been achieved.

Jiang Changge stepped into the Formation, placing the jade box containing the Immortal corpse by his side.

He sat cross-legged in the center of the Formation, slowly operating the Creation Sutra. dao rhyme permeated from his body and seeped into the jade box.