Aspiring to the Immortal Path

Chapter 457: Departure

Ming Yekong laughed. “Has Horizon Ocean Pavilion really thrown in its lot with the Beast Refining Gate?”

Xu Guanghua’s face darkened. “Ming Yekong, even if the Basking Moon Sect has another True Lord, it can’t change the balance of power. If I want to take it, you won’t be able to stop me!”

“There’s no guarantee of that!” Ming Yekong laughed. “One hand might not be able to stop True Lord Xu, but what about another one?”

As he spoke, his left hand appeared in the sky, and he thrust one hand at Xu Guanghua while the other hand moved to Feng Muyuan.

Xu Guanghua was shocked. “How is this possible?”

He hastily summoned a giant water hand to block while Feng Muyuan’s manifestation was once more dispersed by Ming Yekong’s hand.

This time, Feng Muyuan couldn’t gather up another manifestation.

Once the palm scattered Feng Muyuan’s energy, Ming Yekong’s hand grabbed at the Immortal mountain.

Xu Guanghua was furious, and a giant hand of water punched at Ming Yekong’s left hand.

He was known as the Sea Anchor True Lord, and his ability to control the oceans truly wasn’t to be trifled with. Although this was only a manifestation, it had 50% of his real body’s power. At this moment, it was unleashing all its power at Ming Yekong, pushing it off track. The hand brushed past the mountain and thrust into the sea with a great splash.

Ming Yekong laughed. “The Sea Anchor True Lord’s divine might is without peer. Yekong is no match, so I can only resort to tricks.”

As he spoke, Ming Yekong’s head emerged from the clouds that the hands extended from.

Half of his body followed him out of the clouds, such that Ming Yekong’s body essentially blotted out the sky. Xu Guanghua was stunned, blurting out, “How is this possible? Have you already become a Celestial Sovereign?”

It had to be understood that Ming Yekong had actually passed through space to get here, which demanded an extremely high level of understanding in the Dao of Space. One had to have at least entered the Dao for this, which was the most basic requirement to be called a Celestial Sovereign. Comprehending the Dao was far from enough for this title.

At this moment, a pillar of light suddenly shot out from that cave shrouded in bloody fog.

Tang Jie was taken aback when he saw this light, and then his heart shivered as he understood what was happening, almost blurting it out.

Yiyi and Xu Miaoran also reacted, crying out in unison, “The Divine…”

Tang Jie immediately placed his hands over their mouths.

The Divine Space Crystal!

Ming Yekong was definitely using the Divine Space Crystal to achieve this power.

But couldn’t only the bloodline of the White Tiger use the Divine Space Crystal? How was he utilizing it?

But Tang Jie quickly understood.

The Divine Space Crystal was damaged.

The damaged Divine Space Crystal wasn’t as powerful as the original, and its usage requirements were also bound to have been relaxed. There was most likely no problem with using it for a short time.

Sure enough, when Ming Yekong saw the light emerging from the cave, he laughed and said, “As expected, the Time Crystal is here.”

When the two sects had split the spoils, each part knew what the other had obtained, but they didn’t know where the treasure was hidden or how it was being used.

After capturing the White Tiger’s descendant, the Basking Moon Sect had been constantly attempting to obtain its bloodline and then use that bloodline to detect, find, and take control of the Beast Refining Gate’s Time Crystal. Alas, they had never succeeded. But the numerous hybrids had been able to give them a general direction, and the Beast Garden happened to be in that direction. Thus, its functions became a point of suspicion.

Today, they finally had proof.

Given how many years the Beast Refining Gate had used the tiger corpse for, the Basking Moon Sect had no hopes of getting much from it. It was the Divine Time Crystal that they wanted.

With half of his body protruding, Ming Yekong sent one hand at Xu Guanghua and the other hand toward the cave.

As he had comprehended the Dao of Space and was borrowing the power of the Space Crystal, he could essentially use 100% of his power. Even Xu Guanghua couldn’t stop him.

Tang Jie panicked.

If Ming Yekong succeeded, the little tiger would undoubtedly be captured.

When the time came, not only would his connection to the little tiger be exposed, the little tiger would also die.

He was ready to heedlessly charge forward to stop Ming Yekong.

At this moment, the pillar of light suddenly swept outward.

Tang Jie felt the entire world stop.

The wind stopped blowing; the waters stopped flowing; the hand descending from the sky froze; the giant mountain of waves was stuck in the shape of Xu Guanghua’s shocked and furious face. Ming Yekong, Feng Buzhi, Xu Guanghua, Yiyi… all of them had become like statues.

This was…

Tang Jie looked around him in shock.

The entire world had suddenly stopped, as if someone had pressed the pause button. Even spiritual energy had stopped circulating. He could not use a single spell art.

All he could do was move.

What was going on here?

Tang Jie looked around in confusion.

It was such a familiar scene. It felt like he had seen it before in his past life…

“Time Stop!” Tang Jie blurted out.

“Yes, time has stopped,” a voice said from behind him.

Tang Jie froze.

After his initial shock, he quietly turned around.

The little tiger stood next to the cave entrance, looking at him.

A handsome young man.

“Bao’er!” he shouted as a test.

Tears appeared in the young man’s eyes.

“Father,” he said.

Tang Jie sighed. “It really is you…”

He had imagined many times what his next meeting with Bao’er would be like.

But he had never imagined that the meeting would be so bizarre.

The entire world had been turned into a diorama, serving as the backdrop for this meeting.

Only Bao’er and himself could move, their eyes meeting.

After a long while, Tang Jie said, “Beautiful work.”

Yes, beautiful work.

Bao’er must have gone through a lot of effort to steal the Beast Garden from right under the nose of the Beast Refining Gate.

“I learned it all from you, Father,” Bao’er somewhat awkwardly said. “Although I hadn’t gained intelligence in those days I was with you, I have the natural gift for spacetime of the White Tiger Clan. Upon my awakening, I was able to look back through time and see everything that happened while I was with you, from there obtaining the memories and experience that were rightfully mine.”

So it was because of the bloodline awakening?

Tang Jie understood.

Bao’er had reversed time, and those things that Tang Jie had wanted to teach him but couldn’t had naturally appeared in his mind.

“I am very happy to see your growth.” Tang Jie smiled.

He looked around and said, “By the look of it, have you already completely mastered control of the Divine Time Crystal? I didn’t think it would be this powerful, even stopping time.”

Bao’er shook his head. “How could it be that easy? Even the Divine Time Crystal’s time power needs to slowly accumulate. For 1800 years, the Time Crystal has been sealed here, drinking the ancestral blood every day, so it was already brimming with power, and then the Space Crystal appeared. Space and Time were once one, and they can only be unleashed when they resonate with each other. Moreover, while everything seems to be frozen in time, if disturbed, a Violet Palace True Lord could easily be awakened. In the end, I can’t use this method to kill anyone… not even take back the Space Crystal.”

He glanced up at Ming Yekong, his eyes brimming with killing intent. Tang Jie couldn’t help but mentally sigh.

“What do you plan to do next?” Tang Jie asked.

Bao’er answered, “I must leave this place.”

“‘Leave this place’?” Tang Jie repeated in surprise.

Bao’er nodded. “Although I’ve absorbed the ancestral blood, I am still far from strong enough. I must go to my ancestor’s world. There, I can get even more powerful, revive my White Tiger Clan, and restore the glory of the King of Fiends!”

Tang Jie was momentarily taken aback by this declaration.

After a while, he said, “Is it the Primordial Fog Domain?”

Bao’er froze, saying nothing.

Tang Jie nodded.

He did not need Bao’er to answer, for he already understood.

He muttered, “Back then, in the Gigantes Illusion Zone of the Nine Palace Illusion Formation, the will manifestations of the Nine Disaster Fiend Monk and the Gigantes King appeared, crossing the domain barrier. That Gigantes King is clearly linked to the Martial Lord, so it’s not strange for him to have sensed my existence and broken through the barrier. But why did the Nine Disaster Fiend Monk manifest his will? I thought that it was me who drew him, but today, I finally understand that it was actually you!”

“Maybe this is fate? Now that the Azure Dragon is no longer present, who is master is constantly in flux,” Bao’er muttered as he began to back away.

Tang Jie was alarmed at this and shouted, “Bao’er!”

Bao’er continued to back away. “The Time Crystal is on the verge of running out of power. I must leave before then. Today we part, and perhaps we will not meet again for another 1200 years.”

Tang Jie replied, “No matter how long or how far, Bao’er, remember that you will always be my son.”

Bao’er heart trembled. The stubborn and resolved front he had put up instantly crumbled.

Tears streaked down his cheeks as he looked at Tang Jie and continued to step away.

Suddenly, he flicked his fingers, and a red bead of blood flew from his fingertip toward Tang Jie’s face.

Tang Jie did not evade, allowing that drop of blood to enter his brain. He felt a rumble from his mind as a majestic will and energy surged from his mind to every part of his body.

This power was like a blazing ball of flame, stimulating Tang Jie so much that he almost yelled.

“Circulate the spirit spell and take it into your body!” Bao’er’s voice resounded in his ear.

Tang Jie hastily circulated the Blood Refining Spirit spell, and all of his essence blood erupted forth and began to swiftly modify his entire body.

The fall in constitution and aging caused by the Devil Crushing Fist and the Time Current were swiftly wiped away, and the process continued, fixing the flaws in his body and improving his constitution even further.

This avatar initially didn’t have the ability to cultivate, and while the Eye Flesh had broken this barrier, it had an upper limit. The Undying Celestial Origin Pill had improved his constitution and increased his potential to that of an ordinary person, but an ordinary person had limited potential. Otherwise, the number of Violet Palace True Lords would not be so small.

At this moment, Tang Jie finally felt something different. Just as he had been about to reach the end of the path, the path had suddenly extended into infinity, enough for Tang Jie to run forever!

The White Tiger’s essence blood!

Tang Jie realized that the little tiger had given him the White Tiger’s essence blood!

Only an ancient divine creature like this could boost a person’s potential by so much.

At the same time, he also understood the true significance of the Blood Refining Spirit spell.

Only the White Tiger’s essence blood could exhibit the true power of this spell.

To put it simply, at this moment, Tang Jie was a hybrid White Tiger!

He stared at Bao’er with wide eyes, and the little tiger shouted, “Take this drop of blood. It is the blood of my White Tiger Clan. Starting from now, you can truly be considered my father. From now on, no matter how far apart we are, I will be able to sense you. One day, if you can no longer stay here, then come to the Primordial Fog Domain to find me. With the Space Crystal and that rabbit, you will be able to find me even if I’m in the endless void.”

He flipped his wrist, and what appeared to be a shattered piece of glass appeared in his hand.

A Space Crystal shard!

He turned and swiped with his hand, and a fissure appeared in space.

The little tiger grabbed both sides of the fissure, his left eye flashing.

With the power of his two arms, he widened the fissure.

He then squeezed into the fissure.

“Bao’er!” Tang Jie shouted.

Bao’er stopped.

He turned to look at Tang Jie. “My name… is Wang Yao!”

He threw himself into the boundless darkness.

Tang Jie says farewell to his son! Who knows when they will meet again?