Guarding the River of Time-Chapter 318 - 309: Ominous Twilight Years, Crimson Light Beneath the Highland

Chapter 318: Chapter 309: Ominous Twilight Years, Crimson Light Beneath the Highland

On the mysterious plateau.

In the void of chaos, law fragments drift through the emptiness, with no sound to be heard, the entire plateau seemingly frozen in time.

The gaze of Huang and the ten great ancestors all fell upon the black coffin lying quietly in the crevice of the plateau.

Boom——

A dull sound emanated from the coffin, echoing through the entire plateau space.

The next second, a corner of the black coffin was opened.

As the coffin was slightly opened, the entire mysterious plateau began to tremble.

Strands of red light flickered within the coffin.

.....

Immediately, the Stone Jar in Huang’s hand also began to vibrate.

He was shocked to find that the Stone Jar in his hand seemed to have a similar aura to that of the black coffin, a very close connection!

Suddenly, the Stone Jar in Huang’s hand began to escape his control, rising up and expanding in size, hovering over Huang.

At this moment, Huang was shocked to find that the Stone Jar not only escaped his control but even started to attack him!

Soon, the Stone Jar pressed down on Huang.

Upon seeing this, Huang unleashed his full aura, punched at the Stone Jar that was engulfing him, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea, having no effect.

Thus, Huang’s entire body was engulfed by the Stone Jar.

The next instant, the black coffin slowly closed.

The Stone Jar and the coffin fell into the crevice below.

Soon, the mysterious plateau, originally split in two, quickly restored itself, and after a few breaths, it returned to its original state.

Leaving the ten eerie ancestors in a daze under the wind....

The ten of them, their eyes vacant, as if having suffered a huge blow, were left dumbfounded, unable to recover for a long time.

...

On the River of Time, witnessing all this, Chu Feng was even more stunned.

He sat down on the ground, his mind blank, having seen with his own eyes the Stone Jar swallow Huang, then get buried with the black coffin under the great plateau.

That damn Stone Jar! But he was the one who brought it there!

Wasn’t that equivalent to him harming Huang?

At this moment, his guilt reached its peak. After all his struggles, he finally delivered the key Stone Jar to Huang’s side, only to discover... it was a malevolent object he had sent!

So, he couldn’t shirk the responsibility!

.....

"Senior Tiger Whale, you go ahead, I won’t hold you up."

Chu Feng suddenly said in a low voice.

Tiger Whale, of course, noticed what Chu Feng was thinking, and responded, "On the contrary, the treasure you delivered to him, although it harmed him, it also helped him."

"He was destined to face this calamity. Without the treasure you sent, perhaps his fate would have been even worse, maybe even without any chance of survival."

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng slowly raised his head and asked puzzledly, "Senior, why do you say this?"

"He is not dead, just sealed by the Stone Jar."

"The Stone Jar sealed him, indirectly protecting him."

"So... your path to defeat the boss is still long and arduous, relying on you people of later generations to break the situation."

Tiger Whale gave a few words of advice.

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng remained silent for a while, then slowly nodded and said, "I understand."

...

On the mysterious plateau.

The ten ancestors stood in a daze for a very long time before they came to their senses and slowly accepted reality.

It turned out, all this time, they were mere puppets. Using the mysterious plateau, they had broken through to the Sacrificial Dao Realm, but all those epochs of effort were now in vain.

Having now fallen back to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor stage, it was undoubtedly a fall from grace.

The gap between a Quasi-Immortal Emperor and the Sacrificial Dao is so vast it could be likened to heaven and earth, hence the immense sense of loss.

"Big brother, what should we do next?"

With that, everyone looked toward the leading eerie ancestor.

"Continue cultivating."

"Also, from now on, we must all adjust our positions."

With these words, the grand man walked step by step into the void.

The meaning of these words is that today’s events have made them realize that there is a far greater existence above them.

If they resist, they would merely become sacrifices; submission and adjusting their positions are necessary, as that existence is their true master.

.....

It’s both realistic and cruel. When you one day discover a greater existence overlooking you, aside from submission, there’s nothing but to be completely annihilated....

After the big brother left, the remaining nine ancestors also departed from the place.

But they didn’t leave the mysterious plateau.

It should be said they couldn’t leave the mysterious plateau, as Huang had severed the ancient times and isolated the spacetime, trapping their plateau.

Moreover, due to their current strength, they couldn’t break through the severed spacetime created by Huang, so.... they were left to cultivate on the plateau.

Fortunately, the mysterious plateau is vast enough; living here wasn’t too stifling. In terms of area, the mysterious plateau is as large as several Immortal Domains combined.

.....

Though sealed beneath the plateau, Huang successfully severed the ancient times, causing the ten ancestors’ cultivation realms to plummet, preventing them from affecting future generations.

In a way, Huang was just sealed, not dead, having already achieved a victory by securing a lot of time for future generations, allowing them to develop and grow safely and steadily.

This is also why Tiger Whale said that Chu Feng bringing the Stone Jar seemed to harm Huang, but actually also helped him.

....

Before Tiger Whale left, it also noted the location and information of this tributary.

After a month, it would relay all information to its master at once.

Like Nannan, Tiger Whale would usually patrol the river for its master. If encountering small issues, it would resolve them itself; encountering bigger issues, it would record them for its master to handle. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Reporting work to the master once a month.

...

That day, when Su Mu prepared to go out for patrol.

He had just stepped out when he saw a figure standing on the river.

Upon approaching, he realized it was Chu Feng, who had just crossed the river the previous day.

At this moment, he stood on a small wooden boat, his face exhausted, as though having not slept for years, looking very weary.

"Didn’t you go home yesterday?"

"Or did Little Tiger Head not deliver you to your destination?"

Su Mu asked, puzzled.

In response, Chu Feng shook his head and said, "Senior Tiger Whale delivered me; I came back voluntarily."

"What did you come back for?"

Su Mu frowned, his gaze falling on the small wooden boat beneath Chu Feng’s feet, puzzledly asking, "Where is your Lifebound Treasure?"

Because Chu Feng had crossed the river on his Lifebound Treasure yesterday, and now he returned on a small boat, combined with his exhausted appearance, perhaps he had encountered some accident?