Forge your destiny into a sword, slash your soul and ascend to immortality

Chapter 177 Cut Through

[Flower Bone Butterfly] never expected that the other side would have such methods, and suffered a great loss!
This blow, imbued with the full force of the monkey's attack, nearly shattered its very soul.

Although the old butterfly managed to withstand the attack thanks to its high health bar, it was still severely injured and dared not venture into the [Sumeru] dimension for the time being.

It was clear that it couldn't quite grasp Jing Qian's methods. Despite his weak cultivation, he possessed such powerful trump cards, so it hesitated to advance.

Kill it while it's sick!
Jing Qian has already spent a priceless monkey hair, so he must go all out to press his advantage and completely kill this old butterfly, only then will it not be a loss!
On one side of the Flower Bone Butterfly's head, another void rift quietly opened.

A terrifyingly solid fist aura burst forth from it!
The butterfly, still reeling from the blows from the monkey's stick, was then struck by a full-force punch from the Ancient Dragon, who resided in the Sumeru dimension.

The combined full-force attacks from two first-rank experts finally exceeded the [Flower Bone Butterfly's] limit of endurance.

Its terrifying insect face, which resembled a small mountain, was completely blasted apart by this punch.

Just then, an immeasurable and powerful sword light burst forth from the [Sumeru] dimension, striking its insect body with all its might.

Jing Qian also saw an opportunity to win and no longer held back.

In the blink of an eye, the thousand-foot-long demon corpse was completely dismembered.

And those enormous butterfly wings, which were longer than the body, were completely severed.

A dignified first-rank demon was beaten to death on the spot in his own lair.

Jing Qian alone scraped off a terrifying five thousand years of lifespan from this Flower Bone Butterfly.

He used all his trump cards, expending two first-grade [Offering Talismans]. Finally, he managed to win by a hair's breadth, killing one of the twelve [Moon Gods] guarding the place on the spot.

Subsequently, the dimensional wormhole of Sumeru, which had been blasted open by the Flower Bone Butterfly, slowly closed up.

Before the reconciliation, a procession of thousands of large demons flew out of Sumeru in neat rows.

These powerful demons were all highly intelligent geniuses subdued by Jing Qian.

At this moment, apart from the leading demons, every other demon returned the borrowed [Worldly Liberator] and instead borrowed a [Sumeru] Destiny and stored it within itself.

These brilliant minds are tightly organized and head straight for their target, like a swarm of bees.

Then, surrounding the physical remains of the Flower Bone Butterfly, each activated its Sumeru Destiny, creating a large spatial rift to transport this precious first-grade material towards the Sumeru dimension.

Taking advantage of this gap, Jing Qian's main body frantically slaughtered the numerous insect demons.

His current combat strength is around the level of the Five-Character Stele. Ordinary second-grade insect demons simply cannot withstand a single sword strike from him.

Wherever his gaze fell, all the insect demons transformed into life-sustaining resources for him to refine the [Three Lives Eye].

With a massive amount of lifespan continuously being burned, the refinement of the [Three Lives Eye] is finally nearing its end.

After this final surge, he finally accumulated enough lifespan to save himself.

Jing Qian sheathed his sword and stood up, gazing around. Within the [Insect Nest Universe], eleven beams of moonlight suddenly rose and swept towards this place.

Without further hesitation, he shifted his status as the [Divine Child of the Vajra], directly connecting with the aura of his own [Tower of Babel], and with a flash and leap, successfully escaped.

Eleven first-rank giant insect demons were about to descend. No matter how arrogant he became, he dared not entangle himself with such terrifying enemies.

Since the goal of seizing lifespan has been achieved, returning as soon as possible and resolving the influence of the [Time Clock] is the right path.

Shortly after he fled, eleven beams of moonlight quietly descended, illuminating the entire battlefield, especially the spot where [Flower Bone Butterfly] had fallen after being killed in two blows, and lingered there for a long time.

Then, these Moon Goddesses scattered again.

The Insect Queen has not yet recovered from the injuries sustained in her battle with Goddess Ego. Since she has not given any orders, the Moon Goddesses dare not rashly attack the Wuji Heavenly Dynasty.

As a result, the entire [Hive Universe] is showing signs of decline.

However, the Moon Goddesses were unaware that the Insect Queen was currently focusing her gaze on the Clock of Time.

It could clearly sense that the person causing trouble in its realm was the same person as the newcomer who was causing trouble on the [Chronicle of Time].

According to the rules, it cannot take action against it for the time being, and can only secretly bury the cause and effect.

Jing Qian ignored all of this. He returned to the Tower of Babel, closed the door to his own space, and then flashed into the Void Realm.

He then sat down cross-legged and resumed his secluded cultivation.

On the Clock of Time, the supply of good corn is nearing its limit, and the thirty-six pieces of immortal energy are almost completely depleted.

Fortunately, Jing Qian's consciousness reappeared in time and replaced it.

[Good Corn] immediately collapsed in the [Virtual Realm] and could not recover for a long time.

It has endured the erosion of countless years and the torment of time.

However, this unique experience is not entirely without value.

During this process, [Good Corn] successfully condensed a second corn kernel, advancing to the [Two-Character Stele], and made significant progress in its cultivation.

"I am a purebred variety, Time Corn!"

Having withstood the test of time, it has gained a new understanding of the Great Way of Time, which will undoubtedly bring many benefits to its true advancement to the first rank!

Jing Qian's divine sense ascended the [Clock of Time] for the second time, and his entire state was completely different.

This time, he made ample preparations. Above his brow, the Three Lives Eye shone brightly, swallowing all the chaotic currents of time into his eye and slowly digesting and absorbing them.

The [Spiritual Ability] that can reach the first rank possesses a trace of the power to disturb time, and its color remains unchanged despite the passage of time.

However, whether the host who drives the [Spiritual Ability] is worthy of this status determines whether they can truly gain a foothold on the [Chronicle of Time].

Jing Qian was full of confidence in himself!
This immortal eye was personally crafted by him, and all its mystical properties were painstakingly created by him.

In terms of compatibility, this Immortal Eye even surpasses the four [Immortal Sword Embryos].

Moreover, it is guarded by nine [Heavenly Mandates], and its six Qi and three pupils all have the potential to trace back to the Great Dao of Time.

Even so, it is an incredible miracle that Jing Qian, with his fifth-grade [Earthly Fiend] cultivation, wanted to forcibly refine it to the first grade!
After enduring the trials of 310,000 years, the [Mount Sumeru Stele] has truly accomplished this great miracle.

For Yu Jingqian, this was undoubtedly a stroke of luck!
The significance of the calamity for the disciples of the Pure Yang Heaven is not to destroy their path of cultivation.

Instead, it's more like an urging and guiding force, compelling them to make greater progress.

Without this change in the [Chronicle], Jing Qian would never have dared to risk entering the [Hive Universe].

It's even more impossible to go all out and burn hundreds of thousands of years of lifespan just to advance the [Three Lives Eye].

At this moment, he once again stood on the threshold of [Breaking Through the Tribulation], about to usher in a new opportunity.

At a certain juncture, the "Three Lives Three Worlds Immortal Eye" finally completed a crucial change in its nature, revealing the secrets of time.

At this moment, the [Celestial Eye] seems to have no obstruction in its gaze, encompassing the past and the future.

Feeling the power of the Three Lives Eye, Jing Qian felt that he could clearly touch the edge of the river of time.

An infinite Daoist aura settled within him, and everything seemed to change completely:
[Inspiration: The Eye of Eternal Time in a Fleeting Moment]

[Rank: First Grade]

The Sage Sumeru, who wields the immense power of time, reflects the long river of time, traverses countless cycles of reincarnation, and is forged through the karma and destiny of all beings.

With the completion of the [Eternal Eye in a Fleeting Moment], Jing Qian finally took root in the [Clock of Time].

From then on, all sixty marks on the dial were filled!

Jingqian's lifespan destiny thus underwent an incredibly important evolution!
【Destiny Chart: Time Sequence (1/360)】

[Position: Destiny]

[The cycle of life continues, time changes, and beyond the shores of time, who can transcend it all?]

The power of [Time Sequence] is proof of cultivation on the Great Dao of Time, the reliance for ascending to the [Clock of Time], and the ticket to advancing to the First Rank. Jing Qian, with his Fifth Rank [Earthly Fiend] cultivation, refined a First Rank [Spiritual Mechanism], and through the [Spiritual Mechanism] rank, glimpsed a trace of the power of [Time Sequence]—truly the most insane thing in the cultivation world!
He was so mad that after he condensed the [Time Sequence], all the powerful cultivators watching from the [Time Clock] sincerely praised him:
"court death!"

At this very moment, on the Clock of Time, there are finally sixty powerful cultivators who have mastered the power of Time, and this cycle can finally continue to evolve!

In an instant, the entire Clock of Time began to turn, like a millstone grinding away time.

The markings on the dial slowly evolved, with each small division beginning to change towards being divided into six.

This change is ongoing!

The final result will have a total of 360 markings, dividing the entire disk into perfect equal parts.

Each mark corresponds to a degree of [time sequence] power.

Jing Qian's position also changed, and he arrived at the 357th degree of the entire circle.

He and all the other cultivators at the highest level were experiencing a similar change.

Once the evolution is complete, five-sixths of the dial will be blank.

The resulting impact is slowly becoming apparent and spreading.

This was a massive upheaval that affected the entire void and all the myriad realms!

At this moment, all sixty powerful beings standing on the dial were fully aware of this.

It was only at this point that Jingqian realized the enormity of his rash actions. But what was done was done, and he had no choice but to face the situation bravely.

However, he was able to comprehend the true secrets of this world during this process, so he could die without regrets.

It turns out that this change in the "Chronicle of Time" reflects the restart of the entire world's cycle.

As a grand illusion reflecting the entire world, the [Clock of Time] corresponds to different stages of a cycle restart.

When the world restarts and the river of time flows again from its source, the [Chronicle of Time] will re-evolve.

When the first cultivator to comprehend the power of [Time Sequence] ascends to the [Clock of Time Sequence], the dial will begin its first evolution, transforming from its original chaotic state into six enormous scales.

When the sixth great cultivator ascended, the six markings were completed, corresponding to the second evolution of the dial. Each marking multiplied by ten, evolving into sixty markings.

The appearance of Jingqian just marked the completion of the second round of sixty markings, which naturally triggered the third and final evolution of the [Chronicle of Time].

At this point, the scale on the clock is divided into six, resulting in a complete scale of 360.

Each evolution of the Clock of Time signifies that the power of the Great Way of Time has advanced to a new stage!
The power of the Great Dao is more complete and its manifestation is more direct.

This evolution will take anywhere from several hundred years to over a thousand years.

For mortals, this is a terrifying time spanning several lifetimes.

But for a great cultivator, it's just a fleeting moment of cultivation.

Once the evolution is complete, the power of the Time Dao throughout the entire world will experience a significant increase.

This means that the threshold for promotion to the first rank will be significantly lowered.

At that time, many powerful beings who were previously excluded will have the opportunity to visit the Clock of Time.

In extreme circumstances, there will be 360 ​​First-Rank Great Powers in this world.

However, that is of course impossible!
The great way is orderly, cyclical, with rises and falls.

In the future, the Clock of Time will undergo further evolution, but the next evolution will no longer be the decomposition of the scale, but rather a merging.

At this stage, the process of dismantling the system is like inviting people to the table, gradually fostering more and more cultivators at the first-rank level.

The merger at that time was meant to oust people from their positions, causing many powerful figures of the first rank to fight each other to the death, and ultimately revealing a few truly transcendent individuals!
Currently, this cycle is not yet halfway through, and the situation in the entire universe is relatively stable. Great cultivators are all lying low, accumulating power.

However, it is foreseeable that a major war affecting the entire realm is already on its way.

In this true battle of transcendence, there are no friends, only enemies!
Jing Qian, as the key figure who triggered the change in the situation, was the one with the lowest cultivation level and the weakest strength, yet he was the one who jumped the gun the most, attracting everyone's attention.

In the future struggle for [Time Sequence], his seemingly weak existence has undoubtedly been marked by many and chosen as a target.

Even now, some people are already making their move!
On a certain mark, a chirping sound of insects rang out, and the incarnation of the [Insect Mother] appeared, which turned out to be a bright green dragonfly.

It flapped its wings and was about to fly towards the mark where Jingqian was located.

Despite the fact that many powerful cultivators are standing close together on this [Chronicle of Time], don't be fooled by their appearance.

If one side wants to attack the other, there is only one possibility: the two sides have just met in the present world and their timelines have intersected.

Jing Qian had just killed countless offspring of the Insect Mother in the Insect Nest Universe, but he never expected that this entanglement of cause and effect would immediately backfire.

The attack of a first-rank master was as vast as an abyss. The dragonfly was flying towards him, but Jing Qian's avatar felt the [Eternal Eye of Fleeting Moment] above his brow throbbing wildly, as if it were about to jump off his brow.

An extreme sense of danger descended upon his mind, engulfing his divine consciousness and nearly causing it to collapse.

A wave of unrest, a wave of up!
Jing Qian felt as if he had touched an electric switch; once this calamity started, it would never end!
Faced with the terrifying offensive of the [Insect Queen], he dared not hold back at all and went all in with all his trump cards!

His lifespan continued to burn wildly, and the [Eternal Eye in a Moment] suddenly opened between his brows!

The gaze of the divine eye has begun to travel upstream along the river of time.

If this were in the real world, using the power of time wouldn't result in such a smooth experience.

However, on this [Clock of Time], his first-grade immortal eye power can be perfectly unleashed.

He clearly saw that the power of the [Mother Insect] was sweeping towards him along the river of time, threatening to shatter his timeline.

If he fails to defend properly, he will be easily annihilated by this power from time.

He hadn't even climbed the [Mountain of Immortal Qi] yet; if he died now, he would truly be dead!
However, the existence of the [Eternal Eye of a Fleeting Moment] granted Jing Qian power equal to that of the [Mother Insect].

Faced with the opponent's sweeping offensive, Jing Qian also made his move.

He simply raised his hand and pointed, and a void rift quietly appeared beside him.

With his [Eternal Eye of Moment], he looked with all his might, relying on the power of his divine eye to follow the timeline that intersected with that of the [Insect Mother] and see into the [Insect Mother's] past.

His gaze traveled upstream along the river of time, catching sight of a fragment of time from two thousand years ago.

In that scene, the [Insect Mother] is pulling an inconspicuous wooden hairpin from her own chest and abdomen.

Subsequently, the former [Insect Mother]'s magic became disordered, and her aura plummeted.

Immediately afterwards, the hairpin in the [Insect Mother]'s hand exploded and disintegrated, blasting a deep wound that exposed bone into its body.

Jing Qian then anchored at this point in time and used the divine power of the [Eternal Eye of Moment] to guide two powerful magical forces from the [Void Realm] to the top of the [Clock of Time], and then poured them all into the River of Time.

The two magical powers first targeted a monkey hair, from which an iron rod was formed and thrust in and out.

What followed was a thunderous prison break, a dazzling sword aura that was impossible to resist.

The powerful cultivators behind these two magical powers possessed boundless combat strength. If they hadn't lacked sufficient comprehension of the Great Dao of Time, they would probably already be among the best of the first rank.

This time, with the help of the power of the [Eternal Eye of Moment], the three combined unleashed unimaginable power.

Although the [Insect Mother] attacked first, the two magical forces arrived first, plunging into the river of time and going back two thousand years. Following the explosion of the wooden hairpin, they struck the [Insect Mother] in the past.

And look at the [Insect Mother] as she passed by. First, she was half-crippled by the Empress's wooden hairpin, and then a thick black iron rod was swung at her wound, tearing her skin open and breaking her bones.

Then, a dazzling lightning sword aura pierced through the wound, cutting deep into the depths of his soul, from which he could not extricate himself.

The mighty first-rank demon who could slaughter worlds and destroy domains was actually annihilated by this terrifying triple attack, which directly destroyed his past body!

(End of this chapter)