Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy-Chapter 657 - 550: Advent! King of Dianchuan!
"Sect Master... disappeared?"
Listening to the voice from the Nine Heavens Shenxiao Imperial Thunder Command, Qi Xiu's expression tightened.
No, I've never heard this voice before. It's neither my master's nor any of the elders'.
To use the Nine Heavens Shenxiao Imperial Thunder Command to communicate with me, it must be a high-ranking member within the sect.
Yet, I have no recollection of this person's voice.
Moreover, I only spoke with the Sect Master recently, and since they are a Primordial Spirit True Honor, how could they suddenly disappear?
Just as Qi Xiu was about to question the person who communicated using the Nine Heavens Shenxiao Imperial Thunder Command, he saw the command glimmer a few times before suddenly falling silent, no longer active.
Reaching out to catch the falling Nine Heavens Shenxiao Imperial Thunder Command, Qi Xiu tried to once again activate the connection, but no matter how much Dao Yuan he infused into the command, it was like a clay ox entering the sea, with no response.
"What happened?"
Seeing Qi Xiu's solemn expression, Xu Zhitian noticed something amiss and asked softly.
The communication through the Nine Heavens Shenxiao Imperial Thunder Command was only audible to Qi Xiu. Although Xu Zhitian noticed the command's unusual behavior, he did not know what had transpired.
"The command just conveyed to me that the Sect Master is missing and instructed me to return swiftly."
After explaining the situation, Qi Xiu looked towards the faint golden light shimmering across the Sky Dome.
The Blood Lotus Great World is sealed by the Human Emperor's Edict, and not until a century has passed can even a Primordial Spirit True Honor break through.
"Is that so? The Human Emperor's Edict is extraordinary; until its power fades, there is no way for us to leave.
However, you need not worry too much. The Blood Lotus Great World is far from the Tianyuan Main Realm, and the temporal flow between the two is vastly different.
A century here might only be a moment in the Tianyuan Main Realm.
Moreover, you have cleared the impurities from this realm, offering great service.
If you're concerned, you could request divine intervention to freeze the time flow of this realm.
Merely a century, the Heavenly Will of this realm should not refuse."
Upon hearing the reason, Xu Zhitian thought for a moment, then offered Qi Xiu a solution and suggestion.
"Request divine intervention?"
Curious about the method Xu Zhitian proposed, Qi Xiu felt intrigued.
"Yes, you should also feel it: the realm's suppression and resistance against you are gone.
This is because you have served the realm, and the Heavenly Dao acknowledges and appreciates your efforts.
The Heavenly Dao is impartial; if you make reasonable requests due to your contributions, it should not refuse."
With Xu Zhitian guiding him, Qi Xiu nodded, contemplated briefly, and then stepped forward, hands gently clasped, and bowed towards the Sky Dome.
"Qi Xiu, a human cultivator of Tianyuan, prays here.
May Heaven's kindness be generous, to understand my heart.
Grant respite from the cosmic shackles, preserving a moment.
With sincerity and heartfelt requests."
Though Qi Xiu's voice wasn't loud, it seemed to echo throughout the Sky Dome, almost reverberating.
Maintaining a slightly bowed posture, Qi Xiu quietly perceived the changes in the surrounding world.
As time flowed, minutes and seconds passed...
Seeing that half a day had already passed.
Just when he thought the method was ineffective, the formerly calm Sky Dome suddenly trembled, and a vast, majestic gaze swept down from above, overseeing all beneath.
Feeling this gaze, everyone present except Xu Zhitian — Taiyin and Taiyang, Qi Sanhua, the Hunyuan Sword Spirit, and all spirit beings within the Blood Lotus Great World — felt a weight on their shoulders, unable to raise their heads.
"Granted!"
The grandeur of the heavenly sound echoed endlessly.
In an instant, an inexplicable ripple spread across the entire Blood Lotus Great World, freezing everything in place, as if the entire world had been paused.
"Is this... the power to freeze the time flow?"
Slowly straightening his posture, Qi Xiu observed the surroundings frozen within a pale, luminous haze, and suddenly felt a familiar sensation.
Wait!
When returning from the Southern Ming Wasteland to the realm of Central Earth, Daoist Qingya had used the method to freeze the time flow beneath the Dragon Whale King's Ship.
Back then, I thought the method was extraordinary but beyond human control.
Yet, now it seems this method is indeed a Heavenly Dao authority, arbitrarily freezing the time flow, akin to challenging the entire world.
Freezing a small area and freezing an entire realm truly aren't much different.
Thus, Daoist Qingya's strength... could rival the Heavenly Dao of an entire realm?
This discovery shook Qi Xiu to his core.
Although Daoist Qingya had always appeared strong and mysterious in his mind, that strength had limits.
But realizing that the always-cheerful, rotund Daoist possessed methods akin to the Heavenly Dao Will made him feel entirely different.
"What is it?"
Seeing Qi Xiu silent, frozen in place, Xu Zhitian stepped forward to inquire.
"Nothing, just recalling some past events."
Quietly recording this discovery in his heart, Qi Xiu's expression gradually returned to normal.
A century, for ordinary people, is a long lifetime.
But for those pursuing immortality and exploring the Dao, it might only be a slightly extended period of secluded cultivation.
With the Heavenly Will freezing the time flow of the entire Blood Lotus Great World, no matter when Qi Xiu leaves this realm, time would remain paused at that moment.
During this century, Qi Xiu began to organize all the gains he made in the Blood Lotus Great World.
