bookcurios Chapter 372: Time Will Be on His Side
Chapter 372: Time Will Be on His Side
On the first floor of the high tower, Yang Chan placed the Profound Yin Mala with the other mala beads beside the Taiyin Order. Instantly, dotted lines appeared above all of them.
A cold, eerie aura emerged. The dotted lines began to solidify, and an inexplicable power started to flow through them, linking and connecting them all.
They finally assembled themselves into a Profound Yin Hanging Bead.
Yang Chan watched from the side. The result was just as the Black Dragon had told him, with no discrepancies or abnormalities.
After the Profound Yin Hanging Bead formed, Yang Chan did not touch it directly. He continued to use the Flying Claw to place it next to the Taiyin Order.
Instantly, a powerful force poured out from the Profound Yin Hanging Bead and surged directly into the Taiyin Order. Before Yang Chan’s eyes, the Taiyin Order, which had been incomplete, began to restore itself bit by bit.
This power was not only recharging the Taiyin Order, but also restoring it to its original form.
What was once an Incomplete Seal was now repairing itself, slowly transforming as its aura underwent a change.
Previously, the Taiyin Order in Yang Chan’s hand had been unremarkable. It had shown a slight change only when Taiyin Heaven manifested, but then returned to normal. When Yang Chan first entered this space, he had inspected the Taiyin Order and sensed no special aura from it at all.
But now, as it absorbed the power from the Profound Yin Hanging Bead, its aura seemed to reawaken. An exceptionally unique, eerie coldness emerged and swirled, giving Yang Chan a strange feeling.
Yang Chan watched quietly, waiting for the Taiyin Order to finish changing.
’If this opens a passage right away, I’ll use it to leave this special space. Once I’m back at the Cyan Yuan Sect, I plan to bury this Taiyin Order and never let it see the light of day again.’
’Next time Taiyin Heaven opens, if my strength is sufficient, I can come in and plunder some resources. If my Cultivation isn’t high enough, well, it can just stay buried.’
As for whether he could wait until the next opening of Taiyin Heaven, Yang Chan had no doubt at all.
’A thousand years is just a small goal, after all.’
’At my current rate of improvement, I should have completed who knows how many of these ’small goals’ after a thousand years.’
’Time is on my side, so there’s no need to rush.’
As the power from the Profound Yin Hanging Bead flowed into the Taiyin Order, time slipped by. But Yang Chan’s Spirit remained taut, never relaxing.
He constantly monitored the charging process, vigilant for any major mishaps. Anything could affect his escape, so he naturally paid close attention.
’It’s finally done!’
Yang Chan stared at the changing Taiyin Order.
It had recovered from an Incomplete Seal into a whole one, with a special power now circulating within it. Just getting close was enough to feel a cold, sinister aura. It looked extraordinary, clearly no ordinary object.
The aura of the Profound Yin Hanging Bead, on the other hand, had weakened considerably. Its power had been siphoned into the Taiyin Order.
As the Taiyin Order absorbed less and less energy, it finally stopped altogether. The Profound Yin Hanging Bead no longer looked as it did at the beginning; the jet-black mala beads had faded a few shades.
It seemed as if the power within the Profound Yin Hanging Bead had been completely exhausted.
Yang Chan thought for a moment, still holding the Profound Yin Hanging Bead with the Flying Claw. ’It’s probably best not to touch this thing,’ he mused. Then, on second thought, he decided to just place it on the ground. ’It might be a Treasure, but something feels wrong. Better not to take it.’
After absorbing the power, the Taiyin Order floated in the air. Its appearance was identical to the strange phenomenon Yang Chan had witnessed back at the Cyan Yuan Sect.
The Taiyin Order didn’t immediately open a Void Passage for Yang Chan to leave, but he recalled the process of how he arrived in this special space.
Back then, it was only after he touched the Taiyin Order that it had sent him into this special space.
’To open it now, I just need to repeat what I did then.’
Yang Chan reached out and touched the Taiyin Order. Instantly, he felt a peculiar power transmit through him, and a pitch-black Void Passage appeared before his eyes.
’It’s finally open. I can finally leave this godforsaken place and go back to the Sect.’
Seeing this, Yang Chan let out a long sigh of relief, his mood improving slightly. However, when he thought of the Sect, he subconsciously avoided naming the Cyan Yuan Sect.
"Yes! It’s finally open."
"I can also leave this godforsaken place!"
Just then, the voice came again—the Black Dragon’s.
"Fall."
Hearing that command, Yang Chan finally understood the source of his persistent unease.
’The Profound Yin Hanging Bead really was a trap.’
Reacting in an instant, Yang Chan subconsciously unleashed all the Hidden Weapons he had prepared, aiming them at the Profound Yin Hanging Bead.
At that moment, the Profound Yin Hanging Bead on the ground flew up. On the largest of its Profound Yin Mala beads, the figure of the Black Dragon appeared. Compared to its form at the top of the tower, this version was practically miniature.
Its appearance, however, was identical to before, and its aura was just as savage and fierce. One look was enough to know it was not to be trifled with.
"You’re quite the cautious one, boy."
"I paid a great price to enter this Profound Yin Mala. As long as you took it with you when you left, I could have left this godforsaken place too."
"But why... why are you so cautious!?"
"If the Taiyin Order hadn’t already recorded your aura—requiring your touch to open the escape passage—you would have died by my hand long ago!"
The Black Dragon controlled the Profound Yin Hanging Bead, dodging up and down in the air to evade Yang Chan’s Hidden Weapons, which were imbued with Demon Suppressing Sword Intent.
"If I weren’t being restrained by the tower’s chains, do you think your crude Hidden Weapon Skills could ever hit me?"
"Now, I’ll show you what true Hidden Weapon Skills look like."
After dodging a few more Hidden Weapons, the Black Dragon’s claw snatched a Flying Needle from the air and shot it directly at the space between Yang Chan’s eyebrows.
Its speed was immense, arriving in an instant.
’Sword Momentum, manifest!’
Yang Chan sensed something was wrong and immediately activated the Sword Momentum he had prepared.
This was his trump card, one he hadn’t intended to use. But the feeling of extreme danger was a constant warning, compelling him to subconsciously deploy the Sword Momentum.
The Flying Needle aimed at his brow was instantly seized by a special force, stopping it from piercing his flesh.
Activating Sword Momentum was a manifestation of Spiritual Power cultivated to its absolute peak. It allowed him to borrow a special power from the world itself, creating a domain that felt like the might of heaven and earth. Within this domain, Yang Chan’s Combat Power was significantly enhanced.
With a flicker of movement, Yang Chan dodged aside. The Flying Needle shot past him and embedded itself deep into the wall behind.
A special power flowed within the tower’s walls. Yang Chan had tried before and found it difficult to even leave a scratch, let alone embed something deep within it.
As the reality of it hit him, Yang Chan glanced at the wall behind him out of the corner of his eye, a look of horror flashing in his eyes. ’Of course an old monster of this level would have so many tricks up its sleeve.’
’If my Sword Momentum hadn’t activated just now, I would have been in grave danger.’
’My Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill gives me astonishing recovery abilities, but I have no idea if it could have repaired a hole pierced straight through me by a Hidden Weapon.’
"Sword Momentum... interesting!"
The Black Dragon’s surprised voice followed.