Gu Qing activated his Dao Pupil, observing the Dao Rhyme of Time Twilight.
The Chaos Indestructible Scripture circulated, capturing the Dao Rhyme of Time Twilight and rapidly deducing its profound mysteries.
A sorrowful Dao Rhyme flowed around Gu Qing as the weight of ages settled upon him, and he formed seals with both hands.
Yet just as he was about to unleash Time Twilight, he suddenly felt a depletion of mental strength.
It was like a little horse trying to pull a great cart — an overwhelming sense of powerlessness.
Gu Qing knew this was because Time Twilight was too powerful, and he didn't have sufficient cultivation to support it.
And there was one more crucial point: he didn't know the Laws of time, which made attempting to wield Time Twilight exponentially more difficult.
If he forced it, he would surely be killed by Time Twilight's backlash.
Just as Gu Qing was about to give up, a surge of Time Dao Rhyme flowed toward him.
Overjoyed, Gu Qing didn't have time to think. He seized the flash of insight, focused entirely on comprehending the Time Dao Rhyme, and instantly fell into an epiphany.
"Good thing I had a Time Stone, otherwise my husband would have missed this chance at epiphany."
He Ni's eyes were filled with delight.
Time Marrow and Time Stone were different.
Time Marrow's primary effect was to plunge one into a time reversal.
Time Stone, on the other hand, contained the purest Dao Rhyme of the Laws of time — the best treasure for comprehending the Laws of time.
He Ni observed Gu Qing for a month. Seeing that he was steadily improving and had already touched upon the surface of the power of time, she finally relaxed.
Taking out Primordial Yellow Mother Qi, He Ni began cultivating as well, splitting half of it to her unborn daughter.
She comprehended her daughter's Dao Bone while also splitting off a thread of divine sense to keep constant watch over Gu Qing's changes.
Time flowed on leisurely.
In the blink of an eye, three years passed. Gu Qing awoke from his epiphany, having grasped a trace of the Laws of time.
But Gu Qing knew very well that this trace of the Laws of time was nowhere near enough to let him wield Time Twilight.
Unless he broke through to the Profound God Realm, or his Dao Bone awakened the Laws of time.
At this thought, Gu Qing's eyes lit up.
Relying on his own power alone, there was indeed no way to make his Dao Bone awaken the Laws of time.
But what if he used the Celestial Pearl?
Perhaps it could work.
After all, the Celestial Pearl contained the origin of the Heavenly Dao — which was the origin of all Daos.
Gu Qing immediately summoned the Celestial Pearl from the Primordial Ruyi Pagoda, letting it float above his head.
The Celestial Pearl radiated the most primal divine radiance of the Great Dao's origin, misty and hazy, enveloping even He Ni within its glow.
The moment she saw the Celestial Pearl, she was stunned.
For an instant, He Ni suspected that Gu Qing was a living creature formed from the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao's origin.
Otherwise, how could he possess a treasure pearl that contained the origin of the Heavenly Dao?
She shook her head — she wouldn't dwell on things she couldn't figure out. Hurrying up and comprehending the Celestial Pearl's Heavenly Dao origin was the real priority.
This was a heaven-defying great opportunity. If she could grasp even a fraction of its mysteries, she would benefit for the rest of her life.
The Celestial Pearl possessed unparalleled efficacy in aiding Dao comprehension. The two of them almost instantly fell into epiphany.
Even Yan'er in the womb was bathed in the Celestial Pearl's radiation of the Great Dao's origin, sleeping more soundly than ever as her own origin rapidly grew stronger.
Time flashed by, and another three years passed.
Gu Qing's Dao Bone awakened the Laws of time, and the Time Twilight outside could no longer affect him in the slightest.
He glanced at He Ni, who was deep in epiphany, then circulated the Chaos Indestructible Scripture. He comprehended Time Twilight while absorbing the Primordial Yellow Mother Qi from the Primordial Ruyi Pagoda to elevate his cultivation.
The bottleneck of Divine Fire Realm fourth layer shattered with a boom. He broke through to Divine Fire Realm fifth layer, and his cultivation continued climbing rapidly.
Another three years passed. Just before Time Twilight was about to dissipate, Gu Qing put away the Celestial Pearl, his face overflowing with excitement.
That's right — he had comprehended Time Twilight.
This would be yet another trump card of his.
"From now on, I'll call you Sunset Twilight."
Gu Qing gave Time Twilight a new name and had the system pull up his data panel.
[Name] Gu Qing.
[Realm] Divine Fire Realm Sixth Layer, Peak.
[Constitution] Supreme Dao Bone, Dao Pupil, Chaos Indestructible Body.
[Talents] Born alongside the Great Dao, Unprecedented in All of History, Eternal in a Single Thought.
[Destiny] Variable.
[Fate] Unknown.
[Fortune] 2,000,000.
[Innate Divine Abilities] Chaos Vase Seal, Yin-Yang Wheel, Star-Seizing Hand, Chaos Ruin Sword Art, Star-Shattering Finger, Astral Divine Fist, Divine Prison, Blood-Reconstitution, Primordial Yellow Heaven-Sealing Art, Spatial Divine Art, Devouring Divine Art.
[Divine Abilities] Spatial Transference (Great Mastery), Reincarnation Divine Pupil, Wheel of Life and Death, Nine Heavens Profound Sword Art, Qi-Blood Dragon Transformation, Heavenly Dipper Nine Swords Art, Primordial Yellow Heaven-Sealing Finger, Heavenly Emperor Fist, Sunset Twilight.
Heaven-Opening Divine Halberd (Destroying the Eight Desolates, Five-Element Differentiation, Yin-Yang Heaven Opening, Yin-Yang Reversal, Minor Mastery.)
[Artifacts] Chaos Indestructible Halberd, Profound Fire Treasure Mirror, Space-Time Shuttle, Heavenly Dipper Nine Swords, Yin-Yang Bracelet.
[Companion Anomaly Treasure] Calamity Black Dragon.
[Innate Spiritual Root] Nine-Colored Soul Lotus.
[Innate Artifacts] Spatial Divine Pattern, Profound Heaven Sword, Primordial Ruyi Pagoda, Celestial Pearl, Fire Spirit Pearl, Metal Spirit Pearl, Earth Spirit Pearl, Wood Spirit Pearl.
[Cultivation Method] Chaos Indestructible Scripture.
"Nine years — I awakened the Laws of time, comprehended Sunset Twilight, and broke through to Divine Fire Realm sixth layer. What a massive haul this time."
"The Great Dao is within reach."
Looking at his attribute data, Gu Qing was ecstatic, brimming with passion for the future.
With a few more decades of hard work, the Heavenly God Realm would be well within sight.
He Ni woke from her epiphany, having grasped the true essence of the Laws of time. Her realm had also broken through to Profound God Realm eighth layer.
Before she could even celebrate, she saw that Gu Qing — who had been at Heavenly God Realm fourth layer — was now at Divine Fire Realm sixth layer.
How on earth did this happen?
Even with her vast experience, she couldn't understand why Gu Qing had undergone such a change.
"Don't ask. Go collect the Time Marrow."
Gu Qing kissed her soft, pale cheek and gestured for her to get to work.
Time Marrow was a wonderful thing. Even though she already possessed fifty drops of it, with a treasure like this, who would ever complain about having too much?
He Ni gave a soft "Oh." Possessing a flawless state of mind, she instantly cast aside the question of Gu Qing's changes.
The instant Time Twilight vanished, she stepped out of the vessel.
A transcendent Dao Rhyme flowed around her, as though she were a god standing above all creation.
Her divine sense swept out across the heavens, wrapping up thirty-six drops of Time Marrow and collecting them all.
The Profound God Realm experts who had camped at the perimeter, waiting bitterly for nine years, wore bitter expressions the moment they saw He Ni make her move.
They watched helplessly as He Ni collected the Time Marrow. Not a single one dared utter a word.
After all, these were unclaimed treasures of heaven and earth — whoever grabbed them was theirs.
Whoever was strongest owned them.
So they had nothing to resent. They could only blame their own weak strength and bad luck for running into He Ni.
But just as everyone was about to disperse, they noticed the Space-Time Shuttle, and their pupils abruptly shrank.
They stared fixedly at the time Dao Patterns and space Dao Patterns inscribed on the Space-Time Shuttle, breathing heavily.
If they could fully comprehend the time Dao Patterns and space Dao Patterns, they could prove their Dao as an Immortal King through the Laws of space and time.
Immortal King Héguāng — the first under the Immortal Emperor — would be nothing.
Gu Qing glanced at these Profound God Realm experts across the boundless void, his expression calm.
With a treasure as good as the Space-Time Shuttle, it was impossible that Gu Qing would keep it hidden away forever and never use it.
Let them see it. It didn't matter.
Here, he had He Ni covering him.
Once they went out, he would cling to Jiang Yu's thigh. Even if an Immortal King came, they'd have to kneel.
Just as the crowd could no longer contain their greed and were about to make a move, He Ni returned to the vessel and handed all thirty-six drops of Time Marrow to Gu Qing.
With this single action, she declared to the world that Gu Qing was her man.
Gu Qing didn't stand on ceremony either, accepting all of it.
In his eyes, He Ni was his wife. Between husband and wife, there was no need for polite refusals.
Husband and wife were one entity, supporting each other.
If they kept score of everything, how could they still be husband and wife?
"Is he He Ni's disciple?"
At this sight, the great experts felt as though a knife had been twisted in their hearts. A heaven-defying treasure right before their eyes, yet they could only look and not touch — the feeling was unbearable beyond words.
Watching He Ni toss the thirty-six drops of Time Marrow to Gu Qing as if she were throwing away trash made them feel even worse.
They fought and bled in the Twilight of Time, risking life and limb, and couldn't snatch even a single drop of Time Marrow.
Meanwhile, Gu Qing had done absolutely nothing and gotten thirty-six drops for free. Heaven only knew how many other treasures He Ni had already given him.
The heavens were unjust!
The crowd's jealousy threatened to tear them apart from the inside.
They couldn't stop thinking: if only they had a master like that, why would they ever worry about failing to achieve the Great Dao?
"They… they're hugging?"
"And they're kissing?!"
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