Published: January 3, 2025
Qin Chen had no way out; he knew that the Earth Venerable of Giant Peak would surely catch up. No ordinary place could stop such a powerful being.
Of course, Qin Chen also had his own reliance. He believed that even if he fell into the time vortex, as long as he activated the source of time immediately and entered the Qiankun Creation Jade Disk, he should be safe and sound.
Moreover, after entering the time flow area, Qin Chen directly activated the Millennium Light, and his body transformed into a beam of light, traversing through this area.
At first, Qin Chen did not activate the Millennium Light, fearing that the Earth Venerable of Giant Peak would discover his methods. After all, the opponent had been watching him with a secret technique. However, once he entered the time flow velocity area, the secret technique of the Earth Venerable was abruptly interrupted.
After a series of quick maneuvers and route changes, an hour later, Qin Chen arrived at a relatively deep and dangerous place within the time flow area. He found a forest and burrowed into the ground beneath a giant ancient tree. In the depths, Qin Chen set up a concealment restriction and then began to sit cross-legged, entering a closed-door cultivation state.
In this time flow area, it was exceedingly difficult for divine awareness to extend over long distances. Unless the Earth Venerable of Giant Peak arrived directly above his closed-door location, it would be impossible to discover his whereabouts in a short time.
While Qin Chen was deep underground in closed-door cultivation, the Earth Venerable of Giant Peak quickly arrived at the location where Qin Chen made his last few turns.
This place was merely tens of thousands of miles away from where Qin Chen was in closed-door cultivation.
Qin Chen remained unaware that the Earth Venerable was so close to him. If he had known, he would not have dared to linger beneath the ancient tree and would have continued to flee.
In Qin Chen's mind, the various temporal auras crisscrossed within the time flow area. The spatial fluctuations caused by his flight were extremely faint, and even a Venerable might not be able to find him after a while.
But in fact, the Earth Venerable had indeed found him, and the time difference was only the length of half an incense stick.
Qin Chen operated the spatial fluctuations caused by the Millennium Light, which dissipated completely in an instant within the time flow area. After the Earth Venerable chased to a distance of tens of thousands of miles from Qin Chen, he finally lost all trace of him.
He stood there for a long time, his divine awareness even searching meticulously through the nearby underground, yet he could not find Qin Chen's trace.
"Damn it, I never expected to encounter a time flow area here. This kid really has guts, daring to charge around in such a place, especially deep into dangerous areas."
The Earth Venerable's gaze was icy, filled with anger. If it weren't for this time flow area, Qin Chen would have already been captured.
"Hmph, this kid must be nearby. This place is so dangerous; unless he is seeking death, he would never enter the most perilous part of the time flow. I don't believe you can escape."
After searching for a moment, the Earth Venerable pinpointed a direction and pursued again.
The moment Qin Chen entered the underground, he checked his lifespan and physical condition. As soon as he entered the time flow area, he felt as if his life was completely draining away. Now that he had settled down, he had to check immediately.
After several checks, Qin Chen confirmed that his body had not suffered significant harm, and even his lifespan showed no signs of damage, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.
It seemed that the sensation of time slipping away was merely a characteristic of this area; in reality, his life had not diminished.
What delighted Qin Chen was that after settling down, he unexpectedly discovered that the source of time in his mind was absorbing the temporal energy from his surroundings.