Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Chapter 1003: Chapter 2 The Kunlun Mirror Also Has Its Limits

The Ziwei Master uttered these words, whether he would regret them later remains unknown.

But Qiu Changtian felt a great relief in his heart: It’s done.

With the Ziwei Master’s permission, he could now rightfully claim he was searching for treasures that would assist in the cultivation of the Thunder Method and stay in Fenbao Rock.

Elder Ge, who watched over Fenbao Rock, had an unwavering habit of returning to his cave residence to drink tea and then entering meditative concentration at a certain time every day.

Thus, if someone came to Fenbao Rock after a particular moment in the afternoon, they might be turned away by Elder Ge and told to return the next day.

Qiu Changtian, as the heir of the Sect Leader and a favored disciple of the Ziwei Master, would not receive the same treatment as ordinary cultivators.

Instead, he leisurely waited until a later time in the afternoon, just when Elder Ge was preparing to leave, before hurriedly flying over with his sword and explaining the situation to Elder Ge.

“…In summary, I encountered a bottleneck in my Thunder Method cultivation and couldn’t find the corresponding tomes in the Scriptural Repository, so I wanted to see if there were any supportive secret treasures in Fenbao Rock. My master has also approved this.”

“Fenbao Rock?” Elder Ge did not doubt the statement “the Ziwei Master approved” and instinctively recalled the storage inventory.

Unfortunately, he knew mostly of attack-type magical treasures, followed by defensive ones.

Elder Ge truly wasn’t aware of any that aided cultivation… he couldn’t definitively say if there were or weren’t any.

“How long do you plan to stay inside, Chang Geng?” He cautiously asked another question.

“It’s hard to say, Senior. It might be best if you return and lock me inside; come back for me tomorrow,” Qiu Changtian replied with a smile.

“How can that be?” Elder Ge shook his head, “Let’s do this, I will leave an opening in the array sealing Fenbao Rock, once you’re done, you can come out, and the array will automatically close.”

The implication was that he was not worried about Qiu Changtian taking a large number of treasures from Fenbao Rock.

First, Elder Changgeng is the Sect Leader’s heir, whatever secret treasure he desires, the Ziwei Master would presumably allow it and there’s no need for deceit.

Second, no matter how many treasures he takes, once Elder Ge returns the next day, he can account the inventory and know, there’s no concern of being deceived.

Third, of course, drinking tea is the most important thing!

Qiu Changtian pretended to be in difficulty but eventually nodded.

He lingered between the shelves, identifying the secret treasure data on them one by one.

Elder Ge initially intended to accompany him in searching for the treasures and explain the specifics, but as it was near his tea time, he began losing patience.

When the time came, he bid a brief farewell to Qiu Changtian and silently departed with his hands behind his back.

Qiu Changtian acknowledged with a nod and continued to wander around Fenbao Rock, as if he were genuinely searching for “some specific secret treasure.”

Several times on the way, he passed by the concealed secret door — a row of shelves obstructed the door, and according to Ah Jing’s scanning, it had probably never been opened in tens of thousands of years.

Yet Qiu Changtian wasn’t in a rush to enter, continuing his casual tour to guard against Elder Ge having second thoughts and returning to interfere.

Only until late in the night, estimating that Elder Ge was probably in meditative concentration in his cave, did Qiu Changtian finally perk up and come before the secret door.

After confirming through scanning that there was no mechanism or restriction on the shelves before the secret door, he began to relocate the shelves carefully.

The shelf was stone-made, appearing to meld into the floor because of countless years of being in the same position, though it was actually just stuck to the ground due to the long placement.

Using the Suming Sword, Qiu Changtian cut through the adhesion, then cautiously moved it aside.

Next, he stood before the secret door.

Force it open? Or find a proper way to unlock it?

“In my view, since the Chi Song Immortal left the Heavenly Gate Hall Secret Realm but also left the Heaven-Mending Stone fragments within, it’s likely he made no lack of precautions.” Qiu Changtian pondered, “The moment I enter that secret realm, some restriction might activate, binding me and notifying the Chi Song Immortal.”

“Therefore, there’s no sense in guarding this secret door.”

He pressed his palm against the wall, activated the Five Elements Divine Light, and soon melted a passage wide enough to traverse the wall, revealing the corridor behind it.

Qiu Changtian entered the passage, considered for a moment, and then went back to move the shelves again to block the entrance.

Afterwards, he used the Earth Element of the Five Elements Divine Light to re-bond the melted wall section.

Although the wall was restored, it’s logical to assume that its textures, carvings, etc., would be different from the surrounding walls and would reveal flaws upon close inspection.

However, patching up the wall is itself less conspicuous than the shelves obstructing it, unless someone stares hard at the shelves, it shouldn’t be noticed.

“By the way.” The Kunlun Mirror suddenly asked, “After obtaining the Heaven-Mending Stone fragments, how do you plan to leave?”

“How else would I leave?” Qiu Changtian answered confusedly, “Save the game, delete the account, and let there be no more Qiu Changtian in the world.”

Kunlun Mirror: …….

She thought to ask, “Wouldn’t you owe Junior Sister Xu for this?” but realizing it was because of her that this outcome was precipitated, she found herself speechless.

If not for her pushing him to collect the Heaven-Mending Stone, would he have smuggled himself into the major sects under a secondary account?

Thus he’d never have crossed paths with Xu Yinglian.

Alas, although he appeared indifferent, the one suffering the most is likely him.

Kunlun Mirror considered this first, then quickly comforted herself:

“It’s alright, I’ve already hinted to Junior Sister Xu.”

“I wouldn’t let Guan Shui sacrifice for the Heaven-Mending Stone, bearing the pain to sever this bond! I surely wouldn’t!”

“This is my ethical bottom line as Kunlun Mirror!”

Meanwhile, Qiu Changtian traversed the passage, occasionally asking the Kunlun Mirror, “Are the surrounding restrictions still intact?”

Should the Chi Song Immortal have already discovered this secret path and tampered with it, wouldn’t he just be walking into a trap?

“Ah, oh.” The Kunlun Mirror was a bit absent-minded, after a while she answered, “No problem, they’re completely identical to those in the secret realm. They probably haven’t been discovered in tens of thousands of years.”

“Why are you so distracted?” Qiu Changtian said discontentedly, “Wake up! Ah Jing, you’re now my assistant in my heist as Changgeng, how can you lose focus on the task?”

“More like Guan Shui the Thief, Sword Master,” the Suming Sword reminded, “Changgeng is almost no more.”

“Yes, Thief Guan Shui.” Qiu Changtian quickly reverted to his primary alias, “Help me scan the surroundings! If there’s any anomaly, alert me immediately!”

“Mmm, mmm, mmm.” The Kunlun Mirror realized it wasn’t a time for sentimentality, promptly focusing her attention outward.

Thus, Qiu Changtian gradually passed through the corridor till the exit within the tree knot was at the front.

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