Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Chapter 1004: Chapter 3: Qiu Changtian Is No More

Qiu Changtian passed through the entrance of the tree knot, and then quickly returned to his normal size.

As soon as he landed, he immediately scanned his surroundings.

“Ah Jing?”

“No special alarm mechanisms,” the Kunlun Mirror quickly said, “but don’t let your guard down. My scans aren’t infallible.”

“Alright.” Qiu Changtian didn’t hesitate, swiftly rushing towards the Heaven’s Gate Hall at the peak.

In front of the Heaven’s Gate Hall, pines and cypresses stood solitary, and on the stone table were a chessboard and a chess basket.

Qiu Changtian arrived at the Heaven’s Gate Hall, looking at the distant chessboard, and asked again:

“Ah Jing?”

“The Heaven-Mending Stone is in the chess basket,” the Kunlun Mirror answered, “and I haven’t found anything suspicious either.”

“The lack of suspicious signs is the most suspicious thing.” Qiu Changtian said, frowning. “Has Chi Song Immortal really set no traps?”

“Perhaps he has enough confidence in the secret realm of Heaven’s Gate Hall?” the Suming Sword speculated. “For example, sealing off the original entrance to the secret realm entirely, believing no one could break in, so there’s no need to guard the chess basket?”

“Makes sense.” Qiu Changtian decided on the spot, “Since you think there are no restrictions, go retrieve the shards for me!”

He quickly performed a sword technique, and the Suming Sword immediately shot towards the chessboard. With a flash of sword light, it was about to sweep up the chess basket.

Suddenly, the surrounding heaven and earth changed colors.

Countless lines crisscrossed, weaving a chessboard around Qiu Changtian, followed by innumerable black and white chess pieces, each the size of a mountain, rapidly crashing down from above!

“Ah Jing, is this what you called no restrictions?” Qiu Changtian could only dodge frantically.

“I said my scans aren’t infallible!” The Kunlun Mirror also pondered earnestly, “Is this an enchanting formation? Why couldn’t I detect it?”

“Let’s see how to break it first!” Qiu Changtian wielded the Tai Yin Suming Sword, slicing the incoming black and white pieces. “Let’s see how to dismantle this enchanting formation first!”

The black and white pieces weren’t particularly difficult to deal with, just large and similar in type to the Heaven-overturning Seal, relying on simple brute force to cause damage. Naturally, they were no match for Qiu Changtian, who had the Tai Yin Suming Sword.

But now that the formation was activated, who knew if Chi Song Immortal had noticed somewhere (most likely he had) and whether he had immediately rushed back (most likely he had already departed).

We need to quickly break the formation and fetch the Heaven-Mending Stone!

“Got it!” the Kunlun Mirror suddenly said, “This formation isn’t near the chessboard, nor near the Heaven’s Gate Hall. It’s embedded in the base layer of the entire secret realm, just like in the Heavenly Gate Hall of the Golden Cicada Temple!”

“Stop analyzing and figure out how to break it!” Qiu Changtian yelled.

“I can forcibly break the formation!” The Kunlun Mirror quickly suggested, “But doing so will definitely alarm those outside the secret realm!”

“Nonsense!” Qiu Changtian grew increasingly impatient, “If I don’t use force to break the formation, can I dismantle it myself instead?”

“By the time you decipher it, Chi Song Immortal will be back!”

“I know you’re anxious, but calm down.” The Kunlun Mirror, using a particularly exasperating manner of speaking it must have learned from somewhere, redundantly confirmed, “You do want to use force to break the formation, right?”

“Yes!”

“No change of plans?”

“No change!”

“Alright!” The Kunlun Mirror swiftly exerted its mana, “Mirror Flower Water Moon, Silent Photographic Void! Break for me!”

The crisscrossed chessboard around them instantly seemed to collapse and dissipate in an instant.

Qiu Changtian, without hesitation, once again urged the Suming Sword. The sword light swept towards the chess basket and successfully retrieved it.

“Stop, thief!” came a roaring voice from behind.

Qiu Changtian turned back and saw Ziwei Master rushing in from the entrance of the secret realm, both shocked and furious, along with Xu Yinglian following closely behind.

Since her husband hadn’t returned after going to see the Sect Leader, Xu Yinglian was slightly worried and went to the Jade Void Palace’s Scripture Lecture Hall to see if Qiu Changtian was still there.

As she was paying her respects to Ziwei Master, a sudden deafening explosion was heard from the direction of the rear hall.

That direction… led to the Heaven’s Gate Hall Secret Realm, where the ancient statue of Taiqing Supreme was enshrined, a forbidden place in the sect that must not be lost.

As the lecture hall was very close, Xu Yinglian followed Ziwei Master and rushed into the secret realm at once.

She happened to witness Qiu Changtian taking the chess basket with his sword light.

Qiu Changtian turned back, his gaze met that of Ziwei Master and Xu Yinglian, and his face, usually adorned with a faint, elegant smile, was now expressionless.

No emotion whatsoever.

“Ah Jing, teleport!”

Immediately, his figure vanished before Ziwei Master and Xu Yinglian’s eyes.

On Qingluo Peak of Shushan, Ling Yunpo suddenly opened his eyes!

After reloading, the first thing he did was reach into his bosom and pull out the chess basket.

He took out the Heaven-Mending Stone shard from the chess basket, and Ling Yunpo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Three out of six shards acquired!

Hahahaha!

“Could it be that he’s gone mad from losing love because he severed ties with Junior Sister Xu?” the Kunlun Mirror asked with concern.

“Impossible, right?” the Suming Sword expressed doubt, “I didn’t notice any hint of sadness on his face.”

“Hey!” It simply voiced out, asking Ling Yunpo, “Sword Master, are you feeling sad now?”

“Sad?” Ling Yunpo was baffled. “I just got another Heaven-Mending Stone shard, I’m quite pleased! Why would I be sad?”

“See?” the Suming Sword immediately began mocking the Kunlun Mirror, “I knew someone as indifferent as Sword Master wouldn’t get caught up in the trifles of romance. Women would only slow down his ascent to the Sky Throne…”

Before the words were finished, both the mirror and the sword noticed that Ling Yunpo could no longer smile.

He just sat on the bed, his gaze quietly looking at the falling leaves outside the window.

The wind was rising.

From this day on, there would be no more Qiu Changtian in the world.

Yet, he could never forget the final moment before Qiu Changtian disappeared, a mark etched into his memory…

It was the look of extreme fear on Xu Yinglian’s face.

Junior Sister Xu, who was such a proud and self-assured person? Encountering demon cultivators in Mount Beimang, rescuing Senior Brother with the Immortal Slaying Sword Array, no matter how formidable the enemy or perilous the predicament, her face always held a relentless, burning fighting spirit that refused to admit defeat.

And when had he ever seen her show such a look of fear, panic, or even despair?

Ling Yunpo felt a strange sensation, as if he were caught in some unspeakable emotion.

It was a curse left by Qiu Changtian before his unwilling disappearance, forever lodged in his heart, like a rusty nail embedded deep within steel, despite his efforts to convince himself, “I am not Qiu Changtian at all,” “My destiny with Xu Yinglian was over,” yet that curse firmly rooted itself in his heart.

“Ah Jing.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Did you suggest something to me?”

“No,” the Kunlun Mirror paused, “are you… regretting?”

“I don’t know.” Ling Yunpo shook his head, “I haven’t thought about it.”

“I’m afraid to think about it.”

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