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Chapter 1461 - Chapter 1461 Chapter 1463 Time Sand

Chapter 1461: Chapter 1463: Time Sand Chapter 1461: Chapter 1463: Time Sand Song Jian looked coldly toward a patch of forest. There, a faint breath indicated the presence of a human, one who was severely injured.

“Gr, great sir, I, I was just passing by to have a look. Those big demons were chasing me and wanted to kill me. Thank goodness you appeared and saved my life!” Chen Dong emerged from the forest with a bitter smile on his face as he bowed to Song Jian.

Belonging to the same human race and with no conflict of interest, Chen Dong believed that the other party wouldn’t kill him.

Even so, Chen Dong’s heart was still in turmoil. He cursed himself inwardly, “It’s your own greed. You saw the seven-colored divine light, the divine artifact and couldn’t resist staying. Had you been resolute just now, you would have already fled with the Time Sand…”

Originally planning to leave, Chen Dong couldn’t suppress his greed when he saw the Seven-colored Divine Light, and just like the other big demons, he assumed it was a divine artifact.

A divine artifact, perhaps the only chance in his life to see one. Furthermore, with the big demons fighting each other, casualties were inevitable. Chen Dong harbored the thought of profiting from their conflict, but unexpectedly, a human emerged from the Light Cocoon.

“This must be the result of him cultivating some powerful martial art, with the divine light escaping by mistake, which we mistook for the birth of a divine artifact. Damn, I hope he can spare my life out of consideration for being from the same human race,” thought Chen Dong internally.

“Why were those big demons chasing you?” asked Song Jian. Previously bound by the Light Cocoon, Song Jian was unaware and did not know what had transpired outside. He couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity.

Chen Dong’s complexion changed drastically. The big demons had been chasing and clamoring after him. This human powerhouse in front of him shouldn’t have been unaware of it.

“Could it be that he is testing me, or does he have his eyes on my Time Sand?” Chen Dong’s face shifted unpredictably, at one moment gritting his teeth in anger and at the next showing a look of grievance. After a long while, he reluctantly took out a small bottle from his chest and said to Song Jian, “Sir, those big demons were after me because I obtained a few grains of Time Sand on the Starry Sky Battlefield. They wanted to snatch it. Sir, I now offer the Time Sand to you, hoping you will spare my life in exchange!”

“Heh heh, since it is your treasure, how could I possibly take it…” Song Jian waved his hand. Upon hearing the words “Starry Sky Battlefield,” he already knew that he was still within the secret realm. In this realm, aside from Martial Arts Secret Scrolls, he could not use any other items or take them out of the realm.

Even if the Time Sand was a precious treasure, to him, it was merely something to broaden his knowledge, effectively useless.

However, at the moment Chen Dong revealed the Time Sand, the Infinite Mark on his chest suddenly trembled slightly, seemingly with urgency.

Hearing that Song Jian had no intention of taking his Time Sand, Chen Dong’s face lit up with joy, but then Song Jian continued, “How could I possibly seize your treasure? But if you offer it to me sincerely and willingly, then I would be humbly obliged to accept,” he said.

After speaking, Song Jian reached out with his right hand, his perceptive power coalescing into a large hand that grasped the small bottle containing the Time Sand and snatched it over.

Looking at his empty palms, Chen Dong was on the verge of tears: “Lies, it’s all lies. These high and mighty beings act virtuous but are nothing but hypocrites. I should have known…”

With the small bottle in hand, Song Jian squinted his eyes to inspect its properties.

“This Time Sand actually contains the Time Law, every grain used can reverse time by three minutes, and there are no side effects…” A look of amazement crossed Song Jian’s face.

There were a total of nine grains of Time Sand in the small bottle, each as valuable as a life. The ability to reverse time in critical moments, those three minutes, was enough to ensure an escape.

As Song Jian held the small bottle, the Time Imprint on his chest trembled more violently, seeming to want to devour the Time Sand.

Opening the bottle, Song Jian took out a grain of Time Sand. Before he could use it, it was attracted by a mysterious force towards his chest.

A slight sting was felt as the Time Sand merged into the Time Imprint. Suddenly, much of the rebound that had occurred due to the use of the Time Domain was alleviated, and the ability of the Time Domain, which normally would have required a day’s rest before it could be used again, recovered immediately.

A hint of joy appeared at the corner of Song Jian’s mouth. Even if it didn’t enhance his Time Domain, just the effect of eliminating the side effects was immensely beneficial. There were nine grains, no, there were only eight left now, but even these eight grains of Time Sand were incredibly valuable to him.

Moreover, what was more important was that even though the Time Sand was an item from this secret realm, Song Jian was able to use it directly. It was just uncertain whether or not his interception of the Time Sand here would affect Chen Dong from over a million years ago.

“No, it should not affect the years of over a million years ago. This is just a capture of a segment of the River of Time and Space, an infinite loop. At most, when the secret realm is opened in the future, there will be no Time Sand, that’s all!” Song Jian thought to himself.

To other trial participants, the Starry Sky Ten Thousand Races Secret Realm was simply a means to obtain Martial Arts Secret Scrolls, but for Song Jian, it was a pathway to comprehend the Time Law. Here, he had too many opportunities to perceive the Time Law, after all, this realm was a segment taken from the River of Time and Space.

With Song Jian’s current abilities, it was impossible to access the River of Time and Space, and thus impossible to cultivate the Time Law, but this secret realm was like a scoop of water taken from the River of Time and Space, allowing Song Jian to comprehend within this scoop, giving him an early grasp of the Time Domain. This secret realm seemed as if it had been opened specifically for him, and among all the trial participants, he benefited the most.

Song Jian put the small bottle, now with only eight grains of Time Sand left, into his bosom. Looking at Chen Dong, who wore a dejected expression, he pondered for a while before drawing out a martial arts manuscript from his chest.

These were some of the human-compatible Martial Arts Secret Scrolls he had searched for on the bookshelves of the Dragon Palace Treasure. These scrolls had already been collected by previous disciples and were not much use to trial takers. Xin Ling did not even consider them, and copies of these scrolls existed within the Imperial Sword Sect as well. Song Jian had simply taken two of the highest-grade human martial arts scrolls, thinking it better to leave with something than nothing. The one he was taking out now was just one of them.

“This is an epic-level Martial Arts Secret Scroll, the Battle Dragon Xuanhuang Scripture, inspired by the Dragon Battle in the Wild, embodying the essence of blood and the Xuanhuang, it is a decent technique. I’ll give it to you as a return gift!” Song Jian said with a smile, handing a manuscript radiating purple-red light to Chen Dong.

“An, an epic-level technique?” Chen Dong’s face froze in shock. He was from a small sect of the Human Race; where would he ever see such a high-level technique? The highest-level technique in his sect was just a silver-ranked one, and even that was only allowed for Sect Leader candidates to cultivate. Disciples like him, within the sect, could only practice a blue-ranked technique.

His trip to the Starry Sky Battlefield aimed merely at earning more merits to exchange for a stronger technique from the Xuan Tian Sect.

“Epic-level, epic-level technique!” Chen Dong, looking at the purple-red manuscript in his hand, suddenly felt his throat go dry. This was a technique powerful enough to establish one’s own sect; for such a technique, even the thought of leaving his own sect was not too high a price to pay.

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