
One month after the fate-breaking bell had pinpointed its power, Hualing again felt the pain that tore the soul apart. At that time he was on his way to his residence after delivering the monthly spirit stones to all the peaks. Leaning on the sturdy trunk of the peach tree, Hualing curled up; trying to endure the pain while keeping himself clear-minded.
The movements this time were slightly different, as his strength was forced out and his soul was torn apart. The people of the Sky sect seem to have found a way to activate the Destiny-breaking Bell.
The corner of Hualing's lips lifted on one side, smiling dismissively. This Sky Sect was very capable, only one month and they knew the method to use the Destiny-breaking Bell despite being forcibly.
He dared to bet, ninety percent the first thing they would do was to get rid of the young Yuan Qing, the Demon King who had yet to cultivate claws and fangs.
Hualing felt his strength being forced to come out, then tore through space and flipped time. Part of his consciousness reached the point of time he was aiming for before the people of the Heaven sect could travel. The scene before him told him how the Sky Sect would clear up Yuan Qing, proving the accuracy of his guess.
Under his feet was a bloody scene when Yuan Qing's and Liu Xing Sheng's remaining relatives were massacred by the mountain bandits, just before Zhang Junqing saved them.
They were extremely clever, killing a mortal child was clearly easier than getting rid of Yuan Qing who had been training on the immortal path. They may think they can do it, but it's a pity that he won't allow it.
Hualing moved his spiritual energy, trying to control his original form from a distance. If he was unable to stop the fate-breaking Bell from turning time around, then he would shift time. Making sure Yuan Qing had the strength to fight back instead of waiting to be slaughtered. From the original goal when Yuan Qing was too young towards Yuan Qing who was able to protect himself; from the blood-smelling forest of his relatives towards the secret realm of Eternal Majesty Shui Xing!
An enlightenment suddenly came to his mind, it seemed that Bai Fengying who ambushed Yuan Qing in the secret realm should have come from this time. And he was the one who pushed for that.
Meanwhile in the Sky Sect, the two people who made Hualing a headache were rejoicing. In the first attempt after some calculations, the Heaven Sect Master successfully activated the destiny-breaking Bell. Although it required a lot of high-tier spirit stones to consume and the spiritual energy of the opener to support, but the existence of the time circle in thin air was quite satisfying. There was absolutely no idea if their goal time period had shifted so far.
"The fate-breaking bell is an incredible artifact and the human heart is hard to guess. Master was so happy when you showed me the bell, proving you trust the teacher enough. However, as I said in the beginning, the human heart is hard to guess. This old man will not rest easy if there is a third person to know about this matter, so teacher can only trouble you to eradicate the scourge alone." Liang Song said slowly, making sure each word did not contain a double meaning; like being afraid that the interlocutor would misunderstand because of one wrong word.
"Teacher can calm down, Fengying understands very well the teacher's worries." Both Fengying who was still in the uniform of the Sky Sect replied with appropriate obedience.
Hearing Bai Fengying's reply, Liang Song nodded in satisfaction then again said, "The time loop has opened, but you only have an hour before it is pulled back to the original time."
"This disciple promised to finish it before an hour!"
"Alright, go and be careful."
Bai Fengying replied with a proper respectful posture then entered the open circle of time. His steps were steady, full of confidence. Thinking the task this time will be easy to carry out even though the corner of his heart refused, however killing a child is not human behavior. However, once again the logic reminds that this child will lead to a great war that takes many lives. And that little corner is getting more determined as he's determined to protect what he thinks is right.
An hour, sixty minutes isn't a long time for cultivators to live long like them. It was just like a meaningless short line between long lifelines.
Liang Song waited for Bai Fengying's return with peace of mind. He thought with his disciple's cultivation level, getting rid of a brat would not take long. It should have been only a few minutes, but Bai Fengying did not also return after half an hour. He was still trying to calm his mind, thinking maybe his young disciple was weighing some things that prevented future changes rather than something dangerous.
Forty-five minutes, Liang Song really wanted to enter the time loop. He was really worried this time. If only the time loop could be passed by more than one person, he would have followed right from the start. The name of the direct disciple of the Heaven sect master and the brightest young man in the northern mainland was not just nonsense, either, moreover with Bai Fengying's personality always following the rules it couldn't have taken so long to clean up a child.
Fifty-five minutes, Liang Song stood rigidly in front of the time circle. Although his face did not show any change, but his tensed heart would not be able to be released if his young disciple had not returned.
Fifty-nine minutes, the light of the time circle began to dim. Not long after, the young figure he knew stood up with one hand grasping the other arm. Some parts of his clothes were torn and charred, while the red blood from his fingers drooped. His appearance was completely different from when he left, like heaven and earth. It was as if this young disciple of his had gone through a life and death battle.
Liang Song propped up Bai Fengying who was on the verge of collapsing, breaking her down to sit on a nearby bench. His heart ached with anger, however Bai Fengying had grown below his knees since young.
"How can it be like this?" Liang Song after Bai Fengying finished one cup of water in one gulp.
"The time loop brought to the wrong time," Bai Fengying replied slowly, the purple lightning strike wound was still hot and painful. Although he was able to avoid most of the attacks, he did not fully escape the injury. Bai Fengying could really not imagine what would happen to her if she could not dodge, perhaps she would turn into an unrecognizable lump of charred meat.
"The wrong time?"
"Yes! This disciple entered the time when his Eternal Majesty Shui Xing was eating in the open, not only against Yuan Qing but also Xue Hualing and Liu Xing Sheng who had come after him. If only these two people did not interfere, this disciple would definitely be able to carry out his duties well. Please teacher give punishment!" Bai Fengying was disappointed in herself. To him the Sect Master was not only a teacher, but also a respected father and elder brother. This time due to his incompetence, he had disappointed.
"It's not entirely your fault, however I have opened a time loop where the demon lord should still be quite young. And the period of time that you enter completely is not the time that I want to open. If you want to blame, it should be me." Liang Song tried to comfort his young disciple. Although he was overwhelmed with confusion, but looking at the young shoulders hanging low that he could not harden his heart to ignore.
"You go back and rest, the teacher will re-examine the location of the error." Said later.
"Thank you teacher!"
"Go treat your wounds."
Meanwhile in another place, Xue Hualing could not help but smile disdainfully. From the moment Bai Fengying entered the time circle she had always stood there. Seeing how Yuan Qing resisted until he was in that period of time and Liu Xing Sheng joined forces and turned things around. With this event, he was certain that the Heaven Sect Master would temporarily be confused and would not rashly use the destiny-breaking Bell.