Chapter 500 - 323: The Confrontation of Refusal to Give Up_2
Upon hearing this, Xie Lan nodded. She had long understood the truth about time. Time was indeed the most crucial aspect of healing, one of the more elusive truths to gain insight into.
"Did you realize this from Yan Xiaobao’s Crystal Stone?" she asked curiously. The Crystal Stone had nothing to do with healing or time, yet somehow, it had sparked such a revelation.
Wang Julong nodded, "His movements are as if blending together. Like the air moves with him as one." She began to explain, her eyes brimming with excitement, "Merging with the air, forcing it to move the way he desires. It’s like how we command our flesh, bones, and veins to move." She continued.
"Watching him act this way, I realized seeing him was impossible; there was simply no time. He uses his speed to escape time, flowing and becoming one with the air. I use time to compress, force, and create. We all use time, but the way we manipulate it is distinct."
Hearing this, Xie Lan was utterly flabbergasted. She believed Yan Xiaobao hadn’t utilized time at all. She thought he was merely employing pure speed. However, ultimately, whether she understood it or not didn’t matter; the important thing was that Wang Julong had made a breakthrough. That was what truly mattered.
Not long after, Deng Wu awoke from his meditation. He was pleased to see Wang Julong no longer dazedly absorbed in her insights. The four Cultivators moved slightly closer to one another, speculating when their new plan might unfold and what it would be.
In the midst of this, Yan Xiaobao opened his eyes, seeing Wang Julong, Xie Lan, and Deng Wu chatting joyfully together, a satisfied smile spreading across his lips.
He stood up, stretching his weary body, then went on to join the others. Yan Xiaobao approached them, heading straight for Xu Biao.
"How far are we from the Dragon Core?" he asked, deeply tired of traversing this Underworld. Although this civilization was quite familiar to him, the constant ceiling overhead and the dark, dim tunnels made him feel like a prisoner.
"Not too far," Xu Biao replied. "We are just three caves away from the Dragon Core. The closer we get, the denser the population. In the last two caves, the entire region consists of two vast cities spanning thousands of kilometers."