Cao Kun began to slowly search through this mountain range.
The search lasted for three whole days.
On the fourth night, Cao Kun finally felt an even stronger connection on an inconspicuous low hill.
With a thought, his primordial spirit emerged from his body, and in a flash, he entered the belly of the mountain.
A few minutes later, the primordial spirit returned and re-entered Cao Kun's body.
Cao Kun opened his eyes, his eyes filled with surprise.
Found it.
That stone slab is right here.
Cao Kun flicked his hand, and several Yin talismans fell to the ground. He also stuck a Yin talisman on his own body.
Immediately, he made a hand seal: "Hurry!"
Instantly, he began to sink into the mountainside.
Cao Kun was surrounded by darkness; there was no light underground, and he couldn't see anything.
But his divine sense could clearly perceive everything.
Before long, Cao Kun's body relaxed, the rocks and soil that had enveloped him disappeared, and he entered a mysterious space.
A faint, dismal light appeared before his eyes.
It was emitted by a triangular stone slab floating in mid-air.
The stone slab floated in mid-air without any assistance, rotating very slowly for countless years.
Upon seeing the stone slab with his own eyes, even before getting close, Cao Kun felt an extremely peculiar power.
This power was the first he had ever encountered, and it was unlike any power he had ever encountered before.
It was completely unfamiliar, yet there was a sense of familiarity about it.
Cao Kun didn't rush to take the stone slab. He scanned the space with his divine sense and discovered that there were other life forms in the space.
These are all special insects that live in the soil.
Cao Kun reached out and grabbed, and some creatures flew over and landed in his hand.
He threw the handful of small insects at the stone slab.
A miraculous scene unfolded. Cao Kun saw that as soon as the insects entered within a certain distance of the stone slab, their life force rapidly diminished, and in the blink of an eye, all their life potential was exhausted, and they died.
Cao Kun could sense that what the stone slab was taking away was not the vitality of these insects, but their lifespan.
Moreover, as these insects died, Cao Kun sensed that the power emanating from the stone slab had noticeably increased slightly.
Cao Kun was overjoyed; this stone slab really was related to the power of time.
"It seems to be able to absorb the lifespan of other life forms to enhance its own power."
"Could it be that in order to use the power of this stone slab, one must first allow it to absorb a certain amount of lifespan before it can be used?"
Cao Kun stared at the stone slab, his eyes gleaming.
The next moment, Cao Kun moved his hand slightly, and a drop of blood flew towards the stone slab.
The simplest way to figure out how to use this thing is to refine it.
Deep refining requires prolonged and deep contact. Cao Kun did not want to be deprived of his lifespan, so he could only use the simple method of blood recognition to carry out preliminary refining.
Although he couldn't fully utilize the power of the stone slab after the initial refinement, at least his lifespan wouldn't be affected.
As soon as the blood approached the stone slab, Cao Kun felt his drop of blood "dying".
Blood itself has no concept of life or death, but it contains his spirit.
However, as soon as you get close to the stone slab, the spiritual energy inside quickly disappears, as if it were dead.
By the time the blood fell onto the stone slab, it had completely lost its spirituality.
The blood oath ceremony failed.
"You can do that?"
Cao Kun leaped up, and after getting to a safe distance from the stone slab, he opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.
But it was no use; the spiritual essence within that mouthful of blood vanished just as quickly.
Although the stone slab was quickly stained red, the blood test to identify the master still failed.
"You really want to drain my lifespan."
Helpless, Cao Kun stretched out his right hand, which immediately released purple light and was then covered with an invisible layer of heaven and earth power.
Cao Kun then reached out and grabbed it.
But as soon as he got close, Cao Kun felt his lifespan being irresistibly sucked away by a powerful force.
1 year... 3 years... 10 years...
By the time Cao Kun grabbed the stone slab, he had already lost 30 years of his lifespan.
But he finally smeared his blood on the stone slab.
With his blood imbued with his spirit, it instantly seeped into the stone slab, and Cao Kun immediately established a subtle connection with it.
A thought struck him, and the stone slab's absorption of lifespan power receded, so his lifespan was no longer being consumed.
"Just getting it has consumed 30 years of my lifespan."
Cao Kun sighed inwardly, and began to look forward to the power of this stone slab.
Cao Kun was not in a hurry to leave. Right there in the mountain, he began to refine the stone slab with all his might.
One day, two days...
Three days later, Cao Kun opened his eyes.
His eyes were filled with surprise... no, ecstasy.
This stone slab truly possesses the power to control time.
However, it's not quite the same as in the movie.
In the movie, this stone slab can turn back time and speed it up.
This stone slab can indeed be made that way.
However, there are limitations.
To use this stone slab, one must first absorb a certain amount of time energy.
It cannot absorb the power of time in the universe; it can only absorb it from living beings.
The more powerful a creature is, the more useful its lifespan becomes.
For example, Cao Kun himself can achieve a ratio of 3 to 1.
For example, just now, the stone slab absorbed 30 years of Cao Kun's lifespan, and now, the stone slab possesses 10 years of time power.
Cao Kun could use this power of 10 years to instantly accelerate a person or thing by 10 years, or to instantly rewind 10 years.
When used on people, it can instantly make them look 10 years paler or 10 years younger.
If a person's lifespan is less than 10 years, they will die instantly.
But using it to deal with ordinary people is too wasteful.
Its ability to absorb the lifespan of living beings is enough to kill ordinary people and also replenish their time power.
However, the lifespan of ordinary people is not as high as that of Cao Kun.
The ratio is only 10 to 1.
It takes 10 years of lifespan to replenish its energy for 1 year.
If it is not human, but other animals or creatures, the rate is even lower.
Moreover, plants are not acceptable; it must be a living being with flesh and blood.
Cao Kun also couldn't understand the underlying principle or why this was the case.
But no matter what, this is a magical artifact with immense power.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a divine artifact.
Now, this stone slab, combined with the 10 years of time power Cao Kun just added, still possesses 58 years of time power.
He can instantly make a person 58 years younger, or instantly accelerate the progress of something by 58 years, or return it to 58 years ago.
Of course, this kind of thing can only be done on a small scale.
For example, his weapon-forging time and pill-refining time were accelerated.
If he wanted to bring forward something that would happen 58 years later to the present, this thing can't do that.
Nevertheless, it can still be called a divine artifact.
"We need to give this amazing artifact a name."
After thinking about it, Cao Kun simply called this thing the "Time Tablet".
It's clear at a glance, simple and convenient.
Even the most beautiful name is just a name.
Its capabilities will not change.
With a flick of his hand, Cao Kun put away the Time Stone Tablet, and with a swift movement, emerged from the mountain's belly.
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