Time Laws
After he came out of the door, he felt a little confused. This place did not seem to be the entrance he had entered from before.
The map was unfolded again, but there were no more detailed routes on it.
Not to mention that this was a map he had passed through, even Chu Li's more detailed map only marked a symbol at the master's residence, without any information about its internal structure.
Nan Yi turned around and looked back. The door he had just come out of had also disappeared. He could no longer enter the area he had just entered. He should have asked in advance, or seen if the other party could send him directly to the Wuxiang Palace.
It's better than getting lost in a place like this...
Nan Yi really didn't expect that he could lose his way within the sect. He kept walking forward according to the direction of the west, but for some reason, he never saw the sect's characteristic suspension bridge, let alone other areas.
It was as if the area he was in was extremely vast.
He lowered his eyelashes and inadvertently noticed his shadow slowly lengthening—
He subconsciously looked up at the sun on the horizon and noticed it was slowly setting at a certain speed. He suddenly realized something was amiss.
Does time pass so quickly in this space?
He can actually perceive the passage of time with the naked eye?
In the brief moment he was thinking, the sun completely set, and the Milky Way stretched across the night sky like a ribbon.
At that very moment, the scene before him changed once again.
The once barren land has sprung up with pavilions and palaces, lush vegetation, and flowing rivers.
This feeling...
Could it be that our master has truly mastered the laws of time?
He had only come with a sliver of hope, after all, the laws of time were too mysterious, and in the current cultivation world, no cultivator had yet been able to comprehend them.
This Grandmaster of the Myriad Manifestations Sect was so mysterious that no one knew whether she had truly comprehended the laws of time.
There were only occasional rumors that she had made some progress in the realm of time, and as soon as the fox clan received the news, they immediately sent him over.
However, no one could confirm that she had truly grasped the truth, nor could anyone confirm that his injuries could be healed through time reversal.
Nan Yi thought for a moment, then transformed back into his original form and began to run around rapidly. Since pavilions and palaces appeared at night, it was possible that his master was in one of the palaces.
Here, the nights pass as quickly as the days, and the short nights were not enough for Nan Yi to visit all the places.
As soon as daylight arrived, everything disappeared again, and he had no choice but to wait for the next night to come.
He searched inside for several nights in a row without finding anything, but instead discovered the exit that only appeared at night.
After estimating the time, he decided to go out first this time.
He jumped out of the exit, turned around, and found himself back by the original rock.
He knew the way back easily this time, and soon he was back at his residence.
He spent five days there, and fortunately, no one came looking for him.
Before entering the room, he couldn't help but glance at the next room again. The door to the Domain Pavilion was still tightly closed, and he breathed a sigh of relief without making it obvious.
But he quickly realized what he was feeling guilty about.
It was just a trip outside.
It's normal for a fox his age to be out and about all day.
The next morning, Nan Yi unexpectedly received a message—
"Nan Yi, come here for a moment."
Standing before me was a crane, with a sound transmission talisman tied below its neck, from which the voice came from.
Nan Yi quickly recognized that it was the voice of the sect leader of the Myriad Manifestations Sect, who was also his master.
The crane bowed slightly, gesturing for the other to come up.
I wonder what my master wanted to see him about.
Nan Yi sat on the back of the crane, pondering this question.
Could it be that they were discovered yesterday for trespassing at their master's residence?
No, that shouldn't be the case. If they were going to find him, they should have done so on the first day. At the very least, they should have come to him last night instead of waiting until this morning.
"Wanqiu, are you talking about your newly accepted apprentice?" A man snapped his folding fan shut. Ever since hearing Xie Wanqiu's story, he hadn't even bothered with the fan in his hand.
“You just came back from outside, so you naturally don’t know that Master stayed with him outside for almost a month.”
The speaker was Xie Wanqiu, the sect leader of the Myriad Manifestations Sect.
The woman standing next to the man had a face exactly like his, and she said, "I don't really believe that."
Speaking of their master, everyone knows she was a cultivation fanatic. When she took them as disciples, she let them cultivate on their own most of the time.
Occasionally, when she finished her cultivation and had some free time, she would come over and give them a few pointers.
They absolutely, positively did not believe that she valued anyone more than cultivation.
"How could this be fake? You two just didn't notice it when you were out. You'll find out as time goes on."
Xie Wanqiu appears calm now, but no one knows that she has actually been secretly envious for some time.
At first, her master wanted to take the fox and raise it, and she didn't think much of it. But one day, when she wanted to find her master, she couldn't find her at her residence.
The fox next door disappeared as well, and that's when she had a bad feeling.
During that time, she kept a close eye on things and waited for almost a month before she saw a person and a fox return riding on a blue lotus.
That's the Chaos Green Lotus! My master's natal weapon!
They actually used it to carry that fox?
How could she not know that her master cared so much about this fox?
When Nan Yi arrived at the Wuxiang Hall, there was only the sect leader inside. However, his nostrils twitched slightly, and he smelled two other scents. One was faint, while the other was quite strong, as if something had been applied to his body.
Judging from the lingering concentration of the scent... those two people are very likely still in this palace, and not far from his location.
His expression remained unchanged as he asked, "Master, did you summon me here for something?"
"I just wanted to ask, when she... your senior sister was guiding you in cultivation, was there anything you found difficult to adapt to?"
Nan Yi shook his head, his voice calm: "No, everything is fine."
“Your senior sister is also very busy. If you really want to learn how to build a domain, I happen to have some free time recently.”
Upon hearing this, Nan Yi did not hesitate for long and refused directly. He only understood this when he had some free time this time.
If it were just his senior sister guiding him, given how frequently she entered the Domain Pavilion, he could still sneak in some other things to do.
But if the sect leader were to directly manage him—who knows, his entire fox might be under the sect leader's supervision, leaving him no time to do his own thing.
The sect leader felt regretful and also found it strange. Logically speaking, if he wanted to find his grandmaster, it would be better to follow her. On the surface, she and the grandmaster were master and disciple, and their relationship was closer.
But he refused...
The sect leader couldn't help but think of a bad possibility: could it be that he had already recognized Chu Li as his grandmaster?
This shouldn't be the case; only she, her two junior brothers and sisters, and a few of her disciples knew about this.
Do you think he knows the real situation or not?
After letting Nan Yi leave, Lu Qianfeng and Lu Qianling reappeared in the hall.
"I don't know about that, but I'm sure he spotted you just now. It's because you put such a strong scent on yourself; foxes have a very keen sense of smell."
Lu Qianling pursed her lips. Sometimes she really didn't want to admit that this person who loved to show off was her twin brother.
When the little fox's gaze swept over her subtly, she knew that his scent must have been detected again.
"Hey, don't talk nonsense. I just carried a few incense pills with me. I didn't apply anything randomly."
Seeing the two of them start arguing again, Xie Wanqiu rubbed her forehead and couldn't help but sigh.
That's why Master didn't pass the position of Sect Master of the Myriad Manifestations Sect to the two of them in the first place; it was simply too unreliable.
However, the three of them had been fellow disciples for quite some time, and Xie Wanqiu had long since gotten used to it.
But what she was more concerned about now was not that matter, but the fox named Nan Yi. He behaved normally in front of her and seemed to respect her, his master, very much.
But she knew the truth in her heart, and the fox must have known it even better; their relationship could only be considered that of master and disciple in name only.
Xie Wanqiu has been in the position of sect leader for nearly a thousand years, and has long been accustomed to observing the behavior of others when talking to them.
In the past, she had relied on this ability to secure many benefits for the Myriad Manifestations Sect.
Currently, except when she is facing her master, she doesn't pay attention to observing others; she analyzes everyone else silently in her mind.
She had just noticed something was off about Nan Yi; there was a subtle resistance in him, as if he was unwilling to have any deeper conversations with anyone.
In other words, he was very wary of everyone, and as his temporary mentor, she was unable to make him let his guard down.
She had just tentatively suggested that she take care of him herself, and his emotions fluctuated for a moment and then disappeared just as quickly. If she hadn't been paying close attention, she might not have even noticed that small change.
She certainly envied that he was well taken care of by his master, but what was more important was whether his master would be deceived by his appearance.
Lu Qianling appeared beside her at some point, and as if she could understand her concerns, she smiled and said, "Senior Sister, why worry? Someone as powerful as Master is enough to see through all the illusions."
After leaving Wanxiang Pavilion, Nan Yi did not return to his residence, but instead walked in the opposite direction.
He remembered that Chu Li had mentioned the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion to him before, where everything could be purchased with spirit stones, so he decided to go and have a look.
After all, we might need to stay at the Myriad Manifestations Sect for quite some time now, to see if there are any magical artifacts that can provide a temporary solution.
His tail was useful, but it was too conspicuous to show itself every time. What he hoped for now was to be noticed by the other disciples as little as possible.
He didn't want to have to be wary of other people's stares in addition to his senior sister.
"Hey, you must be the fox that the sect leader just took in. Since you're a fox, you should act like one. What are you doing pretending to be human all the time?"
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