Chapter 1860 - 184: Fish in the River, the River of Time! (Part 2)

For him, this time’s harvest was already an unexpected gain, an additional income.

As for more, it depends on Ashina’s methods after returning to the grassland.

Throughout the process, he casually made a few moves, and he didn’t care about the future development of the grassland.

The strength or weakness of the Northern Barbarian Grassland has no impact on him.

But if Ashina does not fulfill that transaction, once he is strong enough, he won’t mind taking a trip to the grassland to collect interest.

At that time, he needs to ensure that the Great Snow Mountain poses no threat to him.

To confirm this, he can only seek the Martial Saint.

"No hurry! This is not crucial!" he thought to himself.

"Now the most critical thing is the enhancement of strength! With the ransom sent by Ashinaron, it’s enough for me to take another step forward, enough to make my Source Points exceed a thousand, or even more!"

Thinking of this, he felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

No matter the process, coming to Celestial Palace City this time was a huge gain for him.

In the Royal Capital, he couldn’t get so many benefits, so many good things.

...

A moment later.

He saw the boxes moved in by the guards of the Prince Mansion, placed before him, and felt even more excited.

So close, he could sense the abundant energy and pure medicinal power within those boxes.

What was moved before him now were the rare parts according to Ashinaron.

The relatively ordinary parts are still outside the city.

"Then, let’s begin!!"

With this thought flashing through his mind, he stepped forward boldly.

At this moment, all the guards in the courtyard had already retreated, leaving only him and the stacked boxes.

...

An hour later.

Whoosh—

As he let out a long exhale of impure energy, he also emptied the last box in front of him.

[Source Points]: 731.3

"This harvest!!"

Looking at the changing Source Points on the pane, he felt overwhelming satisfaction.

In just an hour, his Source Points surged by hundreds of points.

This was something he never dared to imagine before.

"This is just an appetizer. If I refine the batch of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and rare minerals outside the city, given the current efficiency, there’s really a chance for my Source Points to break through the two-thousand-point mark."

"With a two-thousand-point accumulation, it’s enough to elevate both the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill and True Spirit Perception to a higher level."

"At that time, there truly is hope to reach the realm of the Martial Saint."

Thinking of this, he felt even more excited and motivated.

Because this is only part of it, according to Ashina’s transaction with him, if Ashina adheres to the agreement and sends another batch of resources, it could almost bring him so much more growth.

Then, he had a thought and looked at the skill column on the pane.

[Skill]: Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill (Nine times limit-breaking 100,000/100,000)(trait: Whale Swallowing (Dark Gold)...)

Sweeping his gaze over the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill column, he shook his head slightly.

The experience value accumulation of this cultivation technique has already reached its fullness.

Going further, what he lacks is no longer experience value, but the catalysis of Source Points.

In the next moment, he closed his eyes.

Mobilizing the Qi-Blood throughout his body, he digested the surging and extremely pure energy within him.

Turning it into nourishment for his body.

...

In the blink of an eye.

Three days passed.

These days, Jiang Ning had not taken a single step out of the courtyard, fully dedicating himself to practice.

In the courtyard.

Jiang Ning slowly opened his eyes, his gaze bright, as if with a clear brilliance.

[Skill]: True Spirit Perception+ (Nine times limit-breaking 100,000/100,000)(traits: True Self Unique (Dark Gold), True Spirit Perception (Light Gold), Three Elements Unification (Light Gold), Precognitive (Dark Gold), Spiritual Wisdom (Light Gold))

"The progress is finally full!" A sense of indescribable fullness and faint expectation rose in his heart.

To advance this cultivation technique further would require consuming a thousand Source Points accumulated over many days.

"Whether I can succeed depends on this step!" he thought to himself.

Then, his gaze instinctively shifted to the Source Points column.

[Source Points]: 1831.5

Now nearly two thousand points of accumulation were the result of refining all the resources sent by Ashinaron.

Though not quite two thousand points, he was satisfied.

One thousand eight hundred plus points, nearly two thousand points.

It was an accumulation he had never had before.

With the accumulation now, just a bit more, and it could allow the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill and True Spirit Perception both to break through simultaneously.

At this moment, his gaze lingered on the pane for a moment, and he had already made a decision in his heart.

"True Spirit Perception is my fundamental magic technique on a spiritual level, the precognitive trait has already given me a preliminary glimpse of the great secrets of the human body, if I take another step, I might truly see the true face of those faint shadows."

He took a deep breath and looked at the Source Points column again.

[Source Points]: 1831.5

Then, with a flicker of thought.

Boom!!!

In the Spirit Platform, it was as if a thunderbolt exploded.

Jiang Ning felt his consciousness being infinitely elevated in an instant, as if it had left his body, breaking through the firmament, arriving in an infinitely vast void.

In this void, countless light points flickered like stars, each containing an indescribable mystery.

He felt his consciousness expanding rapidly, constantly extending.

That feeling, like a person trapped in a small container, finally breaking the constraints of the container, was able to see a broader world.

He had jumped out of this realm!

At this moment, he sensed himself in an incredibly mysterious state.

All things in the world, were stagnant before him.

Time flowed away like sand, like water.

He saw all things converging and perishing in a scene, a scene appearing in a bubble within the river.

The world, time beings, were all reflections in that river.

His consciousness then plunged into chaos, muddled and confused.

No one knows how long it’s been.

It could be eons long, or a fleeting moment.

When he returned to consciousness, he couldn’t help but open his eyes.

"This world!!"

He stood up, a trace of confusion flashing in his eyes.

The scene of all things in heaven and earth seemed like a scene in a basin, he seemed to be standing outside the basin.

The scene of all things in heaven and earth, seemed also to be in a pool, he stood at the poolside.

And yet, it seemed he had always been within the scene, never having left.

"Such profound changes!" Such a thought flashed through his mind, and he slowly closed his eyes.

A moment later.

When he was at peace again.

He slowly opened his eyes again.

His gaze was, at the first moment, on the pane.

[Skill]: True Spirit Perception (Ten times limit-breaking 1.1%) (traits: True Self Unique (Dark Gold), True Spirit Perception (Light Gold), Three Elements Unification (Light Gold), Precognitive (Dark Gold), Spiritual Wisdom (Light Gold) Fish in the River (Light Gold))

One point one percent?

Seeing the changes on the pane, a slight surprise appeared in his expression.

Then his gaze fell below to the newly appeared trait.

"Fish in the River?"

Seeing this new trait, there was more surprise in his eyes.

Fish in the River was a golden trait.

His gaze focused slightly, settling on this trait.

More textual explanations appeared before his eyes.

[Fish in the River (Light Gold)]: A fish in the river of time, naturally having extraordinary affinity with time.

"The river of time!" he murmured in his heart.

Then realized.

The so-called fish in the river, the river refers to the river of time.

"It’s a talent related to time!" He murmured in his heart.

Then, he raised his hand.

In an instant.

With a slight movement of thought, subtle ripples appeared at his fingertips.

The traces of water flowed between his fingers.

"The river of time..."

Stirring the water for a moment, he already understood.

With this trait, he could already ripple the water of time.

This ability seemed innate, naturally mastered, as an innate instinct, not an acquired means obtained through effort.

"Rippling the waters of time, slightly affecting the flow rate and change of time, truly an incredible means!!"

"The potential is sure to be great!!"

Only for a moment, he made a resolutely firm judgment in his heart.

In these years, he had seen too many people and encountered too many strong ones.

There were many who mastered spatial means.

But time, he had never heard of, let alone seen!