SWOOSH!

Without hesitation, Xu Qing took out the simple, unadorned Black Pagoda.

BUZZ!

The next moment,

the simple, unadorned Black Pagoda fell from the Void, landing in Xu Qing’s hand. He lowered his head and examined it carefully.

At the same time,

the eight Masters of the Holy Lands, including the Kunlun Daoist Monarch, the Queen Mother of the West, Shakyamuni Buddha, and the Jade Emperor, were all closely monitoring Xu Qing’s situation. They knew the instant he had taken the Treasure.

"What is the origin of this Black Pagoda?"

the Kunlun Daoist Monarch asked via voice transmission.

"You’ll have to ask Qing Wu about that. Xu Qing took it from the treasury of the Martial Arts Hall in the Martial Arts Sacred Land. Qing Wu should know it quite well."

said the Queen Mother of the West.

"This..."

Qing Wu frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "To be honest, I’m not entirely sure myself. I have personally studied this Treasure before and found that its internal foundation is too severely damaged. It has lost almost all of its function. Only the pagoda itself still emits an Immortal aura."

"Moreover, this Black Pagoda was brought back by the first Master of the Martial Arts Hall. Legend says it is an ’Immortal Supreme Treasure,’ but whether that’s true or not, I do not know."

"An Immortal Supreme Treasure?"

"Such a high grade?"

"With its ’foundation’ completely destroyed, it’s probably useless."

"..."

the other Masters of the Holy Lands murmured among themselves.

"Perhaps."

Qing Wu shrugged. "Maybe Xu Qing also noticed something extraordinary about this Black Pagoda, which is why he specifically took it out to have a look."

"That makes sense."

The Kunlun Daoist Monarch and the others nodded.

It could be said that with Chen Wangu emerging from seclusion and stepping into the realm of ’Immortal Will,’ Xu Qing’s status had risen accordingly. Faced with a request from Chen Wangu, the Kunlun Daoist Monarch and the others could not refuse.

Most importantly,

Chen Wangu had sacrificed the Immortal Origin of the Dark Dragon King to the Profound Yellow Realm, causing a ’Divine Rain’ to fall. Bathing in this ’Divine Rain,’ the Kunlun Daoist Monarch and the others had felt a hint of the nature of Immortality.

Because of this,

the Kunlun Daoist Monarch and the others now had a glimmer of hope of reaching the ’Immortal’ level.

Therefore,

Chen Wangu had shown them an immense kindness, making it even more impossible for the Kunlun Daoist Monarch and the others to deny his request.

’Encyclopedia of All Things.’

BUZZ!

Xu Qing sensed something extraordinary about the Black Pagoda in his hand, which was emitting faint wisps of an Immortal aura. With a thought, his consciousness connected to the Encyclopedia of All Things.

Then,

Xu Qing’s gaze fell upon the Black Pagoda.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Immediately,

a treasured light began to flow without end.

The Encyclopedia of All Things shimmered with the most brilliant and dazzling nine-colored radiance it had ever shown, and the entire encyclopedia stirred slightly.

’This...’

Xu Qing was shocked. He hadn’t expected the Encyclopedia of All Things to react like this.

BOOM! BOOM!

In that instant,

Xu Qing’s consciousness trembled, and a series of rumbles echoed in his ears. Countless streams of light flickered as he felt his consciousness step into another world.

In the vision,

Xu Qing saw a towering existence standing at the end of the River of Time. It released an infinite, divine Immortal light, forging a black pagoda at the end of the River of Time from Immortality itself...

...

[Recording Successful!]

[Damaged Time Treasure Tower Level 1: 0/100,000,000 Zǐ (A Time Treasure Tower refined by the ’Immortal Being: Master of Time’ using Immortal Origin and the River of Time. It is an ’Immortal Supreme Treasure’ but was damaged in a great battle, losing all its functions, with only its physical form remaining.)]

...

’It’s actually a damaged Immortal Supreme Treasure.’

A look of astonishment appeared on Xu Qing’s face. He truly hadn’t expected this. Although he had sensed the pagoda was extraordinary, he never imagined it would be extraordinary enough to be an Immortal Supreme Treasure.

BUZZ!

Immediately after,

the relevant information surged into Xu Qing’s mind. This information detailed how to increase the Experience Points for the ’Damaged Time Treasure Tower.’

’I just need to toss this Black Pagoda into the River of Time. Letting it sink and float once will grant one hundred million Zǐ of Experience Points.’

Xu Qing’s expression grew thoughtful as he murmured softly, "One cycle of ’sinking and floating’ in the River of Time, calculated according to the time of the Profound Yellow Realm, is exactly one day."

’Next.’

With a flicker in his expression, Xu Qing closed his eyes and began to sense the presence of the ’River of Time.’ Before long, he perceived it. He heard the sound of rushing water, SPLASH, and a shimmering silver river appeared, seemingly connecting the past, present, and future—a spectacle too magnificent to describe.

’Huuu...’

Xu Qing took a deep breath. He tried to take out the Damaged Time Treasure Tower, wanting to place it into the River of Time.

However,

Xu Qing failed.

’This...’

Xu Qing frowned. He quickly realized that although he could perceive the ’River of Time’ and even stir its waters, he was unable to place the Damaged Time Treasure Tower into it.

This meant that with his current strength and Cultivation, Xu Qing was incapable of this feat. He would only be able to do it if he could step into the ’Seventh Realm’ and comprehend the essence of the ’Dao.’

’I can’t do it.’

Xu Qing’s expression turned a little grim.

After a moment of thought,

Xu Qing once again opened the resource vaults of the nine Sacred Lands and found a Treasure within called the ’Hand of Time.’

As the name implied,

by wearing this pair of ’Hand of Time,’ even a being below the Seventh Realm could directly touch the true ’River of Time.’

Therefore,

Xu Qing took this pair of ’Hand of Time’ from the treasury of the Celestial Court. They were silver gloves with no patterns. Xu Qing quickly refined and mastered them, then put them on his hands.

BUZZ! BUZZ!!!

This time,

Xu Qing once again perceived the River of Time. Aided by the power of the ’Hand of Time,’ he touched the ’River of Time’ and placed the ’Damaged Time Treasure Tower’ into it.

SPLASH...

The River of Time flowed, its waters surging. The Black Pagoda drifted with the current as Xu Qing’s spiritual will fixed firmly upon it.

Soon,

the Black Pagoda sank into the River of Time.

...

[Experience +1]

...

[Experience +1]

...

In fact,

the moment the Black Pagoda was placed into the River of Time, its Experience Points began to skyrocket at an incredible speed.

Moreover,

as time passed, the Black Pagoda, which had sunk into the River of Time, slowly began to float up until it was hovering completely on the water’s surface.

’Now is the time.’

Xu Qing acted swiftly. He reached out with both hands, grabbed the Black Pagoda, and pulled it out of the River of Time. The body of the Black Pagoda was now tinged with the aura of the River of Time.

’Huuu...’

Xu Qing took a deep breath and connected his consciousness to the Encyclopedia of All Things. Immediately, the relevant information about the Black Pagoda appeared in his mind.

...

[Damaged Time Treasure Tower Level 1: 100,000,000/100,000,000 Zǐ (Upgradeable!) (...)]

...

’As expected.’

A smile appeared on Xu Qing’s face as he nodded in satisfaction. He connected his consciousness to the Encyclopedia of All Things again, and it too began to shimmer with light.

"Upgrade the Damaged Time Treasure Tower."

Xu Qing commanded.

BOOM!

The Encyclopedia of All Things trembled, shining with an even more brilliant and dazzling nine-colored radiance. The Black Pagoda in Xu Qing’s hand began to vibrate, producing an increasingly dense Immortal aura.

Immediately after,

CRACK! CRACK!

sounds came from within the Black Pagoda...

It was as if

a kind of Immortal Power of Origin was being injected into it...

...

[Upgrade Successful!]

[Damaged Time Treasure Tower Level 2: 0/200,000,000 Zǐ (Originally an Immortal Supreme Treasure whose foundation was completely destroyed, it has been repaired by a special power, allowing this Supreme Treasure to radiate a brand-new power. The first three floors can now be opened...)]

...

The corresponding information appeared in Xu Qing’s mind.

As the Damaged Time Treasure Tower’s Level increased from Level 1 to Level 2, the Immortal Supreme Treasure began to be repaired by a mysterious power.