Chapter 664

Chapter 664: Time Flies for Two Hundred Years

The Precious Round Mirror belonging to Xiang Long Wang hummed loudly, fiercely resisting the extermination by its owner.

Li Hui’s eyes shone brightly as layers of calamity power enveloped the Round Mirror. Previously acquired treasures from the Crystal Palace contributed their calamity power until they turned to ashes, leaving only Li Gui, the triangular mace, and the Kui Niu Drum.

“Ying ying…” After being cleansed by the calamity power, the Precious Round Mirror quickly eliminated the lingering aura of Xiang Long Wang, while simultaneously absorbing the calamity power and refining some remnants.

Ouyang Xiao Yi was now unable to activate the mirror. Li Hui placed a silver mask on her face and said, “Xiao Yi, sleep! I’ll have Duke Five guard here. Periodically, you will receive the benefits of the Creation Well.”

Duke Five, calm as an ancient well, asked, “My lord, are you truly going to do this? Placing your mask on someone else’s face will cause the foundation you worked so hard to build to crumble over time, causing the miners’ levels to gradually drop.”

“I understand, but only through you can I connect to the Yuan Transformation Well to activate this mirror. With this treasure, it can help me work more efficiently and with less worry,” Li Hui smiled slightly, caressing Ouyang Xiao Yi’s face. At this moment, she had fallen into a deep sleep, her body gradually transforming into light, shimmering like clear waves.

“What a pity, what a pity!” Duke Five lamented repeatedly but said no more.

Li Hui took out the Doomsday Decree, infusing the remaining calamity power into it, saying, “I will start over, rising slowly from level one miner. After living in the Extreme Huan Continent for three hundred years, I can certainly capture many time phantoms, so today I will use the decree to imprint Doomsday runes and summon ghosts of time, arranging their paths before Xiao Yi reincarnates.”

“Boom boom boom…” The Doomsday Decree produced vast billowing mist, and the hundred shadows quickly bowed, as if this presence resembling a master granted them greater fortune.

The Precious Round Mirror emitted light toward the hundred ghosts. Li Hui continuously waved the Doomsday Decree, sacrificing its origin to help the ghosts gain the power to traverse time, also transmitting numerous cultivation methods, using this era as a starting point to lay the groundwork for three hundred years later.

Upon completing this, he instructed, “Wood Spirit, I will seal the Non-Return Sword aura within the scraps of the triangular mace; at critical moments, it may alleviate a crisis.”

“Yes! Wood Spirit will dutifully follow the decree.”

Li Hui bestowed such a vital treasure, sealing it with the Non-Return Sword aura, causing the Wood Spirit to be immensely excited.

“Good! The arrangements are nearly complete. During Xiao Yi’s slumber, I will prepare corresponding talismans to increase the strength of the ghosts. You can only operate in secrecy while on the Wutu Continent; remember not to act on anything I haven’t instructed, nor should you involve yourself in causality. Only when the catastrophe arrives can you act openly.”

“We will obediently follow the decree.” The hundred ghosts bowed in compliance.

Li Hui nodded, draping a dao robe over Ouyang Xiao Yi’s body, and under the light of the Round Mirror, they both transformed into flowing light and gradually disappeared. Soon, the place was void of presence, all traces hidden in the darkness.

“Three hundred years…” A soft sigh echoed from the well. During such a long passage of time, the sea could transform into mulberry fields; Li Hui would follow the agreement and thoroughly suppress the Departed Immortals!

The wheels of history “Boom!” rolled forward, and the paths ahead seemed to change, or perhaps the routes had never altered, as it always should have been.

In the blink of an eye, ten years had passed. Sanjiu City bore witness to a pair of good brothers: Li Hui and Fang Big Kui.

With Li Hui’s assistance, Fang Big Kui became the owner of a large mine. Twelfth Sister settled in Sanjiu City, divorced her former husband, and married a childless level-four mine owner, bringing along several rascally children.

This woman relied on her brother-in-law and father’s secret support to enter the city’s regulatory office, thriving through her shrewdness, yet she couldn’t climb as quickly as her father, Countless Descendants.

To others, it seemed Bai Xiaolu had met with an accident ten years ago, leaving no children for Li Hui and passing on, which was a tremendous regret. However, there was no denying that Li Hui, her husband, was well-liked by countless women. To avoid marrying, he paid a large sum of money each year to the city’s regulatory office to nullify the marriage orders, making their story a topic of interest with many versions circulating, even adapted into plays.

Local customs differed; in the Extreme Huan Continent, it was generally more costly to marry than to remain single. The city’s regulatory office would directly arrange marriages, especially for miners who had reached level twenty-five, a prestigious label.

In ten years, Li Hui started over, rising from a level-one miner to level twenty-five, putting in considerable effort to break through the bottleneck from level twenty-two and above.

Another ten years passed, and he ascended to level twenty-eight. Although it couldn’t compare to before, this promotion speed was already commendable.

Finally, after one hundred years, he became a level twenty-nine miner. In that time, he traveled to different cities, crafting Jade Symbols and Celestial Talismans to send into the Yuan Transformation Well or hasten the extermination of celestial projections.

When he returned to level thirty, it was already one hundred and fifty years later. That year, Bai Xiaolu’s father became the master of Sanjiu City, overseeing all matters of the city’s regulatory office, marrying numerous wives and bearing children to set an example, leading to countless descendants, with even more great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren!

Fang Big Kui also became the master of the largest mine in Sanjiu City that year, a level seven miner igniting the passion of every woman in the Extreme Huan Continent, making them wish for Countless Descendants.

Twelfth Sister moved to another city, managing the city’s regulatory office. Her children had long since branched out, with the third and fourth sons having adventured alongside their uncle for a time, gaining broad experiences and achieving great success.

Under Li Hui’s protection, with an abundance of Miao Jade and wealth, the Bai family became a notably powerful clan. Bai Xiaolu’s father took great pride in this despite his daughter being far away, for he had a good son-in-law.

Unbeknownst to many, the Bai family saw a surge of talent. Everyone respected Li Hui, electing the most gifted children to study by the Fragrant Lake, with the ancestor absent, allowing the kin in the courtyard to educate them. While not every child became successful, at least half of them would live carefree lives, learning various skills.

Fifty more years passed, and Li Hui went out to visit friends.

There were four individuals he was particularly close with. The first, named Russell, came from the Ren Water Continent. He was an early-stage traveler, skilled in taming rare spiritual beasts and birds, who stumbled into the Extreme Radiance Continent, believing it thriving enough to find disciples to inherit his knowledge.

The second was an elderly woman from the Nine-Mystic Continent, known informally as Old Demon Granny. Having transitioned from demon to Dao, her cultivation was unfathomable. Sometimes she was taciturn, other times quite talkative, often offering strategies to others.

The third was a cultivator from the Extreme Huan Continent, known as Doctor Iron. He devoted himself to healing others, but his method was governed by a principle: he would use Innate Techniques to determine the moral character and merits of those he saved. Good people would be saved, evil ones would die, those with merits would survive, while those with faults would collapse—his approach had a ruthless side.

The fourth friend, whose name was Bi You, was also known as Bi You Daoist, renowned for his impressive demeanor and spirited vigor. He loved swords and would frequently challenge Li Hui to duels; a loss would see him throw his sword in frustration.

Li Hui first visited Old Demon Granny’s water palace, calculating that she would chat for three days, during which he could gather the latest news from the Nine-Mystic Continent.