Fifteen-Fold Time Dilation!

Meanwhile, new information inexplicably welled up in Li Guanqi's mind. Immediately afterward, a beam of blood-colored light shot forth from the seven-story blood pagoda, sinking straight between his brows. In an instant, Li Guanqi felt an inexplicable mental bond form with the blood pagoda! Digesting the knowledge in his mind, Li Guanqi murmured softly, "Seven Revolutions Nirvana Pagoda! Its grade... a grade two immortal artifact!" Hearing Li Guanqi's murmur, Ye Feng and the others looked up at him in utter disbelief! "Big Brother... this thing... is an immortal artifact? A grade two one at that?" Ye Feng and Cao Yan seemed to realize something, but neither of them made any unnecessary movements. They did not even turn their heads to glance around, simply keeping their mouths shut in silence. The moment Xiao Chen's voice faded, Gu Li's voice rang out. He strode up to the blood pagoda, which stood nearly thirty zhang tall. Squinting his eyes, he murmured softly, "This Nirvana Pagoda... whether in materials or forging technique, is likely far beyond the heights any weapon refiner in the Human Spirit Realm could ever achieve. "The aura radiating from its surface... has likely already surpassed the limits of the Human Spirit Realm!" Gu Li gave Li Guanqi a deep look, swallowing down the rest of his words. This thing... could definitely never have been crafted by an artisan of the Human Spirit Realm. Moreover, the Nirvana Pagoda was definitely not something that had drifted down from the Immortal Realm by chance. If it were an artifact from the Immortal Realm, how could it happen to have exactly seven floors? And how could those seven floors just happen to correspond to the respective abilities and spiritual root attributes of the six of them? One floor even contained the power of frost, obviously prepared for Meng Wanshu. They exchanged looks, their inner shock beyond words. No wonder Li Guanqi had insisted that everyone keep it a secret. There were far too many hidden truths involved... An entity capable of forging such a terrifying immortal artifact for Li Guanqi... If exposed, even the cultivators of the Immortal Burial Realm would go crazy over it! All of them clearly understood this point, and thus they fully accepted Li Guanqi's cautious attitude. Though none knew how Li Guanqi had pulled it off, the stakes were immense. Li Guanqi being careful was also for their own good. Li Guanqi took a deep breath. "I don't think I need to say anything more. Find your respective floors and head inside!" In fact, there was no need to search; the Seven Revolutions Nirvana Pagoda was arranged from top to bottom according to their seniority, except that the second floor belonged to Meng Wanshu. Gu Li was the first to rush in. "Hahaha, brothers, I'm heading in first!" Ye Feng smiled faintly. The others exchanged glances and prepared to enter as well. Yet right at that moment— *Boom!* A violent explosion rang out, and Gu Li scrambled out of the seventh floor in utter disarray! When Gu Li emerged, scorching flames were still burning on his robes. He rolled twice on the ground before putting them out. Looking up to see everyone had barely taken a step forward, Gu Li—his face covered in soot—looked stunned. "You guys... I... um... how long was I inside?" Ye Feng's lips twitched. "Three breaths." Hearing this, Gu Li's expression turned grim, and he stared at Li Guanqi in disbelief. *Gulp...* "Big Brother..." "A fifteen-fold time dilation!" Li Guanqi was equally astonished by this time difference... Back then, that formation had only been fivefold, but this time, the sword spirit had actually conjured up an immortal artifact with a fifteen-fold flow of time with her bare hands?! Xiao Chen and the others had only ever heard of time-altering dharma artifacts, but... artifacts like that were usually at the level of innate spirit treasures. Even then, they had never reached such a terrifying disparity in the flow of time! Fifteen-fold... what did that mean? Staying inside for two and a half years would equal all the time they had spent cultivating up to this point in their lives! Gu Li didn't say much about the conditions inside; that was something they needed to experience for themselves. Scrambling up in a flash, Gu Li simply stripped off his robe. Revealing an elab—elaborately prepared array of storage rings, storage armlets, storage necklaces, anklets, belts, jade crowns... Brimming with excitement, Gu Li charged back inside. Seeing this, the others hesitated no longer. A fifteen-fold time difference was far too precious to pass up! What they lacked most right now was time! "Big Brother, I'm going in." With that, Ye Feng took a step forward. Cao Yan and Xiao Chen cupped their fists in salute. "Big Brother, we're going too." "Ahhh!" A scream rang out as Ye Feng's body was thrown out. Cao Yan asked in astonishment, "Uh... Second Brother, why did you come out?" Before his words faded, another figure was hurled out. *Thud!* "Fifth Brother..." Cao Yan and Xiao Chen looked at each other. Unable to suppress their curiosity, they dashed straight toward the third and fourth floors! Witnessing this, Li Guanqi couldn't resist asking, "Sword spirit, what's inside?" In the void, the sword spirit's lips curved into a faint smile, refusing to tell him. "Go look for yourself, and you'll find out." Li Guanqi smiled faintly. He wasn't in a hurry to enter the Nirvana Pagoda, though. Instead, he reappeared in the meditation chamber, strapped the sword coffin onto his back, and left. *Buzz!* Immortal Burial Pavilion! Li Guanqi found the steward, handed over his identity jade slip, and asked softly, "Could you check how many points I have?" Seeing that it was Li Guanqi, the old man was exceptionally courteous as he received the jade slip. "One moment, Young Master Li. I will check for you right away." *Buzz!* The old man stood behind the counter, saying nothing for a long while. Bowing respectfully, he presented the jade slip with both hands and said in a grave voice, "In the Third Domain battlefield, Young Master Li earned three hundred kill points." Hearing this, Li Guanqi frowned. Back in the Third Domain, he had indeed not killed many people himself. Still, given the explosive power he had unleashed at the end, shouldn't there be more? Perhaps sensing Li Guanqi's confusion, the old man offered a wry smile and explained, "Back then, you used supreme power to forge tens of thousands of thunder swords to suppress the enemy, but... not a single one was struck down directly by your hand. Therefore, the credit could only be attributed to the others." Li Guanqi's lips twitched. Who would have thought those old bastards were so crafty? Looked at this way, the cultivators of the Third Domain probably all owed him, Li Guanqi, a pot of wine! Waving his hand, Li Guanqi asked softly, "What about the Profound Immortal who descended to the lower realm whom I killed? If I recall correctly... he was an eighth-tier Profound Immortal, wasn't he?" As soon as these words left his mouth, the entire hall of the Immortal Burial Pavilion fell dead silent! Many people knew of Li Guanqi's feat of slaying an immortal, but none had imagined that his opponent had actually been an eighth-tier Profound Immortal! A terrifying existence of such caliber was someone only a Realm Lord could strike down! To think that Li Guanqi, a Mahayana realm cultivator, had managed to slay a Profound Immortal! Li Guanqi naturally noticed the strange looks directed at him from all around. Sighing, he said very naturally, "I hope those points are a bit higher. To kill him, I paid an enormous price..." Hearing this, many people let out a sigh of relief. "It seems Li Guanqi also relied on some secret treasure or dharma artifact, and the cost must have been staggering!" "No wonder... For a Mahayana realm cultivator facing a Profound Immortal at peak strength, let alone an eighth-tier, he wouldn't even be able to withstand a first-tier one." The steward glanced around before sending a low voice transmission: "Three thousand Immortal Burial points! In total... three thousand three hundred points, which can be exchanged for three hundred and thirty thousand first-grade immortal crystals."