CHAPTER 273: APPEARANCE!

Skill Name: Heavenly Time Regression

Description:

Harness the supreme power of the Time Path to reverse the flow of time within your own body by exactly eight minutes. This divine technique restores all wounds, regenerates lost qi, and purges toxins as if the injuries never occurred. However, such defiance of temporal law comes at a steep price—after use, the skill requires 30 full days to cool down before it can be activated again.

Price: 16,000,000 Villain Points

Ashen quickly used this skill after teleporting from the cliff using SightStep.

Time qi spiraled out of his body before enveloping him. In the cloud of Time Qi, his body began to reverse its wounds.

In the next moment, time qi dissipated, leaving a body without as much as a scratch on it, similar to how it was before getting hit by the lightning attack.

Ashen had been keeping track of time ever since he got hit by the attack from the unidentified masked cultivator. There was still a minute left before eight minutes passed.

Moreover, the attack that hit him was weaker than it appeared, almost as if the masked cultivator held back when attacking.

In the forest, there was a formation installed that prevented the use of teleportation talismans. It was installed to prevent cultivators from escaping using teleportation talismans when they entered the forest.

This was also the reason why Fanrong’s group, when attacked by beasts, wasn’t able to use teleportation talismans to escape, letting even a king realm cultivator like Zhu Shizi die.

This was an ancient formation that no one knew much about; however, it has always been there.

This formation was also a reason why the treasure was left floating openly. Since no one could take the treasure and teleport away, there was no need to take precautions.

Moreover, the empire had a rule that prohibited hiding treasure or teleporting with it when the three-day period was ongoing.

As for the Heavenly Time Regression skill, he bought it with the 24 million Villain Points he received after attacking Qin Feng.

This was a skill that he had an eye on for a long time. He had no healing-type skill, and this time path skill was the best skill for healing available in the system.

However, it was too expensive at the time for him to buy, so he postponed buying it, only buying it recently.

Right now, he entered an empty cave that was located in the outer layer of the forest.

Using SightStep, he reached this cave in under ten minutes.

He had already scouted this cave when he came to the forest from the Beast King Sect, leaving everything to Fanrong.

It was at that time that he planned a lot of things.

Entering the cave, he took out five lanterns from his space ring, illuminating the cave and his surroundings.

He then took out a vial filled with crimson blood. It was his own blood, more specifically, his previous body’s blood.

Ashen extended his palm, and with a gush of light, a card appeared on it.

He poured the crimson blood from the vial on top of this card, and instantly a bright light emitted out of it, enveloping Ashen in its embrace like the cocoon of a butterfly.

Under the light’s embrace, Ashen’s body began to transform, his bone structure transforming, his height decreasing by two inches, his vocal cords reducing a little, and his face taking the shape of his original appearance.

In under a minute, Ashen was back to his original appearance, along with his voice, height, color, and everything.

His long, raven-black hair fluttered with the gust of air that swept into the cave.

The light from the lanterns reflected in his crystal-red eyes, casting an otherworldly glow.

His sharp features and impossibly handsome face emerged into existence once again.

However, more than anything else, what filled him with the greatest joy was the return of his Dragon of Love. Only after losing it had he truly understood its importance.

"I’m back... finally." A smile hung upon his lips, his voice almost a whisper.

I could’ve stayed longer as Huan Tian as originally planned, but it was becoming almost unbearable to hold my urges back.

It’s been so long since I held a woman in my arms.

Hah. I miss them... The images of Xiran, Veli, Shiyue, Suying, and Feng Xue came to his mind.

"It’s good that I changed my plan and killed the Huan Tian’s disguise." He muttered with a sense of relief. "I no longer have to live with that small dick."

Ashen originally had a longer plan to finish Qin Feng; however, living without sex was becoming unbearable for him.

To ditch that small dick, he devised another plan after receiving information from Han Wuji in the forest when they first met.

"I should return to Shang Clan. There is still much left to do."

Deciding that, Ashen flew out of the cave and made his way to the western prefecture of the Zhuji tribe.

He then booked a flying ship that was traveling to the teleportation formation in the QingLong Tribe.

From that teleportation formation, Ashen could easily teleport to the Shang Clan.

He booked a private room for himself in the ship, resting inside as the ship flew towards the destination.

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After the Emperor’s Birthday, Shang Clan, before Ashen left for the northern Prefecture,

Ashen was called by Shang Jiao to his study.

After they exchanged greetings, Ashen sat in front of him on a luxurious couch made from an emperor realm spirit beast’s hide and fur.

A similar couch was used by Shang Jiao to sit on.

"Nephew Ashen..." He spoke, a calm smile hanging on his lips as he gazed towards Ashen. "Do you know why I have called you here?"

"Is it related to Xiran? The girl I asked you to allot a palace to?" Ashen guessed.

"No." Shang Jiao shook his head as he answered with the same calm smile: "I have called you because of an entirely different reason."

"I understand." Ashen gave a calm nod. "Please quench my curiosity, Uncle." He requested, cupping his hands respectfully.

Shang Jiao was pleased, receiving such respect from his nephew.

"Hahaha. Alright, listen." He paused, letting some suspense build.

His expression then turned serious. "Ashen, after revealing your talent and cultivation to everyone, your life will be in danger..."

"I already know..." Ashen replied in a similar serious tone as his uncle.

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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)