Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

The sea of fire burns the sky.

The Sun True Fire is the most dazzling and hottest, with infinite radiance. Although all present are high-level cultivators, constantly staring at the flames is somewhat overwhelming.

Thus, Xu Yinglian proposed:

"How about we go down below for a short rest while Daoist Jiao Xiao continues to mend the sky here? If the strength isn't sufficient, directly send a Flying Sword message, and I'll naturally come up to temporarily take over."

An Zhisu's heart tightened, and the thought that subconsciously emerged in her mind was that they wanted to send her away.

Or more accurately, to ensure that at the moment of the successful sky mending, she wouldn't be beside her junior brother.

"No need for such trouble." She immediately refused, "The Sun True Obscure Sword has its source to consume, and I don't need to drive it continuously... just need to inject True Yuan into it periodically."

Sun True Obscure Sword: ???

It was originally reimbursed on-site and suddenly turned into installments. Even though it is the Fuxi Divine Sword, it had never encountered such unreasonable matters before—people always pleaded variously to give it True Yuan, asking it to exert itself!

But before it could complain, An Zhisu, who knew its temperament well, had already let go, laughing and chatting with others as she descended, leaving the Sun True Obscure Sword frustrated.

It was spitting fire in frustration, suddenly realizing something, and couldn't help but coldly laugh inwardly.

This is what happens if you want to go down and slack off yourself, don't blame me for not reminding you if the sky-mending finishes suddenly.

The group descended with sword light, watching the sea below gently undulating, illuminated by the heavenly fire overhead, resembling thousands of household lights or ten thousand glimmers of golden scales, extremely spectacular and beautiful.

"If it weren't due to the sky-mending phenomenon, such a magnificent view would be worth a long journey to appreciate," Xu Yinglian couldn't help but sigh.

It's a pity, since it involves sky mending, after it's finished, my senior brother will ascend, so how could I have the mindset to appreciate this beautiful scenery?

"That's not necessarily the case." Shi Liuli sharply pointed out the flaws in her words, "Sky mending is done in accordance with the heavenly will, which carries far more profound meaning than this magnificent scenery, doesn't it?"

The most profound meaning now is to stop him from ascending, so don't let it slip here!

"It's worth a full cup of celebration." An Zhisu thought deeply.

Such a scene and the things to follow indeed deserve a drink.

Xu Yinglian and Shi Liuli both looked at her with eyes as if they were numbed.

Until now, they still didn't know if this Shushan Jiao Xiao truly intended to join them in stopping her husband from ascending.

The main problem is that Jiao Xiao is sometimes sharp, other times stubborn, with her sharpness and stubbornness alternating unpredictably... If they just happened to encounter her during one of her stubborn moments, she'd leak it to her husband right after discussing it with them, then the matter would be ruined.

Neither could trust the other, thus they cautiously tested and pondered each other tactfully—how could they possibly discuss such a matter with such a straightforward woman?

"It's nothing." Chen Guanshui mediated, laughing heartily, "There will be plenty of time to watch in the future."

At the final stage of events, he had already made up his mind:

Rather than ascending to some Immortal Realm, it's better to stay in this world, enjoying life with his ladies.

On one hand, upon his ascension, he'd be a Chaotic Great Luo Golden Immortal, always having the freedom to leave;

On the other hand, the true nature of the Immortal Realm is unknown, only a fool would leave behind the beauty at home!

Although, speaking hypothetically, if his wives encounter any problems in their cultivation in the future, like not reaching the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, he'd be there to escort them through their ascension…

They say beauties are the tombs of heroes, and the once solo Chen Guanshui who dared to infiltrate sects, now loiters, lingering at the Ascension Gate with endless fond nostalgia, without any of his former ambition.

He only awaited the completion of sky-mending and Feather Transformation, ascending to the heavenly throne, before having a change of heart amidst the cries of his wives, achieving the final perfect conclusion!

With such thoughts swirling in his mind, he suddenly lost consciousness, as if his awareness was swiftly drifting towards the heavens.

Xu Yinglian was about to speak, when she suddenly sensed her senior brother's aura rapidly soaring , climbing beyond the Nascent Soul Realm, with no signs of slowing down.

Her gaze sharpened instantly, her body disappeared within the flames, and a second later, she reappeared a hundred miles away.

Steadying her form, she then looked closely, indeed seeing An Zhisu using the Cloud-Parting Eight Trigrams Step, drifting ghost-like towards the distance, evidently also guarding against the other two erupting with sudden attacks.

Shi Liuli was defending herself with the Gouchen Star Sand, commanding the Purple Extreme Han Yuan Sword to escape outward, her speed less than Xu and An's, but holding steady and composed, deploying all defensive means.

At the moment of Feather Transformation and ascension of her husband, all three simultaneously retreated without prior agreement, creating a distance, and only relaxing slightly once they noticed none turned hostile.

But Chen Guanshui had no time to pay attention to the surrounding situation. Accompanying the completion of sky-mending, a vast amount of merit bestowed by the Heavenly Dao was being infused into his soul, containing an infinite array of knowledge related to the essence of the Great Dao, causing his cultivation realm to soar like a building from the ground, akin to a three-year-old being force-fed college knowledge, giving him a dreamy sensation of floating towards immortality.

He felt that he was gradually understanding everything, yet also as if he was gradually losing himself.

All those feelings and entwined emotions seemed insignificant and trivial in the face of the essence of the Great Dao…

Chen Guanshui opened his eyes, or perhaps it was not him who opened his eyes, but rather a rational, or divine, shell suppressing all human feelings temporarily.

He began to ascend slowly, with some profound law forming three flowers above his head, blooming resplendently thereafter.

This was the manifestation of the power of ascension, like an engine, able to guide the feather-transforming being through the heavenly dome, directly towards the Immortal Realm.

Chen Guanshui didn't refuse, because at this moment he couldn't think, for the messages of the essence of the Heavenly Dao had already filled his mind:

You've gone through countless hardships to save the world; this merit cannot be erased and per the rules must be conferred to you.

But this merit can only be a reward, not a get-out-of-jail-free card. After all, with so much merit surrounding and protecting you, even if you go insane in the future and slaughter an entire state, the karmic backlash can be easily offset, which is something absolutely not allowed by the Heavenly Dao.

Even an emperor understands the harm of overstaying one's welcome with unrivaled power; the Heavenly Dao naturally knows too, thus you must be courteously escorted out.

Take this world-given merit and enjoy yourselves in the Immortal Realm!

Chen Guanshui could only accept this or rather, he temporarily couldn't consider its meaning, letting his cultivation realm continue its rapid ascent, while being gently pulled to rise and ascend.

Xu Yinglian turned and sent out a signal behind her, and when she turned back, her face showed decisiveness at any cost.

The reason she earlier made an excuse to "descend and rest" was to prevent the possibility if her husband pulled any tricks, there would at least be some distance from the sea level to the heavenly dome to perform some recovery operations.

Now it seems, indeed it's the worst-case scenario…

She formed a Daoist formula with her hand, spitting out a thin golden line, which was the Crimson Feather Nine Phoenix Fire, directly cutting towards the three flowers above Chen Guanshui's head.

This Crimson Feather Nine Phoenix Fire, used with Xu Yinglian's full strength, is impossible for even an immortal to withstand, causing flesh and bones to part immediately upon contact.

If Chen Guanshui failed to react and was unfortunately hit, he'd inevitably meet a tragic end.

At this moment, Xu Yinglian's resolute strike already wagered all her chips, leaving no place for wishful thinking.