"Time River Guardian?"

The Emperor of Non-Beginning also heard this term for the first time. A River of Time having a guardian?

However, recently he had heard some rumors from powerful Immortal Domains, legends about certain Immortal Realm big shots attempting to reverse the River of Time, with many failing.

When he first heard these rumors, the Emperor of Non-Beginning didn't pay it much mind, as he generally didn't get involved in the causality associated with the River of Time.

However, hearing Ye Fan's persistent questioning, he suddenly realized something was amiss; did Ye Fan know some secret?

"Ye Fan, do you... know something?" the Emperor of Non-Beginning inquired.

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan took a deep breath and recounted his past experiences, but he left out the part about owing a Time Travel Loan, as it was quite embarrassing.

If people found out that he, the dignified Celestial Emperor Ye, was in debt, wouldn't they laugh at him?

He omitted details about his transmigration, as revealing the truth of being a Transmigrator wasn't allowed according to the First Law of Transmigrator.

He only mentioned encountering a mysterious man who stopped him on a strange river.

...

"When did you encounter this mysterious man on that river?" the Emperor of Non-Beginning pursued.

Ye Fan replied, "A very long, long time ago."

"How long ago? What was your cultivation level at the time?" the Emperor of Non-Beginning pressed on.

"I was just a young lad then, barely beginning my cultivation practice." Ye Fan was indeed telling the truth, as it was around the time he had just transmigrated, just starting out in cultivation.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Non-Beginning let out a heavy sigh of relief.

"That couldn't have been the River of Time."

"Anyone capable of stepping into the River of Time is not below an emperor level being."

"Back then, being just a young lad, you couldn't possibly appear on the River of Time... Your body would not withstand it, it would instantly disintegrate into sand-like granules at the bottom of the River of Time, no, you wouldn't even qualify to become sand."

Upon hearing the Emperor of Non-Beginning's words, Ye Fan nodded thoughtfully.

Perhaps it was indeed a dream; after so many years, he had become a Celestial Emperor, yet the man hadn't come to collect his debt.

Logically speaking, with so many debts owed, it didn't make sense for no one to come collecting.

There were only two possibilities: one, it was all a dream, and there was no creditor.

The second was the creditor was deliberately not enforcing the debt, in order to accumulate more interest.

The interest on the Time Travel Loan was excessively high, to an exaggerated extent, and his delay in repayment had allowed the interest to accrue year by year. Over so many years, the principal and interest together had become an astronomical figure, even he, Celestial Emperor Ye, couldn't afford it.

However, after all these years, having reached a certain level of cultivation strength, if the creditor still hasn't come forward, aren't they afraid of him defaulting?

Or perhaps, they are utterly confident in retrieving the debt?

Considering all the worlds, there aren't many with the power to collect a debt from Celestial Emperor Ye.

Especially if someone were to come to Ye Fan's territory to collect, what boldness would that require?

As the saying goes, a mighty dragon cannot suppress a local serpent; coming onto another's territory to collect a debt requires overwhelming strength.

.....

Besides, the Emperor of Non-Beginning just said there was no such thing as a Time River Guardian, ruling out the second possibility.

This has resolved a longstanding weight on Ye Fan's mind.

"If there truly were some River Guardian, our endeavor would be quite troublesome."

Emperor of Non-Beginning remarked.

Because they had to save "him," and passing through the River of Time was unavoidable; any time reversal involves it and can't be bypassed.

If there was a River Guardian, their strength would surely be formidable, posing a dimension-reducing strike against them.

Even strong as the Emperor of Non-Beginning, he could only borrow passage through the River of Time, not dare to be its guardian.

He still remembered, long ago, a fierce person from the Ten Thousand Realms had intercepted some emperors on the River of Time, ultimately being beaten to death by passing emperors.

The River of Time is like a public road, allowing passage for everyone; if someone occupied this road and charged tolls, it would arouse the fury of many.

Thus, upon analysis, there is no such guardian for the River of Time.

After hearing the Emperor of Non-Beginning's analysis, Ye Fan nodded in agreement: "Indeed, senior's words are reasonable."

...

"Let's jointly deduce the timeline," the Emperor of Non-Beginning suggested to Ye Fan.

As he knew of "his" location but not the specific timeline, whether tens of thousands of years ago, hundreds of thousands, or even millions.

Moreover, precision down to the exact year, month, day, and even hour is crucial.

A deviation of even a second could lead to the mission failing.

Ye Fan then remarked, "Let's wait a moment, someone else is joining us..."

Saying this, he glanced towards the void above.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Non-Beginning seemed to realize who it might be and said in surprise, "You actually managed to invite her for assistance?"

After all, reversing the River of Time entails immense causal entanglements, faced with dire calamities, and even slight mistakes could spell absolute doom!

To this, Ye Fan shook his head and replied calmly, "I didn't invite her; she voluntarily wished to participate in such a significant matter."

Hearing these words, the Emperor of Non-Beginning furrowed his brows slightly, sensing an unusual causality: "To my knowledge... she always acts alone, never involving herself in causality; could there be a connection with 'him'?"

Upon finishing, Ye Fan shook his head and stood up, approaching the cliff edge: "I am unsure myself."

"She is here now."

"Senior, if you wish to know, perhaps you could ask her."

In the next moment, ripples surfaced from the void in front of them.

Noticing this, the Emperor of Non-Beginning stood up, gazing ahead at the void.

All of a sudden.

Clang—

A crisp sound, like the shattering of a mirror, or like a water droplet falling into a tranquil lake.

From the void ahead, a ripple emerged.

The void before them was ringed with ripples, as if the void had turned into a "water surface."

Clang—

Another droplet-like sound.

From the void emerged a small boat, halting over the water-like void.

On the small boat, stood a figure in white, an Immortal Shadow.

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