After being scolded by the protagonist, the Sage of Time instead calmed down.

He was just a shred of a divine soul, unable to see the protagonist's expression at this moment, but he could sense the protagonist's intense emotional fluctuations.

The Sage of Time was puzzled: "How strange! Although there are many unknown dangers within the River of Time, you were merely peeking at a corner, not altering the course of time. Why would that terrifying existence attack you?"

The protagonist was still shaken.

Hearing the Sage of Time's words, he retorted irritably, "If you ask me, who am I supposed to ask?"

The Sage of Time, unable to comprehend, could only temporarily set this matter aside and turn to asking about the main issue.

He asked the protagonist, "Did you see anything in the River of Time? Did you see the Ancient Race?"

A flicker of something flashed through the protagonist's eyes and then quickly disappeared.

He shook his head and said, "I think I saw them, but it also seemed like I didn't. The scenes in the River of Time are bizarre and ever-changing, and I don't recognize the Ancient Race. Even if I saw them, I wouldn't recognize them. I can only verify what I've seen in the River of Time when the Ancient Race appears."

The protagonist seemed to have said a lot, but there was essentially no substantial content.

But the Sage of Time believed every bit of it.

The Sage of Time agreed: "The River of Time is indeed vast and boundless. It's already impressive that you've seen so much in such a short time."

Then, he suddenly changed the topic: "You mentioned seeing someone in the River of Time earlier. Who was that?"

Upon hearing this, the protagonist's heart suddenly stirred.

Instinct told him that the previous words of the Sage of Time were mere cover. This was the real question he wanted to ask.

The protagonist's expression remained unchanged as he calmly said, "I saw my cousin! I don't have a good relationship with him, so I wanted to see if he might be unlucky in the future. But all I caught was a fleeting glimpse, and then the monster appeared!"

Hearing that the protagonist was looking at his cousin, the Sage of Time immediately became disappointed.

He expressed dissatisfaction: "To use something as important as a time fragment to look at someone irrelevant is simply a waste of a precious resource!"

The protagonist ignored the Sage of Time.

In his mind, the image of Zhao Yi from the River of Time surfaced.

Zhao Yi remained lofty, sitting on an incredibly luxurious enormous throne.

On either side of the throne, beautiful women surrounded him, accompanied by celestial music and auspicious clouds.

This scene made the protagonist very displeased!

Zhao Yi was still sitting on the throne in the future, which meant he didn't get unlucky.

Furthermore, the throne beneath him was even more luxurious than the previous dragon carriage.

Clearly, Zhao Yi not only didn't fall into decline, but future days will be very carefree for him.

"Good people don't live long, but misfortune lasts a thousand years!"

The protagonist felt extremely upset.

Suddenly, a thought struck the protagonist, and he asked the Sage of Time, "Can the things seen in the River of Time be changed?"

The Sage of Time: "They can't be changed!"

The protagonist was defiant: "Why can't they be changed? Isn't it said that destiny can be altered? In our Cultivation Realm, there's a saying: 'I am the master of my fate, not the heavens!'"

The Sage of Time stated firmly, "You said it yourself, that's destiny! Destiny is unpredictable, ever-changing, and every choice could lead to countless transformations! But time is different; the River of Time flows forward unstoppably, impervious to anyone's will. Whatever you see is bound to be what will happen in the future!"

Upon hearing this, the protagonist felt even more distraught.

The Sage of Time asked, "You seem to be in low spirits. What did you see in the River of Time?"

The protagonist maintained a blank expression: "I saw my cousin sitting on the throne, beauties by his side, celestial music and auspicious clouds surrounding him, practically enjoying all the riches and glory."

The Sage of Time: "That does sound quite impressive, but you're no less. You've been chosen as the Messenger, with a noble fate, destined for supreme glory and safety in times of peril."

The protagonist's face was expressionless: "But I've been unlucky my whole life."

As a child, he was nearly killed by the Yao Race, then sent to the West Mountain Temple at a young age, and after growing up, he encountered that mad old emperor. Shortly after being promoted to Buddha's Son, Su Qianqian appeared...

The more the protagonist thought, the more his resentment grew, and his pupils gradually turned crimson gold.

This was a sign of the Dragon God Technique going berserk.

This frenzy was a subtle change, without any warning.

The protagonist himself hadn't realized he was going crazier.

The Sage of Time remained silent for a while before saying, "As I said earlier, destiny...can change..."

He might as well not have said it; as soon as he did, the protagonist's resentment surged even more.

Destiny changes when it comes to him?

But Zhao Yi is unstoppable?

Could Zhao Yi be heaven's illegitimate child?

The protagonist's eyes flickered with crimson-gold light as he coldly looked at the Sage of Time: "Enough, let's leave it at that, I'm leaving!"

With that said, he turned and walked toward the palace door.

"Wait a minute!" the Sage of Time hastily said.

"The Divine Hall of Time can only be opened once, and once you leave, I will completely disperse!"

"If you don't have urgent matters, you could stay here and chat with me. I know many of your Cultivation Realm's secret techniques; I can tell you all of them, and I can teach you magic too!"

"I'm most proficient in Undead Magic; I'm the only Undead Magic God from our world. I can pass everything I have on to you, just for the company of a chat. I've been lonely for so long!"

The protagonist paused for a moment, not stopping but instead quickening his pace.

Sage of Time: "Wait, young man, chat with me a bit more, and I can give you everything I have!"

The protagonist remained unmoved and said without turning his head, "You might not know, but I've always carried a Divine Soul with me. Even the person I hated the most left a trace of their Divine Soul. The common point among them is that they can fuse and possess others!"

"You deliberately lured me into the River of Time, intending to let my Divine Soul get lost in it, so you could possess and take over my body. But unexpectedly, a giant claw appeared and pushed me out at the critical moment, ruining your plan by sheer coincidence."

"You beings from Otherworlds sealed off our world, extinguishing countless brilliant Great Cultivators in the Cultivation Realm, and now you want me to believe you? Do you really take me for a three-year-old child?"

The Sage of Time explained, "The matter of sealing the Cultivation Realm was proposed by your own people. We paid a huge price for it, and you can't place the blame on us."

"So, the idea of possessing me is true then?" The protagonist sneered.

"Even though it's a different Plane World, it seems the flaws of human nature are the same."

"When faced with multiple accusations, people instinctively refute and argue against the accusations they find most serious."

"Your subconscious felt that sealing the Cultivation Realm was the greatest slander, and you defended against it, which means possessing me was true!"

The Sage of Time fell silent.

Soon, he regained his composure: "We can cooperate! I can give you all my lifelong knowledge, as long as you help me find a suitable body to possess! How about that cousin of yours? Don't you have a feud with him? I can help you deal with him, it's a win-win!"

This time, the protagonist didn't even pause his steps.

"Not of my race, surely different in heart!"

The protagonist said without turning back: "So, you might as well die!"

As if to confirm the Sage of Time's previous words, as the protagonist kept walking outward, the once brilliant rainbow colors gradually dimmed.

The moment the protagonist stepped out of the Divine Hall's gate, he glanced back, and the rainbow colors completely vanished.

"Should be dead, right?"

The protagonist frowned deeply, feeling extremely uneasy.

The protagonist's cultivation level was far inferior to that of the Sage of Time, making it impossible for him to understand the other's Life Realm, nor could he determine if the other's Divine Soul would truly dissipate.

"Little monk, you finally came out!"

Just as the protagonist was thinking, he suddenly heard a weak, aged voice come through.

He turned his head to see the old monk's Divine Soul had weakened to a mere phantom, as if a slight breeze would scatter it!

"Ancestor, what's happened to you?"

Seeing the old monk was about to die, a flicker of crimson gold shone in the protagonist's eyes. Then, with a flick of his finger, a streak of crimson gold light entered the old monk's Soul Body.

The old monk's soul, originally so weak it was about to scatter, immediately filled up and began to recover visibly.

This was the technique Prince Zhi had used before, leveraging the Dragon Domain's properties from the Dragon God Technique to directly reverse the old monk's Soul Body state.

The protagonist replicated the same move, easily achieving Prince Zhi's results.

Before entering the River of Time, the protagonist couldn't even perform a single Circulation of the Dragon God Technique. Now, he could effortlessly use the Dragon Domain.

If the Sage of Time knew all this, he would realize that the protagonist wasn't just peeking at Zhao Yi in the River of Time, as he had claimed.

Whoosh!

As the old monk's Soul Body recovered, he let out a long breath.

He looked toward the direction of the palace, fear lingering in his heart: "Outside this palace's gate, there's a rainbow light Restriction. That Restriction can isolate Divine Souls. It just blocked me outside. If you'd come out a bit later, I would have dispersed by now!"

"There's a Restriction in this Divine Hall?" The protagonist was slightly taken aback, then furrowed his brow even more, "The rainbow light Restriction, the Sage of Time's Divine Soul is also a mass of rainbow light! Was this palace's Restriction set by him or used to restrict him?"

The old monk looked at the protagonist and asked, "Little monk, what are you thinking?"

The protagonist shook his head, suppressing the doubts in his heart.

The gap between him and the Sage of Time was too vast.

Though the other had only a trace of Divine Soul, it wasn't easy for the protagonist to deal with him.

If he couldn't provoke, he should stay away.

With this in mind, the protagonist glanced around, determined the direction, and said to the old monk, "Ancestor, let's go find the Arhat Fruit."

The old monk frowned, "But we don't know where the Arhat Fruit is!"

"I already know!" The protagonist said calmly.

Hearing this, the old monk was slightly stunned, "You know?"

As he spoke, he puzzledly scrutinized the protagonist.

He wondered if it was his illusion, but the protagonist seemed different from before!

The protagonist didn't pay attention to the old monk's changing expression.

After confirming the direction, he directly stepped out.

In a direction no one noticed, the protagonist's eyes had an extra layer of red over the crimson gold glow.

If Zhao Yi were here, he would immediately recognize that the red hue in the protagonist's eyes was identical to the shadow of "Ancient" in his sea of consciousness.

After taking a hundred steps, the protagonist paused and looked back at the Divine Hall of Time.

"Ancient Race... Otherworld... Sage?"

"Messenger!"

"Ha, am I selling out myself?"

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