"Heh."
Chen Fan chuckled.
In the current situation, although master and disciple had not completely fallen out, the bond between them had begun to weaken through their conversation.
This was a cold laugh from Chen Fan.
No superfluous words, only a scrutinizing gaze.
"Very good."
Chen Fan smiled, "I never expected you to reach this stage. I am gratified."
"..."
"However... do you really think so little of your master?" As he spoke, a calm smile appeared on his face.
Swish!
The ancient tree swayed.
Leaves with mysterious patterns drifted down one by one.
They fell between the two, exuding an ethereal aura.
"Do you know why I planted this tree back then?" he asked, seemingly to himself, but in fact, elaborating.
Chen Qi raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Master underestimates his disciple. What can a mere tree do?"
He naturally knew about this tree; he had seen it in the past.
He also knew that this tree was merely planted by his master casually.
He then said with a smile, "Disciple has also studied this tree for a long time. I'm certain it has no use. It's just a tree."
On this point, Chen Qi was very confident.
It was just a tree planted in the ancient era.
"You are correct."
Chen Fan nodded calmly, "This is indeed a very ordinary tree, but how do you know that an ordinary tree cannot become a trump card?"
Swish, swish.
As his voice fell, the ancient tree began to sway rapidly.
Its branches flowed through the void like a river.
Boom!
The spatial barrier of the Eighth Land was suddenly broken through by a world.
A world revolving around the River of Life and Death crashed in with brute force.
The Realm of Life and Death descended.
Chen Qi watched the Realm of Life and Death appear with a smile, making no move to stop it.
What use was a seventh-tier Great World?
Looking at his master, a smile appeared on his face, "Is this your confidence?"
"Indeed."
Chen Fan nodded, "Although I only discovered your oddity today and your identity recently, I couldn't do nothing, could I?"
He also wore a smile, "With a disciple beyond the Great Emperor realm, could I not make some preparations?"
As he spoke, the ancient tree swayed, drawing the Realm of Life and Death to descend.
This realm was already empty.
That's right, there were no living beings in the Realm of Life and Death now; it was just an empty shell, but the power of the Great Dao remained.
This was a conversation between master and disciple, a talk between master and disciple. Da Feng Xiao Shuo Wang.
Both Chen Fan and Chen Qi were watching the Realm of Life and Death merge into the ancient tree.
Boom!
The ancient tree instantly became even more massive.
Surrounded by life and death, the ancient tree began to grow.
This tree was too enormous.
"Come."
A branch drooped, resting on Chen Fan.
In an instant, life and death erupted, yin and yang exploded, wind and thunder surged... within his body, all Great Daos were furiously pouring into the ancient tree.
Chen Qi shook his head with a smile, "It's all in vain."
That's right, in Chen Qi's eyes, it was all futile.
The rules beyond the Great Emperor realm erupted, and instantly, with 'bang bang' sounds, branches of the ancient tree shattered one by one.
This was the suppression of the Great Dao.
It was impossible to resist.
In essence, Chen Fan's abilities were not yet enough to resist.
In the distance...
"Hum."
Old Demon Chu's demonic energy churned.
In the eyes of the people of the Realm of Life and Death, there was intense killing intent.
To dare to attack the City Lord was to provoke the entire Realm of Life and Death.
They were about to make their move.
"Don't be hasty."
Chen Fan raised his hand, stopping them.
He let the ancient tree continue to shatter, but more branches continuously grew out.
His slightly pale face still held confident composure.
His strength had been completely drained by the ancient tree.
Boom!
At this moment, an ancient tree pierced through the heavens and earth.
It was more massive than any tree in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.
A boundless aura broke through heaven and earth, shattering the order of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.
Everything was surging towards the ancient tree.
"Hmph."
Chen Qi suddenly let out a cold snort.
The Great Dao rules manifested, instantly isolating the ancient tree from the outside world.
"Suppress."
With a raise of his hand, a golden treasure seal appeared.
The eight ancient characters, 'Mandated by Heaven, Prosperous Forever,' flickered with brilliant radiance, isolating this space.
"Master, is this all you have?" Chen Qi asked with a confident smile.
"Don't rush."
Chen Fan, however, shook his head and smiled, "As you said, my Great Dao can converge into time. Don't you want to witness the power of time? You've worked so hard for so long, isn't it for this day? Come, witness time."
Swish, swish.
In the next moment, the radiance of the ancient tree changed.
The branches, which had been flowing like silk, transformed into the power of time.
Wind and thunder ceased, life and death dissipated, yin and yang rested... the merged power became time.
Each flowing branch seemed to be a manifestation of years; a gentle sweep became the power of time.
Mysterious temporal power, exuding an ethereal hue.
Around the ancient tree, space was being disrupted by the power of time.
One moment returning to the past, the next moment leaping to the future... space twisted and then began to disintegrate.
Under the power of time, even space was being destroyed.
"That's right."
Chen Qi was extremely excited, "This is the power of time, I've seen it before."
The last time he witnessed time, it was like this.
The supreme being he saw destroyed everything with time in every move; nothing could contend against the power of time.
"Do you like it?" Chen Fan asked.
Chen Qi nodded vigorously.
The trace of greed in his eyes was not concealed at all; "This is my power."
"..."
Chen Fan hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Why is it your power?"
"Heh heh."
Chen Qi's smile changed.
A cruel smile, twisted by greed, appeared on his face, "Master, this power was bestowed upon you by disciple in the first place. You... cannot keep it. Although disciple knows that time is tempting, this ultimately does not belong to you."
Chen Fan thought for a moment and nodded, "That's also true."
As Chen Qi said, this power truly did not belong to him.
However, he looked at his disciple and retorted, "But it doesn't belong to you either."
"Hmm?"
Hearing this, Chen Qi was momentarily stunned, "It doesn't belong to me?"
"That's right, it doesn't belong to you."
Chen Fan said this resolutely and then smiled, "My good disciple, at this point, what other trump cards do you have? If you don't use them now, you won't have another chance."
As his words fell... boom!
The power of time erupted instantly, and the ethereal power swept across ten thousand miles of chaos.
Everything was being dissolved by time.
This was time, the ultimate time.
In the face of time, nothing was eternal.
Chen Qi's body was rapidly becoming younger, and much of the沧桑 on his face disappeared.
Chen Qi, who was beyond the Great Emperor realm, had an infinite lifespan in the future; only reversal was possible.