Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 989 The Time Clan

In the vast and boundless universe, somewhere hidden amidst dense polar clouds, lies a massive nebula.

Within this nebula lives the most mysterious race in the universe—the Time Race.

At the very center of the nebula stands a towering structure that stretches across the void. Like a mysterious black crystal, the tower constantly shimmers with an inconspicuous, colorful radiance.

Yes, despite its dazzling colors, it doesn't attract any attention at all.

At this moment, inside the tower, a man with cascading black hair, wearing a silver crown and a silver-blue robe, frowned as he looked at a huge transparent crystal.

"Jingzhe!"

The man suddenly raised his head, turned around and looked at the newcomer, "Ancestor Gu Xi!" He bent down slightly and crossed his hands in front of him to form an hourglass shape.

The newcomer was dressed in a light blue robe, with silver hair tied up with a light blue crystal crown. His face was incomparably handsome, but people usually did not pay attention to his face, because they were already intimidated by his majestic and inviolable expression.

This person is Gu Xi, the third ancestral lineage among the twelve great ancestral lineages of the Time Clan.

The Time Clan has four founding divine veins: Lan Shi, Yan Xu, Bai Zang, and Xuan Ying; twelve ancestral veins: Zhao Chun, Hua Chao, Gu Xi, Xin Xia, Rui Bin, Lin Zhong, Tong Qiu, Nan Lü, Wu She, Meng Dong, Huang Zhong, and Tu Yue; and twenty-four main veins: Li Chun, Chun Yu, Jing Zhe… It consists of hundreds of main veins, thousands of branch veins, and countless minor veins.

Unlike other races, each branch of the Time Clan consists of only one person. So despite the large number of branches, the Time Clan actually only has a little over three thousand members. Of course, the minor branches are not included, since minor branches are unlikely to grow into anything significant.

Some will disappear into the universe during their adult trials, becoming nourishment for the universe, while others will become nourishment for the universe even before they have a consciousness.

Therefore, while minor factions are constantly being born within the Time Clan, they also constantly die. This is because the birth of minor factions within the Time Clan is too simple; as long as the development of the greater world presents two choices at a certain juncture, a minor faction is born.

Let's turn our attention back to the tower, which is the temple.

Gu Xi Zun Zu looked at the giant crystal and asked, "What's the matter with this child?"

Jingzhe said, "This child is a minor branch born from a fork in the main branch of the Lichun lineage. He is still undergoing adulthood training and has not yet received a formal name. However, the little guy has given himself the name Shijia."

“I discovered this morning that I can’t see this little guy in the Time Crystal Wall,” Jingzhe said, frowning. “But I checked the pulse chart, and the little guy hasn’t disappeared.”

"Then I used the power of time to look at the little guy's River of Time body, but was blocked by a powerful force."

"Blocked?" Gu Xi said in surprise. Jing Zhe, ranked third among the twenty-four sects, was already close to the Chaos level in strength. Moreover, due to the Time Ancestor, he was practically invincible in the Time Map.

Of course, one possible reason is that they were blocked by the more powerful Time Clan.

But! As fellow members of the Time Clan, there is really no need for us to stop a major lineage from investigating a minor branch!
"Let me see!" Gu Xi Zun Zu solemnly unleashed a burst of time power, quickly examining the river of time belonging to Shi Jia.

"Huh? This power!" Gu Xi's mouth dropped open. Why does this power look so familiar? It seems to be the spacetime power of the White Ancestor!
"Why would the White Hidden God Ancestor notice this minor branch?" Gu Xi Venerable Ancestor frowned, thinking to himself, "Could it be that the White Hidden God Clan really likes this minor branch and wants to protect it through its adulthood trials?"

Upon considering this possibility, the ever-righteous and indignant Gu Xi Zun Zu's face immediately turned cold. Even if the other party was his own divine ancestor, he would not allow such a thing to exist.

The universe is full of unknown dangers. The Time Clan is favored by time and is already blessed. If they have to go through back channels for a mere adult training, is that fair to other races?

Besides, the Time Clan doesn't need members like that!

"Jingzhe, go to the side, I will contact Bai Zang God Ancestor immediately!" Gu Xi Zun Zu waved his hand, and Jingzhe was swept aside.

At this moment, Jingzhe had not yet recovered from the words "White Ancestor God". He squatted in the corner of the temple, staring blankly at the Venerable Ancestor Guxi.

Hakuzo, who was observing all realms, suddenly opened his eyes. His pupils, which had been shimmering with golden and silver light, gradually returned to normal; even so, his glass-like eyes...
Suddenly, he felt his clansmen calling him. With a thought, a time portal appeared.

A white-haired woman dressed in blue appeared before him. "What is it?"

"Gu Xi pays respects to the White Ancestor!" Gu Xi bowed first, and then told him about Shi Jia's situation.

Bai Zang was naturally unaware of this matter, but as a supreme god who controlled time and space, he didn't need to ask others. With a thought, he retrieved everything about Shi Jia.

"It's this little guy. Hmm, he, like me, has mastered the power of time and space. Not bad!" Bai Zang nodded in satisfaction.

From Bai Zang's expression, Gu Xi realized she had misunderstood and quickly apologized.

Bai Zang waved his hand, "It's alright. It's true that we need to keep a close eye on the younger generation of the clan as they come of age and undergo trials. However, the little guy has already signed a contract with the Dimensional Management Bureau. It cannot be terminated until it is completed."

Although he is the head of the Dimensional Administration, he is ultimately subordinate to the Supreme Being.

"Here's what we'll do: you write down the requirements for adult training, and I'll embed them into the little guy's task system."

Gu Xi nodded quickly upon hearing this. Whether or not she did the task didn't matter, as long as she trained according to the requirements. It would be great if the temple could monitor the little one's training process at all times.

Gu Xi thought this way and said this way.

Upon hearing this, Bai Zang said, "Okay, I will create a spacetime link on the crystal wall so that you can check it at any time."

"Thank you, Ancestor Bai Zang."

"Well, go back."

"Yes!"

……

"Become a shining person?" Shi Jia looked at the mission description. "Okay, this one will do."

"Alright!" The little system clicked happily, "Huh?" It poked harder, "No response?"

"What's wrong?" Shi Jia asked, puzzled.

"I can't click it." The little system had barely finished speaking when the text in front of it turned into gibberish, flashed by, and disappeared, leaving only the line "System updating..."

"Host, host, the system is updating."

"System update?" Shi Jia frowned. "Why the sudden update? Didn't we just choose a mission?"

"I don't know," the little system said, quite confused.

"Don't know?" Shi Jia suddenly became suspicious. "Why don't you ask the main system what's going on? Why wasn't there a notification for the system update? What if it updates while I'm doing a mission, or while I'm teleporting, and then I can't get back?"

Of course, she wasn't worried about not being able to return; she could travel through time on her own. But that approach offered very little security!
"Okay." The little system leaped in the air, and the whole little ball of fluff disappeared into the void.

Sitting in the cramped room, Shi Jia suddenly felt a sense of unease, as if she were imprisoned, wash over her. She jumped up and rushed out of the mission space.

Sitting in the dessert shop she'd visited before, Shi Jia ordered a hot drink and a small cake. Hmm, they were out of milk-flavored square cakes today. So she didn't order them; otherwise, she wouldn't have minded spending a contribution point to soothe her stomach and calm her frightened heart.

As Shi Jia watched the flow of people on the street and slowly ate her dessert, the fear of being watched gradually disappeared.

"Hey, aren't you the newbie who stole my Milk Fragrance Square cake before?"