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Chapter 29 Fear (Thanks to Three Encounters for the donation)

Inside Earth's room.

Meng Bai and Su Xintang appeared out of nowhere.

Upon returning, Meng Bai's first reaction was to check the time.

Su Xintang then asked with concern, "What does time travel consume?"

"It's a light spot." During Meng Bai's round trip, one of the six white spots in his sea of ​​consciousness disappeared.

However, the skills are still there, and the light spots seem to be gradually regaining their brightness, which means that crossing requires a cooldown period, and the length of the cooldown is currently unknown.

"There are still six light spots left, and we can make six quick round trips," Meng Bai analyzed.

After saying that, he added, "Tell me, besides you, do any other people have any spots of light on them?"

"I don't know." Su Xintang shook her head.

Hearing this question, she felt somewhat conflicted. On the one hand, she didn't want others to have any redeeming qualities.

On the other hand, she also hoped that others would have a spark of light, and that if they did, her younger sister might be able to come along too.

"Forget it, guessing is useless. We'll only know when we see it." Meng Bai shook his head, then checked the time. He planned to try the River Drum again in half an hour.

But when he checked the time, he realized something was wrong: "Xintang, do you remember what time we went to Hegu?"

"They must have left around 8:40, right?" Su Xintang recalled.

"So, we've been in Hegu for at least twenty minutes, but why is it still 8:40 on Earth?" Meng Bai asked, looking at the time on his phone.

"You mean, time flows much faster in Hegu than on Earth?" Su Xintang asked.

"Not necessarily." Meng Bai said, seeing the [coordinates] light spot he had left in the room when he first transmigrated.

With a thought, he retrieved the coordinate light spot.

They waited quietly for half an hour, and then the two time-traveled again. It was now 9:15 PM.

Upon returning to Hegu, their first reaction was to check the incense, only to find that a quarter of the incense had burned, meaning that half an hour had passed on Hegu, just like on Earth.

"Is the flow of time the same on both sides?" Meng Bai wondered.

Su Xintang reached out and snatched the box containing the phone from a distance. She opened the box, took out her phone, and saw that half an hour had passed.

“They really are the same.” Su Xintang looked at Meng Bai.

"No, no, something's not right. Let's wait here for half an hour, then we'll go back to Earth."

"Give it back?" Su Xintang didn't understand. Wasn't this a waste of light points?
“This time is different. This time, there are no coordinates I set up on Earth. Let’s compare the flow of time on both sides again.”

Speaking of the coordinates, Meng Bai looked up again at the coordinates that Su Xintang had placed in the corner of the wall when he left.

As mentioned before, her coordinates are different from Su Xintang's; his are "dot-shaped," while Su Xintang's are "arrow-shaped."

When I traveled through time, I couldn't sense Su Xintang's [arrow coordinates].

He then tried placing his [dot coordinates] here, but they scattered as soon as he placed them.

'Can my coordinates only be set on Earth?' Meng Bai pondered.

Then, he asked Su Xintang, "Have you tried your coordinates? What are its functions?"

"No."

"Try it, use the [Teleport] skill from the first light point in combination with [Coordinates]," Meng Bai reminded him.

Actually, there was no need for reminders. Su Xintang could vaguely sense how to use it. She made a hand seal, although the seal was useless, but she was already used to it.

Then, with a thought, she consumed one incense stick and instantly teleported to the [arrow coordinates] she had left in the corner of the wall.

"My God!" Su Xintang knew this might be a teleportation technique, but she didn't expect it to be so fast; she almost moved with her own body as soon as she thought of it. "Is it very energy-consuming?" Meng Bai asked curiously.

"It should be consumed based on the distance, and can only be powered by incense." Su Xintang tried using her magic, but it didn't work.

"That's good, it's quite a powerful skill." Meng Bai was rather satisfied.

After spending another half hour in Hegu, Meng Bai once again brought Su Xintang back to Earth.

When they returned, the time on Earth was still 9:15, the same time they left.

"This?" Su Xintang looked somewhat confused. "Time has stopped?"

"It really is frozen in place?" Meng Bai said, looking at the ground. He saw a [dot coordinate] on the ground. He had clearly taken the coordinate, but after returning, it was still there.

In other words, the coordinates of this "dot" cannot be taken away by itself.

Therefore, he guessed, "It seems that time has not stopped, but rather we have returned to the point of time [9:15]."

"What do you mean?" Su Xintang didn't understand.

"When I first traveled back, I could feel that time on Earth was still moving forward, unaffected by anything. But if we compare time to a progress bar..."

"The moment we travel to Hegu, an anchor point will be placed on the timeline. When we return, we can only travel to this anchor point; we can't go forward or backward."

At this point, Meng Bai exclaimed with delight, "So, yours is a [spatial coordinate], which allows you to teleport by consuming incense offerings. Mine, on the other hand, is a [time anchor], anchored to Earth's time."

In other words, if we go to Hegu at 10 o'clock, no matter how long we stay there, when we return, the time on Earth will still be 10 o'clock.

To be honest, what Meng Bai fears most is the passage of time on Earth.

After all, cultivation takes ten or even a hundred years. If the time flow rate is the same on both sides, how could Meng Bai dare to stay in Hegu for long?
Now there's no need to worry. We don't need to consider the passage of time on Earth; we only need to consider whether our lifespan is sufficient.

From the perspective of the River Drum, the Earth is stationary on one side.

Time passed for them on Earth, just as it did on the River Drum. But after they went to the River Drum, time on Earth stood still for them.

After listening to these words, Su Xintang pondered for a while and finally understood Meng Bai's meaning.

It was precisely because she understood this that she gradually became terrified.

Meng Bai had never practiced cultivation and had been exposed to all sorts of imaginative online novels, so he was only surprised by this kind of operation involving time.

Unlike Su Xintang, as a celestial being, she truly understood the concept of controlling time.

The concept of "time anchors" is utterly appalling.

"Oh my God..." She slowly squatted down, her face deathly pale, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.

"What's wrong with you?" Meng Bai quickly squatted down.

Su Xintang's legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground.

Her eyes widened in terror as she clutched Meng Bai's clothes, her teeth chattering as she stammered, "Meng... Meng Bai... tell me... tell me who made us travel through time? Who has such power to control time?"

This question stumped even Meng Bai.

He could only offer a consolation: "No one. Perhaps God couldn't bear to see the people of the mortal realm suffering from hunger, so He sent you to Earth for further studies. Didn't you make the same vow before?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xintang's face gradually regained some color.

"Don't be afraid, let's go back to Hegu first." Meng Bai reached out and tucked her loose hair, which had been hanging down in fear, behind her ears.

Then, changing the subject, he said, "But before we go back, let's buy some nice glasses. We should help others before helping ourselves; you're so poor you can't even afford to eat."

First, go to Hegu to resell some Earth goods, then bring back some jade lotus root paste from Hegu to sell on Earth. While you're at it, bring your sister over.

(End of this chapter)