Tales of Demons and Gods: After Locking Time and Space

A picture of vast rivers and mountains.

There were several ancient books floating quietly beside Nie Li. These were the cultivation methods of the Holy Emperor that Nie Li had deduced during the decisive battle with the Holy Emperor in his previous life. The Book of Spacetime Demons collected all the existing books.

As far as he knew, this kind of technique could only be practiced by the monsters of ancient or prehistoric bloodlines. This was why Li Xingyun and Mu Yue had to come alone. He wanted them to practice the same technique as the Saint Emperor. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle!

"These two techniques are extremely powerful!" Mu Yue was originally of ancient bloodline, and had a unique feeling for this special technique. Even though she had not started practicing yet, she could feel the strong connection between the two techniques. This was magical. Such a strong connection meant that she could practice two techniques at the same time. The benefits of practicing two techniques at the same time were not as simple as one plus one. Once successful, her strength would increase exponentially.

Although Li Xingyun was not as sensitive as Mu Yue, he also discovered the extraordinary nature of the two skills. Judging from the age of the ancient books, they were definitely something he would never encounter in his lifetime!

Eh? Li Xingyun's eyes lit up and he looked towards Nie Li, or to be more precise, at the ground behind Nie Li. A ray of light from there caught Li Xingyun's eyes. It was a tiny light, but it stood out so clearly in the vast landscape.

"Nie Li, what is that thing? It looks a bit strange." Li Xingyun saw a white jade bamboo slip lying in the corner when he entered the Book of Space-Time Demons, but he didn't have time to say anything because Nie Li looked so serious.

Logically speaking, bamboo slips are usually green. Moreover, it is not normal for such a thing to appear in an independent space like the Book of Space-Time Demon Spirits. Therefore, Li Xingyun automatically ignored the two martial arts books that Nie Li took out and turned to look at the bamboo slip.

"What is that? Let me see." Nie Li hadn't noticed it before. After all, it was just lying in the corner, and it didn't emit any special smell. It was indeed a bit strange, and Nie Li was also shocked when he saw it.

"Secret stone bamboo slips? How could there be such a thing here?" Nie Li was surprised not because of how powerful this thing was, it was just used to pass messages in secret, but as for the material used to make it, it was a material unique to the Yunmeng world.

Moreover, the last time Goddess Yuyan went back, she found that the Yunmeng World had actually been greatly damaged, and the only time the Yunmeng World was opened in nearly ten thousand years was when Nie Li and others entered last time, so these stone bamboo slips could only be relics from ancient times. Of course, it cannot be confirmed that the information in them was passed down by people in ancient times. After all, the stone bamboo slips are not disposable items. Even if they have been used, they can be used again as long as the information is deleted.

Although Nie Li has lived two lives and can be considered knowledgeable, there are still many things in other dimensional worlds that he does not understand, including this thing. Nie Li is searching for documents related to the Yunmeng world in the Book of Space-Time Demons. It is obvious that Nie Li is preparing to open the stone bamboo slips and read them thoroughly. Maybe there will be some unexpected surprises.

Although the Yunmeng World is only a very small one among the three thousand different worlds, its history is much longer than any other small world. Even in terms of the degree of magic, the Yunmeng World is only slightly inferior to the Xiao Linglong World. There are still an insane amount of literature about it. If Nie Li really wants to learn more about the Yunmeng World, it will take Nie Li more than half a month's effort.

It is indeed impossible to tell from the era what era the information is from, but Nie Li just learned that the color of the white marble can indeed tell the approximate era of the person who wrote the information. The confidentiality of the stone bamboo slips lies in the fact that if you want to see the information, you must have a special key. If you make a mistake, the stone bamboo slips will disappear directly, taking the stored information with them!

"This thing is not easy to open, and I don't have the key." Nie Li looked at the secret bamboo slips, a little confused. He wondered why this piece of bamboo slips had never been opened, or why it had never been delivered to that person at all? Just as Nie Li said this, he suddenly felt an electric shock on his hand, and then it was transmitted to Nie Li's mind: Tianyuan.

Tianyuan is the key to the Shimizu bamboo slips. Was it left by Emperor Tianyuan? Doesn't that mean it was left for me? But doesn't Emperor Tianyuan still have a remnant of his thoughts that hasn't dissipated? Could it be...?

Nie Li thought of something and transmitted the key to the stone bamboo slips through the power of heaven. He felt a warmth in his hands, and in an instant a dazzling white light was emitted. The stone bamboo slips opened in a very mechanized state, revealing a scroll inside.

The scroll looked very new and could not have been left over from ancient times. Was it as he had imagined? Li Xingyun and Mu Yue were startled and took a step back at the same time.

Nie Li opened the scroll, and a paragraph of text floated out:

——The path of time and space needs the help of time and space. Although my residual soul still retains the power of the peak period of the holy realm, this is the only time I can help you overcome the difficulties. It won’t be long before I will completely disappear from this world.

You still have doubts about what I figured out back then. But I have to tell you that if you don’t experience some things in person and explore them yourself, you will always have some regrets, which is extremely detrimental to your cultivation. You and Emperor Kongming, I can only say that you will definitely not be enemies, and there is even a very deep connection between you. If you are destined, you can still meet!

Nie Li was shocked when he saw this. What did Emperor Tianyuan mean? Was Emperor Kongming still alive? Or did Emperor Kongming leave something for him? These were all things of the past. Even though Nie Li possessed the power of time and space, he could not trace back to these things.

At this time, the golden egg also came. It was no longer just the ancestor of Ye Yan. The consciousness of the golden egg had recovered a little, but they were not without a way to deal with it. Logically speaking, Xiao Yu could hide in the Wanli River and Mountain Map to avoid the detection of the Holy Emperor, and the ancestor of Ye Yan could also come here to merge the two souls and be fine. But the embarrassing thing was that Nie Li didn't know the condition of the ancestor of Ye Yan. He thought that the ancestor of Ye Yan had absolute control over the golden egg, and the ancestor of Ye Yan didn't know that Nie Li's Wanli River and Mountain Map had such an effect. Although he felt something was wrong at the moment, he was just holding on. If the consciousness of the golden egg was fully awakened, he didn't know what the consequences would be.

Nie Li continued to read.

——As for what we agreed upon, I believe you will treat my Tianyuan people well. This is the confidence you give me. After watching you for such a long time, I think you are really good. I believe you can handle the final battle with the Holy Emperor, but I won’t be able to see it.

The treasure I gave you last time was only a holy treasure below the Heavenly Dao Realm. As for the space ring I carry with me, I placed it in an independent space before I died. There are several treasures there that you can definitely use. As for the location and key of that space, you will get it when the time comes. You are not strong enough now...

That's it, the future of this world depends on you!

——Emperor Tianyuan

Unexpectedly, before the regret faded away, Senior Tianyuan was still thinking about the safety of the world. These seniors have regarded defeating the Holy Emperor as their life's mission, and even their own people were just a simple concern.

Thinking of the Tianyuan people who were still suffering in the Endless Wilderness, Nie Li decided to find a time to bring them all over. There were still some people in the Tianyuan clan who needed to be protected, and because no one could buy all the Tianyuan people, they could not sell all of them to the outside world. However, if Nie Li took the Tianyuan people he had brought back with him, these problems would not exist. This was both Nie Li's respect for Emperor Tianyuan and an enhancement of his own strength!

The Tianyuan clan was once the top race in the Longxu Realm!

"Look at this. Is this the suicide note left for you by Emperor Tianyuan? He must have been a powerful hero when he was alive."

Li Xingyun also read the entire content of the scroll, and couldn't help but admire such a person in his heart, even though he had never met him before, just because he himself was such a passionate person!

"That's right. In the last moments of his life, Senior Tianyuan was still thinking about the lives of all the people in the world. He placed his hopes on us, so we must not let these seniors down."

Nie Li felt a little heavy-hearted. According to Emperor Tianyuan, he had exhausted his strength when he was teaching Nie Li and Mu Yue to comprehend the laws of time and space last time, and he only found out about this now.