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Chapter 382 The Method of Going
Chapter 382 The Way Back
"My lord, may I ask what you are doing?"
Ye Nanxiao, who was burying landmines—no, burying metal objects—turned around and saw a demonic spirit, its body radiating evil energy, hanging upside down on a tree not far behind him, staring at him intently with its two eyes.
"I'm setting up defensive measures," Ye Nanxiao replied.
"Huh? Is that the big piece of iron you're holding? What's the point of burying that thing? It's just a piece of iron, how can it be considered a defensive measure by the strategist?"
The demon spirit seemed to be a walking encyclopedia of questions, relentlessly asking Ye Nanxiao.
As the new questions kept coming in like a machine gun, Ye Nanxiao felt a headache coming on.
After being subdued, the demon spirit became Di Tian's loyal follower and temporary bodyguard.
Originally, the bodyguard was supposed to be Chi Wang, but after hearing Chi Wang's name, Ye Nanxiao decisively requested a change.
The strongest "bodyguard" in the Starry Sky, the Crimson King.
Ye Nanxiao felt that he might not be able to enjoy it.
As everyone knows, Red King has never succeeded in any mission during his career as a bodyguard, and his master has almost always encountered many misfortunes.
Although he didn't know why Ye Nanxiao refused to become the Red King's bodyguard, Di Tian didn't think much of it and immediately had an idle demon spirit become Ye Nanxiao's bodyguard.
Xiong Jun was assigned to be a vanguard soldier, while Wan Yao Wang was sent by Ye Nanxiao to dig for stones.
"Why, strategist?" When the demon spirit saw that Ye Nanxiao was ignoring her, she jumped down from the tree and approached Ye Nanxiao.
"Yao Yao, why do you have so many questions?" Ye Nanxiao complained, speeding up his movements.
He can only maintain his physical state for a few hours a day, so he needs to hurry up and make soul tools.
In this era, Ye Nanxiao's greatest advantage is the soul tool technology in his mind, which is enough to overwhelm the knowledge reserves of an entire era.
His biggest trump card is only two and a half chances to unleash the Frozen Flower, and he won't use it unless it's a life-or-death crisis.
So, when he accidentally spotted rare metals in the soil, Ye Nanxiao decisively picked up the wrench again and began manufacturing soul tools.
As for the Demon King who was sent to mine, the situation in the soil is complicated, and the roots of plants are also very complicated. It should be easy to find him. After all, iron blocks and soil blocks are easy to distinguish.
"But strategist, didn't you say before that when faced with something we don't understand, we should try to figure it out?" the demon spirit asked, puzzled.
"That's a method to help you integrate into human society! Never mind, there might be something wrong with this method. I'll write you a guide to navigating human society later." Ye Nanxiao sighed and buried the rare metal in his hand into the ground.
"Okay!" the spirit said obediently.
"Where did you learn this from?" Ye Nanxiao couldn't help but detect a sarcastic tone in the demon's voice.
"Strategist, I listened to what you said when you argued with the boss last time! Listen, I've even changed how I refer to myself now!" the demon spirit replied, raising his hand like a child seeking praise and reward.
"You learned it very well, don't try to learn it again next time," Ye Nanxiao said helplessly.
He didn't want to encounter a demon spirit that not only lurked in the shadows but also spoke in a sarcastic and unsettling way.
It was a double torment of both body and mind!
"Yao Yao, give me your hand and cut this piece of metal." Ye Nanxiao said, pointing to a piece of metal that was about half a person's height not far away.
"Okay, but how do I cut it?" The demon's right hand wrapped around a piece of black cloth, and then its right arm separated directly from its body.
Ye Nanxiao reached out and drew patterns on the metal, saying as he did so, "Cut according to the patterns I drew. Don't get carried away, just cut out the surface layer, about three centimeters thick."
As the demon spirit listened, he stood frozen in place, his right hand raised, completely unable to understand what Ye Nanxiao was saying.
The demon spirit handed Ye Nanxiao its right arm, saying, "Well, strategist, why don't you do it yourself? I'll lend you my right arm!"
Looking at his jet-black right arm and then at the new right arm that the demon spirit was rapidly growing, Ye Nanxiao couldn't help but wonder what the demon spirit's true form was.
That old guy is very mysterious!
Holding the "large carving knife" in his hand, Ye Nanxiao had no choice but to do it himself.
In the plan against the gods, Ye Nanxiao designated a large area for combat, and he worked quickly to install soul tools in this area.
Despite the extremely limited materials and tools, Ye Nanxiao still managed to create quite a few soul tools, based on the principle that even scraping can be considered a form of injury.
In the evening, Ye Nanxiao and Di Tian, as usual, came to the shore of the Lake of Life to report the situation to Gu Yuena.
"My lord, the subjugation plan is progressing smoothly." Di Tian stepped forward and knelt on one knee before Gu Yuena.
If it weren't for the need to be wary of the pursuers from the divine realm, Di Tian could make the stars submit to him in a single encounter if he so desired.
Gu Yuena nodded slightly, gave Di Tian an encouraging look, and then turned her gaze to Ye Nanxiao, who was lying in the lake.
"The Lake of Life is so comfortable! Much better than a hot spring!" Ye Nanxiao swam on his back in the Lake of Life, waving the soft grass blades.
"By the way, could the Lake of Life be considered Gu Yuena's hot spring pool? For bathing?" Ye Nanxiao lifted the leaf of the Spirit Blossom Grass and looked at the emerald green water droplets on it.
It seems that Gu Yuena used the Lake of Life to heal when she was injured.
No wonder Emperor Tian treasures the Lake of Life so much.
"Strategist, have you swum enough?" Gu Yuena asked.
"Here it comes!" Ye Nanxiao manipulated the Spirit Blossom Grass to climb ashore, ignoring Di Tian, whose eyes were extremely sharp.
"The traps were set up successfully, but it's a pity that the stockpile of rare metals is not enough, otherwise we could have buried more landmines," Ye Nanxiao said.
"The rare metal you mentioned is already being searched for by the Demon King with all his might," Di Tian said.
Ye Nanxiao shook his head slightly; he understood the meaning behind Di Tian's words.
However, just because the Demon King is powerful doesn't mean Ye Nanxiao will be powerful in return.
The Demon King and his plant-based minions are unable to properly distinguish between rare metals and ordinary metal ores. Furthermore, Ye Nanxiao's current physical condition makes it difficult for him to effectively process rare metals.
Gu Yuena waved for Di Tian to step back, her beautiful eyes fixed on the Spirit Blossom Grass where Ye Nanxiao was residing.
Today's dose of Emperor Tian's resentment has arrived!
After Di Tian withdrew, Gu Yuena said, "I roughly know how you will get back."
"What method?" Ye Nanxiao floated up from the Spirit Blossom Grass and asked with slight excitement.
His part of the soul fragment was too difficult; Gu Yuena used him as a tool every day.
Gu Yuena sat down on a rock by the lake and looked up at the starry sky.
She especially loved gazing at the starry night sky.
"I've come up with two solutions. First, I'll find your deity and use their power to help you travel back in time. The three flower petals on your body are your guide home, helping you find the location of your original soul in the river of time," Gu Yuena said.
Upon hearing this, Ye Nanxiao fell silent.
He had considered seeking help from the Ice God, but with only the three petals of the Frozen Flower he currently possessed, he couldn't contact the Ice God unless he used them all at once.
"I don't think this method is feasible. The God Realm is currently in the midst of war, and the Ice God Realm may have already been assigned a lot of work by the Asura God and others," Gu Yuena said.
"The second method is for me to open the River of Time and send you in, but I cannot guarantee that you will be able to return to your original soul intact."
After saying that, Gu Yuena continued to look up at the starry sky.
Ye Nanxiao pondered the two solutions Gu Yuena had offered.
Regardless of the method, Ye Nanxiao will have to take a gamble.
After a moment, Ye Nanxiao looked up and asked, "Gu Yuena, now that you've opened the River of Time, are you confident you can stabilize it?"
Seemingly accustomed to Ye Nanxiao calling her by the name "Gu Yuena," Gu Yuena thought for a moment, then closed her eyes, her entire body enveloped in a layer of silver light.
"I'm 30% sure now, and I'll be 70% sure once my injuries heal a bit more," Gu Yuena said confidently.
"How long will it take for your injuries to heal?" Ye Nanxiao asked.
The silver dragon before them still had a concept of time that was still within the realm of gods.
"Based on the current flow of time in this world, it's about five hundred years," Gu Yuena replied.
Upon hearing Gu Yuena's reply, Ye Nanxiao frowned. Five hundred years—even Sun Wukong could have escaped by then; he couldn't afford to wait that long.
"Don't worry, the flow of time you're sensing right now isn't necessarily the same as the flow of time on your own body. The time cloud isn't uniform; it also moves in a relative fashion," Gu Yuena said, noticing Ye Nanxiao's anxiety.
"What do you mean?" Ye Nanxiao asked, puzzled.
"In other words, it's possible that you've spent a year, or even a hundred years, here, while your soul might have only spent a day, or even just a blink of an eye." Gu Yuena raised her hand, and two pale yellow lights appeared on her fair palm.
Two beams of light appeared; the one on the left pulsed extremely fast, while the one on the right pulsed extremely slowly.
"Time clouds can exist relative to each other, but time itself is not. Do you understand what I mean?" Gu Yuena asked.
Ye Nanxiao nodded; he understood what Gu Yuena was trying to say.
He traveled to the Starry Sky Forest in this time period through the Time Cloud, and he could also travel back to the moment after he had just endured the Evil Eye Tyrant's ultimate move, "Light of Time and Space."
From the perspective of the original timeline, this fragment of his soul is equivalent to being broken, leaving for a while, and then returning.
This "time" could be a year, a month, a day, an hour, or even a second.
Looking at the ice flower petals on the back of his right hand, Ye Nanxiao reluctantly accepted the fact and muttered, "I've always had good luck; I always manage to avoid bad luck."
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