What was the power of the five elements, what was the power of wind and thunder, before the power of time, all lowered a notch!
The power of the five elements is said to be able to restrain everything! But so what? Any power can restrain everything when it reaches the highest level!
Only time and space are different; their greatest strength is not restraint, but crushing!
Immortality of time and space is never a false statement.
The Source of Time had already completely merged with Wu Tao.
As Wu Tao grew, the Source of Time would also grow with him.
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If Wu Tao could reach the realm of Wukongzi, traveling through the past and future, something that ordinary people could never do!
Wu Tao, by paying a certain price, might also have been able to do it!
Wu Tao was currently feeling the changes in his body, and he knew that his gamble had paid off!
Wu Tao was not usually a gambling person, but when faced with sufficient benefits, he would still choose to gamble once.
He was gambling on his undefeated belief, gambling on his ability to defeat everything at any time!
And he had won almost every time!
Especially this time, Wu Tao had won!
This time, he not only won the future but also achieved a qualitative leap in his state of mind.
Although this leap was not yet apparent, as his cultivation improved faster and faster, this leap in his state of mind would become increasingly important to him.
Compared to Wu Tao, Wukongzi's eyes, in addition to shock, also held a trace of regret.
Thousands of years of waiting had ultimately been in vain!
In the end, he had to watch the Source of Time become someone else's right under his nose.
However, Wukongzi also knew that Wu Tao's successful fusion with the Source of Time was not solely due to "fortune."
Fortune merely allowed Wu Tao to come into contact with the Source of Time. Wukongzi had also come into contact with the Source of Time before, but he had not succeeded.
To fuse with the Source of Time, fortune, courage, and confidence were all indispensable!
Wu Tao possessed all three, so Wu Tao had won, earning himself a future and the possibility of ascending to higher realms.
With the Source of Time within him, Wu Tao could feel the enormous changes happening in his body at this very moment.
If the original Wu Tao, as a sword cultivator, was like a sharp immortal sword, then the current Wu Tao gave the impression of being an ordinary person.
Of course, Wu Tao's strength had not been lost!
It was just that the power within his body was no longer external but was constantly circulating internally.
Wukongzi's cultivation was so high that he could naturally see the changes in Wu Tao.
For ordinary cultivators, as their strength grew, their aura became more sharp and fierce, yet Wu Tao's aura at this moment was very calm.
But it was this calmness that gave Wukongzi a soul-stirring feeling!
Wukongzi felt that Wu Tao at this moment was more like an immortal sword that had been meticulously forged!
And with the passage of time, it had become a peerless immortal sword capable of truly slaying immortals!
It looked ordinary on the surface, but if provoked, the power it unleashed would be enough to destroy heaven and earth, shattering everything in an instant!
"Alas, it's all about timing and destiny. Little fellow, I have waited for thousands of years, and now you have truly obtained it..."
"Enough, enough... this Source of Time has occupied my mind for thousands of years, and now you have helped me sever this obsession..."
"In my life, I have roamed the cultivation world. I dare not say I had no rivals, but the number of people who could defeat me does not exceed ten fingers!"
"My greatest regret in life is that I have never accepted a true disciple to inherit my legacy...!"
"Alas, it is truly pathetic and regrettable..."
At this moment, Wukongzi seemed like a crying child, looking at Wu Tao pitifully.
And as Wukongzi finished speaking, Wu Tao, who was not slow-witted, immediately understood his meaning!
"Disciple Wu Tao, greetings, Master!"
After hesitating for a moment, Wu Tao knelt down, ready to take a second master.
Originally, Wu Tao did not intend to take a second master because he had already reached a certain height, and could ordinary cultivators be qualified to teach him?
But who was Wu Tao taking as a master now? He was one of the seven great Purple Mansion realm cultivators of the human race, known as the foremost sword immortal, a god of war who had climbed out of a sea of corpses and blood.
Perhaps in other aspects, Wukongzi could not teach Wu Tao much, but regarding insights and experiences of the power of laws, Wu Tao was absolutely far behind. For this reason alone, taking Wukongzi as a master was worthwhile.
Moreover, this time taking a master was not as simple as just kowtowing and acknowledging a master.
Disciples who took masters in such a manner were generally taught using the methods for accepting ordinary disciples.
Basically, such disciples were merely guided by their master into the door of cultivation, with the rest being up to them to cultivate on their own, so it was not a true act of taking a master.
A true act of taking a master referred to becoming a personal disciple. A master would typically choose only one personal disciple in their lifetime.
From the day of taking a master, this personal disciple would be even closer than a biological son.
The master would generally impart all their knowledge, teaching everything without hesitation.
And for such personal disciples, who received the master's full dedication, masters would generally test them for a very long time, examining their character, conduct, and talent, and they had to be among the best.
Undoubtedly, at this moment, Wukongzi was accepting Wu Tao as a personal disciple.
Therefore, Wu Tao knew what being a personal disciple truly meant.
Normally, when a personal disciple took a master, it would involve parents and friends as witnesses, presenting a letter of apprenticeship, kowtowing to the founding ancestor and the master, and performing rites such as serving tea. After the master drank the tea, the apprenticeship would be considered complete.
After such an apprenticeship, the disciple would never betray the sect for the rest of their life and would need to care for their master in their old age.
Correspondingly, the master would entrust everything they had to their personal disciple.
However, it was clear that in this kind of place, such solemn rituals could not be performed.
And Wukongzi was a magnanimous figure who did not stand on ceremony. Seeing the sincere kowtowing of Wu Tao, he burst into laughter.
"Your master was a rogue cultivator, belonging to no faction. Therefore, I have always represented myself. I have no sect, and I have no excessive demands on you."
"My sect rules have only one clause: do not betray the interests of the human race, do not be ungrateful, never be a traitor to the human race, and swear to defend the dignity of the human race. Can you do it!"
Wukongzi's words made Wu Tao sweat profusely.
In a normal apprenticeship, wouldn't any master lay down a long list of rules for their disciples?
He had not expected that his newly acknowledged master would have such peculiar rules.
However, Wu Tao truly could not bring himself to betray the human race!
Therefore, what else could Wu Tao say about such simple rules?
Wu Tao stood up, looked up at Wukongzi, and solemnly pointed to the sky, saying, "Disciple Wu Tao, from this day forward, pledges allegiance to Master's sect, will honor my master and follow the rules. If I violate them in the future, may my soul be scattered and never enter reincarnation!"
After Wu Tao finished speaking, Wukongzi nodded with satisfaction.
At this moment, his gaze towards Wu Tao was filled with joy. Who wouldn't be happy to have such a disciple?
Time flowed by quickly, and three years had passed in the blink of an eye. Wu Tao's time to be released from prison was fast approaching.
It had been three years since Wu Tao took Wukongzi as his master.
And during these three years, Wu Tao had benefited greatly from Wukongzi.
Moreover, during these three years, Wu Tao had not only advanced from the middle stage of the Core Formation realm to the late stage of the Core Formation realm but had also mastered three first-grade divine abilities.
"First-grade fire-attribute divine ability - Sky-Flipping Scorching Flame Blade!"
When the blade is drawn, all phenomena in the universe turn into flames, burning everything around into ashes like a scorching fire.
"First-grade time-attribute divine ability - Tribulation of Time!"
Once this time-type first-grade divine ability is activated, it can control the flow of time within a specific area, with a destructive power equivalent to a man-made version of the Six Tribulations of the Heavenly Demise.
In theory, this divine ability is almost unsolvable, but the price is that one will also suffer a backlash from time, and in severe cases, one might even lose their life!
"First-grade space-attribute divine ability - Funeral of the World!"
It can instantly cause terrifying destructive power to the surrounding environment, not only vibrating the surrounding space but even shattering the entire space.
Wu Tao's combat power had greatly increased, and in the Core Formation realm, few people could be his opponent.
Even, to be arrogant, he was invincible below the Nascent Soul realm.
Facing cultivators in the Nascent Soul realm, although he could not defeat them, he was still capable of escaping.
However, in other aspects, Wu Tao's progress was not as significant as imagined, and could even be described as a tortoise's pace.
In the core area of the small world within the prison, a tragic scream suddenly erupted.
The sound was so loud and powerful that it pierced through the spatial barrier, terrifying countless human prodigies trapped in the spatial cage, causing them to hide.
These prodigies had been here for many years and were very familiar with the voice of Wukongzi, the great demon.
Having suffered countless losses, they now hid like immortals crossing the sea, each using their own clever stratagems.
What they did not know was that Wukongzi, whom they saw as a great demon, was on the verge of tears at this moment.
"Oh heavens, what sin have I committed..."
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