Guarding the River of Time-Chapter 370 - 360: Why Does Your Courage Shrink as Your Power Grows?

Chapter 370: Chapter 360: Why Does Your Courage Shrink as Your Power Grows?

After carefully inspecting it once again, Li Changshou’s pupils constricted. He then retracted his Divine Sense and let out a heavy sigh.

After hearing Brother Changshou’s sigh, Wang Zhongku also had a foreboding feeling and hurriedly asked, "Brother Changshou, what exactly happened?"

"Don’t get excited yet."

"Have a seat first."

Li Changshou sat back down and poured hot tea into Wang Zhongku’s empty cup.

Wang Zhongku sat down, but he didn’t really feel like drinking tea anymore, looking extremely anxious.

"Brother Wang, have you heard of the Heaven Shepherd Alliance?" Li Changshou didn’t answer his question but instead threw out another question.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhongku pondered for a moment and then nodded, "I’ve heard of it."

"This Heaven Shepherd Alliance, I’ve heard, is a rising star, a dark horse. Several tens of thousands of years ago, they conquered the Longevity Immortal Realm, basking in infinite glory."

"Because it isn’t far from our Celestial Peace Divine Realm, I have some impression of it."

From these words, it can be understood that, in Wang Zhongku’s eyes, the Heaven Shepherd Alliance wasn’t really significant, and he didn’t pay much attention to it.

It was purely because the base of the Heaven Shepherd Alliance wasn’t far from the Celestial Peace Divine Realm; otherwise, he wouldn’t know about such a new star in All Heavens and Myriad Realms.

After all, the Celestial Peace Divine Realm is a divine realm, and in their eyes, the Heaven Shepherd Alliance is still just a rising star, still a junior, and the gap between them is on a whole different level.

"Don’t underestimate this Heaven Shepherd Alliance." Li Changshou said to Wang Zhongku with a serious expression.

"Brother Changshou means... our realm’s border defenses were breached by the Heaven Shepherd Alliance?!"

Wang Zhongku wasn’t a fool; he obviously understood what Li Changshou was implying.

Hearing this, Li Changshou nodded.

Seeing this, Wang Zhongku suddenly stood up, his eyes wide open: "How is that possible?!"

"The Heaven Shepherd Alliance had so much trouble conquering the Longevity Immortal Realm; what power do they have to breach our border defenses?" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Even if they really had a way to breach our defenses, how could they do it so quietly?"

Wang Zhongku wasn’t unable to accept their defenses being breached but couldn’t accept it happening in this manner!

To break through all of Celestial Peace Divine Realm’s defenses without making a sound was only possible in one way... that is to instantly annihilate all soldiers and leaders along the border and then evaporate the entire Array!

What kind of power is this??

In the Ten Thousand Realms, there certainly exist such powerful figures, but the Heaven Shepherd Alliance couldn’t possibly have such a powerful person!

"Brother Wang, I asked you not to get excited."

"Regardless of whether you believe it or not, it’s the truth."

"Many years ago, I had some contact with the Heaven Shepherd Alliance, so I know a little about them."

"If I’m not mistaken, the ones who breached your borders were two people in total."

Li Changshou said slowly.

"Two people??" Wang Zhongku was dumbfounded.

How did two people manage to do it?

"One of them should be one of the higher-ups in the Heaven Shepherd Alliance. I’ve had contact with him, and I’m familiar with his aura."

"But the other person’s aura... emmm"

"It’s hard to say. In short, the one who broke your defenses is another very powerful being."

Li Changshou wasn’t unable to say, but rather he wasn’t daring to say.

Because even that trace of aura left behind made him feel instinctively apprehensive, extremely powerful, frighteningly so.

Li Changshou was very prudent; he wouldn’t say anything unnecessary.

Once, he also didn’t take the Heaven Shepherd Alliance seriously, but later, one bizarre event after another led him to discover that the background behind the Heaven Shepherd Alliance was very mysterious and very powerful.

Take that great catastrophe that swept through All Heavens and Myriad Realms forty thousand years ago, for example; the Heaven Shepherd Alliance was in the center of that "great catastrophe" and survived!

Not only did they survive, but the foundation of the Heaven Shepherd Alliance was virtually unaffected, and it grew even stronger afterward.

Later, his master, along with several other big figures from divine realms, collaborated to deduce that great catastrophe.

The result of the deduction was that the source of the catastrophe was above the River of Time, as if a terrifying "temporal flood" had appeared there.

Yet, the Heaven Shepherd Alliance, being at the center of the "great catastrophe," was unaffected.

This really makes one speculate.....

Who is supporting the Heaven Shepherd Alliance from behind?

That deduction also resulted in his master’s vitality being severely depleted. Before going into seclusion, the master warned Li Changshou to avoid the Heaven Shepherd Alliance as much as possible and to have no entanglements with them, never to let conflicts arise.

...

Could it be that the trace of aura left here is from the one supporting the Heaven Shepherd Alliance?!

Thinking of this, Li Changshou couldn’t help but shiver.

No way, no way, I need to get out of here quickly.

This Celestial Peace Divine Realm is beyond saving, and I can’t let the consequences befall me.

"Brother Changshou?"

"Brother Changshou?"

Seeing Li Changshou lost in thought, Wang Zhongku called out anxiously.

"What should we do, Brother Changshou? I really trust you, I believe in your deductions."

"Can you... help me out?"

Wang Zhongku’s tone was full of pleading.

Hearing this, Li Changshou choked on his tea and coughed several times: "We’re not exactly strangers."

"How about this, come back to Ancient Inference with me."

Hearing this, Wang Zhongku was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Going to Ancient Inference Divine Realm to bring reinforcements?!"

If Ancient Inference Divine Realm is willing to help, no matter how powerful the enemy is, no need to fear!

"Brother Wang, you’ve misunderstood. What I mean is to return to Ancient Inference and leave this place of trouble."

"I can’t guarantee anything else, but I can at least save your life."

Li Changshou wasn’t foolish; he would not wade into troubled waters like this.

He could save Wang Zhongku, but saving the entire Celestial Peace Divine Realm?

Unless he, Li Changshou, suddenly lost his mind.

Hearing this, Wang Zhongku fell silent.

Brother Changshou wasn’t joking; after all, the border defenses were already breached; the fact was right in front of him.

However, leaving Celestial Peace and abandoning his position as Vice Domain Master, he couldn’t do it.

Going to Ancient Inference, he might not even mix with the realm master there, but in Celestial Peace, he was the most esteemed Vice Domain Master. Everything he had was there; he couldn’t let it go.

After a moment of silence, Wang Zhongku, with a solemn expression, looked up and said emphatically, "Brother Changshou, thank you for your kindness."

"I can’t do it."

"I have to stay. I don’t believe the opposing side, with just two people, can overturn the entire Celestial Peace Divine Realm!"

Hearing this response, Li Changshou sighed.

He wasn’t surprised by the outcome.

Just somewhat nostalgic.

This script, how similar it is to before; unwilling to let go, refusing to give up, in the face of absolute power, all resistance becomes a joke.

He had fulfilled his duty of friendship; if the other party won’t accept, there’s nothing more Li Changshou could do.

"Brother Wang, then take care."

"I wish you luck."

After saying that, Li Changshou soared into the air, transforming into a stream of light, escaping into the void, leaving the place at his fastest speed.

Because he had just sensed that the aura of that powerful being was already in the Celestial Peace Divine Realm!

Who knows, that person might be sipping tea leisurely now.

Against such an enemy, the Celestial Peace Divine Realm was essentially doomed.

Fleeing quickly was the key to avoid the fire of war reaching him.

.....

Seeing Brother Changshou fleeing so swiftly,

Wang Zhongku also sighed wistfully: "Brother Changshou, the stronger your power grows, the smaller your courage becomes...."