Guarding the River of Time Chapter 296 - 287: Subverting Su Mu’s Existence—Will He Win?

Although this woman stood in front of him, he couldn’t sense anything, unlike a true body, more like a projection or a reflection.

"We will et again in the future."

"I hope that day cos soon."

The mysterious woman in dark attire did not answer Su Mu’s question. After saying this, she disappeared from the spot.

"Make good use of the fruit you just picked. It might be of so help to you at this stage." Before leaving, she rembered sothing and left this final statent,

...

Regarding Su Mu’s question, she could not and would not answer.

Is she a true being?

Is she still considered a "creature," a "life"?

Even she didn’t know. From the mont she beca one with the Underworld and Reincarnation, she might no longer have been a pure life form, as if she had transford into a sentient law.

The only difference was that laws are emotionless and thoughtless, but she could still maintain her thoughts, her mind, and this was the greatest difference.

Perhaps one day in the future, her thoughts might have been erased in the endless ages, even losing the most basic thinking, turning into a cold and rciless law.

At that ti, anyone wishing to replace her only needed to destroy her will to take control of Reincarnation.

Then she, devoid of thought, would be nothing more than a lamb to be slaughtered. No matter from which side, as long as they had the power, they could overthrow her.

If the one who overthrows her is utterly evil and fosters chaos and Reincarnation, then would the creatures of the Ten Thousand Realms still have a way to survive?

By then, she would have already beco a cold law body, unable to resist, only waiting for the other’s replacent.

Therefore, while she still had thoughts and the ability to think, she started her plans.

The man guarding the River of Ti is one of the most likely existences to overthrow her in the future, so... she asked Su Mu this question.

In a way, she was betting, while still possessing thoughts and being able to influence the chessboard, to help the successor she deed worthy as much as possible.

.....

She didn’t just ask Su Mu that question.

She also asked several other beings of the sa caliber as Su Mu.

They all had the ability to overthrow Reincarnation and replace her in the future.

Their responses were mostly the second type, ensuring not to disturb the order of Reincarnation, promising fairness and selflessness once they mastered it.

The more such answers she received, the more unreal they felt. Did they truly have no selfish motives?

It wasn’t until Su Mu’s answer that she made her choice.

Because Su Mu’s response did not deliberately conceal his selfish motives; alongside them, he had principles, which was the perfect answer.

.....

The only thing that worried her was whether Su Mu could fight "them" alone.

In her eyes, although Su Mu currently guards the River of Ti, his cultivation and strength are too feeble.

She also didn’t understand how Su Mu could, with a cultivation not even reaching an "Immortal Emperor," manipulate a part of the River of Ti, but even so, his current cultivation and strength are far from being their match.

However, the only thing that made him instill fear in "them" was his... gradual increase in control over the River of Ti, which was incredibly terrifying and beyond their understanding.

Once he fully mastered the River of Ti, everything in front of Su Mu would beco a joke!

Thus, "they" seem to have reached an agreent, slowly banding together, planning to topple Su Mu, this "anomaly," first.

.....

Even though the mysterious woman considered Su Mu a good ruler, her faith in him was not strong enough.

After all, his enemies were too powerful, existing for too long, while Su Mu had only been at the River of Ti for a few years; his foundation and thods were no match for "them."

The previous flood was a minor test.

To this, the mysterious woman could only silently wish Su Mu the best, hoping he could win this tough ga of chess...

.....

The words of the mysterious woman left Su Mu sowhat perplexed for a mont.

But he firmly kept them in mind.

For him, the sa principle applied: at this stage, nothing else mattered more than refining this river and completing the system’s first task.

....

On his way ho, Su Mu patrolled all the way.

Since he was far from ho and it was his first visit, many areas were unfamiliar waters to Su Mu, presenting nurous situations for him to handle.

Thus, Su Mu "picked up money" as he went back.

Finally, before nightfall, Su Mu made it ho.

Throughout this journey, Su Mu successfully acquired twenty thousand Favor Points.

In addition to the twenty-eight thousand Favor Points from repairing the bridge, he accumulated a total of thirty thousand Favor Points in these two days!

After setting aside three thousand Favor Points for ergencies, he spent thirty thousand to raise the River Affinity to 36%.

There was still 64% to go for complete refinent, and it was a long road ahead.

.....

As Su Mu walked step by step toward his courtyard, he noticed the Little Fox always outside the courtyard, holding its head, looking into the distance, waiting for him.

Upon seeing him return, it silently returned to the base of the tree in the courtyard, continuing to lie there and nap.

....

Nannan now could take care of herself and handle responsibilities single-handedly.

Also, during the two days he was away, she managed the household impeccably.

.....

After dinner, Su Mu still sat under the Phoebe Tree, ditating as usual.

From his sleeve, he slowly took out the Lantern Fruit, placing it on his palm and examining it closely.

The touch in his palm was cold, even when plucked, it still emitted a faint yellow glow.

The mysterious woman said, this fruit would greatly help him...

But the problem was...

I completely forgot to ask her how to use it!

It’s unlikely just to eat it, right??

Not everything is ant for direct consumption.

After a few incidents from the past where Su Mu ate things indiscriminately and got poisoned, he had stopped testing everything with a bite.

...

What if I tried refining it?

Saying this, Su Mu activated his cultivation technique to start refining the Lantern Fruit.

However, after three full hours, sweating profusely, it yielded no results.

It seed the fruit was neither for eating nor refining, so how to use it??

.....

"How about... planting it?"

Outside the courtyard gate, Su Mu dug a small pit, planting the Lantern Fruit.

Then, with a large sweep of his hand, he poured ample river water over it.

The next second.

Squeak—

A subtle sound emanated from the soil.