Chapter 642: Gathering the Wind Stabilization Technique

Everyone hovered in the air, silently enduring the relentless erosion of the fierce gale winds. They formed a large circle around Su Che, protecting him at the center to minimize the disturbance from the winds.

Su Che was pondering a strategy to overcome the wind blade arrays deep below, whose depth was unknown. From Lin Jiu’s perspective, he certainly didn’t want to act merely as a shield for Su Che, but since everyone else was doing so, it would be awkward for him to go against the group’s will.

Su Che sat cross-legged on a top-tier Dao artifact, calmly thinking, “The most effective way to deal with these gale winds and wind blades isn’t defense or attack—it only takes the Wind Stabilization Technique. However, one must have a sufficient level of understanding of this divine technique…”

The Wind Stabilization Technique was also a divine spell, and it could naturally be divided into different skill levels. To control the gale winds and wind arrays before them, a mortal would obviously need a mythic-level version of this technique.

Thus, the first method Su Che thought of was skill fusion!

Lao He replied, “Wind-related divine techniques are quite rare, far less common than those based on the five elements. It’s quite difficult to assemble a mythic-level Wind Stabilization Technique using cultivators from the Immortal Prison World—it will take some time.”

“We have time!” Su Che thought. “I already told them it might take hundreds or even thousands of years for me, a mere mortal, to find a solution. If they’re willing to wait for me, they certainly have the patience.”

“Of course,” Lao He said with a smirk. “A few hundred years means nothing to those immortals. Besides, if these fools want to survive, they rely entirely on you, their master. Let those who lack patience die!”

Su Che nodded inwardly and added, “Also, since the laws of the Immortal Prison World are still in their infancy, we can control the flow of time to some extent—a significant advantage.”

“Then let’s get started!” Lao He replied loudly, eager for this task.

Wind-related divine techniques were rare; only those with wind-type mutated spiritual roots could comprehend and study them. Among all mutated spiritual roots, the wind spiritual root was even rarer than the ice and lightning spiritual roots. At present, there were hardly any people with wind spiritual roots among the prisoners in the Immortal Prison—how could they extract skills and fuse them into a mythic level?

This requires another approach: a high bounty! Lao He issued orders to all the cultivation sects in the Immortal Prison World, instructing them to spare no effort and hurry up to search for cultivators with Wind Spirit Roots who also mastered the divine skill “Wind Stabilization Technique.” The first step was to gather all cultivators in the Immortal Prison World who knew “Wind Stabilization Technique” and offer them high prices to acquire this skill. Acquiring divine skills! Although such things had been heard of in the cultivation world, a large-scale purchase like this was undoubtedly shocking and unprecedented. It must be said that the various sects were quite efficient; within just five days, Lao He submitted a report to Su Che. “The Qi Yuan Star cultivation realm found 126 people, and the other 22 planets found 73…” Lao He reported in detail, “However, the 73 people from the other planets have higher skill levels, which is due to their own cultivation strength.” Currently, there are 23 inhabited planets in the Immortal Prison World. Aside from Qi Yuan Star, the other 22 planets have relatively small populations. But they are all elite members brought by Su Che from Thunder Star—five at the Great Vehicle stage and seventeen as Heavenly Monarchs in the Tribulation phase. Although their total population is smaller than that of Qi Yuan Star, their average strength is far greater. For example, Qi Yuan Star has hundreds of billions of beings, but there are less than 5,000 cultivators at the Yuan Ying stage. This was only possible after Su Che invested vast resources and over a thousand years of development. Initially, when the Qi Yuan Star cultivation realm first migrated to the Immortal Prison World, there were only a little over 200 Yuan Ying cultivators. (In the earliest version of the Qi Yuan Star cultivation realm, even the largest sects had only three or four Yuan Ying ancestors, and larger sects had just one Yuan Ying cultivator as a figurehead—adding up to that number.) But the other 22 inhabited planets, though with smaller populations, are all made up of elites. Even a planet with a population of a few million can have tens of thousands, or even over a hundred thousand, Yuan Ying cultivators. Golden Core cultivators are everywhere, and Yuan Ying cultivators are as common as dogs—this is already a characteristic of the spiritual realm. For this reason, the more than 70 Wind Spirit Root cultivators found on these planets are mostly at the Yuan Ying or Hua Shen stages, with even two at the Lian Xu stage. Their understanding of “Wind Stabilization Technique” is certainly high. Yet even so, it’s still not enough to create a mythic-level version of this technique—there’s still a shortage! “If the number isn’t enough, then time will have to make up for it…”

Su Che asked, “Have they all agreed to sell their Wind Control techniques?”
“They have to agree!”
Lao He laughed heartily. “Under coercion and temptation, how dare they refuse? But rest assured, master. I understand your intentions and won’t treat them unfairly. I’ll definitely find other ways to compensate them for their losses and soothe their emotions.”
“Yes, our forced buying and selling is indeed unjustifiable. We must make amends properly,” Su Che mused. “This matter must be handled carefully. We can’t oppress our own people as rulers at will.”
“I understand,” Lao He replied earnestly.
“Then send them all to the Time Wheel,” Su Che said in a low voice.
Inside the Immortal Prison, where the Heavenly Dao had just taken shape, Su Che and Lao He had initially gained the ability to control time. Drawing on the Sky Devouring Rat’s Sky Devouring Domain, they created a special area on the first layer of the Immortal Prison, calling it the Time Wheel.
The Sky Devouring Rat’s Time Wheel could only achieve a time adjustment ratio of one to one hundred—meaning that one year in the outside world corresponded to a maximum of one hundred years within the wheel.
However, the Time Wheel inside the Immortal Prison could adjust to a ratio of three hundred to one.
One year in the outside world could equal three hundred years inside the wheel!
This wasn’t because Su Che was more powerful than the Sky Devouring Rat; rather, Su Che controlled the power of the Heavenly Dao, while the Sky Devouring Rat only possessed the great divine art of “Great Time Control.”
One controlled the power of the rules, while the other borrowed it—there was a huge difference in essence.
In the future, as the Immortal Prison world grew and Su Che’s strength increased, it might even be possible to achieve time adjustment ratios of ten thousand or even hundreds of millions of years, allowing everything to be controlled according to Su Che’s will.
This was the power befitting a Creator God, the Lord of Creation!
Upon receiving Su Che’s orders, Lao He transported all 199 cultivators with Wind Spirit Roots inside the Immortal Prison to a secluded place…
Soon after, surrounded by a massive beam of golden light and accompanied by a series of chaotic phenomena in the world, Lao He appeared before these cultivators in a highly dramatic manner.
It was what could be called: a god descending from heaven!
Previously, Lao He had already communicated with them once, so these mortal cultivators were somewhat prepared for the arrival of the “god,” and they didn’t react with extreme shock.
Of course, they still felt awe and secret tension toward this “god” who could easily destroy them.

“First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude—or rather, my heartfelt apologies to you all!”
Lao He’s voice wasn’t loud, but every word he spoke carried immense power that echoed through the heavens: “Forcing you to use your Wind-Stabilizing Art, even under the guise of a purchase, indeed carried an element of coercion. I must admit this myself.”
The cultivators below dared not utter a word and could only listen in silence. It was useless to say anything; they had long realized they had to obey obediently.
“However, I can promise to compensate you adequately through other means. In plain terms, by doing business with me, you will only benefit and suffer no loss…”
Lao He spoke in as gentle a tone as possible and continued, “So, the first step is to send you to a special place called the Time Wheel! Its characteristic is that the flow of time there is different from the outside world—while one year passes outside, three hundred years pass inside the Time Wheel… In other words, you will have 299 more years for cultivation than others, and your natural lifespan will not be reduced either…”
Lao He explained in detail the features of the Time Wheel. The cultivators were all extremely shocked, especially those two experienced Refinement Void cultivators, who couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment, “What kind of power is this? It’s even more miraculous than the legendary ‘Great Time Art’!”
“Yes,”
Lao He replied frankly, “The essence of the Great Time Art is merely borrowing the power of time rules to varying degrees; our Time Wheel, on the other hand, truly controls the time rules themselves. They are not on the same level, understand?”
“Understood!”
Those two Refinement Void cultivators were certainly not fools. After a moment’s thought, they fully grasped the situation—this encounter was not a disaster but a great opportunity right before their eyes, with benefits that were immeasurable.
“I am willing to serve the Heavenly God wholeheartedly, without any compensation needed!”
With a thud, the two cultivators knelt on the ground, showing utmost devotion.
Lao He nodded slowly, thinking to himself: These are true smart people!
Who is someone who can truly control the power of rules?
The answer is: Even if not the heavens themselves, they must be the rulers of this world!
Anyone with a bit of sense could figure this out.
Today, having the chance to speak face-to-face with the ruler of this world was a tremendous fortune right before them.

Opportunities are right in front of us; it depends on whether you can seize them. Truly wise people can capture these extremely rare chances and receive heaven’s generous gifts. Not only today, but also in the future…