Something else that the River of Time swept over were all the living beings present. If there were a pair of eyes belonging to a god that were located high above and could look down, those eyes would see a River of Time that contained the island, the statue of the Imperial Sovereign, and innumerable cultivators.7

All were inside, unmoving. For everyone, time had been stopped right then and there. They were neither alive nor dead, as they were locked in place just like the time in the area.2

But there were nine cultivators who were exceptions: the Heir Apparent and his four siblings, Li Xiaoshan, Madam Godfinch, Chen Erniu, and Xu Qing. They weren’t affected at all.0

When the great door of ancient time opened, Princess Brightblossom used her taboo magic to send them into the past times of the godchild, each one to a different node.1

In order to ensure their success, each person was sent to an ancient time period that correlated to their own cultivation base. For example, the Captain went to the time node in which the godchild broke through from Gold Core to Nascent Soul. Li Xiaoshan went to the point when the godchild went from Spirit Trove into Void Returning. Madam Godfinch went to the point when the godchild broke through to Smoldering...23