"You..."

Ming Aoshuang was slightly taken aback, not expecting Fang Zhou to admit so readily that he had secretly brought someone into Refining Immortal City.

No wonder he seemed so nervous at the gate, he was afraid of being recognized by Refining Immortal City.

This behavior severely violated the rules of Refining Immortal City, even more serious than Han Li attempting to sneak past with a fake jade token.

One was an attempted murder, the other was an actual crime.

Ming Aoshuang's duty in the Righteous Alliance was to crack down on rule violators and maintain the authority of the Righteous Alliance.

Fang Zhou's actions fell precisely within Ming Aoshuang's jurisdiction.

By duty, Ming Aoshuang should now arrest Fang Zhou and send him to the Righteous Alliance for trial.

But this thought just circled once in Ming Aoshuang's mind before disappearing without a trace.

Though she lacked emotional intelligence, she wasn't a fool, how could she fall out with Fang Zhou at this moment?

Now both of them were in the same boat, internal conflict would have absolutely no good outcome.

If rules are to be discussed, it should be after they get out.

So Ming Aoshuang simply remained silent, as if she hadn't heard Fang Zhou admit he brought someone in.

This discerning behavior slightly redeemed her impression in Fang Zhou's mind.

If one still insists on maintaining rules under such circumstances, that person is beyond saving.

Instead of dwelling on where Aya came from, Ming Aoshuang asked, "Was I just controlled by the Beiming Heavenly Phoenix again?"

She had suddenly lost consciousness earlier and was unclear what had happened during the blackout.

"That's right, that bird took over your body again, but I already forced it back."

Fang Zhou frowned slightly, "You're in trouble like this, suddenly turning against is really troublesome, can't you find a way to stop it?"

Ming Aoshuang shook her head, she was the reincarnated form of the Beiming Heavenly Phoenix, having cultivated the Beiming Heavenly Phoenix Divine Skill, even her strength came from that bird, she simply couldn't resist.

At the same time, she glared at Fang Zhou indignantly, how could it be the Beiming Heavenly Phoenix controlling her body that would beat herself up like this?

This was clearly Fang Zhou retaliating intentionally.

"Why are you glaring at me?"

"Did you hit my face like this?"

Fang Zhou remained unfazed, "I didn't hit you, I hit that bird, but since your body was controlled by it, I indirectly hit you, it's a misunderstanding, the culprit is that bird, you should settle it with it."

Ming Aoshuang: (╬￣皿￣)

She took several deep breaths, forcibly suppressing the urge to punch Fang Zhou.

Don't get angry, don't get angry, otherwise, that bird will come out again.

Ming Aoshuang forced herself to calm down, clumsily changing the subject, "Why has this cave become so hot?"

Because of cultivating the Beiming Heavenly Phoenix Divine Skill, she was close to cold and conversely uncomfortable, even to the point of disliking hot environments.

This underground cave had been turned into a volcanic-like stuffy space by Aya, a comfortable space instead for Aya with the Fire Dragon Bloodline.

The two of them were clearly extreme opposites.

"It's hot because..."

Fang Zhou was just about to explain when Aya suddenly interrupted him, "There's something wrong with this place."

Without Aya needing to continue, Fang Zhou saw the problem— the entire underground cave was restoring.

Due to the confrontation between Fang Zhou and the Beiming Heavenly Phoenix, this cave had been destroyed beyond recognition, but now it seemed to be controlled by an invisible force, restoring everything back to its original state.

The three were somewhat silent and shocked watching this scene, this wasn't just a simple restoration, it was time reversal.

The cracked cave walls re-healed, broken stalagmites reattached, and even the bronze statues turned into fragments quickly reverted to their undestroyed state.

In nearly half an hour, the entire underground cave had completely restored to the state when Fang Zhou and Ming Aoshuang first entered.

Odd-shaped stalagmites, a pyramid-shaped altar, and below it thousands of kneeling bronze statues.

The entire cave was deathly silent and eerie, causing a sudden chill in Fang Zhou and Ming Aoshuang's hearts.

Fang Zhou lightly wiped a nearby bronze statue with his hand, and his fingertips were immediately covered with dust.

This certainly wasn't just a simple restoration ability, there's no way the dust on the statue could have been restored too.

Aya suddenly spoke, breaking the silence, "It's the power of time, I've felt it before, if we're trapped in a temporal closed loop, then it will be very difficult to leave."

Her tone was unusually solemn.

Ming Aoshuang had a faint repulsion and fear of Aya, but couldn't help asking, "What is a temporal closed loop?"

Aya harbored some vague repulsion towards Ming Aoshuang too, but she was much more rational, understanding this conflict arose from the opposing attributes of fire and ice between them.

For someone like Ming Aoshuang whom she met for the first time, Aya didn't harbor any extra rejection, and explained, "Flowing time forms a circular loop that joins end to end, within this loop, time is seemingly stationary, whatever changes made will flow back to the origin."

Ming Aoshuang didn't understand, but Fang Zhou understood immediately.

Similar to a Möbius loop, the surface connects without crossing an edge.

Translate this concept to time, and it connects from the starting point to the endpoint forming a loop, with time flowing within the loop, never advancing or retreating.

And time is the continuity of matter's motion and change, a conceptual description where essentially there isn't something called time.

This underground cave is trapped in a closed loop, where no motion or change occurs, hence time disappears.

This was Fang Zhou's shallow understanding, he couldn't comprehend any deeper.

But one thing was certain, the three of them were completely trapped in this place.

This was easy for Ming Aoshuang to understand, her face turned ashen pale.

Yet Fang Zhou remained calm, "Don't be too pessimistic, the way out is on the vertical pupil eye, it brought us in, surely it can take us out too."

This statement was comforting Ming Aoshuang, but wasn't it also comforting himself? He could only believe firmly.

Ming Aoshuang's complexion improved significantly, surprised, "You found that stone?"

Fang Zhou nodded and turned to Aya, "You've encountered this situation before? How did you resolve it?"

He hoped to draw some experience from Aya.

Aya, however, gave bad news, "Unfortunately, although I was trapped in a temporal closed loop back then, I was rescued from the outside, I tried all sorts of methods within the loop to no avail."

This indeed was the worst possible news, Ming Aoshuang's face fell again.

Even if people outside noticed their disappearance, finding them would be incredibly difficult, let alone realizing they were trapped in some strange place.

"Alright, stop pulling a long face, first look around for any usable clues."

Fang Zhou's tone was quite blunt, under normal circumstances Ming Aoshuang would have surely snapped.

But now she had no reaction, silently obeying his instructions.

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