CHAPTER 1093: CHAPTER 537: TIME DUST (2)

Yet Chen Mu appeared calm, just casually tossing the Void Broken Sword in his hand toward it.

Thud!

The broken sword seemed like a streak of white light, vanishing in an instant. When it reappeared, it had plunged into the area where the exotic beast had merged into the void, pinning into the empty void!

This strike appeared to have missed, yet a more agonizing roar echoed from the void.

Buzz!!

The void rippled, showing layers of waves as the beast that had merged into the void attempted to retreat, but its body was forcibly squeezed out from the void, pinned precisely by the Void Broken Sword!

The ’Big and Small Ruyi’ ability previously showcased by this exotic beast was something Chen Mu didn’t possess, but he was very familiar with the State of Nothingness produced by merging into the void. To attempt to escape from him using this move was obviously impossible.

Thud.

After forcibly expelling the exotic beast from the State of Nothingness, Chen Mu stepped forward, flipped his hand, and struck down a palm, transforming the surging Void Force into a Void Giant Hand, crushing it utterly with one strike!

"The Way of the Void, indeed, has infinite marvels."

Chen Mu stretched out his hand to retrieve the broken sword, and then gazed at the exotic beast whose body had dispersed and turned into mist, muttering to himself with a hint of realization.

The more he encountered exotic beasts within the Source Land, the more he could perceive the extraordinary qualities of the Origin Dao.

These exotic beasts all share a common trait; though the power they can harness is minimal, the myriad mysteries exhibited by the Power of Origin Dao is even beyond him!

This exotic beast he had just slain, the Void Force it could harness was quite limited, or it could be said that it barely possessed any inherent power, relying entirely on the Void Force it wielded. Thus, the might it could unleash was only around Divine Under Sixth Rank, easily crushed by Chen Mu with a quick flip of his hand.

Yet, when it comes to demonstrating the Void Dao, this exotic beast exceeded Chen Mu.

Currently, although Chen Mu has entered the Way of the Void, the only ability he possesses is to merge into the void, whereas this exotic beast not only had the ability to merge into the void, but also the ’Big and Small Ruyi’ characteristic, allowing it to alter the structure of the void.

Undoubtedly, mastering such abilities requires further understanding of the Void Dao and more acknowledgment from the Void Origin Dao to manifest them, which are not areas Chen Mu can yet fathom.

Before reaching God Realm and condensing the True Divine Realm, entering Dao is the limit.

In reality.

In bouts with exotic beasts of Creation Dao, Chen Mu has gained considerably, deepening his understanding of Creation Dao. The system panel also showed a significant increase in Creation Dao experience.

[Origin Dao: Creation (not understood)]

[Experience: 957 points]

These are the current data on Chen Mu’s system panel. In just over ten days, after multiple encounters with exotic beasts of Creation Dao, experiencing and researching the power of Creation Dao, he has accumulated a wealth of experience, and is not far from refining it into an embryonic form!

In Chen Mu’s view, the benefits within the Source Land are not only the resources born here, but these exotic beasts themselves are treasures. By hunting and studying them, one can gain a more profound and direct understanding of the power of Origin Dao!

Swish.

After extinguishing the exotic beast of the Void Dao, Chen Mu faced no more hindrance, arriving at the lakeside and easily pulling the silvery small tree from the lake. After briefly examining it, he understood the tree’s function—it should have the property of stabilizing the void, as near it, Chen Mu could clearly feel the surrounding void becoming more stable.

Chen Mu tentatively stored the silvery small tree in the Qiankun Bottle, and immediately after entering, he found that the space inside the Qiankun Bottle had become much more stable and solid.

"Not bad."

"This item should be a resource used for void development."

Chen Mu nodded slightly.

Given the situation, if he had possessed this silvery small tree while refining the Qiankun Bottle, it could have expanded the space inside the bottle several folds.

Now the internal space of the Qiankun Bottle is fixed, and cannot be further expanded, but that is not a concern since, in the past ten days exploring the Source Land, he had obtained a Void Jade Crystal much bigger.

Once back, he would attempt to create a Cave Heaven with a larger internal space.

Additionally,

Chen Mu was pondering an issue.

Previously, the internal space of the Qiankun Bottle couldn’t accommodate people, or, though it could, ordinary people couldn’t survive inside. At the very least, they must be in Marrow Cleansing Realm, possessing Martial Body, to reluctantly stay for some time.

Due to the fragility of the Qiankun Bottle’s internal space, martial artists above Marrow Cleansing Realm simply couldn’t enter, thus creating a characteristic where people couldn’t be stored inside.

There’s scarcely any treasure in the Da Xuan World that can accommodate people in Cave Heaven; the Qiankun Pot could do it, but similarly couldn’t store characters above Grandmaster Level, only those below, and they couldn’t stay long.

Because the world inside the Qiankun Pot is equally incomplete, the elite army soldiers of Da Xuan, including the Azure Dragon and White Tiger, relied on the physique honed by Tendon Changing and Bone Tempering, along with some other special means, to forcibly stay inside for half a day or so, which was the limit.

Even the Qiankun Pot couldn’t accommodate inhabitants long-term.

But...

What if there was this silvery small tree?

If he refined another Cave Heaven treasure, with his current methods and abilities, could he not only develop but also condense a complete Qiankun Chaotic Origin, and utilize the silvery small tree to make its internal void more stable, thus creating a Cave Heaven treasure that allows long-term habitation?

If possible, its utility would be tremendous for him!

The Da Xuan World currently faces a demonic catastrophe; the Demon Clan is powerful and hard to resist. Even he doesn’t have the certainty of victory, but if he could produce a Cave Heaven treasure capable of storing people, even if he couldn’t save all living beings of the Da Xuan World, he could at least shelter his close ones, providing a fallback in times of crisis.

After brief reflection,

Chen Mu soon set this thought aside.

For now, he was still in the Source Land, unable to spend time attempting refinement; attempts would be after his return. He couldn’t waste time now, needing to continue seeking the path to the Source Land Core Area.

Swish.

Chen Mu’s figure flickered and quickly vanished into the white mist.

...

The white mist was dense.

Inside some part of the Source Land, an area spanning several hundred feet showed some anomalies, with no pervasive white mist around, presenting an exceedingly bizarre state throughout.

Within this range of several hundred feet, there stood several figures in different forms; some appeared as if made from piled rocks, others had bodies covered in scale armor, and some had three heads and six arms, resembling god demons.

At the moment.

If one were to look from several hundred feet away toward the interior, they’d notice that the movements of those figures seemed slightly faster than those outside. This speed wasn’t in terms of movement but rather a difference in rhythm.

Specifically, time seemed to pass faster in this area!

Swish.

Just then, another figure entered, immediately attracting the attention of other living beings.

The newly arrived being was entirely pitch-black, seemingly without skin or flesh, appearing as if engulfed by burning Black Flame, within which faint deep red eyes could be glimpsed, its aura equally oppressive.

"Time Dust?"

Upon entry, it cast its gaze toward the center of the area, its eyes glinting.

Time Dust!

One of the rare items of Time Dao, extremely precious, not only used to refine Divine Weapons of Time Dao but also inherently capable of altering the time flow within a certain range!

Alteration of the time flow, just mentioning it reveals its priceless nature, explaining why five beings were already entrenched here before its arrival.

The multitude of beings showed great tacit understanding, refraining from conflict, nor did they make a move, and no one dared to rush forward.

For at the moment, the time flow fluctuates unpredictably, making it unfit to seize Time Dust, rushing forward could trigger Temporal Tides, risking being swept within, which would be perilous for beings not versed in Time Great Dao.

Only when the time flow steadies will be the right moment to act.

Having understood the current situation, the newly arrived being paused at the edge of the area, standing silently while eyeing each other warily with other living beings.