The meaning is, an intelligent brain.

It travels across this vast universe with Chu Mo, knowing many things. At the same time, it has learned a lot of knowledge from Chu Mo. Communication and interaction between the two have always been very pleasant.

On this day, the intelligent brain projected an extremely beautiful woman. Even Chu Mo couldn't help but be startled, because this woman seemed utterly flawless! From any angle, there was not a single dead angle, not a hint of imperfection.

The woman wore a white gauze long dress, with no trace of mortal aura on her.

Chu Mo even found shadows of Qi Xiaoyu and Yiyi on this woman.

"How come you've projected such an image?" Chu Mo asked with some curiosity.

The intelligent brain... at this moment, in the projection of this perfect woman, smiled slightly and said: "This is based on your description of the most beautiful image in your race. How is it? Not too bad, right?"

Years of interaction had made the intelligent brain fully adapt to this style of communication with Chu Mo.

Chu Mo nodded: "It's not just 'not bad,' it's simply perfect!"

The projected woman appeared very happy and then said: "Human emotions are indeed interesting. They're far more intriguing than those emotionless machine lifeforms. They handle everything with precision, without a single error, even in the face of death, they do not feel that emotion called fear. At first, I thought humans were weak because they have fear. Having fear leads to retreat, and retreat leads to failure; you also have anger and joy—these emotions equally affect your cognition and judgment. However, you are very strong, Young Master Chu. I entirely cannot analyze any information about you. I think, even if the whole community of machine lifeforms were combined, they would not be as strong as you. So, being able to be with you, I feel very honored."

Chu Mo smiled slightly, looking at the woman, and said: "How much do you know about this universe?"

"According to my database, this universe has an edge. But to reach the true edge with our current fastest speed would take at least a trillion years," the woman said.

"A trillion years..." Chu Mo couldn't help but be shocked and thought, is this still the world of the ancient gods' fleshly bodies? How could it be this vast?

In the habitat of machine life, the concept of "year" is similar to the Tunnel's year.

The word "year" was voiced by the intelligent brain based on Chu Mo's habit.

"Our highest speed surpasses light by ten thousand times!" the woman smiled and said: "Before meeting Young Master Chu, the combined resources of the entire machine community were insufficient to reach the edge of the universe. So, the distance to the universe's edge is merely an estimation in my database."

"What if we continually perform space jumps?" Chu Mo asked.

The woman frowned slightly, seemingly calculating, and after a while, said: "This battleship is not capable of performing numerous space jumps; it would be unable to withstand the pressure from such spacetime distortions. However, if we could withstand it, reaching the edge of the universe would still take millions of years."

The woman spoke while looking at Chu Mo: "But, with your physique, you could withstand the pressure generated by such high-intensity distorted space-time. So, if you are willing, you can definitely reach the edge of the universe."

Chu Mo smiled wryly and said: "But my lifespan is limited."

The woman said: "How could that be? Your spiritual power has wholly surpassed my understanding. Your flesh may have limits, but if you exist purely on a spiritual level in this world, your lifespan will undoubtedly be endless. Unless, one day, your spiritual power begins to decay. However, based on our research, spiritual power of any life, under normal circumstances, never decays."

"Existing purely in a spiritual form in the world?" Chu Mo murmured to himself, thinking of the Supreme Wuji and the Immeasurable Buddha. Wondering if those two existences are living in such a manner.

"Yes, indeed, in this universe, there are many races living purely as spirit entities. You should have encountered quite a few, right?" the woman asked.

Chu Mo nodded, over the years traveling, he indeed had seen creatures living purely as spirit entities. Some are so powerful that purely spiritual entities have almost reached the level of the Supreme. To ordinary beings, they are like nightmarish existences.

But in front of Chu Mo, they posed no threat. After being taught a lesson by Chu Mo a few times, they all knew when to retreat.

"The forms of life are diverse. I think there's no need to stick to a particular form. Sometimes, someone like you uses an organic flesh body as a carrier, and no matter how strong the flesh is, it eventually faces decay," the woman smiled and said: "But if like me, even if this warship is destroyed, as long as you can take away my core, I can keep on living, as long as there's energy, I will never decay. Of course, I do not have the kind of strength you possess."

The words of the intelligent brain gave Chu Mo a sense of enlightenment. Many times, the comprehension of the Dao is just like this—a collision between different races, even different civilizations, listening to the suggestions of others is indeed very necessary.

Like the ancient gods, strong enough, right? Now, they should still be in the world of the ancient gods' fleshly bodies, so vast that the edges can't be found. But even such a powerful fleshly body of an ancient god, also faces a day when it dies and will be abandoned here.

"Perhaps, in the end, as you said, surviving in this world purely through spiritual power," Chu Mo said softly: "But there is also a problem, which is having enough energy sources. Otherwise, no matter how powerful a spiritual entity is, it ultimately faces the day of complete depletion."

"Yes, so, regardless of the existence form of life, they may have their civilizations and culture, their ways of existence. But the pursuit of energy is the greatest common characteristic of all life," the woman said, suddenly disappearing, followed by the sound of an alarm from the battleship.

"Young Master Chu, be careful, according to the information sent back by the satellite ship, an incredibly powerful lifeform has been detected a trillion miles ahead. The satellite ship has already been destroyed." At this time, inside the battleship, a huge image was suddenly projected out of thin air.

That was the last image transmitted back before the satellite ship was destroyed.

Chu Mo could only see a very blurry figure standing in the universe's void, showing no sign of making a move. Yet, the satellite ship responsible for reconnaissance had already lost contact.

"Young Master Chu, let's leave quickly. Based on my calculations, the chance of the opponent discovering us is over ninety percent. He seems to be able to capture the satellite ship's signal," the intelligent brain reminded Chu Mo.

Chu Mo nodded and said, "Space jump!"

Buzz!

The gigantic and unmatched battleship suddenly burst into a dazzling light and disappeared instantly from its original location.

Afterward, it executed seven or eight consecutive space jumps.

Having been with Chu Mo for a long time, the intelligent brain also developed many emotions. It sighed in relief and said, "I think..."

"Something's wrong." As Chu Mo spoke, his figure flickered and vanished directly from the battleship. The next moment, Chu Mo appeared in the universe's void tens of billions of miles away from the battleship.

Then, he saw a figure radiating light all over, walking step by step in his direction.

A human!

This was definitely a human being and a remarkably powerful cultivator!

Chu Mo made an instant judgment in his heart. If a conflict were to occur between him and this person, he had almost no chance of winning.

As he was thinking this, the figure instantly arrived in front of Chu Mo. Then, the light on his body gradually faded. When Chu Mo saw the person clearly, he was first slightly taken aback but did not show any unusual expression on his face or through his mental waves.

As the light faded away, the person wore white clothes and had golden hair, with a handsome face that could make girls scream. He looked at Chu Mo with deep-set eyes, with a slightly inquisitive look, scrutinizing Chu Mo for quite some time, then glanced at the gigantic battleship in the distance.

He asked with some confusion, "Are you a cultivator?"

He truly doesn't recognize me!

Chu Mo thought to himself. The ancient god's phantom is truly formidable! It was actually able to completely erase this person's memories of me.

This golden-haired man in white was Bu Dong, who had entered the tunnel world years ago and wanted his help to find the crystal core. Unexpectedly, after so many years, the two met again in such circumstances.

"Yes," Chu Mo nodded.

Bu Dong looked at Chu Mo, "Where do you come from?"

Chu Mo glanced at Bu Dong, then said, "A small place."

"A small place can produce such a powerful cultivator like you?" Bu Dong clearly didn't believe Chu Mo's words, but he didn't seem to delve into it. Because spatial travelers like Chu Mo are not uncommon. However, there aren't many who roam around with such a gigantic battleship. So, Bu Dong smiled and asked, "How did you obtain this piece of iron made by the mechanical life clan? Just now I destroyed the little thing it sent to monitor me."

Chu Mo laughed, "Exchanged it with resources."

Bu Dong glanced at Chu Mo, "This thing is flashy but impractical, having no real use. However, sitting inside it is quite comfortable. I once had one too, but it was sunk."

Confirming that Bu Dong completely did not recognize him, Chu Mo relaxed and asked Bu Dong, "Fellow daoist, where do you come from?"

Bu Dong said, "I come from the Eternal Land. I am tracking down a great thief."

"A great thief?" Chu Mo slightly frowned.

"Yes, that person stole the most important object from our world," Bu Dong said. "Without that object, our great world will soon completely decline."

Chu Mo immediately understood that Bu Dong was actually searching for the person who stole four crystal cores.

However, with Bu Dong's battle strength, could he be a match for that person? Chu Mo deeply doubted in his heart.