Chapter 541: Update to the Spatial-Temporal Auxiliary Module!

Not long after, Xu Xing and Bie Xuening left the vicinity of the Xiang Jianzong statue.

Although such things had become commonplace, it was still strange to keep watching people pray before their own statues.

And most importantly, these people asking for cultivation advancement or wealth were understandable.

But there were also quite a few asking for romantic luck…

Logically speaking, according to the lore, they should be going to the Tai Shang Dao Sect to pray to Hong Zun!

About ten minutes later.

The two arrived outside the Ascension Hall.

Compared to the constant stream of people earlier, the area around the Ascension Hall was unusually quiet.

"For Jiu Yu, assign her to the third batch of Ascension Envoys," Xu Xing said, gazing at the Ascension Hall ahead.

Though he had not entered, he knew that within the hall still lingered the many Tongxuan Taishangs of the Xiang Jianzong, as well as the Sect Master's Sword Intent Spirit Body.

"Once the third test is complete, hand over the coordinates I collected and the world coordinates from Yuan's laboratory to the Sect Master…"

At this point, Xu Xing suddenly fell silent, as if he had just remembered something.

"Never mind, better have a few Tongxuan assess the difficulty first, then issue it as a mission."

Lately, too many tasks have been assigned to the Sect Master.

If we also hand over the task of evaluating the difficulty of these coordinate worlds to them, their burdens will become too heavy.

Most of the Dongzhen are frontline forces in the Starry Sky battlefield; we can't casually assign them tasks.

So this matter is best handled by the Tongxuan.

Bie Xuening also gazed at the Ascension Hall nearby:

"For difficulty ratings on such missions, we can raise the current classification standard by a certain level."

Judging by the performance of the first batch of Ascension Envoys, the current classification standard is still too strict.

Remember, these are among the very best of the Tai Xuan Realm's Fanxu cultivators—if even they struggle to find a way out, how much harder will it be for others?

The ultimate vision of the Ascension Plan is to allow the vast majority of Tai Xuan Realm cultivators to participate.

"Mm." Xu Xing nodded slightly. "We can discuss the specific classification once they've assessed the difficulty of the corresponding coordinate worlds."

Of course, the reason the first batch of Ascension Envoys failed to find a way out is largely because they were unfamiliar with out-of-realm missions.

Once the Tai Xuan Immortal Network is fully perfected and they've adapted to these out-of-realm Ascension missions, they may no longer struggle as they do now.

But adjusting the classification standard then won't be too late.

"Sister, who among these juniors do you think will complete their mission first and earn the most Ascension Points?" Xu Xing suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Bie Xuening paused briefly:

"The one to complete first will likely be the junior from Ling Yin Fang."

Chen Xuanqing of Ling Yin Fang.

Someone who believes herself to be the protagonist, with an unusually unconventional mindset.

Mm.

In this regard, she's a bit like that rebellious disciple.

Her first mission was 'Repair the Disordered World Rules,' with a reward of 60 Ascension Points.

Due to the disordered world rules, many irrational entities appeared in the mission world she entered.

From harmless things like 'eternally unextinguished candlesticks' and 'eternally unfrozen snowflakes.'

To bizarre, 'absolute'-attribute entities like 'absolutely sharp threads' and 'behold-and-die rays of light.'

These entities and phenomena were the personifications of the world's disordered rules—even a Fanxu cultivator could be affected by them if careless!

For such a world,

Chen Xuanqing initially had no idea what to do.

But after wandering around for a while, she suddenly had an idea.

If there were so many abnormal entities, perhaps she could find a way among them?

Without hesitation, she first killed the local feudal monarch who oppressed the people, then used absolute Wu Li to forcibly collect every single 'abnormal' entity in the world.

Then she smashed them one by one, observing their underlying principles.

But this approach was tantamount to declaring war on the entire world.

Thus, during the collection of abnormal entities, the world's secret organizations united and deployed multiple covert methods, forcibly killing her—once—as a full Fanxu cultivator.

Unfortunately, for someone who cultivated the 'Time Ash Reverse Cause Immortal Law,' dying once was as easy as playing.

In this way, she became a bandit, plundering every abnormal entity in the world.

As for whether her actions would affect the progress of her next two missions…

Chen Xuanqing never considered it!

She hadn't even finished the first mission—why worry about the next ones?

It was precisely this mindset, constantly smashing and studying abnormal entities, that finally led Chen Xuanqing to discover the method to repair the world!

Since the abnormal entities were intimately tied to the world's erroneous rules, destroying all of them and then using their essence to establish a reverse array across the entire world would completely overturn the world's corrupted rules.

However, during this process, due to her extremely conspicuous actions and the series of plundering, she had already killed the local feudal monarch.

Her unbridled conduct led many in that world to believe she intended to 'destroy the world.'

Now, three world-children 'spawned' by the world, under the orders of the newly enthroned feudal monarch, were already heading toward her location, preparing to stop her 'world destruction.'

Hmm…

How to put it?

Perhaps her evaluation for the next two missions won't be high, but her mission progress is indeed the fastest.

"As for the junior who will earn the most Ascension Points…"

Bie Xuening suddenly asked in return.

"What do you think, younger brother?"

"In my view…"

Xu Xing looked to the side, his gaze seeming to fall beyond the world.

"It must be between Xiao Yu of Taishang Daozong and Gao Wuwang of Jishi Valley."

Xiao Yu of Taishang Daozong.

His task is 'Purify the Corrupted World Will of the Task World,' reward: 65 Ascension Points.

The world he entered was affected long ago by a nearby Gui Xu world, causing its World Will to become deranged, and along with it, the cultivation methods of all beings within the realm turned wildly perverse.

Daoists consume human blood and flesh; Buddhas suck out human bone marrow.

Demons devour human organs; Devils draw out human souls.

Demons and devils roamed freely, and cultivators kept mortals like livestock.

Moreover, cultivators themselves constantly faced the risk of 'deformation' and 'corruption.'

In response, Xiao Yu first single-handedly slew three local Fan Xu cultivators, seized their power, and spread orthodox teachings to counter the heresy.

If the World Will can influence the beings within the realm, then the state of those beings naturally affects the World Will itself.

Then he gathered materials and prepared a secret method from his sect to extract the World Will, forging thirteen great cauldrons to gather the qi of heaven, earth, and all living things, intending to forcibly pull out the corrupted World Will.

What puzzled Xiao Yu was why his sect possessed such a secret method.

And why thirteen cauldrons?

Nine is the extreme, twelve is perfection—this doesn't match at all!

Unfortunately, this question would remain unanswered for the foreseeable future.

Now, consider the other one.

Gao Wuwang of Jishi Valley.

Although he was hunted down by the 'United Unified Consciousness' immediately after beginning his task.

The fragmented consciousness sub-entities he managed to separate self-destructed.

But fortunately, the world he entered was one with spiritual energy, and the task details were clear, so he prepared extensively beforehand.

Now he had already formed a physical body and refined the pills to activate desires such as 'greed, anger, and delusion.'

With these desires, he could naturally overpower the self-destructive consciousness tendency.

Unless something unexpected occurs, completing the task is merely a matter of time.

Both of them have already made considerable progress, and unlike Chen Xuanqing, they are not reckless—their evaluations for the next two tasks won't be low.

"Our Xiang Jianzong's juniors, and the juniors of Long Xiang Qing Tian Sect, are only average," Xu Xing sighed.

Zhou Kongming was solely focused on reproducing the original Qixing people's genes, worrying about the next two tasks.

He feared that the newly born human race would fall behind other races in the universe, so he had迟迟 not planted the Spirit Source Seed.

Lin Xingyue, by contrast, had the task 'Stop Alien World Erosion.' Upon entering the realm, he immediately sought to subdue both sides; though he initially succeeded, both sides, wary of his formidable strength, dared not act rashly again.

But instead of seizing the opportunity, he tried to make the two sides lay down their arms and reconcile.

Ultimately, the appearance of two 'Heaven-Representatives' from each world turned him into the target of all.

Under the combined assault of both worlds, even his mighty physique could not hold out, and he was left wounded, barely escaping.

"It might not be a bad thing," Bie Xuening said.

"That's true."

Xu Xing smiled and said no more.

One worries about everything, timid and hesitant.

The other, relying on his divine abilities, looks down on all, yet fails to be reckless thoroughly.

Now that he has suffered setbacks…

As Sister said, it's not a bad thing.

Recognizing his own flaws, he can adjust in time.

Soon, the two turned and left near the Ascension Hall.

Their voices grew fainter, finally vanishing around the corner.

……

……

Task World 1.

Qixing.

Due to the difference in time flow, several more days had passed.

Inside a sealed laboratory.

On a worktable holding a white sphere, several robotic arms worked frantically; sharp scalpels glowed faintly with spiritual energy as they gently sliced open the white sphere.

As if sensing pain, the previously silent white sphere suddenly erupted in intense light.

The brilliance far exceeded the norm!

Hum~!

A wave of invisible shockwaves spread outward, twisting the spiritual energy clinging to the scalpels.

The worktable deformed visibly; cracks appeared on the surrounding ultra-strong transparent materials, as if about to shatter.

Not far from the worktable, in another space sealed by ultra-high-strength material.

Another white sphere, placed on a worktable and not yet dissected, also reacted to the stimulus, suddenly bursting into fierce light.

Squeak~

In a shrill sound, the deformed control panel suddenly swelled, about to burst the high-strength transparent material.

"Hmph!"

A cold snort!

An overwhelming, irresistible pressure suddenly filled the entire laboratory, instantly suppressing all anomalies.

The white sphere trembled slightly under the stimulation, and its light went out.

Looking around, two sealed control panels had twisted beyond recognition, the high-strength transparent material stretched until it cracked.

The detached mechanical arms lay scattered across the distorted panels, as if grown from within.

Not far away, Zhou Kongming stared at the scene before him.

Suddenly, he raised his hand and summoned one mechanical arm, which detached from the swollen, twisted panel and landed in his grasp.

Its originally pure white coating was now covered in a fleshy, purplish-red substance, like a skinned arm.

Only the small knife at its tip, wrapped in spiritual energy, remained unchanged.

Matter transformation…

But it was entirely different from the Creation-type divine arts he had previously cultivated.

"Master, the seventh comparative experiment's data has been recorded."

The speaker had chestnut-brown short hair, faint silver-gray pupils, delicate features, and Bai Xi, tender skin.

A silver bodysuit clung to her, outlining her graceful curves.

It was Heng.

During this time, He had noticed that no matter what form He took, the Master's behavior remained unchanged.

Since it had no effect, He had simply reverted to His original appearance from their first meeting.

"The results match the initial predictions exactly: the biological capabilities of the Yangyuan civilization strengthen with increasing individual numbers."

"What is the principle?"

Zhou Kongming placed the twisted mechanical arm aside.

"How far along is the analysis of their ability's principle? How much will it aid the Gene Optimization Project?"

"Ability analysis progress is estimated at 0.27%. The collected data will allow the 'Qixing Human Civilization' Gene Optimization Project to be completed within 217 years."

Heng calmly reported his calculated result, then added in a tone of reverence.

"Master, you alone captured such a powerful Yangyuan civilization—had you wished, your glory would illuminate every corner of the universe!"

This was sincere.

Since encountering the phenomenon called "cultivation," which defies all existing theories, He had come to genuinely revere Zhou Kongming's strength.

And He longed to one day reach Zhou Kongming's realm.

Zhou Kongming paid no heed to His flattery.

He had heard it too many times lately; he was completely used to it.

"Given the current analysis progress, how many years could your cultivation shorten the Gene Optimization Project to?" he asked directly.

"154 years." Heng immediately gave the time.

Clearly, He had already calculated this.

"Report, Master: 'Cultivation' is far harder than I calculated. Even disregarding the 'bottleneck' you mentioned, at the current pace, I will reach 'Qi Condensation Ninth Layer' in two years and six months."

As for the extent of improvement, without corresponding data, it is impossible to calculate.

Zhou Kongming: "..."

Two years and six months to reach Qi Condensation Ninth Layer…

Even for cultivators with the massive early advantage of "infusing spirit into objects," this was not slow.

But…

"Go cultivate now."

Zhou Kongming pulled out a jade vial engraved with runes to prevent spiritual energy leakage, and handed it to Heng.

Inside were several pills he had processed, capable of effectively countering this world's gravity.

A flicker of delight passed through Heng's eyes.

"Yes, Master."

Then He accepted the jade vial with both hands and withdrew respectfully.

Soon, Heng vanished.

Only Zhou Kongming remained standing in the sealed laboratory, staring at the two twisted, deformed control panels.

Just as he was pondering how else to accelerate the Gene Optimization Project…

【Prompt! Auxiliary module update available】

【Number of available auxiliary modules +1】

【Current number of available auxiliary modules: 3】

The Taixuan Immortal Net personal interface, long silent, suddenly displayed a prompt.

Zhou Kongming's heart stirred.

【Prompt! This update includes a spacetime auxiliary module. Use with caution!】(End of chapter)