Chapter 954: Mysterious Fragments (Requesting Monthly Votes)

He no longer used spiritual perception, for such perception was not genuine.

He directly used his hands, his body, his five senses to feel.

First in his hand was a bronze-colored fragment, seemingly a shard no larger than a palm, broken off from some artifact.

Made of special stone, carved with unique bronze-colored patterns, its style utterly unlike that of the human race, and different even from the peak races.

No one knew which race it came from—not even Star Spirit’s vast data contained any information about it.

Unless someone who understood it could explain.

Otherwise, no one might ever know.

He felt it didn’t seem particularly special.

It truly appeared to be just an ordinary shard.

“Hummm!”

He channeled his Purple-Gold Gang Jin, letting it flow like water into it.

Slowly, the once-ordinary bronze fragment began to tremble rapidly.

“Crack!”

In the next instant, the bronze fragment shattered again in his hand, breaking into even smaller pieces.

“This…”

Lin Qi stared at the fragments and shook his head—he clearly realized the bronze shard had shattered under the force of his Gang Jin.

This proved it had nothing special.

He then examined each fragment one by one, injecting his Gang Jin into them, even dripping blood or merging his spiritual force into them.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

After inspecting all the miscellaneous items and fragments, only five black fragments remained before him.

Their surfaces were rough, like five unremarkable stone shards.

They were made of identical material, indicating they came from the same civilization, perhaps even the same object.

Lin Qi’s mind rapidly recalled—he finally realized these five fragments had been found on five different geniuses from five distinct races.

One came from the Source Core world of the Celestial God race’s Xuan Ge.

Another from the demon race genius Kun Wu, and yet another from the insect race genius Isabella’s Source Core world.

He arranged the five fragments according to their broken edges and fitted them together.

Eventually, he saw they were fragments of a black stele.

And the reason he had singled them out

was because the other fragments had yielded little of value.

Some fragments he successfully activated—they were inheritance items containing hidden information.

Some recorded their race’s history; others contained cultivation secrets.

Yet those secrets, though exquisitely refined for ordinary cultivators, were crude compared to the supreme inheritances he already practiced.

If he had just broken through to the Meridian Awakening realm, these secrets would have been priceless, capable of lifting Blue Star to greatness.

But now they were useless.

Still, he could sell them to the Primordial Holy Land for cultivation points.

He also held a map, recorded on a parchment-like object.

The map’s endpoint seemed to lie in some remote corner of the universe.

He might need to travel to the location marked on the map to obtain its item.

The map was extraordinarily vast and boundless—he had no idea where it was.

It felt as if it lay beyond human territory.

If he left human territory, his talent and strength would make it extremely dangerous.

He could wait until he broke through the Five Cosmic Realms before seeking it.

Finally, there were the five stele fragments before him.

Lin Qi could feel these fragments were extraordinarily hard—he had stabbed them with the Golden Thunder Spear and left no mark.

Not even top-tier metals could achieve that.

To shatter such a stele, he guessed, would require at least the destructive power of a Cosmic Sixth Realm Sovereign.

“Hummm!!”

He released his Purple-Gold Gang Jin into the stele fragments.

The fragments began absorbing his energy, their surfaces glowing with peculiar secret patterns.

Secret patterns in the world were infinite, with countless combinations.

They appeared in dazzling light.

But the dazzling light lasted only a moment before vanishing completely.

Lin Qi frowned—what was going on?

He continued pouring his Gang Jin into them, yet the stele fragments remained unresponsive.

After a while, he seemed to grasp something.

It felt as if his energy level was insufficient.

Higher-grade energy was needed to activate what lay within.

The only higher-grade energy was the Cosmic Force he would forge after breaking through the Five Cosmic Realms, when his Gang Jin transformed.

He guessed this would unlock the stele.

But there were only five fragments—not enough for a complete whole, perhaps only a quarter.

Unless he gathered all the fragments, he felt this would have no effect.

In the end, he stored them all in his Source Core world.

Then he summoned Star Spirit and informed it of the contents within the fragments.

The golden-robed Star Spirit spoke:

“Lin Qi, the cultivation secrets and historical records you provided are worth 35.8 million cultivation points.”

“They have been transferred to your account.”

Lin Qi looked at the cultivation points credited to him—he felt earning them was becoming easier.

Sometimes, he gained vast amounts without even realizing it.

“I owe much to Sovereign Cangming—if not for his reminder,”

“I wouldn’t have paid much attention to these fragments.”

“Much less found these useful items.”

Lin Qi held great fondness for Sovereign Cangming.

He was the second Sovereign willing to meet him.

The first was Sovereign Tianyuan.

He sensed the latter also wanted to take him as a disciple.

As for other Cosmic Sixth Realm Sovereigns, they all sent representatives of the Cosmic Fifth Realm to deal with him.

In attitude, they fell short of Sovereign Cangming.

For Cosmic Sixth Realm Sovereigns, what they could guide him in might only be spatial law insights.

But any Sovereign could offer such guidance.

So it was better to choose the strongest—the Supreme Being.

Of course, if he failed the Supreme Being’s trial,

he might choose Sovereign Cangming.

After brief thought, Lin Qi returned to his cultivation.

Next, he would meet the representatives of the Cosmic Sixth Realm Sovereigns, then wait quietly for the Supreme Being’s representative.

But the exact timing was uncertain.

Nor would other Sovereigns know.

Because summonses were conducted in secret.

No one knew when they might be summoned by the Supreme Being’s representative.

……

Several days later, in the Core Zone, the Yanyuan Court.

Through the grand metal door numbered 10, Lin Qi, clad in a black robe, entered.

He entered with a dozen others.

Through the mist, the fluctuations of spatial law grew stronger.

When they reached the platform, they found fifteen others already observing the Void Cube.

Lin Qi felt the thirty slots were insufficient.

Each time, many beings exchanged for long-term viewing time.

He suspected that in the future, observing the Void Cube might require queuing.

But that was a matter for later.

Right now, he should focus on comprehending spatial law.

So he ascended to the second-tier platform.

Find a spot, sit cross-legged, and swallow the Ice-Heart Elixir in one go.

Soon, he entered a state of deep insight.

Now, on the second-level platform, observing the Chaos Artifact—the Void Cube—he felt even clearer.

The secret runes of the tearing truth also rapidly surfaced in his mind.

With each breath, his mind spun faster, and countless insights arose.

In an instant, he seemed to see space ripped apart, as if someone were practicing spear techniques.

Every movement, every posture, stirred changes in space itself.

He was also practicing the Great Cosmos Rending Spear Scripture.

Lin Qi felt that observing the Chaos Artifact still yielded the fastest progress.

It felt like food was placed before him—he only needed to eat it.

In just a short while, he gained countless insights into the tearing truth of the space law.

He no longer sensed the passage of time.

【You observed the Chaos Artifact—Void Cube—and comprehended its tearing truth, gaining insight into the seventh mystery.】

【You observed the Chaos Artifact—Void Cube—and your understanding of the space law increased by 1.】

【Your understanding of the space law increased by 1.】

……

Lin Qi felt his comprehension of the space law had greatly improved.

He had now comprehended all the subtleties of the tearing truth.

Throughout the process, there was almost no bottleneck—it was like walking down a highway, simply moving forward.

There was no obstruction whatsoever.