Chapter 662: Results Came Quickly, Li Xueru Stunned

Just as the Great Deity of the Tianshan said, Tianshan Snowgrass has miraculous properties; it can absorb elements to grow and reproduce.

It can absorb any element, and it seems able to convert the element into the energy it needs.

The only requirement is purity.

It cannot absorb multiple elements at once; at any given time it can only absorb one.

The purer the element, the faster its absorption, and the more astonishing its growth and reproduction rate.

After being uprooted, the Tianshan Snowgrass King shrank.

Now replanted in the ground and wrapped by Jiang Chen with an utterly pure Electric Element, it instantly radiated vigorous life.

The Snowgrass King stands about half a meter tall and is as thick as half a fist.

While in the Tianshan Mountains, its whole body appears icy.

Now absorbing massive Electric Element, its body turns a blue electric glow, with electric currents flowing through its form.

On it, some tiny, downy tender leaves have sprouted.

The tender leaves grow rapidly; in just two hours they expand from fingertip size to half a finger's length.

The breath of life surges; Jiang Chen watches closely, appearing very curious.

He feels as if he has grasped something—vague yet useful.

The whole process seems to be illustrating a principle.

Half a day later, the tender leaves are already the size of an entire palm.

Then it detaches from the Snowgrass King, automatically entering the soil, like a sprouted seed that has left its mother and thrives in the earth.

The fallen tender leaf, after another half day, has become a snowgrass plant, virtually identical to the snowgrass Jiang Chen obtained from the instance.

Jiang Chen uses Detection Technique to examine it and indeed finds that the two are indistinguishable.

"Tianshan Snowgrass: Extra reward from the Tianshan God Palace Dungeon (Initial), usable below Level 80 to increase one level; usable below Level 70 to increase two levels; usable below Level 60 to increase three levels."

In just one day it split to produce a complete Tianshan Snowgrass.

With the effect of Tianshan Snowgrass, upgrading seems unbelievably easy.

It seems that merely eating Tianshan Snowgrass can continuously upgrade one until Level 80.

However, Jiang Chen thinks it certainly isn't that simple.

Otherwise it would be too defiant of the heavens.

One day later, another tender leaf sprouts on the Tianshan Snowgrass King, and a second snowgrass is taking shape.

Jiang Chen controls the ancient thunder outer core, continuously releasing Electric Element to nourish the Tianshan Snowgrass King.

Day after day passes, Jiang Chen repeatedly observes the Tianshan Snowgrass King's splitting and birthing of snowgrass.

Gradually, Jiang Chen becomes somewhat enlightened; he seems to have grasped some principle.

The birth of life, reproduction, result, growth.

The entire process is extraordinarily wondrous, containing the ultimate truth of heaven and earth.

From tiny insects and ants to the Human Race and the Dragon Race, all must follow this ultimate truth.

Jiang Chen feels as if he understands something and involuntarily becomes immersed.

A Boom— erupts within his soul, and his soul tier surges upward, taking a great step toward Level 93.

Simultaneously with the soul's ascent, a mysterious aura suddenly appears in Jiang Chen's hand.

Jiang Chen snaps awake, and the aura in his hand vanishes.

"This is… a Law!" Jiang Chen is stunned; he actually possesses a Law.

Although he only held it for an instant—less than half a second—it was truly his.

In that half‑second, a Law indeed manifested in his palm.

And it is a Law concerning life.

Jiang Chen thinks it's unbelievable; he's only Level 76, his soul tier just Level 92, how could he possess a Law?

Moreover, his profession deals with the undead, so even if he had a Law, it should be destructive—not a life Law.

Yet the life Law truly appeared; his feeling cannot be wrong.

"Could it be… that one does not have to be Level 96 to master a Law?"

"As long as one can comprehend it, one can also master the Law."

Jiang Chen wishes he could immediately ask Antares.

But he suppresses his inner restlessness, calms himself again, and resumes examining the Tianshan Snowgrass King.

He wants to seize the lingering feeling before it fades, and experience it once more.

However, after the previous experience, Jiang Chen finds his mind cannot settle completely.

Though he appears calm on the surface, his inner sea is tumultuous, hard to truly calm.

The earlier feeling gradually fades with time, no longer graspable.

Jiang Chen sighs lightly, forced to give up.

"Xiao Chen."

Li Xueru's voice sounds in his ear.

Jiang Chen turns and says, "Teacher, you've returned."

Li Xueru hums, noticing the mountain‑piled Weapon equipment, a flash of surprise in their eyes, "You went to the Tianshan God Palace Dungeon to restock again?"

Li Xueru, rarely joking, uses the word 'restock'.

Jiang Chen also lets out a helpless laugh, "Teacher, you're joking."

Li Xueru waves Jiang Chen over, "Come have tea; I have something to ask you."

Jiang Chen goes over, brews tea for Li Xueru, pours himself a cup as well; after swallowing the hot tea, he feels his heart calm a bit more.

But it was only surface calm; inside, he kept pondering the laws of life.

Li Xueru asked, "Tell me what happened in Shenlong Ancient City a few days ago; say everything you know."

Jiang Chen asked, "Teacher, did you go to Shenlong Ancient City?"

Li Xueru took a sip of tea, "Yes, I went with Feng Laotou, but we didn't uncover anything."

"You should know that Shenlong Ancient City is very important to the Human Race; a disturbance has arisen, so we must investigate it thoroughly, just in case."

The importance of Shenlong Ancient City to the Human Race is self‑evident.

Since Li Xueru asked, Jiang Chen naturally could not remain silent.

Jiang Chen racked his mind, deciding which words he could say and which he could not.

His tone was slightly hesitant, "Teacher, there are some things I'm not sure I can say; if I do, you must be mentally prepared."

Li Xueru chuckled lightly, "You're underestimating me; after all, I was born from blood, and nothing can affect me."

Jiang Chen whispered, "Then I'll say it: you should know that Shenlong Ancient City does not belong to our Human Race."

Li Xueru's eyes widened instantly; Jiang Chen had actually said Shenlong Ancient City does not belong to the Human Race.

He considered various possibilities; the most likely was that an Abyss Demon or the Dragon Race had employed some special means to harm Shenlong Ancient City.

But he didn't expect Jiang Chen's first words to be like that.

Nevertheless, Li Xueru remained composed; after a sip of tea, he signaled Jiang Chen to continue.

Jiang Chen said, "A thousand years ago, before the Shenlong Empire was founded, Shenlong Ancient City came from beyond the world and fell into the Lower Space."

"Later, our Shenlong Empire ancestors discovered it, eventually gained the city's acknowledgment, and have used it ever since."

"This time, an outsider strongman forcibly tore the spatial barrier, attempting to seize Shenlong Ancient City."

Li Xueru grew increasingly alarmed as he listened, feeling as if he were hearing a myth.

Although his level is already among the Human Race's elite, he has not yet reached Half-step Super God.

There are many events buried in history that he has no right to know.

Some information can only be obtained upon reaching Half-step Super God.

After that cataclysmic war, the Human Race ancestors made a pact with the surviving deities and established the Great Gate.

Half-step Super God is the pass to open the Great Gate.

Inside and outside the gate, two worlds.

After drinking three cups of hot tea, Li Xueru finally asked, "What do you mean by 'beyond the world'?"

Jiang Chen explained, "Beyond our Human World, there are even broader worlds."

Li Xueru pressed, "The worlds beyond the Human Race—are they the Abyss? the Dragon Realm? the Wasteland?"

Jiang Chen shook his head, "None of those count; they're merely sub‑worlds that cling to our Human World. You can treat them as separate spaces, just larger independent spaces."

"The 'beyond the world' I refer to is the true Great World."

"If the Great World is an ocean, then our Human World is an isolated island within that sea, and that ocean contains countless other islands, endless."

"Things like the Abyss are merely reefs beside an island; the difference is only size and shape."

After Jiang Chen's explanation, Li Xueru fell into contemplation.

Jiang Chen also knew that getting others to accept this all at once was indeed difficult.

After all, some ideas are already deeply entrenched.

Having traversed and lived two lifetimes, having seen the stars and cosmos, I am highly receptive to such matters.

For natives of this world, it doesn't work; it takes time.

But Jiang Chen believes Li Xueru will certainly accept it, and not after long.