Chapter 2089

The following days became increasingly strange.

Xiao Feng went from doing double-open tasks to triple-open tasks.

Hegemony game, Origin Secret Realm challenge, farming in the Emperor Yu Palace...

Although none of the three tasks occupied all of his attention, the more things he did, the busier he seemed.

Moreover, he had many goddesses, fairy maidens, and dao companions to accompany him, plus nearby starry skies to explore; almost all day, 24 hours, his spirit and will remained in a high-speed operating state... His willpower growth speed increased significantly.

Before he knew it, another two-plus months passed.

In the fields of Shennong's Legacy, the seedlings had already headed out, bearing grain after grain; the scent of harvest filled this corner of the Emperor Yu Palace.

Xiao Feng came here again, looking at the growth condition of the grain, very satisfied, he picked up a stone sickle, preparing to harvest.

At that moment, Emperor Yu's voice sounded from beside: "That's enough, no need to harvest."

"Ancestor Emperor Yu!" Xiao Feng felt happy hearing the voice.

For the past nearly three months, Emperor Yu had not spoken a word, until today when he finally spoke again.

Xiao Feng put down the stone sickle and stepped forward to salute.

Emperor Yu, dressed in plain cloth and looking like a farmer, moved his middle-aged body.

"Senior Shennong's immortal field is a plot of Qi Luck fertile field; each round of grain maturity brings Qi Luck growth to the clan." Emperor Yu explained in a sentence.

His stature was quite tall, broad-shouldered and wide-backed, with a heroic bearing; although dressed plainly, just standing there, the imperial aura was fully displayed, making people involuntarily want to feel submission.

"Qi Luck fertile field? No wonder I feel the Qi Luck here is rich; it turns out it's not only because the palace hides a Qi Luck base, but also because of this field"

"has to do with this land." Xiao Feng suddenly realized, feeling amazed.

Emperor Yu stroked his beard and smiled: "Kid, tell me your view on Qi Luck."

"This..."

Emperor Yu was testing him.

Xiao Feng thought for a moment and replied: "People have personal luck, clans have clan luck. So-called Qi Luck should be an intangible force tied to individuals or groups in the operation of the heavenly way and the process of cosmic change. The more Qi Luck, the more chances of good fortune; the less Qi Luck, the more prone to disaster."

"Can you be more thorough?" Emperor Yu asked him.

Xiao Feng frowned and thought.

More thoroughly...

Is it to analyze the essence of Qi Luck?

But he didn't know that!

"Qi Luck... perhaps it is another manifestation of fate, arising from temporal changes, spatial changes, and every action and decision made by sentient individuals and groups." Xiao Feng said uncertainly.

Earlier, when chatting with Fairy Maiden Xun Shuang about heavenly mandate, he later thought and felt that "heavenly mandate" was a far-fetched claim; ultimately, it's still human effort, and to insist on labeling results as "heavenly mandate" after they happen is pure gangster behavior.

"But 'luck' exists, because no one can fully grasp all the mitigating and external interfering factors of a matter."

As long as there is even a slight factor not under control, there will be variables; and variables are the manifestation of 'luck'!

Conversely, if one fully grasps all changes of a matter, that is mastering 'fate'.

Of course, that's impossible.

Not even a Dao Ancestor can fully grasp all influencing factors of a matter.

Because the Dao Ancestor is not the strongest; when they want to do something, perhaps the Master of the Universe will intervene.

Carrying out interference and restraint.

To put it even more exaggeratedly, when a Dao Ancestor tries to control something, perhaps the universe directly collapses, and naturally it cannot continue operating as they wish.

This is a latent variable; although the possibility is minuscule, its existence cannot be denied.

Emperor Yu shook his head and said: "Clan Qi Luck isn't as complicated as you think. In fact, it's a resource distinct from energy, invisibly influencing a clan's development. You know, the existence of energy relies on space, and changes in time need a spatial medium to be perceived; thus space is the foundation of everything."

Xiao Feng frowned slightly, not quite understanding what Emperor Yu meant; he dared not interrupt and listened quietly.

Emperor Yu continued: "But Qi Luck is completely different; it does not rely on space for existence, but rather on underlying temporal rules."

"Underlying temporal rules? What is that? How does it differ from ordinary time?" Xiao Feng asked in succession.

Emperor Yu: "The time sensed by all beings in the universe is the perceptual change produced by the interaction force between matter and space. A beam of light from far to near has 'distance', 'brightness', photon movement, and your visual perception and mental feedback, only then does the concept of time arise. If there is nothing, everything is silent, the great cosmos empty of anything, not even 'space', then time naturally does not exist."

Xiao Feng listened, eyes wide open.

Is this the Human Race Ancestor Sage Emperor Yu?

How come he's talking about this?

Is this science, philosophy, or mysticism?

"Then what about the underlying temporal rules? Are they unaffected by these factors?" Xiao Feng asked.

Emperor Yu nodded: "I"

"We feel time as the time within the universe. Meanwhile, the underlying temporal rules are time outside the universe. The universe is like a flower that blooms and withers. When the universe withers, everything inside will perish and disappear. If the universe does not wither, the time within can be eternal. Past, present, and future can be freely shuttled, walking the river of time, regardless of change, all can be altered."

Xiao Feng felt a bit dazed, his brain couldn't keep up.

The universe's time and beings' time are different...

The underlying temporal rules outside the universe determine the universe's lifespan length.

The time inside the universe is like a wide river, allowing free swimming forward, backward, left, right...

"What does this have to do with Qi Luck?" Xiao Feng asked again.

Emperor Yu explained: "Qi Luck is based on the underlying temporal rules; every increment or decrement will affect all branches on the river of time. Perhaps on one timeline, our clan was utterly wiped out. But as long as Qi Luck does not perish, humanity can rise again to become the overlord of the universe. Conversely, if the Qi Luck of other timelines wanes, even though we are now at our peak, there will be a day of decline."

Xiao Feng seemed to half‑understand: "In other words, no matter how much we struggle and fight, in the end it's all for a Qi Luck!"

"Hmm." Yu Emperor nodded.

Xiao Feng frowned: "Then what does that have to do with time? Since time within the universe is infinite and can come and go at will, why not create infinite branches to gather infinite Qi Luck?"

Yu Emperor smiled: "Qi Luck is limited, that is a non-renewable resource, coming from a higher dimension. We can only contend,"

cannot be manufactured. As basic time passes, the Qi Luck within the universe will increase slightly. And this newly added Qi Luck, no matter how many time branches each race opens to contend for, the final share is fixed.

Xiao Feng suddenly realized: "That is to say, not only the currently visible Foreign Race Powerhouses competing with us for Qi Luck, but also many unseen enemies situated on other temporal branches. Of course, another version of us on those other temporal branches is also helping to compete."