Chapter 2340

Xiao Feng sensed place by place, explored bit by bit, and the space, matter, and living beings of the Boundless Continent were all reflected in his mind, becoming part of what he knew well.

This small universe had hundreds of millions of intelligent lifeforms, countless ordinary living beings, and a vast amount of microorganisms invisible to the naked eye. Some of them died quickly, some were about to die, some were in their prime, and some had just been born.

Xiao Feng needed to understand each and every thing, in order to gradually gain control of this world.

Actually, whether this was right or wrong, he himself didn't know.

No one taught him how to occupy a universe and become its ruler.

He merely did this because he had heard Chen Jie talk about the origin of the universe master's status.

If he failed, all his efforts would be in vain, and the luxury of time would make him feel extreme regret.

Because this takes a very, very long time!

But if he succeeded, he would also reap joy and receive a reward unimaginable to ordinary people.

Three days, five days, ten days…

Each time Xiao Feng analyzed the living beings and matter of a region, he would leave a thread of thought, like a spider's silk, to bind it.

Unbeknownst to him, a year passed.

The thought-silk threads he had left already numbered in the hundreds of thousands; some had broken due to the death of living beings, but most remained in fairly good condition.

As time passed, his mental will gradually felt pressure.

Thus Xiao Feng gathered the thought-silk threads into a bundle, temporarily severed the connection, and liberated his mind.

After another year, he repeated the original process and formed another bundle of thought-silk threads.

Then he connected the two bundles together, leaving a thread of connection on his own soul core.

This way, when he wanted to inspect an area

of the living beings and matter of the area, he could then pull the corresponding thread of thought-silk to conduct a graded understanding.

This was only the first classification; if his mental will couldn't hold up later, he would classify again, just like computer folders, one layer inside another, categorizing, reducing the pressure when opening and making it easier to search.

As long as Xiao Feng's mental will was deep and enduring enough to withstand the pressure, this plan could succeed.

The imprint of thought is minuscule and undetectable; even other controllers, without deliberately searching, cannot detect Xiao Feng's small movements.

Third year, fifth year, tenth year…

Xiao Feng kept repeating the same thing, and unknowingly he had gained understanding of a large area.

At this point, he could fully descend his mental will onto this region, becoming a sovereign-like existence.

Because he was connected to all things and his insight was extremely deep, even if there was a controller locally, they could not contend with his thought projection.

However, Xiao Feng did not engage in any combat; he simply kept repeating the process, continually expanding the scope of his control.

Ten years, then another ten years; the Boundless Continent was too vast, and even a thousand years might not be enough.

In the situation of long-term use of willpower, Xiao Feng's willpower gradually began to increase as well.

He became stronger; previously, remembering a hundred million living beings and several thousand kilometers of matter required a pause to leave a bundle of thought-silk threads.

But after forty years, he could already memorize three hundred million living beings and over ten thousand kilometers of land in one go.

At the same time, the group that had gone to the Boundless Continent for training also welcomed their second vacation.

That day, Han Zichen and the others used jade talismans to leave

the Boundless Continent, returning to the heavenly outer starry space.

Upon first seeing the Extermination Sovereign, Han Zichen immediately asked: "Extermination Sovereign, where did Brother Xiao Feng go? Did he leave the Boundless Continent? Why can't we find him at all?"

For several decades there was no trace of Xiao Feng, and even the virtual game world he had always been online in went completely offline, never to log in again.

Such a situation had never happened before, and every companion was very worried.

The Extermination Sovereign, upon hearing this, replied: "I, the old one, also don't know; for these several decades I have not sensed the aura of the Lord of All Heavens, as if he had disappeared."

"How could this be... where on earth did he go, and why didn't he give us any news at all?" Han Zichen felt a pang of anguish, and beside him, Xue Ningzhen and Yu Cixue, as well as Zhang Fan and Jiang Peng and others, all had the same expression.

"Old Xiao's last appearance was when he condensed a giant palm in midair to help us break out of the siege; after that he vanished from the human world. However, judging from the news coming from home, his virtual form still exists, not having collapsed or dissipated, so he should still be alive." Zhang Fan analyzed.

The Extermination Sovereign shook his head: "I really don't know about this matter; even the Dao Ancestor hasn't shown up to give any reminder. You needn't worry too much; the Lord of All Heavens is astonishingly talented and extraordinarily beautiful, not one destined to die young; perhaps he has had some extraordinary encounter, temporarily trapped in a special place, and will surely return safely."

"Alas..."

Everyone sighed; although worried, they could do nothing about it.

"Go rest now; whether to return to your hometown or your sect is up to you." The Extermination Sovereign said.

Everyone exchanged glances.

This time, not everyone was returning to their hometown.

Most of their relatives had already passed away, so returning to the hometown

the meaning had become somewhat faint.

The opportunity that comes once every hundred years, to go back and see their master and consult about the problems encountered in cultivation over the past hundred years, is even more important.

I want to go see my master.

Zhuo Yijian was the first to make a choice, flying toward the right-side void passage.

I want to go home to see little Ning and little Nian; they must be worried sick right now." Yun Yan sighed.

I will also go home to tell the friends and family of Sister Dao about her passing." Long Jianfeng also flew toward the left-side void passage.

Zhang Fan hesitated a moment, then did not go home with his wife but instead went to his master's place.

Everyone made their choices, each going their own way.

Only Yun Yan and Long Jianfeng returned to Blue Star; the others all went to their own sects.

Blue Star's Wind Spirit Island had once been a place full of joy, but in recent years, due to being out of contact with the male master, the atmosphere had begun to grow somewhat heavy.

As soon as Yun Yan returned, Jiang Ning and the others pulled him aside to ask about Xiao Feng's affairs.

But she also didn't know how to explain, so she could only tell everyone the Extermination Sovereign's original words.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell into a silence.

Xuan Die comforted: "It's fine, Xiao Feng's virtual body is still there, there won't be any danger. The Controller's sense of time is thin; sometimes a closed-door retreat lasts several hundred years, so everyone just needs to be patient and wait."

On the living room sofa, a silver-haired girl of exquisite beauty pouted: "Damn Father God, I finally got permission from Mother Goddess to enter the game world, but he's hiding and avoiding us! Next time he comes back, I'll make him regret it!"

Another black-haired girl also complained: "Stinky dad is playing hide-and-seek again; last time we caught him, he was trying to get close to his master secretly"

, this time there's definitely another woman!"

If it were normal times, the two daughters' words would definitely draw laughter from everyone.

But this time everyone is a bit worried, and the mood is rather heavy.