Chapter 254

The River of Spacetime reappeared, a towering phantom projection descending, this node seemingly frozen, and when everything resumed operation, the figures of Supreme Hongjun and the others had already vanished.

Void!

Chaos!

Deathly stillness!

Desolation!

Within a stretch of darkness, the figures of Supreme Hongjun and the others reappeared.

Precisely, the end of time!

The very primordial source of this plane.

Back when even chaos had yet to take form.

Just as they were about to examine it, suddenly, as if sensing something, the expressions of Supreme Hongjun and the others changed, and their figures vanished at once.

In the span of a few breaths, Supreme Hongjun and the others returned to the Earth plane, and without pausing, headed back once more to the Primordial plane, then severed all connections and cut off all karmic ties.

When everything was settled in Zixiao Palace, every great power had their primordial blood welling from their mouths, and everyone's aura had become slightly disordered, as if struck by an immense backlash.

"This is impossible!"

"How could this be!"

"That is... that is!"

"That, is not the myriad heavens!"

Murmurs rose one after another; the eyes of every great power were filled with horror, their expressions shaken, their scalps seemingly going numb, utterly unable to believe the scene they had just witnessed.

"That place, is... beyond the myriad heavens!"

No one knew how long had passed before a murmuring word echoed through Zixiao Palace.

Beyond the myriad heavens!!!

Creation Grotto-Heaven.

Boom!!!

Li Mo sprang up abruptly.

In an instant, the entire grotto-heaven shattered and then reformed, as if endlessly cycling between destruction and vitality, repeating several times before order was finally restored.

Expression calm, eyes seemingly profound, Li Mo looked toward the void, his eyes involuntarily flickering.

"Just now...."

Eyes slightly lowered, taking a deep breath, Li Mo stepped out in a single stride.

Ripples appeared in the void, space immediately stretched, as if words became law, like the great Dao resonating, everything manifesting beneath Li Mo's feet.

When his foot landed, Li Mo's figure had already vanished from where he stood.

Leaving the Primordial plane!

Li Mo headed directly toward... the Earth plane!

He wanted to see for himself!

Zixiao Palace.

After a long while, the emotions of the great powers gradually calmed. Though their injuries had yet to heal, fortunately everyone had fled quickly, and combined with their inherent indestructible nature, it was of little consequence, requiring only a brief recovery.

"Seal away everything that just happened. Unless necessary, do not unseal this memory seal. Our current level is still insufficient to touch upon this domain; even knowing might be sensed by those mysterious existences."

Supreme Hongjun took a deep breath and said in a low voice.

"I now finally know what a special plane truly is, and what that one meant by 'special' in their words. I'm afraid even the Lord God Space and the so-called Myriad Heavens City would be hard-pressed to compare."

"If Earth is already like this, then the Primordial plane is probably no different."

Jiayin's face grew increasingly afflicted, his whole face bitter as he let out a sigh.

His wretched luck — better not to have gone at all. Now look, gained nothing and nearly lost his life in the process.

Sighing, say what one will, Jiayin still silently sealed away that segment of his memory for the time being.

Not only Jiayin, but the other great powers did the same.

The realm involved was simply too vast and too terrifying. As Supreme Hongjun said, it was utterly beyond what they could currently touch. This was no laughing matter; if something truly went wrong, that would be the real spectacle.

"This matter ends here. Though our discoveries were few, for us it is already no small gain. Return to your respective quarters to enter closed cultivation, recover your injuries, and contemplate the evolution of the great Dao's rules."

Supreme Hongjun said slowly.

He needed some quiet — the impact was simply too great.

"Agreed."

"Agreed."

"Agreed."

One after another, the Primordial great powers nodded without any objection.

Not only Supreme Hongjun — they were no better off either. The shock in their hearts was simply hard to settle; they naturally needed to return and calm themselves properly.

Hum!!!

Surges of aura rose, and soon, all the Primordial great powers had departed from Zixiao Palace.

Earth plane.

With the departure of Supreme Hongjun and the others, everything had returned to its original state, as if nothing had ever happened, as if no interlude had occurred at all, the entire universe remaining as deathly still and dark as ever.

Ripples emerged one after another, and Li Mo's figure appeared, no one knew when.

Standing within this endless, majestic universe, Li Mo's expression was calm as he slightly raised his eyes and slowly uttered a single word from his mouth: "々｀ Open!"

A single word, as if bearing the mandate of heaven, like words becoming law; even just one character seemed to contain unimaginable might.

In an instant, the entire reality of spacetime froze, everything halting at this moment and ceasing to operate.

A towering, majestic, immeasurable, endless River of Spacetime covered the entire real universe, and at a glance one could faintly see the dimensions and nodes borne upon each tributary of the River of Spacetime.

GLOSSARY:

- Li Mo

- Yu Zixiao

- Supreme Hongjun

- Tiancheng

- Changhe

- figure heavily

It was as if they were extensions of dimensions and other timelines, with profound power of space and time permeating the entire universe.

Open the River of Space and Time!

Li Mo intended to go there personally!

It would also serve to confirm certain matters.

After all, the fact that Supreme Hongjun and the others could not do it did not mean Li Mo could not; with numerous authorities upon his person, if he did not wish to be discovered, it would not be difficult, even effortless.

Since he had caught a fleeting glimpse, he naturally had to take a proper look.

Voom!!!

With a single step, space and time receded endlessly beneath Li Mo's feet, as if flowing backward along his path, surging toward the past.

Compared to the time-reversal of the Honghuang giants, Li Mo appeared casual and effortless, as if the River of Space and Time itself cooperated with his reversal, with no backlash whatsoever, as though Li Mo had already merged with the River of Space and Time.

Profound and deep, ineffably wonderful; every gesture and movement seemed to contain unimaginable, terrifying might.

This was Li Mo's strength now.

In less than a single Yanji, or even less than ten billion years, Li Mo had unknowingly become a powerhouse of the myriad heavens; with the empowerment of authorities, he possessed a mystery and unpredictability that many other heaven's powerhouses lacked!

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

In just a few breaths, Li Mo had reached the end of space and time; as he stepped out of the River of Space and Time, a 'pop' sound rang out, and ripples spread in all directions.

What met Li Mo's eyes was the same desolate darkness seen by the Honghuang giants.

The source of all, endless falsehood, vast void.

This was the source of the planes!

A dead space that existed beyond any matter and even beyond the Dao! (Zhao Le Zhao)

All that could be seen was darkness, as if darkness were the theme of this space; beyond that, nothing else could be seen, let alone matter, not even a trace of the Dao.

With a calm expression and hands clasped behind his back, Li Mo's aura, under the operation of his authorities, appeared infinitely profound, as if merged with this heaven and earth, yet also as if drifting outside of everything.

Space and time could not encompass him, years could not bestow upon him, he entered no cause and effect, no concept, no fate; unless seen with one's own eyes, Li Mo seemed as if he did not exist in this world.

"Is this how all Earth planes were formed? Then what layer does the Earth I belong to fall under?"

Looking up into the void, Li Mo pondered.

His curiosity was not particularly strong, or rather, he was somewhat indifferent; therefore, he did not, like some novel protagonists, desperately want to know his origins and so on.

Of course, not being curious did not mean he wouldn't look if an answer was placed before him; Li Mo would naturally still take a look, since this had nothing to do with curiosity, but purely with laziness.

If one could figure it out, why wouldn't one want to figure it out?