Chapter 46: Space is the Universe, Time is the Cosmos

"Daluo Peak? But even if you, fellow Daoist, recovered the Great Rice from the time of the Chaos God Demons, it wouldn't be this rapid, would it?" Hongjun, secretly startled, found himself speaking more than usual.

"How much time has passed? Ten million years?" Gu Zhangqing also said, speechless.

Seeing this, Yangmei Laozu could not help but laugh heartily.

"Haha, you two fellow Daoists are attached to appearances. The Rice I cultivate is the pure Space Great Rice, and I am proficient only in this one. Furthermore, as I am the body of the Space Chaos God Demon, I naturally ascend to the clouds in one step regarding this path."

Speaking to this point, he could not help but look at Gu Zhangqing and Hongjun.

"Unlike you two fellow Daoists, one the Immortal Rice Ancestor and the other the Divine Rice Ancestor, containing so many Great Rice concepts, you are naturally slower than me!"

Hearing this, Gu Zhangqing complained inwardly.

"So it turns out, Yangmei Laozu is the one who is cheating!"

However, despite this, both were people of firm will and would naturally not abandon their own Rice to cultivate only one path because of this.

Proof of Rice, Proof of Rice; what is proven is one's own Rice, what is proven is that unique Rice among All Heavens.

Ever since they made that choice, this Rice had been with them ever since the Proof of Rice succeeded; otherwise, they could not have succeeded in their Proof of Rice.

"Alas, Fellow Daoist Yangmei, I am inferior!" Hongjun sighed involuntarily. Gu Zhangqing, at his side, asked curiously: "Since Fellow Daoist Yangmei has already reached the peak, what are your plans next?"

Yangmei, hearing this, could not help but smile.

"What do you two think of the Primordial World?"

"Boundless and vast!"

"Prosperous and flourishing!"

Gu Zhangqing and the other said without hesitation.

"Then how does it compare to the Chaos World?" Yangmei Laozu asked next.

Hongjun was silent, and Gu Zhangqing answered slowly.

"A drop in the ocean!"

Seeing this, Yangmei Laozu nodded and said, "Indeed. You must know that beneath Chaos, there should be three thousand Great Thousand Worlds and countless All Heavens worlds!"

Speaking to this point, he shook his head and sighed: "I have traversed Chaos for many years, yet I have never seen any world other than the Primordial World! I find it truly a pity."

Hongjun, hearing this, instantly raised his head to stare at him, slightly startled: "Are you, fellow Daoist, planning to perform the act of Pangu, Opening the Heavens and Splitting the Earth?"

Gu Zhangqing, hearing this, also looked at Yangmei in surprise.

Seeing the two so astonished, he still nodded slowly.

"I do indeed have this thought, but besides the Space Great Rice, I still lack the three thousand Great Rice laws."

Speaking to this point, Yangmei Laozu could not help but look toward Gu Zhangqing.

Gu Zhangqing, seeing this, could not help but frown.

"This fellow Daoist Shengling Huang, I have discovered that your God Race is similar to the Chaos God Demons, naturally representing a Law Incarnation; you are good material for opening up a Great Thousand World."

At this, Yangmei Laozu's eyes became somewhat eager.

Hearing this, Gu Zhangqing's eyes turned cold.

"Yangmei, what do you mean?"

"Do not misunderstand, I mean nothing by it!" Yangmei Laozu could not help but explain.

"I have never thought of doing as Pangu did; after all, the strength of your God Race is not equal to the Chaos God Demons. If I were to do that, the world would not be a Great Thousand World, but at most a Middle Thousand World."

Gu Zhangqing, seeing this, his expression softened slightly, and he could not help but snort coldly: "Then what is your intention?"

"Shall we go to Fellow Daoist Hongjun's Zixiao Palace to discuss in detail?" Yangmei could not help but look toward Hongjun.

Hongjun, seeing this, naturally had no objections. Discussing it on his own turf—if he didn't get involved, wouldn't that be beneath the style of an Immortal Rice Cultivator?

He immediately agreed: "Good!"

Just as the three were preparing to leave, Hongjun suddenly called out to Gu Zhangqing.

"Fellow Daoist, shouldn't those few spiritual treasures of my disciple be returned?"

Gu Zhangqing was stunned. He had not intended to return them, but upon thinking of the conditions he had just negotiated with Hongjun, he had no choice but to return the four items of Taiqing Laozi, including the Taiji Diagram, to Hongjun.

However.

As soon as Hongjun took the Taiji Diagram, his expression twitched slightly.

And Gu Zhangqing shrugged, indicating he was very innocent.

After Hongjun received the four spiritual treasures, he naturally discovered something was wrong.

Because he found that the grade of the Innate Supreme Treasure Taiji Diagram had dropped to the level of a Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

And the reason for this was the loss of a Taiji World containing the origin of yin and yang.

Regarding Gu Zhangqing's actions, Hongjun felt very helpless.

Although he very much wanted Gu Zhangqing to return the missing Taiji World to the Taiji Diagram, through his contact with him just now, Hongjun knew it would likely be very difficult to get it back.

But fortunately.

The most important Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light within the Taiji Diagram was still intact. One only needed to inlay a world containing the origin of yin and yang back into the Taiji Diagram to restore it to the level of an Innate Supreme Treasure.

Although it could not compare to the original version, it was sufficient for the purpose of suppressing Qi Luck.

Therefore.

Hongjun did not say much more, just silently put them away.

When the three crossed the heavy Chaos and arrived at Zixiao Palace, they saw Nuwa already standing outside Zixiao Palace waiting.

And Rice Ancestor Hongjun was not surprised to see this.

After all, as Zixiao Palace was his Rice field, anyone arriving at Zixiao Palace could not escape his perception.

It was Nuwa who felt quite surprised to see Gu Zhangqing and Yangmei returning together with the Rice Ancestor.

Just a moment ago, the two were still fighting for countless years in the All Heavens time and space, and now they returned to the present time and space together.

Had they shaken hands and made peace?

Nuwa guessed to herself in her heart.

Carrying her doubts, Nuwa followed the others into the main hall of Zixiao Palace.

"Fellow Daoist Yang Mei, can you speak of your thoughts now?" After everyone had taken their seats, Gu Zhangqing asked Yangmei Laozu.

Yang Mei stroked his long eyebrows and smiled faintly: "The Chaos World is truly too vast. This poor Daoist has used the Space Great Rice to perform countless Great Teleportations, yet I have been unable to determine the true extent of the Chaos World."

Regarding this, the few of them nodded in agreement.

The Primordial World is like the only piece of land in a vast ocean; everyone knows clearly how large this land is, but no one knows the extent of this Chaos World, which is like a vast ocean.

If one were to rush into the Chaos World without coordinates, it would be very easy to get lost within the Chaos.

"Therefore, this poor Daoist has been thinking: if we create a Great Thousand World that is growing larger every moment, until it is as large as the Chaos World, would we not then be able to know how large the Chaos is?"

Yang Mei continued.

"A world that is growing larger every moment?"

Hearing this, everyone could not help but admire the idea of Yangmei Laozu.

If this Great Thousand World could continue to grow, would the Primordial World not eventually be swallowed by it?

Therefore, Hongjun and Nuwa immediately expressed their concerns regarding this matter.

Gu Zhangqing, however, expressed great interest, and thus said.

"How do you intend to do it?"

"This poor Daoist wishes to use the Space Great Rice as a foundation to open up a world that can gradually evolve and grow larger!"

Speaking of this, Yangmei Laozu could not help but look at Hongjun and Nuwa.

"However, the two of you may rest assured; this poor Daoist will certainly not do anything to the Primordial World."

"The world can be opened up, but the laws within the world must be complete, so this poor Daoist wishes to implore the God Race of Laws, where you reside, to station themselves in this newborn world!"

Yang Mei looked at Gu Zhangqing and said earnestly.

"Gods of the God Race for the basic structure of the world?" Gu Zhangqing muttered to himself after hearing this.

"Correct!"

Gu Zhangqing pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked Yang Mei.

"What is your definition of this world?"

Yang Mei, Hongjun, and the others were taken aback upon hearing this, finding it strange that Gu Zhangqing would ask such a question.

However.

Yang Mei lowered his head and thought carefully for a while.

Then he said solemnly: "This Dachan world is created based on the Space Great Rice, therefore its space is boundless, and its time is also without beginning or end! Infinite space is: 'Yu', infinite time is: 'Zhou', so let this world be called the Universe!"

(End of this chapter)