Chapter 282: Variable

Inside the Hengyu Asking Dao Hall, Chen Mo sat cross-legged to one side, cultivating; at this moment, with him as the center, the profound creation of Yin and Yang had already been born.

The power of Yin and Yang intertwined and evolved, and streaks of profound phenomena emerged.

Zhao Yu sat cross-legged not far from him, cultivating; for some time now, she had also frequently entered the Hengyu Asking Dao Hall to cultivate.

Her cultivation base was far inferior to Chen Mo's, and under normal circumstances, a single session of closed-door cultivation would last at most two or three months.

Therefore, she could cultivate while occasionally finding time to go and feed Kun Qi.

Cultivating inside the Hengyu Asking Dao Hall, a Martial Artist could not feel much passage of time.

When cultivating, a Martial Artist is fully focused; no matter how much time passes, to the practitioner, it is merely a fleeting moment.

When cultivating in the outside world, there are others to remind one how much time has passed after coming out of seclusion.

Yet, cultivating inside the Hengyu Asking Dao Hall, even though Zhao Yu would spend a session in seclusion, only six or seven days would pass in the outside world; under these circumstances, she naturally could not perceive the speed at which time flowed.

Even though she had been cultivating in this hall for six or seven years, in the outside world, it was merely a few months.

But it must be said that this period of cultivation inside the Hengyu Asking Dao Hall had indeed allowed her cultivation base to progress very quickly.

From first entering the Innate Realm to reaching the Innate Fifth Layer perfection, this speed could be called quite fast.

In this process, the Yin-Yang True Gang that Chen Mo had previously left inside her body naturally played a huge role.

Otherwise, even if Zhao Yu's aptitude was quite good now, it would have been impossible for her to have such a fast cultivation speed.

Chen Mo was still cultivating; he had been here the entire time without interruption.

Inside the Small World, the creation of Yin-Yang True Gang and the power of life, death, withering, and stillness circulated.

Chen Mo was comprehending the Yin-Yang changes of the Heaven and Earth Dao; at the Zhenyi Realm Second Layer, a Martial Artist must comprehend the Reincarnation Stele.

This Reincarnation Stele is the Martial Artist's entire connection to the current world; the appearance of the Reincarnation Stele represents that the Martial Artist's comprehension and application of the Heaven and Earth Dao have reached an extremely profound realm, allowing their connection to manifest as a physical entity.

Chen Mo's comprehension of the Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Law was gradually approaching this point, and the phantom of the Reincarnation Stele had already gradually appeared within his Small World.

The Reincarnation Stele phantom sat at the very center of Chen Mo's Small World, with the power of life, death, withering, and flourishing constantly circulating within it.

Chen Mo carefully examined the Reincarnation Stele; he could clearly see his remaining lifespan.

This lifespan was not Heaven-ordained, but a number manifested by synthesizing the Martial Artist's current cultivation strength and the remaining power of vitality within their body.

If a Martial Artist encountered other accidents and suffered heavy injuries that damaged their vitality, then the lifespan on the Reincarnation Stele would change accordingly.

It is not to say that once the Reincarnation Stele is condensed, the Martial Artist's lifespan on it will no longer change.

Sensing his remaining lifespan, there were still a full five hundred thousand years left.

This length of lifespan was, of course, far beyond that of an ordinary True One Realm Martial Artist.

But it was also normal; he was already approaching the stage of the physical body becoming holy, even if there was still a long distance to go before truly achieving that step.

Yet, with the physical body being tempered and nourished by endless laws, the lifespan naturally far exceeded that of Martial Artists at the same realm.

After finishing the inspection of the Reincarnation Stele, the phantom within Chen Mo's Small World became further solidified.

There was no extra information recorded on the stele, yet it represented all of Chen Mo's connections to this world.

To sever it would mean the Martial Artist is henceforth separated from the world, attaining great detachment and great freedom.

Moreover, in the current era, a Martial Artist who shatters the Reincarnation Stele will not be met with a Catastrophe from Heaven and Earth.

Therefore, as long as a Martial Artist can condense the Reincarnation Stele, they will no longer have any hesitation and will shatter it as soon as possible.

The Reincarnation Stele emerged, the phantom becoming increasingly solid, until finally, it truly stood there like a cyan stone stele.

In just an instant, Chen Mo sensed the difference in the world.

The Reincarnation Stele appearing within a Martial Artist's body represents that the Martial Artist's understanding of the Heavenly Law has reached an extremely profound realm.

Likewise, once a Martial Artist condenses the Reincarnation Stele, they can also use the power of the Reincarnation Stele to further strengthen their connection with Heaven and Earth.

Thereby comprehending the Heaven and Earth Dao and mastering the Heaven and Earth Law.

A Martial Artist who has condensed the Reincarnation Stele is a large step ahead of those who have not in terms of the mastery and application of Heaven and Earth Power.

And this application is not just simple usage; in a certain sense, it can also restrict other Martial Artists from utilizing Heaven and Earth Power.

A True One Realm Martial Artist, though capable of using Heaven and Earth True Gang, still has times when this power is exhausted.

If, when fighting an enemy, the opponent can seal one's self and summon boundless Heaven and Earth Power to suppress one's self.

With the other side waxing and one's self waning, that would be a certain defeat.

Condensing the Reincarnation Stele, Chen Mo himself began a new round of changes; he was not deliberately cultivating his Small World now, yet as his cultivation base improved, his Small World was also constantly progressing.

The Reincarnation Stele represents that his mastery and understanding of the Heavenly Law have reached a certain realm.

He can use the Reincarnation Stele to mobilize the Myriad Phenomena Power of Heaven and Earth, and in this process, the Small World within his body began to further absorb external Heavenly Law to perfect itself.

This was a situation like water flowing to form a channel; Chen Mo's internal Small World began to expand further, from its original size of no more than one million li.

It tripled directly, reaching a radius of three million li.

Not only that, the firmament was also further elevated, from its original height of no more than several thousand li, directly rising to thirty thousand li.

The Star Law that Chen Mo had previously fused had now transformed into one large star after another in the firmament; the sun, moon, Big Dipper, Southern Dipper, and many other stars were all evolved and born one by one.

And these stars were not just false astral phenomena, but possessed partial, faint physical entities; although only a part, it was still extremely rare.

As time passed and Heaven and Earth created, these astral phenomena would inevitably further perfect themselves.

The Small World that Chen Mo had opened up was now almost comparable to the perfection of the Cangxuan World.

Not only the firmament, but the earth was also constantly thickening, with many mineral veins condensing, mountains and rivers undulating, rivers changing, and Heaven and Earth spiritual roots and Innate Life gestating between Heaven and Earth.

The speed at which all this happened was very fast, and it was completely finished in a fleeting moment.

Chen Mo sensed and inspected his own Reincarnation Stele; it had condensed, but wanting to shatter it was not so easy.

Chen Mo had refined the Yin-Yang True Gang nine times, so he could indeed rely on brute force to forcibly shatter it right now.

But if he were to do so, there would inevitably be drawbacks; he still had to go to the Longevity Secret Land to cultivate, so there was no need to be so anxious to shatter it.

By continuing to cultivate and accumulate, everything would naturally fall into place.

The closed-door cultivation ended, and Chen Mo slowly opened his eyes.

Zhao Yu was not currently inside the Hengyu Asking Dao Hall, and Chen Mo looked toward the outside.

Kun Qi was flapping its wings and flying within the Heavenly Court Secret Realm, and Zhao Yu was sitting right on its back.

The Kunpeng masters the mysteries of space, so its speed is naturally extremely fast.

Yet even without using spatial mysteries, relying solely on its physical body, the Kunpeng Divine Beast can fly three hundred thousand miles in an instant with a single flap of its wings.

Kun Qi possesses the bloodline of a Divine Beast, so even though it was just born, its speed can reach this level.

It is just that the Heavenly Court Secret Realm is not vast, and it was clearly not traveling in a hurry at the moment, so it was not flying very fast.

Chen Mo walked out of the Hengyu Asking Dao Hall and waved toward the horizon from afar.

Kun Qi sensed him and hurriedly flapped its wings, circling as it flew over.

Zhao Yu also saw Chen Mo at this time and hurriedly waved with a smile to signal him.

Kun Qi's speed was extremely fast, and it arrived before the gate of the Main Hall in an instant.

It had changed greatly compared to before, and the biggest change was that its body size had grown much larger.

It was originally only a little over one zhang tall, but now it is a full six or seven zhang tall, with a wingspan of nearly twenty zhang.

Standing there now, it is like a building.

Zhao Yu leaped and arrived beside Chen Mo; at this moment, she sensed something different, and she had a premonition that Chen Mo was about to leave her.

Yet she did not ask much about this and still smiled as she reached out to embrace Chen Mo's arm.

"Let's feed it first; after feeding it, I will accompany you to the Capital for a stroll," Chen Mo said with a smile as he looked at Kun Qi.

Upon hearing this, Kun Qi immediately became happy; it does not understand the meaning of the words, but every time it hears similar sounds, it can get food.

This point, it has firmly remembered.

Zhao Yu nodded and took out a large amount of Mysterious Origin Divine Marrow.

It must be said that the Kunpeng Divine Beast of the previous epoch truly considered that its offspring would have a quite large appetite.

The quantity of Mysterious Origin Divine Marrow left behind is comparable to a real ocean.

Only with this much food can one raise a supreme Divine Beast like the Kunpeng.

The Mysterious Origin Divine Marrow, which almost covered the entire sky, was taken out, and Kun Qi opened its mouth and took a light breath.

Like a dragon drawing water, this food was continuously swallowed into its belly.

This speed was extremely fast, and the Mysterious Origin Divine Marrow, which was like a lake, was swallowed clean in a short time.

Kun Qi's body size expanded once again, and its current size indeed looks very large.

But if placed among Kunpeng Divine Beasts, it cannot even be considered to be in its infancy; it can only be considered a fledgling that has just broken out of its shell.

An adult Kunpeng has a wingspan of ninety thousand miles, which can be described as covering the sky and blocking the sun.

If it enters the sea, it can also transform into a Kun of ten thousand li.

Upon reaching this size, the Kunpeng can only be considered to have left the fledgling stage.

It can stop relying on its parents and survive alone between heaven and earth.

Its subsequent body size might expand further, but once it reaches this step, whether to let its own form become even more vast depends on the Kunpeng's own will.

After finishing the Mysterious Origin Divine Marrow, Kun Qi chirped happily a few times, its body continuously falling downward.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu hurriedly put away the remaining Mysterious Origin Divine Marrow, and Kun Qi used its bloodline power to run back to the Main Hall of the Heavenly Court Secret Realm to continue sleeping.

For such a Divine Beast, there is no need for cultivation in the short term; as long as it eats and sleeps, its cultivation will improve step by step.

It must be said that this kind of talent truly makes ordinary people envious.

After feeding Kun Qi, Chen Mo and Zhao Yu walked hand in hand toward the spatial passage to the side.

They spent another month of leisurely life together, easing the bitterness of cultivation.

Only then did Chen Mo announce that he was going into seclusion again; this was not a big deal, as it is perfectly normal for a Martial Artist of his realm to go into seclusion for cultivation.

It is even possible for a single seclusion to last more than a dozen years, or even longer.

Moreover, the speed of cultivation improvement cannot be too fast, excluding a small number of monsters and freaks.

The vast majority of Martial Artists in the True One Realm may not necessarily break through a small realm even in a thousand years.

Many Martial Artists even encounter cultivation bottlenecks and find it difficult to make progress for the rest of their lives.

After announcing that he was going into seclusion, Chen Mo quietly arrived in the Netherworld alone.

Fengdu Niangniang naturally sensed his arrival; Chen Mo had only been there for a moment when she already appeared.

"Senior Fengdu," Chen Mo bowed as he always did.

Fengdu Niangniang just smiled and took out a Jade Slip and a piece of jade stone.

This jade stone was a cube, its internal structure extremely exquisite, and its exterior flat and smooth.

To call it a jade stone is actually somewhat incorrect; a more accurate description is that this is just a very ordinary stone.

But Chen Mo could see that this stone was very regular and must have been polished and refined by someone with great care.

There must be mysteries within it, but he could not see through them with his current cultivation strength.

"You must personally deliver this Jade Slip and this Reincarnation Stone to my avatar; remember not to let anyone else do it for you."

Fengdu Niangniang's expression was earnest, her tone serious, as she carefully instructed him.

"Additionally, this matter is not very urgent; you do not need to inform others, just find an opportunity to hand it to the main body yourself," she continued.

Chen Mo nodded, realizing that this matter was definitely not simple; otherwise, Fengdu Niangniang would not need to instruct him so earnestly and insist that he personally hand over these items.

The reason for this is either that these items are too precious and she does not trust others.

Or there are other reasons that she cannot explain clearly to him for the time being.

She does not trust others, nor does she trust the other Martial Artists in Ju Hai City; she can only guarantee that he himself has no problems, so these items must be handed over by him personally.

"Senior, please rest assured; this junior will definitely hand these items to your avatar personally," Chen Mo promised, also very seriously and earnestly.

"Good, this matter is entrusted to you. This matter is not very urgent, but you must do it," Fengdu Niangniang said with a solemn face, handing the Jade Slip and the Reincarnation Stone into Chen Mo's hands.

Chen Mo carefully took it, stored it within his own Small World, and used Heaven and Earth True Gang to reinforce it.

He ensured that apart from himself, no one could sense this treasure, and even less could anyone spy on it.

After finishing these instructions, Fengdu Niangniang seemed to heave a sigh of relief, yet a string in her heart remained taut.

If what her avatar said was true, then many matters would not be so easy to resolve.

Ju Hai City was highly likely to face a crisis beyond imagination.

"This treasure is named the Heaven-Seizing Earth-Returning Talisman; it was refined by an ancient Talisman Dao Supreme and possesses heaven-reaching and earth-shattering abilities.

Once you activate this treasure, you can instantly return from Ju Hai City to my Netherworld."

Fengdu Niangniang then took out a Talisman of unique design and introduced it carefully.

"Keep this item on your person; if there is any change in Ju Hai City, do not hesitate, just activate this treasure immediately."

Hearing this, Chen Mo could not help but feel a chill in his heart; the preciousness of this Talisman was absolutely self-evident.

Not only could it allow him to cross the boundless distance from the unknown, far-off Ju Hai City and return directly to the Netherworld.

More importantly, it could ignore the interference and influence within the Mirage Sea, which was enough to show how precious this item was.

Since Fengdu Niangniang gave him this treasure for protection, it was clear she had anticipated that some extremely dangerous event might occur within Ju Hai City.

The danger of this matter was so high that even the Supreme Great Abilities in the city would have no chance of resolving it.

Or rather, even if they could resolve it, they would have to pay a tremendous price.

With his own strength, if he were to face such a situation, it would be an absolute certainty of death with no hope of survival.

That was why Fengdu Niangniang entrusted him with this treasure, so that once the situation changed, he could immediately activate it to escape.

"This junior understands." Chen Mo reached out to take the Talisman, then immediately surveyed the surroundings, confirming that everything nearby was isolated and absolutely no one could spy on anything that happened here.

Only then did he ask, "Senior, what exactly has happened in Ju Hai City that you must entrust this item to me?"

After asking, Chen Mo said no more, only wearing an expression of doubt and confusion as he quietly waited for an answer.

(End of this chapter)