“Endless Continent?” Ziyu was taken aback, “Continent?”
It should be noted that in the universe, the places Ziyu had seen that had life were all planets; generally, flat continents were rare, and even if one appeared, it wouldn't harbor any life.
“This is a very mysterious space. You could say that without me, you wouldn't be able to wander around in the universe and enter it at will, but this space indeed exists within your universe,” Cang Jian said.
“What am I supposed to do there? And what about that Spiritual Energy...” Ziyu frowned.
“Yes, it’s just as you imagine, Spiritual Energy, just like what is mentioned in the novels on your Earth. Your speculation is correct,” Cang Jian said with a smile.
“What? Are you saying that those things in Xuanhuan are real?” Ziyu was quite surprised; this completely overturned his understanding of things in the universe!
Ziyu believed that everything had its own reasoning, and everything in the universe and all occurrences could be explained by science.
“There’s actually nothing mysterious about it. Just like you, you use ordinary energy from heaven and earth, while they utilize spiritual power,” Cang Jian explained. “Spiritual Energy is everywhere, and Mustard Seed Encompassing Mount Sumeru, naturally your Dantian can absorb endless Spiritual Energy and release it in a special way, which is spiritual power.”
Ziyu also understood that the principle of Mustard Seed Encompassing Mount Sumeru was actually a special application of space.
“I will take you there now, and this space will remain in its current state...” Cang Jian glanced back at the nearby Zerg, curling his lips.
“Wait a minute, Senior, can I bring Ye Ling with me?” Ziyu asked tentatively.
“Bring her along?” Cang Jian chuckled. “There aren’t any specific laws there; if you bring a beauty along and someone tries to kidnap her, what will you do…”
“Uh... well... I will protect her.” Although Ziyu was somewhat afraid of this situation, he didn't know how long they would be gone, so it would be safer to bring Ye Ling. At least if time continued to flow here, both Ziyu and Ye Ling could live in another world.
“And also Zero, and Emperor.” Ziyu chuckled; since he had already made these requests, he might as well be a bit unreasonable. He noticed that Cang Jian didn’t seem to be a hot-tempered person and should be easy to talk to.
“Eh... do as you wish. Let’s go now,” Cang Jian waved his hand, and Ziyu suddenly disappeared from the spot.
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Cosmic Corner, an independent space, Endless Continent.
"This... is this really the Endless Continent?" Ziyu's eyes lit up; it was like a paradise, incredibly beautiful and completely silent.
"This is just one place in the Endless Continent... similar to a primitive forest on your Earth..." Cang Jian said helplessly, "You can live here."
As he spoke, Cang Jian reached out, grabbed Ziyu, and floated into the air.
"This continent is almost endless, so you need to survive well here," Cang Jian began to advise.
"Every universe has such a space. I think, in the future, you will naturally understand because you will meet familiar people here," Cang Jian chuckled, "Don't ask anything; I told you that you will know naturally. If you ask me, I won't tell you."
"If you want to go back from here, it's simple. You just need to obtain something called Solar Divine Essence, and then I will appear again to take you back to your original place. At that time, you will be able to save your universe."
"Solar Divine Essence? What is that? With this thing, I can save the universe?" Ziyu was somewhat skeptical.
"You only have hope of saving your universe by doing this, so I think even if you don't believe it, you will still do it," Cang Jian's figure gradually faded away. "I told you, I won't tell you anything you ask; everything will come to you naturally."
"Hey... they haven't unlocked yet." Ziyu looked at Ye Ling, Zero, and the Emperor on the Ground. They seemed to still be locked in time.
"It will be fine soon; just wait a moment," Cang Jian said before completely disappearing.
"Hey... what is going on..." Ziyu was speechless. Cang Jian had vanished directly while he was still in the Sky. If it weren't for the presence of the Battle Armor, he would have fallen and died.
Ziyu walked down and looked at everyone, suddenly noticing... there were actually tear stains on Ye Ling's face.
"I'm sorry, I didn't want to make you worry..." Ziyu said softly as she sat down on the grass.
"I want to be with you too, but what I want even more is for you to survive... at least, you need to survive," Ziyu continued.
Ziyu lay on the grass, not saying another word, quietly gazing at the sky while the trees nearby rustled softly.
"This is a new beginning, right? We don't understand this place. They say there’s no technology here; it seems we need to learn some new skills."
Lost in her thoughts, Ziyu eventually fell asleep.
Time passed, though she couldn't tell how long.
"Hey, sleepyhead, it's time to get up and eat," a sweet voice rang in her ears. Ziyu opened her eyes, still drowsy.
"How long did I sleep?" Ziyu exclaimed, looking at Nearby; it was already evening.
"A few hours, I guess. I'm not sure," Ye Ling chuckled. "Honey, can you explain what's going on here?"
Ye Ling pointed to the surroundings of Nearby, indicating that Ziyu should explain everything.
"When the Zerg attacked and I was about to die, suddenly time just stopped completely; it was like the entire universe froze. Then a man named Cang Jian appeared..." Ziyu explained what had happened during that time.
"A Xuanhuan world?" Ye Ling seemed a bit taken aback and struggled to accept it.
"The Intelligence is no longer functional," Ziyu shook her head. "But aside from Intelligence, Infinite Replication and Battle Armor functions seem to be working fine."
"By the way, where's Zero-Sum Emperor?" Ziyu asked.
"Oh... didn't I just ask you to eat? It's because Zero-Sum Emperor went to find food. They saw you sleeping soundly and didn't wake you up. It's just as well that you stayed behind to protect me," Ye Ling chuckled.
"They weren't affected?" Ziyu asked in surprise, noticing that his Intelligence was completely unresponsive.
"Yours must be broken..." Ye Ling looked at Ziyu with disdain, then smiled mischievously as she leaned against him.
"Cang Jian said that someone as beautiful as you might get kidnapped," Ziyu said softly, stroking Ye Ling's long hair.
"What will you do about that?" Ye Ling smiled and looked up at Ziyu.
"I'll talk to them and see how much money I can get for sending you to them..." Ziyu pinched Ye Ling's nose playfully.
"Ah... is that so? Then I might as well become a bandit’s wife, rich and powerful," Ye Ling pouted.
"Ahem... let's start a fire and eat..." A voice came from not far behind Ziyu, and he turned to see that Zero-Sum Emperor had returned.
"Uh... okay." Ziyu got up, picked up some wood nearby, and began to start a fire.
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"So that's how it is... our original universe has been in a state of time stagnation... which means as long as we don't die here, there is hope, right?"
Ziyu explained the situation to everyone, and they began to understand a bit more.
"Theoretically, yes. But the main issue is what exactly is the Solar Divine Essence," Ziyu said with a frown.
Here, even eating was a problem, let alone discussing something like the Solar Divine Essence...
Not long ago, Zero-Sum Emperor went to find something to eat, only to discover that everything here was unfamiliar, completely different from the species of the original universe. With no other choice, he could only bring back some herbal plants.
"Well, Cang Jian said that this is just a primitive forest. If we go to another place, there will definitely be people. We can ask around then," Zero said.
"That works," Ziyu nodded, putting down the simple stone bowl and standing up. "We'll spend the night here today, and tomorrow we'll head outside. As long as we see someone, it will be easy to talk."
However, it seemed that this place was definitely not a developed area with many people; it appeared to be a remote valley.
"This space doesn't have any technology; feel free to use Kallok Metal," Ziyu said with a smile. "But I think Xuanhuan exists here, and Kallok Metal shouldn't be the strongest..."
As Ziyu spoke, he used Infinite Replication to create a Kallok Metal spear and handed it to Ye Ling.
The Emperor looked at Ye Ling in surprise: "You..."
"Ye Ling, let's show off a bit," Ziyu said.
Ye Ling shook the spear, and after a spin, the tip pointed directly at the Emperor's eyes.
"Honestly, that scared me," the Emperor said, clicking his tongue. "I really didn't see that coming."
"This guy used to be an assassin too; he just became obedient after coming to Earth and being with Ziyu," Zero laughed.
"I'll naturally still use a sword. You all think about what you want to use," Ziyu said as he created a sword from Kallok Metal and strapped it on his back while speaking to Emperor and Zero.
"I can use sword energy too..." the Emperor said with a smile. "I'll use a sword as well."
"I..." Zero suddenly said, "How about you all make me a body out of Kallok Metal?"
Zero-Sum Emperor now resembles robots, but Zero is not made of Kallok Metal.
"Alright," the Emperor said, "I understand the structure. Ziyu, your Intelligence is out of commission, so leave this to me."
Not worrying about any technical leaks now, the Emperor was also willing to give Zero a body made of Kallok Metal.
"I'll try using short blades first; if I find something better later, I'll switch." Zero's Kallok Metal transformed, extending two short blades from his palm that fitted against his arms.
"Okay, let's spend the night here and set off in the morning."
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The next day.
"This is like a maze; I can't find a way out at all." Ziyu realized that here, the Battle Armor could not effectively convert energy from the Nearby surroundings. The Battle Armor took a long time to replenish energy after consumption, so everyone decided not to fly but to walk out instead.
"Roar..." A howl echoed from one side.
"Beast!" Everyone immediately became alert.
Sure enough, in the direction of the roar, a beast charged out from the bushes, its form quite strange and its speed extremely fast...
[End of Chapter]
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