Chapter 1675: The True Power of the Space-Time Secret Scripture
True Marvel Little Daoist said with some self-satisfaction: "Truly marvelous! Truly marvelous! Have you forgotten that I am a sentient sacred fungus?"
"By 'sentient,' I mean that I can see through a physical body and perceive a living being's soul. By tracking your soul, no matter what form you take, I can find you."
"As for the formation inscriptions here, they are not even worth mentioning."
"Even the restricted zones you speak of, I can come and go freely, let alone this place."
Zhang Ruochen knew that True Marvel Little Daoist's cultivation was extremely profound, and it had cultivated some mysterious ancient sacred arts. Back then, if he and Xiang Chunan had not used the Supreme Sacred Artifact, they would not have been able to suppress it.
He had gained some new understanding of this sentient sacred fungus's abilities.
Zhang Ruochen said: "You have gathered all the remaining True Marvel Sacred Fruits, right?"
"Naturally."
True Marvel Little Daoist raised its chin, paused, and then added: "But I will only hand them over after you take me out of the Sealing God Platform."
The medicinal power of the True Marvel Sacred Fruit was already useless to Zhang Ruochen, so he was not in a hurry to demand them. He asked: "You have been growing on the Sealing God Platform all this time, so you must have been to the Inner South Garden, right? How much do you know about Wind Dome?"
"Wind Dome!"
True Marvel Little Daoist's expression changed slightly. "Why are you asking about this? Could it be... you want to break into that ancient hall and seize the treasures inside?"
Zhang Ruochen felt a surge of joy. "So, you have really been there?"
"I advise you not to go. That ancient hall is quite eerie, and its danger is no less than that cluster of palaces at the center of the restricted zone—perhaps even greater." True Marvel Little Daoist said with great wariness.
Zhang Ruochen said: "I have a reason I must go. So, you should tell me everything you know. That way, my chances of survival will be greater. Only if I live can I take you out of the Sealing God Platform."
True Marvel Little Daoist's brows furrowed, and then it said: "Actually, I don't know much about that ancient hall. I only sneaked in once."
"Inside, there are also ancient ferocious creatures, and they attack any living thing that has developed intelligence. That time, I almost died inside, and I have never set foot in it again since."
"Is that all the information?" Zhang Ruochen said.
True Marvel Little Daoist thought for a moment and added: "Oh, right. On the surface, Wind Dome looks like just an ancient hall. But in reality, there is another world inside. Standing at the top of the hall and looking into the distance, you can see the phantom images of many palaces. The space there seems to have been folded."
"Space folding?"
Zhang Ruochen rested his chin on his finger and murmured to himself: "That explains it! No wonder all the factions are desperately inviting space cultivators. It must be related to space folding."
Space folding was an extremely profound space technique that Zhang Ruochen had not yet mastered.
Only by cultivating space distortion to its highest level could one achieve space folding, or even repeated folding.
Zhang Ruochen immediately took out the Space-Time Secret Scripture, preparing to study space folding.
Even if he could not perform it, learning more about it would be beneficial. It might even save his life at a critical moment.
"Huh!"
Zhang Ruochen's eyes showed a look of surprise.
The Space-Time Secret Scripture in his hand had become unfamiliar to him.
On each silver page, strange patterns had appeared, like ripples on water. A gentle touch would cause them to spread outward.
"When did this happen?"
Zhang Ruochen closed his eyes and carefully recalled everything that had happened from the last time he had read the Space-Time Secret Scripture until now.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck his mind. "Xumi Saint Monk's long beard... Could it be related to that?"
Zhang Ruochen opened his heavenly eye and stared intently at one of the strange patterns on the silver page. He felt as if all his spirit and consciousness were being sucked in. Inside, it seemed to be a vast, boundless world, densely packed with space inscriptions.
The amount of information contained within was enormous. Just one glance made Zhang Ruochen feel dizzy, as if his head was about to burst.
Zhang Ruochen quickly closed his heavenly eye and withdrew his spiritual power. Cold sweat dripped from his entire body. He muttered to himself: "Could it be that this Space-Time Secret Scripture is a space-time treasure?"
Zhang Ruochen carefully mobilized the sacred qi within his body and channeled it into the Space-Time Secret Scripture. The silver pages began to absorb the sacred qi, emitting an increasingly intense silver glow.
This had never happened before.
"Whoosh!"
In the cultivation chamber, a huge, illusory silver book appeared, unfolding around Zhang Ruochen. Each page turned into a silver light screen standing on the ground, dividing the space into dozens of small spaces.
Zhang Ruochen was extremely astonished. Slowly, he walked to the bottom of one of the light screen pages.
On the light screen, space inscriptions and time imprints flowed, as tiny as specks of light.
"Truly marvelous, truly marvelous! What is happening to Zhang Ruochen?"
True Marvel Little Daoist charged toward Zhang Ruochen but slammed headfirst into a silver light screen. With a cry of "Ouch," it fell to the ground.
"A mere light screen thinks it can stop me?"
True Marvel Little Daoist was somewhat annoyed. It clasped its hands together, formed a hand seal, and struck the silver light screen.
"Boom!"
The silver light screen shattered into countless specks of light.
After True Marvel Little Daoist broke through, the specks of light flew back and re-condensed into a light screen.
True Marvel Little Daoist looked back in surprise and then looked forward. Between it and Zhang Ruochen, there were still seven layers of silver light screens.
"Truly marvelous, break for me!"
True Marvel Little Daoist formed another hand seal and struck the second silver light screen.
At that moment, Zhang Ruochen seemed to understand something. A joyful expression appeared on his face. He extended a finger and pointed at one of the silver light screens, channeling a large amount of sacred qi from his fingertip.
Instantly, all the silver light screens in the cultivation chamber became even more dazzling.
"Boom!"
The hand seal that True Marvel Little Daoist had struck hit the silver light screen. Not only did it fail to shatter the light screen, but it was also repelled by a powerful spatial shockwave, forcing it to retreat several steps.
"What the hell? It became even stronger, and it can even counterattack with spatial shockwaves?"
True Marvel Little Daoist found these suddenly appearing light screens too strange and did not dare to attack again.
At that moment, Zhang Ruochen's laughter rang in its ears.
The laughter was ethereal, as if coming from another world. "Once the Space-Time Secret Scripture is opened, a multi-dimensional space immediately appears, capable of evolving into countless worlds."
Zhang Ruochen moved between the silver light screens as easily as passing through layers of water curtains. He laughed again: "Each silver page has turned into a spatial wall. The more sacred qi I inject, the stronger the spatial wall becomes. Moreover, within this multi-dimensional space, I can perform various space techniques with greater ease."
"A treasure! So the Space-Time Secret Scripture is the real treasure!"
Zhang Ruochen closed the Space-Time Secret Scripture in his hand, and all the silver light screens in the cultivation chamber disappeared.
True Marvel Little Daoist's voice rang out from within the Space-Time Secret Scripture: "Zhang Ruochen, what are you doing? Where have you imprisoned me?"
Had True Marvel Little Daoist been trapped inside the Space-Time Secret Scripture?
Zhang Ruochen quickly opened the Space-Time Secret Scripture. On one of the silver pages, he found a small "Daoist" pattern, as if it had been painted on.
However, that Daoist pattern was speaking, sounding somewhat frightened: "Zhang Ruochen, let me out! I haven't offended you, have I? How about I give you all the True Marvel Sacred Fruits right now?"
Zhang Ruochen's eyes were filled with shock. He found it hard to believe.
After all, True Marvel Little Daoist's cultivation was even higher than Xiang Chunan's, far surpassing Zhang Ruochen's current level. Yet, once it was trapped inside the Space-Time Secret Scripture, it turned into a pattern and could not break free.
Was the binding power of the Space-Time Secret Scripture this terrifying?
The Daoist pattern spoke again: "We have no past grievances or recent enmities. Why must you make things difficult for me? As long as you don't refine me into a pill, I can go with you to Wind Dome. With my strength and experience, I can increase your chances of survival by several percent."
Zhang Ruochen's expression turned somewhat strange. "You said that yourself. I didn't force you."
"Of course. A cultivator's word is their bond. Would I lie to you?" the Daoist pattern said.
Zhang Ruochen mobilized sacred qi and injected it into the Space-Time Secret Scripture, releasing True Marvel Little Daoist.
"Truly marvelous, truly marvelous! Zhang Ruochen, you treacherous little man! You imprisoned me and wanted to eat me! I won't go to Wind Dome with you to die. We part ways here. As for the True Marvel Sacred Fruits, don't even think about it!"
True Marvel Little Daoist was furious. Its entire body emitted a purple light, turning into a blurry shadow as it charged toward the exit of the cultivation chamber.
"Whoosh!"
The cultivation chamber was filled with a dazzling silver glow.
The Space-Time Secret Scripture unfolded again, turning into a multi-dimensional space that enveloped True Marvel Little Daoist.
"Sea-Suppressing Seal!"
True Marvel Little Daoist mobilized tens of thousands of palm path rules, gathering them in its arms, and struck with all its might, trying to break through the silver light screen in front of it.
At this moment, Zhang Ruochen had no time to explain but had to keep it there.
"Space Freeze."
Zhang Ruochen struck the silver light screen with his palm. Instantly, the small space where True Marvel Little Daoist was located froze solid. Even the hand seal it had struck was frozen, unable to hit the silver light screen.
Time seemed to stand still.
With the help of the Space-Time Secret Scripture, the Space Freeze Zhang Ruochen performed had become far more powerful. Even a strong being like True Marvel Little Daoist could not shatter the frozen space.
"Seal."
Zhang Ruochen closed the Space-Time Secret Scripture, and True Marvel Little Daoist once again turned into a Daoist pattern imprinted on the silver page.
This time, True Marvel Little Daoist was not calm. It kept launching attacks, trying to break free from the suppression of the Space-Time Secret Scripture.
"Zhang Ruochen, I treated you sincerely, but why are you such a heartless person?"
"I'll cut off a leg for you to eat, okay?"
...
"Boom, boom, boom!"
As True Marvel Little Daoist launched attack after attack, the Space-Time Secret Scripture began to tremble slightly.
Zhang Ruochen shook his head. "Can you calm down first? When did I ever say I was going to eat you?"
"If you're not going to eat me, then why are you imprisoning me?" True Marvel Little Daoist asked.
Zhang Ruochen coughed dryly twice. "That was just an accident earlier."
"And this time? It's not an accident, is it?"
Zhang Ruochen said: "This time, I imprisoned you to keep you here and explain things clearly. If I let you run away, wouldn't I really become a man who goes back on his word?"
With that, Zhang Ruochen released True Marvel Little Daoist again.
"Whoosh!"
True Marvel Little Daoist turned into a purple light and shot out of the cultivation chamber.
From start to finish, the formations on the chamber walls were not triggered, which amazed Zhang Ruochen.
This sentient sacred fungus could actually move freely through formations.
A moment later, a small head poked out from the wall of the cultivation chamber. It was True Marvel Little Daoist, who had returned. Its eyes were suspicious as it stared at Zhang Ruochen. "You actually let me go?"
"Since I've already explained, whether you stay or leave is up to you," Zhang Ruochen said indifferently.
True Marvel Little Daoist pondered for a moment and then returned to the cultivation chamber. "You're not a bad kid. I've decided to go with you to Wind Dome. Hehe, that book of yours seems pretty powerful. Can you lend it to me for a few days to study?"
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