Chapter 836 - 470: Condensing Divine Format and the Mother River of Time (2)

It was their fleeting life, striving for survival, striving for existence, unfolding at the crossroads of fate and time.

Or rather, everything they experienced during the flow of time is encapsulated in this long river of years.

What seems to be a vast river composed of droplets is actually a representation of each person’s fate and lifetime.

Yet, even these countless life images, compared to the roaring torrent of time, are merely insignificant waves.

Zheng Yi looked upwards, towards the end of the river of years, only to see swirling mists tightly enveloping the end, like a thin veil, concealing the future years completely.

In an instant, faced with this vast and ethereal cosmos, he was but a speck of dust, unable to see clearly the changes of future years with his eyes, at the flowing end of the river of years, where all possible future changes and causes lie.

The fate of time represents the future, surging continuously, always undergoing change, akin to dancing water flowers, merely one among countless fates.

Therefore, a mist appears, and the future is not clear.

Suddenly turning back, Zheng Yi clearly saw that the time behind him was constantly dispersing and disappearing, becoming a black hole that endlessly extends and devours everything, opening its mouth from the void to absorb it all.

Representing the destruction of the past, the tranquility of the present, and the changes of the future.

In this river of rules, everything is continuously changing, an invisible power of rules rises above this world, guiding the river of years in quiet passage through the void.

From the past to the future, from destruction to the unknown...

"The Mother River of Time... is it really true?!"

"No wonder that White Bone Bodhisattva fell into demonic barriers when forcibly cultivating the ’Sumeru Sutra of Future Stars and Thousand Buddhas’ Tribulation Scripture’, this changeable nature of time rules is unpredictable and unspeakable. Forcibly comprehending it, even a Void Realm Cultivator might not guarantee their safety?!"

Only after standing for a long time did Zheng Yi wake up, feeling dizzy in his head, dazed for a long time before barely recovering.

Looking up again, the Hexagram Divine Format above his head had dimmed, seemingly having consumed a lot of Power of Origin, with no sign of the flowing river, the great and indescribable Mother River of Time disappeared without a trace, as if everything seen before was merely an illusion.

Such a level was too high, having surpassed all material foundations of the real world, completely detached from the material layer of the entire cosmos, yet omnipresent, everywhere.

But Zheng Yi understood, what he saw was the Dao of Rules hidden under this space’s rules, containing a river of years of time.

It’s no exaggeration to say that being able to see this river of years governed by the attributes of time rules is a heavenly opportunity for him.

Possibly because Zheng Yi previously traced causes and effects multiple times, coupled with the ’Sumeru Sutra of Future Stars and Thousand Buddhas’ Tribulation Scripture’, which caused a change in his Divine Format, giving it a trace of time attribute.

This situation is akin to what Cultivators call enlightenment, but at a much higher level.

It was a soul-deep mutation occurring in the river of time due to the connection between cause and effect, if not for the complete rules of the Nine Provinces Divine Kingdom, relying on the world’s power, he couldn’t have such creation.

Fortunately, Zheng Yi indeed glimpsed a trace of time attribute, grasping an opportunity within the long river of years or the Mother River of Time.

"Now my Divine Format has solidified a streak of spirit grabbed from the Mother River of Time, or rather, the shadow of a time aura..."

"This is a rare opportunity that countless Great Powers and Gods and Demons might not have, though it’s just the shadow of a wave from the Mother River of Time, for me, it’s an invaluable chance!"

After multiple confirmations, Zheng Yi understood that glimpsing the change in the Mother River of Time caused a profound change in his Hexagram Divine Format, discovering a trace of the True Meaning of Time, thereby becoming an agent of some power of time.

This counts as truly touching the existence of the Mother River of Time, able to explore the True Meaning of Time condensed from the change in fate and years.

This has nothing to do with cultivation level, race, or bloodline, purely born from opportunity and coincidence, it’s the favor of the Mother River of Time.

Or rather, when Zheng Yi stabilized the projection of that wave from the Mother River of Time in his Divine Format, he laid the foundation for glimpsing the river of time.

It must be said that Zheng Yi gained significant advantages throughout this process.

In the vast cosmos, between the boundless earth and sky, the power of rules permeates every aspect of the world, and all powerful beings, whether on the Path of the Divine Dao, or Immortal Cultivation Technique, and even the invincible paths focusing on bloodlines, have the ultimate goal of perceiving rule power from Power of Matter, leveraging the cycle of heaven and cosmos, capable of destroying heavens and earth, even surpassing spatial energies.

The most fundamental are the various origins represented by the Five Elements attributes of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, besides them are variations like magnetic field, Yin and Yang.

Even higher levels are Chaos, destruction, creation, destiny, and more.

Time reigns as king, space reigns as sovereign.

Compared to understanding the power of space, the power of time is more elusive, mind-boggling, even to powerful beings with significant attributes, sensing even a slightest bit is not easy.

Along with Zheng Yi borrowing the complete development of the Incense World, being the Lord of the Divine Country, after condensing Divine Format, the True Meaning of Time continued to solidify and refine with Zheng Yi, progressively evolving from void to reality.

If he could truly reflect a complete wave from the Mother River of Time, it would establish the foundation for understanding the Dao of Time Rules for him!

Of course, this process requires a lot of time and considerable effort.

Among the fundamental powers maintaining all changes in this cosmos, one of the most special is not even known by Zheng Yi, whether he has creation, or how long it would take to grasp even a little.

The whole process is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

But at least he has that slight opportunity, that one possibility.

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Rumble!

The Creation Divine Ship, carrying this complete world of Nine Provinces Divine Kingdom, swiftly shuttled through the vast, gray void.

This vast void was extensive enough, boundless, seemingly expanding continuously every moment.

But the Creation Divine Ship traversed from lower layers to higher, ultimately crossing the intermediate distance between the Small Thousand World and the Upper Cosmos, only the Creation Divine Ship, this indestructible National Treasure could navigate through storms and dangers.

Piloting the Creation Divine Ship, with the Incense World continually supplying the source of Belief, coupled with the swirling Chaotic Air Flow, both concepts of time and space seemed to vanish, only seeing flashing radiance, seemingly illuminating from a distant end.

This flashing light undoubtedly pointed out the direction for Zheng Yi, giving him more confidence.

In the void between the Cosmic Sea, almost the entire space was gray with boundless swirling Chaotic Air Flow, an unclear path was visible, only time-space coordinates could indicate direction.

Looking towards the distance, the entire Cosmic Sea was wrapped in a thin veil, shrouded by dark fog, countless hidden reefs, void traps, and Void Storms, extremely dangerous.

Overall, Zheng Yi remained cautious, not concerned with speed, only ensuring the safety of navigation in the Cosmic Sea.

But the nearing coordinates made Zheng Yi realize, after years of shuttling, his destination was about to be reached.

To this, Zheng Yi was very satisfied, and furthermore excited, the Creation Divine Ship accelerated, flying out from this wretched vast void.

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