Swallowed Star: Wish Fulfillment System

"This Devouring Beast, once it reaches adulthood, can actually devour the Chaotic Origin Space and turn it into nothingness." Xiao Yu was horrified; he had witnessed the terrifying aura of nothingness before.

He didn't have a good feeling about that kind of nothingness that could assimilate everything.

"Alright, the Eternal Divine Fruit has been given to you," the Azure Dragon's voice of the Eternal Divine Tree rang out. "Now go to the Eternal Temple."

"Thank you, senior." Xiao Yu bowed respectfully and then quietly left.

About an hour later, Xiao Yu finally flew into a golden grassland, where hundreds of strange palaces stood.

Some palaces seem to exist in different times and spaces, with the past, present, and future overlapping or even out of place, and three or four entrances appearing indistinctly.

“Time and space overlap, each entrance, like a shadow, represents a different time and space. Entering different entrances is equivalent to entering different palaces.” Xiao Yu looked at this strange palace.

When he first entered the Eternal Land, he didn't notice anything strange about these palaces.

Now he is about to become a three-step eternal ancestral god, but when you look at him again, he is completely different.

Xiao Yu kept looking around at the palaces, each one extraordinary. He soon flew over them and landed in the core area of ​​the magnificent palace complex, stopping in front of the most majestic golden palace.

Two eerie statues stood guard on either side of the main gate of the golden hall.

The two four-sided statues exuded a terrifying aura, making even Xiao Yu feel apprehensive.

As soon as Xiao Yu landed, all the eyes of the four faces of the statues, representing joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, were fixed on him, causing his soul to subtly tremble and his emotions to fluctuate accordingly.

However, now his mind and will have long since changed, and with a thought, his emotions return to a state of calm as still water.

"call!"

Before the golden palace, a gray mist gathered and condensed into a slender, semi-transparent gray mist figure that resembled an inverted exclamation mark, without hands or feet.

His figure was similar to that of the Fifty-Two Messengers, but the aura he exuded was slightly different.

"Fifty-two envoys?" Xiao Yu asked.

“Lord Xiao Yu, I am Envoy Thirty-Nine, and it’s my turn to be on duty recently,” the gray-mist figure said.

"Oh, I'm sorry, you all look the same, I thought you were Envoy Fifty-Two." Xiao Yu quickly apologized.

“Lord, please don’t be offended. We envoys are all puppets personally crafted by the Palace Master. All envoys look the same,” Envoy Thirty-Nine said directly. “Let’s get down to business. The Palace Master summons you in.”

"Thank you." Xiao Yu nodded, then stepped into the ancient golden gate.

Spacetime transformation!

Xiao Yu appeared in a vast void, where an immeasurably majestic being sat, its towering figure seemingly entrenched in endless time and space.

The past, present, and future appear around it.

The appearances and auras of youth, middle age, and old age are simultaneously manifested in his towering figure.

He looked at Xiao Yu, and it was as if he were looking at the endless river of time, with a long river reflected in his deep eyes.

This long river was incredibly mysterious. Xiao Yu felt dizzy just from seeing the reflection of the river through the eyes of the Time and Space Palace Master.

Xiao Yu quickly looked away, which made him feel better.

Xiao Yu dared not look any longer and quickly bowed respectfully: "Lord of the Time and Space Palace".

"Hahaha." The towering figure swept his gaze over the black-clad figure below, laughing heartily, "That's right, I wasn't mistaken. You have indeed reached the level of a second-step Eternal Ancestral God in a short time, and your true combat strength far surpasses that of a second-step Eternal Ancestral God."

The Lord of Time and Space seemed to be able to see through everything about Xiao Yu and know his trump cards.

"Just lucky." Xiao Yu said very respectfully.

"The Eternal Tree just informed me that you have completed the mission," the Lord of Time and Space said with a smile as he looked at Xiao Yu.

"Yes, Lord, the Eternal Divine Tree instructed me to give the Devouring Source Technique to you." With a wave of his hand, Xiao Yu summoned the Devouring Source Beast, which had been suppressed by chains, into the void.

"This is indeed a Devouring Source Beast, and this Devouring Source Beast has already devoured a Thirteen-Colored Source Crystal, which has increased its growth rate countless times. It will soon reach adulthood." The Lord of the Time and Space Palace scanned the area below. "Your ability to discover this Devouring Source Beast in advance is a great achievement for the Hengyuan Heaven Realm. If it were allowed to devour the essence of ten billion Great Mirror Realms and grow to adulthood, it would be a huge problem for the entire Hengyuan Heaven Realm."

"Palace Master, what are you referring to when you mentioned the Hengyuan Heavenly Realm?" Xiao Yu asked, puzzled.

"Haha, just as you thought, the primordial space we live in also has a name. In the long river of time, in the endless primordial space, the name of the primordial space we are in is Hengyuan Heaven Realm." The Lord of Time and Space explained, "The endless primordial space exists in a boundless river of time."

"The River of Time?" Xiao Yu wondered if the River of Time he heard was the same as the one he had imagined.

"I believe it won't be long before you officially enter the level of the third-step Eternal Ancestral God," the Lord of Time and Space said directly. "At this level, you will also be able to know many secrets of the Endless Chaotic Origin Space."

Xiao Yu listened.

"No one knows how this River of Time was formed. Even great beings who have reached the limit of the Ninth Step Eternal Ancestral God do not know," the Lord of the Time and Space Palace continued. "The River of Time is incredibly vast, boundless, and immensely great, so much so that its greatness cannot be accurately expressed in words."

"A single grain of sand in the river of time can transform into a primordial space. The river of time nurtures countless wondrous creations, each of which is a treasure to the Seven Steps Eternal Ancestral God."

"It's so amazing!" Xiao Yu was very curious and wanted to explore it himself.

As if he could read Xiao Yu's mind, the Lord of the Time and Space Palace said, "Although the River of Time is boundless, only those who have reached the level of a sixth-step Eternal Ancestral God can see it. With your current cultivation, you are not yet able to see it."

"Do I want to reach the level of a sixth-step Eternal Ancestral God?" Xiao Yu had already made up his mind that he must cultivate to the level of a sixth-step Eternal Ancestral God and explore the magical River of Time.

"The possibility of a Six-Step Eternal Ancestral God seeing the River of Time only applies to the Enlightenment lineage that cultivates the Dao of Time and Space," the Lord of the Time and Space Palace continued. "Cultivators who cultivate other paths need to reach the Seven-Step Eternal Ancestral God level to see the River of Time."

For the Eternal Ancestral God, anything that can be seen, except for nothingness, means that it can be entered and explored. As for whether one lives or dies after entering, that is another matter.

"I wonder if I also need to reach the level of a seventh-step Eternal Ancestral God," Xiao Yu thought to himself, but it was just a thought.

He hasn't even reached the third step of the Eternal Ancestral God realm yet; the sixth and seventh steps are still a long way off for him. The cultivation of an Eternal Ancestral God is increasingly difficult, with each step requiring exponentially more time.

"Whether it's the sixth step of the Eternal Ancestral God or the seventh step of the Eternal Ancestral God, it's still too early for you." The three faces of the Time and Space Palace Master all showed a slight smile. "You must have encountered some strange things or life forms while completing this mission."

“That’s right.” Xiao Yu nodded. “I did encounter some strange things in the Ten Billion Mirror Realm.”

"The Ten Billion Mirror Realm, its location is quite mysterious. Within the Ten Billion Mirror Realm, you should have encountered the Origin God Ancestral Sect, right?" said the Lord of Time and Space. "Of the three major forces in the Eternal Origin Heaven Realm, the Origin God Ancestral Sect is the most enthusiastic about returning the Heaven Realm to annihilation."

"There's actually such a force!" Xiao Yu was shocked.

If the Eternal Origin Heavenly Realm were to perish and reincarnate, everything would be destroyed. What could the Origin God Ancestral Cult gain from such a catastrophe?

"As for why the Origin God Ancestral Sect wanted to annihilate the Hengyuan Heaven Realm prematurely, no one knows, not even many members within the Origin God Ancestral Sect." The Lord of Time and Space sighed slightly. Although he knew what Xiao Yu was thinking, he could not answer Xiao Yu's question.

"How could the Origin God Ancestral Sect have managed to bring such a vast Chaos Origin Space into the cycle of annihilation ahead of schedule?" Xiao Yu asked. "Even if a single Devouring Beast reaches adulthood, it probably couldn't have done that, right?"

"A single Devouring Beast cannot accomplish this, but once it reaches adulthood, it can simultaneously awaken countless Devouring Beasts, causing an uncountable number of them to hatch prematurely and rapidly devour the world that nurtured them, thus also entering adulthood ahead of time," the Lord of the Time and Space Palace said calmly. "If it were just one or two adult Devouring Beasts, they could be suppressed, but once the number increases, even the Eternal Land can only protect itself and cannot prevent the Eternal Origin Heaven from entering the cycle of annihilation."

Xiao Yu was horrified.

Adult Devouring Beasts can devour the Chaotic Origin Space, forming nothingness.

The harm caused by a single adult Devouring Beast is no less than that of a Seven-Step Eternal Ancestral God. If there are countless adult Devouring Beasts, the consequences would be truly immeasurable.

"The Hengyuan Heavenly Realm has already experienced seventeen cycles of annihilation, but each time it was the Origin God Ancestral Sect that detonated it prematurely." The Lord of the Time and Space Palace seemed to be lost in memories. "According to the operating rules of the Hengyuan Heavenly Realm, this cycle of annihilation is still a long way off. The Origin God Ancestral Sect cultivated this Devouring Beast in order to end it ahead of time."

"Palace Master, with the strength of the Eternal Land, is it really impossible for them to stop the Origin God Ancestral Sect?" Xiao Yu asked.

“It’s difficult.” The Lord of Time and Space shook his head slightly. “There are three major forces in the Hengyuan Heaven Realm: the Eternal Land, the Shadow of the Black King, and the Ancestral Sect of the Origin God. These three forces divide the entire Hengyuan Heaven Realm into three parts, and each of them has a rule domain covering its territory.”

The rules of the realm can suppress enemies and also enhance one's own strength.

"If you rashly enter the territory of the Source God Ancestral Sect, your strength will be suppressed." The Time and Space Palace Master warned, "Before your strength reaches the level of a sixth-step Eternal Ancestral God, never rashly enter the territory of the Source God Ancestral Sect."

"Thank you, Palace Master," Xiao Yu said respectfully.

He knew that the Lord of Time and Space's admonition was to care for and protect him.

"Palace Master, why would the Origin God Ancestral Sect cultivate this Source Devouring Beast within the Ten Billion Great Mirror Realm, instead of cultivating it within the Origin God Ancestral Sect's territory?" Xiao Yu asked curiously.

He had always had a question in his mind.

After all, for the Source God Ancestral Sect, cultivating Source Devouring Beasts within their own absolute territory would certainly be much safer and more secretive.

"Because the Origin God Ancestral Sect has a treasured artifact—the Illusory Warship. This Illusory Warship possesses incredible abilities, one of which is that it can appear in countless locations simultaneously, and it is different from our avatars," said the Lord of the Time and Space Palace. "For the Illusory Warship, any location it appears in is its true form, its real body, possessing all its combat power."

Lords can create countless avatars, but the avatars are all weak and cannot even kill a world-class Chaos Source. Only by absorbing energy and raising their strength to a certain level can an avatar kill a world-class Chaos Source.

But these illusory warships actually allow every single one of them in the endless space-time to possess peak combat power.

"This is unbelievable!" Xiao Yu gasped. With just one breath, endless energy was drawn into his body, making him feel as if his clone was about to burst.

Xiao Yu quickly exhaled, releasing the excess power.

"It is precisely because of the illusory warships that the Origin God Ancestral Sect can use any location as a breeding ground for Devouring Beasts. The key is that the hatching of Devouring Beasts also needs to abide by the rules of the Chaotic Origin Space," said the Lord of the Time and Space Palace. "The Origin God Ancestral Sect can only choose to breed Devouring Beasts that have already been hatched in advance."

"Alright, I will pass on all the information to you." The Lord of Time and Space waved his hand. "You have completed the mission this time, which is of great significance. This inheritance is your reward."

Before he finished speaking, a streak of purple-gold light flew toward Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu felt no danger from the purple-gold light, so he let it fly into his body.

"boom!"

A terrifying torrent of information surged wildly into Xiao Yu's soul.

These messages include intelligence from the Eternal Origin Heavenly Realm, secrets about the River of Time, and even information concerning nothingness.

There is also a lineage called "Smelting".

This is a cultivation inheritance of the Path of Melting.

The fusion of the Dao is to integrate all things in the world, including the Dao, bloodline, and the highest level of power, into one.

The "Refining" technique has eight levels. The corresponding cultivation levels are from the first step of the Eternal Ancestral God level to the eighth step of the Eternal Ancestral God level.

The first level corresponds to the level of an eternal ancestral god. The two primordial levels of Dao are fused into one. The more difficult the Dao is to comprehend, the stronger the power of the fused Dao becomes.

The second level corresponds to the second-step Eternal Ancestral God level. Based on the first-step Eternal Ancestral God level, by fusing the three Hunyuan bloodlines into one, one can achieve the second-step Eternal Ancestral God level in the fusion path.

The third level corresponds to the three-step Eternal Ancestral God level. By fusing the five highest-level powers into one, one can achieve the three-step Eternal Ancestral God level in the fusion path.

……

The sixth level corresponds to the sixth step of the Eternal Ancestral God level. By merging nine medium-level mysterious lands or eighty-one low-level mysterious lands, one can reach the sixth step of the Eternal Ancestral God level.

"To watch the inheritance of 'Melting,' one needs to reach a certain level of mental and physical strength." Xiao Yu carefully sorted through the inherited memories.

Even with Xiao Yu's mental will at the level of a sixth-step Eternal Ancestral God, he could only see the content of the sixth layer of "Melting".

The content of "Refining" is vast, including not only cultivation methods, detailed explanations of various Daos, and analyses of countless rules and mysteries, but also countless combat techniques. The first level alone has as many as 36 million combat techniques.

The second level involves over a billion combat tactics, while the third level boasts over a trillion. (End of Chapter)