My Mysterious Left Hand

Chapter 136 The Embryo of a Small World?

Li Chen could clearly perceive the adjustability of the flow of time.

Currently, the time ratio between the inside and outside of the world is approximately one hundred years inside the world, while one day outside is equal to one century outside.

This flow of time is a bit outrageous, much greater than the difference in time flow between the Moon Spring Galaxy and the outside starry sky.

However, this ratio is not fixed. At certain special points, such as the intersection of the five elements or the balance of yin and yang, the flow of time will change subtly.

The most mysterious thing is the spatial structure.

The world is not a single plane, but rather a series of folded spaces.

"Ah...isn't this the prototype of a realm within a realm?"

Li Chen was filled with astonishment and uncertainty: A world within a world—that's practically equivalent to a minor world. My inner world is already showing the rudiments of a minor world?

His divine sense swept across what appeared to be an ordinary lake and he immediately "saw" a naturally formed "crystal palace" a hundred miles underwater.

The palace was formed by the solidification of the laws of water, and its interior space spanned a thousand miles.

This was not something he deliberately created, but rather a secret realm that spontaneously arose during the world's evolution.

Another folded space is hidden deep within the volcanic cluster.

It was a "lava cavern" enveloped in flames, with an extremely high internal temperature, yet it nurtured pure fire spirit essence.

Of course, the "grotto-heavens" here are not the same as the grotto-heavens of the previous Grotto-Heavens Realm.

The "grotto heaven" here refers to a blessed land, a kind of secret realm.

So there's a reason why I could be this powerful even at the Human King realm.

Li Chen's eyes were deep: "I now have a minor world that only the strongest immortals can create, although it is only in its embryonic form."

"Transformation of the virtual and the real —"

Suddenly, a thought struck him.

An area on the plain suddenly became illusory and transparent, as if it had been erased from reality.

The next moment, the area solidified as before, except that a beautiful mountain peak appeared out of nowhere, with waterfalls cascading down its slopes, creating a splashing, jade-like spray.

This ability shook him to his core.

This is not a normal means of controlling the world, but a special law derived from the inner world.

In short, he can use this method outside as well, but it will take more effort to do so.

After all, he is now at the Great Realm of Talent King.

The method just now, if nothing unexpected happens, should be the method of a supreme immortal.

If you deploy a world projection when facing an enemy, making an area "blurred," the enemy's attack will miss.

Conversely, if the void is made "real," mountains and rivers can be created out of thin air to trap and kill enemies.

This is almost equivalent to saying something and having it become law, or creating something out of thin air.

His divine sense manifested as an avatar within his inner world, gazing up at the dome of the world.

Suddenly, he saw a purple net covering the entire area.

That was the system of laws manifested by the power of thunder punishment, the prototype of the Heavenly Dao of this place.

Skynet is not an inanimate object; it is constantly in operation.

Li Chen could sense the three mechanisms contained within; these were automatic evolutionary mechanisms, not ones he had set up.

The first mechanism is punishment.

If any living being violates the basic rules, such as causing serious damage to the ecological balance or maliciously slaughtering others, the Skynet will automatically send down lightning as punishment.

Its power adjusts according to the amount of sin committed, and can reach the level of a human king-level lightning tribulation at its highest.

The second mechanism is purification.

Negative energies such as turbidity and resentment generated within the world will be absorbed and refined by the Heavenly Net, transforming into pure spiritual energy to nourish heaven and earth.

"Is this the world's ecosystem?"

Li Chen seemed to be deep in thought.

Because a world is, to some extent, a completely closed and independent space, where the law of conservation of energy is also maintained.

If negative emotions accumulate over a long period of time, they will definitely cause serious problems.

Therefore, this purification rule is needed to transform and reduce the burden on the world while generating new blood or energy.

The third mechanism is the Heavenly Tribulation.

The purpose of the Heavenly Tribulation is that if a living being reaches a bottleneck in cultivation in the future, it can trigger a corresponding lightning tribulation, and after overcoming it, it will receive a gift from heaven and earth.

Li Chen tested his mental power, but instead of using his own lightning punishment divine ability, he directly used the power of the rules of his inner world to unleash a "simulated heavenly tribulation" on a barren mountain.

In an instant, a large number of dark clouds gathered.

Immediately afterwards, nine bolts of purple lightning struck down in succession, leveling the mountaintop.

All of this was like a world-destroying thunderbolt; the places struck by the thunderbolt seemed to become forbidden zones for life.

However, after the tribulation, tender shoots quickly sprouted from the scorched earth, and in the blink of an eye, spiritual herbs grew in abundance, with some even faintly exuding Daoist charm.

"Just as I thought, the lightning punishment is not for destruction, but for selection and blessing."

Li Yuan was not surprised at all by this.

He looked around again.

The invisible and intangible yet omnipresent power of Yin and Yang permeates every corner of the world.

The forces of Yin and Yang flow between day and night.

During the day, the yang energy rises, and all things grow and thrive.

As night falls, the yin energy descends, and the world returns to tranquility.

This is not a simple change in light and shadow, but a manifestation of the waxing and waning of Yin and Yang energies.

So, my inner world actually had both a sun and a moon?

Li Chen looked at the sun and the moon, only to find that they were not planets, but manifestations of the laws of the sun and the laws of the moon.

Not surprising at all.

He then looked at other areas.

On the edge of the world, he discovered a special area.

There are only hazy phantoms there for now, and the true cycle of reincarnation has not yet begun, but it seems to have the ability to contain remnant souls.

My inner world—reincarnation actually exists?

Li Chen's eyes were deep: "It seems that even I have underestimated the world inside me!"

He had a premonition that perhaps in the distant future, a complete system of life and death would evolve here.

Perhaps the future direction of cultivation could focus on the inner world.

Because he felt that many of the laws that arose from his inner world could not be found in the outside world.

For example, the law of reincarnation.

At least he had never seen such a special rule in the outside world.

However, since it was born in my own inner world, it should be easy for me to take control of it.

Even within one's own inner world, all of this is one's own innate power, or rather, authority!

It's just that because this inner world is naturally derived, rather than something he created himself, it will take him some time to master it and completely transform it into his own power.

By then, he should be able to use this power even when he's outside.

Of all the things in the body, the most eye-catching is the "Tai Chi Lake" at its center.

Half of the lake was scorching hot and boiling, with steam rising, while the other half was frozen solid, with frost flowers falling.

At the heart of the clash between ice and fire, a twin lotus flower grows.

The twin lotus flowers, one black and one white, had yin-yang fish patterns naturally appearing on their petals.

Li Chen focused his attention and discovered that the twin lotus was spontaneously absorbing and releasing yin and yang energies.

In addition, a faint spiritual light flickered in the heart of the lotus.

"Is it about to develop sentience?"

He was astonished: "The world itself is nurturing the embryonic form of life—"

If nothing unexpected happens, this twin lotus will likely be the first living being in the inner world.

In this nascent state of creation, once this twin lotus blossoms develop sentience, it will inevitably become the most powerful innate deity, born with its own inherent status.

Of course, this is on the premise that he gives the other party the opportunity.

Li Chen's divine sense penetrated to the deepest part of the world and immediately saw his own Dao Fruit manifest.

It was a nine-story jade platform suspended in the air.

The jade platform base appears to be cast from divine gold from the void, inlaid with five elemental gems, and surrounded by time and space runes.

The top floor features a slowly rotating yin-yang symbol, with a flash of lightning in each fish's eye.

Each jade platform corresponds to a law.

At the very bottom is the Five Elements theory, which regulates the composition of matter.

The second to fourth layers are governed by the laws of spacetime, which control flow rate and folding.

The fifth to seventh levels belong to the Law of Thunder Punishment, which governs the laws of heavenly tribulations.