All the heavens, starting as the ruler of the universe

At 3 p.m., a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, past lunchtime, there were only a few customers.

Jackie Chan, his father, and Jade sat by the window.

In front of Jackie Chan was a bowl of barely touched fried noodles. His father was slowly sipping his tea, while Xiaoyu was listlessly lying on the table, poking at the spring rolls on her plate with her chopsticks.

"Why eat Chinese food when we're abroad? Uncle Long, may I try some Mexican food?"

Jackie Chan ignored Jade's complaints and instead listened attentively to his father's explanation.

"The rooster talisman contains enormous energy."

The old man put down his teacup and adjusted his glasses: "Legend has it that there are 12 talismans, corresponding to the 12 zodiac animals, and each talisman has different magical powers."

"What kind of magical power?" Xiaoyu suddenly leaned closer; she was extremely interested in the magical star map in Lin Yan's hand.

The old man pushed up his glasses, about to speak—

"Floating in mid-air".

A calm voice came from the side.

All three people turned their heads at the same time.

Lin Yan had somehow ended up sitting at the next table, with a steaming basket of shumai in front of him and chopsticks in his hand, looking as natural as if he had been sitting there all along.

"Or you could say it's a gravity exemption."

Xiaoyu's eyes lit up instantly: "It's you!"

Jackie Chan suddenly stood up, instinctively shielding Xiaoyu behind him: "What are you doing—"

"The shumai at this shop is pretty good." Lin Yan put down his chopsticks, completely ignoring Jackie Chan's wariness.

"The core rule of the Chicken Talisman is 'the negation and redefinition of the law of gravity.' Once activated, it can exempt a designated object from the effects of gravity, causing it to levitate. It can also reverse gravity, making the object heavier. The scope of its effect depends on the strength of the user's will, and theoretically, there is no upper limit."

The old man was stunned. His hand, which was pushing up his glasses, stopped in mid-air. He had just been observing the aura around this person, but found nothing in front of him, as if it were a dark void.

"oops!"

Dad jumped up from his chair, pushed with both hands, and assumed a defensive stance.

"Don't get agitated," Lin Yan said, taking a sip of tea. "I mean no harm; it's just that I have an agreement with Ms. Xiaoyu."

Jade peeked out from behind Jackie Chan and blinked: "A promise? Oh! You mean that!"

Jackie Chan looked down at her: "What agreement?"

"He's the one who helped me save you, and I helped him get that shield."

Xiaoyu said matter-of-factly, "Later, the big guy took the shield, but you probably didn't want the shield, did you?"

"Smart!" Lin Yan smiled slightly, watching his father secretly pull out a dried gecko from behind his back. "Dad, don't be so nervous, that thing won't work on me."

"Why can't I see any energy in you?" The old man's voice was a little strained.

"Everyone has their own aura, whether they are magicians, demons, ordinary people, or even animals."

The old man pushed up his glasses, his fingers trembling slightly. "But you—you have nothing on you. Like a…a…"

"A black hole?" Lin Yan finished for him.

The old man opened his mouth, and finally nodded.

Lin Yan was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Because I never belonged to this world."

Jade peeked out from behind Jackie Chan, her eyes sparkling: "Are you an alien?"

"You could say that." Lin Yan looked at her, a very faint smile playing on his lips. "It's a bit more complicated than that."

"You can't see my 'qi' because my way of being is different from yours." He looked at his father, "Like a drop of water, it cannot measure an ocean."

"Then what do you need the talisman for?" Jackie Chan was a little dazed; this day had been too eventful.

"Let's do some research," Lin Yan stated his purpose without any hesitation.

"I've been observing that talisman for a long time. Its core rule is 'gravity exemption,' which is what you call 'levitation.'"

Xiaoyu looked down at the talismans on the table, then at Lin Yan, and suddenly stretched out her hand in front of him: "Then why don't you study them?"

"Xiaoyu!" Jackie Chan grabbed her arm.

"Uncle Long!" Xiaoyu blinked. "If he wanted to rob me, he would have kidnapped me and swapped the talisman for it already. Why is he telling us so much?"

Jackie Chan was speechless.

The old man stared at Lin Yan for a long time. "You don't look like the legendary Holy Lord, nor do you look like his henchmen."

"The Holy Lord? He's not worthy." Lin Yan said casually, after all, his true form was a pure universe-level being, and even his clone here contained energy that a mere Holy Lord couldn't compare to.

However, Lin Yan possessed immense energy but lacked the means to utilize it.

In game terms, it's like having almost unlimited mana and health bars, but not mastering many useful skills.

"You can rest assured, I only use the talismans for research purposes and will not do anything bad."

Lin Yan felt it was necessary to explain, since Jackie Chan and Jade's father, the main characters, represented the side of justice in this world. Without their consent, the journey to collect the talismans would definitely be fraught with difficulties.

Seeing that everyone remained silent, Lin Yan continued, "I can tell you the addresses of the remaining 11 talismans in exchange."

"If you're so capable, why don't you go find the talismans yourself?" Jackie Chan asked.

"The balance between justice and evil in this world is delicate, and my intervention would disrupt that balance."

"What would happen if the balance were broken?" Xiaoyu was still so curious.

"Many people will die, many ordinary people." Lin Yan wasn't lying; the fundamental rule of the world of Jackie Chan Adventures is the balance of Yin and Yang.

If one side gains an overwhelming advantage over the other, the suppressed side will suddenly increase its strength as if it has been given a cheat code to catch up.

Originally, this world could have been elevated by stepping on its own two feet, but unfortunately, thousands of years ago, the Eight Immortals encountered a bug that sealed the eight great demons in Hell, causing Hell to continuously weaken the power of the eight great demons.

The eight great demons are immortal, but their power and wisdom have been eroded by Hell, resulting in a significant reduction in the power of the dark forces. Consequently, the forces of justice have also weakened, leaving only the old man, a half-baked mage, in modern times.

That's right. At the beginning of Jackie Chan Adventures, Uncle was just a half-baked sorcerer. It wasn't until the dark forces were restored later that Uncle's power grew and he became a great sorcerer.

"Take it." While his father was still hesitating, Jackie Chan had already reached out and taken the chicken talisman, throwing it to Lin Yan.

"Remember to return it."

"Thank you, just a moment." Lin Yan took the talisman and placed it in his palm.

Starlight emanated from his fingertips, enveloping the entire talisman like flowing water.

The starlight seeped into the runestone, activating the hidden patterns—twelve, twenty-four, thirty-six… each one appearing in the starlight, like a precise miniature star map.

The starlight tentacles gently touched those patterns, and information flooded in like a tide.

Lin Yan analyzed each rule with great eagerness.

Deep within his body—not this avatar, but that distant original universe—the cracks in the rules trembled slightly.

A brand new pattern of rules began to grow at the edge of the crack.

It's not a copy, but a "reflection." Like a mirror, it projects the rules of the chicken talisman into his own universe.

The pattern of rules extends along the edge of the crack, like a newly sprouted vine, bringing the first nourishment to those "wounds".

The tremors of the crack lessened slightly.

Lin Yan opened his eyes.

The starlight receded from his fingertips, vanishing without a trace. He looked down at the talisman in his palm; the small orange-yellow stone was still there, radiating a gentle ripple.

But for him, the chicken charm was no longer "unknown," but rather "a problem he had already learned."

"I've finished studying it." Lin Yan placed the talisman on the table.

Xiaoyu was stunned: "It's over? So fast?"

"That's enough." Lin Yan looked at her. "I understand it now."

He stood up and looked out the window.

The afternoon sun was shining brightly, and the streets of Chinatown were bustling with people.

In a distant dimension, within his own universe, that newly formed thread of rules had stabilized. It extended along the edge of the crack, becoming a completely new component of that network of rules.

The cracks are still there, but now they don't seem so "empty" anymore.

On the other side of the world—

Inside an ancient statue, a pair of burning eyes suddenly opened.

Holy Lord.

"Someone... has mastered the power of chickens." The Lord's voice echoed in the darkness.

His consciousness spread out, trying to trace the source of that fluctuation.

But that rhythmic flow of rules has disappeared.

Only a faint aftertaste remains, pointing towards Chinatown.

"Valon, take this, he'll help you find the talisman."

A vessel with four dragon heads slowly emerged from the statue of the Holy Lord.

Inside the restaurant, Lin Yan sensed the power within his body and looked at the three people in front of him.

"Thank you for your trust," he said. "In exchange, I will tell you everything about these talismans—the location of the other 11 talismans."

"Of course, if possible, please let me study the other talismans as well."

—————— Divider

After parting ways with Jackie Chan and the others, Lin Yan went to a deserted place to test the power of the Chicken Talisman.

Although this avatar has the ability to reassemble starlight, floating in mid-air is a different story.

After mastering the Chicken Talisman's power, Lin Yan could not only levitate himself, but also make anything lose its gravitational pull and float.

For example, there's a giant rock floating in the air right now that's bigger than a room.

"Now I can cosplay the Great Meteor Summoning Technique." Lin Yan nodded in satisfaction, gently placed the boulder back on the ground, and felt the energy within his body, which showed no signs of diminishing.

"It all depends on when Jackie Chan collects all 12 talismans." Lin Yan was envious of the remaining talismans. Except for the Tiger Talisman, which was not very useful to him, since Lin Yan could perfectly control the power in his body without the Tiger Talisman's balance.

In a distant dimension, a new universe floats silently in the void.

Its boundaries are still slowly expanding, the nebula rotates in its "chest", and the light of countless stars intertwines into a dazzling net.

This is precisely Lin Yan's cosmic essence.

His consciousness was quietly experiencing the benefits brought by the chicken talisman.

Then--

A "foreign object" entered his senses.

It didn't come from any galaxy within him, but from "outside"—from the endless void he had explored with his avatar.

That thing, like a tiny speck of dust, pierced through the boundaries of his universe and landed in a vast, empty star field.

Lin Yan's consciousness instantly locked onto it.

It was a semi-transparent virtual interface suspended in a vacuum. It emitted a faint fluorescent glow, and strange characters were constantly flashing on it.

The characters did not belong to any language he knew, but when he "looked" at them, the meaning flowed directly into his consciousness:

[Multiverse Chat Group]

No intelligent life was detected in this area. The system will proceed to the next area for searching...

Lin Yan's consciousness fluctuated slightly.

"This is... a system cheat?"

A body formed from starlight appeared before this multiverse chat group.

[Intelligent life detected - Binding in progress...]

Lin Yan did not resist, allowing the multiverse chat group to enter the body of this avatar.

[Warning! Characteristics of a superdimensional life form detected! System will automatically unbind...]

Lin Yan frowned slightly.

Is this tiny thing resisting him?

In his universe?

Starlight surged in from all directions, enveloping the panel layer by layer.

It struggled, flickered, and tried to escape, but before the will of the universe, its resistance was like an ant trying to shake a tree.

[Binding successful... Welcome to the Multiverse Chat Group...]

Lin Yan smiled with satisfaction.

The text on the panel flickered a few times, seemingly in protest, but eventually settled back on the welcome screen.

The text and graphics on the panel change, eventually settling on a simple image.

His personal information is in the top left corner, but now it's all question marks.

The top right corner shows the group member list; click on it to see the group members.

The middle section is the chat panel, and the bottom section contains group files, the group store, and group management.

[Group Message]

Kara Zo-El: "The newcomer has finally arrived."

Liu Ming: "Welcome, big shot!"

Ao Qing: "Welcome, newcomer! May I ask which world you're from?"

Peter Parker: "They're definitely big shots; you can tell by looking at their information."

Liu Ming: "!!! What does all those question marks mean?"

· You Lingfeng: "There are only two situations where personal information cannot be viewed. The first is that there is a way to hide it from the chat group's detection, and the second is that the level of the new big shot has exceeded the limit that the chat group can detect."

Ao Qing: "!!! Finally, a real powerhouse has joined the group! Boss, help me!"

You Lingfeng: "Let me explain to the newcomers first. This chat group is a mutual aid group for transmigrators from all the worlds. There are no mandatory requirements in the group, and it won't affect you personally. There is only one group member in each broad world, and all group members are transmigrators."

Ao Qing: "I transmigrated into a dragon in a cultivation world where spiritual energy is depleted."

Peter Parker: "I've been transported into the body of Peter Parker, the protagonist of The Amazing Spider-Man."

Liu Ming: "I transmigrated into the body of an ordinary transport truck driver in The Wandering Earth."

Kara Zo-El: "I am Supergirl from The Flash, and I am currently imprisoned."

You Lingfeng: "I don't know what world I'm in yet, I only know it's a modern, high-martial-arts world."

Lin Yan looked at the text flashing on the panel, his gaze lingering on each person's information for a moment.

Kryptonian orphan, Spider-Man, an ordinary person from The Wandering Earth, the last dragon clan, a transmigrator from a high-martial arts world...

Five worlds. Five completely different rule systems.

A slight smile appeared on his lips.

This "chat group" came at just the right time.