My classmates chose martial arts and fantasy, but I chose the prehistoric world.

After discovering that the fragments of the Chaos Pearl were more than enough to withstand the spatial turbulence here, Meng Chuan felt relieved and began to carefully observe the surrounding environment.

This region of spatial turbulence was much larger than he had imagined.

Looking around, all I could see was a hazy, empty void, without direction or boundaries.

Occasionally, you can see some pebbles floating in the void, some large and some small, the large ones as big as a small mountain, and the small ones only the size of a fist.

Swept along by the spatial turbulence, the rubble flew in all directions at extremely high speeds, colliding with each other with a dull thud and shattering into even smaller pieces.

"The Time-Space Stone..."

Meng Chuan recalled the clues given by the Bounty Hall.

That stone was said to be entirely silver-white, radiating fluctuations of both the laws of time and space, making it extremely conspicuous amidst the spatial turbulence.

Logically, as long as the source of the silvery-white light in the spatial turbulence is found, the stone should be found.

But the problem is—the turbulence in this space is too great!

Moreover, the pebbles, washed by the turbulent current, sometimes reflect a similar light, which can easily confuse the viewer.

Meng Chuan didn't rush around. Instead, he stopped where he was, closed his eyes, and slowly spread his divine sense.

In this spatial turbulence, divine sense was greatly suppressed.

Moreover, spatial turbulence constantly interferes with the perception of divine sense, making the detected information blurry and unclear.

"No wonder this quest has been sitting unfinished for so many years..."

Meng Chuan understood.

Finding that special time-space secret stone among countless similar stones in such a harsh environment is like finding a needle in a haystack.

He didn't get discouraged, but instead adjusted his strategy.

Since seeing with our eyes is prone to errors, and probing with our senses is easily interfered with, let's try a different approach—

Fluctuations caused by the law of induction.

The Time-Space Secret Stone contains the dual laws of time and space, and its law fluctuations are inevitably different from those of other ordinary stones.

As long as he can detect that unique fluctuation of law, he can pinpoint its location.

Meng Chuan calmed his mind and focused his perception on the frequencies of the two laws of "time" and "space".

He has fully comprehended the laws of time, but he has not yet integrated them.

He comprehended the laws of space earlier and perfected them; it was one of the laws of fusion that he mastered.

Gradually, the chaotic spatial turbulence around him became "quiet" in his perception.

The howling turbulent sounds disappeared, replaced by a network woven from countless lines of laws.

Every spatial turbulence is a rough line of law.

The floating pebbles are tiny nodes of the law.

Meng Chuan's senses wandered through these lines and nodes, searching for that unique existence.

One day passed.

A month has passed.

A year has passed.

Meng Chuan remained motionless, suspended in the void, as if he had been transformed into a statue.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his face was somewhat pale.

Maintaining a high level of awareness of the laws for an extended period of time greatly depletes his spiritual energy.

But he still didn't give up.

finally--

In the twelfth year, his patience finally paid off, and he noticed something unusual.

It was an extremely faint and subtle fluctuation, mixed in with countless spatial turbulences, almost impossible to detect.

If he didn't have a profound understanding of the laws of time and space, he probably would have overlooked it.

But that slight fluctuation definitely exists.

It was different from the surrounding turbulent spatial currents and the cold, shattered rocks.

It has a kind of... rhythmic quality.

It's like a heart beating, faint yet full of life.

"Found it!"

Meng Chuan suddenly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them.

He sped off, following the direction from which the ripples came.

Spatial turbulence roared past him, crashing into the barrier of the Chaos Pearl fragments and scattering strings of silvery-white sparks.

Ignoring everything else, Meng Chuan accelerated at full speed and chased after them in that direction.

The fluctuation became clearer and stronger.

Finally, about several hundred miles ahead, he saw a point of silvery-white light.

That glimmer of light stood out starkly against the hazy, turbulent air.

Meng Chuan sped up and flew towards that point of light.

close!

Closer!

When he flew to within ten miles of that light, he finally saw its true form—

It was a fist-sized stone, entirely silvery-white, with a soft sheen flowing across its surface.

The stone is irregularly shaped, like a piece of polished jade fragment, with rough edges, but overall it has a smooth texture.

What's even more surprising is that the space-time around this stone seems to be somewhat different from the outside world.

Those violent spatial turbulences became docile when they approached within three feet of the stone, like tamed wild beasts, flowing slowly around the stone.

Around the stone, a faint ripple could be seen, like ripples on the surface of water, spreading outwards in concentric circles.

That's a fluctuation in the laws of time.

"The Time-Space Stone!"

A burning light flashed in Meng Chuan's eyes.

He reached out and carefully reached for the stone.

However, just as his fingers were about to touch the stone—

A sudden change has occurred!

The silvery-white stone suddenly began to tremble violently.

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying spatial and temporal force erupted from the stone, transforming into an invisible shockwave that swept outwards in all directions!

Meng Chuan's expression changed. Without thinking, he instantly pushed the power of the Chaos Pearl fragment to its limit, condensing a thick barrier in front of him.

boom--!!

The shockwave slammed into the barrier with a deafening roar.

Meng Chuan felt a tightness in his chest, and was thrown dozens of miles away by the shockwave before he could barely regain his footing.

"Such immense power..."

Meng Chuan rubbed his chest, which felt a little stuffy, and looked at the stone with a more solemn expression.

He originally thought that the Time-Space Stone was just a rare treasure containing the laws of time and space, and would not be harmful.

But now it seems he was wrong.

This stone not only contains the laws of time and space, but also has given birth to a faint trace of spirituality!

It doesn't want to be subdued!

"That's interesting."

A slight smile appeared on Meng Chuan's lips.

Instead of backing down, he was aroused to compete.

It's just a stone. Even if it develops a spirit, it's still just a stone.

He is a mid-level sage who has opened up the inner world of his body. How could he not be able to do anything to a stone?

Meng Chuan took a deep breath and flew towards the Time-Space Stone again.

This time, he didn't grab it directly with his hands. Instead, he mobilized the power of his inner world, transforming it into an invisible giant hand that enveloped the Time-Space Secret Stone.

That enormous hand blotted out the sky and exuded a terrifying pressure, as if it wanted to hold the entire void in its palm.

The Time-Space Stone seemed to sense a threat and unleashed its powerful time-space force once more.

Beams of silvery-white light shot out from the stone, transforming into countless fine spatial blades that slashed towards the giant hand.

At the same time, the laws of time around the stone began to distort, causing the giant hand to move more slowly.

"snort!"

Meng Chuan snorted coldly, and the power within his inner world surged once more!