Chapter 129: Understanding All Changes of the Two Major Laws of Time and Space
"1800 is not a long time."

Shen Mu's mind moved, and he placed the nucleus on the Azure Dragon's clone, and then sent the Azure Dragon's clone into the world ring.

Through the hundredfold acceleration of the Time Palace in the World Ring, it only takes 18 years to create this World Tree clone.

"18 years, this time should be used to sharpen your will."

It is an extremely wasteful behavior not to comprehend the laws in Chaos City. After all, for most people, the time for cultivation in Chaos City is limited.

However, Shen Mu had already obtained the right to permanently reside in Chaos City.

Generally speaking, if one wants to be qualified to live permanently in Chaos City, one must at least have the 18th level of attainment in the laws of Tongtian Bridge.

Of course there are exceptions, and that is becoming the direct disciple of the Lord of the Universe.

The main reason is that 18 years is too short a time. Even if Shen Mu devotes himself to the comprehension of the laws of space, he may not be able to comprehend the most basic changes in the laws of space.

But things will be different once the World Tree's clone is born.

The World Tree has a terrifyingly high talent for the two original laws of time and space.

In terms of genetic multiples, there are creatures in the primitive universe that are taller than the World Tree.

But if we compare the degree of fit between the two original laws of time and space, except for the eight natural masters of the universe, no one is more powerful than the World Tree.

With Shen Mu's current talent in the laws of nature, it would take at most 5000 years for him to fully comprehend the two changes of blockade and strangulation.

Of course, this means that it will take 5000 years in the original universe. If it is in the Chaos City, this time will be shortened to a mere 500 years.

But after the World Tree clone is born, this time will be shortened to a maximum of 50 years.

The world tree's natural talent, the powerful speed of thinking, and the state of mind of unity between man and nature. With the blessing of these three, even the speed of progress of the laws of the genuine world tree is far inferior to Shen Mu.

Shen Mu's mind moved, and his consciousness connected to the virtual universe and entered the illusion sea plane.

……

The endless black ocean was surging, with waves of tens or even hundreds of meters high roaring at all times.

"The last time I entered the Illusion Sea was probably at the Universe level. I was probably stuck on the tenth island."

On the cliff, Shen Mu looked at the isolated islands on the sea. Facing the endless wind and waves, those islands seemed to be submerged at any time.

Things are different now than in the past. At that time, Shen Mu's real realm was only the Domain Lord level. His state of mind was only the first level of enlightenment, and his will level was only the Realm Lord level.

It was just that at that time, relying on the blessing of a powerful state of mind, although it was only the will of a realm master, he was comparable to a true immortal god in resisting illusions and the pressure of consciousness.

Shen Mu's realm today has truly reached the limit of the Realm Lord level, and with the blessing of various soul levels, the intensity of his consciousness is comparable to that of an immortal king.

In terms of state of mind, Shen Mu also reached the second level of state of mind mentioned by Hong, 'harmony between man and nature, a pure heart, and a perfect state of mind'.

In addition, Shen Mu's illusion resistance and soul defense have been stacked time and time again to a terrifyingly high level. Shen Mu himself is not sure what the specific limit is.

"Let me see what the limit is now."

Shen Mu's figure turned into a stream of light and flew across the islands.

Starting from the eleventh island, in just a few moments, they passed through ten islands in a row and arrived at the 21st island.

Boom!

The moment Shen Mu stepped onto this floor, an endless and terrifying shock of consciousness swept over him.

This is a genuine shock of consciousness from a cosmic master. Even a being that has just entered immortality may have its mind annihilated by this shock of consciousness.

Facing such a powerful impact on consciousness, Shen Mu's eyes were extremely clear.

Under the control of Shen Mu's mind and will, his own soul consciousness became extremely condensed, as if it had turned into a dazzling cosmic crystal diamond, and it was able to withstand this powerful impact of consciousness.

After the shock of consciousness ended, what followed was the illusion attack of the powerful warriors who liked to confuse the newly-entered Venerable.

However, Shen Mu almost ignored this illusion and flew directly to the next island.

The 21st to 23rd islands all correspond to the ordinary universe master-level will.

For Shen Mu, there was no need to put in all his effort to pass through these three islands.

However, starting from the 24th island, Shen Mu had to take it seriously.

With the help of the second state of mind, Shen Mu was able to balance yin and yang, hardness and softness in the face of this terrifying pressure of will. He would resist when he needed to and relieve it when he needed to.

Just by strengthening his state of mind, Shen Mu's willpower was greatly enhanced, and he easily passed the 26th island and arrived at the next island.

Boom!

The pressure of consciousness suddenly surged several times and hit Shen Mu's soul like a heavy hammer.

In just a moment, the accompanying horrifying illusion swept Shen Mu's mind.

……

This is the Milky Way, Earth.

An extremely terrifying giant beast appeared under the starry sky, and the aura emanating from its body made the laws of the universe retreat.

The entire earth is like a marble in front of the giant beast.

"Humans, you all go to hell!"

The beast's voice shook the primordial universe, and as its monstrous claws smashed down, the entire Earth began to be annihilated.

Countless wails and cries of grief echoed across the earth.

Shen Mu saw that all his relatives and friends were completely annihilated at this moment.

Under the influence of the illusion, extremely intense emotions swept over him, hot and extreme, trying to shake Shen Mu's mind.

Looking at this scene, Shen Mu remained unmoved.

"How could this level of illusion possibly shake my mind?"

Shen Mu was about to break free from the illusion when he saw the scene in front of him change again.

The vast starry sky turned into an endless hell, just like the 18 levels of hell in the mythology of the earth. Countless people suffered all kinds of torture in this hell.

"elder brother!"

"Xiaochen!"

"Amu!"

"Brother Mu, it's me!"

Shen Mu saw the figures of all his relatives and friends since the three reincarnations... and saw them suffering.

"It seems that my state of mind is still not perfect."

Shen Mu withdrew his gaze.

Even though he knew that all this was fake, Shen Mu couldn't face it all with a normal heart and watch the people he cared about suffer endless suffering.

"God's Eyes, open!"

Pure soul glow gushed out from Shen Mu's body. Circles of soul wheels appeared behind his head, and a single eye slowly opened.

The eyes are like candles, illuminating endless illusions.

The scene before my eyes turned into those isolated islands again.

Shen Mu walked in the air, the clear light of his soul shining brightly around him, and he passed through one island after another.

The 27th, the 29th…

Finally, on the 30th island, facing the illusion and consciousness impact of the Lord of the Universe, Shen Mu once again fell into the torture of endless illusions.

But this time, even if Shen Mu tried his best, he couldn't break through the illusion.

As long as you are a living being, there are always people and things you care about, and there are always scenes you don’t want to see.

The principle of this illusion is to trigger the scene that the challenger least wants to see, triggering the most horrifying scene for the challenger.

The challenger can only exit the illusion until he fails because he can no longer bear the emotional torture brought by this endless illusion.

But Shen Mu's tolerance was so high that he could stay awake at all times. He knew that everything in front of him was an illusion, but he could not exit the illusion.

In the fantasy world, Shen Mu himself also experienced endless torture.

Shen Mu was forced to try all the cruelest punishments in the universe.

At the same time, Shen Mu also suffered along with everyone he cared about.

Hundred years, thousand years, or even ten thousand years...

Shen Mu didn't know how long he had been in the fantasy island.

In short, when the illusion disappeared, even with Shen Mu's state of mind, a lot of negative emotions accumulated in his heart.

"Huh...I still failed."

The virtual universe determined that Shen Mu was unable to break free from the illusion and did not actually pass the 30th island.

"My state of mind is still lacking... Now, I just want to vent!"

Shen Mu let out a long breath, and then his consciousness left the Fantasy Island and entered the Killing Space.

In the killing space, Shen Mu began a crazy massacre, and endless powerful aliens were randomly derived from the virtual universe system.

Either Shen Mu kills countless people, or Shen Mu is overwhelmed and torn apart by countless people.

In this process filled with violence and killing, Shen Mu's pent-up negative emotions were also released.

"Master, Hong, Luo Feng, and Thunder God are looking for you."

Tuanzi's voice rang out, interrupting Shen Mu's process of indulging himself in venting his emotions.

……

Virtual universe, Qianwu Continent, Black Dragon Mountain Island, Light Source Star Manor.

In a corner of the manor, Hong, Lei Shen and Luo Feng were having a barbecue.

What is being grilled is not some rare ingredient from the universe, but just the most common grilled skewers before the Earth's great nirvana period.

It was basically beef and mutton, and some vegetables. Lei Shen, who had a stronger taste, also roasted some "supplements". There were also a few bundles of ordinary beer and drinks next to it.

hum!
Ripples appeared in space, and Shen Mu's figure appeared out of thin air.

"The third one!"

"Amu."

"Brother!"

Shen Mu looked at the three brothers in front of him and a smile appeared on his face.

"Second brother, are your cooking skills any good?" Shen Mu leaned over and asked with a smile.

The Thunder God snorted twice, raised his shiny bald head and said, "You and Luo Xiaosi are both young people who have achieved Nirvana. You don't understand at all."

"Brother was a killer back then, and his cooking skills are good enough to eat. At the critical moment, you still have to rely on your brother Lei!"

Shen Mu laughed in silence and said, "Okay, okay, let's try second brother's cooking today."

A lively barbecue completely dissipated the depression in Shen Mu's heart.

Soon, Hong sat next to Shen Mu, looked at the Thunder God who was teaching Luo Feng how to barbecue not far away, and said with a smile: "Amu, are you in trouble?"

As he spoke, Hong threw a bottle of beer to Shen Mu, which was a new product from Jiuzhou Company.

As a grandmaster of the state of mind, Hong keenly noticed that there seemed to be something wrong with Shen Mu's emotions.

"That's not the case. I just feel like... my state of mind is still lacking."

Shen Mu smiled and did not hide anything. He told his experience of being tossed around in the sea of ​​illusion for a long time.

Shen Mu's situation at that time was that he could withstand the illusion and not sink completely, but his own consciousness was unable to break free from the illusion.

Hong laughed dumbly: "Why not just give up resistance and be kicked out of the illusion by the virtual universe?"

Shen Mu shook his head and said, "My goal is to hone myself. How could I choose to give up resistance?"

"Since it's your own choice, why should you be upset?"

After all, Hong is a great master of the state of mind and is very open-minded.

But Shen Mu didn't have that kind of mindset. Even if all this was his own choice, after experiencing such extremely cruel mental torture, he couldn't be completely unaffected.

"Brother Hong, how can I reach the third level of my state of mind?"

Facing Shen Mu's question, Hong thought for a long time and said, "I can't explain it clearly. I also read some ancient books and then understood it after experiencing various changes."

Hong smiled and said, "It is said that if you have no desires, you will be strong. The ancient philosophers also said, 'It is because you do not contend that no one in the world can contend with you.' These two sentences are an opportunity for me to step into the third state of mind."

Then Hong told Shen Mu a lot, mostly describing what the third state of mind was.

Basically, it means that the heart is tolerant of everything and one can remain calm in the face of everything.

Shen Mu smiled and said, "Without desire, one is strong. This is just the beginning. I don't care about anything anymore."

Hong thought for a moment and said, "It's true to say 'opening the show'. But the opening show mentioned by young people is only one aspect."

“If you can remain calm and accept everything when facing anything, that is the third level of mind.”

At this point, Hong continued: "Of course, the above is only the third level of my state of mind."

"Everyone has an independent soul and personality, especially in terms of state of mind. My perception may not be suitable for you."

"Perhaps it is not suitable for you."

"What suits you is the best."

……

Chaos City, Iceberg Courtyard.

After regaining consciousness, Shen Mu looked at the surging and changing patterns of laws in the sky, thinking about something in his mind.

After a moment, Shen Mu withdrew his gaze, and a virtual light screen appeared in front of him.

Soon, Tang Yongqing's face appeared on the screen.

"Amu!" Tang Yongqing seemed very happy.

Shen Mu rarely contacts her and her parents, basically once every few decades.

After arriving in Chaos City, they only contacted each other once every hundred years on average.

Shen Mu smiled and said, "Sister Yongqing, I miss you."

"Hey...why are you suddenly saying something like that?"

Shen Mu's words made Tang Yongqing jump for joy.

After spending all these years together, Tang Yongqing could sense that Shen Mu was a person who was rather indifferent when it came to emotions, and he seldom said things like this.

“It’s just something that comes to mind.”

Shen Mu finished speaking, then thought for a moment and said, "I will probably stay in Chaos City for another three hundred years or so, and then I will go home for a while."

At this time, Tang Yongqing also noticed that Shen Mu seemed to be a little abnormal, but she didn't ask more questions, just smiled gently and said: "Okay."

……

In the blink of an eye, 18 years have passed.

In Shen Mu’s inner world, a sacred tree about 6500 million kilometers tall hangs high in the void.

This sacred tree is emerald green all over, and its crown is like a canopy, with a maximum diameter of about a terrifying 1.2 million kilometers.

Each leaf is crystal clear like a crystal carving, or like emerald green jade. The endless breath of life condenses into bright and clear light, surging on each branch and leaf.

"The number of life genes is just over a thousand times, about 1008 times."

"In addition to controlling time and space, the innate secret method also includes a natural 36-fold soul and divine body amplitude."

"Let me try this ability to control time and space first."

Shen Mu's consciousness can feel the extremely clear fluctuations of time and space through the World Tree clone.

Not to mention using the secret method of controlling time and space, even where the World Tree stands, the surrounding time and space will become extremely stable.

"Control time and space, open!"

boom!
The power of the endless world burst out from the body of the World Tree, turning into an invisible domain, covering an area of ​​approximately 120 billion kilometers around it.

The scope of the World Tree's ability to control the secrets of time and space depends on its own size and realm.

When at the realm of Realm Lord, the range of time and space controlled is about 10 times the maximum diameter of one's own canopy.

The immortal realm is about a hundred times, and when it comes to the realm of the Lord of the Universe, the range of time and space controlled can reach a thousand times the scope of one's own tree canopy.

Like the strongest world tree, its crown diameter exceeds 10 billion kilometers, and the range of time and space it controls exceeds 1 trillion kilometers, which is not inferior to the control of time and space exerted by a strong man who has just entered the Lord of the Universe.

“This feeling is so wonderful.”

The space and time of the universe seem to be completely controlled by itself. The most fundamental principle is actually the ability to mobilize the power of the laws of space and time. This ability is given by the original universe.

The same principle applies to the Lord of the Universe's control over time and space. It's not that he possesses this ability, but it's a privilege given by the original universe.

Within the scope of controlling time and space, the original forces of time and space in the universe change completely in accordance with Shen Mu's will.

This feeling is so special. In this state, the difficulty of comprehending the laws of time and space is greatly reduced.

“You can start retreating now.”

Shen Mu began to retreat again.

With the blessing of the World Tree clone, those obscure and mysterious laws of time and space became countless times easier to understand.

After 42 years of seclusion, he gained a thorough understanding of the space blockade.

After 89 years of seclusion, he gained a thorough understanding of the spatial strangulation.

In the 138th year of seclusion, time has accelerated and I have gained enlightenment.

……

In the blink of an eye, more than two hundred and thirty years had passed since the birth of Shen Mu's World Tree clone.

At this point, the three major changes of teleportation, strangulation and blockade of the space law, and stillness, acceleration and deceleration of the time law have all been thoroughly understood.

However, the last step of the higher law is also the most difficult one to comprehend.

At this point, it has nothing to do with laws and talent. It all depends on understanding and circumstances.

If you are lucky, you may suddenly realize it.

Those who are unlucky may not be able to take the last step for tens of thousands of epochs.

……

Chaos City, Iceberg Courtyard.

Shen Mu, who had been sitting cross-legged for more than two hundred years, slowly opened his eyes.

At this time, there was a strange galaxy symbol between Shen Mu’s eyebrows. It was a special symbol that was recognized by the two major laws of time and space.

"My current understanding of the laws can be considered profound."

"What we need to do next is to truly apply the laws and create a powerful enough secret method."

But there is no rush to create the secret method, just take your time.

Now Shen Mu vaguely feels that there is a possibility for his state of mind to improve further.

So Shen Mu planned to go home and study the most brilliant essence of the Earth's civilization, those ancient books about the state of mind.

This time I stayed in Chaos City for nearly a thousand years, and more than three thousand years have passed in the original universe.

Including the nearly one thousand years of training in the battlefield outside the domain, more than four thousand years have passed since the last time I returned home.

(End of this chapter)