Chapter 1845 - 1844: Time Begins to Flow (Super - —Requesting Monthly Vote)

Main World·Western Lands

"How’s your progress going over there?" Yan Yue lifted her head, looking at Lin Chichi, who was almost buried in a pile of documents not far away.

"Huh?" Lin Chichi lifted her head, staring wide-eyed at Yan Yue, "The areas the sect is responsible for are the toughest to advance in. I’ll be thanking the heavens if there’s any progress by tomorrow morning."

She stacked the files she was holding onto the middle pile in front of her, sighed, then looked up at Yan Yue, "Sister Yan Yue, what about you? Don’t you have tasks you need to finish tonight?"

"I do," Yan Yue nodded, "I have to inscribe arrays in several major cities."

She sighed deeply, "They’re underway, but the speed isn’t ideal. I promised Minister He to finish by eleven, and now it feels quite tight."

She lowered her head to glance at her computer screen, "I don’t even know what happened. Why the sudden urgency to inscribe these arrays?"

She raised her hand to rub her neck, "Things just settled here in the Western Lands; the promotion of many matters takes time. Pushing tasks so abruptly might be hard for colleagues on the front lines to handle. If it weren’t for the two B-level supervisors from the World Tree at the front, things would probably be difficult here."

"The gentleman must have his reasons for doing this," Lin Chichi pondered, "I heard similar things are happening at the Tia Empire. It seems like a decision confirmed by the leaders of the three major organizations. For them to unite, it must be an urgent situation, and the gentleman seems to be organizing progress at the front line."

"Indeed!" Yan Yue nodded, took a deep breath, "Let’s just get it done!"

"Let’s just get it done!" Lin Chichi nodded slightly as well.

Just then, Yan Yue paused slightly in her work, as if remembering something, and asked softly, "Chichi, do you know where Minister He is? I haven’t found him since the meeting. He hasn’t even replied to my messages."

"Huh?" Lin Chichi was a little startled, glanced at Yan Yue, then opened the computer beside her, finding that her messages had also gone unanswered.

She paused, then said softly, "The gentleman seems to be in Ningta now."

"Ningta?" Yan Yue was slightly taken aback, "Where is that?"

"A small city in the Eastern Weining Republic, situated in a desert oasis," Lin Chichi pondered, "Near the northwestern border of Central Earth; traditionally considered part of Central Earth’s sphere of influence."

"Why would he be there?" Yan Yue was somewhat puzzled.

"It seems that place is close to the continent’s center, but it doesn’t look like that on the map," Lin Chichi thought, "There must be some special significance."

"I see," Yan Yue nodded, partly understanding, rubbing her neck, "Minister He isn’t having it easy either."

As she spoke, she retrieved a massage gun from under the desk, starting to use it on her shoulder and neck muscles. She curiously looked at Lin Chichi, "Chichi, doesn’t your neck get sore? I haven’t seen you massaging it."

"It does," Lin Chichi stretched lazily, picked up a new document, and smiled at Yan Yue, "But it’s still bearable, so I don’t bother with it."

She eyed Yan Yue’s massage gun, "Sister Yan Yue, you brought a massage gun?"

"Yes," Yan Yue nodded, "Sitting too long causes muscle stiffness. I used to use it mostly for my waist."

"Could I use it after you’re done later?" Lin Chichi smiled along.

"Of course," Yan Yue laughed, "Just wait a bit, I’m almost done."

In the corner of the office, a young man in white pajamas leaned against the wall, looking at the two women in the office, the gray light in his eyes dimming slightly. He raised an eyebrow, "Ningta..."

He turned his head to glance at the open office door. With a breeze passing by, his figure vanished from the spot.

Whoosh—

Lin Chichi reached out, pressing down the file that had been flipped by the breeze.

Then she looked up at the open window, and then at the open office door.

She stood up directly, walked to the office door, and reached out to close it.

"Did I forget to close the door when I came in?" Yan Yue lifted her head, watching Lin Chichi close the door and said awkwardly, "Thank you, Chichi."

"No problem~" Lin Chichi smiled.

At this moment, Yan Yue finished massaging her shoulder and neck, took off the massage gun, and handed it to Lin Chichi.

Suddenly, something came to her mind, and she asked worriedly, "Chichi, is Minister He’s location confidential? Did I ask something I shouldn’t have?"

Lin Chichi paused at Yan Yue’s question, then thought for a moment, took the massage gun, turned it on, placed it on her shoulder and neck, and smiled, "It’s fine."

——

Martial Arts World

He Ao gazed at the intermittent flowing water before him, took a deep breath, and lifted his hand to gently press it down.

The entire flow of water instantly stilled, and the whole world came to a standstill.

Standing on the ground, He Ao raised his head to look at the surrounding mountains and waterways, and the sun, moon, and stars in the sky.

He slowly moved forward.

"The sun, moon, and stars must move in the sky, with the sun and moon marking day and night, and the stars defining the seasons."

In an instant, the sun, moon, and stars in the firmament separated; the sun hid as the bright moon hung high.

"The sun must rise and set; the day must have dawn, noon, and dusk."

A fiery sun rose from the east, and the bright light veiled all the stars.

As He Ao moved forward, the sun quickly ascended into the sky, its bright light shining down on the earth.

Then this sun descended beneath the western horizon, and the bright moon rose into the sky, with the starlight reflected across the firmament.

"Water vapor must ascend and transform; the heavens must have clouds and mists moving, with thunder and rain falling."

Mists rose from the earth, forming clouds in the sky, which then gathered into storm clouds.

Rumble—

Along with He Ao’s steps, brilliant thunder streaked across the sky, illuminating the entire firmament.

Immediately after, a torrential downpour cascaded from the sky, splashing onto the earth and rocks.

Whistling winds blew between heaven and earth, tilting the clouds and rain.

He Ao continued forward; the winds subsided, the rains ceased, and a beam of sunlight rose in the eastern sky, illuminating the wet earth.

Dazzling rosy clouds filled the firmament.

"Spring."

Whistling winds rose upon the earth.

"Summer."

Scorching heat roasted the rocks.

"Autumn."

Chill winds parted the gaps in the rocks.

"Winter."

Drifting snowflakes descended from the sky.

He Ao halted his steps by a great river covered in solid ice.

He took a step forward, standing at the very center of the great river.

Boom—

The solid ice covering the great river cracked open, followed by countless fissures manifesting across it.

The entire ice surface covering the river shattered into scattered blocks of ice.

Then warm winds swept across heaven and earth, dispersing the broken ice blocks, and the once frozen river began to flow again.

Standing in the middle of that river, the ice beneath He Ao’s feet quickly melted, turning into flowing water.

Spring.

A rock emerged beneath his feet, the tranquil surface turned turbulent, sudden raindrops poured from the sky, fierce currents swept over the riverbanks, burying the surrounding earth.

Summer.

The courageous tides gradually receded.

Autumn.

Drifting snow sealed the river once more.

Winter.

He Ao quietly gazed at the scene before him, the sun and moon alternated in the sky, spring, summer, autumn, and winter continuously rotated before him, and the stars filling the firmament changed with the passage of time.

"Heaven and earth have four seasons, the sun and moon unify yin and yang, the Dao engenders naturally, all things possess it within."

He Ao lowered his hands, letting go of the guidance over the entire world, but the changes of heaven, earth, and the sun and moon still never halted.

He was the creator of this world and also the observer of this world.

At this moment, this world had its own rhythm, its own ’vitality.’

It was all things, and also a blend of one.

An enlightenment rose in He Ao’s heart.

The Martial Arts Power that permeated the entire world as he constructed the rules gathered and surged into his body, passing through him, transforming back into the flowing things of this world.

He Ao walked out from the flowing river and stepped onto a rock by the riverbank, directly sitting on this rock, feeling the power flowing through his body.

This power seemed to be transforming his body, yet also seemed to be merging into his body.

The time rules at the world’s base level weren’t complete; He Ao merely sought the Cosmic Core rules invoked by the Main World and replicated them into this world, but the time of this world still began to run normally.

This world was so crude, crude like a mishmash of a house.

Yet its life force was so resilient, even though its foundational framework was so crude, it still operated completely.

Clouds give birth to rain, the sun and moon flow by.

Sitting here, He Ao seemed to hear this world’s pulse, hear the breath of all things.

At this moment, he was the world, the world was him.

His body gradually rose, gradually transparent, even the ever-sharp gray and purple light subdued at this moment.

The powers of these two Talent Sequences, akin to being tossed into a vast sea, shrank within it.

He Ao’s body was merging with this world, blending into one.

But just as he was about to cross that final step, his body trembled slightly, the whole illusory body solidified once more.

Surging power suddenly arose, enfolding the gray and purple radiance within him.

He Ao stood up, glanced at the stone beneath him, and at the flowing river nearby.

He raised his hand, strands of radiance converged in his palm, forming a beautiful giant bird.

In the instant it formed, this giant bird soared into the sky, rushing towards the firmament, emitting a clear cry.

Heaven and earth, sun and moon, all quieted at this moment.

The giant bird flew a circle in the sky, then returned, landing before He Ao, folding its wings, standing in front of He Ao.

He Ao gazed at the giant bird ahead of him.

This giant bird was noble and divine, its whole being carried an ancient rhythm, but it merely stood there.

Accompanying He Ao’s gaze, it would slightly move its head, look left and right, even sway a bit.

Its body was ’alive,’ it had vitality.

But it lacked ’Divine Charm,’ lacked consciousness.

He Ao quietly gazed at the giant bird before him.

It had no soul, merely a mass of flesh and blood gathered into the form of a divine bird.

This world wasn’t complete, lacking that final step.

Spirit.

He solved the issues of vitality and life but never resolved the ’spirit’ issue.

Creation truly wasn’t an easy task; how did those Wizards who created the Martial Arts World solve the soul problem?

He Ao’s consciousness froze at this moment too.

He suddenly realized those Wizards didn’t solve the soul problem at all; they directly caught people from outside and formed the initial life of the Martial Arts World.

Theoretically, He Ao could do the same, but he vaguely felt capturing people, although it could solve the life problem, couldn’t resolve the ’spirit’ problem.

This world still lacked the key element of ’spirit,’ it still didn’t count as a complete world.

As such, He Ao still couldn’t rely on this world to take that crucial step.

He Ao rubbed his face, gently sighed.

Cultivation truly wasn’t an easy affair.

He had gone so far with a boost, yet still struggled, how did those who cultivated normally reach this point?

His consciousness gradually rose, and the surrounding scene transformed accordingly, turning into an endless Gobi Desert.

He returned to the Main World.

If he wanted to solve the ’spirit’ issue, he needed to search for solutions in a complete world like the Main World.

He grasped the wooden leaf in his hand, about to sink his consciousness into the depths of the Main World, paused slightly, then lifted his head to look up.

The dazzling glow, no one knew when, had already spread across the Gobi Desert.

Simultaneously, the surging power suddenly gathered into his body, replenishing all his consumption at once.

Strands of flickering radiance emerged in the depths of his field of view.

An enlightenment rose in his heart.

——

Ningta City

The young man dressed in white pajamas raised his head, gazing at the ancient fortress city still maintaining its walls, slightly stunned.

He lifted his head, looking towards the sky, the firmament had completely darkened, revealing dazzling stars, but at the edge of the stars, seemed to outline some faint arcs, like shimmering twilight.

He lowered his head, looking towards the city gate ahead.

Rows of cameras and detection devices stood before the city gate, clearly, there had been very strict inspections here once.

But now, these inspection devices were in an inactive state, with no staff nearby maintaining operation.

The reason was simple; the wide gate behind the inspection devices was already closed tight, sealed completely.

Seeing this, the young man in white was silent for another moment.

He raised his head, glanced at the sky, then slightly leaped.

His whole body suddenly soared, surpassing the towering city walls, the ’Military Police’ guarding the walls, and landed silently within the city.