Da Xuan Martial Saint - Chapter 1492 - 716: Fragment of a Shattered Spacetime (Part 1)
Chapter 1492: Chapter 716: Fragment of a Shattered Spacetime (Part 1)
Chen Mu felt his vision blur slightly, and when he looked down, he saw an old cotton quilt covering him. At the same time, he was holding a small figure curled up in his arms—Chen Yue. At this moment, Chen Yue did not possess the dominance of a Divine Monarch Dominator but instead was a girl of just over ten, curled up in his embrace, shivering from the cold.
Chen Mu could also feel the waves of biting cold. It was as if all the power had been drained from his body, reverting him to his weaker, mundane younger self. The scene was all too familiar to Chen Mu; it was the harshest times after he had first arrived in the Da Xuan World, surviving with Chen Yue by his side.
“Time changes, indeed it does.”
Chen Mu sensed the changes around him; this was no illusion—everything was genuinely there. He had truly traveled through time, arriving in a past era. Yet, this space-time was disconnected from the future, independent of it.
“Unfortunately, I am already a Dao Venerable; this level of Power of Dao is unable to seal my consciousness.”
Chen Mu glanced around at the all-too-familiar surroundings—the impoverished, dilapidated house with walls bare, the ancient and broken furniture, and the little one shivering in his embrace. He showed a nostalgic smile, sighing softly.
The Power of the Time Dao is extraordinary; it has truly carved out a corner of the past. If he were only at the Divine Monarch level, his consciousness and power would be wholly sealed, perhaps even losing all previous memories. He would be cast into this fractured past, naively and unwittingly reliving past events, potentially falling into an endless cycle of reincarnation.
But now, he was already a Dao Venerable.
Although his body seemed restricted, with no power remaining, it was fundamentally only an avatar. His true consciousness resided far above the heavens, spanning the Origin River as an eternal, undying star. Thus, the concealment by the Power of Time could not affect his true self or cover his memories.
Moreover,
with just a thought, he could forcibly break free from all these shackles, shattering this past timeline constructed by the Time Dao.
“Brother…”
Chen Yue nestled tightly in Chen Mu’s arms. Despite trembling from the cold, she stubbornly pursed her lips, refusing to complain about the cold, and made every effort to snuggle closer to Chen Mu, sharing warmth with him.
Chen Mu knew that the Chen Yue before him was merely a fragment of the past time reconstructed by the Time Dao, yet he still lovingly stroked her small head, letting a ripple of invisible energy spread from his palm.
Crack!
An intense thunder flashed across the heavens, the world quaking for a brief moment, appearing on the verge of breaking. At the same time, Chen Mu’s hand erupted with a rainbow light, pouring into Chen Yue’s body.
The trembling little figure of Chen Yue suddenly stopped shaking. She raised her head in astonishment, feeling a warm current surge through her limbs, dispelling all the cold, and giving her a sense of boundless strength.
Simultaneously,
she witnessed the miraculous rainbow light emanating from Chen Mu’s hand, radiating an unimaginable, majestic power.
“Brother?”
Chen Yue looked up, somewhat bewildered and lost, at Chen Mu.
Chen Mu gently stroked her head, stood up from the bed, and said, “Though you are merely a fragment of the time simulated by the Time Dao, you are always my Yue’er. Brother has other matters to attend to and won’t stay here. I leave this power for you. In this corner of time, you can live freely.”
As his words fell,
Chen Mu’s figure shimmered with rainbow light, vanishing like a dream, leaving the young Chen Yue stunned, unsure what to do. However, no matter how biting the autumn wind or persistent the cold rain, she no longer felt cold, only warmth filling her body, as though a sun resided within her.
As the young Chen Yue stood there, unable to comprehend what had happened, Chen Mu’s figure appeared on the darkened heavens, standing with hands behind his back, overlooking the worn-out house below, shaking his head slightly:
“A shattered fragment of space-time, after all, is not an Illusion Realm.”
This place was a past fragment torn from the River of Time by the Power of the Time Dao. Everything here actually existed, yet it was entirely severed from the original timeline. It was precisely because this was not an Illusion Realm but an independent fragment of space-time that Chen Mu did not use his Venerable power to destroy this world.
Still, he would not remain here, as time could not trap him, and he could see through all truths. Therefore, everything here held no meaning—this independent fragment of space-time was essentially a prison of time.
Here,
everything was almost identical to the original universe.
The only difference is that this universe contained no Dao Venerables and would never birth one, as a Dao Venerable already merges with the Great Dao, beyond the single Time Dao’s reach.
In a way, this fractured universe came into being because of him.
Chen Mu harbored little sentiment for this place, but for Chen Yue—though merely a shadow of the past—he still felt affectionate. Hence, he bestowed her the protection of the Power of Dao, ensuring she would never wither in this past timeline, granting her his blessing.
Should the future bring the Chen Yue of the original universe to attain Venerable Dao, everything along her timeline would converge, including this broken fragment. All ’Chen Yues’ would unify, just as he himself was now the universe’s only one, with even the Power of the Time Dao unable to obscure his presence.
Chen Mu looked upon Chen Yue with doting eyes, then shifted his gaze far and wide, observing the familiar Yu City with deep emotion. Suddenly, he stepped forward, arriving in a courtyard.
In the courtyard,
an old man wearing a straw raincoat sat lifelessly beside a pond, gripping a fishing rod in his hand.
“Old Master.”
Chen Mu quietly appeared in the courtyard, taking a few steps forward, coming beside the old man in the raincoat, gently calling out.
Yu Jiujiang’s grip on the fishing rod tightened slightly. He looked at the unfamiliar young man who suddenly appeared before him, his gaze grave yet unflustered, speaking solemnly: “An honored guest visits, yet I did not go to meet you. Please forgive my rudeness.”
Chen Mu observed Yu Jiujiang carefully, revealing a reminiscent smile, then took a seat by the pond, a fishing rod appearing in his hand out of thin air. Casting the line into the pond, he quietly joined him.
Seeing Chen Mu’s actions,
Yu Jiujiang’s eyes flickered with many lights, but he quickly regained composure, gently casting his line into the pond, jovially saying, “Might the esteemed guest hail from my Sect? I have been estranged from the Sect for years, never thought someone from the Sect would come to visit this old, decaying man.”
He couldn’t gauge Chen Mu’s abilities but recognized his silent appearance as evidence that his realm surely surpassed his own. Chen Mu’s demeanor was clearly amicable, even familiar, so the only logical conclusion was that he was from the Seven Profound Sect. Yu Jiujiang had been a steward in the Seven Profound Sect for many years; possibly Chen Mu had crossed paths with him as a disciple, now surpassed him in Cultivation and decided to visit while passing Yu City.
Though he truly couldn’t recall meeting Chen Mu, nor remembered who Chen Mu was in the Seven Profound Sect.
“Yes, I am indeed a Seven Mysterious Disciple.”
Chen Mu smiled serenely, saying, “The Old Master has benefited me. Passing by, it is only right for me to visit, though I may intrude; I hope the Old Master doesn’t mind.”
“Hahaha, such a young talent remembers an old, decaying man like myself and willingly visits! How could I resent you?”
Yu Jiujiang chuckled at his words.
Though he couldn’t truly remember who Chen Mu was, it was evidently not the right time to ask. Chen Mu remembered him, but he couldn’t recall Chen Mu—how improper. Additionally, having a promising young member of the Seven Profound Sect visit him benefits him and the entire Yu Family.
Without Chen Mu doing anything further, merely circulating rumors of a young sect leader from the Seven Profound Sect visiting him in Yu County would be of great advantage. The He Family, Xue Family, and others would tread cautiously around the Yu Family, fearing escalation of any conflicts for some time.
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