Chapter 946 - 1046: Spacetime Barrier

"But that's impossible. The reason why it's called space-time turbulence is because it's chaotic; there's no way to correct it!" Big White Beard continued after his last sentence!

Ye Tianfan pursed his lips with a grim expression. Although he knew it was unlikely, he couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed!

"By the way, Big White Beard, you just mentioned connecting to a small town or a sect. So, could it connect to other worlds?" Ye Tianfan asked curiously, guessing from Big White Beard's words that he hadn't drifted into other worlds!

However, he indeed experienced other worlds. At least the voices he heard weren't fake; they were real voices.

Moreover, Ye Tianfan believed that what he heard was definitely not fake; he could guarantee that!

"Other worlds?" Big White Beard paused after hearing Ye Tianfan's words and then said, "Did you hear voices from other worlds just now?"

Ye Tianfan didn't know how to respond to Big White Beard's question, so he said, "I'm not sure, but judging by the sound, tone, and content, it doesn't seem like it's from our world, because I heard them mention tanks and cars. I think there are no tanks or cars in our world, right?"

Big White Beard whispered after hearing Ye Tianfan's words, "It seems the space-time barriers are getting weaker and weaker!"

"Space-time barriers?" Ye Tianfan was visibly stunned by the term. Combined with Big White Beard's non-response to his question, it was clear he was referring to this world's barrier.

At this moment, Ye Tianfan felt a surge of excitement because he felt he had touched upon the most important topic in this world.

What's the most crucial thing about a world? It's the world's barrier. And if the world doesn't have a barrier, what would happen? It would be assimilated by other worlds and then devoured!

"To be honest, what I'm talking about is space-time barriers. They're a means for countless worlds to protect themselves. If a world's space-time barrier is too weak, it will gradually be eroded by other worlds. Then, through assimilation or devouring, our world will be integrated into another, strengthening that other world! And our world's people and things will all perish! No trace of existence!" Big White Beard said sorrowfully!

"What?" Ye Tianfan exclaimed in surprise. So, worlds devour other worlds, meaning the world might be conscious?

"Are you saying that worlds have consciousness?" Ye Tianfan asked fearfully. If the world truly had consciousness, then how would it deal with him, an outsider? Even though Ye Tianfan had lived here safely for five years, there's no guarantee that the world's consciousness hasn't noticed him; once discovered, how would it treat an outsider?

It's like having a splinter inside your body that you initially don't notice and later do. What would you do? Obviously, you'd pull it out immediately!

Ye Tianfan found himself in such a situation. If removed by the world, where would he go? It's like pulling out a splinter and then trying to put it back where it was—impossible!

The most crucial is that if Ye Tianfan is just expelled, it's not that bad; after all, he'd still have a chance to survive, however slim.

But if Ye Tianfan is directly eliminated, then he's doomed; he would die!

"No, the world isn't conscious!" Big White Beard said!

Ye Tianfan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Big White Beard's words; at least without consciousness, he wouldn't be doomed!

"But the world operates instinctively, instinctually eliminating, or avoiding factors unfavorable to itself!" Big White Beard continued!

Ye Tianfan inhaled sharply upon hearing this. But then he realized he probably couldn't affect the world, so he wasn't an unfavorable factor, right? It shouldn't eliminate him.

At least Great Yama has been traversing for hundreds of years without issue!

"If the space-time barriers are weak, it would be better to use the power capable of destroying space less frequently, or else it would hasten the weakening of the barriers!" Big White Beard said!

"Are the space-time barriers already this fragile?" Ye Tianfan asked curiously. Even though Ye Tianfan wasn't skilled in spatial knowledge, he knew the world's barriers aren't easily broken, unless under special circumstances; his situation was special as he was brought here by the Dragon Cup.

"A few years ago, I felt a shattering sensation of the space-time barrier, and about five hundred years ago, I also sensed it. Although the shattered parts quickly recovered, the sudden shattering was still very palpable!" Big White Beard said, "While I don't know the specifics, judging from the feeling the barriers gave, this world's space-time barrier is already very weak. Continuing like this, it probably won't be long before this world is consumed by other worlds!"

Ye Tianfan remained silent for a while after hearing this, then asked, "So how much longer can the space-time barriers hold?"

Actually, Ye Tianfan wanted to know how long until this world was doomed but couldn't be so blunt, so he asked more subtly!

"Probably several million more years! After that, this world's space-time barrier will be done for!" Big White Beard mused!

Ye Tianfan's eyes turned to dots at hearing the millions-of-years figure, followed by a feeling of wanting to flip the table.

What the hell are you telling me about several million years? Even if I used vibrational power every day, how much time could that shave off? And forget millions; tens, hundreds of thousands of years later, who knows if I'll still be here. Given my speed in cultivating immortality, in a thousand years, I'll probably ascend, whether to the Immortal Realm or back to my original world, I'd already be gone from here!

Speaking of which, the Immortal Realm seems to be in the same Macro World as this one, so the safest bet is to return to my original world!

Realizing this, Ye Tianfan relaxed. Seems like worrying wasn't necessary; he almost gave himself a scare, thinking perhaps he only had a few hundred years left.

But it's normal for Big White Beard to worry, after all, he possesses infinite longevity, so it's perfectly reasonable for him to be concerned about life and death several million years down the line!