The Transmigrator’s Cultivation

Arc 24: Nine Void Battlefield | Chapter 430: Power of Time and Space

Xu Ziqing walked at a brisk pace, using the technique of shrinking the distance, and in no time, he had covered a distance of ten miles.

At this point, the legion was long out of sight, and there were no others around. He took out the Void Mirror, embedded the divine stones, and began to activate it.

This Void Mirror could detect demons lurking outside the celestial dome, adhering to the protective membrane of the laws, and it had another ability: it could lure demons, enticing them to tear open the celestial dome eagerly.

However, care had to be taken while using it; if a demon landed on the ground, escaping would become very easy. Additionally, these demons could transform into the appearance of those they devoured, and if they mixed into a crowd, it would cause great trouble.

…Fortunately, only low-level and mid-level demons possessed such transformation abilities due to their weak power. If high-level demons could do the same, it would be a disaster!

At this moment, Xu Ziqing wanted to lure a demon down. He activated the Void Mirror and directed it toward the celestial dome.

As he shone the light, he was startled!

He saw, directly above him, more than a dozen dark shadows faintly visible outside the celestial dome, densely clustered together, watching the ground below with greedy eyes, their mouths moving as if gnawing on something—if he guessed correctly, they were gnawing at the protective membrane.

If these more than ten demons all drilled out at once and surrounded Xu Ziqing, it would surely put him in great peril!

Xu Ziqing’s expression darkened slightly as he directed the beam of light from the Void Mirror to another direction, feeling somewhat relieved.

In that area, there were no demons outside the membrane. After checking the surroundings, he felt a bit more at ease.

It seemed that outside this section of the celestial dome, there were only these demons.

However…

Xu Ziqing’s mind shifted, and he flipped the mirror to use its second function.

As the light appeared, the demons outside the celestial dome became agitated, and their gnawing speed increased significantly compared to before!

It really worked!

However, since it was his first time in battle, he didn’t want to engage multiple demons at once, so he quickly turned and left.

Before leaving, he used the mirror to take one last look and found that those demons suddenly dispersed and stopped gathering.

Clearly, they had been drawn by the scent of human presence, feeding on the protective membrane together; now that the human had moved away, they went off to search for other prey.

After testing the waters, Xu Ziqing began to search elsewhere.

After quite a bit of effort, he finally used the Void Mirror to lure a low-level demon into a frenzied chase. He then found an isolated spot with no one and no demons around, tore open the membrane, and let the demon drill in from outside the celestial dome!

This demon was only about three meters tall, with a brownish-yellow body covered in ugly, lumpy tumors. Though its appearance was indeed fierce, its growl was raspy, lacking the high-pitched, magical voice of high-level demons.

Xu Ziqing leaped gracefully, the wind swirling around his feet, making him appear as light as a floating reed. Dressed in green, he was gentle and handsome, with features like a painting, creating a stark contrast with the demon in mid-air, making the ugly appear uglier and the beautiful even more beautiful.

Then, a flash of green light shone from between his brows, and a green needle shot through the air, instantly multiplying into thousands, like a fine mist of rain, enveloping the demon! It was the newly refined Qingyun Needle!

The demon’s figure flashed and surprisingly evaded most of the attack!

The remaining hundreds of Qingyun Needles pierced its body, and although they embedded themselves into the outer skin, they only scorched numerous dark spots without truly injuring the demon’s flesh. It seemed even supernatural abilities were ineffective! And this was merely a low-level demon.

Xu Ziqing pondered briefly before raising his hand to retract the Qingyun Needles.

The low-level demon lunged again, appearing right in front of Xu Ziqing, its limbs on the ground as it pounced like a beast, ready to bite. Behind it, a long tail swung back and forth with a loud “crack,” as if the air itself was being whipped into a frenzy.

Such a demon was unprecedented; all the monsters and fierce beasts he had encountered before paled in comparison.

Xu Ziqing didn’t think too much about it. With a flick of his arm, a thick vine sprouted and bound the demon tightly.

The demon twisted and shattered the vine with ease.

Then it leaped again, its foreclaws coming down with a whoosh!

Xu Ziqing raised his hand once more, summoning a long stick that was neither gold nor wood, with a razor-sharp tip. He aimed to swing it and strike the demon aside—however, the demon’s forelimbs suddenly sprouted several-foot-long spikes, lunging to stab Xu Ziqing in the waist!

After gasping in surprise, Xu Ziqing swiftly retreated, narrowly dodging the attack.

Immediately, he pointed a finger, unleashing a powerful force that struck the demon squarely in the chest!

…Fortunately, this low-level demon had just lifted its upper body to use its spikes against Xu Ziqing; otherwise, its weak point hidden beneath would not have been exposed, making it difficult for Xu Ziqing to land a hit. But now, he had gained the upper hand and pierced through that weak spot!

In an instant, the demon collapsed like a dead tree, moaning as it fell to the ground.

Xu Ziqing felt slightly relieved, realizing how dangerous that moment had been.

This demon had no human intelligence, yet despite that, it possessed such powerful instincts and cunning, making it quite difficult to deal with.

With the demon now dead, Xu Ziqing contemplated for a moment before transforming the long stick into a long knife, cleanly beheading the demon and storing its head in a storage ring. He was about to leave when suddenly, a peculiar feeling stirred within him. It seemed… something strange was afoot.

Driven by this premonition, Xu Ziqing used the long knife to split open the demon’s body and began to search carefully.

Before long, inside the demon’s pierced heart, he discovered an extremely small particle, no larger than a grain of rice, shimmering with a fluorescent glow.

This was…

Within it was a kind of power that deeply attracted him.

He had felt this power before and had even absorbed some…

It was the power of time and space.

At that time, he had only absorbed a small amount, but now he was able to see the power of time and space condensed into a grain; it was truly strange. It also elicited a sense of joy within him.

It had been said before that Xu Ziqing’s cultivation method opened up a small universe in the Zifu, and because the Xi soil and the Sumeru Mustard Seed interacted with each other, this small universe had the potential to become a true world. This also meant the laws of the inner world of the mustard seed were merged, and those world laws were, in fact, the laws of time and space.

To create a world, one must achieve a specific time and space.

Within that time and space, the rules determined by the world’s master would contain the consciousness of the world master itself.

Originally, the mustard seed could accommodate time and space, controlling that piece of time and space. Later, Xu Ziqing subdued the consciousness of the mustard seed and transformed that time and space into the small universe’s time and space. However, since it was originally a specific time and space, it had not been completely refined. If it were to be struck repeatedly in the future, that unfinished world would be at risk of collapsing—even if Yun Lie’s sword domain had been tempered into something incredibly solid through Sword Dao Fruits, it couldn’t be said to be completely free from damage. Moreover, Xu Ziqing’s small universe was still quite immature.

Thus, Xu Ziqing needed to comprehend the laws of time and space on his own or find ways to obtain pure time and space power to absorb and refine. As he gradually increased and thickened the time and space power infused with his consciousness, it would solidify the small universe further, ultimately condensing it to a point where it could support an entire world.

Furthermore, when Xu Ziqing followed Yun Lie to the Nine Void Realm, it was not without reason that he sought opportunities to comprehend.

This was due to the legend—rumors said the Nine Void Realm was hidden within a time and space storm.

Because of this, when he arrived, Xu Ziqing truly absorbed some time and space power, which made him quite pleased, and he had already felt somewhat satisfied.

But now he discovered that the otherworldly demons contained crystallized time and space power… that was an unexpected delight!

Upon reflection, this wasn’t surprising.

The demons outside the realm were birthed within the time and space storm; though their origins were unknown, they floated in the void, inevitably interacting with time and space at all times. Could it be that their ability to breed was related to the power of time and space? Regardless of the reason, it was certainly beneficial to him.

Xu Ziqing calmed his mind and used the long knife to lift the crystallized time and space power, then took out a bottle to contain it.

At this point, he was even more determined to hunt down the otherworldly demon—not only for personal training but also to acquire this crystallized time and space power, which was not easily obtainable in the many small worlds of the vast Nine Thousand Great World!

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In the desolate land, jagged rocks blocked the way, making it difficult for people to move agilely.

In a certain clearing, three mid-level demons were entangled with a small group of people, numbering only seven or eight. Although two or three people were occupied with one demon, which should have provided them an advantage, they gradually fell into a disadvantage as their attacks proved ineffective.

Before long, several people had been wounded, being forced to retreat continuously, unable to extricate themselves. They couldn’t even use any escape techniques; dodging with agility was hindered by the scattered rocks, leaving them in a rather awkward situation.

Soon, the three demons pressed closer, effectively encircling the seven or eight people, forming a situation of “many against few,” which could not help but provoke a laugh. However, those encircled were unable to muster even a trace of laughter.

Among them, a tall and handsome young man bitterly smiled and said, “This time, it seems we are destined to live or die together!”

An older man behind him, however, was somewhat optimistic: “It’s not the end yet; there’s no need to lose heart.”

The rest sighed, but at this point, such words of encouragement felt like mere self-comfort.

However, they were not inexperienced younglings; since it had come to this, they decided to fight with all they had.

In the next moment, they seemed to have a tacit understanding and simultaneously summoned their life-bound treasures!

In an instant, several dazzling treasures restrained two of the demons, while another demon was pierced through by three extremely sharp flying swords. Additionally, a circular blade soared into the air, slicing off the fleshy growth on that demon’s head, killing it in one blow! However, after this strike, everyone felt drained.

These demons, even being mid-level ones, possessed a terrifyingly sturdy layer of steel skin.

For cultivators like them, using their powers would only harm the demons if they were purely offensive and powerful; otherwise, they couldn’t hurt their oily skin at all. If they used treasures, low-level demons could be pierced by magical artifacts, but for mid-level ones, only mid-grade or even upper-grade magical artifacts could inflict damage. Moreover, using techniques, beast control, talismans, and other methods often wouldn’t harm the demons; their speed was incredibly swift, making it easy for them to evade.

While they used their magical treasures against the demons, only their life-bound treasures were the most precious and could withstand a fight. The rest could only serve to slightly hinder the demons, with little other utility. Under normal circumstances, facing one mid-level demon would not be frightening, but now they were up against three!

It was precisely this series of misfortunes and the encounter with such a tricky situation that brought them to this state.

One mid-level demon was slain, but the remaining two roared, sending the surrounding treasures crashing down!

The group felt utterly disheartened as even their life-bound treasures lost their brilliance; what use were the remaining means at their disposal? They could only expend all they had, no matter what they could use, to drag out just a moment longer. Until the very last moment, how could they easily resign to death?

Just as their options dwindled and the mid-level demons became increasingly aggressive, those people were battered and bruised, with little vitality left… suddenly, a vast sharp aura erupted from the ground, cold and icy, spreading outward like a tide.

Who was this, carrying such a formidable aura and seemingly endless killing intent?

The handsome young man from before quickly called out, “Friend, save us!”

In that place, a white-clad figure with a frosty expression turned around.

Translator: Lynn

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