Swallowed Star: The Original Secret Realm

Chapter 247 Entering the Time-Space World
Inside the blue palace, Zhang Yi and the guest sitting on the mountain drank and drank heartily.

After the two finalized their collaboration, their relationship became slightly more familiar.

After chatting for a while longer, Zhang Yi left the hall after obtaining a large number of Chaos Stones and Chaos Crystals.

The mountain dweller frowned slightly as he watched Zhang Yi's figure disappear.

Today is the most unsettling day for him since he was reincarnated as the Mountain Hermit.

In the past, he could easily outmaneuver others with a simple move, and while others couldn't see through him, he could easily see through them.

Unexpectedly, things turned out the opposite for Zhang Yi.

He didn't believe that Zhang Yi could guess his identity simply by obtaining the Wu Kingdom's inheritance!
In the cosmic sea, outside the Beihua Xuelan Domain, amidst endless chaotic currents, Zhang Yi stood with a smile on his face.

Before coming here, he wasn't entirely confident that he could persuade the mountain dweller.

Surprisingly, the process went very smoothly.

He got what he wanted, and the mountain dweller got his promise.

Kill two birds with one stone!
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yi headed to the spaceship. After entering the spaceship, thanks to his extremely high level of authority, he arrived at the central area of ​​the core region, on the small island where the general resided, in no time.

"General, these are some Chaos Stones and Chaos Crystals. Do you think they're enough?" Zhang Yi took out a palace-like treasure filled with crystals.

The general's virtual consciousness manipulated the secret runes to probe into the palace, and looked at the mountain of crystals with surprise.

"The initial repairs are sufficient."

Where did you get so many?

The general was very curious. Although cosmic stones and cosmic crystals were not rare items on the Origin Continent, they were very difficult to find in this cosmic sea. Zhang Yi not only found them, but also in such large quantities.

Zhang Yi smiled mysteriously: "I have my own methods. With this batch of Chaos Stones and Chaos Crystals, when will the spaceship be repaired?"

The general shook his head slightly: "Young King, as I just said, these Chaos Stones and Chaos Crystals can only perform preliminary repairs, that is, they can only repair the damaged hull. The interior of the spaceship can only repair some surface-level internal damage."

"To restore the spaceship to some extent its mobility and combat capability, we need a professional treasure-making master. Such a person was very rare even during the peak of my Wu Kingdom, and each of them had a much higher status than me."

He didn't continue, but his meaning was clear: how could a master craftsman capable of repairing a spaceship possibly exist in the Cosmic Sea!
Zhang Yi, however, did not notice the general's expression. He was pondering whether to let the Mountain-Sitting Guest participate in the repairs, and whether the Mountain-Sitting Guest would be willing.
The Mountain-Sitting Guest is a god-king skilled in crafting artifacts. Even if his strength is not at its peak, repairing a spaceship should not be difficult for him.

However, this is not urgent. He will talk to the Mountain Guest after he comes out of the Time and Space World.

"General, I'll trouble you to do the initial repairs on the spaceship's 'external wounds' first. As for the experts skilled in weapon crafting, leave that to me," Zhang Yi said.

The general looked at him in surprise. Could there really be such a person in the Cosmic Sea?

If that's true, will the secret passage of the spaceship ever regain its former glory?
Thinking of this, a glimmer of hope arose in his heart.

"Young King, as long as you can find such a person, I guarantee that the power of the repaired spaceship will definitely satisfy you," the general assured.

"Yeah." Zhang Yi nodded.

After bidding farewell to the general, Zhang Yi found Duan Donghe and told him that Luo Feng would soon arrive at the spaceship.

"Is Luo Feng really as talented as the young king said?" Duan Donghe was still a little skeptical.

Zhang Yi said confidently, "It will only exceed your imagination."

“Alright, since the young king is so confident, once Luo Feng arrives at the Cosmic Ship, I will make the inheritance public to all the major powers in the Cosmic Sea. As long as Luo Feng meets the conditions for inheritance, the Duan Donghe lineage will be his.” Duan Donghe said.

Hearing that Duan Donghe still intended to make the inheritance public, Zhang Yi was slightly taken aback. It seemed that although the timeline had changed because of his appearance, many things were still evolving back to their original course.

Since that's the case, there's no need for him to interfere forcefully.

Even if it were made public, the legacy of the Broken East River would only belong to Luo Feng and the human race.

After everything was settled, Zhang Yi left the spaceship and headed to meet up with the Skeleton Master.

The core area of ​​the Peak Realm.

Deep within the endless darkness lies a colossal abyss, the infamous 'Dark Domain,' renowned even in its core. Legend has it that no powerful individual who enters it ever emerges again.

At this moment, four figures appeared here.

"Master of the Skeletons, is the Time-Space Realm located in the Dark Domain?" Zhang Yi asked again.

The Skeleton Lord had already mentioned it to him before, but now that he was here, he still couldn't help but ask.

This is the infamous Dark Domain. Even if he is confident enough to have a mechanical ship, he can't guarantee that he can get out.

"Haha, don't worry, would I ever trick you?" the Skeleton Lord laughed. "I'll be going in later too, along with two Universe Lords of my Skeleton Clan."

This time, besides Zhang Yi, two members of the Skeleton Clan also accompanied the Skeleton Lord into the Time-Space Realm.

Zhang Yi nodded. He had a clone, so he wasn't afraid of the skeleton master playing tricks.

"Let's go." The Skeleton Lord led the way, flying towards the enormous abyss, with the two Universe Lords of the Skeleton Clan following closely behind.

Zhang Yi followed with a smile.

Soon, the four of them arrived at the entrance to the abyss.

At this moment, a crystal resembling a water droplet appeared in the skeleton's hand.

The moment the crystal appeared, it emitted a peculiar spatial fluctuation that enveloped the four of them.

"Hmm?" Zhang Yi sensed this fluctuation in spacetime. "How mysterious!"

Whoosh! The four disappeared at the entrance, leaving only the abyss that resembled the gaping maw of a giant beast.

"Is this the Time-Space World?" Zhang Yi found himself in a dark void, with nothing around him except for a towering, endless gate of light in the distance. The gate emitted strong spacetime fluctuations, and a powerful aura emanated from it.

He felt dizzy just looking directly at the portal of light, and quickly looked away, not daring to look any longer.

"Wake up!" A loud shout came from the side; it was the voice of the Skeleton Master.

The two Skeleton Clan Universe Lords were also staring at the portal, but their will was clearly far weaker than Zhang Yi's; their will was completely blurred.

"What happened to me?" The two woke up, still a little confused.

The Skeleton Lord said, "You two were attracted by the light gate of the space-time universe. This light gate has a very strong impact on will. Although your wills have broken through to the True God level, they were still affected."

At this point, he looked at Zhang Yi. He could see very clearly that Zhang Yi had also looked at the gate of light, but he looked away in an instant and was not affected by the will of the gate of light.

She valued Zhang Yi even more now.

He knew very well that when he first came here, he was also impacted by the will of the light gate. He barely managed to withstand it with his Void-level will. Zhang Yi broke free even more easily than him, which meant that his will was already at the Void level.

Could the will of the Lord of the Universe reach the Void level? The Skeleton Lord had never even heard of it before, let alone seen it.

After all, among the lords of the universe, those whose will can reach the level of a true god are already extremely outstanding. Among the dozens of lords of the skeleton race, only after three cycles of refinement, the will of the two people in front of them is at the level of a true god.

However, compared to Zhang Yi, who has only cultivated for a few hundred thousand years, they are still not on the same level.

"This is the gate to the world of time and space. Step through it and you can enter." The Skeleton Lord gave Zhang Yi a deep look and said before entering the gate of light.

The two cosmic lords of the Skeleton Clan followed.

Zhang Yi watched the Corpse Master's disappearing figure and chuckled softly. He naturally guessed why the Corpse Master hadn't informed the Light Gate of its will impact beforehand.

The Skeleton Lord should now realize that his will is extremely strong.

However, he wasn't angry about it. The fact that the Skeleton Lord was willing to bring him to the Time and Space World seemed like a transaction, but it was also a way for the Skeleton Lord to befriend him.

It is reasonable to have some assessment of Zhang Yi's strength.

"A world of time and space? I'd like to see what's inside." Zhang Yi smiled as he stepped through the gate.

The universe is a complex space-time structure, with layers upon layers of internal space-time.

A majestic mountain floats in mid-air, below which lies a vast plaza. Above the plaza are countless spacetime vortexes, numbering approximately three thousand at a glance.

Zhang Yi stepped out of one of the spacetime vortexes and landed on the plaza.

"So many 'people'?" Zhang Yi glanced around and found dozens of figures in the square. This group of people waited quietly, and the three members of the Skeleton Master were among them.

He was extremely surprised.

Are there so many life forms in this world of time and space? The reason I say "life forms" is that many of the life forms among these figures are incredibly diverse, similar to, yet different from, the life forms in the cosmic ocean.

How is this going?

"Come here." Just as Zhang Yi was wondering, the Skeleton Lord beckoned to him from a distance, signaling him to come over.

Approaching the Skeleton Lord, Zhang Yi asked in a low voice, "Skeleton Lord, what exactly is going on? How can there be so many unfamiliar and powerful life forms in this space-time?"

He could sense that the auras of the beings around him were quite powerful, and some of them were even stronger than the Skeleton Lord.

Of course, having a powerful aura does not necessarily mean that one is stronger than the Skeleton Lord.

The skeleton master shook his head and said in a low voice, "It's not that I'm unwilling to tell you in advance, but I have my reasons. You'll find out soon enough."

As the two were talking, a figure flew down from the towering mountain above the square.

He was clad in blue armor, exuding a powerful aura, as he looked down at the crowd in the square.

"I am the blue-armored guardian of the world of time and space."

"Among you, some have been here before, and some are newcomers. Let me first introduce you. The Time-Space Realm is a treasure land left by our master, an opportunity for you three thousand creatures of the Cosmic Sea. I hope you can seize it."

"Three thousand cosmic seas?" many beings who were visiting for the first time exclaimed in the plaza.

What does that mean? Does it mean there are three thousand cosmic seas? And that the life forms around us come from other cosmic seas?
Zhang Yi was also surprised and had a vague guess in his mind.

The spacetime universe should have light gates appearing in the three thousand dimensional universes, and life forms in the three thousand primordial universes can enter as long as they obtain a token.

"Silence!" the blue-armored guard whispered.

A powerful aura enveloped everyone in the square. Sensing the strength of the aura, the few newcomers who had been unable to hold back their voices quickly fell silent.

"Let me explain the rules here first."

"First, newcomers, you must swear an oath that you will never reveal anything about the universe, or your main body and avatars will perish."

"Those who are here for the first time, line up in one row."

As soon as he finished speaking, many people walked out and quickly lined up in the square. Zhang Yi also followed the flow of people into the queue.

He finally understood why the Skeleton Master hadn't revealed any details about the space-time universe.

“Come, repeat after me: ‘I swear, with the Time and Space Divine Mountain as my witness... I will never reveal anything about the Time and Space World to outsiders. If I break this oath, everything will be annihilated.’”

The blue-armored guard approached the first person in the line, a being with nine minotaurs and human bodies, and spoke.

"If I break this oath, may everything be annihilated," the minotaur-like expert quickly said.

As soon as the oath was made, a semi-transparent ripple appeared on the majestic divine mountain high above the plaza, instantly entering the body of the minotaur-headed humanoid powerhouse.

The blue-armored guard explained, "This is a spacetime imprint. As long as you don't break your oath, there will be no problem. But once you break it, regardless of whether you have a clone or a soul, this imprint, separated by endless spacetime, is enough to annihilate everything."

He then walked toward the second person in the line.

As time passed, they all made vows, and soon, the blue-armored guards arrived in front of Zhang Yi.

"It's your turn."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi prepared to swear an oath.

Just then, the majestic sacred mountain above the square emitted a dazzling light, and at the same time...

Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
Nine consecutive, thunderous sounds, like the beating of drums, came from the sacred mountain.

The blue-armored guard, who had been calm all along, suddenly changed his expression and stared at Zhang Yi in shock, momentarily stunned.

Throughout his countless years of service, he never encountered nine drumbeats sounding simultaneously.

He knew very well what this scene meant.

He quickly came to his senses and looked at Zhang Yi with a slightly respectful expression.

"Please wait a moment, I will then take you to the sacred mountain."

Zhang Yi was also a little confused. What was going on?
He asked, "Do I still need to make an oath?"

“Of course not,” the blue-armored guard said, ignoring the shocked looks of the people around him, and walked up to a powerful man with a rectangular head standing next to Zhang Yi.

"It's your turn!" he said coldly.

The strongman with the rectangular head quickly made a vow.

Each subsequent one followed the same method.

After all the newlyweds had taken their vows, the blue-armored guard politely said, "Please follow me to the sacred mountain."

“Okay.” Although Zhang Yi didn’t know exactly what had happened, he already had a vague guess in his mind, and nodded.

Whoosh!Whoosh!
The two transformed into streaks of light and flew towards the majestic sacred mountain above.

As soon as the blue-armored guards left, the crowd in the square erupted in chaos.

A series of delayed gasps rang out.

Although they didn't know the specifics, judging from the drumbeats of the sacred mountain and the reactions of the blue-armored guards, the powerful figure from earlier was probably no ordinary person.

Even more powerful figures came directly to the Skeleton Lord's side and inquired about Zhang Yi's situation.

They had all just seen Zhang Yi standing with the Skeleton Master.

These powerful individuals were not new to the Time-Space World; they spoke the common language of the ancient civilization they had learned within it.

The Skeleton Lord had naturally learned the common language of the ancient civilization long ago, and he simply gave a few perfunctory replies.

In reality, the shock in my heart was no less than that of these people.

(End of this chapter)