Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 130 A Flaw in Mental State

The core star region of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, the outer edge of the Qianwu Secret Realm surrounded by endless nebulae.

Boom!

One of the stars in the nebula shone with a dazzling divine light.

Then a triangular, jet-black spaceship emerged from it; it was Shen Mu's Starship.

Upon returning to the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, Shen Mu naturally made sure to pay his respects to the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler and teacher as soon as possible.

……

At the core of the Qianwu Secret Realm, dazzling divine light rose from the heavens, and a magnificent temple floated in the void.

As soon as Shen Mu entered the highest level of the temple, he saw the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom dressed in a scale armor battle robe.

"Disciple Shen Mu greets Master!"

Shen Mu immediately bowed respectfully in greeting.

The King of Qianwu laughed heartily, and an invisible, gentle force lifted Shen Mu's figure up.

"Hey, isn't this the Silver Sand King who's recently risen to prominence on the extraterritorial battlefield?"

Not many people know Shen Mu's identity as the Silver Sand King. Apart from the universe lords of their respective clans, only a very few universe venerables are aware of Shen Mu's identity.

This naturally included Shen Mu's teacher, the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom.

"I made a bit of a splash on the battlefield outside the region, I hope you'll forgive me, teacher," Shen Mu said with a light laugh.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom looked at his young disciple with some emotion.

In just a few thousand years, that little guy who was once at the Hengxing level has become a member of the Hong Alliance, a true powerhouse among the immortals.

In terms of strength, even his second disciple, Qingtian Wang, probably couldn't do anything to this little guy.

To be honest, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom had considered that his young disciple would surely become a powerful figure in the future.

I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom said with great satisfaction, "This is nothing but a small achievement. I'm afraid that once you break through to the Immortal Realm, your strength will catch up with mine."

"Come on, we haven't had a proper drink together all these years, let's drink to our hearts' content today."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom was very pleased that Shen Mu paid his respects to him as soon as he returned.

He chose to take Shen Mu as his personal disciple because of Shen Mu's character.

Looking back now, I realize that my choice was absolutely right. This child truly cared about this old man who was no longer able to help him.

Seeing this, Shen Mu smiled and accompanied his teacher, the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, to drink and reminisce.

During this process, Shen Mu also told his teacher, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom, about his experiences on the battlefields outside the region over the years.

It wasn't a particularly dramatic start, nor was it life-threatening, but it was something the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom fondly remembered.

He also came this far step by step back then.

Three days later, in the solar system.

hum!

Ripples spread through the space, and then Shen Mu's figure appeared out of thin air.

A blue planet came into Shen Mu's view.

"After nearly five thousand years, it has finally returned."

Five thousand years is insignificant on the scale of the universe and humanity.

However, for people on Earth today, Shen Mu has become a legend. It should be noted that the ancient Chinese civilization had a history of only five thousand years.

Suddenly, Shen Mu felt an invisible gaze fall upon him.

Following that gaze, Shen Mu peered through layers of space and saw a magnificent temple nestled within a spatial interlayer.

The being presiding over this temple is the cosmic venerable one dispatched by the Ice Peak Lord, whose title is Derivation God.

Upon seeing that the figure that had teleported in was Shen Mu, the gaze was withdrawn.

Shen Mu bowed slightly towards the temple, and then his figure flashed and disappeared into space.

……

Earth's civilization has developed over thousands of years, and the presence of Earthlings has spread throughout the entire Heilongshan star field.

Earth, as our ancestral planet, has now become a perfectly habitable planet, and all industrial production has been moved to other planets.

It was March, late spring.

Shen Mu and Tang Yongqing flew slowly above the clouds, their gazes overlooking the scenery of the northern country.

In which year did the Yellow River become clear?

Shen Mu remembered that when he last returned to Earth, the Yellow River wasn't this clear.

Tang Yongqing thought for a moment and said, "It was probably more than three thousand years ago. There was no deliberate management. With the development of the times and changes in the environment, it naturally became clear."

"It feels like the whole world has changed since I last came back thousands of years ago. Now you need planetary-level strength to register as a martial artist," Shen Mu said with a smile.

A few thousand years is not a long time, but it is enough for human civilization to complete its transformation.

Nowadays, planetary-level beings are ubiquitous on Earth, and their status is roughly equivalent to that of martial arts students in Shen Mu's era.

According to bloodline classification, Earth humans should belong to the seventh bloodline. Even without training, they would naturally grow to adulthood and reach the peak of what was once called the God of War.

With just a little diligent training, one can become a planetary-level martial artist.

"The changes are definitely huge. None of you brothers wanted the profits from Kyushu Company; you invested most of them in the development of civilization."

"In total, Kyushu Corporation's net profit over the years has exceeded 1.4 million Mixed Yuan Units, most of which has been used as welfare for all citizens to promote the development of civilization."

Shen Mu was genuinely shocked this time, and looked at Tang Yongqing, asking, "Is Kyushu Corporation really that profitable?"

1.4 million Mixed Yuan Units is the entire fortune of a high-ranking Marquis who has achieved immortality. Even after traversing the starry sky for six thousand years, Teacher Huyan Bo only has a fortune of tens of millions of Mixed Yuan Units.

You have to understand that those powerful figures who have been crowned kings all accumulated their wealth over countless years.

Tang Yongqing couldn't help but roll her eyes at Shen Mu and said, "You, as the major shareholder, haven't you ever looked at the company's financial statements all these years?"

The rapid development of Kyushu Company mainly occurred after Shen Mu became the personal disciple of the Ice Peak Master.

At that time, an immortal king from the investment department of the Virtual Universe Company headquarters personally approached Kyushu Company and offered countless incredible investment projects.

These projects are basically all about the research and development and production of a certain monopolized product.

Examples include extremely high-end F-class spaceships and domain lord-level bloodline evolution agents. The term "extremely profitable" aptly describes this kind of monopolistic industry.

What appears to be an investment is actually a hidden perk for the direct disciples of the Lord of the Universe, giving them a small amount of money—tens of thousands of Hunyuan units—every year.

After Luo Feng became the personal disciple of the Chaos City Lord, the Virtual Universe Company provided him with more investment in extraordinary projects, paying him over 100,000 Chaos Units annually.

In this way, it took thousands of years to generate an income of hundreds of millions of Hunyuan units.

"Alright, alright, I was wrong, aren't I?" Shen Mu said with a smile.

Shen Mu now exudes a strange sense of ease.

Shen Mu suddenly changed the subject, saying, "Sister Yongqing, Mom and Dad have both broken through to the Domain Lord level, how come you're still only at the Universe level?"

Tang Yongqing looked a little embarrassed and stammered softly, "I...I haven't comprehended the domain."

My parents are both true martial artists, and even now they often train in various worlds.

With the added advantage of Earthlings' comprehension and the precious treasures provided by Shen Mu to enhance their talent in laws, it is quite normal for them to comprehend a domain.

Tang Yongqing was never a true martial artist; his cultivation level was built up with resources. Although his comprehension was above average among Earthlings, his talent was also boosted by treasures.

The problem is that she has almost no practical experience, so it's nearly impossible for her to comprehend a domain out of thin air.

Shen Mu hesitated slightly, then said, "Sister Yongqing, I have a method that might help you quickly comprehend the domain, but it might require some hardship."

Tang Yongqing pursed her lips slightly and said softly, "Then... I'll listen to whatever you say."

"Okay, look into my eyes."

"Um?"

Tang Yongqing looked at Shen Mu with some confusion, and the next moment her consciousness fell into an illusion.

About five seconds later, Tang Yongqing regained consciousness and found herself in a strange yet familiar scene, instantly becoming alert.

boom!

An invisible ninefold wind domain swept out, and the ethereal yet sharp essence of wind emerged from Tang Yongqing's body.

"How did I become a ninth-tier cosmic-level being?!"

"Amu!"

"I'm so glad you're alright, I'm so glad you're alright..."

Tang Yongqing saw Shen Mu in front of her, and then threw herself into his arms, tears streaming down her face silently.

Shen Mu held Tang Yongqing, who was trembling with sobs, and whispered, "Sister Yongqing... that was just an illusion, it was all fake."

Shen Mu just went all out, making Tang Yongqing experience a dream world that lasted for two thousand years.

Within this illusory realm spanning two thousand years, he and his four brothers, including Luo Feng, perished one after another due to various accidents.

Without the protection of Shen Mu and others, Kyushu Company was not qualified to reap such enormous profits.

In the short span of two thousand years that followed, the situation of humankind on Earth underwent a dramatic transformation.

Not only have they lost their current comfortable living conditions, but they have also lost ownership of the Earth, been expelled from Earth, and are now wandering in the universe.

Tang Yongqing, who had always been well protected by Shen Mu, and her parents and other relatives had no choice but to step forward and desperately cultivate in order to make life better for humanity on Earth.

This was just the beginning. Shen Mu cruelly caused accidents to happen to his parents and friends in the illusion, leaving Tang Yongqing alone to lead the human race, which had suffered a great change.

Over two thousand years, Tang Yongqing forced himself to comprehend the domain, then crossed the threshold of the Law of Wind, and finally broke through to the realm of the Lord of the Realm.

After a long while, Tang Yongqing finally calmed down and held Shen Mu's hand tightly.

"You really scared me this time." Tang Yongqing's voice trembled slightly.

Tang Yongqing recalled everything she experienced in the illusion, a look of lingering fear appearing in her eyes.

Over the years, the biggest trouble Tang Yongqing has ever experienced was probably before she met Shen Mu, when she was harassed by a spoiled brat whose name she has forgotten.

After that, Tang Yongqing was always under Shen Mu's protection and was well taken care of, so she didn't know much about the wickedness of people's hearts.

This time, Shen Mu went all out, causing Tang Yongqing to feel a bit jittery whenever she recalled her experience in that illusion.

"Okay, there won't be a next time."

Looking at Tang Yongqing, who seemed somewhat agitated, Shen Mu regretted having been too ruthless earlier.

Humans are not plants or trees. Shen Mu and Tang Yongqing have been married for thousands of years, but although they have only spent about a hundred years together, it is impossible for them not to have feelings for each other.

As he spoke, Shen Mu's voice carried a special power that completely calmed Tang Yongqing down.

A moment later, Tang Yongqing looked up at Shen Mu and broke free from his embrace.

"You've bullied me like this, I can't just let it go..."

Tang Yongqing was about to throw a little tantrum, but she didn't know how to do it, and a conflicted look appeared on her face.

Upon seeing this, Shen Mu's face broke into a wicked grin.

A ring made of mother-of-pearl appeared on the ring finger of her right hand.

hum!

An invisible spiritual force surged into the ring, and the faint patterns on it seemed to come alive, beginning to rotate and be pondered.

Tang Yongqing was slightly taken aback, and punched Shen Mu with a mix of shame and indignation.

"You're so bad."

Shen Mu smiled and said, "The will of a Realm Lord is indeed different."

With that, Shen Mu picked up Tang Yongqing and his figure disappeared into the air.

Within the primordial world, atop the tranquil Heavenly Pool.

On the small boat, two figures appeared and disappeared, conveying the longing suppressed for thousands of years.

……

Life on Earth was incredibly peaceful, and Shen Mu completely returned to his ordinary daily life.

Nowadays, he spends his days reading all kinds of books and then traveling the world with Tang Yongqing.

This time, Shen Mu and his wife did not choose to fly, but simply walked, like taking a stroll, intending to travel all over the world and experience the most ordinary human life.

For the first few months, Tang Yongqing took Shen Mu's company for granted, believing it to be compensation for the bullying he had caused her.

However, as more than a year passed, Tang Yongqing became somewhat worried.

She was afraid that she might hinder Shen Mu's cultivation progress because of her own actions.

Shen Mu didn't hide anything and told Tang Yongqing directly that he was also cultivating his mental state.

Shen Mu's strength is now in a predicament.

There are only three ways to become stronger: either break through to immortality, create a higher-level secret technique, or undergo genetic evolution of the Flame God Clan.

Breaking through to immortality isn't urgent yet; there's still one clone slot left to use.

Shen Mu planned to remain at the Realm Lord level for an entire era before breaking through.

There are still several thousand years left, enough time for Shen Mu to fully comprehend all eight lower-level fundamental laws.

Creating higher-level secret techniques is not something that can be done overnight; it can be done gradually.

As for the genetic evolution of the Flame God Clan, it requires elevating one's mental state to resist the side effects of the evolutionary secret technique.

After realizing that Shen Mu wasn't just killing time, Tang Yongqing felt relieved and joined him in enjoying the simple pleasures of life.

Time passed uneventfully, and more than ten years went by in the blink of an eye.

Over the years, Tang Yongqing had already broken through to the Domain Lord level, and then evolved to the peak of the Domain Lord level by soaking in the nutrient capsule.

Within the illusion, Tang Yongqing advanced to the realm lord level, so naturally she is no longer stuck at the peak of the domain lord level.

In the end, it took Tang Yongqing more than ten years to fully comprehend the mystery of the threshold of the law.

At the summit of the Himalayas, Shen Mu stood guard at the entrance of a cave.

Inside the cave, Tang Yongqing had successfully condensed the first wisp of world power and was opening up his own inner world.

After confirming that Tang Yongqing had successfully broken through, Shen Mu looked into the distance.

"Over the past ten years, I have vaguely felt that I have found the path to my own state of mind, but I am unable to take that step."

As a time traveler, Shen Mu also knew that the three realms of mental state were essentially not of different levels.

However, at the beginning, the third level of mental state does indeed provide a greater boost to willpower than the first two levels.

But as one gains more experience, one will understand that the so-called three realms are simply three paths of the mind. There is no distinction between high and low; it's just a matter of who goes further.

In the original work, Luo Feng always reached the first level of mental state.

However, Luo Feng forged his own path, transforming his state of mind into a heavenly blade that severed all distracting thoughts. His enhancement of willpower was no weaker than Hong's third level of mental cultivation.

Shen Mu's pursuit is not to reach the third level of mental state like Hong, but to find his own path like Luo Feng.

Time passed slowly, and Shen Mu half-closed his eyes, examining his own heart and searching for flaws.

After a long while, Shen Mu's gaze fell on Tang Yongqing, who had completed her final breakthrough, and he seemed to understand where his mental flaws lay.

Through three lifetimes, Shen Mu experienced many things... but he never became a parent.

call out!

Tang Yongqing's figure transformed into a streak of light and appeared in front of Shen Mu.

"Xiao Shen, I've broken through!"

Shen Mu smiled and said, "Sister, let's have a baby."

"Um?"

"Okay, okay!"

"But we're already world lord level powerhouses, it must be very difficult for us to have offspring."

"It's alright. With treasures that increase the chances of conceiving offspring, not to mention world lords, even immortals have a chance to have offspring."

The parents of the Manka Star Prince, who was in the same genius battle as Shen Mu, were a powerful pair of immortal kings.

As they spoke, Shen Mu's consciousness connected to the virtual universe treasure trove, searching for treasures that could increase the chances of fertility.

The most precious treasure among them, exceeding one trillion points, is a special spiritual fruit.

Once consumed, even an immortal will be able to conceive offspring, and the offspring's innate qualities will be improved to a certain extent. However, this effect is only noticeable the first time the product is taken.

(End of this chapter)