Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 157 Reflections and Insights

Virtual universe, Thunder Island plane, Hunyuan Palace.

In the main seat, Shen Mu sat cross-legged, dressed in ordinary white clothes, with no fluctuation of aura about him.

"Congratulations to my two elder brothers, now you no longer need to hide yourselves." Shen Mu said with a smile, raising his wine glass.

Beside Shen Mu, Luo Feng, whose aura was unusually sharp, also raised his glass in congratulations and said with a smile, "The last time the four of us brothers gathered was several thousand years ago."

Shen Mu, Luo Feng, and the four brothers Hong and Lei Shen gathered together.

Over the years, the four brothers have gathered less and less, mainly because as Shen Mu's strength has increased, each period of seclusion has become longer and longer.

Moreover, Shen Mu's emergence from seclusion does not mean that Luo Feng and the other two will have time.

As the four brothers grow stronger, opportunities for gatherings like this will become increasingly rare.

This isn't about drifting apart; it's about everyone having to walk their own path.

Opposite Shen Mu and Luo Feng, Thor let out a strange laugh, disrupting the Zen-like aura that blended with heaven and earth around him.

"Hehe, Xiao Sanzi and Luo Xiaosi, you two better work harder, or you'll be surpassed by me and Brother Hong in the future."

"Second brother, you should worry about yourself. Be careful not to fall from the Giant Axe Secret Realm after you break through to the Realm Lord level." A faint smile appeared on Hong's face, who was dressed in black, and a faint dreamlike aura emanated from his body.

In response to Hong's teasing, Thor snorted twice and retorted.

"What can I do? The realm lord of that Giant Axe Secret Realm has cultivated for hundreds of thousands, even millions of years. How can I catch up so easily? I'm not some freak like you!"

Both Hong and Thor made up for their shortcomings in their laws of talent, and their progress was extremely rapid.

A few years ago, Thor had just passed the tenth level of the Bridge to Heaven, which was considered top-tier among all the domain lord-level members of the Giant Axe Secret Realm.

Hong's progress is slightly faster than Thor's, and his mastery of the laws is probably at the peak of the tenth level. The two brothers are only about the same age, and their speed of progress is no slower than that of most geniuses who are ranked first in the competition.

As one's cultivation level increases, the effectiveness of one's innate talent in applying laws will be greatly reduced, and comprehension will become more important.

The speed at which the two brothers progress will probably scare countless people to death.

"It seems I really need to work harder, or I might be surpassed by my older brothers in the future."

Luo Feng responded with a smile, saying that he was still at the Realm Lord level and had not yet broken through.

Shen Mu looked up at Luo Feng and asked, "Still not planning to break through?"

Luo Feng shook his head helplessly: "It's not that easy. Senior brother, you've also evolved your genes to perfection, so you should know how strong the pronucleus is."

When genes evolve to perfection and are baptized by the primordial universe, the robustness of the pronucleus will evolve to its limit.

To break through this primordial core, one must either reach the level of a cosmic sovereign in terms of mastery of laws, or create the most supreme ultimate technique.

Even with Shen Mu's current mastery of the laws, he cannot create an ultimate technique at will; he would need to spend hundreds of years refining his skills before he could hope to achieve it.

After all, Shen Mu's mastery of the laws is now extremely profound. Even setting aside his understanding of the mysteries of the soul's origin, if we only consider his understanding of the laws, he has reached the level of a master of the universe.

For a newly ascended master of the universe, creating an ultimate technique typically requires time measured in epochs.

"Creating a secret technique is indeed not easy."

Shen Mu nodded slightly. Over the years, his understanding of the laws had improved a lot, but he had basically not created many secret techniques.

Aside from the most powerful "Nine Spirits" secret technique, Shen Mu has yet to create any ultimate technique at the level of a universe master.

"By the way, eldest brother and second brother don't have clones yet. Should we create one?" Shen Mu suddenly looked at Hong and Thor.

Once one breaks through to immortality and condenses a divine body, acquiring the secret technique of creating clones is not difficult.

The simplest method is possession. As long as a powerful person is willing to pay a high price to obtain a life form with the ability to create clones, they can simply possess it.

As for the possibility of a failed possession, there's no need to worry. Hu Yanbo can create a soul imprint, a means to assist in possession, let alone Shen Mu.

Shen Mu's plan was to create clones for his parents and relatives to greatly enhance their ability to survive.

"A clone? I've heard that the talent for creating clones is extremely rare, and most cosmic lords don't have the ability to create clones," Thor said.

Hong nodded slightly and said, "If the price is too high, then let's forget about it."

Shen Mu laughed and said, "There's no price to pay. It probably won't even cost you a single Treasure Point."

Such life forms as the Living Golden Horned Beast, which possess clones, are indeed rare, but they are something that can be purchased with Cosmic Crystals.

At that time, Shen Mu can simply place a few high-value bounties and easily obtain them.

……

The Milky Way, Earth.

"Tuanzi, offer a bounty for a living being with clones, requiring a Domain Lord level."

"Yes, Master!"

Upon hearing Shen Mu's instructions, Tuanzi immediately began to take action.

Shen Mu nodded slightly and asked, "How is the body fusion progressing?"

Faced with Shen Mu's question, Tuanzi showed a happy trouble: "Master, that Star Tear Gold is too difficult to fuse. I estimate that one's will must be comparable to that of an immortal to fuse with Star Tear Gold."

The difference between intelligent life and mechanical beings lies in whether they possess an evolutionary heart and a physical body.

These things were nothing to Shen Mu, especially the mechanical body, for which Shen Mu had prepared Star Tear Gold as Tuanzi's body.

The difference in talent between mechanical races lies in the level of body they have fused with.

The stronger one's will, the larger and higher the mechanical body one can fuse with, and naturally, the greater one's future achievements will be.

"No rush, take your time. If you really can't do it, then forget it."

After offering a few words of comfort, Shen Mu began to organize his own insights and create a secret technique.

"Although my five divine bodies are all at the hundred-fold limit of amplitude, I cultivate other people's secret techniques. Incidentally, I can create my own amplitude-based secret technique."

Regardless of the specific amplitude technique, as long as the amplitude can reach a hundredfold, the power level is quite comparable.

However, Shen Mu still pursued the idea that all secret techniques should be based on his own insights, forming his own system and secret manual, without copying others' ideas.

Boom!

Shen Mu's aura suddenly changed, weakening a hundredfold in an instant.

Then, some strange runes appeared around Shen Mu's body; those were the runes of the ten fundamental laws.

These secret patterns flow and change, subtly forming a peculiar artistic conception, intertwining with the surrounding cosmic energy, and condensing into a faint, ethereal phantom.

In less than half a day, Shen Mu's divine body solidified a hundredfold, and he recreated an amplitude-type secret technique that pointed directly to the limit.

Ultimately, I find my own secret techniques the most comfortable to use.

Shen Mu wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but after using his self-created secret technique, he felt much more at ease.

At this moment, the aura emanating from Shen Mu's true Earthly form became more natural and harmonious, subtly conveying a sense of merging with the universe.

"The next step is to refine my own secret techniques."

Now that Shen Mu has created his own secret technique, there is no one to point out any mistakes or omissions in it at any time. Everything depends on himself.

Of course, Shen Mu's vision and knowledge were also far beyond what they could have been back then; with a thought, he could create a top-tier secret technique.

With dedicated study and practice, one can reach the ultimate level.

However, the goal that Shen Mu pursues is not simply the ultimate level.

……

In the blink of an eye, three thousand years have passed.

Within the divine realm, Shen Mu floated high in the sky, his body surging with endless divine power, evolving into a phantom of a universe.

Then, that vast exploration of the universe evolved into an incredibly tiny singularity.

A singularity is not a sphere, but a singular point with no volume.

The moment the singularity was formed, the surrounding endless spacetime began to collapse, and this collapse spread in all directions at a terrifying speed.

This is a terrifying destructive force. The moment the secret technique is unleashed, this destruction of space and time irreversibly spreads outwards.

It's important to know that the spacetime of the primordial universe has an automatic repair function; otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to withstand countless battles between immortals.

Even if Shen Mu disperses the secret technique, this destructive power will not disappear; it will still spread in all directions.

"Controlling time and space!"

With a thought, Shen Mu felt as if the ancient, verdant tree supporting the divine kingdom was bursting forth with endless jade light, instantly illuminating the entire divine kingdom.

Within this divine realm, Shen Mu can easily control all fluctuations and changes in time and space.

"Backtracking!"

This spacetime flow reversed directly, restoring it to its state before it was destroyed.

"Although the destructive power is persistent, the peak value is still unsatisfactory."

Shen Mu raised his right hand, and a phantom image of a universe appeared in his palm, with dense fluctuations of laws intertwining within.

hum!

The phantom surged and suddenly transformed into a dazzling array of secret patterns, within which one could discern the mysteries of the fluctuations of all ten fundamental laws.

If there are powerful individuals who cultivate the path of the Beast God, they will be able to perceive the fluctuations of more complex fusion laws.

The fluctuation of the fusion of the fundamental laws was not of one kind, but rather the convergence of all eight fundamental laws.

"Aside from the two major fusion laws of lightning and water, my mastery of other fusion laws is still too low."

With the Eight Gods Palace, a supreme treasure of the palace type, Shen Mu does not need to go to the Ancestral God Sect's inheritance site to comprehend the Dao of the Beast God. He only needs to comprehend the secret patterns within the Eight Gods Palace.

When the young Ancestral God bestowed the Eight Divine Palaces upon Shen Mu, he deliberately mentioned that this treasure had another wonderful use.

The so-called wonderful use is that the secret pattern contains the complete Dao of the Eight Great Beast Gods.

No one knows who crafted this treasure, but the technique was incredibly shoddy; otherwise, it wouldn't just be a high-grade treasure.

"The strongest secret technique of the Lord of the Universe is not something that can be created simply."

Shen Mu's right hand surged with spiritual light, revealing the supreme weapon-type treasure, the "Jade Divine Sword".

The secret runes of this Jade Divine Sword only contain eight lower-level laws, lacking the two higher-level laws of time and space. Yet, it has managed to form a true treasure rune, which is clearly remarkable.

"My skill in applying the laws is still far inferior to that of the expert who forged this 'Jade Divine Sword'."

With a thought, Shen Mu immersed himself in the Jade Divine Sword, comprehending the profound mysteries contained within its runes and studying the combined application of the eight lower-level laws.

Boom!

A roar that could only be heard at the level of will erupted from Shen Mu's body.

Like the Big Bang, endless light surged around Shen Mu, evolving into an endless cosmic phantom.

In the next instant, the endless phantoms transformed into a series of mysterious patterns, flowing and intertwining, becoming even more complex and profound.

……

In the blink of an eye, more than five thousand years have passed.

"I've reached the limit; one more step and I'll reach the ultimate secret technique."

Shen Mu is now particularly interested in inheriting an ancient civilization and then witnessing the secrets and wisdom within that ancient civilization.

Boom!

Shen Mu's aura suddenly subsided, and endless light patterns appeared around him, then burst forth with brilliance, condensing into majestic divine wheels.

It is the strongest combat secret technique bestowed by the universe, "Body Transformation into the Universe"!

At this moment, within Shen Mu's divine body, endless energy surged, forming a miniature "Origin of the Universe" according to a profound and complex network!

The miniature origin of the universe echoed the primordial universe, and an extremely powerful pure force surged into Shen Mu's body, instantly increasing the strength of Shen Mu's divine body tenfold.

Shen Mu's consciousness converged, and an invisible gaze fell upon his own divine body.

At this moment, Shen Mu's attention was entirely focused on the model of the origin of the universe, which was formed by the endless interweaving of energy.

The energy flow of that primordial land model was incredibly complex, with countless lines and patterns interwoven to form an extremely profound and mysterious pattern.

"The secret runes that once seemed impossible to solve are now starting to make sense."

His own innate secret technique is indeed profound, but the laws and mysteries within it are only at the level of a cosmic master.

Shen Mu's mind was completely immersed in the miniature universe origin land simulated by his divine body.

It is said to be the origin of a miniature universe, but in reality it only simulates a part of the fluctuations of the universe's origin, and then resonates with the true original origin of the universe.

……

Spring goes and autumn comes, time flies.

On Earth, Shen Mu and Tang Yongqing, embodied by divine power, have just completed a cosmic journey.

This is mainly because Tang Yongqing's mastery of the laws has now reached the immortal level, and he has begun to try to create secret techniques.

Shen Mu suggested that Tang Yongqing not rush to create secret techniques, but first try to comprehend the artistic conception hidden in the universe and nature before attempting to create secret techniques.

"Mom and Dad, you still know how to come home?"

Shen Mingyue flashed and appeared in front of Shen Mu.

Now, Shen Mingyue is over ten thousand years old, has reached the Domain Lord level, and has left the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company to undergo training outside.

However, Shen Mingyue was merely a member of the Primordial Secret Realm. Even when she was sent out for training, she was only a special envoy of the Intermediate Universe Kingdom and concurrently the highest special commissioner of the Qianwu Branch.

"I sent you out to gain experience, what are you doing staying at home?" Shen Mu said to his youngest daughter with disdain.

Shen Mingyue was completely confused. She asked, "My points task hasn't been completed yet. If you're not at home, where are you?"

Shen Mu patted his forehead: "Alright, now that your points task is done, let's go."

At this moment, Shen Mingyue had already received the first part of the highest-scoring mission at the Domain Lord level: kill any nine Realm Lord level experts on the traitor list.

"Mom, look at my dad, he's abusing his power for personal gain!" Shen Mingyue turned into a tattletale.

Tang Yongqing quickly comforted her youngest daughter for a while, and then coaxed her to start her own points-earning task.

Watching Shen Mingyue leave, Shen Mu suddenly spoke up: "Zhong Zhan, I'm entrusting this to you."

"Rest assured, Master, we will protect you with our lives."

The figure of Venerable Zhongzhan appeared in front of Shen Mu, bowed slightly, and then disappeared from the spot.

Tang Yongqing shook her head helplessly: "Why don't you always bully your own daughter?"

Shen Mu raised his hand and pinched Tang Yongqing's cheek: "She's lazy by nature, she won't work hard to cultivate unless you put some pressure on her."

"Let's go, now it's just the two of us."

Tang Yongqing was slightly taken aback: "When did you switch to the real person?"

"Just now."

Shen Mu embraced Tang Yongqing, and then his figure disappeared from the spot.

The car crashed, it's past midnight, I feel terrible!

(End of this chapter)