Swallowing the Stars: Reboot, The Eternal Serpent!

Chapter 57 Time Illusion! [Available for purchase tomorrow at noon!!!]

Jiang Zhe was astonished. "The Mechanical Race is so extravagant? This single Thunder Glass Source Mother can create ten geniuses of the Thunder-type Origin Law?"

"Master, what good are ten? Most of them are already quite remarkable if they can advance to the Immortal realm. In the eyes of the Machine Race, they are just cannon fodder."

"But if the bribe is given to a Marquis-level Immortal, the Machine Race can gain more by providing a small amount of aid to the enemy."

"Besides, it wasn't said that the whole thing was for one person."

Oriana pointed to the 10 exquisite crystal bottles in the metal box.

"Indeed." Jiang Zhe nodded, using his telekinesis to lift a crystal bottle and collect one-tenth of the liquid from the Lei Li Sphere.

It has a sour and astringent taste, with a drunken sensation like wine, and seems to have volatile properties.

It's pale purple, viscous, and specks of light; when you shake it gently, it seems as if starlight is flowing inside.

Jiang Zhe tilted his head back and drank the ten-odd milliliters in one gulp.

It felt like an electric arc was exploding on the tip of my tongue, the sour and astringent sensation rushed straight to my brain, while the tingling sensation surged throughout my body.

Before it could even be swallowed, the liquid vanished, transforming into wisps of electricity that coursed through the body, raising body temperature and releasing plumes of steam, yet leaving the body with an indescribable feeling of comfort.

Jiang Zhe felt as if layers of gauze were being peeled away, and the fundamental laws of lightning became clearer than ever before in his eyes.

The many doubts I had previously had about understanding the laws were completely dispelled, like snow falling in spring.

Jiang Zhe was enjoying this feeling and took out the Law Expansion Board to work hard.

Unfortunately, a wave of intoxication washed over him, and his consciousness gradually blurred. In the end, he only had time to circulate the "Dragon-Hibernating Technique" before falling into a deep sleep.

Consciousness soars into the void, memories are once again blocked, and a new life begins in a dream.

Perhaps influenced by a strong understanding of the fundamental laws of lightning, Jiang Zhe became a special life form with an extremely high affinity for the laws of lightning in this dream.

With a life gene level 50 times higher, he was born a domain lord, like a bear, but he didn't reign supreme in the universe for long before being captured by humans and taken home for his family's genius to possess.

As a result, Jiang Zhe's blocked memories were unsealed, his will and consciousness suddenly strengthened, and he perished together with the one who had possessed him.

wake up.

Jiang Zhe got up from the sofa, shaking his slightly throbbing head, his expression somewhat strange, still savoring the afterglow of his dream.

"To actually experience what it feels like to be possessed? How interesting."

"And then there's this feeling..."

Jiang Zhe touched his brow, feeling as if something was about to burst out from inside. He knew this was an illusion caused by his full consciousness.

Introspect the prokaryotic space.

Then they saw that the star in the center was shining brightly, no longer looking as sickly and dim as before.

"Very good, the wounds from the separation of the second primordial spirit have now been almost fully healed."

Ji Ning was able to visualize the "Nuwa Diagram" to restore his soul, and he had the "Hibernating Dragon Technique" to strengthen his consciousness and will in his dreams.

Yes, we all have a bright future.

With a thought, electric arcs surged in the spacious hall, and a lightning field descended.

"Sixth realm? After further digestion, it will probably be a seventh realm."

Jiang Zhe was quite satisfied with the progress and turned to ask his partner, who was waiting beside him, "Anna, what time is it?"

"Master, it is now March 19, 2050. It has been four months and nine days since you drank the Thunder Crystal Elixir."

"Please note that there will be a once-every-three-years auction of the Dry Witches this December. Please set aside more than ten days in your cultivation plan so as not to miss it."

Jiang Zhe nodded. Going to the auction to find special life tissue for the silver-clad primordial spirit was a very important matter.

But what is needed is not a special affinity with the laws of life.

This thing, the silver-clad primordial spirit, possesses itself, and its power is definitely no less than that of those special life forms.

What they need are innate secret techniques, like the [Time Freeze] of the Destroyer Beast.

Find the innate secret techniques of the three profound mysteries of the spatial faction: "teleportation," "strangulation," and "blockade," to help the silver-clad primordial spirit cross the threshold of spatial laws.

He walked to the worktable and sat down in the high-backed metal chair that Orianna had modified to fit his size.

Jiang Zhe took out the Lightning Law Scroll and, combining his previous insights, stared at the seventy-two protrusions on the scroll to gain a deeper understanding.

More than ten hours later.

Jiang Zhe laid a brand-new circuit board on the worktable, picked up the soldering gun, and began experimenting, sketching out the circuit diagram.

In about three to five minutes, the first profound interpretation of the fundamental law of lightning was applied to it, and the completed circuit board was sent for testing using mental power.

Oriana stood beside the testing machine, which resembled a large photocopier, took the circuit board, inserted it into the slot, pressed the start button, and simultaneously ejected a piece of A9 black copper.

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A dazzling laser beam burst forth, slicing the black copper in two.

"The first profound mystery, complete mastery, fully comprehended!"

Oriana reported the test results.

Jiang Zhe smiled and placed the second circuit board on the worktable. He continued to tinker with the soldering gun, outlining a completely different circuit diagram.

Three to five minutes later, the sketch was completed and sent for testing.

"The second profound mystery, complete mastery, full comprehension!"

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"The fifth profound mystery, complete mastery, fully comprehended!"

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"The eighth profound mystery, complete mastery, fully comprehended!"

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"The eleventh profound mystery, 60% complete, qualified!"

Hearing Orianna's report, Jiang Zhe put down the welding torch, flexed his wrists a couple of times, and didn't continue.

"From entering the planetary level and mastering the lightning domain, to the dream insights of Tiger, Thunder Dragon, and Bear, and then drinking the Thunder Glass Source Elixir... all these accumulations are manifested on paper, totaling eleven mysteries. My understanding of the lightning laws is quite profound."

Jiang Zhe was thinking to himself:

"It is said that some Chaos Steles start from lower-level laws, such as the Heart Mark Chaos Stele that analyzes the fundamental law of metal."

"If I comprehend the seventy-two mysteries of the lower-level laws, I can probably reach the sixth, seventh, or eighth level of the Bridge to Heaven? I'm not sure, but it definitely corresponds to the level of comprehension required to become a World Lord."

"The task is arduous and the road ahead is long!"

"There's also the law of time; you can't just blindly study the lower-level laws, that's a dead end."

There's also a hierarchy of disdain when it comes to understanding principles.

The varying levels of ability demonstrated by these individuals fully prove the validity of the hierarchy of contempt.

Mediocre people learn the rules of subordinates;

The principles of genius;

A genius who appears once every tens of millions of epochs plays with the laws of fusion.

Jiang Zhe is naturally an ambitious person. He first sets a small goal of conquering the rules of time, and then learns the fusion laws of the beast gods in the future.

Of course, the most advanced school is the Secret Pattern School, which is the path that all the Mountain Dwellers advocate.

Everything needs to be done gradually.

"Anna, what time is it?"

"On April 2nd, the day after tomorrow is Qingming Festival. Your grandfather asked if you could leave the seclusion and whether you wanted to participate in the ancestral worship ceremony."

"Nothing much has happened lately, but we'll be holding ancestral worship the day after tomorrow."

Jiang Zhe stood up from his chair, stretched, and suddenly asked in surprise, "Huh? When did I break through to the Hengxing level?"

After drinking the Source Elixir and regaining consciousness, he immediately immersed himself in comprehending the laws, only then discovering that the eight planets in his dantian had transformed into a blazing star.

"Is it the effect of the Thunder Glass Source Essence?" Jiang Zhe suddenly realized.

"Yes, Master, its effects are similar to the Purple Fire Ape Wine you remember."

Her reminder brought Jiang Zhe back to that expensive luxury item worth hundreds of billions, nearly a hundred billion.

One drink, and an ordinary person instantly becomes a cosmic-level being;

If he drinks a little more, he'll become a cosmic-level genius with extremely high talent in the Law of Fire.

However, its highly esteemed value lies in the fact that even a cosmic being would get drunk after drinking a cup, while few people pay attention to its increased affinity for the fundamental laws of fire.

Of course, those who can afford it don't care, and those who care can't afford it.

"Anna, will using another dose of Thunder Essence have any effect?"

"It will only raise your level of life, but your affinity with the laws has reached its maximum."

"Nine portions left... Anna, have my cousins ​​both broken through to the planetary level yet?"

"Master, they've all broken through. The last one to break through was your cousin, who did it during the New Year period, a little over two months ago."

"Oh...by the way, what are the properties of their genetic energy?"

"Mr. Jiang Wen is of the Earth element; Mr. Jiang Wu is of the Ice element; Ms. Jiang Sisi is of the Water element."

Jiang Zhe pinched his nose. He was the only one with the lightning element, and in the time faction, he was like a husky mixed in with a pack of wolves.

I'm currently reading the error-free version! This is the first time I've published this novel.

Suddenly, he remembered that the sphere of mental energy in his mind was originally dark gold, but later turned purplish gold.

"Um... Could it be that I was originally supposed to have a metal-type genetic energy? But because of cultivating the 'Blueprint of Life,' my genes were recoded, turning me into a new human, and my genetic energy attribute changed along with it?"

Jiang Zhe clicked his tongue in amazement, but he only found the little episode interesting and had no intention of delving into it further.

"Anna, can they take the remaining nine doses? Will they have any adverse reactions?"

Jiang Zhe wants to change the rules for other family members to be more approachable.

"Yes, but it will require more energy from the source elixir to modify their physical attributes, so their cultivation level won't improve too dramatically in the end."

"This is not a problem. As long as we can ensure the affinity with the laws, there are countless alternatives to accumulating a small amount of energy."

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4 month 4 day.

After the ancestral worship ceremony, Jiang Zhe followed the old man to the front courtyard reception room for a chat.

After discussing the distribution of the Thunder Crystal Essence, they moved on to strange and unusual events in the universe...

Now that the Jiang family has mastered almost all of the universal language, they are preparing to log into the virtual universe in the second half of the year.

Jiang Zhe had already rented a large villa covering several thousand square meters on Heilongshan Island as the Jiang family's residence.

As the grandfather and grandson were chatting, a stunningly beautiful woman knocked on the door and entered the living room.

"Uncle Jiang, you were looking for me?"

The girl was Lei Lei, who had grown into a graceful young woman, completely unlike the timid girl she was two or three years ago. She was no longer afraid of Jiang Zhe like a tiger, and even nodded to him in greeting.

After Jiang Zhe nodded in response, he used telepathy to chat with Oriana about gossip.

For example, did she have a puppy love relationship? Was her unlucky boyfriend killed by Thor?

As it turned out, Oriana told them that Lei Lei had been cultivating in the Jiang family for the past three years and rarely came into contact with outsiders.

He is now a high-level war god with 8.2 times the power, and has entered the realm of intent. He is considered talented even in the undestroyed Meteorite Star.

Jiang Zhe understood that it was the artistic conception that gave her extra points.

After all, the average strength exerted by apprentice-level martial artists on Meteorite Star is around 10 times.

"Xiao Zhe, Thor came to me for help. He said that Xiao Lei's mental cultivation is not bad, and she has inherited his talent. She is good at physical strength and wants to ask you, the strongest person on Earth, to give her some guidance so that she can catch up with the great opportunity more than ten years from now."

"Of course, the guidance will be provided without interfering with your cultivation."

"Both Hong and Thor said that the further you go in that future opportunity, the better it will be for us Earthlings."

Jiang Zhe shook his head inwardly. Even if she were to possess a Devastating Beast, she still wouldn't be able to catch that "express train" that only comes once every five thousand years.

However, he did not refuse and agreed, promising to provide some guidance.

Eight months before the auction, Jiang Zhe moved into the Chuanwu Hall.

It was the nine-story tower of the Jiang family that had been rebuilt with C-grade alloy, not the virtual world controlled by Alpha.

While comprehending the laws of time, he made a copy.

He was instructing various martial artists, including Lei Lei, as well as his second brother Jiang Wu, Sister Sisi, and his aunt.

Occasionally, the old man, my father, and my two uncles would come over to listen.

However, they are currently not focused on developing their skills. Once they reach 10 times the power, they will temporarily suspend their studies and concentrate on their field and the secret techniques related to the fundamental laws.

Jiang Zhe did not intervene to correct it.

After they've been banging their heads against the wall of their field for over a decade, they'll know their own limitations.

Jiang Zhe knew perfectly well that no matter how high the hidden talents of Earthlings were, it was impossible for everyone to develop a domain at the planetary level at this stage.

With a cosmic-level energy field, Jiang Zhe felt that his father and two uncles were incredibly awesome!

As for the old man, with his meticulous training, he has a good chance of mastering the field at the Hengxing level, after all, he is the same kind of person as Hong and Lei Shen.

Yeah, it's a budget version, a knock-off.

Given enough resources, the old man could easily achieve immortality with his talent.

Eight months passed, and Jiang Zhe did not neglect his cultivation.

He exhausted all his previous accumulations and finally crossed the threshold of the laws of time. However, he is still far from fully comprehending the first kind of time mystery.

Virtual universe, a killing field.

Jiang Zhe, riding the Sky Shuttle, was locked in battle with a second-class star beast resembling an ape.

Suddenly.

A slight ripple appeared in space and time, and two identical figures emerged without warning.

It was all Jiang Zhe!

Zhen's eyes were blank, his consciousness wavered for a moment, and he didn't know which side to attack.

One of the figures seized the opportunity, and a dark purple "fish" darted out from beside him, piercing through Zhen's brain with lightning speed.

The battle is over.

Zhen's corpse dissipated, and the figure on the left also vanished.

That is, the illusion of time.

This technique comes from "The Realm of Shadows," a spiritual master's flight technique that surpasses "The Flow of Ten Thousand Lines."

The treasures of Meteorite Star aid in mastering the laws of time.

Both books are incomplete, lacking the final layer, but even so, the former is still superior to the latter.

The principle behind spatial illusion is to influence space, creating a mirror-like projection effect that produces a series of illusions.

The illusion of time inevitably involves making a fuss about time.

Divide a segment of time into countless points in time, and then let each point in time manifest in reality later.

These figures from the past can even react in accordance with Jiang Zhe's movements, making them incredibly realistic.

Even a sweep of telekinesis couldn't distinguish between the real and the fake.

Thousands upon thousands of illusory bodies gathered in one area can influence the flow of time in that area.

If we can guide the flow of time within a region, whether it is faster or slower, or even if it is only a negligible change, we will be close to understanding the two great mysteries of time.

This is the concept behind "The Realm of Shadows"!

Even though it's a fragment, it offers a somewhat vague but potentially profound path that touches on the two great mysteries of the time system, so its quality surpasses that of "Wanxianliu".

That's all. It's a 4000-word chapter, only a few hundred words less than yesterday's.

I got the news from the editor today that it will be available tomorrow.

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