To put it more plainly, his second conjecture—the one he had previously been unwilling to verify—was correct.
There was no such thing as time; there was only the process of matter forming and moving. That process of aggregation was time.
This result left Chen Cheng deeply distressed.
Yet he could not simply accept it. If time truly did not exist, then what was he? How had he suddenly returned to the Primordial Era?
Chen Cheng let out a long howl toward the heavens, then flew upward. As he flew, he continuously scattered his power through the surrounding void, hoping to shatter the barrier before him as he had done before.
But where was there any other barrier? This was already the Absolute Void beyond laws. One more step outward would lead to utter chaos.
Just as he was scattering his power, a ripple suddenly spread through the distant void.
The instant he noticed that ripple, Chen Cheng thought he had found a flaw in this place and immediately rushed over.
Yet what awaited him was not a pleasant surprise, but terror.
A humanoid figure wrapped in soft white light flew out from the ripple, followed by one muddle-minded demon after another.
After passing through the ripple, the white light around the figure dispersed, revealing a familiar, graceful silhouette before Chen Cheng.
Seeing her solid body and her cold, peerlessly beautiful face, Chen Cheng called out instinctively.
"Moon Celestial Venerable."
Moon Celestial Venerable had not expected anyone in this Small World she had stumbled into to recognize her. Before she could turn around and tell Chen Cheng to leave, she cast spells to fend off the demons charging in from behind while warning him:
"Since you know me, your world should have an Immortal Ascension Platform connected to the Divine Court.