Unique Across All Heavens and Times

Once the Destiny Orb officially recognized its master, it naturally gained many new functions, one of which was the ability to adjust the flow of time.

The more powerful a world, the more world origin power is consumed to adjust the flow of time.

For a low-energy world like Yi Ren, even adjusting it to a 1:100 ratio wouldn't consume too much origin power.

After all, the lifespan of a normal universe is at least hundreds of billions of years, and the Destiny Orb absorbed 90% of the world's origin. On a time scale measured in centuries, the consumption from a hundredfold time acceleration is negligible.

As for adjusting it to 100:1 and staying in the Yi Ren world for a thousand years before emerging, that idea isn't realistic.

This is because the world's spiritual energy concentration and fundamental laws are fixed. Even cultivating for a hundred years in Yi Ren might not be as effective as cultivating for one year in the main world. It would simply be a waste of lifespan.

Besides adjusting the flow of time, the Destiny Orb also gained functions like soul protection and fortune boosting.

Soul protection goes without saying. Fortune boosting, on the other hand, consumes a certain amount of destiny to allow the host to turn misfortune into blessings and enjoy good luck for a certain period. If enough destiny is burned, it's even possible for wishes to come true.

These weren't the functions Shen Ye valued most. What truly delighted him was a major characteristic inherent to the Destiny Orb itself—Unique Across All Heavens and Times.

Although energy is scarce, its standing will not diminish because of it.

The timeline converges to a single point, with no distinction between past and future!

Because his soul is bound to the Destiny Orb, his soul also acquired this characteristic.

This means that from now on, he can only be killed by attacks originating from the current time node!

One must know that among the myriad worlds, there are a few top-tier worlds with powerful beings capable of killing enemies across the river of time. Without this characteristic, he might have been captured and used as a test subject the moment he entered such a world!

But now, not only does he not have to worry about attacks from the past or future, even if a powerful being transmits power or information to someone at the current time node, instructing them to kill him, this characteristic will cause a parallel timeline to form the moment that person receives the power or information.

However, this characteristic isn't entirely without drawbacks.

For example, if he were to die again, it would be impossible to revive him by reversing time, unlike before.

Of course, compared to the benefits this characteristic brings, this small flaw is utterly insignificant!

Aside from the Fate Nullification Body and the new functions, the last piece of information the Destiny Orb conveyed was about its "food."

Just as he predicted, the Destiny Orb uses fate and destiny as resources. As for world origin, it is the purest essence, a concentrated form of a world's fate and destiny!

Under the Jumu (Rectangular Wood) tree, Shen Ye practiced various techniques he had learned, over and over again.

As the inheritor of Shennong's Essence Blood, the area around this divine tree was naturally the most suitable place for him to cultivate.

In the past, he wouldn't have been qualified to cultivate in this most important holy site in the entire city.

But now, his identity as Shennong's Divine Emissary had spread among the upper echelons of the City of Flowing Moon. He carried the hopes of the entire tribe, and all his needs were given top priority.

"Such comprehension... even the legendary Innate Dao Body, said to be one with the Dao, might not be able to catch up!" Shen Ye murmured, marveling at his own comprehension despite his temperament.

His divine sense swept over a jade slip, and in an instant, he learned the techniques recorded on it.

If, in the Yi Ren world, he had used Driving Gods and Employing Ghosts to simulate Spirit Binding and General Dispatching, forcibly establishing his identity as a monstrous talent, now he could achieve the same simply by relying on his own comprehension.

As long as the technique wasn't too far above his own level, he only needed to see the opponent demonstrate it once, and he could instantly learn their technique, even optimizing it further!

In his previous life, his comprehension was merely that of an ordinary genius. After rebirth, the shackles on his soul were released, elevating his comprehension to the level of a peerless genius. Now, he had also undergone the baptism of heaven and earth origin—and not just an ordinary origin baptism.

Under normal circumstances, a heaven and earth origin baptism merely involved bathing in light. But he, however, had absorbed the heaven and earth origin into his body until completely saturated, thanks to the Destiny Orb's distribution. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he had undergone a complete transformation, a thorough cleansing, with heaven and earth origin!

To put it dramatically, while others had blood flowing in their bodies, he had heaven and earth origin!

This had made his current comprehension so extraordinary that even he found it hard to quantify!

Just as Shen Ye was filled with emotion, Cang Ming came running from a distance. "A'Ye, A'Ye!"

Her complexion was much rosier than before, naturally a result of Shen Ye nourishing her with heaven and earth origin.

On one hand, it was due to the bond between them. On the other, it was also to prove his identity as "Shennong's Divine Emissary" to the City Lord, so as to better allocate resources.

Shen Ye stopped cultivating and looked at Cang Ming with a smile. "What is it?"

"A'Ye, look, these are cultivation insights I got from my father!" Cang Ming presented several manuals to Shen Ye as if offering a treasure.

Shen Ye's lips curved slightly. Although Cang Ming spoke lightly, he could imagine the City Lord's dark expression when his beloved daughter seemed to be favoring an outsider.

"Thank you very much!" Shen Ye carefully accepted them.

Actually, his cultivation in his previous life had already surpassed that of the City of Flowing Moon's Lord and her father. These manuals would be of minimal use to him, but since they were Cang Ming's sincere gesture, he naturally wouldn't refuse.

"No problem at all! If it weren't for you, A'Ye, I'd still be lying in bed!" Cang Ming clasped her hands behind her back, gently kicking small pebbles on the ground. "A'Ye, what's the outside world like?"

"The outside world, you ask... The sun outside is very warm, springs gurgle, birds sing, flowers are fragrant, and the night sky is also brilliant. People come out to admire the moon under its glow, light bonfires, and laugh, dance, and sing around the fire..." Shen Ye naturally omitted some of the less wholesome details.

Cang Ming listened intently, and it was a long time before she sighed, "That sounds wonderful, I really want to see the outside world!"

Seeing Shen Ye look at her, Cang Ming quickly waved her hands. "Don't misunderstand, I'm not asking you to take me out there! You're fighting for the future of our tribe out there, how could I drag you down?"

Saying this, Cang Ming clenched her small fists again. "I will definitely protect everyone in the city, so you have no worries!"

Shen Ye's expression was solemn, his eyes incredibly resolute. "One day, I will lead the Lieshan Tribe back into the world. Until then, I'll trouble you to guide everyone!"

When one's strength is low, to stir up the world and harvest destiny, one must have their own power.

In other worlds, he would have to start from scratch, but in this world, he already had a base, so naturally, he couldn't ignore it.

However, he had transmigrated physically and couldn't stay in the City of Flowing Moon indefinitely. During this interim period, someone had to hold down the fort, and there was no one more suitable than Cang Ming!

Cang Ming nodded vigorously, then asked, "A'Ye, when do you plan your next cross-world journey?"

Shen Ye pondered for a moment. "In two years. Building an Automaton takes time, and I also need to cultivate enough self-preservation ability!"