Unique Across All Heavens and Times

After the Destiny Orb officially acknowledged him as its master, it naturally gained many additional functions, one of which was adjusting the flow of time.

The more powerful the world, the more world source power was consumed when adjusting the flow of time.

In a lower-level world like the Otherworlder World, even adjusting it to 1:100 would not consume much source power.

After all, a normal universe had a lifespan of at least tens of billions of years. The Destiny Orb had devoured ninety percent of the world's origin, so on a timescale measured in centuries, the consumption brought by a hundredfold time flow was nothing at all.

As for adjusting it to 100:1 and hiding in the Otherworlder World for a thousand years before emerging from seclusion, that was not realistic.

The world's spiritual energy concentration and the level of its laws were fixed. Even cultivating in the Otherworlder World for a hundred years might not match the results of cultivating in the Main World for a single year. It would merely waste his lifespan.

Besides adjusting the flow of time, the Destiny Orb had also gained functions such as protecting the soul and enhancing Fortune.

There was no need to elaborate on soul protection. Enhancing Fortune, on the other hand, consumed a certain amount of Destiny, allowing the host to turn calamity into fortune and enjoy blessed luck for a period of time. If enough Destiny was burned, even having one's wishes come true was not impossible.

These were not the functions Shen Ye valued most. What truly delighted him was a major trait inherent to the Destiny Orb itself—Unique Across All Heavens and Times.

Though its energy was scarce, its status would not decline because of that.

Its timeline converged at a single point, with no distinction between past and future!

Because his soul was bound to the Destiny Orb, his soul had acquired this trait as well.

That meant that from this day onward, he could only be killed by attacks originating from the current point in time!

One had to know that among the Myriad Worlds, a small number of top-tier worlds possessed great powers capable of crossing the River of Time and Space to kill their enemies. Without this trait, he might have been seized and used as a lab rat the instant he entered one of those worlds!

Now, not only did he no longer need to worry about attacks from the past or future, but even if a great power transmitted strength or information to someone at the current point in time and had that person kill him, a parallel spacetime would emerge the instant that person received the strength or information because of this trait.

However, this trait was not entirely without drawbacks.

For example, if he died again, he would no longer be able to be resurrected by reversing time as he had before.

Of course, compared to the benefits brought by this trait, that small flaw was utterly insignificant!

Apart from the Fate Nullification Body and its newly added functions, the final information conveyed by the Destiny Orb was about its "food."

Just as he had predicted, the Destiny Orb used fate and Destiny as nourishment. As for world origin, it was the purest essence condensed from a world's fate and Destiny!

Beneath the Jumu tree, Shen Ye practiced the various techniques he had learned again and again.

As one who had inherited Shennong's Essence Blood, the surroundings of this divine tree were naturally the most suitable place for him to cultivate.

In the past, he had not been qualified to cultivate in the city's most important sacred ground.

But now, his identity as Shennong's Divine Emissary had spread throughout the upper ranks of the City of Flowing Moon. He carried the hopes of the entire tribe, and every one of his needs was placed in the highest priority.

"This level of comprehension... even the legendary Innate Dao Body, one fused with the Dao, might not compare," Shen Ye murmured. Even with his temperament, he could not help but marvel at his own comprehension.

With a sweep of his Divine Sense across a jade slip, he instantly mastered the technique recorded within it.

If, in the Otherworlder World, he had used Driving Gods and Employing Ghosts to imitate Spirit Binding and General Dispatching, forcibly establishing himself as a monstrous genius, then now he could accomplish the same thing solely through his own comprehension.

As long as the technique was not vastly beyond his own level, he only needed to watch someone perform it once to instantly learn it, and could even optimize it on that basis!

In his previous life, his comprehension had only been at the level of an ordinary genius. After his rebirth, he had broken free of the restraints on his soul, raising his comprehension to the level of a peerless genius. Now, he had undergone a baptism by the world's origin—and not an ordinary baptism at that.

Under normal circumstances, a baptism by the world's origin merely meant bathing in its radiance. Yet with the Destiny Orb sharing it with him, he had absorbed the world's origin until his body was completely saturated. Calling it a rebirth through the world's origin, cleansing his marrow and remolding his body, would not be an exaggeration!

To put it more dramatically, while blood flowed through other people's bodies, what flowed through his was world origin!

As a result, his comprehension had become so extraordinary that even he found it difficult to judge its limits!

Just as Shen Ye was lost in thought, Cang Ming came running over from afar. "A'Ye, A'Ye!"

Her complexion was much rosier than before, naturally because Shen Ye had nourished her with world origin.

On one hand, it was because of the bond between them. On the other, it was to prove his identity as "Shennong's emissary" to the City Lord, allowing him to allocate resources more effectively.

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 Father!" Cang Ming presented several booklets to Shen Ye as if offering treasure.

The corners of Shen Ye's lips curled upward slightly. Though Cang Ming made it sound simple, he could imagine how dark the City Lord's face had become upon seeing his precious daughter favor an outsider.

"Thank you." Shen Ye accepted them with great care.

In truth, his cultivation in his previous life had already surpassed that of the City Lord and Cang Ming's father. These booklets were of negligible use to him, but since they represented Cang Ming's kindness, he naturally would not refuse them.

"It was nothing! If it weren't for you, A'Ye, I'd still be lying in a sickbed!" Cang Ming clasped her hands behind her back and lightly kicked at the pebbles on the ground. "A'Ye, what is the outside world like?"

"The outside world... The sunlight outside is warm, springs babble, birds sing among fragrant flowers, and the night sky is dazzling with stars. People come out beneath the moonlight to admire the moon, light bonfires, and laugh, dance, and sing around the flames..." Shen Ye naturally omitted certain less wholesome scenes.

Cang Ming listened with rapt attention. Only after a long while did she sigh. "That sounds wonderful. I really want to see the outside world!"

Seeing Shen Ye look at her, Cang Ming hurriedly waved her hands. "Don't misunderstand! I don't mean I want you to take me outside too. You're all working hard out there for the tribe's future. How could I hold you back?"

As she spoke, Cang Ming clenched her little fists again. "I will definitely protect everyone in the city and make sure you have no worries behind you!"

Shen Ye's expression turned solemn, his gaze incomparably resolute. "One day, I will lead the Lieshan Tribe back into the world. Until then, I'll have to trouble you to lead everyone!"

When his strength was still low, if he wished to stir up the world's tides and harvest Destiny, he needed his own faction.

In other worlds, he would need to start from scratch, but this world already gave him a foundation. Naturally, he could not ignore it.

But he had crossed over in his physical body and could not remain in the City of Flowing Moon for long. During his absence, someone had to hold down their base of operations, and there was naturally no one more suitable than Cang Ming!

Cang Ming nodded vigorously, then asked, "A'Ye, when do you plan to cross into another world next?"

Shen Ye pondered for a moment. "Two years from now. Building puppet armor will take time, and I need to cultivate until I have at least some means of protecting myself!"