Comprehending the Nascent Form of Spacetime Law

The space before his palm rippled slightly.

Only an inch.

Tiny.

And it lasted only a moment.

Yet within that inch, the flow of spiritual energy briefly stalled.

With a thought, Chen Changqing flicked out a strand of spiritual energy.

The strand flew into the disturbance, and its speed abruptly slowed by half a beat.

Only after half a beat did it continue onward.

"Interesting!"

Chen Changqing's eyes lit up.

Half a beat might mean nothing to low-level cultivators.

But when experts clashed, half a beat was enough to rewrite the outcome.

If an enemy's sword strike slowed by half a beat at the crucial instant, his Heavenly Thunder Sword would already have struck them.

If he could use that inch-wide ripple to alter his own speed while fleeing for his life, perhaps he could evade a fatal blow.

Of course, it was still crude for now.

The range was too small.

And the consumption was great.

Chen Changqing only tested it a few times before a considerable amount of spiritual energy was drained from his body.

The spiritual energy consumption was enormous. This was with him using it—someone else would likely be sucked dry outright.

The Fragment of the Creation Jade Disc gradually quieted as well.

The System Prompt sounded again.

[ Ding! ]

[First-stage refinement of the Fragment of the Creation Jade Disc complete.]

[Host has gained: rudimentary comprehension of the laws of time and space.]

[Current mastery: first glimpse of the threshold.]

[Further refinement will require more AFK points.]

At the words "more," Chen Changqing immediately frowned.

"Don't scare me."

"How much for the next stage?"

[ Ding! ]

[Second-stage refinement requires AFK points:.]

Chen Changqing fell silent.

A moment later, he put the fragment back into the Heaven Treading Ring.

"Farewell."

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