Amid a thunderous explosion, Ying Aikun's Primordial Spirit recoiled, already carrying his physical body forward like a shooting beam.
Frenzied, howling Corpse Parts charged toward him. Ying Aikun did not even spare them a glance. With one palm strike, violent Spatial Distortion swept out and drew the Corpse Parts into the Universe Pot at his waist.
The Universe Pot contained a self-contained space. At a glance, it was filled with tirelessly busy Soul Cultivator factories.
At this moment, the Corpse Parts had barely fallen inside when vast numbers of Soul Cultivators wielding Dharma Treasures swarmed over them. They became raw materials on an assembly line and, after a series of processes, would be turned into Immortal Dao materials fit for sale.
Kunxu's Spatial Structure was under strict control. In theory, individuals were not permitted to possess truly independent personal spaces without authorization. To own such an independent space—or rather, a Grotto-Heaven—one generally had to pass layer upon layer of rigorous approval. Its purpose, ownership, standards, future plans, as well as fees related to the Spirit Realm, Spiritual Energy, and more... all faced strict controls.
Like the many Small Realms in the Sect Layer today, such as the Old Days Graveyard, their essence was independent space. Their owners all possessed sky-reaching backgrounds, often with complex shareholding structures behind them.
Thus, even within the Sect Layer, the storage Dharma Treasures owned by the vast majority of cultivators were similar to the storage Dharma Treasures of the Lower Realm. Their principles all stemmed from the compression and containment of space.
Yet Ying Aikun had once relied on his background to forcibly obtain an independent space like the Universe Pot, using it as his personal abode for his sole use.
Back in the day, the Universe Pot contained not only factory areas, but also