With Duan Ning in tow, Saine made his way through the Starstream Chaos Region deep within the Illusory Sea Maze.
The hundreds of millions of summoned legions of the Mechanical Civilization stationed here still carried out patrols, defense, resource extraction, and other duties at their respective posts with meticulous dedication.
Their enormous metal-forged bodies reflected a cold, orderly gleam beneath the starlight.
Seeing this well-ordered scene, Saine secretly breathed a sigh of relief—his upcoming journey to the Primordial Universe Time-Space would indeed leave him with no worries at his back.
After arriving at the core fortress deep within the Illusory Sea Maze, Saine did not waste a moment. He immediately headed for the residence of Despair Matriarch Ilena, while Duan Ning quietly attended him at his side.
Upon seeing Saine arrive, Ilena, clad in a dark purple gauze dress, had clearly been waiting for some time. In her hands, she held an artifact emanating a faint crimson glow—the Time-Space Coordinate Locator Saine had come to retrieve.
Saine strode forward, his gaze falling upon the artifact—it resembled an exquisite miniature crown, its body densely embedded with countless tiny red Rule Crystals. Every crystal pulsed slowly, as though it contained the energy of an entire miniature time-space.
These Rule Crystals were clearly special treasures containing extraordinarily abundant Time-Space Power. During his previous experiences in the Material Star Realm, Saine had been fortunate enough to encounter such a supreme time-space treasure as the Source Tracing Stone. But when he compared the red crystals before him with the Source Tracing Stone, he immediately discovered the vast difference between the two.
A careful perception made the distinction clear: the Time-Space Rule Factors contained within the Source Tracing Stone were extremely unstable and spanned an immense range across dimensions, making them difficult to control precisely.
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