Learning the Universe in the Palm

"I think you have a great aptitude for the Dao of Space. Think about it, even the concept of 'a world within reach' is not something you could learn with your current cultivation level, yet you still managed to learn it, didn't you?" As the leader of the Five Immortals of High Antiquity, the Immortal Fairy highly recognized Lu Yang's talent in spatial Law Technique.

In High Antiquity times, if someone could receive praise from an immortal fairy, it would be better than countless fortuitous opportunity, enough to ascend to heaven in one step.

Lu Yang was completely unaware of this; he felt that the Immortal Fairy had only brought him a test.

In High Antiquity, someone of such high or low status would be labeled as "ungrateful."

"Fine, I'll learn it then."

Lu Yang felt that he had been cultivating for so long, so he should take a break and relax his mind.

"I didn't expect you to master the Palm of Heaven and Earth. Even if you only learn the principles of the Law Technique, it will greatly benefit your ability to cast other spatial Law Technique, significantly improving both your learning speed and casting speed!"

The Immortal Fairy knew that Lu Yang had difficulty learning the Palm of Heaven and Earth, but she still wanted to teach him.

If she wants to teach, who can stop her?

Lu Yang leaped off the giant rock shrouded in Sword Qi, tumbled three times in the air, and landed safely with his arms outstretched.

The Immortal Fairy pulled Lu Yang into her mental space. With a thought, she changed him from his pajamas into the scholar's robes often worn by private tutors, making him look much smarter.

"Hehe, this feels more like it."

"Before I teach you, let me demonstrate for you first!"

Before Lu Yang could react to what the Immortal Fairy was about to do, he felt the four-bedroom, two-living-room spiritual space become boundless and pitch black. The most conspicuous thing was several huge stars in front of him, and further away there were some points of light, which were stars that were extremely far away.

The Immortal Fairy stood in front of Lu Yang, stretched out her small hand, and pressed down hard!

Lu Yang looked up, his eyes slightly narrowed. The universe was too dark for him to see clearly, but he could feel something above his head.

"Um?"

Lu Yang noticed that the stars above his head had suddenly disappeared, as if they had been obscured by something!

A giant hand emerged from the darkness, filling the entire field of vision; Lu Yang couldn't see anything outside the palm!

The lines on the palm of the large hand are incredibly clear, with rings of fingerprints resembling the trajectory of stars, which appear as grains of sand in the palm!

Lu Yang had experienced the crushing of mountains and the oppressive power of the Tribulation Transcendence stage, but compared to the Great Hand, all of these were insignificant and utterly incomparable!

Suppression, suffocation, despair... all sorts of emotions sprouted in my heart and grew wildly and uncontrollably!

"Look closely, this is the universe in your palm."

The large hand pressed down, and Lu Yang's vision went black as his consciousness faded.

When he awoke, the Immortal Fairy was half-lying above Lu Yang, her large eyes sparkling as she intently observed Lu Yang.

"Did I scare you?"

"No, I was killed by you."

"Oh, right. So, have you witnessed the power of the Palm of the Universe?"

Lu Yang was still shaken and felt that it would be safest to be more polite to the Immortal Fairy in the future.

"Fairy, can you expand my mental space?"

Lu Yang remembered that the Immortal Fairy had previously complained that her mental space was too small, making it difficult for her to act freely.

The Immortal Fairy, hands on her hips, proudly declared, "I can temporarily expand my strength, something I couldn't do before. Lately, I've been sleeping every day and have recovered some of my power."

As the saying goes, "A flower is a world, a tree is a fleeting life, a blade of grass is a Bodhi tree, a leaf is a Buddha, a grain of sand is paradise, a place is a pure land, a smile is a karmic connection, a thought is a moment of tranquility; even the smallest things are part of the world."

"The concept of 'the universe in the palm of your hand' originates from this idea; the world is also within the palm of your hand, and it is a vast and boundless world!"

Lu Yang seemed to understand something. He had heard that the Buddhist sect was fond of spatial Law Technique, which might be due to this concept.

"If you want to cultivate the Palm of Heaven and Earth, the first thing you need to do is visualization, visualize yourself, and see yourself as the great world."

"At the same time, you must visualize the real, vast world, with every detail of it appearing in your mind, constructing a truly vast world within your mind."

"Combining internal and external forces, reversing space, a mustard seed containing Mount Sumeru, infinite size... If you can grasp the meaning of this passage, you'll be able to wield the power of the universe in your palm."

The Immortal Fairy explained the principles of the Palm of Heaven and Earth in detail. When she got to the more advanced parts, she carefully broke them down into several points, interpreting the knowledge from multiple perspectives, trying to help Lu Yang learn the Palm of Heaven and Earth right now.

"Alright, that's enough. Go out and try." The Immortal Fairy raised her foot and kicked Lu Yang out of the mental space.

As his consciousness returned to reality, Lu Yang composed himself and began to recall what the Immortal Fairy had taught him.

"The combination of internal and external means integrating the visualized object with reality... Infinity is infinitesimal, and the transformation between size is the essence of spatial Law Technique..."

Lu Yang stretched out his palm, observing the lines on his palm. Perhaps the lines on his palm really corresponded to the trajectories of stars?

He channeled his spiritual energy into his eyes, temporarily enhancing his vision, and was able to see deeper into the patterns, which were epithelial cells.

The various tissues that make up cells are so similar to the human body; could they be considered as alternative life forms? Having countless cells in one's hands—doesn't that mean having countless life forms in one's hands?

"Is this what they mean by 'a flower contains a world'?"

Lu Yang frowned in thought, combining what he had learned with what the Immortal Fairy had taught him, and gradually figured out the basic principles of Buddhist philosophy, or rather, the principle of the universe in one's palm.

"The fairy has already shown me that Qiankun is the world, and Qiankun in the palm is the world in the palm. It is the ultimate in spatial Law Technique, combining offense and defense..."

Lu Yang muttered to himself, turning his palms over and over, gradually gaining insight, as if a ray of morning light had pierced through the fog in his heart, unveiling the mystery of the legendary Divine Ability!

"So that's how it is..."

Lu Yang stood up, brushed the dirt off his clothes, and smiled confidently.

"I learned."

The Immortal Fairy appeared, thinking Lu Yang had given up, and comforted him, "It's alright. Even if you haven't learned it yet, you've grasped the principle. Once your cultivation level reaches a certain point, you'll be able to learn it."

"Wait, you just said you learned it?" The Immortal Fairy looked at Lu Yang in astonishment.

"The Palm of Heaven and Earth requires Law Power to support it. My spiritual power is insufficient to sustain its use for an extended period. However, I am the Invincible Pill, whose spiritual power reserves are five to ten times that of other pills of the same level, which is barely enough for a brief moment of use!"

Lu Yang closed his eyes, his body transformed into a furnace, outlining the appearance of the world. Ordinary people could not do this, but he had memories of his past life, knew what the universe was like, and had the immortal fairy demonstrating it behind him. With all these factors combined, he could unleash the power of the universe in his palm!

Lu Yang spread his hands, palms flat, frantically circulating his spiritual energy, and let out a soft shout.

"The universe in the palm of your hand!"

The Immortal Fairy observed curiously and saw that a space had indeed appeared in Lu Yang's palm, with stars rotating inside, just like the universe!

"He really did cultivate to that point... Wait, why does the space in his palm feel so small? It's only a mile or two in length and width, and the stars are pitifully small?"

"So, how about it? Have I mastered it?" Lu Yang glanced at the Immortal Fairy with a smug look.

The Immortal Fairy's expression was strange.

If she wielded a universe within her palm, then Lu Yang wielded... a village within his palm?