At the mountain's summit.
Once Qian Yu sat down, a hundred years passed.
This nameless planet had no name. It lay in a barren star system at the very edge of the Cui Lang Starfield, too insignificant to even be marked on a star map.
The star was dim, and the planet was barren.
No intelligent race would choose to settle here.
Even interstellar pirates could not be bothered to visit.
And that was exactly what Qian Yu wanted.
A hundred years was no more than the flick of a finger on a cosmic scale.
Yet for this silent, lifeless planet, it was enough to change many things. The mountain was still the same mountain, but the enormous boulder beneath Qian Yu had become covered in thick moss and lichen.
These tenacious lower lifeforms had quietly grown over the course of a century, wrapping his entire body in verdant green.
Weeds sprouted from cracks in the rocks beside him, grew wildly, withered, turned into nourishment, and then new weeds sprouted again.
A hundred years of cycles had piled layer upon layer of sediment around him, decay and new life intertwined.
From afar, he no longer looked like a living being, but an ancient statue fused with the mountain itself.
Within the Primordial Dao Tree Space.
Qian Yu's consciousness sat quietly in the void, surrounded by mysterious fluctuations of laws.
This was his spiritual world, his place of enlightenment. Over the past century, his consciousness had never left this place. His body outside was merely a shell; this was his true battlefield.
He opened his eyes.
A gleam flashed through them, as though stars revolved in the depths of his pupils.
He looked upward.
The Primordial Dao Tree still stood silently within this mysterious space, but compared to a hundred years ago, it had completely changed. Ten thousand kilometers!
No, to be precise, ninety-seven thousand kilometers!
Its massive trunk was as thick as a star; its spreading canopy covered several million kilometers. Countless branches hung down, and mysterious law patterns flowed across every leaf.
The entire giant tree stood rooted in the void, like a heavenly pillar supporting the universe itself.
Qian Yu looked at the giant tree, his heart filled with emotion.
From a few thousand meters in the beginning to nearly a hundred thousand kilometers now, the Primordial Dao Tree's growth rate was truly astonishing.
But it was understandable.
After all, this was a World Tree.
The saying that one leaf contained one world was not merely a figure of speech.
A true World Tree could carry a complete world on every single leaf.
If it were too small, how could it possibly bear such a burden?
The past century had changed not only the Primordial Dao Tree, but also Qian Yu himself.
Cosmic Level Ninth Order, peak.
A hundred years of arduous cultivation, endless resources, and the Primordial Dao Tree's constant nourishment had finally pushed him to this point.
He was only one step away from becoming a Domain Lord.
And beyond that...
Qian Yu raised his right hand and gently clenched his fingers.
The surrounding space distorted slightly. That was a fluctuation of the Law of Space.
Over the past century, his comprehension of the Law of Space had also advanced by leaps and bounds.
Though he had not crossed the Heavenly Bridge and could not accurately judge his own level, he could feel that his comprehension of the Law of Space had absolutely surpassed that of ordinary Realm Lords.
After all, the enlightenment granted by the Primordial Dao Tree was simply too heaven-defying.
However...
Qian Yu shook his head slightly.
He was still some distance away from truly mastering the three profound mysteries of the Law of Space: Teleportation, Sealing, and Strangulation.
Of course, that was under normal circumstances.
If he used Space-Time Control...
Space-Time Control was a Talent Secret Art and had no direct connection to his comprehension of laws.
Within the range of this secret art, he could achieve pseudo-Teleportation, pseudo-space Sealing, and pseudo-space Strangulation. Just as a Venerable Level World Tree could produce effects almost comparable to a Master of the Universe when using Space-Time Control.
Those were abilities granted by the secret art, not his own.
But they were enough.
Qian Yu withdrew his thoughts and lifted his gaze toward a spot within the Primordial Dao Tree's canopy.
There, a crystal-clear fruit hung silently.
Compared to a hundred years ago, this fruit had undergone earth-shaking changes. It had grown from the size of a fist to nearly the size of a basketball.
Although the Primordial Dao Tree had continued to grow larger, this fruit had not increased proportionately.
It had matured.
After a hundred years of nurturing, this day had finally arrived.
An indescribable anticipation surged within Qian Yu.
Last time, the flower bud had bloomed and given him the Space-Time Control Talent Secret Art, along with a hundredfold Gene Level.
This time, what would this fruit, nurtured for a hundred years, bring him?
With a slight movement of his will.
The crystal-clear fruit on the Primordial Dao Tree drifted down from its branch and slowly flew toward Qian Yu.
It moved very slowly, as though crossing endless space and time.
With every inch it traveled, mysterious law fluctuations spread from the fruit, sending ripples through the void.
Qian Yu did not evade it.
He hovered there quietly, allowing the fruit to draw closer and closer until it touched his consciousness.
Buzz—
At that instant, Qian Yu's consciousness trembled violently!
The fruit seemed to turn into liquid light and directly merge into his body! The light was warm and gentle, yet it contained unimaginable energy and laws. Like a surging river of laws, it flooded madly into every part of his body!
Qian Yu's pupils contracted sharply.
The next moment, he clearly felt it—
Deep within his body, a space that had never existed before was being forcibly opened!
Boom!!!
It was as though heaven and earth were being created!
A chaotic space exploded open deep within him. Chaotic energy churned in every direction, while countless mysterious law patterns intertwined within it!
That space continued expanding, swelling, devouring everything around it!
Ten kilometers!
A hundred kilometers!
A thousand kilometers!
Ten thousand kilometers!
The speed was too fast!
At the same time, in the outside world.
On that nameless planet, Qian Yu's body, which had sat cross-legged for a hundred years, suddenly erupted with a terrifying suction force!
Boom!!!
Centered on him, the cosmic energy within tens of thousands of kilometers was instantly drained dry!
Still not enough!
From farther away, endless energy was drawn by an invisible hand, surging wildly toward this barren planet!
Even the star's light seemed to dim for an instant—because its energy was being frantically extracted as well!
On the planet's surface, the moss and weeds that had covered Qian Yu's entire body were instantly reduced to dust beneath that terrifying suction!
The massive boulder under him began to crack, and the entire mountain trembled!
But it was still not enough!
Far from enough!
Opening an Inner World required an astronomical amount of energy!
Just then—
The Primordial Dao Tree moved.
The giant tree, nearly a hundred thousand kilometers tall, trembled slightly. Through the mysterious connection between it and Qian Yu, a torrent of unimaginably pure energy poured madly into Qian Yu's body!
This energy was so immense that it could easily burst apart a Cosmic Level being!
Yet under the frenzied devouring of the rapidly expanding Inner World, it was only barely enough!
Qian Yu's consciousness hovered in the Primordial Dao Tree Space, feeling that torrent of energy surge into him, feeling his Inner World expand without end!
One hundred thousand kilometers!
Two hundred thousand kilometers!
Five hundred thousand kilometers!
One million kilometers!
It was still expanding!
One and a half million kilometers!
Three million kilometers!
Five million kilometers!
Seven million kilometers!
Nine million kilometers!
When the length, width, and height of the Inner World all reached nine million kilometers, the expansion finally began to slow to a stop.
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