One Flower, One World

Weapon crafting had been studied by countless races over countless eras, and a mature system had long since taken shape,

There was no need to mention equipment below the Immortal level. The Nine Great Divine Weapons were the most representative examples, showing that the races had reached a certain level of understanding of the relationship between laws and secret scripts.

As for levels above Immortal, the best they had managed was Ordinary Supreme Treasures.

But for Chen Qing, that was already enough to study. After all, it was only meant to support his cultivation,

He could properly study it when he had more time. Once he reached the Universe Ocean, finding materials should be easier than finding Supreme Treasures.

"All that's left is to study secret scripts. Once I finish cultivating the fourth layer, I'll choose the right scripts and complete the overall design of the equipment."

As Chen Qing thought, he planned out the steps. Creation was the foundation, and he couldn't slack off on the secret scripts either.

"I hear you've nearly mastered the weapon-crafting inheritance?"

Chen Qing stared blankly at Original Ancestor, who had suddenly appeared. You're a living dead man—how the hell did you hear that? And you walk into the study without even knocking.

He just thought he'd wasted nearly three hundred years and was worried Chen Qing had neglected his proper cultivation again, so he'd come to urge him on. His own disciple had even given Luo Feng thousands of years to make mistakes.

No, only his wife knew about it. And if his wife knew, then Palace Master Biluo knew too. So he really had heard it from someone.

"Not bad. I'm planning to give it a try in the real world when the time comes."

Thinking of Palace Master Biluo, Chen Qing couldn't resist teasing him.

"Is that so? Then you'll have to go find materials. But you don't seem to have improved much."

Original Ancestor casually sat down across from Chen Qing. A tea set appeared on the desk, and before long, steam curled up from it.

"You can't even get through the clouds right now. Are you planning to take a detour?"

Chen Qing put away the book in his hand. It floated by itself toward the bookshelf behind him. Spirit Butterfly had to be showing signs of evolution lately.

"Surely I need a weapon worth showing off!"

Chen Qing replied nonchalantly, leaving Original Ancestor speechless. He poured himself some tea.

The gains he'd made over the past three hundred years had hardly been limited to weapon crafting. Solving his equipment problem had only been a side benefit.

To better engrave secret scripts, Chen Qing had practiced repeatedly in his Internal World. Instead, he'd created a Peak Overlord-level secret technique focused on the soul.

Now, Chen Qing's soul sat cross-legged on a small Green Lotus, secret patterns intertwined inside its seedpod.

Thirty-six vital nodes had been designed as Illusory Worlds. Any Soul Attack would be dispersed and absorbed there.

Outside the seedpod were nine layers, each with thirty lotus petals. The petals could both attack and defend. When defending, they folded together into a bud, forming the first line of defense.

When attacking, each lotus petal could split into thirty-six small swords.

After breaking through an enemy's defenses, the swords could also form a Lotus Seed. The more swords there were, the stronger the seed.

At that point, a flower would bloom with a single thought. As the saying went, "One Flower, One World." It was a top-tier enslavement secret technique.

For now, it only counted as the first layer. Once Chen Qing mastered more laws and secret scripts, he could further improve the technique.

Then, with Chen Qing's will, any Universe Master without a Soul-type Supreme Treasure to protect them would be in for a rough time.

There was also the fourth layer of Creation. He had already mastered all nine subsections.

Even without Original Ancestor, he'd been planning to break through. It just wasn't going to happen the way they expected.

"With your strength, fifth-order equipment is useless. You need the corresponding strength to craft something at the Immortal level."

"Not necessarily. I have the Primal Universe to help me."

Original Ancestor was immediately left speechless. In the past, he'd accepted that the victor was right and the loser wrong.

But ever since meeting Chen Qing, even with Original Ancestor's state of mind, something always rankled. The Primal Universe Will was already favoring the Universe Ocean.

"You brat. I can't win an argument with you. Just make sure you know what you're doing."

Original Ancestor set the sliced tea in front of Chen Qing. He didn't understand any of it anyway; a reminder was all he could offer.

Chen Qing took a leisurely sip of the fresh tea, savoring the taste in his memory.

In the end, Original Ancestor didn't say much more. Talking too long only left him bitter; it was like rubbing salt into his wounds.

Inside Chen Qing's Internal World, his body spanned over ten thousand kilometers, yet still looked tiny beside the Green Lotus.

"This feels pretty good too. But without Ruyi, life would probably be a lot less fun."

He glanced around and stretched his body, his expression turning serious.

Although he'd simulated it many times in his mind, he still needed to be careful when actually cultivating.

He stretched out both hands and began cultivating the fourth layer, using his will as a brush and his soul as ink.

Each time he completed a section, his soul felt weak and needed some time to recover.

As he finished the final stroke, the secret scripts formed a complex diagram that glowed with a gentle, five-colored light.

With every flash, the Secret Script Diagram grew larger, eventually forcing Chen Qing out of the world.

The Secret Pattern Diagram continued to expand until it touched the inner wall of the world, then merged directly with it.

At that very moment, countless illusory patterns appeared inside him. They were the Secret Script Diagrams from the first three layers of Creation.

The secret patterns began to split and recombine, then reached out to every cell in Chen Qing's body.

As his Internal World trembled, countless streams of origin energy poured in. Chen Qing felt as if he were soaking in a hot spring.

Every cell in his body seemed to breathe. With each breath, they absorbed a substantial amount of origin energy, then evolved and divided.

With each breath, Chen Qing's genes continued to improve and rearrange themselves, rising to ever greater levels.

Two hundred times, three hundred times... His body rapidly grew along with the changes to his genes.

When his Gene Level reached a thousand times, his body had grown to thirty thousand kilometers and finally stopped changing. The flow of origin energy slowed as well.

Once everything had stabilized, Chen Qing hurriedly restored his body and examined his world.

The illusory Green Lotus had grown considerably, and the roots beneath it were denser. It absorbed origin energy dozens of times faster than before.

"Another thousand years of nurturing!"

He instinctively received the information from the Green Lotus. At last, he had a definite timeframe.

Next was his Internal World. It had expanded three or four times over, and it was still growing as it absorbed origin energy. Its limit was probably around a billion kilometers.

Chen Qing casually clenched his fist. A sharp burst of air exploded in his palm. With a thousandfold Gene Level, his strength had increased tenfold.

With a thought, he sensed the laws again. They were much clearer than before.

"Boom!"

The tide of origin energy had yet to pass when a lightning-filled Maelstrom appeared in the sky.

A moment later, a golden droplet fell. Beside the droplet on Chen Qing's forehead, it left behind a lightning mark.

"Law of Thunder recognition."

Because of the two women, water and thunder were the laws Chen Qing had comprehended most deeply. It wasn't surprising that he'd been recognized by them now.

"Young man, was that your normal size just now?"

The two women had already been roused by the commotion. Yao Rao covered her mouth and let out a piercing cry.

"Don't underestimate your man. I'm a true dragon. I can grow or shrink!"

Jiang Fang swallowed and quietly reminded him, "Don't say things like that. The Virtual Universe is synchronizing everything."

Chen Qing's neck instinctively drew in. Then he felt something was off and hurriedly straightened up, making Yao Rao giggle again.