The mountains rose faster, the rivers changed course more frequently, and those primitive ferns and aquatic creatures branched into more evolutionary paths, taking on ever more diverse forms.
At certain special nodes where energy gathered, an exceedingly faint aura resembling the nascent form of spiritual veins had even begun to gestate.
The realm's quality and potential far surpassed those of its peers!
Chu Ming's heart surged.
This was the result of deep accumulation erupting all at once! This was the uniqueness of the Dao of Chaotic Order!
It was the result of the Order Origin Seed and the tempering of the Chaotic Order Tribulation!
With a thought, he attempted to use the newly comprehended [Order Adjudication].
His gaze settled on a mote of dust floating within the bamboo hut.
He locked onto it with his will and silently declared, "Definition: within an inch around this mote of dust, the direction of gravity—upward."
An invisible force carrying the majesty of order spread from within him, precisely acting upon that speck of dust.
The dust mote suddenly leapt upward and hovered in midair, defying the normal rule of downward gravity. Yet it lasted for less than a breath before slowly descending again.
At the same time, Chu Ming felt a faint but unmistakable drain on his spiritual awareness.
"The smaller the range, the simpler the target, and the shorter the duration, the lower the consumption." Chu Ming understood. "If, in battle, I define that 'the power of fire-element spells in this area is halved,' then with an expanded range and stronger resistance from the rules, the consumption will inevitably skyrocket.
"I must use it cautiously, saving it for critical moments."
He dispersed the divine ability, and the dust mote returned to normal.
Stabilizing his realm, comprehending a divine ability, advancing his realm...