True Meaning

The moment Zhou Zheng comprehended the Mystery of Time, he had reached the Second Level of the Myriad Realms. This was naturally stronger than merely entering the Mystery of Time, but it still could not be considered particularly powerful.

Beyond the operating laws of all things, beyond the Myriad Realms, lay True Meaning.

If Zhou Zheng could condense the Time Deceleration Profound Mystery into the Time Deceleration True Meaning, that would be true power.

But when it came to True Meaning, Zhou Zheng could only think about it for now. He knew the term only because he was a transmigrator. As for truly reaching that level, he did not have the slightest clue yet.

At present, when Zhou Zheng used the Time Deceleration Profound Mystery with all his strength, he could slow the surrounding time by roughly fivefold.

But in battle, Zhou Zheng not only needed to control Time Deceleration, he also needed to control the Mystery of Wind and Thunder and wield his sword. Therefore, maintaining a threefold slowdown produced the best results.

And a threefold slowdown was already quite terrifying.

Zhou Zheng was already extremely fast. With time slowed threefold, it was equivalent to him becoming three times faster out of thin air. Thus, if an ordinary Flying Celestial level transcendent fought him alone, they simply would not be able to react.

Most importantly, unless one had mastered a corresponding Mystery of Time or another mystery capable of countering the Mystery of Time, the effects of this Time Deceleration could not be affected by any means.

Below the deity level, no matter how powerful a transcendent was, they could not touch or affect time. Thus, at the transcendent stage, the Mystery of Time was extremely overbearing and immensely powerful.

As far as Zhou Zheng knew, beyond the operating laws of all things and the Myriad Realms lay True Meaning.

Based on the strength of a True Meaning and the degree to which it deciphered the essence of heaven and earth, different True Meanings were divided into Nine Grades.

The Ninth Grade was the weakest, while the First Grade was the strongest.

For example, the Mystery of Purple Flame mastered by that Silver Claw beast earlier would probably only become an Eighth-grade or Ninth-grade True Meaning even if it were condensed into True Meaning.

As for complete wind and lightning mysteries, if they could be condensed into True Meaning, they would probably be Fifth-grade True Meaning.

From the perspective of deciphering the essence of heaven and earth, there were only nine First-grade True Meanings: Chaos, Extreme Point, Chaos Hole, Heaven Opening, World, Space-Time, Immeasurable, Matter, and Cause and Effect.

But in terms of power, there were ten First-grade True Meanings.

Aside from the nine True Meanings above, the complete True Meaning of Time was also classified as First Grade.

The reason was not complicated. Deities had already condensed their True Meanings into their Original Divine Hearts, so those who mastered True Meaning were basically all transcendents!

And below the deity level, few people could affect time. Therefore, at the transcendent level, the True Meaning of Time could practically be called invincible, which was why it too was classified as First Grade.

Zhou Zheng's Time Deceleration Profound Mystery was a branch of the complete Mystery of Time. Therefore, if he could condense it into True Meaning, then in theory, it would be a Second-grade True Meaning.

A Second-grade True Meaning could already be said to stand near the very peak, because First-grade True Meaning transcendents were far too rare. The birth of every First-grade True Meaning transcendent could shake both the Abyss and the God Realm.

Even an organization like the Temporal Temple, which cultivated Cyclic Reincarnators on a massive scale, could almost never produce a First-grade True Meaning transcendent.

That was because First-grade True Meaning transcendents did not rely on external aid, talent, opportunities, coincidences, or chance. Too many factors had to reach perfection before a First-grade True Meaning transcendent could be born.

"What a pity. Transcendents who master the Mystery of Time at the Myriad Realms level are common enough, but those who condense it into True Meaning are rare indeed!" Zhou Zheng secretly shook his head. He knew full well that condensing the Mystery of Time into True Meaning was exceedingly difficult.

Perhaps out of a hundred people who mastered the Mystery of Time, not one would ultimately condense it into True Meaning.

"Since the Time Deceleration Profound Mystery was formed from the combination of the two mysteries of wind and thunder, then I'll continue studying those two mysteries and combine them." As Zhou Zheng considered the path ahead, he soon nodded.

It was hard to say whether he could condense the Time Deceleration True Meaning, but he was quite confident in pushing the Time Deceleration Profound Mystery to the Third Level of the Myriad Realms.

Zhou Zheng carefully summarized the effects of Time Deceleration and considered his future cultivation.

Finally, he began pondering how to better apply Time Deceleration in actual combat.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Feng Zhuhong appeared with a weary expression, but she handed a complete scroll to Zhou Zheng. Clearly, she had succeeded!

"You've worked hard!"

Zhou Zheng nodded to Feng Zhuhong, then called Herk over.

The two examined the scroll together.

The scroll was blank, but the entire thing represented the space within a hundred thousand li centered around Wang Chongshan.

More than two hundred red dots were scattered across the scroll. According to Feng Zhuhong, these dots represented the surviving members of the Wang Family.

If a dot disappeared, it meant that the person represented by it had died.

Zhou Zheng and Herk waited for about half an hour before two red dots suddenly vanished from the scroll.

"Hm?"

The two immediately perked up.

"To the south, roughly thirty thousand li from here!" Herk narrowed his eyes. "Should we go take a look?"

"Wait a little longer!"

Zhou Zheng shook his head slightly. Someone suddenly dying did not necessarily mean they had been killed by the other team. It was also possible that some other accident had occurred.

If that were truly the case, rushing over would merely waste their time.

Another hour passed, and another dot suddenly disappeared nearby. This time, it was basically certain!

Zhou Zheng and Herk did not hesitate in the slightest and headed directly south.

The two arrived at the general area where the transcendents from the other team had been active at great speed. However, the area was extremely vast, and whether they could intercept them still depended somewhat on luck.

"Let's take a gamble. The other team will probably go kill this person next!" Herk pointed to a location on the scroll.

This was the nearest Wang Family member to where the other team had just made their move. It was perfectly reasonable to wait for them here, so Zhou Zheng did not object and nodded directly.

However, after the two arrived and waited for half an hour, they suddenly discovered that a Wang Family member had died in another direction.

"They actually didn't come here!"

Herk sensed something unusual. This other team was not playing by the usual rules!

It seems they're very cautious. The thought flashed through Zhou Zheng's mind. After pondering briefly, he said,

"Rather than run around like headless flies, we might as well wait here. Just because they didn't come here first doesn't mean they'll never come here!"

"That makes sense!"

Herk quickly understood Zhou Zheng's meaning and nodded directly.