Chen Mu felt his vision blur slightly, and when he looked down, he saw an old cotton quilt covering him. At the sa ti, he was holding a small figure curled up in his arms—Chen Yue. At this mont, Chen Yue did not possess the dominance of a Divine Monarch Dominator but instead was a girl of just over ten, curled up in his embrace, shivering from the cold.
Chen Mu could also feel the waves of biting cold. It was as if all the power had been drained from his body, reverting him to his weaker, mundane younger self. The scene was all too familiar to Chen Mu; it was the harshest tis after he had first arrived in the Da Xuan World, surviving with Chen Yue by his side.
"Ti changes, indeed it does."
Chen Mu sensed the changes around him; this was no illusion—everything was genuinely there. He had truly traveled through ti, arriving in a past era. Yet, this space-ti was disconnected from the future, independent of it.
"Unfortunately, I am already a Dao Venerable; this level of Power of Dao is unable to seal my consciousness."
Chen Mu glanced around at the all-too-familiar surroundings—the impoverished, dilapidated house with walls bare, the ancient and broken furniture, and the little one shivering in his embrace. He showed a nostalgic smile, sighing softly.
The Power of the Ti Dao is extraordinary; it has truly carved out a corner of the past. If he were only at the Divine Monarch level, his consciousness and power would be wholly sealed, perhaps even losing all previous mories. He would be cast into this fractured past, naively and unwittingly reliving past events, potentially falling into an endless cycle of reincarnation.
But now, he was already a Dao Venerable.
Although his body seed restricted, with no power remaining, it was fundantally only an avatar. His true consciousness resided far above the heavens, spanning the Origin River as an eternal, undying star. Thus, the concealnt by the Power of Ti could not affect his true self or cover his mories.
Moreover,
with just a thought, he could forcibly break free from all these shackles, shattering this past tiline constructed by the Ti Dao.
"Brother..."
Chen Yue nestled tightly in Chen Mu’s arms. Despite trembling from the cold, she stubbornly pursed her lips, refusing to complain about the cold, and made every effort to snuggle closer to Chen Mu, sharing warmth with him.
Chen Mu knew that the Chen Yue before him was rely a fragnt of the past ti reconstructed by the Ti Dao, yet he still lovingly stroked her small head, letting a ripple of invisible energy spread from his palm.
Crack!
An intense thunder flashed across the heavens, the world quaking for a brief mont, appearing on the verge of breaking. At the sa ti, Chen Mu’s hand erupted with a rainbow light, pouring into Chen Yue’s body.
The trembling little figure of Chen Yue suddenly stopped shaking. She raised her head in astonishnt, feeling a warm current surge through her limbs, dispelling all the cold, and giving her a sense of boundless strength.
Simultaneously,
she witnessed the miraculous rainbow light emanating from Chen Mu’s hand, radiating an unimaginable, majestic power.
"Brother?"
Chen Yue looked up, sowhat bewildered and lost, at Chen Mu.
Chen Mu gently stroked her head, stood up from the bed, and said, "Though you are rely a fragnt of the ti simulated by the Ti Dao, you are always my Yue’er. Brother has other matters to attend to and won’t stay here. I leave this power for you. In this corner of ti, you can live freely."
As his words fell,
Chen Mu’s figure shimred with rainbow light, vanishing like a dream, leaving the young Chen Yue stunned, unsure what to do. However, no matter how biting the autumn wind or persistent the cold rain, she no longer felt cold, only warmth filling her body, as though a sun resided within her.
As the young Chen Yue stood there, unable to comprehend what had happened, Chen Mu’s figure appeared on the darkened heavens, standing with hands behind his back, overlooking the worn-out house below, shaking his head slightly:
"A shattered fragnt of space-ti, after all, is not an Illusion Realm."
This place was a past fragnt torn from the River of Ti by the Power of the Ti Dao. Everything here actually existed, yet it was entirely severed from the original tiline. It was precisely because this was not an Illusion Realm but an independent fragnt of space-ti that Chen Mu did not use his Venerable power to destroy this world.
Still, he would not remain here, as ti could not trap him, and he could see through all truths. Therefore, everything here held no aning—this independent fragnt of space-ti was essentially a prison of ti.
Here,
everything was almost identical to the original universe.
The only difference is that this universe contained no Dao Venerables and would never birth one, as a Dao Venerable already rges with the Great Dao, beyond the single Ti Dao’s reach.
In a way, this fractured universe ca into being because of him.
Chen Mu harbored little sentint for this place, but for Chen Yue—though rely a shadow of the past—he still felt affectionate. Hence, he bestowed her the protection of the Power of Dao, ensuring she would never wither in this past tiline, granting her his blessing.
Should the future bring the Chen Yue of the original universe to attain Venerable Dao, everything along her tiline would converge, including this broken fragnt. All ’Chen Yues’ would unify, just as he himself was now the universe’s only one, with even the Power of the Ti Dao unable to obscure his presence.
Chen Mu looked upon Chen Yue with doting eyes, then shifted his gaze far and wide, observing the familiar Yu City with deep emotion. Suddenly, he stepped forward, arriving in a courtyard.
In the courtyard,
an old man wearing a straw raincoat sat lifelessly beside a pond, gripping a fishing rod in his hand.
"Old Master."
Chen Mu quietly appeared in the courtyard, taking a few steps forward, coming beside the old man in the raincoat, gently calling out.
Yu Jiujiang’s grip on the fishing rod tightened slightly. He looked at the unfamiliar young man who suddenly appeared before him, his gaze grave yet unflustered, speaking solemnly: "An honored guest visits, yet I did not go to et you. Please forgive my rudeness."
Chen Mu observed Yu Jiujiang carefully, revealing a reminiscent smile, then took a seat by the pond, a fishing rod appearing in his hand out of thin air. Casting the line into the pond, he quietly joined him.
Seeing Chen Mu’s actions,
Yu Jiujiang’s eyes flickered with many lights, but he quickly regained composure, gently casting his line into the pond, jovially saying, "Might the esteed guest hail from my Sect? I have been estranged from the Sect for years, never thought soone from the Sect would co to visit this old, decaying man."
He couldn’t gauge Chen Mu’s abilities but recognized his silent appearance as evidence that his realm surely surpassed his own. Chen Mu’s deanor was clearly amicable, even familiar, so the only logical conclusion was that he was from the Seven Profound Sect. Yu Jiujiang had been a steward in the Seven Profound Sect for many years; possibly Chen Mu had crossed paths with him as a disciple, now surpassed him in Cultivation and decided to visit while passing Yu City.
Though he truly couldn’t recall eting Chen Mu, nor rembered who Chen Mu was in the Seven Profound Sect.
"Yes, I am indeed a Seven Mysterious Disciple."
Chen Mu smiled serenely, saying, "The Old Master has benefited . Passing by, it is only right for to visit, though I may intrude; I hope the Old Master doesn’t mind."
"Hahaha, such a young talent rembers an old, decaying man like myself and willingly visits! How could I resent you?"
Yu Jiujiang chuckled at his words.
Though he couldn’t truly rember who Chen Mu was, it was evidently not the right ti to ask. Chen Mu rembered him, but he couldn’t recall Chen Mu—how improper. Additionally, having a promising young mber of the Seven Profound Sect visit him benefits him and the entire Yu Family.
Without Chen Mu doing anything further, rely circulating rumors of a young sect leader from the Seven Profound Sect visiting him in Yu County would be of great advantage. The He Family, Xue Family, and others would tread cautiously around the Yu Family, fearing escalation of any conflicts for so ti.
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