Chapter 525 - Astray (1/2)

One month, two months, three months… Half a year… One year…

I’ve already crossed three river zones. Why haven’t I sensed Meng Chuan’s exact location yet? Emperor Roc, who had spent a year traveling in the River of Spacetime, found it unbelievable.

As they were too far away from each other, he couldn’t determine Meng Chuan’s exact location. He could only sense Meng Chuan’s general direction.

To his surprise, even as a Second Tribulation Eminence with the Golden-Winged Roc bloodline, he was still unable to determine Meng Chuan’s exact location despite traveling for a year. How far did Meng Chuan flee? How much longer do I have to fly? Emperor Roc felt somewhat sad.

Back when Imperial Lord Starquix couldn’t determine his location, he wrote it off as Imperial Lord Starquix’s realm being too low. Now that it was his turn to make the trip, he felt the hardship.

As he flew, he could sense through karma that Meng Chuan seemed to be in front of him forever! This feeling of never seeing the end was indeed tormenting. However, Emperor Roc no longer thought about it.

At his level, he had great willpower and determination. He also knew that success didn’t come easy for many things. He would definitely experience many setbacks during the process. He had to clear them one by one before he could finally enjoy success.

If one year isn’t enough, then I’ll search for three years! If that’s still not enough, then I’ll search for ten years! I can still meditate and cultivate while traveling through the River of Spacetime. I want to see where Meng Chuan has fled to. Emperor Roc calmed down and prepared himself for the long haul.

Just like that, he transformed into a blurry golden beam of light and patiently flew through the River of Spacetime.

Ancient Magus River Zone, Heaven Peak River System.

In a massive Chaos Hole’s depths, a region where time flowed 47 times faster than the norm. Even newly-advanced Tribulation Eminences would find it difficult to resist this region’s gravitational force, much less a perfected Imperial Lord.

Chaos Hole. Meng Chuan sat cross-legged in the darkness and observed it silently.

His Chaos Hole Divine Body resembled a treasure or weapon. His Chaos Hole domain made Meng Chuan especially good at resisting the gravitational force. However, he couldn’t travel beyond this region; this was his limit.

He often stared into the Chaos Hole’s depths. The Chaos Hole’s seemed pitch-black, but upon closer inspection, Meng Chuan could sense spacetime distortions. The closer he got to the Chaos Hole’s core, the more beautiful the spacetime distortions became. The time flow also accelerated even more.

Beautiful. Meng Chuan appreciated this sight.

Although only eight years have passed in the outside world, I’ve been cultivating in the Chaos Hole for over 100 years. Meng Chuan discovered a problem. I spent 100 years cultivating alone. The Chaos Hole was my only companion. My state of mind has changed over time because I’ve been meditating. He had a seventh-level Essence Soul and obtained the Essence Soul Star legacy. He had also honed his mind since he was young… However, his personality still gradually changed as he cultivated in the Chaos Hole’s depths alone. This Chaos Hole affects spacetime and all things. It also affects one’s Essence Soul. It’s as if it wants everything to return to darkness and become still eternally.

Meng Chuan had another true body in his homeworld. He also had an Essence Soul avatar guarding Archean Mountain. He had Essence Soul avatars in Jiang State Capital, Snow Wind Pass, and other places. He often interacted with others. No matter how lonely his true body in the outer realm was, his personality shouldn’t have changed.

However, his personality still suffered changes.

What realm was Meng Chuan at? He didn’t notice it at first, but he realized his mental state’s minute changes over time. These changes were subtle, which was why they had gone unnoticed at first.

I’m getting affected by the Chaos Hole. It’s changing me gradually. My mental state has become even calmer. There are no fluctuations at all. It’s deathly still. It’s as though everything is about to die. Meng Chuan didn’t think that there was anything wrong with his state of mind. It remained extremely calm, as though he had transcended all things. He calmly watched the birth and the destruction of all things. However, he still made a decision. It’s been over 100 years. I’ll leave this place after cultivating for 20 more years.

Although such a mental state isn’t an obstruction to my cultivation-making me even calmer and more capable of comprehending the law profundities clearlythis is a change that happened because of the Chaos Hole. This is not a voluntary transformation of mine.

The Chaos Hole was indeed beneficial to his cultivation. Therefore, Meng Chuan decided to persist for 20 more years.

Infinite Saber. Meng Chuan drew Demon Slayer. Meng Chuan’s Quintessential Essence had nurtured Demon Slayer for a long time. As Meng Chuan’s realm improved, Demon Slayer slowly transformed. Now, it was an Imperial Lord-level weapon.

Swoosh.

Meng Chuan swung his saber and tried to create an Imperial Lord-level saber move for Infinite Saber.

He spent most of his time cultivating in a region where the time flow was ten times faster than the norm. He would also occasionally cultivate in the region where he was at his limits.

Fifteen Lightning Forms. In the past few years, Meng Chuan had studied the 15 forms intensively. He had attempted to fuse many of them with Infinite Saber, running through all the different combinations.

Annihilate. Meng Chuan slashed out.

When he slashed out, his heart didn’t stir at all.

Whoosh!

The saber produced a weak sound, but a black saber beam flew out of it! Strictly speaking, the saber beam’s center was pitch-black, and its periphery was filled with lightning, outlining the black saber beam. The black saber beam was violent and unrestrained, but the interior was completely silent. The two completely opposite intents fused with the saber beam.

Rip!

The saber easily tore through the void.