Zhang Chen felt a bit uneasy upon hearing this, as if he had been drawn into some big trouble.
"Kid, although I don’t know why you managed to tread the path of cultivating immortality and Qi cultivation, if you want great achievements in the future, you cannot do without the help of this Old Osmanthus. Forming a bond with her will be beneficial and harmless to you. When you reach the stage of ’Advancing Martial Fire, Withdrawal Rune’, you’ll need her support to build a Supreme Foundation," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon said.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen felt a headache, but since trouble had already sought him out, he had no good way to avoid it.
"After all, it’s just using a little bit of magical power each day to nurture her, which isn’t a big deal for me." Zhang Chen could only keep comforting himself.
As for the future battle of fortune and fate, it was too far off for him. Once his cultivation became strong enough, no matter who the opponent was, he would just kill them directly.
Retrieving the Sea Calming Divine Pearl turned out to be a fortunate thing for Zhang Chen.
However, without the incense faith at Huangli Temple, the progress of his skill enhancement was inevitably delayed, which made him feel quite troubled.
Zhang Chen retrieved the Sea Calming Divine Pearl and returned to his little dwelling for silent cultivation, proceeding to sacrificial refining of the slingshot. Without a source of points at the moment, he had to rely on himself to actively comprehend skills.
As Zhang Chen cultivated in silence, time flew by quickly, and the day when the space passage was about to close was drawing near. In about two months, the space passage would collapse.
Meanwhile, the destruction date of the Spiritual World’s First Heaven was also approaching.
Unexpectedly, the space was likely to be destroyed before the space passage closed.
"Kid, the First Heaven of the Spiritual World has already begun to collapse. If you want to absorb the power of the storm when the Spiritual World collapses, you should set off now," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon reminded Zhang Chen.
"What should I do?" Zhang Chen asked.
"Once you enter the space passage, you’ll naturally know what to do," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon responded.
Zhang Chen nodded upon hearing this, then put away the slingshot, feeling a bit worried: "What about that Big Black Dog? I’m just afraid that the Big Black Dog will cause trouble for me at a critical moment, delaying my cultivation."
"The Big Black Dog hasn’t woken up yet! Even if it does, you can just give it another knock." the Great Freedom Celestial Demon said.
Zhang Chen was astonished to hear this, not expecting his Pangu Stone to be so powerful that two months had passed and the Big Black Dog hadn’t woken up. With no trouble from the Big Black Dog, Zhang Chen transformed into a Vampire Bat and flew away, reappearing in front of the space passage, which was still swarmed by people. Members of major families came and went through the space passage incessantly.
This world was never short of people willing to take risks.
Zhang Chen mixed into the crowd, watching as Prince Pingbian’s Mansion continually sent thousands of laborers to their deaths and seeing groups of martial world figures enter the Spiritual World’s First Heaven to try their luck.
People kept bringing out bundles of grass from the Spiritual World, which appeared ordinary there but mysteriously transformed into mystical items with a mysterious aura upon reaching the material realm.
Not just grass, but buckets of soil were being brought out from the Spiritual World and fervently bought up by major families.
"Wow, these people are really stripping the land bare!" Zhang Chen was amazed as he watched the people passing through the space passage, all of them were like Zhou Bapi.
However, every plant and tree in the Spiritual World held mysterious power, and indeed, bringing them into the material realm had various incredible effects.
Zhang Chen got himself a hat, donned it, and crossed the Two Realms Passage, finding himself on the other end of the space passage. In front of him, the ground was bare and dusty for dozens of miles, and he saw all the grass and trees had been completely cleared out, while scores of laborers continually dug up the soil and transported it out.
"It really is like locusts have passed through," Zhang Chen muttered to himself, then asked the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, "What should I do now?"
"Fly south for three thousand miles, and you should be able to see the collapsing space," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon replied, gazing into the distant sky.
Zhang Chen flew away, and in just three days, he had traveled three thousand miles, then suddenly stopped in midair, staring into the distant sky with eyes full of horror.
What is the scene of space collapse?
It’s like a black tide sweeping in, with the world being destroyed wherever it passes.
Or perhaps it’s like a domino effect of annihilation, with the world crumbling bit by bit from the edges, revealing dark space at the breaking points, where black storms swirl and constantly erode the world’s edges.
The collapse of the Spiritual World is not an instantaneous event; it’s a prolonged process.
The entire process is like a cookie crushed from the edges, gradually extending inward.
As the space collapsed in the distance, the Spiritual World was engulfed in a monstrous storm, with sand and stones blowing and the day darkening, as if it were the end of the world. The Vampire Bat transformed from Zhang Chen swayed in the hurricane.
"Do you see that? That’s the space storm! Be careful not to be swept into it, or you’ll lose your way in the storm and might slowly perish in endless darkness," the Great Freedom Celemon’s voice carried great caution.