The thirty-six leaves swayed lightly.
Thirty-five of them were green as jade, while one had already turned transparent.
After more than a hundred years, the little tree had finally found another Heaven-and-Earth that met the requirements.
"Master, I feel that this Heaven-and-Earth is about the same as the previous one," the little tree said.
The little tree could not clearly probe the exact level of a Heaven-and-Earth, but it had a general sense.
It said it felt similar to the Dark Heaven-and-Earth, which meant this Heaven-and-Earth was most likely also an eight-wheel Heaven-and-Earth.
"If it is an eight-wheel Heaven-and-Earth, then the Language-God Heaven-and-Earth should be able to successfully advance to eight wheels as well," Lin Moyu said.
An eight-wheel Heaven-and-Earth was currently his best option.
A nine-wheel Heaven-and-Earth was too dangerous, while a seven-wheel one was a bit lacking.
"Master, there is one more thing I need to tell you," the little tree said.
"When did you start hemming and hawing? Just say it," Lin Moyu said.
"When I was searching for Heavens-and-Earth for you, I sensed a region where a large number of Heaven-and-Earth remnants were piled up.
"Those Heaven-and-Earth remnants seem to be stacked together.
"I cannot distinguish them clearly.
"If I construct a space passage, I will have to connect all of them together," the little tree said.
"You are worried that if none of those Heaven-and-Earth remnants is one that I want, you will have wasted leaves, right?" Lin Moyu said.
"Yes. If there is no Heaven-and-Earth remnant that Master needs, I would have to reconstruct all the space passages, which would waste a lot of time.
"And right now what Master lacks most is time," the little tree said.
Lin Moyu thought for a moment.
"You are right. What I lack most right now is indeed time.
"Here is what we will do.
"After I return this time, we will see whether the Language-God Heaven-and-Earth can advance.
"If it advances, your leaves should increase again.
"At that time you can then connect to those Heavens-and-Earth.
"I believe by then you will certainly have enough leaves."
The little tree answered with a soft hum.
"The little tree obeys."
"There is no need to be so formal between you and me.
"I know your leaves need to bear Heavens-and-Earth so that you can gain benefits from them.
"In these years, for my sake, you have not done this and have already delayed your own growth," Lin Moyu said.
The little tree swayed much faster, as if somewhat excited.
"Master, please do not say that.
"Being able to work for Master is the little tree's honor."
Lin Moyu chuckled softly.
"Alright, do not get worked up.
"I see that Hun-Dunzi and Xiao Peng are almost coming out too.
"Then you will not be as lonely as you are now."
"They are finally almost back," the little tree hummed.
"Open the space passage."
Lin Moyu stepped into it and headed toward that newly found Heaven-and-Earth remnant.
This time he did not know what kind of Heaven-and-Earth it would be.
There was a hint of interest in his eyes.
Over a hundred years had passed.
Although his realm had not changed, some things had.
In those hundred-plus years he had walked all across the Chaos, setting up formations, and his understanding of formations had been rising at a shocking pace.
Practically every once in a while he would gain some new harvest.
If he were to enter the Silver-White Heaven-and-Earth again now, he would no longer need all that previous trouble and could directly resolve the problem by using formations.
"Master, are you planning to try using formations this time?" Hongmeng Gem asked.
He had witnessed all of Lin Moyu's progress with his own eyes.
Hongmeng Gem did not know that much about formations, but he did have an eye for judgment.
Lin Moyu's formation Dao had already surpassed everyone he had ever seen, including Supremes.
The formation Dao was a very peculiar path.
Many people cultivated formations, but very few treated them as their primary path; they were almost always used as support.
Moreover, formation Dao had extremely high requirements on talent.
Most people, after cultivating to a certain degree, would encounter a talent limit.
This limit was not like realm, which could sometimes be broken through by various opportunities and treasures.
Once the talent limit was reached, then if you did not understand, you did not understand, and you simply could not break through.
That feeling could only be understood by those who had experienced it: researching for hundreds of millions of years without making the least bit of progress; it could not be described by pain alone.
It was precisely because of this that no one took formation Dao as their main path.
Among the Supremes there were some who were skilled in formations, but none primarily cultivated formation Dao.
At least among everyone Hongmeng Gem had seen, Lin Moyu's formation talent was the highest.
There was no one above him.
In these hundred-plus years, with his whole heart invested into formation Dao, Lin Moyu had finally taken a critical step.
His formation Dao had completely surpassed the limits of Heaven-and-Earth and reached another level.
This time, the space passage was a bit long, which meant the Heaven-and-Earth that the little tree had found was very far from the Chaos Ancient Wilds.
When he reached the exit, Lin Moyu did not step out directly.
When facing an unknown Heaven-and-Earth, safety came first.
Undying Spirit Soldiers flew out of the space passage and entered.
In the next instant, the Undying Spirit Soldiers died.
Lin Moyu's brows furrowed slightly.
He had been connected to the Undying Spirit Soldiers' vision the whole time, yet he had not seen how they died.
Most crucially, after death, the Undying Spirit Soldiers did not resurrect in the Technique Domain.
Not being able to resurrect meant the danger of this Heaven-and-Earth had already surpassed all Heavens-and-Earth he had visited before.
"Let us look again."
The second time, he sent more than a thousand Undying Spirit Soldiers into the Heaven-and-Earth remnant.
Lin Moyu split his attention, his will turning into a thousand threads that simultaneously connected to the thousand Undying Spirit Soldiers.
In an instant, countless images flooded in as the Undying Spirit Soldiers died one after another.
In less than three breaths, the thousand Undying Spirit Soldiers were all dead.
Lin Moyu finally saw a few things.
The situation was somewhat strange, something he had never seen before.
He lightly tapped his finger and a single image appeared in front of him.
"Take a look. What is going on here?"
If he did not understand, that was fine.
He would let Hongmeng Gem take a look; perhaps he would know.
In the image, it seemed as if the Heaven-and-Earth was filled with countless broken gaps.
Invisible power was pouring in through those gaps, and it was those forces that had killed the Undying Spirit Soldiers.
Lin Moyu's first reaction was that those gaps connected to the Life-Forbidden Zone.
But the powers that killed the Undying Spirit Soldiers did not seem like the Life-Forbidden Zone's power of annihilation.
Hongmeng Gem watched for a long time, shaking his head.
"I cannot tell. It seems somewhat strange."
"Of course it is strange," Lin Moyu said.
"I will keep looking."
When the situation was uncertain, he could only keep observing.
He continued sending Undying Spirit Soldiers in, batch after batch.
The Undying Spirit Soldiers entered the Heaven-and-Earth remnant and died at different times, so the images they saw were also different.
Countless images were sent back.
Within the space passage, more than a thousand different images appeared, presenting the state of that Heaven-and-Earth one by one.
The Heaven-and-Earth was full of gaps, and the entire Heaven-and-Earth remnant was like a tattered bag that leaked wind everywhere.
Inside, there were no living beings and no vitality, only some things that resembled mountains and rocks.
Those mountains and rocks had been shaved flat and sharpened by the invisible powers, and their edges were extremely sharp and glinted with cold light.
They were able to exist only because their material was already incomparably tough, far beyond ordinary treasures.
"These things are already top-tier materials.
"They do not need refining and can be used directly as weapons.
"They can cut through anything," Hongmeng Gem said.
"More solid than you are," Lin Moyu said.
"Not that much. Things within Heaven-and-Earth cannot surpass me.
"These things are only tough in material.
"They have fused with the rules of that Heaven-and-Earth and become rule-type supreme materials that can be used to forge treasures for Supremes.
"But they still cannot surpass me.
"There are no rule lifeforms in this Heaven-and-Earth.
"It collided with another Heaven-and-Earth.
"The collision failed to form a space passage, and they instead crashed directly into each other, creating countless gaps between them.
"Within those gaps, the powers of the two Heavens-and-Earth clashed, further worsening the gaps, and at the same time drew in some power of annihilation from the Life-Forbidden Zone.
"The three powers fused and finally formed the current situation," Hongmeng Gem said.
He had seen much of the world and quickly analyzed the current situation.
"So according to you, there are two Heavens-and-Earth here?" Lin Moyu said in surprise.
Hongmeng Gem hummed with certainty.
"Yes.
"Two eight-wheel Heaven-and-Earth remnants collided with each other.
"Their powers repelled one another and failed to form a stable space passage, so the result is this."
Lin Moyu watched the images sent back by the Undying Spirit Soldiers.
The Heaven-and-Earth was full of gaps, and each gap was an unstable space passage that might lead between the two Heaven-and-Earth remnants or directly to the Life-Forbidden Zone.
Moreover, those gaps were still constantly changing.
At the moment one entered, it might be normal, and at the next instant it could collapse.
The power of annihilation from the Life-Forbidden Zone was drawn over and fused with the powers of the two Heavens-and-Earth, undergoing a change of nature and becoming an extremely dangerous power.
Now the Heaven-and-Earth was filled with this kind of power.
If the Undying Spirit Soldiers were lucky, they could survive one or two breaths; if unlucky, they could not even last half a breath.
"This Heaven-and-Earth remnant is even more dangerous than the previous ones.
"How about we…" Hongmeng Gem started.
Lin Moyu's eyes narrowed slightly, showing a thoughtful look as light flared from his hands.
Countless runes flew out and formed small formations one after another.
Formations appeared and vanished in turn and in the blink of an eye hundreds of formations had cycled through.
Seeing that Lin Moyu was deducing something, Hongmeng Gem shut his mouth and stopped speaking.
For the previous Silver-White Heaven-and-Earth and Dark Heaven-and-Earth, the danger had come from the rules of the Heaven-and-Earth itself.
Though dangerous, there had been patterns to follow.
The danger of this Heaven-and-Earth, however, had the power of the Life-Forbidden Zone mixed in, making the danger more direct and seemingly almost unsolvable.
But clearly Lin Moyu already had his own idea.
He did not understand the Dao of fate, but he could deduce through formations and obtain a large amount of information, from which he could derive the result he wanted.
Lin Moyu was now using his own method to deduce, searching for the answer he wanted from countless possibilities.
After the formations had gone through hundreds and thousands of cycles, they all flew out of the space passage and entered the Heaven-and-Earth remnant.
This meant that Lin Moyu's deduction had already produced the desired result, and now he was beginning verification.
Hongmeng Gem looked at Lin Moyu with puzzlement, unsure what his master had thought of.
Seeing the smile gradually appear on Lin Moyu's face, Hongmeng Gem could not help but gain confidence as well.
His master must have come up with some good idea.
He knew very clearly how important these two eight-wheel Heaven-and-Earth remnants were to Lin Moyu.
A single eight-wheel Heaven-and-Earth remnant gave the Language-God Heaven-and-Earth a chance to advance.
If he could obtain both, then the Language-God Heaven-and-Earth would certainly advance.
After deducing for dozens of days, Lin Moyu finally stopped.
Runes no longer flew from his fingertips.
"Master, what have you thought of?" Hongmeng Gem asked hastily.
"I think I can go court death again," Lin Moyu said.
Hongmeng Gem was stunned.
"Court death?
"Master means here in this Heaven-and-Earth remnant?"
"Yes.
"These two Heaven-and-Earth remnants collided and produced countless gaps, drawing in the power of the Life-Forbidden Zone and forming a special power that is weaker than the power of annihilation yet still contains it.
"This power is enough to kill me instantly, but it will not completely kill me as the Life-Forbidden Zone does.
"This place is very suitable for courting death.
"This is my opportunity.
"It has been so long without a suitable place to court death, and I did not expect it to appear now," Lin Moyu said.
Hongmeng Gem mulled over his words.
It really did seem to be the case.
"Not only that.
"Now my soul has already completed virtual and solid fusion, and in essence it is already stronger than my body.
"I have deduced that once I break through, my soul will become even stronger and the gap between it and my body will grow larger.
"This can lay a foundation for me to search for the virtual aspect of the body in the future," Lin Moyu said.
Hongmeng Gem fully understood his meaning now.
Once the soul became stronger and completely distanced itself from the body, it might be possible to shatter the body while leaving the soul intact, and then use the Undying Dao to repair the body and search for the body's virtual aspect between the body's life and death.
"There is still a problem though.
"This Heaven-and-Earth is not stable.
"That special power does not exist in every place and it keeps changing, never fixed.
"How will Master solve this problem?" Hongmeng Gem asked.
"That was also part of my earlier deduction.
"I have already found a suitable place," Lin Moyu said.
Earlier, Lin Moyu had condensed a large number of formations and sent them into the Heaven-and-Earth remnant, clearly to search for a suitable place.
But formations, like the Undying Spirit Soldiers, were quickly destroyed inside the Heaven-and-Earth remnant and could not see the full picture.
So how could he find a suitable place?
Hongmeng Gem's understanding of formation Dao was limited, so he did not dare to comment casually.
He chose to trust Lin Moyu.
Since Lin Moyu said so, then there must be no problem.
"Most of the gaps formed at the collision of the two Heavens-and-Earth are extremely unstable, but some are relatively stable.
"As long as I go there, I can carry out my grand work of courting death," Lin Moyu said.
"That is not right.
"They are only relatively stable and for limited periods, and we still have to consider the power of annihilation from the Life-Forbidden Zone.
"The power of annihilation has strong and weak phases.
"When it is strong, Master might be in danger.
"With the two Heavens-and-Earth plus the power of annihilation from the Life-Forbidden Zone, the gap passages enter a state of unordered chaos.
"Stability is only relative and the duration of stability varies in length, so it is very difficult to judge," Hongmeng Gem said.
"You are right, which is why I thought of another method.
"I will use the Nine Heavens Fate Technique to forcibly alter the rules of the two Heavens-and-Earth and then use the Balance Gem to affect the power of annihilation, making the three stabilize.
"That way I can gain a stable environment for courting death.
"After deduction, it should be feasible," Lin Moyu said.
Hongmeng Gem thought it over and could not help nodding.
"Master's idea is indeed workable, but it is still easily affected by external factors."
"That is where you come in.
"I will set up a great formation with you as the array core to guard and protect me," Lin Moyu said with a smile.
Hongmeng Gem thumped his chest in assurance.
"Master, rest assured.
"I am good at this. Leave it to me."
"In that case, let us go."
Holding the Calamity Scepter, dazzling light rose in Lin Moyu's eyes.
His soul-eye opened fully as he shot out of the space passage.
Strands of invisible power, like wind and clouds, appeared in his sight.
With his soul after virtual-solid fusion fully unleashed, he used the soul-eye to see every flowing strand of power clearly.
These powers carried terrifying destructive force, enough to instantly kill a Great Supreme.
He did not know what this Heaven-and-Earth had once been like.
In its current state, it was already the same as the Life-Forbidden Zone, forbidding any living being from entering.
If a Supreme's exploration team came here, they would undoubtedly die with no chance of survival.
Even rule lifeforms could not be born or evolve in such an environment.
Chaos was the only word that could describe this place.
Lin Moyu fully used his soul-eye to shuttle through the powers filled with destruction.
When he truly could not pass, he used the Calamity Scepter to open the way.
The Calamity Scepter did not disappoint him; everything that blocked his way was smashed and scattered.
The Nine Heavens Fate Technique was already active.
Within this Heaven-and-Earth where the rules were shattered and chaotic, he searched for relatively stable regions.
Lin Moyu moved carefully within this Heaven-and-Earth, searching as he went deeper and deeper.
At last, after several days, he found a suitable target.
"Right there."
In several days, Lin Moyu had already penetrated deep into the Heaven-and-Earth and finally found a suitable target.
It was a not very conspicuous circular gap with a diameter of around ten thousand meters.
Unlike the other gaps whose shapes were irregular, this one was very round and its edge was smooth.
This meant that the rules around it were relatively complete and orderly, and where it connected to the other Heaven-and-Earth should be the same.
At the same time, the power drawn from the Life-Forbidden Zone around these stable rules was also relatively stable and orderly.
Such a gap was not common in the Heaven-and-Earth, and Lin Moyu had spent several days to find it.
It was just that no one knew how long this stability could last.
Perhaps it could last a few more days; perhaps its stability would be broken in the next second.
When he reached the gap, a soul clone appeared at Lin Moyu's side.
Now that his soul had completed virtual-solid fusion, the soul clone was not much weaker than the main body.
The Calamity Scepter trembled continuously and a phantom emerged; the Calamity Scepter also produced a clone.
"This clone possesses about one percent of my strength, and its duration is limited.
"It should be enough to open a path," Hongmeng Gem said.
Lin Moyu hummed in acknowledgment.
The soul clone, holding the Calamity Scepter's clone, rushed into the gap and headed toward the other Heaven-and-Earth.
Beyond the gap was a space passage that led to the other Heaven-and-Earth.
Compared to the chaos outside, the space passage was relatively more stable.
The soul clone avoided powers surging like wind and advanced continuously.
Through the clone, Lin Moyu saw the situation inside the space passage.
"Just as I thought.
"This passage is relatively stable and the clone should be able to reach the other Heaven-and-Earth smoothly.
"I do not know what the other Heaven-and-Earth is like, but it should not be a big problem."
While the clone headed for the other Heaven-and-Earth, the main body did not remain idle.
Lin Moyu activated the Nine Heavens Fate Technique and forcibly altered the nearby Heaven-and-Earth rules.
The shattered and chaotic rules of Heaven-and-Earth temporarily recovered a little under the effect of the Nine Heavens Fate Technique.
The space around the gap suddenly became stable.
Using the rules of Heaven-and-Earth, Lin Moyu temporarily created a patch of stable space.
Here there was no power from the Life-Forbidden Zone, only the power of this Heaven-and-Earth itself.
Seizing the opportunity, Lin Moyu began to set up a formation.
This great formation had long been pre-conceived.
Countless runes flew out and quickly formed the formation, and in a blink a peculiar great formation was completed.
The Calamity Scepter flew into it and became the array core.
Lin Moyu withdrew the Nine Heavens Fate Technique; the power of rules dispersed, and chaos once again swept in.
The formation shone faintly as the Calamity Scepter's power spread out and shattered all external forces.
It was like a loyal warrior firmly guarding its position.
Without the Nine Heavens Fate Technique, chaotic power again flowed out from the gap, and Lin Moyu avoided it for the moment.
He was waiting for the soul clone to reach the other side.
The space passages between the two colliding Heavens-and-Earth were extremely short.
In just half a day, the soul clone reached the space passage's exit.
He flew out of the passage and entered the other Heaven-and-Earth.
Blinding light illuminated the entire Heaven-and-Earth.
This Heaven-and-Earth was extremely bright and extremely hot.
The exit area was still relatively stable, and the entire space passage could last for some time yet.
Lin Moyu had no time to observe the other Heaven-and-Earth.
"It has arrived," he said quietly.
He moved his will and activated the Balance Gem.
The Balance Gem shot out a powerful light that rushed into the gap and linked up with the Calamity Scepter's clone on the other side.
In an instant, the entire space passage was filled with the power of the Balance Gem.
The slightly chaotic powers inside quickly came into balance.
The powers of the two Heavens-and-Earth and the power of annihilation from the Life-Forbidden Zone reached a special balance of three.
The terrifying destructive force did not change, but it became relatively stable.
Lin Moyu once again used the Nine Heavens Fate Technique to take hold of the rules and channel this power.
The whole process went smoothly, and Lin Moyu soon gained control of this terrifying power.
He could not control it as if it were his own arm, but he could roughly manipulate it.
Seeing this, Hongmeng Gem said with delighted surprise,
"Master has succeeded."
"This is only the first step.
"The next part is the key.
"All of this effort was only to lay the foundation for my great work of courting death.
"Everything is for the sake of courting death," Lin Moyu said.
He created a passage to guide the chaotic power out, while he himself stood at the passage's exit to receive it.
"This place is yours," Lin Moyu said softly.
"Master, you just go and court death. I will manage things here," Hongmeng Gem said.
With Hongmeng Gem there, Lin Moyu believed his safety was not an issue.
This passage could remain stable for a period of time, and he should be able to succeed.
Invisible power carrying terrifying destructive force fell upon Lin Moyu.
His body, which had already reached the peak of the Great Supreme realm in strength, shattered on the spot and did not even hold for one-tenth of a second.
Then came the soul.
The soul fared a little better than the body, but only held for two-tenths of a second.
On the other side of the space passage, Lin Moyu's soul clone also shattered on the spot.
Once the main body died, the soul clone naturally could not exist.
Body and soul were both shattered.
Purple light burst forth, and Lin Moyu was reborn within the purple light.
As soon as rebirth began, the destructive power swept over again, and Lin Moyu shattered again.
Lin Moyu died and was reborn again and again, endlessly repeating.
"Master has succeeded again.
"After this, Master should be able to break through the Great Supreme limit, and both body and soul will step into the ranks of Supremes.
"The realm will still be Great Supreme, but both body and soul will be at Supreme level.
"This has never happened before.
"No, the soul is more than just Supreme.
"Master's soul is already virtual and solid as one and stronger than a Supreme's," Hongmeng Gem murmured to himself.
He guarded the surroundings for Lin Moyu, stabilizing the passage and helping him complete his great work of courting death.
There was just one question he really could not figure out.
How exactly had Lin Moyu obtained his rebirth talent?
This talent was rather abnormal.
As long as there was a suitable environment, Lin Moyu's becoming stronger was guaranteed.
In his eyes, this kind of talent had already broken the balance and should not exist.
Yet it did truly exist.
Hongmeng Gem could not help but think again of that one person he had once seen.
That existence had shocked him, yet he could not quite remember it, and that only made his heart tremble more, as if everything unreasonable had suddenly become reasonable.
Hongmeng Gem stood guard for Lin Moyu, protecting him and helping him complete his great work of courting death.
Rebirth happened again and again.
At the five hundredth time, a special ability hidden within rebirth was activated, and both soul and body began to grow stronger.
Lin Moyu's soul and body had long since reached the Great Supreme peak; the next step was the domain of Supremes.
Now, the one percent increase brought by the five hundredth rebirth helped Lin Moyu take that step and move his foot slightly forward, crossing the line that separated Great Supremes and Supremes.
An unusual aura rose from Lin Moyu's body at once.
First was the soul.
The soul broke through the bottleneck and surpassed the Great Supreme.
Originally, it had only been able to endure for two-tenths of a second, but after this first strengthening, with only a one percent increase, it underwent a qualitative transformation and held for a full half second before being destroyed.
Hongmeng Gem's heart skipped a beat.
"This is bad.
"Master's great work of courting death is about to fail."