Realm-Hopping Martial Master

"Our counterattack forces have shown fatigue, and it would be unwise to invest more power into this quagmire. Therefore, we must identify the key factor and deliver a decisive blow."

The tent was silent, with only the red and blue spots on the map pulsating.

Under the appearance of victory, the undercurrents had surged to a point that could overturn the entire battle. Everyone felt a weight on their hearts.

The Supreme Sect Leader nodded slowly and said, "Then let Lu Chong lead the disciples to move forward."

The group accepted the order and left, leaving only the Supreme Sect Leader and the Purple Extreme Daoist Venerable.

After a moment of silence, the Supreme Sect Leader finally spoke.

"Have we found Jiang Shu yet?"

The Purple Extreme Daoist Venerable shook his head and said, "No news at all."

"During this period, both I and that half-demon organization under him have tried every means to contact him, but it’s like a clay ox entering the sea, with no trace to be found."

"The only thing we know is that he is still alive, and he is doing well."

Jiang Shu left a strand of soul fire in the True Martial Sect, from which we could see a glimpse of his state.

Lately, Jiang Shu’s soul fire has been fluctuating between almost extinguished and extremely vibrant. Even the Purple Extreme Daoist Venerable feels a bit worried.

"But judging by Jiang Shu’s fortune, it wouldn’t be easy for something to happen to him. Many Demon Venerables in the Demon Race have sent avatars to search, but also found nothing. Perhaps he has found a secluded place and is in retreat, inconvenient to contact us. You don’t need to worry; he has always had his own ideas."

The Supreme Sect Leader’s voice was gentle. He is not only at the Daoist Venerable Realm but also a Sect Leader, with broader insight, vaguely predicting the opportunities that Jiang Shu might have, possibly even greater than ordinary Daoist Venerables.

It is highly likely that it involves the presence of a Returning Void Realm Dao Master.

As long as his life is assured.

...

In the Eighth Floor of the Eternal Tower, time is stretched to 256 times the outside world.

Here, there is no concept of sun, moon, and stars turning, only everlasting silence, and the vast and pure Dao Rhyme flowing soundlessly.

Jiang Shu sat cross-legged, floating in the void, his breath deep and far-reaching. With each inhale, the surrounding Dao Rhyme gathered like a river entering the sea, forming a visible vortex pouring into his body. With each exhale, threads of impure Dao Rhyme were expelled.

The Realm of Venerable was achieved; it is an entirely new world, standing at a height that countless cultivators aspire to.

But for the Star Ruins Realm, which is about to face a major catastrophe, the Realm of Venerable merely provides him with the real capability of self-preservation.

Having just become a Venerable, the immense power and sudden elevation in Dao practice filled his body, requiring sedimentation and control, like condensing turbulent waves into a calm but deeply powerful abyss.

Jiang Shu’s mind was wholly immersed in that fragment of a newly-born world within.

This is projected by the Dao Pattern from the mysterious black stone, forming Jiang Shu’s understanding of the Space Law, the foundation of his Venerable Dao.

At this moment, this world is chaos, appearing to hover between reality and illusion, like a nebula at the beginning of the universe, slowly spinning, nurturing infinite possibilities.

The Space Law flows in his heart, being repeatedly dismantled and validated.

No longer simple applications like tearing, folding, or shackling, but deeply exploring the internal mechanism.

With a thought, the surrounding space was controlled by an invisible hand like a docile stream.

It was then compressed into an indestructible crystal wall, with an unnervingly high density, needing no other magic or skill, merely a gentle thought to crush a strong ordinary Tenth Realm practitioner to death.

Then, he extended this space into an invisible corridor spanning ten thousand miles.

All is silent, showcasing a Venerable’s absolute mastery of space.

The mysterious black stone’s surface had mostly shed its charred substance, revealing a dark jade-like true form, its size reduced to nearly half, but the Space Dao Rhyme it emitted became more restrained and weighty.

It hovered above Jiang Shu’s palm, with threads of origin energy still being carefully absorbed and refined by Jiang Shu, blending into the newborn space to stabilize its structure and clarify its boundaries.

With each thread refined, Jiang Shu felt his connection to cosmic space deepen and his understanding of ’space’ becomes even more profound.

The vastness and grandeur of the Law of Power, the endless vitality of Creation, the inclusiveness of Taichu, the purity and precision of the soul, the sharpness of invincibility...

These fundamental laws that he relied on to break through found their respective positions within the embryonic space, amalgamating and colliding, eventually achieving a subtle balance and resonance.

The newly formed Venerable Dao Body became increasingly transparent and flawless in this continuous refining, with each inch of flesh and bone imprinted with the marks of the laws, containing enough power to shake the stars.

Meanwhile, the World Tree Seedling, half a foot tall with two young leaves of dark-yellow and azure, quietly took root at the center of Jiang Shu’s dantian.

Previously, when it was retrieved, it seemed withered and feeble, with a yellowish tint at the leaf edges.

But at this moment, nourished by Jiang Shu’s Venerable Dao Rhyme and wrapped in the gentleness of Creation Law, the yellow slowly dissipated, with a faint glimmer of life force flowing in the leaf veins.

It was no longer merely simple, but more like the life core connected to Jiang Shu’s Space Dao Foundation, a seed for a future Saint World.

Jiang Shu could clearly sense its mysterious response with the various laws within himself, particularly Creation, Space, and Power Laws.

He even began attempting to guide it with divine thought, trying to understand its life force nurturing as the essence supporting space.

Though the process is extremely obscure and slow, like unraveling celestial writings, each attempt seemed to lay the foundation for future ’world creation.’

Time quietly slipped by in the tower, marking countless days and nights.

Until a certain moment, the rushing power within Jiang Shu was completely tamed, controlled like his limbs, with the newborn space prototype’s rhythm perfectly synchronized with his breathing and heartbeat.

A thread of divine thought released, clearly penetrating the dust trajectories and slight energy ripples within thousands of miles of void...

It was only then that he slowly opened his eyes.

In his profound pupils, the illusion of star rivers flashed and vanished, finally settling into a vast and tranquil blackness, as if containing the boundless universe itself.

The Venerable Early Stage Realm was finally solidified like an unyielding rock.

A slight movement of thought, the robust spatial barrier of the Eighth Floor of the Eternal Tower rippled open like water waves before Jiang Shu.

Stepping forward, space naturally migrated, placing his figure in the base, yet only sensing the base’s aura. In the next moment, Jiang Shu left the base, appearing in the vast universe.

Jiang Shu concealed all outward aura, like returning to simplicity, stepping out one by one.

No need to utilize any star shuttle or transmission array, his form blended into the void, with Space Law naturally extending and contracting under his feet.

Within mere breaths, he traversed a distance that ordinary star shuttles would take days to navigate, appearing in a starry sky vastly different from the War Alliance’s imposing style.

At the edge of this star domain, a not particularly large but exceptionally bustling Life Planet sparkled among them.

Beyond the planet, uniquely shaped star shuttles flowed endlessly, some resembling ornate star birds, others like fierce exotic beasts, or ancient sailboats.

Diverse information streams and energy fluctuations weakly flickered on public channels, showcasing the flourishing interstellar commerce here.

This is one of the latest transit hubs in the cosmos by the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance, Tianqu Star.

Tianqu Star, located at the juncture between the Inner Ring and Outer Ring of the Star Ruins Realm; initially, Jiuyu Commerce Alliance only laid out plans on Tianqu Star.

However, with Jiang Shu joining the War Alliance, Jiuyu Commerce Alliance smoothly linked with the War Alliance, firmly stepping into the Inner Ring of the Star Ruins Realm.

Tianqu Star was officially purchased by the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance.

The massive business market within the alliance could all be transited from Tianqu Star, connecting the Outer Ring and Inner Ring of the Star Ruins Realm.