Chapter 527: Inner Hole Cultivation (Part 1)

The chaotic hole before him was one of the largest in the entire Sky Peak Galaxy. Meng Chuan no longer resisted the repulsive force of the 'River of Spacetime'; he was consequently pushed out, returning to the normal outer void.

Meng Chuan stood suspended in the air, surrounded by a dark, desolate void.

"A chaotic hole," Meng Chuan marveled, gazing at the mysterious celestial body in the distance.

If the 'Primordial Star' was the most mysterious celestial body in the River of Spacetime, discoverable only by those who reached the Eighth Tribulation Realm,

then the 'chaotic hole' ranked second only to it.

For ordinary cultivators, a chaotic hole was the most mysterious and terrifying celestial body they could encounter.

While the solar divine fire at the core of a sun star could incinerate some Tribulation Realm mighty figures, one typically needed to reach the Seventh Tribulation Realm to approach the core of a chaotic hole.

"It's truly enormous," Meng Chuan observed from afar.

The outer region of the chaotic hole featured a massive, disc-shaped golden ring, known as the 'Chaotic Gold Disc'.

This golden disc served to highlight the 'darkness' within it, making it instantly recognizable to cultivators as a chaotic hole.

Without the 'Chaotic Gold Disc', in the already dark and desolate outer void, the dark chaotic hole would be extremely difficult to discern.

"The Chaotic Gold Disc is astonishingly vast. It's far larger than a formation composed of hundreds of Lunar and Solar stars," Meng Chuan mused. He flew towards it.

He flew for a full two hours

before gradually approaching the vicinity of the Chaotic Gold Disc.

The dazzling 'Chaotic Gold Disc' was immense, and the gravitational pull here was already very strong, though it posed no threat to Meng Chuan yet.

With a whoosh, Meng Chuan waved his hand, and Venerable Qinggu appeared beside him.

"Brother Dongning," said Venerable Qinggu, who had just appeared and was about to bow, but was immediately affected by the gravitational pull. He drifted more than ten zhang towards the chaotic hole before abruptly stopping.

"A chaotic hole?"

Venerable Qinggu gazed in astonishment at the dazzling, brilliant Chaotic Gold Disc, and then at the dark chaotic hole at its center.

"I will be cultivating in this area of the chaotic hole for some time," Meng Chuan said, smiling at Venerable Qinggu. "You may find a place nearby to meditate, or you are free to leave."

He had originally brought Qinggu along to better integrate into the community of outer domain cultivators, and to have someone handle various matters.

Now that all necessary purchases had been made, Qinggu's role had significantly diminished.

"I willingly choose to follow you, Brother Dongning, rest assured," Venerable Qinggu quickly replied. "I will cultivate outside the Chaotic Gold Disc and await your commands at any time."

"Very well, as you wish," Meng Chuan said, nodding with a smile.

Venerable Qinggu bowed and departed.

He quickly flew away from the Chaotic Gold Disc, until he reached an area with less gravitational pull. There, he took control of a meteoroid that was drifting towards the chaotic hole, and built a simple, ordinary dwelling on it to temporarily reside.

"How difficult it is for an ordinary Venerable like me to cultivate alone! Following a powerful master offers far greater hope for progress," Venerable Qinggu thought. He looked in the direction of the Chaotic Gold Disc, resolute in his decision to cling to Meng Chuan's patronage. Having originated from a lower-tier world, Venerable Qinggu understood even more deeply how rare and challenging it was to find such a 'patron'.

"What a beautiful Chaotic Gold Disc," Meng Chuan murmured, observing the scene before him. The Chaotic Gold Disc was so vast, it felt as if he had entered a brilliant golden world.

Meng Chuan continued flying, traveling for over another hour, before finally entering the completely 'dark' region of the chaotic hole.

"Complete darkness."

Meng Chuan glanced behind him and could still see the Chaotic Gold Disc, then continued flying deeper inside.

As he flew into the depths of the darkness, occasional bursts of searing energy erupted, but Meng Chuan's domain effortlessly blocked them.

"The gravitational pull is growing stronger," Meng Chuan noted. As he continued flying, the chaotic hole's gravitational force acting upon him steadily increased.

Meng Chuan's strength was comparable to a 'perfected Imperial Lord,' and he possessed a chaotic hole within his own Dantian. Compared to the external chaotic hole, his Dantian's chaotic hole was merely a miniature black hole. Nevertheless, Meng Chuan was highly adept at resisting gravitational forces.

"The closer one gets to the chaotic hole's core, the more dangerous it becomes."

After flying deep enough, Meng Chuan finally noticed a change in the flow of time.

Two times, three times, five times the normal time flow rate... The deeper Meng Chuan went, the more astonishing the change in time flow became.

By comparing it with his true body in his home world, he could clearly determine the time flow ratio.

"The time flow rate is already twenty times," Meng Chuan thought. He continued flying deeper into the chaotic hole. While his 'Chaotic Hole Domain' was exceptionally adept at resisting gravitational pull, he now had to expend more than half of his strength to do so.

After flying for a short while longer, Meng Chuan abruptly stopped.

He hovered in mid-air, resisting the already formidable gravitational force.

"Thirty-five times the normal time flow rate. I cannot go any deeper," Meng Chuan realized. He felt the terrifying gravity, which, even after being weakened by his Chaotic Hole Domain, still caused his physical body to tremble. "Any further, and I'll be directly swallowed, unable to escape the pull."

"I will cultivate diligently in this area, carefully experiencing the power of the chaotic hole," Meng Chuan thought to himself.

Chaotic holes were truly wondrous.

Beyond a certain depth, the terrifying gravitational force would act upon the interior of spatial treasures like the Ten Thousand Flower Realm, the Demon Prison, and personal grotto-heavens.

Thus, attempting to hide within a treasure and use it to reach the chaotic hole's core? It was simply impossible.

The deeper one ventured into a chaotic hole, the more irresistible its gravitational pull became.

"I've heard that in the extreme depths, a thousand years of cultivation might only equate to a single day in the outside world?" Meng Chuan mused in awe. "Grandmaster Cang Yuan's texts also mention that if one could reach the core celestial body of a chaotic hole, the time flow rate would be reversed. A single day on the core celestial body might mean a thousand years passing outside? Different chaotic holes also have their distinctions."

Outside the core celestial body of a chaotic hole, time flow accelerated, with the acceleration increasing the closer one got.

However, within the core celestial body itself, time flow slowed down, becoming tens of thousands of times slower than the normal rate outside.

"There are so many unknowns."

Meng Chuan found this feeling of having so much to explore to be profoundly satisfying.

This was cultivation: the exploration of all unknowns.

"Hmm?"

Meng Chuan's heart jolted. "My body?"

Life was adaptive. Mortal beings in high-gravity environments would gradually experience changes in their bones and muscles over time.

In dim worlds, the eyes of living beings might adapt to develop 'night vision'.

The same was true for cultivators.

The environment had an impact on life.

However, Meng Chuan had reached the Chaotic Hole Realm, and by absorbing and refining the Primordial Stone, his physical body was already exceptionally powerful. For his body to undergo changes? That was incredibly difficult.

"My body's most minute 'particles' are actually slowly shrinking under this level of gravity?" Meng Chuan stood at the extreme depth where he could still resist the gravity. Under the microscopic observation of his primordial spirit, he clearly detected that the 'particles' were incredibly slowly shrinking; though the change was minute, it did not escape Meng Chuan's perception.

Meng Chuan silently observed.

He did not interfere with his body's natural changes, allowing it to adapt to the environment.

One day, two days, three days...

On the surface, Meng Chuan's body appeared slightly leaner. Within him, billions of particles had shrunk by about thirty percent, while simultaneously, about thirty percent new particles had been generated.

This meant Meng Chuan's entire physical body now contained thirty percent more particles, making it even more refined and dense. Even the luster of his skin began to resemble the membrane of a Seventh Tribulation Realm Dark Peacock.

"This must be the right direction for cultivating my 'Chaotic Hole Realm physical body'," he mused.

"For years, I've been pondering how to cultivate the 'Chaotic Hole Divine Body' that best suits me. Now, I've finally found the direction," Meng Chuan thought, feeling a surge of excitement.

Grandmaster Cang Yuan created the Samsara Divine Body.

Generations of human Godfiends, some at the Tribulation Realm, some Imperial Lords, and some even just Venerables, had created various Godfiend Bodies.

Meng Chuan cultivated ultimate techniques, making it exceedingly difficult to create his own Godfiend Body. Yet today, deep within the chaotic hole, he had finally found the path for his own Godfiend Body.