Chapter 647: White Bird Pavilion Master

Standing at the entrance of his cave dwelling, Meng Chuan watched the purple-robed man depart.

"It's about what I expected," Meng Chuan thought. "For a newly ascended Soul Sixth Tribulation expert, it's incredibly difficult to enter the Valley of Time and Space." He understood that all major powers had unwritten rules for distributing internal resources. Either you contributed silently, accumulating enough merit over time until it was finally your turn to receive valuable resources. Or your talent was so exceptional that you received focused cultivation from the faction. Or you had powerful backing...

As for Meng Chuan, who on the surface was just a newly ascended Soul Sixth Tribulation expert, it was naturally not his turn to enter the Valley of Time and Space.

"Fifteen factions have already invited me, and they've all presented their conditions," Meng Chuan murmured. "Even the Six Heavens, White Bird Pavilion, and Ancestral Witch Realm — the largest powers in the Valley of Time and Space — offered only mediocre terms." He shook his head slightly. "Never mind," he decided. "Since I can't enter the Valley of Time and Space, there's no rush to join any faction for now."

Why join a faction?

It's for some valuable resources, but joining a faction also means getting entangled in various troubles.

The Void Three-leaf Flower was impossible to buy anywhere; once it manifested, it would be consumed within a day. Therefore, for the sake of the Void Three-leaf Flower, Meng Chuan was willing to join a faction.

"Aside from the Void Three-leaf Flower," he mused, "most of the other resources I need for my cultivation can still be bought."

"And I happen to be able to afford them all."

Possessing half of Ancestor Cang Yuan's treasure, Meng Chuan was wealthy enough to rival a Seventh Tribulation mighty expert. Of course, Meng Chuan had long decided to only use a small portion of the Ancestor's treasure, planning to repay double in the future.

Now that he had just become a Sixth Tribulation expert, he would use some of it during this dormant phase.

*Whoosh.*

Meng Chuan returned to the quiet room of his cave dwelling. With a wave of his hand, a pile of treasures appeared before him.

"I want to sell all of these," Meng Chuan declared, contacting the Eternal Tower through his identity token.

*Buzz.*

A colorful light descended, enveloping the treasures.

A majestic voice resonated: "The Eternal Tower can directly acquire them for 650,000 units of Outer Realm Origin Crystals. If consigned through the Eternal Tower, you can receive 700,000 units, with the consignment typically taking within a millennium."

"Consign them," Meng Chuan said directly. "With these treasures, I can use them as collateral to acquire Volume One and Volume Two of the *Void Atlas*, correct?"

"You can use them as collateral," the majestic voice replied.

While consignment meant the selling time was uncertain, consigned items could be mortgaged for up to 80% of their value in Outer Realm Origin Crystals. For example, Meng Chuan could immediately take 560,000 units of Outer Realm Origin Crystals, receiving the rest only after the items were sold.

If the collateral was used to purchase items from the Eternal Tower, it would be calculated at 90% of the value, allowing him to purchase 630,000 units worth of treasures. The remaining amount would also be received only after the consignment was complete.

The Eternal Tower profited from both buying and selling.

"I'll exchange for Volume One and Volume Two of the *Void Atlas*," Meng Chuan stated.

*Whoosh.*

In just an instant, two thick black books appeared in the quiet room.

The Eternal Tower's headquarters in the Time-Space River felt like the 'Ninth Floor of the Eternal Tower' in any river region, with ubiquitous access to space-time teleportation.

The headquarters in the Time-Space River was also exceptionally safe.

Six and Seven Tribulation mighty experts, especially those from special life forms, were willing to leave a true body at the headquarters because even the White Bird Pavilion Master and the Myriad Star Heavenly Emperor could not go on a rampage within the Eternal Tower's Time-Space River headquarters.

"I can buy these two volumes directly without needing a Primary Eternal Token," Meng Chuan mused, excitedly taking the two black books.

Buying one volume of the *Void Atlas* for 300,000 units was a privilege reserved for Eternal Tower internal members at least at the Sixth Tribulation level.

A Primary Eternal Token could also be used by external members, which made its value higher than 300,000 units. Ancestor Cang Yuan's treasury contained Primary, Intermediate, and even an Advanced Eternal Token, but Meng Chuan would not easily use any of them.

"The *Void Atlas* truly is an excellent book," Meng Chuan mused. He flipped his hand, took out a gourd, and took a sip of fruit wine. His soul felt much clearer, and with the help of auxiliary treasures, he began to seriously read these two volumes of the *Void Atlas*.

According to Meng Chuan's plan, for comprehending spatial rules, the main texts would be the three volumes of the *Void Atlas*, complemented by the Void Three-leaf Flower as an auxiliary marvel.

"I'm not in a hurry," he thought.

"First, I'll carefully study these two books under normal cultivation conditions," he planned. "After comprehending them, I'll then consume the Void Three-leaf Flower later and continue my comprehension. That's the most suitable approach." Meng Chuan had long held this plan; consuming the Void Three-leaf Flower before fully comprehending all three volumes of the *Void Atlas* would be the most wasteful use.

Days passed.

Meng Chuan immersed himself in comprehending the *Void Atlas*.

Spatial rules, considered the strongest 'Sixth Tribulation rules,' were typically mastered only by Seventh Tribulation mighty experts. However, Sixth Tribulation experts occasionally managed to grasp them, making texts on spatial rules very common. For instance, *Thunder Realm*, which Meng Chuan had previously studied, contained complete spatial rules.

Yet Meng Chuan still successively used a Primary Eternal Token and 600,000 units of Outer Realm Origin Crystals to purchase all three complete volumes of the *Void Atlas*, precisely because this text was not merely about spatial rules.

The creator of the *Void Atlas*, with profound insight and effortless skill, had meticulously delineated every vein of spatial rules, even extending to various other rules.

Only through this text could one clearly perceive that all rules originated from 'time and space'.

Meng Chuan's rapid comprehension of thunder rules was also due to the profound influence of Volume Three of the *Void Atlas*.

"Remarkable," Meng Chuan thought. "The creator of this text must truly be an Eternal Being." The more he comprehended, the more he revered the being who wrote this text.

Every sentence in the text seemed like a profound truth.

Applied to the reproduction of all things, the flow of water, the burning of fire, the roar of thunder... they all held common principles!

With each sentence, guided by the text, Meng Chuan would associate many ideas and comprehend many profound mysteries.

Different rules were even strung together by a single thread, enhancing Meng Chuan's understanding of all time and space.

"It's so worth it," he thought, intoxicated by the feeling of constantly gaining insights.

A renowned teacher produces outstanding disciples.

The three volumes of the *Void Atlas*, though perhaps not as good as an Eternal Being's personal explanation, surpassed the teachings of an Eighth Tribulation expert. Endless wisdom resided between the lines, and in the face of such profound knowledge, Meng Chuan felt himself continuously growing.

"In cultivation, one's realm is one of the two fundamentals," Meng Chuan murmured.

For Soul Tribulation experts, the two fundamentals were technical mastery and mental fortitude.

Low technical mastery resulted in weak overall strength.

Only with high technical mastery could one become truly powerful, but one also needed sufficient mental fortitude, otherwise they couldn't bear such rules. It was like a child wielding a great saber, hurting themselves in the process.

The three volumes of the *Void Atlas* served as a guide to higher realms of comprehension.

Different cultivators gained different insights from comprehending it.

Only by comprehending it deeply enough could one master spatial rules. For those who obtained all three volumes of the *Void Atlas* but failed to master spatial rules, it only meant their comprehension was still at a shallow level.

In front of a bamboo forest by a lake, the white-haired World Ancestor was fishing.

"World Ancestor," a voice rang out. A slender figure clad in a gray robe emerged from the bamboo forest, his eyes as serene as the deep sea. He walked over.

"Why would the Pavilion Master come to me?" The World Ancestor couldn't help but smile upon seeing the newcomer.

The White Bird Pavilion Master was one of the two supreme beings standing at the pinnacle of the entire Time-Space River. He had fully comprehended both time and spatial rules, existing at the half-step Eighth Tribulation level, and was the leader of the White Bird Pavilion.

"I've come to ask for your guidance, World Ancestor," the slender White Bird Pavilion Master said gently as he sat down beside him.

"Tell me," World Ancestor said with a smile. "If I can help, I certainly will, but if even the Pavilion Master is at a loss, I might not be able to."

"My soul is injured," the White Bird Pavilion Master said. "I wonder if there's a way to heal it?"

"Injured? Who could possibly injure you?" World Ancestor asked, greatly astonished.

The White Bird Pavilion Master nodded. "An Eighth Tribulation mighty expert, who had journeyed to our Time-Space River and with whom I had a good relationship, took one of my true bodies to venture beyond this universe and explore other places. We clashed with a Soul Eighth Tribulation expert, and my soul was injured. Even my true body in my home life world suffered a soul injury."

"Your true body outside the universe was injured, and your true body within your home life world also suffered a soul injury?" World Ancestor asked, utterly shocked. "Can you show me your injury?"