Chapter 682: Mixed Hole Strength

Episode 1: Secret Technique "Three Autumn Leaves"

Author: I Eat Tomatoes

Spatial rules are one of the two cornerstones of the universe's operation. All life and all things depend on it for their existence. Having mastered the power of this cornerstone, Meng Chuan's perception of the entire universe's space-time became completely different.

"Spatial rules may be slightly less powerful than the origin rules at the Seventh Tribulation stage, but they penetrate deeper into everything in the universe." At this moment, Meng Chuan's understanding of various origin rules reached an extremely high level, because these origin rules were intricately related to 'spatial rules'. Only then did Meng Chuan truly gain the power to resist against Seventh Tribulation realm mighty figures. If Ancestor Jie were to try and ensnare him again this time, Meng Chuan could fully resist by relying on his absolute control over space.

"Mastering space has merely laid my foundation. I still need to further master origin rules to rank among the contemporary peak." Meng Chuan now had full confidence. With spatial rules, subatomic rules, and lightning rules as his foundation... the origin rule 'Chaos Cavern rules' was already very close. With his spiritual will, once he mastered a Seventh Tribulation realm rule, his primordial spirit world would be capable of bearing it, allowing him to quickly possess the power of a Seventh Tribulation Primordial Spirit.

"After mastering the Chaos Cavern rules, I will soon have to undergo a tribulation."

"Although my spiritual will is quite good, I still need to expend more effort," Meng Chuan thought to himself. "From today onwards, I should start preparing for the Seventh Heavenly Tribulation."

The earlier one prepares, the greater the certainty of passing the tribulation. When it came to undergoing tribulations, one could never be too careful.

"I'm leaving."

Meng Chuan suddenly stood up, put away his cave abode, and with a single step, he had already left this layer of space-time.

Mountain Lord Moxie, who was in seclusion, sensed Meng Chuan's departure and merely assumed Meng Chuan wanted to cultivate elsewhere. "Even when traveling, he so wantonly uses the power of the Void Three-Leaf Flower. This young junior is truly squandering treasures." Mountain Lord Moxie merely sighed faintly. He too had been this willful in his prime, having mastered the origin rule 'Karma rules'. His methods were mysterious and unpredictable, and even Seventh Tribulation realm mighty figures befriended him. Few were willing to offend a Half-Step Seventh Tribulation realm cultivator who had mastered 'Karma rules'. When he was at his peak, he established the 'Land of No Cause', making it extremely dazzling across the entire River of Spacetime. However, his old rival, the 'Primal World Leader', quickly surpassed him, soaring step by step, and now possessed peak Seventh Tribulation realm strength. All of this made Mountain Lord Moxie feel much more dejected.

"Dongning left? And he didn't even say goodbye?" The other members of the White Bird Pavilion in the Valley of Spacetime also sensed Meng Chuan's departure.

"He truly keeps to himself."

"He even uses the power of the Void Three-Leaf Flower so casually for travel? When its power is exhausted, he'll know regret."

These six members secretly grumbled. In their years in the Valley of Spacetime, they had often gathered, but Meng Chuan had focused solely on secluded cultivation, only appearing at the very first gathering and not showing up again afterwards.

Inside the Nine Refinements Pagoda.

In the vast and empty chaotic space, Meng Chuan sat cross-legged before a majestic alchemy furnace, his primordial spirit energy permeating the rotary valve.

"This will be simple now."

After mastering spatial rules, the vast, boundless nine-layered runes became clear and easy to understand in Meng Chuan's eyes. These nine layers of runes were simply an application of spatial rules. Understanding the rules, then observing their application... naturally, he completely saw through it in mere moments.

"He only needed to do this to turn the rotary valve open." Meng Chuan thought.

Boom, boom.

His primordial spirit energy formed two large hands, grasping both sides of the rotary valve.

"Hmm?" The turtle-shelled elder, who had been sound asleep, suddenly sat up with a jolt, blinking his eyes as he looked at the two illusory large hands grasping the rotary valve.

"Hmph."

Meng Chuan activated the nine layers of runes while simultaneously exerting force with the two void hands. The octagonal rotary valve began to rotate very slowly, with the resistance increasing as it turned.

"This much effort?" Meng Chuan was astonished. After only turning it partially, the resistance became so great that he couldn't turn it anymore. The moment he relaxed, the rotary valve rumbled back slightly, returning to its original position.

"I didn't expect you to master spatial rules so quickly," the turtle-shelled elder said, having stood up and smiling. "But deciphering the rotary valve's rune array is only one requirement. To turn it open, you also need sufficient strength."

"The entire rotary disk needs to complete a full rotation," the turtle-shelled elder explained from the side. "Your primordial spirit energy is a bit too weak in terms of power."

"Sufficient strength?" Meng Chuan nodded slightly.

"If you don't have enough power, how can you kill enemies?" the turtle-shelled elder said. "The strength required to fully turn the rotary valve isn't high; it's merely equivalent to the power of a normal Half-Step Seventh Tribulation realm cultivator. If you were a Body Tribulation realm cultivator, perhaps you could turn it. But a Primordial Spirit Tribulation realm cultivator... is still somewhat lacking in strength."

Meng Chuan secretly sighed, thinking that even the requirements for the second refinement were so exaggerated. Dragon Ancestor's Nine Refinements Pagoda had a full nine refinements; of course, Dragon Ancestor himself couldn't pass all nine.

"My primordial spirit strength is a bit weak, let alone my physical strength," Meng Chuan mused. He had focused solely on the primordial spirit lineage, and his physical body was still at the Fifth Tribulation realm, offering no help at all in turning the rotary valve.

"I need to learn a secret technique right now," Meng Chuan immediately thought.

Secret techniques were special application methods of rules. Directly using rules was generally very crude. Meng Chuan had just mastered spatial rules, and even with his previous accumulation... it would not be easy to independently figure out a secret technique of 'immense power'. Learning the well-developed secret techniques created by his predecessors was the fastest way.

"The Starry Sky Pavilion in the Cangyuan Realm has a secret technique called 'Chaos Cavern Great Strength Method'," Meng Chuan thought to himself. Inheritances and secret techniques at the Eighth Tribulation realm level were extremely rare among those left by Ancestor Cangyuan, but there were still many original texts at the Seventh Tribulation realm level.

Each of the many origin rules had its own specialties. The Chaos Cavern rules were renowned for 'strength'. Just like 'Karma rules' were more adept at things like ambushing enemies. Their direct explosive power was, naturally, far inferior to the Chaos Cavern rules. Similarly, 'Immeasurable rules' had their own strengths, but in direct combat, they were also inferior to Chaos Cavern rules and Material rules. However, regarding many other methods, Chaos Cavern rules were much inferior to Karma rules and Immeasurable rules. For instance, when traveling, those who mastered Chaos Cavern rules had to diligently travel. Even with a 'space-time teleportation talisman', teleportation still required a bit of time. However, Immeasurable rules and Karma rules allowed one to arrive in distant parts of the universe with a single thought.

"Chaos Cavern Great Strength Method."

Meng Chuan had looked through it before but had never seriously cultivated it. Now, Meng Chuan began to try cultivating it.

"It's quite simple," Meng Chuan thought, standing before the alchemy furnace. His many true bodies and clones, scattered across the universe, together collaborated to comprehend the 'Chaos Cavern Great Strength Method'. A secret technique, from shallow to deep, allowed even those with weaker realms to learn parts of it. Meng Chuan had already mastered three rules, putting him not far from the complete 'Chaos Cavern rules'. Naturally, it was much easier for him to learn.

With the 'Chaos Cavern Great Strength Method', Meng Chuan made rapid progress. In just half an hour, he had cultivated a full fifteen layers of the 'Chaos Cavern Great Strength Method's' twenty layers. After that, his comprehension started to slow down considerably.

"Let's try it," Meng Chuan said, feeling that his technique for unleashing power had improved significantly.

"Condense."

With a thought, a large amount of primordial spirit energy, utilizing the profundities of the 'Chaos Cavern Great Strength Method', formed two dark, colossal hands. Each colossal hand contained countless runes, like profound Tribulation realm secret treasures. Each palm itself vaguely resembled a black hole, stirring the surrounding space-time.

The two dark, colossal hands simultaneously grasped both sides of the rotary valve.

"Rotate," Meng Chuan commanded with a thought, suddenly exerting force.

This time, the octagonal rotary valve turned with noticeably much more force. Although the resistance increased as it turned, in less than a breath of time, it had already completed a full rotation and was completely fixed in place.

The turtle-shelled elder, watching from the side, broke into a smile.

Meng Chuan also rejoiced, "Success!"

"Boom!"

Through the air vent, one could clearly see dark red flames surging up inside the majestic, mountain-like alchemy furnace.