CHAPTER 1384: CHAPTER 1384: FUSED AS ONE

Xu Nian jumped into the mountain valley without hesitation.

The valley’s depth was far deeper than he had imagined.

Xu Nian descended a full three hundred zhang in height.

All around him were densely packed Immortal Crystal Stones, embedded in the mountain walls, some merely the size of a fist, while others were up to several meters in diameter.

Not only that, Xu Nian looked downward.

He discovered that below the valley, there were also piles of these Immortal Crystal Stones, forming small mountains, the number of which reached into the trillions.

Xu Nian landed in the valley, gawking at the Crystal Stones piled like mountain ranges around him.

In the outside world, Immortal Crystal Stones were fought over fiercely, yet here they were piled up into mountains.

The valley was expansive, with many areas blocked by these Immortal Crystal stone peaks.

"What is so peculiar about this valley that there would be so many Immortal Crystal Stones?"

Xu Nian looked at the Immortal Crystal stone peaks around him, his expression confused.

There were just too many Immortal Crystal Stones, to a terrifying extent.

"Huh, my Shrinking Ground has actually failed."

Xu Nian suddenly showed an expression of surprise.

Just now, he attempted to use Shrinking Ground to explore further within the valley.

However, he found that within this valley, the law rules he had mastery over for Shrinking Ground were nowhere to be found.

Not only this, but even his Black Hole Law had become extremely weak here.

"What’s going on? Why can’t I find the rules of my Earth Law here?" Xu Nian said in amazement.

"It must be something that has altered the law rules here, thus rendering my Earth Law ineffective. Initially, when above, this feeling wasn’t as evident, but now that I’ve descended into the abyss, I can truly feel it," Xu Nian speculated.

He no longer deliberated and sprinted rapidly towards the depths of the abyss.

As Xu Nian progressed, he finally reached the core of this abyss.

However, the scene before him left him utterly stunned.

"Is this the Taichu Core?" exclaimed Xu Nian.

In a deep pit in front of him, a sphere floated, resembling half a Stone.

This sphere emitted a dazzling glow.

Furthermore, it exuded peculiar law waves.

It seemed to repel the surrounding laws.

Xu Nian was certain the previous energy fluctuations had emanated from this sphere.

This was the initial core of the universe.

This is what the universe looked like when it first formed.

Which means, if this Taichu Core were to be infused with powerful energy, a new universe could still form.

However, it’s evident that this Taichu Core had already begun to decline.

No longer absorbing energy, but rather expelling it.

This also explained the massive quantity of Immortal Crystal Stones surrounding the area.

"Who would have thought there would be a Taichu Core hidden here? Was it naturally formed or man-made? If it was man-made, that’s truly terrifying," Xu Nian said in shock.

To evolve a universe to this step was already incredibly defiant of nature.

The Dan Sea Species Green Lotus that Xu Nian cultivated was actually a process of universe evolution.

Yet he was still far from forming a Taichu Core.

"If I attempt to merge this Taichu Core with my Divine Demon Avatar, I wonder what effect it would produce," Xu Nian mused.

This was indeed the Taichu Core.

Although already in its decline phase,

the energy within it remained immensely terrifying.

Most importantly, the power of laws within it was completely different from this universe’s law rules.

If I manage to master and utilize this Taichu Core’s law power, my attack power could become extraordinary.

Thinking of this, Xu Nian no longer hesitated and moved directly toward the Taichu Core.

The Taichu Core seemed to sense Xu Nian’s intent, beginning to produce a strong repulsion.

Xu Nian sneered, immediately invoking the Black Hole Law.

A massive black hole appeared right behind him.

Swallowing the energies that the Taichu Core erupted.

Thus, Xu Nian pressed forward with difficulty.

As he advanced, his body gradually turned to dust in this energy.

Blood and flesh disappeared, leaving only bones.

Yet Xu Nian continued onward, and ultimately his fingers touched the Taichu Core.

At the exact moment his fingers grazed the Taichu Core.

The Taichu Core burst open with endless energy.

"Boom!"

A world-shattering energy explosion erupted.

Xu Nian was utterly reduced to ashes amid this explosion.

The entire valley was swept by this terrifying energy.

Fortunately, the impact of this energy did not harm lifeless entities.

But Qin Ling and Nether Hai nearly died in this storm.

"What’s happening? Why is this energy so terrifying?" exclaimed Nether Hai.

If not for Qin Ling’s earlier offering of the Sect elder’s talisman of protection.

Even if they hid in the Misty Forest, they would have surely perished.

Meanwhile, outside, the Xianjue Mountain range’s area expanded by double due to the energy storm’s eruption.

Many powerful individuals seeking to capture Immortal Crystal Stones were drawn into the mist.

...

While all this was happening,

At the true core depth of Xianjue Mountain.

Xu Nian’s form floated, ethereal, in the air.

"I’m not dead? How is this possible? But why has all my flesh and blood vanished?"

Xu Nian looked at his form.

He realized his body was no longer one of flesh and blood.

Nor was it a soul state.

It appeared more like a form of energy.

"Could it be that I’ve completely merged with the Taichu Core?" Xu Nian wondered.

For he realized that the energy Light Ball had vanished as well.

At this moment, he could clearly perceive the unique laws contained around him.

Moreover, following his intent, he could even manipulate these laws.

"Such powerful law waves; indeed, this is the energy law contained in the Taichu Core, so intriguing," Xu Nian remarked joyfully.

He was almost certain that he had merged with the Taichu Core.

"I wonder what my physical body would be like if I reconstitute it now?"

With this thought, Xu Nian began attempting to form a new physical body.

Following Xu Nian’s intention, he watched as energy surged from his being.

Subsequently, a perfect body of blood and flesh appeared in the void.

"Such a powerful body, its strength exceeds my previous physical body by a significant margin; now, this body might well rival a top-grade Immortal Artifact," Xu Nian marveled.

But this wasn’t the greatest boon.

The true advantage was finding that he could control the law waves of Xianjue Mountain.

In other words, the space vortexes previously present no longer posed any obstruction to him.

He could even unleash such space vortexes himself.

With himself as the center, within a ten-kilometer radius, no one could escape.