hsntnovel Chapter 2752, Year Period
Chapter 2752, Year Period
Chapter 2752 A Century's Journey
The conversation between Qu Jianlei and the Crystal Clan was also heard by Spring, who was not far away.
He understood the content, but couldn't help but say, "Compressing this space isn't too difficult, but ensuring that most of the higher dimensions are locked in..."
Locking up all the higher-dimensional elements is almost impossible; even a great ruler couldn't do it.
Taiyuan Hai chimed in, "To achieve that effect, you'd need to invite that person over, that would be more like it."
Qu Jianlei knew who she was talking about, and could only shake his head helplessly, "That person doesn't like Tianqing either, so we can't drag her into this."
“Then we need to plan this out carefully,” the young woman said, undeterred. “How can we minimize the loss of employees?”
As a great king, none of us believe in evil spirits—since there's no other way, let's think about it more.
Spring completely agreed with her, "Alright, I'll do some divination first, to see how much causal relationship there is between compressing and devouring it."
There are no living beings in the Dead Zone—not even matter—yet it is a self-contained space with its own cause and effect.
This person is reliable; at the very least, they have a methodical approach to their work.
"You should rest for a few days," the young lady said, unusually considerate of Sweetie. "Are you still feeling the backlash from the last divination?"
“That doesn’t count as a backlash,” Spring didn’t explain further. “I’ll consider the risks of divination myself.”
"Then I'll avoid it," the stick decisively fled into the distance; it truly did not want to get involved in something like the sky collapsing.
Two days later, it was invited over by the two kings again to discuss a plan to compress the space.
As for the relevant cause and effect, the other party didn't say, so of course it wouldn't bother to find out.
This discussion lasted for more than two months, with too many different plans. Moreover, divination was required before any plan could be devised.
The young lady was quite overwhelmed by the debate, but it was impossible to avoid discussing such matters.
Finally, a plan was developed, and after some improvements, Crystal Ancestor returned to his clan.
"Alright, now I'll take you away. First, to the ancestor's residence... Don't overeat, it's just a temporary stop."
With a thought, it collected all the crystal beings and then called to the other human True Venerables, "Let's go."
The next moment, the stick instantly expanded to a length of a million kilometers, and its sharpened end gently touched a certain point in space.
The space rippled slightly, and a passage suddenly appeared.
Nine True Venerables flew out one after another, with Han Li being the last. After emerging, he even turned his head to take another look.
As the passageway slowly closed, he couldn't help but ask, "Master Qu... will you be alright?"
“It was his own choice,” the young woman said calmly. “Without him in the space, the higher-dimensional factors were simply lost.”
The final agreement reached by the group was that the Great Lord would compress the space outside, while Qu Zhenzun would reside within it, striving to absorb higher-dimensional elements.
This plan is subject to considerable uncertainty, the first of which is Qu Jianlei's ability to withstand pressure.
The Great Lord compresses space from the outside, while he is inside. Essentially, it is the True Lord refining the weapon. He must have the ability to ensure that he is not refined.
This places very high demands on him, and it's fortunate that he proposed the plan himself, otherwise it would seem like he was harming people.
Secondly, the credibility of the True Lord must be as high as it can be.
This has little to do with whether the king values cause and effect or not—who can guarantee that nothing will go wrong in such a dangerous job?
In other words, these three True Lords all have other karmic connections with True Lord Qu, so it is believable.
If any other True Lord were to come, even Xiao You's master, Qu Jianlei wouldn't dare to completely trust him.
The other party doesn't need to have any intention of harming him; as long as there is even the slightest moment of carelessness... it will be too late to regret it.
They may not perish, but being distracted and hopeless is highly probable.
Furthermore, it demands extremely high levels of perception, concentration, and micro-management skills from the Great Khan.
The third point, in particular, still carries a very high risk if the micro-management is even slightly off.
This has nothing to do with subjective attitude; it's all about hard power!
Let's say this space has a diameter of one billion kilometers, and Qu Jianlei is two meters tall.
When space is compressed to a diameter of one kilometer, the relative size of Qu Zhenzun is... two nanometers!
Of course, this is just a metaphor, since factors such as spatial distortion exist, and the two cannot be equated.
However, precisely because of other factors, the operation will only be more difficult, not less difficult.
This plan is something only a madman could come up with, and only a crazy person would dare to take on, for other True Venerables.
Qu Zhenzun certainly needs to be bold enough, but Spring and Taiyuan Sea also need to be confident enough.
That's right, there are only these two practitioners, with the former being the main force, because he needs to get deeply involved in the cause and effect of the Heavenly Inclination.
The young lady is just a backup option; she can provide assistance should the former become overwhelmed.
“It was his own decision,” the woman said calmly. Despite always driving, she was always very emotionally stable.
"Everyone has to take responsibility for their own choices, right?"
Jin Ge remained calm, saying, "What we need to do now is to be good protectors!"
In fact, the true guardian in charge was the Crystal Ancestor, a staff that stretched for tens of millions of kilometers across the chaotic starry sky.
It doesn't want to get involved in the matter of compressing space, firstly because it doesn't want to get involved in the affairs of the heavens, and secondly because it doesn't have much confidence in micro-operations.
Although it is old enough, the Crystal Clan has never been known for its strong micro-management capabilities.
The Crystal Clan excels at using their physical advantages to charge around recklessly, relying on a single, powerful move to dominate the battlefield.
Racial talents are always worth using. Although some crystal races have their own strengths, we can't let our greatest asset go to waste.
However, Jingzu also values human relationships, stating that since the tribe has been preserved intact, this act of protection does not count as one of the three promised actions.
The spring disappeared again, resting for about ten days before an invisible force appeared and began to compress the entire massive energy mass.
High-dimensional factors are not limited to the dead zone; that is merely the most typical manifestation.
This chaotic energy is actually one with the dead zone; the outer part is merely an outer shell used to protect the space.
Although the size of the energy cluster appears smaller than the Heavenly Demon Middle Thousand Worlds collected by Qu Jianlei and others, it is not actually that small.
Within the energy cluster, there are various spatial distortions and folds.
In addition to the violent energy and high-dimensional elements, the difficulty of compression is not even in the same league as that of the Middle Thousand Worlds.
In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed, and the massive star cluster has only been compressed to a smaller size.
It should be noted that this was almost the full force of a seasoned Grand Prince.
Even his own powerful divine sense couldn't help but sigh, "This difficulty is truly extraordinary. Taiyuan, remember to keep an eye on things."
The more difficult it is to compress, the greater the rebound force, and the higher the difficulty of micro-operation.
"Don't worry," the woman's voice said leisurely, "but your stamina... seems a bit lacking."
“I didn’t use my full strength,” the powerful divine sense replied. “I still need to try to find a resonance that will reduce pressure and rebound.”
Compression is not an easy task, especially one of this difficulty; it definitely requires skill.
Recklessly applying excessive pressure may cause problems with the space, which could then trigger a series of unpredictable chain reactions.
Furthermore, the immense and sudden increase in pressure could have a significant impact on Qu Zhenzun, who is currently in the midst of it.
“I know you’re meticulous,” the young woman said calmly, “but how many years…more than a hundred years, right?”
Distracted actions, a stalemate lasting over a century, are actually nothing to worry about; they can generally withstand most of them.
To put it more bluntly, most of the small things are not worth the True Lord's attention!
But whether Qu Zhenzun can withstand a hundred years is a question!
The key point is that the young lady knows that the guy's mind is still on Houde's matter.
As the party bearing the pressure, we also need to pay attention to the coordination in terms of micro-management, especially since the little guy is only a True Venerable and still lacks a higher level.
If we persist for a hundred years under such circumstances, and if we are negligent in any way, then... a hundred years is a very short time, but also a very long time.
Upon hearing this, the other True Venerables couldn't help but exchange complicated glances.
Previously, people had seen slow progress, but they could not fully grasp the underlying reasons.
The difference between True Venerable and True Lord is only one word, but the difference in cultivation and realm is immeasurable.
Hearing about a century-long commitment now evokes a range of complex emotions... for each individual.
Even though they are all True Venerables with a lifespan of six thousand years, they have wasted a hundred years here.
The environment here is harsh and the risk factor is high, but that doesn't matter. The key problem is that there's nothing to do!
Apart from Lianxing and Jin Ge, whose emotions were relatively stable, even Han Li couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Luo Fu looked puzzled—she wasn't quite sure if this kind of thing was common in the cultivation world.
She hesitated for a moment before asking, "The outermost ring is smaller, the reduction in volume... is actually quite significant, right?"
Song Yue'er replied weakly, "That's true, but the smaller it is... the harder it is to compress!"
After a while, the profound divine sense replied, "We are still figuring out the pattern. Maybe it will speed up in the next step."
"But even if we speed up, we have to do it slowly, otherwise the little tunes inside might not be able to keep up."
"Not bad," the enormous spider phantom actually emitted a divine sense.
It was also driven outside, serving as a protector, but no one particularly relied on it; its endurance in becoming a deity through incense offerings was generally considered poor.
"You actually managed to contact Qu Zhenzun?" The young lady was a little surprised—that was truly amazing.
Since such a crucial process is involved, Qu Jianlei's main body must remain in space, and even his clones cannot be casually deployed outside.
Moreover, the barriers in between mean that even if someone is on the other side, communication would likely be difficult.
“No, not entirely, entirely,” the spider stammered.
When a sudden onset of convulsions meets a slow-moving doctor, the speed of their communication is truly astounding.
However, everyone eventually figured it out: Qu Zhenzun had been trying to communicate with the spider using some unknown means.
Communication was intermittent, and strictly speaking, it was interrupted most of the time. When it did connect briefly, it was almost immediately cut off again.
Fortunately, the True Venerable's divine sense is fast and contains a lot of information. If it were an ordinary person speaking, they wouldn't be able to utter a single note in that short time.
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