Pinqiu oil stared blankly at Zhong Shenxiu, trying to figure out why he would bring her here. Finally, unable to contain her curiosity, she quickly asked, "May I see it first?"

Zhong Shenxiu nodded. "Follow me!"

With that, he started walking out.

Mercedes assumed the 'demon bug' Zhong Shenxiu mentioned wasn't inside, perhaps in the courtyard, so she hurried after him. The others, driven by curiosity, followed closely behind.

But to their immense surprise, Zhong Shenxiu showed no sign of stopping; instead, he kept walking beyond the courtyard gate.

Huh? What is going on? Didn't he say he wanted me to see the demon bug? Where is he taking me now?

Although Mercedes’s mind was filled with questions, she kept them to herself. The truth was, the demon bug Zhong Shenxiu spoke of was so enormous that the small courtyard could hardly contain it. He was now leading them toward the training grounds, as that area was much more spacious.

Upon reaching the training grounds, Zhong Shenxiu finally halted, the smirk playing on his lips growing ever more pronounced!

"Um… Where exactly is this demon bug you mentioned?" Mercedes looked around the area before asking Zhong Shenxiu.

"This demon bug of mine is rather large. I suggest you prepare yourself mentally!" Zhong Shenxiu said casually.

Mercedes grew even more astonished. She had been studying demon bugs for more than a year or two; no matter how big a demon bug got, how large could it possibly be? Why the need to come all the way here? Was he being overly dramatic?

Just as she was thinking this, a dark shadow suddenly flashed before her eyes, followed by the sensation of sunlight being blocked out. At that exact moment, a sharp scream erupted from Bellidanti!

When Mercedes finally looked up and saw clearly, she nearly cried out herself, her face turning alarmingly pale.

What—what kind of monster is this?

Following her gaze, she saw, not far ahead, a monstrous creature as vast as a small mountain. It was pitch black, with two blade-like fangs jutting out, gleaming coldly. Incredibly, this monster possessed four eyes, clustered squarely on its forehead.

Furthermore, the creature had eight legs, each one resembling a massive scythe. It looked much like a colossal black spider, yet distinctly wasn't one, because sprouting from its back was a pair of huge, black wings!

This was indeed the demon bug Zhong Shenxiu had spoken of. Since he had completely subdued it, the creature was lying docilely on the ground, though its four terrifying eyes were constantly shifting, sending chills down their spines!

The appearance of this demon bug instantly cast an indescribably oppressive atmosphere over the group. Tia was so frightened she hid behind Robin, refusing to come out, while Bellidanti was even more dramatic, clinging tightly to Mercedes and trembling uncontrollably!

And Mercedes herself was not faring much better; her eyes were nearly losing focus from fear, and every hair on her body stood on end.

"What do you think of my demon bug?" Zhong Shenxiu asked Mercedes, barely suppressing his laughter.

Mercedes mechanically turned her head toward Zhong Shenxiu, and after a long pause, stammered, "Th-this… is a demon bug?"

If this was a demon bug, it was ridiculously huge! Mercedes felt like weeping; if demon bugs were all this size, she wouldn't just be studying them—she might end up being studied herself!

"What else would you think it is?" Zhong Shenxiu countered.

Mercedes took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, then looked back at the demon bug.

Upon closer inspection, she realized the creature was strange; it exuded an incredibly potent magical aura. This was something she had only just discovered!

"Are you interested in studying it?" Zhong Shenxiu asked again.

Night had fallen deep, and the only sound outside was the occasional "rustle" of wind sweeping through the leaves.

Zhong Shenxiu sat cross-legged in his room, eyes tightly shut, already in deep meditation! Having gained insight into the 'Time Element Magic,' he was having a new epiphany. What he was doing now was clarifying this new understanding.

Regarding this 'Time Element Magic,' Zhong Shenxiu felt a strange sense of familiarity. It wasn't that he had practiced similar techniques before, but rather it reminded him of the two miraculous worlds residing within him.

In that world, filled with countless strands of seven-colored light lines moving irregularly, gazing upon them always gave Zhong Shenxiu an ineffable, profound feeling about space and time, as if he were gradually approaching some ultimate truth.

Through two years of diligent effort, Zhong Shenxiu could now actively mobilize these two peculiar worlds. It was no longer a matter of waiting randomly as before. Although he held the initiative, there was a limitation on the frequency within a certain period. For the current Zhong Shenxiu, he could only manipulate them twice a month.

Powerful spiritual waves continuously surged toward the 'Upper Dantian' and began to orbit it at high speed, forming a bizarre vortex. This was Zhong Shenxiu's method for accessing those two miraculous worlds.

As time slowly passed, the 'Upper Dantian' suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, followed by a strong pulling sensation on his spiritual waves, which instantly vanished from their original location. When they reappeared, they were already inside that wondrous realm.

The myriad of spell seals dancing across the expanse reignited Zhong Shenxiu's inspiration, and all his pending issues began undergoing a deep refinement:

'Up and down, forward and back—this is Yu (Space). Past and present—this is Zhou (Time)!'

'Yu refers to space; Zhou refers to time. Yu is boundlessness in space, and Zhou is beginninglessness and endlessness in time!'

'Heaven and Earth, Qian and Kun, the Six Harmonies—these can be called 'Void,' and they can also be called 'Substance'!'

At this moment, Zhong Shenxiu’s brain was operating at maximum capacity, and all knowledge related to space and time flashed through his mind.

Then, the scene abruptly shifted, and the second mystical world appeared before his eyes.

The seven-colored light lines resembling the meridians of a human body were Zhong Shenxiu’s target this time. Daring not to let his focus waver, he stared intently.

He didn't know how much time had passed when Zhong Shenxiu's body suddenly shook, and an uncontrollable surge of ecstasy flooded his heart.

This time, he had made a major discovery: these intricate yet orderly seven-colored light lines were actually textual information!

When he adjusted the frequency band of his spiritual waves to match that of the demon bug from earlier, vast amounts of information began to pour in. Looking at those light lines again, they had transformed into countless characters!

This discovery was monumental; it provided a crucial clue for Zhong Shenxiu to unlock the secrets of these two spaces!

However, now was not the time to dwell on such matters. Zhong Shenxiu quickly memorized everything he could see in written form.

At this point, Zhong Shenxiu noticed another strange phenomenon: the text formed by the surrounding seven-colored light lines exhibited severe repetition. He had only just glanced around, and the displayed text was identical everywhere!

What on earth was going on? Initially, Zhong Shenxiu had worried about memorizing so much text from the light lines, but now, they were all the same.

After some thought, Zhong Shenxiu arrived at the following conclusions:

First, the characters were limited to this set; everything else was just a repetition. Second, due to some restriction, he could only see these characters now. Deeper secrets might only be accessible upon meeting certain conditions. Third, perhaps the activation method was incorrect, leading to some characters failing to display properly. Fourth, [...]

Regardless of the reason, he could not resolve these issues immediately; they would have to be explored slowly in the future.

Drawing his attention away from the characters, Zhong Shenxiu estimated the time. In another short while, his spiritual waves would reach their limit, and he would be forced to leave this magical world. The next time he could enter would be a month later!

Knowing time was precious, Zhong Shenxiu dared not delay and began undertaking a task he had been attempting for the past two years: using this place as a medium to retrieve items stored in his 'Qiankun Domain'!

He had attempted this countless times before and had succeeded, but the items retrieved from the 'Qiankun Domain' were only of lower grades.

Back to the main event: by some means known only to him, the irregularly moving seven-colored light lines suddenly shifted, converging under the guidance of Zhong Shenxiu's intent. At first, they moved slowly along a circular path, then their speed increased until they resembled a spinning disc of color rotating at high velocity!

While waiting, a ripple suddenly appeared at the center of the colorful disc, much like tossing a pebble into a calm lake, sending ripples instantly expanding outwards!

Then, a bizarre sight unfolded. After this ripple, faint illusions began to materialize. Some were large, some looked like objects slowly floating, giving the impression of viewing meteorites adrift in outer space.

The illusions were blurry at first but gradually became clearer, finally revealing what the objects truly were—countless exotic treasures and meticulously forged magic artifacts! This clearly showed how avid a collector Zhong Shenxiu had been; even the most common item among these would incite fierce competition in the Cultivation World!

Since this wasn't his first time performing such an act, Zhong Shenxiu proceeded with practiced ease!

This time, he had a specific goal: he needed to retrieve a piece of ore—one of the materials required to forge his 'Medium Pouch'!

With his objective clear, Zhong Shenxiu saved considerable time. He immediately locked onto a piece of ore, colored like oxidized iron, using his spiritual waves!

Under the control of Zhong Shenxiu's will, the ore finally moved and slowly drifted closer. Zhong Shenxiu dared not let his guard down, remembering past experiences; any slight distraction would lead to the immediate failure of his efforts!

As he waited, the ore reached the exit point of the colorful disc. Zhong Shenxiu knew this was the most critical moment. His spiritual waves erupted violently, and with a swoosh, the ore vanished!

Only then did Zhong Shenxiu dare to relax. He had succeeded again; the vanished ore was now floating right in front of him! With this, he was only one ore short of refining the 'Medium Pouch,' and Zhong Shenxiu grew more exhilarated the more he thought about it!

He glanced again at the colorful disc. Far away, several powerful magic artifacts he had forged in the past were floating. However, Zhong Shenxiu knew that with his current strength, he could only reach them with his spiritual waves, not physically retrieve them.

The artifact he most wanted to retrieve was not the 'Divine Sense Disk,' which could instantly deploy a formation with a single thought. What he truly desired was the 'Chaos Tablet,' which contained numerous super-powerful demonic beasts he had refined!

More specifically, Zhong Shenxiu wanted to release a demon beast from this 'Chaos Tablet' named 'Tongzang,' whose ability was: it could communicate with all other demonic beasts!

Currently, Zhong Shenxiu had collected countless demonic beasts in this world; the sheer number obtained from ancient tombs was incalculable, let alone his harvests from major demonic beast forests over the past two years. He could easily open a demonic beast shop!

Zhong Shenxiu was immensely curious about what would happen if the beasts of this world practiced the cultivation methods of those demonic beasts. However, since he couldn't communicate with or teach the local demonic beasts, this plan had remained unexecuted. But with the 'Tongzang' beast, things would be different; it could serve as his translator, essentially making him fluent in the language of demonic beasts!

Alas, achieving this goal required continuous cultivation to raise his spiritual wave level sufficiently!

Just as Zhong Shenxiu was feeling somewhat dejected, a flash of insight suddenly sparked in his mind—a bold idea took shape.

Could this method work?

Zhong Shenxiu forcefully suppressed the excitement in his heart; this idea still needed verification! Time was precious, and Zhong Shenxiu acted immediately!

He channeled his spiritual waves again, this time targeting the 'Chaos Tablet' floating far within the colorful disc!

After considerable effort, his spiritual waves finally reached the vicinity of the 'Chaos Tablet.' Success hinged on this moment!

Zhong Shenxiu’s spiritual waves were already near their limit, threatening to pull him out of the illusion at any second. Therefore, he had to grit his teeth and push through this trial, as it was crucial for his grand plans for the future!

Zhong Shenxiu’s audacious idea was none other than attempting to activate the 'Chaos Tablet' right here, inside this space!

As Zhong Shenxiu willed it, the previously still 'Chaos Tablet' began to vibrate violently, subsequently emitting waves of light.

Zhong Shenxiu was already struggling intensely; having expended too much spiritual energy earlier, releasing the 'Tongzang' beast instantly was impossible. But abandoning the attempt now would be too great a loss, so Zhong Shenxiu shifted his focus to one of the lowest-level demonic beasts contained within!

In an instant, the light flared brightly, and with a resounding buzz, Zhong Shenxiu was ejected back to reality.

Simultaneously, Zhong Shenxiu burst into laughter, for he saw a demon beast! (To know what happens next, please visit Ming... [The rest of the sentence is promotional text and excluded as per instruction]).