Yun Jin tilted her head. "System, people always say the Primordial Force of Space and the Primordial Force of Time can't be controlled. But the Trial Tower's clear stage rewards have shown traces of both before. Even if the chance of successfully choosing either one is basically zero, the option still exists." She grew curious. "So, no one's ever controlled the Primordial Force of Time or the Primordial Force of Space?"
The system went silent.
Yun Jin waved a hand generously. "Do you need Emotional Value for that answer? Tell me how much."
The system stayed quiet for a bit longer before it finally replied.
[This time, finding the spatial entrance was relatively smooth. It didn't consume much energy. So, I'll give you an answer as a bonus.] Its voice remained completely mechanical.
Yun Jin's eyes widened.
So the system could be kind?
She focused and listened closely.
[Countless eras ago, a supreme powerhouse from the God Realm once approached those two ultimate Primordial Forces. On that day, chaos surged through the boundless wasteland, and the river of time and space stagnated. The anomaly lasted a full ten thousand years. When those ten thousand years finally ended, everything returned to normal, and that powerhouse calmly walked out of the chaotic region. No one knows what happened during that time.
That powerhouse is still recognized as the strongest and most mysterious sovereign in the God Realm. Their aura still exists, but since that day, they rarely appeared again. Their trail completely vanished.
Among all living beings, they was the one closest to touching the Primordial Force of Time and the Primordial Force of Space. As for why they failed in the end, or why they couldn't take that final step, no one knows.]
Yun Jin laughed. "Well well, even you don't know something?"
The system ignored her.
She coughed lightly. For once, spending Emotional Value actually felt worth it.
The bonus intel was huge.
The most mysterious sovereign of the God Realm? The one closest to the Primordial Force of Time and the Primordial Force of Space?
At the very least, this proved that throughout the endless eras, someone really had approached those two supreme forces.
Even though Yun Jin had already set the Primordial Force of Time and the Primordial Force of Space as her final goal back during the last trial of the Trial Tower, knowing someone had almost reached it made her feel strangely reassured.
It showed her goal wasn't an unreachable illusion. Given enough time, it could become reality.
"System, how about giving me one more bonus message?" Yun Jin grinned. "You mentioned the Body of Space earlier. So that means only someone with that physique can cultivate the Primordial Force of Space? Does that mean a Body of Time also exists? These correspond to supreme Primordial Forces, so wouldn't they be the strongest physiques?"
Compared to that,
Ye Danxia's so called Heavenly Root was nothing special at all.
The system answered slowly. [The Body of Space is indeed the strongest physique for cultivating the Primordial Force of Space. The Body of Time is also the strongest physique for cultivating the Primordial Force of Time. If someone possesses either of these physiques, even sovereigns of the God Realm would be envious.
But for every other living being, these physiques are the strongest. For you, however, they aren't.]
"Oh?" Yun Jin blinked.
Now she was confused.
The system continued. [Your goal isn't to master only the Primordial Force of Time or only the Primordial Force of Space. You want both. And these two physiques reject each other. Someone with the Body of Space will never be able to touch the Law of Time. Someone with the Body of Time will never be able to touch the Law of Space. Your Master Wan Dao, because he possesses the Body of Space, even though he reached the strongest realm and mastered countless Primordial Forces, he had one permanent forbidden domain. Time was something he could never approach.]
Yun Jin nodded.
Now she understood.
These physiques were indeed extremely coveted. They directly resonated with the supreme Primordial Forces. Even though no one had mastered either Primordial Force so far, countless cultivators still pursued that path.
Anyone possessing either physique would have an absolute advantage on that road.
After all, in the entire universe, hardly anyone dared set their sights on mastering both time and space.
And Yun Jin, a tiny living being from a small world, had actually set that as her goal. But for her, making such a decision was as natural as eating or drinking. It was simply the road she was meant to walk.
"Then I really shouldn't have either physique." Yun Jin nodded. "System, you said the Void Mirage Small World only allows those with the Body of Space to enter. Doesn't that mean I can't get in? Is everyone inside that world born with the Body of Space?"
The system replied, [Not at all. In the Void Mirage World, the Body of Space is rare. The Primordial Force of Space also isn't exclusive to those with that physique. This restriction was set by the ancestor who founded the Wushuang Sect. He managed to leave behind that coordinate, but constructing the spatial channel exhausted him. It's unstable. Only those with the Body of Space can survive passage through it. Anyone else would be sliced apart by spatial cracks. You can access the small world by unlocking it through the Mission System. That channel is stable, and all Wushuang Sect disciples can use it.]
That was good.
Yun Jin nodded, then opened the Mission Hall panel. Sure enough, a new small world map appeared, still locked.
She tried unlocking it.
[Unlock Second Tier Small World: Void Mirage World. Requires seventy billion points.]
Last time, unlocking the Polar Night Demon World cost her a trillion points.
Seventy billion was within expectations, so she stayed calm.
Points must be spent when needed.
Yun Jin unlocked the small world instantly.
After that, the Mission System would refresh missions for the Void Mirage World, and Wushuang Sect disciples would all be able to go there.
But even though the mission had refreshed, Yun Jin didn't post it to the Mission Hall yet.
She needed to scout first and preferably claim some territory so the disciples would be safe.
Otherwise, in a small world that specialized in manipulating the Law of Space,
they might not return alive.
[Void Mirage World has opened. Do you want to go now?] the system asked.
Yun Jin's gaze flickered. She suddenly remembered something.
"So, system, as long as you capture a coordinate, you can construct a spatial channel and travel to another small world, right?"
The system answered, [The Mission Hall can indeed open new maps.]
"Then this world must still have one more location that stores a small world coordinate." Yun Jin muttered to herself.
That place would be very useful for the Wushuang Sect disciples.
And… she hadn't seen her companions for years.
A soft smile appeared on Yun Jin's face.