jdhmnovel Chapter 1521 Rules, Space, Items, Eerie Aura, Ghost Money
Chapter 1521 Rules, Space, Items, Eerie Aura, Ghost Money
At this point, a hint of disappointment appeared in the tone of the Lord of Time and Space.
It's obvious that things won't go as he wishes.
The Lord of Time and Space said, "Yes, when I use teleportation, after moving 1% of my body, my innate evil energy does not move with it at all."
I tried many methods, but none of them worked.
Finally, by sheer chance, I discovered a method!
When I used spatial manipulation to completely envelop a small wisp of my innate demonic energy, and then transferred that portion of space, the completely enveloped innate demonic energy miraculously also transferred out along with it.
I realized that only by completely enveloping it with space could I transport everything inside out.
Xiaoye discovered a loophole: "That's not right. If that's really the case, then you can teleport. All your innate magical energy is contained within your spatial dimension."
As long as you move the entire space, all your innate evil energy will also move along with the space.
In that case, your entire being simultaneously teleports.
The Lord of Time and Space said, "You are very clever to have thought of this. But I regret to inform you that it is impossible."
I cannot teleport when I encompass the entire space.
I cannot transfer 100% of my innate demonic energy at the same time. I can only transfer the remaining 90% by sacrificing some, about 10%.
This 10% that cannot be transferred can be considered a loss.
I haven't figured out the exact reason yet. Although I am the master of time and space, the mysteries of space are far beyond my comprehension.
I can only discover patterns and come up with a self-consistent explanation.
But I cannot describe or understand the essence of space, or the relationships behind it.
Upon hearing this, Chen Mu wondered: Does this mean that there is some essential connection between one's innate strange energy and space?
So far, Chen Mu has been able to vaguely sense that rules, space, eerie energy, and ghost money—these seemingly unrelated things—seem to be connected by some underlying mechanism.
Or, in essence, do they all point to the same thing?
Just like eerie energy and ghost money, they are essentially both eerie energy. They are just different types of eerie energy with different manifestations.
There are also certain connections between space and rules.
Chen Mu's mastery of the "gravity" rules involves indirectly rewriting the rules of gravity by manipulating space.
Does this imply that rules and space are also different manifestations of some kind of matter?
In addition, as the Lord of Time and Space said, after the space envelops the innate evil energy, 10% of the innate evil energy will remain and cannot be transferred.
Does this mean that space and innate strange energy are some kind of the same thing?
Rules = Space = Eerie Atmosphere = Ghost Money?
If this is truly the nature of the world, then how should we, who live in it, understand our world?
Chen Mu shook his head; he felt a headache coming on.
These reflections on the essence of the world are beyond his current level.
Even for the Ghost Lord, contemplating these things is still somewhat beyond his comprehension.
The reason for this is that there are still many things I haven't come into contact with. I can only try to guess the truth based on fragmented information.
It's like the blind men and the elephant; they only touched one leg and saw the reflection of the trunk, yet they tried to guess what the elephant actually looked like.
The level of difficulty involved is self-evident.
"Perhaps the Supreme Being of the Deceptive Path knows far more than this," Chen Mu thought to himself.
He had a premonition that he and the Supreme Being of the Unorthodox Path would inevitably face each other sooner or later. At that time, perhaps many of his doubts would be answered.
For now, it's best not to overthink things, lest you create unnecessary trouble for yourself.
At this moment, Chen Mu looked at the Lord of Time and Space, and a terrifying thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
The figure of a certain evil sovereign appeared before Chen Mu.
According to that mysterious being... isn't the current Time-Space Sovereign...?
Chen Mu looked at the Lord of Time and Space, hesitated for a moment, and slowly asked a fatal question.
Chen Mu asked, "Lord of Time and Space, have you ever tried... what you said about transferring 90% of your innate evil energy?"
The Lord of Time and Space paused for a moment, as if he had also realized something.
After hesitating for a moment, he answered honestly: "Of course, I've tried it once. It was during that extreme test that I learned that 90% is the limit of my ability to transfer myself."
Finally, the Lord of Time and Space added, "Each transfer like this consumes 10% of my innate Qi. As you know, Mr. Chen, innate Qi is extremely precious to me."
A 10% loss in one instance is almost unbearable. Therefore, I never tried it again after that.
Chen Mu nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
The mysterious figure that came to Chen Mu's mind was none other than Chief Kong Qi!
Ever since that nighttime conversation where Kong Qi and Chen Mu discussed "who is I," Chen Mu had kept it in mind.
Chen Mu also discovered that many powerful individuals who had reached the level of the Demon Lord had actually reflected deeply on their past.
Kong Qi has profound thoughts on "avatars" and "self" because these relate to how he was born;
The Supreme Being of Time and Space has a dry but essential understanding of "space" and "consciousness".
Other powerful beings, such as Lin Shanmu, probably have unique insights into death and survival; Tian Shihan should also have her own understanding of reincarnation and rebirth.
However, Chen Mu did not have the opportunity to discuss this topic in depth with the latter two.
To some extent, every powerful individual who can reach the level of the Demon Lord is, deep down, a "philosopher".
Now that he has encountered the Supreme Being of Time and Space, Chen Mu couldn't help but think of Chief Kong, and naturally a question came to mind—
Between 90% and 10% of innate evil energy, which one truly represents the Supreme Being of Time and Space?
When the true form of the Lord of Time and Space teleports away 90% of itself, is the remaining 10% still itself?
Where did the last 10% of the original body go?
Did it dissipate on its own? Or... was it found by 90% of itself and swallowed up again?
If it's the latter, then wouldn't that mean the true ruler of time and space has actually died once?
His original self was swallowed up and obliterated by the 90% more powerful entity that split off from him.
The current Lord of Time and Space is not the same as the original Lord of Time and Space.
Chen Mu recalled that Kong Qi had once warned him—don't try to study the natal ghost energy clone, it would be very dangerous!
Now it seems, it might really be dangerous. Before Chen Mu might be the very same vengeful spirit who once annihilated him.
However, Chen Mu could never ask such a question.
Even if you manage to get the answer, you'll never get the truth.
Because no one is willing to admit that they have killed themselves.
The Lord of Time and Space would only say that the 10% of innate evil energy would simply dissipate or be lost.
Asking this kind of question is pointless and only makes you look foolish.
Chen Mu wasn't interested in finding out, since whether the Time-Space Sovereign was the original or a 90% split off, at least the Time-Space Sovereign in front of him now was on his side.
And that's enough.
Although he couldn't ask, Chen Mu could still get some hints from the few words spoken by the Lord of Time and Space.
For example, the Lord of Time and Space said that he has never tried it again since that attempt.
The reason given is that it's too wasteful and they can't afford a 10% loss.
That reason is plausible, but the deeper reason might be that he doesn't want to die again.
Chen Mu didn't say anything more, so as not to embarrass the Lord of Time and Space.
Anyway, he had only asked the question casually. The Lord of Time and Space probably never imagined that Chen Mu had such a profound understanding of "what is the self" that he had already thought of this.
The Lord of Time and Space would only think that Chen Mu was simply curious, which was why he wanted to know.
Seeing that Chen Mu didn't press the matter further, the Lord of Time and Space silently breathed a sigh of relief.
This kind of "self-destruction" doesn't actually affect anyone except for being unfair to one's past self.
This might not be a bad thing, especially for Chen Mu.
At least this new Time and Space Sovereign is biased towards Chen Mu; perhaps the previous Time and Space Sovereign was hostile towards Chen Mu.
From this perspective, it also helped Chen Mu lose one enemy and gain one friend.
To avoid awkwardness, the Lord of Time and Space changed the subject, saying:
"After discovering that teleporting myself would cause a 10% loss, which was very uneconomical, I did not give up on this path, after all, teleportation has a very broad prospect."
Even if you don't use it on yourself, it's still very useful when used on other people or things.
So I started trying to use this ability on other things.
My first attempt was to use 0.001% of my space to completely enclose one of my subordinates.
Then, a miraculous thing happened. After my space enveloped my subordinates, I teleported into this space, and my subordinates inside were also teleported away.
This means that I cannot teleport myself 100%, but I can teleport others 100%.
Furthermore, I discovered that as long as the subordinates encased in the space do not undergo any changes...
For example, do not eat or drink, and do not change your weight or the items you wear.
After a period of time, I can teleport that part of the space back exactly as it was. My subordinates inside can also return with it.
I've come up with a plan to use this method to send my men thousands of miles away, gather information, and then bring them back intact.
In this way, I can collect information and sell it to others. I can make a fortune by selling information.
Through this tactic, I completed a crucial step in the operation of [Underworld Post Office] – the interviewer!
These interviewers were sent by me to distant places to collect information.
I packaged this ability as a mirror for teleportation.
When interviewees stand in front of a mirror, the prop mirror scans their bodies and collects their information.
This step is actually to let the interviewer know what they have, so they are aware of their own resources. Be careful during the interview; don't lose anything, and don't bring in any new things.
After the interview, I had them stand in front of a mirror. At that moment, my space would automatically teleport—this was something I set up myself.
The interviewee will be teleported back to the small room along with the space.
This is the principle behind mirrors; they merely help the interviewee clarify what's on their person. The real effect is transmitted through my own space.
At this point, Xiao Ye nodded. He understood why the Lord of Time and Space had been rambling on and on.
Only after hearing the principles behind them can one understand the function of a mirror.
In this way, these mirrors are almost useless to Chen Mu.
It's even more impossible to upgrade the timepiece using these.
The Lord of Time and Space continued, "Besides using space to envelop subordinates and send them out for interviews, space itself can also be used for instantaneous teleportation."
As a spatial-type Ghost Lord, I have another ability: to transform my own space into certain objects.
I discovered that once space is made into an object, that object can also be teleported.
For example, if I compress space into the size of a sheet of paper, I can also control it to teleport that sheet of paper to a designated location.
This provides another important piece of the puzzle for the [Underworld Post Office] – the newspaper!
I use my own space as raw material. I transform that space into a newspaper, and then deliver it to the reader's location.
In this way, they'll have interviewers and a newspaper. The Underworld Post Office can then operate normally.
At this point, the Lord of Time and Space finally explained the newspaper's operating logic to Chen Mu.
Chen Mu noticed that space could be made into items.
Does this mean that there is some kind of intrinsic connection between space and objects?
Space = Items?
Space = Items = Rules = Eerie Aura = Ghost Money?
This long series of equations connects many things together.
Currently, Chen Mu has only found three equations in this series of equations:
Space = Items (Questionable);
Space = Rules (questionable);
Ghostly Qi = Ghost Money (confirmed).
As for the others, there are currently no phenomena or evidence to support them. They are merely Chen Mu's bold speculations based on observed phenomena.
Chen Mu also learned why the printing and photocopying workers were trusted confidants of the Time and Space Sovereign.
The newspapers used by printers and photocopiers are the very fabric of time and space itself!
They used the space of the Time-Space Sovereign, which was also a part of the Time-Space Sovereign's body, to create newspapers.
This kind of position definitely needs to be filled by a trusted confidant.
After the Venerable of Time and Space's explanation, the entire secret of the [Netherworld Post Office] was fully revealed to Chen Mu.
Chen Mu finally understood the operating logic of the entire newspaper.
“Mr. Chen, if there’s anything you want to know, just ask me,” said the Time-Space Sovereign.
"Thank you for your explanation, Lord of Time and Space. I understand many things now," Chen Mu said.
However, the next second, a potential possibility suddenly occurred to Chen Mu.
If the Lord of Time and Space can teleport people and objects, and even teleport himself, to any space...
Does this arbitrary space include Chen Mu's landscape courtyard?
If we think about it further, could it include Chen Mu's bedroom?