The [Magic*Illusion Core], to manipulate someone else’s time, requires physical contact.

“The best use I can think of is the sealing ability of the Time System!” said the Strange Armored Man.

“Wrap this piece of cloth around the [Ghost], and maybe the [Ghost] will be directly suppressed!”

Lu Yuan shuddered; this is my great treasure, how can I use it as a burial cloth?

But upon careful consideration, it seems possible.

The so-called “Antiseptic” ability is essentially a slowed time flow, which makes it excellent for sealing.

“Oh, also, using it as a protective layer can resist many top-tier attacks. Things like curse ability, concept erasure, and Time System abilities can all be defended against somewhat.”

“Of course, if you want better protection, you have to forge it yourself. At least get one Divine Artifact, right?”

Lu Yuan was a bit tempted, but then wore a bitter smile: “A divine artifact, it’s not that easy.”

“Hey, a Peak Civilization having multiple divine artifacts is perfectly normal!” The Strange Armored Man said, hands on hips, “You must understand the difference between civilizations is exponentially large; either you have no divine artifact or you have several.”

Another Stranger chimed in: “Precisely… Top-tier materials, not forging a divine artifact would be a waste.”

“If you ask me, attack type, defense type, function type, all are needed! The Time Relic should yield at least three divine artifacts to do justice to its rarity!!”

“Lu Yuan, seize the opportunity!”

Lu Yuan suddenly felt these guys were completely crazy.

Only Old Cat pulled a comrade aside: “What good are so many divine artifacts? The Greedy Demon God is the real core; eating the Time Relic and crafting a Demon God Organ is the main task.”

Old Cat indeed understood me best.

Lu Yuan shrunk his head: “If I want to craft a Demon God Organ, the difficulty is quite high.”

“At the very least, I have to pinpoint what the time attribute actually is before attempting… Working behind closed doors, relying solely on Sudden Enlightenment, its efficiency is still too low.”

“Time and space have an inexplicable connection.”

“This connection is very abstract, only a Level 5 Civilization can glimpse into it somewhat.” The large Crystal Man was relatively steady, unlike the other Strangers who were frenzied, “Unfortunately, our Crystal Civilization, as a Level 5 Civilization, the data has been lost, otherwise, I could have given it to you.”

Regarding the connection between time and space, in Materialism, it can be described using General Relativity.

General Relativity posits: mass will curve spacetime, and spacetime is a combination of both space and time.

Yet what exactly is mass involves gauge field theories, and gauge field theories are unable to describe gravity.

Therefore, humanity’s Materialism is inherently incomplete, unable to project precisely what “space and time” truly are.

When it comes to the idealist world, humanity knows even less; there’s no research methodology.

“Another option is to resurrect that [Magic*Illusion Core]. It’s one of the few ‘Demons’ possessing time ability and might have some insights.” The Crystal Man suggested.

Old Cat questioned: “Do you know how to control this entity?”

“No, it’s one of the Four Great Calamities after all. You have to see their self-awareness.”

Lu Yuan shook his head: “That’s still too dangerous. This being’s thinking model may have fundamentally changed; once fallen warriors, the destruction they cause would be formidable.”

“I don’t trust this being.”

He’d rather ponder it slowly himself than dare to hand over such a great treasure to a [Demon].

Furthermore, he might consult the Mirror [Demon].

Now he has enough strength to face this mysterious [Demon].

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After evaluating this inheritance, everyone reluctantly returned to the “Heavenly Palace,” each sitting near the large round table.

Their mindset now shifted slightly; they were originally doomed individuals, lingering on just to witness their own demise.

But suddenly there came a glimmer of ethereal hope…

Even if this hope was fragile, it still brought sincere joy.

“Ah, if only the old folks from the past were still alive, how great it would be.”

“Once upon a time, there were five or six dozen Strangers in this Different Space…”

Next, the large Crystal Man voiced another speculation – the Myth of the [Monster] might have been cursed to death by the Pangu Continent.

This seemed particularly shocking.

Lu Yuan heard this for the first time and couldn’t help feeling restless, his blood pressure rising.

“This might be why subsequent Peak Civilizations stopped pursuing the Path of Anomaly.”

“Lu Yuan, what do you think?”

Lu Yuan pondered for a long time, realizing that this was why the [Noah’s Ark] didn’t separate the Northern Territory; not only did the supporting pillar run away, but wanted to carve out a piece of flesh from itself as well, no wonder Pangu Continent was angry.

“Is the power of the Pangu Continent stronger than a top divine artifact?”

The Crystal Man said: “Naturally, the great power of heaven and earth, even if civilization can borrow just a sliver, it already boosts it to a Fourth-level Civilization; can you imagine its might? To curse a divine artifact easily?”

“But it can only curse those closely related to itself.”

“To the masses, or those not closely tied, it can’t discern. It doesn’t have eyes, a mouth, ears.”

“Don’t overestimate the intelligence of the World Will; everything it does is based on innate instincts. Sometimes it’s extremely smart, but most of the time it’s incredibly dull, don’t expect God to uphold fairness for you.”

The World Will isn’t a life form.

It’s like an ecosystem with self-regulating capabilities.

As plants grow plentiful, so do the animals; when animals become numerous, plants decline, and so do the animals.

This system resembles a precise balance mechanism, Yin Yang mutually generating and overcoming, yet incessantly cycling, maintaining long-term equilibrium.

In the idealist world, the “World Will” is a whole set of much more complex rule systems, which also have self-regulating abilities.

Lu Yuan couldn’t help but ask: “Am I considered closely related now? I’ve gathered so many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, also collected so much Luck.”

“If I were to escape from Pangu Continent, wouldn’t I have to pay a huge price?”

Lu Yuan recalled the Mirror [Demon], this mysterious presence.

Thinking back, upon discovering he was walking the Path of Anomaly, the Mirror [Demon] was amazed for a long time, then began to mock, that Lu Yuan would pay the price.

Lu Yuan never knew what it was mocking about.

Until now, the answer finally revealed itself – I, Lu Yuan, am bound to Pangu Continent?!

History has dug too many pits, truly unavoidable.

The large Crystal Man remarked: “The World Will of Pangu Continent is the combined thoughts of all beings, yet it doesn’t include inanimate objects.”

“Jades, metals, machines, all are not under the control of the World Will. Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, whoever picks them up owns them.”

“Of course, some precious plants, rare anomalies, can indeed be sensed by it… It’s surely aware of your existence, but doesn’t know how much trash you’ve picked up.”

“Furthermore, the Qi Fortune you bear is indeed related to Pangu Continent, yet not to the World Will. You don’t need to worry too much.” The Crystal Man paused momentarily and added, “Historical Qi Fortune is the whole of the long river of time, a shared rule of the idealist universe, a feedback of space-time, it wasn’t given to you by the World Will.”

“So there’s no need to overestimate the World Will, but also don’t underestimate it.”

“When you want to fight the enemy, it counts as a reliable and powerful ally; when you wish to flee, the more you take from this world, the more it loathes you.”

He snorted coldly: “That’s why many civilizations leave their heritage before fleeing; otherwise, you really think it’s because they’re morally nice? It’s to avoid being cursed to death by the World Will.”

“What the Fourth Epoch did wasn’t commendable. The Hebrew Civilization truly is contemptible!”

“Why?” Lu Yuan asked.

The Crystal Man appeared speechless: “They lost their wealth, even protected it within the Different Space; no one has found it for 5 whole Epochs. It’s evident they planned to come back for it later.”

“Truly generous and powerful civilizations spread their investments, dispersing wealth across Pangu Continent. Never stacking everything in one palace like this.”

On the table, the Crystal Man drew horizontal lines: “The original [Noah’s Ark] wished to separate the Northern Territory, resulting in the Myth of the [Monster] being cursed to death, but the rest still wanted to escape, what to do?”

“They could only abandon the Northern Territory, and incidentally donate this corpse, establishing an extravagant palace, thereby gaining a chance to flee.”

“Otherwise, you think the Hebrew Civilization held such moral integrity?”

“As for the information they left behind, naturally, it was just to beautify themselves. Don’t believe it entirely!”

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