Chapter 47: Corpse-folding
The dark and silent Void of the Boundary Sea.
A black embryonic membrane, quietly gestating within a patch of Chaos Origin Substance, gently undulating on its surface like a living being.
It was somewhat similar to the Realm Embryo Wang Ba had seen from a distance before, so Wang Ba recognized it almost immediately.
"Within the Realm Embryo, the things contained are often bizarre and unpredictable, be it an Innate Dao Treasure, living beings might emerge, or mysterious artifacts of unknown purpose..."
Ying Mu introduced in a low voice from the side.
Below, Fanming was panting heavily, his voice like thunder, and his two golden double pupils were fixedly staring at the Chaos Origin Substance and the Realm Embryo, gleaming with a hungry green light, eager to move.
However, without Wang Ba's command, it did not dare to fly out rashly.
Upon hearing Ying Mu's words, Wang Ba nodded slightly. Although he finally reached the location of the Realm Embryo and saw the Chaos Origin Substance urgently needed by the Little Cang World, at this moment, he calmed himself instead of hastily taking action, and carefully scanned his surroundings.
In major matters, one should remain still, not only to display composure but more importantly, to see different things in the calm.
The surroundings were vast; though there were also floating rocks and black things in the Void, they were sparse, unlike the places they had passed before. Near this Realm Embryo, not a single fragment or piece of rock was in sight; it was unknown if they were swallowed by the Realm Embryo or for some other reason.
"What conditions are required for the birth of this Realm Embryo?"
While observing carefully, Wang Ba asked Ying Mu beside him in a low voice.
"This... what I know is that it requires 'Dao' and Chaos Origin Substance, and perhaps time." Ying Mu thoughtfully replied.
"Typically, how long does it take?"
Wang Ba asked while retrieving a talisman from his sleeve, which then transformed into a paper figurine and cautiously flew toward the Realm Embryo.
"This... it's hard to say, the more complete the 'Dao', the more time needed; just like the birth of a Domain, it would take countless tens of thousands of years. As for the Realm Embryo, I do not know, but I would assume it should not be too little." Ying Mu whispered.
Upon hearing this, Wang Ba suddenly asked:
"Does this Realm Embryo grow and mature?"
Ying Mu nodded and replied, "Indeed, it does, Great Elder. A Realm Embryo is not quite the same as a Domain. As long as the Realm Embryo continues to absorb Chaos Origin Substance, it is still growing. Once it stops absorbing, it means it has grown to its limit, which naturally signifies its maturity."
"At that time, non-living things will not exit, but living things will break out of the Realm Embryo and come into this world..."
Wang Ba nodded, seeing that the paper figurine had already closed in on the Chaos Origin Substance without any anomaly.
With a slight movement of mind, his vision instantly replaced that of the paper figurine.
Looking around, the dense Chaos Origin Substance clustered together, enveloping the Realm Embryo with a highly even distribution.
He mentally estimated that the amount of Chaos Origin Substance before him has significantly exceeded what once surrounded the Guantao Realm.
About two to three times the amount.
While it cannot fully satisfy the Little Cang World's needs, it should alleviate the urgent situation.
Extending for a hundred-plus years should not pose any problem.
Primarily because the Inner World Cultivators and Spirit Beasts have seen a significant increase in cultivation intensity due to the influence of Immortal Blood, which indirectly increased the consumption and burden of the Little Cang World.
The cultivators are doing well; to save Spiritual Energy, mid to high-level Cultivators mainly focus on the Dao Domain.
But the Spirit Beasts' dependency on Spiritual Energy is nearly absolute.
And it is impossible to prevent the Spirit Beasts from improving.
Thinking about these things, his gaze simultaneously turned to the Realm Embryo.
Standing in this position, he could clearly see the Realm Embryo, round and integrated, with thick, vein-like roots on the embryonic membrane protruding like green tendons, as Chaos Origin Substance gushed into it.
It caused a great ache in his heart.
These were all Chaos Origin Substances used for the survival of the Little Cang World, yet wasted in vain.
However, looking around the void, he couldn't help but be a bit surprised:
"This place has been a ruin since unknown time... perhaps there once occurred an unimaginably terrible calamity, and yet a Realm Embryo was still able to gestate, indeed miraculous."
In his mind, if there was a great disaster, it would be unlikely for the Chaos Origin Substance here to be preserved so well and form a Realm Embryo; but given the vastness of the Boundary Sea, anything is possible, and his assumptions might not necessarily be accurate.
Contemplating quietly, he urged the paper figurine to move further towards the Realm Embryo, smoothly without any anomaly. He even deliberately had the paper figurine stick to the surface of the Realm Embryo, yet the Realm Embryo remained unresponsive.
Wang Ba let out a slight breath of relief.
However, he did not lower his guard, and his consciousness returned to his physical body.
While making some preparations, he asked:
"If this Realm Embryo runs out of Chaos Origin Substance, will it then be wasted?"
Ying Mu hesitated and nodded:
"That should be the case."
Wang Ba's expression showed little change, saying calmly:
"Let it be wasted, then."
"One Innate Dao Treasure only, no matter how precious, how could it compare to a human?"
"Let's go, let's take a look!"
Wang Ba said in a low voice.
Having finally received the order, Fanming could no longer hold back and charged towards the Realm Embryo with even more astonishing speed!
The Realm Embryo was not small, vaguely matching the scale of half a continent.
However, in front of the massive Fanming, which could carry a Domain on its back, it seemed like a dish awaiting Fanming's consumption, as if it could be swallowed in one bite.