164: Butterfly effect, the process of history ahead of schedule?

“I need to find a way to speed up my understanding of formation source patterns—”

Mo Fan sighed, feeling that he needed to grasp the formation source patterns as quickly as possible.

“The further you go, the harder it is to comprehend formation source patterns.

“Even after emerging from the secret realm, my spiritual power is nearly ten times stronger than before.

“But in this past month, I’ve still only comprehended 500 new formation source patterns.”

Mo Fan shook his head. Comprehending formation source patterns not only relates to one’s comprehension ability but also significantly to spiritual power.

After all, one needs to resonate with the spiritual imprint on the formation source patterns to extract the information within.

If one’s spiritual power isn't strong enough, the difficulty of comprehension naturally increases.

After a brief thought, Mo Fan made a decision: “Starting today, I will temporarily stop comprehending the origin of domain and focus all my efforts on comprehending formation source patterns!”

Mo Fan decided that from now on, he would only focus on comprehending formation source patterns and temporarily set aside the domain, which he didn't immediately need.

This way, he could save nearly half his time, run the trial tower twice consecutively, and accelerate his progress in comprehending domain source patterns... A little over four hours later.

Mo Fan emerged from the trial tower, somewhat fatigued, and flew towards Crimson Cloud Peak on his flying sword.

Upon reaching the entrance of his cave dwelling, Mo Fan saw Mo Yingying standing in the cold wind.

“Dad, you really don’t have to work so hard—” Seeing her father looking a bit dispirited, Mo Yingying felt a pang of heartache.

He was pushing himself too hard; even a body of iron couldn't withstand it!

She had been back at the academy for a month now and naturally knew what Mo Fan was doing.

Breaking the blood-colored formation required immense spiritual power, naturally leaving him physically and mentally exhausted by the end of the day.

Yet, despite this, Mo Fan still had to challenge the trial tower.

“Hard? How could it be hard? I enjoy it.”

Mo Fan smiled and explained, “Breaking the blood-colored formation allows me to gain spirit stones, and comprehending formation source patterns is also a form of improvement for me.

“It's not just an improvement in my formation mastery, but also a significant boost to my spiritual power. Over the past month, my spiritual power has increased quite a bit.”

“That’s good!” Mo Yingying nodded. Since her father didn’t feel it was hard, she didn’t say much more.

“Why are you standing outside? Come inside.” Mo Fan beckoned his daughter into the cave dwelling.

The cave dwelling was spacious and brightly lit, warm in winter and cool in summer.

And because it had a slight connection to the mountain-protecting formation, the spiritual energy inside the cave dwelling was much denser than outside.

Even for someone with Mo Fan’s constitution, unable to absorb spiritual energy, living in the cave dwelling felt very comfortable, allowing both body and mind to relax wonderfully.

Inside the cave dwelling, Mo Yingying poured tea for Mo Fan, while proudly saying:

“Dad, my cultivation has broken through to the second stage of Heaven’s Mandate. I can now be considered a master. I’ll protect you from now on!”

“That fast?” Mo Fan was surprised, then immediately cast an appraisal spell.

Indeed, Mo Yingying’s cultivation had already broken through to the second stage of Heaven’s Mandate.

“Of course, whose daughter do you think I am?” Mo Yingying smiled playfully, poured herself a cup of tea, and drank it with a look of enjoyment.

“Mmm, the Bright Spirit Tea personally grown by Master is truly different. Sweet, delicious, and so good!”

After a compliment, Mo Yingying tilted her head back and downed the tea in one gulp.

Mo Fan covered his forehead, saying with a look of disdain, “How is that drinking tea? You’re guzzling it like an ox.

“Also, you’re stealing your master’s spiritual tea again. Aren’t you afraid of getting hit?”

Mo Yingying rolled her eyes at Mo Fan: “Dad, don’t talk nonsense. Master is so gentle, how could she hit anyone?

“Besides, where on Blue Star is there an ox as beautiful as me?

“Hmph, Dad, you’re the ox. You leave early and come back late, always breaking formations and comprehending formation source patterns. You’re more of a workaholic than an ox!”

Hearing this, Mo Fan froze.

It really did seem a bit like that?

After a moment, Mo Fan shook his head, looked seriously at his daughter, and began to speak of important matters:

“I remember you only broke through to the Heaven’s Mandate realm a month ago. How did you break through another minor realm so quickly?”

Mo Fan was full of doubts about his daughter’s breakthrough.

After all, after Heaven’s Mandate, the so-called physique might not necessarily be useful.

Because at this stage, cultivation breakthroughs relied more on comprehension.

After Heaven’s Mandate, one needed to comprehend certain martial dao laws and continuously perfect their own dao to break through, rather than simply absorbing energy.

“It’s not fast. Breaking through one minor realm in a month is much slower than before.” A hint of helplessness flashed in Mo Yingying’s eyes, and her expression was a little dejected.

Before Heaven’s Mandate, breaking through realms was as easy as eating and drinking for her.

But now, it was clearly much slower!

“Breaking through one minor realm in a month after Heaven’s Mandate is already very fast.”

Mo Fan shook his head and continued:

“Even those top-tier geniuses who break through to Heaven’s Mandate in their thirties or forties often take half a year to break through a minor realm, slowly accumulating time to advance to Returning to Origin.

“Your speed is already quite terrifying.”

At this point, Mo Fan seemed to think of something and frowned, saying:

“By the way, although your comprehension isn’t bad, it doesn’t seem good enough to break through a minor realm every month after reaching Heaven’s Mandate?”

Hearing this, Mo Yingying chuckled and said, “My comprehension is indeed a bit lacking. Normal cultivation would probably take two or three months to break through a minor realm.”

Pausing, Mo Yingying continued:

“But if I don’t break through for a long time, I get anxious. When I get anxious, the martial dao rules resonate with me. When they resonate, I somehow comprehend the rules and break through the realm…”

Mo Fan: “???”

Hearing these words, Mo Fan instantly got a toothache.

How overbearing!

Is this the so-called invincible physique?

If talent isn't enough, the world's rules come to you for comprehension?

She was truly a child of destiny!

At this moment, Mo Yingying secretly glanced at Mo Fan, then lowered her head and whispered:

“By the way, Dad, I’m planning to visit the secret realm controlled by the Imperial Capital Martial Arts Academy soon. I’ve already had the sect master submit an application.

“I heard there are opportunities there for Heaven’s Mandate martial artists to quickly improve their cultivation, and I want to go see.

“Besides that, I might even find indestructible matter in the secret realm. That way, my physique can be enhanced, and the frequency of resonance with the rules might increase, making my breakthroughs even faster…”

Hearing this, Mo Fan fell silent.

Clearly, his daughter was implying he was a workaholic.

In reality, this girl was even more of one.

Even with her current absurd breakthrough speed, she was still not satisfied.

It wasn’t hard to see that she was also worried that his transmigration might cause a butterfly effect, leading to the early arrival of the light gate.

In fact, the historical process seemed to have advanced significantly.

According to the original timeline, the alliance between the demon and monster races was supposed to happen more than a decade later.

But now, ever since the demon race’s attack on the Jade Void Academy, the demon and monster races had begun close cooperation, clearly with some ulterior motive.

Numerous thoughts flashed through Mo Fan’s mind, and he nodded, saying:

“Go if you’ve decided, but no matter what you do, always act within your capabilities and don’t force yourself. After all, only by living can there be a future. As for the future—”

Mo Fan smiled and continued, “Don’t worry too much, you still have Dad. Dad isn’t bad either; I’m not far from Heaven’s Mandate.

“You know, Dad’s comprehension is unparalleled. After Heaven’s Mandate, I’ll be like a fish in water, breaking through as easily as eating and drinking. It won’t take many years to reach Returning to Origin, then Supreme, and become invincible in the world.

“With the two of us working together, no matter what crisis we face in the future, or what changes occur, we will be able to get through it safely.”

At this point, Mo Fan seemed to think of something and continued: “Besides that, we can also find your grandfather in advance.

“Your grandfather is also a supreme expert with extraordinary strength. Our family, united, will directly smash through the light gate!”

Mo Fan had also carefully questioned Mo Yingying about his unreliable father during this time.

His unreliable father, Mo Lin, only appeared after his own death, equally brave and invincible, with combat power far exceeding those of the same rank.

After Mo Lin appeared, he took on the heavy burden of humanity, continuing to fight against the beings from the light gate.

If not for him, humanity would have probably been doomed several years before the world-destroying palm appeared.

“Mmm, I know. I’ll act within my capabilities and be careful!” Mo Yingying nodded vigorously.

The current situation was already very good.

Both Dad and she were growing rapidly; the future was promising!

As if suddenly remembering something, Mo Yingying's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly:

“Oh, oh, and Mom! She’s also a Supreme expert, and her combat power is unparalleled. Once we become strong enough, we’ll find her and our family will crush the light gate!”

“Yes, time is on our side, and we have strong individuals, so there’s no need to worry!”

Mo Fan smiled and continued, “Besides us, in a few years, two peerless sword immortals will emerge from the Sword Pavilion.

“Dad has a good relationship with them. We’ll bring them along then, and as soon as the light gate appears, we’ll crush it, sever the spatial connection, and not give that world-destroying hand a chance to appear!”

“Sword Immortals? And two of them?” Mo Yingying was startled.

According to the normal course of events, no peerless sword immortals had emerged from the Sword Pavilion until the world-destroying hand appeared.

But now... after her transmigration, the development trajectory of this timeline was completely different!

However, peerless sword immortals... they were very strong, exceptionally strong, far exceeding ordinary Supreme experts!

With the help of two peerless sword immortals, they could completely surround and kill those light gate creatures.

At least in the early stages, humanity wouldn’t suffer many losses.

In her timeline, the reason humanity suffered such a tragic fate was because only her father could contend with those top-tier light gate creatures.

Of course, her grandfather was also a powerhouse of that caliber, but unfortunately, he returned a step too late.

As for the other Supreme experts, they were all a notch weaker and simply couldn't withstand those top-tier light gate creatures.

“Yes, sword immortals, and the top-tier kind. Once they break through, they will definitely be peerless, crushing an era.

“At the same cultivation realm, even I wouldn’t have absolute confidence in blocking their sword light!” Mo Fan said solemnly.

He still remembered the trial old man’s world-shattering sword strike.

That thing was too outrageous; it consumed all the elemental energy in the entire small space and even shattered the small space itself... Mo Fan estimated that if he didn't encounter other opportunities in the future, relying solely on martial arts cultivation, it would be difficult to withstand that sword strike.

Of course, the Golden Body Art was another matter.

That thing was also a bug-like existence.

Once activated, he would definitely be able to block that sword strike at the same cultivation realm.

“The peerless sword immortals of the Sword Pavilion are too strong!” Mo Yingying’s eyes sparkled. “Dad, I want to meet the sword immortals too!”

“That’s simple. Tomorrow I’ll take you to introduce you to them,” Mo Fan said with a smile.

“Tomorrow won’t work.” Mo Yingying shook her head.

“Hmm?” Mo Fan frowned in confusion.

“There’s not enough time. I have to set off with the sect master for the Imperial Capital Martial Arts Academy early tomorrow morning,” Mo Yingying said with some regret.

“That urgent?”

“It is a bit urgent, but there’s no other way. The opening time of the secret realm is already fixed.”

Mo Yingying smiled and continued, “Wait for me to come back! When I return, Dad, you can take me to meet the sword immortals!”

“Alright, no need to rush this.” Mo Fan nodded.

After some casual chatting, it was suddenly three in the morning.

Mo Yingying didn't want to delay Mo Fan's rest, so she bid him farewell and flew towards her own cave dwelling.