301: Immortal Cave Heaven, a mustard seed containing Mount Sumeru

Lin Fan's words were like a drop of cold water in boiling oil, causing the fervent atmosphere that had just ignited in the Main Control Room to instantly boil over!

"Refine... refine the Grotto-Heaven?"

Fatty Zhang's eyes widened. His brain, already on the verge of crashing from the massive influx of information, was completely unable to comprehend the meaning of those words.

A Grotto-Heaven was the crystallization of a Cultivator's entire cultivation and insights into the Dao, a private space that belonged solely to them.

The Boss wanted to refine his own Grotto-Heaven into a... Small World?

What kind of concept was that?

A mustard seed containing Mount Sumeru, the Universe contained within the palm of one's hand?

This was no longer the means of a Cultivator; this was the supreme power that only Immortals, or even gods, in legends could possess!

"This... this is too risky!"

Zhao Linger's heart tightened sharply. She stepped forward, her pretty face full of worry.

She understood more than Fatty Zhang.

A Grotto-Heaven was connected to the master's Divine Soul; they prospered and perished together. The process of refining a Grotto-Heaven was extremely dangerous. A single moment of carelessness could result in the collapse of the Grotto-Heaven and the destruction of one's Divine Soul!

Moreover, he wanted to forcibly elevate a Grotto-Heaven to the level of a "Small World"!

This was no different from a fool's dream!

"Lin Fan, there's no need to be so hasty..."

"Not hasty." Lin Fan interrupted her, his gaze calmly fixed on the chaotic screen of light.

"It's just that the time has come."

He did not explain further, but simply stretched out his hand and beckoned gently to everyone in the Main Control Room.

"Come, let me show you some real fireworks."

As his voice fell.

Zhao Linger, Fatty Zhang, and the others felt their Divine Souls lighten, as if they were being gently lifted from their physical bodies by an irresistible yet incredibly gentle force.

The next instant, the stars shifted.

Their consciousness passed through that screen of light and was cast into that strange, chaotic space.

"Where... where is this?"

Fatty Zhang's Divine Soul transformed into an illusory, chubby silhouette, and he looked around in terror.

Everywhere he looked, there was only endless, grey mist.

Here, there was no up or down, no cardinal directions, and no sense of the passage of time. There were only chaotic energy turbulence and streaks of pitch-black spatial rifts, appearing and disappearing in the mist like vicious beasts waiting to devour people.

Just staying here made him feel as if his Divine Soul was about to be torn apart!

"Is this... Lin Fan's Grotto-Heaven?"

Zhao Linger's Divine Soul body emitted a soft, clear light. She forcibly steadied her mind and sensed the surrounding environment.

Her perception was completely different from Fatty Zhang's.

In her perception, this seemingly destructive Chaos contained at its core... a supreme, Indestructible characteristic!

All the Chaos, all the destruction, could not damage the Foundation of this space.

This was a primordial land possessing infinite possibilities!

Just then, Lin Fan's grand and calm will echoed through this Chaos like a divine oracle of creation.

"Watch closely."

Boom—!!!

As if responding to his will.

That massive metal mountain range suspended in orbit above Qingmu Star suddenly began to disintegrate!

The wreckage of thousands of warships was crushed and melted by an invisible force!

The purest torrents of energy, the most refined fragments of Law, the most solid Origin of matter... everything was extracted and transformed into a seven-colored river spanning the Universe, roaring and surging as it poured fiercely into this chaotic Grotto-Heaven!

Genesis had begun!

"Open!"

Lin Fan's will became a decree that commanded the Law!

That seven-colored river, like Pangu's giant axe, suddenly cleaved through the Chaos!

The clear Qi rose to become the firmament!

The turbid Qi sank to condense into the earth!

Matter smelted from countless Void Realm Profound Iron condensed within the turbid Qi, forming a vast, boundless black continent that stretched for who knew how many tens of thousands of miles!

Fire-type energy refined from the core furnaces of the Demon Evil warships transformed into burning "suns" hanging high above the firmament, casting down light and heat!

The hull Materials of the Shadow Fleet transformed into cold metal mountain ranges, rising from the ground!

Zhao Linger, Fatty Zhang, and the others were completely stunned.

Like the most devout believers, they looked up at the great miracle of the world's beginning, their entire Divine Souls trembling.

They saw with their own eyes as each Law was woven from nothingness.

Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth; the Five Elements revolved.

Wind, rain, thunder, and lightning; the celestial phenomena shifted.

Space was fixed, and time began to flow...

This was no longer mere observation; it was a top-tier baptism pointing directly to the Origin of the Dao!

"I... I have attained enlightenment..."

A base Elder who had been stuck at the Nascent Soul Late Stage for hundreds of years suddenly let out a shout of wild joy.

As he watched the birth of the Five Elements Law, the Bottleneck that had plagued him his entire life shattered with a bang!

Crack!

It wasn't just him!

Radiant light erupted from Zhao Linger's body. Her cultivation, which had already reached the Soul Transformation Peak, took a solid step forward at this moment, as naturally as water flowing into a channel!

Half-step Body Integration!

Even Fatty Zhang, who had the worst Aptitude, felt his mind clearer than ever before. The spiritual power within his body surged uncontrollably, and his cultivation shot up!

Wild joy!

Unparalleled, wild joy filled everyone's hearts!

How could this be mere fireworks?

This was a divine gift! This was a supreme Opportunity!

However, just as everyone was immersed in this tremendous Opportunity.

An unexpected change occurred!

That black continent, which had just formed and was still expanding rapidly, suddenly shook, and its expansion came to an abrupt halt!

High above in the firmament, the space that had just stabilized actually revealed cracks like a spiderweb!

The earth began to crack, and the mountain ranges that had just condensed began to collapse!

"What's happening?!"

The wild joy on Fatty Zhang's face was instantly replaced by terror.

Zhao Linger also snapped awake from her state of enlightenment, and she immediately understood the reason.

"The Foundation is unstable! The world's evolution is too fast, and the resources we captured... are not enough!"

Yes, they were not enough.

The entire assets of the two joint fleets sounded like a lot.

But to support the birth of a true Small World from nothingness, it was still a drop in the bucket!

This newborn world was like a balloon that had been blown up too much, and it was about to... explode!

Once the world collapsed, they, being inside it, would have their Divine Souls instantly crushed! And Lin Fan, as the master, would suffer unimaginable and terrifying backlash!

"Boss! Stop! It's going to explode!" Fatty Zhang let out a pig-like shriek.

"Lin Fan!" There was a sobbing tone in Zhao Linger's voice.

However, facing this impending world-ending disaster.

Lin Fan's will remained as calm as before.

"Not enough..."

His voice echoed between heaven and earth, carrying a faint smile.

"Then... I will use myself to make up for it."

As his voice fell.

Under the horrified gaze of Zhao Linger and the others.

A colossal figure, reaching from heaven to earth and radiating infinite dark golden Divine Power, appeared in the center of this world.

That was the manifestation of Lin Fan's will!

He did not try to mend the cracks, nor did he try to stabilize the collapsing earth.

He made a move that no one could understand.

He spread his arms, actively welcoming the raging spatial storms and Law turbulence.

Then, he released his Indestructible Overlord Body Origin without reservation!

"My body shall be the spine of the world!"

"My will shall be the framework of heaven and earth!"

Boom—!!!

Endless, unreasonably tyrannical dark golden "Indestructible" Divine Power erupted from his manifestation!

That power did not repair the world.

Instead, it directly merged into the world!

One part transformed into the most magnificent, most ancient central ancestral vein running through the entire black continent, forcibly pinning all the broken plates together!

Another part shot into the sky, transforming into a pillar reaching the heavens that supported the entire firmament, standing eternally!

The originally chaotic and collapsing Laws, the moment they touched this "Indestructible" characteristic, were like finding a backbone; they were instantly tamed, assimilated, and became Indestructible!

Merging with the Dao using one's own body!

He had actually used his own body and Origin to forcibly serve as the Foundation for this newborn world!

The world stabilized.

Not only did it stabilize, but under the blessing of the "Indestructible" characteristic, it became more than ten thousand times more stable than before!

At this very moment, deep within Lin Fan's Divine Soul, that trace of control authority from the Divine Silence Ruins seemed to be triggered by this homologous "Indestructible" Divine Might, trembling slightly.

A trace of an imperceptible, even more ancient, and even more deathly aura quietly merged into the deep center of this Small World.

The entire Small World sank sharply, becoming thoroughly heavy and real.

After doing all this, Lin Fan's manifestation slowly dissipated.

The Divine Souls of Zhao Linger, Fatty Zhang, and the others were also sent back to the Main Control Room by a gentle force.

Everyone remained in that posture of their Divine Souls having left their bodies, motionless.

In their eyes, the shock, fear, and horror all finally turned into a kind of... absolute worship, almost like looking up at a god.

I do not know how much time had passed, but Lin Fan's figure reappeared in the center of the Main Control Room.

He glanced at the vast, boundless, yet barren new world on the screen of light, which showed no signs of life.

A notification tone that only he could hear rang in his mind.

[Detected that the "Immortal Grotto-Heaven" has completed a qualitative leap and has officially promoted to "Immortal World (Prototype)"...]

[World birth, initial task triggered—Genesis.]

[Task Objective: Please create the first form of life within the "Immortal World".]

Lin Fan's eyebrows rose slightly.

He looked at that empty world and, for the first time, fell into deep thought befitting a "Creator".