These seemingly insignificant creatures form a simple food chain, which, though incredibly fragile, has tenaciously maintained itself, bringing life to the world.
Xu Le stood on the ground, feeling the humidity and temperature that were no different from the outside world. Since the Heavenly Dao took over this world, the world had begun to develop normally.
The twelve celestial pillars stand at the center of the world, connecting heaven and earth, just like Pangu in mythology who created heaven and earth by supporting the heavens and earth with his own body, preventing the sky from sinking and the earth from rising.
However, the Heavenly Pillars are no longer as radiant as before, and instead appear somewhat dim. Since Xu Le split his origin, the God Cube, which is the central hub of the inner world, has become weak, and the twelve Heavenly Pillars, as his incarnations, have naturally lost their former power.
Xu Le felt a pang of heartache, but for the sake of the upcoming plan, he steeled himself and didn't take back the split-off source. After all, bait only yields a harvest if it catches a fish; you can't catch Big Bad Wolf without sacrificing Pleasant Goat.
However, Xu Le couldn't just sit idly by and watch the Rubik's Cube recover so slowly. After all, if the Rubik's Cube recovered slowly, the world's evolutionary speed would also be slowed down.
With a wave of his hand, Xu Le summoned the Soul Liquid he had created from slaughtering tens of thousands of people in the ancient world. With a swipe of his hands, the Soul Liquid was divided into two parts. At the same time, he divided half of the Soul Liquid into 12 parts and integrated them into the 12 Heavenly Pillars, slowly repairing their origin and strengthening their essence.
The life essence of heaven and earth became more concentrated at an extremely slow pace, and the growth rate of all living things was accelerated.
Xu Le placed the remaining soul liquid at the center of the world, intending to use it in a future emergency.
Xu Le sensed that a white film thinner than paper had appeared on the outer layer of the entire world, forming a protective layer. The world slowly absorbed free energy in the void. As the energy passed through the protective layer, it was filtered layer by layer, and finally only pure energy remained, which was then absorbed by the world.
This thin membrane is called the boundary membrane, which protects the world from invasion by alien organisms. It can be said that a world without a boundary membrane would generally not have normal life.
Although the world has existed for a long time, its system of laws is still extremely weak. Apart from the twelve laws represented by the twelve celestial pillars, which are as thick as an arm, the other laws are less than a millimeter in diameter.
Because human energy is limited, most Qi cultivators choose to focus on one or more laws to comprehend, which results in their world being mostly a world of fire or water.
A world with limited growth potential is unavoidable, but there's nothing that can be done about it. Not everyone can obtain a large number of primordial treasures like Xu Le, using the twelve talismans as support to gradually integrate other laws and perfect the world.
The inner world of Jinghongzi was previously composed of three rules: water, wood, and earth, and contained a large number of life forms with great potential.
As for Jinghongzi's background, it was not simple either. Xu Le checked the ancient records of the Shang Dynasty and found that Jinghongzi was in charge of astrology, which is to say, a shaman. In that era, those who could become shamans were not ordinary people, and their backgrounds were extremely important.
Space remains thin, and the inner world consciousness is slowly recording every step of the world's development, gradually imprinting the years and recording every period of time.
Xu Le handed over the seeds he brought, along with some reptile and wild plant seeds, to the Shadow Warriors, instructing them to sow and plant them, gradually building a life system. After all, Xu Le couldn't create things from nothing, so he could only fill his world with creatures from the outside world first.
After giving his instructions, Xu Le returned to the real world and went to the Na Du Tong Express Company, because Xu San said he had something important to discuss with him, and it couldn't be said over the phone.
Pushing open the door, Xu San was handling business, while Xu Si stood next to Feng Baobao with a lewd smile on his face, whispering something mysteriously.
Feng Baobao was wearing a blue polka-dot nightgown, covering herself up completely, and showed no signs of femininity.
Seeing Xu Le walk in, Xu Si's eyes showed gratitude, but he didn't say it. Instead, he said sarcastically, "You seem to have a lot of free time, not doing anything at all."
“I’ve said it before, I’m just here to lend my name, I’m not qualified to order you around.”
Xu Le sat on the sofa, watching Feng Baobao look at him with great interest, while she reached out and groped around on his body, as if looking for something.
Finally, after all her efforts were in vain, Feng Baobao couldn't help but ask in her enigmatic Sichuan accent, "Where is your golden, glowing cube? I've got my eye on it, give it to me quickly."
"I can't give you that." Xu Le directly refused Feng Baobao's request and used his telekinesis to push her away.
The Rubik's Cube is his most important possession besides the Gate to All Worlds and the Inner World. However, the Rubik's Cube is now slowly merging into the Inner World, so it can be said that the Rubik's Cube is the Inner World, but the Inner World is not the Rubik's Cube.
"Believe it or not, I'll bury you!" Upon hearing this, Feng Baobao took out a knife, shovel, and rope from her bosom, and slowly approached Xu Le with a practiced air.
"Stop fooling around." Xu Si quickly pulled Feng Baobao back. The man in front of her was too powerful. Baobao was no match for him. If she angered him, she would be finished.
"What are you afraid of, Xu Si? If we can't beat you, we can run away. At worst, we can have Xu San stay behind to cover our retreat." Feng Baobao said, giving Xu San a thumbs up.
"Don't make decisions for me without my permission! And why am I the one covering the rear instead of Xu Si? You're being so biased!" Xu San was at his wit's end and couldn't help but complain.
Although the three guys' banter was quite funny, Xu Le wasn't there to listen to their nonsense and asked directly, "Xu San, what do you need me for?"
The room fell silent. Xu San handed a document to Xu Le, then sat down in a chair and took out a white pair of glasses from the glasses case next to him, carefully wiping the glasses.
Xu Le took the document, opened it, and immediately understood.
There are three things in this document. The first thing is that the board of directors seems to know his abilities, but they do not dare to coerce or directly ask him, so they came up with a compromise and asked him if he could cure Chen Duo, a temporary worker in South China.
This is a test!
Xu Le understood. After all, Xu Xiang was almost dead, but now he was full of energy again. How could these old men resist such temptation? But they were afraid of his power and dared not break off relations. If Xu Le only had Zhang Chulan's strength, he would have been imprisoned and serving these powerful people by now.
As for Chen Duo, she is the Gu-body Saint Child of the Medicine Immortal Sect. The Medicine Immortal Sect went through countless hardships to refine Gu from countless infants.
These children have never received proper human education since birth. Their values are different from those of ordinary people, and they have no common sense. They only know how to obey orders.
Chen Duo was the only one among those children who succeeded. Her entire body was covered in deadly poison; touching her would be fatal. Furthermore, Chen Duo could create a large number of Gu worms. As seen in the comics, Chen Duo's internal organs were intertwined, forming a Gu-refining pot—she was a living, breathing poisonous being.
Although Chen Duo is covered in toxins, she has high strategic value.
For example, the living Gu she created - King Snake - a snake that has been implanted with Gu will become a King Snake and be able to command its kind. The King Snake is controlled by the Gu Master. The Gu Master controls one King Snake, which is equivalent to controlling a whole group of snakes, making it a very cost-effective Gu technique.
Not to mention the Energizing Gu, which can unleash its potential and generate several times the combat power, and the Speed Gu, which pollutes large areas of the environment, and other Gu worms, all of which have extremely high value.
Even setting aside these strategic values, Chen Duo can play a significant role in perfecting the rules of the inner world.
As for the Gu worms on her body, Xu Le's horse talisman can cure all diseases and dispel all bad conditions. As for the fact that her internal organs have become a Gu refining pot, that's a minor matter. With the vitality of the dog talisman, it's not difficult for her to regenerate an internal organ.
But why should we help her get better?
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Chapter 80: Warning to the Board of Directors
(I recommend the movie "Twenty Two," as there are some things we should remember...)
Is it because of so-called sympathy? There aren't many people more pitiful than her, but there are still quite a few. Just because she's pitiful, we should help her? That reason is ridiculous.
Chen Duo, as a Gu-body Saint Child, seems dangerous, but she is of great value to Xu Le. However, healing her and turning her into an ordinary person would be of no use. There are too many ordinary people in this world, but there is only one Gu-body Saint Child!