Chapter 4201: The Fourth Gem
Having decided to no longer care about the Lingmiao Domain, Lin Moyu could act freely and with peace of mind.
All of the undead servants were recalled; in this matter, the undead servants could offer no assistance.
Divine runes shimmered in the void, stabilizing part of the void but at the same time causing a slight impact on the domain core. Lin Moyu managed the process well; the impact was not strong, still within the tolerance of the domain core.
This approach was like dancing on the edge of a blade if the domain core collapsed at this moment, the result would be unpredictable. When a domain core collapses, it inevitably releases terrifying destructive force, and the void will also shatter.
Lin Moyu was not concerned about injury to himself, but worried that the Myriad Marvel Tablet might be forever lost, whereabouts unknown. If the Myriad Marvel Tablet fell into chaos, it would be nearly impossible to retrieve it.
Thus, his only option was to be extremely careful yet even so, there was no absolute guarantee.
"If the domain really collapses, then it wasn't meant for me. I cannot force it," Lin Moyu thought. The fragility of this domain core stood in stark contrast to the former stability of the Wanling Pavilion. Normally, a domain core should be even more stable than elsewhere, but here it was just the opposite: the domain core was extremely fragile, while other areas were relatively much more stable.
Lin Moyu's fingers danced on the edge of risk, constantly touching the limits of the domain core but fortunately, the core held up until the formation was complete.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Moyu had completed half his plan. Next came activating the formation, which would cause another shock to the domain core, even stronger than during the setup. He had other methods prepared, but whether he would succeed depended on luck.
He held his breath and waited for the right moment. The Myriad Marvel Tablet kept shifting position, sustaining the domain core for one more moment, and gradually coming closer to Lin Moyu's predetermined spot.
Getting closer and closer, Lin Moyu silently counted down in his heart. As the final second arrived, Lin Moyu flicked his finger, "Formation activate!"
Waves of tremendous power shot out, locking down the void as the formation activated, and so did the Great Thousand World. Lin Moyu projected the Great Thousand World again, its vast power working together with the formation to tightly lock the void. The domain core again showed signs of breaking, but Lin Moyu no longer cared he only needed the domain to last another three to five seconds.
The projection of the Great Thousand World instantly expanded like a net, forcefully enveloping the domain core and slowing its collapse.
Almost at the same moment, the Catastrophic Scepter appeared in Lin Moyu's hand. His body grew larger and his arm lengthened; he used all his strength to smash the Catastrophic Scepter outward.
When he first swung, the targeted spot was empty. Only as the Catastrophic Scepter reached the area did a faint shadow suddenly appear.
Lin Moyu's timing was extremely precise, with an error of less than a ten thousandth of a second. At the instant he struck, the Myriad Marvel Tablet manifested in the void.
Boom!
The Myriad Marvel Tablet was struck, covered in countless cracks, and sent flying backwards. The formation gripped the tablet tightly, not letting it escape. Not only the formation but also the Great Thousand World exerted force to stop the tablet.
Within less than a thousandth of a second, Lin Moyu's second blow arrived. The Catastrophic Scepter turned into afterimages, raining down on the Myriad Marvel Tablet in a storm; cracks spread rapidly, and it seemed about to shatter.
Faint, peculiar auras wafted out of the tablet. Lin Moyu's expression changed drastically the Catastrophic Scepter in his hand was actually trembling.
The Soul Gem, Elemental Gem, and Balance Gem all shone with light simultaneously, even though Lin Moyu hadn't activated them they all glowed at once.
"Could it be..."
A thought formed in Lin Moyu's mind: Could the treasure inside the Myriad Marvel Tablet be the fourth gem of the Catastrophic Scepter?
If that's true...
Lin Moyu's heart raced he had never been able to find the fourth gem, and now it was about to appear. The fifth gem was in the Ferry of Calamity, and to board the Ferry again, the mysterious figure's requirement was to find the fourth gem. Though Lin Moyu had searched for it, he had never succeeded. He knew finding the fourth gem was harder than searching for a needle in a haystack. He'd long given up on actively searching, leaving it to fate.
He even wondered whether the fourth gem wasn't in the Five World Domains at all. After all, an artifact like the Catastrophic Scepter surpassed the domain level, so it would be quite normal for the fourth gem not to be within the Five World Domains.
To his surprise, the fourth gem appeared here.
Trying to calm himself, Lin Moyu remembered that the Myriad Marvel Tablet wasn't something from the Five World Domains but originated from the Lingmiao Domain. If his guess was correct, the treasure was the fourth gem, and it actually led the broken Lingmiao Domain here.
But for all five gems to come together in one domain struck him as odd.
"Could it be that the gems attract each other, thus gathering in the same domain...?"
This possibility wasn't impossible. Treasures have spirit; with an artifact as advanced as the Catastrophic Scepter, a hint of spiritual connection might draw them together by fate or cause and effect.
Lin Moyu's mind raced, but his hands didn't stop he wanted to see exactly what the fourth gem was.
The first three gems one dominated souls, one controlled elements, one held balance. All three seemed unrelated, yet there was a subtle link among them. Lin Moyu truly couldn't guess what the fourth gem might be or what it would do.
After smashing down more than a thousand times in an instant, the Myriad Marvel Tablet finally couldn't take anymore and exploded with a deafening crash.
To withstand so many strikes from the Catastrophic Scepter, the Myriad Marvel Tablet was the hardest object Lin Moyu had ever encountered, bar none. The Catastrophic Scepter's power was such that even the Seeking Cause Ring, struck a few times, would be pulverized. That the tablet was so tough was surely due to the gem inside.
When the Myriad Marvel Tablet shattered, a fist sized, strange gemstone appeared before his eyes. It shimmered quietly, its surface displaying billions of colors, stunningly beautiful. At the same time, the whole gem radiated a noble and elegant aura that would entrance anyone at first sight.
At the instant Lin Moyu saw the gem, it was as if he witnessed countless domains, and within them, countless worlds coming into and out of existence.
He did not reach out to touch the gem, feeling it too noble for that. Instead, he extended the Catastrophic Scepter; the fourth gem quivered lightly, then, with a shoop, flew straight into the scepter, returning to its rightful place.
With the return of the gem, four of the five gems were now in place; the Catastrophic Scepter was nearly complete.
At this moment, the entire scepter trembled and burst out with dazzling, blinding light, while an immense flow of information forcefully flooded Lin Moyu's soul.
"Domain Gem can refine domains, can also create domains."
Lin Moyu was astonished the fourth gem was a Domain Gem. Refine a domain, create a domain could such a thing even exist in this world?
This was a domain, not just a small world. Worlds belong to domains and borrow the domain's laws and rules so creating a world is barely plausible. But a domain is born from chaos, evolving its own rules and Great Daos creating a domain is simply not something a cultivator should touch.
"This is defying the will of heaven!" Lin Moyu gritted his teeth and muttered. At the same time, a torrent of powerful information crashed into his soul.
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