Chapter 536: Pocket World Technique

Chapter 536: Chapter 536: Pocket World Technique

"The Pocket World Technique, you say? It’s not impossible," Chen Xuan looked at Li Mo with a half-smile, "However, creating a Pocket World comes with certain risks. Someone must go in and personally test it to know if it’s stable or not."

Could it really be done?

Li Mo was greatly astounded. He had merely mentioned it casually. After all, any rumor or fantasy among the people could be attributed to Ancient Immortal Techniques.

"What if it’s unstable?" he asked instinctively.

"Mountains will reverse, the land will tear apart; to those inside, it would be like the apocalypse," Chen Xuan casually fabricated, "Since it was your idea, the honor of the first attempt should also belong to you."

Li Mo had expected that Li Mo would want to decline, but to his surprise, the latter revealed a look of determination as if ready to face death, "I, Li Mo... am willing to try!"

"You’re not afraid of the risks?" Chen Xuan looked at him with interest. Dream-making can’t be dangerous, it’s just a sleep. Chen Xuan said this intentionally, worrying that if this method didn’t work, failing to create a Pocket World would hurt his reputation.

"Although I am merely a Loose Cultivator, I wish to comprehend the Profound Mysterious Immortal Technique. This bit of risk is not to be feared!" Li Mo replied, pressing his hand against his chest.

Chen Xuan nodded, "I underestimated you."

Though hindered by talent, he might never reach the level of a Mountain Disciple from the Lotus Cloud Sect, but that doesn’t mean Li Mo lacks ambition. He works by accepting commissions to eliminate Demon Fiends, and when given the chance to glimpse the path of cultivation, he is still willing to pay the price to climb.

"I’ll take you to create the Pocket World now," Chen Xuan reached out his palm toward Li Mo, tentacles shot out from the feet, transforming into a large hand to grab him.

The latter did not dodge or evade, simply closing his eyes, patiently awaiting himself to be swallowed....

When Chen Xuan returned to his own body, Li Mo had been brought down—his entire body was encased in a fleshy cocoon, with only his face exposed. Chen Xuan had also injected him with a shot of neural paralysis fluid, rendering him senseless into a deep sleep.

The pulling process went smoother than Chen Xuan had anticipated.

He chose not to decompose and reconstruct the body every time, because each creation consumes Spiritual Qi. If every villager experienced this process, it would undoubtedly be a distressing expenditure. Moreover, future frequent entrances and exits might occur; if he had to recreate a body each time, the balance of Spiritual Qi would definitely suffer.

Therefore, physical dragging was the more reasonable choice.

Dragging an adult through the underground for hundreds of meters seemed difficult, but in practice, the transformation potential of flesh and blood proved to be remarkable. The outer layer of the cocoon enveloping Li Mo grew a shell-like sheath, impervious to compression by rock and mud layers. The tentacle tips formed a shield-machine-like tooth disk, easily digging through the soil.

Additionally, the outer shell of the cocoon was perforated with numerous small holes, automatically secreting a large amount of tissue fluid during downward excavation. These fluids not only served as lubrication but would later solidify the passage, making subsequent transportation more convenient.

He wasn’t worried about anyone accidentally entering this underground passage.

The intestinal tissue would fill the remaining space. When the tube wall muscles contract and close, the passage could condense to finger-width size, rendering it indistinguishable from a "shortcut" to deeper underground.

Some design was Chen Xuan’s request, while some arose from instinctual alterations of the flesh.

Perhaps this is the power of life.

With flexible and diverse tissue function, he carved this passage in just half an hour.

Now that the person is here, the next step is to create the Pocket World.

Chen Xuan snapped his fingers, and a bed composed of flesh emerged from the ground. After laying on it, he activated the "Dream Maker" ability.

...

"Ugh... where am I now?" Li Mo rubbed the back of his head, confused as he sat up from the ground.

This was evidently not Baihe Village.

The clusters of low village houses and distant fields were nowhere to be seen.

But if this were the Pocket World, Li Mo couldn’t find anything resembling a "cave": the surroundings were incredibly vast, an azure sky overhead, an endless grassland beneath his feet. In the distance, a green mountain could be seen, though the peaks lacked towers or temples, seemingly nothing more than a barren mountain.

"How do you feel? This completely new Forbidden Cave Heaven." A voice suddenly sounded from behind him.

Li Mo hurriedly stood up, "Lord Xuan, has the Cave Heaven... already been created?"

"Certainly," Chen Xuan replied with feigned profundity, "The fact you can witness this world indicates its structure is stable, and won’t collapse in the next few decades."

"Re-really..." Li Mo’s tone was evidently disappointed, "I thought I’d be able to witness the creation process of the Cave Heaven."

This feeling was akin to finally having a chance to witness a divine being showing their abilities, only to fall asleep due to exhaustion.

Chen Xuan nearly lost his composure upon hearing the other’s heartfelt comment.

Because Li Mo indeed fell asleep, and he is still dreaming.

"It’s okay, you can construct tall buildings and temples yourself..." He started to say, suddenly noticing Li Mo staring fixedly at him, "What’s wrong?"

Li Mo paused for a moment before snapping out of it, "Forgive my rudeness, your form... has returned to human!"

"Really?" Chen Xuan touched his cheek, feeling it smooth, familiar contours invoking an inexplicable nostalgia. Even he hadn’t noticed this detail, probably the dream silhouette didn’t involve the essence... "That’s not important, what’s important is what I just said. From today onward, those who tread this land must primarily build their own sects."

"Me, me?" Li Mo pointed at himself in surprise, "But I don’t know construction techniques..."

"No need to go through that trouble," Chen Xuan smiled faintly, "Simply focus on the vacant land to your right and test shouting the words: stone wall."

He blinked, evidently puzzled by Lord Taboo’s intention, but his body obediently complied, "Stone wall."

As soon as Li Mo’s words fell, a ten-meter long, thirty-centimeter wide rough stone wall abruptly rose from the ground, standing before him.

He gazed at this astonishing sight, his voice trembling, "L-Lord Xuan, t-this is..."

"It’s your power. However... it’s currently only effective within this Cave Heaven," Chen Xuan stepped forward, casually handing him a book, "You can refer to the contents for construction."

Li Mo found the book inexplicably exquisite, the illustrations inside resembling real scenes almost perfectly, with annotated diagrams: stone wall, wooden wall, bamboo wall... with subdivisions like half-wall, quarter-wall, wall corners, and irregular angles.

Continuing to look forward, the contents inside became even more diverse, encompassing floors, windows, tables, chairs, decorations - everything imaginable.

"Can I really build all this?" Li Mo murmured.

"Indeed, you can try it yourself."

Chen Xuan confirmed.

To Li Mo, closing his eyes and reopening them brought him to the Forbidden Cave Heaven, but for Chen Xuan, it took him a full eight hours to preliminarily set the dream rules.

The terrain here fully references the Jiang City Celestial Ridge District setting, the distant mountain being Lu Mountain. However, he erased all man-made structures on the ground, restoring the area to the oldest natural prairie. The "builder" is this world’s fundamental mechanism, bestowed the authority of real-time creation. As for how to create... with Chen Xuan’s rich gaming experience, it wasn’t hard to assemble a compatible construction system.