The two observed the situation outside from inside the space.

Countless dark shadows flashed rapidly across the grassland, moving about like ghosts.

"Is the grassland haunted?" After Yang Yitian's mind was elsewhere, he also noticed other things.

Then, Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian saw two dark figures getting closer and closer, and after they went outside, their speed gradually slowed down.

Only then did the two men see the true nature of the two dark figures.

Two lions emerged from the grassland.

Qi Zhiheng frowned, having some guesses.

"Why did the shadow turn into two lions? I thought it was a ghost story," Yang Yitian stammered.

Qi Zhiheng said, "I have some ideas."

Yang Yitian: "What are your thoughts? Tell me."

“Logically speaking, cultivators conduct a collective hunt every six months and a beast tide every few years, so there shouldn’t be so many wild beasts here,” Qi Zhiheng said, expressing his thoughts.

"Mmm." Yang Yitian listened attentively, waiting for Qi Zhiheng to continue.

"So, the appearance of so many wild beasts might be related to this grassland," Qi Zhiheng said.

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Yang Yitian: "...What's the difference between saying this and not saying anything at all?"

"Yes!" Qi Zhiheng said calmly, "Now that you've finished explaining, we can go in and explore. Let's go."

Qi Zhiheng led Yang Yitian out of the space.

The two lions glanced at Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian indifferently, then walked away as if nothing had happened.

Qi Zhiheng and his companion walked into the grassland. The closer they got, the slower the seasons changed.

Yang Yitian said, "Could it be that this world knew we were coming in, and even changed the timing of the seasons so that we could adapt?"

Qi Zhiheng rolled his eyes: "It's not that the seasons change slowly here, I think it's because we've integrated into this world that we have this illusion."

At this moment, the rapidly flashing black shadows revealed their true forms—the wild beasts that lived on this grassland.

They thrived and multiplied in this area, forming a well-ordered food chain.

The further in you go, the more wild beasts you encounter. The situation here is somewhat different from the forest; these beasts don't congregate in groups. This is likely because there are no spatial rifts in this area.

Qi Zhiheng finally understood why the wild beasts had gathered together earlier. It was the spiritual energy left behind after the cracks appeared that caused the wild beasts to huddle together for a little bit of spiritual energy.

After they had been walking for a while, time seemed to return to normal around them.

Qi Zhiheng soon felt like he was being watched.

Yang Yitian felt like a wild beast. He secretly surveyed his surroundings, not wanting to give the enemy an opportunity due to negligence.

Qi Zhiheng then used his own rule range to cover an area within his own domain. He quickly discovered that there was no Heavenly Dao in this area.

The reason he was able to discover it was because the scope of his rules could extend very far, which was equivalent to his feeling of being able to control everything in space.

If he were outside, he could only control a radius of about 100 meters at most; any area beyond that would be rejected by the Heavenly Dao.

This shows that the world here is separated from the outside world, and the edge of that grassland is the boundary between the two worlds.

After a while, he seemed to sense something in this space, and reached out to grab it! A wriggling little dragon appeared in his hand.

The little dragon was black, only about three inches long, with a pair of horns on its head and four claws on its body.

Yang Yitian was charmed by its appearance: "This little dragon is so cute!"

Qi Zhiheng showed no pity for the weak and held onto the little dragon tightly.

The little dragon babbled incoherently, its voice like that of a baby who couldn't speak yet. It twisted a few times in Qi Zhiheng's hands, but when it realized it couldn't break free, it gave up.

"Is this the little gray dragon?" Yang Yitian wanted to reach out and touch it.

Qi Zhiheng said, "This is not a real dragon, but a spirit. It is truly rare for a spatial rule to become a spirit."

It would be a lie to say that he wasn't scheming and excited. Qi Zhiheng formed a contract in his mind and signed it onto the little black dragon.

Subsequently, Qi Zhiheng suffered a backlash and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Yang Yitian was startled: "Are you alright?"

Qi Zhiheng touched the blood at the corner of his mouth, shook his head and said, "It's nothing, just a little backlash." He put down the black dragon in his hand, and the little black dragon swam in the air a few times before disappearing.

"You released the little black dragon?" Yang Yitian asked, somewhat surprised.

Qi Zhiheng laughed and said, "No, I put it away. A contract was just signed, and although the other party resisted, I completely suppressed it."

Yang Yitian said reproachfully, "Why didn't you try to appease them first? I heard that it's best to communicate with your spirit pet before forming a contract, or at least severely injure it first! You signed the contract without doing anything; that was too hasty!"

Qi Zhiheng said, "Don't worry, the little black dragon is not a real dragon, so it's not a spirit beast either."

“The spirits of rules have all transformed into spirits, so there’s not much difference between them and spirit pets,” Yang Yitian said.

Qi Zhiheng didn't pay attention to his words: "There are still some differences. The little black dragon's consciousness is still very shallow. I can't communicate with it. I can only sign a contract directly to prevent it from running away."

The laws of space are not something Qi Zhiheng can control indefinitely. If it weren't for the fact that his rules constantly cover this world, the little black dragon would have already escaped by traversing space.

"I'll keep it; it'll be quite useful in my space." After signing the contract with the little black dragon, Qi Zhiheng had many things on his mind. These things should be the little black dragon's memories. He exchanged the little black dragon's memories with his own memories from outside, and thus deduced quite a few things.

First, he understood why there were so many wild animals in the forest.

The reason why wild animals reproduce so quickly is that the spatial rules in this area are abnormal. What outsiders think is three years may actually have taken ten, twenty, or even thirty years here!

So much time has passed, the beasts have multiplied countless times, and there is no barrier to this space, so those beasts came out from this space.

The reason for the beast tide is that every once in a while, a major spatial upheaval occurs in this forest, and the source is this space itself.

Staying here would only lead to certain death, so these beasts would flee to the outside world to avoid dying in the spatial upheaval.

After Qi Zhiheng explained the whole story, Yang Yitian asked, "How is the little black dragon now?"

"It's fine, but I haven't fully digested the power within it yet," Qi Zhiheng said.

Yang Yitian felt a little sorry for the little black dragon: "You want to take his power for yourself?"

Qi Zhiheng explained, "It's not about taking it for yourself, but about comprehending the spatial rules he knows, which is equivalent to learning."

After signing a contract with the little black dragon, he also learned a lot about the rules of space. Although he had ten spiritual roots, he did not master any power related to space or time, except for the personal space he obtained.

The little black dragon's power contains laws concerning space and time, a power that only cultivators at the Mahayana stage can potentially grasp in its initial stages.

Qi Zhiheng and the others are currently trapped in this space, and they need to comprehend the power of space.

"If we can master the knowledge contained here, then we will be able to find a way out." Qi Zhiheng thought of this, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.

"Then we'll be able to get out soon, right?" Yang Yitian's eyes sparkled.

Qi Zhiheng shattered his beautiful wish: "Stop dreaming. The rules of time and space are not so easy to control. The little black dragon's knowledge is like a book. If I want to understand this book, I will have to study it carefully."

"When will you be able to finish studying it?"

"It depends on the situation. It's also related to my cultivation level." Qi Zhiheng also wanted to understand the rules of space now and then tear through space to leave this place, but this was not an easy task.

Qi Zhiheng said, "I haven't even entered the realm yet. When I reach the Nascent Soul stage, I will find a way to condense a line of rules, this time a line of rules of spacetime."

He understood that he needed to first gather the threads of rules to gain a basic understanding before he could learn more powerful spacetime magic.

Qi Zhiheng looked at this space and said to Yang Yitian, "I plan to integrate this space into my space."

This is the little black dragon's home. Inside Qi Zhiheng's head, the little black dragon has started babbling and demanding that Qi Zhiheng take its home away.

The flow of time here is different from that outside. If we could get it into the space, we could also create a space with a different flow of time for a period of time.

However, there are too many wild beasts in this space. To be honest, Qi Zhiheng doesn't want to bring so many wild beasts into his space. What if these wild beasts become rampant? He doesn't want to see that happen.

Therefore, before merging, he must first drive out the beasts from this space.

By forming a contract with the little black dragon, he could gain control over a portion of this space, and it wouldn't be impossible for him to drive away all the wild beasts here.

This space is much smaller than my own, so it's not impossible to integrate it with my space.

Before long, he had driven all the wild beasts out of the space. With no more beasts to rest, reproduce, and multiply, they no longer needed to hunt them for food. This was, in a way, a way of helping the people in the settlement.

After everything was prepared, Qi Zhiheng said to Yang Yitian, "I'm going to merge with this world, which might have some impact on you. Go outside and wait for me. The time difference between the two spaces is significant, so it shouldn't take long."