Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 497 Spatial Domain

Xu Ping’an at this moment also had a grave expression, staring intently at the figure of Situ Lie ahead.

He knew that the Spatial Momentum of Situ Lie was definitely not simple.

"Hum!"

A fluctuation of space transmitted over.

Xu Ping’an was startled, a trace of surprise appearing on his face.

He discovered that the space around him seemed to have changed, becoming like a swamp, causing him to be deeply mired in it, completely unable to move.

"What kind of Spatial Domain is this? I actually can’t move?" Xu Ping’an struggled, trying to wave his arms.

However, he found that moving his arms was extremely difficult, as if the space surrounding him was about to solidify, making his movements extremely cumbersome.

Not only could his body not move, but even breathing became extremely difficult.

Xu Ping’an felt like he had fallen into a swamp, the more he struggled, the deeper he sank into the space.

"How is it, this is my Spatial Domain." Situ Lie walked over with a smile, standing before Xu Ping’an, completely at ease.

He was not affected by this force of space in the slightest, whereas Xu Ping’an couldn’t shake it at all.

In this situation, one could say that Xu Ping’an was like fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of Situ Lie’s butchering.

"Such a powerful Spatial Domain," Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but remark.

"I have named this move ’Spatial Swamp.’ It can be said that even a Ninth Rank Expert would find it very difficult to break free from my Spatial Domain," Situ Lie said with a laugh.

After finishing his words, he then withdrew the Domain.

Xu Ping’an felt the oppressive feeling of space disappear and let out a slight sigh of relief.

This Domain was too terrifying.

Although this Spatial Momentum didn’t have too strong of an oppressive force and hadn’t reached the point of injuring someone,

with this Domain, an ordinary Ninth Rank Expert, even those at the Ninth Rank Peak Level, would find it difficult to break through this terrifying defense.

Therefore, Situ Lie was almost an invincible existence below the Tenth Rank.

Of course, this move was not entirely unbreakable.

If Xu Ping’an’s Spatial Momentum could reach the Great Achievement Realm, he could still forcefully break open this terrifying Domain.

"Senior, your domain of Spatial Momentum has already reached the Great Achievement Realm, I’m afraid you’re not far from understanding the Dao Laws, right?" Xu Ping’an asked.

Situ Lie shook his head, "Although this Spatial Domain has reached Great Accomplishment, I am still stuck at this Realm. It has become extremely difficult to make a breakthrough now; the Spatial Law is not so easy to break through."

Xu Ping’an nodded; indeed, the Spatial Law was not so easy to comprehend.

The Temporal Dao Principles were even more difficult.

What Xu Ping’an wanted to understand was the Space-Time Dao Principle.

During this time, he had also been continuously comprehending the Space-Time Momentum, gaining some insights into the momentum of heaven and earth.

It seemed that before long, he might be able to fully understand the Space-Time Dao Principle’s momentum of heaven and earth.

"Senior, may I ask for some details about the ’Spatial Swamp’?" After thinking for a moment, Xu Ping’an asked.

Personal comprehension is the foundation of one’s cultivation. Normally, except for the direct lineage of master and disciple, these insights are not imparted.

However, Situ Lie chuckled and said, "Of course, my comprehension of space actually originates from a swamp. When you fall into a swamp, do you sink deeper and deeper? The same applies to space."

"Could you elaborate a bit more, Senior?" asked Xu Ping’an.

"Hmm," Situ Lie nodded.

"In my view, space is very much like a soft quagmire. If an object stands on the mud, it will leave a dent in this space, doesn’t it resemble a swamp? The heavier the object, the deeper the dent it leaves in the mud," Situ Lie explained.

Space is like a soft quagmire?

Xu Ping’an tried hard to savor these words, as if he had some understanding, yet it seemed he still hadn’t grasped it.

Seeing the expression on Xu Ping’an’s face, Situ Lie continued, "Space may resemble a quagmire, but just your own weight is not enough to make you sink completely. Therefore, I altered the softness of the space, making the quagmire even softer, so that as soon as you stand within my Spatial Domain, you will sink deeper and deeper."

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"Change the ’softness’ of space?" Xu Ping’an seemed to understand somewhat.

"It’s called softness, but actually, ’spatial density’ is a more fitting term," Situ Lie said.

Xu Ping’an understood.

What Situ Lie did was to decrease the density of space, and as a result, anyone standing within this space would naturally sink into it.

In doing so, the surrounding space would then exert pressure on the person who had sunk into it.

So, the spatial pressure that Xu Ping’an felt earlier was not produced by Situ Lie, but by the space itself.

What Situ Lie had done was merely change the density of the space.

The theory is simple, but it is very difficult to achieve in practice.

Xu Ping’an did not inquire about the method of changing the spatial density from Situ Lie.

This was Situ Lie’s true secret; even if asked, Situ Lie might not tell, and there was no need to do so.

Xu Ping’an had no intention of comprehending the same Spatial Law as Situ Lie.

As the Immortal Emperor in his previous life, Xu Ping’an knew.

The more people that comprehend the same Dao Law, the harder the path becomes later on.

In other words, the fewer the people who comprehend a Dao Law, the stronger the Power of Dao Principles they can invoke.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with the inherent strength of the Dao Law itself.

Therefore, those geniuses who comprehend unique Dao Laws can wield Power of Dao Principles much stronger than that of ordinary Dao Laws.

"If space has density, what about time?" Suddenly, Xu Ping’an thought of something and fell into deep thought.

He had seen that in the book about the understanding of time, there was also mention of time’s density being changeable.

Changing the density of the world could make time flow faster or slower.

Thus, if he could make the density of time looser, the flow of time would slow down.

If he made the density of time tighter, the flow of time would speed up.

But how could he change the density of time?

Xu Ping’an fell into deep thought.

The book did not explain how to change the density of time.

That is to say, to comprehend the Temporal Dao Principles, Xu Ping’an could only rely on his own insight.

"Perhaps I could refer to the vibrations of the particles around me, starting by changing the particle density in the surrounding space, and then infer the density of time," Xu Ping’an thought to himself, seemingly onto something.

So he began trying to change the particle density in the surrounding space.

This change was also a first attempt for Xu Ping’an.

Thus, after trying once, Xu Ping’an found it very difficult.

As he continuously compressed the spatial particles around him, the repulsion between the particles also became stronger.

The vibration of the particles became more intense as well.

Thinking of this, Xu Ping’an fell into deep thought again, then began to try over and over.

Seeing Xu Ping’an deep in thought, Situ Lie did not approach to disturb him.

"Father, he..." Situ Xingfeng asked.

"He must have had some sort of enlightenment. Let him comprehend on his own here. Seal off this area and do not let anyone disturb him," Situ Lie said.

Situ Xingfeng nodded but still looked at Xu Ping’an with surprise.

Some sort of enlightenment?

Could this Xu Ping’an really realize something from father’s Spatial Domain?

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