Chen Xu found himself surrounded by a mass of azure blue waves.

A tiny voice by his ear suddenly started crying: "The lake water has receded so much. If it keeps dropping, how will the floating rice we planted survive? Wah wah..."

At this moment, Chen Xu was still immersed in the lingering sensations from forming his Golden Core.

He experienced a wondrous feeling of controlling himself, akin to controlling gods.

What does "controlling gods" mean?

Firstly, Chen Xu felt his limbs and bones were filled with inexhaustible power;

Secondly, he felt complete, with an overwhelming sense of freedom as if he might ascend and fly away;

Thirdly, Chen Xu felt his body like light and shadow, as if he could control infinite worlds with a mere thought—

Of course, this so-called "infinite worlds" was ultimately a sort of illusion created by the sudden increase in power.

But even though he couldn't control "infinite worlds," when Chen Xu's divine thought moved, he was still able to instantaneously reflect everything within a several-mile radius around him into his mind's sea.

This was the sense of control belonging to the Golden Core Stage.

And as Chen Xu had just entered the Golden Core Stage, it was clear that this several-mile radius was not his limit.

Having just stepped into a whole new realm, he still needed time and a process to gradually digest his newly gained abilities.

Under this current exquisite control, Chen Xu keenly sensed that the Spiritual Qi in this world was not abundant.

Far from abundant, from a Spiritual Qi standpoint, this world could even be considered barren.

Compared to the infinite landscapes of the Mortal World, this place seemed like a land of exile—

Indeed, this was not the Mortal World.

Earlier, when Chen Xu pushed through the barrier at the bottom of the well, he had actually stepped into another world.

This is what is called a snail's realm, an ant's mountains and rivers.

As the legend says, even within an anthill, there exists a world; the ancients did not deceive us!

At the bottom of this well, it seemed like a world existed within a grain of sand.

It was unknown exactly how large this world was; when Chen Xu perceived it, he felt that it contained all five elements. The most significant difference compared to the main Mortal World was the somewhat rarefied Spiritual Qi.

Moreover, amidst this sparse Spiritual Qi, the water Spiritual Qi was relatively more abundant.

As for the patch of azure water Chen Xu had previously stepped into, it was a small lake with a radius of about 500 meters.

The lake was so small that Chen Xu felt it shouldn't even be called a "lake."

This was clearly just a small pond!

Yet the "people" on the shore referred to it as Yuxi Lake.

The banks were filled with thick green grass, gathered in groups of three or five. Not far away was a sprawling expanse of farmland, occasionally interspersed with planted trees and scattered houses.

This was truly a pastoral scene!

However, compared to the Mortal World's pastoral lands, the sky of this small world was a dark azure.

Not the deep azure of the Mortal World's night sky, but a strange, deeply indented, heavy, and cold azure, exuding a sense of damp chill.

Most astonishing, however, were the few "little people" gathered by the shore at this moment.

The little people were so small, each only about half a foot tall.

When they stood by the shore, some of them were even shorter than the green grass by the lake.

At a glance, the lakeside grass resembled towering trees.

Chen Xu experienced a momentary illusion, thinking that the vegetation here was excessively large.

Until his divine thought returned to himself, did he suddenly realize it wasn't the plants that were too big, but the little people who were too small!

No wonder the little people called this small pond "Yuxi Lake."

At the same time, Chen Xu felt that his submerged self was truly like a giant. If he were to step out of the water, the little people by the shore might be scared out of their wits.

Despite their tiny stature, the little people's aura was no different from an ordinary adult in the Mortal World.

Watching the little people sorrowfully murmur amongst themselves, they ultimately had no choice but to comfort each other:

"Don't be afraid, the water level of Yuxi Lake won't keep dropping. Let's fetch today's water first and irrigate the floating rice.

The holy master said a few days ago that there would be a flood soon. If a flood comes, our floating rice will mature in no time."

Having consoled each other, they set aside the small wooden buckets, bent over, and laboriously fetched up five buckets of water.

At last, with one carrying a bucket of water, the little people turned their worry into joy.

Singing songs and stepping lively, they happily headed towards the nearby fields.

Of course, this so-called "nearby" was relative to Chen Xu.

For these little people, the fifty-meter distance was actually quite far.

Once the little people had walked about ten meters, Chen Xu silently emerged from the water.

His mind moved, and Innate True Essence circulated through his body.

First, it naturally expelled all the moisture clinging to him, leaving him dry and comfortable. Then it harmonized his aura, gradually synchronizing his breath with this world.

Moments later, Chen Xu's giant-like body seemed to strangely "disappear" in this small world!

In truth, he hadn't really disappeared.

He had merely comprehended and controlled the world to such a degree that he achieved an almost perfect "merging" with it.

Having "merged" with the world, who could still see him?

This mystery was somewhat similar to when, at the Yellow Springs Ghost Market, the Yanling Ghost King moved through the streets, yet seemed to not exist.

Today, as Chen Xu reflected on himself, it was as if he had a dialogue with the Yanling Ghost King across time and space.

The world and the self, this is essentially what they are!

Chen Xu's form was enormous, yet incomparably light.

He floated as he walked in this enchanting little world; when he stood tall, his height was almost on par with the sky of this small world.

He needed only to raise his hand, and he could certainly touch that dark azure sky wall.

At the same time, Chen Xu could smell a faint earthy scent emanating from the sky wall.

Besides the earthy scent, there was also a vague dripping sound.

It seemed as if, at any moment, damp droplets could seep down from the sky wall.

Chen Xu then had a vague suspicion in his mind.

He took a few light steps over the little people hauling water buckets, entering the tiny yet vast fields.

The fields were crisscrossed with paths, and the verdant waves extended endlessly.

Most interestingly, the green rice seedlings were floating in paddy fields only a few inches deep!

The entry read: [Floating Rice, an alien variety of rice seedling. The nodes are hollow, and when submerged in floodwater, it is activated by calamity energy, enabling rapid growth, sprouting in three days, appearing with ears in ten, and being harvestable in thirty.

Yielding 400 pounds per mu.

It can adapt to post-flood disaster lands, also absorbing calamity energy for growth.

Thrives with water, and in the absence of flood calamity energy, should be planted in shallow water, maturing in three months, with a regular yield of 300 pounds per mu.]

Reviewing the entry, Chen Xu was momentarily shocked.

So this was the true serendipity at the bottom of the dry well!

Gazing down at the continuous paddy fields in front of him, Chen Xu's heart gently stirred.

He continued to observe this world, now from a higher viewpoint, using his naked eye which offered a different perspective.

About half a mile away stood a six-foot high "small mountain peak," atop which an altar was established.

Dozens of little people gathered on the hillside below the altar, singing and dancing, creating a lively scene.

Then, a little person kneeling on the altar, holding a colorful rope whip, suddenly shouted: "Jili gulu wudexilu mu..."

The little person chanted strange, esoteric spells, bowing and prostrating, then cried out: "Providence, please grant food of the gods from the divine realm!"

The next moment, Chen Xu watched as a "giant" granary in front of the little person vanished.

Then, a "giant" meat pie, exuding a wonderful aroma, descended from the sky.

Thud!

The meat pie, two or three times larger than the little people, landed with a bang in the center of the altar.

The familiar fragrance wafted forth, and Chen Xu realized that this was none other than his own Thousand-Layer Meat Pie!

Chen Xu: ...

Great is the world, and its wonders endless.

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