NOVPUBPutting aside the jealousy over Lu Yang’s luck in love affairs, Meng Jingzhou and Lu Yang were still close friends.
"Speaking of which, we haven’t encountered anything lately when we go out," said Meng Jingzhou, picking up a piece of duck blood as he chatted about their outings during leisure time.
"Like when we went to be judges together, played in the mountains, or by the sea…"
Lu Yang remembered that each time they went out, there was always a murder case, with things like locked room mysteries, alibis for everyone involved, and the culprit leaving no clues whatsoever.
Though the culprits were cunning, with unfathomable and unpredictable methods, Lu Yang was no ordinary man; he was the strategist for Fairy Eternity, so how could the culprit possibly escape from him.
Lu Yang simply asked Tang Chuanwu to rewind time, and the truth naturally surfaced, not to mention they could save lives along the way.
The only downside was that Meng Jingzhou couldn’t remember a thing that had happened.
"I told you, the incidents we ran into when we went out were purely coincidental. Look, nothing happened these past few times," he said.
Lu Yang nodded vigorously, feeling that Old Meng was right.
When eating hotpot, Lu Yang dipped meat, vegetables, and tofu skin, while Meng Jingzhou dipped pig’s blood, duck blood, and cow’s blood; there were no conflicts over food, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
Thanks to Lu Yang’s luck in love affairs, Meng Jingzhou left the meal with a glowing, rosy complexion.
As they descended the mountain, Lu Yang mulled over something.
"That casual space slicing to grab a plate by Old Meng was so cool," he mused.
Lu Yang saw it with his own eyes and envied him in his heart.
He too wished to wave his sleeves and have a table full of delicious dishes appear before him.
"Little Yang, your Town in Palm can do that," noted Meng Jingzhou.
The Town in Palm had two modes of use: one for combat, turning into a gigantic palm, and another that formed a temporary storage space in the palm of one’s hand.
Lu Yang shook his head firmly, having strict demands for magic skills: "Fairy, the essence of it lies in the act of waving the sleeve. Although it might not seem different to outsiders, it’s not something I can fool myself with."
"Oh," Fairy Eternity nodded, seemingly half-understanding.
While they talked, Lu Yang returned to Sky Gate Mountain.
"Second-in-command, you’re back?" Yun Mengmeng sat on the Emperor’s Chair, legs crossed on the table, waving at Lu Yang. She pulled out a bag of dried potato chips from her sleeve and crunched away.
"Want some?" Yun Mengmeng then took out another packet of potato chips from her sleeve.
"That’s a great idea, lighting up a laurel branch to bake potatoes really does make a difference," Lu Yang remarked.
The baked potato chips were already delicious, and with Lu Yang’s tips, the ones Yun Mengmeng made were even tastier.
"Then give me some, wait a minute—where did you get those potato chips from?" Lu Yang noticed Yun Mengmeng continuously pulling things out from her sleeve as if there were infinite space inside.
Yun Mengmeng bragged with a giggle: "I just learned Universe within the Sleeve from Xiao Zhi. I don’t need to take out snacks from the Storage Ring anymore; I can just reach into my sleeve, it’s so handy."
"Universe within the Sleeve…" Lu Yang’s eyes lit up; this was the spell he wanted!
"Sister Mengmeng, can you teach me?" he asked.
"Sure," said Yun Mengmeng, licking the potato chip crumbs off her fingertips. She clapped her hands and readily agreed.
"I remember you know Space Spells, so it should be fairly simple for you to learn," she noted.
Yun Mengmeng led Lu Yang to the middle of Heaven’s Gate Peak Mountain, where the terrain was relatively flat, making it an ideal place to practice magic skills.
Both sat on small stools, teaching one-on-one.
Yun Mengmeng cleared her throat. Her expression changed, becoming serious—a stark contrast to her usual lively and cheerful demeanor:
"As the saying goes, ’Universe within the Sleeve’ means the sleeve forms its own world, capable of holding everything... How does Xiao Zhi describe it after that, forget it, let’s skip this step." 𝚗ov𝚙𝚞𝚋.c𝚘m
Yun Mengmeng remembered when she learned this magic skill, Xiao Zhi spent half a day explaining the origin, significance, and combat applications of the skill, which confused her at the time.
She wouldn’t let Second-in-command suffer through the same ordeal, so she decided to teach him directly how to use the magic skill.
Yun Mengmeng returned to her usual demeanor, "Follow me, Heart-Calming Qi Gathering, breathe naturally."
"Recite the incantation: ’Expand Sleeve to Contain Heaven, gather items to oneself, Observing Qi to the Micro, Detecting the space without traces...’"
"Close your eyes, concentrate on the subtle fluctuations around you, feel those ’fluctuations’—that is the fluctuation of space."
Lu Yang’s talent for learning magic skills needs no description, he calmly concentrated his energy, recited the incantation, and in the blink of an eye had completed these two steps. He then dedicated himself to feeling out his surroundings and quickly sensed the space fluctuations all around.
"Sister Mengmeng, I’ve sensed the space fluctuations."
Yun Mengmeng had long heard about Second-in-command’s exceptional talent for magic skills, universally praised by all, and today she saw that it was even more exaggerated than she had imagined
"Not bad, you’re even faster than I was when I learned."
"Maintain this feeling, and follow the rules of spiritual essence circulation and incantation I taught you, imagine your sleeve merging with the space, the sleeve able to hold all things..."
Before long, a whole day had passed, and Lu Yang looked spirited, feeling he had learned enough, "I’ll give it a try."
Universe within the Sleeve, a renowned Great Divine Skill in the realm of space, requires an extremely high talent in Space Spells, and if you don’t possess this talent, even if you are at the Body Integration Realm or Transcendance Tribulation Stage, you still wouldn’t be able to learn it.
For someone like Lu Yang to learn it in just one day, at the Divinity Transformation Stage, no one could surpass this learning speed.
Immortal Fairy also knew this skill, and since Yun Mengmeng had no issues with the steps taught, there was no need for her to interject.
"Go on, try it, try it!" Yun Mengmeng said excitedly, feeling a sense of accomplishment as this was her first time teaching someone.
Yun Mengmeng took out several bags of roasted potato chips and signaled for Lu Yang to gather them with his sleeve.
"Expand Sleeve to Contain Heaven, gather items to oneself... Universe within the Sleeve!"
Lu Yang extended his sleeve, sweeping it over the roasted potato chips on the ground.
Yun Mengmeng eagerly watched the roasted potato chips, and all of a sudden, everything went dark before her eyes, as if even light was sucked into the sleeve, turning this space into a land without light!
"Could it be that I’ve also been taken into Second-in-command’s sleeve?"
Lu Yang was also panicked, realizing he couldn’t see anything either.
Light shone from above, and as they looked up, they saw an immense piece of fabric blocking out the sun, now being lifted by Eldest Senior Sister.
Eldest Senior Sister looked helplessly at her good sister and good Junior Brother, "Which one of you conjured up such a huge piece of clothing that it’s covering half of Sky Gate Mountain?"
She was peaceably sitting on the Emperor’s Chair drinking tea when suddenly it darkened, leading her to think someone had invaded.
Lu Yang: "..."
Yun Mengmeng looked up to Second-in-command with admiration, "I get it now, if the sleeve becomes bigger it can hold everything, so this is the true Universe within the Sleeve!"
...
"Old Meng, can you show me your Dharma Aspect?"
"For what?"
Meng Jingzhou looked puzzled at Lu Yang, especially baffled, yet still he displayed the Supreme Pure Yang Dharma Image, immense and awe-inspiring, simply standing there was enough to deter any petty criminals.
"Does your Dharma Aspect lack clothing?"
