Chapter 1060: The Real Universe in the Sleeve

Envy aside for Lu Yang's ridiculous luck with women, Meng Jingzhou still counted him as a bosom friend.

"Come to think of it, we haven't run into any trouble during our recent outings," Meng Jingzhou remarked, fishing out a piece of duck blood from the pot as he brought up their casual excursions.

"Like when we went to be judges, or when we went up the mountains, or down to the seaside..."

Lu Yang recalled those trips; every single time, there had been a murder case—locked-room mysteries, airtight alibis for everyone, and not a single clue left by the culprit.

Though the killers had been cunning, their methods unfathomable and elusive, who was Lu Yang? As the brain trust of the Immortal Fairy, how could any killer hope to escape before his eyes?

Lu Yang had simply asked Tang Chuanwu to commit suicide and reverse time, bringing the truth to light naturally while saving lives along the way.

But this also meant Meng Jingzhou had absolutely no memory of what had transpired.

"I told you, us running into trouble whenever we went out was pure coincidence. See? Nothing happened these past few times, did it?"

Lu Yang nodded vigorously, feeling that Old Meng made a lot of sense.

While eating the hotpot, Lu Yang swiped the meat, vegetables, and bean curd skin, while Meng Jingzhou went for the pig's blood, duck's blood, and beef blood; there was no conflict at all, no fighting over food, and the atmosphere was perfectly harmonious.

Thanks to Lu Yang's luck with the ladies, by the time they finished eating, Meng Jingzhou was already flush with residual irritation.

On the way down the mountain, Lu Yang pondered as he walked.

"Old Meng's trick of casually tearing open space to pull out plates is seriously handsome."

Lu Yang had watched it with envy brewing in his heart.

He too wanted to wave his sleeve and have a grand feast of delicacies instantly cover a table.

"Little Yang, your Town-in-the-Palm can achieve that very thing."

The Town-in-the-Palm had two modes of use: one was for combat, transforming into a massive palm, while the other formed a spatial pocket within the palm to temporarily store items.

Lu Yang shook his head firmly, as he had always maintained strict standards for his spells: "Fairy, the crucial point of this technique lies in the waving of the sleeve. Though it might look the same to an outsider, you can't deceive yourself."

"Oh," the Immortal Fairy nodded, understanding only half of it.

Amidst their conversation, Lu Yang arrived back at Tianmen Peak.

"Second Boss, you're back?" Yun Mengmeng sat upon the imperial throne, her legs propped up on the table as she waved at Lu Yang, pulling dried potato chips from her sleeve and crunching on them.

"Want some?" Yun Mengmeng pulled another bag of potato chips from her sleeve.

"Second Boss, your idea was truly excellent. Roasting potatoes by lighting laurel branches gives them a completely different flavor."

Originally, the roasted potato chips were already delicious, but after Lu Yang's pointers, the ones Yun Mengmeng made became even better.

"I'll have some then... wait, where did you pull these potato chips from?" Lu Yang noticed that Yun Mengmeng kept retrieving things from her sleeve, as if it contained infinite space.

Yun Mengmeng flashed a grin and flaunted: "I just learned the Universe in the Sleeve from Little Zhi. Now I never have to take food out of a storage ring again, I can just reach into my sleeve. It's so useful."

"Universe in the Sleeve..." Lu Yang's eyes lit up; this was exactly the kind of spell he wanted!

"Sister Mengmeng, can you teach me?"

"Sure." Yun Mengmeng licked the potato chip crumbs off her fingertips, clapped her hands, and agreed immediately.

"I remember you know spatial spells, Second Boss, so learning this should be quite simple for you."

Yun Mengmeng brought Lu Yang to the mountainside of Tianmen Peak, where the terrain was gentler and made for a good place to practice spells.

The two sat on small wooden stools, engaging in one-on-one instruction.

Yun Mengmeng cleared her throat, her expression shifting into one of seriousness, a stark contrast to her usual lively and cheerful self:

"As the saying goes, the Universe in the Sleeve means a universe is formed within the sleeve, capable of containing all things... wait, how did Little Zhi explain it after that? Forget it, skipping this step."

Yun Mengmeng remembered when she learned this spell, Little Zhi had droned on for half the day about its origins, significance, and usage in battle, leaving her utterly dizzy at the time.

She couldn't let the Second Boss suffer the same hardship she did; it was better to just teach him how to cast it.

Yun Mengmeng reverted to her usual state: "Follow my lead. Calm your mind and condense your qi, breathe naturally."

"Recite the incantation: Expand the sleeve to hold the heavens, gather objects into the bosom, observe the qi to the minutest detail, perceive space without a trace..."

"Close your eyes, focus your attention on the subtle fluctuations around you, and feel those 'fluctuations.' That is the spatial ripple."

Lu Yang's talent in learning spells required no elaboration; calming his mind and reciting the incantation took but a blink of an eye to complete, and as he focused on sensing his surroundings, he quickly detected the spatial ripples.

"Sister Mengmeng, I feel the spatial ripples."

Yun Mengmeng had long heard that the Second Boss possessed extraordinary talent in spells, earning praise from everyone who saw him, but seeing it today was even more exaggerated than she had imagined.

"Not bad, that's even faster than when I learned it."

"Maintain this feeling. Follow the circulation pattern of spiritual energy and the incantation I taught you, imagine your sleeve merging with space, that your sleeve can contain all things..."

In a flash, an entire day passed. Lu Yang was in high spirits, feeling he had learned enough: "Let me try."

The Universe in the Sleeve was a renowned greater spatial divine ability that placed extremely high demands on one's spatial talent. Without it, even if you were in the Soul Integration Stage or Tribulation Transmutation Stage, you still wouldn't be able to learn it.

For someone like Lu Yang who needed only a single day to learn it, no one in the Divine Transformation Stage could surpass this speed.

The Immortal Fairy also knew this spell; seeing no issues with the steps Yun Mengmeng taught, she found no need to interject.

"Try it, try it quick," Yun Mengmeng said excitedly, full of accomplishment since this was her first time teaching someone.

Yun Mengmeng pulled out several bags of dried roasted potatoes, gesturing for Lu Yang to gather them with his sleeve.

"Expand the sleeve to hold the heavens, gather objects into the bosom... Universe in the Sleeve!"

Lu Yang extended his sleeve, sweeping it toward the dried roasted potatoes on the ground.

Yun Mengmeng stared at the dried potatoes with great anticipation, but in an instant, her vision went pitch black, and she could see nothing at all, as if even the light had been gathered into the sleeve, turning this patch of space into a land devoid of light!

"Could it be that I've been gathered into the Second Boss's sleeve too?"

Lu Yang panicked as well, realizing he could not see anything either.

Light beamed down from above. The two looked up and discovered that a colossally massive piece of fabric was blocking the sunlight overhead, which was now being lifted by the Eldest Senior Sister.

The Eldest Senior Sister looked helplessly at her close friend and her junior brother: "Which one of you conjured such a massive garment that it covered nearly half of Tianmen Peak?"

She had been sitting perfectly fine on the imperial throne drinking tea when the sky suddenly went dark, making her think someone had launched an invasion.

Lu Yang: "..."

Yun Mengmeng looked at the Second Boss with adoration: "I get it now. Making the sleeve massive allows it to hold all things. So this is the true Universe in the Sleeve!"

...

"Old Meng, can you manifest your Dharma Idol for me to see?"

"For what?"

Meng Jingzhou looked at Lu Yang with bewilderment, utterly confused, but he nonetheless manifested his Supreme Pure Yang Dharma Idol. The Dharma Idol was colossally massive and awe-inspiring, capable of deterring any petty scoundrels just by standing there.

"Does your Dharma Idol need clothes?"