In the shadowy gap between dinsions, Wan Chengkong and the Mother of the Spiral World sat facing each other, sipping fine wine and chatting.
As second-stage ti lifeforms in this dinsional rift region, Wan Chengkong and the Mother of the Spiral World stood at the very peak. Any nearby ti lifeform had heard of their nas.
Although second-stage ti lifeforms didn’t have the ans to completely kill another ti lifeform like Ti Lords did...
Still, few first-stage ti lifeforms dared to offend them. Making enemies of a second-stage ti lifeform—even if you survived, you'd be hunted down endlessly.
"To think that ‘Milky Way’ is a ti lifeform born inside a dinsional space? And he reached the second stage without ever experiencing a Great Annihilation?"
Wan Chengkong sounded wistful.
Not long ago, the Celestial River Dinsion produced a piece of third-stage Lord-grade material, attracting two second-stage ti lifeforms to fight over it.
One was Hui Zu, from a distant rift region—soone both the Mother of the Spiral World and Wan Chengkong had heard of.
But the other—‘Milky Way’—was soone they had no impression of.
Originally, they thought Milky Way hailed from an even farther dinsional rift, which would explain why they hadn’t heard of him.
As for how a ti lifeform from the Chaos Void could get such a powerful second-stage ti lifeform to intervene?
Perhaps it was a stroke of luck—or sothing else. The Mother of the Spiral World and Wan Chengkong had speculated plenty.
They hadn’t found it too surprising.
But as the Chaos Void took over the Celestial River Dinsion, news about ‘Milky Way’ began to erge.
That second-stage ‘Milky Way’... also ca from the Chaos Void.
This left both the Mother of the Spiral World and Wan Chengkong a little stunned. After the Great Annihilation of their own ho dinsions, they had endured countless years of bitter cultivation, clashed with other ti lifeforms, and plotted endlessly across tilines...
Only then had they barely comprehended their chaotic-origin Dao and stepped into the second stage.
And yet that ‘Milky Way’ had reached the second stage without ever leaving his ho dinsion?
Wan Chengkong felt a bit sour. He’d once approached Lin Yuan, hoping to team up and explore a special dinsional space.
But he had yet to receive a reply, which left Wan Chengkong slightly disappointed.
"A ti lifeform who reached the second stage within a single Great Annihilation cycle… and I actually t one?" The Mother of the Spiral World could hardly believe it either.
Across the vast rift regions, there were plenty of second-stage ti lifeforms. But those who reached the second stage within a single Great Annihilation cycle were unimaginably rare.
At least until now, both the Mother of the Spiral World and Wan Chengkong had only heard of them—such second-stage lifeforms were even rarer than Ti Lords.
For a first-stage ti lifeform to reach the second stage, they had to comprehend their chaotic-origin Dao. And since this Dao needed to apply to most parts of the rift region, it wasn’t sothing one could comprehend by staying in their ho dinsion.
That ant a ti lifeform had to travel through dinsion after dinsion, wandering the vast rift region. Simply remaining in one dinsion made it almost impossible to comprehend a Dao that was "widely applicable."
That was why nearly all second-stage ti lifeforms only comprehended their Daos after leaving their ho dinsions and exploring many others.
That was the norm.
"If he could force Hui Zu to retreat, his strength must be quite formidable even among second-stage lifeforms," Wan Chengkong said.
At the very least, he himself wasn’t confident he could make Hui Zu back down. Perhaps Hui Zu had other reasons—like not wanting to go all out and risk being taken advantage of by Wan Chengkong and the Mother of the Spiral World.
“He is indeed powerful,” the Mother of the Spiral World nodded.
She had purchased the details of Lin Yuan’s battle from Hui Zu with ten pounds of Ti Sand.
She knew how terrifying this second-stage ti lifeform was. Hui Zu hadn’t retreated out of caution, but because he knew he couldn't win—and continuing would cost him dearly.
“Huh? Even a madwoman like you rates him that highly?” Wan Chengkong looked at the Mother of the Spiral World.
Her craziness was well-known among second-stage ti lifeforms.
“Still, no matter how strong he is, to beco a Lord, he’ll still have to take it slow,” Wan Chengkong said.
Comprehending a chaotic-origin Dao might involve insight or talent, but becoming third-stage—converging all one’s tilines—had no shortcuts.
The future was full of endless variables. Trying to converge each thread of ti had trapped countless second-stage peak lifeforms.
“True.”
The Mother of the Spiral World nodded in agreent.
Even among those rare few who reached the second stage in a single Great Annihilation cycle, the ti it took to beco a Lord wasn’t all that different from others.
“Hahaha, thinking about it that way makes feel a lot better.”
A smile appeared on Wan Chengkong’s face.
The idea that even a monster like ‘Milky Way’ would have to painstakingly consolidate tilines, spending ten, a hundred, or even thousands of Great Annihilation cycles stuck on a single thread...
It helped restore so of his balance.
…
Chaos Void.
After fully grasping the fundantal workings of the Celestial River Dinsion’s Dao origin, Lin Yuan’s true body had returned to the Chaos Void.
“Future self.”
Lin Yuan carefully observed his future tilines. With his future selves overseeing them, each tiline quickly converged.
“At this rate, I should complete convergence in about fifty to a hundred thousand years. That will be when I truly beco a Lord.”
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
Of course, even now, he was no different from a Lord—in fact, he could overpower many.
But he wasn’t officially a Lord yet. He had not experienced the breakthrough in both cultivation and essence that ca with it.
“Once the Three-Lives thod is complete, becoming a Lord is practically guaranteed.”
Lin Yuan thought.
With past, present, and future selves in place, even doing nothing, the three selves would instinctively pull the tilines together.
“But achieving the Three-Lives thod is far harder than becoming a Lord.”
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.
Even just forming the past self was harder than becoming a Lord. He had only succeeded by awakening his ninth divine physical technique, using the fundantal power buried in his bloodline, and observing how illusory worlds functioned.
Then, using his past and present selves to anchor the future self—along with the Three-Lives thod passed down by the Three-Lives Celestial Emperor—he finally succeeded in forming his future self.
Even for Lin Yuan, it had been extrely difficult to complete the Three-Lives thod. For other second-stage lifeforms, it was a pipe dream. Even among third-stage Ti Lords, few had mastered it.
Otherwise, given its advantages in exploring ‘infinite origin,’ the other two Celestial Emperors of the Great Desolation Origin Realm would’ve mastered it already.
But in truth, neither Dao You nor Wu Yu had learned it.
“To think the Three-Lives Celestial Emperor would pass such a precious secret technique to without reservation.”
Lin Yuan was moved. Even if others couldn’t master it, this inheritance greatly enhanced one’s ability to explore ‘infinite origin’—its value was undeniable.
“If I’ll be stepping into the third stage in fifty or a hundred thousand years, then it’s ti to think about what cos after.”
Lin Yuan’s expression grew slightly solemn.
Even Hui Zu, a re second-stage lifeform, was scheming to acquire the third-stage Lord-grade material, Heart of Celestial River, to prepare for the future.
How could Lin Yuan afford not to?
Compared to the first and second stages, the responsibilities and challenges of a third-stage Ti Lord were vast. Of the three transcendence paths, only perfect ti life could be attempted without a Lord’s cultivation.
The other two—endless tribulations and infinite origin—required trendous ti.
Endless tribulations demanded passing billions of tests. Infinite origin had no visible end at all.
Lin Yuan didn’t intend to try the perfect ti life path—it was too risky. Failure ant death.
So he was destined to remain in the Lord realm for a long ti.
“If I’m going to take on endless tribulations, I’ll need to strengthen my power as much as possible.”
Lin Yuan thought.
The path of endless tribulations involved trials created by the supre Dao consciousness.
According to the Three-Lives Celestial Emperor, each Ti Lord faced unique tribulations. Even within the sa stage, no two trials were alike.
So required going to specific places to kill certain lifeforms. Others involved preventing certain past events from happening.
In any case, strength was key.
Most trials were combat-related.
And the simplest way to enhance strength—was weapons.
Before the second stage, Lin Yuan almost never used weapons—he simply overwheld his enemies with raw power.
But once he reached the third stage, he’d face Ti Lords with strange and terrifying abilities. Powerful weapons would beco necessary.
“Origin Bell.”
With a flip of his hand, a palm-sized ancient bell floated in Lin Yuan’s palm.
It was the weapon he forged during his weaker days—his original life-bound weapon. Since becoming a ti lifeform, Lin Yuan had reforged it several tis, evolving it to the thirteenth rank.
But to be useful to him now, it would have to reach Lord-level.
“Lord-level…”
Lin Yuan looked at the Origin Bell in his palm. “It’s going to need a lot of third-stage Lord-grade materials.”
The Heart of Celestial River he’d obtained wasn’t nearly enough to evolve the Origin Bell into a third-stage weapon. He would need to collect many more such materials.
As his life-bound weapon, once the Origin Bell reached Lord-level, its benefits to Lin Yuan would far exceed any ordinary Lord-grade weapon.
Even at the second-stage level, the Origin Bell wasn’t weaker than most third-stage weapons.
“In addition to gathering them normally, I can trade with other Lords.”
Lin Yuan thought. Even Ti Lords had their own needs and would trade accordingly.
Of course, to trade for Lord-grade materials, he’d need to offer treasures of equal value.
…
Chaos Qi drifted gently.
Mo Xu-jun looked at the newly ascended ti lifeform Rahu. “How’s your stabilization going?”
“More or less done,” Rahu nodded.
For a new ti lifeform, the first priority was to stabilize their realm and adapt to their new power.
The leap from twelfth to thirteenth rank—from non-ti lifeform to ti lifeform—was a fundantal shift. The perspective alone was entirely different.
“Good.”
Mo Xu-jun smiled. “I’ll take you to see Milky Way. Let’s see if he’ll let you enter the Celestial River Dinsion to study.”
Though the Chaos Void now controlled the Celestial River Dinsion, it still ultimately belonged to Lin Yuan. If Mo Xu-jun wanted to bring new ti lifeforms in, he had to get Lin Yuan’s approval.
“Celestial River Dinsion?”
Rahu felt a surge of excitent.
He naturally knew of the recent battle there—how Chaos Void’s ‘Milky Way’ had defeated the mysterious second-stage ti lifeform, Hui Zu.
“Milky Way may have beco a ti lifeform after you, but don’t be reckless around him.”
Mo Xu-jun reminded.
“Understood.”
Rahu knew the limits of his strength.
Soon.
Mo Xu-jun brought Rahu to see Lin Yuan.
“Milky Way,” Mo Xu-jun greeted, looking at the young man seated cross-legged in the void. In his eyes, every one of this man’s ti threads was vague and indistinct—extending into boundless futures.
Each hazy tiline seed to be converging toward the sa future. Mo Xu-jun was deeply shaken.
“Milky Way?”
Rahu marveled inwardly. He was also stunned by the massive gap between the first and second stages—he felt that a re glance from Lin Yuan could seriously injure him.
“What is it?”
Lin Yuan opened his eyes, looking at Mo Xu-jun and Rahu.
In truth, the mont he saw them, he already knew why they were here.
The future tilines of these two first-stage lifeforms were crystal clear to him.
“Rahu has stabilized his realm. I want to take him to the Celestial River Dinsion.”
Mo Xu-jun quickly said.
“Mm.”
Lin Yuan nodded. “Sensing the Dao origin of the Celestial River Dinsion in advance is helpful for grasping your own origin Dao.”
“Thank you, Milky Way.”
Rahu was delighted. This trip to the Celestial River Dinsion would be completely different from his previous visits.
Before, one had to compete with other ti lifeform factions for benefits. But now? The entire Celestial River Dinsion belonged to the Chaos Void—belonged to Milky Way. Rahu would receive the greatest benefits directly.
That was why Mo Xu-jun had co to ask for permission.
“No trouble at all.”
“We co from the sa dinsion.”
Lin Yuan smiled.
He wasn’t like the Three-Lives Celestial Emperor, who would generously aid all ti lifeforms from the sa dinsion.
But if it didn’t hinder him, lending a helping hand was easy. Since the Celestial River Dinsion was no longer useful to him, letting Rahu study there was no trouble.
Watching Mo Xu-jun and Rahu leave...
Lin Yuan resud his cultivation.
“Past self…”
His gaze turned to the past, and he sent his past self backward along the tiline to begin exploration.
Of the three transcendence paths, perfect life and endless tribulations required becoming a Lord first.
But infinite origin? With Lin Yuan’s Three-Lives thod, he could begin exploring early.
And exploring the past wasn’t just for infinite origin.
It also let him access information left by other Ti Lords.
The present and future were easily altered—full of uncertainties.
But the past was fixed. That was why Ti Lords often chose to communicate in the past.
To evolve the Origin Bell into a Lord-grade weapon, Lin Yuan would definitely need to trade with other Lords.
And the simplest way to et them—was to visit specific ti-spaces in the past.
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