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Chapter 215: A Shocking Ranking
Chapter 215: A Shocking Ranking (End of Chapter)
In a daze, Lin Yuan found himself back on Chi Qiu Main Star, at the Thirteen Peaks.
Deep within the grand hall, Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes.
"Six hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye."
Lin Yuan's eyes flickered with emotion as memories of his experiences in the Tianqing World flashed through his mind, eventually settling into a calm once more.
For the ancient beings like the master of Chi Qiu Star, who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, six centuries might as well have been a mere nap.
Even for his much younger senior brothers, this period could be equivalent to a period of seclusion, mastering a secret technique.
But for Lin Yuan, it had been a long journey, and including his previous travels through time, these six hundred years made up a significant portion of his overall lifespan.
"Huuu..."
Lin Yuan gazed around him.
"The world has changed."
His eyes remained calm and collected.
After comprehending over a thousand core spatial models, Lin Yuan could now see the 'ripples' caused by the fluctuations of spatial forces wherever he looked.
If the Tianqing World was like a small pond, each ripple could be traced back to its source, and Lin Yuan could see its end, with everything under his control.
However, the universe of the main world was like an immense ocean. Any ripple in space could spread to far-reaching places, and even with his utmost effort, Lin Yuan could only perceive a small portion of its movement.
"The scale of the world makes all the difference in what one can see and perceive."
Lin Yuan's expression turned pensive as he clearly felt that upon his return to the main world, the bottlenecks and constraints he had faced in comprehending the core spatial models had largely dissipated.
"Let's put those thoughts aside for now."
"I should check on the connection between the Myriad Worlds Gate and the Tianqing World."
Lin Yuan's thoughts turned inward, his consciousness diving into his mind's eye, where the majestic Myriad Worlds Gate stood.
During the last two hundred years in the Tianqing World, Lin Yuan had forsaken all else and devoted his entire being to establishing an alternative world consciousness.
This endeavor was not merely for controlling the Tianqing World.
If his goal had been solely to dominate that world, Lin Yuan wouldn't have needed to go through such troubles. With the power of the Primordial Demon Tree back then, its will alone would have been enough to enforce obedience.
Lin Yuan's true intention was to transform the Tianqing World into his backyard, a stepping stone to greater ambitions beyond the boundless extradimensional void.
Hum.
Lin Yuan carefully observed the area below the Myriad Worlds Gate.
After the first six world coordinate imprints, a seventh one was faintly taking shape.
It was the world coordinate of the Tianqing World.
As Lin Yuan focused on this coordinate, bits of information began to flow into his consciousness.
"As expected."
"Now, when I choose to descend upon the Tianqing World, I only need to expend a third of a strand of Boundary Source Power?"
Lin Yuan's heart leaped with joy.
Usually, descending upon a world with pinpoint accuracy using its world coordinate required expending ten strands of Boundary Source Power.
But now, with only a third of a strand, it was evident that the Tianqing World no longer resisted his consciousness and even welcomed it, greatly reducing the consumption of Boundary Source Power.
"A third of a strand of Boundary Source Power is equivalent to about ninety days in the main world."
A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.
Normally, it would take three hundred and thirty-three days for the Myriad Worlds Gate to accumulate one strand of Boundary Source Power.
With the blessing of the permanent spatial rift, it only took two hundred and ninety days.
"Also, through the world coordinate on the Myriad Worlds Gate, I seem to be able to receive information from the Primordial Demon Tree?"
Lin Yuan suddenly realized something.
The Primordial Demon Tree had now become the new world consciousness of the Tianqing World, or the 'Heavenly Dao'.
And the Primordial Demon Tree was merely Lin Yuan's vessel, similar to a clone. In theory, they should share a consciousness and have interconnected memories.
However.
Due to the immense distance between the main world and the extradimensional void where the Tianqing World resided,
they existed in different dimensions and planes, and even their time flows differed greatly.
Hence, the perceptual connection between Lin Yuan and the Primordial Demon Tree had been completely severed.
But now, through the Myriad Worlds Gate, a faint link had been established between them?
"I never expected the Myriad Worlds Gate to have this use."
A smile spread across Lin Yuan's face. Through this faint connection, he could roughly grasp the situation in the Tianqing World, allowing him to choose the most precise moment for his descent.
Even though the cost of descending upon the Tianqing World had been reduced to a third of a strand of Boundary Source Power, it was still Boundary Source Power, and he couldn't afford to waste it, no matter how small the amount.
After confirming the connection with the Tianqing World.
Lin Yuan turned his attention inward.
"Let's take a look at my inner world."
With a slight stir of his consciousness, Lin Yuan's awareness descended into his inner world.
Before his sixth journey, Lin Yuan's inner world had only been ten li in radius.
But now.
As Lin Yuan's consciousness entered.
The insights he had gained about spatial rules merged with it.
Rumble rumble rumble!
His inner world underwent a drastic transformation.
At the edges of his inner world, countless spatial forces converged, causing spatial tremors, and the limits of his inner world rapidly expanded.
This, in turn, led to...
Lin Yuan being plunged into a state of ravenous hunger once more.
Upon reaching the seventh stage and creating his inner world, Lin Yuan had experienced this sensation.
However, he had prepared ample Chi Ling Liquid back then, so the process of establishing his inner world had been exceptionally smooth.
But now...
"Wait a moment, wait."
Lin Yuan quickly suppressed the expansion of his inner world. With his current understanding of spatial rules, the eventual limit of his inner world would be at least ten thousand li in radius.
The difference between ten li and ten thousand li was not merely a thousandfold increase; the energy demands were staggering.
If Lin Yuan didn't suppress it, he might very well be sucked dry.
"Actively suppressing the expansion of my inner world... My actions would probably be considered rare in the history of human civilization."
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.
Typically, the expansion of an eighth-stage evoluter's inner world was a gradual process, primarily dependent on their understanding of spatial rules.
And comprehending spatial rules, especially core spatial models, wouldn't usually result in rapid breakthroughs in a short time; it was a slow and steady process.
As such, the expansion of one's inner world could be achieved by naturally absorbing external energy.
But in Lin Yuan's case, in an instant, he had comprehended over a thousand core spatial models.
Such a leap in both scope and magnitude would likely be hard for other eighth-stage evoluters to believe.
"Requesting Chi Ling Liquid."
Lin Yuan immediately connected his consciousness to the virtual network and began applying for a massive quantity of Chi Ling Liquid.
"It'll probably take a few days."
Having submitted his request, Lin Yuan thought to himself.
If it were just a standard amount of Chi Ling Liquid, his request would likely be fulfilled within half an hour, given that he was currently on Chi Qiu Main Star.
However, the amount of Chi Ling Liquid Lin Yuan was requesting was astronomical, a hundred thousand times more than what he had requested during his seventh-stage breakthrough.
"The Martial Evolution Path: Seventh Stage Chapter."
While waiting for the Chi Ling Liquid, Lin Yuan began scrutinizing the seventh-stage chapter.
After hundreds of years of continuous refinement during his sixth journey, the seventh-stage chapter of the Martial Evolution Path was now essentially complete.
Half a day later, Lin Yuan packaged and uploaded the finalized Seventh Stage Chapter to the Wisdom Goddess.
"Honored Sixth-Rank Citizen Lin Yuan, your uploaded Seventh Stage Chapter is undergoing evaluation. Please wait," the Wisdom Goddess' solemn and chilly voice echoed.
At the same time, on a mysterious planet far beyond the reach of the master of Chi Qiu Star, massive screens flickered wildly, analyzing the potential and intricacies of the Martial Evolution Path's Seventh Stage Chapter.
"Detection of 'Seventh Stage Chapter' involving multiple paths, with increased accessibility for future evolvers. Detection of potential to create an inner world within a small number of paths, re-evaluating the Martial Evolution Path..."
"Discovery of significantly enhanced adaptability to extreme environments in the 'Seventh Stage Chapter', with the probability of traversing spirit-forsaken lands. Overall evaluation of the Martial Evolution Path has increased."
"After evaluation, the possibility of the Martial Evolution Path advancing to an Eighth-Rank Evolution Path has reached seventy percent, and the possibility of advancing to a Ninth-Rank Evolution Path has reached thirty percent."
"Triggering the core contingency plan of the Human Civilization, contacting Freedom Goddess and Justice Goddess."
"After repeated confirmation by the three goddesses, the evaluation of the Seventh Stage Chapter of the Martial Evolution Path remains unchanged."
"Commencing evaluation of the worth of the Seventh Stage Chapter."
"After evaluation, the worth of the Martial Evolution Path's Seventh Stage Chapter is three million merit points, and the level of protection for the founder of this Evolution Path has increased."
Lin Yuan patiently awaited the verdict of the Wisdom Goddess.
"It's taking so long this time," Lin Yuan mused, slightly surprised as the longest he had waited before was when he made comprehensive changes to the Evolution Path, removing its limitations to the Yin-Yang and Tai Chi.
However, the wait this time had already far surpassed that occasion.
"Let's wait patiently. The longer it takes, the higher the value," he assured himself.
Lin Yuan was in no rush, as time was something he had in abundance.
"With my current realm, once I recover my full strength, I'll be at the peak of the Seventh Stage King level. Then, my goal will be to breakthrough to the Eighth Stage," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
The most challenging step in advancing to the Eighth Stage, creating an inner world, was something Lin Yuan had already accomplished.
All that remained for him to focus on was strengthening his will and mental fortitude to face the Heart Demon Tribulation.
However, there was no concrete method to overcome the Heart Demon Tribulation. The most common approach employed by the Human Alliance was to simply live long enough.
The accumulation of experiences over an extended lifespan would naturally strengthen one's will, even if one started with a weak foundation.
"Next time I traverse worlds, I might as well try to face the Heart Demon Tribulation. If it doesn't work out, I can always end the traversal and return to the main world," Lin Yuan contemplated. This was the 'shortcut' he had devised.
By utilizing the teleportation ability of the Myriad Worlds Gate, he could potentially throw the 'heart demons' off his trail.
However, Lin Yuan wasn't sure if this plan would work. He didn't know the true nature of heart demons—whether they originated from the outside world or from within oneself.
If they arose from within, then this 'shortcut' might not be very effective.
"I'll cross that bridge when I get there," Lin Yuan decided. "I've lived for quite a long time, including the time I spent traversing worlds. It's been over a thousand years."
The solemn and chilly voice of the Wisdom Goddess interrupted his thoughts.
"Honored Sixth-Rank Citizen Lin Yuan, the evaluation of the Seventh Stage Chapter of the Martial Evolution Path is complete."
"Oh? How many merit points is it worth?" Lin Yuan asked curiously.
Based on the lengthy wait, Lin Yuan deduced that the Seventh Stage Chapter held significant value.
However, only the three goddesses could determine the exact worth.
"Honored Sixth-Rank Citizen Lin Yuan, your Martial Evolution Path's Seventh Stage Chapter is valued at three million merit points," the Wisdom Goddess replied.
"Three million merit points!" Lin Yuan was astonished. He had initially estimated a value of one million or perhaps close to two million merit points.
He never expected it to be three million.
In the context of the interracial battlefield, three million merit points were equivalent to the lives of three Eighth-Rank aliens, the kind that had their true bodies destroyed.
Eighth-Rank aliens were incredibly difficult to kill on the battlefield, and the Eighth-Rank aliens devoured by the master of Chi Qiu Star were mostly avatars. As for their true bodies, they had long fled to distant places.
Additionally, Eighth-Rank aliens held high positions and authority. In the Human Civilization Alliance, they could request to rule over a star domain from the three goddesses, becoming kings in their own right.
"Not bad, not bad at all," Lin Yuan nodded in satisfaction. The high evaluation of the Wisdom Goddess towards the Seventh Stage Chapter not only indicated its immense potential but also served as an acknowledgment of Lin Yuan's capabilities.
"Let's take a look at the specific information of the Martial Evolution Path now," Lin Yuan said to himself as he opened his personal panel and located the Martial Evolution Path option, which only the founder of an Evolution Path could access.
"Martial Evolution Path, currently a Seventh-Rank Evolution Path, with a seventy percent possibility of advancing to an Eighth-Rank Evolution Path," he read, his eyes widening in surprise.
A seventy percent chance of advancing to an Eighth-Rank Evolution Path meant that as long as Lin Yuan stayed alive, he would almost certainly become a future Evolution Grand Master.
The criteria for becoming an Evolution Grand Master in the Human Civilization Alliance was to establish a complete, stable, and entirely new Eighth-Rank Evolution Path.
While it was just an Evolution Path, the multitude of evolutionary theories involved was vast and profound. To create an Eighth-Rank Evolution Path, one had to possess an extraordinarily deep understanding of the field of evolution.
Becoming an Eighth-Rank Evolver might involve a stroke of good luck, such as obtaining a rare treasure that aids in the creation of an inner world.
However, becoming an Evolution Grand Master required sheer skill and strength, with no room for luck.
Since its inception, the Chi Qiu Star Domain had only birthed three Evolution Grand Masters over the course of more than a million years.
In comparison, the number of Eighth-Rank Evolvers was hundreds to thousands of times higher.
"A thirty percent possibility of advancing to a Ninth-Rank Evolution Path?" Lin Yuan's expression turned pensive as he encountered this evaluation for the first time. Prior to this, the Martial Evolution Path's limit was capped at the Eighth Rank.
"Ninth-Rank Evolution Path," Lin Yuan's thoughts raced. Up until this point, Lin Yuan had no idea how to create a Ninth-Rank Evolution Path.
However, since the three goddesses recognized that the Martial Evolution Path had the potential to advance to a Ninth-Rank Evolution Path, it meant that Lin Yuan was on the right path. Otherwise, the possibility of advancing to the Ninth Rank would be non-existent.
"That's right," Lin Yuan suddenly recalled something. "Where does the Martial Evolution Path rank on the Chi Qiu Evolution Rankings now?"
As if struck by a realization, he immediately clicked on the 'Rankings' tab.
"The Martial Evolution Path is ranked first on the Canglan Evolution Rankings and the Chi Qiu Evolution Rankings," a voice announced.
Lin Yuan's expression shifted, a mix of surprise and astonishment.
(End of Chapter)
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