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Chapter 222: A Trap? Understand it First Before Falling for It
Chapter 222: A Trap? Understand it First Before Falling for It (End of Chapter)
Within Lin Yuan's body, his internal world was now complete, and his physical body and soul had reached perfection.
The only thing holding Lin Yuan back from advancing to the eighth stage was his mental fortitude and willpower.
However, mental fortitude and willpower were not something that could be easily cultivated.
Lin Yuan's worst-case plan was to travel through the myriad worlds a few more times.
By taking advantage of the time difference between the worlds and the main world, he could experience a vast amount of time, honing his mental fortitude and willpower.
But now, as he sensed the immense pressure of willpower emanating from the severed corpus, Lin Yuan was not dismayed but delighted.
This was a natural place to forge one's mental fortitude and willpower.
"I can hone my willpower and at the same time, decipher the secrets of this mysterious corpus," Lin Yuan thought.
He carefully examined the corpus, which resembled a piece of black jade-like flesh. Its skin was a dark shade, revealing parts of the muscles and deep purple blood.
As Lin Yuan observed further, the corpus began to magnify in his vision, and countless runes appeared on its surface. The body of a powerful being was imprinted with the essence of the path they had walked.
"Hmm?"
Lin Yuan saw an endless stream of runes, each one more mysterious than the last.
[Your comprehension ability defies the heavens. By observing this mysterious corpus, you have begun to decipher the first evolutionary path.]
[Your comprehension ability defies the heavens. By observing this mysterious corpus, you have begun to decipher the fifth evolutionary path.]
[Your comprehension ability defies the heavens. By observing this mysterious corpus, you have begun to decipher the twentieth evolutionary path.]
[Your comprehension ability defies the heavens. By observing this mysterious corpus, you have begun to decipher the fiftieth evolutionary path.]
"So many evolutionary paths?" Lin Yuan was astonished. In less than an hour of observation, he had only seen a minuscule fraction of the corpus, yet he had already glimpsed over a thousand potential evolutionary routes.
It was inconceivable.
Just how many evolutionary paths were embedded within this corpus?
And this was just a remnant; what about the complete body?
Half a day later, Lin Yuan stopped his contemplation.
Gao Wufeng and Zuo Qiuguang approached him, their faces filled with excitement.
"It's truly unbelievable," Gao Wufeng shook his head. "I've already gained insight into the beginning of an evolutionary path from this corpus."
"I feel like this evolutionary path is at least eighth-stage, maybe even ninth or tenth-stage, and it suits me perfectly. There was absolutely no difficulty in comprehending its beginning; it was as if there were no obstacles at all," Gao Wufeng said, his eyes gleaming with enthusiasm.
He even wondered if the evolutionary path he had stumbled upon was the ultimate path to supreme power.
"I feel the same way," Zuo Qiuguang agreed. "I sense a deep resonance with some of the evolutionary paths within the corpus, as if they were waiting just for me."
Her voice was filled with excitement as well.
Among those gathered at the peak of the mountain, all the evolvers displayed looks of elation, having gained profound insights and obtained what they sought.
"What about you, Peak Master Lin?" Gao Wufeng asked, turning to Lin Yuan.
"I've made some progress as well," Lin Yuan replied calmly, though a hint of confusion clouded his eyes.
It was too easy.
As Lin Yuan scanned the other peaks, he noticed that the evolvers there also seemed to have gained a great deal.
This was perplexing.
Could it be that this corpus held no threshold for comprehension?
Moreover, the evolvers who had gathered here were all extraordinary individuals with expansive knowledge and high standards. Yet, they were all thrilled by the evolutionary paths they had discovered, which seemed to be at least eighth-stage, if not ninth or tenth-stage.
Could the quality of the evolutionary paths contained within this corpus be so high? It was worth noting that among the countless evolutionary paths recorded in human civilization, only a select few reached the eighth or tenth stage.
And yet, they were uncovering such paths with apparent ease?
A day later, Lin Yuan, Gao Wufeng, and Zuo Qiuguang gathered once more.
"I've already started cultivating," Gao Wufeng announced. "The more I cultivate, the less I feel the pressure of willpower bearing down on me. It seems my choice of direction is correct."
When observing and contemplating the corpus, one would inevitably feel the pressure of willpower emanating from it. Lin Yuan and the other evolvers were no exception.
However, from Gao Wufeng's experience, they could deduce that the pressure of willpower was not constant; it lessened as one cultivated and comprehended the evolutionary paths within the corpus.
"I feel the same," Zuo Qiuguang agreed, her brows furrowing slightly. She had initially thought that this sensation was unique to her, but now, seeing that Gao Wufeng shared a similar experience, her perspective shifted.
"Peak Master Lin, which evolutionary path did you choose to cultivate?" Gao Wufeng asked, his eyes fixed on Lin Yuan.
As soon as he asked, Zuo Qiuguang turned to Lin Yuan as well, awaiting his answer.
In terms of innate talent and aptitude, Lin Yuan far surpassed them both.
Since they had both gained insight into the beginnings of certain evolutionary paths, it stood to reason that Lin Yuan would have made even greater progress.
"I'll observe a little longer," Lin Yuan replied after a moment's thought.
The ease with which the other evolvers had comprehended evolutionary paths made him suspicious.
"Observe longer?" Zuo Qiuguang and Gao Wufeng exchanged a glance, both surprised by Lin Yuan's response.
There was only one seat available for the ultimate powerhouse.
At a time like this, when every moment counted, why would he choose to delay his cultivation? Especially when they were not just competing against their fellow humans but also against the other races.
Time was of the essence.
Gao Wufeng couldn't help but offer a word of advice. "Peak Master Lin, if you don't choose to cultivate a specific evolutionary path, you'll constantly be subjected to the suppression of your willpower, which will greatly hinder your cultivation efficiency. There's no need to put yourself through that."
"Peak Master Lin, have you been intimidated by those initial warnings? Are you afraid to cultivate?" Zuo Qiuguang added. "My teacher always told me to seize opportunities when they arise. I'm certain that there's something unusual about the evolutionary paths we've discovered, but if we let fear hold us back, human civilization might still be confined to our mother planet."
"What you say makes sense, Zuo Qiuguang, but I still want to observe a little longer," Lin Yuan replied, his tone calm as he looked at his companions, knowing that they were concerned for him.
The path to ultimate power was indeed alluring to Lin Yuan, but not as much as he had imagined it would be.
Compared to following in the footsteps of other supreme powerhouses, Lin Yuan yearned to push the boundaries of the martial arts evolutionary path and forge his own way to the pinnacle.
Moreover, the corpus contained an overwhelming number of evolutionary paths, so much so that Lin Yuan felt overwhelmed and hesitant to continue cultivating them.
Additionally, Lin Yuan did not want to lose the opportunity to temper his willpower.
Once he committed to cultivating a specific evolutionary path, the pressure of willpower he endured would lessen or even cease altogether.
For Lin Yuan, this would be more of a detriment than a benefit.
For now, his primary goal was to raise his willpower index to over ten thousand points before advancing to the eighth stage.
As for abandoning the martial arts evolutionary path and embarking on an unknown path, that thought had not yet crossed Lin Yuan's mind.
"Although I don't plan to cultivate the evolutionary paths within the corpus, I can still decipher and understand them thoroughly. I can then extract the underlying principles and insights and incorporate them into my own martial arts evolutionary path," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
There were two advantages to this approach.
The evolutionary paths within that severed corpus were likely flawed, but there must be some merit to them, or else they wouldn't have captivated evolvers like Gao Wufeng and Zuo Qiuguang.
As for that ultimate evolutionary path, Lin Yuan was surprisingly nonchalant about it.
Time passed.
In the blink of an eye, a month went by.
Lin Yuan sat cross-legged on the mountaintop, his eyes fixed on the shadowy corpus floating beneath the vast sky.
Wave after wave of invisible willpower oppression descended upon him, and murmurs echoed in his ears, penetrating his mental fortitude and reverberating within his soul.
Lin Yuan's expression grew solemn as his mental fortitude endured relentless pressure.
It was worth noting that his physical body and soul in this virtual world were at the standard first-stage evolver level, and they endured the pressure of willpower solely through his own mental fortitude.
"It's becoming increasingly unbearable."
Lin Yuan exhaled slowly.
The invisible pressure of willpower felt like countless hammers striking his mental fortitude and soul from all directions.
However, Lin Yuan did not relent. Such places that directly targeted one's mental fortitude were extremely rare, and this was a shortcut to reaching the eighth stage.
Apart from tempering his mental fortitude...
Lin Yuan's analysis of the evolutionary paths he had comprehended never ceased.
[Your comprehension ability defies the heavens. By analyzing the mysterious evolutionary path, your understanding and gains have increased.]
[Your comprehension ability defies the heavens. By analyzing the mysterious evolutionary path, your understanding and gains have increased.]
[Your comprehension ability defies the heavens. By analyzing the mysterious evolutionary path, your understanding and gains have increased.]
It must be said...
That severed corpus truly came from an uber-powerful being beyond the Main World, and the evolutionary path he cultivated had principles and fundamentals vastly different from those of human civilization.
Although they were both comprehending the fundamental rules, the evolvers of human civilization approached it from one direction.
Whereas the owner of the severed corpus comprehended it from another direction.
Yet, the essence was the same, and it often provided Lin Yuan with profound insights.
"So, the rules of space can be interpreted in this way?"
"How marvelous! The explanation of the life rule is surprisingly easy to understand."
"The rule of the five elements."
Lin Yuan absorbed everything he analyzed like a sponge, voraciously soaking up knowledge.
On another mountaintop.
An evolver was also observing the shadowy corpus floating beneath the sky.
The aura around him gradually changed, becoming increasingly profound, indicating that he was cultivating one of the evolutionary paths he had comprehended, and had already reached a profound level.
"I can sense that the path ahead is smooth, but why do I still feel..." This evolver was also a genius from a certain stellar domain, having reached the seventh stage in his nineties, an achievement that brought him endless glory.
After comprehending an evolutionary path from the severed corpus, he eagerly began cultivating it.
The more he cultivated, the more he felt that he had made the right choice, as if the corpus had been prepared specifically for him.
However, now, this evolver had a sense of dread.
"There's something wrong with the evolutionary path I'm cultivating. On the surface, it seems perfect, but in reality, once I started cultivating it, there's no turning back."
This evolver silently pondered.
"What should I do?"
"Should I stop cultivating?" He frowned.
"Never mind that."
"This is an opportunity to become an ubermensch. Even if there's a problem, I must solve it. I absolutely cannot give up."
The evolver took a moment to gather his thoughts and then immersed himself in cultivation once more.
On the mountaintop where Lin Yuan was.
Gao Wufeng suddenly opened his eyes. At this moment, his aura became profound, and there seemed to be a subtle resemblance to the corpus floating in the sky.
"Me..."
Gao Wufeng opened his mouth, his cultivation progressing smoothly. However, recently, he had been feeling restless.
Restlessness?
Such an emotion, which was common among ordinary people, was appearing in him? It was inconceivable.
"Mental demon."
The terrifying thought emerged in Gao Wufeng's mind.
As a peak seventh-stage King, he was all too aware of the terror of mental demons, a tribulation that required at least a mental fortitude index of ten thousand points to resist.
Now, after merely cultivating the evolutionary path from the severed corpus for a month or two, had he attracted a mental demon tribulation?
"This won't do. I must stop cultivating."
Gao Wufeng swallowed, and if he continued cultivating, he feared he would immediately face the mental demon tribulation.
Although, as a peak seventh-stage evolver, he would eventually have to face this tribulation. But at this moment, with his mental fortitude index not yet meeting the standard, his chances of surviving the tribulation were slim.
In the sky above.
On a tall platform.
Several figures stood there, overlooking the numerous evolvers on the mountaintops below.
"It's been over a month. It seems someone has discovered the problem."
The man who had first appeared with a massive silhouette to warn the numerous evolvers spoke calmly.
"Most of the evolutionary paths contained within that severed corpus are flawed; they are dead ends and paths to destruction."
The second figure spoke in a tranquil tone.
The ubermensch had discovered this issue long ago, which was why they specifically reminded the evolvers before they began their contemplation, prohibiting them from cultivating the evolutionary paths they comprehended in their true bodies outside the virtual world.
By doing so...
Even if they ultimately walked down a path of destruction, only their virtual bodies in this world would collapse and perish, while their true bodies in the outside world would remain unharmed.
Of course, there were also some paths of destruction that targeted one's mental fortitude, or mental demons. In such cases, it was up to the evolvers to make their own choices.
If they continued cultivating and attracted a mental demon tribulation, failing to overcome it would affect their true bodies outside this world. But if they succeeded, they might be able to continue on their path.
"Although most of the evolutionary paths are flawed, there are a few that lead to survival, and even the ultimate evolutionary path is hidden among them. It all depends on whether they can choose it."
The third figure spoke up.
To maximize the survival rate of these human genius evolvers, the ubermensch had made many preparations and even promised to intervene for a 'resurrection'.
"I'm truly envious of them. Unlike us, whose foundations are already set, even if we want to take a risk, we don't have that opportunity."
The fourth figure spoke softly.
Not every evolver had the courage to contemplate that severed corpus, especially the ninth-stage evolvers. They had paid an immeasurable price to reach the ninth stage, and their foundations were already firmly established, making it extremely difficult to start over.
Starting from the sixth stage, an evolver's soul resonated with the evolutionary path they cultivated. At this level, it was still possible to switch evolutionary paths, but it would come at a cost, and the new path had to be of the same category.
However, the ninth stage was different.
Even if they wanted to switch evolutionary paths, they could only choose from a specific set of paths.
"Let's see how many people are still cultivating smoothly."
The first man began observing each evolver on the mountaintops below.
"Oh?"
As his gaze swept past a certain mountaintop, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
These two chapters were challenging to write.
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