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Chapter 337: The Lineage of the Mysterious Emperor
Chapter 337: The Lineage of the Mysterious Emperor (Seeking Subscription)
Outside the palace.
Lin Yuan was observing carefully. This majestic structure spanned countless spatial layers, which was extremely unbelievable.
"According to the intelligence of the human civilization on the core area of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, has a similar palace ever appeared when the secret realm was opened in the past?"
Lin Yuan wondered silently.
Never before.
But now, suddenly, it has?
Lin Yuan couldn't help but suspect that it had something to do with him.
The call he perceived seemed to be coming from the depths of this palace.
Rumble.
Just then.
The originally closed doors at the entrance of the palace slowly opened.
"Hmm?"
"The door is opening?"
Lin Yuan's expression turned solemn. If he had only suspected that the appearance of the palace was due to him before, now he was almost certain.
Those special ninth-tiers had lingered outside the palace for quite some time without entering. Now that he had waited outside for a while, the door opened by itself?
"Never mind."
"Let's go in and take a look."
Lin Yuan pondered for a moment, his mind already made up.
For him, the worst-case scenario would be the loss of this projection of his soul.
As for whether it would affect his true self, with the Soul-Securing Pearl bestowed by a pinnacle existence like Xia Qin, even a twelfth-tier being would not be able to completely annihilate Lin Yuan.
The Xuanhuang Secret Realm was shrouded in mystery, and even ultimate beings were unable to pinpoint its coordinates, but that did not mean it was more fearsome than pinnacle existences.
If the human-shaped stone statue Shen Ji was right, and the 'Mysterious Emperor' of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm had already disappeared for an extended period, then by the time of the Demon Jade Pavilion Master, he had already been almost forgotten.
How many tricks could he have left now?
However, before entering the palace.
Lin Yuan took out a drop of his essence blood and placed all the treasures he had obtained in the secret realm into a spatial ring.
Then, he sent both to the depths of the layered spatial dimensions.
This way, even if an extreme situation occurred and this projection of Lin Yuan fell in the palace, that drop of essence blood could quickly 'revive through blood', taking the treasures within the spatial ring and leaving the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.
At least the trip wouldn't be for nothing.
"Let's go in."
Lin Yuan's thoughts converged, and he strode into the palace.
Once Lin Yuan had completely entered the palace, the open doors slowly closed, and the majestic palace began to rapidly fade, eventually vanishing from its original spot.
If those special ninth-tiers who had fled earlier returned, they would find that the mysterious palace had completely disappeared as if it had never existed.
However, with Galaxy Master's reputation, those special ninth-tiers would not dare to approach the location where Lin Yuan had once appeared, no matter how bold they were.
Lin Yuan walked into the palace.
Sensing the subtle spatial fluctuations, he couldn't help but wonder silently, "I should be far away from the main spatial layer of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm now, but I don't know which layer I'm in."
The number of spatial layers in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm far exceeded that of the God Worlds, and Lin Yuan, who occupied over two billion layers of space, couldn't see an end to it.
"Hmm?"
Lin Yuan looked around. Here was a vast plain, silent and empty. In the center of the plain sat a palace, similar to the one outside.
However, its aura was much more peaceful.
"Palace of the Mysterious Emperor?"
Lin Yuan noticed the three complex characters engraved on the palace's pillars.
Although they weren't from any language Lin Yuan had come across, they seemed to be rooted in the fundamental path, and he could understand their meaning at a glance.
"Indeed, the lineage of the Mysterious Emperor."
Lin Yuan's heart settled slightly as he recalled the little information about the lineage of the Mysterious Emperor that the human-shaped stone statue, Shen Ji, had shared with him.
Although the information was scarce, it was enough for Lin Yuan to confirm that the lineage of the Mysterious Emperor was not an extreme demonic path force.
Actually, through the 'Xuanhuang' evolution path, Lin Yuan could also sense the thick and broad-minded nature of the existence that had created this evolution path. Deliberately setting a trap for others? Such a powerful being would likely not bother with such things.
Soon.
Lin Yuan arrived in front of the Palace of the Mysterious Emperor.
At this moment, the palace did not give Lin Yuan any sense of oppression, as if it were an ordinary palace.
Standing in front of the palace, Lin Yuan felt that the call he had been sensing was almost tangible.
"Child, come in." Just then, a hoarse voice echoed from within the palace.
Lin Yuan did not hesitate and strode into the palace.
Deep within the palace, a figure with a body size of several dozen meters sat cross-legged.
"Child, you must have many questions in your heart right now." The figure resembled a human but had six arms, wrinkled skin, and a smiling expression as it looked at Lin Yuan.
"I can't sense any aura from him at all?" Lin Yuan's expression turned solemn.
Even an eleventh-tier being would not give Lin Yuan this feeling; at most, he would know that he couldn't defeat or counter them.
"Could he be a twelfth-tier being?" Lin Yuan gazed at the figure with a heavy expression. He had seen a pinnacle existence in the virtual world, but he had never encountered one in reality.
"Child, there's no need to be nervous. Since you have cultivated the evolution path of His Majesty, you are equivalent to his descendant, and I will not harm you in any way."
The six-armed figure smiled as he spoke.
"His Majesty's evolution path?"
Lin Yuan had expected as much. The call he felt came from the Xuanhuang evolution path he cultivated, and the Xuanhuang Secret Realm was also related to the legendary 'Mysterious Emperor'.
Ever since he first heard about the 'Mysterious Emperor' from the human-shaped stone statue, Shen Ji, Lin Yuan had speculated that the 'Xuanhuang' evolution path was the one walked by the 'Mysterious Emperor'.
"Indeed."
"For countless years, I have left the first half of the 'Xuanhuang' evolution path in many locations within the secret realm, but unfortunately, not a single life form has comprehended the first half and then entered the Xuanhuang Secret Realm."
The six-armed figure spoke with a sigh.
"Not a single life form?" Lin Yuan's expression turned puzzled.
Although the 'Xuanhuang' evolution path was profound and abstruse, if a ninth-tier being forcefully tried to comprehend it, there was still a chance of success, although it would take a lot more time.
Back when Lin Yuan was in the Seven Stars Cave World, he hadn't taken too long to comprehend the 'Xuanhuang' evolution path.
"Indeed."
"The Xuanhuang evolution path was created by His Majesty. To comprehend this evolution path, one must have a foundation that has not been set in stone."
"Once the foundation is fixed, even an ultimate being will not be able to comprehend it."
The six-armed figure spoke slowly.
What did it mean for a foundation to be set in stone? According to the definition of human civilization, it referred to the sixth-tier.
To break into the sixth-tier, one must determine their core evolution path and achieve a hundred percent compatibility with their soul.
Therefore, theoretically, every sixth-tier being had confirmed their foundation.
Of course, even if the foundation had been set, it was possible to change it at a cost. Some sixth- and seventh-tier evolvers in human civilization had attempted to switch to other evolution paths.
But according to the six-armed figure, the requirements to comprehend the Xuanhuang evolution path were exceptionally strict. Once a foundation was established, comprehension was impossible.
"I see."
Lin Yuan's expression cleared, no longer wondering why Chi Kun Galaxy Master had obtained the Xuanhuang evolution path hundreds of thousands of years ago but had made no progress. The reason was right here.
Lin Yuan nodded.
He wasn't the first to comprehend the Xuanhuang evolution path. Countless years ago, the little disciple of the Chi Kun Galaxy Master had also comprehended it.
However, the path of the strong is fraught with pitfalls.
To qualify to enter the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, one must be at least undefeatable at the eighth tier, and most of the powerful beings who enter the realm are at the ninth tier.
But how many lives does it take to birth a ninth-tier being? A billion? Ten billion? A hundred billion? A thousand billion? Ten thousand billion? Far more than that.
The Chi Kun Star Domain has over a million life-bearing planets. By the standards of the Canglan Star, which has a permanent population of five billion, that's five hundred million citizens.
In fact, the true number of citizens in the Chi Kun Star Domain is far greater, as the number of citizens on some higher life planets far exceeds this figure.
And it's not just the life planets that are inhabited; there are also numerous citizens residing on resource planets and special planets.
But since its inception, the Chi Kun Star Domain has yet to birth a single ninth-tier powerful being.
To enter the Xuanhuang evolution path, the most important thing is compatibility with this evolution path.
This alone eliminates the vast majority of creatures, leaving only those who barely comprehend it. For these evolvers to continue cultivating this path and reach the seventh, eighth, or even ninth tier is incredibly difficult.
To say that it is harder than ascending to the heavens would not be an exaggeration.
Most importantly, the vast majority of powerful beings lose interest and stop paying attention once they realize they cannot comprehend the Xuanhuang evolution path. Only a minority, like the Chi Kun Galaxy Master, place great importance on it.
And even if they do value it, what use is that if they can't cultivate to the eighth tier of invincibility or the ninth tier?
These restrictive conditions, when taken individually, might not seem absolutely impossible to fulfill. But when combined... one can tell from the tone of the six-armed figure.
Since the opening of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, Lin Yuan is the first.
"But it's fortunate that I've waited for you." The six-armed figure looked at Lin Yuan and said slowly.
"Are you a pinnacle existence?" Lin Yuan asked, his doubts surfacing.
"I am not a pinnacle existence." The six-armed figure paused slightly, then shook its head. "I am merely the consciousness manifested by this secret realm."
"The consciousness of the secret realm?" Lin Yuan pondered for a moment and understood.
Although the Xuanhuang Secret Realm is called a secret realm, it can be considered a world in its own right. And the consciousness manifested by the secret realm is similar to the world consciousness or the Heavenly Dao.
In the Tianqing World, Lin Yuan had replaced the world consciousness with the consciousness of the Primordial Demon Tree, becoming the Heavenly Dao of that world.
Over the years, the consciousness of the Primordial Demon Tree had faithfully carried out Lin Yuan's commands.
The six-armed figure before him was probably the same, carrying out the instructions left by the Xuanhuang Emperor throughout the endless years.
"In the past, His Majesty opened up 33,333 Xuanhuang Secret Realms and left corresponding legacies. I wonder how many are still left now."
There was a hint of nostalgia in the six-armed figure's tone.
Lin Yuan was stunned by these words.
There were 33,333 Xuanhuang Secret Realms, coordinates that even pinnacle existences couldn't lock onto? Lin Yuan was well aware of the depth of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm; it would be more appropriate to call it the Xuanhuang World, as its foundation far surpassed that of the God Worlds.
"But that's all in the past. After the disappearance of His Majesty, the Xuanhuang Secret Realm lost its source of power and could only gradually decline. If you hadn't appeared, it would have taken at least tens of billions of years, or even half a cosmic era, before I would have fallen into eternal slumber along with the secret realm."
The six-armed figure spoke with a sense of finality.
Thousands of billions of years?
Lin Yuan looked at the six-armed figure, his gaze unwavering.
However, for an immortal and eternal pinnacle existence, thousands of billions of years were indeed not considered a long time.
The Xuanhuang Secret Realm was opened up by the Xuanhuang Emperor, and if nothing unexpected happened, it should exist eternally alongside the Emperor.
Not only worlds but also universes would one day decay, hence the concept of a cosmic era.
The universes within pinnacle existences could remain immortal because these existences would constantly intervene and make adjustments.
"It doesn't matter if I fall into eternal slumber or even perish. But His Majesty's legacy and efforts must not disappear."
There was an unwavering determination in the six-armed figure's voice.
Lin Yuan listened quietly, knowing that he didn't need to ask any questions. The six-armed figure would reveal why he had been summoned here.
Lin Yuan didn't believe that the call he felt from the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, spanning countless millions of light-years, was merely to listen to the figure's 'griping'.
"You should also be able to guess that the call you felt, emanating from your cultivation of the Xuanhuang evolution path, is because anyone who successfully enters the Xuanhuang evolution path can be considered a descendant of His Majesty."
"But to truly inherit His Majesty's legacy, it's not enough to merely be a descendant."
The six-armed figure looked at Lin Yuan. "One must pass the numerous trials set by His Majesty."
"I understand."
Lin Yuan replied.
The nine-layered Black Tower left behind by the Demon Jade Pavilion Master could only be entered by passing each layer, and the corresponding rewards would be obtained.
Lin Yuan was already familiar with this concept.
Even in human civilization and the major peak races, one had to pass certain trials to obtain what one desired.
"What trials must I pass?" Lin Yuan asked immediately.
"What trials?" The six-armed figure fell silent, its gaze on Lin Yuan filled with strangeness.
"His Majesty set up sixty-eight low-level trials, twenty-five intermediate trials, and six high-level trials."
"Only those who pass all the trials can inherit everything within this secret realm, including the legacy of the Xuanhuang lineage."
The six-armed figure paused for a moment, then continued, "However, in your case, there's no need for such trouble."
The six-armed figure stared at Lin Yuan. As the 'Heavenly Dao' of this secret realm, nothing Lin Yuan did within the realm could escape its notice.
Just the number of spatial layers Lin Yuan occupied was enough to astonish the figure.
This Xuanhuang Secret Realm could only accommodate eighth-tier undefeatable and ninth-tier powerful beings.
Thus, all the trials set by the Xuanhuang Emperor were aimed at the ninth tier of existence.
But what about Lin Yuan?
How could they be tested? What trials could possibly challenge them?
"There's no need for such trouble?"
Lin Yuan's eyebrows furrowed.
"Indeed."
The six-armed figure waved its right hand, and a yellowish-brown crystal appeared before them.
The aura of this crystal was exceptionally pure, surpassing that of the Xuanhuang Crystal, and it seemed to be subtly connected to the entire Xuanhuang Secret Realm.
The six-armed figure looked at Lin Yuan and said, "You only need to refine this secret realm's core. Then you will become the new master of this realm, and everything within it, including the treasures and legacy of the Xuanhuang lineage, will be yours."
(End of Chapter)
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