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Chapter 500: Secret Cultivation on the Chaotic Continent
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Within the hazy void, a figure appeared.
"I've arrived." Lin Yuan gazed intently at the distant floating continent, which was tens of times larger than his home universe. Innumerable auras radiated from the continent, permeating the far-reaching chaotic void in all directions.
"The Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent?" A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.
This continent was the closest Chaotic Continent to his home universe. While a hundred years had passed in the universe, only four months had gone by in the Chaotic Void.
Three months ago, Lin Yuan had been wandering aimlessly in the Chaotic Void when he inadvertently discovered the aura emanating from the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent.
After three months of rushing, he had finally arrived.
The closer he got to the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent, the more frequently he encountered other powerful beings. And during his interactions with these powerful beings, he gained information about the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent.
Among the information left behind by Cang Weiyang, a pinnacle Dominator Realm expert, there was also an introduction to the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent.
"My luck hasn't been too bad." Lin Yuan felt pleased, as the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent could be considered within the peripheral region of the map left by Elder Cang Weiyang.
Beyond this point, one would exceed the scope of the map's recorded areas.
The Chaotic Void was boundless and infinite. Even Chaotic Grand Saints would be unable to reach its edges, let alone those in the Dominator Realm?
"I'm currently this far from my home universe."
Lin Yuan glanced back.
With his current comprehension of spacetime, each breath could cover the distance of a universe, and yet he had still traveled non-stop for over three months.
One could only imagine how incredibly far the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent was from his home universe.
Of course, this notion of distance was relative to Lin Yuan. For a Dominator Realm expert, it might only take a few hours to cross, and for a Chaotic Realm expert, perhaps just a fleeting thought.
The three levels of the twelfth tier—Path Opening, Dominator, and Chaotic—each presented an insurmountable gulf. It was said that transcending the Chaotic Realm would bring one closer to Perfect Temporal Life, possessing some of its attributes.
"The connection between my true self and my astral body is almost at its limit," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
Back in the home universe, the twelfth-tier ultimates with a sixth-level comprehension of spacetime could only manifest incarnations that lingered near the universe for a short while before being eroded and collapsed by the chaotic qi.
Lin Yuan, with his seventh-level comprehension of spacetime, had a much wider range of connection with his incarnation, but even so, there was a limit.
However, Lin Yuan was fortunate enough to have discovered the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent before reaching that limit, or rather, the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent happened to be within the range where his true self and incarnation could maintain their connection.
"The ruler of the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent…"
Lin Yuan's mind flashed with the information he had obtained about the continent.
For a place to be called a Chaotic Continent, there must be a Chaotic Realm expert backing it.
And the Chaotic Realm expert behind the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent was named Gu Ming, after whom the entire continent was named.
Elder Gu Ming valued fairness, and the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent he had established thrived with prosperous trade, attracting powerful beings from nearby Chaotic Voids and even other Chaotic Continents to come and trade.
"When Elder Cang Weiyang was still alive, Elder Gu Ming was already a renowned Chaotic Honored One. Now, countless universe eras after Elder Cang Weiyang's passing, Elder Gu Ming still remains," Lin Yuan thought with a sense of emotion.
Normally, it was extremely difficult for a Chaotic Honored One to die.
The mysterious disappearances of the Master of the Demon Jade Mansion and Emperor Xuanhuang couldn't be taken as confirmation of their deaths.
And even if they had died, it might not have been from being killed.
"Let's go in."
Lin Yuan continued to approach the distant, vast Chaotic Continent.
The Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent was enveloped by a grand formation, with thirty-three entrances and exits. Lin Yuan had chosen the nearest one.
"To enter the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent, you need to pay ten Chaos Stones," a mental message conveyed to Lin Yuan as he reached the entrance.
"Understood," Lin Yuan nodded.
The Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent prohibited slaughter, making it an extremely safe place.
Since it offered safety, there was naturally a fee to be paid. Compared to the perilous Chaotic Void, the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent at least provided order and security.
Rummaging through his possessions, Lin Yuan took out ten Chaos Stones. He had obtained quite a number of Chaos Stones from the cave abode of Cang Weiyang, a pinnacle Dominator Realm expert, although most of them had been sent back to his home universe.
However, his incarnation still carried some, precisely for moments like this.
With the information left by Elder Cang Weiyang, Lin Yuan was well-informed about many of the rules in the Chaotic Void.
"Hmm?"
Just then, Lin Yuan looked up and saw several figures descending.
These figures likely belonged to the same group. They paused at the entrance for a while before finally taking out several twelfth-tier magical artifacts to make up the 'fee' for entering the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent.
To enter the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent, one had to pay ten Chaos Stones. If one didn't have Chaos Stones, equivalent twelfth-tier treasures could be used as substitutes.
However, most powerful beings would opt for Chaos Stones. Using other treasures would usually result in a loss, as the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent would value them at the lowest possible price.
"Those powerful beings are probably twelfth-tier Path Opening Realm experts who have just ventured out of their universe," Lin Yuan speculated.
The Chaotic Void nurtured countless universes, and with each moment, there were universes undergoing great destruction, and twelfth-tier Path Opening Realm experts weathering the tribulation of great destruction.
Once the twelfth-tier Path Opening Realm experts within a universe endured the tribulation of great destruction, they would officially enter the Chaotic Void. With good luck, they might find the nearest Chaotic Continent and settle down.
But with bad luck? They would drift in the Chaotic Void for a long time, encountering various dangers and possibly meeting their end.
Twelfth-tier Path Opening Realm experts were nearly invincible within a universe, and that was because of the universe's protection. A universe's mass was equivalent to the power of a Chaotic Realm expert, shielding it from the majority of threats.
Without the universe's protection and with bad luck, twelfth-tier Path Opening Realm experts would often find themselves in perilous situations.
There were many powerful beings in the Chaotic Void who specifically targeted universes on the brink of destruction, aiming to kill the twelfth-tier Path Opening Realm experts who had survived the tribulation of great destruction.
Those who could survive the tribulation of a universe's great destruction were among the strongest beings within that universe, and they would undoubtedly carry a substantial portion of the universe's wealth with them.
Furthermore, having never ventured into the Chaotic Void before, they might possess the twelfth-tier Path Opening Realm cultivation base but would undoubtedly be weaker in terms of combat strength compared to those who had already been in the Chaotic Void.
With vast wealth and weak strength, such 'prey' would naturally attract many powerful beings.
In the Chaotic Void, except for places like Chaotic Continents, other regions were completely devoid of order, governed only by the law of the jungle.
"The Tribulation of Great Destruction," Lin Yuan said with a solemn expression.
The Tribulation of Great Destruction affected all life within a universe. When a universe underwent destruction, the river of time would collapse, and all life would perish.
Only those twelfth-tier ultimates who had transcended the river of time had a chance of enduring it.
But even then, it was only a chance. During the universe's great destruction, many rules would collapse, which could be fatal even for twelfth-tier ultimates. Often, only about half of the twelfth-tier ultimates would successfully make it out of the universe and into the Chaotic Void.
That was to imprint their life essence and migrate their existence from the river of time within their universe to the river of time within the body universe of a twelfth-tier ultimate.
When a universe undergoes great destruction, the river of time collapses, and all life within it perishes because their life essence imprints are tied to that river of time.
By transferring their life essence imprint to the river of time within a twelfth-tier ultimate's body universe, they could survive.
Should this twelfth-tier ultimate endure the great destruction, the countless beings within their body universe would naturally survive as well.
Of course, even with this ability, twelfth-tier ultimates would not transfer too many beings from their universe into their body universe.
The more lives they bring with them, the more attention they would attract from the universe's consciousness, and the more terrifying the pressure they would face during the great destruction.
"During the universe's great destruction, ninety-nine percent of the citizens of my human civilization will die," Lin Yuan thought silently.
In fact, ninety-nine percent was already a generous estimate. At most, only one in a million or even one in a billion lives would be able to enter the body universe of a twelfth-tier ultimate.
Furthermore, since most twelfth-tier ultimates would also perish during the great destruction, the actual number would be even smaller.
"Never mind, it's too early to worry about that now," Lin Yuan shook his thoughts away. His home universe was still young, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, it would be an incredibly long time before it faced great destruction.
Before long, Lin Yuan entered the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent.
There were nine cities on this continent, serving as gathering places for all outsiders.
As for the areas outside the cities? They were also covered with numerous formations and served as cultivation grounds for Elder Gu Ming, off-limits to other powerful outsiders.
"What's that?"
Lin Yuan looked towards the center of the continent.
There stood a black mountain, exuding a terrifying aura in all directions. This mountain was permeated with a dark and chaotic atmosphere, enough to make ordinary Dominator Realm experts tremble.
"That's one of the horns of the Chaos Dragon Beast tamed by Elder Gu Ming," Lin Yuan thought.
As a Chaotic Honored One, Elder Gu Ming had, in his early years, wandered the Chaotic Void and tamed a Chaos Dragon Beast with power akin to the Chaotic Realm.
The black mountain that stood in the center of the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent was merely one of the horns of the Chaos Dragon Beast, while the true body of the Chaos Dragon Beast was slumbering deep within the continent.
"A Chaos Dragon Beast with power akin to the Chaotic Realm," Lin Yuan withdrew his gaze. The prosperity of the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent was partly due to the presence of this Chaos Dragon Beast.
Regardless of who they were, even Dominator Realm peak experts would feel their scalps tingle at the sight of that horn piercing the heavens, and they would definitely think twice before causing trouble on this continent.
The prosperity of a Chaotic Continent was not solely dependent on the strength of its Chaotic Honored One.
Even if you were powerful, if your Chaotic Continent was chaotic and disorderly, other strong experts would not want to come to trade with you.
If they couldn't defeat you, they could still avoid you, couldn't they?
Elder Gu Ming valued fairness, and for countless universe eras, he had maintained a good reputation. Many Path Opening Realm and Dominator Realm experts also liked to come to the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent for trading and secluded cultivation.
Lin Yuan entered one of the nine cities of the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent, known as Mingchuan City.
The city was expansive and divided into many areas, such as the trading district and the residential district.
"Many of the shops in the trading district are backed by Dominator Realm experts, their influence limited to the Ancient Clarity Chaotic Continent or even just Mingchuan City itself," Lin Yuan observed.
He then looked deeper into the city.
There stood grand buildings, each backed by a power from another Chaotic Continent, and ultimately, a Chaotic Realm expert.
Compared to the private shops of many Dominator Realm experts, these larger shops had better reputations, but of course, their prices were also higher.
"The Myriad Paths Pavilion?"
Lin Yuan looked towards the deepest part of the city, where a pavilion stood amidst mist and clouds, shrouded in mystery.
The Myriad Paths Pavilion did not trade in treasures or materials but in evolutionary paths.
To reach the twelfth tier, one must follow an evolutionary path to its end, and this path must not already have a twelfth-tier existence.
The Chaotic Void was boundless, and it was incredibly difficult to solely rely on one's power to perfect an entirely new evolutionary path, from scratch, and eventually reach the twelfth tier. Such cases were extremely rare.
The vast majority of twelfth-tier experts followed existing evolutionary paths.
For those below the twelfth tier, discovering an evolutionary path that could lead to the twelfth tier required great perseverance and opportunity.
However, for many Chaotic Realm experts, they might explore hundreds or even thousands of paths during a single seclusion, and thus, they could easily identify hundreds or thousands of potential twelfth-tier evolutionary paths.
There were infinite paths to cultivation, and any evolutionary path had the potential to reach the twelfth tier.
It was merely a matter of probability, but during their seclusion, Chaotic Realm experts could observe the essence of the path, and many evolutionary paths would emerge in their minds. Some Chaotic Realm experts would then record and perfect these paths.
"Evolutionary paths also vary in quality, with some having the potential to reach the Dominator or even Chaotic Realm," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
He had no interest in the evolutionary paths sold by the Myriad Paths Pavilion. The most important thing was to find a path that suited him, and the Martial Arts Evolutionary Path that he had personally created was naturally a perfect fit.
The fact that the Myriad Paths Pavilion dared to trade in evolutionary paths indicated that the power behind it was unimaginable.
According to the intelligence left by the Dominator Realm peak expert 'Cang Weiang', the Myriad Paths Pavilion was definitely an existence that one should not provoke.
Even in the era of Emperor Xuanhuang and the Master of the Demon Jade Mansion, the Myriad Paths Pavilion had already existed, and these two Chaotic Grand Saints were extremely cautious of it.
"The Myriad Paths Pavilion, suspected to be a scheme of a Perfect Temporal Life?"
Lin Yuan recalled Emperor Xuanhuang's description of the Myriad Paths Pavilion, one of the rare occasions where the emperor spoke with a solemn tone.
Lin Yuan had no intention of getting involved with the Myriad Paths Pavilion for the time being.
After entering Mingchuan City, Lin Yuan's plan was to settle down there.
The Chaotic Void was too dangerous. In the past four months, Lin Yuan had narrowly escaped a life-threatening situation, and if not for his comprehension of the seventh level of spacetime, his journey through the Chaotic Void might have ended already.
By settling in Mingchuan City, Lin Yuan would enjoy many benefits, the first of which was safety, and the second was the city's prosperous trade, allowing him to obtain the treasures and materials he desired.
Exploring the Chaotic Void?
Seeking treasures and opportunities?
For Lin Yuan, who was still an eleventh-tier life form, it was too ambitious.
Previously, he had been incredibly lucky to directly obtain the cave abode of a Dominator Realm peak expert, Cang Weiang.
But luck wouldn't last forever.
(End of Chapter)
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