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Chapter 528: Refining the Jade Gourd
Chapter 528: Refining the Jade Gourd (Seeking Subscription)
Whoosh!
Lin Yuan closed his eyes gently, and the last rune slowly dissipated.
At this moment, the world within the jade gourd was empty.
Not a single rune remained floating.
"Three thousand, three hundred, and thirty-three methods of constructing an internal universe."
Lin Yuan's mind was filled with fragments of the myriad runes, and at this moment, he had comprehended them all.
"No wonder one needs to comprehend all three thousand, three hundred, and thirty-three runes to pass the trial."
Lin Yuan's heart stirred with realization.
The three thousand, three hundred, and thirty-three runes represented three thousand, three hundred, and thirty-three methods of constructing a universe.
In fact, after comprehending them all, Lin Yuan faintly sensed that these methods of universal construction were complementary and interlocking.
The universe that could ultimately be constructed would reach a height beyond imagination.
"This is the foundation, the true foundation."
Lin Yuan's eyes widened in awe. The internal universe of the Path-Establishing Realm was almost on par with that of a Chaos Honored One. Who could match such a foundation?
"It's truly incredible."
Lin Yuan's thoughts wandered. With his heaven-defying comprehension ability, it had taken up most of his mental energy and effort to barely unravel the profound mysteries within the runes.
But as for the existence that had created the jade gourd, to conceive these methods of universal construction out of thin air... at least for now, Lin Yuan had no confidence and saw no hope of ever achieving such a feat, no matter how much more time he was given.
Of course, the main reason was that Lin Yuan's level of existence hadn't reached that height yet, and his realm limited his heaven-defying comprehension ability.
"So this is the power of a thirteenth-order temporal lifeform?"
Lin Yuan mused silently. Although the myriad messages conveyed by the jade gourd and the hints dropped by the red-clad girl had never mentioned the realm or strength of the existence that had created the gourd, Lin Yuan was very sure that its creator was by no means an ordinary Chaos Sage or even an unparalleled Sage.
A thirteenth-order temporal lifeform could already see through many timelines and know parts of the past, present, and future. Their perspective on the world was unlike that of any other lifeform.
Swoosh!
Just as Lin Yuan was still immersed in the afterglow of his recent comprehension of the runes, the red-clad girl appeared before him in an instant.
"Have you studied these runes before?" the girl in red asked, unable to contain her curiosity.
The runes within the jade gourd were left by its creator, and in theory, there shouldn't have been any leakage, except perhaps for one or two runes that resembled the innate universes nurtured by the Chaotic Void.
But if one or two were similar, could it be that all the runes were?
That was why the red-clad girl asked.
Compared to the leakage of rune imprints, the fact that Lin Yuan had taken just one year to comprehend all the runes left by the founder of the jade gourd was astonishing.
The red-clad girl still felt that the possibility of rune leakage was greater?
"Studied them before?" Lin Yuan was slightly taken aback, but he immediately shook his head and said, "No, I'm seeing these runes for the first time as well. They're truly remarkable."
Lin Yuan's tone was filled with admiration. Only after comprehending these runes did he truly understand how difficult it was to create them and the depth of understanding of the universe's essence required.
"You're remarkable as well," the red-clad girl said after a moment of silence.
The creator of the jade gourd was remarkable because they were a great temporal lifeform who could see through the past and future, witnessing the birth and destruction of countless universes, and thus able to devise so many methods of universal construction.
But what about Lin Yuan?
The red-clad girl didn't know Lin Yuan's exact strength or realm, but she was certain that he wasn't a thirteenth-order lifeform, nor had he even reached the Chaotic Realm.
For someone like him to comprehend all the runes in just one year made the red-clad girl's understanding of the world falter.
"Now what should I do?" Lin Yuan asked.
Now that he had comprehended all the runes, what should he do next?
"Since you've already comprehended all the runes, you can naturally refine the jade gourd," the red-clad girl said.
Although Lin Yuan's speed of comprehension was unbelievably fast, the fact remained that he had comprehended them, meeting the requirement to refine the jade gourd.
And once the jade gourd was refined, he would gain access to the complete foundational legacy within it.
If one cultivated this foundational legacy to its utmost limit, their foundation would become unimaginably sturdy. Absorbing the seven-colored liquids would cause their internal world to expand to twenty-three times its original size.
Then, after cultivating this foundational legacy, one's internal universe would be far more than twenty-three times larger than that of a lifeform of the same level.
"Refine the jade gourd?"
Lin Yuan tried to extend the power of his internal universe into the jade gourd.
However, he found that he couldn't touch the gourd's origin at all.
"With just your current power of the internal universe, you naturally can't refine the jade gourd," the red-clad girl said upon sensing Lin Yuan's attempt. "You must integrate all three thousand, three hundred, and thirty-three methods of universal construction contained within the runes into your own internal universe before you can refine the jade gourd."
After integrating the internal universes of all the runes, his internal universe would undergo a fundamental transformation, and only then would he have the foundation to refine the jade gourd.
"Don't worry, there's no time limit. You can take your time," the red-clad girl added.
According to the standard left by the creator of the jade gourd, the comprehension of the runes must be limited to within a universe era. However, there was no such restriction when it came to integrating all the runes into one's internal universe.
Whether it took one universe era or ten, it didn't matter.
"Although you haven't refined the jade gourd yet, you can still barely control a portion of its authority. You can send me to your internal universe, and I can guide you on how to integrate the universal constructions faster and better," the red-clad girl said.
The construction of a universe was incredibly vast and complex, and even slight alterations could set off a domino effect, causing the entire universe to collapse.
However, after comprehending all the runes, Lin Yuan was essentially working with a fixed 'template'. As long as he followed the constructions outlined by the runes, nothing unexpected would happen.
Of course, receiving guidance would undoubtedly speed up the process.
"No problem," Lin Yuan nodded.
He didn't feel any apprehension towards the red-clad girl.
If the creator of the jade gourd truly wanted to harm him, they wouldn't have gone through so much trouble. A mere thought would be enough to suppress Lin Yuan.
Even a universe nurtured by the Chaotic Void wouldn't be able to withstand it.
But the current Lin Yuan, even a thirteenth-order temporal lifeform, couldn't completely kill him.
Because in the source world, he had a clone. After reaching the twelfth order, more functions of the Myriad Worlds Gate were unlocked, and his descent upon the source world had cost Lin Yuan half of his true spirit consciousness, essentially creating another powerful clone.
Even if his main body in the Chaotic Void were to die, it wouldn't affect the clone in the source world.
With the means of a thirteenth-order temporal lifeform, they could easily kill all of Lin Yuan's incarnations, including his main body, in this Chaotic Void.
But what about the source world?
The source world and the Chaotic Void existed in different dimensions, and even thirteenth-order temporal lifeforms found it difficult to traverse between them. Thirteenth-order temporal lifeforms were still in the exploration phase when it came to other dimensions.
Lin Yuan had been able to easily descend upon the source world thanks to the power of the Myriad Worlds Gate.
Lin Yuan barely managed to control the jade gourd and sent the red-clad girl into his internal universe.
As soon as she left the jade gourd, the red-clad girl sensed the outside world and a look of comfort appeared on her face. She didn't know how long it had been since she last felt the fluctuations emitted by the true Chaotic Void.
These fluctuations were an incomparable pleasure to the red-clad girl.
"Hmm?"
"Your life stage is only at the Path-Establishing Realm?"
Immediately after, the red-clad girl sensed Lin Yuan's life force. As the spirit of the jade gourd, her perception was even more acute than that of some Chaotic Grand Sages.
"Path-Establishing Realm?"
The red-clad girl fell silent once more.
Path-Establishing Realm and he had deciphered all the runes? And in just one year?
Buzz!
The next moment, the red-clad girl entered Lin Yuan's internal universe.
"Nearly eight million light-years?" The red-clad girl was slightly surprised, but then she calmed down as she thought about the amount of time Lin Yuan had taken to decipher all the runes.
It was extremely rare for someone at the Path-Establishing Realm to have an internal universe spanning nearly eight million light-years, even with the foundation laid by the seven-colored liquids condensed within the jade gourd, one would still need an extremely solid foundation to achieve this.
But the Chaotic Void was vast and boundless, and many exotic beings with temporal bloodlines had innately massive universes within their bodies. Thus, it wasn't impossible for someone at the Path-Establishing Realm to possess an internal universe approaching eight million light-years in size.
However, what shocked the red-clad girl the most was Lin Yuan's comprehension ability. It was simply unheard of for someone to decipher all the runes in just one year, not even those exotic beings with extremely rich temporal bloodlines could accomplish such a feat.
"Let me take a look."
The red-clad girl looked around, closed her eyes to sense for a moment, then pointed to a location and said, "Let's start from there."
"Alright."
Lin Yuan nodded.
Then, he began to control that area, reconstructing it according to the template of the first rune's internal universe.
"Hmm?"
A slight tremor spread throughout his entire internal universe, causing Lin Yuan to frown slightly as he paused.
"What's wrong?"
"Do you feel like your internal universe is about to collapse?"
The red-clad girl asked with a smile.
"Yes." Lin Yuan nodded.
"That's normal."
"Altering the fundamental structure of a universe will affect the entire universe."
The red-clad girl smiled and said, "You will always feel this way whenever you make alterations to the fundamental structure of your universe."
"But unlike others, you don't have to worry about your internal universe completely collapsing when making these changes."
Said the red-clad girl.
After deciphering all the runes, altering the fundamental structure of his universe was like an open-book exam for Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan listened quietly by her side.
"I'll continue."
Lin Yuan immersed himself in the process of altering his internal universe once more.
[Your comprehension ability is heaven-defying. Attempting to alter the fundamental structure of your universe enhances your understanding of the essence of the universe, accelerating the process of altering its fundamental structure.]
At first, Lin Yuan's speed and efficiency in altering the universe were still quite slow, as he had to be extremely careful even with the standard answers in hand.
However, as the alterations deepened, Lin Yuan quickly became 'proficient', and his speed soared.
"What a freak."
The red-clad girl watched from the sidelines.
Initially, she could offer some suggestions, such as pointing out where and how Lin Yuan should start the alterations. But gradually, she found that she couldn't offer much guidance at all.
In fact, Lin Yuan's methods of altering the fundamental structure of the universe were even more exquisite than what she knew.
Every universe was unique, and the red-clad girl only understood the general direction of altering the fundamental structure of a universe. In terms of understanding this particular internal universe, she naturally couldn't compare to Lin Yuan.
In the source world, within the Qing Fen Domain, there was the Yu Family.
Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, his aura deeply hidden.
"It seems that my transition to cultivating the martial path is going smoothly."
Lin Yuan nodded slightly. His original body, Yu Yan, was already at the eighth or ninth stage of the Chaotic Void, with a vast amount of primal qi within his body.
As Lin Yuan resumed his cultivation of the martial path, he naturally wouldn't waste this primal qi, instead using it all as nourishment for his martial progress.
"The Ancient Country of Lie Yang."
Lin Yuan looked up once again at the eternal sun hanging high in the sky, and a cultivation secret art appeared in his mind.
'The Secret Art of Lie Yang Incarnation'.
Through specific methods, one could condense a Lie Yang Seed within their body.
The Lie Yang Seed had many uses, such as strengthening the physical body and guarding the soul and mind.
Every being in the Ancient Country of Lie Yang was granted this secret art, 'The Secret Art of Lie Yang Incarnation', from the moment they were born. It was said that this was the will of the Lie Yang ancestor.
"This secret art, 'The Secret Art of Lie Yang Incarnation', is said to have originated from that Lie Yang ancestor, and it is practiced by every being in the ancient country. That was the ancestor's intention."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
'The Secret Art of Lie Yang Incarnation' progressed from easy to difficult. It was simple to condense the first Lie Yang Seed, extremely difficult to condense ten, and nearly impossible to condense a hundred—only a twelfth-stage Self-Path Realm expert could achieve such a feat.
In the source world, the Self-Path Realm was what they called the Path-Establishing Realm, with the same general meaning of having established one's own path.
"I can try cultivating this to see if I can integrate it with my martial path."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
As for his true body in the Chaotic Void? He would wait for the results of his cultivation first.
'The Secret Art of Lie Yang Incarnation' originated from the Lie Yang ancestor, and Lin Yuan wasn't sure if there were any hidden dangers. If he cultivated it with this body, the worst that could happen would be that he would have to give up on this descent.
This was well within Lin Yuan's tolerance.
It wouldn't affect his true body in the Chaotic Void.
"My original body spent hundreds of years and only managed to condense nine Lie Yang Seeds."
Lin Yuan thought to himself. Dong Yang Meng of the Dong Yang Family had also condensed nine Lie Yang Seeds, which was why he and Lin Yuan's original body were considered the last possible candidates to become disciples of Qing Fen Hou.
"Unfortunately, three of these nine Lie Yang Seeds were destroyed during the Dong Yang Family's assassination attempt, and the remaining six collapsed after I transitioned to cultivating the martial path."
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.
'The Secret Art of Lie Yang Incarnation' wasn't a cultivation technique, a path, or a law. It was more like an auxiliary cultivation method that enhanced one's foundation and aptitude by condensing Lie Yang Seeds within the body.
The more Lie Yang Seeds one condensed, the greater the corresponding benefits.
As for what those benefits were, his original body didn't know. He only felt that his cultivation speed increased slightly with each additional Lie Yang Seed he condensed.
"Let's begin."
Lin Yuan's thoughts converged, and his martial path strength was rapidly recovering. He didn't need to expend much mental effort, so he could use this opportunity to try out 'The Secret Art of Lie Yang Incarnation'.
Whoosh!
Between the heavens and the earth.
A wisp of scorching aura entered Lin Yuan's body and began to condense slowly.
[Your comprehension ability is heaven-defying. Cultivating 'The Secret Art of Lie Yang Incarnation', you have condensed the first Lie Yang Seed.]
[Your comprehension ability is heaven-defying. Cultivating 'The Secret Art of Lie Yang Incarnation', you have condensed the third Lie Yang Seed.]
[Your comprehension ability is heaven-defying. Cultivating 'The Secret Art of Lie Yang Incarnation', you have condensed the fifth Lie Yang Seed.]
(End of Chapter)
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