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Chapter 616: The Xuan Emperor's Tomb
Chapter 616: The Xuan Emperor’s Tomb
Upon entering the Xuan Huang Universe, Lin Yuan did not immediately send out his avatars to search for treasures.
He was concerned about revealing the locations of the treasures and rarities marked on the beast skin map.
Most of the treasure and rarity locations in the outer regions of the Xuan Huang Universe were extremely hidden.
Even for Lin Yuan, without the guidance of the beast skin map, it would be difficult to find them within a short time.
The same went for other Great Sages.
At this point, sending out avatars to search would only be pointing out the targets for other Chaos Great Sages, wouldn’t it?
However, now, within the entire Xuan Huang Universe, besides Lin Yuan, there were only a few Chaos Respecters.
With Lin Yuan’s current strength, even if he sent out hundreds of avatars simultaneously, each avatar could still maintain a strength close to that of a Chaos Respecter.
Dealing with those Chaos Respecters was not a problem.
Of course, those Chaos Respecters also didn’t dare to compete with Lin Yuan.
What a joke? Hadn’t they seen the fates of the dual-source Great Sage, Black Obsidian Great Sage, and other Chaos Great Sages?
Inner Universe.
While rushing towards the Xuan Emperor’s Tomb, Lin Yuan also split a thread of consciousness to descend into his inner universe.
"I wonder if this Dark Sky Heart will have any effect on me."
Lin Yuan looked at the dark, profound crystal in front of him. Most other Chaos Great Sages didn’t have means to rival the Dark Sky Domain.
The Dark Sky Domain, once condensed, surpassed the Black Obsidian Domain of the Black Obsidian Great Sage.
Therefore, even if other Chaos Great Sages obtained the Dark Sky Heart, they wouldn’t think it would be useful to them.
Obviously, having this additional means to suppress and confine enemies was something many Chaos Great Sages dreamed of.
The Mad Savage Great Sage was not weaker in pure combat power than the Black Obsidian Great Sage, but the Black Obsidian Great Sage looked down on the Mad Savage Great Sage, considering the latter just a brute.
What did the Black Obsidian Great Sage rely on?
Wasn’t it the Black Obsidian Domain?
Lin Yuan could suppress the Black Obsidian Great Sage, the Mad Savage Great Sage, and six other Great Sages, thanks to the domain suppression power of his outer universe.
Without the outer universe, even if Lin Yuan’s overall combat power surpassed the eight Chaos Great Sages, it would be difficult to completely suppress them.
However, Lin Yuan already had the outer universe in the domain of spatial time. He was concerned that the Dark Sky Heart might overlap with his own means.
"Let me refine it and see."
Lin Yuan thought for a moment and immediately began the refinement.
The Dark Sky Heart, a rarity of the Absolute Great Sage level, was best used on himself. As for trading it away?
Unless it had absolutely no effect on him, Lin Yuan wouldn’t choose to trade it.
Rumbling.
The vast cosmic power began to refine the tiny, dark, and profound crystal, and a torrent of pure Dark Sky essence began to surge out.
This Dark Sky essence was incredibly wondrous, rapidly being absorbed and devoured by his inner universe.
"It works."
Lin Yuan’s expression brightened. As he slowly refined the Dark Sky Heart, he clearly felt the foundation of his inner universe improving at a certain speed.
After several hundred breaths.
Lin Yuan opened his eyes.
At this moment, the dark and profound crystal had already disappeared, and at the same time, Lin Yuan’s inner universe was vast and majestic, with its power increasing by at least twenty percent.
"Twenty percent power increase, not bad."
Lin Yuan nodded slightly.
For ordinary Chaos Great Sages, refining the Dark Sky Heart would result in a strength increase of several times, possibly reaching the peak Great Sage level.
Lin Yuan’s inner universe power merely increased by twenty percent, which might seem insignificant, but one must understand that Lin Yuan was already far stronger than ordinary Chaos Great Sages.
Different starting points naturally resulted in different increments.
"If it were now, the Dual Source Great Sage wouldn’t be able to escape from my outer universe."
Lin Yuan thought to himself. The Dual Source Great Sage had risked his life, burning the power of the dual sources to tear open a crack to the outside world, thus escaping.
This was quite regrettable for Lin Yuan.
After all, that was ten billion Chaos Stones.
Moreover, the Dual Source Great Sage definitely carried treasure weapons, making it more than just ten billion Chaos Stones.
If it weren’t for the sake of caution, Lin Yuan would really go after him.
Lin Yuan’s true self and main avatar rampaged within the Xuan Huang Universe.
With the guidance of the beast skin map, Lin Yuan knew in advance about the dangerous areas in the Xuan Huang Universe, thus avoiding them and saving a lot of time.
Soon.
Lin Yuan arrived at the deepest part of the Xuan Huang Universe.
Here, it was vast and empty, with wisps of Xuan Huang Qi permeating the surroundings.
The Xuan Huang Qi was everywhere in the Xuan Huang Universe, making Lin Yuan feel very comfortable. The Xuan Huang Body technique seemed to have returned to its origin in this environment of omnipresent Xuan Huang Qi.
"Hmm?"
Lin Yuan carefully observed the surroundings, his expression showing a hint of doubt.
"Where is the mausoleum?"
Lin Yuan compared the location on the beast skin map. According to the map, this should be the location of the mausoleum, but there were no traces of it in sight.
"Is it hidden deep in spacetime?"
Lin Yuan continued to observe, his gaze sweeping through layers of spacetime, but he found nothing.
"This beast skin map shouldn't be wrong."
Lin Yuan fell into deep thought. The authenticity of the beast skin map had been verified multiple times. Whether it was the Life Divine Stone in the Life Source Star, other precious treasures, or the Heart of the Dark Sky, everything matched the map's indications.
Moreover, Lin Yuan's numerous avatars had been gathering a vast array of treasures based on the areas marked on the beast skin map, further confirming its accuracy.
"Could there be other conditions to enter the Xuan Emperor's Mausoleum?"
A thought crossed Lin Yuan's mind. If it was named a mausoleum, it must be a place of great importance to the Xuan Emperor, and likely not open to other great sages?
How did Lin Yuan come to know about this mausoleum? It was because of the beast skin map he obtained. Other great sages of the primordial chaos, even if they knew this universe was created by the Xuan Emperor, would not be aware of the mausoleum's existence.
The beast skin map was sealed in a golden box, which could not be opened for countless eons. Lin Yuan was able to open the box and obtain the map thanks to the Xuan Huang Mark in his soul.
"Xuan Huang Mark?"
Lin Yuan's expression was thoughtful as he began to release the aura of the Xuan Huang Mark from deep within his soul.
Hum! As the aura of the Xuan Huang Mark spread, it created ripples in the spacetime before Lin Yuan, and a majestic palace slowly materialized.
When this majestic palace first appeared, it seemed as insubstantial as a flower in a mirror or a moon in water, but as time passed, the illusion faded, and reality took its place.
"This level of spacetime mastery..."
Lin Yuan was astonished. He had seen the image of the Xuan Emperor creating thirty-three thousand, three hundred and thirty-three Xuan Huang Secret Realms with a single thought, which was the pinnacle of the Ninth Realm of Spacetime. However, the way this majestic palace appeared seemed to surpass even that.
"Did the Xuan Emperor make further advancements in spacetime mastery in his later years?" Lin Yuan speculated.
There was no doubt that the Xuan Emperor left behind this mausoleum after creating the Xuan Huang Secret Realms. It was only natural that he made progress in his understanding of spacetime during that time.
"Let's go in."
Lin Yuan paused for a moment, then strode into the majestic palace.
Inside, the palace was vast and empty. The tall walls were adorned with numerous murals, depicting a young emperor emerging from a natural universe, ultimately establishing a realm in the primordial chaos, and during his peak, many powerful beings from various void domains paying homage.
"Did the Xuan Emperor come from a natural universe within the primordial chaos?"
Lin Yuan pondered. So far, most of the primordial venerables he had encountered were born in the primordial chaos, either as powerful phenomena or as part of a clan's power in the chaos.
Few who emerged from natural universes grew to the level of a primordial venerable, let alone to the level of an absolute great sage like the Xuan Emperor.
Lin Yuan continued to examine the subsequent murals.
In the murals, the Xuan Emperor was depicted as overwhelmingly powerful, sweeping through void domains and subduing many absolute great sages from even more ancient eras, leaving them heartily convinced of his superiority.
"An invincible great sage. The Xuan Emperor definitely had the power of an invincible great sage."
Lin Yuan's expression was solemn. Although the images in the murals were simple, it was clear that no absolute great sage could match the Xuan Emperor.
"This is..."
Lin Yuan looked at the final few murals, which showed the Xuan Emperor entering a dangerous place by chance. Upon returning from this dangerous place, he immediately created the Xuan Huang Universe, entered seclusion, and then attempted to break through to the Thirteenth Rank.
"Strange."
Lin Yuan frowned. The Eye of All Laws had said the Xuan Emperor was once very close to becoming an invincible great sage. Now it seemed this closeness was not in terms of power, but in terms of time.
If the Xuan Emperor had lived a bit longer, his fame would have continued to spread, and he would have been recognized by all absolute great sages, thereby becoming the invincible great sage of his era.
But the Xuan Emperor did not do that. Instead, he chose to immediately break through to the Thirteenth Rank.
"Because of the dangerous place he entered last?" Lin Yuan looked at the final few murals, and it was clear that after emerging from that dangerous place, the Xuan Emperor underwent this transformation.
"The owner of the Jade Tower said the Xuan Emperor once entered a dimensional gap?"
"That dangerous place is a dimensional gap?" Lin Yuan speculated in his mind.
Just as Lin Yuan was pondering, a voice suddenly echoed in his ear.
"Are you curious about what happened to His Majesty back then? Why did he choose to challenge the Thirteenth Rank upon returning from that perilous place?"
The figure was extremely aged yet carried a certain youthful quality, embodying a deeply contradictory presence.
Lin Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look to the side.
At some point, a man in a dark yellow robe had quietly appeared beside him, observing the murals with him.
"Who are you?"
Lin Yuan's expression was grave, but he wasn't overly surprised.
If this mausoleum truly belonged to the last remnants of the Dark Emperor, it would certainly have been fortified with numerous measures.
The owner of the Demon Jade Tower could awaken a sealed consciousness even after challenging the Thirteenth Rank. The Dark Emperor, whose strength was no less than the owner of the Demon Jade Tower, could likely do the same.
"I believe you've guessed it. I am the spirit of this mausoleum, created by His Majesty before he challenged the Thirteenth Rank."
The man smiled at Lin Yuan. "Under normal circumstances, this mausoleum would never appear, even if the Dark Yellow Universe were to be destroyed, it would not affect the mausoleum."
"If everything had gone as planned, this mausoleum would have continued to exist indefinitely." The man's voice grew softer, as if thinking of something, and he didn't continue.
"But before His Majesty challenged the Thirteenth Rank, he left behind nine treasure boxes."
The man looked at Lin Yuan.
"Treasure boxes?" Lin Yuan immediately realized that the golden box he had obtained was one of these.
"The treasure boxes contain maps of the mausoleum and the Dark Yellow Universe. Using the map, one can locate the mausoleum's region, and by releasing the map and the Dark Yellow Mark's aura, the mausoleum can be revealed."
The man paused for a moment before continuing, "However, to open the treasure box, two conditions must be met."
"First, one must be His Majesty's successor. You have inherited a Dark Yellow Secret Realm, so your identity qualifies."
The man smiled.
"Ah."
Lin Yuan nodded, then became a bit puzzled.
What about the second condition?
"The second condition is that it must be three million cosmic epochs after His Majesty challenged the Thirteenth Rank."
The man looked at Lin Yuan. "The successor's identity and the three million cosmic epochs—both must be correct, or neither will suffice."
"If the time hasn't come, even His Majesty's successor cannot open the treasure box or obtain the map inside."
"Conversely, if the time has come but the person is not the successor, the same applies."
"Three million cosmic epochs." Lin Yuan's mind raced.
Originally, he had no specific concept of the era in which the Dark Emperor lived, only knowing it was before an incredibly ancient age, millions of cosmic epochs ago.
But now, he had a clear understanding.
At least, it was an era three million cosmic epochs ago.
"Three million cosmic epochs is such a long time. If His Majesty hasn't transcended the Thirteenth Rank by now, he likely couldn't escape the time cycle. If there is still a successor outside, and that successor has entered the Dark Yellow Universe—"
The man looked at Lin Yuan. "Then they can summon this mausoleum and inherit everything from His Majesty."
Lin Yuan stood quietly, listening.
He now understood.
Even a powerful figure like the Dark Emperor had no confidence in transcending the Thirteenth Rank.
That's why he specifically set up this mausoleum as a final measure.
"Why did His Majesty rush to challenge the Thirteenth Rank?" Lin Yuan asked, voicing his confusion.
With the Dark Emperor's strength, he could have waited longer, at least securing the title of Invincible Sage before challenging the Thirteenth Rank.
"Because in that perilous place, His Majesty obtained a supreme treasure. That treasure can only be suppressed with the power of the time cycle."
The man shook his head. "So His Majesty advanced the challenge to the Thirteenth Rank. For him, advancing early or not didn't matter much. He had already reached the limit of the Chaotic Realm. Waiting another hundred or thousand cosmic epochs wouldn't make a difference. As for the title of Invincible Sage? His Majesty didn't care much about it."
Lin Yuan was inwardly startled.
A supreme treasure that requires the power of the time cycle to suppress?
"Alright."
"You meet the conditions and can inherit everything from His Majesty."
The man extended his right hand and gently flipped it.
In an instant.
The surrounding space-time began to tremble, and Lin Yuan felt the world shift, finding himself in a grand hall.
"Where is this?"
Lin Yuan looked around, his pupils slightly dilating.
(End of Chapter)
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