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Chapter 626: Merging the Fundamental Elements
Chapter 626: Merging the Fundamental Elements
In the vast cosmic universe, where the strongest beings can destroy stars and galaxies with ease and traverse millions of light-years in an instant, the rules of the universe are paramount, with the rules of time and space being the most revered. As for the rules of chaos?
When the world was first created, the rules of chaos evolved into countless other rules, but they are not listed among them.
The Small Cauldron, as a thirteenth-stage weapon, has long transcended the simple realm of a weapon. Inside it lies a vast world where numerous rules and principles operate.
These operating rules and principles all belong to the Small Cauldron's owner—
That is, the Time Being's understanding of the rules and principles, which differs from the rules of the chaotic void.
Especially the way time and space intertwine, which provides Lin Yuan with an unprecedented insight.
"Ah, so that's how it works."
Suddenly, the time and space in Lin Yuan's eyes became simple and orderly, as if the previously chaotic threads had been thoroughly sorted out.
[Your comprehension is heaven-defying. Observing the world's rules in operation has greatly enhanced your understanding of the fusion of time and space.]
A flood of insights on time and space converged, making Lin Yuan's eyes glow as if he could see through the countless essences of time and space in the chaotic void.
"The Nine Realms of Time and Space. This is the Ninth Realm of Time and Space."
Lin Yuan's eyes sparkled with excitement. His understanding of time and space had already reached the peak of the Eighth Realm.
Now, after touching upon the vast world within the Small Cauldron and its operation of time and space, he naturally crossed into the Ninth Realm of Time and Space.
In the chaotic void, the great sages of chaos generally stay at the Eighth Realm in their understanding of time and space.
As for the Ninth Realm? That is the exclusive domain of the supreme sages, with only a few of them, or those who are invincible in their era, reaching the peak of the Ninth Realm.
"No wonder Emperor Xuan, in his final days, seemed to have an understanding of time and space that transcended the Ninth Realm."
Lin Yuan thought about how Emperor Xuan's tomb was integrated into time and space, a technique that reached an unimaginable level in the use of time and space.
At the time, Lin Yuan couldn't even fathom it.
Now, reflecting on it, it was likely the result of Emperor Xuan's insights after studying this Small Cauldron.
Lin Yuan, at the beginning of his study, gained immense benefits, pushing his understanding of time and space to the Ninth Realm.
Even if Emperor Xuan, an invincible sage, had a comprehension far inferior to Lin Yuan's, he would still have gained insights with more time spent in study.
And at the peak of the Ninth Realm, every step forward is as difficult as ascending to the heavens, but the improvement in mastering time and space would also increase significantly.
Lin Yuan speculated that Emperor Xuan's final understanding of time and space had already crossed halfway into the Ninth Realm.
"Unfortunately, no matter how high one's understanding of time and space is, it is of little use in breaking through the time cycle. In fact, because of their expertise in time and space, the trials within the time cycle would have nothing to do with time and space."
Lin Yuan mused to himself, which was one of the reasons Emperor Xuan did not continue to study the Small Cauldron.
If he could transcend to the thirteenth stage, the increase in his life force would naturally elevate his understanding of time and space beyond the Ninth Realm.
"However, I don't need to consider these things now."
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. One reason Emperor Xuan rushed to break through to the thirteenth stage was that the Small Cauldron was almost uncontrollable at the time.
But now?
After being suppressed by Emperor Xuan for over thirty million cosmic years, the Small Cauldron would not break free within the next hundred cosmic years.
And a hundred cosmic years?
From birth to now, even counting the time spent traversing, Lin Yuan has only been around for ten thousand years. If a cosmic year is an endless ocean, then the time Lin Yuan has experienced so far is just a single drop, or even a billionth of a drop.
From the Sovereign Realm to the complete Chaos Realm, Emperor Xuan's expectation for Lin Yuan was to reach it within a hundred cosmic years, based on the assumption that Lin Yuan's true cultivation time was unknown.
Lin Yuan continued to study the Small Cauldron.
In a daze, Lin Yuan vaguely saw a blurred, towering figure with a bald head. Before this figure, over a dozen weapons and artifacts floated, one of which was the Small Cauldron.
As the Small Cauldron floated, boundless power emanated in all directions, extinguishing everything within the range of ten thousand, a hundred thousand, and a million void domains.
"That must be the true owner of the Small Cauldron, the imprint left by the thirteenth-stage Time Being."
Lin Yuan understood this and naturally dared not touch it, fearing it might attract the attention of the thirteenth-stage Time Being.
In fact, the reason this thirteenth-stage Time Being has not reclaimed the Small Cauldron might not be forgetfulness, but rather that the concept of time for a thirteenth-stage being is fundamentally different from that of a twelfth-stage being.
Thirty million cosmic years? Thirty million cosmic years? To a thirteenth-stage Time Being, it might be just a blink of an eye.
Thirteenth-stage Time Beings can see through countless timelines of the future. For them, they might only recall the Small Cauldron when they need it at a specific point in the future.
As for what the small cauldron would experience and who would end up with it, the time life didn’t really care much.
"Sky Void Cauldron?"
While delving into the mysteries of the small cauldron, Lin Yuan learned its name.
Sky Void Cauldron.
This was also a residual imprint within the small cauldron, which he could understand with a bit of contemplation.
"Is this a thirteenth-tier time life?"
Lin Yuan’s thoughts were complex.
Just the residual power of a thirteenth-tier weapon could effortlessly destroy a million void domains.
If that thirteenth-tier time life were to exert its full power, wouldn’t it be capable of destroying half of the chaotic void?
This was just in terms of sheer power. For a thirteenth-tier life, the most crucial aspect was the mastery of future timelines.
A thirteenth-tier life could see through countless timelines and choose a specific path to follow, though it might be influenced by other thirteenth-tier lives during the process.
The dimension gap the Emperor Xuanhuang experienced was a place where two time lives had acted, perhaps at a critical moment, two time lives acted significantly to shape the future as they desired.
For time lives, all existences below the thirteenth tier were mere pawns. Only other thirteenth-tier time lives were true opponents and the ones who shaped the timelines.
Inner Universe.
While contemplating the Sky void cauldron, Lin Yuan also directed a portion of his consciousness to his inner universe.
"These are the roots of those mysterious realms."
Lin Yuan looked at the floating life origin stones, primordial ore crystals, and the nine heavens’ thunder cores.
"Let’s ask the senior if they can be integrated into the inner universe."
Lin Yuan’s thoughts flickered, and he appeared beside the jade gourd, taking out over a dozen roots of these mysterious realms.
Although he had the idea to integrate these roots into his inner universe when he obtained them, he still decided to ask the opinion of the red-robed child.
After all, the spirit was created by a thirteenth-tier time life, specifically to guide the thirteenth-tier legacy of the Infinite Void.
Through contemplating the sky void cauldron, Lin Yuan gained a clear understanding of the might of thirteenth-tier lives, further recognizing his own insignificance.
"These?"
The red-robed child’s eyes widened at the sight of the dozen roots.
The roots of these mysterious realms were the foundation of their mysteries. The spirits of those realms would never willingly part with them.
Even an invincible great sage of an era would find it extremely difficult to obtain such roots. The life origin stone the Emperor Xuanhuang once obtained was not gained through normal means but rather ‘stolen’ at a particular moment.
"What exactly did you do? How did those guys end up giving you so many of these roots?"
The red-robed child found it hard to believe. Over the long ages, many past cultivators of the Infinite Void had reached the realm of invincible great sages.
They naturally entered many mysterious realms but dared not force the spirits of those realms too much.
After all, if they were to push the spirits too far, they would surely seek help from the time lives behind them. No twelfth-tier existence could bear the consequences, and even an invincible great sage cultivating the thirteenth-tier legacy could not do so.
To make the spirits part with these roots, one would need an overwhelmingly powerful background, not fearing the threat of thirteenth-tier time lives. But if one truly had such a powerful backing, they wouldn’t care about these roots.
"Just lucky," Lin Yuan said.
Now he also understood how Emperor Xuanhuang went to meet those ‘old friends.’
If the Emperor Xuanhuang was destined to perish, forcefully entering those mysterious realms wouldn’t matter either.
After all, they were all doomed.
"Can they be integrated into the inner universe?"
Lin Yuan immediately asked.
This was the question he was most concerned about.
"Yes."
"Of course, they can."
The red-robed child immediately jumped up. "For other perfectly formed chaotic voids, integrating these roots into their own inner universes would mean little. They could, at best, recreate the environments of those mysterious realms."
"Because their inner universes have a fixed upper limit, they can’t fully utilize these roots," the red-robed child explained to Lin Yuan. "But you are different. Your inner universe is evolving toward the chaotic void, nurturing these roots to form your own mysterious realms. This will bring great benefits, immense benefits."
The red-robed child marveled at the wonder of it all.
"Originally, I planned to wait until you reached the perfect chaotic void or the strength of an invincible great sage before trying to obtain these roots from the mysterious realms."
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"Given your strength, reaching the pinnacle of the Chaos Realm should surpass the normal invincible great saints. At that point, when you venture into those mysterious realms, the chances of succeeding under pressure and temptation will be high."
"But now."
The girl in red looked at the root object before her.
She realized she had underestimated Lin Yuan; there was no need to wait until the pinnacle of the Chaos Realm.
"Since that's the case, I'll begin the integration."
Lin Yuan immediately said. Unlike the fusion and devouring of the Fiery Sun Origin, which he could stop and dissipate at any time, these root objects were ultimately external. He still needed to think carefully before integrating and devouring them.
"Go ahead."
The girl in red nodded, looking at Lin Yuan. "I'm increasingly looking forward to seeing how your inner universe will grow. Can you reach the theoretical seventh layer?"
"Seventh layer of the Infinite Void?"
Lin Yuan's thoughts expanded. According to the creator of this lineage, the seventh layer of the Infinite Void would birth an inner universe that rivals the chaos of the void, perhaps even matching a thirteenth-stage time life in terms of the inner universe. Of course, this comparison was limited to the inner universe.
The inner universe was vast and expansive.
After reaching the ninth layer of space-time comprehension, Lin Yuan's inner universe once again underwent a wild expansion. It grew from a diameter of trillions of light-years to a radius of eighteen trillion light-years.
It was important to note that Lin Yuan's inner universe was never about size but rather about quality.
A universe spanning trillions of light-years was enough to rival those with diameters of quadrillions or quintillions of light-years. Now, reaching eighteen trillion light-years, the foundation and depth of his inner universe had undoubtedly grown immensely.
"Integrate."
Lin Yuan took out the Life Origin Stone.
This Life Origin Stone was only fist-sized, but it was filled with a life force as vast as an ocean.
Swish.
Lin Yuan tossed the Life Origin Stone, and the primordial power of the universe swiftly engulfed and integrated it.
Swish.
After integrating and devouring the external Life Origin Stone, Lin Yuan faintly sensed that he could grasp a fundamental thread of life force.
"Gather."
Lin Yuan focused his mind.
That fundamental thread of life force began to spread, gradually forming a ‘pond’ entirely composed of life energy.
Lin Yuan looked down at the small pond. "The vast and boundless Sea of Life, a mysterious realm left by a thirteenth-stage time life, and now I have formed a small pond with its root object?"
Lin Yuan didn't find this surprising. The Sea of Life was left by a thirteenth-stage time life, and Lin Yuan, not being a time life, naturally couldn't match it. The mysterious realm formed by the Life Origin Stone would definitely fall short of the former. Of course, this was only a temporary shortcoming.
As Lin Yuan's strength increased, his inner universe continued to transform, and the mysterious realms it birthed would also grow.
Next, Lin Yuan integrated the initial mining crystal and the Nine Heavens Thunder Core into his inner universe.
Various root objects evolved within Lin Yuan's inner universe, forming numerous ‘miniature’ mysterious realms.
"Golden Void Leaf?"
Lin Yuan looked at the last root object.
This root object came from a mysterious realm known as the Void Divine Tree, specifically its core leaf. It gave Lin Yuan a feeling as if he were gazing into the chaos of the void.
"Legend has it that the Void Divine Tree spans the heavens and the earth, with each leaf the size of a void domain. This Golden Void Leaf is from the crown of the tree, and since ancient times, no supreme great saint has ever touched it, nor has any information or intelligence about it been passed down."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
Emperor Xuan had given him these root objects, and Lin Yuan decided to integrate them all into his inner universe. This would provide the most direct and profound enhancement for himself. Another reason was that he didn't know what use these root objects had. Trading them?
Even a supreme great saint would find it difficult to offer a price worth trading such root objects. If Lin Yuan were to rashly reveal he possessed these root objects, it would also attract a lot of trouble.
"Directly integrate."
Lin Yuan tossed the Golden Void Leaf, and a massive surge of primordial power swept through.
The Golden Void Leaf was swiftly integrated and devoured, with threads of infinite spatial golden force immediately spreading throughout the entire universe.
(End of Chapter)
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