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Chapter 755: Twenty Thousand Years
Chapter 755: Twenty Thousand Years
In the Milky Way Realm, the vast river waters surged endlessly.
Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, contemplating the operation of the Origin Path within the realm.
In front of him, strands of special substances floated and intertwined.
These were the immortal substances from the third Source World.
Of course, the immortal substances that Lin Yuan had condensed were not directly from the third Source World, but rather, he had grasped the essence of these substances and recreated them with his own power.
Lin Yuan's eyes were filled with amazement. Even after ten years of comprehension, he was still in awe of this unique substance.
Moreover, even within the Milky Way Realm, the immortal substances remained stable.
It was well-known that many power systems or precious treasures could only survive in their corresponding dimensions or similar environments.
Once they left, they would collapse.
Without the nurturing environment, most living or non-living beings would be affected.
Even the powerful Time Beings, if trapped in a special dimensional space, would be suppressed to some extent.
"Too perfect," Lin Yuan murmured, his mind immersed in the experience.
The most microscopic particles of the immortal substances were composed of thirty-three fundamental units.
These thirty-three fundamental units were intertwined in perfect balance, and individually, they didn't seem very powerful.
However, when gathered in sufficient quantities, they formed a terrifying force that could reach the thirteenth tier.
The Godless Sovereign of the third Source World had used these immortal substances to condense his true body, ultimately unleashing a strength comparable to a Mortal Immortal.
Lin Yuan had gone even further, and by merely reshaping one-tenth of his physical body with the immortal substances, he had reached the conventional domain of a Mortal Immortal.
"However, after reshaping one-tenth of my physical body, the time and amount of immortal substances needed to reshape the next one-tenth will increase significantly," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
It had taken him ten years to reshape one-tenth of his physical body, and it might take another ten or even twenty years to reshape just one-twentieth or one-thirtieth.
The enhancement of power was not as simple as one plus one equals two, and the same was true for methods that altered the fundamental composition of the body and soul.
"We'll take it slow," Lin Yuan smiled. After reaching the thirteenth tier, time held little significance for him.
A thirteenth-tier Time Being could be considered to have attained a certain degree of eternity, able to foresee numerous future timelines, and as long as he didn't make any fatal mistakes, he wouldn't die.
"The Source World?"
Lin Yuan dispersed the immortal substances before him, his mind filled with pleasure.
The three Source Worlds he had explored so far had all been of great help to him.
The first Source World had provided him with Ancestor Bloodline and its heritage.
The second Source World had taught him the Runic Path and the path to Lordhood.
And the third Source World had given him the immortal substances.
The Vast Chaos Origin World.
A towering Bronze Immortal Palace stood atop the Ninefold Heavens.
An ancient and mysterious aura permeated the air, as if transcending the cause and effect of time and space, existing independently.
As Lin Yuan continued his actions, erasing one lineage after another, within the Bronze Immortal Palace, consciousnesses began to awaken.
On the throne of the Immortal Palace, a figure sat.
At this moment, the figure opened its eyes, and scenes appeared before it.
Below the throne, more figures stood.
"I never thought that in this current cultivation environment, such a powerful cultivator would still appear?" the figure on the throne muttered, looking down.
Ever since the Mortal Immortals broke free from the shackles of heaven and earth and charged into the Immortal Road, the cultivation environment of the Vast Chaos Origin World had gradually deteriorated.
The most noticeable change was the gradual thinning of the immortal substances.
For Emperor-level cultivators, immortal substances were everything.
Without them, Emperor-level cultivators could only live for a million years. No matter how talented or brilliant they were, how far could they progress on the cultivation path in such a short time?
Even if they managed to live to their third or fourth lives, they would still need an abundance of immortal substances as a foundation.
Why did consuming the Immortal Elixir allow Emperors to live a second life?
It was because the Immortal Elixir inherently contained immortal substances.
"What should we do now? Should we stop him from continuing his slaughter?"
Below the throne, a figure frowned and spoke.
Many clans and forbidden zones in the Vast Chaos Origin World were left behind by the Mortal Immortals who had charged into the Immortal Road.
The purpose of the Bronze Immortal Palace's existence was to maintain the stability of the Vast Chaos Origin World, ensuring that the Mortal Immortals' descendants wouldn't face chaos while their ancestors fought on the Immortal Road.
"Stop him?"
"Why stop him?"
The figure on the throne shook his head. "How great are the Mortal Immortals? They spread their heritage, opening paths for all living beings. But ever since they charged into the Immortal Road, their descendants and offspring have indulged in pleasure and frequently initiated dark upheavals, reaping countless lives."
The figures below the throne remained silent.
The ancient supremes and forbidden zone masters of the Great Spirit Ancient Kingdom, in addition to sharing the flesh and essence of the current Celestial Emperor, would regularly harvest mortals to replenish and nurture their nearly depleted minds.
The many beings within the Immortal Palace were well aware of this, but they turned a blind eye due to their connections with the Mortal Immortals.
"Rest assured, the bloodline legacy of the Mortal Immortals will not be severed. This is the natural course of cause and effect. The Mortal Immortals themselves said this before their departure."
The figure on the Immortal Palace throne spoke.
If it weren't for the repeated harvesting by the ancient supremes and forbidden zone masters, the Tianyuan Emperor wouldn't have taken such drastic action today.
"Indeed."
The numerous figures beneath the throne nodded slightly.
Although the Tianyuan Emperor's methods were ruthless, he didn't go too far, such as slaughtering an entire race. He only eradicated the main lineage, leaving the side branches untouched.
"Furthermore, even if we wanted to stop them, could we?"
The figure on the Immortal Palace throne remained noncommittal, "Who would stop them? Who could stand against the current Tianyuan Emperor?"
The fully revived ancient supremes couldn't even withstand a single slap from the Tianyuan Emperor, let alone the forbidden zones, which couldn't withstand him for more than a dozen breaths.
The Tianyuan Emperor's strength was at least that of a Godless Sovereign, approaching the level of the Mortal Immortals.
Even if the Bronze Immortal Palace were to unleash its full potential, it could only gain the upper hand against such a powerful being, but it couldn't suppress them.
The Bronze Immortal Palace was left behind by the Mortal Immortals when they departed, but it could only manifest their combat power with many restrictions and limitations.
Trying to suppress a Godless Sovereign approaching the level of the Mortal Immortals was akin to a fool's dream.
Before their departure, the Mortal Immortals were well aware that the world's environment would gradually deteriorate, making it extremely rare and difficult for new Mortal Immortals to be born, let alone Celestial Emperors.
Leaving behind the Bronze Immortal Palace was already more than enough.
"I'm curious to see how far this Tianyuan Emperor will go in the future."
The figure on the Immortal Palace throne spoke with hidden meaning. In such a harsh environment, the Tianyuan Emperor could easily live through a fourth and fifth life.
Outside a majestic divine mountain.
Lin Yuan appeared out of thin air.
His arrival caused the entire divine mountain, inside and out, to be on high alert. Numerous supreme auras revived, and several Imperial Armaments followed suit.
The majestic divine mountain was named 'Emperor Mountain', the first forbidden zone of the Great Spirit Ancient Kingdom. Even during the Tianyuan Emperor's heyday, he dared not approach it.
Compared to powerful races, the forbidden zones were even more terrifying, and their origins were unimaginable.
"Tianyuan, what brings you here?"
Just then, a man clad in divine armor stepped out of Emperor Mountain, his gaze sharp.
As the first forbidden zone, Lin Yuan's act of erasing the forbidden zones naturally came to their attention.
Otherwise, a mere current Celestial Emperor wouldn't warrant such careful treatment from Emperor Mountain.
"I'm here to flatten your mountain."
Lin Yuan said with a smile.
In the many timelines he had observed, the Great Spirit Ancient Kingdom had experienced multiple dark upheavals, and each time, the ancient supremes had harvested mortals with the Emperor Mountain pulling the strings behind the scenes.
Even in this timeline, after the Tianyuan Emperor's original body passed away, according to the normal timeline, most of the Celestial Emperor's origins would eventually fall into the hands of Emperor Mountain.
"Flatten our mountain?"
The man in divine armor looked at Lin Yuan.
He himself was an Imperial-level powerhouse, clad in Imperial Armor. Even though he wasn't the current Celestial Emperor and wasn't at his peak, he still had enough confidence.
"Suppress."
Lin Yuan didn't waste words and took action directly.
The world's essence grew dim, and as Lin Yuan extended his hand, a sky-spanning hand pressed down upon Emperor Mountain.
A deafening rumble echoed.
During this time, numerous divine lights erupted from the surface of Emperor Mountain, and Imperial fluctuations burst forth, but to no avail. They were all annihilated under the pressure of Lin Yuan's palm.
"No!!!"
The man in divine armor tried to block the slowly descending sky-spanning hand, but to no avail. It was like an ant trying to shake the heavens, utterly meaningless.
"Tianyuan Emperor, do you know the origin of my Emperor Mountain?"
In his final moments, the man in divine armor glared at Lin Yuan and said, "My Emperor Mountain is the lineage of the Mortal Immortals. The Mortal Immortals made great contributions to this world, you can't treat us like this."
"The Mortal Immortals indeed have great merits in this world."
Lin Yuan nodded; he had witnessed the achievements of the Mortal Immortals in this source world through past and future timelines.
Even the immortal substance permeating the world was brought down from a higher plane by the first Mortal Immortal at a great cost of mental energy.
Through this, the second, third, and so on Mortal Immortals were born.
"What does the achievements of the Mortal Immortals have to do with you?" Lin Yuan looked at the man clad in Divine Armor, his tone indifferent.
Relying on the merits of their ancestors, harvesting the masses, Lin Yuan naturally held no favor. At this moment, since he had chosen to take action and settle scores, he had made thorough preparations and was unafraid of retaliation from the Mortal Immortals residing in higher realms.
Moreover, the actions of the forbidden zones like Emperor Mountain were likely to be known by the Mortal Immortals backing them. It was estimated that they wouldn't even need to take action themselves and would be directly eliminated.
Rumble!
Emperor Mountain shook and soon collapsed rapidly.
Lin Yuan retracted his right hand, placing the numerous treasures and rare artifacts, as well as the immortal substances, collected in Emperor Mountain into his internal universe.
"Mortal Immortals."
Lin Yuan's gaze deepened. Long before this Source World came into being, he was already aware that the thirteen tiers of Mortal Immortals had gathered in another realm.
That realm was the depths of this Source World, where the immortal substances permeating the Vast Chaos Source World originated.
The Mortal Immortals, in order to advance further and pave the way for the future cultivation of the beings in this world, prepared to completely open up the Immortal Path, connecting the Vast Chaos Source World with the world at the end of the Immortal Path, thus transforming the Vast Chaos Source World into an unprecedented cultivation sacred realm.
"With my current strength, it's not suitable for me to get involved in the world at the end of the Immortal Path."
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. Breaking into the Immortal Path was not something ordinary Mortal Immortals could accomplish.
The Mortal Immortals in this Source World had initially joined forces to enter the Immortal Path, and even beings above the Mortal Immortals had intervened.
What Lin Yuan needed to do now was to continuously transform himself with immortal substances, enhancing his strength as much as possible.
Lin Yuan had cleansed most of the forbidden zones and powerful clans in the Vast Chaos Source World.
He then returned to the Tianyuan Imperial Palace.
As for the small number of forbidden zones that remained untouched?
These zones had not been involved in the past's dark turmoil and had never coveted the Tianyuan Emperor's physical body's origin.
Although Lin Yuan was decisive in his killings, he would not slaughter without reason, so he did not take action against these zones.
"Emperor."
Outside the Tianyuan Imperial Palace, numerous followers had been waiting for a long time.
Even many high-ranking members of the Human Clan had gathered here, and Lin Yuan's cleansing of various clan forbidden zones clearly did not align with the late-stage behavior of the Tianyuan Emperor.
The reason the Human Clan's high-ranking members had withdrawn from the Tianyuan Imperial Palace was that the Tianyuan Emperor was approaching his lifetime limit, and the Imperial Palace was no longer safe.
Now, with Lin Yuan's strength and means, there was no safer place in the world than the Tianyuan Imperial Palace.
"You're all here."
Lin Yuan glanced at the dozens of high-ranking members of the Human Clan.
These high-ranking members were excited, as they had originally prepared for the Human Clan to face a dark era.
After all, with the Tianyuan Emperor about to pass away, and no new Emperor born among the Human Clan, it was foreseeable that the days ahead would be challenging.
But no one expected the Tianyuan Emperor to possess such terrifying strength.
"Emperor, have you lived a third life?"
A middle-aged man couldn't help but ask. He was a direct descendant of the Tianyuan Emperor, possessing high innate talent, and was the Human Clan's most promising candidate to become the next Emperor.
"More or less."
Lin Yuan replied casually.
Now, not only had he lived a third life, but the mind's will of his time being allowed him to live as long as he wished, even if this Source World were to be destroyed, he could still live freely and unfettered.
"Next, I will be retreating in the Imperial Palace. Do as you see fit."
After a few instructions, Lin Yuan returned to the depths of the Imperial Palace to cultivate in seclusion.
After cleansing numerous clan forbidden zones, Lin Yuan reaped abundant rewards. The immortal substances alone were sufficient for him to digest for some time.
In fact, those ancient supremes valued the immortal substances they had condensed highly. Even if they died and fell, they would burn the immortal substances in advance, never letting others obtain them.
It was only because Lin Yuan's strength completely overwhelmed them that they didn't even have a chance to use the immortal substances.
Ever since the Tianyuan Emperor took action to suppress numerous forbidden zones, the Human Clan had once again welcomed a prosperous cultivation era. Without forbidden zones lurking in the shadows, and without the various clans' suppression, the Human Clan's numerous cultivation geniuses no longer needed to hide their talents but could fully showcase their brilliance.
As for Lin Yuan? He basically didn't take action again. With the achievement of suppressing numerous clan forbidden zones, which ancient supreme would dare to challenge him?
Time passed swiftly.
In the blink of an eye, two thousand years had gone by.
(End of Chapter)
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