Chapter 764: Information from the Past Spacetime
Chapter 764: Information from the Past Spacetime
In the dimly lit dimension gap, Ten Thousand Emptiness and the Mother of the Snail Realm sat facing each other, savoring fine wine and chatting.
As Second Rank Temporal Beings in this dimension gap region, Ten Thousand Emptiness and the Mother of the Snail Realm stood at the pinnacle. All nearby Time Beings had heard of their formidable reputation.
Although Second Rank Temporal Beings didn't possess the means to completely annihilate Time Beings like Time Lords, few First Rank Temporal Beings dared to offend them. Those who made enemies with Second Rank Temporal Beings would face relentless pursuit, even if they couldn't be killed.
"I never imagined that 'Milky Way' is a Time Being from within the dimensional space. He hasn't even experienced a great annihilation, yet he's already a Second Rank being?" Ten Thousand Emptiness sighed.
Recently, the Milky Way Realm had given birth to a Third Rank Lord-level material, attracting the attention of two Second Rank Temporal Beings who competed for it.
One of these Second Rank Temporal Beings was 'Gray Ancestor', from a distant gap region, known to the Mother of the Snail Realm and Ten Thousand Emptiness.
The other Second Rank Temporal Being, 'Milky Way', was unfamiliar to them. They initially thought 'Milky Way' was from an even more distant dimension gap region, which was why they hadn't heard of him.
As for how a Time Being from the Chaos Void could summon such a Second Rank Temporal Being, perhaps it was a matter of fate or some other reason. The Mother of the Snail Realm and Ten Thousand Emptiness had made various speculations.
They weren't overly surprised.
However, as news about 'Milky Way' gradually spread after the Milky Way Realm was invaded by the Chaos Void dimension, the Mother of the Snail Realm and Ten Thousand Emptiness were taken aback.
This 'Milky Way', a Second Rank being, was also from the Chaos Void.
The Mother of the Snail Realm and Ten Thousand Emptiness were dumbfounded. After their home dimension had collapsed, they had no idea how many years and hardships they had endured, constantly competing with other Time Beings, observing and planning across various timelines.
Only then did they finally comprehend their Chaos Origin Path, ascending to the Second Rank.
Yet, 'Milky Way' had achieved the Second Rank while still in his home dimension? Ten Thousand Emptiness felt a mix of emotions. He had previously sought out Lin Yuan, hoping to explore a special dimensional space together.
But until now, he hadn't received a response, leaving Ten Thousand Emptiness somewhat disappointed.
"A Time Being who ascends to the Second Rank within a great annihilation cycle... I've actually encountered one?" The Mother of the Snail Realm also found it hard to believe.
In the vast dimension gap, there were many Second Rank Temporal Beings, but those who ascended to the Second Rank within a great annihilation cycle were incredibly rare.
At least, the Mother of the Snail Realm and Ten Thousand Emptiness had only heard of such Second Rank Temporal Beings, and they were even fewer than Time Lords.
For a First Rank being to ascend to the Second Rank, they must comprehend their Chaos Origin Path. As a fundamental Origin Path, the Chaos Origin Path required applicability across most of the dimension gap region as a basic threshold.
This meant Time Beings had to experience numerous dimensional spaces, traversing the vast dimension gap region. Merely residing in a single dimensional space made it extremely difficult to comprehend an Origin Path that was 'applicable to' most of the dimension gap region.
Thus, almost all Second Rank Temporal Beings only comprehended their Chaos Origin Path after leaving their home dimension and contemplating various dimensional spaces.
This was the norm for Second Rank Temporal Beings.
"He managed to repel Gray Ancestor, so his strength must be considerable in the Second Rank," said Ten Thousand Emptiness.
At least he didn't have the confidence to make Gray Ancestor back down. Perhaps Gray Ancestor's retreat was influenced by other factors, like not wanting to exert his full strength to avoid giving them an advantage.
"Indeed, he's very powerful," the Mother of the Snail Realm nodded.
She had paid ten pounds of Time Sand to Gray Ancestor to obtain the details of his encounter with Lin Yuan.
Knowing the fearsome nature of this Second Rank Temporal Being, Gray Ancestor's retreat wasn't due to hesitation but a simple realization that he couldn't win, and continuing the fight would only lead to a significant loss.
"Hmm? I didn't expect you, a madman, to have such an assessment," Ten Thousand Emptiness said, looking at the Mother of the Snail Realm.
The Mother of the Snail Realm's madness was well-known among Second Rank Temporal Beings.
"But no matter how powerful, becoming a Lord still requires time," Ten Thousand Emptiness added.
Comprehending the Chaos Origin Path might involve factors like comprehension ability, but ascending to the Third Rank and converging one's entire future timeline allowed for no shortcuts.
The future timeline was filled with countless variables, and attempting to converge it had trapped countless Second Rank peak Time Beings.
"Indeed," the Mother of the Snail Realm agreed.
Those Time Beings in the vast dimension gap who ascended to the Second Rank within a great annihilation cycle had experienced a similar journey as other Second Rank Temporal Beings, with no significant differences.
Hahaha, with this thought, I feel much better."
A smile appeared on Ten Thousand Emptiness' face.
Thinking about how even a freak like the Milky Way had to patiently unravel and converge its own timeline, it might take ten, a hundred, or even a thousand Great Annihilation Cycles to be trapped in the convergence of a specific timeline.
Ten Thousand Emptiness barely managed to regain some stability.
Chaos Void.
After comprehending the essence of the Milky Way Realm's Origin Path, Lin Yuan's true body returned to the Chaos Void.
"Future Body."
Lin Yuan carefully observed his countless future timelines, and with the Future Body's presence, each timeline quickly converged.
"At this rate of convergence, it will take about fifty thousand years, or even a hundred thousand years, to fully converge. That will be when I truly become a Time Lord."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
Of course, in his current state, he was no different from a Time Lord, and he could even surpass ordinary Time Lords.
But ultimately, he was not yet a Time Lord, and he had yet to experience the realm and life essence breakthroughs that came with becoming one.
"Once I master the Three Lives Technique, I will almost certainly become a Time Lord."
Lin Yuan secretly thought to himself.
Once he could gather the Past, Present, and Future Bodies, even without doing anything, the numerous timelines would naturally converge due to the innate workings of the Three Epochs Body.
"However, mastering the Three Lives Technique is much more difficult than becoming a Time Lord."
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.
Not to mention the most challenging Future Body, even the Past Body was harder to gather than becoming a Time Lord. Lin Yuan was the ninth awakened physical body, and he could only gather it by relying on the fundamental power deep within his bloodline and observing the operation of the Illusory World.
After that, with the help of the Past and Present Bodies, anchoring the Future Body, and the guidance of the Three Epochs Immortal Emperor, he was able to gather the Future Body.
Even for Lin Yuan, mastering the Three Lives Technique was this difficult. Other Second Stage Time Beings couldn't even dream of it, and among Third Stage Time Lords, only a few had mastered the Three Lives Technique.
Otherwise, with the advantage of the Three Lives Technique in exploring the Infinite Origin, the other two Immortal Emperors of the Vast Chaos Source World should have learned it long ago.
In reality, neither the Daoyou Immortal Emperor nor the Wuyu Immortal Emperor had mastered the Three Lives Technique.
"The Three Epochs Immortal Emperor passed on such a precious secret technique to me without holding anything back."
Lin Yuan felt a sense of awe, and even if other Time Lords couldn't master it, this secret technique could undoubtedly enhance the ability to explore the Infinite Origin.
"Since I can cross into the Third Stage in fifty thousand or a hundred thousand years, I should start considering what to do after becoming a Time Lord."
Lin Yuan's expression turned slightly solemn.
Gray Ancestor was just a Second Stage Time Being, and he was already attempting to plan for the acquisition of the Milky Way Core, a Third Stage Lord-rank material, to prepare for his future.
How much more so for Lin Yuan?
Compared to the First and Second Stages, a Third Stage Time Lord had to accomplish so much more. There were three paths to transcendence, and aside from becoming a Perfect Time Life, the other two paths were extremely time-consuming.
The Infinite Tribulation required one to pass through tens of billions of tribulations, and the Infinite Origin had no end.
Lin Yuan had no intention of attempting to become a Perfect Time Life; it was too risky, with failure leading to death.
Thus, he was destined to remain at the Time Lord stage for a long time.
"Since I plan to attempt the Infinite Tribulation, I must enhance my combat power as much as possible."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
The Infinite Tribulation was a path to transcendence that required one to pass through tests set by the Supreme Rule Path Awareness.
According to the Three Epochs Immortal Emperor, the tribulations faced by each Time Lord were different, even for the same number of tribulations.
As for the content of the tests, they were incredibly diverse. Some tests required traveling to a specific location to kill a particular life form, while others involved going back in time to prevent something from happening.
Therefore, to pass these tests, one's strength had to keep up.
Most tests were related to one's strength.
The stronger one was, the higher the chance of overcoming the tribulations.
And the simplest way to enhance strength was through weapons.
Before reaching the Second Stage, Lin Yuan had rarely used weapons, relying solely on his overwhelming power.
But upon reaching the Third Stage, facing Time Lords with bizarre abilities, he needed the assistance of powerful weapons.
"Origin Bell."
Lin Yuan flipped his right hand, and a palm-sized ancient bell floated above his palm.
This was the Soul Armament that Lin Yuan had forged during his weaker days. After becoming a Time Being, Lin Yuan had reforged this Origin Bell several times, elevating it to the Thirteenth Rank.
However, to be truly useful to Lin Yuan, it would need to be at least a Time Lord-rank weapon.
"Time Lord Rank."
Lin Yuan looked at the Origin Bell in his palm, "I'll need a large amount of Third Stage Lord-rank materials."
"The Lord-rank material I obtained earlier, the Milky Way Core, is far from sufficient for the transformation of the Origin Bell to the Third Stage. Lin Yuan still needs to gather a large amount of Lord-level materials."
"The Origin Bell is Lin Yuan's Soul Armament. If it can transform into a Lord-rank Armament, its help to Lin Yuan will far surpass that of other Lord-rank weapons."
"Even if the Origin Bell transforms to the Second Stage, it will not be weaker than ordinary Lord-rank weapons."
"Besides normal collection, I can also trade with other Overlords."
Lin Yuan thought to himself. Even Time Lords have their demands and engage in various trades.
Of course, to obtain Lord-rank materials through trade, one must offer treasures and rarities of the same level.
Chaos Qi filled the air.
Mo Xu Jun looked at the newly ascended Time Being, Luo Hou: "How's the stabilization of your realm?"
"Almost there," Luo Hou nodded.
As a newly ascended Time Being, the first task is to stabilize one's realm and adapt to the new power.
The leap from the Twelfth to the Thirteenth Rank is a transition from a Non-Temporal Life to a Time Being. The perspective of the latter is completely different from the former.
"That's good."
Mo Xu Jun smiled and said, "I'll take you to meet the Milky Way and see if he can allow you to enter the Milky Way Realm for contemplation."
The Milky Way Realm, although now under the control of Chaos Void, still holds its true ownership with Lin Yuan. Mo Xu Jun, as a Time Being, must obtain Lin Yuan's permission to bring a new Time Being into the realm.
"The Milky Way Realm?"
Luo Hou's heart stirred with excitement.
Not long ago, in the Milky Way Realm, Chaos Void's 'Milky Way' had successfully repelled the mysterious Second Stage Time Being, 'Gray Ancestor'. Luo Hou was naturally aware of this.
"Although the Milky Way became a Time Being after you, you must not show any disrespect."
Mo Xu Jun reminded him.
"I understand," Luo Hou assured him.
Soon, Mo Xu Jun brought Luo Hou to Lin Yuan.
"Milky Way," Mo Xu Jun greeted the young man sitting cross-legged in the void. In Mo Xu Jun's eyes, every timeline of this young man was hazy, leading to an endless future.
Each vague timeline seemed to converge towards the same future, leaving Mo Xu Jun in awe.
"This is the 'Milky Way'? The one who recently repelled a Second Stage Time Being?"
Luo Hou was amazed, but also puzzled by the vast gap between the First and Second Stages. He felt that even a single glance from Lin Yuan could heavily injure him.
"What is it?"
Lin Yuan opened his eyes and looked at Mo Xu Jun and Luo Hou.
In fact, the moment he saw these two Time Beings, Lin Yuan understood their purpose.
The future timelines of these two First Stage Time Beings were clear as day to Lin Yuan.
"Luo Hou has stabilized his realm, and I plan to take him to the Milky Way Realm," Mo Xu Jun said immediately.
"Mhm," Lin Yuan nodded. "Contemplating the operations of the Great Dao Origin in the Milky Way Realm in advance will be beneficial for comprehending your own Origin Path."
"Thank you, 'Milky Way'," Luo Hou's heart was filled with joy. His journey to the Milky Way Realm now was different from before.
Previously, entering the Milky Way Realm still required fighting with other Time Being forces. But now? The entire Milky Way Realm belongs to Chaos Void, and to Milky Way. Luo Hou can directly enjoy the greatest benefits.
This was also the reason Mo Xu Jun came to seek Lin Yuan's permission.
"No problem."
"You and I come from the same dimensional space."
Lin Yuan smiled.
He didn't think he could match the Three Epochs Immortal Emperor in assisting Time Beings from the same dimensional space.
However, under circumstances that didn't affect himself, he could still lend a helping hand. The Milky Way Realm held no use for Lin Yuan now, and letting Luo Hou go to contemplate was a simple task.
Lin Yuan watched as Mo Xu Jun and Luo Hou left.
Lin Yuan then closed his eyes and returned to his secluded cultivation.
"The Past Body?"
Lin Yuan's gaze turned to the past, and he began to explore against the flow of time with his Past Body.
Both the Perfect Time Life and the Infinite Tribulation, two paths to Ascension, required the Overlord realm to attempt.
But what about Infinite Origin? With Lin Yuan's Three Epochs Body, he could explore it in advance.
Exploring the past wasn't just for the 'Infinite Origin' path to Ascension.
It also allowed him to obtain information left behind by other Time Lords.
The present and future were easy to change, filled with variables.
The past, however, was fixed, which was why Time Lords chose to communicate in the past.
If Lin Yuan wanted to transform the Origin Bell into a Lord-rank weapon, he would indeed need to interact with other Overlords.
And the simplest way to meet other Overlords was to travel to a specific time and space in the past.
(End of Chapter)
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