Chapter 226 Ordinary Member of the Demon Jade Tower

Zuo Qiuguang's words revealed a sense of self-deprecation.

Once upon a time, she, along with Gao Wufeng and several other Evolvers, somewhat looked down upon Lin Yuan's overly cautious actions.

Believing that on the path of evolution, forging ahead courageously was the only correct way.

For example, Gao Wufeng forcibly underwent the Heart Demon Tribulation.

Only now…

Gao Wufeng had almost gone mad.

She had also decided to voluntarily give up.

The other few Evolvers had also failed in their cultivation one after another during this period.

Of the original small group, only Lin Yuan was still persevering.

Judging from the results, the few of them had gained nothing in the past few years.

Moreover, because they cultivated the evolutionary pathways contained within the Physical Body, their mental will had been affected to a certain extent.

Even if it wasn't as severe as Gao Wufeng's condition, it still required a massive amount of time and numerous treasures to recover.

On the other hand, Lin Yuan.

What he sought was merely to use the mental will pressure to temper his own mental will.

Now it seemed his gains were quite good.

Although.

In the eyes of Zuo Qiuguang and the others.

Tempering mental will was not a difficult task.

But at least compared to themselves, Lin Yuan not only came out unscathed,

but also gained something.

One after the other.

Forming a sharp contrast.

"I simply chose not to Cultivate."

Lin Yuan sighed.

In truth, saying one won't Cultivate is easy.

But doing it is extremely difficult when the ultimate evolutionary path is right before one's eyes.

Who could control themselves and not Cultivate?

With delicacies spread across the table, could you restrain yourself to eating only plain rice?

Lin Yuan was able to exercise self-restraint because he possessed Heaven-Defying Comprehension and the Gate of Myriad Realms, believing he could find a way to become a Supreme Powerhouse without relying on that section of the Physical Body.

But others did not have this capability.

Even the offspring of a Supreme Powerhouse would have to contend for such an opportunity.

"No wonder the rules set by the Supreme Powerhouses are to have Evolvers enter in batches to comprehend, rather than all at once."

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

If they all comprehended simultaneously, what if problems arose collectively? Wouldn't that impact the entire Human Civilization?

Even though those comprehending that Physical Body were primarily Seventh-Order Evolvers, if too many Evolvers of this caliber suddenly vanished, it would easily cause turmoil.

By coming in batches, there would be no such issue.

If this batch has problems, at worst they can temporarily close access to that section of the Physical Body, and reopen it gradually once healing is mostly complete.

"The further one progresses in cultivating the evolutionary pathways contained within this Physical Body, the greater the impact on oneself, especially upon failing cultivation."

Lin Yuan glanced at that section of the Physical Body beneath the firmament.

If one failed right at the beginning of cultivation, there would likely be little impact, requiring at most a period of recuperation.

But if it were like Gao Wufeng, failing again after achieving a certain level of success, it would no longer be a matter of simply recuperating for a while.

Therefore, Zuo Qiuguang's active choice to give up stemmed from this consideration; giving up now was at least much less costly than being forced to give up after a cultivation failure later on.

Gao Wufeng was an example.

"If I were to Cultivate and comprehend a certain evolutionary pathway, relying on Heaven-Defying Comprehension, I might be able to go very far, much further than Gao Wufeng. But once I failed, the price would be disastrous…"

Lin Yuan felt a chill down his spine.

"I cannot Cultivate."

"Even comprehension must be approached with the utmost care."

Lin Yuan frowned slightly, pondering to himself.

Crimson Kun Main Star.

Lin Yuan disconnected his consciousness from the Virtual World, intending to rest for a while.

"Boundary-Breaking Source Power."

Lin Yuan's mind descended deep into his consciousness, gazing at the towering and magnificent Gate of Myriad Realms.

At the same time.

Lin Yuan felt the copious amount of information transmitted by the Gate of Myriad Realms.

"Five wisps of Boundary-Breaking Source Power."

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.

Over the past few years, he had not traveled through realms, constantly comprehending that Physical Body and tempering his mental will. Unawares, the Boundary-Breaking Source Power had accumulated to five wisps.

"If my Yin Spirit hadn't been constantly stationed in the Alien Race Battlefield, the Boundary-Breaking Source Power right now would be at most three or four wisps."

Lin Yuan looked up toward a certain direction. That was the Alien Race Battlefield he had chosen specifically to send his Taiyin Primordial Spirit over, staying at the bottom of that permanent spatial rift to accelerate the accumulation of Boundary-Breaking Source Power.

"Five wisps of Boundary-Breaking Source Power can perform five realm shifts. However, these five shifts are all random, unable to select the category and tier of the worlds."

Lin Yuan pondered in his heart.

"Random realm shifts" left Lin Yuan feeling uncertain. What if he shifted to a low-level world like his first traversal? Not to mention growing stronger, he wouldn't even be able to recover to his peak strength. Wouldn't that waste a shifting opportunity?

"If I do not perform random shifts, I currently have two choices."

Lin Yuan rubbed his chin.

One is to head to the Spirit Realm. This was the coordinate regarding the Spirit Realm that Lin Yuan captured within the Middle Earth Divine Continent during his fifth realm shift.

Relying on the coordinates, Lin Yuan could expend ten wisps of Boundary-Breaking Source Power to silently descend upon the Spirit Realm.

Given the tier of the Spirit Realm, it was enough for Lin Yuan to Cultivate for a very long time; at least the Eighth-Order or even Ninth-Order wouldn't need to be considered.

The second is to deeply develop the Azure Sky World. To be precise, it is the extraterrestrial void of the Azure Sky World, where evil gods are rampant, and there are even legendary evil gods who have grown to the ninth stage establishing settlements.

Of course.

There is also a third choice.

That is to expend a hundred wisps of Boundary-Breaking Source Power.

To "customize" the world to be shifted to.

The so-called "customization" was entirely based on Lin Yuan's requests.

For instance, if Lin Yuan wanted to shift to a Great Primeval World, he could directly customize it and then shift.

For example, if Lin Yuan wanted to stipulate the "category" and "tier" of the world to be shifted to, customization was equally possible.

Of course, "customized" shifting started at a hundred wisps of Boundary-Breaking Source Power, and if the customized world was special, the consumption would be even greater.

But overall, as long as there was enough Boundary-Breaking Source Power, Lin Yuan could travel to any world; dimensions and planes could not stop him.

"Azure Sky World."

Thinking of the Azure Sky World, Lin Yuan intended to receive the information transmitted by it.

Among Lin Yuan's six realm shifts, the Azure Sky World was definitely the one he had the deepest grasp of, where even the World Consciousness had been replaced.

With the Ancestral Demon Tree in charge of the Heavenly Dao, Lin Yuan was able to barely receive information from the Azure Sky World through the world coordinate imprint of the Gate of Myriad Realms.

"Hmm?"

"So many things have happened over these years?"

Lin Yuan's mind converged on the world coordinate imprint of the Azure Sky World.

Instantly, a massive amount of information from the Ancestral Demon Tree surged into his mind.

From the end of his sixth realm shift until now, only a few years had passed in the Main World.

But for the Azure Sky World, due to the difference in time flow rates, thousands of years had passed.

Over these thousands of years, all living beings in the Azure Sky World lived quite well, but those few Extraterrestrial Evil Gods repeatedly took the initiative to approach, wanting to contact Lin Yuan.

Yet they were all dismissed by the Ancestral Demon Tree according to Lin Yuan's instructions.

"Those few Extraterrestrial Evil Gods…"

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly. He had already sensed back then that those Extraterrestrial Evil Gods were abnormal; they actually wanted to invite him to explore some Void Secret Realm?

"As long as the Ancestral Demon Tree presides within the world, I have nothing to fear."

Lin Yuan didn't care at all.

The Ancestral World Tree became the "Heavenly Dao" of the Azure Sky World. It was incomparable to the original World Consciousness; driving the majestic World Power, even if ten Extraterrestrial Evil Gods attacked, the Ancestral Demon Tree could hold its ground.

Time flowed on.

Another year passed.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged at the summit of the Mountain Peak, observing that section of the Physical Body beneath the firmament.

[You possess Heaven-Defying Comprehension. Observing the mysterious Physical Body, you comprehend the 3,331st evolutionary pathway.]

"The 3,331st evolutionary pathway…"

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately began to analyze this evolutionary pathway.

"This evolutionary pathway is actually related to time? A combination of time and space? The essence of spacetime?"

Lin Yuan was extremely surprised.

The Time Rule, along with the Space Rules and Life Rule, was one of the pillar rules of the Main World.

Yet compared to the Space Rules and Life Rule, the Time Rule was even harder to comprehend. Wanting to fully comprehend the complete Time Rule was something only a Supreme Powerhouse could accomplish.

A Supreme Powerhouse's "resurrection" ability relied on reversing spacetime. This required a complete grasp of the Time Rule, breaking free from the shackles of the Time River, swimming against the current, and thereby resurrecting people from past times.

Of course, the essence of life of the person being resurrected must reach a certain degree; otherwise, if the life essence was too weak, even if the Supreme Powerhouse swam against the current, they wouldn't be able to "scoop them up" and place them onto the current timeline.

"The Time Rule."

Lin Yuan carefully comprehended. Time was formless and immaterial, yet omnipresent. Wanting to comprehend time was too difficult, especially since Lin Yuan was currently only at the Seventh-Order.

His tier was too low; even with Heaven-Defying Comprehension, the results were minimal.

"Forget it."

"I'll comprehend it after reaching the Eighth-Order."

"For now, I will comprehend the Space Rules with all my strength."

"Only when my comprehension of the Space Rules is deep enough can I better comprehend the Time Rule."

Lin Yuan gave up on comprehending the Time Rule; that was too uneconomical for him.

Time slowly ticked by.

More and more Human Evolver geniuses entered the Virtual World to comprehend that Physical Body.

Being latecomers, these Evolver geniuses were aware of the fate of the Evolvers who had first comprehended that Physical Body.

Yet not a single Evolver gave up. Since they could be called Evolver geniuses, they were extremely confident, believing that what others couldn't do, they certainly could.

"I possess the Ethereal Physique and am valued by the Goddess of Wisdom, with my information hidden and kept confidential. I will definitely be able to comprehend the ultimate evolutionary path!"

In a certain Virtual World, a youth sat at the mountain summit, looking up at that section of the Physical Body beneath the firmament.

Several months later.

"Who am I?"

"Where am I?"

"What should I be doing right now?"

The youth wore a blank expression, and with a muffled bang, his body burst apart.

"This is the ultimate evolutionary path. I have already reached the Eighth-Order extreme; wanting to step into the Ninth-Order has basically no hope, and even reaching the Eighth Order Invincibles is impossible."

"Rather than this, it is better to take a gamble, forsake everything, and comprehend that Physical Body. Once successful, I will be cultivated by the entire Human Civilization."

An elderly man with an antique and simple countenance made up his mind.

Immediately afterwards, he applied to the Goddess of Wisdom for a quota to comprehend that Physical Body.

A year later.

This elderly man with an antique countenance sat at the summit of the Mountain Peak.

Gazing at that section of the Physical Body beneath the firmament.

His expression was extremely solemn.

"Something is wrong."

"This Physical Body is wrong."

"The evolutionary pathway I am cultivating is wrong."

The elderly man with an antique countenance kept recalling something, feeling that a segment of his memories was faintly beginning to go missing.

This sign even had a tendency to spread.

"This Physical Body is too demonic. How could the Supreme Powerhouses release such an uncontrollable thing?"

The elderly man with an antique countenance collected himself and resolutely gave up comprehension.

If he continued to comprehend and Cultivate further, he felt that all his memories would be wiped clean.

By then, would he perhaps become a Puppet without any memories?

"My current body is a special life form I possessed not long ago. Its Innate talent and Aptitude are powerful, far surpassing humans. Using it to comprehend that Physical Body should yield twice the result with half the effort."

A green-skinned man with dragon horns on his forehead smiled.

Speaking of powerful Innate Aptitude, humans could never compare to those special life forms deep within the starry sky.

Of course, this comparison referred to the entire ethnic group. As for individuals, given the population base of Human Civilization, monsters and prodigies would be born every once in a while, not inferior in the slightest to those special life forms.

However.

Among the special life form groups, geniuses and prodigies would also be born.

As for this dragon-horned, green-skinned man, his Possession target was a Genius from a certain special life form group.

His comprehension of various rules was extremely terrifying, and his Qi and blood were powerful, with a peerless Physical Body that could be called terrifying.

In order to comprehend the ultimate evolutionary path, this dragon-horned, green-skinned man had paid a huge price. Wanting to capture such a special life form Genius alive was no easy task.

A year and a half later.

The dragon-horned, green-skinned man wore an ugly expression, his mental will shrouded by layers of hazy shadows.

"Is this a Heart Demon?"

"Dammit, didn't they say that only a very few evolutionary pathways would attract a Heart Demon?"

The dragon-horned, green-skinned man let out a slight breath. He was already an Eighth-Order Evolver, and his mental will index exceeded ten thousand points; passing the Heart Demon Tribulation once more should not be difficult.

"No, this is the Nine-Layer Heart Demon Tribulation."

A moment later, the dragon-horned, green-skinned man let out a wail.

"The geniuses of Human Civilization are simply too numerous."

Lin Yuan sat at the mountain summit, watching batch after batch of human Genius Evolvers enter.

These Evolvers might be far inferior to Lin Yuan in terms of Comprehension Ability, but in other aspects, such as Physique, Bloodline, Soul, and so on, they all had unique strengths.

And this was just the Virtual World where Lin Yuan was located.

Besides this Virtual World, there were countless other Virtual Worlds where that Physical Body could be comprehended.

"Unfortunately, they all failed."

"So far, among all the Genius Evolvers who participated in comprehending the Physical Body, not a single Evolver has found that ultimate evolutionary path?"

Lin Yuan thought silently in his mind.

"Perhaps the Supreme Powerhouses were wrong? Is there fundamentally no such thing as the ultimate evolutionary path contained within this Physical Body?"

"Or rather, the Physical Body containing the ultimate evolutionary path is not this section, but rather on the physical bodies in the hands of other Peak Groups?"

Lin Yuan speculated.

"But what does that have to do with me?"

"I never counted on comprehending that ultimate evolutionary path in the first place."

"I am already quite satisfied just comprehending and analyzing the ordinary evolutionary pathways contained within the Physical Body."

Lin Yuan reined in his thoughts and continued to observe that section of the Physical Body beneath the firmament.

[You possess Heaven-Defying Comprehension. Observing the mysterious Physical Body, you comprehend the 3,333rd evolutionary pathway.]

Time unknown.

Lin Yuan once again comprehended an evolutionary pathway.

From the first evolutionary pathway he comprehended at the beginning up to the current one, Lin Yuan had already comprehended 3,333 evolutionary pathways.

"Analyze."

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.

However.

Before Lin Yuan could analyze this evolutionary pathway,

Boom.

Within Lin Yuan's memories, the 3,332nd evolutionary pathway he had previously comprehended and this 3,333rd evolutionary pathway unexpectedly underwent some kind of mutation.

Faintly, these 3,333 evolutionary pathways formed a "Nine-Layer Black Tower" imprint, which merged deep into his Soul.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yuan was startled inwardly.

The next moment.

The mental will pressure from that section of the Physical Body, along with the muffled murmurs that had caused Lin Yuan immense pressure, suddenly became clear.

"Comprehending 3,333 evolutionary pathways forms the Mo Yu Mark, automatically making you an ordinary member of the Demon Jade Tower."