Chapter 250: The Eighth Shuttle

Pointing out Ruan Wei was merely a casual act by Lin Yuan.

For over a decade, Ruan Wei had traveled all around for the affairs of the Milky Way Star Territory.

Lin Yuan had seen all this, and now that he noticed she had strayed off track, he did not mind pulling her back.

After all, to Lin Yuan, it was just a matter of a few words, requiring no cost whatsoever.

It just so happened he was tired from cultivating, so it was merely a small favor.

After walking around outside for a bit,

Lin Yuan returned to the palace once again.

Buzz.

Lin Yuan's consciousness connected to the Virtual World and arrived at the top of a Mountain Peak.

Beneath the sky, that severed body still existed, as if unchanged since ancient times.

"Continue comprehending."

Lin Yuan glanced around; quite a few Evolvers had begun trying to pause their cultivation, turning instead to comprehending more evolution paths.

But this portion of Evolvers constituted a tiny minority; they had to bear the immense pressure on their mental will while also comprehending evolution paths one after another.

Even though Lin Yuan possessed Heaven-Defying Comprehension, it had taken him a considerable amount of time back then to achieve this. For other Genius Evolvers to walk this path—not to say it was completely impossible—

That would also be something that happens after an endlessly long period of time.

This was also why Lin Yuan had shared this method of comprehension with the Goddess of Wisdom and ultimately received only 1.5 million Merit Points.

It was too difficult, like in a feudal Dynasty,

Handing the emperor a blueprint for building a nuclear plant.

To be honest, Lin Yuan still felt that choosing to Cultivate a specific evolution path and perfecting it to the final stage to become a regular member of the Demon Jade Tower was more reliable.

"This evolution path's Life Rule actually has this aspect? Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"

Lin Yuan continued his comprehension. After fully comprehending an evolution path, he would dissect it and absorb the parts that were helpful to him.

Over the past ten years, Lin Yuan had comprehended over twenty thousand evolution paths from this severed body, each of which benefited him greatly.

"Just a portion of the body contains almost countless evolution paths. Is this what a Supreme Powerhouse is?"

"I wonder when I, Lin Yuan, will be able to become such an existence?"

In the continuous process of comprehension, Lin Yuan faintly felt the heights at which a Supreme Powerhouse stood.

Truly magnificent.

That state of controlling the Ultimate of a Dao, an eternal existence that even time cannot erode—what kind of sight must that be?

Lin Yuan had also met Supreme Being Xia Qin, but the other party had not released any usable aura.

Lin Yuan had not gained any insights from him.

"This body is only projected through the Virtual World; the real body's influence on the outside world is very wicked."

Lin Yuan thought while comprehending.

"Just how many evolution paths does one need to comprehend to become a next-stage member of the Demon Jade Tower? I've already comprehended over twenty thousand, yet it hasn't triggered. Could it require thirty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three?"

Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Comprehending three thousand three hundred and thirty-three evolution paths automatically made one a regular member of the Demon Jade Tower.

Currently, Lin Yuan had already comprehended over twenty thousand evolution paths, giving him reason to infer that becoming a next-stage member of the Demon Jade Tower required comprehending thirty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three evolution paths.

Over thirty thousand evolution paths… Though ten times three thousand three hundred and thirty-three,

The difficulty would undoubtedly skyrocket exponentially.

Lin Yuan even suspected that a regular member of the Demon Jade Tower was already the limit, and there was no next-stage member tier at all.

"Whatever."

"Be it thirty thousand or three hundred thousand,"

"As long as it helps me, I will continue comprehending."

Lin Yuan reined in his thoughts and entered a state of deep comprehension.

Canglan Star Virtual World.

Lin Yuan's figure appeared; his parents and younger sister were already sitting there.

"Little Yuan."

His mother, Lu Qiong, greeted him with a smile.

"Brother." His younger sister, Lin Yi, looked at him with admiration.

Ten years had passed, and Lin Yi had long grown up. Through her relationship with Lin Yuan, she had come into contact with many matters in the upper echelon of Human Civilization.

Precisely because of this, Lin Yi realized what kind of existence her brother truly was.

He was a super peerless Genius who was incomparably brilliant across the entire Human Civilization Alliance, shining alongside the offspring of Supreme Powerhouses.

Because of Lin Yuan, Canglan Star, an obscure medium-tier life planet, had jumped to become an immensely popular planet in the Chi Kun Star Region and even the Annan Star Alliance.

Powerful forces and large Families from many Star Domains specially sent clan members to breed descendants on Canglan Star.

Since Canglan Star could birth a super peerless Genius like Lin Yuan, it indicated that it possessed something special; otherwise, why hadn't those high-tier life planets birthed a super peerless Genius like Lin Yuan?

Out of this consideration, the most booming industry on Canglan Star surprisingly turned out to be the childbearing industry.

Giving birth to descendants on Canglan Star—even if the chance was one in a hundred million, as long as a child with one-millionth of the Galaxy Star Master's Aptitude was born, it would be worth it.

"How has your cultivation been recently?"

Lin Yuan chatted casually with his parents.

After stepping into the Eighth Order, Lin Yuan began paying attention to the cultivation of his parents and Family.

He even gave them pointers occasionally.

The purpose of doing so

Was naturally to hope his parents and sister would live longer.

Human Civilization's technology was advanced; even without becoming an Evolver, there were many life-extending methods.

But among all life-extending methods, the most perfect and hazard-free one was still the path of evolution.

Namely, becoming an Evolver.

"Our Aptitude probably isn't very good. Little Yuan, those analysis videos you gave us take a very long time for us to gain even a little insight."

His father, Lin Shoucheng, shook his head and said.

In the beginning, he had grand ambitions for the path of evolution, thinking that since he could produce a super Genius like Lin Yuan,

At least the Old Lin Family's genes should be good, right?

But once he actually entered the path of evolution, he suffered a fatal blow without suspense.

Seeing that Lu Qiong also struggled with cultivation, Lin Shoucheng inexplicably breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"You still need to work hard."

Lin Yuan said.

Unless absolutely necessary, Lin Yuan would not let his parents undergo those life-extension modification technologies.

"Work hard, work hard."

"The two of us will definitely work hard."

Lin Shoucheng nodded. Who wouldn't want to become a powerful Evolver who roams the starry sky?

Now that their son was a Star Lord of a region, their cultivation conditions were envied by countless Evolvers, so they would naturally work hard at cultivating.

"Little Yuan, you should rest more often too."

"Don't work too hard; the border Star Domain is dangerous as well."

Lu Qiong chatted for a few moments before reminding him with concern.

"Yeah, Little Yuan, is it really necessary to go to the border Star Domain?"

Lin Shoucheng mumbled.

He still wished his son would stay in the Chi Kun Star Region.

How dangerous was the border Star Domain? Those violent alien races…

"Naturally, I must go."

Lin Yuan smiled and nodded.

In truth, with Lin Yuan's current status, especially as the founder of Martial Dao,

He was qualified to apply for an exemption from the task of guarding the border Star Domain.

Although the Martial Dao Evolution Path was currently at the Seventh Order, its evaluated potential had already surpassed some Eighth Order evolution paths.

Lin Yuan was not an Evolutionary Grand Scholar, but he was no different from one.

If he really applied to the Goddess of Wisdom, it would definitely be approved.

But that would be too conspicuous.

If Lin Yuan obediently went to guard the border Star Domain, even if he suffered an assassination by alien races, the threat would at most be Eighth Order Invincibles.

But if Lin Yuan didn't go to guard the border Star Domain, who knew what would happen? The top divination masters of the alien races would very likely deduce something from subtle clues.

At that time, what awaited Lin Yuan would likely be an even more dangerous situation.

Even Red Kun Star Lord might not be able to protect him.

After chatting with his parents for a while as usual,

Lin Yuan's consciousness returned to reality.

"Gate of Myriad Realms."

Lin Yuan's mind sank deep into his head once again.

Looking toward the grand and magnificent Gate of Myriad Realms.

"Actually, after stepping into the Eighth Order, the Gate of Myriad Realms isn't completely without changes."

Lin Yuan carefully observed the Gate of Myriad Realms; at the Eighth Order level, his mental will had received a massive boost.

He faintly felt that even if he traveled and descended into a world of another dimension or universe,

Relying on the Gate of Myriad Realms, he could establish a connection with the Main World and perceive everything happening around his Physical Body in the Main World in real-time.

This was essentially similar to how Lin Yuan could receive information sent by the Ancestral Demon Tree via the coordinates of the Azure Sky World.

If relying solely on Lin Yuan himself, it would be impossible to sense the other side across dimensional bounds.

Probably even Supreme Powerhouses couldn't do it.

But with the help of the Gate of Myriad Realms as a 'medium', this scene could be realized.

"This is good too."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

Being able to sense every detail around his Physical Body in the Main World during the travel was definitely a good thing for him.

When traveling to low-tier worlds, the time ratio was huge; several decades might pass there while only a few minutes passed in the Main World.

But as the number of travels increased, the level of the worlds Lin Yuan descended into became higher and higher, and the time ratio gap with the Main World was gradually shrinking.

This caused the duration of travel to get longer and longer. What if a crisis occurred in the Main World while Lin Yuan was away traveling?

Wouldn't he be completely defenseless?

Being able to sense the information around his true Physical Body gave Lin Yuan the power to make a choice.

If a major crisis truly occurred in the Main World that could damage his Physical Body, Lin Yuan would forcibly end the travel, recall his mental will, and re-enter his Physical Body.

Compared to the loss of a single travel, Lin Yuan valued his Physical Body much more.

Not to mention how much price Lin Yuan had paid on his Physical Body,

Just based on the fact that his Physical Body served as the 'beacon' for his mental will to return, Lin Yuan would not allow any issues with his Physical Body.

"I wonder if I can bring the gourd along with me when traveling."

With a thought, Lin Yuan began communicating with the Gate of Myriad Realms.

The Gate of Myriad Realms could perform Physical Body travel, so naturally it could bring items along during travel.

It was merely a question of how much Boundary-Breaking Source Power it required.

During his seventh travel, Lin Yuan had brought the Primal Refined Gold to the Azure Sky World to be nurtured inside the world Origin, saving Lin Yuan several centuries of time.

The gourd was also an external object, so logically it could be brought into the travel world.

"Hmm, it works, and it only costs one strand of Boundary-Breaking Source Power?"

Lin Yuan breathed a slight sigh of relief. He didn't doubt whether the gourd could be brought into the travel world, but was worried the Gate of Myriad Realms would demand an exorbitant price, asking for ten or several dozen strands of Boundary-Breaking Source Power.

"Just one strand of Boundary-Breaking Source Power."

Lin Yuan smiled slightly. Currently, his reserve of Boundary-Breaking Source Power was close to forty strands, making him quite wealthy.

"Things are mostly taken care of."

"It's time to conduct the eighth travel."

Lin Yuan pulled his thoughts back, having made his decision.

Every travel allowed his strength to increase substantially.

Being in the border Star Domain, Lin Yuan inevitably lacked a sense of security and urgently needed to improve his strength.

"Which method of travel should I choose?"

Lin Yuan pondered in his heart.

First, the random travel method was somewhat unstable for current Lin Yuan; if possible, he shouldn't choose it.

Excluding random travel left only directional travel.

Directional travel had two forms: first, consuming one hundred strands of Boundary-Breaking Source Power to travel to a world customized according to one's requirements.

The one hundred strands of Boundary-Breaking Source Power here were just the starting cost; if the chosen world level was too high, the consumed Boundary-Breaking Source Power would only be higher.

Second, consuming ten strands of Boundary-Breaking Source Power to descend into a world for which world coordinates were possessed.

Among the world coordinates Lin Yuan currently possessed, there were only two worth visiting again.

First was the Azure Sky World.

Second was the Spirit Realm.

The Azure Sky World was his world for the seventh travel; Lin Yuan still hadn't explored or locked onto its Boundless Void.

As for the Spirit Realm, it was the 'Upper Realm' of the Central Earth Divine Continent World.

"For this travel, let me choose the Spirit Realm…"

Lin Yuan decided in his heart. The Immortal Dao cultivation system was of no small help to the Martial Dao Evolution Path. In contrast, the Boundless Void was full of Extraterrestrial Evil Gods, which was not as helpful as the Immortal Dao cultivation system.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan separated a strand of mind, following the Spirit Realm world coordinate at the bottom of the Gate of Myriad Realms, and merged into the Gate of Myriad Realms.

With the aid of the Gate of Myriad Realms,

Lin Yuan arrived outside an incomparably vast great world.

Lin Yuan was very familiar with this world; back when he was in the Central Earth Divine Continent, he had broken through the void several times to go outside the world and look up at this colossal giant.

Except compared to looking up back then, it was incomparably clearer now; the surge and movement of World Power was vast and mighty, practically ready to crush everything.

"Are those the million Small Worlds below the Spirit Realm?"

Lin Yuan looked down and noticed countless specks of light, presumably Lower Realms similar to the Central Earth Divine Continent.

It was said that there were over a million such Lower Realms.

"Hmm?"

"Above?"

After observing the Spirit Realm, Lin Yuan subconsciously looked upward.

He indeed discovered a corner of an even more vast world.

"There's yet another world?"

"Is it the legendary Immortal Realm?"

Lin Yuan was shocked in his heart. Among the many Secret Manuals of the Moral Immortal Sect in the Central Earth Divine Continent, Lin Yuan had seen mentions of an Immortal Realm existing above the Spirit Realm.

"Spirit Realm it is."

This strand of Lin Yuan's mind shattered.

Outside the Gate of Myriad Realms,

Lin Yuan opened his eyes in his mind again.

"Immortal Realm?"

"Perhaps that is the place where the Ultimate of the Immortal Dao cultivation system lies?"

Lin Yuan thought to himself. He didn't know much about the Immortal Realm; to be accurate, the Moral Immortal Sect had few records about the Immortal Realm.

If not for past Immortals of the Moral Immortal Sect occasionally descending to communicate, probably there wouldn't even be records of the Immortal Realm.

"This stay in the Spirit Realm will probably last about nine hundred years."

"Speaking of the time ratio, it's roughly several hundred to one. Staying for the full duration, roughly one to two years will pass in the Main World?"

Lin Yuan had a clear understanding in his heart.

"Let's begin."

Lin Yuan communicated with the Gate of Myriad Realms without hesitation, activating the world coordinates of the Spirit Realm, and his mental will and mind suddenly surged into the Gate of Myriad Realms.