Chapter 373: The Tale of the Heavenly Gate

"Low-Dimensional Space?"

Lin Yuan wore a solemn expression.

According to the description of the "Low-Dimensional Space" given by the Six-Armed Figure,

Lin Yuan was almost certain that the "white paper" was the "Low-Dimensional Space".

"Master, did you see the "Low-Dimensional Space"?" asked the Six-Armed Figure with curiosity.

The "Low-Dimensional Space" involved the exploration of lower dimensions, and even Your Majesty Xuan Huang had not acquired a complete Low-Dimensional Space back then.

The Chaos Void had gone through many cosmic eras, and too many exotic treasures had vanished into the past.

Exotic treasures like the "Low-Dimensional Space" might only remain deep within those large hazardous areas.

And that was only a possibility. Back then, Your Majesty Xuan Huang had explored quite a few large hazardous areas and only obtained some intelligence and information regarding the "Low-Dimensional Space".

As for a genuine Low-Dimensional Space, he never had the fortune to lay eyes on one.

"I not only saw it."

"One of my Clones even fell into it."

Lin Yuan roughly recounted the course of events.

The Six-Armed Figure was completely trustworthy, so there was no need to hide anything.

"Master, do you mean that along with you, a large number of other Experts also fell into the Low-Dimensional Space?" The Six-Armed Figure widened its eyes.

"Yes."

Lin Yuan nodded. "The number should exceed one hundred million."

Alien Battlefield No. A098 was a large Alien Race Battlefield, where a large number of Experts were stationed during normal times.

Moreover, before the arrival of that "white paper", major factions were about to launch a high-intensity battlefield, constantly mobilizing Experts from all sides.

Lin Yuan roughly estimated that the Tier 11 powerhouses on this battlefield would likely exceed three hundred.

Tier 10 Experts reached two hundred thousand.

The remaining Tier 8 and Tier 9 Experts added up to close to one hundred million.

This was just the number of the Experts themselves, excluding Puppets and the like.

For instance, the Experts of the Zerg race were skilled at cultivating a large number of Zerg warriors. These Zerg warriors lacked independent thought and were not counted among the number of Experts.

"One hundred million?"

"A Low-Dimensional Space is merely a rudimentary space. How could it instantly accommodate one hundred million lifeforms?"

The Six-Armed Figure was somewhat dumbfounded.

According to the intelligence and information regarding the "Low-Dimensional Space" obtained by Your Majesty Xuan Huang, a normal Low-Dimensional Space—whether for entertainment or gambling—could only accommodate an extremely limited number of lifeforms at the same time.

At most, it would not exceed one hundred.

As for one hundred million? The intrinsic foundation of a Low-Dimensional Space was far inferior to the normal Chaos Void; it simply could not bear so many lifeforms.

Unless—

The Six-Armed Figure wore a solemn expression. "Master, I suspect that the Low-Dimensional Space you fell into is one of the very first generations of Low-Dimensional Spaces—those created by entities close to Perfect Time Life at a huge cost and by exhausting infinite resources."

The Low-Dimensional Space originated from the exploration of dimensions by beings close to Perfect Time Life.

The "Low-Dimensional Space" spread in later generations were all imitations and reproductions of the primordial Low-Dimensional Space.

"The primordial Low-Dimensional Space?"

Lin Yuan wore a slightly puzzled expression.

"Yes," said the Six-Armed Figure. "Your Majesty did not know much about the primordial Low-Dimensional Space, only knowing that it hides the Opportunities bestowed by those entities close to Perfect Time Life."

"Lifeforms that fall into this kind of Low-Dimensional Space can receive bestovals as long as they meet the conditions."

said the Six-Armed Figure.

"How to leave?" Lin Yuan asked the crucial question.

"The method to leave shouldn't be hard to find. Master, you will probably know once you explore the Low-Dimensional Space a bit more," said the Six-Armed Figure hesitatingly.

Within the white paper.

Lin Yuan was still sitting cross-legged in that narrow room.

Through communicating with Supreme Being Xia Qin, the Secret Realm spirit of Profound Emperor, and the humanoid stone statue Shen Ji,

He had formed a most basic judgment of his current situation.

First, if the Solar Nascent Soul died within this Two-Dimensional World, then he would lose this Primordial Spirit from its very root.

Second, there should be a way to leave, but wanting to leave smoothly was not such an easy matter.

Leaving midway from this Low-Dimensional Space would incur severe punishment; it was highly likely that one needed to defeat other lifeforms that had fallen down in order to leave.

Third, as long as one could meet certain requirements and conditions, they could obtain the reward from the creator of this Two-Dimensional World, which was the being close to Perfect Time Life.

Fourth, the time flow rate was different from the Main Universe, with a ratio of approximately one hundred to one.

To put it simply, one year would pass in the Main Universe, while one hundred years would pass in this Two-Dimensional World.

Lin Yuan's current focus was on leaving this Two-Dimensional World; as for whether he could obtain the reward, it was not within his scope of consideration.

"Being in this Two-Dimensional World, ninety-nine percent of the methods to enhance strength in the Main Universe are rendered useless," Lin Yuan thought silently to himself.

Among all races in the Main Universe, whether Human Civilization or other ethnic groups, the enhancement of strength was biased towards comprehending various rules.

By borrowing the power of rules, one could easily erupt with power far exceeding their own limits.

Furthermore, once comprehension of the rules reached a certain level, one could open up an Internal World, and with the power of the Internal World, strength would undergo a hundredfold or thousandfold leap.

But here?

Rules?

There are no rules.

Internal World?

Without the support of spatial dimensions, there was fundamentally no such thing as opening up an Internal World; Lin Yuan's Internal World was compressed into a sheet of paper.

Therefore,

in this world,

there were only two ways to enhance strength.

That was the Physical Body.

The stronger the Physical Body, the stronger the strength.

This was the most primitive contest of strength.

Secondly, there was technique.

Under absolute strength, technique was of little use.

But if the strength was comparable, or the gap was small,

the side with higher technique would inevitably have stronger comprehensive strength.

Currently, Lin Yuan did not know what the conditions for leaving this Two-Dimensional World were,

but enhancing his strength was definitely the right thing to do.

"The Martial Dao Evolution Path is inherently adept at the Physical Body, but in this Two-Dimensional World, the way to enhance the Physical Body is completely different from the Main Universe."

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.

Ever since beings close to Perfect Time Life created the "Low-Dimensional Space", such "spaces" had been widely spread and used as entertainment or gambling tools to compete in "Comprehension Ability".

This was because lifeforms residing in the "Low-Dimensional Space" found that many of their past Cultivation methods were basically useless. To enhance their strength and grow stronger, they had to create new Cultivation methods from scratch that adapted to this "Low-Dimensional Space".

"With my Heaven-Defying Comprehension, creating a Cultivation method adapted to this world poses no difficulty," Lin Yuan thought to himself.

However, he did not underestimate the thoughts of other Experts who had fallen into this Two-Dimensional World.

Especially those Tier 11 lifeforms; under the same level of Realm, Lin Yuan believed that no one could match his Comprehension Ability.

However, compared with higher-level lifeforms looking down from a high vantage point, the gap between the two would inevitably narrow.

Coupled with the loss of rule power blessings, the upper limit of this Two-Dimensional World was bound to be low.

"Take it slow."

Lin Yuan reined in his thoughts.

Since he had fallen into this Two-Dimensional World, he could only take it one step at a time.

"Let's see what is outside the room?" Lin Yuan collected his thoughts, stood up, and pushed open the wooden door.

Outside the door was lush and verdant, and in the distance was a stream where a dark-skinned middle-aged man was fishing in front of the stream.

"Wah-ka-ka."

Seeing Lin Yuan walk out of the room, the middle-aged man immediately strode over, speaking a language Lin Yuan could not understand.

"A brand-new language?"

Lin Yuan listened carefully, observing the changes in the middle-aged man's demeanor with every tone he uttered.

Finally, after pausing for a moment, he tentatively spoke a few sentences and continued to observe the middle-aged man's reaction. After three or four minutes like this, he was almost able to communicate normally with the middle-aged man.

Although everything about Lin Yuan was suppressed in this Two-Dimensional World, his main body was in the Main Universe, allowing for memory sharing.

With the "thought operation speed" of a Tier 10 life, coupled with Heaven-Defying Comprehension, learning the language of this world was as easy as a game for Lin Yuan.

In fact, if he were not in this Two-Dimensional World, Lin Yuan could completely read all the memories of the middle-aged man silently, which was far more efficient than the current language communication method.

"You are saying that two days ago, countless 'meteors' fell from the sky, and just happened to have one 'meteor' crash nearby. You went to look for it, and as a result, you found me?"

Lin Yuan communicated with the middle-aged man for a while, a thoughtful look on his face.

The so-called 'meteor' should be the Experts just like him, who were sucked into the battlefield inside the white paper.

A moment later,

By constantly guiding the middle-aged man, Lin Yuan roughly obtained the basic information of this Two-Dimensional World.

From the middle-aged man's perspective, he lived on a vast and boundless continent.

The lifestyle on this continent was extremely backward, with most gathering places taking the form of tribes.

Occasionally there were some cities, and cities were already extremely powerful forces, rumored to have a great 'Witch King' presiding over them.

"Witch King" was the strongest existence the middle-aged man knew of, capable of easily splitting mountains and shattering rocks with infinite terror.

"My luck is not bad."

Lin Yuan glanced at the middle-aged man and thought to himself.

At least when the middle-aged man discovered him, he didn't harbor any intentions toward him.

And according to the intelligence Lin Yuan had just learned from Supreme Being Xia Qin, many Experts were in very bad situations after falling into this Two-Dimensional World.

Some Experts unfortunately fell into the hands of certain 'cannibal tribes' and were directly hung on roasting racks.

One must know that the moment Tier 9, Tier 10, and Eleven-Tier Experts fell into this world, all their power methods were completely reduced in dimension and could not be used, making them no different from ordinary people in this Two-Dimensional World.

The only thing that remained unchanged was their own memories.

But relying solely on memories was of little use, especially when encountering those 'cannibal tribes' where the two sides did not share a common language, and the outcome could be imagined.

Some Experts who fell into the hands of the 'cannibal tribes', unable to bear the humiliation, directly chose to self-destruct or annihilate their consciousness that had fallen into this Two-Dimensional World.

Then came the discovery that 'Clones dying in this Two-Dimensional World would suffer losses from the root'.

Besides falling into the 'cannibal tribes', there were also those who landed in Vicious Beast nests, directly providing a hearty meal for the Vicious Beasts.

Or falling into those prosperous large cities, astonishing some native Experts, and then locking them up to slowly study them, and so on.

Anyway, according to what Lin Yuan knew, a considerable portion of the Experts who fell into this Two-Dimensional World were not in a very good situation.

Of course, there were also those with very good situations, such as being treated as a heaven-sent 'divine saint' by certain tribal forces, or being valued by native Experts, and so on.

Lin Yuan's situation could not be considered good, but nor could it be considered bad; at least he was already very satisfied.

"Pado, where is the nearest gathering place?" Lin Yuan looked at the honest-looking middle-aged man in front of him.

Through communication, Lin Yuan learned that the other person's name was 'Pado', making a living by fishing and hunting. After discovering Lin Yuan, he brought him back.

"That direction." Pado pointed to a certain location, "However, if you want to go there, it's best to wait for people to go together, otherwise encountering Vicious Beasts on the way will mean death."

Around Pado's dwelling, there were other natives, adding up to about several dozen people.

On this continent, all kinds of Vicious Beasts were everywhere. Humans in this world could only survive by sticking together.

Of course, those powerful gathering places and cities could wantonly hunt those Vicious Beasts, and their safety went without saying.

But wanting to settle in such places required a heavy price, something an ordinary person like Pado wouldn't even dare to dream of.

That night.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged.

At this moment, every bone in his body was trembling, and black stains were constantly oozing from his skin.

As a Tier 10 Evolver, even situated in this Two-Dimensional World, he could rely on his control over himself to achieve a transformation akin to 'cleansing the marrow and tendons'.

"I now finally have the power to protect myself."

Lin Yuan let out a slight sigh of relief. When Main Universe Experts fell into this Two-Dimensional World, the most dangerous time was the first three days.

The first two days were spent in a deep sleep, and the third day was spent adapting.

Once these three days were survived, one could gain some self-preservation ability to varying degrees based on oneself.

"Is my Physical Body now comparable to the 'Witch' of this world?" Lin Yuan thought silently in his heart.

Cultivation in this Two-Dimensional World was extremely simple, which was to continuously enhance Physical Body strength, going from weak to strong, respectively:

Witch, Witch King, Witch Emperor, Witch Emperor.

It was said that above the Witch Emperor, there were also Witch Ancestor existences, but their numbers were far too scarce. Every time one appeared, they would receive the worship of all living beings across the entire continent.

According to the news Lin Yuan obtained by making indirect inquiries from other natives besides Pado:

This world would only give birth to one Witch Ancestor every several thousand to tens of thousands of years.

"Witch Ancestor?"

"It's nothing more than transforming the Physical Body to its limit."

"Even a Tier 8 lifeform can easily do this given enough time."

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. It could be anticipated that as time passed and Experts from all races of the Main Universe gradually adapted, this continent would give birth to a batch of extremely terrifying Experts.

"Witch Ancestor is just the starting point." Lin Yuan's expression was calm.

A level that Tier 8 lifeforms could easily reach, let alone Tier 9, Tier 10, or even Eleven-Tier lifeforms.

In the following time.

Lin Yuan rested during the day, and when night came, he would secretly leave to hunt those terrifying Vicious Beasts.

After his Physical Body underwent one transformation, Lin Yuan realized that wanting to continue developing the potential of his Physical Body required ingesting sufficient energy.

And where did energy come from?

The power of heaven and earth?

The Two-Dimensional World did not have the concept of the power of heaven and earth.

The extraction of all energy was done in the most primitive way.

That was devouring other powerful Vicious Beasts.

Rumble.

A ten-meter-tall giant elephant collapsed to the ground. Lin Yuan sat cross-legged in front of the giant elephant, took away its most core flesh and blood, and ate it raw directly.

Swish swish.

A large amount of blood qi surged into his body, and was then quickly absorbed and refined by Lin Yuan, slowly enhancing the strength of his physique.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month passed.

"Witch King."

Lin Yuan's Physical Body once again ushered in its second transformation.

Both strength and speed were greatly enhanced, far surpassing the previous 'Witch'.

According to the scarce information from Pado and the others, Lin Yuan should have become a Witch King at this moment.

Witch King-level Experts were already capable of holding down a region, and the strongest person in an ordinary gathering place was at most a Witch King.

Even in city-level forces, a Witch King held sufficient weight and belonged to the Experts standing at the very top.

"Hoo hoo." Lin Yuan gently took a breath. The price for him to become a Witch King was that all Vicious Beasts exceeding ten meters in size within a radius of ten thousand miles were completely hunted and devoured by him.

As for those under ten meters? The blood qi they contained was too little, and Lin Yuan couldn't even be bothered to make a move, plus he had to leave some for Pado and the others.

If the nearby Vicious Beasts were wiped out, Pado and his group of natives would probably only be able to migrate to other places to live.

And on this continent, migration was extremely dangerous.

"However, tomorrow I can head to the nearest gathering place." Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Every two months, Pado and the others would join forces to go to the gathering place in order to exchange harvested supplies.

Main Universe.

Virtual World.

More than half a month had passed in the Two-Dimensional World, while in the Main Universe, only a little over an hour had passed.

Personal space.

Lin Yuan and Deputy Tower Master Nalan sat facing each other.

Under the descent of that white paper, a Clone of Deputy Tower Master Nalan was also on the Number A098 Battlefield.

Therefore, it was only natural that he was also pulled into the Two-Dimensional World inside the white paper.

However, Deputy Tower Master Nalan's luck was a bit better than Lin Yuan's. The location he fell into was a city, and he happened to be encountered by the daughter of the city's master.

The city master's daughter immediately brought Deputy Tower Master Nalan back to be treated.

"These are the cultivation methods of that Two-Dimensional World that I collected, take a look." Deputy Tower Master Nalan immediately took out dozens of cultivation methods and transmitted them to Lin Yuan.

Deputy Tower Master Nalan was valued by the city master's daughter, so the level of things he could come into contact with was very high, especially the cultivation methods.

In that Two-Dimensional World, cultivation methods were nearly monopolized. Ordinary people didn't know how much price they would have to pay to get in touch with these.

"Thank you."

Lin Yuan nodded.

Through these cultivation methods, Lin Yuan could more intuitively observe the essence of power in that world.

When Lin Yuan created the Martial Dao Evolution system, he also observed a large number of other evolution systems, and even cultivation systems of other dimensional worlds.

Therefore—

Observing the cultivation methods of the Two-Dimensional World would also have a great effect and impact on Lin Yuan.

"Right, I inquired about a piece of news." Deputy Tower Master Nalan seemed to think of something and said in a low voice.

"What news?" Lin Yuan asked immediately.

"The Heavenly Gate." Deputy Tower Master Nalan's tone was concise.

"The Heavenly Gate?" Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"According to the records of the city where I am located, every ten thousand years, the Heavenly Gate will manifest in the world. At that time, only Witch Emperor-level and Witch Ancestor-level Experts will be able to approach the 'Heavenly Gate'."

"In the end, only one person can walk to the front of the Heavenly Gate."

"If one can push open the 'Heavenly Gate', they will leave this world and go to a higher-level world."

Deputy Tower Master Nalan said in a solemn tone.

Although he was not sure whether the so-called leaving this world after pushing open the Heavenly Gate was returning to the Main Universe.

Yet this was the method he knew so far that explicitly mentioned leaving the world.