Chapter 561: A Promise

Eye of Myriad Laws looked Lin Yuan up and down repeatedly.

Currently, for a mere Dao Realm evolution path to branch out into a path with Chaos Realm potential was already remarkable.

Under this premise, Eye of Myriad Laws concluded that Lin Yuan had great potential and hoped to step into Chaos Realm Perfection.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have stated those conditions.

The prerequisite for Lin Yuan to work for the Pavilion of Myriad Daos was for him to step into Chaos Realm Perfection.

If Lin Yuan couldn't step into Chaos Realm Perfection, the Pavilion of Myriad Daos would definitely lose out.

"How many other branches have you developed?"

After observing Lin Yuan for a few moments, Eye of Myriad Laws felt that the other party was not lying.

"The Dao Realm evolution path has actually developed more than one branch. Even if the potential of the other branches isn't high and they can't reach the Sovereign Realm, it still demonstrates the breadth of the main evolution path."

Eye of Myriad Laws felt mentally delighted. "Could it be that I've really struck gold this time? I haven't seen a Dao Realm expert with such terrifying potential for many cosmic eras."

Chaos Realm Perfection also had distinctions of high and low, such as ordinary Chaotic Great Saints and Peerless Great Saints.

If the main evolution path Lin Yuan walked could develop several branches at the Dao Realm level, it meant he was very likely to become a Peerless Great Saint.

A Peerless Great Saint was extremely rare even in the vast Chaos Void, and it would be very difficult for the Pavilion of Myriad Daos to order such an existence around.

"There are indeed some."

Lin Yuan nodded.

Up to now, taking the Martial Dao Evolution Path as the main path, the evolution branches he had developed totaled three hundred and sixty-one.

Among them, ninety-nine evolution branches had been fully perfected, which was why they were spread within Human Civilization.

As for the remaining two to three hundred evolution branches, although they had been roughly developed, they had not yet been fully and meticulously perfected, but cultivating them posed no major issues.

"They are all here."

Lin Yuan flipped his hand, and suddenly over three hundred Jade Slips appeared before him.

Among the three hundred and sixty-one evolution branches, aside from nine that needed to be kept for the Nine Supreme Experts of Human Civilization to walk, Lin Yuan took out all the other evolution branches.

"So many?"

Eye of Myriad Laws was somewhat surprised. That Life and Death Martial Dao evolution branch had been recorded using only a single Jade Slip, yet the other evolution branches Lin Yuan additionally developed used hundreds of Jade Slips?

The old man holding the wine gourd nearby also grew curious.

He had been standing nearby all along, listening to the conversation between Eye of Myriad Laws and Lin Yuan.

As the master of the Pavilion of Myriad Daos branch, the wine gourd old man belonged to the Pavilion of Myriad Daos's own people and was completely trustworthy, so Eye of Myriad Laws didn't avoid the old man.

The old man could hear that Eye of Myriad Laws favored Lin Yuan, and the many requirements on that golden scroll had the prerequisite that Lin Yuan step into Chaos Realm Perfection.

Chaos Realm Perfection?

That was the Domain of a Chaotic Great Saint!

Since Eye of Myriad Laws dared to say that, it must feel that Lin Yuan had hopes of stepping into Chaos Realm Perfection.

And the reason the Pavilion of Myriad Daos held such a transcendent status until now, besides having the unfathomable existence of Eye of Myriad Laws, was due to having similar restrictive relationships with some Chaotic Great Saints in the Chaos Void.

Therefore, upon seeing Eye of Myriad Laws and Lin Yuan reach a 'transaction', the old man was quite happy in his heart.

At least in the distant future, the Pavilion of Myriad Daos would gain the support of yet another Great Saint.

But seeing Lin Yuan flip his hand and pull out so many Jade Slips, the old man's doubts were no less than those of Eye of Myriad Laws.

Could it be that the other evolution branches developed by Lin Yuan were extremely complex and cumbersome? That was why they required so many Jade Slips to record?

But that shouldn't be the case. A single Jade Slip had an extremely high upper limit of recorded information. Exactly what kind of evolution branch required hundreds of Jade Slips to record together?

"Take a look."

After taking out all the Jade Slips, Lin Yuan looked at Eye of Myriad Laws expectantly.

This was only the evolution branches he had temporarily developed so far. When he had time later, he could continue to develop even more evolution branches.

The Martial Dao Evolution Path encompassed all Daos, and theoretically, there was no limit to the number of evolution branches that could be developed.

But that was only in theory. At the very least, during the Dao Realm stage, Lin Yuan could only develop a little over a thousand evolution branches at most. When he reached the Sovereign Realm, it would increase by a section, and the Chaos Realm should see an explosive surge.

With so many evolution branches being handled and spread by the Pavilion of Myriad Daos, Lin Yuan felt that even if he took a bit of a loss, it wouldn't be too much.

If he relied solely on himself to spread so many evolution branches, he didn't know how much energy it would take.

Digesting them solely within Human Civilization? That wasn't realistic either; the population base of Human Civilization couldn't possibly give birth to so many Twelfth Order branches.

"Let me take a look?"

Eye of Myriad Laws fell slightly silent. It glanced at Lin Yuan, then at the hundreds of extra Jade Slips before it, hesitating for a moment.

Take a look itself?

Hesitating for a moment, Eye of Myriad Laws began to view the first Jade Slip.

The martial dao branch recorded in this Jade Slip was called Illusory Domain Martial Dao, a martial dao perfected based on the path of illusions.

Illusory Domain Martial Dao was not very good at offense; its methods primarily focused on establishing illusory worlds to influence and suppress.

Deep within the pupils of Eye of Myriad Laws, paths composed entirely of illusions began to extend and spread, finally stopping right before touching the endless, boundless Chaos layers.

"This evolution branch has the potential of the Peak Sovereign Realm."

Eye of Myriad Laws reached a conclusion, yet the expression in its eyes did not soften in the slightest.

So far, the Illusory Domain Martial Dao it had viewed was recorded completely on just a single Jade Slip.

A single Jade Slip recorded one evolution branch?

Then what was going on with the over three hundred Jade Slips before it?

Eye of Myriad Laws paused for a moment and continued to view them.

The second Jade Slip was a Chaos Realm evolution branch.

The third Jade Slip was a Chaos Realm evolution branch.

The fourth Jade Slip was a Sovereign Realm evolution branch.

The 123rd Jade Slip was a Chaos Realm evolution branch.

The 233rd Jade Slip was a Sovereign Realm evolution branch.

The 312th Jade Slip was a Sovereign Realm evolution branch.

The 326th Jade Slip was a Chaos Realm evolution branch.

Viewing over three hundred evolution paths consecutively, observing the future numerous timelines of each evolution path, as well as the potential in each timeline, and so on.

Even for Eye of Myriad Laws, it was feeling slightly fatigued at this moment.

After all, it was not a true Thirteenth Order Time Lifeform, but merely possessed the minuscule abilities of a Thirteenth Order Time Lifeform.

However, compared to the exhaustion of Eye of Myriad Laws's energy, the more than three hundred evolution branches before it caused turbulent waves to rise in its heart.

Let alone that Lin Yuan was only at the Dao Realm, even for a Chaos Realm expert, the evolution path they walked could at most develop a few dozen branches—that was already the limit.

Yet Lin Yuan had hundreds?

And he developed hundreds of evolution branches while still in the Dao Realm?

What Eye of Myriad Laws found most unacceptable was that these hundreds of evolution branches started with at least Sovereign Realm potential, and a considerable portion of them even had upper-limit potentials reaching the Chaos Realm?

A mere Dao Realm main evolution path not only developed hundreds of evolution branches, but the potential of every single evolution branch was actually this high?

Eye of Myriad Laws was somewhat stunned. Ever since its birth, it had viewed countless evolution paths—Great Saints? Peerless Great Saints? Or even reaching the heavens great paths with hope of stepping into the Thirteenth Order.

It had viewed and come into contact with them all.

But the main evolution path Lin Yuan walked could accommodate such a terrifying number of evolution branches even at the Dao Realm; it was simply unheard of.

"You—"

Deep within the pupils of Eye of Myriad Laws, a slight reddish tint appeared.

It really wanted to ask whether the evolution paths within these Jade Slips were truly developed from a certain main evolution path.

But in a flash of thought, it suppressed this doubt. With its vision, although the evolution paths recorded in the over three hundred Jade Slips were all-encompassing, at their root, they originated from the exact same main evolution path.

Eye of Myriad Laws was very certain of this point.

Since it could see that the initial Life and Death Martial Dao originated from a certain main evolution path, it could naturally also see that these three hundred-odd evolution paths also originated from the same main path.

"What is the main path of these evolution branches called?"

Eye of Myriad Laws fell silent for a long time before asking with some difficulty.

"The main evolution path?"

Lin Yuan was slightly puzzled in his heart, but still replied, "Martial Dao."

"Martial Dao, Martial Dao!"

Eye of Myriad Laws nodded, its gaze profound, not knowing what it was thinking.

"Then these evolution branches—"

Lin Yuan continued with his previous question.

"I can help you spread them."

Eye of Myriad Laws said.

"Actually, I still have some other branches, but they are currently being developed and perfected, and haven't yet—" Lin Yuan thought for a moment and continued.

Even if he just stayed at the Dao Realm, the evolution branches that the Martial Dao Evolution Path could develop could reach over a thousand. At the Sovereign Realm and Chaos Realm, they would experience an even more explosive surge.

"There are still some other branches."

Eye of Myriad Laws felt its scalp go slightly numb upon hearing this.

What kind of heaven-reaching Dao is a Martial Dao capable of pioneering so many evolutionary branches?

"Rest assured, as long as it is a branch of the evolutionary main path you walk, I can help you spread it."

The Eye of Myriad Laws steadied its mind and said.

"That's good."

A satisfied smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.

If the Pavilion of Myriad Daos were to help him spread all evolutionary branches so unconditionally, then doing one thing for the other party for ten cosmic eras…

Actually, that was still acceptable.

It fell under a normal transaction.

"Then I will brand a trace of Soul aura into it right now."

Lin Yuan looked at the golden scroll beside him, the characters emerging upon it radiating a mysterious aura.

"Wait."

The Eye of Myriad Laws likewise looked toward that golden scroll.

In a split second, the golden scroll began to disintegrate.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yuan looked toward the Eye of Myriad Laws, his heart skipping a beat.

Could it be that the other party felt he had too many evolutionary branches, and that spreading so many evolutionary paths made the transaction unprofitable, so it intended to cancel it, or perhaps add new requirements?

"I feel that the requirement just stated is unfair."

The Eye of Myriad Laws looked at Lin Yuan, speaking slowly a moment later.

"Then you plan to redefine the requirements?"

Lin Yuan asked.

At the same time, his heart felt somewhat helpless.

Had he known, he wouldn't have pulled out so many evolutionary branches all at once.

However, concerning matters after his Chaos Realm Perfection, it was right to confirm things thoroughly.

"Then what do you plan to do?"

Lin Yuan was already prepared for the Eye of Myriad Laws to make an exorbitant demand.

As long as the other party wasn't too excessive, he could still agree. After all, when it came to spreading so many evolutionary paths, if he had to rely entirely on himself to do it, not to mention the mental effort consumed, whether they could actually be spread successfully was also a question.

Pioneering an evolutionary path and spreading an evolutionary path were completely two different things.

Without sufficient influence and deterrence, no matter how widely popularized an evolutionary path was, it would still find it difficult to move an inch in certain places.

Not only did Lin Yuan need to spread his own evolutionary path to reinforce his Dao-marker anchors,

those Chaos Venerables and Chaotic Great Saints would also do the same.

"Go ahead and state it."

Lin Yuan waited for the Eye of Myriad Laws to put forward its requirement.

"I will help you spread all the evolutionary branches as much as possible."

"Mn." Lin Yuan nodded.

Waiting for the follow-up from the Eye of Myriad Laws.

Yet after waiting for a moment, he found that the other party did not add anything else.

"You don't need me to do something for your Pavilion of Myriad Daos for ten cosmic eras?"

There was a hint of surprise in Lin Yuan's tone as he immediately asked.

"It is no longer needed."

The Eye of Myriad Laws shook its head.

"Then there are no other requirements?"

Lin Yuan was somewhat startled.

"There are indeed requirements," said the Eye of Myriad Laws.

"Then speak." Lin Yuan's heart immediately settled.

"My next requirement does not need any form of constraint, nor do you even need to bear any Karma." The Eye of Myriad Laws looked at Lin Yuan. "I need a promise from you: under circumstances that do not violate your own will and within your capacity, if the Pavilion of Myriad Daos asks you to help me, please lend a hand once."

"It's this simple?"

Lin Yuan's expression was astonished.

A promise without any form of constraint, a promise that didn't even need to bear Karma, meant that in the future Lin Yuan could agree if he wanted to or refuse if he wanted to.

Regardless of how he chose, he wouldn't have to pay any price; it completely depended on Lin Yuan's mood.

In Lin Yuan's view, this requirement put forward by the Eye of Myriad Laws was completely equivalent to not having made one at all.

"It is just this simple."

The Eye of Myriad Laws nodded.

If the Martial Dao main path pioneered by Lin Yuan could only pioneer a single evolutionary branch, even if the potential of this evolutionary branch reached the Chaos Realm,

while helping to spread the evolutionary branch path, the Eye of Myriad Laws would also strive to win the maximum benefit for itself and obtain the highest returns.

The condition of a Chaos Realm Perfection entity doing one thing for ten cosmic eras was already considered a tremendous reward.

The deterrence of a Chaos Realm Perfection entity was already unimaginably massive, let alone the fact that such deterrence could happen once every ten cosmic eras.

Lin Yuan had initially been willing to accept this condition because the time he had experienced was far too brief, so he felt that ten cosmic eras were too long.

But for other Great Saints—let alone Great Saints, even mere Venerables—the cosmic eras they had lived through were counted in the hundreds or thousands.

Doing one thing for ten cosmic eras was already considered a rather harsh requirement.

However.

This was the approach taken toward normal lifeforms with the potential to become Chaotic Great Saints.

Even if the evolutionary main path where Lin Yuan resided could pioneer several branches, the Eye of Myriad Laws would not make any other concessions, and might even raise the requirements.

For instance, changing from doing one thing every ten cosmic eras to doing one thing every nine cosmic eras.

Only that…

the evolutionary branches pioneered by Lin Yuan were not just a few, nor were they dozens, but hundreds; and judging by Lin Yuan's tone, there would be even more evolutionary branches in the future.

How could the Eye of Myriad Laws still dare to put forward any requirements?

Indeed.

Lin Yuan was still very weak right now.

But with the potential of the Martial Dao Evolution Path, it was impossible for him to remain weak forever.

Taking advantage of Lin Yuan's weakness right now, the Eye of Myriad Laws could indeed take advantage of him in many ways.

But once those advantages were taken, when Lin Yuan grew to the extreme, growing to a height where he could destroy the Eye of Myriad Laws,

those advantages would likely turn into endless hidden dangers and threats.

Although the Eye of Myriad Laws pursued profits, it was not a fool and would not dig such a massive pit for itself.

Therefore, it simply used a promise free from any constraints to make a request of Lin Yuan.

In this way, the initiative was entirely in Lin Yuan's hands. If Lin Yuan truly grew to that step in the future, he wouldn't harbor any malice toward the Eye of Myriad Laws, and would very likely fulfill the promise.

And if Lin Yuan could not grow to that step, the greatest loss for the Eye of Myriad Laws would merely be losing the reward of a Chaos Realm Perfection entity doing one thing every ten cosmic eras.

Actually, it couldn't even be considered a major loss.

"Do you think the value of my promise in the future will be very high?"

Lin Yuan looked at the Eye of Myriad Laws. Whether it was Your Majesty Xuan Huang or the Moyu Tower Master, their descriptions of the Pavilion of Myriad Daos and the Eye of Myriad Laws were predominantly 'fair' and 'profit-driven'.

The two Peerless Great Saints had never felt that the Eye of Myriad Laws would do any charitable deeds without regard for returns.

Under these circumstances, the Eye of Myriad Laws still requested Lin Yuan with such a virtually non-existent promise. It could only mean that it felt the returns in exchange for this promise in the future would be enormous.

"The Martial Dao Evolution Path you walk has great potential. Our Pavilion of Myriad Daos is willing to help you and forge a good affinity."

The Eye of Myriad Laws spoke directly, voicing its true inner thoughts.

"Since you can pioneer an evolutionary path of such potential, your future must be boundless. Our Pavilion of Myriad Daos can forgo having you do things for us, but we will definitely not force you to work for us."

The Eye of Myriad Laws said calmly.

"I see."

Lin Yuan suddenly understood.

"Then I promise you: as long as you spread all my evolutionary branches for me, in the future, within my capacity and without violating my own will, I will step in to help you once."

Lin Yuan nodded and said.

"Good."

The Eye of Myriad Laws felt a burden lift from its heart.

The transaction was complete.

Lin Yuan continued chatting with the Eye of Myriad Laws for a few more sentences.

In fact, it was mainly Lin Yuan asking and the Eye of Myriad Laws answering.

"A Chaos Realm Perfection entity trapped in a time loop will keep looping until the day they break free from the loop," answered the Eye of Myriad Laws.

Lin Yuan wanted to know what end awaited someone trapped in a time loop for a long time.

"Is there really no other way?"

Lin Yuan asked curiously.

"Actually, there is."

The Eye of Myriad Laws thought for a moment. "If one catches a trace of a gap in the time loop and exhausts all their Origin, they can also break free. But this kind of breaking free belongs to a forced breakthrough, and they will perish very quickly."

After Lin Yuan obtained the answer he wanted to know,

he stood up and left the Pavilion of Myriad Daos.

The Eye of Myriad Laws and the old man carrying the wine gourd watched Lin Yuan leave.

"Lord Myriad Laws." Only until now did the old man carrying the wine gourd dare to speak. "If so many evolutionary paths are spread out, it will also require paying a considerable price, and even owing favors—all for just that person's single promise?"

The old man carrying the wine gourd was somewhat puzzled.

He had never seen his own Eye of Myriad Laws be so merciful.

"Remember, in the distant future, you will feel endless honor for today!" The Eye of Myriad Laws glanced at the old man.

"Because the one you faced and conversed with just now might perhaps be a great Thirteenth Order."