Chapter 608: Demon Jade Secrets

"Hmm?"

Lin Yuan solemnly observed the newly condensed Moyu Tower Master not far away.

He was ready to concede defeat and exit the Ninth-Layer Black Tower at any moment.

First, he had just detonated his external Universe and was temporarily in a weakened state.

Second, although the current Moyu Tower Master's aura fluctuations were inferior to the very beginning,

the threat it posed to Lin Yuan was the greatest. Even if it just stood there quietly without doing anything, it gave off an aura of absolute supremacy over all heavens and domains, time and space.

"Not bad."

The Moyu Tower Master stared at Lin Yuan for a moment, a smile appearing on his face.

"Not bad?" Lin Yuan's expression changed slightly.

According to the Six-Armed Figure Shen Ji's implication, the imprint left behind by the Ninth-Layer Moyu Tower Master was merely an existence similar to a fixed 'program'.

But now?

It actually uttered a 'not bad' that possessed personal emotional evaluation?

"Very good."

The Moyu Tower Master continued to watch for a moment and added another comment.

"Senior?" Lin Yuan tentatively called out.

Although he didn't know what state the Moyu Tower Master was in now, since the other party hadn't attacked him immediately, presumably there was no hostility?

"Rest assured, you have passed the Ninth-Layer Black Tower."

The Moyu Tower Master smiled slightly. "The current me can be considered a wisp of consciousness left behind by my true body back then, and it had completely severed contact with my true body. However, after awakening, the connection has been re-established, and I estimate that I will soon fall into the time loop once again."

Hearing this, Lin Yuan was secretly shocked inside.

Indeed.

The current Moyu Tower Master was not just as simple as an emotionless 'imprint'.

Rather, it was a separated wisp of consciousness.

This consciousness was different from the 'split soul' of Tuolong Great Saint.

A split soul was already considered a brand-new lifeform, with only the memories being identical to the main body.

As for consciousness, it was still considered the Moyu Tower Master.

In fact, many Chaotic Great Saints were unwilling to leave behind such existences as split souls.

The more formidable a Great Saint was, the more so this was true.

A split soul lacked strength; if it fell into the hands of certain Great Saints, its fate usually wouldn't be very good.

Since this consciousness still belonged to the Moyu Tower Master, even with a brief recovery, it would quickly fall into the time loop once again.

The time loop fallen into when a Twelfth Order attempting to break through to the Thirteenth Order was a trial from the Chaos Void. As long as it was the same living being, it could not be avoided no matter what means or methods were used.

"You should have cultivated the Legacy corresponding to the Foundation of that being? No, it seems similar yet different, and somewhat unlike it. Did you fuse other legacies of the same tier?"

"Fusing different Thirteenth Order legacies. That is quite remarkable."

The Moyu Tower Master sized up Lin Yuan and asked with great interest.

After the imprint he left behind clashed with Lin Yuan just moments ago,

and even the terrifying might erupted when detonating the external Universe at the very end, all of it was witnessed by the Moyu Tower Master.

Therefore, the information he derived was far more than those special existences who had previously observed Lin Yuan exchanging blows with the Black Obsidian Great Saint and Dual Source Great Saint from afar outside the Xuanhuang Universe.

When Lin Yuan fought to the death with the Black Obsidian Great Saint and Dual Source Great Saint, he had not used his full strength.

Let alone detonating his external Universe, he hadn't even fully driven his external Universe at full power.

Of course, the Black Obsidian Great Saint and Dual Source Great Saint had never used their true lethal methods either, and they hadn't even entered the Xuanhuang Universe, so naturally they wouldn't fight to the death with full force.

"I was merely lucky," Lin Yuan immediately said.

He was not surprised that the Moyu Tower Master saw through the fact that he cultivated "Infinite Void".

At the level of a Peerless Great Saint, a Thirteenth Order Legacy was not an overly top-secret matter.

It was just that the Moyu Tower Master could see that he had fused other Thirteenth Order methods, which gave Lin Yuan a slight shock inside.

This meant that the Moyu Tower Master was very familiar with "Infinite Void" and knew the scope of its might.

"There is no such thing as luck," the Moyu Tower Master smiled and said. "The cultivation of a Thirteenth Order Legacy is inherently extremely difficult. If I hadn't slain that spectacle lifeform back then, I wouldn't have even reached the threshold to Cultivate that Thirteenth Order Legacy."

"Senior has also cultivated a Thirteenth Order Legacy?" Lin Yuan looked at the Moyu Tower Master and said.

He was well aware of the terror of a Thirteenth Order Legacy. Although his ability to rival Chaotic Great Saints in the Sovereign Realm wasn't solely due to "Infinite Void",

this Thirteenth Order Legacy that had elevated Lin Yuan's Foundation to a terrifying degree definitely accounted for a very important factor.

The Moyu Tower Master was a Peerless Great Saint, plus he had cultivated some kind of Thirteenth Order Legacy. Just how formidable would his strength be?

Not to mention sweeping across other Peerless Great Saints, he was probably close to it.

"The hardest part of a Thirteenth Order Legacy is cultivating it, not acquiring it," the Moyu Tower Master smiled and said. "With your current strength, once you Cultivate to Chaos Realm Perfection, your strength will probably even surpass mine."

Lin Yuan listened obediently. According to his own estimation of himself, this was indeed the case.

If Lin Yuan could step into Chaos Realm Perfection, ordinary Peerless Great Saints would simply not be his opponents.

By then, the only ones who could pose a slight threat to Lin Yuan would probably be Peerless Great Saints who had also cultivated a Thirteenth Order Legacy, or those special Peerless Great Saints?

But it would only be a slight threat; Lin Yuan had far too many trump cards and methods.

"When I originally built this Black Tower, I was thinking of cultivating a Chaotic Great Saint. As a result, none was cultivated while I was alive, and unexpectedly one appeared after falling into the time loop."

The Moyu Tower Master looked around, his tone carrying a hint of emotion.

During the heyday of the Demon Jade Tower, the Moyu Tower Master, as an Invincible Great Saint who swept across the Chaos Void, indeed had some Chaotic Great Saints and even Peerless Great Saints pledge allegiance to him.

However, these Chaotic Great Saints and Peerless Great Saints were outsiders and not the direct descendants of the Demon Jade Tower. They didn't even have the qualification to enter this Demon Jade Space, let alone clear the Nine-Layer Black Tower.

Among the Chaos Realm experts cultivated by the Demon Jade Tower itself, not a single Great Saint was born.

A Chaotic Great Saint could not be cultivated simply by cultivation resources and nurturing.

Even someone as formidable as the Moyu Tower Master was unable to forcibly Cultivate a Chaotic Great Saint.

If this could be achieved, the Demon Jade Tower would not have fallen into decline.

"Senior is still trapped in the time loop." Lin Yuan tentatively asked.

"Are you trying to ask about the time loop and the matter of breaking through to the Thirteenth Order?"

The Moyu Tower Master smiled slightly. "In other places, I did indeed leave behind corresponding arrangements, which should all have been taken away by now."

Hearing this, Lin Yuan wasn't particularly surprised.

His Majesty Xuanhuang left behind the Xuanhuang Universe, and the Moyu Tower Master probably left behind a similar place as well.

The fact that the Xuanhuang Universe had only emerged until now did not mean that the place left behind by the Moyu Tower Master had yet to emerge; everything depended on the conditions of Opportunity.

Whether it was His Majesty Xuanhuang or the Moyu Tower Master,

both were already attempting to break through to the Thirteenth Order and were trapped in a time loop, so their influence on the outside world was extremely limited.

"However, if you only want intelligence and information regarding breaking through to the Thirteenth Order and the time loop, I can give it to you."

The Moyu Tower Master smiled slightly.

There was only one piece of treasure, rare resource, or weapon, but intelligence and information could be replicated.

"Thank you, Senior." Joy welled up in Lin Yuan's heart.

The Xuanhuang Universe had emerged, and many Chaotic Great Saints like the Black Obsidian Great Saint and Dual Source Great Saint rushed over at all costs—what was it for?

The treasures and rare resources within the Xuanhuang Universe?

Indeed there was a purpose in that regard, but it was definitely not the main one.

These Great Saints were even more eager to obtain His Majesty Xuanhuang's views and perceptions regarding the exploration of the Thirteenth Order and the time loop.

So-called treasures and rare resources were ultimately just external forces, and they were of no help whatsoever in breaking through to the Thirteenth Order.

Hum.

The Moyu Tower Master raised his right hand and pointed it at Lin Yuan.

Instantly, a massive amount of information flooded into Lin Yuan's mind.

"Thirteenth Order breakthrough… time loop…" Lin Yuan's expression turned thoughtful.

The Moyu Tower Master and His Majesty Xuanhuang's exploration and perception of the time loop were not obtained out of thin air either, but stemmed from elsewhere.

It was just that any living being who attempted to break through to the Thirteenth Order and fell into the time loop could not affect the outside world, let alone transmit intelligence and information regarding the time loop they themselves were trapped in.

Therefore,

if one wanted to gain an accurate perception and exploration of the time loop, they could only obtain it from those living beings who had successfully cleared the time loop.

And the living beings who cleared the time loop? They were Thirteen Step Time Life.

This was also the reason why numerous Peerless Great Saints traveled across the Chaos Void, pursuing the footsteps of Thirteen Step Time Life.

The Moyu Tower Master had walked through various Void Domains, penetrated deep into those perilous relics and forbidden lands, and had once been fortunate enough to witness a Thirteen Step Time Life. Under its guidance, he obtained a lot of intelligence and information regarding breaking through to the Thirteenth Order and the time loop.

"The time loop experienced by each Chaos Realm Perfection is different. Simply put, you cannot prepare in advance," the Moyu Tower Master looked at Lin Yuan. "In the future, if you attempt to break through to the Thirteenth Order, the time loop you fall into will definitely be something you have never experienced before, and it will be the trial you are least good at."

"For instance, if your spatial attainment is very high, then the time loop you fall into will have nothing to do with space at all."

"From my perspective, the so-called time loop is specially formed entirely based on the aspect you lack the most and your biggest shortcoming."

said the Moyu Tower Master.

"I see."

Lin Yuan's heart dawned in realization. No wonder the Eye of Myriad Laws had told him not to care too much about the time loop back then; there was simply no need to care.

What if he cared? He couldn't prepare for it in advance anyway.

Among the numerous pieces of intelligence and information given to him by the Moyu Tower Master, there were also many explanations regarding this point, and even specific case studies.

For example, in this Chaos Void, the time loop faced by a certain Thirteen Step Time Life when it originally attempted to break through to the Thirteenth Order.

This Thirteenth Order being was born as a spectacle lifeform, one of the most talented spectacle lifeforms nurtured by the Chaos Void. Its internal time Bloodline was incomparably dense, and it possessed the strength of Chaos Realm Perfection right at birth.

It was an undisputed Invincible Great Saint of its era.

As for the time loop this existence fell into, it was the time loop of an ant.

It was an ant in the literal sense.

Simply put, it descended onto an ant. The world where this ant lived had no rules whatsoever, nor any extraordinary power. The various rule comprehensions grasped by a Peerless Great Saint were of no use in this world.

Even the speed of its thought operation became incomparably slow.

To break this kind of time loop was to lead the ant clan and become the strongest race in the world.

You must know that ants were the weakest lifeforms in that world. Under the premise of not utilizing any extraordinary power or cultivation systems, leading the ant clan to become the strongest race?

That Thirteen Step Time Life was almost driven to despair back then. Finally, after repeated planning and utilizing the pure physical rules of that time loop world, it climbed the technology tree, created 'high-tech' weapons out of nothing, and completely crushed those lifeforms whose strength and size were countless tens of thousands of times greater than ants.

Only then did it barely break free from that time loop.

"Too difficult." Lin Yuan could not help but find it tricky.

You are the spectacle lifeform with the most powerful talent nurtured by the Chaos Void? Then let you experience the time loop of the weakest lifeform, an ant.

You walk alone? Then let you lead the weakest race to become the most powerful race.

You are an undisputed Invincible Great Saint? In that time loop, strength is not tested at all, nor is there any concept of strength. It is entirely pure physical power; size determines everything, yet an ant's size…

Whatever you excel at, I will strip away.

"Technology"

Lin Yuan realized that the key for that Thirteen Step Time Life to break free from the time loop back then was technology.

It can be deduced that this Thirteen Step Time Life had never come into contact with technology before; otherwise, the time loop wouldn't have tested it in such a way.

Only by not coming into contact with technology would technology be tested. Once technology was known, the test of the time loop would be something else entirely.

"No wonder since the beginning of the Chaos Void, one Chaos Realm Perfection after another has been born, yet very few have successfully stepped into the Thirteenth Order in the end."

Lin Yuan thought to himself, if the time loop was truly targeted like this, even for a Peerless Great Saint, the possibility of passing through it was almost zero.

"I wonder what kind of time loop I will experience when I attempt to break through to the Thirteenth Order in the future?"

Lin Yuan thought silently in his heart. In any case, it certainly wouldn't be any of the methods he currently excelled at and mastered.

"Senior, I am currently inside the Xuanhuang Universe—"

Lin Yuan said, wanting to obtain some intelligence and information regarding His Majesty Xuanhuang from the Moyu Tower Master here.

Although it was said that the time loop could not be prepared for in advance, the exploration and perception provided by the Moyu Tower Master brought not a little bit of help to Lin Yuan.

Since it could not be prevented, he would understand abilities in all aspects as comprehensively as possible.

That way, even if he encountered trials in the time loop that he had never come into contact with before, mastery of one principle meant mastery of all; the more he knew, the greater the possibility of finally passing through.

Therefore, Lin Yuan was likewise quite eager for the cognition and exploration of the time loop left behind by His Majesty Xuanhuang.

"Profound Emperor…"

The Moyu Tower Master pondered for a moment. "I don't know much about him, only that when he attempted to break through to the Thirteenth Order, it wasn't for ultimate freedom, but because he wanted to resurrect his former Dao Companion."

"Resurrect his former Dao Companion?"

Lin Yuan was slightly stunned. A Thirteen Step Time Life could see through future and past timelines, and could resurrect any living being that had existed in the past along the timeline, including Twelve-Order Life that had already broken free from the shackles of the River of Time.

"Other than that, I don't know."

The Moyu Tower Master shook his head slightly. "However, I heard that before attempting to break through to the Thirteenth Order, he had entered a certain dimensional rift, and immediately prepared to break through to the Thirteenth Order after returning. He probably encountered something in that dimensional rift."

"So that's how it is."

Lin Yuan nodded.

Dimensional rifts were the interstitial regions separating different dimensional planes.

As for the dimensional planes capable of being separated from the Chaos Void, they were likely no weaker than the Chaos Void itself. The dimensional rifts between the two were extremely likely to give birth to some terrifying existences.