Chapter 622 Supreme Treasure

The tall and majestic man spoke in a calm tone.

He did not emit any oppressive aura.

If Lin Yuan had not clearly sensed that the Karma of the two Peerless Great Saints, Grand Sage Hunxiao and Jade Kirin Great Sage, had completely vanished, he might have thought the other party was just an ordinary lifeform.

"Perish?"

Lin Yuan thought of the last sentence spoken by Profound Emperor.

Before I perish?

"We will talk about this last."

The tall and majestic man waved his hand, and the space-time around the two of them shifted, bringing them before a palace.

Lin Yuan glanced around and immediately noticed two archaic symbols at the upper section of the palace.

Profound Emperor.

Although he didn't know what the symbols meant, he understood them the moment he saw them.

"Profound Emperor Palace?"

"Is this the Profound Emperor Palace?"

Lin Yuan thought to himself that among the many areas on the animal skin map, the Profound Emperor Palace was second only to the Mausoleum.

However, the description of the Profound Emperor Palace on the animal skin map was that it existed in the depths of space-time and was very difficult to find.

Whoosh!

Following the tall and majestic man into the Profound Emperor Palace, Lin Yuan stopped in front of a jade table.

The tall and majestic man took the initiative to sit on one side, looking at Lin Yuan with a smile, "Please sit."

"Yes."

Lin Yuan was extremely well-behaved.

Without a doubt, the tall and majestic man before him was the strongest lifeform Lin Yuan had ever witnessed with his own eyes.

Whether in the Chaos Void or the Origin World where the Blazing Sun Ancient Kingdom resided, he was the strongest lifeform below the Thirteenth Order.

He killed Peerless Great Saints as easily as speaking, and it was the kind of complete kill that severed all means of self-preservation.

Lin Yuan had a feeling that if the tall and majestic man developed killing intent towards him,

probably all traces he left in this Chaos Void would be forcibly erased.

"You must already know who I am," the tall and majestic man said with a smile.

"Your Majesty," Lin Yuan nodded.

The moment the tall and majestic man appeared, the Origin of the Xuanhuang Universe condensed into a single entity.

Aside from Profound Emperor, who personally opened up this Acquired Universe, probably no one else could accomplish this.

Furthermore, Grand Sage Hunxiao and Jade Kirin Great Sage had also recognized the identity of the tall and majestic man. These two Peerless Great Saints didn't even dare to resist and directly turned around to run.

Yet in the end, they still failed to escape.

"Hahahaha."

The tall and majestic man laughed out loud, "In the era I lived in, in terms of Aptitude, talent, and growth speed, even those spectacle lifeforms nurtured by the Chaos Void were far inferior to me."

Speaking of this, the tall and majestic man glanced at Lin Yuan and said with a hint of emotion, "But compared to you, it can be considered quite ordinary."

The instant he returned to the Xuanhuang Universe, the many events that had occurred in this Acquired Universe over more than thirty million cosmic eras flooded into the tall and majestic man's mind.

Coupled with the tall and majestic man's current state, he could see many secrets on Lin Yuan, such as his life level still being at the Sovereign Realm and his inner Universe's foundation being unprecedented, and so on.

"Your Majesty is not ordinary at all."

Lin Yuan immediately said.

To be able to completely kill two Peerless Great Saints with a wave of one's hand? Even Lin Yuan wouldn't dare claim that he could definitely do so after stepping into the Chaos Realm.

Up until now, the Chaotic Yin-Yang Taiji evolved by Lin Yuan had not yet taken shape, and he didn't know the level of its might, so he felt uncertain.

"My current state is special. Although I haven't stepped into the Thirteenth Order, I have also surpassed the Twelfth Order, which is why I can completely slay a Peerless Great Saint. Normally, it cannot be done,"

the tall and majestic man laughed, "And back when I was at the Sovereign Realm, let alone contending with Peerless Great Saints, even when facing ordinary venerables, I could only flee in panic."

Lin Yuan listened obediently.

Actually, the tall and majestic man's underlying meaning was that he could preserve his life in front of venerables back when he was at the Sovereign Realm.

This was already very rare. After all, Lin Yuan had Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability, descended into many dimensional worlds, and coupled with mastering a Thirteenth Order Legacy, he barely managed to achieve such feats.

For other lifeforms, this was almost irreproducible.

"A special state?"

Lin Yuan looked at the tall and majestic man.

"Mn."

"You should also be aware that I long ago tried to charge at the Thirteenth Order and fell into a time loop,"

the tall and majestic man said. "But now, I have broken free from the shackles of the time loop. This liberation is not a normal Breakthrough, but a forced liberation. It is destined not to last long and I will soon perish."

Lin Yuan listened.

He remembered that the Eye of Myriad Laws had once told him that Twelfth Order Perfection entities trapped in a time loop could actually break free forcibly, provided they left an anchor in the outside world and activated it at a certain point in time.

Then the Twelfth Order Perfection entities trapped in the time loop could lock onto the anchor and forcibly break free from the time loop.

However, almost no Twelfth Order Perfection entities would ever do this.

Firstly, the difficulty was too high. The time loop was isolated from the Chaos Void; it wasn't a matter of just having an external anchor to break free—it required the strength to shake the time-loop world.

Generally, a Twelfth Order Perfection entity with this strength, no matter how deeply trapped they were, still had hope of breaking through the time loop and didn't need to break free forcibly.

Secondly, forcibly breaking free from the time loop violated the operation of the supreme rules of the Chaos Void. Even upon returning to the Chaos Void, one would constantly suffer backlash from the entire Chaos Void at every moment.

Lifeforms below the Thirteenth Order basically could not resist for long before completely perishing.

"Why did Your Majesty want to break free from the time loop?"

Lin Yuan couldn't help but ask.

Obviously, the Xuanhuang bead handed to him by the spirit of the Mausoleum was the anchor left in the outside world by the tall and majestic man.

As long as it was crushed, he would be locked onto by the tall and majestic man within the time-loop world, thereby breaking free.

However, Lin Yuan couldn't figure out why the tall and majestic man would do this.

The spirit of the Mausoleum had said that after obtaining the Xuanhuang bead, Lin Yuan could crush it immediately.

However, the spirit of the Mausoleum itself was unwilling for Lin Yuan to crush it.

The former was clearly the intention of Profound Emperor, while the latter was the personal thought of the spirit of the Mausoleum.

The spirit of the Mausoleum also knew what crushing the Xuanhuang bead meant.

But why did Profound Emperor leave behind this order?

Was it because he knew of Lin Yuan facing the threat of the two Peerless Great Saints?

Putting aside how Profound Emperor knew what would happen more than thirty million cosmic eras later,

even if he really knew, there was no need to do this.

To completely sever one's hope of stepping into the Thirteenth Order for a descendant separated by an unknown number of generations, and have all traces of one's existence completely erased?

It completely defied logic.

Back when the Xuanhuang Lineage was destroyed and countless members and Disciples of the Xuanhuang Lineage were hunted down, Your Majesty Xuan Huang never broke free from the time loop; why break free after thirty million cosmic eras?

"Don't overthink it. My choice to forcibly break free from the time loop was not for you, but—"

The tall and majestic man's gaze drifted, as if recalling something. "I didn't want to break through the time loop."

"You didn't want to break through the time loop?"

Lin Yuan was stunned. Such a reason was possible.

"Actually, it is not difficult to break through the time loop trapping me; I just need to forget my Senior Sister,"

the tall and majestic man said here, his expression distant. "However, forget Senior Sister? I am unwilling. For over thirty million cosmic eras, experiencing countless erasures of memory and starting over from scratch within the time loop, I am still unwilling."

Lin Yuan listened without asking who 'Senior Sister' was.

"I forgot to introduce my Senior Sister to you,"

the tall and majestic man said. "I was born in a tribe, lost my parents since childhood, suffered all kinds of hardships, and almost starved to death many times. Actually, starving to death wasn't the scariest thing; what was scary was being treated as food and eaten."

"Later, I left the tribe, wanting to go to the outside world to seek a chance of survival, but not only did I not find it, I was also abducted by an Evil Path expert who planned to use my essence blood and Soul to Cultivate a Cultivation Technique."

Lin Yuan looked at the tall and majestic man. According to the description on the murals inside the Mausoleum, Profound Emperor should have originated from a certain innate Universe, with a humble background and a harsh environment.

"Later… I met Senior Sister. But Senior Sister was a Disciple of the Qingxuan Sect. Hearing of this Evil Path expert's conduct, she intended to eliminate demons and defend the Dao, killing that Evil Path expert and saving me."

The tall and majestic man reminisced, "I still remember the first sentence Senior Sister said when she saw me: 'Little beggar, don't be afraid. That big Devil Head is already dead; you will be able to survive.'"

"I was thinking, if Senior Sister had arrived a moment later, I probably would have died," the tall and majestic man said. "Later, Senior Sister brought me back to the Qingxuan Sect. After testing, they found my Aptitude was quite good, so I joined it and became Senior Sister's Junior Brother."

"Senior Sister is so kind. She didn't mind that I was dirty and smelly, taking the initiative to wash my tendons and marrow for me, helping me be reborn, and teaching me many things regarding Cultivation."

Lin Yuan listened attentively.

"From that time on, I swore that I must repay Senior Sister well and never let anyone in the world bully her."

"With continuous Cultivation, my Aptitude and talent grew stronger and stronger, and I quickly became the strongest expert of the Qingxuan Sect, leading the Qingxuan Sect to become the most powerful force in that Universe."

"Later still, I also became Dao Companions with Senior Sister. That day was the happiest day of my life."

"Finally, I stepped into the Twelfth Order, and with my help, Senior Sister also stepped into the Twelfth Order. Senior Sister and I endured the great destruction of the Universe together and entered the Chaos Void."

When the tall and majestic man reached this point, his tone turned icy cold. "Just as we arrived in the Chaos Void, we encountered a Sovereign Realm plunderer. I was no match for them. In order to let me survive, Senior Sister went so far as to burn her Soul, essence blood, and mental will, with both her true body and Clone burning away, just to barely hold back that plunderer."

The tall and majestic man's expression was lost. "Although I survived, Senior Sister died."

"I inquired everywhere and discovered that a Twelfth Order Life had already shaken off the shackles of the River of Time. To resurrect someone, the only way is to become a Thirteen Step Time Life."

"Therefore, I started taking becoming a Time Lifeform as my goal. Come to think of it, it was laughable. At that time, I was only at the Pilgrimage Realm Peak, not even at the Chaos Realm, yet I delusionally dreamed of becoming a Time Lifeform?"

The tall and majestic man suddenly laughed.

"However, after entering the Chaos Void, I discovered that my Physique and Bloodline were very special. Nurtured by the Chaos Void environment, my true potential was completely revealed, so I grew stronger and stronger, easily becoming a Dominator, a venerable, and a Great Saint."

"At Chaos Realm Perfection, I established the Xuanhuang Lineage, opened up the Xuanhuang Kingdom, and within my ruled territory, I strangled all plunderers—partly out of the intention to avenge Senior Sister. Unfortunately, that plunderer Senior Sister and I encountered back then had long since died."

The tall and majestic man gave a light smile. "After becoming a Peerless Great Saint, I began considering how to step into the Thirteenth Order, visiting many special existences in the Chaos Void at that time."

"Those special existences said that my Heart Demon was too heavy and Senior Sister's influence on me was too great. Under such circumstances, the time loop I fell into would be very difficult to pass through."

The tall and majestic man sneered. "It's just that those special existences were born powerful and high-and-mighty; how could they have experienced what I did? If not for Senior Sister, I would have died long ago."

"Senior Sister has never been my Heart Demon; she is the only reason I grow stronger."

Lin Yuan nodded.

Many high-and-mighty spectacle lifeforms had thin emotions and were absolutely selfish.

"However, although I don't think Senior Sister is a Heart Demon, I also know that given Senior Sister's status in my heart, the time loop experienced while charging at the Thirteenth Order will likely be related to Senior Sister."

"Later, I accidentally strayed into a dimensional rift and obtained a supreme treasure there. Relying solely on my strength, it was very difficult to suppress this supreme treasure; only by utilizing the power of the time loop could it be concealed."

"At that time, my Realm and strength had reached the extreme, and I already possessed the strength of an Invincible Great Saint. Although I had not yet gained the recognition of other Peerless Great Saints, I didn't want to wait any longer. With the help of that supreme treasure, my possibility of breaking through the time loop would be somewhat greater."

"The longer time dragged on, in case the matter of this supreme treasure leaked out, then other Peerless Great Saints would inevitably scramble for it regardless of everything, and it might even attract the gaze of true Time Lifeforms."

The tall and majestic man looked at Lin Yuan. "Before charging at the Thirteenth Order, I left behind many arrangements, among which was that Xuanhuang bead. It contained a trace of that supreme treasure's aura inside. Once crushed, the aura would leak, inevitably echoing with the supreme treasure's main body. Since that supreme treasure had already been brought by me into the time-loop world, I would know of any unusual movements and could use this as an anchor to forcibly break free from the time loop."

"I thought at the time that if thirty million cosmic eras passed and I still hadn't broken through the time loop, I suppose there would be no possibility of stepping into the Thirteenth Order, which is why I left the order to crush the Xuanhuang bead after thirty million cosmic eras."

"Furthermore, crushing the Xuanhuang bead was merely 'reminding me'; in the end, whether or not to forcibly break free from the time loop still depended on me."

"I see."

Lin Yuan came to a sudden realization, his expression thoughtful.

"As for the time loop I experienced… To break through normally, the only way is to completely forget Senior Sister. Don't you find it ironic? I stepped into the Thirteenth Order wanting to resurrect Senior Sister, yet now the precondition for stepping into the Thirteenth Order is to forget Senior Sister?"

"If I forget Senior Sister, what meaning is there in me stepping into the Thirteenth Order?"

"If I truly forget Senior Sister, would I still be myself?"

The tall and majestic man wore a mocking expression. "Within the time loop, my memories were erased countless times to start over from scratch, yet I never chose to forget Senior Sister. Until you crushed the Xuanhuang bead, I forcibly broke free."

Lin Yuan looked at the tall and majestic man, his thoughts churning.

In the intelligence and information regarding time loops given to him by the Moyu Tower Master, the time loops that any Twelfth Order Perfection entity fell into were trials they had never experienced before.

But the time loop experienced by Xuanhuang required him to forget his own Senior Sister?

Lin Yuan deduced that the forgetting here was a complete forgetting, equivalent to erasing his feelings for Senior Sister. Even if he recalled the memories afterwards and resurrected Senior Sister once more, he would permanently lose that former pure emotion, let alone make a move to resurrect her.

"Within that time loop, there was no Senior Sister, nor any hope of Breakthrough. I stayed there very boringly. Now that I've come out, it's much better."

The tall and majestic man looked at Lin Yuan, raised his right hand, and a mass of hazy, dim light emerged.

"Before I perish, this supreme treasure that I obtained from the dimensional rift will also be given to you."