Chapter 680: Great Demon Attacks the Mountain

Lin Yuan served as an official in Qingyun Institute, primarily responsible for organizing ancient books, volumes, and Jade Slips.

This type of position was very relaxed.

Generally, it was held by older predecessors who had risked their lives for the Saint Sect for many years, established sufficient merits, and ultimately developed hidden physical ailments.

Although Lin Yuan was not old, he had once suffered from Devilish Qi eroding his mind, and coupled with the Sect Master nodding, taking up the post went quite smoothly.

In fact, Lin Yuan could also be considered to have rendered meritorious service to the Saint Sect by informing them in advance about Senior Brother falling into devilry, helping the Saint Sect avoid a huge loss.

While recovering his strength, Lin Yuan mainly researched his Physical Body; the potential of this Physical Body he descended into was too strong, as if—

like the direct offspring and descendant of a certain Thirteen Step Time Life.

The potential was unimaginably large.

In the First Source World's Six Ancient Kingdoms, all living beings had the Bloodline of the Six Ancestors flowing through their bodies.

But that was incomparably thin, almost nonexistent.

Yet in this Origin World, the Physical Body potential was frighteningly high.

"Before the great changes of heaven and earth, the cultivation system of this Origin World was runes, interpreting everything in the world in the form of runes, including the rules of the Dao."

Lin Yuan looked at the Legacy Jade Slips left behind before the great changes of heaven and earth, his expression thoughtful.

The Dao rules were inherently formless, unseen and untouched by ordinary people; even practitioners could only touch them through perception.

However, runes were tangible. By using tangible runes to interpret the intangible Dao rules, before the great changes of heaven and earth, the number of practitioners in this world was terrifyingly large.

With the base of Experts rising, the possibility of giving birth to even stronger Experts was naturally higher.

Before the great changes of heaven and earth, the Qingyun Saint Sect was a behemoth in this region, with Experts of the Three Realms of Leisure guarding it.

And the Three Realms of Leisure, even the First Realm of Leisure, benchmarked against the Chaotic Great Saint of the Chaos Void.

Having experienced the great changes of heaven and earth and the successive Great Demon attacks on the mountain thereafter, the Qingyun Saint Sect's strongest combat power was already at the Peak of the Six Realms of Longevity, which was the Chaotic Realm Peak.

Combined with the Qingyun Saint Sect's grand protective array, it could barely display defenses at the level of the Three Realms of Leisure; this was also the reason why the Qingyun Saint Sect managed to resist under successive Great Demon attacks on the mountain.

The Great Demon was a terrifying 'Demon' directly comparable to the Peak of the Six Realms of Longevity, and in some aspects, it had even surpassed the Six Realms of Longevity.

"After the great changes of heaven and earth, Devilish Qi filled the air, and the Dao rules were not apparent. Even with the rune Legacy, it was very difficult to perfectly interpret the blurred Dao rules."

Lin Yuan felt the aura of deep power overflowing between heaven and earth, his eyes suddenly brightening somewhat. "Runes?"

Traces of Qi intertwined between Lin Yuan's palms, forming the character 'Jin' in a flash.

This character 'Jin' was the script of this world, essentially belonging to the rune of metal, perfectly interpreting everything about the metal rule.

"Wondrous, wondrous, wondrous!"

Lin Yuan was brimming with spirit.

The so-called runes—the Chaotic Mystery Diagram collected in the treasuries of the Six Ancient Kingdoms in the First Source World—were essentially runes.

And the Chaotic Mystery Diagram was left by the Ancestors from a commanding height. Below the Ancestors, even Lin Yuan found it very difficult to replicate.

However, the rune Legacy of this world was able to imprint everything in heaven and earth, transforming the intangible into tangible. As a result, the difficulty of comprehension was greatly reduced, and its marvelous uses were endless.

"With runes as the Foundation, I actually know how to maintain the opening of the boundless Ganges particle worlds."

Lin Yuan's thoughts spun rapidly. His First Source World true body was trying to imitate the Abyssal Dragon, opening up vast worlds within each of his own particles.

Speaking of heritage and Foundation, that Abyssal Dragon was still above Lin Yuan. What did it rely on? Wasn't it particle worlds resembling the Ganges sands?

If Lin Yuan could also successfully imitate this, opening up Ganges particle worlds and then sequentially reconstructing them with the "Infinite Void" Legacy, his final strength… Lin Yuan didn't even dare to imagine.

At least it would far surpass the present.

"That Abyssal Dragon is able to maintain the Ganges particle worlds simultaneously by relying on its own talent. As the initial life born first, it is a talent bestowed by the Origin World."

"But I do not have this talent, so I can only rely on mind power to maintain the opening of the particle worlds. Mind power is limited, while the Ganges particle worlds are infinite."

Lin Yuan thought quickly in his heart. The emergence of the rune Legacy now allowed him to see the hope of simultaneously maintaining the Ganges particle worlds.

Imprinting Dao rule runes on the surface of every particle world to stabilize them, ultimately deriving boundless Ganges particle worlds.

"At present, this method is the simplest and also the most hopeful."

Lin Yuan thought to himself. His First Source World true body had repeatedly deduced without finding a better method; either it couldn't last long, or the hidden dangers were too great.

And now, the rune Legacy of this world unexpectedly and perfectly matched Lin Yuan's opening of his own Ganges particle worlds.

"It is not unintentional. The rune Legacy inherently fits any cultivation system. Using runes to replicate Dao rules and even having heaven and earth feed back into oneself is simply a perfect auxiliary method."

Lin Yuan thought in his heart.

"I will start trying to open up particle worlds from this world."

Lin Yuan made up his mind. First, this Physical Body had high enough potential to completely accommodate the opening of one particle world after another.

Even if he failed midway, Lin Yuan had already arranged life-saving resurrection methods and could completely start over.

Secondly, opening up particle worlds from weak to strong would allow a better perception of the operation of each particle world, which would be of great benefit to Lin Yuan's true body cultivation.

As for having experienced the great changes of heaven and earth, Devilish Qi filling the air, and the cultivation environment worsening now, making it quite difficult to perceive the Dao rules even with the rune Legacy—that was for other Experts.

Lin Yuan possessed Heaven-Defying Comprehension, as long as the Dao rules were still there, he could smoothly Cultivate the rune Legacy.

And even if this Origin World's Dao rules were completely suppressed by Devilish Qi, Lin Yuan could still perceive the Dao rules of other dimensions; the so-called Devilish Qi was only limited to this Origin World.

Its actual impact on Lin Yuan was very limited.

"However, with the Physical Body potential of this Origin World, I wonder what kind of Physical Body Divine Ability will eventually be nurtured?"

Lin Yuan suddenly felt a bit expectant in his heart.

The Physical Body of the First Source World actually did not have high potential; the concentration of the Ancestors' Bloodline was far from being considered even the royal family.

The reason it was able to grow to that height in the end was entirely due to Lin Yuan's own cultivation.

But this Origin World? The Physical Body that Lin Yuan descended into could completely be called the direct offspring and descendant of a Thirteen Step Time Life.

Placed in the Six Ancient Kingdoms, this was definitely the strongest Bloodline, incomparable even to the core royal family.

Those core royal families of the current Six Ancient Kingdoms were far from being called the direct Bloodline of the Ancestors; they merely had a relatively high concentration of the Ancestors' Bloodline.

True direct Bloodlines of the Ancestors were extremely rare. When reaching the level of the Ancestors, the restrictions on giving birth to true direct offspring and descendant Bloodlines were too great.

It was very easy for an Ancestor to want descendants, but direct offspring and descendants? That was very difficult.

In the second year of Lin Yuan entering Qingyun Institute to serve as an official,

his Physical Body completely transitioned onto the Martial Dao Evolution path, and he immediately began to nurture the fundamental power deep within his Bloodline, starting to nurture a new Physical Body Divine Ability.

"It will take at least ten thousand years or more to nurture it."

Lin Yuan settled his mind, following the rules of the previous few Physical Body Divine Abilities that had been nurtured.

The longer the time spent nurturing a Physical Body Divine Ability, the greater its potential and power. For example, the previous Physical Body Divine Ability, 'Blazing Sun Creation of the Heavens', had been nurtured for several millennia.

And this Physical Body Divine Ability required a nurturing time directly exceeding ten thousand years?

Lin Yuan inevitably felt anticipation in his heart.

"What on earth happened to this Origin World? What are the great changes of heaven and earth? And why did the Physical Bodies of living beings become so terrifying after the great changes of heaven and earth?" Doubts surfaced in Lin Yuan's heart.

Wanting to enhance the potential of a Physical Body was not difficult for Lin Yuan, but wanting to simultaneously enhance the Physical Body potential of infinite living beings in an Origin World was harder than ascending to heaven, even for a Thirteen Step Time Life.

Furthermore, the leap in the enhancement magnitude of the living beings' Physical Body potential before and after the great changes of heaven and earth was huge.

"Thinking about these now is too far away."

Lin Yuan reined in his thoughts. Since his strength had not yet recovered, even knowing the truth of this Origin World would be meaningless.

When he returned to the Peak, many secrets would become clear even without asking.

[Name: Chen Tong (Lin Yuan)]

[Identity: Master of the Gate of Myriad Realms]

[Bound Talent: Heaven-Defying Comprehension]

[Divine Ability: Rebirth from a Drop of Blood]

[Divine Ability: Blazing Sun Creation of the Heavens]

[Divine Ability: Nurturing…]

[Current Status: Consciousness Descent]

[Remaining Residence Time: None]

"There is no limit to the residence, I still have plenty of time."

Lin Yuan understood in his heart.

Consciousness descent and shuttle after stepping into the Twelfth Order—as long as the carrier did not completely die, it could basically remain indefinitely.

In the fourth year of Lin Yuan entering Qingyun Institute to serve as an official,

the entire Qingyun Sacred Mountain began to shake slightly.

Qingyun Sacred Mountain was where the Qingyun Saint Sect's Sect was located. Through the refinement of successive generations of Experts in the Saint Sect, it was long no longer a pure mountain body, but an incomparably powerful Great Saint weapon.

"Great Demon, the Great Demon is starting to attack the mountain."

Countless Disciples of the Qingyun Saint Sect trembled in their hearts. Demons were divided into four levels: Demon Spirits, Great Demons, Source Demons, and Demon Gods.

Demon Gods did not need to be considered; apart from showing traces at the very beginning of the great changes of heaven and earth, they had never appeared afterwards.

As for Source Demons? They were incomparably rare. Even if they appeared, they would be attracted by those major Eternal Sect forces.

To the current Qingyun Saint Sect, the greatest threat was the Great Demon.

Even the Great Demon had no independent thinking, wandering between heaven and earth like a walking corpse.

If any passing Great Demon happened to discover the abnormality of the Qingyun Saint Sect, it would try to attack—which was the so-called Great Demon attacking the mountain.

Qingyun Sacred Mountain was shrouded by a Qi-concealing grand array all year round; a normal 'Demon' could not discover the slightest abnormality, but a Great Demon was different. If it was too close, it might discover something was amiss.

Of course, if after attacking for a period of time nothing more was discovered, the Great Demon in a walking-corpse state would voluntarily retreat.

That was equivalent to resisting this Great Demon attack on the mountain.

During the Great Demon's attack on the mountain, the Qingyun Saint Sect must absolutely not take the initiative to counterattack.

Otherwise, it would attract more Great Demons to rush over. By then, no matter how strong the Qingyun Saint Sect was, it would be worn to death by one Great Demon after another.

"Great Demon?"

Lin Yuan stood in front of Qingyun Institute, looking from afar outside Qingyun Sacred Mountain at a towering, gigantic figure that reached the heavens and the earth.

This figure was surrounded by endless Devilish Qi, and at this moment, a large amount of Devilish Qi gathered, continuously slamming towards Qingyun Sacred Mountain.

Qingyun Sacred Mountain shook because of these terrifying collisions of Devilish Qi.

"Every attack of this Great Demon reaches the Chaotic Realm Peak, and it can inhale and exhale endless Devilish Qi. It is indeed very difficult to deal with."

Lin Yuan observed carefully. More importantly, the Great Demon was nearly immortal. That is to say, even if an expert of the Three Realms of Leisure made a move at this moment, they could at most suppress this Great Demon; as for thoroughly killing it?

It could not be done.

In fact, it was not just the Great Demon; any Demon was like this.

Even if its Demon body was obliterated, the 'Demon' itself would re-condense in another place.

To completely eliminate a Demon, the only way was to fall into devilry and then swallow the 'Demon'.

Ever since the great changes of heaven and earth, the reason why various individuals falling into devilry appeared was, besides the fact that falling into devilry caused one's strength to skyrocket, because only those who fell into devilry could completely eliminate 'Demons'.

Rumble.

Qingyun Sacred Mountain swayed.

In the external vision of the Great Demon, Qingyun Mountain was just an ordinary giant mountain. After attacking for a while and gaining no other gains, this Great Demon shook its head and strode away.

"The Great Demon has left?"

"We resisted it."

Countless Disciples of the Qingyun Saint Sect felt a slight relief in their hearts.

Every time a Great Demon attacked the mountain, there was a danger of annihilation for the Qingyun Saint Sect.

Whenever any Disciple saw that towering Great Demon figure, an indescribable sense of oppression would well up in their hearts.

"It seems it really has no intelligence."

Lin Yuan watched the Great Demon leave, thinking to himself.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the Qingyun Saint Sect won't be able to withstand many more Great Demon attacks on the mountain."

Lin Yuan thought silently. Even though he had not yet recovered to his Peak strength, his discernment was still there. Lin Yuan could feel the 'weakness' revealed by Qingyun Sacred Mountain in resisting the Great Demon's attacks.

Senior Brother Li Qing choosing to fall into devilry to try to save the Qingyun Saint Sect was actually not without reason. As the Saint Sect's Senior Brother, Li Qing should be very clear about the situation the Saint Sect was currently facing.

"It is said that the source of the great changes of heaven and earth is at the center of the world, where Devilish Qi erupts, but it has been temporarily blocked by those few Eternal Sects. The Great Demons currently faced by the Qingyun Saint Sect are nothing compared to the center of the world."

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Being able to plunge an Origin World into such a desperate situation could certainly not be done by mere Great Demons; Source Demons were also far from capable. Only Demon Gods had the ability.

"I will continue cultivating."

Lin Yuan returned to Qingyun Institute and continued to comprehend the rune Legacy, intending to fuse it with the opening of the Ganges particle worlds.

Over the past few years, apart from recovering his strength, Lin Yuan had poured all his remaining energy into this.

"Now twelve particle worlds have been opened up."

Lin Yuan closed his eyes and observed the twelve particles within his body. Their surfaces were covered with complex runes, and their interiors contained vast worlds.

"The maintenance of these twelve particle worlds does not require me to expend a shred of mind power. The approach of maintaining the Ganges particle worlds based on the rune Legacy is unproblematic."

Lin Yuan's mind was slightly uplifted, and then he thought of the biggest problem he was facing.

"Only…"