Chapter 698: Astonishment and Suspicion

Logically speaking, the impending arrival of the Eternal Envoy was a top secret of the Qingyun Saint Sect.

After all, it involved the Eternal Sect forces in the Central Heaven.

Under the circumstances where the Demon Disaster was rampant, the fewer people who knew, the better.

However, the Saint Sect Master knew very well that the safety of the entire Qingyun Saint Sect was now tied to Lin Yuan's hands.

Eternal Envoy?

Compared to Lin Yuan's protection of the Qingyun Saint Sect, what was an Eternal Envoy?

All the help from the past Eternal Envoys combined could not compare to the magnitude of Lin Yuan clearing out all the "Demons" near the Qingyun Sacred Mountain.

Therefore, between the Eternal Envoy and Lin Yuan,

the Saint Sect Master chose the latter without hesitation.

He informed Lin Yuan of the Eternal Envoy's impending arrival without omitting a single detail.

Lin Yuan's expression fell into a brief contemplation.

In fact, he did not have much aversion to the Eternal Sect forces in the Central Heaven.

Indeed, his goal was consistent with that of the various Eternal Lords.

The various Eternal Lords did not want this Origin World to be destroyed under the Demon Disaster.

Neither did Lin Yuan.

The myriad worlds, endless dimensional Realms—

dimensional spaces capable of reaching the level of the Origin World were extremely rare.

Such a world could completely become one of Lin Yuan's lairs, used to counter unknown risks.

The barriers between different dimensional Realms were sufficient to isolate the attack perception of a Thirteen Step Time Life.

Even someone as strong as a Time Lord would find it very difficult to cross.

"What will happen when the Eternal Envoy comes over?"

Lin Yuan looked at the Saint Sect Master and asked.

"According to the experience of past visits by the Eternal Envoy, they generally investigate information and intelligence on nearby 'Demons' and share some rune secret arts to counter the 'Demons'."

The Saint Sect Master said truthfully.

"In addition, the envoys will also conscript some Sect Experts, especially talented Disciples, to be brought back to the Eternal Sect in the Central Heaven for cultivation."

The Saint Sect Master continued.

For the Qingyun Saint Sect, the arrival of the Eternal Envoy was both anticipated and distressing.

The rune secret arts shared by the Eternal Envoy were indeed very useful to the Saint Sect.

But taking away Sect Experts and talented Disciples? It would create the risk of a generational fault line in the Qingyun Saint Sect.

The life Disciples nurtured in the Small World inside the Qingyun Sacred Mountain were inherently inferior in talent to those from the outside world.

If they were to be drafted like this by the Eternal Sect?

In the short term, it might not matter much, but over a long period, the impact would be extremely severe.

Currently, the Qingyun Saint Sect only had three or four Experts at the Peak of the Six Realms of Longevity, which was far lower than before the great upheaval of heaven and earth.

The main reason was the rampant Demon Disaster, but it also had a significant relationship with the repeated conscriptions by the Eternal Envoy.

"I see."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

There was not much surprise.

For Saint Sect forces like the Qingyun Saint Sect, their usefulness to the Eternal Sect in the Central Heaven boiled down to just two things.

First, to distract more 'Demons'.

Second, to serve as a reserve pool for Disciples.

This was also the reason why the Eternal Sect sent envoys to support the major Saint Sects.

Without sufficient benefits, under the threat of various Source Demons, the Eternal Sect forces could barely protect themselves; how could they have such benevolence?

"Give me the rune used to contact the Eternal Sect forces."

Lin Yuan thought for a moment and said.

When the Demon Disaster descended, many contact methods would be suppressed.

Lin Yuan was still quite curious about the means used by the Eternal Envoy to directly contact the major Saint Sects and lock onto their specific locations.

You must know that over the long years, to avoid more powerful "Demons", the Qingyun Sacred Mountain had relocated its position seven or eight times.

"Yes."

The Saint Sect Master immediately took out a cyan rune and respectfully handed it to Lin Yuan.

"This rune?"

Lin Yuan observed carefully.

On the surface, this cyan rune looked like an ordinary rune.

However, in Lin Yuan's vision, this cyan rune was composed of hundreds of millions of even tinier runes.

Every tiny rune was constantly operating,

interweaving and colliding with other equally tiny runes,

forming a delicate balance.

"Interesting."

Lin Yuan scrutinized it.

Lin Yuan had already begun to Cultivate the fourth level of the Legacy left behind by the Lord of Heavenly Light.

That was, everything known and perceived was a rune, and everything could be used by oneself.

Right now, this cyan rune was immensely difficult and obscure. Apart from the corresponding Eternal Sect Experts and the Qingyun Saint Sect Master,

outsiders simply could not use it at all.

Even the Qingyun Saint Sect Master could only use it rather roughly to receive messages occasionally transmitted by the Eternal Sect envoys.

As for anything more?

There was none.

However, in Lin Yuan's eyes, he began to rapidly take over the control of every single tiny rune.

Swish.

The next moment,

the complete cyan rune suddenly shattered, forming hundreds of millions of tiny runes that floated and sank before Lin Yuan.

In less than a moment,

the hundreds of millions of tiny runes condensed once again, reforming the cyan rune from just a moment ago.

It was just that at this moment, this cyan rune had already been completely controlled by Lin Yuan.

"This?"

The Saint Sect Master watched the entire process from the side, feeling an inexplicable shock in his heart.

Even though he didn't know why the cyan rune shattered, he could still tell that the re-condensed cyan rune was already different from the previous one.

If the initial cyan rune essentially still belonged to the Eternal Sect, and the Saint Sect Master at most possessed a small right to use it,

then the cyan rune at this moment had changed from belonging to the Eternal Sect to belonging to Lin Yuan.

But how could this be possible?

The cyan rune came from the Eternal Sect. According to the description of that Eternal Envoy back then, this kind of cyan rune was personally refined by the Eternal Lord and served as the final means of contact between the major Saint Sects and the Eternal Sect.

Yet now?

This means refined by the Eternal Lord had been cracked by Lin Yuan?

This left the Saint Sect Master feeling bewildered in his heart.

Even under such a rampant Demon Disaster situation, he had never questioned the ability of the Eternal Lord.

This kind of cyan rune originating from the Eternal Lord could be destroyed, but to re-refine and take it over like Lin Yuan did?

This had completely exceeded the Saint Sect Master's cognition.

In his view, the only ones capable of achieving this were other Eternal Lords of the same level.

Yet Lin Yuan?

"Do not overthink it; I also used a trick."

Lin Yuan glanced at the Saint Sect Master and explained casually.

If he were to forcefully refine the cyan rune, he would not have that capability either.

However, according to the Lord of Heavenly Light's understanding of the essence of runes—that everything seen and perceived is a rune and can be used by oneself—he could still reorganize the runes and thus bypass the Eternal Lord's means.

Lin Yuan had already reached the fourth level in cultivating and comprehending the Legacy created by the Lord of Heavenly Light, rivaling many Eternal Lords.

"Yes."

The Saint Sect Master steadied his mind and immediately said respectfully.

Although Lin Yuan candidly admitted to using a trick,

the Saint Sect Master did not think so at all. Being able to forcefully overpower the Eternal Lord's means and re-refine and take over the cyan rune was precisely the manifestation of strength and Realm.

A trick?

Could an Eternal Lord be tricked?

"How fortunate my Qingyun Saint Sect is."

The Saint Sect Master couldn't help thinking in his heart.

The more powerful Lin Yuan was, the happier he naturally was.

After all, Lin Yuan still remembered the old ties with the Saint Sect for now.

Otherwise, why would he have stayed in the Saint Sect all this time?

With Lin Yuan's terrifying means of slaughtering giant demons as if they were ants,

the outside world where the Demon Disaster was rampant actually had not much difference from inside the Saint Sect.

Those ferocious and tyrannical "Demons" were practically no different from ants in front of Lin Yuan.

After taking back control of the cyan rune,

Lin Yuan naturally discovered all the uses of the cyan rune.

For example, through the cyan rune, Lin Yuan perceived the specific location coordinates of other Saint Sects and even Supreme Saint Sects in this Origin World.

"There are a total of 892 Saint Sects still passing down their Legacy, and more than 20 Supreme Saint Sects remain."

Obtaining the highest authority of the cyan rune, Lin Yuan easily detected the information of all Saint Sects.

"The casualties are indeed heavy."

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.

Compared to the number of Saint Sect forces before the great upheaval of heaven and earth in this Origin World,

the current Saint Sects and Supreme Saint Sects had plummeted by far more than ninety percent.

In fact, whether the nearly 900 Saint Sects and more than 20 Supreme Saint Sects that still survived actually possessed the foundation of Saint Sects and Supreme Saint Sects anymore

was still up for debate.

Take the Qingyun Saint Sect for example.

Nominally it was a Saint Sect.

Yet, I don't know how many years ago, it lost Experts of the Three Realms of Leisure to hold down the fort.

Placed before the great upheaval of heaven and earth, it would no longer belong to the ranks of Saint Sects.

"The locations of these Saint Sects?"

Through the highest authority of the cyan rune, Lin Yuan easily locked onto them.

In order to pass down their Legacy as much as possible under the environment of the Demon Disaster, every Saint Sect was extremely secretive.

Even for Lin Yuan, unless he approached within a certain distance, it would be very difficult to discover them.

However, with the help of the cyan rune, the location of every Saint Sect and Supreme Saint Sect was completely clear in Lin Yuan's eyes.

He even grasped it in real-time; even if the other party moved right now, he could detect the trajectory of their movement.

"I can send an Incarnation to infiltrate these Saint Sects and Supreme Saint Sects to acquire their rune Legacies."

Lin Yuan thought to himself. This was also something he had always wanted to do, but it had been shelved because he could not find the locations of the Saint Sects and Supreme Saint Sects.

But now?

This problem naturally no longer existed.

Even if it was just the rune Legacies of the Saint Sects, they still had a certain reference value for Lin Yuan.

"This is—"

Using the cyan rune, Lin Yuan sensed several rapidly moving auras.

"Are they the Eternal Envoys?"

Lin Yuan's expression was thoughtful.

These moving auras were completely different from the Saint Sects and Supreme Saint Sects.

They should be the upcoming Eternal Envoys.

Now that Lin Yuan had completely taken over and refined the cyan rune, possessing the highest authority, he was almost equivalent to an Eternal Lord. Naturally, he could sense a great deal, and the movements of the Eternal Envoys could also be easily detected.

"Senior, how should we face the Eternal Envoy?"

The Saint Sect Master asked in a low voice. He informed him of the Eternal Envoy's impending arrival precisely to hear Lin Yuan's attitude.

Lin Yuan's attitude was the attitude of the Qingyun Saint Sect.

"Greet them normally."

Lin Yuan said, "In about a year, the Eternal Envoy will arrive. When the Eternal Envoy comes over, let me know."

Lin Yuan was still quite curious about the current situation in the Central Heaven, and these could be learned from the mouth of the Eternal Envoy.

"The Eternal Envoy will arrive in a year?"

The Saint Sect Master looked at Lin Yuan.

He did not know the exact time of the Eternal Envoy's arrival.

Generally, upon receiving the information from the cyan rune, the Eternal Envoy would arrive in about a hundred years.

As for Lin Yuan being precise down to a year later?

"Correct."

"It's around that time."

Lin Yuan nodded.

He deduced the time of arrival at the Qingyun Saint Sect based on the position and speed of the Eternal Envoy perceived through the cyan rune.

Of course, there would be errors in between, such as encountering a certain powerful "Demon" and thus being delayed somewhat, but overall the error would not be too large.

"Yes."

The Qingyun Saint Sect Master respectfully retreated.

He had no doubts whatsoever about Lin Yuan's words.

The First Source World.

In the capital of the Blazing Flame Kingdom, Lin Yuan sat there, sitting opposite the Fiery Sun First Ancestor.

"The First Ancestor's Fiery God Intoxication is truly a fine wine." Lin Yuan took a sip of the fine wine and said with a smile.

Fiery God Intoxication was a fine wine personally brewed by the Fiery Sun First Ancestor. Even a Thirteen Step Time Life would feel ethereal after drinking a single gulp. Although Lin Yuan's Physical Body was powerful, he only dared to drink it a little bit at a time.

"Hahaha."

The Fiery Sun First Ancestor laughed heartily. The pinnacle of fine wine in this heaven and earth was precisely the Fiery God Intoxication brewed by him.

Only because of Lin Yuan; other First Ancestors wouldn't be given any even if they wanted to drink it.

"How has your Cultivation been going recently?" The Fiery Sun First Ancestor asked, "When do you plan to take that step?"

"No rush."

Lin Yuan shook his head, "I will continue to accumulate for a period of time."

"Very well."

The Fiery Sun First Ancestor nodded.

In the many future timelines regarding Lin Yuan that he had foreseen, it was rare for him to immediately rush towards that step.

"First Ancestor, will this heaven and earth be destroyed?" Lin Yuan looked toward the vast Origin World and asked casually.

"Destroyed?" The Fiery Sun First Ancestor thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "It will naturally be destroyed. Any heaven and earth will be destroyed. In fact, it's not a complete destruction, but rather will nurture a new beginning."

Hearing this, Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

In the Chaos Void, one innate Universe after another would welcome a great destruction and then be re-opened.

This inherently mapped out the operational laws of many worlds and heavens.

The Origin World was no exception, except that compared to the Chaos Void, the Origin World was much more perfect, and the time from its rebirth to the great destruction far exceeded that of the Chaos Void.

"When this heaven and earth is destroyed, Time Lifeforms like us will also have to leave and wander in the dimensional gaps,"

the Fiery Sun First Ancestor said, "However, that day is still far off."

"Mm, still far off."

Lin Yuan nodded.

From its creation to the present, the First Source World was far shorter than the Second Source World.

The Second Source World.

Devilish Qi drifted.

Three figures emitted faint, indistinct auras, tearing through layers of Devilish Qi and continuously shuttling toward a certain direction.

The auras of these three figures were extremely restrained, and the spatial-temporal fluctuations caused by their Void Realm shuttle were practically nonexistent.

And amidst the repeated shuttling, the three figures were also communicating.

"Should we head to the Qingyun Saint Sect next?"

"The Demon Disaster has descended. For a Saint Sect that barely reaches the threshold to be able to pass down its Legacy like this is not easy."

The two figures behind, a man and a woman, looked at the endless Devilish Qi around them with slightly heavy expressions.

These three figures were precisely the envoys from the Eternal Sect in the Central Heaven.

Just at this moment,

the foremost figure abruptly stopped shuttling and surveyed the surroundings with extreme vigilance.

"Something is wrong."

The foremost figure was a middle-aged man with silver pupils. His gaze constantly scanned the surroundings, his expression filled with shock and suspicion.

"What's going on?"

The man and woman following behind also stopped.

After observing for a while, they asked via voice transmission.

"Have you two not noticed that there isn't a single decent 'Demon' in this area?"

The silver-pupiled middle-aged man observed further, his expression growing even more astonished and suspicious.