Chapter 710: The Origin of the Demon Disaster

Devilish Qi drifted, exuding an endless aura of gloom.

Forming a sharp contrast with the previously shining infinite light.

Lin Yuan looked up at 'Lord of Heavenly Light', falling into a brief silence.

At this moment, the 'Lord of Heavenly Light' was practically indistinguishable from the 'Demon God' ravaging the outside world.

The only difference was that the Demon God's gaze was hollow.

But the current 'Lord of Heavenly Light' was incomparably indifferent.

It had nothing to do with being hollow.

"Is the Demon God the Lord of Heavenly Light?"

Lin Yuan reached a definitive conclusion.

Having witnessed the Lord of Heavenly Light transforming toward the Demon God with his own eyes, Lin Yuan would truly be foolish if he still wasn't certain.

In fact, Lin Yuan had previously speculated whether the so-called Demon God was actually one of the Eternal Lords of this Origin World.

Or perhaps it was simply the Lord of Heavenly Light, though that speculation wasn't probed deeply. After all, for a Time Lifeform as powerful as the Lord of Heavenly Light, how could its mental will be worn away and act purely on instinct?

A Time Lifeform can see through various timelines; erasing the mental will of a Time Lifeform is exceptionally difficult, let alone a Time Lifeform suspected to be a Time Lord like the Lord of Heavenly Light?

Let alone erasing the mental will of a Time Lord, the moment this thought merely surfaces in your mind and spawns numerous timelines, there is a high probability that this Time Lord will see it and strike first.

Among the Six Ancestors of the First Source World, apart from the Fiery Sun First Ancestor, why did the other five ancestors treat Lin Yuan with such an attitude?

Was it because of their inherent friendliness? Naturally not; rather, it was because they realized they had no possibility whatsoever of preventing Lin Yuan's rise.

Whenever a timeline arose where Lin Yuan could be smoothly strangled in his cradle, it became a game among the Six Ancestors, and the Fiery Sun First Ancestor would definitely protect Lin Yuan.

But the other ancestors might not share that thought.

"No wonder the Eternal Lords did not disclose the true reason for the descent of the Demon Disaster."

Lin Yuan's expression turned thoughtful.

Who was the Lord of Heavenly Light? It was the first Eternal Lord of this Origin World, and the cultivation system of The Dao of Runes was established by this existence.

At the beginning of heaven and earth, the Lord of Heavenly Light enlightened all living beings. It could be said that the thirteen Eternal Lords born afterward all received graces from the Lord of Heavenly Light.

Without the Lord of Heavenly Light, the number of the thirteen Eternal Lords would probably be nearly half less, and the cultivation system of this Origin World could not have reached such a prosperous state before the great changes of heaven and earth.

It could be said that in the hearts of all living beings in the world, including the Disciples of those major Eternal Sects, there was a special emotion toward the Lord of Heavenly Light—incomparably awe-inspiring yet incomparably close, even reaching the degree of fervent belief.

Once it was known that the source of the world-destroying Demon Disaster came precisely from the Lord of Heavenly Light, many Experts would likely have their states of mind thrown into chaos, leading to a loss of faith in resisting the Demon Disaster.

Precisely out of this consideration, the Eternal Lords left no information or intelligence behind, maintaining absolute secrecy towards the Eternal Sects they respectively founded.

"Perhaps the Eternal Lords are also unwilling to let all living beings know that the Lord of Heavenly Light incarnated into a world-destroying Demon God."

Lin Yuan sighed inwardly. Without a doubt, the thirteen Eternal Lords were also grateful for the guidance of the Lord of Heavenly Light.

Such an existence always appeared before all living beings in an image of infinite light; the thirteen Eternal Lords probably did not want to see the Lord of Heavenly Light reviled and resented by all living beings.

"Why did the mental will of the Lord of Heavenly Light disappear after all? Was it erased, or due to other changes?" Lin Yuan pondered inwardly.

Until this moment, he was still unsure whether the Lord of Heavenly Light was dead or alive, but at least on one point: the other party had never anticipated the scene where its Physical Body would instinctively erode the Origin World right now.

Otherwise, it should have made some preparations in advance, such as temporarily sealing the Physical Body and waiting for the mental will to return, or something similar.

And a Time Lifeform suspected to be a Time Lord had never anticipated that it would have such a future. The level involved in this was estimated to be extremely secretive even at the Thirteenth Order Time Life level.

"Forget it."

"Whether the Lord of Heavenly Light is the Demon God does not have much to do with me."

Lin Yuan shook his head. He had no special feelings for the Lord of Heavenly Light, only a strong admiration for such an existence.

What was the other party's image? Be it the Savior of the World or the World-Destroying Demon God, none of it could affect Lin Yuan.

Beneath the firmament, the Lord of Heavenly Light incarnated as the Demon God continued to speak, "I used runes as the Foundation to forge two true bodies: one is the Bright Body, and the other is the Black Demon Body. Of course, the strength of the Bright Body far surpasses the Black Demon Body."

Lin Yuan listened quietly. Below Time Lifeform, there was simply no such thing as two true bodies. Lin Yuan had also relied on the power of the Gate of Myriad Realms and paid the price of a small portion of his mental will to have his current three true body avatars.

What is a true body? A true body is unique; everything outside the true body is a Clone.

Between a true body and a Clone, there exists a Karma connection.

But between true bodies, they are completely independent individuals with no Karma.

If he hadn't watched with his own eyes as the Lord of Heavenly Light transformed toward the Demon God, Lin Yuan wouldn't have been certain that the two belonged to the same lifeform.

Lin Yuan comprehended the rune Legacy left by the Lord of Heavenly Light, creating a slight Karma between the two.

And by fighting the Demon God, a new Karma was likewise established.

But these two kinds of Karma were completely independent.

This was also one of the reasons why Lin Yuan previously didn't suspect that the Demon God was the Lord of Heavenly Light.

"The Dao of Runes encompasses all things. I believe that reaching the ultimate level can achieve 'omnipotence'." The tone of the Lord of Heavenly Light fluctuated.

"Omnipotence."

Lin Yuan's expression was pensive. The ultimate pursuit of the Eternal Lord, the Lord of Heavenly Light, was 'omnipotence', achieving 'omnipotence' through runes.

"Alright, this Legacy ends here. Being able to watch up to this point shows that you have thoroughly comprehended this level and have yet to become an Eternal Lord. Congratulations, you have a high probability of becoming an Eternal Lord."

The Lord of Heavenly Light said with a smile, "If you are already an Eternal Lord right now, then comprehending this level will also help The Dao of Runes in the future, and should be of some benefit in binding and gathering your own past, present, and future timelines."

Lin Yuan listened quietly.

This Legacy left by the Lord of Heavenly Light hadn't even been thoroughly comprehended by many Eternal Lords; as for lifeforms below the Eternal Lord? Not a single one had appeared until now.

Even Lin Yuan, having smelted numerous Legacies of this Origin World, with the aid of Heaven-Defying Comprehension and the operation of the Dao rules across multiple dimensional spaces, had spent over ten thousand years to thoroughly comprehend it.

What could other lifeforms rely on to thoroughly comprehend it?

"Actually, I envy you very much."

A smile appeared on the face of the Lord of Heavenly Light. At this moment, it was in its Demon God form, and its smile looked slightly ferocious, "Breaking through to the Eternal Lord still has a direction to work hard towards. The time loop is not absolute; the Legacy I created can slightly break the restrictions of the time loop. Infinite dimensional space also has some special Legacies or means that possess similar effects."

"Although thoroughly comprehending and practicing it is extremely difficult, there is at least hope to approach this direction. Even if it is ultimately not achieved, it will still have some help for oneself."

The Lord of Heavenly Light wore a complex expression, "But for me to step across that step, it is no longer a matter of whether there is hope or not. For a Time Lifeform wanting to transform to Perfect Time Life, it was actually determined at the very beginning of stepping onto the path of cultivation. If you can, you can; if you can't, no matter how hard you try, you can't."

The Lord of Heavenly Light shook its head slightly, "And before impacting that step, no Time Lifeform can know whether it ultimately can or cannot. The timeline simply cannot reach the Fourteenth Order level."

Lin Yuan listened intently to the narration of the Lord of Heavenly Light.

Especially the last few sentences, which mentioned a little information about the transformation of a Time Lifeform into a Perfect Time Life.

"If you can, you can?"

"If you can't, no matter how hard you try, you still can't?"

Lin Yuan frowned slightly. He could feel the helplessness of the Lord of Heavenly Light when mentioning these words.

There was a feeling of being shrouded by destiny and preordained fate.

Yet Time Lifeforms toyed with destiny itself, viewing various timelines and choosing the future they desired, yet in the end, they were still bound by destiny.

"In other words, there is no threshold whatsoever to step into the Fourteenth Order. Any Thirteenth Order Peak Perfection can attempt it, but whether they can succeed is another story?"

Lin Yuan deduced some conclusions from the brief words of the Lord of Heavenly Light.

This was completely different from breaking through from the Twelfth Order to the Thirteenth Order.

The biggest threshold for breaking through from the Twelfth Order to the Thirteenth Order was the time loop.

But the time loop was not completely without countermeasures. Not to mention the Legacy left by the Lord of Heavenly Light, evolving one's own path of cultivation and reinforcing the external 'anchor' helped break through the time loop.

But from the Thirteenth Order to the Fourteenth Order? It was already decided at the very beginning of stepping onto the path of cultivation? There was no turning back, no changing it.

According to the information Lin Yuan had obtained so far, the number of Fourteenth Order Perfect Time Life was incomparably scarce.

To be precise, it wasn't that the number was scarce, but whether they actually existed at all was up for debate.

At least having experienced so many traversals, Lin Yuan had more or less contacted and heard of some Time Lifeforms.

And through each Time Lifeform, he also learned of more Time Lifeforms, but what about Perfect Time Life?

He only knew that lifeforms at this level wandered through the past, future, and present, could designate the future they wanted, and if they were unsatisfied with the future, they would travel to the past to forcibly change it, shaping the future they desired.

But Lin Yuan had never heard of whether any specific Perfect Time Life truly existed up to now.

The Six Ancestors of the First Source World had never heard of it either.

The only thing Lin Yuan could be certain was related to the Fourteenth Order Perfect Time Life was the projection of the Gate of Myriad Realms deep within his mind.

"It's over."

Lin Yuan looked beneath the firmament as the figure of the Lord of Heavenly Light gradually vanished.

His expression carried a hint of emotion.

Comprehending this Legacy thoroughly actually led to unexpectedly learning the truth of the Demon Disaster—it was an unexpected harvest.

Trial space.

The Incarnation left behind by Lin Yuan opened its eyes.

The cyan booklet floating before him slowly descended, and the light emanating from within gradually and completely subsided.

"You?"

The Golden Figure widened its eyes, "You have thoroughly comprehended this Legacy?"

The cyan booklet was one of the original Legacies created by the Lord of Heavenly Light. After any lifeform thoroughly comprehended it, the booklet itself would subside for a period of time, which was why the light had disappeared right now.

"Mhm."

Lin Yuan nodded.

After comprehending this Legacy, Lin Yuan's understanding of runes had reached an incredible level. Whatever his mind thought of were runes, and he could even briefly bind individual future timelines with runes for himself to observe.

With Lin Yuan's current level of rune Realm, he possessed some characteristics of Time Lifeforms observing future timelines.

"It can't compare to true Time Lifeforms, but the future timelines seen are much clearer than those viewed with the aid of the Heavenly Void Cauldron."

Before Lin Yuan's eyes, timelines gradually unfolded, and he viewed many future scenes of himself.

"Freak."

The Golden Figure looked at Lin Yuan, for a moment not knowing how to evaluate him.

Even though it also saw the scene of Lin Yuan fighting the Demon God head-on, the Legacy left by the cyan booklet right now hadn't even been thoroughly comprehended by many Eternal Lords, yet Lin Yuan had directly comprehended it.

"Why did the great Lord of Wu Mountain—"

The Golden Figure wore a slightly puzzled expression. With Lin Yuan's current performance, how could the great Lord of Wu Mountain, who could observe future timelines and know in advance, have left no arrangements whatsoever?

Outside the Origin World.

In a spacetime shrouded in infinite light.

Thirteen towering figures stood quietly there, while resisting the light constantly shrouding in from all directions, they were doing their best to observe various future timelines.

"Eternal Lords, Eternal Lords, they are all Eternal Lords."

The eyes of the Lord of Wu Mountain flashed with shock. By observing more timelines, he discovered that in every future where that being named 'Galaxy' existed, he could become an Eternal Lord.

"This 'Galaxy' still has some Karma with me, and obtained the Legacy in the trial space I left behind?"

The Lord of Wu Mountain was somewhat stunned; he had never seen such a definite future before.

"Fastest in a few thousand years, slowest in tens of thousands of years, that 'Galaxy' can become an Eternal Lord, and will soon become a Time Lord in an extremely short time, sealing and gathering his own timeline."

The Lord of Black Sky spoke, its gaze equally shocked.

Ever since discovering Lin Yuan's specialness not long ago, the thirteen Eternal Lords had divided their work differently.

Some Eternal Lords tried to observe as many timelines as possible, to see whether 'Galaxy' in other timelines could eventually become an Eternal Lord.

Other Eternal Lords observed deeply along a certain timeline to judge how far 'Galaxy' could ultimately grow.

But the result shocked all the Eternal Lords.

First, so far, among the many timelines they had observed, there had yet to appear a single future where Lin Yuan had not yet become an Eternal Lord.

Let alone not yet becoming an Eternal Lord, there wasn't even a future where he became an Eternal Lord after a hundred thousand years.

Second, observing a certain timeline deeply, Lin Yuan's growth speed was extremely terrifying, even achieving becoming a Time Lord in a short time.

Time Lord?

This Origin World had been born for infinite years, and there was only one Time Lord, the Lord of Heavenly Light.

Strictly speaking, the Lord of Heavenly Light was not a native lifeform of this Origin World.

The Eternal Lords also knew this point.

That is to say, from the birth of this Origin World until now, not a single Time Lord had been born.

And after becoming an Eternal Lord, this 'Galaxy' would complete the journey in a short time that they, the Eternal Lords, had not yet finished to this day?