Chapter 758: Past Self, Present Self, Future Self

Boundless great destruction power intertwined and fused, yet it was completely under Lin Yuan's control.

In the eyes of the Red Dust Immortals and Immortal Kings, this was the symbol of having comprehended the Chaotic Origin Destruction Dao.

To comprehend the Chaotic Origin Destruction Dao required at least the Peak Red Dust Immortal Realm; to fully comprehend it? It was essentially impossible for anyone below an Immortal King.

That is to say, this newly ascended Red Dust Immortal had already stepped into the Immortal King Domain?

A newly ascended Red Dust Immortal?

An Immortal King?

Two completely different titles.

Yet right now, they both applied to the exact same person.

"He's actually an Immortal King?"

Many Red Dust Immortals looked at Lin Yuan in disbelief.

At the same time, they began re-examining the past timeline of the Great Wilderness Source World.

Observing Lin Yuan's timeline directly was far too obscure and difficult.

Furthermore, being on the Immortal Path inherently suppressed their ability to observe the timeline.

However, all the Red Dust Immortals had left Clone imprints in the Great Wilderness Source World.

These Clone imprints usually remained dormant.

They would only awaken when needed.

While the Red Dust Immortals could not directly observe Lin Yuan's past timeline, they could observe the past timelines of all living beings in the Great Wilderness Source World.

From this, they gathered a vast amount of information and intelligence regarding Lin Yuan.

"He really is a newly ascended Red Dust Immortal."

"Emperor Tianyuan… He only stepped into the Emperor Realm two million years ago."

"In just two million years, he went from the Emperor Realm into the Immortal King Domain?"

"How terrifying! Just how did he do it?"

"With such cultivation speed, even the three Immortal Emperors cannot compare, right?"

The Red Dust Immortals discussed in low voices, their eyes looking at Lin Yuan filled with disbelief.

If it were merely the birth of an Immortal King, they wouldn't react like this.

Peak Red Dust Immortals were only one step away from becoming Immortal Kings.

Combined with the cultivation environment of the Immortal Path, a new Immortal King could be born at any moment.

But Lin Yuan?

He had only newly entered the Emperor Realm two million years ago.

And now he's an Immortal King?

In truth, the Red Dust Immortals did not know that Lin Yuan's actual cultivation time was far less than two million years.

At most, it was only a bit over a hundred thousand years.

And most of that time was spent in other dimensional spaces.

He hadn't enjoyed such a lavish cultivation environment suffused with undying matter like the Great Wilderness Source World.

In the Great Wilderness Source World, everyone below a Time Lifeform had a limit on their Lifespan.

However, it had to be said that its cultivation environment far surpassed other dimensional spaces.

Moreover, its upper limit for Twelve-Order Life was far higher than in other dimensional spaces.

Those Supreme Emperors were all able to challenge Red Dust Immortals to a certain extent; compared to Time Lifeforms, the only difference was that they had not survived the time loop.

"What a true monster."

The white-haired Immortal King looked at Lin Yuan, secretly astonished in his heart.

As a fellow Immortal King, he understood best how difficult it was to comprehend a Chaos Origin Dao.

Especially since the Chaotic Origin Destruction Dao was the Origin Dao most suited for offense, making its comprehension difficulty even higher than most Chaos Origin Daos.

"However, for an Immortal King to become an Immortal Emperor… it is far harder than a Red Dust Immortal breaking through to an Immortal King."

The white-haired Immortal King thought silently to himself. The Red Dust Immortals believed breaking through to Immortal King was as hard as scaling the heavens, unaware that going from Immortal King to Immortal Emperor was the true impassable chasm.

"So many Red Dust Immortals?" Lin Yuan looked at each of the Red Dust Immortals, thinking to himself.

Just the Red Dust Immortal auras he could sense right now exceeded sixty. One had to know that in the Chaos Void, a Red Dust Immortal was equivalent to a Thirteen Step Time Life!

More than sixty Time Lifeforms? Only a special dimension like the Heavenly River Dimension, where numerous Thirteenth Order factions gathered, could assemble so many Time Lifeforms at once.

Even if an Origin World was special and could birth and integrate more Time Lifeforms,

taking the First Source World and Second Source World as examples, a complete great destruction cycle would produce at most twenty or thirty Time Lifeforms.

"Is it related to the end of the Immortal Path?"

Lin Yuan glanced at that illusory world at the end of the Immortal Path.

The undying matter suffusing the Great Wilderness Source World originated from this illusory world.

The existence of undying matter allowed the turnover of Experts in the Great Wilderness Source World to be countless times faster than in dimensional spaces like the Chaos Void.

An era in the Chaos Space was usually measured from when a Twelfth Order Perfection began cultivating up until they attempted to impact the Thirteenth Order.

The time span encompassed here was calculated in hundreds of thousands or millions of cosmic eras.

Yet in the Great Wilderness Source World, an era was just one million years, or at most two million years.

Because the ultimate Lifespan limit of an Emperor was one million years—at most, by consuming an undying divine herb, they could live for another million years.

One million years?

Millions of cosmic eras?

To say the gap between the two was a vast chasm would not be an exaggeration.

When the number of Emperor Realm Experts increased, the number of Red Dust Immortals who survived the time loop naturally increased as well.

With more Red Dust Immortals, the numbers of Second Stage Immortal Kings and Third Realm Immortal Emperors would naturally rise too.

"Hahaha, welcome Fellow Daoist Tianyuan to the Immortal Path."

The white-haired Immortal King stepped forward, appearing in front of Lin Yuan, and smiled.

"Welcome Fellow Daoist Tianyuan to the Immortal Path."

The other two Immortal Kings did the same, friendly expressions on their faces.

Having one more Red Dust Immortal would be helpful for them in approaching that illusory world at the end of the Immortal Path.

Let alone having one more Immortal King.

"Fellow Daoist Tianyuan may call me Reincarnation."

The white-haired Immortal King said with a smile; his title was the Reincarnation Immortal King.

"I am Bai Bin."

"I am Wu Shen."

The other two Immortal Kings spoke in turn.

"Reincarnation, Bai Bin, Wu Shen," Lin Yuan greeted them in return.

These three Immortal Kings were all Second Stage Time Lifeforms, no weaker than Grey Ancestor of the Chaos Void, if not stronger.

Lin Yuan chatted with the three Immortal Kings for a while, and the conversation soon turned to the current situation of the Immortal Path.

"At the end of the Immortal Path, there are two hundred and thirteen Red Dust Immortals and fourteen Immortal Kings. But including you, Brother Tianyuan, it should be fifteen."

The Reincarnation Immortal King said with a smile.

"Two hundred and thirteen Red Dust Immortals?"

Lin Yuan nodded.

The Red Dust Immortal auras he had felt earlier were only a portion; more Red Dust Immortals were approaching the illusory world at the end of the Immortal Path from different directions and positions.

If the illusory world at the end of the Immortal Path was compared to a sun,

then the many Red Dust Immortals and Immortal Kings were attempting to approach it from all surrounding sides.

"As for Immortal Emperors, there are three."

The Reincarnation Immortal King said.

"Three Immortal Emperors."

Lin Yuan's expression turned solemn.

Long before descending into this Origin World, through the perspective of the Gate of Myriad Realms, he had perceived three completely sealed timelines.

And completely sealing one's own timeline was something only Time Lords could accomplish—which in this Origin World, corresponded to Immortal Emperor level Experts.

"Are the three Immortal Emperors also approaching that illusory world?"

Lin Yuan inquired.

Up until now, the only Time Lord he had come into contact with was the Lord of Heavenly Light.

And that was a Time Lord who had already completely fallen.

"The three Immortal Emperors are primarily trying to lock onto that illusory world,"

the Reincarnation Immortal King said.

"Lock onto the illusory world?"

Lin Yuan looked thoughtful.

"Without the three Immortal Emperors taking action, let alone approaching the illusory world, we wouldn't even be able to observe it. The illusory world was not birthed by the Great Wilderness Source World, but came from deep within the dimensional rift."

The Reincarnation Immortal King paused for a moment before continuing, "In the Early Stage of the ancient era, a foreign anomaly fell from outside the Great Wilderness Source World. Ever since then, undying matter has suffused the world."

"Later, after the first Immortal Emperor observed the past and future, he finally locked onto the position of that foreign anomaly—which is right here at the end of the Immortal Path."

"After evolving over endless ages, that foreign anomaly evolved into the present illusory world."

"In reality, the illusory world formed by the foreign anomaly has completely merged into the depths of the Great Wilderness Source World. Without the Immortal Emperors taking action to lock onto it, we wouldn't be able to perceive it at all."

the Reincarnation Immortal King said.

"So that's how it is."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly, simultaneously feeling curious about the foreign anomaly that had fallen into the Great Wilderness Source World.

Just what level of rare treasure was it that even three Time Lords taking action couldn't capture it, and could only manage to lock onto it?

"An illusory world?"

Lin Yuan looked toward the illusory world from afar.

"Brother Tianyuan must be very curious,"

The Reincarnation Immortal King smiled slightly. "Brother Tianyuan, come with me. Only by getting closer to the illusory world can one perceive a part of its true essence."

Soon.

The Reincarnation Immortal King and the other two Immortal Kings led Lin Yuan to attempt to approach the illusory world.

As they approached, the great destruction power became increasingly dense, with vague flows of power and aura from even higher levels, making even Lin Yuan feel secretly startled.

However,

as Lin Yuan continually drew closer to the illusory world,

this world at the end of the Immortal Path began to change within Lin Yuan's field of vision.

It was no longer an illusory world, but a 'miniature version' of endless dimensional spaces.

To observe it was to observe the entirety of dimensional space.

"This?"

A massive surge of sparks of insight again flooded Lin Yuan's mind.

"Why do I feel that this is even more useful than directly observing the Chaotic Origin Taiyin and Taiyang Daos?"

Lin Yuan was in disbelief.

Six thousand years ago, Lin Yuan, believing he had reached the ultimate limit in all aspects, used the transaction he had made with the supreme rule great dao—an opportunity to directly observe the Chaotic Origin Taiyin and Taiyang Daos.

Originally, Lin Yuan believed that through this opportunity, he could completely comprehend the Chaotic Origin Taiji Dao.

However, he ultimately underestimated the difficulty of comprehending the Chaotic Origin Taiji Dao. Watching the operation of the Chaotic Origin Taiyin and Taiyang Daos was immensely helpful to Lin Yuan,

yet relying on it alone to comprehend the Chaotic Origin Taiji Dao was still slightly insufficient.

Although the Chaotic Origin Taiji Dao was rooted in Taiyin and Taiyang, it encompassed all Origin Daos.

To fully comprehend it, merely observing the Chaotic Origin Taiyin and Taiyang Daos was not enough.

Yet now,

observing that illusory world at the end of the Immortal Path caused countless sparks of insight to erupt within Lin Yuan.

[Your Comprehension Ability is Heaven-Defying. Watching the evolution of the mysterious power, your understanding of the Chaotic Origin Taiji Dao has increased dramatically.]

[Your Comprehension Ability is Heaven-Defying. Watching the evolution of the mysterious power, your understanding of the Chaotic Origin Life Dao has increased dramatically.]

[Your Comprehension Ability is Heaven-Defying. Watching the evolution of the mysterious power, your understanding of the Chaotic Origin Space-Time Dao has increased dramatically.]

The vast majority of Lin Yuan's consciousness was immersed in observing that mysterious world at the end of the Immortal Path.

"No wonder nearly none of the Red Dust Immortals who entered the Immortal Path ever returned to the Great Wilderness Source World, or even bothered to pay attention to it," Lin Yuan thought quickly.

When flattening the various forbidden zones, Lin Yuan had discovered back-up arrangements left behind by some Red Dust Immortals.

However, these back-up arrangements were never activated, showing that their masters didn't particularly care about what happened in the Great Wilderness Source World.

At that time, Lin Yuan had found it a bit odd.

Now, however, it felt completely natural and normal.

With such terrifying comprehension speed from observing the illusory world, let alone Red Dust Immortals, even Immortal Kings wouldn't waste their attention on mundane affairs in the Great Wilderness Source World.

As long as the Great Wilderness Source World wasn't destroyed, the Red Dust Immortals wouldn't interfere at all.

Of course, other Red Dust Immortals, Immortal Kings, or even Immortal Emperors didn't possess Lin Yuan's level of comprehension speed.

Even so, it still far exceeded their usual cultivation efficiency.

"Past? Present? Future?"

With a subtle shift of Lin Yuan's thought, numerous thoughts transformed into illusory miniature figures, swimming upstream against the timeline into the distant past.

This method stemmed from Lin Yuan's ninth Physical Body Divine Ability.

Eighteen thousand years ago, Lin Yuan's Physical Body had successfully birthed his ninth Physical Body Divine Ability.

It was called Past Self.

In essence, it condensed a true body within the past timeline.

This way, even if the true body in the present timeline was destroyed, as long as the true body in the past timeline remained, it could rapidly reform the true body in the present timeline.

This Physical Body Divine Ability leaned heavily toward life-saving capabilities: as long as the past is not destroyed, the present will not die.

Of course, to condense Past Self, Lin Yuan needed to spend a vast amount of time.

Yet now, along with the increase in his comprehension of the Chaotic Origin Space-Time Dao, the speed at which Lin Yuan sent thoughts into the past to condense his Past Self surged dramatically.

Naturally, he drew closer and closer to completely condensing Past Self.

"Past Self, Present Self, and Future Self?"

Through observing the Chaotic Origin Space-Time Dao contained within the illusory world, Lin Yuan vaguely felt that this Physical Body Divine Ability was not yet complete, and that there was also a crucial Future Self.

By condensing Future Self within the future timeline, his life-preserving capability would once again increase drastically.

Once this technique was mastered, there would be no weak period within his own timeline, preventing a Time Lord from traveling to the past to slay him.

Once Past Self was condensed, Lin Yuan's past and present strength would be equal, meaning there would be no instance of his Past Self being weaker than his Present Self.

"Just what kind of foreign anomaly could evolve such an illusory world?"

The more he comprehended, the more astonished Lin Yuan felt in his heart.

The Chaos Origin Daos contained within the illusory world were unimaginably comprehensive and unimaginably profound.

"Regardless, I'll comprehend it first."

Lin Yuan didn't dwell further. Compared to his various gains in this Origin World, his comprehension of the Chaos Origin Daos was the most fundamental.

It could be 'shared' across his several true bodies and true selves.

"My internal Universe is also improving." Aside from comprehending, Lin Yuan also noticed changes within his internal Universe.

As various Chaos Origin Daos integrated into it, his internal Universe became increasingly perfect, faintly transcending above the Chaos Void.

Thus, Lin Yuan began focusing all his effort on comprehending the illusory world at the end of the Immortal Path.

Additionally, Lin Yuan frequently set aside some consciousness to discuss the Dao with other Red Dust Immortals and Immortal Kings.

Thirteen Step Time Lifeforms all possessed their own insights into the Chaos Origin Daos. Regardless of whether these insights were right or wrong, they all had merit, serving as valuable trials and references for Lin Yuan.

Under the direct guidance of that illusory world at the end of the Immortal Path, as well as through exchanges with the various Red Dust Immortals and Immortal Kings,

Lin Yuan's strength once again began to advance by leaps and bounds.