Comprehension Ability: Creating and teaching the Dao in various worlds-Chapter 1017 - 25: Catastrophe (Please Subscribe)_2

Lin Yuan was deep in thought.

That vitality power—at the very least, he needed to cultivate the "Infinite Void" to the Fourth Layer to evolve it within his internal cosmos.

"Fourth Layer of ’Infinite Void’?"

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.

The First Layer of "Infinite Void" already rivaled the internal cosmos of a Chaos Venerable. The Second Layer brought one’s internal cosmos close to the majesty of a Chaos Great Saint’s cosmos. By the Third Layer, one’s internal cosmos would surpass that of ordinary Great Saints. As for the Fourth Layer?

At that level, his internal cosmos would place Lin Yuan close to invincibility at the Twelfth Realm. It was worth noting that the "Infinite Void" inheritance of the Thirteenth Realm only had seven theoretical layers, with the Seventh Layer being purely conceptual.

Strictly speaking, this inheritance truly consisted of only six layers.

...

"Now it’s just a matter of waiting for the cosmic apocalypse to descend."

Lin Yuan suddenly felt a surge of inspiration. "It’s the right time to claim the Eighth-Layer reward."

Before reaching the Twelfth Realm, Lin Yuan had already passed the Eighth Layer of the Demonic Jade Space Black Tower.

However, when the humanoid statue Shen Ji had presented the list of rewards back then, Lin Yuan hadn’t been able to decide immediately, intending to revisit the selection once he reached the Twelfth Realm.

Buzz!

Lin Yuan sent a strand of his spiritual consciousness to descend into the Demon Jade Space.

Before the Ninth Layer of the Black Tower.

Lin Yuan’s figure emerged.

"You’ve arrived." Shen Ji, in humanoid statue form, walked forth, his gaze complex as he looked at Lin Yuan.

From the oppressive presence emanating from Lin Yuan’s spiritual consciousness incarnation, Shen Ji surmised that Lin Yuan’s strength had advanced yet again since his last descent.

"Does cultivation truly have no bottleneck?" Shen Ji stared at Lin Yuan, his mind involuntarily shifting to this thought.

Before encountering Lin Yuan, Shen Ji had witnessed numerous disciples of the Magic Jade Tower trapped at various bottlenecks, stagnating for tens of millions, even billions of years, or entire Cosmic Eras without any further progress.

The despair and toil of that plight.

But Lin Yuan?

Every time Shen Ji saw Lin Yuan, his strength had undoubtedly grown—and grown significantly at that.

"I’ve come to select the Eighth-Layer reward."

Lin Yuan spoke directly.

"No problem."

Shen Ji exhaled softly for reasons he couldn’t comprehend—at least Lin Yuan wasn’t here to challenge the Ninth Layer.

"Please take a look."

Shen Ji turned his hand, summoning an illusory light screen before Lin Yuan.

The list of rewards displayed on the screen was sparse, with only six or seven items noted.

After all, the Eighth Layer of the Black Tower represented a pinnacle level of dominion strength, and treasures at this tier were already exceedingly rare. Furthermore, Lin Yuan had cleared the Eighth Layer while only at the Eleventh Realm.

Given this, the rewards on the list needed to be raised by several more grades, making them even scarcer.

"Examine them carefully. If you have any questions, you can ask me."

Shen Ji said, standing nearby.

"Alright."

Lin Yuan nodded.

In truth, Lin Yuan had already mulled over the Eighth-Layer reward list numerous times, and his decision was essentially finalized.

"I choose this one."

Lin Yuan directed his gaze to Shen Ji.

On the reward list, there were weapons and artifacts at the level of Great Saints, as well as rare and mysterious treasures belonging to Great Saint domains. However, Lin Yuan didn’t choose any of these; instead, he opted for a crystalline object.

More specifically, a crystal encasing a single drop of blood.

"This one?"

Shen Ji’s expression turned slightly grave. "In terms of rarity, the items on this list are incomparable; this drop of ’Time Blood’ is undoubtedly the most precious."

"But are you sure you want this one?"

Shen Ji stared at Lin Yuan.

"I’m certain."

Lin Yuan nodded.

The weapons and Great Saint-level artifacts on the list were undeniably valuable, but Lin Yuan felt that this drop of "Time Blood" suited him far better.

The so-called "Time Blood," in its literal sense, was the blood of a Thirteenth-Realm temporal lifeform. Of course, this drop of blood didn’t originate from an actual Thirteenth-Realm being, but from a spectacle lifeform imbued with immensely rich time-based lineage.

Lifeforms birthed in the Chaos Void all had varying amounts of time lineage flowing through their veins.

"Back in the day, the Master—along with several other Great Saints—waited tens of Cosmic Eras and paid an enormous price to hunt down that spectacle lifeform. In the end, the Master obtained part of the lifeform’s body, which he continually refined, eventually producing this drop of ’Time Blood.’"

Shen Ji explained.

Truthfully, this drop of Time Blood shouldn’t even have appeared on the Eighth-Layer reward list. It shouldn’t have been available on the Ninth Layer’s list either.

But Lin Yuan was too extraordinary—clearing the Eighth Layer while still at the Eleventh Realm?

Shen Ji hadn’t known what reward to prepare for Lin Yuan, and so he had simply added the drop of Time Blood.

"Was that spectacle lifeform so difficult to kill?"

Lin Yuan was deeply astonished.

The Moyu Tower Master was an unparalleled Great Saint. Yet even he had to join forces with several other Great Saints, waiting tens of Cosmic Eras, just to barely slay that spectacle lifeform?

"The spectacle lifeform carried immensely dense time lineage. The one the Master hunted possessed unparalleled temporal bloodlines and was gifted with numerous time-related talents, such as foreseeing future scenes. Naturally, it was hard to kill."

Shen Ji elaborated.

"Foreseeing future scenes?"

Lin Yuan gazed at the drop of Time Blood noted on the reward list.

If that claim were true, then it certainly explained how arduous the battle had been. A creature able to foresee future events could preemptively identify and avoid danger.

After all, danger’s nature lies in its unpredictability. If one could foresee it, they could prepare countermeasures or avoid it altogether.

"Even with such abilities, it still perished?"

Lin Yuan pondered internally, further deducing that the so-called "foreseeing future scenes" must not have been an absolute ability. Even a Thirteenth-Realm temporal lifeform would only see portions of future timelines, not the entirety.

"This drop of ’Time Blood’ is yours now. Remember to keep it well-protected and ensure no one else finds out about it."

Shen Ji solemnly warned.

Even the Demon Jade Great Saint, an unrivaled Great Saint, had paid tremendous costs to create this single drop of Time Blood. If other Chaos Great Saints learned of its existence, they would certainly try to seize it by force.

To Great Saints, a drop of Time Blood this potent could greatly help them inch closer to the Thirteenth Realm.

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Main Universe.

Xuanhuang Secret Realm.

Lin Yuan’s spiritual consciousness returned to his body.

Simultaneously, the drop of Time Blood sealed within the crystal appeared before him. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

"This drop of Time Blood?"

Lin Yuan felt faintly entranced—even through the crystal’s sealing, gazing upon the blood allowed him to faintly glimpse fragmented future scenes pertaining to himself.

"Take your time to comprehend it."

Lin Yuan gathered his thoughts and began a new round of secluded cultivation.

...

Time passed.

In an instant, three hundred years had gone by.

For Lin Yuan, three hundred years felt like a single moment—as if he were still in the same moment from three hundred years ago, only now it was three centuries later.

"Chaos Rule..."

Lin Yuan reflected internally. Over those three hundred years, he had comprehended hundreds of pillar-level Dao paths. As each Dao path interwove and matured, the Chaos Rule had already reached the peak of the First Realm.

Unlike other rules, the Chaos Rule only contained three realms. Typically, Chaos Venerables resided somewhere between the First and Second Realm.

"To elevate the Chaos Rule to the Second Realm, perhaps the Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule will need to reach the Eighth Realm?"

Lin Yuan speculated inwardly. With the Chaos Rule at the Second Realm, he could begin to manifest the Chaos Yin-Yang Taiji—a path rooted in the rules of the Source World, far superior to the Chaos Void.

Compared to the Source World, the Chaos Void’s strength lay in its ample foundations, supported by internal cosmoses.

"Step by step."

Lin Yuan was in no rush and once again took out the crystal, within which the Time Blood was sealed.

Despite three hundred years of meditation, Lin Yuan’s progress in comprehending the Time Blood had been painstakingly slow.

"It must be that my life level is still too low."

Lin Yuan mused to himself. At present, his life level remained at the Path Splitting Realm. Even for a being nurtured within the Chaos Void, it was extraordinarily difficult to interpret the mysteries of the Time Blood from his current vantage point.

"Hmm?"

Just as Lin Yuan prepared to continue studying the Time Blood within the crystal, his expression suddenly changed.

In the next moment.

Lin Yuan departed the Xuanhuang Secret Realm and appeared beneath the Cosmic Starry Skies, his gaze fixed on a distant location outside the cosmos.

"It’s here."

Lin Yuan’s expression turned grave. With his current perception, he could faintly sense an exceedingly terrifying wave—a tide, vast like a cosmic ocean—sweeping forth and engulfing the direction he faced.