Chapter 710

“Incredible.”

“Unheard of.”

“Beyond comprehension.”

One Eternal Lord after another spoke up, expressing their thoughts.

As beings of time, they had witnessed countless future timelines—no matter how fantastical, they had seen it all.

But someone like Lin Yuan—if they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they simply wouldn’t believe it.

The Lord of Eternal Immeasurable gazed into the distant Source World and said, “Everyone, I intend to return for a bit and meet that young friend ‘Milky Way’.”

Although across countless future timelines, the Lord of Eternal Immeasurable had determined that Lin Yuan wasn’t a difficult person to deal with—

In the far future, even beings like themselves—the Eternal Lords—would have to rely on him.

So meeting in advance and building a good relationship was extremely important.

In those future timelines where Lin Yuan existed, the so-called Demon Calamity could basically be overcome.

So what the Eternal Lords were now considering was how to interact with Lin Yuan after the Demon Calamity was over.

“Return?”

The Lord of Black Void, the Lord of Wu Shan, and the other Eternal Lords all showed slight changes in expression.

To return to the Source World meant crossing both the light and dark isolating barriers.

During the upheaval of heaven and earth, the Eternal Lords had used numerous sealing methods to pin down the Bright Aspect of the Lord of Heavenly Radiance, resulting in a standoff at their current location.

This not only locked down the Bright Aspect of the Lord of Heavenly Radiance but also locked themselves in completely.

But nothing is absolute. At the level of Eternal Lords, their means are vast. If they wanted to break the lock and return briefly to the Source World—

It wasn’t impossible.

It would just come at a great cost.

And even if they did return, it would only be an avatar of their consciousness—no match for the Dark Aspect of the Lord of Heavenly Radiance.

So, practically speaking, it served no real purpose.

Previously, none of the thirteen Eternal Lords had ever considered it.

But now?

Even if the price was high—

As long as they could return to the Source World and establish a relationship with that ‘Milky Way’, any price was worth it.

As beings of time, their visions and plans weren’t focused on the present but the distant future.

Perhaps the price would hurt in the short term.

But zooming out on the timeline—if they could forge ties with Lin Yuan, with the future Time Lord—

What was that price, really?

And Lin Yuan was definitely not an ordinary Time Lord.

A being whose existence pointed to an almost guaranteed future—the magnitude of his origins was something even the thirteen Eternal Lords dared not ponder deeply.

“I’ll return as well.”

“If you’re going, then so will I.”

The other twelve Eternal Lords immediately made their decisions upon hearing this.

Had the Lord of Eternal Immeasurable not brought it up, some might’ve hesitated, concerned about the steep cost.

But now that the Lord of Eternal Immeasurable was going, the others naturally had to follow.

Otherwise, if twelve Eternal Lords returned to get acquainted with the ‘Milky Way’ and only one stayed behind...

In those future timelines, many opportunities likely wouldn’t have anything to do with them.

In the Chaos Void—

Lin Yuan’s true body sat cross-legged, surrounded by drifting chaos energy.

As an endless number of particle worlds formed from the infinite grains of his essence, Lin Yuan’s aura grew increasingly profound—like an unprecedentedly massive black hole, instinctively devouring all surrounding void and chaos.

“Runes?”

Lin Yuan wasn’t devoting much attention to opening the particle worlds.

He had already gone through this process once in the Second Source World—this was just a repeat, naturally handled with ease.

What Lin Yuan was focused on now was the use of runes.

“Time.”

With a thought, countless tiny runes condensed in his mind, forming miniature timelines that stretched endlessly into the future.

Reaching the level of manifesting runes with a single thought, Lin Yuan now grasped runes almost instinctively—and viewing timelines was the same. Although far from the clarity and quantity accessible to true beings of time—

This sense of mastery over timelines still captivated him.

“The future.”

Lin Yuan looked at one of his own future timelines.

In that timeline, eight thousand years from now, he transformed into a true time being, and then began exploring the dimensional spaces beyond the Chaos Void.

As he continued observing, he sensed some form of resistance.

“The further ahead the timeline I observe, the more resistance I encounter. I’m still not a true time being—even with shortcuts, I can observe like one, but not for very long.”

Lin Yuan mused silently.

“But as long as I break into Rank Thirteen, with my understanding of runes and the transformation of my life essence, the timelines I’ll be able to see—both in number and depth—should vastly surpass those of other newly awakened time beings.”

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Even without being a time being yet, he could already attempt to observe timelines.

If he truly became one, the improvements he gained would far exceed those of other newcomers.

“But my future…”

Lin Yuan spent most of the day examining dozens of his own timelines, and just as the six Founding Ancestors had said—he broke through to Rank Thirteen in every single one and became a time being.

“What exactly is the reason?”

Lin Yuan was puzzled. As his strength and realm increased, he became more aware of how difficult it was to go from Rank Twelve to Thirteen.

Breaking the time cycle wasn’t guaranteed—it merely raised the chances. But for him, it seemed inevitable?

“Is it related to the Gate of Myriad Realms?”

Lin Yuan speculated. “Or rather, even time cycles can’t block the Gate of Myriad Realms?”

He started linking various thoughts.

Of course—

These were all just Lin Yuan’s guesses.

Whether they were true would only be known once he actually fell into a time cycle.

“With my current foundation, even without relying on the Gate of Myriad Realms, my chances of breaking the time cycle are already extremely high.”

Lin Yuan thought to himself. Cultivators walking the martial evolution path were spread across dozens of dimensional spaces—the sheer number and strength of the ‘anchors’ formed were staggering.

Secondly, with the inheritance left by the Lord of Heavenly Radiance, Lin Yuan’s use of runes had reached the point of manifesting them instantly. Even if trapped in a time cycle, he could still ‘cheat’ to a certain extent.

Lastly, there was Lin Yuan’s Unrivaled Insight.

Over the past ten thousand years, he had comprehended countless Dao laws. The scope of his understanding probably exceeded even that of true beings of time.

If he ever did fall into a time cycle, even if he faced trials he had never encountered before, one insight could unlock many. The broader his knowledge, the more responses he would have.

Lin Yuan was genuinely curious—how long could a time cycle actually trap him?

“Hmm?”

Wherever Lin Yuan looked, there were runes. Very soon, he saw through most of the essence of the Chaos Void.

“That’s where the Rank Thirteen time beings of the Chaos Void reside?” Using the power of runes, Lin Yuan identified seven locations within the Chaos Void with incredibly deep and unreadable auras—he surmised they were the dwellings of time beings.

“Seven time beings?”

Lin Yuan thought to himself. This was the first time he’d learned how many time beings existed in the Chaos Void.

There were dozens of special regions within the Chaos Void, but that didn’t mean there were dozens of time beings—each one had likely established multiple special zones to address various threats they’d observed.

“The Chaos Void isn’t even a Source World, and yet it’s produced this many time beings.” Lin Yuan couldn’t help but sigh.

The First Source World had only six time beings—the six Founding Ancestors.

Of course, that was also because the First Source World was younger and hadn’t had enough time to nurture new time beings.

“I can break through to Rank Thirteen anytime now.”

Lin Yuan reined in his thoughts, faintly sensing strands of time power curling around him.

His life essence had grown so powerful that the power of time clung to him on its own. As soon as he decided to break through to Rank Thirteen and began enhancing his essence, the time power would immediately cycle and trap him.

“I’ll wait until I fully open the particle world.”

Lin Yuan gently shook his head.

In the dozen or so future timelines he had seen earlier, he only attempted to break through to Rank Thirteen several thousand years later.

If his future self did it that way, there was definitely a reason—no need to go against it.

At the very least, in all those futures, he succeeded in reaching Rank Thirteen. If he went against that and created a new timeline, introducing uncertainty—

Then it would be his own problem to deal with.

Second Source World.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged.

In the distance, faint demonic energy could be seen.

“Demon God…”

Lin Yuan pondered, “The so-called Demon God is the Dark Aspect of the Lord of Heavenly Radiance—then what about his Bright Aspect?”

The moment this thought arose—

Lin Yuan already had the answer.

The Bright Aspect of the Lord of Heavenly Radiance had been restrained by the Eternal Lords.

Ever since the upheaval, the Eternal Lords had vanished, and so had the Bright Aspect.

The demonic energy that now blanketed the entire Source World all came from the Dark Aspect—that is, the Demon God—while the Bright Aspect had never appeared.

The Eternal Lords and the Bright Aspect had all vanished together.

The reason was obvious.

“According to what the Lord of Heavenly Radiance said, his Bright Aspect should be stronger than his Dark Aspect.”

Lin Yuan mused. “So likely, the thirteen Eternal Lords are currently locked in a standoff with the Bright Aspect.”

If the thirteen Eternal Lords had subdued the Bright Aspect, they would’ve returned by now.

If they hadn’t and had instead been suppressed, then the Bright Aspect should’ve returned.

“The Lord of Heavenly Radiance…” Once again, Lin Yuan felt the terrifying power of this Eternal Lord.

Without consciousness or will, his two true forms had managed to hold off the entire Source World and the thirteen Eternal Lords.

Just then—

Wum! Wum! Wum!

Ripples stirred across spacetime. Mighty waves of consciousness swept through the void and descended not far from Lin Yuan.

Each powerful will quickly condensed into a towering figure—thirteen figures stood silently.

The appearance of these thirteen figures caused the entire Source World to tremble. The boundless demonic energy began to churn, and the Demon God’s aura started to reassemble.

“This…?”

Lin Yuan’s expression changed. He looked toward the thirteen towering figures nearby.

The leading figure smiled warmly, his gaze kind as he looked at Lin Yuan.

“I greet you, young friend.”

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