Chapter 722

The Gate of Myriad Realms still stood tall and grand, seemingly eternal and unchanging.

Lin Yuan studied it carefully. Every time he gazed at the Gate of Myriad Realms, he experienced something different.

Buzz—Lin Yuan split a trace of his consciousness, following the third source world coordinate deep within the Gate of Myriad Realms, attempting to observe the third source world from the gate’s perspective.

This was something Lin Yuan did every time before transmigrating.

But the next moment—

Lin Yuan received a warning from the Gate of Myriad Realms.

“Danger?”

“The third source world is capable of threatening me?”

Lin Yuan immediately withdrew his consciousness and fell into contemplation.

So-called danger, as determined by the Gate of Myriad Realms, referred to a possibility that could cause irreversible harm to his primary bodies and numerous divine soul avatars.

Each of Lin Yuan’s primary bodies existed independently, with causality completely isolated.

But to affect all of them simultaneously didn’t necessarily require causal interference.

Memory could suffice.

After all, all of his primary bodies shared the same memories.

If there were contamination on the level of memory or spirit, it would undoubtedly affect every body and avatar.

During his initial exploration of the first source world, and when he used his consciousness to peer into the second source world, he had also received a similar warning.

In hindsight, the Gate of Myriad Realms’ warning had been entirely justified.

The demonic energy pollution of the second source world targeted the spiritual mind.

Given Lin Yuan’s mental strength at the time, even the slightest contamination would have caused irreparable damage and injury.

And it would’ve even affected his primary bodies across other dimensional spaces.

The demonic energy of the second source world was, in essence, the residual power of a Time Lord.

Its level was beyond comprehension.

It was far beyond what Lin Yuan at the time could withstand.

And now—

As he attempted to explore the third source world, Lin Yuan received a similar warning.

“What kind of world is the third source world that it can actually pose a real threat to me now?”

Lin Yuan was alarmed.

In his eyes, losing a single primary body or avatar didn’t even count as a real threat.

At worst, he could just descend again and reforge it.

A true threat was one that could implicate his other-dimensional primary bodies or cause them harm.

Given Lin Yuan’s current strength, combined with causal isolation, there were very few things left that could produce such consequences.

“Perhaps the third source world contains a living Time Lord?”

Lin Yuan speculated inwardly.

The methods of a Time Lord were often beyond comprehension.

A powerful Time Lord possessed the strength to subtly alter the past.

Of course, unless that Time Lord went all-in, they wouldn’t dare tamper with the past—even slightly.

Any such change could draw the attention of a perfect fourteenth-rank time being.

The higher the level of existence, the more terrifying the perfect fourteenth-rank time being became.

After all, even thirteenth-rank time beings stood at the pinnacle of all lifeforms, but in truth, so-called time beings might merely be “toys” unintentionally created by perfect time beings.

Because perfect time beings allowed it, time beings could exist at all.

This realization left many time beings deeply unsettled.

“Forget it.”

Lin Yuan shook his head, deciding it was better to heed the warning.

He hadn’t originally intended to explore the third source world before reaching the thirteenth rank anyway.

Currently, all aspects of Lin Yuan’s power had reached a bottleneck. The only remaining avenue of advancement was The Tao of Chaos Tai Chi.

And The Tao of Chaos Tai Chi didn’t require source world exploration for improvement. Ever since he had begun comprehending the Yin-Yang Twin Bloom, Lin Yuan’s understanding of The Tao of Chaos Tai Chi had been advancing by leaps and bounds.

Therefore, even if exploring the third source world now yielded some gains, it wouldn’t provide any fundamental benefit to Lin Yuan.

It was better to wait until he reached the thirteenth rank before gradually exploring it.

Far, far away from the Chaos Void.

A vast, boundless celestial river swept across countless timelines and cosmic planes. Mighty and endless, it surged without pause. The sheer presence of this celestial river alone struck fear into many time beings.

This was the Celestial River Dimension, an exceptionally unique and non-exclusive dimensional space. (Tianhe Dimension, I renamed it)

Precisely because it wasn’t exclusive, the Celestial River Dimension housed nearly a hundred time beings—not only natives, but also many who had come from various other dimensions.

“The Heart of the Celestial River.”

At the center of the surging celestial river, seven time beings of the Chaos Void stood in their combat bodies, gazing toward the river’s depths, where a heart formed entirely from the river’s source power was gradually taking shape.

“In at most four thousand years, the Heart of the Celestial River will be fully formed.”

Lord Mo Xu-jun was in high spirits. With the Heart of the Celestial River, not only could one closely feel the operation of the river’s fundamental laws, but it could also serve as a gift for Lin Yuan—a gift to help him break through to the thirteenth rank.

“Hmm?”

“Something’s wrong.”

While observing the birth of the Celestial River Heart, Lord Mo Xu-jun also peered into future timelines.

At that moment, one future timeline—previously of minimal likelihood—suddenly expanded rapidly, occupying nearly a third of all future timelines he could perceive.

“What is this?”

Lord Mo Xu-jun’s expression turned grim. “Time beings from the Taixu Dimension are coming to seize the Celestial River Heart too?”

The Taixu Dimension was a formidable space, no weaker than the Chaos Void. During this Great Collapse Era, the Taixu Dimension had given rise to nine time beings—exerting overwhelming influence across nearby dimensional rifts.

“What could have happened to make the time beings of Taixu Dimension determined to claim the Celestial River Heart?”

Lord Mo Xu-jun was puzzled. In the multitude of timelines he had previously seen, the odds of Taixu interfering were minuscule—almost nonexistent.

But just moments ago, those odds surged drastically, now accounting for nearly one-third.

It must have been influenced by some other factor, causing the time beings of Taixu to suddenly covet the Celestial River Heart.

The future held infinite possibilities and countless variables. Even a future that once seemed secure could be completely overturned by a minor change.

Even beings as powerful as thirteenth-rank time beings could only attempt to steer the future toward their desired outcome—whether they succeeded was still uncertain.

“Lord Mo Xu-jun, that Taixu Dimension…”

The other six time beings also made their moves, having noticed the timeline changes. Their expressions all turned serious.

“Regardless of the reason, based on the development of future timelines, the time beings of Taixu will almost certainly contend with us for the Celestial River Heart.”

Lord Mo Xu-jun spoke.

What had already happened in the past didn’t matter.

It was the impending confrontation with the Taixu time beings that they had to deal with.

“What do we do now?”

A time being clad in black armor frowned.

The Taixu Dimension had nine thirteenth-rank time beings—numerically surpassing the Chaos Void.

“What do we do?”

“Obviously, we fight.”

A snake-bodied, human-headed time being said, “Since the Taixu Dimension wants the Celestial River Heart, then let them prove their strength.”

The Celestial River Heart was a treasure the seven Chaos Void time beings had planned for over countless eons. They had made many compromises and concessions to other powers in the Celestial River Dimension to obtain it.

How could they just give it up?

Thirteenth-rank time beings were experts at weighing pros and cons. But just the time beings of Taixu alone weren’t enough to force the seven of Chaos Void into submission.

“Exactly.”

“Then let’s fight.”

Lord Mo Xu-jun nodded.

While Taixu held a numerical advantage in thirteenth-rank time beings,

At this level, unless there was overwhelming disparity in strength, numbers alone didn’t mean much.

The most critical factor was that if they gave up the Celestial River Heart without even putting up a fight, the standing of the Chaos Void’s seven time beings in the Celestial River Dimension would plummet.

“The strongest among Taixu’s thirteenth-ranks isn’t stronger than me. If it really comes to a battle, we have a chance to win.”

Lord Mo Xu-jun said.

Battles between thirteenth-rank time beings were mostly about who could perceive more timelines—and find the one where their side was most likely to win.

As for raw combat?

It only mattered at key temporal nodes.

Prolonged clashes were rare.

Endless brawls without conclusion were meaningless.

Unless such battles were, in fact, part of a greater time being’s scheme.

Chaos Void—

A strange flower containing the extreme forces of Yin and Yang slowly bloomed in front of Lin Yuan.

Within the flower, Yin and Yang fused, remained distinct, and continually transformed—very similar to the essence of The Tao of Tai Chi.

Because of this similarity—and because the flower was born from the supreme laws of dimensional gaps—it was able to guide Lin Yuan toward the third level of The Tao of Chaos Tai Chi.

“Yin and Yang, Tai Chi…”

Lin Yuan immersed himself, diving deep into study and enlightenment, countless flashes of insight flooding his mind.

[Your Unrivaled Insight allows you to comprehend the mysterious flower, greatly enhancing your understanding of The Tao of Chaos Tai Chi.]

Almost every moment, Lin Yuan’s grasp of The Tao of Chaos Tai Chi surged forward. Countless insights accumulated, endlessly building up the foundation for a future breakthrough.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, three thousand years went by.

Over these three thousand years, Lin Yuan poured nearly all his focus into understanding the Yin-Yang Twin Bloom. The accumulation of three millennia finally erupted in a single moment.

[Your Unrivaled Insight allows you to comprehend the mysterious flower. The Tao of Chaos Tai Chi has reached the third level.]

In that hazy moment, Lin Yuan felt as if he were standing at an entirely new height.

In the Chaos Void, Lin Yuan—who had been sitting cross-legged with eyes closed—suddenly opened them.

“So that’s how it is?”

His eyes—one black, one white—resembled the Chaos Tai Chi itself, and instantly expanded outward in all directions, black above and white below, vast and unstoppable, sweeping across everything.

“So that’s how it is!”

Lin Yuan murmured softly. At that moment, nearly one-fifth of the Chaos Void was engulfed in the black-and-white of Yin and Yang, continuously weaving, clashing, and evolving—endlessly.

“So that’s how it is.”

Lin Yuan closed his eyes once more. The black-and-white Yin-Yang that had filled one-fifth of the Chaos Void rapidly faded, and the Chaos Tai Chi Mark at his brow also disappeared.

Everything returned to calm.

Everything returned to normal.

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