Chapter 760

The Second Source World.

Since Lin Yuan ended the Demon Calamity, this Source World had once again flourished.

With the threat of demonic energy and demonic beasts gone, cultivators could finally focus fully on cultivation, leading to an explosive surge in powerhouses of the Three Realms of Freedom in a short period.

Those who had withstood the pressure of the Demon Calamity had already built deep foundations.

Once placed in a suitable environment, their cultivation would likely skyrocket.

It was like a person carrying a heavy burden for years—one day, when the weight is lifted, the result is self-evident.

Living for so long in an environment steeped in demonic energy had dulled and suppressed their perception of laws and the Dao.

Once they broke through that suppression, they could soar to incredible heights.

“All beings...”

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, his gaze covering the entire Source World, with the future time lines of every living being unfolding rapidly.

Countless time lines intertwined and collided—this was the future of the Source World.

“To time lifeforms, non-time lifeforms are far too fragile,” Lin Yuan mused.

This fragility wasn’t about strength—it was something much deeper.

Like characters in a picture book, no matter how dramatic their actions within, to someone outside the book, they were predictable at a glance—maybe interesting the first time.

But after enough readings, no emotional response remained.

Even the dazzling life of a perfected Twelfth Rank being seemed dull in the eyes of a time lifeform.

“Perhaps, to Perfect Time Lifeforms, even time lifeforms appear this way? Thin? Boring?”

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

He didn’t know whether Perfect Time Lifeforms truly existed.

But judging from what their methods could accomplish, the difference between time lifeforms and non-time lifeforms was negligible.

In a way, the fates of time lifeforms were determined by Perfect Time Lifeforms.

“Only by becoming a Time Lord does one gain even a sliver of resistance against a Perfect Time Lifeform?”

Lin Yuan pondered.

At the very least, a Time Lord was eligible to challenge the threshold of perfection.

Whether they could succeed was another matter.

“Strength. Strength is the foundation of everything. As long as I’m strong enough—so what if it’s a Perfect Time Lifeform?”

A deep longing stirred in Lin Yuan’s heart.

The higher one’s realm and the stronger one’s power, the more they craved it.

Only with sufficient strength could one attain “great freedom”—freedom from the manipulation of fate.

An ordinary mortal might be content to live a peaceful life.

But a time lifeform? How could they tolerate a predestined fate?

“The Chaos Origin Tao of Tai Chi...”

With a thought, black and white Yin-Yang energies wove together before Lin Yuan.

A vast, majestic Great Dao was faintly taking shape.

“Once I comprehend the Chaos Origin Tao of Tai Chi, my strength will soar.”

Lin Yuan gazed at the nearly formed Origin Dao.

It wasn’t just another Chaos Origin Dao—it would also allow him to break into the Second-Level Realm.

This was a far greater leap than comprehending Chaos Origin Destruction Dao or Chaos Source World Dao alone.

Even though this Dao wouldn’t yet allow Lin Yuan to challenge Perfect Time Lifeforms, it was at least a step closer.

While other time lifeforms spent endless eras stuck in place, Lin Yuan was improving with every moment.

He had almost never encountered a meaningful bottleneck.

Buzz~ The black-and-white Yin-Yang Dao continued to weave together, with the Chaos Origin Tao of Tai Chi nearing completion.

Naturally, its emergence began to affect all laws and Daos in the entire Source World.

Comprehending existing Chaos Origin Daos didn’t cause much disturbance.

For example, Chaos Origin Destruction Dao already existed across countless dimensions.

But the Chaos Origin Tao of Tai Chi?

Before Lin Yuan, this Dao had never appeared in the infinite dimensions. Its birth would inevitably trigger resonance among all other Origin Daos.

However, since Lin Yuan was inside an Source World, the resonance was limited to it.

It wouldn’t ripple into the dimensional gap beyond.

"This fluctuation... is it from the Milky Way?"

The Eternal Lords, including the Lord of Boundlessness, sensed the change in the laws and Daos of the Source World.

Their gazes immediately turned to the source—Lin Yuan.

“It’s an Origin Dao... Milky Way has comprehended his own Chaos Origin Dao?”

The Lord of Dark Void was stunned. To comprehend one’s Chaos Origin Dao meant one was about to enter the Thirteenth Rank, Second-Level Realm.

But how long had it been since Lin Yuan became a time lifeform? Other newly ascended ones wouldn’t even have stabilized their realm in that time, and Lin Yuan was already about to step into the Second-Level Realm?

The Lord of Dark Void had glimpsed Lin Yuan’s future time lines before and was already mentally prepared for Lin Yuan to reach the Second Level—or even become a Time Lord.

But this was too fast—faster than all the future timelines he’d seen.

“Incredible. Truly worthy of being a destined time lifeform.” The Lord of Wu Shan was full of awe.

Given Lin Yuan’s predestined time line, the Lord of Wu Shan wasn’t overly shocked at his rapid breakthrough.

It was unexpected, but also within expectations.

The other Eternal Lords quietly attuned themselves to the fluctuations of the new Origin Dao.

For First-Level time lifeforms, sensing a new Origin Dao was also a rare opportunity.

“This fluctuation...”

The Lord of Boundlessness looked surprised. Though still at the First Level and yet to comprehend his own Origin Dao, he could still sense—

The disturbance was enormous.

The entire Source World’s laws and Daos were being affected.

Even if a Second-Level time lifeform went all out, they couldn’t shake an Source World. Yet this disturbance came merely from comprehending a Chaos Origin Dao?

One had to understand—the Lord of Wu Shan’s goal was to draw a “picture” of an Source World.

Once that was achieved, he would become a Time Lord.

This made it clear that the power to shake an entire Source World could only come from a Third-Level Time Lord.

“Boundlessness, what did you sense?”

The Lord of Dark Void noticed the change in his expression and asked.

All the other Eternal Lords also turned to look.

“It’s nothing.”

The Lord of Boundlessness didn’t share his suspicion outright—he wasn’t certain himself.

Instead, he said with a deeper meaning, “Watching Milky Way comprehend his Origin Dao... feels just like when I trained under Master.”

By “Master,” he meant the Lord of Heavenly Radiance.

A Time Lord.

“With Milky Way’s cultivation speed, reaching Master’s level in the future is no problem,” the Lord of Dark Void quickly agreed.

This affirmed the Lord of Boundlessness’s thoughts.

What was near-impossible for other time lifeforms—becoming a Third-Level Time Lord—might be just a matter of time for Lin Yuan.

“Hmm?”

The Lord of Boundlessness gave him a glance but said nothing more.

In the future?

What he meant earlier was that Lin Yuan now already felt no different from the Lord of Heavenly Radiance.

Why wait for the future?

But the thought was simply too unbelievable.

Just comprehended his Origin Dao... and already comparable to a Third-Level Time Lord?

The First Source World.

The six Founding Ancestors also sensed the Dao fluctuations immediately.

“What a monster. How long has it been?” The Grand Void Ancestor was shocked—and thankful. If he hadn’t submitted to Lin Yuan right away back then...

The future scene he once foresaw would likely already be happening.

No—probably something even more brutal than his prediction.

A Second-Level time lifeform in the same dimensional space showing hostility toward a First-Level time lifeform was utterly devastating.

This was different from Second-Level beings in the dimensional gap.

Those could be avoided by hiding within the Source World—under its protection, even a Time Lord would need to pay a price to hurt him, let alone a Second-Level.

But a Second-Level in the same dimensional space could ignore the Source World’s protection and strike directly.

In that case, all his life-saving trump cards would be useless—perhaps even become liabilities.

“Liyang, your luck...” The Great Spirit Ancestor glanced at the Ancestor of Liyang.

Though the Founding Ancestors were independent, Lin Yuan did come from the Liyang Kingdom.

Now that he had become a Second-Level time lifeform, his status was indisputably the highest.

Among the remaining ancestors, the one directly below him was naturally the Liyang Ancestor—because of their connection.

In terms of strength, the Grand Void Ancestor was the strongest, followed by the Great Spirit Ancestor. The Liyang Ancestor had once been unremarkable among the six.

But now, thanks to his ties with the Milky Way, he’d vaulted past the others.

“Hahaha.” The Liyang Ancestor smiled.

He hadn’t outdone the Grand Void Ancestor in nurturing heirs, but Lin Yuan had just so happened to be born in Liyang’s land.

“We come from the same dimensional space. When the Great Collapse arrives, we’ll need to join forces against other time lifeforms,” the Liyang Ancestor said.

For time lifeforms like them, the real challenge would come after the Great Collapse—once they entered the dimensional gap.

“Agreed.”

The Thunder Ancestor nodded. Though they weren’t as close to Lin Yuan as Liyang was, they were still of the same space and camp—one day, they’d stand together against outsiders.

Chaos Void.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged as the vast Chaos Origin Tao of Tai Chi before him fully formed.

“So this is my Origin Dao?” Lin Yuan examined it closely. As it flowed, its power clearly surpassed that of the Chaos Origin Destruction Dao.

“Normally, a Second-Level time lifeform first comprehends their own Origin Dao, and then other Chaos Origin Daos. But I did the opposite—only now did I comprehend my own.”

Lin Yuan felt joyful. The reason was simple—the Tao of Tai Chi was much harder to comprehend.

He had nearly achieved perfection in Chaos Rules before he grasped the Chaos Tao of Tai Chi—unlike other Chaos Great Saints who needed only a rules threshold.

“I can feel it. With the Chaos Origin Tao of Tai Chi, stepping into the Second-Level Realm... my strength is no different from a Time Lord’s now.”

Lin Yuan examined himself. In head-on combat, he was no weaker than an average Third-Level Time Lord. In mastery over time lines and shielding his own, with the blessing of a Lordly Persona, he was no different from a Time Lord.

One of the strongest weapons Time Lords had was going into the past to kill their enemy’s weaker self.

But with his Past Body condensed, Lin Yuan’s past and present were the same. If a Time Lord tried to kill him in the past, they’d pay a terrible price.

For Time Lords, past space-time rejected them. Forcing entry brought constant backlash, and making a move would exact a steep price.

But Lin Yuan’s Past Body was the past—with no rejection. Facing a future Time Lord, he had the home-field advantage.

“At this point, if I claim to be a Time Lord, no one would question it. Even real Third-Level Lords wouldn’t be able to tell.”

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

And even if they could—so what? In the dimensional gap, strength ruled.

If Lin Yuan could rival Time Lords in all aspects—then he was a Time Lord.

Who dared doubt it?

In fact, Lin Yuan's methods far surpassed those of typical Time Lords. Holding the ultimate weapon of boundary-breaking source energy, he could even slay true Time Lords outright.

Shattering the myth that “Time Lords cannot die unless they choose to.”

Of course, this would consume vast amounts of boundary-breaking source energy. Lin Yuan wouldn’t do it unless absolutely necessary.

The Third Source World—Great Wilderness Source World—End of the Immortal Path.

As he comprehended the Chaos Origin Tao of Tai Chi, the Space-Time Dao at the end of the Immortal Path began to tremble, centered on Lin Yuan.

At first, the Mortal Immorals didn’t look too shocked.

Mortal Immorals often became Celestial Kings by comprehending their Origin Dao—it wasn’t unheard of on the Immortal Path. In fact, most of the current Celestial Kings had done so.

But when the tremors spread and began to affect entire Immortal Paths—

All the Mortal Immorals and Celestial Kings were stunned.

He had only comprehended his Chaos Origin Dao—why was the disturbance so massive?

“It’s Emperor Tianyuan.”

“Emperor Tianyuan has comprehended his Chaos Origin Dao.”

“Wait... wasn’t he not even an Celestial King before?”

The Mortal Immorals and Celestial Kings couldn’t believe it. Not long ago, the man who displayed strength beyond peak Celestial Kings... was just a Mortal Immoral like them? Not even an Celestial King?

“Tianyuan...” Samsara Celestial King, Bai Bin Celestial King, and Wushen Celestial King were equally shocked.

But thinking carefully, Lin Yuan had never actually said he was an Celestial King—it was simply an assumption they’d made.

Very close to the Illusory World—

The three Celestial Emperors who had hoped Lin Yuan would one day walk beside them had been preparing to continue their insights into the Illusory World.

But they suddenly sensed the birth of the Chaos Origin Tao of Tai Chi.

They carefully observed for a moment, and their expressions grew increasingly solemn.

“This is...”

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