615: Eradicating the Remnants (Part 1)

In Lin Yang's perception, a long river appeared.

A long river beyond description.

Majestic and grand.

Dazzling with myriad colors.

"It's the River of Time!"

Lin Yang was deeply shaken.

Time is formless.

Only when the Dao of Time manifests as a river can it be perceived.

It was his first time seeing such a vast River of Time.

During the last Universe Zone reward, he only had a slight perception.

Because he only had half a day, and he mostly used it to comprehend the Space Dao.

He didn't have time to comprehend Time.

Now, although the Time Dao Rhythm in the Dao Rhythm Great Hall was incomplete, this River of Time still looked incredibly awe-inspiring.

"Time is always calm and formless, yet this manifested river is majestic and grand; truly a contrast," Lin Yang marveled.

This River of Time looked even more astonishing than the River of Time Reversal.

Although, it wasn't as long as the River of Time Reversal.

The river was slightly shorter.

The Time Dao Rhythm was incomplete, and the River of Time that manifested was also incomplete.

"The River of Time, I wonder what would happen if I touched it?"

Lin Yang couldn't resist channeling some power into the river.

Buzz.

The next instant, a drop of water splashed from the River of Time.

The water drop burst open.

Lin Yang only felt as if he had traversed ten thousand years of time in an instant.

A desolate aura filled his heart with sorrow.

Suddenly.

The voice of the Dao Rhythm Great Hall Spirit suddenly sounded:

"Comprehender Lin Yang, your comprehension time has expired. You will be teleported away in one quarter of an hour. Please prepare yourself."

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Lin Yang was instantly shocked.

It's over already?

He had only touched the River of Time once, and two thousand years had passed??

One must know that, in his perception, it was only about one second!

"Senior, what exactly is going on?" Lin Yang even suspected that something had gone wrong.

He hadn't even had time to comprehend, and two thousand years were gone.

This was too outrageous.

"Comprehender Lin Yang, the Time Dao Rhythm is quite special and should not be touched lightly. You touched a special fragment of the Time Dao Rhythm, and years like the changing of seas into mulberry fields passed in an instant."

The Dao Rhythm Great Hall Spirit briefly explained.

Lin Yang understood instantly.

The moment he touched the River of Time manifested by the Dao Rhythm, one second, as a drop of water burst open, two thousand years had already passed.

It might have even been longer, but the Dao Rhythm Great Hall Spirit woke him up early.

"So, the ten thousand years of vicissitudes I felt in that instant must have been the power of time contained within that drop of water?"

Lin Yang was greatly astonished.

The incomplete Dao Rhythm manifested only a segment of the incomplete River of Time.

And what he touched was merely an insignificant drop of water within this incomplete segment of the river.

Yet it could bring about ten thousand years of time passing!

This was too terrifying!

"A single drop of water from an entire river is so terrifying; how terrifying must the entire River of Time be?"

Lin Yang found it hard to imagine, and simply couldn't conceive how much power of time was contained within a River of Time.

"The Time Dao is truly terrifying!"

Lin Yang sighed as he was teleported out of the Dao Rhythm Great Hall.

Xuan Xiao and Butler Fu were already waiting at the entrance.

Seeing Lin Yang emerge, both of them scrutinized him. Xuan Xiao couldn't help but ask, "Lin Yang, five thousand years have passed. What have you gained this time?"

His words subtly contained a hint of anticipation.

Butler Fu also looked on with expectant eyes.

Lin Yang smiled and didn't hide anything: "Your Highness, Butler Fu, I have already touched the edge of Transformation Dao Realm, but unfortunately, my Space Dao has encountered some bottlenecks. I need some time to temper myself."

His Layered Space currently could only reach ninety-nine layers with the blessing of the "Realm."

Now he had two paths he could take.

Either break through the upper limit to Transformation Dao Realm with the help of the Time Dao.

Or, temper himself to the point where he could reach ninety-nine layers without the blessing of the "Realm."

In this way, he could also achieve Transformation Dao Realm.

When he touched that bottleneck at the edge of Transformation Dao Realm, the path ahead was already clear in Lin Yang's mind.

"Touched the edge of Transformation Dao Realm?!"

Xuan Xiao and Butler Fu were greatly shocked.

Although they knew Lin Yang intended to try and touch Transformation Dao Realm before he went into seclusion for comprehension.

But actually hearing that he had successfully touched the edge of Transformation Dao Realm still left them incredibly astonished.

After all, by all accounts, Lin Yang had only been in the Ten Thousand Laws Realm for just over ten thousand years since his breakthrough.

Just over ten thousand years, and he had touched the edge of the Transformation Dao Realm!

This was more than just a prodigy!

He was practically a monster!

"So, Your Excellency Lin Yang, you will soon be able to reach Transformation Dao Realm?" Butler Fu's throat bobbed.

Lin Yang couldn't help but shake his head: "It's not as fast as you think. I'm not sure how many years it will take to break through this current bottleneck."

"That's still very impressive!" Butler Fu still praised, "Your Excellency Lin Yang, you primarily cultivate the Space Dao, which is inherently more difficult to achieve Transformation Dao Realm than ordinary Dao. This speed is already frighteningly fast."

Butler Fu was also very aware of the difficulty of achieving Transformation Dao Realm in the Supreme Three Daos.

It was far more difficult than achieving Transformation Dao Realm in ordinary Daos.

Transformation Dao Realm, after all, was not that easy.

Some Invincible Emperors might be trapped at the Invincible Emperor stage for their entire lives, unable to advance further and successfully achieve Transformation Dao Realm.

"Your Highness, give me a seclusion chamber. I want to go into seclusion for a while." Lin Yang looked at Xuan Xiao.

Although the latter two thousand years passed in an instant, he still had some gains.

He needed to go into seclusion once to sort out the insights gained from these five thousand years of comprehending the Dao.

"Good, I've already prepared a seclusion chamber for you."

Xuan Xiao smiled and led Lin Yang, saying at the same time:

"Lin Yang, now that you're out of seclusion, Saint Xuan Ruler Xuanming Wilderness will probably be watching you constantly. As soon as you leave Sheng Xuan Mountain, you'll likely be in danger. What do you plan to do?"

"I'll go into seclusion first." Lin Yang didn't take Saint Xuan Ruler Xuanming Wilderness's killing intent to heart.

If he wanted to leave, he had his Absolute Domain and wasn't afraid of being targeted by Saint Xuan Ruler Xuanming Wilderness.

"If you ask me, you might as well stay in Sheng Xuan Mountain until you reach Transformation Dao Realm. With your Space Dao, once you reach Transformation Dao Realm, your strength will definitely far exceed that of ordinary Dao Lords. Although you still won't be comparable to Saint Xuan Ruler Xuanming Wilderness, at least he won't be able to deal with you so easily."

Xuan Xiao offered a suggestion:

"As a Saint Xuan Ruler, Saint Xuan Ruler Xuanming Wilderness still cares about his reputation and won't attack Zhu Cang Country to force you out. You'll be very safe staying in Sheng Xuan Mountain."

Lin Yang nodded slightly: "I understand Your Highness's meaning. I will consider it."

He would decide whether to stay in Saint Xuan Ancient Country based on the outcome of this seclusion.

Xuan Xiao said no more, transferring all permissions for the seclusion chamber to Lin Yang before leaving.

"Let's begin."

Lin Yang sat cross-legged, communicating with heaven and earth, comprehending its Dao.

At the same time, Saint Xuan Ruler Xuanming Wilderness also learned of Lin Yang's movements, and the gloom in his eyes deepened:

"He went into seclusion right after leaving the Dao Rhythm Great Hall? Hmph, go into seclusion then. This Venerable has plenty of patience."

He was not in a hurry to kill Lin Yang immediately... A thousand years passed in a flash.

"It's too difficult to reach Transformation Dao Realm. In a thousand years, I've only gained five more Layered Space layers."

Inside the seclusion chamber, Lin Yang felt a headache coming on.

Although in a thousand years, he had managed to condense five more layers of Layered Space on his own.

However, this thing became increasingly difficult the further one progressed, and eventually, it was possible that he wouldn't be able to condense even one layer in ten thousand years.

He was starting to think about using the Time Dao.

"But the Time Dao is even harder to fathom and comprehend than the Space Dao. How can I use it?"

Lin Yang pondered.

After much thought, he only felt a headache.

"I won't go into seclusion for now. The Space Source Pearl is with my clone, and the clone's realm is too low; using the Space Source Pearl to comprehend is a bit of a waste."

Lin Yang got up, ready to end his seclusion.

Previously, he wanted to comprehend Dao Rhythm, so he left the Space Source Pearl with his clone. But after these several thousand years, it seemed that having his clone comprehend with the Space Source Pearl was indeed a bit of a waste.

With no progress in seclusion, Lin Yang simply ended it directly. He greeted Xuan Xiao, asking Xuan Xiao to cooperate and make it seem like he was still in Sheng Xuan Mountain. He then stealthily left Sheng Xuan Mountain, returned to Zhu Cang Country, and retrieved the Space Source Pearl from his clone.

With the Space Source Pearl's blessing, his comprehension of the Space Dao almost doubled.

Afterward, he went into seclusion again in Zhu Cang Country.

Holding the Space Source Pearl, his comprehension became twice as effective.

And this time, with such a nearly doubled clear perception of the Space Dao, Lin Yang went into seclusion for several more thousand years.

By this point, the Layered Space layers he could condense on his own reached forty-six layers.

"The Space Source Pearl is indeed powerful, but unfortunately, it's still too far from condensing ninety-nine layers of Layered Space on my own." Lin Yang sighed.

Several more thousand years of seclusion made him feel the bottleneck again.

It was already very difficult to make further progress by relying solely on seclusion.

"The difficulty of reaching Transformation Dao Realm for a Supreme Dao is indeed a bit too great." Lin Yang muttered to himself.

Currently, the Space Source Pearl's help to him had also reached the limit he could utilize. He needed a clearer comprehension of the Space Dao.

"Perhaps, I can try that Dao pattern."

Lin Yang took out the silver "iron piece" Dao pattern remnant scroll and injected his perception into it.

Buzz!

An indescribable Dao Rhythm emanated.

"This Dao Rhythm..."

Lin Yang was instantly startled.

The Dao Rhythm emanating from the Dao pattern remnant scroll was actually somewhat different from what he had felt in the Dao Rhythm Great Hall within Saint Xuan Ancient Country.

It wasn't just a clearer distinction; there was also a feeling that he couldn't describe at the moment.

As if... it was more advanced.

"Advanced?"

Lin Yang pondered, sensing it carefully.

Unbeknownst to himself, all his thoughts were slowly drawn in by the Dao pattern remnant scroll, plunging him into a hazy state, neither real nor illusory.

After an unknown period of time.

Lin Yang suddenly awoke with a start.

"What was that just now..."

"Did I daze off and fall asleep?"

Lin Yang was very surprised.

He had actually drifted off without realizing it.

This was quite incredible.

He looked at the Dao pattern remnant scroll in his hand but found no abnormalities.

"Let me try again."

Then, Lin Yang wanted to confirm if it was caused by the Dao pattern remnant scroll.

But he found that his perception could no longer be injected into the Dao pattern remnant scroll to resonate with it.

"Strange, it was clearly possible just now." Lin Yang mumbled, and after trying several more times without success, he had no choice but to temporarily put away the Dao pattern remnant scroll.

"Huh? It seems I have a clearer perception of the Dao of the Mirror Ruins Realm."

Suddenly.

Lin Yang noticed that his original perception of the Space Dao of the Mirror Ruins Realm had deepened.

This greatly surprised him.

Because this meant that he could continue to comprehend the Space Dao of the Mirror Ruins Realm.

"Is it the influence of the Dao pattern remnant scroll?"

Lin Yang had some realization in his heart.

Then, he seized the opportunity to go into seclusion again.

A thousand years passed serenely.

This day.

Lin Yang ended his seclusion.

"It's actually sixty-four layers!"

The influence of the Dao pattern remnant scroll, after deepening his perception of the Space Dao, allowed him to condense sixty-four layers of Layered Space on his own within a millennium!

This was incredibly exaggerated!

At this point, merely by relying on the Space Source Pearl, without using the "Realm" for amplification, he could reach the current upper limit of ninety-nine layers!

And if he used the "Realm" for amplification... "Although it didn't break the upper limit, the bearing capacity of each Layered Space layer has at least increased by more than a hundredfold!"

Lin Yang was greatly shocked.

Such terrifying bearing capacity, even an ordinary Dao Lord would probably find it difficult to crush all his Layered Space layers at once.

"I actually have a life-saving method that can directly contend with a Dao Lord?"

Lin Yang was utterly stunned.

Xuan Taihuang had fought him that day.

The power of that strike was still vivid in his memory.

Although it was just a casual strike with only thirty percent of Xuan Taihuang's power at the time, Lin Yang was now confident that if it were now, Xuan Taihuang's strike would at most only be able to crush no more than ten layers simultaneously.

This meant that even Xuan Taihuang would need a full-power strike to barely crush all his Layered Space layers simultaneously!

And Xuan Taihuang was an experienced Dao Lord!

If it were a less powerful Dao Lord, it would probably be very difficult to kill him.

This made Lin Yang slightly excited, but he quickly calmed down after a brief moment of excitement.

Because the Dao Lords currently residing in Endless Spacetime were basically not newly advanced ones; they could all be called experienced Dao Lords, just with varying strengths.

"Saint Xuan Ruler Xuanming Wilderness is stronger than Xuan Taihuang, so I still need to avoid his sharp edge for now."

Lin Yang said, then tried to communicate with the Dao pattern remnant scroll again, but still got no response.

"Never mind, it's time to kill that Qing Ying."

Lin Yang no longer forced it, nor did he plan to go into seclusion anymore.

Instead, he prepared to kill Qing Ying, and then return to the Universe Zone to comprehend the Dao of Time.

He wanted to see if he could use the Time Dao to assist him and then break through to the Transformation Dao Realm.

He sent a message to Xuan Xiao, informing him of his plan and asking Xuan Xiao to continue pretending that he was still in Sheng Xuan Mountain.

However, Xuan Xiao said: "Lin Yang, I don't recommend you go kill Qing Ying right now."

"Lan An Dao Lord, who is behind him, is very vengeful and doesn't follow rules. If you kill Qing Ying, he will definitely come to Mirror Ruins Realm to deal with you for the sake of his reputation. If you don't appear, he will surely vent his anger on Zhu Cang Country. You don't have the ability to protect Zhu Cang Country right now, which is very inappropriate."

"If you ask me, since you're not far from Transformation Dao Realm, why not return to the Universe Zone first? If you can achieve Transformation Dao Realm in one go, with your Space Dao Transformation Dao Realm strength, there aren't many who can deal with you in Endless Spacetime. By then, it won't be too late to kill that Qing Ying."

"If Lan An seeks revenge, you can kill Lan An as well!"

Hearing this, Lin Yang pondered for a moment and nodded: "Alright, I myself am not afraid of Lan An, but Zhu Cang Country cannot afford it."

"Yes, I'll continue to cover for you here. You bring your clone over, then you return to the Universe Zone, and I'll ask Saint Xuan Ruler Xuanta Wilderness to personally help you get through the Time-Space Turbulence Zone."

Xuan Xiao was extremely thorough in his consideration for Lin Yang.

"Thank you!"

Lin Yang sighed softly.

Having a powerful Dao Lord enemy like Saint Xuan Ruler Xuanming Wilderness indeed brought immense pressure; one had to be cautious in everything.

"Returning to the Universe Zone first is good. I can also go to the ruins and completely eradicate the remnants of the Mingye Clan and Lingyou Clan."

Lin Yang thought so.