492: World, Jinnian

Except for its size, this place was on the exact same level as the world established by Tian Yin.

Although Tian Yin knew that you had established a world here, due to the prior agreement, he did not pay attention to you for the time being, instead tacitly allowing your actions.

You began to silently delve into the subsequent Realms within this world.

Just like that, day after day, year after year passed.

But even after a large number of living beings had been born in the world you established, you still had not realized anything.

It was as if... the True Self Realm was already the limit.

This left you feeling somewhat lost.

You began to change direction, searching for other paths that could make you stronger.

But to your disappointment, you were unable to continue growing stronger at this moment.

The world you established was too weak right now, and there was simply nothing that could be plundered by you.

If you wanted to continue improving yourself, you had to return to the world where Tian Yin resided.

But if you went back to continue plundering, it would be no different from directly falling out with Tian Yin.

Although you would inevitably fall out sooner or later, it was better for that day to come as late as possible.

Just like that, you chose to temporarily remain dormant in the world you had established.

You began to nurture the living beings in the world.

Although this didn't seem to be of any use...

Two million years later.

The world you established had developed to a point comparable to the outside world.

Even the quality of the Cultivators here was not much different from that world.

And under your guidance, this world was also using your Cultivation system.

Shake Immortal, Source Origin, Sweep Heaven, True Self!

However, they could only Cultivate to the first three Realms.

Although the Cultivators in this world also wanted to continue Cultivating, relying only on themselves, they were unable to Breakthrough to the True Self Realm.

However, there are always variables in the world.

When time reached three million years, a Genius appeared in the world you established.

He was a carp!

First, he leaped over the Dragon Gate to transform into a Flood Dragon, then crossed the Lightning Tribulation to transform into a Dragon, and finally, through constant Body Refining, he successfully transformed into the Human Race!

This surprised you quite a bit.

Because in the world you established, apart from the Human Race, other races found it very difficult to Cultivate.

Even when reaching the Late Stage of the Sweep Heaven Realm, they were simply unable to continue Cultivating.

This sudden turn of events immediately caught your attention.

You sent an Incarnation into the world and began to pay attention to this Human Race transformed from a koi fish.

His name was Jin Nian, and his heart toward the Dao was incredibly firm.

Especially his perseverance, which was the greatest you had ever seen in your life.

In him, you saw the hope of breaking through to the True Self Realm.

You began to secretly make contact with Jin Nian and guided him in his Cultivation.

Under your guidance, he quickly had a Breakthrough from the Source Origin Realm to the Sweep Heaven Realm.

And Jin Nian also noticed your extraordinary nature.

He requested to take you as his Master, hoping to continue receiving your guidance.

You readily agreed.

Just like that, under your constant guidance, Jin Nian's strength advanced by leaps and bounds.

Although he never managed to Breakthrough to the True Self Realm, you felt that he was already very close to it.

Three million five hundred thousand years later.

Jin Nian had a Breakthrough.

But to your disappointment, Jin Nian's Breakthrough was not perfect.

Although the world you established barely had enough energy to support it, Jin Nian only achieved a Breakthrough to a Realm between the Sweep Heaven Realm and the True Self Realm.

"Master, you say... is this the path ahead?"

"It is, and it is not."

"This may indeed be a path, but... it is also very likely not."

"Because this is not a path suitable for you. If you want to continue to Breakthrough, I fear you must walk your own path."

"My own path?"

Hearing this, Jin Nian was slightly stunned.

Immediately, he asked: "Master, then what Realm are you at now?"

"Only one Realm higher than you."

"One Realm higher? Master, you have actually reached the True Self Realm?"

Jin Nian looked astonished, but your face remained as calm as an ancient well.

After pondering for a moment, you slowly said: "Go and find your own path."

"The Cultivation system of this world was established by me."

"If you force yourself to continue Cultivating, I fear it will be impossible for you to Breakthrough to the True Self Realm no matter what."

Hearing this, a trace of hesitation appeared on Jin Nian's face.

However, after thinking about it for a while, he ultimately decided to follow your suggestion and gave up his Cultivation.

He turned back into a koi fish.

And you just silently stayed by his side, passing day after day, year after year...

One hundred thousand years passed in a flash.

There was no progress on Jin Nian.

At this time, he was still a mortal koi fish.

If you had not used the world's rules to protect him, he would have likely died thousands or tens of thousands of times by now.

Twenty thousand years later.

It was still the same.

You began to realize that something was wrong.

One lives in adversity and dies in comfort.

In the past, Jin Nian was just a mortal koi fish; on the path of Cultivation, if one does not advance, one retreats.

Even if he hadn't transformed into a Flood Dragon or a Dragon back then, it would have surely been a dead end.

But now, although he started over, he had your protection, which reduced the pressure of crisis.

At this moment, Jin Nian knew he would never die, so he had lost the fear of death in his heart.

"This won't do..."

You looked at Jin Nian and muttered to yourself.

Finally, you decided to give him some sense of pressure.

You pretended that your Cultivation had gone wrong.

In just a few hundred years, you changed from your former appearance into an old man on the verge of death.

You told Jin Nian that you were about to die.

If he could not comprehend a new path of Cultivation now, then the entire world might suffer a devastating blow.

This immediately pushed Jin Nian's sense of crisis to the maximum.

But he did not continue to create a new Cultivation system; instead, he re-Cultivated to the Shake Immortal Realm.

This left you deeply disappointed.

However, you did not say much more.

After all, everyone has their own destiny.

Since Jin Nian had already made his choice, you would not continue to waste time on him.

After pretending to perish, you continued to observe whether there were any other living beings in the world worth nurturing.