449: Chapter 449 Lu Yuantian (Part 2)

"Sigh, everything was going so smoothly, but then I got stuck here. This is a bad start."

Zhou Yan, who was sitting cross-legged, woke up and looked at the Nascent Soul in front of him with a sigh.

"I only hope the second time will be a bit smoother."

Zhou Yan waved his hand, dispelling the Spell on the Nascent Soul, and cast it again. The gold line reappeared at the elbow.

At the same time, Zhou Yan opened his panel and checked the time.

"As expected, ten years have passed. Time really flies. I've somehow hit my thirties; it's really hard to accept."

"Forget it, look on the bright side. I'm at the age where one should stand firm; I must pull myself together! Again!"

Zhou Yan closed his eyes again, and the Nascent Soul vanished once more.

When the emerald green Nascent Soul reappeared in Luyuan Heaven, the sight before him gave Zhou Yan a shock.

"Where on earth did this send me?"

Before Zhou Yan was a blue-and-white Law. Based on the feedback, this should be the Law of Cold.

"It couldn't have sent me back next to the Law of Fire again, could it?"

Zhou Yan panicked slightly and subconsciously opened the mini-map to take a look.

As it turned out, although the mini-map display was very blurry—looking like it was covered in mosaics—it was unexpectedly useful.

Because even though it was pixelated, the unopened areas remained dark. The currently revealed map was shaped like a bone.

One side was red mosaic, and the other side was white mosaic.

The situation was now very clear.

Zhou Yan looked to the right and immediately moved forward at full speed.

Soon, he saw that white Law of Life again, along with the grey Law of Death entwined around it.

It was then that Zhou Yan realized the Law of Cold was connected to the Law of Death.

Zhou Yan suddenly understood everything.

"So it was near the Law of Death. That's not strange then, not strange at all."

"Then again, death isn't scary. Death is a cool summer night, providing a worry-free sleep for man."

Zhou Yan didn't linger long, as he had already traveled a distance along the Law of Yin and Yang earlier.

So when the map zoomed in, a small section of unlocked straight lines could be seen on it.

Zhou Yan followed the map and soon found that line. Before long, he saw the black-and-white interwoven Law of Yin and Yang.

The Law of Yin and Yang was different from the others; it was like two long black and white snakes entwined together, even possessing the feel of an ink-wash painting. It was a rare beautiful sight along the way.

Zhou Yan raised his arm to look; the gold line hadn't moved much, proving that Luyuan Heaven was currently in a decent mood and didn't want to mess with him.

"The Heavenly Dao region... this will depend on luck."

The Laws of the Heavenly Dao were different from those of the Earthly Dao. Because the Heavenly Dao itself was more orderly and closer to the Great Dao, there weren't many major branches. Thus, the root System wasn't complex, with each one pointing directly to a single Origin.

This meant that if he wanted to find Time, he could only search through the tiny branches for something potentially related and then trace it back to its source.

Furthermore, if luck was poor, he might drift off halfway through the tracing and end up at another major Heavenly Dao Law, which would mean starting all over again.

Just as Zhou Yan was searching and thinking, a red dot actually lit up on the suihua heavenly record that was sitting in his inventory.

Zhou Yan had a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder and would clear red dots daily, making the red dot in his inventory look very conspicuous here.

Switching back and forth between the map and Luyuan Heaven from time to time, he spotted it instantly.

"What's the situation?"

Zhou Yan clicked on the suihua heavenly record and opened the first page directly in his inventory.

Next to the originally grey and dusty photo, the progress bar suddenly jumped by one percent, reaching two percent.

As if realizing something, Zhou Yan felt a moment of hesitation.

"This thing needs the Law of Time to unlock. Does that mean...?"

Zhou Yan thought for a moment and looked at the 'Indestructible' and 'Bound' tags on the suihua heavenly record.

A potentially risky idea appeared in Zhou Yan's mind.

"Forget it, no time to think. The gold line is starting to surge again. If I don't hurry, I'll be dead in a hundred years."

The suihua heavenly record was taken out of the inventory and floated into the Nascent Soul's hands.

Suddenly, a pulling force appeared. Zhou Yan instinctively gripped the suihua heavenly record tightly and was then rapidly pulled in one direction.

The flight of the suihua heavenly record became increasingly urgent. Heavenly Dao Laws flowed past him like thousands of streaks of light, brilliant and intersecting.

Zhou Yan could only hold onto the suihua heavenly record tightly to avoid being thrown backward.

On top, the progress moved from two percent to three percent and continued to increase.

At four percent, he passed through a viscous Domain where everything seemed frozen in a boundless mire, making every step difficult.

However, under the guidance of the suihua heavenly record, all obstructions were flexibly dissolved, allowing for unimpeded passage.

Upon breaking free, he looked back and suddenly understood—that place was called Power.

At six percent, he traveled through a patch of morning light. He instantly felt his vision become clear and his mind open up, as if little light bulbs of wisdom were lighting up continuously in his head.

Stepping out of that morning light, he looked back and realized—that place was called Wisdom.

At eight percent, he felt his body become light as a feather, seemingly torn into countless shadows by an invisible force, with a fine rustling sound like wind chimes in his ears.

When he looked back again, he was suddenly shocked. Except for his hands, his body had turned into thousands of micro-dust particles. That rustling sound was the whisper of the fragments colliding.

Fortunately, after leaving that Domain, everything returned to completeness without a trace.

And he also understood—that place was called Space.

Finally, the movement of the suihua heavenly record gradually slowed down.

Zhou Yan looked up and saw the destination of this trip.

It was a wheel forged from endless stars, turning slowly, with every inch hiding the breath of the Universe.

The ethereal and elusive Time within Luyuan Heaven actually felt tangible here.

If there was any problem to speak of, it was that this wheel was only half-complete; a sense of incompleteness rushed over him.

It was also this feeling that made him absolutely certain that this was his destination—Time.

"This... I'm here already?"

After experiencing that high-speed ride just now, Zhou Yan's hands were shaking slightly.

He looked at the Law of Time before him, then at the suihua heavenly record, which had reached ten percent progress and added a sentence.

It said: Incomplete Law of Time recorded.

Aside from this sentence and the ten percent progress, nothing else had changed.

"What exactly is the deal with this book?"

"Did the System kick in?"

"Crap, time's running out. Forget it, let's connect first."

Seeing the gold line about to reach his wrist again, Zhou Yan decisively established a connection with this half-wheel.

Zhou Yan first extended his Divine Sense to find the interface of the Law, then connected his own Power of Law and began inputting energy into it.

Just before his Power of Law was nearly exhausted, a crisp sound like a chain breaking rang out.

The original Bottleneck of the Nascent Soul Stage suddenly dissipated. Zhou Yan's tiny Nascent Soul also seemed to have been injected with growth hormone, growing rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, the original emerald baby transformed into a translucent phantom that looked exactly like Zhou Yan.

It was no longer a form made of green light, but was truly identical to Zhou Yan.

Everything happened very quickly. Although the Rank of the original Law of Time hadn't changed, it became increasingly easy to handle. The Power of Law was now as easy to use as his own limbs; the degree of control and precision had undergone a qualitative leap.

Power surged through his body like a newly dug well, with a continuous flow of water rapidly pouring in.

Logically, Zhou Yan should have let out a roar and set off some special effects, but there wasn't enough time.

With only a segment of the gold line left, Zhou Yan didn't have time to show off. He vanished from Luyuan Heaven in an instant.

It was as if nothing had happened here. Luyuan Heaven returned to silence once more, with only a single meteor drifting slowly by.

"Jie jie jie!"

A towering, pale white brilliance emerged, filling the entire Immortal Cave and covering every corner, large and small.

Zhou Yan, standing in the center of the cave, covering one eye and laughing wildly, was currently radiating a terrifying aura.

That massive Power of Law flowed through the cave like layers of thin gauze fluttering in the air.

There was no longer a need to rely on the Nascent Soul Domain, nor was there a need to activate it under restrictions. The massive power was almost ready at hand, coming at a call, entirely under the control of Zhou Yan's single thought.

After he finished laughing, Zhou Yan tilted his head up slightly, his eyes narrowed, and he spread his hands as if embracing the sun.

Suddenly, he began to chant.

"To the Eastern Extreme I sought the profound, only to meet the ashes of calamity; dazed, I fell into Reincarnation."

"Drifting and sinking, I knew not I was but a guest; in a daze, I still carried joy and sorrow."

"Suddenly catching a glimpse of time scattering like quicksand; half-startled, half-enlightened, I half-lowered my brow."

"Only then did I realize creation hides a deep meaning; laughing as I watch the scales of time turn back."

At this moment, Soul Transformation was achieved!

However, in the next moment, Zhou Yan's style completely changed.

He tidied his messy hair and straightened his robes, his expression revealing some helplessness.

"Sigh, I was originally quite excited about becoming a Soul Transformation cultivator, but I was forced to hold it in back in Luyuan Heaven."

"Now I've lost all interest and can only express my feelings in a low-key manner."

"If I had done this in Luyuan Heaven, it would have looked incredibly cool."

Zhou Yan rested his hand on his chin and began to fantasize, the corners of his mouth turning up involuntarily.

Whether it would have been cool or not was unknown, but Zhou Yan would have definitely been in trouble if he had stayed any longer. However, he couldn't help but want to imagine that scene.

After all, the setting of that half-wheel was just too atmospheric. If he had paired it with that poem and recorded a video or something, it would have been a great memory.