Although the painting—Tenacity of Life—had only given him a limited boost, the help a new Purple mystic technique gave to Meng Chuan might not be comparable to the painting.
The higher one’s cultivation went, the harder it would be to improve. This painting had already provided a lot of help.
…
In the following days, Meng Chuan accompanied his wife and continued watching Archean Eon Realm’s history.
During this process, Meng Chuan drew nine epic paintings of Archean Eon Realm’s humans. They included Tenacity of Life, Continuation of Bloodlines, Nation, Home, Culture… He also drew 109 historical figures of Archean Eon Realm.
Meng Chuan had been influenced by Archean Eon Realm’s culture since he was young. When he watched Archean Eon Realm’s history—especially the source of the culture he had been exposed to—he naturally resonated with it. These historical sources greatly touched Meng Chuan.
The nine epic paintings of the human species and the 109 paintings of the historical figures included almost all the core and most dazzling figures in Archean Eon Realm’s history. They also completely reconstructed Meng Chuan’s knowledge of culture. With his understanding perfected, his wisdom naturally improved. His willpower was naturally boosted as well.
During this process, Meng Chuan completely fused the spacetime law with his Essence Soul formulation. He raised the Essence Soul formulation, Painting World, to the Eighth Tribulation realm.
However…
Meng Chuan’s willpower was still unable to withstand the spacetime law.
As the saying goes—the larger one’s heart is, the larger the world is. Meng Chuan’s willpower was clearly unable to contain all of spacetime.
…
Time passed.
Another 500 years passed in Archean Eon Realm. Since his main Essence Soul Origins was cultivating on Dry Origin Mountain, more than 16,000 years had passed since Meng Chuan began cultivating.
Over the past 16,000 years, Meng Chuan had focused on cultivation.
In the later stages of cultivation, wisdom determined one’s willpower.
If one reached omniscience, their willpower would be eternal. This was the case for Eternal existences.
With the spacetime law as the foundation, Meng Chuan deduced and comprehended one Origins law after another.
Laws were the secrets of the world’s operations. The more laws one grasped, the closer one was to omniscience. Fiend Mountain’s owner, Dragon Ancestor, and company continued to advance on this path. What Meng Chuan was doing now was what every half-step Eighth Tribulation Eminence would do—to comprehend the ten Origins laws of his home universe.
Apart from the Chaos Hole law and the Heaven Splitting law, Meng Chuan had also comprehended eight other Origins laws—Karma law, Matter law, Immeasurable law, World law, Nirvana law, Origin law, Chaos law, and Samsara law.
He had completely grasped the ten Origins laws. In front of Meng Chuan, the secrets that everything in his homeworld had to offer decreased. His confusion decreased, and his Essence Soul formulation became more perfect.
His willpower naturally improved.
In the past 16,000 years, Meng Chuan had killed three more peak Seventh Tribulation Chaos creatures on Dry Origin Mountain.
After many cultivation accumulations, he had also created knowledge that strengthened him.
He accumulated more and more insights, but his willpower failed to reach the Essence Soul Eighth Tribulation realm’s threshold.
Meng Chuan wasn’t in a hurry.
In the entire River of Spacetime, how many people in history had willpower that could withstand spacetime? This path was destined to be extremely difficult.
A Seventh Tribulation Eminence had nearly 200,000 years of lifespan. Only 33,000 years had passed. What was there to be anxious about? Compared to his ancestors—who had used their lives to conquer new homes for themselves—what was this tiny obstacle he encountered?
Chapter 751 - Natural Accomplishment
Translator: CKtalon
In Heavenly Dream Realm, the Heaven Connection Tree connected the sky and the ground. An ordinary leaf was dozens of kilometers wide. The Heaven Connection Tree’s crown spanned more than 50,000 kilometers, and there were stretches of buildings across it. It was where the entire Heavenly Dream Realm’s divine court was located.
In a hidden hall in Heavenly Dream Realm’s divine court.
A white-haired elder sat cross-legged. Beside him was an old woman, who was waiting for him silently.
The white-haired elder’s power surged into an ancient array formation hidden in the hall. Through the array formation, invisible waves spread across the River of Spacetime.
Let the world enter my dream. The white-haired elder’s consciousness entered a dream world, and the dream world reflected the entire River of Spacetime.
The white-haired elder looked at the various places. Apart from Eternal Tower, Black Fiend Hall, Dragon Ancestral Land, high-level inhabited worlds, and a few areas where Eighth Tribulation Eminences had set up array formations, he could see everything else. Even White Avian Hall and other places couldn’t stop him.
City Lord Eastcalm, Hall Lord White Avian. The white-haired elder naturally probed the two strongest existences in the River of Spacetime. In the illusory dream world, no other living beings could sense his spying. Meng Chuan and Hall Lord White Avian could sense it, but it was difficult for them to know where the spying came from.
How can two half-step Eighth Tribulation Eminences withstand the Progenitor’s means?
His progenitor was an Eighth Tribulation Eminence. He was skilled in dreams and was extremely good at spying.
With a dream, he could dream of everything in the River of Spacetime. It was impossible to guard against.
The white-haired elder was a Seventh Tribulation deity. He used the array formation left behind by his progenitor to reflect the entire River of Spacetime into his dream.
Whoosh.
The white-haired elder opened his eyes after stopping the array formation.
“Your Majesty,” said the old woman.
“I used the Progenitor’s array formation to observe the various areas in the River of Spacetime. Compared to 300 years ago, there aren’t many changes,” said the white-haired elder. “The strongest Hall Lord White Avian and City Lord Eastcalm are still at the half-step Eighth Tribulation realm only.”
Although high-level worlds had little contact with the outside world, they often observed changes in the outside world.
The old woman nodded slightly. She wasn’t a deity; she was the strongest expert in Heavenly Dream Realm’s current era, a Sixth Tribulation Eminence. After cultivating to such a realm… the next time the Progenitor woke up, she would be bestowed a seat of divinity when she died. From then on, she would live as long as the heavens.
The white-haired elder was a Seventh Tribulation Godfiend. He was the strongest in Heavenly Dream Realm’s history apart from the Progenitor. Only with the strength of a Seventh Tribulation Eminence could he better cast the many array formations left behind by the Progenitor.
Eighth Tribulation Eminences had to cross one time period after another so that they could maintain their youth. These deities had been alive for a long time. Even though they relied on sleeping and reincarnation methods, their consciousness remained distorted.
Over time, they would become different. They would gradually be assimilated by their divinity; this was something that couldn’t be helped. Without sufficient willpower, they wouldn’t be able to maintain themselves even if they had a long lifespan.
“By the way, look at the traces of time on City Lord Eastcalm,” said the white-haired elder with a smile. “He has cultivated for more than 33,000 years. Compared to last time… City Lord Eastcalm definitely has an Essence Soul avatar that’s located in a place where time flows 33-fold faster.”
“He’s a half-step Eighth Tribulation Eminence. A place that can maintain a time flow 33-fold faste
r than normal? How terrifying is the energy expenditure?” The old woman was alarmed. “I’ve never heard of such a place.”
“Therefore, he must’ve encountered a special opportunity. He might’ve gone beyond the universe,” said the white-haired elder.
It was very normal to go outside the universe.
Hall Lord White Avian, Celestial Thearch Myriad Star, and Guild Master Fiend Eye had similar opportunities in the past. They had obtained the favor of an Eighth Tribulation Eminence. If they were willing to bring them out, they could naturally roam beyond the universe.
“Your Majesty, when do you plan on entering your slumber?” asked the old woman.
“In this era, two half-step Eighth Tribulation Eminences are still alive. I won’t sleep for the time being; I’ll sleep after they die of old age,” said the white-haired elder.
“According to the 33-fold faster time flow, City Lord Eastcalm will reach the end of his lifespan in 5,000 years. We will see his cultivation outcome,” said the old woman with a smile.
“He won’t succeed.” The white-haired elder shook his head. “Progenitor said that reaching the Eighth Tribulation realm is extremely difficult. The Essence Soul Eighth Tribulation realm… is even harder to reach than the Physical Body Eighth Tribulation realm.”
The old woman nodded slightly and said, “By the way, Your Majesty, my disciple—Meng Hu—was once good friends with City Lord Eastcalm. They cleared Fiend Mountain together.”
“How’s his experience in Hundred Lives Dream Realm?” asked the white-haired elder. As a Fifth Tribulation Eminence in Heavenly Dream Realm, Meng Hu was similarly given close attention. After all, it was already not bad for a Sixth Tribulation Eminence to appear in a high-level world. Many times, there were no Sixth Tribulation Eminences.
“He has experienced more than half of it, but he still hasn’t sunk into it,” said the old woman worriedly. “However, the deeper one goes into Hundred Lives Dream Realm, the more dangerous it becomes.”
“If he survives, he will benefit from a disaster. He will also reach the Sixth Tribulation realm in his life,” said the white-haired elder. “If he fails, it means that he doesn’t have the required bearing.”
…
In the outer realm, White Avian Hall, Library.
Meng Chuan was reading a book.
Huh? Meng Chuan slightly frowned when he vaguely sensed someone spying on him. Which high-level faction is spying on me?
After Meng Chuan became a half-step Eighth Tribulation Eminence, he learned that factions from high-level worlds would occasionally spy on various places in the River of Spacetime. Before he grasped the laws of spacetime, he didn’t notice them. Now that he had discovered them… he didn’t know which faction was spying on him. After all, there were dozens of factions in the River of Spacetime.
Every such faction had an Eighth Tribulation Eminence backing them.
Soon, the spying sensation disappeared.
“Meng Chuan.” Hall Lord White Avian came to the library.
“Hall Lord, you sensed it too?” Meng Chuan looked at Hall Lord White Avian.
“Yes.” Hall Lord White Avian nodded. “However, don’t worry about it. They can only hide in their lair and secretly spy on us. How many dare to jump in front of us?”
These high-level worlds didn’t dare to cause trouble.
If they caused trouble, no Eighth Tribulation Eminence would take action! Eighth Tribulation Eminences had precious time. They didn’t have the time to busy themselves with their descendants. If they dared to go out and cause trouble, their death was deserving.
From an Eighth Tribulation Eminence’s point of view, they would look down at the timeline and see countless juniors in their homeworld across billions of years. Very few people could attract their attention.
Of course, Meng Chuan and Hall Lord White Avian knew that they could only endure being spied on.
“By the way, the phoenixes will likely visit us in the near future,” said Hall Lord White Avian. “I guess they agreed to your request.”
Meng Chuan smiled. “I requested to visit the phoenixes’ library more than 100 years ago and said the price was negotiable. They only decided now? I thought there was no hope.”
Hall Lord White Avian said, “The phoenixes are similar to the dragons. The upper echelons need to discuss it; it’s not something the clan leader can decide on her own. Some of the upper echelons are in seclusion, while others might object. It’s already considered fast to gather the upper echelons and spend about a century to make a decision.”
Meng Chuan felt anticipation when he heard that.
After Hall Lord White Avian informed him of the good news, he left. Meng Chuan continued reading.
After cultivating to Meng Chuan’s level, he naturally had to study more if he wanted to improve his willpower. Therefore, he read books! He read Eighth Tribulation manuals and Seventh Tribulation manuals. Since his targets were at least Seventh Tribulation manuals, White Avian Hall’s library wasn’t enough. Hence, he also requested help from various factions. He was willing to spend a large number of treasures to exchange for them.
He wouldn’t take advantage of others; he would exchange for it at a fair price and read it once. But the more precious the manuals were, the harder it was to find them. Many of them were in the collections of the dragons, phoenixes, and many other high-level worlds. The phoenixes seemed to agree on this matter, so Meng Chuan was rather expectant.
Considering my realm, I can easily learn a Seventh Tribulation ultimate technique. I can also understand many Eighth Tribulation manuals. As Meng Chuan read and cultivated, his understanding of the countless phenomena in the universe deepened, and his willpower slowly improved. He believed that if this continued, he would definitely have a chance of bearing the evolution of the spacetime law in his life.
Mandala Finger is a psyche finger art? It’s really interesting how it affects one’s mind. It’s a unique method. Meng Chuan looked at the ultimate technique in his hand. It was created by a half-step Eighth Tribulation Eminence, and he felt that he had gained quite a lot.
Just as he was in a good mood and was deep in studying this finger art—
Boom!
There was a loud boom!
Meng Chuan put down the book in his hand. He felt as though his Essence Soul World had split apart. With a loud bang, it began to evolve spacetime……….
Chapter 752 - Essence Soul Eighth Tribulation Lifeform
Translator: CKtalon
When the world was created, Chaos would transform into spacetime.
Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul World gradually transformed into a complete universe spacetime. It was no longer illusory but completely real.
A true universe’s void formed in his Essence Soul World. Of course, this universe’s void was far inferior to Meng Chuan’s home universe. It could only be considered a miniature universe, but the energy required for a miniature universe was extremely terrifying. The Dark Chaos Hole that devoured the outside world when he was at the Seventh Tribulation realm had long shattered. It became nutrients for this gradually forming miniature universe. Furthermore, it devoured the outer realm essence energy.
Rumble~
Archean Eon Realm, White Avian Hall, and Earth Cloud Mystic Realm—there were a total of five regions in the River of Spacetime. They formed an energy tide that gradually affected the entire River of Spacetime.
The effects of this whale devouring were very far-reaching.
On the contrary, weak Tribulation Eminences couldn’t sense it. Only those at the Sixth Tribulation realm or higher could sense it.
Those who could sense the changes in the River of Spacetime’s energy flow and the changes in the tide gradually surged toward Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul avatars.
Huh? Hall Lord White Avian could sense the changes in the River of Spacetime’s energy flow. He also vaguely discovered several sources. Archean Eon Realm, Earth Cloud Mystic Realm, White Avian Hall, and five other regio
ns are slowly absorbing the entire River of Spacetime’s energy?
Also, I can’t sense Meng Chuan! Hall Lord White Avian was alarmed. This was because he had previously met Meng Chuan.
Just a moment ago, he was very certain that Meng Chuan was reading manuals in the library. But now, Meng Chuan had disappeared.
He could no longer sense him. He couldn’t sense Meng Chuan at all in the River of Spacetime.
He should be in the library, but I can’t sense him. Could he have… Hall Lord White Avian had his guesses. I can’t sense Eighth Tribulation Eminences either. Could Meng Chuan have become a lifeform of that level?
…
What’s going on? The River of Spacetime is undergoing changes! Realm Ancestor, Guild Master Fiend Eye, Lord of Li Rainbow, Manor Lord Centaurea, Guild Master Darkstar, Origin Realm Chieftain, Ancestral Magus King, and company all sensed it. However, it was difficult for them to determine the source of the energy tide. This was because several sources had appeared at the same time and interfered with each other.
It was difficult for them to figure it out completely.
Only Hall Lord White Avian could determine what was happening in this era.
I can’t sense Meng Chuan anymore.
City Lord Eastcalm has disappeared?
I can’t sense all of City Lord Eastcalm’s Essence Soul avatars.
The various factions stirred.
Even though Celestial Thearch Myriad Star hid his true body in the outer realm back then, preventing others from finding him, they could at least determine that he was still alive. Furthermore, Celestial Thearch Myriad Star didn’t hide his true body in his homeworld.
Now, all of Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul avatars had vanished. They couldn’t even determine if he was dead or alive.
In Dragon Ancestral Land, Phoenix Ancestral Land, Eternal Tower, and many other high-level worlds—as long as there were Seventh Tribulation Eminences guarding them—none of them could sense Meng Chuan. They investigated the matter.
Archean Eon Art c1-766 Page 424