Comprehension Ability: Creating and teaching the Dao in various worlds

Chapter 1164: Chapter 25: Xuanhuang Mausoleum (Seeking early month’s minimum monthly ticket)_2

Why does Lin Yuan know about this mausoleum?

It’s because of the beast-skin map he obtained; even other Chaos Great Saints, though knowing this universe was created by Emperor Xuan, wouldn’t be aware of the mausoleum’s existence.

The beast-skin map... was placed inside a golden box, remaining unopened through countless Cosmic Eras.

Lin Yuan could open the box and obtain the map only by relying on the Xuanhuang Seal deep in his soul.

"Xuanhuang Seal?"

Lin Yuan appeared contemplative.

He began releasing the aura of the Xuanhuang Seal from his soul.

Buzz buzz buzz!

As the aura of the Xuanhuang Seal spread, like ripples on a water surface, the spacetime in front of Lin Yuan rippled and a majestic palace emerged.

This majestic palace, when it first appeared, seemed like a flower in a mirror, a moon in the water, utterly unreal, but as time faded, the illusion peeled away, revealing startling reality.

"Such a mastery of spacetime..."

Lin Yuan felt shocked; he had once seen the image of Emperor Xuan creating thirty-three thousand three hundred thirty-three Xuanhuang Secret Realms with a thought.

That was the pinnacle of Ninth Realm spacetime mastery.

Yet the way this majestic palace appeared now, seemed to surpass the creation of Xuanhuang Secret Realms from before.

"Could Emperor Xuan have made further advancements in spacetime mastery at the end?" Lin Yuan speculated.

Undoubtedly, the time when Emperor Xuan left this mausoleum must be after establishing the Xuanhuang Secret Realms.

During that period, it was perfectly natural for Emperor Xuan to have made progress in spacetime mastery comprehension.

"Let’s go in."

Lin Yuan looked at the majestic palace that had appeared, paused and took a deep breath, then stepped inside.

The interior of the palace was equally vast and empty, the tall walls engraved with numerous murals, depicting a young emperor leaving his innate universe, eventually establishing a kingdom within the Chaos Void, with countless Void Domain experts paying homage during its peak.

"Emperor Xuan... emerged from an innate universe born from the Chaos Void?"

Lin Yuan contemplated; until this point, most Chaos Venerables he had encountered were born within the Chaos Void—either as powerful miraculous beings or as a tribe’s force within the void.

As for experts emerging from innate universes and reaching the level of Chaos Venerables, they were few, let alone absolute Great Saints like Emperor Xuan.

Lin Yuan continued to look at the subsequent murals.

The murals depicted Emperor Xuan becoming overwhelmingly powerful, sweeping across Void Domains, with ancient Great Saints surrendering to him in admiration.

"Invincible Great Saint, Emperor Xuan undoubtedly possesses the strength of an Invincible Great Saint."

Lin Yuan’s face grew solemn; though the mural images were simple, it was clear that the absolute Great Saints were no match for Emperor Xuan.

"This is..."

Lin Yuan looked at the final murals, which recorded Emperor Xuan entering a dangerous place unexpectedly, and upon returning, immediately creating the Xuanhuang Universe, followed by seclusion, aiming for Thirteenth Stage.

"Strange..."

Lin Yuan frowned; the Eye of Myriad Laws had mentioned that Emperor Xuan was incredibly close to becoming an Invincible Great Saint—now it seemed that this closeness wasn’t in terms of power but of time.

As long as Emperor Xuan continued living, his fame would spread, garnering recognition from all absolute Great Saints, and subsequently becoming the Invincible Great Saint of that era.

Yet the Xuanhuang Great Saint did not do so.

Instead, he chose to advance to the Thirteenth Stage immediately.

"Because of the dangerous place he entered last?" Lin Yuan considered the final murals; it was after emerging from that dangerous place that Emperor Xuan underwent this change.

"The Moyu Tower Master mentioned that Emperor Xuan once entered a dimensional rift? Could that dangerous place be the dimensional rift?" Lin Yuan speculated internally.

While Lin Yuan was pondering.

A voice suddenly echoed beside his ear.

"Are you curious about what His Majesty experienced then? Why he chose to aim for the Thirteenth Stage after returning from that dangerous place?"

The figure was extremely old yet carried a certain naivety, generating an inherently contradictory feeling.

Lin Yuan was startled, turning to look beside him.

At some point, a man in a Xuan-yellow robe stood silently next to Lin Yuan, watching the murals with him.

"Who are you?"

Lin Yuan’s expression grew solemn, yet he wasn’t overly surprised.

If this mausoleum was indeed left by Emperor Xuan, then it would certainly come with numerous setups.

The Moyu Tower Master could activate a sealed consciousness even after advancing to the Thirteenth Stage; Emperor Xuan, whose power was no less than the Moyu Tower Master, surely could do the same.

"You probably guessed it; I am the Tomb Spirit of this mausoleum, created by His Majesty before aiming for the Thirteenth Stage."

The man smiled at Lin Yuan, "Normally, this mausoleum doesn’t emerge, even if the outside Xuanhuang Universe is destroyed, it wouldn’t affect the mausoleum..."

"Unless something unexpected happens, this mausoleum will continue existing until..." The man’s tone grew softer, as if he recalled something, choosing not to continue.

"But before aiming for the Thirteenth Stage, His Majesty left nine treasure boxes."

The man watched Lin Yuan.

"Treasure boxes?" Lin Yuan immediately realized that the so-called treasure boxes referred to the golden box he had obtained.

"Inside the boxes are maps of the mausoleum and the Xuanhuang Universe. Using the map, one can locate the area of the mausoleum, then actively release the map and Xuanhuang Seal’s aura, thereby revealing the mausoleum."

The man paused for a moment and continued, "But two prerequisites are needed to open the treasure box."

"First, one must be His Majesty’s disciple; you inherited a Xuanhuang Secret Realm, which fits the identity."

The man smiled.

"Hmm."

Lin Yuan nodded.

Then he looked a bit confused.

What about the second condition?

"The second condition is His Majesty aiming for Thirteenth Stage... three million Cosmic Eras later..."

The man looked at Lin Yuan, "The disciple’s identity and three million Cosmic Eras later—the right identity at the right time, both needed."

"If the time hasn’t arrived, then even a disciple of His Majesty couldn’t open the box, nor could obtain the map inside."

"Vice versa."

"Three million Cosmic Eras..." Lin Yuan’s mind was filled with thoughts.

Previously, he had no specific concept of the era in which Emperor Xuan lived, only knew it was unimaginably ancient, millions of Cosmic Eras before.

But now.

It became clear how far back in time it was.

At least in an era three million Cosmic Eras ago.

"Three million Cosmic Eras... with such a long time passed, if His Majesty still hasn’t advanced to Thirteenth Stage, then it’s probably impossible to break free from the time loop. At this point, if there’s still a disciple of His Majesty outside and if this disciple entered the Xuanhuang Universe..."

The man watched Lin Yuan, "Then the mausoleum can be summoned, inheriting all that His Majesty left."

Lin Yuan stood silently listening.

He seemed to understand.

Even someone as strong as Emperor Xuan had no confidence in reaching Thirteenth Stage.

So he purposely set up this mausoleum as a last resort.

"Then why did His Majesty hastily aim for Thirteenth Stage?" Lin Yuan voiced his confusion.

With Emperor Xuan’s power, he could certainly wait a while longer, at least claiming the title of Invincible Great Saint before aiming for Thirteenth Stage.

"Because in that dangerous place, His Majesty acquired a certain ultimate treasure, which requires the power of a time loop to suppress."

The man shook his head, saying, "So His Majesty aimed for Thirteenth Stage ahead of time. Actually, it hardly mattered to His Majesty; he already reached the limits of the Chaos Realm, waiting another hundred Cosmic Eras? Thousand Cosmic Eras? Pointless. As for the title Invincible Great Saint? His Majesty cared little for it."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan was secretly astonished.

An ultimate treasure needing the power of a time loop for suppression?

"Enough."

"Your conditions are met; you can inherit all that His Majesty left."

The man extended his right hand, flipping it lightly.

In an instant.

The surrounding spacetime began to shake; Lin Yuan felt the world change, brought into a magnificent hall.

"Where is this?"

Lin Yuan looked around, his pupils slightly narrowing.