Comprehension Ability: Creating and teaching the Dao in various worlds

Chapter 1334: Chapter 15: A Good Night’s Sleep

"I was already sixty years old at the time, and could live for at most twenty more years. Having lost that decisive battle, even if I were to start over, I could never return to my peak, especially since I had been captured alive."

Luo Hou’s tone carried a touch of poignancy.

Lin Yuan listened quietly.

"Yet, my great enemy seemed unwilling for me to die comfortably. Surprisingly, he didn’t kill me but imprisoned me, torturing me daily."

"Actually, this wasn’t any different from directly killing me. At that time, I was completely despondent, just an ordinary being, a sixty-year-old man with declining vitality, spirit, and energy, and imprisoned. To be frank, I had planned to end it all, start anew in a fresh cycle, and escape the final humiliation."

Luo Hou looked at Lin Yuan and said, "But at the brink of suicide, I suddenly realized that for individuals like us, mere humiliation means nothing. As long as we are alive, as long as the ordeal hasn’t ended, there is still hope."

"My great enemy came to torment me daily; I endured it, and ten years passed just like that. With my physical condition at the time, I could live for at most five more years."

"That was when a turning point occurred."

"Though the forces I had established were scattered after that initial decisive battle, some remnants survived. At great cost, these remnants infiltrated the palace and finally contacted me, aiming to rescue me."

"However, given my situation at the time, even if I were rescued, I wouldn’t have lived much longer. On the contrary, within that palace, there was still a final glimmer of hope."

"Thus, I orchestrated an assassination plot and successfully murdered my great enemy, and on the corpse of his established dynasty, I founded my own."

"This dynasty was established in the final month of my life, after which I successfully broke through the time cycle."

Luo Hou said.

"Not easy."

Lin Yuan nodded.

In truth, it was more than just difficult.

Since Luo Hou had fallen into the time cycle, he faced life-and-death danger every moment. In chaotic times, just surviving as a beggar was miraculous, let alone founding a dynasty.

Furthermore, failing the final decisive battle was a cruel blow, and even when seeing the turning point, there was no certainty in seizing it, nor ensuring his followers remained loyal.

"I endured ten years of torment from my great enemy after failing the final decisive battle. The reason I could endure was my realization that so-called reputation and honor are fleeting and mean nothing."

Luo Hou looked gratefully at Lin Yuan.

He actively abandoned his obsession and relinquished the title of ’Invincible Great Saint,’ which was key to persisting through the time cycle.

"Time cycle..."

Lin Yuan once again felt the difficulty of the time cycle.

No wonder, throughout the long ages of the Chaos Void, only seven time lifeforms have ultimately broken through the time cycle, while countless beings in the Chaos Realm remain trapped within it.

"Galaxy, you..."

Luo Hou looked at Lin Yuan, wanting to speak but hesitating.

"I’m also preparing to reach the Thirteenth Layer."

Lin Yuan lightly shook his head, "Just uncertain what the time cycle that traps me will be."

Indeed... Luo Hou understood the answer he sought; this unfathomable Great Saint of the Galaxy was still not at the Thirteenth Layer.

"With your foundation, Galaxy, your chances of breaking through the time cycle are likely far greater than mine." Luo Hou quickly said.

For him, breaking through the time cycle held slim hope, but for someone like Lin Yuan, who wasn’t yet a time lifeform, it imposed immense pressure on him, Luo Hou couldn’t even dare to consider it.

Next.

Lin Yuan chatted briefly with Luo Hou, this newly advanced time lifeform, giving some casual pointers.

Though Luo Hou was already a time lifeform, he had just crossed the threshold, and Lin Yuan’s realm level fully qualified him to offer guidance.

...

Half a day later.

Luo Hou left Lin Yuan, feeling somewhat disoriented.

After breaking through the time cycle and becoming a time lifeform, he came to find Lin Yuan at once, originally planning to offer pointers to this Invincible Great Saint who had indirectly helped him.

Instead, he found himself, a time lifeform, being guided.

"Monster."

Luo Hou pondered the moments he shared facing Lin Yuan, the overwhelming presence that left him trembling.

"How does a Twelfth Layer being become so powerful?"

Luo Hou couldn’t comprehend, nor could he understand.

He was acutely aware of the disparity in his strength compared to before breaking through.

Such disparity, achieved through crossing into the Thirteenth Layer, transforming life essence, and bearing the infusion of Chaos Void Origin.

How did Lin Yuan cross over this?

And Lin Yuan not only crossed over, but seemed to subtly surpass him.

While Luo Hou pondered quickly.

Seven majestic figures descended, the seven time lifeforms of the Chaos Void.

"Luo Hou, congratulations on reaching the Thirteenth Layer." ’Lord Mo Xu’ at the forefront looked at Luo Hou with a smile.

"Greetings, everyone." Luo Hou quickly returned the gesture.

Although everyone was a time lifeform, he was recently advanced; facing these seven seasoned, ancient time lifeforms, he dared not be presumptuous.

"You just went to see Galaxy?"

Lord Mo Xu glanced at the place Luo Hou emerged from and asked.

"Yes."

Luo Hou’s heart shook.

Suddenly realizing he couldn’t fathom Lin Yuan’s power, but these seven ancient time lifeforms certainly knew more than him.

"The Great Saint of the Galaxy’s strength..."

Luo Hou immediately voiced his confusion.

Though Lin Yuan once told him there’s no need for comparison.

Yet Luo Hou couldn’t help but be curious.

"The strength of the Galaxy?"

Lord Mo Xu fell silent.

The six other time lifeforms did the same.

In truth, it wasn’t silence but uncertainty in how to explain.

"The Galaxy... cannot be bound by conventional theory; he is bound to become a time lifeform, even destined to become a Time Lord."

Lord Mo Xu said.

"Bound to become a time lifeform?"

"Even destined to become a Time Lord?"

Luo Hou felt a shock at heart.

To be bound to become a time lifeform, he understood the meaning.

It meant certain success in breaking through the time cycle.

Though such matters are almost unheard of, just recalling the pressure Lin Yuan imposed on him.

Luo Hou could barely accept it.

But destined to become a Time Lord?

A Time Lord is a Thirteenth Layer, Third Realm existence, such a lifeform that has already begun to consolidate its timeline, how could it be destined?

"You didn’t collide with Galaxy just now, right?"

Lord Mo Xu asked.

"No."

Luo Hou replied immediately.

He didn’t intend to do so.

Especially after sensing the pressure Lin Yuan gave him, Luo Hou chose to lower his head, not daring to collide.

"That’s good."

Lord Mo Xu nodded, "You’ll understand the matters of the Galaxy in due time."

"Now quickly stabilize your realm’s strength, that Milky Way dimension greatly needs you."

Lord Mo Xu said.

"Alright."

Luo Hou responded, nodding.

...

After meeting with Luo Hou, this newly advanced time lifeform.

Lin Yuan vanished, returning to the Chaos Continent of the Galaxy.

"Before the attempt at the Thirteenth Layer, have a good sleep."

Lin Yuan thought to himself, wondering how long to sleep?

Two thousand years.

Since embarking on the path of cultivation, becoming an evolver.

Lin Yuan had never rested well.

Before crossing into the Twelfth Layer, human civilization faced pressures from alien races and the Chaos Void.

Lin Yuan dared not pause.

After crossing into the Twelfth Layer, it was the same; Lin Yuan was either cultivating or comprehending Tao.

Though with Lin Yuan’s strength, both his physical body and soul were in excellent condition, knowing no fatigue.

Yet before attempting the Thirteenth Layer, Lin Yuan simply wanted to sleep.

The preparation he could make, the foundation accumulation he needed, he had already achieved and acquired.

"Sleep, sleep."

Lin Yuan slowly closed his eyes, with numerous avatars, the true body of the first Origin Source world, and the true body of the second Origin Source world, all falling into slumber.

This slumber is deep; unless threatened from outside, all mind and soul remain in an immersed, detached state.

Lin Yuan’s slumber didn’t impact the Chaos Void much; even when awake, he mostly didn’t intervene in Chaos Void affairs.

As time passed slowly, it reached two thousand years later, when Lin Yuan awoke from his slumber, preparing to attempt the Thirteenth Layer.