Creating Heavenly Laws

Chapter 763

In the shadowy gap between dimensions, Wan Chengkong and the Mother of the Spiral World sat facing each other, sipping fine wine and chatting.

As second-stage time lifeforms in this dimensional rift region, Wan Chengkong and the Mother of the Spiral World stood at the very peak. Any nearby time lifeform had heard of their names.

Although second-stage time lifeforms didn’t have the means to completely kill another time lifeform like Time Lords did...

Still, few first-stage time lifeforms dared to offend them. Making enemies of a second-stage time lifeform—even if you survived, you'd be hunted down endlessly.

"To think that ‘Milky Way’ is a time lifeform born inside a dimensional space? And he reached the second stage without ever experiencing a Great Annihilation?"

Wan Chengkong sounded wistful.

Not long ago, the Celestial River Dimension produced a piece of third-stage Lord-grade material, attracting two second-stage time lifeforms to fight over it.

One was Hui Zu, from a distant rift region—someone both the Mother of the Spiral World and Wan Chengkong had heard of.

But the other—‘Milky Way’—was someone they had no impression of.

Originally, they thought Milky Way hailed from an even farther dimensional rift, which would explain why they hadn’t heard of him.

As for how a time lifeform from the Chaos Void could get such a powerful second-stage time lifeform to intervene?

Perhaps it was a stroke of luck—or something else. The Mother of the Spiral World and Wan Chengkong had speculated plenty.

They hadn’t found it too surprising.

But as the Chaos Void took over the Celestial River Dimension, news about ‘Milky Way’ began to emerge.

That second-stage ‘Milky Way’... also came from the Chaos Void.

This left both the Mother of the Spiral World and Wan Chengkong a little stunned. After the Great Annihilation of their own home dimensions, they had endured countless years of bitter cultivation, clashed with other time lifeforms, and plotted endlessly across timelines...

Only then had they barely comprehended their chaotic-origin Dao and stepped into the second stage.

And yet that ‘Milky Way’ had reached the second stage without ever leaving his home dimension?

Wan Chengkong felt a bit sour. He’d once approached Lin Yuan, hoping to team up and explore a special dimensional space.

But he had yet to receive a reply, which left Wan Chengkong slightly disappointed.

"A time lifeform who reached the second stage within a single Great Annihilation cycle… and I actually met one?" The Mother of the Spiral World could hardly believe it either.

Across the vast rift regions, there were plenty of second-stage time lifeforms. But those who reached the second stage within a single Great Annihilation cycle were unimaginably rare.

At least until now, both the Mother of the Spiral World and Wan Chengkong had only heard of them—such second-stage lifeforms were even rarer than Time Lords.

For a first-stage time lifeform to reach the second stage, they had to comprehend their chaotic-origin Dao. And since this Dao needed to apply to most parts of the rift region, it wasn’t something one could comprehend by staying in their home dimension.

That meant a time lifeform had to travel through dimension after dimension, wandering the vast rift region. Simply remaining in one dimension made it almost impossible to comprehend a Dao that was "widely applicable."

That was why nearly all second-stage time lifeforms only comprehended their Daos after leaving their home dimensions and exploring many others.

That was the norm.

"If he could force Hui Zu to retreat, his strength must be quite formidable even among second-stage lifeforms," Wan Chengkong said.

At the very least, he himself wasn’t confident he could make Hui Zu back down. Perhaps Hui Zu had other reasons—like not wanting to go all out and risk being taken advantage of by Wan Chengkong and the Mother of the Spiral World.

“He is indeed powerful,” the Mother of the Spiral World nodded.

She had purchased the details of Lin Yuan’s battle from Hui Zu with ten pounds of Time Sand.

She knew how terrifying this second-stage time lifeform was. Hui Zu hadn’t retreated out of caution, but because he knew he couldn't win—and continuing would cost him dearly.

“Huh? Even a madwoman like you rates him that highly?” Wan Chengkong looked at the Mother of the Spiral World.

Her craziness was well-known among second-stage time lifeforms.

“Still, no matter how strong he is, to become a Lord, he’ll still have to take it slow,” Wan Chengkong said.

Comprehending a chaotic-origin Dao might involve insight or talent, but becoming third-stage—converging all one’s timelines—had no shortcuts.

The future was full of endless variables. Trying to converge each thread of time had trapped countless second-stage peak lifeforms.

“True.”

The Mother of the Spiral World nodded in agreement.

Even among those rare few who reached the second stage in a single Great Annihilation cycle, the time it took to become a Lord wasn’t all that different from others.

“Hahaha, thinking about it that way makes me feel a lot better.”

A smile appeared on Wan Chengkong’s face.

The idea that even a monster like ‘Milky Way’ would have to painstakingly consolidate timelines, spending ten, a hundred, or even thousands of Great Annihilation cycles stuck on a single thread...

It helped restore some of his balance.

…

Chaos Void.

After fully grasping the fundamental workings of the Celestial River Dimension’s Dao origin, Lin Yuan’s true body had returned to the Chaos Void.

“Future self.”

Lin Yuan carefully observed his future timelines. With his future selves overseeing them, each timeline quickly converged.

“At this rate, I should complete convergence in about fifty to a hundred thousand years. That will be when I truly become a Lord.”

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Of course, even now, he was no different from a Lord—in fact, he could overpower many.

But he wasn’t officially a Lord yet. He had not experienced the breakthrough in both cultivation and essence that came with it.

“Once the Three-Lives Method is complete, becoming a Lord is practically guaranteed.”

Lin Yuan thought.

With past, present, and future selves in place, even doing nothing, the three selves would instinctively pull the timelines together.

“But achieving the Three-Lives Method is far harder than becoming a Lord.”

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.

Even just forming the past self was harder than becoming a Lord. He had only succeeded by awakening his ninth divine physical technique, using the fundamental power buried in his bloodline, and observing how illusory worlds functioned.

Then, using his past and present selves to anchor the future self—along with the Three-Lives Method passed down by the Three-Lives Celestial Emperor—he finally succeeded in forming his future self.

Even for Lin Yuan, it had been extremely difficult to complete the Three-Lives Method. For other second-stage lifeforms, it was a pipe dream. Even among third-stage Time Lords, few had mastered it.

Otherwise, given its advantages in exploring ‘infinite origin,’ the other two Celestial Emperors of the Great Desolation Origin Realm would’ve mastered it already.

But in truth, neither Dao You nor Wu Yu had learned it.

“To think the Three-Lives Celestial Emperor would pass such a precious secret technique to me without reservation.”

Lin Yuan was moved. Even if others couldn’t master it, this inheritance greatly enhanced one’s ability to explore ‘infinite origin’—its value was undeniable.

“If I’ll be stepping into the third stage in fifty or a hundred thousand years, then it’s time to think about what comes after.”

Lin Yuan’s expression grew slightly solemn.

Even Hui Zu, a mere second-stage lifeform, was scheming to acquire the third-stage Lord-grade material, Heart of Celestial River, to prepare for the future.

How could Lin Yuan afford not to?

Compared to the first and second stages, the responsibilities and challenges of a third-stage Time Lord were vast. Of the three transcendence paths, only perfect time life could be attempted without a Lord’s cultivation.

The other two—endless tribulations and infinite origin—required tremendous time.

Endless tribulations demanded passing billions of tests. Infinite origin had no visible end at all.

Lin Yuan didn’t intend to try the perfect time life path—it was too risky. Failure meant death.

So he was destined to remain in the Lord realm for a long time.

“If I’m going to take on endless tribulations, I’ll need to strengthen my power as much as possible.”

Lin Yuan thought.

The path of endless tribulations involved trials created by the supreme Dao consciousness.

According to the Three-Lives Celestial Emperor, each Time Lord faced unique tribulations. Even within the same stage, no two trials were alike.

Some required going to specific places to kill certain lifeforms. Others involved preventing certain past events from happening.

In any case, strength was key.

Most trials were combat-related.

And the simplest way to enhance strength—was weapons.

Before the second stage, Lin Yuan almost never used weapons—he simply overwhelmed his enemies with raw power.

But once he reached the third stage, he’d face Time Lords with strange and terrifying abilities. Powerful weapons would become necessary.

“Origin Bell.”

With a flip of his hand, a palm-sized ancient bell floated in Lin Yuan’s palm.

It was the weapon he forged during his weaker days—his original life-bound weapon. Since becoming a time lifeform, Lin Yuan had reforged it several times, evolving it to the thirteenth rank.

But to be useful to him now, it would have to reach Lord-level.

“Lord-level…”

Lin Yuan looked at the Origin Bell in his palm. “It’s going to need a lot of third-stage Lord-grade materials.”

The Heart of Celestial River he’d obtained wasn’t nearly enough to evolve the Origin Bell into a third-stage weapon. He would need to collect many more such materials.

As his life-bound weapon, once the Origin Bell reached Lord-level, its benefits to Lin Yuan would far exceed any ordinary Lord-grade weapon.

Even at the second-stage level, the Origin Bell wasn’t weaker than most third-stage weapons.

“In addition to gathering them normally, I can trade with other Lords.”

Lin Yuan thought. Even Time Lords had their own needs and would trade accordingly.

Of course, to trade for Lord-grade materials, he’d need to offer treasures of equal value.

…

Chaos Qi drifted gently.

Mo Xu-jun looked at the newly ascended time lifeform Rahu. “How’s your stabilization going?”

“More or less done,” Rahu nodded.

For a new time lifeform, the first priority was to stabilize their realm and adapt to their new power.

The leap from twelfth to thirteenth rank—from non-time lifeform to time lifeform—was a fundamental shift. The perspective alone was entirely different.

“Good.”

Mo Xu-jun smiled. “I’ll take you to see Milky Way. Let’s see if he’ll let you enter the Celestial River Dimension to study.”

Though the Chaos Void now controlled the Celestial River Dimension, it still ultimately belonged to Lin Yuan. If Mo Xu-jun wanted to bring new time lifeforms in, he had to get Lin Yuan’s approval.

“Celestial River Dimension?”

Rahu felt a surge of excitement.

He naturally knew of the recent battle there—how Chaos Void’s ‘Milky Way’ had defeated the mysterious second-stage time lifeform, Hui Zu.

“Milky Way may have become a time lifeform after you, but don’t be reckless around him.”

Mo Xu-jun reminded.

“Understood.”

Rahu knew the limits of his strength.

Soon.

Mo Xu-jun brought Rahu to see Lin Yuan.

“Milky Way,” Mo Xu-jun greeted, looking at the young man seated cross-legged in the void. In his eyes, every one of this man’s time threads was vague and indistinct—extending into boundless futures.

Each hazy timeline seemed to be converging toward the same future. Mo Xu-jun was deeply shaken.

“Milky Way?”

Rahu marveled inwardly. He was also stunned by the massive gap between the first and second stages—he felt that a mere glance from Lin Yuan could seriously injure him.

“What is it?”

Lin Yuan opened his eyes, looking at Mo Xu-jun and Rahu.

In truth, the moment he saw them, he already knew why they were here.

The future timelines of these two first-stage lifeforms were crystal clear to him.

“Rahu has stabilized his realm. I want to take him to the Celestial River Dimension.”

Mo Xu-jun quickly said.

“Mm.”

Lin Yuan nodded. “Sensing the Dao origin of the Celestial River Dimension in advance is helpful for grasping your own origin Dao.”

“Thank you, Milky Way.”

Rahu was delighted. This trip to the Celestial River Dimension would be completely different from his previous visits.

Before, one had to compete with other time lifeform factions for benefits. But now? The entire Celestial River Dimension belonged to the Chaos Void—belonged to Milky Way. Rahu would receive the greatest benefits directly.

That was why Mo Xu-jun had come to ask for permission.

“No trouble at all.”

“We come from the same dimension.”

Lin Yuan smiled.

He wasn’t like the Three-Lives Celestial Emperor, who would generously aid all time lifeforms from the same dimension.

But if it didn’t hinder him, lending a helping hand was easy. Since the Celestial River Dimension was no longer useful to him, letting Rahu study there was no trouble.

Watching Mo Xu-jun and Rahu leave...

Lin Yuan resumed his cultivation.

“Past self…”

His gaze turned to the past, and he sent his past self backward along the timeline to begin exploration.

Of the three transcendence paths, perfect life and endless tribulations required becoming a Lord first.

But infinite origin? With Lin Yuan’s Three-Lives Method, he could begin exploring early.

And exploring the past wasn’t just for infinite origin.

It also let him access information left by other Time Lords.

The present and future were easily altered—full of uncertainties.

But the past was fixed. That was why Time Lords often chose to communicate in the past.

To evolve the Origin Bell into a Lord-grade weapon, Lin Yuan would definitely need to trade with other Lords.

And the simplest way to meet them—was to visit specific time-spaces in the past.

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