Xu Yuan was truly traveling far and wide.
His breadth of knowledge was vast; he could easily push the codex to its twelfth-stage peak. However, this held no significance for Xu Yuan.
Unless, through the codex, he could temporarily reach the God King level.
Unfortunately, Xu Yuan's own comprehension was already sufficient. What he consistently lacked was energy.
Even if the codex were perfected and became the fourth great scripture, it would still be difficult to directly propel Xu Yuan to the God King realm.
The six continents and seven seas of the Divine Ripple Realm had all been traversed by Xu Yuan.
A year had passed since leaving the Law Domain, and he had now returned to this land.
The body he initially manifested still existed, and during this journey, his codex had reached perfection.
Atop Xu Yuan's head now hovered a divine codex with twelve pages, each densely inscribed with countless runes.
"The Beginning of All Laws likely wasn't originally a completed scripture either. A twelve-page codex is still far from being a scripture, and my current codex even has a significant gap compared to the twelve scriptures derived from The Beginning of All Laws."
Xu Yuan understood that the difference stemmed from the user.
His codex hadn't yet gained believers, nor carried fortune, and thus hadn't undergone transformation.
"The fortune of Falan Planet holds little meaning for me. If becoming a Supreme God King means I must change something and master vast amounts of fortune, then I've likely already achieved that."
Xu Yuan's very act of time travel itself altered the entire timeline. Perhaps in the future, looking back, he not only obtained much fortune from the past but also genuinely changed history.
"As for transforming this codex into a scripture, there's no need to use the fortune of Falan Planet."
Xu Yuan pondered.
He couldn't return to Douluo Planet at this moment. Otherwise, he would certainly distribute this codex to the Spirit Pagoda, converting its twelve pages into twelve soul skills to bestow upon soul masters.
With the codex as the core, the Spirit Pagoda could establish an entirely new institution—or Xu Yuan could independently create a faction, no longer relying on Shrek or the Spirit Pagoda, but one specifically dedicated to granting additional soul skills.
Using the codex as the core, they could grant soul skills to soul masters, and over time, these soul skills could slowly be absorbed and integrated into the codex.
"Unfortunately, I'm not on Douluo Planet right now, and I can't return in the short term. Most importantly, I need to utilize the power of the codex before going back."
This created a conflict, so Xu Yuan couldn't simply hold onto the codex until he returned to Douluo Planet to contemplate elevating it to a scripture.
"Falan Planet is not my foundation, and I also need to reshape my body."
Xu Yuan hadn't forgotten his objective this time.
His previous body was rooted in the stars, tied to the universe. Once cultivation conflicted with the universe's will, he would face merciless suppression without any resistance.
Thus, he abandoned everything from before.
Now, he needed to reconstitute a body.
But how?
"My essence lies in my willpower. This time, perhaps I can attempt to open a world of will!"
Xu Yuan's current cultivation of spiritual energy focused on willpower, and he had yet to create such a world.
"With willpower as the mainstay, it doesn't exist within physical space—it exists in—"
Xu Yuan's face broke into a smile.
Over this past year, he had gained entirely new understandings of certain concepts.
"Chaos Space!"
If the universe itself represented the concept of "existence," then chaos represented "nonexistence." In all places Xu Yuan could reach, existence was tangible, so he could never touch pure chaos.
However, what if there was something that inherently existed between existence and nonexistence?
Willpower!
Xu Yuan's current self was essentially a body of willpower.
"My willpower was refined from essence, energy, and spirit, leaning more toward the concept of existence. To enter the realm of nonexistence, I still require guidance."
Currently, the only thing capable of relating to nonexistence seemed to be the power of chaos.
"I need to find enough chaotic energy now. Using chaotic energy, I can open a world of will, and based on this willful domain, willpower will give rise to essence, energy, and spirit."
Xu Yuan had previously extracted willpower from essence, energy, and spirit, but now he aimed to derive essence, energy, and spirit from willpower.
These two processes signified completely different stages.
Essence, energy, and spirit derived from willpower would differ fundamentally from those originally derived from his body and soul. They might possess characteristics lying between existence and nonexistence.
Existence and nonexistence themselves represented a dimension.
In other words, when his newly formed body emerged, it would naturally transcend to a higher dimension.
Thus, his realm would naturally break through, reaching the God King level.
Xu Yuan speculated that the so-called God Realm was also built on this semi-existence, semi-nonexistence dimension, though it didn't fully embody the properties of both.
"The power of chaos isn't uncommon on Falan Planet."
Xu Yuan found a secluded valley, enveloping the entire area with holy power to isolate it from the outside, and began retrieving his spoils.
He pulled out a mass of water radiating a hazy glow.
"Chaos Water. It contains water elements, but aside from that, the rest are chaotic attributes." Xu Yuan observed this tangible form of Chaos Water.
Chaos Water, having lost the property of pure chaos power's nonexistence, couldn't meet Xu Yuan's needs to guide him toward opening a will-based realm of nonexistence.
But this was no big issue.
By dispersing the water element within, returning it to pure chaotic power, it could satisfy Xu Yuan's requirements.
Xu Yuan used holy power to levitate the Chaos Water in midair, then retrieved a piece of metal.
Chaos Metal!
After levitating the Chaos Metal, he took out several treasures related to chaotic power.
Chaos Wood, Chaos Fire, Chaos Earth.
Xu Yuan gathered five treasures born from the fusion of chaotic power and the five elemental forces.
The five elements were Xu Yuan's strongest attributes.
"This time, I'll not only open a world of will but also complete the transformation of the five elements into yin and yang, and reverse yin and yang back into chaos!"
Xu Yuan took a deep breath and began operating on the five treasures.
The five mutually incompatible treasures were now under Xu Yuan's control. Their repulsive forces canceled out, and they began to circulate perfectly, starting to fuse with one another.
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth!
The five elements led, with chaotic power supporting them. A brand-new force emerged before Xu Yuan.
Xu Yuan's expression remained calm as he continued to transform this mass of energy.
Five Elements Transform Into Yin and Yang!
Under Xu Yuan's guidance, the five elements split into two distinct forces, each possessing both yin and yang forms.
What were originally five chaotic forces outside the chaos now became ten, intertwining to form clearer relationships of mutual generation and restraint.
Yin-Yang Reverses Chaos!
Though the interweaving of yin-yang and the five elements appeared more complex, their distinctions became clearer. The relationships of mutual generation and restraint among the five elements were separated, making their integration tighter.
With the changes of yin and yang, the five elements now fused into one.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan activated the chaotic power.
Guided by the chaotic power, the forces of yin-yang and the five elements rapidly evolved toward chaos.
The once-complex forces swiftly converged into pure chaos.
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