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The transformation of the five elements into yin and yang, and the reversal of yin and yang back into chaos.
At this moment, the codex above Xu Yuan's head underwent a drastic change.
This codex already contained Xu Yuan's insights, serving as a tool for him to manifest his understanding over the past year.
Now that Xu Yuan had personally experienced and undergone the process of reversing chaos through the five elements and yin-yang transformation, he naturally gained much. All these gains were reflected on the codex.
The changes in the codex caught Xu Yuan's attention.
In the codex, Xu Yuan used the five elements and yin-yang as its beginning and end. Now, with the evolution into chaos, the entire codex underwent a complete transformation.
It wasn't just the two pages containing the five elements and yin-yang that changed; the other ten pages were also driven by chaotic energy. Xu Yuan's various insights began to transform into runes, starting to reorganize.
Shattering and reorganizing.
Many of Xu Yuan's insights were ultimately presented in the form of combined runes. Now, they returned to their rune forms and evolved anew to reorganize.
Xu Yuan underestimated the power of chaos.
Chaos—the origin of all things.
When the environment of chaos was re-evolved, chaos itself would begin to evolve toward the realm of existence.
Xu Yuan's codex served as the foundation for this evolution.
The immature runes, under the influence of chaos, rapidly transformed into interdependent laws!
Encountering such an unexpected turn, Xu Yuan didn't panic. He quickly reacted, using the evolution of chaos to drive the transformation of his codex.
"Today, my path will take a great leap forward!"
Xu Yuan's heart surged with excitement.
He hadn't anticipated that when chaos evolved, it wasn't the chaotic force that caused the anomaly, but rather his codex, guided by his own insights. Both the beginning and ending sections simultaneously turned into chaos, causing the entire codex to be enveloped in chaos and begin evolving.
But, since everything had already happened, he might as well enjoy it.
"However, while the codex can evolve, the world of will cannot!"
Xu Yuan looked at the now amorphous mass of chaotic energy, where the chaotic force began to re-derive the five elemental forces, creating a new universe.
He halted this trend, integrating his willpower to guide the evolution of chaotic energy.
"With the codex as a reference, I can better create a world of will."
Within the center of the chaotic energy, Xu Yuan envisioned a world of pure nothingness using his willpower.
This was absolute nothingness.
Because he hadn't invested any mental energy—it was purely a world imagined by his willpower.
However, due to the power of will, the world Xu Yuan conceived was very stable, existing within the chaotic energy and merging with it, as if it inherently belonged to chaos.
This was nonexistence.
Looking at the evolving codex above his head, Xu Yuan took a deep breath.
"To use a book as the foundation of heaven and earth?"
Such a path always gave a sense of déjà vu.
"The codex represents the aspect of existence, carrying the nonexistence of heaven and earth."
Xu Yuan's gaze moved between the void-like heaven and earth within the chaotic energy and the codex. His willpower connected the two, synchronizing their evolution.
Three days later.
The fluctuations of the codex finally stabilized.
At this point, the codex was no longer a phantom item conjured by Xu Yuan's body but a tangible material object—a book born from the evolution of chaos!
This book carried the laws that Xu Yuan's abilities could evolve.
"Book of Will, merge!"
The codex, named the Book of Will by Xu Yuan, was integrated into the glowing mass of chaotic energy.
At this moment, Xu Yuan no longer needed to restrain the changes in chaotic energy. The chaotic energy began to transform into the five elements and yin-yang, merging with everything within the Book of Will.
The Book of Will resonated with the world of will, serving as the foundation of the world of will within the universe.
Thus, after eighty-one days of evolution, the two finally aligned.
During these eighty-one days, Xu Yuan devoted himself entirely to comprehending the evolved laws within the Book of Will.
"This is the natural evolution of chaos, not mine, but everything is based on my insights, so I can refer to it."
"The laws within the Book of Will are nearly perfect, comparable to those of any plane, but I still feel it's in its infancy."
Xu Yuan now realized the significance of the evolution within chaos.
The upper limit of the laws within the Book of Will directly connected to the universe.
Perhaps, when the Book of Will evolves to its final state, it could rival any universe.
"The Book of Will and the world of will have perfectly merged. Now comes the crucial part."
Xu Yuan began to further construct the world of will.
Yes, continue constructing.
The world was illusory, originating entirely from his conception.
Therefore, when his thoughts changed, the world would change accordingly.
"Heaven and earth should have an essence that runs through them, governing time and fortune functions of the universe. In my world of will, there is no need for this. In my world of will, there must be a river of time that connects the past and future."
Boom!
Within the world of will, it was as if a flood had erupted, with the sound of roaring waves echoing.
Between heaven and earth, a great river spread from every direction, its source and destination unknown.
It seemed that every part of this world was connected to the great river.
Looking out, the entire world appeared to be merely a cross-section of the great river, with no clear origin or destination of the water flow.
From Xu Yuan's perspective, a great river ran through the entirety of heaven and earth. At this moment, however, the river was short—its real portion only encompassing the eighty-one days of fusion between the world of will and the Book of Will. Everything afterward was illusory, with countless tributaries branching out, symbolizing infinite futures.
The River of Time.
Constructing such a concept using Xu Yuan's insights alone would be nearly impossible.
Even if he utilized all his rune constructs, he couldn't build such a river.
However, this was the world of will—an illusion, originating from nothingness.
As Xu Yuan's thoughts shifted, such an illusory river was born.
Simultaneously, the foundation of the Book of Will began to evolve.
Xu Yuan concentrated fully, almost all his willpower focused on the evolution of laws within the Book of Will.
He knew that at this moment, the Book of Will would evolve laws akin to the River of Time.
He wanted to learn exactly how many laws were required to support the River of Time.
This realization plunged him into a trance, forgetting everything.
When Xu Yuan regained awareness, three months had passed.
"The River of Time… truly mysterious!"
Xu Yuan waved his right hand, and runes rapidly appeared around his body, combining to form a river.
Under the river's flow, space twisted.
Xu Yuan pointed his finger toward the top of the valley.
The river spiraled upward, enveloping a mountaintop. Then, the mountaintop seemed shrouded in the power of time, and the entire mountain began to replicate itself.
One mountain, two mountains, three mountains…
A single peak multiplied into countless peaks, all exploding simultaneously, creating a massive hole in the sky.
This wasn't the physical destruction of the mountain but its erasure from the timeline.
Xu Yuan gazed at the now barren mountaintop. Memories of the mountain in his mind began to blur, though as the instigator, this memory was merely hazy, not erased. With careful recollection, he could still remember a mountain once stood there, but others might not.
"This… is time."
Xu Yuan took a deep breath, suppressing his inner shock, and continued to observe his world of will.
This creation of the world of will brought him immense rewards.
The order of the world of will was still incomplete, with many details yet to be addressed.
Thus, he continuously perfected what he couldn't achieve on his own through his willpower, then evolved concrete laws from nothing within the Book of Will.
"Chaos… chaos is truly the greatest treasure trove."
Xu Yuan was overjoyed.
Unfortunately, at the height of his excitement, the evolution of the entire world of will came to a standstill.
The chaotic energy was depleted!
Xu Yuan felt a profound sense of loss.
"Alas, that's all for now. The amount of chaotic energy I gathered this time was already substantial. It will be difficult to gather enough chaotic energy again in the short term to push the evolution of the world of will."
The chaotic energy used this time was already vast. If he wanted to fully explore the evolution of the world of will, even more chaotic energy would be required.
The opportunity to obtain such a massive amount of chaotic energy, Xu Yuan estimated, lay in the creation of the God Realm.
"Creating the God Realm is almost not a problem. The gains from this endeavor are already sufficient to elevate me to the God King level."
Xu Yuan beckoned, taking the Book of Will in his hand.
Within the Book of Will, there were no pages—only an illusory world traversed by a great river.
His body dissipated.
This body, which he had used for a year and a half, had finally reached its end. Without hesitation, Xu Yuan dispersed it, channeling all its energy into the Book of Will, turning it into sustenance for the Book.
Simultaneously, the Book of Will began to differentiate.
Xu Yuan's will manifested, and streams of runes began interacting with the world of will.
The River of Time seemed to detach from heaven and earth, swirling upward. At the center of the swirling river, a figure gradually coalesced.
The Book of Will transformed into countless runes, integrating into this figure, solidifying it.
When everything was complete, the river vanished, and Xu Yuan reappeared in the world.
"Now, I should be a God King."
Xu Yuan landed, sensing his current state.
Between existence and nonexistence, reality and illusion—two semi-transcendent dimensions formed a comprehensive dimension.
Before fully comprehending the transformations between existence and nonexistence, energy and matter, Xu Yuan could only piece together half of each, achieving a dimensional leap.
"It's been so long since I last paid attention to Qian Nian, and now I've received a pleasant surprise."
Only now did Xu Yuan notice that the fortune surrounding him had unknowingly reached its peak.
The fortune of the nine-gate families had reached a zenith.
What was going on?
Even Xu Yuan himself was puzzled.
Though this period of seclusion was long, it shouldn't have been possible for Qian Nian to ascend to godhood in just a year and a half.
Moreover, a single deity couldn't possibly restore the nine-gate families to their former glory, let alone reach their peak.
Communicating with the rune he left on Qian Nian, Xu Yuan finally understood the reason.
Over the past year and a half, Qian Nian not only united several members of the nine gates whom Xu Yuan had previously bestowed opportunities upon but also made a name for themselves in the Holy Domain.
In just one year, he advanced from the fourth stage to the seventh stage.
In the following six months, Qian Nian was ambushed and went missing in the Holy Domain. However, under the protection of the Devouring Sky Hound, who had broken through to the tenth stage and become a Star God—or more accurately, the Sun-Devouring Divine Hound—the nine-gate families were rebuilt.
Qian Nian himself had been swept into the Blue Domain by spatial turbulence, losing all his cultivation.
However, the numerous bloodlines had thoroughly integrated into his body.
The Blood God Constitution seemed to have undergone an inexplicable transformation.
In the Blue Domain, he cultivated primal energy, leveraging his previous understanding of the innate abilities within his bloodlines to rapidly elevate his primal energy cultivation to the seventh stage.
Not long ago, in the Blue Domain, he encountered Xu Jiayu, who wielded the Sacred Radiance Pearl, and invoked its power to complete the evolution of his bloodline. The previously fused bloodlines of the fox spirit, snake spirit, and bird spirit underwent transformation. After impurities were removed, they merged, ultimately forming a new super bloodline centered around a heavenly eye-like talent deep within the snake spirit's bloodline.
According to Xu Jiayu's speculation, this bloodline was formidable even across the entire Falan Star. Achieving Moon God status seemed only a matter of time.
For this reason, Xu Jiayu didn't blame Qian Nian for the excessive consumption of the Sacred Radiance Pearl's power but instead befriended him.
Perhaps because of this, the nine-gate families became even more stable, and their fortune soared to its peak.
Fortune doesn't always match the strength of the corresponding faction. When fortune grows stronger, the faction ascends, gradually catching up with the pace of fortune. When fortune matches the faction's strength, the faction enters a stable period. When fortune lags behind the faction's prominence, the faction faces crises.
At this moment, though the nine-gate families hadn't yet fully developed to their peak scale, their fortune had taken the lead.
"The key likely isn't Xu Jiayu but lies within Qian Nian himself."
Xu Yuan observed Qian Nian's timeline and found that his future was almost entirely occupied by God Kings.
In other words, Qian Nian becoming a God King was practically inevitable.
"Is it because of this new bloodline?"
Xu Yuan decided to personally investigate what kind of bloodline Qian Nian had fused to possess such a high potential.
Blue Domain.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I didn't know my Blood God Constitution had this kind of use."
Xu Yuan discovered Qian Nian just as the Blood Demon God King returned.
Hiding in the shadows, the Blood Demon God King was observing Qian Nian's new bloodline.
"How's the research going?"
Xu Yuan's sudden return startled the Blood Demon God King.
"You…"
The Blood Demon God King condensed a phantom body, scrutinizing Xu Yuan with suspicion.
"You've reached God King status?"
"In terms of realm, yes. My strength is roughly there, though my energy is lacking." Xu Yuan said calmly, "After nearly two years, reaching this point isn't too bad."
The Blood Demon God King's face twitched slightly but said nothing.
"What's going on with Qian Nian's bloodline?" Xu Yuan asked.
"What's going on?" The Blood Demon God King pursed his lips, his expression betraying a hint of envy.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan grew curious.
What kind of bloodline had Qian Nian fused that even the Blood Demon God King envied?
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