Comprehension Ability: Creating and teaching the Dao in various worlds

The Second Layer of the Path Splitting Realm, within the universe, is almost impossible to die, and that is because of the cosmic protection, the mass of the universe, equivalent to a powerful being in the Chaos Realm.

It shields against the majority of threats.

Without the cosmic protection, coupled with bad luck, beings of the Second Layer of the Path Splitting Realm are often in danger.

There are many powerful entities in the Chaos Void who specifically target those universes on the brink of collapse, aiming to kill those who have survived the cataclysm of the Second Layer of the Path Splitting Realm.

Those who can endure the catastrophic calamity of the universe are some of the most powerful beings within the universe, and they certainly carry most of the universe's wealth with them.

Moreover, without having entered the Chaos Void and merely possessing the realm of the Second Layer of the Path Splitting Realm, their combat prowess is certainly weaker than that of those in the Chaos Void of the same stage.

Carrying a large amount of wealth and being weak in strength.

Such 'fat sheep' naturally attract the attention of numerous powerful entities.

In the Chaos Void, except for places like the Chaos Continent, other regions have no order whatsoever, operating on the principle of the survival of the fittest.

"The cataclysmic disaster..." Lin Yuan's expression turned a bit solemn.

The great catastrophe of the universe is aimed at all life within the universe. When the universe collapses, and the river of time breaks down, all life will die.

Only those of the Second Layer who have transcended the river of time have a chance to survive it.

But it is only a chance, as during the great collapse of the universe, many rules will collapse, which are also fatal to those at the Second Layer, and in the end, only a small fraction of those at the Second Layer will successfully exit the universe and enter the Chaos Void.

What about those lives below the Second Layer?

There is only one way to survive.

That is, to imprint the essence of one's life from the river of time within the universe into the river of time within the universe inside a Second Layer Ultimate.

When the universe collapses and the river of time disintegrates, any life within it is bound to die because their life essence imprint is also within the river of time.

As long as the life essence imprint is transferred to the river of time within a Second Layer Ultimate.

After enduring the colossal catastrophe of the universe, the countless beings within the universe inside this Second Layer Ultimate can naturally survive as well.

Of course.

Even if those at the Second Layer have this ability, they will not transfer too many beings from within their universe into their own.

Because the more beings from their universe they carry, the more they will attract the attention of the universal consciousness, and the greater and more terrifying pressure they will endure during the cataclysm.

"The great catastrophe, 99.9% of the citizens of my human civilization, will die," thought Lin Yuan silently.

In reality, 99.9% is already quite a favorable estimate, as the number of beings that can enter the universe inside a Second Layer Ultimate is at most one in a million, or at best one in ten million.

Moreover, the majority within the Second Layer Ultimate will also fall during the colossal catastrophe of the universe, making the number of survivors even fewer.

"Forget it, thinking about this now is too far off."

Lin Yuan reigned in his thoughts; his home universe was still very young, and if nothing went wrong, it was an extraordinarily long distance away from the great catastrophe of the universe.

Before long.

Lin Yuan entered the Ancient Ming Chaos Continent.

The Ancient Ming Chaos Continent has nine cities, which are the convergence point for all foreign life forms.

As for outside the cities? It's also covered with many formations, which are the cultivation grounds of the Ancient Ming Venerable, forbidden for any external powerful beings to enter without permission.

"That is?"

Lin Yuan gazed towards the center of the continent.

There stood a black peak exuding terrifying aura in all directions. This black peak was filled with dark chaos energy, enough to make ordinary sovereign realm powerhouses tremble in fear.

"That is one of the horns of the Chaos Dragon Beast subdued by the Ancient Ming Venerable..." Lin Yuan thought to himself.

As a Chaos Venerable, the Ancient Ming Venerable traveled through the Chaos Void in his early years and subdued a Chaos Dragon Beast, which possesses almost the strength of the Chaos Realm.

The peak that stands at the center of the Chaos Continent now is just one stray horn of the Chaos Dragon Beast, while the true body of the Chaos Dragon Beast lies in a deep slumber within the depths of the chaotic continent.

"A Chaos Dragon Beast with combat prowess comparable to the Chaos Realm…" Lin Yuan withdrew his gaze. The trade prosperity of the Ancient Ming Chaos Continent is not unrelated to this Chaos Dragon Beast.

No matter who it is, even peak sovereign realm powerhouses, upon seeing that daunting horn piercing the sky, would feel their scalps tingle and dare not cause trouble on the Chaos Continent.

Whether a Chaos Continent prospers is not strongly related to the strength of its Chaos Venerables.

No matter how strong you are, if the order on your Chaos Continent is in disarray, other mighty beings will be reluctant to trade there.

If they can't afford to provoke you, can't they still avoid you?

Ancient Ming Venerable believes in fairness, and since the dawn of the Cosmic Era, no ill fame has spread, attracting many beings from the Path Splitting Realm and Dominator Realm who enjoy trading and cultivating in seclusion on the Ancient Ming Chaos Continent.

...

Lin Yuan entered Mingchuan City, one of the nine main cities on the Ancient Ming Chaos Continent.

The city is vast, divided into many areas, such as the trading sector, residential sector, and so on.

"Many shops in the trading area are backed by Dominator Realm beings, whose influence is limited to the Ancient Ming Chaos Continent or, more likely, just Mingchuan City."

Lin Yuan glanced around and then looked deeper into the city.

There sat majestic buildings, each backed by various forces originating from other Chaos Continents, supported by beings from the Chaos Realm.

Compared to the many private shops of Dominator Realm beings, these large stores have a better reputation, and of course, their prices are also higher.

"Ten Thousand Paths Pavilion?"

Lin Yuan looked towards the deepest building, one of the pavilions, shrouded in mist, unfathomable.

The Ten Thousand Paths Pavilion does not trade in treasures and materials, but in evolutionary pathways.

To ascend to the Twelfth Layer, one must reach the end of an evolutionary path, and this path must not have an existence in the Twelfth Layer already.

The Chaos Void is vast and boundless; to perfect a completely new evolutionary path on one's own strength, from nothing to something, and ultimately step into the Twelfth Layer of life, is extremely rare.

The vast majority of beings of the Twelfth Layer have tread paths that already existed.

An evolutionary path leading to the Twelfth Layer requires immense determination and opportunities to create for beings below the Twelfth Layer.

But for the many Chaos Realm beings, perhaps just one session of secluded cultivation and exploration of hundreds or thousands of paths could reveal hundreds or thousands of Twelfth Layer evolutionary paths.

The Dao is endless, any evolutionary path has the potential to advance to the Twelfth Layer.

It's just a matter of likelihood, but as Chaos Realm beings meditate in seclusion, observing the essence of the Dao, many evolutionary paths will emerge, and some Chaos Realm beings will record these paths and eventually refine them.

"There are levels to evolutionary paths as well; some have the potential to step into the Dominator or even the Chaos..." Lin Yuan thought silently.

He wasn't particularly interested in the evolutionary paths sold by the Ten Thousand Paths Pavilion; any path must be suitable for oneself and, naturally, as his own creation, the Martial Tao evolutionary path was a perfect fit for him.

...

Since the Ten Thousand Paths Pavilion dares to trade evolutionary paths, the being behind it must be unimaginable.

According to much intelligence left by the peak Dominator Realm being 'Cang Weiyang', the Ten Thousand Paths Pavilion is definitely an entity not to be provoked.

Even in the era of Xuanhuang and the Moyu Tower Master, these two Chaos Great Saints were extremely wary of the Ten Thousand Paths Pavilion.

"Ten Thousand Paths Pavilion, could it be the layout of a being close to a Perfect Time Being?"

Lin Yuan recalled Xuanhuang's description of the Ten Thousand Paths Pavilion, one of the rare instances when his tone was serious.

...

Lin Yuan has no intention of dealing with the Ten Thousand Paths Pavilion for now.

After entering Mingchuan City, his goal is to settle down here.

The Chaos Void is too dangerous; over the past four months, Lin Yuan has nearly experienced a life-threatening danger, and if not for his insight into the Seventh Realm of spacetime, he probably would have ended his journey in the Chaos Void by now.

Regular residence in Mingchuan City has many benefits; first and foremost is safety, and secondly, the trading here is extremely prosperous, so Lin Yuan can trade for the treasures and materials he desires.

Explore the Chaos Void?

Acquire treasures and adventures?

For Lin Yuan, who is still a life at the Eleventh Layer, that is still too much of a stretch.

Previously, he got the abode of the peak Dominator Realm being 'Cang Weiyang' purely out of good luck.

But luck cannot continue indefinitely.