Age of Evolution#

Chapter 1055: Chapter 1058: 200 Years Later_1 Chapter 1055: Chapter 1058: 200 Years Later_1 Upon hearing these words, Lin Zhen instinctively sucked in a breath of cold air.

Three million six hundred thousand lines, all drawn in one stroke, and there could be no mistakes in the middle.

It was practically an impossible task.

He stared at it for a long time until his eyes ached and became increasingly confused.

“That’s wrong, this isn’t something you perceive with your eyes, but with your soul.”

Lin Zhen was quick to understand his mistake, and immediately changed his approach.

He infused his soul into the drawing to locate the origin of the lines.

This process required Lin Zhen to deduce and comprehend using his spiritual power.

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“Three million six hundred thousand lines.

If I deduce each one by one, I might find the source after deducing one million eight hundred thousand.

However, this is the most foolish method.

If I’m unlucky, I may not find the source even after deducing three million.”

“I should deduce according to my feelings.”

Lin Zhen believed he could complete this step quickly, but when it actually came down to it, he realized that this deduction wasn’t as simple as it seemed.

He didn’t know whether it would be this difficult for other people during their self breakthroughs, but the complexity of the painting in front of him was anything but ordinary.

Out of three million six hundred thousand lines, the first one had three million five hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine possible variations trailing behind it.

Even if the first line was successfully deduced, there were still three million nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-eight variants left.

To take a shortcut, he needed to enter a state of enlightenment.

Perhaps he could instantly draw out several lines when he was feeling good, but he obviously couldn’t always be in a state of enlightenment.

His soul was continuously being exercised under high-intensity operations, and this was the way to cultivate spiritual power.

It took Lin Zhen a whole month just to deduce the first line!

After a month, Lin Zhen suddenly had a realization and drew nine consecutive lines.

Then he encountered an extended period of stagnation again.

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Three months later.

“This level of difficulty is inhuman!”

Lin Zhen temporarily stopped deducing to allow his spiritual power a chance to catch its breath.

“It seems like I took some detours.”

Although he was deducing at high speed, Lin Zhen always felt like he was doing something wrong.

“The voice within this Soul Guardian seems to be trapping me.

These lines are not naturally formed, but they feel extremely sharp when they turn and twist, despite not being drawn by a brush.”

“Could it be…!”

Lin Zhen suddenly had a thought and recalled a possibility.

Swordplay!

These intersecting straight lines seemed to bear the traces of a swinging sword.

“The prompt from the Soul Guardian said that everyone comprehends something different from each painting.

What I see, seems to be the trajectory of a sword!”

“Could these be the trajectories of a sword technique?”

He immediately returned to the Dimensional Universe, and Lin Zhen began to deduce once again.

This time, his spiritual power directly simulated the trajectory of the swordplay.

Starting from the first stroke, the image in his mind wasn’t a brush, but a sword.

Swish, swish, swish~~~~!

Lin Zhen, who already completed fifteen strokes, was swinging at lightning speed.

By the fifteenth stroke, Lin Zhen felt an unbearable urge to shout.

With his mind highly concentrated, his spiritual power released to its maximum extent.

Depending on his senses, Lin Zhen found the correct trajectory among the three million six hundred thousand lines.

Swords of flickering light made their mark in the void, creating lines like lightning!

Enlightenment!

Lin Zhen was currently in a state of enlightenment, his mind filled with swirling sword winds.

A hundred lines!

Five hundred lines!

Three thousand lines!!!

A hundred thousand lines!!!!!!

This round of sword swinging resulted in five hundred thousand consecutive strokes!

Only when Lin Zhen’s spiritual power felt slightly overwhelmed, did he stop this round of deduction.

The lines that were originally so dense they were nearly invisible, finally appeared a little sparser.

“Just as I thought…

these lines are sword qi, they make up a painting of swords.”

With this realization, this boring and dull process of deduction had become lively in Lin Zhen’s heart.

With his changed mindset, he no longer found it tiring.

“I’ll rest for a bit, then continue deducing!”

At this point, Lin Zhen knew that this first painting wouldn’t be a hindrance anymore.

As long as he is patient, he can definitely complete the breakthrough within a year!

The significance of completing the Soul Guardian is immense.

The enhancement of spiritual power has enormous benefits.

As long as his soul strength increased, future breakthroughs in realm would naturally follow once his abilities improved.

According to Panpas, many people in specific star systems often experience a stagnation during their breakthroughs, not because they lack power, but because their soul strength doesn’t suffice, they lack mental willpower, and thus naturally stagnate.

With Lin Zhen’s powerful soul, he could start learning to be a Soul Guardian during the Divine Stone Period, ensuring a smooth journey of future ascension in Realms!

In the days that followed, Lin Zhen maintained a serene mentality, considering the long cultivation years ahead as trivial.

Five months later, Lin Zhen successfully deduced one million lines of light!

Eight months later, Lin Zhen deduced 1.7 million!

In the later stages especially, with fewer lines of light, his deduction speed kept increasing.

By the end of the tenth month, Lin Zhen had deduced 3.3 million lines!

On the eleventh day of the tenth month, Lin Zhen, making a burst of effort, successfully deduced the first Fantastic Heavenly Map!

“Open for me!”

Accompanied by a roar, Lin Zhen wielded his Heart Sword, 3.6 million crossings of Sword Qi were released at the speed of light!

With the birth of the lines of light that perfectly aligned with the Fantastic Heavenly Map in front of him, he executed the chart flawlessly!

With a single sword stroke, the Heavenly Web disappeared, and the ascending stone staircase appeared before Lin Zhen’s eyes, allowing him to proceed to the second layer.

“With one sword, the Heavenly Web vanishes.

This first layer’s comprehension not only increased my spiritual power but also taught me a group attack sword skill.

This kind of sword stroke will make it difficult for enemies to escape.”

“I’ve reached it!

After ten months of deduction, I’ve finally completed the first layer of the Heavenly Platform and can proceed to the second layer.”

This also means that Lin Zhen now fulfills the basic requirements to become a lower god.

As long as his Star Power is overflowing, he can break through and ascend on his own.

Of course, Lin Zhen wouldn’t simply make the breakthrough, but the fact that his soul has advanced one step ahead is undeniable.

After passing the first layer, Lin Zhen’s four dark matter elements have finally improved to 198, 185, 174, and 160 respectively.

“Finally, there’s progress.

If I can pass through four more layers, all four of my dark matter elements could be raised to two hundred, and perhaps at that time I’ll be ready to nurture my second incarnation.”

“Let’s keep going, the first six layers of the Heavenly Platform correspond to the six stages of soul strength of the Lower God Realm: Entry, Early Stage, Mid-Stage, Late Stage, Peak, and Ultimate!”

“If I can pass through the second layer of the Heavenly Platform, it means my soul strength will stabilize at the early stage of Lower God.”

Walking up the ascending stone staircase of the Heavenly Platform, Lin Zhen reached the entrance from the first layer to the second layer.

As expected, the second layer’s image appeared.

The image on the second layer was of a violent storm.

In the storm image, a limitless barren wasteland was immersed in a downpour.

The image was dynamic, timed for five seconds.

It asked Lin Zhen to find the order in which every raindrop fell on the wasteland within these five seconds.

This was an insanely difficult requirement.

Within five seconds, 4.9 million raindrops fell on the barren land.

Finding the sequence of their fall was even more difficult than the previous challenge of interlocking lines of light.

“Let’s take it slow, let’s find the pattern first, I need to believe in myself.”

Lin Zhen was not anxious, he re-entered the contemplation of the storm image.

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In the long years to follow, Lin Zhen entered into a state of deep seclusion.

No one knew what Lin Zhen was doing, and no one disturbed him.

Year after year passed.

The Peaceful Heart Pavilion saw flowers bloom and fall, and the waters of Falling Star Lake ebbed and flowed.

Batches of geniuses grew up while battles and slaughters among Martial Artists continued.

Lin Zhen stayed in the Peaceful Heart Pavilion, no longer concerned about outside affairs, focusing solely on his cultivation.

He made progress in several directions.

Three years into his seclusion, Lin Zhen comprehended the second image and ascended to the third layer of the Heavenly Platform.

During this year, Lin Zhen consumed a medicine that increased his spiritual power by ten percent, elevating the emerald green hue in his spiritual power to thirty percent.

Ten years into his seclusion, Lin Zhen comprehended the third image and ascended to the fourth layer of the Heavenly Platform.

Over these years, Lin Zhen’s spiritual power increased to forty-five percent and his Water Element incarnation officially entered the Longevity Realm.

Thirty years into his seclusion, Lin Zhen comprehended the fourth image.

At this time, there was a substantial improvement in his soul strength, reaching the Late Stage of Lower God Realm, a feat that no one would believe if it was revealed.

At this point, his spiritual power had also reached sixty percent and his Water Element incarnation had entered God Transformation.

However, the cultivation from the fourth layer to the fifth layer wasn’t easy.

The image of this obstacle was a Thunderstorm.

Lin Zhen had to ascertain the activity level of the Lightning Photons within each bolt of lightning and arrange them correctly.

Faced with each layer being more difficult than the previous, even the naturally gifted Lin Zhen struggled to break through in a short time.

For a full hundred years, Lin Zhen was stuck trying to move from the fourth to the fifth layer.

The one comforting thing was that his spiritual power was seventy percent emerald green, which meant that Bai Xue’s awakening was near.

It wasn’t until after one hundred and ninety years that Lin Zhen made a real breakthrough.

Having completed the comprehension of this image, Lin Zhen’s soul strength reached the peak of the Lower God!

Despite a long breath of relief, Lin Zhen could not continue his contemplation, as he felt changes within the God Realm.

The Earth Core Lake within the God Realm was about to complete its expansion, and his Water Element incarnation, after a day of cultivation, had also finally reached the Divine Stone Period.

Although it hadn’t reached Divine Stone Peak, the Water Element incarnation could cultivate on its own.

The extraordinary Star Power of 9 billion was almost enough to entrust the Water Element incarnation with the task of guarding the Holy Land.