Comprehension Ability: Creating and teaching the Dao in various worlds

Chapter 763: Chapter 38: Replication of Understanding of Rules, True Versatility! (Please Subscribe)

“I’ve seen my elder.” Lin Yuan immediately greeted.

Although he didn’t know exactly who the half-meter-tall elder was, the fact that he was sitting in front of the scroll suggested that he was most likely the true master of that two-dimensional world.

His arrival at the Heavenly Gate and appearance here were probably by the elder’s intent.

“Indeed, you are polite.”

A smile appeared on the elder’s face; he had not communicated with a living being for too long, and though there were many lives in the two-dimensional world, none could pique his interest.

“Polite?” Lin Yuan’s expression remained unchanged.

…

Facing an entity of unknown depth, was it not better to be polite rather than start a conflict?

Lin Yuan was not foolish.

“Very well, you should now understand that this vast scroll in front of you represents the low-dimensional space you currently inhabit,” the half-meter-tall elder slowly explained.

“This low-dimensional space is one of the earliest ones created, replicating as closely as possible a lower-dimensional world envisioned by the creator.”

The elder continued.

Lin Yuan listened quietly.

He had already gathered basic information about this low-dimensional space from the Six-Armed Silhouette in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm and Stone Statue Shen Ji in the Demon Jade Space.

“The creator fashioned this low-dimensional space to help explore even lower-dimensional worlds, also designing it as a game world that could accommodate quintillions of lives at once,” said the elder.

Half-meter-tall elder glanced at Lin Yuan. “Any life that falls into this low-dimensional space is considered a participant in this game, where the loser forfeits the spirit will they invested, and the winner receives a reward; these are the rules of the game.”

“A game world?”

Lin Yuan thought to himself. The Six-Armed Silhouette of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm mentioned that low-dimensional spaces are divided into entertainment and gambling types, and the gaming world the elder spoke of seemed to be of the gambling sort since it involved penalties.

“Now, you have emerged victorious from this game, becoming the sole winner,” the elder said with a smile.

“The sole winner?” Lin Yuan looked surprised.

“You don’t think that the other participants in the low-dimensional space could leave, do you? There’s no such possibility.”

“From the beginning, there could only be one winner in this game,” the elder stated calmly.

The Heavenly Gate indeed was a means to leave the two-dimensional world, but it only permitted one of the Myriad Tribes’ Powerhouses to enter.

Lin Yuan remained silent.

He had planned to create a specialized cultivation method for himself and for beings like Xuanyuan Dua, a Tier 11 Evolver, to strengthen themselves and increase their chances of accessing the Heavenly Gate after leaving.

Compared to the Supreme Being Xia Qin and other human civilization supreme beings, who replicated one to two tenths of the two-dimensional world in the Void Realm World to ponder and innovate cultivation methods,

Lin Yuan, who had truly experienced every bit of the two-dimensional world, had more firsthand experience than any Supreme Being.

But now it seemed,

this plan was likely to fail.

According to the elder, besides Lin Yuan, no other Myriad Tribes’ Powerhouses could leave the two-dimensional world.

“Alright.”

“Since you are the victor, you may now choose your reward,” the elder’s tone shifted as he suddenly asked.

“Tell me, what kind of reward would you like?” the elder looked at Lin Yuan.

If it were any other victor, even those like the Four Divine Kings at Eleventh Rank Complete Legendary Life, the elder wouldn’t have shown such interest.

But Lin Yuan… the perceptiveness he demonstrated was truly frightening. In the low-dimensional space, where everything resets to square one, the path one takes depends largely on their insight.

Of course.

Even among insights, those from higher life levels are stronger than those from lower ones, which is perfectly normal.

Lin Yuan’s life level wasn’t the weakest among those who fell into the low-dimensional space, but it had no relation to the strongest.

Yet, to break the limit of a hundred and twenty-nine realms in just over ten thousand years… the elder felt he should indeed treat him differently.

“A reward?”

Lin Yuan was slightly stunned.

The Six-Armed Silhouette of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm had also mentioned that those who win in the gambling type low-dimensional space would receive a corresponding reward.

However, the rewards available differed depending on the dimension of the space.

“I’m not sure what the rewards are?” Lin Yuan tentatively asked.

“The rewards correspond to the punishments,” the elder spoke with slight verbosity, “the punishment is the permanent loss of the spirit will avatar that falls here.”

“Therefore, the reward is the ability to take over various aspects such as the physical bodies, souls, memories, and insights into the rules, among others, of all participants in the low-dimensional game.”

“Physical bodies, souls, bloodlines, memories, and insights into rules, among other aspects?” Lin Yuan looked slightly puzzled.

“That is, if you choose the physical body, you can copy anyone’s physical body from those who participated in the game for your contemplation.”

“Choosing memories works the same way, copying corresponding memories for your viewing…”

The elder patiently explained.

The low-dimensional space could permanently strip participants of their spirit will avatars, essentially acquiring these avatars, and then part of these are bestowed upon the victor.

“Is that so?”

Lin Yuan thought quickly.

The Guiding Space within the black planet was essentially a part of the understanding of Fusion Rules from a Twelfth-Rank Life, forcibly segmented for other beings to comprehend.

Currently, the half-meter-tall elder meant to segment the spirit wills of the myriad tribes’ powerhouses who had fallen into it, allowing Lin Yuan to choose.

Clearly, the segmentation in the ‘Blank Paper’ Two-Dimensional World was somewhat more refined than that of the black planet.

“Which should I choose?”

Lin Yuan’s thoughts whirred.

Many of the myriad tribes’ powerhouses that fell into the two-dimensional world were special existences, many of which were uniquely special.

If their flesh and bloodlines could be perfectly segmented, it would undoubtedly be of great help to Lin Yuan, at least elevating his physical body to another level.

“Elder…” Lin Yuan pondered carefully and made up his mind, “I want the part that pertains to the understanding of rules.”

For Lin Yuan, his physical body and bloodlines were less important than the understanding of rules. The deeper his understanding of rules, the more perfect and stable his inner world would become, which would, in turn, greatly benefit his physical body.

It might even increase Lin Yuan’s chances of reaching the ultimate stage.

“Understanding of rules, huh?” The half-meter-tall elder nodded; indeed, this aspect was the most precious.

“Your insight is among the highest I have seen,” the elder thought for a moment and continued, “So I’ll give you two more options.”

“Do you want all the rule understandings of a certain life that participated in this game, or do you want the understanding of a particular rule from all lives participating in the game?”

The elder looked at Lin Yuan, “Decide for yourself how to choose.”

“Which to choose?”

Lin Yuan also fell into thought.

The so-called all rule understandings of certain participating life… the subject is life itself, for instance, if Lin Yuan chose the Four Divine Kings, then he could obtain all rule understandings that the Four Divine Kings had.

Whereas the understanding of a particular rule from all participating lives, the subject is the rule itself; for example, if Lin Yuan chose the Life and Death Samsara Rule, then he could acquire all understandings of the Life and Death Samsara Rule from all myriad tribes’ powerhouses who fell into the two-dimensional world.

Different lives, even if they contemplate the same rule, have different understandings and insights.

Just as the Space Rules have many facets, comprehending the Complete Space Rules is only understanding one aspect. Even Supreme Beings cannot master all aspects of Space Rules.

The same goes for other rules and Fusion Rules.

Even powers like the Four Divine Kings cannot guarantee that their perception of rules is the most perfect or comprehensive; it can only represent themselves.

If the understanding of a certain rule from all myriad tribes’ powerhouses who fell into the two-dimensional world could be integrated and interact with each other, it might not be perfect, but it would most certainly be much stronger than that of any individual powerhouse.

Pillar-level Fusion Rules are differentiated from First Realm to Ninth Realm, indicating the depth of understanding of a particular pillar-level Fusion Rule; without a doubt, the higher the realm, the more comprehensive and perfect the understanding of such pillar-level Fusion Rules.

“I choose the rule, I want the complete understanding of the Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule.”

Lin Yuan spoke.

The Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule was one of the most complex and obscure among all Fusion Rules.

Actually, to say that isn’t quite accurate. The most obscure and complex Fusion Rule isn’t the Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule, but the Chaos Rule.

However, the Chaos Rule isn’t considered a Fusion Rule anymore. It is the origin of all rules, and none of the myriad tribes’ powerhouses who fell into the two-dimensional world, to Lin Yuan’s knowledge, have any insight into the Chaos Rule, hence his choice of the Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule.

“The Spatiotemporal Fusion Rule?”

The elder nodded, “Choosing this, you might need to wait a bit longer.”

“No problem.”

Lin Yuan immediately said. Having waited for ten thousand years, he didn’t mind waiting a little longer.

…

After finishing, the elder’s gaze returned to the vast scroll.

While Lin Yuan sat cross-legged next to him, quietly waiting.

“The flow of time here seems to be no different from that of the Main Universe.” Lin Yuan’s true body and the Taiyin Primordial Spirit were in the Main Universe, able to sense the flow of time between them.

…

Milky Way Main Star.

Lin Yuan’s true form opened his eyes, his consciousness began to connect to the Virtual World, applying for entry into Xia Qin Supreme Being’s personal world.

Lin Yuan’s application was almost instantly approved, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Xia Qin Supreme Being.

“Supreme Being.” Lin Yuan bowed slightly, aware that Xia Qin Supreme Being had been waiting for him.

“How did it go?” Xia Qin Supreme Being looked at Lin Yuan and asked with concern, “What exactly is beyond the Gateway? I didn’t notice any spatial fluctuations from that ‘White Paper’, where were you sent?”

“And are you safe now?”

Xia Qin Supreme Being quickly asked.

“I am very safe now.” Lin Yuan immediately said.

“That’s good to hear.” Xia Qin Supreme Being sighed in relief.

As long as he was unharmed, there was room for easing the situation.

“I have met the true dominion of the ‘White Paper’ Two-Dimensional World,” Lin Yuan pondered for a while before speaking.

“The true dominion?” Xia Qin Supreme Being was startled.