Journeying Backward Through the River of Time

"Innate Yin Yang Divine Light!"

Yang Jian instinctively knew the name of that silver light.

In an instant, his Heavenly Eye opened, and silver divine light burst forth in a rampage, making heaven and earth roar.

The world's laws of order began to churn wildly, and the heavenly secrets instantly descended into utter chaos.

A terrifying divine light seemed to split heaven and earth apart, dividing the world in two.

The entire Heavenly Court, and even the Three Realms, were shrouded in silver divine light.

The power of the Yin Yang Origin Law began to rage through heaven and earth, while this world's Origin Laws were uncontrollably drawn forth as well.

In an instant, the Heaven and Earth Laws roared, Dao chants rang out in waves, and all living beings in the Three Realms were left utterly dumbfounded. What followed was shock, horror, and overwhelming fear.

The Six Saints of the Heavens in particular were so stunned that they nearly lost their saintly composure, completely shedding their aloof demeanor of looking down upon all living beings.

Of course, despite the immense commotion, this was merely the Heavenly Eye's final afterglow.

After all, that wisp of Yin Yang Qi had already fused with the Heavenly Eye and adapted to this world's Origin Laws. Its rank had plummeted, and the divine light dispersed.

The Three Realms seemed to have returned to tranquility.

The Heavenly Eye between Yang Jian's brows closed as well.

Yang Jian knew very clearly that although his Heavenly Eye had become much, much, much stronger, it no longer possessed the terrifying power it had just displayed. That had been its final afterglow.

Even so, it gave Yang Jian a profound understanding of just how terrifying Bai Yu's level truly was.

Yang Jian also knew that because it had fused with the Heavenly Eye, that wisp of Yin Yang Qi had been lowered in rank, seemingly in order to adapt to this world's Origin Laws.

What a pity that this wisp of Yin Yang Qi was in Yang Jian's hands rather than Hongjun's. Otherwise, this world's Yin Yang Origin Law might have undergone a transformation, just like the high-martial world Shi Yaoyao came from.

"Still, it's terrifying. I now have the strength to fight a Saint..." Yang Jian clicked his tongue and muttered in amazement.

At this moment, the Innate Yin Yang Divine Light within the Heavenly Eye contained the Yin Yang Origin Law. Although its rank had been lowered, it had directly reached perfection, equivalent to containing a complete Yin Yang Origin Law.

In this world, it could, to some extent, be considered attaining sainthood through laws. Unfortunately, Yang Jian could not fully unleash the power of the Innate Yin Yang Divine Light, but it was enough to make him invincible beneath the Saints.

He could even fight a Saint. Well, if Yang Jian disregarded the consequences, he could forcibly release a beam of Heavenly Eye divine light that rivaled a Saint's power.

Ignoring the astonished and delighted Yang Jian, Bai Yu swept his gaze across the entire world again, his eyes carrying a trace of indifference.

Although this world was the Lotus Lantern World rather than the Primordial World, tracing its origins showed that it could still be considered part of the Primordial World.

After all, the Six Saints of the Heavens and Ancestor Hongjun existed here, and even the great powers between heaven and earth were much the same as those in the Primordial World.

Dense divine light of laws shone from Bai Yu's eyes, with the Time Origin Law as the primary force.

With the Time Law as the foundation and countless other laws as support, he began to capture this world's Time Origin Law, then its River of Time.

With ease, Bai Yu saw this world's River of Time. Then he vanished from where he stood and appeared within it.

This world was a Middle Thousand World and possessed no Origin Great Dao. Therefore, its River of Time could be completely suppressed and even controlled by Bai Yu.

With a movement of Bai Yu's Divine Sense, Origin Laws flowed as he directly journeyed backward through the River of Time.

The next instant, Bai Yu returned to the era of the Investiture of the Gods.

At this time, the Six Saints of the Heavens and Dao Ancestor Hongjun had also recovered from their shock and entered the River of Time one after another.

The Six Saints of the Heavens were unable to journey backward through the River of Time and could only stare helplessly.

Hongjun glanced at the Six Saints of the Heavens and said, "An Outer Realm Saint has descended. He can journey backward through the River of Time while disregarding the order of the Heavenly Dao, which shows just how terrifying he is. You should first stabilize the Three Realms and investigate the earlier disturbance of the laws."

After speaking, Hongjun journeyed backward through the River of Time with the Jade Plate of Creation above his head, carrying the majestic might of the Heavenly Dao and leaving the Six Saints of the Heavens staring at one another.

When Bai Yu journeyed back to the era of the Witch-Demon Calamity, he stopped, as though waiting for something.

Not long afterward, Hongjun, with the Jade Plate of Creation above his head, appeared before Bai Yu.

"Fellow Daoist, why are you interfering with this world's River of Time?"

Hongjun watched Bai Yu warily, offering him a salute between equals, his tone indifferent.

Yet inwardly, he was incomparably shocked, because he discovered that he could not see through this Outer Realm Saint before him at all. He could only sense Origin Laws enveloping him, with divine light swirling around him.

Even more terrifyingly, he had comprehended and controlled more than one Origin Law. The numerous streams of divine light from Origin Laws made even Hongjun's heart tremble.

Possessing the Jade Plate of Creation and having united himself with the Dao, Hongjun could be said to be the sole supreme existence in this world.

Because he had united himself with the Dao, Hongjun could wield all the Origin Laws of this world. Strictly speaking, however, he was merely borrowing them, rather than having personally comprehended and controlled every Origin Law.

Hongjun knew very well just how difficult it was to control a single Origin Law.

The path of attaining sainthood through laws was an incomparably arduous path to proving the Dao.

Yet this Outer Realm Saint before him controlled so many Origin Laws. It was simply unimaginable—simply horrifying beyond belief!

Moreover, Hongjun could clearly sense that this Outer Realm Saint's Origin Laws stood above this world's Origin Laws.

At that thought, Hongjun's heart skipped a beat. He knew that he might not be a match for the Outer Realm Saint before him.

And that was in his own domain.

Therefore, Hongjun did not attack immediately. Otherwise, Bai Yu's act of journeying backward through the River of Time and interfering with the past alone would have been enough for Hongjun to kill him without mercy.

"Rest assured. I will not destroy this world. I came here only to take several Spiritual Roots," Bai Yu said blandly as he looked at Hongjun.

Hongjun frowned and continued, "May I ask which Spiritual Roots you seek, Fellow Daoist?"

"The Peach Tree of Immortality, the Bodhi Tree, the Ginseng Fruit Tree, the Fusang Tree, and the Yellow Bell Plum."

That was right. Bai Yu had come to this world for these five Five Elements Innate Spiritual Roots.

Although this world was merely a Middle Thousand World, its Innate Spiritual Roots certainly could not compare to those of the Great Thousand Primordial World.

There was not even the slightest basis for comparison.

But Bai Yu had no choice. He simply could not obtain the Five Elements Innate Spiritual Roots of the Great Thousand Primordial World, so he could only settle for the next best thing.

Although their ranks and grades were not on the same level, they could at least be said to share the same root and origin.

As long as he brought them back to the Great Thousand Primordial World and carefully cultivated and nourished them, replenishing their origins, then even if they still could not compare to the Innate Spiritual Roots of the Primordial World, they should not be too far behind.

Of course, this was only Bai Yu's speculation. As for the specifics, he would have to obtain these five Innate Spiritual Roots from this world first.