Heaven-Defying Comprehension: Complete Mastery, Unprecedented and Unrivaled

Heaven-Defying Comprehension: Complete Mastery, Unprecedented and Unrivaled

Lin Yuan's return to Great Zen Temple did not cause much of a stir.

Aside from the Abbot and several Courtyard Heads, no other monks knew about it.

On the third floor of the Scripture Storage Pavilion, Lin Yuan sat cross-legged.

"Eight years remain."

Lin Yuan glanced at the illusory screen beneath his line of sight,

knowing that he did not have much time left in this world.

"It should be enough."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

He had already found a concrete direction and approach for comprehending the realm beyond the Mythic Realm,

and at the rate of Heaven-Defying Comprehension, eight years would be more than enough.

"The Martial Path..."

Lin Yuan's gaze was deep.

The Martial Path of this world used the human body as its foundation, combined with the mind, and underwent constant transformation.

Although progress was slow, it had few weaknesses.

At the very least, it had far greater potential than the Gene Warrior evolutionary path of Cosmic Human Civilization.

Gene Warriors followed a purely physical evolutionary path.

Once they encountered evolvers such as Psychic Warlocks or Mind Masters, they would basically be swept aside without prior preparation.

The Gene Warrior evolutionary path had likely been created by Human Civilization's upper echelon

specifically for their descendants.

It relied entirely on Gene Potions. As long as one could purchase Gene Potions of sufficiently high rank, one could continue advancing indefinitely.

"I wonder what type of evolutionary path the Martial Path counts as, and how the Goddess of Wisdom would evaluate it."

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

The Universe Human Alliance encouraged its citizens to develop new evolutionary paths.

The Goddess of Wisdom even offered enormous contribution rewards to draw more human citizens into this field.

The value of an evolutionary path depended on two aspects:

first, its accessibility; second, its potential.

Accessibility was easy to understand.

If an evolutionary path could only be cultivated by a single person, then it would hold little value for Human Civilization as a whole.

As for potential, it referred to the theoretical upper limit of that evolutionary path.

Ever since descending into this world more than ten years ago, Lin Yuan had continuously used Heaven-Defying Comprehension to deduce martial arts, opening the Mythic Realm above the Great Grandmaster Realm and even realms beyond the Mythic Realm. He did so to raise the upper limit of the Martial Path of Evolution as much as possible,

so that he could receive a higher evaluation from the Goddess of Wisdom and obtain sufficient rewards.

Lin Yuan understood his priorities clearly. This world was merely a stop along his journey.

Once his twenty years of residence were over, he would still have to return to the Universe Human Alliance.

"Let's continue comprehending."

After pondering for a moment, Lin Yuan closed his eyes and entered a state of enlightenment once more.

This trip to the Great Li Capital had helped Lin Yuan tremendously.

The countless martial arts collected by the Martial Hall, along with the various wondrous techniques mastered by martial artists across the land,

were catalyzed by Heaven-Defying Comprehension, causing endless flashes of insight to erupt within Lin Yuan's mind as he steadily advanced toward the realm beyond the Mythic Realm.

Time passed.

Eight years flew by in an instant.

As time went on, the true origins of the Mysterious Monk who had torn through the Great Li Imperial Palace were finally revealed to the world.

Huizhen, Buddha's Disciple of Great Zen Temple.

Back then, outside the Imperial Palace, Lin Yuan's words—"This humble monk is Huizhen"—had been heard by many.

Furthermore, Great Zen Temple had long distributed portraits of Buddha's Disciple to temples throughout the land, and Lin Yuan had also appeared at several Martial Arts Tournaments held in the Great Li Capital.

Comparing the two, the truth was not difficult to infer.

The direct consequence of the Mysterious Monk's identity being exposed

was that Great Zen Temple became lively.

At the foot of Shaoshi Mountain, large numbers of martial artists arrived every day, drawn by his reputation.

The Mysterious Monk had only stayed in the Great Li Capital for a year before vanishing without a trace. Many guessed that he had likely returned to Great Zen Temple.

The many martial artists who came to Great Zen Temple wanted only to catch a glimpse of Lin Yuan.

After all, Lin Yuan was publicly acknowledged as a Great Grandmaster, and several Masters had even called him the greatest Great Grandmaster in history.

In literature, there was no true first; in martial arts, there was no true second.

For every Master to recognize him without voicing a single doubt, there could be only one explanation.

That Buddha's Disciple Huizhen was truly unimaginably powerful.

He had beaten every Master into submission.

That was what attracted so many martial artists.

Even if they could not meet him, merely seeing him from afar would be wonderful. What if they were lucky enough to catch the eye of that nameless monk?

Wouldn't such an opportunity be even greater than a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate?

As for possibly having to shave one's head and become a monk after being favored by Buddha's Disciple—if it meant entering the Grandmaster Realm, let alone becoming a monk, even severing all emotions and desires was something countless people would willingly do.

On the narrow mountain path of Shaoshi Mountain, a Burly Man carrying a heavy sword advanced slowly.

Behind the Burly Man followed a young man in his twenties.

"Master, Master."

"Did you come here to challenge Buddha's Disciple again?"

The young man asked curiously as they walked.

The Burly Man carrying the heavy sword was the South Sea Sword Saint.

If a Master had been present, he would have noticed that the South Sea Sword Saint's aura was profound and distant. Looking directly into his eyes, one could sense Mental Energy as sharp as a blade.

Great Grandmaster.

The South Sea Sword Saint had already taken that step and become a Great Grandmaster.

In any other era, the birth of a Great Grandmaster would have been an earth-shaking event.

People would come from all directions to offer congratulations.

Tens of thousands would bow their heads.

Those were merely the basics.

Yet the South Sea Sword Saint found it all dull and meaningless.

Ever since sparring with Lin Yuan eight years ago, the South Sea Sword Saint had understood that there was always someone stronger, and a higher heaven beyond the sky.

So what if he was a Great Grandmaster?

Before that Buddha's Disciple, even a Great Grandmaster would die.

"I merely came to take a look."

The South Sea Sword Saint shook his head.

"And do not compare your master to that Buddha's Disciple."

"That Buddha's Disciple ceased being a Great Grandmaster eight years ago."

The South Sea Sword Saint drew a deep breath and spoke in a low voice.

Suddenly.

The South Sea Sword Saint's expression changed drastically.

He abruptly raised his head and looked toward the summit of Shaoshi Mountain, in the direction of Great Zen Temple.

Buzz!!! A terrifying aura began to tremble, sweeping across all of Shaoshi Mountain in an instant.

It then spread outward in every direction at an exceedingly terrifying speed.

"That is...?"

The South Sea Sword Saint's face turned pale.

In his perception, an aura as vast as the ocean rose from the depths of Great Zen Temple, illuminating the world like a blazing sun.

"Finally... finally, I succeeded."

On the third floor of the Scripture Storage Pavilion, Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes and rose to his feet, walking out of the pavilion.

After nearly ten years, he had finally entered the realm beyond the Mythic Realm.

Outside the Scripture Storage Pavilion.

The Long Eyebrow Old Monk, the Abbot, and the various Courtyard Heads had long been waiting.

The disturbance caused by Lin Yuan's breakthrough was simply too great. Even the South Sea Sword Saint halfway up the mountain had sensed it, let alone the many monks within Great Zen Temple.

"Buddha's Disciple."

"Greetings, Buddha's Disciple."

Upon seeing Lin Yuan emerge from the Scripture Storage Pavilion, the Long Eyebrow Old Monk and the others immediately bowed.

"Mm."

Lin Yuan nodded, in quite a good mood.

"Buddha's Disciple, your strength should have surpassed the Great Grandmaster Realm, correct?"

After hesitating for a moment, Abbot Hui Yuan asked tentatively.

He had suspected this long ago, but he had never been certain. Great Grandmasters had been the ceiling of martial artists since ancient times, and surpassing them was easier said than done.

But after sensing the disturbance from Lin Yuan's breakthrough just now,

even Abbot Hui Yuan, no matter how foolish he was, realized something.

That vast and mighty aura was something even ten or a hundred Great Grandmasters could never compare to.

As for why Abbot Hui Yuan knew this so clearly, it was because the Long Eyebrow Old Monk had also successfully advanced into the Great Grandmaster Realm a year earlier.

"More or less."

Lin Yuan's gaze was calm as he answered indifferently.

"You really surpassed the Great Grandmaster Realm?"

Although they had long been prepared for it, Abbot Hui Yuan and the other two still felt stormy waves rise in their hearts.

The Holy Monk, now a Great Grandmaster himself, had even more complicated thoughts. He had watched Lin Yuan rise step by step with his own eyes, and more than ten years ago, he had even instructed him as his master.

"What is above the Great Grandmaster Realm like?"

Abbot Hui Yuan asked, his voice trembling.

The others immediately stared at Lin Yuan with burning eyes.

Although they could never reach Lin Yuan's height, and even becoming Great Grandmasters was a distant hope, merely hearing of it would already surpass the achievements of those Great Grandmasters who had dominated their eras throughout history.

"Above the Great Grandmaster Realm lies the Mythic Realm. Inner qi is elevated into 'Yuan Power.'"

Lin Yuan patiently introduced the many wonders of the Mythic Realm.

After speaking, Lin Yuan paused briefly before continuing, "I have not yet decided what the realm above the Mythic Realm should be called, but by fusing Qi and Blood with the mind, one can sense the workings of heaven and earth."

"Hm?"

"Above the Mythic Realm?"

Abbot Hui Yuan and the others were deeply shaken, unable to react for a long while.

They had just been immersed in the many inconceivable aspects of the Mythic Realm, imagining all the characteristics of that realm, when Lin Yuan mentioned a realm beyond the Mythic Realm? Could it be that this young Buddha's Disciple before them was already beyond the Mythic Realm? Otherwise, how could he know the wonders of the realm above it?

Afterward, Lin Yuan rarely showed such patience as he explained a few more things before sending Abbot Hui Yuan and the others away.

It was not that Lin Yuan did not wish to say more.

It was simply that without the necessary realm, no amount of explanation would be useful.

On the contrary, it would affect their cultivation.

"It should have reached its limit."

Lin Yuan pondered for a while. At this moment, he could faintly sense a pressure descending from heaven and earth.

His current realm had already reached the utmost limit of this world. Going further was not impossible with Heaven-Defying Comprehension, but Lin Yuan did not have enough time left.

"Almost done."

Inside the Scripture Storage Pavilion, Lin Yuan looked at the dozens of books piled before him.

They recorded the detailed process of advancing from the Postnatal Realm to the Mythic Realm and even beyond the Mythic Realm.

Of course, the deeper the Martial Path became, the more obscure and difficult it was for ordinary people to comprehend.

That was also why Lin Yuan had been unwilling to explain things in detail to Abbot Hui Yuan and the others.

However, if Great Zen Temple produced an extraordinarily talented disciple in the future, someone with even one ten-thousandth of Lin Yuan's talent, these books could point him in the right direction.

Still, if that day ever came, it would likely be hundreds or thousands of years from now.

After entering the realm beyond the Mythic Realm, Lin Yuan stopped cultivating and began traveling through mountains and rivers instead.

Even so, he could feel the pressure of heaven and earth growing stronger, leaving him as uncomfortable as a stranded whale.

Several months later.

Lin Yuan suddenly opened his eyes.

Because...

The Door of Myriad Worlds deep within his mind suddenly shone brilliantly.

The first instance had ended~ The pacing was a little fast. What did everyone think?