First Grade True Meaning Transcendent

Swallowed Star world.

Taichu Secret Realm, inside a dim, quiet room.

Zhou Lin stared unblinkingly at the book before him, carefully savoring the artistic conception within.

"Difficult, it is truly too difficult."

It was unknown how much time had passed; only a helpless sigh echoed in the quiet room. Zhou Lin had taken a nap a short while ago, and upon waking, he had transmigrated here.

The era was still extremely far from Luo Feng's birth; he couldn't even cling to a powerful figure if he wanted to. As for his peers in the Genius Battle, there was the illustrious Kedi.

If nothing unexpected happened, Zhou Lin would likely watch Kedi soar, clearing the Primal Tongtian Mountain in all three stages and becoming a titled marquis during the World Lord period, witnessing the other's supreme glory.

As for himself, he would likely have no fame in later generations.

It was possible he would die before even becoming an Immortal.

What was most terrifying was that Zhou Lin had not inherited the original body's talent or memories. Although the two shared the exact same name, their talents were worlds apart.

The era of Kedi was hundreds of thousands of years earlier than King Zhenyan.

By the era of Luo Feng, King Zhenyan had already been cultivating in Chaos City for hundreds of millions of years. If Zhou Lin did not break through to become an Immortal, he would never live to see that era.

Especially without the predecessor's memories, even though he relied on his Cosmic level mindset and his physical body could recover quite a bit, in terms of strength...

He might not even be as good as Nuolanshan.

Fading into obscurity would be the best-case scenario; what awaited him was likely death during some mission, or simply dying of old age when his time came.

Zhou Lin was unwilling to accept this. Having finally transmigrated, was he to just weather away with time without witnessing the infinite wonders of this world?

He wanted to become stronger, to stand at the pinnacle of the universe, and even the Origin World.

Ding!

[Host discovered. Worldview detected as Origin World. System binding successful.]

[Host has received a Newbie Gift Pack. Open it?]

Hearing the ding in his mind, Zhou Lin had initially thought it was the sound of an artificial intelligence, but the subsequent word "system" filled him with immense joy.

"Open."

Zhou Lin muttered silently in his heart.

[Opening successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining a random First Grade True Meaning.]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining First-grade Chaotic Hole True Intent.]

[The host can now perceive the rules of the Lord Xue Ying worldview at any time.]

"First Grade True Meaning?" Zhou Lin's mouth twitched. Wasn't this something from Lord Xue Ying?

But he soon discovered the clues.

His internal structure had changed, containing countless particles. In the words of Lord Xue Ying, he was now a First-grade True Intent transcendent.

He could attract the attention of Great Beings—those comparable to a Universe Master—who would take him as a disciple, and he was almost guaranteed to reach the level of a Fourth Heaven Celestial God.

Zhou Lin temporarily set aside his current tasks and began to study the system in earnest.

There were no strange or bizarre missions.

Acquiring cultivation resources was also very simple.

The system had only two simple pages: Prestige and Exchange.

The meaning of Prestige was simple.

The more influence he exerted at different stages of cultivation, and the more shock he caused in others, the more treasures and techniques he would receive.

In other words, he couldn't keep a low profile even if he wanted to.

As for the exchange, it was even simpler. For example, if Zhou Lin had many items he couldn't use, he could throw them into the system to exchange them for treasures of equal value.

"Kedi has already cleared the seventh level of the Tongtian Bridge. Everyone, keep working hard."

Looking at an old email in his inbox, Zhou Lin's expression turned grave. Being able to clear the seventh level of the Tongtian Bridge at the Cosmic level was countless times more monstrous than even Bolan.

One had to know that the difficulty of each level of the Tongtian Bridge was worlds apart. During his time in Chaos City, Bolan had only reached the sixth level.

His peer was such a monster that even if Luo Feng were here, he would be inferior to the other for the vast majority of the time.

Fortunately, Zhou Lin was a First-grade True Intent transcendent.

Zhou Lin looked within himself. There was still a nebula in his Sea of Consciousness, while his physical structure consisted of particles.

"In other words, I can cultivate both systems simultaneously?"

Zhou Lin had thought that after obtaining the First-grade True Intent, his Primordial Universe system would become obsolete, but who would have thought he could cultivate both.

One had to know that the system in Lord Xue Ying allowed for faster cultivation, and its special abilities in the early stages were stronger than those in Swallowed Star at the same level.

For instance, a Great Being could kill an ordinary World Lord or deity from an infinitely distant place just by relying on a name or a thread of karma.

Opening the system panel, Zhou Lin began to investigate carefully.

[Host: Zhou Lin]

[Age: 107]

[Cultivation: Cosmic Level, Saint Level.]

[Reputation: 0]

He had just acquired the First Grade True Meaning and had not even begun any formal cultivation, yet his strength was already at the Saint Level.

This indicated that the systems of the two Origin Worlds were likely interchangeable.

In other words, if Zhou Lin focused his efforts on cultivating to become a Celestial God, his corresponding strength in the other system would likewise elevate to that of a Universe Venerable.

If I recall correctly, the fastest Celestial Gods seem to achieve it in three hundred years.

A three-hundred-year-old Universe Venerable—what kind of concept was that?

However, he currently possessed only the First Grade True Meaning, and condensing it into a God Heart would still be quite difficult. Furthermore, to obtain system rewards, he required sufficient reputation.

For someone at the Cosmic Level, the optimal choice to gain reputation was naturally to challenge the Tongtian Bridge.

That step was too difficult, so the original owner had chosen the Dragon-walking Chaos Tablet.

Moreover, he had to successfully cultivate the Primordial Universe system before he could challenge the Tongtian Bridge, rather than relying on the Chaotic Hole True Intent.

Therefore, Zhou Lin's optimal choice was actually to accept various missions.

As for the Tongtian Bridge, clearing six levels at most would be sufficient.

But before that, he had to improve his strength as quickly as possible.

Every mission was not to be underestimated, as each carried a significant risk factor.

Stepping out of the quiet room, he was met with a vast lawn and an estate covering over a thousand miles, populated by numerous servants and World Lord level guards standing by at all times.

Taking a deep breath of air, Zhou Lin felt incredibly refreshed.

"Your Highness, what brings you out today?"

The speaker was Mìxīng, the leader of Zhou Lin's guard detachment.

He also found it strange; ever since Zhou Lin returned to the Taichu Secret Realm, he had spent almost every day in the quiet room cultivating and was rarely seen outside.

"Just out for a walk."

Zhou Lin walked with his hands behind his back. From his perspective, the rules between heaven and earth seemed to have changed.

A transcendent who had mastered a First Grade True Meaning was essentially guaranteed to become a Fourth Heaven Celestial God, and their grasp of the rules of heaven and earth was extremely sensitive.

Zhou Lin felt that the laws which had once been obscure were now exceptionally clear to comprehend, whether it was Lesser Laws like metal and fire, or Higher Laws like time and space; Zhou Lin could sense them all.

There were also the rules from the Chaotic Void, which Zhou Lin could likewise perceive at any time.

His talent had undergone a complete transformation from that of an ordinary human from Earth; this was the influence brought about by the First Grade True Meaning.

As a member of the Virtual Universe Company, Zhou Lin's strength had long been boosted to the Ninth Stage Cosmic Level through nutrient pods, just a single step away from becoming a Domain Lord.

And the First-grade Chaotic Hole True Intent could also bring about a completely different change in his combat power; he needed neither secret techniques nor weapons.

Relying solely on the Chaotic Hole True Intent, the strength he could unleash far exceeded what was expected of the Cosmic Level.

"Your Highness seems a bit different today."

In the courtyard, Mìxīng observed Zhou Lin from a distance, vaguely sensing that the other had undergone a significant change.