Reunion after Two Thousand Five Hundred Years

As the natural rhythm of time flowing around him slowly subsided, Lin Yi's silver-gray eyes gradually regained their clarity, but deep within them remained a trace of profound depth, as if he had seen through the long river of time.

"The law of time, 100%."

Lin Yi silently sensed the flawless imprint of the law of time deep within his soul, and an unprecedented sense of control arose spontaneously.

He felt that with just a thought, he could subtly manipulate the temporal fabric of a region.

Previous speculation about the resurrection Star Core level has now become a certainty.

"Next, it's about the Space Rule." Lin Yi's thoughts sank into the Purple Mist Space.

He quickly assessed the remaining resources and thought to himself, "The remaining Spiritual Enlightenment Qi should be barely enough for someone who has reached the 1% entry level in the Space Law."

With this in mind, Lin Yi decided to go all out and immediately begin his closed-door cultivation to break through to the next level.

But just as he was about to activate his Spiritual Enlightenment Qi, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Although there are new crystal cores in the White Mist Layer, exploration and hunting both take time, and we'd better be careful with our Spiritual Enlightenment Qi." Lin Yi's eyes flashed. "Edith was able to bring in treasures like the Tree of Time Sprout by exploiting a bug, but what about the others? Especially those who cultivate the Space Rule."

He immediately thought of those geniuses who specialized in Space Rule, especially the three geniuses from the Spirit Race.

The Spirit Race has a profound foundation, and they might possess treasures similar to those that can assist in breaking through Space Law. Even if the effect is not as good as the "Tree of Time Sprout," as long as it can save some Spiritual Enlightenment Qi, it's still a gain.

"Let's ask first."

Lin Yi stood up, pushed open the stone door of the quiet room, and walked out.

His appearance immediately drew everyone's attention.

"Team leader!"

Brother Lin Yi!

Edith, Green Leaf, Hui Yao, and other members quickly gathered around, and the other prodigies also stopped their cultivation, looking at them with burning eyes.

"That was"

Edith stared intently at Lin Yi with her blue eyes. Although she already had the answer in her heart, she couldn't help but ask.

Lin Yi nodded and calmly said, "Fortunately, my understanding of the Time Law has improved slightly, just reaching perfection."

Although it was expected, everyone still gasped when they heard the word "perfect" with their own ears, and then offered their congratulations.

Congratulations to the team leader!

"The laws of time are perfected! The realm of gods!"

Edith gave Lin Yi a deep look: Star Core level, Time Law perfected!

He thought to himself, "If this news gets back to the outside world, I wonder what kind of shock it will cause."

Edith felt excited just thinking about that scene.

After receiving congratulations, Lin Yi raised his hand to suppress the commotion and got straight to the point. "Now that the Law of Time is complete, I need to focus all my efforts on breaking through the Space Rule to the Law Realm. I came out today to ask everyone, especially those of you who specialize in the Space Rule."

His gaze swept across the crowd, lingering for a moment on the few Space Rule cultivators before finally settling on the three Spirit Race.

"I need treasures that can assist in comprehending the Space Law, or help in breaking through to the Law Realm. The type doesn't matter, as long as it's effective. In exchange, I can pay a corresponding share of Purified Source Essence, or promise future compensation," Lin Yi stated directly. "Anyone who has such items and is willing to exchange can make their suggestions now."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Treasures that aid in breakthroughs using higher-level laws are already rare, and those that can be brought into the Myriad Secret Realm are even rarer.

Most people shook their heads to indicate no.

However, among the Spirit Race's prodigies, a gentle and serene female Spirit Race stepped forward and said softly, "Leader, I... I have something here that might be useful to you."

Swish.

All eyes immediately turned to her.

Lin Yi also looked at her and recognized her as "Ai Lan". She was ranked around 150th in strength within the camp. She came from a Spirit Race of the Spirit Race with an immortal god in charge. She mainly cultivated Space Rule and was usually quite low-key.

Ai Lan blushed slightly under everyone's gaze, but still deftly took out a palm-sized, semi-transparent jade box from her bracelet.

Lin Yi immediately noticed that the surface of the box had a natural spatial ripple texture.

Ai Lan opened the box. Inside was a soft, silver velvet mat, and on the mat lay a small, translucent insect, entirely silver-white in color and shaped like a silkworm, but with tiny, intermittent cracks on its surface.

This insect was only the length of a finger, with a faint aura, yet it emitted pure and profound fluctuations of Space Law.

"These are the larvae hatched from the first eggs of the Space-Rift Butterfly," Ai Lan explained. "Our family was fortunate enough to obtain a few eggs that are about to hatch. This insect feeds on spatial energy, but its larvae, when consumed, can greatly enhance one's perception of spatial fluctuations for a short period of time, providing a certain boost to breaking through to the Space Law Realm."

"Because there's a risk of death when the eggs pass through the secret realm passage, I brought more than four, and luckily three hatched successfully. After consuming two myself, my Space Rule successfully broke through to the law level. I kept this last one, intending to leave it for future generations of my family or exchange it for other resources."

She paused, looked at Lin Yi, and said sincerely, "The team leader has done so much for us. Please accept this Space-Rift Butterfly larva as a token of my appreciation. It is absolutely not something you can exchange for it."

Lin Yi looked at the small silver worm that was quietly wriggling in the jade box and could clearly feel the Space Law contained within it.

This is exactly what he needs right now.

Ai Lan made it sound simple, but Lin Yi estimated that its value was probably no less than that of Edith's original Tree of Time Sprout.

"This thing is too precious; I can't take it for free." Lin Yi shook his head and said seriously, "According to market prices, treasures like this that can assist in breaking through to higher-level laws are extremely valuable. I can exchange them with you using future Purified Source Essence, or..."

"Team leader!"

Ai Lan couldn't help but interrupt, "If it weren't for your help, I would still be struggling with soul saturation, let alone breaking through the laws. If you hadn't led us to the Golden Space, I would have already perished in the collapsing blood mist. Moreover, when I was being hunted by the Devouring Race and my life was hanging by a thread, it was you who saved me!"

"This insect is of little use to me now. If it can lend you a hand, it would be its honor, and my wish. Please accept it!"

Ai Lan remained adamant, her pretty face flushing even more with excitement.

Seeing this, the people around also spoke up.

"Yes, team leader, please accept it."

"Ai Lan is right. Without you, we don't know what would have become of us."

"It's just a worm. If you insist on exchanging it, Ai Lan will truly feel uncomfortable."

Lin Yi looked at Ai Lan, then at everyone else, knowing that further refusal would only be pretentious.

He nodded and solemnly accepted the jade box. "Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony, thank you."

"Um!"

Ai Lan nodded vigorously, a smile appearing on her face.

Edith stood to the side, arms crossed, watching the scene quietly, her blue eyes filled with a complex expression.

Her family's treasure trove contained similar or even better spatial aids, but she hadn't brought them in because her ambition lay in the laws of time and the risks of carrying live insect eggs were too great.

"If only I had known. Sigh, why did I even think about these things?"

She gently shook her head, suppressing a strange emotion welling up inside her.

Lin Yi returned to the quiet room with the jade box.

The larvae of the Space-Rift Butterfly in the box seemed to sense something, raising their heads slightly, and the ripples in the surrounding space became more pronounced.

"Hopefully, this will save some Spiritual Enlightenment Qi."

Without hesitation, Lin Yi picked up the cool, slippery, silvery worm and put it directly into his mouth.

The texture of this thing was rather peculiar, somewhat like the sandworms he had eaten in his previous life. He chewed it a couple of times and then swallowed it.

Instantly, a cool sensation spread throughout his body, eventually converging at the core of his soul, resonating strongly with the Space Rule imprint.

In an instant, Lin Yi felt his perception of the surrounding space become incredibly sharp.

The ubiquitous spatial particles and minute spatial folds in the air were presented to his perception with unprecedented clarity.

"Now!"

Lin Yi's mind sank into the Purple Mist Space, and without hesitation, he activated the remaining Spiritual Enlightenment Qi.

Boom!

The last Spiritual Enlightenment Qi burned fiercely, transforming into a torrent of pure understanding. This perfectly combined with the spatial perception amplification brought by the Space-Rift Butterfly larva, frantically assaulting the final barrier of Space Law.

Countless fragments of spatial mysteries, the secrets of dimensional folding, and the truths of traversing the void surged into Lin Yi's soul at an unprecedented speed, and he rapidly understood and absorbed them.

Deep within his soul, the intricate mark representing the Space Rule began to tremble violently.

0.1% 0.3% 0.7%

Buzz!

At the core of the soul, the spatial imprint suddenly burst forth with a dazzling silver light.

In the radiance, the structure of the mark was completely reorganized, transforming into a Space Law mark that seemed to exist in layers of void.

Although this newly formed imprint of the law is still very weak, its essence is already completely different from the rules themselves.

Space Law: An Introduction

Lin Yi slowly opened his eyes.

The left eye is silver-gray, as if time is flowing; the right eye is silver-white, reflecting the overlapping shadows of the void.

Two distinct yet equally powerful laws coexisted harmoniously within him, subtly resonating with each other and creating a more profound and unpredictable charm.

At this moment, time and space began to intersect in his soul.

Lin Yi could feel that his control over the surrounding space had improved to a whole new level. With a slight thought, he could easily create stable spatial layers or folds in the quiet room.

A slight smile appeared on Lin Yi's lips.

It's done.

Although the Spiritual Enlightenment Qi had been completely depleted, the gains were immense.

With the dual laws of space and time in hand, his strength underwent a qualitative leap.

Lin Yi then got up and left the quiet room again.

This time, the natural fluctuations of the laws emanating from him were even more obscure and profound. The auras of the two superior laws, time and space, intertwined, causing all the geniuses who sensed them to feel a sense of oppression and awe from the depths of their souls.

"Team leader, is it done?"

Edith keenly sensed the difference.

"Hmm." Lin Yi replied succinctly.

No one was surprised; on the contrary, they thought it was only natural.

Lin Yi's gaze swept across the room. Seeing that everyone was present, he said in a deep voice, "We don't have much time left in the Golden Space. Before we leave, there's something important I need to discuss with everyone."

Then, his tone became serious.

"As I said before, by combining the laws of spacetime, we are confident that we can attempt to revive Star Core level life forms. Now, the time has come."

Resurrection!

These two words resounded like thunder in everyone's hearts.

Especially those forty-odd geniuses who had already broken through to the Star Vortex level, and those who were later forced to break through due to their lifespan, their eyes instantly burst forth with fervent light.

"However, there are a few points I need to clarify beforehand."

Lin Yi changed the subject, saying, "The Golden Space is about to close. If the resurrection is not completed within this time, the resurrected will not be able to obtain the Soul Origin imprint of the Golden Space and will lose the qualification to return to cultivate every Epoch in the future."

"Furthermore, everything we've experienced here, including the Purified Source Essence and the existence of the Golden Space, involves too many secrets. Therefore, those prodigies who died at the beginning, after being resurrected by me, must immediately sign Soul Origin Imprint Pact with me to ensure that these secrets are never revealed."

"Finally, as the price for their resurrection, the proportion of Purified Source Essence in their future lives will be adjusted; however, the proportions for you will remain unchanged."

After speaking, Lin Yi's gaze sharpened. "The above three points are prerequisites for resurrection. If anyone is unhappy after the resurrection..."

He smiled and said, "Then I will respect its choice and allow it to return to its eternal slumber."

A deathly silence lasted for a few seconds.

Immediately, a tremendous sound erupted.

"That's only right."

"That's right! They were originally dead, but to have a chance to be resurrected, to continue cultivating, and to obtain the Golden Space opportunity is simply an incredible stroke of luck. Anyone who isn't happy about it is a fool."

"We have no objections; we'll follow the team leader's arrangements."

Everyone expressed their opinions.

It was a desperate gamble for a sliver of hope, and now that hope is within reach, the conditions, though strict, are reasonable and even quite generous.

Refusal? Then you might as well die again.

"Good."

Lin Yi nodded. The requirement from above was his bottom line for resurrecting those geniuses who had died at the hands of the two races from the very beginning. Giving it to them in advance was just a notification, not a discussion.

"Team leader."

But then, Edith suddenly spoke up.

However, instead of objecting to what Lin Yi had just said, she raised an unexpected question.

"Besides the prodigies who died in the secret realm this time, have you ever considered that when the Myriad Secret Realm opened, those prodigies who were also trapped there might also have been resurrected?"

These words shocked everyone present.

In past Epoch, countless prodigies from various races perished in the Myriad Secret Realm?

How terrifying would that number be?

If it really is possible

All eyes immediately focused on Lin Yi.

Lin Yi's heart also stirred.

Can we resurrect the Epoch of the past who perished in the secret realm?

This idea is bold, crazy, yet incredibly tempting.

He pondered for a moment, the silver-gray and silver-white light in his eyes slowly shifting, as if he were deducing some possibility.

The entire Golden Space was completely silent; everyone held their breath, awaiting his decision.

"Edith, your suggestion is very valuable." After a moment, Lin Yi finally spoke, "Theoretically, as long as the Soul Origin imprint hasn't been completely washed away and erased in the River of Time, it's possible for me to resurrect it. However..."

He frowned and continued, "Reversing the River of Time to implement large-scale resurrection has extremely high limitations and comes at a very high cost."

"With my current energy reserves and control over the laws of time, I can at most support my consciousness to travel upstream along the River of Time, tracing back to a complete cosmic Epoch."

"Furthermore, there is a limit to the number of Star Core level life forms I can reliably retrieve and revive with a single Reverse Flow spell. I estimate this limit to be around one thousand. Exceeding this number will put me at risk of serious injury, or even death."

"At last."

At this point, Lin Yi's voice became a few decibels louder.

"Resurrection places an immense burden on the soul. Each time I perform it, my soul enters a prolonged period of exhaustion. For a resurrection Star Core level resurrection, this period of exhaustion can last anywhere from a hundred to a thousand years. During this time, my regular combat power will decrease by at least 30%, and..."

He paused, then uttered words that sent a chill down the spines of all the prodigies, "This kind of exhaustion at the soul level will severely affect the efficiency of my comprehension of laws, and my cultivation of laws will almost stagnate."

My understanding of the principles has stagnated.

For top geniuses who regard cultivation as their life, especially those who have made rapid progress, this is undoubtedly a fatal price to pay.

A solemn expression appeared on everyone's face as they exchanged glances.

Would you trade your cultivation stagnation for a thousand years or more to resurrect a forgotten genius from the past?

Isn't this price a bit too high?

However, Lin Yi had other plans in mind.

Decreased comprehension?

Is your understanding of the laws stagnating?

For him, it didn't matter at all!

His improvement in the laws mainly relied on the transformation of "Spiritual Enlightenment Qi" by the Purple Mist Space, rather than purely on his own comprehension and arduous cultivation.

The fatigue of the soul mainly affects the efficiency of regular cultivation, and has a very limited impact on him.

As for the 30% reduction in combat power, it doesn't really matter. Even with a 30% reduction, he can still instantly kill those Mist Beast.

However, that's not the right way to put it.

Lin Yi's face showed appropriate solemnity and consideration as he slowly said, "Although the price is not small, if the stagnation of cultivation for a period of time can bring back those equally talented geniuses from various races who unfortunately perished here, giving them a second life and opportunity, it might be worthwhile."

As he spoke, he looked at Edith: "Within an Epoch, the Myriad Secret Realm have opened twenty-four times. As far as I know, while the competition for these realms in the past was brutal, there were rarely any organized and extreme encirclements like this one. The average number of prodigies who perished each time was far less than this time. Perhaps the thousand resurrection slots this time will be enough."

"In this way, the Golden Space is too stable. We will return to the White Mist Layer White Mist Layer, and the resurrection will take place there."

"Yes!"

White Mist Layer

Compared to more than half a year ago, the white fog is now much denser and covers a significantly larger area.

The dense fog not only obscures vision and perception, but also makes the disordered nature of its patterns more pronounced.

However, for the current elites who are all at the Law Realm, it doesn't have much of an impact.

Lin Yi selected a flat area back-to-back with several huge white crystals as a temporary campsite.

The group quickly set up simple defensive and warning runes.

"I will attempt a reverse resurrection here," Lin Yi said, standing in the center of the camp to the assembled prodigies. "The process may involve some spatial and temporal disturbances, but don't panic, just remain vigilant."

Edith, Green Leaf, and the others nodded solemnly and spontaneously dispersed, forming a protective circle.

Lin Yi sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes.

As his thoughts sank into the depths of his soul, the imprints of the Space Law lit up simultaneously. Silver-gray and silver-white light intertwined, and a mysterious and unpredictable fluctuation of spacetime began to slowly ripple outward from him.

"Tracing back in time, pinpointing the location."

Lin Yi focused his mind, first locking onto the time anchor point of "the opening of the Myriad Secret Realm this time". Then, his soul perception, like a fish swimming upstream, began to Rewind along the invisible River of Time.

Immediately, the scene before his eyes began to change rapidly, with countless blurry lights and shadows, mixed with countless subtle sounds and fragments of thought.

That is the torrent of information that has settled in the River of Time.

Lin Yi kept his mind focused, the laws of time and space protecting his soul, as he searched for a higher node in the vast river of time.

He saw it very soon.

That was the scene about 2,500 years ago, when the Gray Mist Layer had just begun to open.

Countless points of light scattered through the entrance and fell into the gray world.

Some of the points of light went out quickly after falling in.

"Found it, the first one."

Lin Yi's soul perception locked onto one of the points of light that had just gone out.

He extended his power of spacetime, like the most precise probe, to touch the scene in the last moment before the light went out.

The gray fog churned, reducing visibility to extremely low levels.

A female Spirit Race, clad in standard battle armor and bearing pale green crystal patterns on her forehead, was cautiously probing.

She held a longsword in her hand, shimmering with the aura of Life Rule; it was at the second level of the Domain, which was quite good among Star Core level.

Suddenly, the gray fog behind us violently churned!

A figure covered in dark purple carapace, shaped like a mantis, and exuding an aura that was clearly at the Star Vortex level, pounced out without warning.

Its forelimbs slashed down like scythes, with extreme speed.

The Spirit Race prodigy turned his head in shock, his pupils reflecting the rapidly enlarging, ferocious blade.

She struggled to activate the Rule Armor, but the vast difference between the Star Core and the Star Vortex made the armor as fragile as paper under the opponent's premeditated sneak attack.

Pfft!

A dark purple blade flashed past, and the prodigy's body froze, his life force dissipating rapidly like a extinguished candle flame.

Her eyes held a lingering sense of shock and resentment as she slowly collapsed.

Having successfully launched a sneak attack, the Devouring Race let out a low hiss and quickly disappeared into the gray mist.

Lin Yi anchored the timeline to the instant before he was hit by the attack.

Then.

An invisible force of spacetime traversed a vast distance of time and descended upon this point.

At the same time, the Space Law imprint vibrated, forcibly constructing a Spacetime Corridor between that past point in time and the White Mist Layer camp where Lin Yi was at this moment.

"Return!"

Lin Yi let out a low shout, and his Soul Power and source energy surged out, acting on the anchored figure along the Spacetime Corridor.

In the center of the White Mist Layer, the space in front of Lin Yi was slightly distorted.

First, there's a blurry outline, then a clear torso and limbs, and finally, details of the face and armor.

The whole process may seem slow, but in reality, it takes only a few dozen breaths in the outside world.

Lin Yi took a deep breath, and a glint of silver light from his fingertip entered the woman's brow.

The woman's body trembled slightly, her long eyelashes fluttered a few times, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Those were a pair of clear, bright green eyes, but now they were filled with a sense of bewilderment.

She first saw Lin Yi, who was right in front of her, then the unfamiliar white mist surrounding her, and further out, the crowd of people wearing various armors, exuding extremely powerful auras, who were watching her intently.

Memories suddenly flooded back like a tidal wave.

Gray fog, exploration, deadly sneak attack.

"I... I'm not."

She spoke instinctively, her voice extremely dry, "The Devouring Race."

"Long time no see, Bi Ling."

Looking at the first life he had rescued, Lin Yi felt a sense of accomplishment, even though he was a little tired.

It feels like giving someone a second life, which is really nice.

He looked at Bi Ling before him, a smile appearing on his face. "You did indeed perish, but I brought you back from the past. This is the White Mist Space, deeper within the Myriad Secret Realm. Two thousand five hundred years have passed since your fall."

There will be another chapter tonight, but it won't be until around midnight.