Once he had made up his mind, Lin Yi withdrew his consciousness from the misty virtual world of mountains and waters and returned to his exclusive cultivation room in the Frontier Legion fortress.
He slowly opened his eyes, the thoughtful look in them not yet fully faded.
Senior Sister Qian Huan's advice about concealing his strength, the Spirit Race's unspoken rules, and the opportunity presented by the Registry all circled repeatedly in his mind.
Lin Yi knew that, setting aside external strategies and resources, the foundation of the path of cultivation ultimately lay within himself.
If I rely only on my usual comprehension and use no external treasures that accelerate insight, Lin Yi silently calculated, it will take an estimated three hundred and eighty years to fully comprehend the Water Rule and successfully merge it with my existing Five-Fold Domain to form a Six-Fold Domain.
The figure made his brows knit slightly.
And that estimate did not include the time required to merge the rules.
Going from five layers to six was no simple matter of addition. He would have to introduce the Water Rule safely into an already extremely complex and precise Five-Fold balance. The difficulty was easy to imagine.
And that's only six layers.
Lin Yi continued his calculations. Comprehending the Fire Rule and forming a Seventh Layer Domain afterward will take an estimated five hundred and seventy years.
Choosing either the Earth Rule or Wood Rule to comprehend and merge into it, forming an Eight-Fold Domain, will take around eight hundred and fifty years.
Finally, I'll need to comprehend and merge the remaining basic rule, reaching the theoretical limit at the Star Core Level: a domain with all nine rules fully mastered.
Lin Yi took a deep breath. *That will take an estimated one thousand two hundred