He returned to the Heavenly Palace Inner Hall.
Qin Shujian calmed his mind, then began examining the changes in his Inner World.
Over this period,
unusual disturbances had frequently come from his Inner World.
But he had lacked the time, so he had temporarily suppressed his curiosity.
Now, at last, he had time to examine the changes within it.
He immersed his mind.
Qin Shujian took in the entire Inner World.
Unlike when it had first begun to develop, the Inner World now brimmed with much more vitality.
Countless living beings had been born.
Rules emerged one after another, bringing the world closer to completion.
"It's a pity that so many of the myriad races have vanished. There's no way to witness their heyday in ancient times again.
Otherwise, I would have a chance to comprehend all their rules."
Qin Shujian shook his head regretfully.
At their peak, the myriad races had certainly numbered far more than ten thousand.
But now,
only a little over a thousand races remained.
Had they still been at their peak, comprehending all their rules might not have allowed him to break through to the Dao Fruit level, but it would certainly have allowed him to reach Half-Step Dao Fruit.
Unfortunately,
there were no what-ifs in life.
The decline of the myriad races was inevitable.
Perhaps new races would be born in the years to come.
But that would be a very long time from now.
Suddenly,
Qin Shujian realized he had overlooked something.
"Wait. Even among the myriad races that remain, I haven't comprehended all their rules. I've only comprehended the rules of the Celestial Court's gods.
I haven't truly comprehended the rules of those races that weren't qualified to enter the Celestial Court and receive godhood."
He had only comprehended the rules of