Lin Yun wasn't in the mood to care about the others and hurriedly returned to his residence. After activating the array, he immediately entered the Natural Demiplane.
Now, in the center of the Natural Demiplane, the platform at the peak of the pillar was already covered with numerous truth runes. Apart from the few that had been comprehended and fused with the pillar, the rest were all there.
Looking at these 108,000 truth runes, the terrifying aura of mysteries already formed an independent space at the peak of the pillar. These auras kept condensing into data or formulas, and some even evolved into special Magic Tools.
It was just like the peak of the Heaven Pillar Mountain, there was a constantly changing illusion. After entering, Lin Yun felt as if he was wrapped in a boundless sea of mysteries. His Magic Array would automatically start operating on its own, but it would instantly crash.
The huge mysteries here made the Magic Array stop operating in an instant.
After hastily withdrawing from the peak of the pillar, Lin Yun bitterly smiled. He had been continuously copying and carving over the past three months, carving all the truth runes on the peak of the pillar.
The power contained in such a huge truth rune was enough to change the topography of the Pillar of Sky Mountains.
It originally looked like an ordinary mountain peak, but now, it had turned into a kilometer-wide flat platform. The surface was smooth and even had a wisp of metallic luster. Close to 108,000 truth runes filled the entire platform, there was simply no place for Lin Yun to step on.
Floating in the air, Lin Yun bitterly smiled as he took out the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel. The Magic Array had crashed and he couldn't use it now. If he wanted to study it, he could only use something else, and the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel was the best choice.
He chose a truth rune at the edge and immediately started using the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel to deduce and decipher it. In less than an hour, that truth rune was completely deciphered and the mysteries contained within were grasped by Lin Yun.
As Lin Yun comprehended it, that truth rune merged with the pillar and disappeared.
Suddenly, Lin Yun 'expression changed as he looked at the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel with bewilderment.
The True Dew Rune only had data on the periphery, and the mysteries on the periphery could be deduced with the help of Magic Tools. The true core mysteries could only be calculated, deduced, and researched by mages themselves.
But just now, he used the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel to research a truth rune!
Lin Yun clearly understood what this meant. If he could use a Magic Tool to decipher and research a complete truth rune, his research speed would be a few times faster than before!
After using the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel to study another truth rune, Lin Yun sighed in relief. He was finally sure of one thing.
Artisans would indeed reach a limit after researching truth runes. Before their overall alchemy attainments increased, researching truth runes would be like building a building without a foundation, they simply wouldn't be able to stand up.
It was like inviting a Master Alchemist to research truth runes. If they had enough time, they might need at least ten years to research the first truth rune. And during that time, their alchemy skills might increase even more than the mysteries contained within the truth runes.
Lin Yun suddenly recalled that in the future records of truth runes, no one had been able to research 108,000 truth runes. Ordinary Artisans would reach their limit after researching a few hundred truth runes and wouldn't be able to research new truth runes.
And the Artisans that researched the most truth runes seemed to have only researched a bit over a thousand truth runes, and that had taken many years to accumulate.
At the peak of Noscent, Saint Alchemists also researched truth runes, but it was recorded that they only researched a bit over ten thousand truth runes. When the Whisper Crystal thoroughly disappeared, the research of truth runes fell to rock bottom.
As he thought of the Whisper Crystal's evil nature and the fact that the Whisper Crystal's truth runes couldn't be completely copied, Lin Yun suddenly understood.
The countless Artisans weren't researching truth runes because of their alchemy attainments, but rather because of the Whisper Crystal itself!
Don't look at the Whisper Crystal calmly floating there, the evil nature of that thing made Lin Yun give up on the idea of coming into contact with it. He couldn't use a Magic Tool to research it, and the research difficulty was getting higher and higher.
But the truth runes that were copied into the Demiplane could be completely researched and cracked by the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel, and the difficulty was even a bit lower than in the outside world. All of this pointed to one problem, this was all because of the Whisper Crystal.
The Starry Sky College had obtained the Whisper Crystal for many years, but they still didn't have much understanding of truth runes. The mysteries contained in the truth runes they researched one after another might only be a few thousand.
After all, the truth runes researched might be duplicated. It was said to be endless, but in fact, there were only 108,000 truth runes.
If nothing unexpected happened, the Starry Sky College's understanding of truth runes might only be a bit over ten thousand after two millennia.
That was because the power of the Whisper Crystal itself was stopping everything. It was clearly tempting, but it didn't let anyone research truth runes. It even restricted all Magic Tools, and the core part could only rely on the mage's own power. Moreover, no one doubted the bottleneck.
Thus, those truth runes were like bait. They could only see a bit of benefit, but no one could get all the benefits.
Thinking of how sinister the Whisper Crystal was, Lin Yun was even more certain of this point.
Lin Yun hid in the Demiplane and researched for over a day. In over a day, he researched a dozen truth runes.
On the next day, he pondered for a bit and decided to stay in the Demiplane to research, but it would be very easy for others to see through him. After all, the matter of copying 108,000 truth runes couldn't be exposed.
If the Starry Sky College knew of this method, they might spare no expense to capture him and get those 108,000 truth runes.
Lin Yun walked out and found a crystal table in a remote corner before starting his new research. The Ten Thousand Spell Wheel stayed at the peak of the Demiplane and kept analyzing truth runes while Lin Yun researched on the crystal table.
What the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel deduced was crucial data. The truly important part still had to be deduced by Lin Yun himself. But with the help of the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel, Lin Yun used the most complicated part of the calculations. This undoubtedly saved him a lot of time.
Lin Yun hid in the most remote place and the other Artisans simply didn't pay attention to him. After all, time was precious, who would pay attention to Lin Yun's research? At most, they would see Lin Yun hiding in a remote corner every time they took a break and show a disdainful expression.
Time quickly passed and another three months passed. Half a year of research was about to come to an end, but Lin Yun had already stopped researching a few days ago.
Because he had already reached his limit. He had completely researched 1,800 truth runes, and this was his true limit. It wasn't the limit under the influence of the Whisper Crystal.
During these three months, Lin Yun had already probed and continued researching the truth runes on the Whisper Crystal. At most, he would be able to research 500-600 truth runes, and he might not be able to research 500 in half a year.
The mysteries contained within 1,800 truth runes sharply increased Lin Yun's strength in the field of alchemy. At least in theory, he had already reached the peak of the Artisan realm.
It would take a very long time for the mysteries contained within these 1,800 truth runes to be used in alchemy. After all, this was the same as knowing how to craft the Reedpush Plate but not being able to craft it.
There were still three days left, so Lin Yun didn't continue researching and instead entered the Demiplane.
The 1,800 truth runes had already fused with the peak of the mountain, and there was a small area on the peak of the mountain that didn't have any runes. It also became the only place Lin Yun could set his foot on.
And the Demiplane's changes were even greater. The biggest change of the 1,800 truth runes was the peak of the mountain. The peak had already risen to over 5,000 meters, and the entire mountain was no longer made of ordinary mountain rocks. It had the tendency to transform into crystal or metal. There were even some simple patterns appearing on the surface of the mountain.
The Demiplane expanded once again to a few hundred kilometers. This wasn't a small expansion, but most of the changes had evolved to the essence of the Demiplane.
The entire continent was no longer flat, but rather, the west was the highest and the east was the lowest. The western part of the continent was the thickest. Similarly, the western part of the sea had also become a bit narrower, while the eastern part had become wider.
Hurricanes and lightning kept wreaking havoc on the sea and countless changes started appearing in the sea. Only through changes could lifeforms evolve, and this process had been sped up by who knew how many times. In the northwest corner of the Demiplane, that mana lake had been in a dried-up state recently.
In a short three months, the Mana Vines had already expanded four to five times, but they still couldn't keep up with the Demiplane's mana consumption. In the northwest corner of the Demiplane, there was a dark green wall stretching over twenty kilometers. It rose from the ground and pierced into the sky before disappearing into the endless void.
The mana devoured by the Mana Vines condensed into a waterfall that flowed down the vines and poured into the mana lake. But the surging mana seemed to disappear as it flowed into the mana lake. That mana had already been used by the Demiplane.
With the current scale of the Mana Vines, even if a small void energy storm appeared in the endless void outside the Demiplane, it would be devoured by the Mana Vines.
And with these Mana Vines, it was bound to be impossible to form an energy storm in the endless void outside the Demiplane, because the energy was always devoured and torn apart by the Mana Vines. They simply couldn't accumulate.
On the southern side of the continent, volcanoes had already formed a group of volcanoes. The blazing flames didn't destroy the environment. Instead, because of the heat, the southern side of the continent mutated into several hundred new plants. There were even some lifeforms that could use simple fire elements in the vicinity of the volcanoes.
As for the northern side, a large ice ocean was formed. Ice stretched for several dozen kilometers and condensed on the ocean, turning the northernmost side into a flat ice field. There were also fist-sized snow-white Elemental lifeforms being nurtured on the ice field. This was something that could easily be nurtured in an extreme environment.
The biggest benefit wasn't just the nurturing of some Elemental lifeforms. These Elemental lifeforms were the easiest embryonic forms to nurture.
The biggest benefit was that the continent had become thicker. The western horizon was already three kilometers higher than the eastern horizon. The earth was stable and there would be no earthquakes or other changes.
And with a stable environment, the extreme north and south environments would produce convection. As the sea's moisture evaporated, the continent's water cycle would take shape. Moreover, the northern and southern heat and cold currents would periodically strengthen or weaken. The four seasons would clearly appear in the center of the continent.
This was an immeasurable benefit to the diversity of species. The most important aspect of the Demiplane's biological development might have become the fastest.
And in the sky, the God Fire Ember that had been revolving in a circle, acting as the Demiplane's sun, was now moving in a different trajectory.
The God Fire Ember would rise from the eastern end of the Demiplane before descending from the western end and starting revolving around the entire Demiplane.
When the sun rose, it would be daytime, and when the God Fire Ember fell to the western end, the Demiplane would sink into darkness. At that time, the most important pillar would emit a faint multicolored light, preventing the Demiplane from sinking into complete darkness.
The most obvious benefit of the change between day and night was that the Light Law and the Darkness Law were being nurtured in the Demiplane. And Lin Yun, who was closely related to the Demiplane, could start coming in contact with the Light Law and the Darkness Law ahead of time. Even if he couldn't comprehend them, he could already build a foundation as the Demiplane evolved.
The Eternal Dark Gold buried in the Demiplane also thoroughly merged with the Demiplane as it upgraded. The Eternal Dark Gold's characteristics were also inherited by the Demiplane, and the Demiplane's spatial barrier had already reached an unimaginable level.
Even if he told others the coordinates of the Demiplane, no one would be able to open a Planar Path using the same method.
Lin Yun's comprehension of the Space Law also rapidly progressed as the Demiplane grew.
Standing on the platform at the peak of the pillar, Lin Yun was standing on the only place he could land his feet on. Numerous truth runes were curling around him, and countless runes and formulations kept flickering above the platform.
Lin Yun closed his eyes, and it seemed that his breathing was fused with the entire Natural Demiplane.
Three days later, Lin Yun slowly opened his eyes and several hundred silver-white law runes appeared around his body. These silver-white law runes kept changing from a deep, void-like color to a silver-white color. The space around Lin Yun seemed to be distorting.
Then, over eighty thousand law runes appeared around Lin Yun. Then, these law runes exploded and reverted to the most basic runes.
Close to a million runes were like endless stars curling around Lin Yun's body. Then, Lin Yun opened his mouth and chanted a strange syllable. In an instant, over a million runes started colliding and fusing together.
Law runes formed from 16 runes as a foundation began to appear!
These were the most perfect and sturdy basic law runes' structure. In less than three minutes, all the runes disappeared and only 64,000 perfect and sturdy basic law runes were curling around Lin Yun.
A wheel shadow appeared behind Lin Yun and those law runes transformed into a flood that entered that dozen-meter-tall huge wheel.
In an instant, Lin Yun's aura was like a cool breeze as he easily advanced.
2nd Rank of the Heaven realm!
Sensing his own aura, Lin Yun smiled. This was a natural advancement, there was no reluctance. He had spent half a year comprehending truth runes and upgrading his Demiplane. With his law comprehension and the Demiplane's nourishment, advancing to the 2nd Rank of the Heaven realm was a very easy matter.
After completing his advancement, half a year had passed and Lin Yun instantly disappeared from the Demiplane.
When Lin Yun left his residence, many Artisans were still taking advantage of the last opportunity to continue researching, hoping to research one more truth rune.
Zeith had already appeared once again, but when he saw Lin Yun, he felt his heart fiercely shivering.
'He was scared …
'Heavens, that monster Mafa Merlin actually advanced again!
'It only took half a year, heavens, he wasn't a Heaven Rank powerhouse half a year ago, but he has already advanced to the 2nd Rank now …
'Who can tell me what's going on? Is that monster really the reincarnation of a God?
'It took me over a hundred and thirty years to advance to the 2nd Rank of the Heaven Rank. Even so, I would be considered a genius in the Starry Sky College. But that guy advanced to the Heaven Rank in his thirties.
'Moreover, he advanced again half a year later. I must have sensed wrong, that's right, it must be like this, I must have sensed wrong …'
Zeith was in a daze and tried to convince himself that he had sensed wrong.
After all, the first three ranks of the Heaven Rank were fine, but going from the 3rd Rank to the 4th Rank was a huge threshold. Moreover, the 5th Rank was a huge leap.
Even if Extraordinary Power couldn't sense Lin Yun's rank and couldn't break through Lin Yun's shield without being sensed by Lin Yun, the Heaven Rank powerhouses' instincts were enough to sense the threat Lin Yun posed to them. From this, they could judge the other side's strength.
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