Chapter 1487

Of course, this speed is still terrifying compared to other Main Gods.

The other Main Gods haven't even touched time yet.

The rule of time is stronger than any law.

And it seems there may be no such thing as a time law at all.

"Let's wait until next month to see what changes."

Lin Yan murmured.

Lin Yan first returned to his divine realm and spent several days with Vivi La and the Goddess of Eternal Night.

As the years passed, Vivi La and the Goddess of Eternal Night grew increasingly attached to Lin Yan.

They also discovered that whenever Lin Yan left the divine realm and returned from the starry void, it felt as if he had been separated from them for countless eons, making them cherish their time together even more.

They did not know that when Lin Yan performed time reversal, he truly rewound to ages beyond count; though he could only observe, unable to intervene or enter history, traces of time clung to him.

This temporal resonance created an illusion that Lin Yan had truly been born from ages beyond count.

Each time he performed time reversal, Lin Yan also seemed to have endured endless eons.

In these reversals, Lin Yan's understanding of time grew ever deeper, his demeanor ever more profound, and his mindset ever more steady.

"Lord Yan, Venerable Tianlan has come to visit."

One day, Lin Yan received a report from a small sprite.

For the past tens of thousands of years, Venerable Tianlan had been guarding the Pantheon of Ten Thousand Gods for Lin Yan, managing countless affairs of the Heavenly Realm.

Of course, she did not need to handle every matter personally, as the number of gods serving the Pantheon of Ten Thousand Gods had grown immensely.

"Let her in."

Lin Yan said.

Soon, the passage to the divine realm opened.

Venerable Tianlan walked in, still as youthful and charming as ever, her face lit with a radiant smile—clearly, seeing Lin Yan made her very happy.

"Please sit."

Lin Yan gestured to the chair across from him.

Now, he often resided high in the divine realm, on a platform with an excellent view, from which one could even see the entire world.

The platform was crafted from white jade-like material, and upon it grew a winding, twisting tree, beneath which Lin Yan frequently sat, silently overlooking the world.

Although Venerable Tianlan had a very close relationship with Lin Yan, she had not yet made any tangible progress with him, unlike Vivi La and the others.

She still observed proper etiquette; after greeting Lin Yan, she sat gracefully across from him.

Come to think of it, Lin Yan's time power originally came from her.

Venerable Tianlan said: "Lord Yan, during these tens of thousands of years guarding the Pantheon of Ten Thousand Gods, I have gained greatly."

Lin Yan looked at her.

Venerable Tianlan paused, then cut straight to the point without circumlocution:

"I feel my accumulation is sufficient—I have a good chance of breaking through to Main God. So I've come to ask for your opinion."

So that was it.

The Heavenly Realm, after Lin Yan's reorganization, no longer harvested ordinary gods every ten thousand years as before; its development over these tens of thousands of years had been extraordinarily rapid.

Compared to tens of thousands of years ago, the number of gods had increased several-fold!

Coupled with the continuous flourishing of the starry void, even previously minor laws had grown stronger, becoming laws capable of supporting Main Gods.

In other words, the Heavenly Realm could now accommodate far more Main Gods than tens of thousands of years ago.

Yet, not a single Law Lord had yet attempted to break through to Main God.

Because all the Law Lords were uncertain of Lin Yan's intentions.

After all, Lin Yan was now the de facto king of the Heavenly Realm; the Law Lords dared not act until they were certain of his stance.

Having waited countless years, they were in no hurry—they remained in cautious observation.

After all, their relationship with Lin Yan was not like Venerable Tianlan's; Lin Yan was not someone they could simply visit at will.

Over the past tens of thousands of years, countless Law Lords had worked especially hard for the Pantheon of Ten Thousand Gods.

Their sole purpose was to leave a favorable impression on Lin Yan!

Lin Yan looked at Venerable Tianlan and asked: "You still choose the Wind Law?"

Venerable Tianlan nodded: "Yes, Lord Yan. The Wind Law has grown immensely powerful. Becoming a Main God through the Wind Law will ensure a strong future."

Lin Yan said: "Go ahead and break through. Don't worry about anything else."

Only Lin Yan could say such a thing.

Hearing this, Venerable Tianlan's face brightened; her gaze toward Lin Yan grew even more filled with emotion.

Originally, when Lin Yan removed the time power from her, Venerable Tianlan had already developed feelings for him over tens of thousands of years.

Over these tens of thousands of years, those feelings had fully transformed into love—but she had never joined his divine system, and now that Lin Yan had become a Main God, the gap in status between them had widened, leaving her without an opportunity to confess.

In truth, she could have waited longer to accumulate more before attempting to break through.

But deep inside, hadn't she hoped that becoming a Main God herself would narrow the gap with Lin Yan, giving her the chance to declare her love?

"Thank you."

Venerable Tianlan said no more; some words need not be spoken repeatedly.

She left Lin Yan's divine realm and began preparing to break through to Main God.

"I must uncover his origins as soon as possible."

Lin Yan murmured.

Given the current prosperity of the Heavenly Realm, it may soon trigger the "mechanism" that awakens the shadow, Su Xing.

Once Venerable Tianlan becomes a Main God, other Law Lords will likely be stirred to action.

Once the Main Deities begin to emerge one after another, the prosperity of Heaven Realm is expected to reach new heights.

The "mechanism" triggering the awakening of that shadow has already been lowered; his awakening is not far off.

Lin Yan made no attempt to suppress the prosperity of Heaven Realm.

There was no need; it was bound to come eventually.

Moreover, the longer time passed, the more power Xihua lost from the Dark Abyss Prison.

In Lin Yan's plan to confront that shadow, Xi Hua, who had sat motionless for years beside the cliff in the Dark Abyss Prison—or rather, Xi Hua's corpse now—was also crucial.

If the scheme were well laid, striking the shadow sooner would give Lin Yan greater certainty of success.