Chapter 369: Descending After Thirty-Four Million Years

After the transformation of the Mind Walker avatar ended, Lin Qing continued to immerse himself in the mystery of "Descending into the Future."

He also tried having the Mind Walker assist him in comprehending the laws of space and time, but perhaps due to the unique soul of the Chaotic being, or the influence of his bloodline's origin, his progress was painfully slow.

A being of Eternal tier was even slower at comprehension than an ordinary low-level Chaotic lifeform!

This was still with the advantage of a Primordial God's avatar—without it, he would have progressed impossibly slowly.

"No wonder Chaotic beings almost never find those who understand the laws of space and time—each relies solely on innate talent to master various space-time abilities. So that's how it is…"

Lin Qing couldn't help but shake his head slightly, and ceased forcing the matter.

After all, the Mind Walker's greatest value to him was amplifying his mental will and enabling various mental techniques—whether he grasped the laws or not was irrelevant.

In the blink of an eye, this tranquil cultivation period had passed another 110,000 years.

"The mystery of 'Descending into the Future' is indeed far more complex…"

The space-time around Lin Qing twisted like a vortex, and deep within the vortex, faint illusory scenes flickered into view.

After a long while, the phenomenon finally faded.

"After 130,000 years, the mystery of 'Descending into the Future' has only reached Minor Mastery—still aided by the semi-finished product Star Spirit Stone Marrow."

Lin Qing mused inwardly, "To truly cultivate it to Perfection, I'd likely need at least a million years—or more. The final bottleneck will be even harder. Fortunately, I have the Star Spirit Stone Marrow…"

This mystery is closely tied to the two other mysteries—Future Sight and Future Body—and must be perfected only after those two are successfully cultivated.

It is also regarded as the most peculiar among the Ten Great Mysteries of the Space-Time Laws.

Such extreme difficulty is only natural.

"Now that I've achieved Minor Mastery of 'Descending into the Future,' I can finally travel to the future to seek traces of the Instant Phantom Spirit Flower."

Lin Qing smiled faintly, and immediately his eyes slowly glowed, revealing layer upon layer of illusory future scenes as he activated the "Future Sight" mystery to probe countless future lines.

With Perfection in Future Sight, observing himself allowed him to glimpse futures within 38 million years.

Simultaneously, he could observe up to 380 of the most probable future lines.

If used on weaker beings, his observation range extended further, and he could perceive even more possibilities.

As for powerful beings beyond his observational limit, he could hardly perceive any related future lines.

Yet now, with the elevated status granted by the Mind Walker, even Eternal beings mostly fell within his observation range—only figures like the Duke, whose life tier approached the ultimate, exceeded his limit.

At this moment, Lin Qing's consciousness continuously seeped through layer upon layer of future lines, probing his own self 38 million years ahead.

"Within 38 million years, among 380 future lines, I achieved Eternity in every single one…"

Lin Qing silently observed his future lines, "But from others' perspectives, the future lines where I achieve Eternity must be exceedingly rare…"

He understood this situation.

For example, the Light King had once said that the probability of him mastering Illusory World Annihilation was so low as to be nearly negligible—even though the Light King could see 3.8 million of his future lines, he found only one where Lin Qing had mastered Illusory World Annihilation.

That meant his chance of mastering Illusory World Annihilation was merely one in 3.8 million!

This was because he possessed the Entropy Reverser.

No matter how improbable the possibility, as long as he could see the end of that future, he could anchor it and pre-claim the outcome.

And the future inherently contains infinite possibilities.

Even if the observed future appears one way, the act of observation itself alters the future, causing it to shift.

Not to mention…

Due to differences in observation ability, when involving higher-tier beings, one might not even perceive the relevant future lines—so no one dares guarantee that what they see will inevitably occur.

Lin Qing also understood that it was precisely because of the Entropy Reverser that he had surpassed the Light King's predictions.

"The Light King must have already sensed that I possess something extraordinary," Lin Qing narrowed his eyes slightly. "The very existence of the Entropy Reverser lies beyond his observation range."

He truly was too unusual.

If one repeatedly observed his future lines across different periods, one would notice that improbable events frequently occurred on him.

This was clearly abnormal.

"Perhaps the Light King already suspects that a higher-tier entity resides within me, and that some of my timelines lie beyond his observation."

Lin Qing understood this was unavoidable.

Similar cases had occurred even among the Kings.

As for whether the Light King would uncover it?

If the Entropy Reverser truly could be discovered and stolen, Lin Qing knew he had no ability whatsoever to protect such a treasure.

So it was better to be open about it.

"Others don't know of the Entropy Reverser's existence, cannot observe it, and thus cannot perceive the future lines it influences—until reality changes."

"But the Entropy Reverser belongs to me, so… the future lines I see… include those shaped by the Entropy Reverser."

Lin Qing could also deduce why, among his 380 observed future lines, he achieved Eternity on every single one.

This was the difference caused by differing observational conditions.

"Hmm, I'll choose this most probable future…"

Lin Qing immediately selected the future line among the 380 illusory ones that was least illusory and closest to reality.

Then, he chose the time point approximately 34 million years from now.

—The Light King had set his trial over four million years ago; counting from then, the Instant Phantom Spirit Flower would certainly appear within 38 million years.

Now that over four million years had passed, he only needed to descend to 34 million years in the future to investigate the information within that span.

If he descended too early, the Instant Phantom Spirit Flower might not yet have been born.

"Descend."

Lin Qing gazed at the future line 34 million years ahead, and his eyes suddenly erupted in concentric rings of faintly illusory vortex-like light.

The illusory vortex resembled a passage, immediately drawing a thread of his consciousness into it.

Then, following the invisible, illusory channel, he traversed toward a future that might not even exist, swiftly sweeping across tens of millions of years.

Finally...

At a point thirty-four million years later, consciousness descended once more into the reality of the future.

"This is..."

Lin Qing slowly opened his eyes, observing the surroundings, "A Xianlian Shengxing of the King of Kings Realm?"

It was clear that he was currently on a Xianlian Shengxing of the King of Kings Realm, a colossal planet tens of trillions of kilometers in diameter, even faintly connected to the endless chaos; obviously a Xianlian Shengxing, yet not the Star Refining Xianlian Shengxing of the Star Refining Marquis.

Moreover, when the primordial power of this planet tore through the cosmic membrane and connected with the endless chaos, it seemed to resonate with him.

This meant that thirty-four million years later, he should be the master of this Xianlian Shengxing.

In the King of Kings Realm, anyone who achieves Eternity can become the master of a Xianlian Shengxing.

This was not difficult to deduce.