Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence

Chapter 362: Chapter 169 Spirit Transmutation_1

As the Daoist characters on the Heaven-choosing Compass slowly dissipated, Shen Yuan’s mind also settled from the boundless deductions of the Star Astrology Divine Power.

The concern that had risen due to the name change of the Falling Clouds Sect had vanished, replaced by a calm that felt as if everything was under control.

With the methods and strength Shen Yuan possessed now, he was already extraordinary within the Primal Chaos Realm and did not fear mere crises or challenges.

What truly unsettled Shen Yuan were those unknown factors that he could not comprehend.

The appearance and alteration of the name of the Falling Clouds Sect involved too much history, affecting the very foundations of Shen Yuan, which he naturally could not take lightly.

However, fortunately, by piecing together various pieces of information and deductions, and aided by the Star Astrology Divine Power and the Heaven-choosing Compass, Shen Yuan realized the truth of the matter.

The essence of it all was caused by his possession of the Heavenly General Great Divine Power.

Just the unique characteristic of the Gods Purging Divine Power, which allowed Shen Yuan to, in some ways, replace the Donghua Emperor and become the sole origin of divinity from eons ago, was enough to show the dominance of being the only one.

Yet the Gods Purging Divine Power was only second to the Earthly Destroyer Divine Power.

Although due to the arrangements of the Heavenly Court in promoting the Incense Offering Divinity Path, the Gods Purging Divine Power far exceeded the scope of the Earthly Destroyer Divine Power, its uniqueness was still limited by the rank of the Earthly Destroyer Divine Power.

If the Earthly Destroyer was such, not to mention the impact brought about by the fifth-ranked Rain Invocation Divine Power under Heavenly General, as well as the Nine Breaths Qi Absorption Great Divine Power he obtained later.

Unique in all worlds, sole within the boundless timelines of the myriad worlds.

The moment Shen Yuan gained the Heavenly General Great Divine Power, the identities of the previous masters of the Rain Invocation Divine Power and the Nine Breaths Qi Absorption Great Divine Power were erased.

Even if one traced back through time, it would be impossible to find any evidence that they ever held the Heavenly General Great Divine Power, for these two powers had only been wielded by Shen Yuan across the infinite timeline.

This is the domineering aspect of being unique across all worlds.

The effect of being unique in all worlds also involved the uncertainties between Shen Yuan and the past history.

The eight characters on the Heaven-choosing Compass were the best answer to all this.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuan suddenly felt a sense of relief.

“Thank goodness I didn’t ask Gong Buyu about the legend of the Supreme Taoist earlier, or it really would have been troublesome.”

Knowing the legend of the Supreme Taoist beforehand could indeed give Shen Yuan a head start, but due to the influence of being unique in all worlds, once he learned about these historical events, everything would be forcibly anchored into established fact.

Even if Shen Yuan wanted to change them, he could not alter history that had already become fixed; the inertia of the historical river would guide the final outcome towards the history known by Shen Yuan through countless causal changes.

For example, during this time-travel spanning ten thousand years, Shen Yuan, using the name of the Donghua Emperor, had reached the highest level of the Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda. He had the ability to forcibly occupy the Nifty Pagoda but chose not to, out of concern for the schemes of Great Divine Immortal Minghao—this should have been the true history.

But various causes invisibly guided history, making Shen Yuan actively proclaim to the outside world that he refused to become the master of the Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda, which perfectly matched the legend told by Gong Buyu.

Whether this was a coincidence or a guided transformation of cause and effect, the current Shen Yuan simply could not judge.

However, after experiencing this, Shen Yuan realized that facing crises and challenges wasn’t scary. With many trump cards at his disposal, even if he could not achieve certain goals, self-preservation was more than sufficient.

But if history was locked in and all variability lost, that was an outcome unacceptable to Shen Yuan.

He did not wish to enter a history that was unchangeable.

Rather than the advantages brought by foreknowledge, Shen Yuan preferred to have the ability to change everything.

Of course, Shen Yuan did not want to step into a predetermined history, but that didn’t mean he wanted to be completely ignorant of all historical matters.

He simply decided that he would not actively ask Gong Buyu about the ancient legends.

If they came up in conversation by chance or he learned of historical legends through other channels, Shen Yuan would choose to accept them calmly.

“Letting things take their natural course to be guided by endless variants is the best solution.”

The starlight in Shen Yuan’s eyes hid away for the moment as he waved his hand to put away the Heaven-choosing Compass.

Having resolved the potential dangers related to legendary history, Shen Yuan no longer bore any burdens at this moment and could be said to feel light-hearted.

Gong Buyu, on the other hand, watched Shen Yuan’s transformations closely and saw him retract the Star Astrology Divine Power. Her eyes were filled with curiosity.

She could not understand why the mere mention of the Falling Clouds Sect would elicit such a drastic reaction from Shen Yuan.

But what Gong Buyu did not know was that outside the Courtyard Secret Realm, within the grotto heavens sacred ground of the Primal Chaos Realm, a series of massive disturbances were unfolding.

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In the Lang Huan Blessed Land, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau’s Superintendent was in the Book Immortal’s Abode, fervently browsing through volumes of books, his expression filled with anxiety.

Next to him, The Ancient One lounged casually, sipping Daoist tea sent by the superintendent, and said indifferently with a smile:

“Little Zhong, stop searching in these books.

Though the Book Immortal’s Abode claims to have collected all the books under heaven, some special records are not included at all.

The Earthly Destroyer Divine Power and the sect behind the Supreme Taoist, not even the books of the Antiquities can record them, let alone these ordinary books.”

The superintendent did not heed The Ancient One’s words and continued to search through the books: bamboo strips, paper pages, and scrolls quickly piled into a small mountain beside him.

Suddenly, the superintendent’s anxious expression changed to one of joy.