CHAPTER 747: 6870000 ITEMS, ONE

The essence of Eternal Vitality is the path to the existence of all things.

The foundation of a typical dimension is often based on one aspect of an entity’s attributes as the basic concept, then uses this as a standard to measure everything.

But Eternal Vitality is different.

It simply uses the existence of the entity itself as the foundation to measure everything.

Existence is the foundation standing above all other concepts; it’s the base point among the fundamentals.

Without existence, all is void.

Therefore, the Colossal Beast and the Void, these two sects, have each taken one of the two extreme paths.

At this moment, Li Chengyi, caught in chaos, stood still, his mind a tumultuous sea.

After understanding the true nature of Eternal Vitality, all the dimensional realms he had constructed were instantaneously restructured at this moment.

Everything in front of him instantly transformed into the perspective of the dimensional realm.

The Second Generation Flower Emperor, everything within the blind spot, and even the countless red webs uniformly distributed across the space.

All of them were clearly presented before his eyes.

The appearance of the second generation was a fist-sized red light.

The other items in the blind spot were still composed of a large number of red threads, just as they originally were.

Beyond that, there were even more densely packed, finer, and more translucent black webs in the air.

On these webs, a multitude of black dots clung densely; their nature was unknown.

With a thought, Li Chengyi, whose consciousness had merged with the dimensions, instantly understood that these represented the most fundamental fields of reality in space.

What, exactly, is space made of?

This topic arises at the pinnacle of the development of many civilizations.

Aside from everything within it, what constitutes the vacuum of space.

No one knows.

Only the Omniscient may understand, but none of them have openly spoken the truth.

But now, Li Chengyi knew.

He saw it.

The composition of space.

Those translucent, web-like black lines were traces of existence within space.

They resembled a vast network; if you were heavy enough, you could press down on the net, causing it to sink, hereby warping all surrounding space and drawing all things towards you.

This became what is known as gravity.

’This seems consistent with the truth explored at the zenith of scientific civilizations...’

Li Chengyi observed carefully, noticing that the seemingly fragile black net appeared light and soft; a slight touch could possibly tear and rupture it.

’If this layer is torn, what lies behind it?’

’Another Black Sea? Another multiverse, or the place I came from?’ Li Chengyi speculated in his heart.

The reconstructed dimensional realm seemed to have far exceeded the scope of the Dimensional Demon Gods.

Directly using existence as the basic concept, this nearly covered all other basic concepts of the Dimensional Demon Gods.

Additionally, Li Chengyi could feel a special power continuously flowing from within him, entering the Sword Furnace to burn and transform into Consciousness Power, supporting his sustained observation and analysis of the dimensional realm.

The greatest benefit of using existence as the base point is seeing is believing.

There’s no need to measure all things with a new basic concept; the size of Li Chengyi’s world view dictated the size of the dimensional realm directly.

It was directly grafted onto his own world view.

But what he couldn’t understand was where the internal power that sustained his continuous observation and expansion of the dimensional realm, this mysterious power, originated from?

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, Li Chengyi slowly opened his eyes.

What seemed like a long time had actually taken less than two seconds.

In less than two seconds, he had moved from a complete dimensional state directly to the pinnacle of dimensions.

He was on the verge of stepping into the Omniscient Realm at any moment.

"Congratulations," the Second Generation said with a complex expression, "Once you measure and describe all things using the basic point concept, you will then be eligible to enter the Omniscient Realm."

It was too easy...

Really.

The Third Generation before him compared to the painstaking effort he himself had to go through to barely enter the Omniscient Realm, was much too easy.

"I don’t understand; I haven’t mastered the full image, haven’t grasped the superficial appearance of all things, how can I be considered to have qualified for the Omniscient Realm?" asked Li Chengyi, frowning.

"Also, what is that natural force emanating from within me?"

Theoretically, to enter the Omniscient Realm, he needed to accumulate a massive amount of power to complete the total amount of his Consciousness Power.

But now... this process was greatly expedited.

"The Omniscient inherently possess infinite energy. The moment you began measuring all things, you retroactively completed the infinite source required for Consciousness Power," said the Second Generation as he walked slowly towards the depths of the blind spot.

"Someone is assisting you, using its infinite energy to temporarily supply the enormous expenditure required to measure all things. Once you’ve completed it and acquired the properties of the Omniscient, you can then use your own infinite energy to compensate for this part of the expenditure."

The Second Generation didn’t directly say it was the Source of Evil.

Even he couldn’t be certain whether it really was the Source of Evil that was helping.

Because he simply didn’t understand, nor knew, why the Source of Evil would actively assist the Third Generation.

Li Chengyi was at a loss for words.

Flower Language told him that what the other said was true, but there was something hidden.

"How do you feel now?" the Second Generation asked quietly.

"...Very good, better than ever," replied Li Chengyi.

He found that his dimensional realm seemed... not just contained within the present Black Sea.

There was a part of it that lay beyond the Black Sea...

He had never been beyond the Black Sea, nor did he know what lay beyond, what concept it might be.

But at this moment, he just knew that a part of the dimensional realm of existence he commanded was not inside the Black Sea.

That place...

Suddenly, Li Chengyi paused in his step.

He had just carefully sensed that place and, to his surprise, felt a strong sense of familiarity there.

Every cell in his body, like a wanderer returning home, naturally exuded a strong sense of belonging.

"Wait... could it be...!?" His pupils suddenly constricted as he thought of something.

"What have you thought of?" the Second Generation stomped his foot and turned to look at him.

Both men stopped in their tracks at the same time, their gazes locking.

"The Colossal Beast’s system of eternal existence requires a complete, comprehensive foundation in the Dimensional Realm to establish the best basis. It could be that the reason the Colossal Beast failed to breakthrough back then was that its dimensional foundation was flawed from the beginning."

"Maybe so..." Li Chengyi nodded.

"After all, both the unknown and the known need to be based on the most fundamental concepts of existence and void. If one cannot touch the unknown, it means there is a major piece missing from their dimensional puzzle, to begin with."

"This will do, right here." The Second Generation walked to the deepest level of the garage before finally turning around, stopping, and facing Li Chengyi.

"I had originally planned to concentrate all power in one body to give the First Generation a surprise, but now it seems that giving a part of it to you to establish a foundation might work better for the First Generation..."

Xie Rong smiled.

"You mean?" Li Chengyi perked up at the hint of benefit, his tone changing immediately, his face becoming respectfully subdued, his manner gentle, no longer as tense and stiff as before.

"Yes. As a senior, it is quite simple for me to bring you to the gates of the Omniscient Realm. For us, much of the Flower Language Technique is already the power of the Omniscient Realm, so it is much easier for us to enter the Omniscient than it is for others."

The Second Generation reached out a hand, gently touching Li Chengyi’s forehead.

"Is it possible?"

"Please help me, Senior!" Li Chengyi said decisively, without any hesitation.

After all, his current body was merely a shell; his true consciousness had long since merged into the Dimensional Realm. So long as the dimensions were indestructible, so was he.

And dimensions are inherently based on existence, meaning that as long as all things are indestructible, so is he...

This is precisely what makes the Colossal Beast’s system so aberrant.

Once he has seen something and has formed a recognition of it within his Dimensional Realm, he can construct a corresponding entity within the dimensions.

In this way, no matter how many times he dies, he can resurrect indefinitely.

Unless every single thing he has ever seen is annihilated.

This is not the case with other Omniscient dimensions; all it takes to destroy their dimensions and kill them completely is to eliminate one of the properties they embody within all things.

For example, all flowers possess a mysterious power, and since the Flower Emperor built his power on flowers, if someone destroyed the mysterious power of all flowers, then he would die.

Because the dimension is the foundation of the Omniscient.

To avoid this, he collected the power of all flowers and merged them into the Unique Flower. As long as everything in his own dimension converges into one point, then what is most fatal becomes his strongest point.

This is how his power has climbed to unparalleled heights.

"Very well..." Seeing this, the Second Generation also showed a look of appreciation, "So, here, I will explain to you why dimension is the foundation of the Omniscient... Here, I will first explain a concept to you—original matter. To achieve Omniscience, one must understand what original matter is. And what is the likeness to theoretical principles."

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Outside Happiness Community in Suiyang City.

The night was hazy, and rows of streetlights lit up one after another, their dim white light casting round patches on the ground.

The cold wind howled, and fallen leaves were whisked off the ground, rolling and scraping along, making a rustling sound.

Click.

Suddenly, a faint sound broke the silence.

A towering figure slowly stepped out of the darkness and into the circle of the streetlight.

Upon entering the circle of light, the figure’s appearance was illuminated by the streetlamp.

Here was a heavyset figure that stood about two meters tall.

He wore what appeared to be armor made entirely of metal, accompanied by a cape-like set of rigid, golden-edged wings reminiscent of an aircraft’s wings, laid straight down behind him in a V-shape.

Tap.

Tap.

The crisp sound of footsteps echoed as if in an immense, empty space, repeating, fading, and overlapping.

The figure was clad in pure golden armor, with semi-circular joints at every articulation, and the plates were adorned with symmetrical and appropriately beautiful golden patterns.

His head bore crescent-shaped horns pointing skyward, while his faceplate was an inverted triangle, and his eyes glowed with a faint colored light, gazing at the storage room in Happiness Community where Li Chengyi had entered a blind spot.

"At last... my other half..."

The figure uttered softly.

The circular structure on his chest, like an ancient crest, suddenly lit up with a ring of flame-like golden light.

Three sharp golden spikes sprang forth from each of the shoulder armors with a swish.

Hum.

A large black disk emerged from behind him, with twelve distinct floral patterns lighting up one by one.

That was the Disk of Evil Flower...

"Today is the day I become whole again, ascending back to my peak...

The figure took a step forward.

Crack.

All of a sudden, he stopped.

What was meant to be a forward leap in preparation for instantaneous movement was forcefully halted in that instant.

The glowing eyes on his faceplate looked upward, intently staring at a new figure that had appeared directly ahead.

That figure silently emerged from the shadows, also standing within a circle of the streetlamp, looking up with a kind and benevolent gaze.

"First Generation Emperor of Flowers, Yong Ling." the figure spoke softly, "So renowned, and today we finally meet."

With a lift of his hand, a horsetail whisk’s silky thread gently rested on the crook of an arm.

"It’s our first meeting, I am Taoist Tian Xuanzi... I have been waiting here for some time..."

The figure under the streetlight revealed his face.

It was none other than Tian Xuanzi, one of the Four Elders of Heaven’s Harvest, who was supposed to be at the main pavilion of Tian Ju Pavilion!

He was dressed in pure white Taoist robes, with white hair and beard, his long whiskers fluttering, and his eyes were pitch black. Behind him, the space subtly twisted with a colossal spin of a black vortex.