Oh no! My grandmother made me shoulder the responsibility for eight households!

Chapter 517 The Realm of the Great Emperor

The spirit's voice remained calm.

"With your current Saintly Venerable Perfection cultivation and the strength of the extraterrestrial passage, extraterrestrial creatures pose no threat to you."

According to my calculations, the will of Heaven and Earth can persist for another thousand years.

"You still have time."

"But if you cannot break through to the Great Emperor level and refine this world within a thousand years, then this world will collapse and be destroyed."

Lin Chen leaned against the light screen at the edge of the chaos, looking at the hazy light.

My mind was racing.

Refine the will of heaven and earth.

To become the ruler of the Tianyuan Continent.

That sounds awesome.

But Lin Chen thought of a problem.

"Having refined the will of heaven and earth, does that mean I'm bound to this world?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, does that mean I can't go to other worlds? Like, go back to my original world?"

The spirit calmly said, "There is no conflict."

"Your clone controls the will of heaven and earth, while your original body remains free."

"The clone remains in Tianyuan, while the main body can go wherever it wants."

"You can go back to your original world, or you can go to any other world."

"The ability to travel between different worlds still works."

Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good."

The spirit then said, "But you must think carefully: refining the will of heaven and earth comes at a price."

"What price?"

"Although the will of heaven and earth has decayed, it is still the origin of a world."

Refining it is tantamount to devouring this world, and this world will become a part of you.

"Your fate will be intertwined with this world."

"When this world prospers, you prosper; when this world perishes, you perish."

Lin Chen fell silent.

This is no joke.

What does it mean to be bound to a world?

This means you can't just pack up and leave.

It means that if something goes wrong in this world, you can run away, but you can't hide.

It means you have a weakness, a huge weakness.

The spirit seemed to sense Lin Chen's hesitation.

"You can choose not to refine it."

What happens to the world is none of your business.

"You can take your family, your woman, your children, to another world."

"With so many worlds in the Palace of Myriad Realms, just pick one, settle down, and start anew."

"No one can stop you."

Lin Chen scoffed, "Are you trying to provoke me?"

"I am stating the facts."

Lin Chen remained silent for a long time.

He remembered many things.

I remember when I first transmigrated, I had nothing and my grandmother entrusted me with a heavy responsibility.

I recall the days at Dongshan Villa, where sunlight streamed through the windows and the fragrance of osmanthus filled the courtyard.

I remember Lin Nian'er chasing butterflies, her short legs moving incredibly fast, laughing heartily.

He remembered Lin Nianjun spitting all over his face, and how he grinned, revealing a few tiny teeth.

He recalled the way the ladies surrounded him—some gentle, some domineering, some quiet, and some lively.

Recalling Zhang Yiyuan's slaying of extraterrestrial creatures atop Tianyuan City, his white hair danced in the wind.

I think of those small towns, sects, and villages that were wiped out by extraterrestrial creatures.

I think of those people who knelt on the ground, slumped on the ground, or ran into the house with their children in their arms.

I think of those people who hid in cellars, caves, or under beds, huddled together, shivering.

I think of those who fought desperately, suffered heavy casualties, and whose blood flowed like rivers.

I think of those sects whose gates were destroyed, whose disciples were killed or wounded, whose leaders died in battle, and whose lineages were cut off.

To think of those millennia-old foundations, vanished in an instant.

Lin Chen took a deep breath.

"I am not a saint."

The spirit remained silent.

"I have absolutely no connection to this world."

"I came from another world, and this world has no debt of gratitude to me for raising me."

I owe the world nothing.

The spirit remained silent.

"but."

Lin Chen paused.

"My woman belongs to this world."

"My child belongs to this world."

"My villa, my flowers, my trees, the fragrance of my osmanthus, all reside in this world."

"If this world were to disappear, where would I go to smell the fragrance of osmanthus blossoms?"

The spirit of the artifact finally spoke.

"So, what's your decision?"

Lin Chen smiled.

"Refine".

"Why not practice?"

"There are so many advantages, but the downsides... well, at worst, you just die with this world."

"Since I'm dead anyway, what does the world's survival have to do with me?"

"Why would a dead person care about these things?"

The spirit remained silent for a long time.

Then he laughed.

Laughter echoed in the chaos, ancient and distant, carrying a hint of relief and a touch of melancholy.

"it is good."

"it is good."

"it is good."

"If Master had your carefree attitude, things wouldn't have come to this..."

"There's one more thing," Lin Chen interrupted the spirit's sigh, completely oblivious to the situation.

"What?"

"You just said that the will of heaven and earth declined because it was too old. What was it like before?"

"before?"

"Yes, the will of heaven and earth during its heyday."

The spirit's voice became distant, as if it were recalling something from a very, very long time ago.

"The spiritual energy in the Tianyuan Continent used to be a hundred times denser than it is now."

"In the past, among cultivators, celestial immortals were everywhere, and only true lords were considered masters."

"In the past, each major sect had two or three Holy Venerables stationed there."

"Even Great Emperors have appeared in this world a few times."

"In the past, the will of heaven and earth was powerful enough to suppress all evil spirits, and the extraterrestrial passage could not even be opened with a crack."

"But just as gods can die, the will of heaven and earth will naturally decline."

"The will of heaven and earth now is like an old man in his twilight years; it is still holding on, but it may collapse at any moment."

"Once it falls, the Tianyuan Continent will collapse."

"Spiritual energy dissipates, laws collapse, and space shatters."

Everyone will die.

Lin Chen gasped.

"Is it that serious?"

"It will only be more serious than you imagine."

Lin Chen remained silent for a moment.

"After I refine the will of heaven and earth, will this world return to its former state?"

"meeting."

"A hundred times more spiritually potent? Celestial beings everywhere?"

"Yes, but it will take time. The restoration of the will of heaven and earth is not something that can be done overnight."

"It could take tens of thousands of years, or even longer."

Lin Chen waved his hand, "No rush, I have enough lifespan now."

"good!"

"One last question."

"explain."

"What level is the Great Emperor? How does one break through to that level?"

The spirit's voice turned serious.

"The Great Emperor is one who rules over a region of heaven and earth."

"When you reach the Great Emperor realm, you will be the master of a region."

You can destroy stars with a single thought, traverse the river of time, and make your words become law.

"The Holy Venerable is no different from an ant in front of the Great Emperor."

Lin Chen was deeply moved. "Then how can I break through to the Great Emperor realm?"

The spirit was silent for a moment.

"Given your current lazy nature, without the help of the pagoda, it would take you at least ten thousand years, or even be impossible?"

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Lin Chen's face. "What if I focus on cultivating?"

"If we use a pagoda, it will probably take about five hundred years."

"Five hundred years?"

"That's still fast."

Lin Chen gritted his teeth, "Five hundred years it is. I can work hard for my future happiness."