313: Four Attempts to Enlightenment Beneath the Void

In the Void Realm, Lin Chen, who was traveling, came to a halt.

The heavenly calculation compass within his body vibrated gently; clearly, God Lin Chen, who was trapped beneath the Void Realm, was looking for him.

Relying on the heavenly calculation compass, a Karma channel emerged, and God Lin Chen's Karma projection appeared before Lin Chen.

"Main Body, my accumulation is sufficient and can no longer be suppressed. I need to undergo Attaining the Dao."

"I'm coming!"

God Lin Chen's Attaining the Dao was imminent.

After hundreds of years of accumulation, God Lin Chen had reached the edge of Attaining the Dao. His Void Power was about to undergo a transformation and step into the Foundation Level.

With three Clones having Attained the Dao before him, it was no surprise that it was now God Lin Chen's turn.

At this moment, Lin Chen still needed a year of travel through the Void Realm to reach the Qianyuan Universe.

He began to transfer his true spirit, moving it into God Lin Chen's body through the Karma channel formed by the heavenly calculation compass.

Karma Lin Chen, left behind in the Void Realm, continued his journey to the Qianyuan Universe to preside over it. Once Lin Chen finished his fourth Attaining the Dao, they could begin developing the Qianyuan Universe.

Beneath the Void Realm, at the bottom of the channel where the Tower of Nothingness poured out Void Power.

Holding the Void Annihilation Spear, Lin Chen continued to ceaselessly absorb the surrounding Void Power, which was so dense it had almost crystallized.

The fourth Attaining the Dao began.

In his past accumulations, Lin Chen had already turned his physical body into a void body. Now, he only needed to soak and transform his Soul into a void soul, after which he could begin compressing the Void Power to trigger its transformation.

Attaining the Dao through Void Power was just that simple.

Mainly, Lin Chen was currently located in the place with the densest Void Power. With a continuous surge of Void Power, he didn't have to worry about energy depletion during the process; he could simply focus on Attaining the Dao steadily.

Void Power began to soak into his Soul.

With his already much stronger true spirit presiding over the Soul, the Void Power soaking in could not erase the consciousness within. The transformation process was led entirely by Lin Chen.

Using the Void Annihilation Spear as an anchor, massive amounts of Void Power flooded into his Soul, changing its nature bit by bit and imbuing it with Void characteristics.

This process lasted for three years.

"The transformation of the void soul is complete. Next is to compress and condense the Void Power to form a void core, giving the Void Power a transformation."

Attaining the Dao continued.

Massive amounts of Void Power were drawn by the Void Annihilation Spear and flooded into Lin Chen's body without causing even a ripple.

Lin Chen's body was like a bottomless pit; no matter how much Void Power flooded in, it couldn't be filled.

All that incoming Void Power was swallowed by the new void core—the result of the union between the void body and void soul—becoming the nourishment for the void core's growth.

Next was a process of biding time.

At this point, Attaining the Dao could be considered successfully completed.

However, the new void core was very fragile and needed a large supplement of Void Power. Thus, Lin Chen made no other moves, simply continuing to devour the Void Power.

Only when the void core was temporarily filled and could swallow no more Void Power would this Attaining the Dao be considered completely over.

The time required was estimated to be thirty years.

Thirty years was not a long time.

Lin Chen simply focused on the growth of the void core. After entering a special state, he easily crossed thirty years and reached the complete Perfection of the void core.

Now, God Lin Chen, who specialized in Void Power, was at the Early Stage of the Foundation Level. He only needed to break the void core and re-condense a higher quality void core through destruction and rebirth to step into the Middle Stage of the Foundation Level.

For beings Cultivating Void Power, Foundation Level Cultivation was just that simple and unadorned.

Condensing a void core allowed one to enter the Early Stage of the Foundation Level.

After the first shattering and condensing of the void core, one could enter the Middle Stage of the Foundation Level.

After the second shattering and condensing, one could enter the Late Stage of the Foundation Level.

After the third shattering and condensing, one could enter the Peak of the Foundation Level.

After the fourth shattering and condensing, one could enter the half-step transcendence level.

This Cultivation path was a process that all Void Creatures Cultivating Void Power had to undergo at the Foundation Level. Only through each cycle of destruction and rebirth could they Breakthrough to a higher Realm.

Of course, shattering the void core was very dangerous. Without sufficient protection, it was easy to fall from the Foundation Level Realm and have to start all over again.

Furthermore, before condensing a new void core, one was at their weakest. The strength of the Void Power they could mobilize was somewhere between the God Rank and the Foundation Level, making them easy prey for others of their kind.

Cultivation of the Void Dao was thus full of risks and uncertainties.

Except for natural Void Creatures, ordinary beings would never choose to Cultivate Void Power if they had a choice, as it added unnecessary difficulty to their Cultivation.

With the ability to Cultivate Void Power to the half-step transcendence level, other Cultivation paths could also reach the half-step transcendence level, perhaps even faster and more steadily.

However, this was not an issue for God Lin Chen, who was beneath the Void Realm.

It was quite safe beneath the Void Realm, allowing him to calmly undergo the Cultivation of destruction and rebirth time and again.

There was dense Void Power here as a supplement. Whether used to condense a stronger void core or to fill its vacancies, it was much easier than in the outside world. It was truly a heaven-sent place for secluded Cultivation.

Having understood the Cultivation process of the Void Dao, Lin Chen was in even less of a hurry to let his Clone, God Lin Chen, leave the area beneath the Void Realm where the Tower of Nothingness was located.

No one knew when the channel pouring out Void Power would open wide and send God Lin Chen at the bottom back to the Void Realm.

So Lin Chen began to move against the flow, preparing to return to the interior of the Tower of Nothingness to avoid being sent back to the Void Realm by it.

Pushing forward with the Void Annihilation Spear, Lin Chen ascended with difficulty.

Originally, while at the bottom of the pouring channel, Lin Chen hadn't felt much. It was only the surrounding almost crystallized Void Power that prevented him from moving freely; he could only carve out an area to move by absorbing it.

Now, wanting to ascend and leave the channel, he had to face the crystallized Void Power.

The current situation was like being trapped underground; to break through to the surface, he had to constantly dig through the soil layers above his head, ascending bit by bit to return to the ground.

And these soil layers were rich in iron Ore, while Lin Chen only had the Void Annihilation Spear to use as a pickaxe.

The Void Annihilation Spear floating above Lin Chen's head constantly shattered and absorbed the crystallized Void Power.

Without needing to purify the Void Power before sending it to Lin Chen, the Void Annihilation Spear could absorb all the Void Power it encountered, merging it into its body to accumulate the foundation needed to Breakthrough to the half-step transcendence level Rank.

After staying in the Tower of Nothingness for a long time, the upper limit of the Void Annihilation Spear's potential had also been opened. It now had the qualification to advance again, from a high-grade Dao-rhyme treasure to the half-step transcendence level.

Therefore, the Void Annihilation Spear also needed a large amount of Void Power. Whereas it had previously supplied Void Power for Lin Chen to use, it could now use it for itself. Its faint spirituality was cheering with joy.

Time passed minute by minute.

It took three years for Lin Chen to leave the crystallized Void Power zone and enter the liquefied zone.

After entering the liquefied zone, Lin Chen's ascent speed increased significantly. After all, the Void Annihilation Spear no longer needed to shatter Void crystals; it only needed to absorb liquefied Void Power, which was naturally less time-consuming and labor-intensive.

A year passed, and Lin Chen easily passed through the liquefied zone, seeing the internal space of the Tower of Nothingness.

As Lin Chen broke through the liquefied Void Power, he returned once more to the interior of the Tower of Nothingness.

When God Lin Chen first arrived inside the Tower of Nothingness, his strength was too weak to see through its formidable nature.

But now that Lin Chen's true spirit had arrived, he was able to see through some of the Tower of Nothingness's secrets.

"A pure conceptual creation. No wonder it can only be seen but not perceived by any means."

The "Tower of Nothingness" was a pure conceptual creation, containing a large amount of the concept of "Nothingness" as well as some concepts Lin Chen did not understand. That was why it could be seen visually but could not be perceived.

Even now that he was much stronger, Lin Chen still couldn't exert any deep influence on the "Tower of Nothingness"; he could only use it to Cultivate.

Perhaps only when he stepped into the half-step transcendence level and could use concepts himself would he be able to influence the "Tower of Nothingness" or even take control of it.

For now, he could only stare at it helplessly.

Sitting cross-legged by the Void Pool inside the tower, Lin Chen entered a state of Cultivation.

Since the "Tower of Nothingness" could not be controlled or contained, he wouldn't think too much about it. He would just Cultivate step by step, and let his future self worry about future matters.