this infinite world

Every invitation comes with a request.

Although he seems to be doing very well now, even able to swat away ordinary people's high-ranking novice saints like mosquitoes, Yang Yun has never forgotten the fact that he sneaked into this multiverse, nor has he forgotten the time reversal from the multiverse before, or the Bifeng Target that "penetrates the six internal organs, reaches the nine orifices, causes the bones and flesh to disintegrate, and the body to disintegrate itself".

There is no love without a reason, nor is there hatred without a reason. The fact that the will of the multiverse itself is now behaving so enthusiastically, even actively inviting and waiting for Yang Yun to achieve the position of a high-level saint, suggests roughly two possibilities.

The first possibility is that this apparent eagerness is a carefully orchestrated trap. The multiverse will's fervent display suggests a possible honey trap. It's a classic case of "luring the enemy into a trap," all designed to lure Yang Yun in and kill him... Once he reaches the level of a high-level saint, the true intentions will be revealed, and the spoils will be served.

The second possibility is more subtle... Perhaps Yang Yun's enlightenment is of great benefit to this multiverse, which is why he has humbled himself to make such a plea; perhaps something about Yang Yun, who came from the outer multiverse, is the opportunity that the multiverse has been longing for.

However, upon further reflection, Yang Yun ruled out the first possibility. After all, the Radiant Gaia of this multiverse had already been shattered by Gu Yifu, and the remaining parts of its corpse had been refined by Jun into the Great Thousand Artifact, the Investiture of the Gods. In a world where even the "Heavenly Dao" had been shattered and reforged, how could it possibly have the resources to set up some kind of honey trap? But regarding the second possibility, Yang Yun couldn't think of anything special about himself that could make the multiverse act so "sycophantic."

However, Yang Yun couldn't rashly embed his sacred path into the membrane of this multiverse. After all, his essence originated from the outer multiverse, and he had never forgotten the purpose of his mission. If he truly achieved sainthood here, he would likely be labeled a "local," making it even more difficult to leave this multiverse and return in the future…

When faced with two paths and unable to make a decision quickly, wise people often do not follow the rules and act according to the path set by others, but know how to step out of the situation and not be bound by fixed thinking.

In other words, we are forging a third path that should not exist.

"You've been training your troops for a thousand days, but now it's time for you to put them to use... It's your time to shine."

Yang Yun smiled calmly, and as he gently tapped the fragment of the Haotian Mirror with his fingertip, the mirror surface rippled in layers. Then, countless runes that Yang Yun could not understand flowed like swimming fish, obscure mathematical symbols intertwined and changed, and even star-like calculation trajectories appeared on the mirror surface, outlining a complex deduction diagram in this void...

After discovering that Chu Hao possessed a fragment of the Haotian Mirror, Yang Yun, who had taught Chu Hao the "Overload State," had been researching the corresponding effects of this innate spiritual treasure. During the time the North Ice Continent team and the dwarf army traveled to the Goblin Kingdom, he had had ample opportunity to explore its remaining effects to a considerable extent.

Though the mirror is shattered, its power remains. As the first innate spiritual treasure in human history, the Haotian Mirror was incredibly powerful when it was intact, comparable to the Eastern Emperor Bell that controls time and the Four Swords of Zhuxian that cannot be broken by four saints of the same level. Even now, with only this fragment remaining, its most essential core power has been perfectly preserved.

—Named, Analysis.

Analysis, as the name suggests, involves in-depth dissection and analysis, and is widely used in the cultivation path of cultivators. The so-called "analysis" of ordinary cultivators is merely deconstructing the laws of all things using their own understanding to arrive at an answer; but the mystery of the Haotian Mirror lies in its ability to arrive at results without instruction, in a way that ordinary people simply cannot comprehend. It's like working backward from the answer to deduce the process, extracting truth from the root, and directly deriving the corresponding answer from the underlying code of the multiverse!

"So whether they used their true abilities and thought they had me cornered, or thought I was at a disadvantage and had to break through to become a saint on the spot in the multiverse, they all seem to have misunderstood something."

As the Haotian Mirror before him shone ever brighter, gradually revealing the method he sought, Yang Yun crossed his arms with interest: "The reason I can't defeat Jieyin isn't because I'm not strong enough, but because I'm currently at a disadvantage in terms of 'rank'."

What was Yang Yun's purpose in coming here? Naturally, it was to seek the power to break the deadlock and bridge the gap in rank between himself and Jieyin. After all, there is an essential difference in rank between a sage and a non-sage, and this difference is extremely difficult to overcome.

Even though Yang Yun could easily treat a novice saint like a ball, he couldn't be considered a saint without a saintly position... Although he could forcefully overpower them with his own strength, Yang Yun still found it quite troublesome to face someone like Jieyin who had no shame and insisted on possessing Melkor to play a two-on-one game.

"So you think you're something special just because you used a low-level Saint's mecha to fight for you... Okay, you are. But so what? I fought Emperor Fuxi, who wielded the Heaven-Reaching Cauldron, a top-tier innate treasure, for three hundred rounds... and we even fought one round! Am I arrogant?"
Leaving aside how frustrated Yang Yun felt when facing Jieyin's "overpowering" tactics, the fundamental reason was that he didn't want to reveal too much about his background when facing Jieyin. After all, Jieyin was just a low-level saint with a portion of his will, not worth his full effort... Otherwise, if he had fully activated "Origin - Infinite Reincarnation" and used the "Nuwa's Heaven-Mending Finger - Material Turbulence" technique he learned from Yiqi, he could have killed this so-called sixteen-foot golden body in one move.

But a chess player only needs to temporarily occupy a high position to observe the overall situation; there's no need to truly seize power and put oneself in danger. Just as Yang Yun's journey was originally to bridge the gap between different ranks, did he ever need to truly inscribe the sacred path onto the membrane of the multiverse and truly become a saint?

"Truly worthy of being called the 'closest path' to sainthood, the speed at which they collect data is incredibly fast..."

Looking at the fragment of the Haotian Mirror that had produced the corresponding result in such a short time, Yang Yun smiled slightly: "I didn't expect that using the Haotian Mirror as the calculation core would be so effective, even tens of millions of times better than the Core of Nether. If I had this innate spiritual treasure to help me in the final battle, I wouldn't have had to fight so hard at the beginning..."

"Very well, it's not too late now!"

As the words fell, the Haotian Mirror unleashed an endless azure light, enveloping Yang Yun. His aura surged, soaring into the heavens like a celestial river flowing backward. A boundless radiance of life emanated from him, dyeing the surrounding void an emerald hue!

In this supreme realm that all novice saints could only dream of, Yang Yun's aura was already on par with the saintly marks left by the dozens of high-level saints in front of him—and most importantly, his will remained as solitary as a mountain peak, never inscribing the saintly path onto the membrane of the multiverse!
Though not a saint, one stands within the realm of the sacred path...

Falsely claiming the holy throne! (End of Chapter)