Upon his return to the Ancient City, Lin Fei retreated to his chamber. This time, his Eternal Realm had transformed.
Indeed, it granted him the power to slay supreme beings beyond his level. Yet, concerning the specifics of the Eternal Realm, Lin Fei had no time to explore.
For instance, the catalyst for the transformation of the Eternal Realm—the emergence of sentient life.
Lin Fei had not yet taken a close look. Now, having some time, he focused all his consciousness within the Eternal Realm.
"Hmm?"
Lin Fei was now within the Eternal Realm. A sweep of his consciousness, And he immediately saw the changes that had occurred in the Eternal Realm.
In a brief span, due to the birth of the sentient beings "divine demons," considerable changes had taken place within the Eternal Realm.
Lin Fei had created more than one divine demon. After all, for intelligent life to proliferate, One alone was not enough. These divine demons were scattered far and wide, Spread across various parts of the Eternal Realm.
Lin Fei wished to see which of these divine demons could survive, then continue to reproduce and gradually grow stronger? And which would vanish into the annals of history?
Now, Lin Fei observed one particular tribe of divine demons. This tribe called themselves the "divine demon clan." They believed themselves to be descendants of the divine demons. Thus, they spent their lives striving to become true divine demons.
When Lin Fei created these intelligent beings, he indeed implanted some memories of divine demons. In fact, they were fabrications of Lin Fei. He made these intelligent beings believe in the existence of powerful divine demons.
Of course, this divine demon Clan did not cultivate. They lacked the methods of cultivation. Their only advantage in the Eternal Realm was their intelligence!
Indeed, their numbers were far too few compared to other life forms in the Eternal Realm. This particular tribe of divine demons numbered merely in the hundreds. It was a very small tribe.
Yet this small tribe had already organized themselves in a short time. They even began to preserve fire and cooked their food with it. Such was the power of intelligence.
With fire, and the knowledge to utilize it, this was the most crucial step for the survival of intelligent life!
However, time was still moving too slowly. The flow of time in the Eternal Realm was the same as that of the outside world.
Lin Fei pondered. "I wonder if I can now accelerate the flow of time in the Eternal Realm?"
Lin Fei wanted to create a difference in the speed of time. He had tried before and always felt something was missing.
Perhaps it was just a small world, or perhaps the Eternal Realm had not yet transformed.
Lin Fei's power was insufficient to accelerate the flow of time in the Eternal Realm.
Now, Lin Fei wanted to try again. Otherwise, with the same flow of time, the development of the Eternal Realm would be very slow to Lin Fei.
Although Lin Fei could not comprehend the laws of time, aside from the world laws, he could not grasp any other laws.
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Yet, the Eternal Realm was Lin Fei's world. Lin Fei could become one with the world.
The Eternal Realm was Lin Fei. And Lin Fei was the Eternal Realm!
This was distinct from being a Ruler; the difference was substantial. A Ruler could merely harness some of the powers of a realm.
But Lin Fei? He was the Eternal Realm itself!
Thus, with a mere thought from Lin Fei,
Almost instinctively, he attempted to accelerate the pace of the Eternal Realm!
Or rather, it wasn't about speeding up the Eternal Realm per se. It was about creating a differential in time flow with the Divine Realm.
Lin Fei immediately felt the Eternal Realm tremble slightly.
Time accelerated!
Under any circumstances, accelerating time was no trivial feat.
Even within dreams, to hasten the flow of time, one had to cultivate the Great Dream Heart Sutra. The deeper the cultivation, the deeper the layer of the dream one could enter.
Thus, for Lin Fei to speed up time, even within his own Eternal Realm, was a formidable challenge.
However, Lin Fei's Eternal Realm had now reached the level of a True Monarch world.
Subtly, Lin Fei manipulated the Eternal Realm. It seemed to be undergoing some peculiar transformation. This change was intangible; Lin Fei could neither see nor touch it. But he could feel it.
"The laws have changed..."
Lin Fei thought to himself.
A world comprised various and innumerable laws, not just a single law. Countless laws were needed to maintain the operation of the entire world.
Originally, these laws did not interfere with each other, maintaining the orderly operation of the Eternal Realm.
However, Lin Fei wanted to accelerate the flow of time in the Eternal Realm.
At that moment, as if ordained by fate, all laws changed. It seemed they were all "adapting" to the hastened pace of time.
This was a good thing, however. At least Lin Fei knew that this time, he might be able to accelerate the flow of time.
Time passed by slowly.
Soon, Lin Fei could distinctly feel it. His body felt slightly lighter. The heavy pressure from before had diminished.
"Did it work?"
Lin Fei pondered. He glanced at the situation within the Eternal Realm. Internally, the Eternal Realm was still the same as before.
A day was still a day. An hour remained an hour. It seemed there were no changes. But the speed of time can only be relative.
Thus, Lin Fei shifted his consciousness back to the Divine Realm. He spent an hour there to test.
After staying an hour in the Divine Realm, he returned to the Eternal Realm to see how much time had passed there.
"Ten hours? That is to say, one hour in the Divine Realm equals ten in the Eternal Realm. The flow of time; the Eternal Realm is nearly tenfold that of the Divine Realm!"
A strange gleam flickered in Lin Fei's eyes. A tenfold acceleration seemed scarcely swift. A year in the Divine Realm amounted to but ten in the Eternal Realm.
Yet, this prospect kindled hope within Lin Fei. Should his Eternal Realm grow stronger, he might even accelerate further.
Next time, might it reach a hundredfold in time's flow? For now, tenfold sufficed barely. More than a month in the Divine Realm spanned a year within the Eternal Realm.
However, Lin Fei could feel it; this was the limit. He had just enhanced the flow of time, feeling the immense pressure it brought.
To have reached this decuple pace, for Lin Fei, was temporarily sufficient.
Lin Fei secluded himself in a secret chamber.
As time passed, one day, three days, five days, ten days...
In a blink, over three months had elapsed. Three months in the Divine Realm, equated to thirty-six months in the Eternal Realm—nearly three years!
In those three years within the Eternal Realm, it grew stronger daily. This was due to the divine demon proliferating and gaining strength.
As these beings flourished, so too did Lin Fei's Eternal Realm rise in power.
Thus, Lin Fei needed time. The longer it passed, the mightier he became!
Lin Fei understood clearly. The Dark Demon Lord would not relent. He would not permit Lin Fei's growth unchallenged. The quiet from the Dark Demon Domain for such an extended period was unusual.
Lin Fei sensed that perhaps the Lord was brewing something, possibly preparing a fatal strike or devising a means to counter him. This was not beyond the realm of possibility.
After all, the foundations of the Dark Demon Domain were profoundly deep. The Dark Demon Domain had even conquered several other realms. Compared to the Divine Realm, it naturally possessed far greater resources. Various strategies were at their disposal.
However, Lin Fei was not idle, nor were the eight Supreme Beings of the Divine Realm. They continually sent him essences of flesh and blood, along with True Monarch-level world laws, to aid Lin Fei's further advancement.
Yet, these enhancements were modest. Suddenly, Lin Fei heard the Azure Emperor Supreme's voice in his ear, "Lin Fei, there is a matter we believe you must decide!"