Archean Eon Art

Chapter 757: Book Mountain

Translator: CKtalon

The intelligence regarding the eighth Essence Soul Tribulation had affected Meng Chuan greatly. His imagination ran wild for a moment, and he even wondered whether he could succeed if he experienced the same eighth tribulation as Palace Lady Peacock.

It was very difficult, but who knew if he would succeed or fail if he didn’t experience it?

Meng Chuan was also confident in himself since he could become an Essence Soul Eighth Tribulation Eminence.

“You have nearly 100 years to prepare.” Dragon Ancestor looked at Meng Chuan and waved his hand. A Spacetime Dominion Map appeared in front of him, and a spot was marked out. “This is Book Mountain. Anyone who is about to transcend the eighth Heavenly Tribulation can enter once.”

“Book Mountain?” Meng Chuan looked at the location indicated on the Spacetime Dominion Map in puzzlement.

Dragon Ancestor nodded. “I created Book Mountain, and countless manuals are stored in it. There are countless manuals from our universe and other universes... I transacted with other Eighth Tribulation Eminences and conquered many universes at the same time. More than 90% of the manuals I collected are placed on Book Mountain.”

Meng Chuan was alarmed when he heard that, given Dragon Ancestor’s strength. More than 90% of the manuals he collected are placed there?

“Those who are about to transcend the eighth Heavenly Tribulation can enter once, and all manuals can be read freely. If they fail to transcend the tribulation, that’s fine. But if they succeed in transcending the tribulation, they will need to gather at least one billion cubes’ worth of manuals and place them on Book Mountain,” said Dragon Ancestor. “There will be both replenishment and expenditure. Such a setup will allow there to be more manuals on Book Mountain. This is also the heritage of our universe.”

“Thank you, Dragon Ancestor.” Meng Chuan bowed solemnly.

The more precious the manuals were, the fewer times one could read them. One copy could be reduced to dust after reading them a handful of times.

Dragon Ancestor had contributed the most. He was also planning for the entire universe’s future.

“If you have the will, you can send more manuals there in the future,” said Dragon Ancestor with a smile. “After becoming an Eighth Tribulation Eminence, you can read the manuals on Book Mountain freely. Now, there are 96 Eternal-level legacies, 1,506 Eighth Tribulation manuals, over a million Seventh Tribulation manuals, and hundreds of millions of manuals below the Seventh Tribulation realm. As many of them are directly taken from other universes, manuals below the Eighth Tribulation realm are mostly about the laws of other universes. They aren’t suitable for our universe.”

Meng Chuan understood.

Eighth Tribulation manuals were created by an Eighth Tribulation Eminence. They were formed by the foundational laws of time and space. Therefore, all universes could study them.

Seventh Tribulation manuals were at the Origins law level. The Origins laws in different universes were different. They could be cultivated in a particular universe but not in other universes, much less books below the Seventh Tribulation realm.

There seemed to be hundreds of millions of copies. Dragon Ancestor and company had probably taken all the manuals in other universes and thrown them into Book Mountain.

“Ninety-six Eternal legacies?” Meng Chuan paid attention to this point.

He wasn’t surprised that there were more than 1,000 Eighth Tribulation Eminences manuals. After all, Seventh Tribulation Eminences could collect them.

Eighth Tribulation Eminences had long lifespans, so he found it normal for Dragon Ancestor to collect 1,000 copies. It wasn’t difficult for an ordinary Eighth Tribulation Eminence to collect dozens of copies and send them in. However, there were 96 Eternal legacies?

“Eternal existences are the peak existences in the endless spacetime. The few of them are also happy to teach their juniors,” said Dragon Ancestor. “However, their legacies might not be profound. For example, the Void Catalog was left behind by an Eternal, but it only talks about the spatial law. There are also manuals that only talk about the temporal law. There are also manuals that talk about array formations. Many of them only talk about a small branch. As the endless spacetime is too vast, it’s difficult for an Eternal existence to explain everything.”

Meng Chuan understood.

“Eternal legacies are precious because they are simple yet profound and easy to understand,” said Dragon Ancestor. “The 96 Eternal legacies in Book Mountain can be cultivated to the top Eighth Tribulation realm.

“Knowledge is the path that leads to eternity,” said Dragon Ancestor with a smile. “In the hundred years before the tribulation, you should spend more time at Book Mountain. It might be useful for your tribulation.”

With that said, Dragon Ancestor turned and left.

“Thank you for your guidance, Dragon Ancestor.” Meng Chuan bowed immediately. He stood in the garden and pondered for a moment before immediately sending an Essence Soul avatar to Book Mountain.

...

Dragon Ancestor stood in the dark void and watched Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul avatar head to Book Mountain.

I’m about to start creating a new universe, thought Dragon Ancestor. A new universe requires an Eighth Tribulation Eminence to create it. This Creation God... is most suitable for Meng Chuan.

The creation of a universe was the birth of a universe. There were endless possibilities.

If Dragon Ancestor was willing to give Meng Chuan the Creation authority, Meng Chuan could control the laws of that universe. Under the highest circulation law, he could carry out creation! The entire universe could be created according to his will. If there were any mistakes, he could destroy it and start anew.

Creation... was very difficult. One had to grasp the laws of time and space completely before they were qualified to attempt it.

To an Eighth Tribulation Eminence, it was also a rare tempering.

Creating a universe wasn’t easy, and one had to pay a huge price. Over the years, Dragon Ancestor had only created two universes. He became the Creation God the first time. He gave it to Phoenix Ancestor the second time. He planned on letting Meng Chuan take responsibility for the third.

Don’t disappoint me. Dragon Ancestor was filled with anticipation. Meng Chuan’s foundation was too good, and his potential was limitless. He could become a powerful companion for Dragon Ancestor.

...

Book Mountain was in a hidden spacetime.

It was thousands of feet tall, and no living beings had disturbed it for a long time. The black-robed, white-haired Meng Chuan only sensed its location after Dragon Ancestor’s guidance.

Without any obstruction, he successfully arrived.

Meng Chuan looked up.

There were no flowers or trees on the floating mountain, only a large number of manuals.

There were all kinds of manuals—crystals, metals, leaves, paper, fur... All sorts of mediums were used to contain the legacies, and they also used all sorts of languages. Just by looking at them with the naked eye, Meng Chuan could vaguely sense the infinite wisdom contained in the manuals.

Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul seemed to sense the appearances of the existences writing manuals.

The manuals are wisdom. The manuals of different universes contain the wisdom of different universes. Meng Chuan reached out and picked up a jade stone beside him. After sensing it for a moment, Meng Chuan could sense all the mental imprints contained in the words and understand their intentions.

Mortal realm, Strange realm, Fiend realm, Origin realm... Meng Chuan looked at the otherverse’s cultivation system.

It was a very strange cultivation system. First, one would transform themselves into monsters. After becoming monsters, it would be difficult for mortals to harm them at all. After that, one would reach the even more terrifying Fiend realm. One step further, one would fuse with the Origins of a planet. If one’s Origins wasn’t destroyed, they wouldn’t die. After that, one would completely refine the planet’s Origins and become a planetary lifeform. This cultivation system would allow one’s true body to become larger and larger—from stars to galaxies, and eventually, miniature universes.

It feels like a Chaos creature. Their bodies will become larger. Meng Chuan put down the manual in his hand. This manual allowed one’s body to be the size of a galaxy. It was only comparable to a Seventh Tribulation Eminence. It had yet to comprehend time and space completely.

I only have 100 years to prepare. I have to make the best use of my time.

Eternal-level legacies are strategically situated; they point to different domains. I have to read them all. I can read the Eighth Tribulation manuals roughly. Although most Seventh Tribulation manuals are from other universes, they are also Origins manuals. They represent a large number of cultivation paths.

This Heavenly Tribulation will avoid what I’m good at. Then, I’ll try my best to read about the different pathways and draw upon their wisdom. By reading more, I can draw references from each other... It’ll be easier to find a breakthrough point when I encounter unfamiliar matters. Meng Chuan knew this very well.

With a plan in mind, he began cultivating on Book Mountain.

There were different levels to the 96 Eternal legacies. Some were even incomplete.

Meng Chuan roughly read through them. He spent more time studying those that were easy to comprehend. He didn’t waste time on those that were too difficult.

He spent more than three years reading the 96 legacies. After that, he limited his Essence Soul avatar on Dry Origin Mountain to spend one day for each of the 1,506 Eighth Tribulation manuals. It took more than four years.

There was no other choice.

The time he had left to transcend the tribulation didn’t allow him to study an ultimate technique carefully. Furthermore, the deeper he studied an Essence Soul Eighth Tribulation, the more it would be avoided. Therefore, in order to prepare for the tribulation, Meng Chuan pursued to be as well-read as he could. At the Essence Soul Eighth Tribulation realm, even if he only studied it for a day, he could cultivate the otherverse system to the Fifth or Sixth Tribulation realm.

After that was a massive number of Seventh Tribulation-level manuals; almost all of them were from other universes. Meng Chuan experienced the wisdom of different paths in various universes.

His Essence Soul avatar read on Book Mountain, while his Essence Soul avatar on Dry Origin Mountain focused on distilling the information.

This was because the time flow on Dry Origin Mountain was three-fold faster than in his home universe despite reducing it to one-tenth of the original time acceleration.

In the blink of an eye, he spent 60 years reading on Book Mountain.

It’s about time.

Although he still hadn’t read a portion of Seventh Tribulation manuals and a massive number of manuals below the Seventh Tribulation realm, Meng Chuan stopped.

To spend 60 out of the 100 years before transcending the tribulation on Book Mountain was sufficient.

Although I haven’t been to other universes, I’ve seen many different universes. Meng Chuan sighed. He had absorbed the wisdom of different universes from many books, and he felt fulfilled. At the very least, his horizons were much wider than before he came to Book Mountain.

Next up is to kill a Chaos overlord.

Meng Chuan had a plan. He wanted to kill a Chaos overlord before transcending the tribulation and snatch its talent.