After Lin Yuan condensed his past self, he took a tentative step into exploring the annals of time.
However, he did no more than scratch the surface.
Since he anchored himself to his present self, it was easy for him to lose his way.
Many time lords disappeared without a trace, often becoming lost in the fabric of the past.
Otherwise, even if they faced the trials of the other two paths of transcendence—the "Infinite Tribulations"—they would still have the strength to manage some aftermath before being obliterated by the supreme rules of consciousness that awaited them.
As for perfect life? Crossing into the fourteenth stage creates a great commotion; the transformation from a temporal life form to a perfect one invariably leaves significant traces, even if the outcome ultimately fails.
Only the boundless origin may seem safer than the other two paths of transcendence, but the dangers it harbors are hardly diminished.
Yet now, with his future self solidified, the past, present, and future seemed like one entity.
Even if Lin Yuan weren’t a lord, he was still better equipped to fend off the perils of losing himself than ordinary lords.
This peril would only arise when reaching particularly ancient time nodes in the past.
Lin Yuan merely planned to explore a little; no troubles would arise.