With Su Ming's agreement, the Dragon God's demeanor eased considerably.
"Regarding the transcendence of an authority, I can only say that the past outweighs the present, and the present outweighs the past."
"I don't know how you plan to transcend or how you intend to tamper with this time node. The only thing I can teach you is this: in the past, raise the authority above its counterpart in the present, then solidify everything. History is tampered with, creating a paradox with the weaker authority in the present."
"At that point, you have achieved semi-transcendence."
"Then, cultivate the authority in the present. Cultivate it to be stronger than it was in the past. This is in line with the greater trend. The present should naturally be stronger than the past. So, you are eliminating the paradox, following the flow of time. Time will also help you legitimize this part of your power."
Su Ming suddenly understood.
The Dragon God didn't have the Trinity and didn't understand the River of Time.
Su Ming, on the other hand, had been observing the River of Time frequently since his transmigration.
In essence, he first created a change upstream, making it impossible for the River of Time itself to straighten out the situation. Then, he helped the River of Time sort itself out, gaining its assistance.
The Dragon God said, "Remember, in history, you must raise the authority to the Supreme God King level."
Su Ming silently noted this.
He had already vaguely understood this point as well.
If he raised it to the Supreme God King level in the past, then raising it from the past's Supreme God King level to an even stronger Supreme God King level in the present would be very reasonable. The River of Time would make this increase reasonable, preventing the Universe's Will from locking such an increase.
As for the breakthrough in the past, it would forever remain in the past.
Because the breakthrough happened in the past, the Universe's Will's targeting would also be in the past.
Furthermore, since the present node had not committed any offense, it could still pretend to be a legitimate identity for the past.
"Be careful in your ascension, disguise yourself well. As long as the present you haven't broken any laws or offended the Universe's Will, the past you will have a legitimate identity. Just don't be too ostenatious."
"After everything is settled, you can smoothly cultivate and focus on the present."
The Dragon God took a deep breath, stating that he had revealed his most closely guarded secrets.
Su Ming didn't believe him.
This guy had initially followed the flow of time to manipulate it, thereby transcending.
Without the cover of the present, how had he managed to raise his authority in the past?
However, Su Ming didn't press further.
To ask more would be impolite.
Seeing the satisfied look on Su Ming's face, the Dragon God also breathed a sigh of relief.
To appease Su Ming, he had truly pulled out the real goods.
"I really don't know where this kid got the law of conservation of tribulations and so many hidden secrets of the Supreme."
If not for those, he wouldn't have had to explain the cultivation of authority in such detail.
Having extracted all the information he could from the Douluo 3 Dragon God, Su Ming took his leave.
Before leaving Dragon Valley, he suddenly said, "By the way, continue to open Dragon Valley to the outside world. Not too often – once a year. If the dragon clouds and dragon souls are insufficient, absorb more Heaven and Earth Vital Energy. Dense vital energy is also conducive to cultivation."
After leaving Dragon Valley, Su Ming didn't rush to depart Star Luo Continent. Instead, he went to the Qilin Small World again.
Qilin Small World.
"Back then, I refined the Rakshasa faith here. It should be very suitable for cultivating the Asura authority here."
However, the Asura authority wasn't his own task.
Therefore, a brilliant light flashed from his brow.
This dazzling light condensed into an entity, forming a spear.
The Pioneer Spear!
As the divine spear fell into the Qilin Small World, the Su Ming far away in Douluo 1 also used power borrowing.
"Anchoring successful."
Su Ming glanced at the Qilin Small World without lingering, turned, and left.
"According to the Dragon God, the past first surpasses the present, then the present surpasses the past – this is the normal path of cultivation."
"But I'm different. I have main bodies in three eras."
"I need to have a Supreme God King's authority myself, otherwise I can't rehearse the process of opening up the God Realm in Douluo 1 and Douluo 3."
"Between my Douluo 1 and Douluo 2 main bodies, I can refer to the method the Dragon God mentioned for cultivation."
"As for me, the connection with Douluo 2 is too weak."
Su Ming looked at the various parallels worlds.
The real future was almost unaffected by the changes in Douluo 2.
It had completely detached from the River of Time.
"According to the theory of relativity, the Douluo 3 version of me, relative to the Douluo 2 version, is the present. If the Douluo 2 version of me masters aSupreme God King's authority, it also means the Douluo 3 version of me has the shelter of the River of Time."
"Of course, I need to cultivate within the parallel worlds, not the real future."
"But that would create a clear sequence in cultivation, rather than doing it simultaneously."
First Douluo 1, then Douluo 2, then Douluo 3.
This would greatly delay Su Ming's progress.
"I should make full use of my Trinity talent."
Su Ming's gaze flickered, deducing a method suitable for himself from the cultivation method given by the Dragon God.
"What I want is simultaneous cultivation."
"The past is stronger than the present, then the present can continue to surpass the past."
Su Ming pondered.
Going along the flow of the river, he was no problem.
But how could he go against the flow of the river without violating this principle?
Soon, Su Ming had an idea.
"Swap."
Entering the River of Time perspective, the Douluo 3 Su Ming and the Douluo 1 Su Ming faced each other from afar.
The Douluo 1 Su Ming decisively used Illusory World and Turning Illusion into Reality. Then, the Douluo 3 Su Ming used Real World, transporting the Douluo 1 Su Ming to the Douluo 3 real future.
Then, he repeated the operation, sending the Douluo 3 version of himself to Douluo 1!
Thus, the Douluo 1 Su Ming was located at the future node, and the Douluo 3 Su Ming was at the past node.
Seemingly flowing downstream, for Su Ming, it changed from the future to the past.
The Douluo 1 Su Ming at the Douluo 3 node cultivating too quickly would be equivalent to the past cultivating quickly – it wouldn't be affected.
And the Douluo 3 Su Ming at the Douluo 1 node cultivating quickly would also be equivalent to the past cultivating quickly.
"The Dragon God is still at a disadvantage for lacking talent."
Su Ming sighed.
Having found a cultivation method suitable for himself, Su Ming began to cultivate properly.
[Douluo 1]
The Douluo 3 Su Ming found the Qilin Small World of this era.
"Phew, the cultivation tasks are also swapped. Cultivating the Asura and Rakshasa authorities falls to me."
"The cultivation of the destruction and life authorities will be left to the Douluo 1 Su Ming in the real future."
Conveniently, Little Gold is also there. He already cultivates Nirvana, which aligns with the God of Destruction's destruction origin. They can mutually corroborate, reducing the pressure on the Douluo 1 Su Ming.
The Qilin Small World in Douluo 3 had been purified by Su Ming.
In Douluo 1, it hadn't.
Seeking out the Qilin Small World again, this time Su Ming did not purify it. Instead, he immersed himself in the package of endless resentment.
"The Rakshasa authority is contained within."
In this era, Bibi Dong also existed. Su Ming secretly assisted her, making the process of her inheriting the divine seat smoother.
God Realm.
"Villain Su Ming!"
The Asura God trembled with rage.
He was now imprisoned in a cell deep within the God Realm.
The same treatment as the Golden Dragon King – almost completely sealed.
Of course, the Asura God's situation was slightly better; he retained some perception.
He couldn't actively probe the lower plane, but if his power down there was touched or collected, he could still sense it.
"Damn it. How did he find the Qilin Small World? And the Qilin Small World actually helps so much in comprehending the Rakshasa authority!"
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