Chapter 1114: 441: Transcendence of Life and Death!
The Match of Immortals (Seeking Monthly Tickets 5K)_3 Chapter 1114: 441: Transcendence of Life and Death!
The Match of Immortals (Seeking Monthly Tickets 5K)_3 This meant that comprehending Daoist Charm had actually advanced his cultivation of “Heavenly Immortal Skill.”
The timing wasn’t right, and Chen Dengming didn’t check the panel, but he could feel the boost in his mana, meaning his cultivation had improved quite a bit, taking him closer to the Complete Nascent Soul stage.
Seizing the ephemerality of his enlightenment’s Spiritual Light, he continued to concentrate and reflect, deeply contemplating the previous insights he had about the Beyond the Shore flower.
The Beyond the Shore flower blooms for a thousand years and withers for a thousand more, its flowers and leaves never meet, emotions not bound by cause and effect, fate destined for life and death.
This too represents the alternating cycles of life and death; the living do not see the dead, and the dead seldom see the living, unless…
one transcends beyond the shore, then can life and death behold each other.
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Yet, it’s precisely in the World of the Deceased below the Nether Spring that the Beyond the Shore flower can emerge.
It’s rumored that within the Beyond the Shore flower lies a shred of power that transcends beyond the shore and life and death.
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Whether it truly possesses such power, Chen Dengming had yet to discover, but he had personally experienced, witnessed with his own eyes, how the Starfall Old Ghost made use of the power of the Beyond the Shore flower to physically penetrate into his Soul World, achieving this inconceivable feat.
“So it’s said…
between life and death, there’s great terror and also great power, to transcend life and death, isn’t that to transcend beyond the shore?
Is it the Great Enlightenment Realm that even He Dao and Ancient Immortals cannot reach?”
As Chen Dengming pondered up to this point, he was utterly mystified and even filled with doubts about this sudden perspective.
Ultimately, transcendence was beyond his comprehension.
He had only just touched upon the Daoist Charm of life and death; he neither fully understood life nor death, let alone transcend them.
Perhaps, to transcend life and death…
is to achieve immortality!
That last glimmer of Spiritual Light in Chen Dengming’s heart dissipated completely at that moment.
He opened his eyes, a deep blue light emerging within his gaze, as he discerned the profound marks of time around him, concluding that he must have been in a state of enlightenment for a full six days.
Six days within Heavenly Time is the passing of six years.
“To be enlightened for six years, you’ve actually managing to grasp a type of Daoist Charm, well done, well done…”
At this moment, Ancestor Lu Xiucheng’s aged and dignified voice, like a heavenly chant, descended from above.
As this voice fell, the azure celestial light accompanied by Dao Force descended, and the surrounding environment of Heavenly Time swiftly faded away.
After Chen Dengming stood up, he saw a stark difference between the pebbles within a three-yard radius and those beyond it; the former lost their luster, appearing drier.
These pebbles all bore the effects of being eroded by the traces of time in the Heavenly Time environment.
Indeed, time is a silent but deadly weapon.
He too had been affected, his lifespan reduced by six years in just a matter of six days.
Luckily, he was still young, with an extensive lifespan ahead, so this loss was inconsequential compared to the immense gains he had made.
His figure soared, heading towards the grand Heaven Longevity Hall in the sky, to see the Ancestor standing with his hands behind his back in the courtyard before the hall, apparently in better spirits, which eased Chen Dengming’s worries, and he smiled and bowed in greeting.
“Disciple thanks the Ancestor for expending Heavenly Time resources once more to assist me.”
Lu Xiucheng waved his sleeve, casually stating, “To assist you is to assist me, and is to assist the Four Seas and Four Realms.
With a great calamity ahead of us, we need to help each other to overcome the difficulty, so you needn’t carry too much burden.”
Chen Dengming nodded slightly, looking around and noticing the absence of others, recalling the external threats that still existed, his heart tensed, and he immediately inquired.
“They’ve all gone to familiarize themselves with the lay of this vast ancient land.
As for the outside, you needn’t worry anymore.”
Ancestor Lu Xiucheng shook his head, his voice still tranquil, “Brother Qu of the Qu Shenzong went out to investigate the situation six days ago, and indeed, the Buddha Trick, enraged, turned against Deity Transformation.
However, whether it’s Mingguang or the Divine Turtle, Star Cloud, and the others, which of them hasn’t weathered many storms?
All of them kept their distance.
“Only the Eastern region and Sword Lord Yong Xin suffered a bit, but it’s nothing serious…”
Upon hearing this, Chen Dengming relaxed.
It seems that Buddha Trick is all bark and no bite, having not stirred up any significant disturbance for the time being.
Lu Xiucheng glanced at Chen Dengming, discerning his thoughts, and said, “The reason the situation remains under control is primarily because of Buddha in The World.
This Buddha used to say, ‘If the benefactor does not understand Mahayana Buddhism, I too am somewhat versed in fist and divine skills.’ If he truly loses his temper, Buddha Trick might not be an opponent.”
Chen Dengming was surprised.
“Then why…”
Lu Xiucheng smiled faintly, his laughter tinged with scorn or perhaps some other meaning, “The way of Buddhism emphasizes compassion.
This ‘compassion’ is just their inability to truly deal with Buddha Trick.”
He paused, his gaze growing deep, “Brother Qu and I suspect that this Buddha Trick may have some connection to Buddha in The World.
But Buddha Trick is also somewhat related to the Outer Domain Devil Lord.
To contend with Buddha in The World, he must support the Outer Domain Devil Lord’s invasion into the Four Seas and Four Realms…”
Chen Dengming frowned.
He recalled the discussions about the mutual check and balance between Buddha in The World and Buddha Trick.
It appears that for now, Buddha in The World only has the ability to prevent Buddha Trick from doing evil in the Mortal World but lacks the strength to stop the invasion of the Outer Domain Devil Lord.
Hence, this heavy responsibility has fallen onto the shoulders of the Ancestor and the heads of Deity Transformation Dao Lords like Qu Shenzong.
Once the Outer Domain Devil Lord truly invades and seizes control of the Broken Heavenly Immortal Realm, Buddha in The World might still flee, but the rest of the living beings will have a difficult time finding salvation.
At that moment, Ancestor Lu Xiucheng raised his hand, and from within his sleeve flew out a scroll: a map, “This is a map of the Broken Heavenly Immortal Realm hand-drawn by myself, including some important resources within the Heavenly Immortal World that need protection.
If the Outer Domain Devil Lord leads a large group of Evil Cultivators here, many of them will surely covet the precious resources within the Heavenly Immortal World.
Take and familiarize yourself with this map.
There’s no danger outside now, so you can go out and bring in the other invited guests…”
Chen Dengming nodded and immediately took the map.
Indeed, outside there were still some friends waiting, whom he had previously promised to bring into the Broken Heavenly Immortal Realm.
Each of them was carefully selected from a multitude of eager cultivators.
In the forthcoming invasion of the Broken Heavenly Immortal Realm by the Outer Realm Evil Cultivators, these individuals will all become powerful comrades-in-arms.
Lu Xiucheng waved his hand and turned around, “Go ahead.
I have sensed that there is a disturbance at the Heaven Blessings Hall, the Fortune Star is unstable, and within the next seven days, a change may occur…”
“Within seven days…”
A chill settled in Chen Dengming’s heart.
The time was drawing ever closer.
He looked up at the retreating back of Ancestor Lu Xiucheng, who had already turned away, as if he did not want Chen Dengming to see the expression on his face.
Chen Dengming felt a heavy weight upon him and departed.
After all, the path lay ahead.
They were all already on their way.
All that was left was for the enemy to arrive, and then the chessboard of this deadly fight would commence.
Despite the formidable might of the incoming foe, it was still uncertain upon whom the victory would bestow, and for now, all that could be done was to seize the advantage of heavenly timing and favorable conditions, and be willing to engage in a battle for eternal peace…
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