landbeastnovel Chapter 220 The Soul River
Chapter 220 The Soul River
Chapter 220: Entering the Soul River
At the same time, on the Covering Heavens side, countless cultivators also entered one All Heavens World after another to gain experience.
Naturally, Fang Ming would not neglect one for the other; his emphasis on both sides was the same, and he would not favor either.
The two fierce battles just now were clashes between Heavenly Talents from two different timelines, but he had made some arrangements, only allowing them to battle.
They could not communicate, nor see each other's true faces; they would only meet when entering the ancient ruins, and only the victor would receive a reward.
The defeated would not truly die; even if they died here, they could be resurrected.
Therefore, this could not replace true life-and-death struggles, and they still needed to gain experience on a real battlefield.
Of course, the inability to die only applied to cultivators from the two timelines fighting each other; if cultivators from their own timeline engaged in battle, he would not interfere.
At this moment, Fang Ming, who was paying attention to the relevant matters, saw the fierce battles breaking out between the Heavenly Talents of the two realms, and he truly gained a clear understanding of the quality of the Heavenly Talents from both timelines.
Generally speaking, due to environmental and cultivation system factors, the average strength of cultivators on the Covering Heavens side was slightly stronger than those on the Perfect side.
However, there was no gap between the true top-tier Heavenly Talents, of course, this was excluding individuals like Shi Hao, Ye Fan, Ruthless Person, Wu Shi, and others who were exceptions.
On the Perfect luan gu era side, after a period of time, they would go to the Other Realm to gain experience and temper themselves, so they did not lack external pressure, and there was still room for progress in the future.
If the cultivation system was changed in the future, it was also possible to catch up.
However, on the Covering Heavens side, he temporarily lacked a whetstone like the Other Realm, and Fang Ming was somewhat wary of the Immortal Heaven Domain.
Unlike the Perfect side, the forces like the Soul River and the Netherworld there had clearly begun to become active, and he was unsure of how much power these forces truly possessed.
“Perhaps I should see what state the Soul River is currently in.”
Within the pure Great Dao World inside the Great Dao Ancient Tree, Fang Ming's primordial spirit manifested, and in front of him, a set of profound and complex coordinates glowed and hovered.
These were the coordinates given to him by the Original Gate.
The Soul River connected billions of All Heavens Worlds and was related to reincarnation; after countless cultivators from these heavens, and even from above The Heavens, perished, their soul fragments and soul light could fall into the Soul River, enter the Netherworld, and thus reincarnate.
This set of coordinates corresponded only to the coordinates of this Soul River Branch within the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, not the coordinates of the true Soul River main trunk.
There were countless Soul River Branches; it could be said that there were as many branches as there were Great Chiliocosms.
Of course, these branches ultimately had to return to the main trunk.
Strictly speaking, although the Soul River had countless branches, in essence, there was only one.
Although they were called coordinates, they were actually formed by countless Great Dao rules and constructed from countless Great Dao runes, which was extremely complex, indicating that the location of the Soul River was not that simple.
Looking at the light cluster suspended in front, Fang Ming had a familiar feeling, a feeling so strong that he was in contact with such things all the time.
Because his intuition told him that this was similar to the origin Dao principles of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths; even if it wasn't similar, there was a very high correlation.
"This... does indeed have a very high degree of similarity to the origin Dao principles of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, giving a sense of being born of the same body, but it always feels like it's not quite the same thing..."
After carefully analyzing and inferring for a while, Fang Ming frowned and came to a conclusion.
But he always felt that the result was not that simple, not as simple as the so-called being born of the same body.
It wasn't as simple as a branch on a tree.
With his thoughts turning, the Original Gate appeared beside him, and Fang Ming asked, "Senior, do you know the inside story of the Soul River?"
"I don't know about the Soul River either. Regarding the Soul River, you need to investigate it yourself. In the battle back then, I didn't investigate the interior of the Soul River. I only knew that the Soul River was related to reincarnation and was extremely hidden. I don't know any specific details.", the deity of the Original Gate replied.
"Thank you.", Fang Ming thanked him.
Then, countless Great Dao runes spread out from his main body, the Great Dao Ancient Tree. These Great Dao runes intertwined with each other, forming a dark and deep passage.
This passage was not large, only about a foot in size. Faintly, one could see a river shimmering with a faint light appearing at the bottom of the passage, in its deepest part.
"The heaven and earth Great Dao laws of the two realms didn't clash? Is the Soul River not a world? Is it just a specific entity? Or does it inherently possess an incredibly strong hidden nature, allowing the laws of a realm to ignore it..."
Under normal circumstances, once two worlds are connected, the heaven and earth Great Dao laws of the two realms will most likely clash, which is unavoidable.
Just as there are no two identical leaves, there will naturally be no two identical worlds; the heaven and earth Great Dao laws of every world will not be completely the same.
Therefore, once connected, no matter how small the passage, it will be accompanied by a clash of laws.
"Whether it's a realm, I'll know once I try!" With a thought, a root had already passed through the dark and deep passage and extended into the Soul River.
The moment his root extended and reached the Soul River, Fang Ming's mind inside the Great Dao Ancient Tree world suddenly trembled, and a look of shock appeared in his eyes.
His 'naturally close to Dao' characteristic played a role at this moment, allowing him to perceive the origin of the heaven and earth Great Dao of the Soul River and its level.
At this moment, even though only a root extended into the Soul River, he could clearly sense the origin of the Soul River.
Within Fang Ming's inner world, countless heaven and earth laws appeared, and countless Great Dao laws were incredibly profound, as if the supreme and ultimate Dao was manifesting here. Undoubtedly, it had surpassed the origin and Great Dao laws of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
At this moment, his location became the source of 'Dao'; the formless and intangible 'Dao' manifested and evolved into the tangible and material 'Dao'.
His inner world became an ocean of Dao principles, transforming into the source of tangible rules and order.
Billions of Great Daos emerged from the void, drowning Fang Ming's mind. The sound of the Dao rumbled, and the sound of scriptures echoed throughout the inner world, instantly causing countless profound Great Dao mysteries to spontaneously arise in Fang Ming's mind.
Even though this was just a branch, in essence, it was still a part of the Soul River, and its essence remained unchanged!
Therefore, the moment Fang Ming stepped in, he had already sensed its true origin!
At this moment, Fang Ming was submerged in endless Great Dao laws. His inner world transformed into a true sea of Dao, where endless Great Dao laws manifested and fully evolved into the most simple and fundamental profound meanings.
At the same time, Fang Ming's All Heavens World autonomously emerged, constantly attracting and absorbing countless Great Dao laws into the interior of the All Heavens World, imprinting them within the world, enhancing the world's origin.
Even if it was just a Great Dao imprint, it was still of great benefit to the growth of the world!
"The Soul River is actually a special world, and its level truly surpasses the Great Chiliocosm level. Perhaps it's more appropriate to call this level the Great Heaven and Earth."
He had originally believed that there existed worlds surpassing the Great Chiliocosm level, but he had not expected that the 'Soul River', which seemed like a river, was actually a Great Heaven and Earth Universe that surpassed the Great Chiliocosm Universe.
Because of his characteristic of being 'naturally close to Dao', even in the Great Heaven and Earth which surpassed the Great Chiliocosm Universe, he was special.
Within the extremely powerful origin of this Soul River, Fang Ming perceived countless heaven and earth origins similar to the level of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
Yes, in addition to the extremely powerful heaven and earth origin of the Soul River itself, he also felt countless heaven and earth origins similar to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, or slightly weaker, or even only at the Middle Thousand World level.
Fang Ming released his spiritual sense, and in an instant, the billions of miles around this Soul River Branch were reflected in his mind.
The Soul River, since it has the word 'River' in its name, its main body is naturally a river.
The color of this river was dark and deep, entirely formed by soul light, as if it could swallow billions of heavens, as if it could erode Time, and within the river water, there seemed to be terrifying existences that could swallow supreme Immortal and Demon.
In the dark and deep river water, countless soul spirits could be seen immersed within. The vast majority of these soul spirits were complete, while a small portion were incomplete. They flowed towards an unknown place with the mighty river.
Above the boundless Soul River, countless shimmering light points floated, and countless light points continuously fell into the mighty Soul River.
In Fang Ming's perception, those were not light points, but souls attracted by the Soul River, including broken souls and complete souls.
In this mighty Soul River, those broken and incomplete souls, even if only remnants remained, gradually became complete. This Soul River was actually repairing those souls.
In his observation, above the Soul River, those incomplete soul spirits were being condensed. In other words, it was not ruled out that they had been completely annihilated before.
Seeing this scene, Fang Ming understood and thought to himself, "No wonder some people who were once completely annihilated in body and spirit would reappear. It turns out that the place of reincarnation has the ability to repair!"
Clearly, not only the place of reincarnation controlled by the Strange Clan had such an effect, but the place of reincarnation not controlled by the Strange Clan also definitely had the same effect!
Of course, Fang Ming would not be so naive as to think that the Strange Clan was truly benevolent. They used great divine abilities to re-condense the souls of cultivators who had originally been completely annihilated in body and spirit and scattered, so that they could be reborn and cultivate well.
Reincarnation was mostly real; most people would reincarnate, but where they reincarnated was open to debate.
Perhaps ordinary people, those with average talent, would be allowed to reincarnate in the normal realms of the heavens.
But for those with strong talent, it was hard to say. They might either be reborn into the dark universe and become one of their own, or be imprisoned in the deepest part of the Netherworld. Both were possible.
Sometimes, even being reborn into the dark universe and becoming one of their own carried risks.