chsdbacks Chapter 316 Departing Through Transformation
Chapter 316 Departing Through Transformation
Chapter 316 Departing Through Transformation
The mysterious world has three pillars, corresponding to the three realms: the physical realm, the astral realm, and the spirit realm.
The present world is the real world.
The astral realm can be seen as an illusory starry sky, more abstract than the spirit realm, and is composed of authority and symbols.
The spirit world... is said to have been destroyed along with the previous civilization, and then reborn during the chaotic era. If this is true, then the connection between the spirit world and the real world is the deepest.
The concepts of living beings and life can be seen as being composed of a physical body and a spiritual body. In mysticism, the core spiritual body can almost be considered equivalent to the concept of spirit.
The spirit world, as the name suggests, is the world of spiritual life. It involves a transcendent "self," an infinite "self," and a cosmic "self." It is the root of divination, interdependent with reality yet independent of it. Only extraordinary power can break through this barrier.
There is no distinction between superior and inferior here; it is itself a tapestry woven from various kinds of information. Some of this information comes from the past, some originates from the present, and some foreshadows certain futures. Countless pieces of knowledge, countless pieces of information, countless mysteries, and countless illusory spirits gather and compress, transforming into a vast ocean.
After the Hermit ascended to become the Lord of the Spirit World, the first thing He felt was comfort and harmony. Whether it was the mystery symbolized by the Hermit or the civilization represented by the Perfect One, both were inherently related to the Spirit World. There was no longer a clear boundary between His spirit body and his physical body. They were both one and separate, able to transform at any time, and also able to separate. This is a quality that can be obtained by the Fool's Path Sequence 1.
In the original timeline, Adam and the true Creator, in a semi-fused state, with the Dreamer and the Hanged Man as their foundation, drew upon the power of the Chaos Sea, imagining the Sun, Storm, and White Tower, thus becoming half of the Old Ones and briefly becoming half of the Astral Lords.
Adam, half of the Old Day, became half of the Lord of the Star Realms in the vast cosmos.
The Hermit is now the true Lord of the Spirit World, albeit only the Lord of the Spirit World within Earth.
"With the five families as the foundation and the Chaos Sea as the ladder, we can touch the vast starry sky."
"Similarly, conversely, the mystery of the Hermit's evolution into the Three Schools of Ghosts, and the Spirit Realm as a name card to verify identity, will the Source Castle also open its doors to me?"
With a thought, the Hermit summoned the Time Worm of the Underworld back in its avatar. Its almost illusory form vanished, but it did not disappear. Its spirit expanded infinitely, as if it were swimming freely in every part of the spirit world. Its consciousness was ethereal and clear, and its thoughts gave rise to countless spirits. Its body was like a river flowing into the sea, leaving no trace.
He stole the secrets of heaven, merged with heaven and earth, and broke free from the constraints of physical form.
For the first time since being born a human, Xia Ran experienced such freedom.
Death seemed to be behind Him, for He was already waiting at the finish line.
"The line between life and death has become blurred. Death is the end for all things, but not for me."
The hermit was immersed in this feeling, a mysterious and unique experience that was hard to describe in words. It was as if he could hear the voice of all things, and everything in the world could be stacked up with 0s and 1s in his eyes. After the Time Worm returned, this feeling became even stronger. He experienced a state of selflessness, where consciousness seemed to be nothing, yet it seemed to be everywhere.
There are no hermits in the world, yet it seems that hermits are everywhere.
The spirit realm is filled with a vast number of spirit creatures, endless information and knowledge, and countless mysteries. Anyone who calls upon a hermit can become one. Mortal words fail to describe its beauty; even the primordial witch could not bestow such wonder. This wondrous feeling is too easily captivating and mesmerizing...
If one had to describe it, it would be that the hermit seemed to have become a kind of divinity, rooted in the spirit world, rooted in all the myriad spirits and beings related to the spirit world, as if merging with the spirit world, beyond the constraints of space, beyond the meaning of time, and even the "anchor" formed by faith was regarded as a kind of constraint and cut off.
The only thing that cannot be severed, like two shackles or two beacons, is that only a very few places remain. One is in the deepest part of the spirit world, and the other is in the sediment of the earth's core. With the Time Worm as the core, the Hermit's reappearance of stealing the secrets of heaven is ultimately flawed. The "Perfect One" can clearly feel the flaws and hidden worries. The nature of fantasy also reminds the Hermit that His freedom is only like a castle in the air.
The entanglement of the two fundamental destinies will hold back the recluse who longs to sleep forever in Chang'an and depart into the Dao.
A good dream is just a dream; you have to wake up eventually.
"Divinity..."
The vast ocean of spirits rippled with invisible waves, like the whispers of a hermit in a dream.
After embracing divinity, I feel more and more that humanity is a burden, the root of all troubles. Joy, anger, sorrow and happiness are all self-inflicted troubles, while divinity is eternal, everlasting, and perpetual.
According to legend... the spirit world has no physical laws, and the past, future, and present may all converge here.
At this moment, the "Lord of the Spirit Realm," who was almost in sync with the spirit world, came into contact with some information that symbolized the future. A wisp of thought entwined with gray-white mist merged with this information. It was like divination, but not quite. At the level that the hermit had reached, with his high level of inspiration and strong spirit, there was no need for him to deliberately perform divination.
The Fifth Age.
Bayam, a villa by the sea.
Chaer sat on a deck chair on the second-floor balcony, enjoying the comfortable sea breeze and warm sunshine, flipping through a fantastical book with a feathered serpent coiled around its cover.
Suddenly, He sensed something, raised His head to meet the gaze that, from a linear perspective, seemed to be in the past, but to the spirit world, which transcends the laws of physics, it might be the same moment.
This is inspiration, or perhaps it's the idea that "everything that is spoken will be known."
Both know it in their hearts, both know it together.
"Clearly, this isn't the end for you, and perhaps it isn't for me either."
Xia Er chuckled softly. He raised his pen and sketched the word "Death's Uniqueness." The spiritual plague carrying the power of uniqueness entangled this gaze that peered into the "future." This was normal; divination always comes at a price, doesn't it?
"Human nature may be the root of suffering, but it is also the root of happiness."
"The spirit world is indeed vast, and the ocean of the collective unconscious is also a boundless sea. Life gives birth to desires, which is a principle that everyone initially acknowledges."
The hermit heard the writer's soliloquy in the future, along with the attack of the Grim Reaper's authority on the soul. This was as if a door had been opened, and a series of restrictive nets emerged, seeping into the island of the mind like a plague and turning into the subconscious.
Because this net originates from its own spiritual nature, even hermits cannot remove it immediately. When they try to move these nets, they instead experience various emotions, desires, and evil thoughts.
The hermit's humanity became more fulfilled, and the "anchors" that had been blocked by the self were reconnected, maintaining the fragile balance between divinity and humanity.
Even if it's just a nominal title of Lord of the Spirit Realm, every bit of power has its weight. If your life isn't strong enough, you're not qualified.