Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1561 A strong will leads to a long journey

As Chen Chuan pondered this, the airship gradually rose into the high sky.

As the last rays of the setting sun faded, the sky turned a deep blue, and the slightly thin air on the plateau made the sparse stars appear exceptionally sharp and bright.

On the ground, indicator lights had already been lit up to guide the airships, and these lights could extend all the way into the territory of Da Shun.

The main public facilities outside the central city of the Ruhr Khanate were almost all built by state-owned enterprises of the Da Shun Kingdom, but most of the users were also people from Da Shun.

The Ruhr Khanate itself wasn't necessarily at a disadvantage. After all, in this day and age, it's not entirely a bad thing for a small country to be completely dependent on a large one. On the contrary, regional coalitions, which are only banded together for the sake of unity, not only suffer from severe internal strife but also face targeting and attacks from major powers, and even technological blockades. Their lives are not necessarily easy.

When faced with external threats, small countries don't need to think too much; they just need to follow in the footsteps of large countries. Even if key points in the world are attacked, large countries will be responsible for resisting. If large countries don't treat them particularly harshly, the leaders of some small countries can actually live quite comfortably in this environment.

Chen Chuan couldn't help but think that if the circumstances of breaking through different limits as recorded by the Heavenly Secrets Sect were compared with those of the current country, they would actually be surprisingly similar.

Small countries have no autonomy and their survival depends entirely on the whims of large countries. Medium-sized regional countries may seem to have autonomy, but they are actually struggling to survive and sometimes still have to depend on the whims of large countries.

Only truly great powers can establish order, and their every move influences the world's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing overall structure, pattern, and overall structure).

In comparison, rushing to break through limits would probably only guarantee the lower limit, but would instead lead to a loss of autonomy. The path to breaking through limits is not what he is pursuing.

It is conceivable that even if one reaches that point, the final outcome would be similar to the current situation of small countries, where they can only rely on others and find it difficult to assert their own will.

Even if he were to advance to the next level, he still wouldn't be able to fully realize all the potential he currently possesses.

Master She once told him that some fighters don't actually need to meet all three conditions to reach the higher realms, possibly because of differences in their foundations and the difficulty in reaching higher goals.

Along his journey, he has built an unprecedentedly solid foundation, transcending the limits of human existence. Undoubtedly, he intends to use this foundation to pursue higher levels. Therefore, he will utilize all available resources to propel himself to unprecedented heights.

At that moment, he unconsciously thought of his second self.

When he first entered the Dongxuan Temple level, I was stuck at the Changsheng Temple level. However, thanks to the fact that I fought against fighters of the same level many times after achieving the Dongxuan Temple level, and later fought against extraterrestrial demons repeatedly, I not only entered the Dongxuan Temple level early, but also became quite close to the strength I have now.

He estimated that in the next month or so, even without deliberately strengthening his skills, if he simply went to the outer heavens to fight those demons, Second Brother could catch up quickly.

Before breaking through to the final realm, he will undoubtedly face another overlap with his second self.

But then a thought popped into my head: should I really make this choice?

Because once the second self is merged, although one's own power will be multiplied, the difficulty of breaking through the upper limit will also increase greatly, and there may be some unnecessary restrictions.

Especially now that the great collision is imminent, if the second self overlaps, delaying the time for achievement, not only will many problems remain unresolved, but it may also mean that the person will not have enough power to deal with this calamity.

Avoiding it is simple: just break through before your second self achieves perfect harmony with yourself.

But the thought had barely surfaced when he immediately erased it from his mind.

He could clearly strive to become stronger, so he had no reason to be afraid of these things.

He knew very well that there were countless demons from beyond the heavens, and many of them were extremely powerful. Given the current situation, only a stronger force could subdue them.

If one lacks sufficient strength, one cannot even protect oneself, let alone seek freedom from constraints.

Therefore, he will undoubtedly choose to break through after merging with the second self. As for the difficulty of breaking through the limit brought about by this, he can slowly think about and find a solution.

Just as in battle, one must be contemptuous in strategy but take things seriously in tactics, the same applies to spiritual practice. Once the general direction is set, how to proceed in detail is something he needs to ponder and figure out step by step.

However, he actually gained a lot of inspiration and insights from the battle just now.

He closed his eyes, his body shimmering with an illusory form, and once again his physical form merged into one, while his aura radiated outwards.

The field was originally formless and shapeless, but under his will, after a while, it gradually surged and changed, with a lot of mist spreading out from within, and the indicator lights on the ground became blurry.

However, this situation only lasted for a moment and quickly dissipated. The pilot of the airship ahead was a little puzzled, feeling as if he had just entered a cloud-shrouded area. However, he had never encountered a similar situation on this route before, so he could only record it in the flight log and report the situation to the main cabin.

Chen Chuan opened his eyes at this moment.
It seems there was no mistake.

In that instant, due to the influence of his will and spirit, his own domain directly formed an independent spatial domain, or rather, a celestial abode. However, such a spatial domain usually requires secret rituals to set up, and a celestial abode requires a celestial seed, while his was formed entirely by his own power. Therefore, if a definition had to be added, this could be considered his own "heaven outside himself".

The success of this attempt is enough to show that he now has the power to create his own immortal abode, or rather, a place of his own.

However, since we are currently in the material world, it is not easy to maintain. If we truly seek a breakthrough, we can absorb the power of other immortal seeds to help stabilize ourselves.

Besides this...

He looked thoughtful; at that moment, when the field was changing, he seemed to have sensed something.

To be precise, his own sensory abilities were also enhanced as a result. Although he did not break through the limit, he came to the edge of the limit, so he observed and perceived some information and learned some things that he should not have known at this level.

He instinctively felt that these things were useful to him.

From the perspective of the process, it is not an exaggeration to say that this is "self-examination," because he relied on his own strength to learn these things, which is very much in line with the way of human nature.

He glanced outside. It wasn't suitable to do these things on the airship, and besides, this was the material world, inside the World Ring, where there were many restrictions. So he decided to wait until he returned before trying it.

Since he had some time, he decided to take stock of his spoils from the battle. With the change in the battlefield, he took out all the trophies he had obtained.

He handled the entire battle himself, and of course, all of this belongs to him; no one will say anything more about it.

First were Ge Chongyi's two golden whips. This was the first time he had obtained a fighter's weapon from outer space, so he picked it up and admired it for a while before looking at the lost items.

After examining them, it was discovered that most of the lost items were used to enhance supernatural abilities, while some were used for self-defense, but each had its own shortcomings.

For example, one of the lost items should have come from the Old God that he finally eliminated.

This thing has a very good defensive effect, but the user must stand still and not move, which is a big drawback. However, it is still a level one lost item. At the very least, it can be fed to the lost item in his hand. Even if he doesn't use it himself, he can give it to his family and subordinates.

While he was returning to China, Liu Changlin, Fang Yanxing, and three others were exploring the depths of the void together.

They knew exactly what the outer edge of a small country's world ring was like, but now it looked completely empty, as if the demons had been wiped out.

This must be the aftermath of the battle just now. After all, with so many ancient gods, demons, and fighters at the Dongxuan Temple level fighting together, it would be almost devastating for individuals below that level. I'm afraid there won't be any extraterrestrial demons here for a long time.

Moreover, based on this, they could also see the intensity of the battle Chen Chuan faced.

Liu Changlin and Fang Yanxing were communicating telepathically. The latter said, "This time, Advisor Chen should have encountered the main force. It seems that Mr. Jia's intelligence was correct. So, Mr. Jia can be trusted?"

Liu Changlin shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true. What if he deliberately threw out these demons just to gain our trust?" He paused for a moment, "The outer world lacks everything, but it doesn't lack demons."

Fang Yanxing agreed, remarking with a sigh, "We still need to be vigilant." Then he added, "Old Liu, do you think anyone anticipated that Advisor Chen would volunteer for the mission this time?"

Liu Changlin remained silent.

Fang Yanxing smiled and said, "But this result is something that many people probably didn't expect. I think some people may have trouble sleeping."

During their telepathic exchange, Tan Xubo suddenly asked, "Are you two very familiar with Consultant Chen?"

Fang Yanxing smiled and turned to answer, "Advisor Tan, we're not exactly close, but we did team up together and fight against extraterrestrial demons side by side."

Tan Xubo nodded and then asked, "Did Consultant Chen mention to the two of you that he had any plans to join the group of five?"

Fang Yanxing was somewhat surprised. He said, "I don't know. Perhaps Consultant Tan can ask him himself? As far as I know, although Consultant Chen is very skillful and principled, he does not refuse to communicate with other consultants."

Tan Xubo nodded, saying nothing more. However, Fang Yanxing and Liu Changlin exchanged a glance, both able to tell that this man probably had some ideas of his own now.

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(End of this chapter)