Man is in the heavens, parasites are born

Chapter 220 Entering the Soul River

Meanwhile, on the other side of Shrouding the Heavens, countless cultivators were also entering one world after another to gain experience.

Fang Ming naturally wouldn't neglect one side for the other; he valued both sides equally and wouldn't favor either.

The two fierce battles just now were between two time-space prodigies, but he concealed it in some way, so they were only able to fight each other.

They cannot communicate or see each other's true faces; they will only meet when entering ancient ruins, and only the victor will receive the reward.

Even the losers don't truly die; here, even if they die, they can be resurrected.

Therefore, it cannot replace real life-or-death battles and still requires experience on the real battlefield.

Of course, the only exception is when two cultivators from different timelines are fighting. If a battle breaks out between cultivators from the same timeline, he will not intervene.

At this moment, Fang Ming, who was paying attention to the matter, witnessed the fierce battles between the geniuses of the two worlds and gained a clear understanding of the quality of the geniuses from both timelines.

Generally speaking, due to environmental and cultivation system factors, the average strength of cultivators on the Shrouding the Heavens side is slightly stronger than that on the Perfect World side.

However, there is no real difference among the truly top-tier geniuses, of course, this is excluding outsiders such as Shi Hao, Ye Fan, Ruthless Man, and Wu Shi.

In the Perfect Chaotic Ancient Era, after a period of time, we will go to the alien realm to train and hone our skills. There will be no shortage of external pressure, and we will still be able to make some progress in the future.

If the cultivation system changes in the future, it may be possible to catch up.

However, regarding the Heavenly Shroud, he currently lacks a whetstone similar to the Otherworld, and Fang Ming harbors some apprehension towards the Immortal Heavenly Domain.

Unlike Perfect World, the forces like Soul River and Underworld over there have clearly begun to become active, and he is somewhat unsure of how much strength these forces actually possess.

"Perhaps I should take a look at the current state of the River of Souls."

Within the pure world of the Great Dao within the ancient tree of the Great Dao, Fang Ming's primordial spirit manifested, and a set of intricate and complex Dao symbols shone brightly before him.

This is the signpost he gave him at the Gate of Primitive Nature.

The River of Souls connects countless worlds and is related to reincarnation. After the fall of countless cultivators in these heavens and even in the heavens, their soul fragments and soul light may fall into the River of Souls, enter the underworld, and be reincarnated.

This set of signposts only corresponds to the signposts of this tributary of the Soul River in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, not the actual main channel of the Soul River.

The River of Souls has countless tributaries; one could say that there are as many tributaries as there are worlds.

Of course, these tributaries will eventually return to the main road.

Strictly speaking, although the River of Souls has countless branches, it is actually just one river.

Although it is called a Dao Beacon, it is actually formed from countless Dao rules and constructed from countless Dao runes. It is extremely complex, and it is clear that the location of the Soul River is not so simple.

Looking at the ball of light hanging in front of him, Fang Ming had a familiar feeling, a feeling so strong that he was constantly in contact with such things.

Because his intuition told him that this was a similarity to the fundamental laws of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, or even if it wasn't a similarity, it was still highly related.

"This... does indeed have a very high degree of similarity to the original Dao principles of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, suggesting a duality, but it just doesn't feel quite right..."

After careful analysis and some deduction, Fang Ming frowned and came to a conclusion.

However, he always felt that the result was not so simple, not as simple as the so-called twins in one body.

It's not as simple as a branch on a tree.

In the blink of an eye, the Gate of Primordial Chaos appeared beside him. Fang Ming asked, "Senior, do you know the inside story of the River of Souls?"

"I don't know anything about the River of Souls either. You need to investigate it yourself. During the battle, we didn't explore the interior of the River of Souls. I only know that the River of Souls is related to reincarnation and that it is extremely well hidden. I know nothing about the specific details," the deity of the Primordial Gate replied.

"Thank you," Fang Ming said.

Then countless Dao runes spread out from his main body, the ancient Dao tree, intertwining with each other to form a dark and deep passage.

The passage was small, only about a foot in size, and one could vaguely see at its deepest point that a river, shimmering with a faint light, appeared at the bottom of the passage.

"The laws of heaven and earth of the two realms did not clash? Could it be that the River of Souls is not a world? Is it just a special thing? Or does it have an incomparably powerful ability to conceal itself, allowing the laws of a realm to ignore it..." Seeing this, Fang Xiang had all sorts of guesses in his mind.

Under normal circumstances, once two worlds are connected, their fundamental laws and principles will most likely clash; this is unavoidable. Just as no two leaves are exactly alike, no two worlds are exactly the same, and the fundamental laws and principles of each world will not be completely identical.

Therefore, once a connection is established, no matter how small the channel, it will be accompanied by a conflict of laws.

"Whether it's a realm or not, I'll find out with a test!" Fang Ming thought to himself, and a root had already pierced through the dark and deep passage, extending into the River of Souls.

The moment his roots reached the other side of the Soul River, Fang Ming, inside the Great Dao Ancient Tree, was startled, and a look of horror appeared in his eyes.

His innate affinity for the Dao took effect at this moment, allowing him to perceive the origin of the Dao of Heaven and Earth in the Soul River and its level.

At this moment, even if only a single root extends into the River of Souls, it can clearly sense the origin of the River of Souls.

Within Fang Ming's inner world, countless laws of heaven and earth appeared in abundance, and countless profound laws of the Great Dao manifested, as if the supreme Dao had been revealed here. Without a doubt, it had surpassed the fundamental laws of heaven and earth of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

At this moment, this place became the source of the 'Tao', and the formless and intangible 'Tao' manifested and evolved into the tangible and substantial 'Tao'.

His inner world became an ocean of principles, transforming into the source of tangible rules and order.

Countless great Daos emerged from the void, engulfing Fang Ming's mind. The sound of Dao boomed, and the voice of scriptures resounded throughout his inner world. In an instant, countless profound mysteries of the Great Dao spontaneously arose in Fang Ming's heart.

Even if this is just a tributary, it is still essentially part of the River of Souls, and its essence remains unchanged!
Therefore, the moment Fang Ming stepped into this place, he had already sensed its true origin!

At this moment, Fang Ming was submerged by the endless laws of the Great Dao, and his inner world transformed into a true sea of ​​Dao, where the endless laws of the Great Dao manifested and evolved into the most simple and essential mysteries.

At the same time, Fang Ming's myriad worlds emerged autonomously, continuously drawing in and absorbing countless laws of the Great Dao into the myriad worlds, imprinting them on the worlds, and strengthening the origin of the worlds.

Even if it's just a mark of the Great Dao, it's still extremely beneficial to the growth of the world!
"The Soul River is actually a special world, and its level truly surpasses that of the Great Thousand Worlds. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call this level the Great Heaven and Earth." After carefully savoring the various mysteries of the Soul River's fundamental laws, Fang Ming quickly came to a conclusion.

He originally believed that there were worlds beyond the level of the Great Thousand Worlds, but he never expected that the 'Soul River,' which seemed to be just a river, was actually a Great Universe that surpassed the Great Thousand Universes.

Because of his innate affinity with the Dao, he is special even in the vast universe beyond the Great Thousand Worlds.

Within the extremely powerful origin of this Soul River, Fang Ming sensed countless origins of heaven and earth similar to the level of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Yes, in addition to the extremely powerful origin of heaven and earth in the Soul River itself, he also sensed countless origins of heaven and earth similar to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, or slightly weaker, or even only at the level of the Middle Thousand Worlds.

Fang Ming released his divine sense, and in an instant, the entire area of ​​this tributary of the Soul River, spanning billions of miles, was reflected in his mind.

The Soul River, since it contains the word "river," is naturally a river in its main body.

The river was dark in color, entirely formed from soul light, as if it could devour countless heavens and erode time itself. It seemed as if there were terrifying beings in the river capable of devouring supreme immortals and demons.

In the dark river water, countless souls could be seen soaking in it. The vast majority of these souls were intact, while a small number were incomplete. They flowed with the mighty river towards the unknown.

Above the vast and boundless River of Souls, countless shimmering points of light floated, continuously falling into the mighty River of Souls.

In Fang Ming's perception, those were not points of light, but souls drawn by the River of Souls, including broken souls and whole souls.

In this vast and mighty river of souls, those shattered souls, even those reduced to mere remnants, gradually become whole again. This river of souls is actually repairing those souls.

In his observation, the fragmented souls above the River of Souls were being condensed. In other words, it's possible that they had originally been destroyed and their souls scattered.

Seeing this, Fang Ming understood and thought to himself, "No wonder some people who were once completely destroyed have reappeared. It turns out that the place of reincarnation has the ability to restore!"

Clearly, it's not just the Reincarnation Land controlled by the Strange Clan that has this effect; the Reincarnation Land not controlled by the Strange Clan must also have the same effect!

Of course, Fang Ming wasn't naive enough to believe that the strange race was genuinely kind-hearted. He thought that their use of great supernatural powers to reassemble the souls of cultivators who had been completely destroyed was a way for them to be reincarnated and cultivate properly.

Reincarnation is mostly true; most people will be reincarnated, but where they are reincarnated to is another matter.

Perhaps ordinary people, those with average talent, will be reincarnated into normal realms of the heavens.

But for those with exceptional talent, it's hard to say. They might be reincarnated into the dark universe and become one of our own, or they might be imprisoned in the deepest part of the underworld. Both are possible.

Sometimes, even if you are reincarnated into the dark universe and become one of our own, there are still risks involved.

(End of this chapter)