He raised his head to look at the moon and then lowered his head to look at the water.
The bright moon in the night sky was still bright while the shadow of the moon in the water was shattered along with the ripples …
The bright moon above his head did not move at all. Therefore, it should be real.
The shadow of the moon in the water was broken. Therefore, it could only be a shadow and it was fake …
The reason why the fake shadow of the moon appeared was because of the bright moon in the sky.
"What is void? 'Void' is the reflection of 'truth' and it is born because of 'truth' … This is what I have comprehended in the past few days. After understanding this, my understanding of the word 'void' can be considered to have truly reached the Void Glimpse Stage … However … "
The ripples on the water gradually calmed down. Ning Fan stood on the bridge and lowered his head to look at the shadow of the moon that was condensed in the water below his feet. He looked at his own reflection in the water.
He looked at his own reflection and the reflection was also looking at him. Their eyes met.
In just an instant, Ning Fan's mind went blank. He suddenly raised his head, as if he had understood something but he could not see through it.
Ning Fan turned his head and looked behind him. The moonlight was bright and the light from the fishing boats shone on his body, leaving a pitch-black shadow on the bridge behind him.
The reflection in the water was fake, but the shadow behind him was real …
"Shadow … True shadow …"
He calmed himself down and looked at the night scenery of the water village again. However, there was no longer any emotion in his mind. His eyes were only filled with a faint sense of loss.
"What is void …"
He asked the question softly again.
However, the meaning of the question he asked himself this time was completely different from the first question.
For the first time, he asked himself what was void and what was fake. The answer he gave himself was that all the reflections produced by real things were fake.
However, when he saw his own reflection in the water, he was at a loss. When he saw the shadow behind him, he became even more confused and asked the second question.
The second question was still asking himself what was void. However, it was not about the void but the truth.
When Ning Fan's eyes met with the reflection in the water, thousands of thoughts suddenly rose in his mind.
"When you stand on the bridge and look at the flowing water, the reflection in the water is also looking at you. You think that he is your shadow but he thinks that you are his shadow … "
"You are thinking whether the reflection is fake or not and the reflection is also thinking whether you are real or not."
"You threw a warm goose stone and disturbed the lake water. The lake water rippled and shattered the reflection, so you thought the reflection was fake."
"But from the angle of the reflection, he also cast a pebble and shattered the water under his feet … In the eyes of the reflection, is your figure also reflected on the surface of the lake and scattered with the waves …?"
"Is that shadow really fake …?"
"And the world I'm in, does it really exist …?"
"Who is whose reflection!"
"Whose True Void is whose!"
"Who's the shadow?!"
Ning Fan stood on the small bridge and looked at the night sky. His heart was filled with mixed feelings.
He was gradually unable to distinguish between himself and his reflection. But it was precisely because of this that his comprehension of the void suddenly increased by a large margin!
Everyone was born in this world, so they thought that they were objective and real, while their own shadow was fake.
This was preconceived notions.
But no one had ever thought that they might be the shadow, and that the world on the other side of the mirror or the lake was the real existence.
Ning Fan's second question touched upon the comprehension that was too profound. The truth of the Dao Truth contained in it was not something he could comprehend with his current strength.
Ning Fan did not know that his second question had already touched upon the question of the Heavenly Dao which was definitely not something he could comprehend with his current strength …
He recalled the past when he was a disciple of Immortal Sovereign Zi Dou … In the past, he naturally thought that the world where Immortal Sovereign Zi Dou was in was a dream, an illusory realm, a fake world that existed in an illusion.
Therefore, he also treated the days he lived with his mother and Zhi He as a dream.
However, now that he thought about it, could it be that the illusory realm where Zi Dou was in was real and the four heavens and nine worlds where he was in was a dream …
Ning Fan sighed softly. He could think of these questions but he could not see through them.
He vaguely understood why the cultivators at the First Step of Dao Cultivation pursued immortality while the cultivators at the Second Step still pursued the Dao Truth even though they had already obtained the immortal lifespan …
The cultivators at the First Step of Dao Cultivation desired immortality.
The cultivators at the Second Step of Dao Cultivation desired to obtain the Dao Truth. Perhaps this was the only way they could get rid of the fate of becoming a reflection!
"Void Glimpse Stage, seeing the void is the void … Void Inquiry Stage, seeing the void isn't the void …"
Ning Fan muttered to himself. He could not give an answer to the second question. However, his comprehension of the void had truly reached the Void Inquiry Stage because he saw the void wasn't the void. It was unlike the time when he accidentally knocked open the door of the Void Inquiry Stage bottleneck in the Star Palace and gained control of a trace of the void meridian.
He did not rely on any fortuitous encounters or any pills that could help him comprehend the void force. He only relied on his eyes and heart to comprehend the void meridian.
At this moment, Ning Fan raised his head and looked at the pitch-black night sky. His eyes were so deep that they seemed to be able to tear the space apart and see the void space underneath.
Each trace of void force had a unique meridian.
By sensing each different meridian, one could control the void force freely.
By connecting millions of traces of void force along each different void meridian, one could then condense a void ocean.
If one had enough magic power, he could break through and become a Void Pierce Stage cultivator the moment he stepped on the void ocean …
"Void Pierce Stage!" At this moment, even though Ning Fan's comprehension of the void had yet to reach the Void Pierce Stage, he could already see the path to the Void Pierce Stage.
As long as he comprehends the void along this path, he would eventually break through to the Void Pierce Stage one day!
"This brother's eyesight is really good. It seems like you have already touched the Great Dao of the Void Pierce Stage. I am Liu Haoyue from the Tree World. May I know how to address you, brother …? "
Unknowingly, a man in green robes with a loose hairpin and long hair appeared behind Ning Fan. His smile was like the spring breeze and his appearance was extraordinary. He cupped his fists at Ning Fan politely.
Ning Fan stopped comprehending and his expression changed slightly. He turned around and cupped his fists at the man in green robes. Inwardly, he was quite surprised.
He had never thought that he would meet a cultivator from another world in the outer region of the Sovereign Tomb.
Moreover, this cultivator was not someone from the Rain World, but a cultivator from another world!
"Ning Fan from the Rain World!"
Ning Fan carefully studied the young man in green robes. This young man had also entered the Sovereign Tomb with a trace of his soul. His soul also seemed to be at the Vein Opening Realm.
However, judging from the way he talked, Ning Fan was sure that his true body's cultivation base was at least not lower than the Void Refinement Realm.
Moreover, judging from his qi, he was clearly a devil that was formed from a willow tree.
Not only could a tree cultivate into a tree demon, but it could also cultivate into a tree devil. This Liu Haoyue was a tree devil! He came from one of the Nine Worlds – the Tree World!
"So Brother is from the Rain World. Nice to meet you. I thought Brother Ning is the same as me. Both of you have obtained the thunder jade token by chance. That's how you were able to cross the worlds and enter the tomb of the Thunder Sovereign."
"So Brother Liu's thunder jade token was obtained by chance … I wonder why Brother Liu is looking for me?" Ning Fan pondered about the other party's intention.
"When I saw Brother Ning standing on the wooden bridge for a few days, I was actually impressed by you for comprehending the Void. Thus, I wanted to befriend you and discuss the Dao with you. To be honest, the reason why I entered the Sovereign Tomb was also to comprehend the Void. "Liu Haoyue's smile was polite and respectful. He was a true gentleman.
"What Dao do you want to discuss?"
"What is the Void?!" Liu Haoyue suddenly asked. His eyes were like bright moons, shining with a strange light.
When he asked this question, he raised his head and looked at the night moon with a puzzled expression. Ning Fan understood what Liu Haoyue meant.
He knew that Liu Haoyue was asking the question that he had asked himself for the first time … What was the Void?
"The Void is the shadow of reality. Because of reality, there is Void. Because there is light, there is darkness. Because there is reality, there is Void. If I am standing on the surface of a river, the reflection in the river is my Void! As for me, I should be the real one. This is the answer that I had pondered for a few days. However, today, I have a different opinion about this answer. "
"Oh? Would you like to hear the details? " Liu Haoyue was originally very impressed with Ning Fan's opinion. It was his first time hearing someone comparing the Void to the shadow of reality. Even among the Void Refinement Realm experts in the Tree World, there were not many people who had such an incisive opinion.
However, after hearing that Ning Fan had another opinion, Liu Haoyue immediately pricked up his ears and listened attentively, afraid that he might miss out a single word.
"The Void is the shadow of reality. Reality might not necessarily not be the shadow of the Void. It's hard to tell who is whose shadow. At least with my current cultivation realm, I still can't see through it … Brother Liu, look at the flowing water under your feet. Look at your reflection in the water. Are you really sure that you are the real one and it is Void? "
"It's really hard to tell who is whose shadow …!"
After listening to Ning Fan's words, Liu Haoyue's mind went blank. He stood there in a daze. Looking at the flowing water under his feet and his reflection, the confusion in his eyes grew.
Originally, he had the intention to befriend Ning Fan when he saw him comprehending the Void.
Even though he raised the question, he did not expect that Ning Fan's answer would be so shocking.
Not only did Ning Fan compare the Void to the shadow of reality, but he also asserted that it was hard to distinguish between reality and Void. It was the first time Liu Haoyue had heard of such a statement in his life.
He could not help but think along Ning Fan's line of thought. Could it be that he, Liu Haoyue, was just a shadow and the world reflected in the water was the real world …
When he thought of that, Liu Haoyue's heart shuddered. He felt that his understanding of the word 'Void' in his entire life was just empty talk. He had never thought that he was actually an illusion. Does such a possibility really exist …?
"Fellow Daoist's insight is unique. Haoyue is ashamed of his inferiority. However, I still have a second question … What is Void?! "Liu Haoyue cupped his fists and asked for the second time. His eyes were filled with genuine respect.
When he asked the second question, his eyes were not looking at the bright moon but the flowing water.
He knew that the second question he was going to ask was exactly the question that he had been thinking about before.
"Brother Liu's second question isn't about Void but the truth."
"Does Ning Fan have an answer?" Liu Haoyue's eyes were filled with anticipation. He hoped to get another shocking answer from Ning Fan.
"I'm sorry. I also don't know what is true. However, I was once a disciple of a strong expert. He once said that there is no need to distinguish between reality and illusion in the world. What you see might not necessarily be true and what you hear might not necessarily be false! Reality and Void are only separated by a single thought! "
When Liu Haoyue first heard that Ning Fan did not know the answer to the second question, he sighed.
However, after he heard the latter half of Ning Fan's words, his spirit soul suddenly trembled as if he had been enlightened. He seemed to have understood something.
"Reality and Void are only separated by a single thought … What a good 'Reality and Void are only separated by a single thought'! Even though Brother Ning did not answer my second question, you gave me a good answer. However, I still have a third question … What is Void?! "
When Liu Haoyue asked the third question, he was not looking at the bright moon nor the flowing water. Instead, he was looking at the boundless night sky. His eyes were filled with vicissitudes of life.
Ning Fan remained silent. He knew that Liu Haoyue's third question was not about Reality or Void. It was about the Great Dao …
"Brother Liu, you're too naive. The Great Dao is boundless. Even those True Immortals have to spend their entire lives exploring it. How would I know the answer? Instead of thinking about the Great Dao that is as vague as smoke, why not live in the present? When the sun sets, the path that you and I have walked on will be our Dao! "
"The path that we have walked on … is the Great Dao …" Liu Haoyue's puzzled eyes gradually became clear. When he looked at Ning Fan again, he sighed.
"Brother Ning's wisdom is outstanding. I admire you for answering three questions consecutively. If Brother Ning comes to the Tree World in the future, you must visit the Snow Willow Devil Palace. I will certainly welcome you with open arms! This is my 'Spirit Sense Token'. With this token, Brother Ning can enter and exit the Snow Willow Devil Palace at will. No one will stop you! Goodbye! "
Liu Haoyue cupped his fists respectfully again. Then, with a shake of his body, he sent a wisp of his soul out of the Sovereign Tomb.
Ning Fan looked at Liu Haoyue's departing travelling light and fell into deep thought. He carefully examined the Divine Knowledge Order in his palm.
This kind of token was condensed by some powerful cultivators using the power of their spiritual will to prove their identity.
This kind of token could be stored in the sea of consciousness, which was convenient to store. Another benefit was that it could be taken out of the Sovereign Tomb.
There were only four words on the Spirit Sense Token. However, these four words made Ning Fan deeply shocked.
Snow Willow Devil Emperor!
That Liu Haoyue was actually one of the three great devil sovereigns of the Tree World. The Snow Willow Devil Sovereign was a true Void Fragmentation Realm sovereign!
"I didn't expect that I would actually establish a friendship with a Void Fragmentation Realm expert of the Tree World …" Ning Fan shook his head and smiled faintly. He touched the Spirit Sense Token with his finger. The token immediately turned into a ray of light and went into the Sea of Consciousness of his separated soul.
Ning Fan's eyes scanned across the night sky and fell into silence for a while. Then, he walked down the small bridge and walked through the night sky of the water village.
On both sides of the river, the drumming and laughter from the black-awned boat could be heard.
His nostrils were filled with moist and floating breaths which carried the fragrance of oil and vegetable flowers.
The darkness of the night dispersed and the morning sun shone brightly.
Ning Fan walked under the thin tiles that were weaved with fine lines. He looked at the footprints of the green bricks under his feet and the duckweed flowers that were floating in the pottery jar at the entrance of the alley.
Holding a Qiang flute, he walked past the clear lake that was covered by reeds, the bright roof tiles of the central houses and the clumps of delicate bamboos.
One day. Two days. Three days …
Along the way, Ning Fan encountered some spiritual beasts and demons along the way. However, he just casually killed all of them without stirring up his mood.
Time passed day by day. The cultivation base of his separated soul was also rising bit by bit.
Sixth Level of the Vein Opening Realm. Seventh Level … Tenth Level.
Ning Fan stood on the peak of a mountain and recalled the scene when he broke through to the Harmonious Spirit Realm in the past.
In the past, he broke through to the Harmonious Spirit Realm with a Gold Core Realm Dao Fruit … The time he spent in Seven Apricot City was gone forever …
* Roar *
On the mountain peak, a few giant bear demons with a cultivation base at the Tenth Level of the Vein Opening Realm charged at Ning Fan while roaring.
Ning Fan did not even turn his head back. He just casually took out the Qiang flute and casually reaped the lives of a few bear monsters.
After eating the beast bear's Vein Opening Thunder Fruit, this weak separated soul body broke through to the Harmonious Spirit realm at this moment!
"Harmonious Spirit … just like that year …"
Ning Fan's eyes were filled with nostalgia. With a single step, he flew down from the peak of the mountain. After attaining the Harmonious Spirit Realm, this wisp of his soul was able to fly in the sky and burrow underground.
He used the Snow Treading Art, which he hadn't used for many years. Just like in the past, he traversed the horizon with the Xuan Steps.
He flew high into the sky and headed straight for the central territory, and he alarmed many ferocious beasts that lived in seclusion along the way.
Among these ferocious beasts, there were early, mid, late and even peak Harmonious Spirit beasts. As long as they were below the Gold Core Realm, none of them could stop Ning Fan's flute from claiming their lives!
Chi! Chi! Chi!
The flute fell into Ning Fan's hand and turned into a supreme magical treasure.
Ning Fan had killed tens of thousands of Harmonious Spirit beasts along the way, and his cultivation had been rising.
Early Harmonious Spirit, intermediate Harmonious Spirit, late Harmonious Spirit, peak Harmonious Spirit
As he was about to break through to the Gold Core Realm, Ning Fan recalled the bloodbath he had gone through to attain the Gold Core Realm in the past.
He thought of Ancestor Fire Cloud's deep love, the humiliation he had suffered in the Great Jin and the countless battles in the Outer Endless Seas …
He recalled the bold words he had said in the past!
Don't seek immortality, don't seek to dominate, just seek to correct your reflection!
"Gold Core …" His eyes flashed and his aura was released. He had already broken through the Gold Core Realm!
It was as if a beam of light had charged into the Central Region, immediately alarming countless dead souls in the Central Region!
Most of the Undead Souls in the Central Region had cultivation levels, and each of them was quite powerful. There were many Golden Core, Nascent Soul and even Soul Formation Cultivators.
Every time he went to a region, he would definitely be besieged by the undead spirits of that region. At the same time, he would also slaughter all the undead spirit cultivators of that region!
Every time he killed an undead, he would get a thunder fruit …
His cultivation base increased step by step, reaching Mid Gold Core Realm, Late Gold Core Realm, Peak Gold Core Realm … He was once again close to the Nascent Soul Realm!
Under the night sky, Ning Fan stepped on a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood and walked out of the Valley of Dead Souls. Looking at the bright moon above his head, he recalled the determination he had when he formed his nascent soul in the past!
He recalled the tender feeling he had when he was reluctant to kill Zhi He and the Heart Devil that had troubled him for many years …
You are the Heart Devil that I can't get rid of in my entire life …
"Nascent Soul Realm …" After consuming countless thunder fruits, Ning Fan's cultivation base broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm at this moment.
Even though there were Nascent Soul Realm and Divine Transformation Realm undead spirits in the Central Region, they did not exist on a large scale.
Ning Fan could not advance to the Divine Transformation Realm and Void Refinement Realm through massacres like he did during his previous breakthroughs …
He directly flew across the Central Region and stopped killing. Instead, he flew all the way until he was close to the Divine Region.
He no longer concealed his baleful qi. The undead spirits that he encountered along the way all shivered in fear when they sensed Ning Fan's threatening aura force. None of them dared to attack him anymore.
Ning Fan stood outside the Divine Region and sensed the unusual baleful qi inside. Then, he gently halted his footsteps.
He did not plan to enter the Divine Region. If the Thunder Sovereign's undead spirit really existed in the Divine Region, he would only end up being destroyed if he entered it with a trace of his soul.
It had been a few months since he entered the Sovereign Tomb. The injuries of his true body in the outside world should have almost healed.
A trace of his soul entered the Sovereign Tomb and passed through the Central Region from the outer region to the periphery of the Divine Region. His initial goal of exploring the Sovereign Tomb had basically been achieved.
Next, it's time to leave the Sovereign Tomb …
Standing on the peak of the mountain, Ning Fan stared at the dim night sky. His heart was as calm as still water.
Whether it was real or fake, he did not care about these things.
What he cared about were those people, those matters and those obsessions …
Returning to the mundane world like smoke, fading the bright moon with a smile. His eyes calmly stared at the trace of moonlight. His current mood was close to the Great Dao.
Suddenly, he had an urge to pick up those memories and ignite that trace of moonlight!
The moonlight was ethereal and hard to find. It was even more impossible to ignite it …
However, Ning Fan had a strange feeling … As long as he wants to, he could ignite the moonlight!
The journey of comprehending the void was not fruitless. At least, Ning Fan had gained enough insights and these insights were enough for him to create another magic technique!
He stared at the seemingly illusory moonlight. Suddenly, he stood proudly on the peak of the mountain and performed a hand seal with all ten of his fingers.
"Perhaps I can create a technique called 'Void Ignition Technique' before I leave …" Ning Fan smiled indifferently. If he integrates the insights he gained along the way into this technique … he could ignite the moonlight! Ignite the void!
He had yet to realize how terrifying the Dharma spell he had casually created would be.
What kind of Void Fragmentation Realm expert would be scared to death by this technique …
Outside the Giant Devil Clan, an arrogant grey-robed old man suddenly descended with an imperial order from the Rain Sovereign.
"I am Yun Daoku. I am here to convey the Rain Sovereign's decree. Where is Zhou Ming? Quickly come out and receive the decree! "
His voice was not loud but it contained the aura force of a First Heavenly Layer Void Fragmentation Realm expert, shocking the entire Giant Devil Clan!
His eyes were filled with a hint of coldness. He heard that King Chi Yao, whom he had supported, was killed by Ning Fan … King Chi Yao was supposed to be of some use to him. However, he is now dead …
It seems like I have to teach Ning Fan a lesson today!
"Where is Zhou Ming?!" Yun Daoku shouted coldly. The wind and snow of the Northern Cold Mountain were dispersed by his shout. The mountains and rivers collapsed. (To be continued.)
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