Lu Ye had never really considered what a secret realm was.
In the knowledge of the cultivators of the Nine States, the so-called secret realm was nothing more than a special space that was independent of the Nine States, a relic from ancient times, or a relic left behind by a senior master. Secret realms existed in both the Spirit Stream Battlefield and the Cloudy River Battlefield. There were even many secret realms in the Nine States itself.
Even the Spirit Stream Battlefield and the Cloudy River Battlefield were secret realms.
However, compared to secret realms in the general sense, the scale of these two battlefields was incomparably large.
Each secret realm had its own rules. There were many hidden risks, but there were also many opportunities.
Lu Ye had not experienced many secret realms. Strictly speaking, he had only experienced two secret realms. One was the Immortal Essence City, and the other was the Realm of Beasts.
Immortal Origin City was shrouded in thick fog, and Lu Ye couldn't see through it. He recalled the secret realm of the Realm of Beasts and said, "Junior once went to a secret realm. It was said that it was a destroyed world, but it was reshaped by Heaven's Secrets with great power. In that secret realm, everything that the cultivators experienced was something that had happened in that world. The cultivators either followed the path of history and participated in some of the major events that had happened in that world, or tried to change the original development of that world. They sharpened themselves and obtained all kinds of benefits from Heaven's Secrets."
In the Cloudy River Battlefield, there were many such secret realms. In the Realm of Beasts, Xia Qianqian had told Lu Ye about these.
This was also the reason why the cultivation world of the Nine States was full of different schools. Many small schools were spread out from secret realms.
Just like the secret technique that Lu Ye had brought out from the Realm of Beasts, which could change the situation of the Beast Tamer School. Perhaps many years ago, there was no Beast Tamer School or Yanshi School in the Nine States. Only some cultivators had entered the secret realms of these two schools, obtained the secret techniques of these two schools, and then spread their influence in the Nine States.
Ji Yuan said, "Then in your opinion, what kind of secret realm is the Immortal Essence City?"
Lu Ye pondered for a moment and said, "The Immortal Essence City does not give me the feeling that it is this type of secret realm."
"The Immortal Essence City is indeed not." Ji Yuan nodded slightly. "The secret realm you speak of does not belong to the Nine Regions. However, due to some special reasons, it has become a secret realm that cultivators of the Nine Regions can enter."
As for the reason, Ji Yuan didn't say, but Lu Ye had a faint guess. Only the mysterious and unfathomable Heaven's Will could do such a thing.
"Immortal Essence City … is originally a city of the Nine Prefectures."
It was a city that stood proudly at the peak of the Nine Prefectures several thousand years ago. It was even stronger than the current Rank 1 Sects.
"How did the Immortal Essence City become like this? There are even insectoids attacking the city … Senior Butcher said that you've been waging wars like this for thousands of years. "
"That's right, it's been several thousand years!" A look of reminiscence flashed across Ji Yuan's eyes. "This was the choice of the Immortal Essence City, and also the choice of all the cultivators in the Immortal Essence City. It was also because of this choice that we were able to coexist with the Immortal Essence City for thousands of years. As for why it became like this … You can think of the Immortal Essence City as a wedge to plug a hole."
Lu Ye listened in confusion. What hole? What wedge? Although he didn't quite understand, he could feel that the Immortal Essence City was extremely important. If this wedge didn't exist, then a hole would appear, and this hole might lead to some extremely bad consequences.
"Your cultivation is still low now, so you can't see too many things. When your cultivation is higher in the future, you will slowly have many different feelings. However, there is one thing you have to remember. The Nine Prefectures isn't what you see. Only when your cultivation is high enough can you slowly see the truth of this world."
The truth of the world …
He had vaguely heard these words somewhere before. Lu Ye couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
If it were other cultivators of the Nine Prefectures, a Cloud River Tier cultivator, Ji Yuan would absolutely not tell them these things. However, since he was sure that Lu Ye was the chosen one, there was no harm in saying more. After all, Lu Ye would slowly understand these things in the future. It was certainly not a bad thing to let him be mentally prepared in advance.
"All in all, the Immortal Essence City is very important. Therefore, all the cultivators of the Immortal Essence City abandoned their physical bodies and turned into spirit bodies. They left their own spirit imprints in the Soul Pool. As long as the Soul Pool is not destroyed, even if the spirit body is destroyed, the cultivators of the Immortal Essence City can still come back to life."
This was also the reason why Lu Ye could see the Butcher and the others again. He previously thought that the Butcher Team was completely annihilated, but in fact, it didn't take long for the annihilated Butcher Team to climb out of the Soul Pool.
However, the death of the cultivators of the Immortal Essence City would eventually consume the power of the Soul Pool. After thousands of years, the foundation of the Soul Pool was not as good as before. Therefore, Ji Yuan said that there was not much time left.
Lu Ye's expression was indescribable, and he slowly said, "Thousands of years … must be very difficult to endure, right?"
Ji Yuan looked at Lu Ye with some surprise. If ordinary people knew the characteristics of the cultivators of the Immortal Essence City, their first reaction would be envy.
Because of the existence of the Soul Pool, the cultivators of the Immortal Essence City were almost immortal. This was a temptation that the cultivators of the outside world could not ask for.
Who didn't want to live forever? However, even those great cultivators of the Divine Ocean Realm had a limited lifespan.
The cultivators of the Immortal Essence City, regardless of whether they were in the Divine Ocean Realm or the Cloud River Realm, could live forever. Of course, the premise was that the Soul Pool was not broken.
"Why do you say that?" Ji Yuan asked.
"Repeating this kind of thing for thousands of years, constantly participating in the war with the Insect Race, even if you don't have to worry about death, it will always be boring and unbearable … Anyway, if it were me, I would definitely not want to live forever. I would rather live a more exciting life and maintain enough respect for death. Only then will there be meaning in living, right?"
Ji Yuan smiled. "Look at you, you're not that old, but you actually have such a realization."
Lu Ye said, "I'm just saying. Maybe if I really face death, I will choose to live forever."
Ji Yuan nodded. "Human nature is always complicated. However, you're right, it is indeed difficult to endure. Even if everyone had enough awareness when they first made this decision, when they really experienced it, they realized that awareness alone is not enough. We are immortal because of the Soul Pool, but we are also greatly restricted. We are completely tied to the Immortal Essence City. In this life, we can't leave the Immortal Essence City. Normally, everyone will sleep in the Soul Pool. When the Insect Race launches a war, they will awaken to resist. Time after time, year after year, it is like an unbroken cycle of reincarnation. "
Lu Ye looked up at the sky, but found that the huge gap in the sky had unknowingly disappeared. He was puzzled. "The Insect Nest should be in the gap that appeared before. Haven't you thought of counterattacking and destroying the Insect Nest?"
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