Longevity, starting from raising chickens

"where am I?"

Wang Ba slowly opened his eyes and subconsciously looked around.

But he found himself in a dark "sea water".

There was hardly any visible water flow.

It is bright, clear, and quiet, but with a slightly gray tint.

Dust particles floating in the water can be vaguely seen.

Whether looking forward or backward...it's all empty.

However, at the end of the "sight" that could not be seen, there seemed to be another huge creature passing quickly in the deep sea...

He subconsciously looked towards 'himself', but could see nothing but what was below.

No, he wasn't sure if it was down there either.

Because he suddenly saw that deep below what he thought was "below", a series of footprints were slowly passing through his sight, stepping on the water waves, and circles of tiny ripples were swaying further away...

"footprint?"

Wang Ba was slightly startled and instinctively wanted to swim towards the direction of the footprints.

However, just as he was about to move, he discovered that the so-called footprints had disappeared silently from his sight at an odd speed...

He suddenly woke up:
"Wasn't I fighting with the Buddha Lord Tianshang just now?"

I was stunned for just a moment, and more memories awakened from the depths of my consciousness.

He vaguely remembered that his true spirit seemed to be slapped out of his body by the palm of Tianshang Buddha, and he also felt a strong suction force at his sleeve that sucked him into an "ocean". He even vaguely sensed the huge consciousness hidden in that "ocean".

"Is that the horn?"

The memory gradually became clear.

He quickly recalled that he was drawn by the power of the horn to a rough sea.

"It seems a bit like the feeling when I was trying to gain the core recognition of the Chapter Corpse Ruins."

Wang Ba carefully recalled his previous memories and feelings.

Although he could not remember much in such a hurry, for some reason, all the details of his past experiences suddenly became clear at this moment, as if they were imprinted in his mind, so clear that as long as he thought about it, they would all come to his mind in an instant, without a single mistake.

He was even able to recall the books he had read, the words he had written, and all the experiences in his life many years ago before he was reincarnated in the Kokura world...

"This horn should be related to the Ruins of Corpses. I was sucked into the core of the Ruins of Corpses by this horn... But it seems that after entering the core of the Ruins of Corpses, another force grabbed me out from there."

Recalling his previous feelings one by one, he quickly sorted out his experiences after his true spirit was knocked out by Buddha Lord Tianshang.

First, he was pulled into the core of the ruins of corpses by the horn.

But it was soon drawn into the present "sea water" by another force.

"So, where is this place?"

Doubt in mind.

But soon, his extremely clear memory reminded him of another thing.

That was what Buddha Tianshang said when he slapped him out of his body.

"Although the earth is vast and has never changed, there are still four elements that are empty."

"The four elements are empty, the four elements are empty... Earth is one of the four elements, so this is why the effect of the Earth-Splitting Staff cannot be stopped in front of him."

"No wonder... No wonder he was able to knock out my true spirit so easily."

At this moment, Wang Ba suddenly understood and realized the connection between the six major elements of Buddhism.

The six elements are indispensable. Once one is missing, it will be a huge flaw when facing the existence of Buddha Tianshang who has mastered all six elements.

"We are still missing the 'Vacuum Staff' from the Eastern Glass Buddha Realm."

Wang Ba was thinking in his heart.

He had a vague premonition that if he could gather these six magic staffs together and meet Buddha Lord Tianshang again, even if he was still no match for the other party, he would never be able to break the protection of the Earth-Splitting Staff so easily.

"But in the end, the gap between our realms is too big. If they were at the same realm, even with this flaw, it wouldn't be like this..."

I feel both confident and helpless.

But this emotion did not last. In his consciousness, countless thoughts seemed to be unstoppable and flowed quickly through his heart.

Joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, disappointment, regret...

He immediately realized that there was something wrong with his condition.

However, at this moment he was in the state of true spirit, and even though he silently recited the Supreme Emotion Refining Art, he was unable to suppress the many thoughts in his mind.

On the contrary, the more he tried to suppress them, the more his thoughts flourished. However, at the same time, he was like a bystander, watching these thoughts flow by, letting them grow and wither naturally, with a cold heart...

Among them, there were all the details of his practice, the rules of practice of the monks, the six major elements of Buddhism, and all the past practice experiences. They were like a layer of shallow water flowing over a flat stone. In his "eyes", every stream of water was like observing the lines on the palm of your hand...

The places that he had once ignored, the things that he had once been unable to understand, now, in this special state, were cleared away like a fog, and there was no longer any confusion at all.

Especially the six major ones in Buddhism.

He had only meditated before, but had never practiced.

However, he had an inexplicable feeling at this moment. His current understanding of the six major elements of Buddhism was probably no less than that of a Bodhisattva.

"But even so, it is still far from enough to face the Buddha of Heavenly Sorrow..."

Wang Ba sighed quietly in his heart, and this slight ripple in his heart seemed to have alarmed something.

He suddenly came out of the absolute state of emptiness and clarity.

Loose thoughts were also quickly gathered.

He finally realized the weirdness here:

"No, shouldn't I be thinking about where this place is and how to leave?"

"Why do you focus on irrelevant things?"

My heart trembled.

My consciousness also became tense.

The 'sight' swept around.

This sea seemed ordinary, but when he looked at it intently, he was surprised to see that the dust particles floating in the water were clearly filled with the same abundant emotions as him. He could even see various figures and turbulent lives within these dust particles...

“Are these also true spirits?!”

Wang Ba's mind was shaken, and he instinctively looked around...

In the seemingly endless sea water, such dust particles are floating everywhere!
"Where on earth is there a place with so many true spirits?!"

He instinctively moved closer to the dust particles, but the moment he moved, he suddenly felt his once clear memory become slightly blurred, and he could even feel himself getting weaker...

He then noticed that as he moved, currents began to appear in the clear water around him.

And those dust particles that were originally close to him began to feel terrified, and under the influence of the water flow, they drifted further away...

"They...are afraid of me?"

Wang Ba was slightly startled, then vaguely realized something, and his heart sank:
"A place where true spirits gather, could it be..."

He looked around and finally realized:
“Here… could this be the origin of the realm?”

Once a living being in the realm dies, the true spirit will emerge, return to the origin of heaven and earth, and then re-enter the cycle of reincarnation.

But he corrected himself immediately:

"No, it shouldn't be the origin of the realm, it's probably the 'origin of the sea'."

One is a boundary within the sea boundary, and the other is the foundation of the entire sea boundary.

One word difference, but a world of difference.

The reason why he was sure that it was not the origin of the realm was because he had seen the appearance of the origin of the realm.

And since it is not the origin of the realm, but the place where true spirits gather, there is no need to think about it anymore. He is 90% sure that this is the origin of the entire sea of ​​​​realm.

As soon as this guess came to mind, an idea immediately flashed in his mind:
"When Xuan Yuanzi's true spirit ascended, it came to the origin of this world sea... I am now in the state of a true spirit. Could it be that this is the reason why I came to the origin of the world sea?"

"No, there is another possibility..."

But he immediately realized another terrible reality:

"Could it be that I am already dead?"

Just like in the original realm, after the death of a living being, the true soul will return to the origin of the realm, and be reincarnated again through the natural creation of the realm... This is the rule of the operation of the entire realm. Although it is different from the rules of cultivation of cultivators, it is also a natural law.

However, after realizing this, Wang Ba did not feel much turmoil in his heart, only a slight regret.

Throughout history, there are only a handful of people who can truly comprehend the mysteries of life and death and live long lives.

Even though he had reached the Tribulation Realm early on, he never looked down on the many hardships on the path of cultivation.

However, his constant attempts to survive and success made him feel that even if there would be such a day, it would be a long, long time later. He never expected that he would encounter this disaster just when things were going best for him.

"Yes, that makes sense now."

Wang Ba felt a little sad. Why did he come here? Why could he feel damage after just a little movement?

Because he has fallen.

If only a little true spirit is left, it will be like water without a source or a tree without roots.

Experiencing it carefully, he could even feel that even though he did not move at all, his true spirit was being consumed invisibly.

"It seems that I am really dead."

I felt a little disappointed for a moment.

The many obsessions from the past did not dissipate at this moment, but turned into a trace of regret and pity, lingering in my heart:

"Buchan...if you knew I went ahead, would you be too sad?"

After realizing that this was the end of his life, he did not feel great sorrow or anger, nor did he immediately think of the Xiaocang Realm, nor did he worry about the Buddha Tianshang causing chaos in the sea of ​​​​realms. Instead, he unexpectedly thought of the figure who had always been guarding the Wanfa Peak of the Wanxiang Sect.

Then he remembered Ogura Kai.

However, there was only a sigh in my heart:
"I'm afraid only Jiehai knows how you should proceed from now on..."

He sighed, and another thing came to his mind.

"In the realm, after a creature dies, it will return to the origin of the realm and reincarnate. So it stands to reason that the true spirits in the origin of the sea of ​​​​realm will also have a process of reincarnation."

"But what kind of creatures exist in the sea of ​​boundaries?"

He was a little confused at first, then he suddenly realized something and felt a little surprised:
"Innate gods and demons!"

"After reincarnation, could it be that the true spirit that fell in the sea of ​​boundaries became an innate god or devil?"

"That is to say, the previous life of the innate gods and demons was most likely a cultivator or some other spiritual beast!"

Realizing this, Wang Ba couldn't help but feel complicated.

After many twists and turns, it turns out that the relationship between the innate gods and demons and the cultivators, on the level of the entire sea of ​​​​boundaries, is nothing more than a reincarnation.

“It seems that if I were to reincarnate again, I would most likely become an innate god or demon, or a wild spirit beast wandering in the sea of ​​boundaries… and eventually be hunted or captured by cultivators.”

"It really is true that heaven spares no one."

I gave a rare bitter smile in my heart.

When he was cultivating the spirit beast, he never thought that he might end up in the same situation one day. It was indeed the law of cause and effect.

But at this moment, he suddenly felt something, and looked around with his consciousness, but he saw a tiny dust particle floating in the water, which was gradually fading away, and then completely disappeared, blending into this piece of "sea water", without any emotion overflowing...

Wang Ba’s heart sank!
"The true spirit did not reincarnate, but became the nourishment of the origin of this world sea?!"

"Then I am also..."

After seeking immortality my whole life, is this the end?

He couldn't help but remain silent, and for a moment he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

But such sighs only lasted for a moment before calm returned.

The greatest value of rich experience to a person is that it enables him to face anything that happens in the world calmly.

So does he.

He has experienced life and death before, and this situation may be the first time, but to him, it is nothing more than this.

So after a brief disturbance, he regained his calm and composure.

But calmness and composure do not mean acceptance.

Wang Ba quickly looked around, but his mind was clear:
"Even if I were to reincarnate and forget all my past experiences, it would still be better than being worn out and not even having a trace of my true spirit preserved..."

This may also be the greatest obsession of living beings in the world, that is, to live, in any way.

As soon as this thought came to his mind, all his attention was focused on it.

He perked up and quickly thought of ways to deal with the situation.

You can't tell up from down, left from right, east from west, west from east, or anywhere else, and you can't tell where the way out is.

But he knew very well that as long as he stayed here, annihilation was only a matter of time.

"We can't stop here. If we do, sooner or later we'll become like the other True Spirits!"

Realizing this, Wang Ba did not hesitate, and swam quickly towards the direction of the "footprints" he had just seen, like a fish swimming in the deep sea.

He guessed that was where the water was.

However, this kind of swimming made him clearly feel the rapid depletion of his true spirit.

"Can't stop!"

Feeling his memory quickly blurring and even his consciousness sinking, Wang Ba tried his best to boost his spirits.

No mana, no soul, and no Dao domain...

With just a little willpower, he quickly moved towards the "water surface", breaking through, breaking through, and breaking through again!

He had completely forgotten about time and even about himself.

All I could see was the approaching water surface...

However, the speed of breakthrough was getting slower and slower. Although it was very close to the water surface, it seemed so far away.

Fatigue, tiredness...

In this daze, he suddenly heard some chattering sounds coming from above the water, as if someone was talking.

With a burst of excitement in his heart, he, who had already reached his limit, suddenly leaped up with all his might!
wow——

At this moment, the sight finally broke through the water surface and saw the "sky" above the water!
A dark blue, as bright as the starry sky.

Time seems to stand still.

He felt that his last bit of strength was finally completely exhausted at this moment...

He felt himself falling—

boom!
Gulu gulu...

"Failed in the end..."

A faint sigh passed through Wang Ba's heart.

Consciousness slowly sank into oblivion.

At the last moment.

He saw a slender, jade-like white hand penetrate the gray-blue water and reach in...

In my ears, I could faintly hear a somewhat surprised voice coming from above the water:
"Why is this kid here..."

……

Outside the ruins of Zhang Shi.

In the void.

Chao Tianjun and the Lord of Jingku both looked extremely solemn.

"I don't believe he would perish like this. His true spirit is not in the boundary sea, and it is possible that he has fallen into the origin of the boundary sea. He is a cultivator who is transcending tribulation, so he should be able to hold on for some time. I will go find him now!"

The Lord of the Quiet Cave said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Chao Tianjun nodded solemnly:
"This is indeed the last resort... Thank you for your help, fellow Taoist."

It’s true that he is a Mahayana cultivator, but he can only sense the origin of the sea boundary. If he wants to find someone in the origin of the sea boundary, there is still a layer between him and the origin.

Only the Lord of the Quiet Cave, who is originally a being from the sea of ​​​​worlds, can walk safely in it.

"Protect my body for me!"

Hearing the other party addressing him, the Lord of Jingku looked deeply at Chao Tianjun, and without hesitation, he separated a true spirit, which was like the primordial spirit of a cultivator, with his features clearly visible.

Chao Tianjun didn't expect that the other party would trust him so much. He was a little surprised for a moment, but then he finally realized how much the other party valued Taiyi. He was silent for a while, and then said seriously:

"Chao is willing to swear to Jiehai that as long as Chao is still alive, I will never let anyone hurt a hair of Daoist friend!"

The Lord of the Quiet Cave nodded.

Then he left Chao Tianjun and Wu Yuanwang to guard Wang Ba's body, while his true spirit disappeared into the void and headed straight for the origin of the sea boundary.

wow——

In just a moment, he had fallen into the dark 'sea water'.

It seemed to have turned into a huge monster, swimming quickly in the sea.

As a thought flashed through his mind, the water flow around him suddenly accelerated, creating a huge torrent.

He sensed the dust particles in the water, the fish swimming by, and even saw other giants like him among them...

After hesitating again and again, he finally stopped.

My heart was filled with deep disappointment:
"No."

"Could it be that his true spirit has really fallen?" (End of this chapter)