Data cultivation, I observe immortality in the five elements

"In response to your question, senior, in the Dao Realm world, I once accidentally entered a deep abyss and discovered a small fragment of the Netherworld there."

Luo Yan's eyes flashed as he also sized up the figure opposite him. Although his face seemed kind, it actually exuded an air of authority and discipline.

The fact that the other party is asking about people related to the underworld suggests that they are very likely an elder from the underworld.

"The Dao Realm World?"

The long-bearded judge was stunned. He had been suppressed in this place for many years and had long been out of touch with the outside world, so he was naturally unaware of some of the terms used in the cultivation world today.

Seeing this, Luo Yan directly pointed with his hand and sent a small cluster of memories into the long-bearded judge's mind.

“I never imagined that you cultivators of this era would refer to the underworld as the Dao Realm. How laughable,” said the long-bearded judge.

He sensed it only slightly and then figured it out: the so-called Dao Realm Space was nothing more than old wine in new bottles.

Hundreds of thousands of years have passed, yet it remains the same old routine.

"Ok?"

Luo Yan was taken aback. The Underworld? It was a completely new name, but it felt strangely familiar to him.

In the biographical novels of my past life, there is a story about a monkey that is most famous and widely circulated.

Along with this, the underworld also became famous, which is associated with the netherworld and the eighteen levels of hell.

The Ten Kings of Hell, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Houtu Niangniang, Meng Po, and other deities.

I never expected to hear the same words again.

Does the underworld really exist?
"In the world, everything has both yang and yin, and the two complement each other. This is a principle that no realm can escape."

"Yin and Yang represent two extremes."

"The so-called underworld actually exists on the other side of our real world; it is an illusory and opposing world."

"In ancient times, the real world like yours and mine was also called the Yang Realm, which could be seen and touched."

"But the underworld is different. It is an extremely illusory world that cannot be explained by real things. It is full of impossibilities and is a strange world mixed with countless divine spaces."

"In the underworld, the strength of a being does not depend on how large it is or how frightening its energy fluctuations are."

"That was a second world, a fusion of consciousness and soul."

"The best evidence for the existence of the underworld is that no matter where you are, you can easily enter that so-called Dao Realm, and it is almost exactly the same as the place you left before. This is the most powerful proof."

The long-bearded judge explained softly, and as His voice continued to fall, Luo Yan seemed to see a world that was both hazy and ethereal, as well as otherworldly.

It existed right before Luo Yan's eyes, so close yet so unattainable.

The underworld is actually a special world that specifically accommodates souls and consciousness; it is a void world.

Similar to ideology, a thought, an idea, a strange world invisible to the eye and incomprehensible to the material world.

"In the underworld, as long as your soul consciousness is strong enough, you can accomplish the feat of traveling 100,000 miles alone and roaming the world in an instant."

"This would be impossible in the mortal realm."

"Even someone as glorious as myself, who once stood at the pinnacle of an ancient cultivation world, cannot escape the entanglements of time and space in the mortal realm."

The long-bearded judge sighed, "The world of the living is different from the world of the dead. The former has flesh and blood, and wherever it goes, it needs the help of an energy medium."

No matter how powerful a being is, or how high its cultivation level is, it must still abide by the rules of the real world, including escape, teleportation, and traversing space.

However, it is impossible to make one's true self directly reflected in all the heavens and myriad realms with just a single thought.

At most, the more powerful the cultivator, the faster their escape light, and they can fly 108,000 miles away in a single breath.

A single thought can traverse vast distances, traveling from one place to another.
This is a real world that exists and cannot be avoided.

In layman's terms, it means that if a person wants to go out, they must stand up with their feet firmly on the ground and then walk out.

This process of existence is called the Yang Realm.

The underworld is different; as long as it is a place enveloped by one's own soul consciousness, one can arrive there in an instant.

You don't need to walk at all; as long as your mind is clear, your body will naturally follow.

"So the Dao Realm is the Underworld?"

Luo Yan murmured to himself, and with the explanation of this ancient powerful being, he finally understood the basic principles of the existence of the Dao Realm world.

It exists all around us, anytime and anywhere, and we can enter it anytime and anywhere.

Even though Luo Yan is currently located dozens of star domains away from the True Spirit Realm, as long as Luo Yan has a thought, he can enter the Dao Realm space.

The place where he appeared was almost exactly the same as when he was in the Five Elements Sect.

They are still in the same location within the Dao Realm space.

This is a very specific and already defined teleportation anchor point!
Hearing this, Luo Yan finally understood that the so-called underworld was actually like a spiritual space.

You can access it anytime, anywhere.

But this spiritual space is connected to all the heavens and myriad worlds.

No, or rather, the consciousness of all living beings in the myriad realms.

Every living being has its own spiritual world.

For every ten thousand living beings, there are ten thousand spiritual worlds.

They are interconnected, intertwined, and can travel between each other.

Among these independent individuals, there are also some extremely powerful individuals whose mental space is vast, even boundless.

Thus, individual worlds were formed.

Such as the Buddha Kingdom in the palm of your hand, the Kingdom of Gods, the Sumeru Subspace, etc.

According to legend, when a living being dies in the real world, it is qualified to go to a sacred kingdom and become immortal.

There are countless examples of this in biographical novels from both the East and the West in the past.

God has his followers, Buddha has his followers, and the Three Pure Ones of Taoism also have their followers.
Luo Yan guessed that all these things actually referred to the same thing: the real underworld!
When the physical body dies in the mortal world, the spirit and consciousness are resurrected in the underworld.
How can this not be considered an eternal existence?
Luo Yan also knew one fact: the 'ten thousand miles' distance mentioned by this ancient powerful being was not actually a specific number.

It represents a distance quantifier, meaning that magic power is limited, speed is limited, and the escape light is naturally limited as well.

At the same time, this also means that the power of living beings in the real world is also limited.

Born into this universe, one can never be larger than this universe.

"Young human, I would like to ask you for a favor. Could you please deliver a message back to me?"

"You don't need to say anything. Just go and see those two ghost messengers again, and they will understand everything."

The long-bearded judge spoke, his tone calm yet carrying an air of unquestionable authority.

This is the authoritative law and order formed by holding a high position for a long time. Even when seeking help, it is no different from giving orders or commands.

"Since the underworld is everywhere, why don't you go there yourself, senior?" "With your great power, finding the traces of the past is only a matter of time."

Luo Yan neither refused nor agreed, but casually asked about it.

He wanted to learn more secrets from this ancient powerful being.

"I also want to walk the same path again, but unfortunately, I have the will but not the strength."

"My soul and spirit were shattered, and my physical body was broken into countless pieces and sealed within the myriad worlds."

"Even if I wanted to return to the underworld, it would be almost impossible, because my soul and consciousness have disappeared."

The long-bearded judge sighed. Even someone as powerful as him could decide the life and death of beings below the Golden Immortal level with a single thought, by holding a projection of the Book of Life and Death in his left hand and writing with his judge's pen in his right.

But under the erosion of time, he eventually became a thing of the past, and there probably are no living beings left who can remember his name.

Therefore, the long-bearded judge needs the help of this young human to inform his old friend.

Only with those people present could he truly break free from this seal and reunite his own body and soul.

After all, a powerful person at his level has already achieved the point that as long as a trace of true spirit remains, the physical body and soul can be immortal.

The long-bearded judge will not die, but he will be sealed and suppressed, and will never be able to appear again.

This is what he cannot accept.

"I am aware of your long-cherished wish, senior. If I have the opportunity, I will do my best."

Luo Yan remained silent for a moment, then gave an ambiguous answer.

He neither agreed nor refused, insisting on thinking about it further.

Is there something you're worried about?

The long-bearded judge remained silent, his excuses to the junior human before him easily seen through.

What do you mean by "doing your best"? After leaving this place, you just don't want to agree, right?

How could a senior like him not understand the meaning of such a statement?
"The main problem is that my strength is too low, and that underworld is too dangerous."

"I have the will, but not the ability."

Luo Yan followed the example of the senior in front of him and poured out his grievances in a one-to-one manner.

The strangeness of the Dao Realm world made his scalp tingle, and the more he came into contact with it, the more he could feel the great terror that existed there.

Luo Yan wasn't a fool; she wouldn't be easily fooled and blindly run off to deliver a message.

Putting aside the unknown creatures within the Dao Realm space, Luo Yan didn't want to go to that bottomless abyss a second time.

Moreover, in the underworld, there exists a legendary and eerie thing called the Red Spider Lily. Even though he hadn't come into contact with it, the Red Spider Lily kept trying to get into his mind.

I can't shake them off no matter what I do.

In the end, it was only when Luo Yan abandoned that embodiment of faith and severed that segment of consciousness energy that the matter was truly resolved.

Just imagine what would happen to Luo Yan if he were actually chased into the real world by that strange flower.

A puppet? A servant? A fate worse than death?
More than a hundred years ago, Luo Yan dared to go to that place because he desperately needed to replenish his spiritual energy.

At that time, he was a typical example of the fearlessness of the ignorant, like a newborn calf unafraid of a tiger.

He knew nothing, had a low sensitivity to danger, and was naturally fearless.

But things are different now. As Luo Yan's cultivation level increases, his sense of the danger in the outside world becomes more and more acute.

Judging from Luo Yan's current sense of danger, the Dao Realm World is very dangerous, and those broken souls from all the heavens and myriad worlds are also very dangerous.

However, as long as you handle it carefully, there shouldn't be any major problems.

But when Luo Yan thinks back to that bottomless abyss now, it gives him a vague feeling that he is doomed to die.

He had no idea how he, more than a hundred years ago, had managed to withstand the long darkness and endless onslaught of negative energy through that meager power of faith.

Looking at it now, this is simply an impossible task, no different from slitting one's own throat.

Given how dangerous this place was, Luo Yan naturally wouldn't risk his life going there again.

As for why he was able to reach that point more than a hundred years ago, Luo Yan actually had a guess.

That was a heart that was ignorant, yet fearless!

Just like children in the world, they can always see many things that adults cannot see through their innocent eyes.

The same applies to Luo Yan; the higher his cultivation level, the more information he comes into contact with.

I once mistakenly believed that with the power of faith in my hands, I could travel all over the country and dare to venture into any dangerous place.

That was because at that time he believed that the power of incense and prayers was omnipotent, and that one could be resurrected infinitely after death, so he naturally had nothing to worry about.

But not now, Luo Yan's heart is broken.

He made deeper progress in the study of laws and understood many facts, such as that the power of incense and vows is not omnipotent, and that the power of destiny is by no means unpredictable.

Luo Yan's heart has become more open.

Therefore, he can no longer easily set foot in that kind of place, because once you're dead, you're truly dead.

It will affect the main body and also implicate the second spiritual body.

In his ignorance, Luo Yan believed that he would never die, so even though he was in hell and had been destroyed countless times, he was still able to recover with the help of his faith and willpower.

Because the true spirit in his heart never dies, no demons or monsters can affect his eternal heart.

But not now. Luo Yan has come to understand the essence of the Laws and knows that the power of incense and vows is not so perfect, and the power of destiny is not so absolute.

Once trapped in that bottomless abyss, no amount of law energy will be enough; it will be completely depleted.

Therefore, if Luo Yan were to go to such a place again at this time, he would be in mortal danger.

Just like children in the secular world, once they truly grow up, they can never go back.

Even having the heart of a child is not acceptable!
When his cultivation level was low, Luo Yan felt he could go anywhere.

Now, with a sweep of the power of destiny and a deduction by the Divine Eye of Divination...
Wow, the road ahead is filled with terror and crisis, with no chance of survival.

No, we can't go! We can't go!
Otherwise, you will die!
If he truly becomes immortal, then it means there's something wrong with the path Luo Yan is currently following, and something wrong with the path of destiny he's comprehending.

A person who is not even firm in his own path of cultivation will naturally have his Dao heart shattered to an unimaginable degree.

Going further, either way, it's all doom and death.

Taking a step back might actually offer a chance of survival.

Anyone in their position would not choose the first option. (End of Chapter)