Gods: Civilization Cultivation, Infinite War

Chapter 205 Reunion
Solus didn't react much to Chen Li's answer.

After all, he had only seen some gods possess such power in legends and stories.

But at least within the entire Alliance of All Souls, he had never seen or even heard of any instance of the dead being brought back to life.

If even the God of Time and Fate couldn't resurrect his own family, then it's even less likely that he, as a Soul Editor, would possess such an ability.

Thinking about this, Solus couldn't help but feel disheartened.

Even though he had just gained the opportunity to break through and become a supreme legend, he was still not happy at all.

"I understand, and I have no other wishes."

"The opportunity I was given to go to the Spirit Realm to search for treasures was given to me by you. The fact that the incomplete divine spark can benefit the development of the entire Alliance of All Spirits is already the best outcome."

"You don't have to give me any compensation. I am already very grateful that you were able to forgive my offense and give me an answer to resolve my confusion."

Solus spoke calmly, as if he was not greatly affected by the fact that his family could not be brought back to life.

However, as true gods, Zheng Jie and Chen Li were naturally able to see through Solus's true thoughts at this moment.

"Dude, I'm telling you, stop scaring people."

"Resurrecting a few humans who aren't even superhumans might be a bit of a challenge for us, but for you, isn't it just a piece of cake?"

Hearing Zheng Jie say this, Solus felt a renewed sense of hope and turned his gaze to Chen Li.

“Great God of Time and Destiny, if you are willing to resurrect my family, I am willing to give everything I have for it.”

Facing Solus's gaze, Chen Li shook his head.

Do you really understand what resurrection truly means?

“There is a clear boundary between life and death, even for some so-called special individuals or species that are between life and death.”

"That is clearly the domain of the living, only it is tainted with some of the aura of death."

"The living have passed away, which means they have entered the realm of death."

"To try to resurrect them at this time would be to violate the most basic rules of life and death."

"Unless they are beings who can transcend the rules of life and death, no one can directly resurrect the dead, not even me."

After Chen Li finished speaking, the hope in Solaus's eyes disappeared again.

Zheng Jie was somewhat puzzled. Was that so?
"So it's very difficult to directly resurrect your family members, but if you just want to reunite with them, then it's not a problem."

Upon hearing Chen Li's words, both Solus and Zheng Jie were somewhat unable to understand their meaning.

Solus knew this was certainly not about reuniting him with his family in the realm of death.

Even if he really dies, he will never have the chance to reunite with his family again.

"I cannot directly resurrect the dead, but if the so-called dead were never dead in the first place, then there is naturally no need to resurrect them."

"what?"

Solus was already somewhat bewildered.

Zheng Jie, however, quickly realized what it meant: "Oh, so that's what it means."

He had just been somewhat unable to understand how a true god who controlled the three most fundamental rules of time, space, and fate could not even have the ability to resurrect the dead.

According to Chen Li, directly reviving the dead and using certain techniques to make the dead never die are two completely different concepts.

To directly resurrect the dead, one needs immense power that transcends the rules of life and death.

Even a true god like Chen Li doesn't possess such strength yet.

However, to make the deceased never die, one only needs certain skills, and Chen Li happens to have mastered these skills.

Although Zheng Jie understood that they all meant the same thing.

But perhaps out of a sense of rigor, or perhaps out of reverence for the rules of life and death, Chen Li said that he did not have the ability to resurrect the dead.

"In short, your family members never died from the beginning; they were in some kind of slumber. Do you understand?"

Solus was still completely bewildered. How could I possibly understand this?

"If all you want is to reunite with your family, then I have already granted your wish. Do you have any other questions?"

Solus shook his head; he really didn't know what to say.

"That's settled then. I look forward to the day we meet again soon."

Chen Li waved his hand, and Solaud felt a sudden darkness before his eyes.

When those familiar lights reappeared before his eyes, he found himself back in the material world.

The treasure hunt in the spirit world only lasted for a little over two months; he spent the rest of the time in the Pantheon.

Perhaps it's because the flow of time inside the Pantheon is different from that outside, or perhaps it's because I spent too much time having an epiphany in the Pantheon before.

In short, when he returned to the material world, he found that nearly a year had passed in the entire Realm of All Spirits.

This time, the place I've descended upon is not the same place where I participated in the academic discussion at the Heart of the Furnace, but my hometown thousands of years ago when I was still a member of the People of the Lightless.

After leaving his hometown to join his teacher Iser's research institute, he rarely returned to his hometown.

I only go back once a year to sweep the graves of my family members.

More than three thousand years have passed, and the entire Realm of Myriad Spirits has also undergone considerable changes.

In the land of origin, neither the indigenous civilization nor the civilization of the Blue Star deities possessed any advanced technology.

Even when the Dawn Empire was in the Land of Origin, its application of various technologies was still at a very backward stage.

This is not because the gods of Earth are unwilling to use technology to develop their own civilization; it is simply because there are certain related rules and restrictions that have led to this result.

However, when they reach the endless void, most of the Blue Star deities will involve various advanced technologies on the technological side when developing their own civilization.

Even though different crystal systems have different internal rules, these technological products can generally only circulate within the crystal system.

When waging wars abroad, they can only use powers that lean towards the extraordinary side.

But that's enough. Many technological advancements can also bring great benefits to the development of the entire civilization.

For example, various intelligent auxiliary systems that can detect an individual's physical condition and provide accurate data to assist in cultivation.

There are also various forms of entertainment that allow people to gain extraordinary experiences through games, thereby increasing the enthusiasm of citizens for cultivation.

And the super quantum computer also plays an important role in Solaus's own research institute.

While it's possible to achieve the same effect as a super quantum computer using extraordinary methods, this would undoubtedly require a much higher cost. Although these technological advancements cannot be directly applied to warfare, they play an indispensable role in the development of civilization as a whole.

Therefore, judging from its appearance alone, the current Realm of Myriad Spirits is hardly related to what it was thousands of years ago.

However, Solaus' hometown has not changed much.

Although he did not deliberately maintain the original appearance of his hometown, with the support of his own status, many things naturally developed in the way he wanted to see.

At this moment, Solus has been teleported back to his home in his hometown.

Even after thousands of years, this house, which holds memories for him and his family, remains exactly the same, unchanged.

Looking around, Solaus did not find any trace of his family in his residence. As before, there was no sign of life there.

However, when he thought about what the god of time and fate had said about his family being in a state of slumber, Solus seemed to understand something.

With a thought, he instantly arrived at his family's cemetery. Looking at the familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar tombstones, Solus was unable to calm down for a long time.

He remembered that thousands of years ago he should have chosen to cremate his family members' bodies, so how could they have fallen into a deep sleep as ashes?
No, it seems they weren't cremated, but buried in their original state.

Even so, can an ordinary person's corpse remain intact for thousands of years without decaying?
Ignoring the increasingly chaotic thoughts in his mind, Solus's soul power surged forth, completely tearing open the entire cemetery and revealing the coffin inside.

After opening the coffin, Solus saw his family lying peacefully inside.

Just as the god of time and fate said, his family members were simply in a state of slumber.

His wife and his two children were still breathing normally, but they just couldn't wake up.

Looking at his three family members, some non-existent memories began to surface.

In these memories, his family members were in a state of slumber due to some incurable disease caused by the loss of their souls.

Even after developing the Soul Chip, he still couldn't cure this incurable disease.

Despite becoming a level seven scholar in the field of souls, a legendary soul editor, and having the support of various civilizations, he still could not solve this incurable disease.

Until this epiphany at the Pantheon, he not only found the direction to become the strongest legend, but also finally figured out a way to solve this incurable disease.

Using his soul power, Solus gently lifted his family members up and immediately returned to his research institute as quickly as possible.

With the support of the entire research institute's resources, Solus created the cure for the incurable disease he had in mind in less than two months.

Another month has passed.

"Pfft..."

As a large amount of gas was expelled from the medical pod, the entire medical pod was opened in the next moment.

Solaus's three family members are currently lying in three different types of medical pods.

The specific drug for that incurable disease is divided into three different courses of treatment.

This is the final treatment course, after which Solaus' three family members will officially wake up.

Looking at his family in the medical pod, Solaus felt more nervous than ever before.

Even when he became a legendary superhuman, or when he was on the verge of death while fighting abroad, Solus had never been this nervous.

"dad……"

The first to awaken was Thoraus's son, Kemplett.

The six-year-old child stretched out his tender hands, yearning for his father's embrace.

Without any hesitation, Solus took his son out of the medical pod, and at that moment, he felt an unprecedented sense of fulfillment.

"dad……"

Next came his daughter Florice.

He brought his daughter out as well, and an overwhelming sense of happiness washed over Solaus, completely dispelling the pain deep within his soul.

After a while, feeling his children wriggling and wanting to get down, Solous bent down and gently placed them on the ground.

At the same time, Solaus's gaze met that of his wife, who had just woken up.

“I knew you would rescue me and my child.”

"Yes, I did it."

Solus also carried his wife out of the medical pod.

After enjoying her husband's embrace for a while, Solous's wife looked at her two children who were playing around at the research institute.

"Where is this place?"

"It's a research institute, so I guess you could say it's where I work."

"How long has it been?"

"3515."

Solous's wife was somewhat shocked to hear that she and her child had been asleep for so long.

This timescale is far beyond her imagination.

She had no idea what hardships her husband had gone through to get to where he was now and rescue her and their child.

Just thinking about it was already hard for her to bear.

Fortunately, Solus had already implanted soul chips in her and her two children before this.

Even so, she still felt a sharp pain deep in her soul.

Seeing the tears in his wife's eyes, Solaus smiled with relief: "It was all worth it."

Solus's wife didn't say anything more, but quietly enjoyed her husband's embrace, watching the children play and frolic, a satisfied smile appearing on her face.

After a while, Solaus's two children got tired of playing, and his wife finally spoke up: "Where is our home?"

"More than three thousand years have passed, and the original home must be long gone, right?"

Upon hearing his wife's question, Solus was momentarily dazed.

Since his family left, he has lost the concept of home.

Only then did he finally find something he had long lost.

"Our home is still there, it always has been."

(End of this chapter)