Perfect World: I Am Eternal

Chapter 263 Return
A dark cage.

"Who exactly are you?" Lin Fan questioned, looking at the person in front of him who looked exactly like him, completely puzzled.

"I am you, and you are me!" the other Lin Fan said, standing calmly without joy or sorrow.

Lin Fan was speechless, still not quite believing it. He wasn't Yuechan, and he hadn't cultivated any kind of primary and secondary body technique. How could he possibly have an extra soul?

Just then, the strange voice rang out again, like a summoning of a soul, and blurry symbols appeared, which greatly surprised him.

"No, I have to leave right away, or I'll really be trapped here to die." Lin Fan clenched his fists, but he was helpless and couldn't break free of the cage.

At this moment, his big eyes rolled around, looking at the man next to him who looked just like him, but was more mature and composed.

"Since you say we're the same person, do you have a way to leave?"

The other Lin Fan didn't speak, but simply stretched out his hand and pointed at his body.

"Hmm?" Lin Fan scratched his head, then seemed to have thought of something and carefully examined everything about himself.

In an instant, he was surprised to find that a wisp of white mist had appeared inside his body, pure and holy, containing the aura of immortality.

"This is...immortal energy?" Lin Fan was surprised. Although the wisp of white mist was very faint and scarce, it was indeed the immortal energy recorded in the bone book.

Soon, he tried to mobilize his energy and was shocked to find that his primordial spirit was being consumed less and was even blocking the invasion of darkness, which was incredible.

At this moment, Lin Fan was both surprised and puzzled. What was going on?
Could it be that I have succeeded and cultivated a wisp of immortal energy?
Logically speaking, immortal energy should accompany the physical body and have little to do with the primordial spirit; otherwise, how could there be talk of "transplantation"?

In fact, very few people in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths can truly cultivate immortal energy on their own. Some people have come up with shortcuts, such as obtaining immortal energy through the help of elders or by changing bodies.

However, such immortal energy can only be considered pseudo-immortal energy, and it is not comparable to the immortal energy one cultivates, so there will always be a gap in combat power.

"Never mind, let's get out of here first," Lin Fan muttered to himself. The most important thing now was to leave this godforsaken place.

So he used this power to cultivate himself, strengthen himself, and prepare to return to his peak condition.

Sure enough, the primordial spirit power that was originally consumed could be replenished by drawing it from the void through the aura of immortality.

"break!"

Lin Fan used his immortal aura, combining it with his various secret techniques, to unleash his strongest attack to date.

"Crack!"

Through his persistent attempts, the void distorted, and a ray of dawn appeared, which excited Lin Fan, who finally saw hope for survival.

However, the sound grew fainter and the characters grew dimmer, and his primordial spirit was startled, sensing that something terrible was about to happen.

Once the guiding light disappears, even if he leaves the dark prison, he will not know how to get back and will not be able to find his way home.

The darkness is boundless, drifting along the river of time, making it very easy to lose one's way. Perhaps by the time one returns, everything will have changed, and the past will have buried the past.

But that's not the worst part. If the physical body turns to ashes, the primordial spirit will be like a rootless duckweed, and will also die.

"time to go!"

Suddenly, another version of him moved, throwing a powerful punch that seemed to pierce through the heavens and the earth, breaking the cage.

"I swear, you were able to break through, yet I had to hammer it for so long!" Lin Fan was dumbfounded, then indignant.

Fuck you, you person!

Next, Lin Fan took a step forward, broke free of his predicament, and headed towards the source of the mysterious symbol, feeling that it was the way home.

Outside, inside the ancient cave, Yuechan and the puppy chanted sutras, their expressions solemn and dignified. The symbols from their mouths were densely packed, like a dazzling galaxy falling and imprinting itself into the void.

"I can't go on... I need to rest for a while. This kid probably won't come back; he's fallen into darkness." The puppy lay on the ground, its fur a dark red. However, Yuechan persisted. She didn't believe the guy was dead; wasn't it said that evil people live on for a thousand years?

This guy is so wicked and narcissistic. He talks about becoming an immortal so casually and confidently, how could he be trapped?

On the other side, Lin Fan, who was running in the void, never expected to actually see the light and was about to step out of the dark land.

"Huh, it turns out it's Yueyue and a little dog chanting scriptures, guiding me back to the right path?"

In an instant, Lin Fan approached the physical body, and the seed, sensing everything, immediately understood what had happened and was deeply moved.

Immediately afterward, the moment he stepped out of the darkness, Lin Fan's primordial spirit directly entered the green Dao Seed, returned to his physical body, and triggered a tremendous change.

"boom!"

The next moment, the seed shone brightly, turning from green to gold, dazzlingly beautiful, brimming with life, like a sun.

"This is……"

"Damn it, someone actually managed to return from the dark prison!"

Yuechan was overjoyed, while the puppy was astonished, staring at the miraculous scene with a look of utter shock on its face.

With a deafening roar, the seed exploded, and a figure, faintly visible amidst the smoke and mist, appeared, exuding an overwhelming aura that shook the heavens and the earth.

Before long, the figure gradually grew larger, the mist dissipated, and Lin Fan appeared, his body flowing with a golden luster, his blood aura terrifying.

Furthermore, divine fire blazed within his limbs and bones, like a true phoenix undergoing rebirth, containing supreme mystery and terrifying power.

Clearly, he succeeded, igniting the divine fire, reviving from annihilation, and becoming a supreme god.

Furthermore, his strength didn't just reach the initial stage of the Divine Fire Realm; he went directly to the late stage of the Divine Fire Realm. This rate of advancement was astonishing.

Of course, this is related to his profound foundation. He survived the tribulation of lightning and absorbed a large amount of precious medicine, which is a case of accumulating strength for a future breakthrough.

"What? That's...celestial energy! You succeeded!" Yuechan was moved, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

A wisp of celestial energy swirled around Lin Fan, pure white and immaculate, making him appear extraordinary and indicating a significant improvement in his strength.

At this moment, even the puppies were observing intently, sometimes frowning, sometimes seemingly deep in thought.

"After more than a year, you have finally survived the ordeal of life and death, taken that step, and lived." Yuechan was overjoyed and genuinely happy for him.

It should be known that throughout history, many exceptionally talented individuals have ultimately failed, perished, and never achieved success.

Nowadays, if a seventeen-year-old boy were to display ethereal beauty, it would be a momentous event with far-reaching consequences.

This means that he was unrivaled in his generation, a true king, stronger than those ancient freaks, and created miracles.

"puff!"

Suddenly, Lin Fan shuddered, staggered, and almost fell to the ground.

The magical energy... has been severed!
Originally wrapped around him, it has now split into many strands, scattered throughout his body, lost its connection, and cannot be reassembled.

"Oh my god, what's going on?" Yuechan was stunned.

A shocking turn of events occurred; the immortal energy that Lin Fan had painstakingly cultivated vanished just like that, which was truly a pity.

Lin Fan pondered carefully, connecting the events that had occurred in the dark cage, and exclaimed in surprise, "I understand now, this is primordial energy, which cannot be condensed, but it is a necessary condition for the birth of immortal energy."

As the saying goes, the Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and this "one" refers to the primordial energy.

(End of this chapter)