From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

In the real three-dimensional space, this is the Vajra Bracelet, which is controlled by Jiang Liu;

In this plane, this is the core of the Reincarnation Network, driven by Mana.

Ultimately, however, the core of this cycle of reincarnation/the Vajra Bracelet is jointly held by him and Him, and Mana cannot use it to strip away the life essence of Jiang Liu and his group.

and--

hum!

Mana's body suddenly trembled, and she grabbed the core of the Reincarnation Network from behind her head, bringing it to her face. Her deep eyes flickered, and ripples spread across the entire space, like wrinkles. She shouted at Jiang Liu, "Give them back to me!"

"Oh, so you can speak plainly."

Jiang Liu made no move, and the ripples in the space that had surged forth naturally subsided. Only a small portion was deliberately left behind by him, shaking the minds and bodies of Hong Guniang, Bai Yuekui, Zhang Zhiwei, and Lu Jin, in order to help them break through their limits, completely transform their spiritual power into mental power, and awaken the light of their souls.

"but--"

Jiang Liu stretched out his right hand, and a ball of light appeared, containing countless starlight, each as small as a mustard seed, yet each radiating dazzling brilliance.

It is the spiritual light of the individuals within the Mana civilization at the core of the Reincarnation Network.

Seeing this, Mana pressed down with her will, causing the sky to blot out the sun, and endless light and heat to condense, distorting space and forming small black holes.

But Jiang Liu slowly brought his five fingers holding the ball of light closer together, and the starlight in the ball of light trembled slightly, as if it would shatter at any moment.

In an instant.

The enormous blue hand, composed of life-generating matter, came to an abrupt halt. The light and heat dissipated, and the smaller black holes vanished as if erased by an eraser.

Under this pressure, Hong Guniang, Bai Yuekui, Zhang Zhiwei, and Lu Jin also broke through their limits and completely entered the fourth stage of the gene lock, giving rise to a radiance as small as a star and as brilliant as the sun in their hearts.

It is the light of the soul!

"You wouldn't want these sparks of light in your soul to be crushed by me, would you?"

At this moment, Jiang Liu, like a rogue, revealed a lewd smile as he stared into Mana's deep, starry eyes.

What do you intend to do?

Based on the Mana ecological plane, it can continue to exist without the spiritual light that Jiang Liu has. However, its birth originates from the spiritual consciousness and spiritual light of countless individuals in the Mana civilization, and protecting them is its primary will and goal.

“It’s very simple. Return my ‘Zhen Yuanzi’ and give me your innate immortal spiritual light as interest.”

Jiang Liu put forward his conditions.

【Zhen Yuanzi, I'll return it to you! But the innate, indestructible spiritual light, I won't!】

After Mana finished speaking, her figure rippled, and a Taoist priest slowly appeared.

It was Zhen Yuanzi.

Having cultivated the Dao of Taiyi and confirmed that it was part of his own spirit and soul, Jiang Liu casually made a move, freeing him from Mana's restraints and taking him back into his body and mind's golden core from her palm, returning him to his spiritual root so that he could focus on cultivation and no longer stray from it.

It is:

When the spiritual roots return to their proper places and metal and wood are in harmony, water and fire are in balance and the elixir is formed.

During his time in the womb of Mana, Zhen Yuanzi was also comprehending the cycle of reincarnation held by Mana. Now that he has returned to the river, his understanding of the Taiyi Dao of the birth and death of the universe has improved significantly.

Mana's will involuntarily asked: "How...how did you do that?"

Logically speaking...

Even though Jiang Liu has a physical body, he is the one in control within this space!

Even at the worst, they should be evenly matched. How could he so easily take back Zhen Yuanzi?

Furthermore.

When Zhen Yuanzi existed in the Mana ecosystem that He created, He was spared a lot of effort in conditioning it!

Now that it has been taken back by the original owner, He felt a little reluctant, but he was more shocked by Jiang Liu's method of taking back Zhen Yuanzi!

Even He hadn't reacted yet!

"You want to learn?"

Jiang Liu curled his lips and said leisurely, "Give me the Innate Undying Spiritual Light, and I'll teach you, how about it?"

Mana remained silent, watching Jiang Liu's five fingers, gripping the sphere of light, draw ever closer. The spiritual light within the sphere vibrated incessantly, and the spiritual will of the individual Mana civilization within the core of the Reincarnation Net in his hand grew increasingly tormented, emitting mournful cries. She couldn't help but question: "The dimensions of the universe we can see are the same; we shouldn't be killing each other. Why force each other to this?"

"Didn't you start by wiping out 99% of humanity on Earth in that timeline?"

Jiang Liu showed no sorrow or joy. With a slight exertion, the sphere of light was compressed slightly, and hundreds of spiritual lights were extinguished. The resulting chain reaction was that hundreds of consciousnesses within the core of the Reincarnation Network were instantly annihilated and ceased to exist.

Do you still consider humans to be your kind?

A hint of sadness flickered in Mana's will-filled eyes, yet a surge of anger also welled up within them. "You, your companions, and I, the consciousnesses within my cycle of reincarnation, are the true kindred spirits."

These words also reveal that Mana used mental pressure on Red Girl, White Moon, and the others from the beginning because she saw their potential for further advancement and deliberately gave them a push...

of course.

If Hong Guniang, Bai Yuekui, Lu Jin, and Zhang Zhiwei cannot withstand the pressure and die—

He wouldn't care.

The same reason.

Even though Jiang Liu and the other four knew that Mana's will did indeed have this intention—

They wouldn't feel any gratitude either.

Chapter 1287 The Uses of Corpse Transformation—Law and Law

"I am, of course, a human being."

Looking into Mana's bewildered eyes, Jiang Liu declared firmly, "As long as one doesn't manifest as information like Shakyamuni, covering multiple dimensions, and one's mind and body remain within the three-dimensional universe and four-dimensional spacetime, strength or weakness is not the standard for judging one's kind."

"Perhaps humanity is indeed flawed, but we are also constantly making progress."

Bai Yuekui stood on the right side of the river, his tone deep and serious.

"Everyone makes different choices, but they are all seeking a way to save the world."

The girl in red stood on the left side of the river, her voice loud and clear.

In our view, immortals and Buddhas all have the character "人" (person) in their names.

Zhang Zhiwei, with a solemn expression, recounted the path of cultivation.

"If you forget that you are still a human being, then how can you be considered one of us?"

Lu Jin strode forward, questioning Mana's will.

"I may originate from you, but you cannot distort my personal will!"

Mark clenched his fists, glaring at his opponent. His inner light burst forth, instantly traversing space as he threw a punch. Wherever it passed, space distorted, striking directly at Mana's will.

but--

With a "whoosh," Mark's body passed right through Mana's form, as if he didn't exist in any real sense.

that's the truth.

Within this space, His will is omnipresent. This ten-thousand-foot-tall form is merely a temporary aggregation of life essence, possessing form but lacking substance. By utilizing the characteristics of this space, He can launch a substantial attack on intruders, but intruders cannot harm Him in the slightest through any physical or energy means.

Even if one could seize the moment when He uses this form to launch an attack and disintegrate its form, because His will resides in the Mana Ecology/Holy Embryo, breaking its form would not cause Him any loss in any sense within this entire space.

in contrast.

Mark, who passed through that enormous body, had blue veins appearing in his golden eyes, and he clutched his head, seemingly in pain.

Just like when Jiang Liu clashed with Mana's will in the subspace, Mana's will's true attack methods were not physical destruction or energy explosions, but rather informational erosion and assimilation.

If Mark had not awakened the light of his soul, his 4.5 billion years of unwavering perseverance would have been instantly assimilated by the other side.

Knowing how difficult Mana's will was to deal with, Zhang Zhiwei frowned and muttered, "This kind of thing is hard to fight. Jiang Liu, do you have any good ideas?"

"This is why I had you collect the mummified corpses from the Lalaye."

The moment he finished speaking, Jiang Liu took off the human seed bag from his waist, untied the rope, and poured out the mummified corpses that had mutated from the corpses.

Lu Jin also took out the Ghost Craft Ball and poured out the dried corpse inside.

thereafter.

Within the sphere of light held in Jiang Liu's hand, individual particles of spiritual light seeped into the mummified corpse, merging into each shriveled cell and stimulating their activity.

In an instant, all the mummies came back to life!

Corpse variants reappear!

Although the individual strength of the corpse variant is not great, it was born from the electromagnetic energy radiation of the divine seal, and the genetic material in each cell can adapt to the radiation of that space.

After all, from an informational perspective, the Divine Seal and Mana were originally one.

When the spiritual light of the individual Mana civilization merged with the necromancers, they gained a wisp of consciousness. In addition, the abundance of life essence in this place was constantly absorbed and multiplied by the necromancers.

In just a short while, the number of individual corpse variants reached tens of millions, and they continued to move closer to the ten-thousand-foot-tall form of Mana's will.

Without him.

As the Diamond Sutra states:

Those who understand my teachings, like the parable of a raft.

Even the law should be abandoned, let alone what is illegal.

Having witnessed Shakyamuni's transcendent will, Mana abandoned the "unlawful," namely the physical body, but retained the "law," namely the primordial Qi, to carry the ego, will, and innate, indestructible spiritual light.

Dharma = Primordial Qi and the Reincarnation Network System

Illegal = Physical Body

Now, the "illegal" that Mana's will has abandoned, namely the corpse variant, has gained the light of the mind. Just like people who have embarked on cultivation again, they instinctively demand to obtain the "Dharma", namely the innate Qi and the reincarnation network system, instinctively and continuously devouring all the life essence in that space.

Once the life essence is lost, even if Mana's will possesses an innate, indestructible spiritual light, it will be difficult to exert its power.

But He cannot attack these corpse variants.

This is because these necromancers contain the spiritual light of individual consciousness of the Mana civilization. Furthermore, since the necromancers are not those twisted humanoid figures, but rather individual cells, they are inherently extremely fragile. Killing them is simple, but the spiritual light integrated into these necromancer cells will also be shattered, annihilated, and cease to exist.

This is Jiang Liu's open scheme.

When the light of the soul exists within an independent individual like a human being, even if the physical body is killed, this light will remain for a period of time, and may even be easily absorbed and integrated by others.