1313 - Continuing Down This Path
Chapter 1313 - Continuing Down This Path
Ye Qingyu realized that this "world-shocking fortune" was very likely to be the true goal of the Divine Light Emperor's going through of 107 reincarnations. This kind of reincarnation was, in itself, very likely to be a form of cultivation technique. The past millions of years had been spent attaining this goal.
Of course, it was not the only goal.
But it was certainly a main one.
All of the power, memory, experience, and battle strength of the 107 incarnations, each of which was an epoch-shaking character. Even the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, who were seen as gods by the later humans, were nothing but eight of these incarnations. How terrifying would the sum of the power and wisdom of these 107 incarnations be?
Ye Qingyu dared not imagine at all.
The only thing that could be confirmed was that it was very, very strong, sickeningly strong, boundlessly strong.
Despite his current cultivation and mental state, a fervor involuntarily arose in his heart after he finished listening to Ye Chongsheng's account. He had been vexed by the coming of the great calamity of civilization reincarnation all this time, and was making all kinds of preparations at all costs. Whether it was elevating his personal cultivation or the martial civilization standards of the entire world, he dared not be any neglectful. On top of that, in order to unite all worldly beings against the inevitable calamity, he had no choice but to adopt a swift and ruthless method of violent advance, which was not what he originally intended.
But now, a new opportunity had arrived.
Ye Qingyu looked at Ye Chongsheng. "If I obtain the power and wisdom of the past 107 incarnations, will I be able to single-handedly fend off the intrusion of the fiendgod sovereigns from a different space-time?"
"This..." Ye Chongsheng's expression became serious for once. "This should be possible in theory, but it has never been verified in practice. After all, it has been millions of years since the battle in which the Divine Light Court collapsed. The enemies back then haven't remained at the same level, and their present state and cultivation cannot be predicted. You will thus have to verify the end result yourself."
Ye Qingyu nodded.
The times had changed indeed. While the Divine Light Emperor had been painstakingly preparing for millions of years, the enemies, too, being the forces of destiny from a different space-time, could not possibly have remained at the same level, and were certainly stronger than they were ten million years ago. Therefore, to judge the enemies based on their standards back then would be akin to marking the side of a boat to record where it was.
"How should I integrate the power of this body?"
Ye Qingyu looked at Ye Chongsheng.
The spiritual projection of the peerless War God had already disappeared, making it apparent that Ye Chongsheng's spiritual projection was the mentor for this incarnation. There were a few core secrets that he needed Ye Chongsheng to tell him about. This was also one of the purposes for Ye Chongsheng's spiritual projection to remain in existence.
"Abandon your current body and pour your [Yuan Qi True-Self Doppelganger] and divine sense into this body completely. This is the first step," Ye Chongsheng said.
Hearing this, Ye Qingyu inwardly said "thought so" to himself.
The body in front of him, which had accumulated the power of 107 incarnations of the Divine Light Emperor, was even more terrifying than the so-called Immortal Body that the million-year-old soul obtained most painstakingly, and to obtain its power would definitely require sacrifices to be made. The fusion of any two things would ultimately end with the stronger one subjugating the weaker one. Against this body, Ye Qingyu was undoubtedly the weaker one. The only way to obtain its power was to make himself become a part of it, integrating with the memories of the other 107 incarnations and thereby becoming a perfect person.
To a certain degree, this kind of fusion implied the birth of a new life and the death of the former Ye Qingyu.
"Fuse and become a part of it, abandoning myself?" Ye Qingyu asked in a low voice.
Ye Chongsheng's expression was rather strange, and he eventually shook his head. "It's not really about abandoning yourself. You're the 108th incarnation and also the only one of the contemporary age. Therefore, as long as your divine consciousness is powerful enough, you'll continue to be in charge of this body treasure even after fusion. In terms of spirit and thought, you won't become a different person by any means. You'll still be you, with the only difference being your physical body. To a martial expert, changes in appearance shouldn't be something difficult to accept."
I see.
The contemporary incarnation will be in charge of everything?
That doesn't sound difficult to accept.
Ye Qingyu's inner misgivings eased somewhat.
Although self-sacrifice would be nothing but a chess move in the face of the calamity of world reincarnation and utter desperation, honestly speaking, who would be willing to do this unless absolutely necessary? It would be meaningless to obtain supreme power if I'm no longer myself.
If the contemporary incarnation takes charge of everything, that means I will still be me, except with some added power and memories.
This, however, is clearly not the only condition of obtaining this "world-shocking fortune".
As Ye Chongsheng said, abandoning my body is only the first step.
"What's the second step?" he asked.
"The second step is actually even easier than the first." Ye Chongsheng stretched his waist before saying four simple words, "Eliminate your inner demons."
Ye Qingyu was shocked upon hearing this. "Eliminate my inner demons? Are you referring to... the Divine Light Emperor's inner demons of homesickness?"
Back then, the Divine Light Emperor was tormented by inner demons because of his homesickness, and was thus unable to make the final breakthrough. He wanted to make use of the Yinqing Sea Eye of the Cloudy Clear Sea to return to his hometown, but the fiendgod sovereigns from a different space-time took advantage of this, causing that incarnation to ultimately fail.
Ye Qingyu believed that Ye Chongsheng was referring to the Divine Light Emperor's, and not his, inner demons - he did not have any keen preoccupation in this life.
Indeed, Ye Chongsheng nodded, "That's right."
Ye Qingyu thought very carefully before saying in an assertive voice, "These inner demons were caused by the Divine Light Emperor's preoccupation. Now's already the 108th incarnation, and I'm different from the Divine Light Emperor after all. My hometown is within the Vast Thousand Domains, and so visiting it when I want to is extremely convenient. Why would I have inner demons of homesickness?"
Ye Chongsheng smiled. "You're wrong. Homesickness is not caused by distance. You just have to ask your inner self whether you'll miss your hometown if you can never visit it again, that's all."
Ye Qingyu became less confident at once.
Ye Chongsheng continued, "Looks like you already have an answer inside. As long as you miss it, that's preoccupation. Because the Divine Light Emperor's preoccupation was far too great back then, it has remained until the present and cannot be completely gotten rid of despite so many years of reincarnation. Any traces of preoccupation in your heart will immediately flare up as soon as you fuse with this body treasure, like ground fire being ignited by heavenly lightning. It'll be hard to turn back once the inner demons of preoccupation break out and you fall into the path of the demon, while all efforts of the 108 incarnations will go up in smoke. The risk of your body dying and your Dao disappearing is very real."
"Tsk!" Hearing this, Ye Qingyu could not help gulping a mouthful of cold air.
He certainly missed his hometown.
For the sake of the Heaven Wasteland Domain, he had ventured alone to the Clear River Domain, and later on, during the domain rating test, he put himself in danger countless times. These clearly showed that he had feelings for his hometown.
According to Ye Chongsheng, as long as he had feelings for his hometown in his heart, they would flare up into a sky-high fire as soon as he fused with the body treasure, like a small flame falling into kerosene. All earlier efforts would become futile.
The requirements of the second step were not easy at all.
In fact, it was very, very difficult.
Therefore, it was this second step that was key.
Because the first step only required tempering his spirit and divine sense, it could be attempted after reaching a certain level. The second step, however, needed him to discard his feelings for his hometown. This was virtually no different from discarding the seven emotions and six sensory pleasures, requiring one to attain a level of saintly indifference and to forget one's surroundings and all beings. Back then, to become one with universal chaos, losing one's substance and self, was a realm that only belonged in the legends.
Questioning himself, Ye Qingyu felt that he could not reach such a realm at present.
It was certainly difficult for him to do something that even the Divine Light Emperor could not do.
He felt that things were strange and should not be this way.
Despite the fact that the Divine Light Emperor had cultivated his reincarnation technique and underwent 108 reincarnations, he was still not much different from the start, and could not get rid of his hometown preoccupation. Did he not anticipate such a result at the onset? If so, it would mean that reincarnation was still not yet perfect. But if he did anticipate this, it would mean that this was all nothing but an aspiration.
After further consideration, he did not dare to fuse with this body treasure immediately.
This was a matter of great importance.
After much hesitation, he tried asking about a few other things, such as the bronze book [Fiendgod Titled Chart], as well as the origin of the [Cloud Top Cauldron]. If everything he encountered during this life was arranged by the peerless War God, then these two precious treasures that changed his martial destiny were probably the legacy of the latter.
"The bronze book was indeed created by the peerless War God and was specially left behind for you. It was delivered to you via a few coincidences. As for the [Cloud Top Cauldron], it was an item that the Divine Light Emperor brought along to this world. He called it the Gold Finger. I don't know about its specific origin either. Among the 108 incarnations, only the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, me, the peerless War God, and you have correctly guessed and harnessed the true might of this cauldron. At other times, it was circulated throughout the world like a bright pearl covered in dust, and was treated as an ordinary antique while being passed through the hands of various owners. You only came to possess it after obtaining its recognition," Ye Chongsheng explained.
The memories obtained by an incarnation were not complete.
In particular, the memories of the Divine Light Emperor's true hometown were a sealed and forbidden area. As much as Ye Chongsheng had awakened the memories of past incarnations, he still could not comprehend them, and naturally could not explain the origin of the [Cloud Top Cauldron] clearly either.
All he knew was that the reason why the Divine Light Emperor came to this world and made an astonishing rise had something to do with the [Cloud Top Cauldron].
Ye Qingyu was surprised by this.
There are actually things that Ye Chongsheng didn't know.
"You don't have to ask about your other doubts. After you fuse with this body treasure, you'll learn about all of the causes and effects, because you're the final incarnation and are destined to take control of everything. You'll also bear responsibility for bringing an end to everything. It will be up to you when to fuse and how to fuse, and you can decide at any time with just a thought. As for how to destroy your inner demons, it will depend on your luck and destiny." Ye Chongsheng's voice gradually weakened as he spoke. "My mission will soon end. After this day, I'll dissipate forever between heaven and earth. Listen carefully, Ye Qingyu. The things that our 107th incarnation needed to do have all been done. You'll have to continue doing the things you need to do, and continue down this path... I hope that you can put a full stop to the painstaking adventures of the 107 incarnations."