Chapter 1514: Chapter 1514
However, circling again and again, once more and again.
Flying for three days and nights, still without any results.
Since the duel agreement of forty-five days, ten days have already passed.
During this time, Lanling must not only find the Ghost King’s tomb and absorb the Ghost King’s energy, but also comprehend the infernal lightning. Both are indispensable, otherwise, he won’t be able to defeat the Demon Banner Master.
The blood-colored star has flickered six times, which is very serious and might even overturn the current world order.
But for now, at least it has nothing to do with Lanling. The only thing before Lanling is to defeat the Demon Banner Master in the duel, otherwise he will have nothing.
Three days and nights later.
Lanling had to once again stop the exploration, sitting down cross-legged and closing his eyes in contemplation.
If the previous thoughts were correct, this Ruins of Doom Magic Capital does connect the two realms of yin and yang, then why is it impossible to find the entrance to the Netherworld?
The center of the ruins is nowhere to be found, and neither is the edge of the ruins. Where could it possibly be?
"Master, after we completely shattered to pieces at the bottom of the Sea of Misfortune, and lost our bodies, we saw the ruins of Doom Magic Capital," Gou Li said. "Does that mean we have to die inside the ruins to see the entrance to the Netherworld?"
Logically speaking, only true ghosts can go to the Netherworld? Only actual dead can go to the Netherworld and discover its entrance?
However, Lanling and Gou Li are both immortal, seeking death is a very difficult task.
Previously, Lanling’s body broke into pieces but did not count as dying. Because his energy life, soul, and will were still complete.
If Lanling’s body broke into pieces, what remained would be the soul.
Does this mean that to enter the Netherworld and discover it, one needs to become a ghost?
Then, how to become a ghost? Lanling and Gou Li are both immortal beings.
Also, what is the difference between a ghost and a soul?
Next, Lanling assumes this theory is correct, that by turning into a ghost, they could discover the entrance to the Netherworld and find the Ghost King.
Then one must try every method to turn himself into a ghost!
But how can an immortal become a ghost?
"Gou Li, when I drained your bloodline, did you feel the brink of death?" Lanling asked.
"Master, at that time, I was already dead," Gou Li replied.
"What exactly did it feel like?" Lanling asked.
Actually, he needn’t ask Gou Li, because he himself has died before. However, he seems different from everyone else; he has no particular feeling towards death.
Gou Li said, "The soul loses energy supply, becomes a rootless soul. Hence uncontrollably drifts outside the body, and it’s as though there’s a suction from the Netherworld causing the ghost to hover towards it. But because you injected the Demon Bloodline into my body, my soul was bound by you. When your Demon Blood reshaped my heart, my soul once again gained energy supply, but because it had wandered outside too long, it became cold and without warmth."
This explanation by Gou Li fully explains why death samurais are so cold and rigid.
After they die, their souls lose energy supply, hence gradually losing emotions and becoming cold and rigid.
Lanling said, "So the difference between a soul and a ghost lies in whether there’s an energy supply and whether there’s a root?"
"It should be," Gou Li said.
In this way, the principle for Lanling to enter the ghost state becomes very clear.
Sever the energy supply to the soul, and the rootless soul becomes a ghost.
Lanling’s energy core is the heart, the Demon Blood.
As long as the energy of Demon Blood in the heart stops supplying energy to the brain, Lanling will become a rootless soul!
Then, how to sever the energy supply of Demon Blood in the heart?
"Meditation of Void Silence!" Gou Li said, "Master, by using the Meditation of Void Silence technique, you can enter a false death state, and you can see through a ghost’s vision."
After being infused with Demon Blood, Gou Li’s mind was filled with many memories of Ancient Demons, hence he knows quite a lot.
Why doesn’t Lanling have these memories?
Because he is the master, he controls everything, creates everything, rather than passively accepting.
Next, Gou Li taught Lanling the Meditation of Void Silence technique.
After studying the theory of Meditation of Void Silence, Lanling found it very similar to the earth’s ancient legends about monks achieving Nirvana and sitting in meditation.
Some monks, while their bodies remain non-deceased, can mentally extinguish their life, severing their life energy.
Lanling closed his eyes and entered the world of Meditation of Void Silence!
Emptying all mental defenses, abandoning all memories.
Lanling’s mental realm was in a piece of nothingness.
His soul was floating in endless void, floating, drifting.
The process of drifting was the process of baptism.
Such baptism is not baptism of body and mind, but of the remnants of mental defenses and reasoning.
It is thorough emptying.
Not knowing how long he drifted, how long!
Suddenly, Lanling opened his eyes.
He was standing on the sea surface, surrounded by the fliers from the Dragon Temple in the sky.
His wife, Zhen Yan Princess, stood before him, her expression exceedingly complex.
Huai Bingyi walked over, placed a sword in Zhen Yan’s hand, and said, "Zhen Yan, now the Flame Empire’s million-strong army is already approaching the border of Rage Wave Kingdom. The Xiliang Kingdom and Beiting Kingdom’s armies have also started gathering..."
Ji Xiuning said, "Zhen Yan, as Suo Lun’s wife, this point will be utterly irreversible, as the woman of the World-Ending Demon Emperor, you shall end up undying."
Huai Bingyi said, "Now, the only chance is for you to personally kill Suo Lun, thus utterly clearing any suspicion and drawing a clear line from him."
Ji Mengbai said, "If you want to save Rage Wave Kingdom, want to save the Zhi Family, killing Suo Lun is the only way."
Zhen Yan gripped the sword in her hand, closed her beautiful eyes, and remained silent for a long time.
Taking a deep breath, Zhen Yan looked at Suo Lun and said, "Sorry, dear husband, as you said, it was a bit short, I failed to learn to love, I’m sorry!"
With that, Zhen Yan Princess aimed the Dragon Gold Sword at Suo Lun’s heart and slowly stabbed it in.
Endless tears surged out from her eyes.
"Cough..." Suo Lun coughed with difficulty, a large stream of blood flowing from his nose and mouth. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel★fire.net
Indeed, this Meditation of Void Silence technique once again recreated the scene where Suo Lun was killed.
Exactly as it occurred then, perhaps even more realistically.
At this moment, Lanling had let go of everything, dismantling all mental defenses.
So he couldn’t know this was a memory reappearing, he thought it was real.
He thought he died, and the energy of Demon Blood in the heart gradually stopped supplying energy to the soul.
Meditation of Void Silence technique succeeded.
Lanling’s false-death succeeded!
Then, Lanling’s soul floated out of the body, turning from soul to ghost.
Suddenly, Lanling clearly felt the world before him change.
The ruins of Doom Magic Capital vanished, replaced by a black-and-white world, only shadows, and no material world.
Yet another plane, a void plane for the deceased.
After being destroyed by the force of stars from outer space, this place was torn into three planes, yet overlapped together.
When being a whole living person, it’s the reality plane.
When the body shatters into pieces, only the soul and energy life remains, it’s the ruins of Doom Magic Capital plane.
And when becoming a dead ghost, it’s a black-and-white void plane.
All the surrounding buildings are visible but untouchable, can penetrate everything.
This is exactly like the legend of ghosts, unable to touch and penetrate everything. People and ghosts in the same place, yet never meeting.
He wandered aimlessly, roamed!
Even in the ghost plane, the ruins of Doom Magic Capital are as empty as ever.
Not a single ghost, completely dead silence.
Then, Lanling suddenly discovered a trail, a long energy trail, dragging very far away.
This energy trail has already become very faint.
Indeed, this must have been left by the Ghost King, following this energy trail, he could find the Ghost King!
Instantly, Lanling floated along this trail toward it.
Note: The first update of four thousand words is delivered, many activities today, I will try my best to squeeze time to write the second update, thank you everyone!