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Chapter 396: Returning to the Origin


After receiving the message from Chang'e, Lu Ren didn't delve too deeply into it. These are matters from an unknown time, and much has already become the past.

Lu Ren looked up again at the Path of Origin above the Inner Realm. Since his return to Earth, he could feel the significant transformation that this path had undergone.

Beside him, Chen Xuzi saw Lu Ren looking up, staring at a certain spot above the Inner Realm, and couldn't help but say, "I heard that in different environmental conditions, what one encounters on the Path of Origin can be very different. Our sect's ancestor once said that the Mortal Realm is the best place to tread the Path of Origin, as it possesses the densest mythical substances. Even if Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism is not apparent, walking on the Path of Origin, you will see many predecessors."

Lu Ren glanced at him, seeing a slight benevolent smile on Chen Xuzi's face, he nodded slightly without saying much.

This path, only by walking it oneself can one understand it, and everyone sees something different.

However, before Lu Ren can delve deeper into exploring the Inner Realm, there is one more thing he needs to do.

Exiting the Inner Realm, he glanced at Ji Quanzhen, who was constantly leaping on the tree branches. At this moment, Ji Quanzhen's movements were extremely agile, making Lu Ren think he was not a Spirit Refining Cultivator, but rather a Martial Arts Family focused on agility.

In just one day, the curse placed by Sun Wukong began to gradually infect Ji Quanzhen's mind, subtly influencing his body and spirit.

"Haven't you noticed your body and spirit changing?"

Lu Ren looked up and asked Ji Quanzhen, who was sitting cross-legged on a tree branch.

"Not at all." Ji Quanzhen was gnawing on an unknown fruit, his expression lively: "I feel great, I've never felt this way before, I can feel my body getting younger and full of energy!"

Lu Ren was about to say more when Ji Quanzhen waved his hand: "Alright, I know my own situation. If anything goes wrong, I'll just kill myself on the spot. There's still a place on this island I haven't checked, I'll go see it first."

After speaking, Ji Quanzhen hooked his hands around the tree and swung his body like a monkey, heading deep into the island once more.

Lu Ren: "..."

If Ji Quanzhen can still retain his consciousness, then can Sun Wukong's technique of body-swapping truly be effective?

What kind of rebirth is this?

Lu Ren shook his head silently, but as long as Ji Quanzhen showed no signs of excessive threat, not only did Lu Ren want to observe, but Ji Quanzhen himself was also curious about the peculiarities of Sun Wukong's curse.

So far, Ji Quanzhen's mind remained clear.

Upon returning to his wooden hut, Lu Ren sat down cross-legged, letting his mind sink and entering the Inner Realm.

For now, he disregarded the matters within the Inner Realm. Taking a step into the air, he entered the Inner Realm, his steps treading mid-air.

Seeing Lu Ren instantly vanish without a trace, Xu Fu and others exchanged glances. After a moment, Kong Qiu muttered, "It's regrettable, I've searched for so many years and still can't see that path in the Inner Realm. Unlike him, who sees the Path of Origin as soon as he enters."

Xu Fu shook his head: "Ah, people are always divided by rank."

Subodhi said, "Actually, I really want to discuss with everyone the light of egalitarianism, with the theme of equality among all beings, one can enter the utopian bliss."

Chen Xuzi, Xu Fu, and others chuckled but said nothing more, showing a look of agreement with the master.

Standing for a long while on this gloomy, oppressive road, Lu Ren finally sighed in relief after confirming he wasn't unwittingly drawn into some unknown world like on the Beidou Emperor Star.

Mad, this place is indeed different; back on the Beidou Emperor Star, once stepping onto the Path of Origin, both sides were chaotic, filled with twisted, turbulent clusters harboring extremely evil and bizarre unknowns.

It felt akin to running naked through a crowded marketplace, receiving attention from thousands.

However, here, Lu Ren could clearly feel enveloped by a strange giant bubble, seemingly wrapped in a relatively safe environment.

"So that's why..." Lu Ren understood. No wonder during Earth's Mythical Era, Human Immortals were as common as dogs; it was because of this naturally protective zone shielding them from the unknown and bizarre gazes.

Here, it's akin to walking through a sewer, unlikely to be easily detected by those unknowns. If the Seeking Truth Realm truly is a Subspace, the madness, chaos, and untold unknown horrors inside have a significant probability of being discovered.

Yet compared to other regions, this truly is a cultivation paradise.

No wonder, no wonder those ancient Immortal Gods returned, not pursuing the Extraordinary Tide to the depths of the cosmos but always wanting to return to Earth.

Even throughout the cosmos, environments like Earth's are probably extremely rare, likely the most vital link in the cultivation system of the time. Without such an environment, whether the True Immortal capable of forming a Human Immortal Path Fruit is truly normal remains questionable.

As he followed the endlessly winding Path of Origin, silence permeated the surroundings, with only Lu Ren's footsteps echoing; no other sounds resided.

It seemed as if everything in Heaven and Earth had become still for this moment.

Even though Lu Ren found himself here, a slight unease niggled at his heart. In the short term it might be fine, but if placed long-term in such conditions, the loneliness inside would amplify to infinity, completely shattering his spirit.

Of course, for Lu Ren, such a state had no impact; on the contrary, his thoughts were unusually clear in this environment, much livelier than before.

"Ding, you have reached the deepest part of the human body, advancing toward the unknown origin, as if you overlooked the calamity of solitude."

Seeing the system prompt in his mind, Lu Ren raised his eyebrows, recalling that Chang Xin had told him there were many unforeseeable calamities on the Path of Origin, defenses impossible, influencing one imperceptibly, inevitably leading one astray.

Uncertain of how long he walked, with no reference objects here, time itself began to blur.

Once venturing deeply on the Path of Origin, stopping becomes impossible, with only a so-called 'station' midway offering rest.

A day, a week, perhaps a year.

The nearly identical landscapes and roads made Lu Ren feel increasingly dazed.

In the next moment, the Ten Lands True Scripture functioned, threads of coolness rushed to his head, accompanied by faint Buddha chants in his ears, waking Lu Ren abruptly.

No, this isn't right!!

Lu Ren's eyes suddenly brightened, realizing he had been drawn into a crafted trap, perhaps his senses had been entirely deceived once stepping onto the Path of Origin.

Ten Earth Knot, release!

With the Ninth Skillful Wisdom Land Bodhisattva Dharma Aspect unfolding, Lu Ren further operated the Future Buddha True Scripture, manifesting the state of Hundred Forms Merging.

(Rest well after reading, haha. The next chapter will be the routine one and a half or two hours later; don't stay up with the author...)

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