Light spread like a sea, illuminating the entire still Soul Sea space until it shone with a sacred radiance.
Amid the pure golden light drifting through the air, nine petals containing different true meanings of the Great Dao were slowly unfolding according to some rhythm close to the ultimate principles of heaven and earth. Every unfurling brought with it a deep resonance from the soul's origin.
The first petal was heavy as the earth that bore all things. It gave off a dark-gold luster, and mountains, rivers, ravines, and flowing streams were faintly reflected across its surface.
As it slowly bloomed, Lin Ming felt the foundation of his soul become infinitely solid. The tiny cracks and hidden injuries left behind by long years of cultivation and battle completely healed under the nourishment of that dark-gold light.
What this petal represented was not merely defense, but the ultimate profound mystery of bearing and evolution.
No matter how fierce an attack of negative soul energy might be, it would be received, absorbed, and transformed by this earthlike, heavy soul essence, becoming nourishment that nourished the soul instead.
Immediately afterward, the second Red Gold petal opened with a clang like an unsheathed divine sword, its sharpness seeming almost able to cut through the void of the soul.
On the Red Gold petal flowed lines of indomitable will. That was the soul's edge tempered from countless brushes with life and death.
This petal bestowed on Lin Ming's soul an all-piercing quality.
No matter how solid a soul barrier he faced, no matter how complicated a maze of consciousness, he could pierce through it with an unwavering will and touch the essence directly.
The third Pure Gold petal was clear as water in a cold autumn pool, reflecting every thread of thought deep in the