Void World

BOOM.

Blood and qi surged within Su Ye, a powerful force erupting from his body as endless runes flew forth, surging toward the firmament and piercing through heaven and earth.

RUMBLE.

The heavens roared, and then, Heavenly Passages manifested one after another. There were six in total, lined up in a row, reflecting upon the firmament with vast celestial might, swallowing the essence of heaven and earth.

Beside the sixth Heavenly Passage, the void was pierced. Endless runes merged into the world, blending with the fabric of reality. Mist surged as if the world were being created anew, and a seventh Heavenly Passage gradually emerged.

Seven Heavenly Passages.

Su Ye's mindset underwent a transformation. Not only did it make his state of mind more complete, but the inexplicable rejection he had felt from the world vanished, allowing him to open the seventh Heavenly Passage.

At this moment, he truly integrated into this world, becoming a part of it.

Although he had transmigrated to this world and lived here for nearly eleven years, deep down, he had never fully accepted it. In the depths of his heart, he had maintained a condescending, detached posture, treating this world as if it were a fake game world, carrying a sense of disdain as if everything were within his grasp.

Because he did not treat this world with sincerity, the world naturally could not treat him with sincerity. Consequently, he could not obtain the favor of the world and was instead subjected to its rejection.

Simply put, it was like a person from a major city arriving in a small town. Even if they were an outcast or at the very bottom of the social ladder in the big city, being from that place gave them an innate sense of superiority. Even when placed in a small town, and even if they were inferior to the locals in every aspect, they still harbored an arrogance, looking down upon the people of the small town.

This was less about superiority or pride and more about a human inferiority complex. They could accept that people from the big city were better than them, but they could not accept that people from a small town were better than them.

Su Ye had now completely discarded such thoughts. He was just a small character; whether in his past life or this one, he had no right to look down on anyone.

In his past life, he was a failure. In this life, he refused to be a failure again. He had to struggle, to fight for his path in this world.

First, he needed to fully integrate into this world, earn its recognition, and become a part of it.

HUM.

Auspicious signs descended from the heavens. Rays of radiant light fell from the nine heavens like waterfalls, enveloping Su Ye and making him appear incredibly sacred, as if a celestial god had descended to the mortal realm.

Bathed in divine radiance, Su Ye felt his spiritual power growing rapidly. At the same time, he could sense this world more clearly, feeling the power contained within this vast expanse.

Spirit merging with the world, mastering the world.

The power of Law of Heaven and Earth.

This was a power that cultivators could only comprehend upon reaching the Spirit Transformation Realm.

The Spirit Transformation Realm involved reshaping one's true self, allowing the physical body and spirit to undergo a metamorphosis. It was as if evolving from a postnatal being into an innate being, thereby further comprehending and integrating with the world, eventually mastering it to unleash the great divine ability of Law of Heaven and Earth.

"Am I about to enter the Spirit Transformation Realm?"

The joy on Su Ye's face vanished instantly. He had only opened seven Heavenly Passages; how could he step into the Spirit Transformation Realm? He was the man who was going to open ten Heavenly Passages.

No.

This was not a breakthrough.

Su Ye carefully sensed the changes within himself. His spirit perceived the outside, but what he sensed was not the world before him, but a Void World.

Traveling through the void?

Su Ye recalled a myth from his past life. In that legend, when spiritual power reached a certain level, it could leave the body, roam the void, and enter the celestial realm.

Previously, his understanding was that roaming the void meant one's spiritual power was strong enough for one's divine sense to perceive the outside world, or even reach beyond the heavens into the boundless starry sky.

However, it seemed that was not the case. He had truly entered the void.

But how could this be?

First, with his current spiritual power, he could not reach beyond the heavens; he couldn't even reach a hundred miles, let alone the outer reaches of the sky.

Second, what he entered was not a starry sky, but a boundless Void World.

Furthermore, this Void World made him feel a sense of desolation. That desolation continuously invaded his spirit and divine sense, causing him to...

Weep.

HUM.

Suddenly, the Adamantine Staff flew out from Su Ye's body, blooming with radiance. It caused the void to roar, jolting Su Ye awake from that strange state.

The Adamantine Staff stirred the heavens and earth, endless light permeating and shrouding the area. Chaotic mist surged, isolating the space from the rest of the world.

Fairy Menglian appeared, her figure possessing stunning curves and a world-shaking beauty. She looked at the bewildered Su Ye and demanded, "What are you doing?"

"Huh?"

Su Ye was left completely confused by her words. He had been cultivating perfectly well until she forcibly woke him up, and now, instead of apologizing, she was questioning him.

Did she think he was easy to bully?

Fairy Menglian's beautiful face was extremely grave, and she said in a low voice, "You have quite the nerve, actually daring to enter the Void World."

"The Void World?"

Su Ye looked dazed. Could that strange, dark world he had just seen really be the Void World?

Although he knew the fate of the Perfect World, that did not mean he knew everything about it. Moreover, what he knew were only certain fates of this era, which, in the context of the entire world, amounted to nothing.

One had to realize that the framework of the Perfect World was vast, spanning time periods measured in millions of years, having experienced one epoch after another.

"The spiritual world."

Fairy Menglian said with a solemn expression, "In this current era, the cultivation system has changed and no longer focuses on the spirit. Do you know why..."

"I am truly muddled for asking you such a question."

Fairy Menglian gave a self-deprecating smile. The fellow before her was just an ordinary youngster; how could he possibly know about things from endless ages ago? She continued, "The spirit cultivation system is one of the most ancient systems, so ancient that even I have only heard of it in legends."

"In the infinitely distant past, it is said that there was an era of flourishing cultivation civilization known as the Immortal Ancient Era. Daoist techniques thrived, and brilliant, peerless figures emerged. These individuals explored the heavens and earth, pursued the Great Dao, and pioneered many cultivation systems; the spirit cultivation system was one of them."

"This system focused primarily on cultivating spiritual power, constantly strengthening it until it could pierce through time to achieve a single thought of eternity."

"As long as the spiritual consciousness remained undying, one could continue to live even if the physical body decayed. Some beings even discarded their physical forms entirely, ascending through feather-like transformation to enter the Spirit Curtain World created by powerful entities, becoming immortal deities."

"Ascending through feather-like transformation, discarding the physical body, the Spirit Curtain World?"

Su Ye muttered to himself, feeling that this sounded remarkably like the Heavenly Realm from the myths and legends of his past life. He asked, "Then why was this system abandoned?"

Suddenly, he felt he had asked a very foolish question. If the Immortal Ancient Era was destroyed by the Dark Cataclysm, then the collapse of the spirit system must surely be related to that same catastrophe.