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Fairy Menglian said, "Abandoning the flesh and cultivating only Mental Power can indeed lead to eternal immortality, with a single thought lasting forever. But a mind without a body is like a rootless drifter. Everything is no more than flowers reflected in a mirror and the moon's reflection in water—a dream of golden millet."

"In the distant Immortal Ancient Era, a terrible Dark Turmoil broke out. Darkness swept across the heavens, and the mental world was caught in its wake. Darkness was intensely corruptive, causing the gods of the mental world to fall into darkness and become The Weird. The Spirit Curtain Worlds opened by those mighty figures went out one after another, and the once-prosperous mental world turned into a forbidden land.

"Without a flesh-and-blood body, one's resistance to darkness is extremely weak. That was why this cultivation system was abandoned. And since some The Weird remained in the Void World, powerful beings who sent their minds into it risked being invaded by darkness and falling into it."

Fairy Menglian spoke, then looked at Su Ye and asked in confusion, "How did you open a passage into the Void World? With your strength, you shouldn't be capable of opening it."

"I don't know."

Su Ye shook his head. He truly had no idea. He had gained many benefits in the Void God Realm, and the Seven-Colored Divine Light had tempered his mind. Now he had even received the world's baptism, raising his Mental Power to a new level. Then he had entered that so-called Void World.

"Right, the Divine Script."

Su Ye recalled something. Earlier, he had intended to use his breakthrough to comprehend the Divine Script and have the Seventh Heavenly Cave nurture one. Then he had entered the so-called Void World.

"Divine Script?"

Fairy Menglian looked puzzled.

Su Ye told Fairy Menglian about the Divine Script Precious Technique he had obtained.

"The Divine Script Path."

Fairy Menglian shook her head and said, "Although the ancient Divine Script Path originated from the mental cultivation system of the Immortal Ancient Era, it's impossible to open a passage into the Void World using the Divine Script alone."

The Divine Script Path was an extremely powerful ancient Treasure Art and Divine Ability. It had shone brilliantly and commanded awe through one era after another. Naturally, she knew of it. After all, many powerful ancient beings had cultivated it, but she had never heard of anyone opening a passage into the Void World.

Fairy Menglian looked at Su Ye's golden eyes and asked, "Did you use your Heavenly Eye just now?"

"I did."

Su Ye nodded. His Heavenly Eye wasn't especially good at discerning things, but it was still a Heavenly Eye, and it could help him quickly comprehend the Divine Script Path and grasp the true principles of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Fairy Menglian said, "Heavenly Eyes are very special, especially those one is born with. The same goes for a Supreme Bone one is born with. It's said that so-called Primogenitors may well be reincarnations of mighty figures."

"What? How could that be?"

Su Ye was stunned. Was he the reincarnation of a mighty figure?

But it did seem possible. After all, transmigrators like him were indeed reborn through reincarnation.

Fairy Menglian said, "It's only a rumor, of course. I don't believe in reincarnation. What people call reincarnation is merely resemblance, or perhaps a twist of fate that lets someone obtain the Dao aura left behind by an ancient mighty figure, which then merges into their body. Another widespread theory is that it's a bloodline reverting to its ancestral form. In short, there are many guesses. Don't dwell on them."

"Also, the mind is mysterious beyond measure. Don't cultivate it recklessly, or the backlash could be severe."

After Meng Lian finished speaking, her figure gradually faded and returned to the Ruyi Golden Cudgel. The Chaos mist around them dissipated, and all the Phenomena vanished with it.

Su Ye put away his Heavenly Passage and looked at the many people gathered around him. Smiling, he said, "You're all staring at me. You're making me feel a little embarrassed."

"Milk Baby, I can't believe you really came to the Heaven Mending Pavilion."

Someone said with a smile, though his gaze was laced with hostility.

"I'm not Milk Baby."

Su Ye replied coldly.

The name he had in the Void God Realm hadn't been his choice. That hateful Milk Baby had grabbed his hand and forced him to write it. He hadn't cared much at the time, but now someone was calling him Milk Baby to his face. It really annoyed him.

"Judging by your hostile looks, are you planning to attack me?"

Su Ye swept his gaze over the crowd. Though there were many powerful figures around him, he wasn't afraid in the slightest. Instead, he smiled and said, "If you want to attack me, go ahead. But I'll warn you: this isn't the Void God Realm. If you get beaten to death here, you'll really be dead."

"This isn't the Void God Realm. It's the real world, where we won't be suppressed."

A boy of fifteen or sixteen spoke up. "Let me see what you can do besides having a strong body."

With that, he attacked. Runes appeared in his hand, transforming it into a sharp beast claw that tore through the sky.

Su Ye kicked Big Gold Dog away. Runes swirled beneath his feet, and the hard ground abruptly turned into a swamp. The charging boy sank straight into it.

Su Ye stepped forward, landing his foot squarely on the boy's head and stomping him into the swamp.

Runes covered the boy's body as terrifying power burst out, blowing the swamp apart. His face turned livid. He hadn't expected to end up in such a sorry state, and his eyes brimmed with murderous intent.

"Hmph."

Su Ye snorted. The runes on his foot glowed even more brilliantly, instantly pinning down the furious boy. The pressure crushed his body until he finally dropped to his knees in the pit.

The crowd watched, their faces filled with astonishment. That boy wasn't an ordinary person but a fairly well-known prodigy. Yet here in the outside world, where he wasn't suppressed, he still couldn't beat Da Wa.

"Let me have a go at you."

Another person stepped out of the crowd and attacked at once. Lightning flashed in his hand, weaving together to sketch the shape of a Thunder Peng.

Buzz.

Runes danced through the air beneath Su Ye's feet. Willow Branches sprouted from the ground, pierced the Thunder Peng, and trapped the boy who had cast the lightning technique.

"Something's wrong! There's a Magic Array here."

A powerful cultivator realized what was happening and hurried to lead those around him away. But they were already too late. The Magic Array activated, and Misty Haze billowed, isolating this area from the outside world.

Su Ye wasn't a fool. He wouldn't have broken through here so openly without taking precautions. He had already secretly set up a simple Magic Array.

Though the array was simple and not very powerful, it was more than enough to deal with cultivators in the Spirit Transformation Realm and Inscription Realm. It easily trapped them inside.

The mist surged, as if forming a world of its own. The many creatures within grew increasingly tense, some even terrified.

"You're just going to leave? You're not going to teach those arrogant fools a lesson?"

Big Gold Dog looked at the people behind them, all standing there like idiots. He really wanted to rob them all. A haul like that was bound to yield plenty of good stuff.

"I'm a magnanimous person. I choose to forgive them."

Su Ye said with a smile.

Magnanimous?

Big Gold Dog sneered inwardly, but said nothing more. He looked at the people who seemed to have been hit with an immobilizing spell, then formed a rune beneath his feet and sent a stone flying toward one of them.

"Ah!"

The person cried out, then glared around, trying to see who had hit him.

Seeing this, Big Gold Dog immediately understood. He hurriedly led Su Ye away. Those people hadn't been hit with an immobilizing spell; they were trapped in an illusion. Any physical contact would wake them up.