The pressure from the plane's will grew heavier, the crack continued to widen, and purplish-black lightning poured down, completely erasing this area along with the deathly aura that defied the order of life.
The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was trembling; since its creation over countless years, this was the most severe damage it had ever suffered.
The once lush and verdant valley now resembled hell, with the two-colored spring water churning violently like a volcanic eruption, and an aura of destruction and misfortune enveloping every inch of land and every surviving plant in the valley.
A very faint whimper echoed within the valley. The sound did not come from any living being, but rather seemed to emanate from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well itself, which had nearly been completely destroyed by the lightning tribulation.
The interplay of fiery red and icy blue brought an end to the tremor, replaced by an utter stillness...
In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed quietly.
In the past six months, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well have achieved initial recovery thanks to their unique and favorable fortune.
The original spring has been expanded to more than double its original size, and a more concentrated and powerful force of heaven and earth has enveloped this world that was almost turned into scorched earth under the lightning tribulation. Lush plants grow near the spring, and if you look closely, you will find that they are all Plant-type Soul Beast.
The power of dimensional judgment represents ultimate destruction, but after destruction, this power will eventually be dissolved and transformed by heaven and earth, becoming nourishment for new life.
These Plant-type Soul Beast are undoubtedly among the beneficiaries.
The aura of Qiangu Yunche had long since dissipated completely here, as if he had never been here at all.
Time flowed quietly by, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye. The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well had become even more prosperous and dangerous. The once chaotic valley was now completely covered by countless plants. Even the seeds of the 100,000-year-old Immortal Herb that Qiangu Yunche had given to Ling Luochеn and the others had sprouted new buds and were beginning to absorb the energy of the surrounding world to grow.
The change came very suddenly. One day, above the very center of the spring, in the seemingly unchanging, ever-rising mist, a faint, golden-green light silently lit up.
The particles of light were so small as to be almost imperceptible, yet they possessed a peculiar texture.
The energies of life and death intertwined within it. The remaining death energy, which had almost merged with the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, began to converge towards it, but instead of corroding it, it was slowly absorbed.
After some time had passed, on this day, a bright green light suddenly rippled out from it.
The countless plants around them, illuminated by the emerald green light, instantly leaped with joy. Then, specks of light detached from their bodies and merged into the emerald golden light particle.
A buzzing sound emanated from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well once more, and the two-colored spring water intertwined, supporting a gray spiral-shaped object that had long since lost its color.
Under the irrigating water, a tiny crack finally appeared on the outer shell of the gray spiral object.
A faint golden hue emerged from within, drawing in the primal force of heaven Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well earth—dozens of times more concentrated than at any other time in the past—slowly into the crevice.
This process was difficult at first, but as the primal force of heaven and earth surged in, the crack widened and the absorption speed gradually increased.
In the end, the originally gray spiral object had completely turned into a clear gold, and the sky above the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well had long since transformed into an ocean of elements and primal forces of heaven and earth.
The next instant, the ocean surged back and was completely swallowed by the golden object.
Click--
After a crisp sound, the phantom images of meridians slowly appeared out of thin air, then connected into a line and completely merged into one.
The outlines of bones and flesh solidified again from nothingness. The point of azure-gold light slowly condensed during this process of devouring and reshaping, gradually transforming into a new seed, which then entered the dantian of the still-forming body.
A pure and new rhythm of life emanated from this body that had been born from death. This rhythm was not a transgression of the order of life, but an explanation of the rules of the plane and the order of life. Or rather, it was the most perfect creation in itself, possessing an indescribable transcendent aura.
Another intensely rich emerald green light appeared, and the phantom of a small sapling materialized out of thin air.
It was only about ten feet tall, yet it seemed incredibly tall.
As the sapling's illusory form solidified completely, a mysterious aura spread out, instantly engulfing an area of several thousand meters.
With the help of this primordial life force of the plane, Qiangu Yunche's body finally reappeared completely in its original place.
His torso, limbs, bones, and meridians were all reshaped, becoming more refined and resilient than before. One after another, different rays of light appeared in his limbs. These were the Soul Bone that had been destroyed by the power of judgment. Now, under the influence of the primordial life force of the plane, these Soul Bone were regenerated. Moreover, because they had undergone two baptisms of the power of judgment and the primordial life force, their power was multiplied, and they entered a completely new level.
As the Sea of Spirit place, the last wisp of deathly aura lingering between Qiangu Yunche's brows finally dissipated completely.
The next moment, Qiangu Yunche slowly opened his eyes.
Her long golden hair grew back, and against her newborn skin, which was even whiter than that of a baby and had a faint jade-like texture, the long golden hair looked like golden waves.
In his strange eyes, gold and gray flashed alternately for a few moments before finally settling into a very faint, clear grayish-gold.
Everything is recovering; everything is rapidly returning to and surpassing its former peak.
After the soul perfectly merged with this brand-new body, those previously somewhat empty eyes suddenly burst forth with astonishing brilliance.
"Breaking free from the shackles of the past, I finally know who I am..."
Qiangu Yunche murmured something, then raised his right hand. The movement was very light, but the entire world seemed to change because of his action.
It was just a light squeeze, but cracks appeared in the space within his palm.
The next instant, Qiangu Yunche raised his hand and waved it, as if time around him had been paused.
Under his manipulation, everything around him moved forward rapidly, then rushed backward; the change was hard to describe, yet it was deeply awe-inspiring.
"Is this the power of spacetime?"
Even Qiangu Yunche, whose two souls had completely merged and who had found new life in the face of death, could not help but be shocked by this power that was capable of changing the world and revolving the Sun Moon.
Before he could think any further, countless thoughts, some subtle and some powerful, suddenly appeared in his perception.
Qiangu Yunche looked around. Beside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, the lush green vegetation had spread beyond his sight. Towering ancient trees rose from the ground, and exotic flowers and plants bloomed in clusters around the spring, their abundance many times greater than before.
The newly conscious plants were still bowing, performing a grand salute to him, much like a human kneeling in worship, their posture filled with awe.
As if struck by a thought, a flash of emerald light appeared on Qiangu Yunche's forehead. The small tree that had appeared earlier reappeared behind him, followed by a beam of emerald light shooting straight into the sky.