The Subtlety of Transcendence and the Sudden Downward Turn (Middle)

When Yu Ci exercised the Devil sect secret art to lock onto the essence, which had already lost the outer shell of heaven and earth's laws, with his own vital energy, what his mind's eye beheld was precisely a seal script character. Looking at it first, it was the character for "life," but when his thought stirred slightly, the seal script abruptly blurred, and when it became clear again, its form and meaning had changed, becoming the character for "death." Thus life and death continuously transformed, revolving endlessly within the void, an unforgettable sight to behold. Indeed, it was the Life and Death Talisman. Yu Ci was extremely certain that the Life and Death Talisman was his unique core true talisman, filled with his one-of-a-kind experience. Perhaps others might comprehend something similar on the line of life and death, but its manifestation would definitely not look like this. Precisely because of this self-confidence, Yu Ci was not deceived by its appearance and continued to exercise the secret art, swallowing it within Chengqitian. Some matters truly required personal experience to arrive at a result. The moment he swallowed this "essence," Yu Ci first felt a wondrous sense of satisfaction in his divine soul, and then he "entered" a long "corridor" where the image of the Life and Death Talisman lay ahead, attracting him to press forward all the way. Suddenly, the heavens and earth spun, and ahead it was as though a powerful vortex had formed, generating a massive suction force. No matter if it was in the projection within Chengqitian or in his two avatars far away across billions of miles, Yu Ci's released thoughts were pulled flying toward the "center of the vortex" before an irresistible force. What was the center of the vortex? This question had no meaning;