Causing Disasters and Stirring Tribulations: Rational Replacement (Part Four)

Gu Yan had always been curious about what kind of state existed at the very center of the "Black Forest" system, because what his "own" self displayed was an illusory shadow. That was the projection of the core thought, mixed with some afterimages of the "Gu Yan" imprint. There could be no shadow without light; when the core thought left and no longer shone down suspended, that place was actually a tract of blurriness. Explained through the "concentric circle" theory of the spiritual soul structure, the exact center of the "Black Forest" was the dwelling place of the Primordial Spirit, or more accurately, that unspeakable, subtle zone where the Primordial Spirit and the physical body linked up. It was located roughly at the mud-pill position in the brain palace, but its more precise location was difficult to grasp. Gu Yan's foundational imprint had already been wiped away, while over at Qin Xing's side, there indeed was a "real entity." Under Gu Yan's contemplation, beneath the near-formed Dharmakaya of Demon Lord Huiyuan, there was a chaotic pearl floating out of nothingness, keeping a distance from all the mind-thought branches. Calling it a "pearl" was actually a misnomer, as the pearl body was not fixed, resembling a rolling droplet of water that constantly changed its shape. Viewed from the outside, it seemed one could catch sight of Qin Xing, along with some scenes that also continuously changed, but this resembled the reflection of thoughts more than the pearl's inherent appearance. This was the manifestation of the Primordial Spirit foundation at the borderland of form and spirit, yet for some reason it looked like this—was everyone like this? At this moment, it was being gathered into the Demon Lord Dharmakaya by some formless force. The fluttering mind-thought branches were almost about to strike