Jiang Ding carefully scanned the remnant soul's memories, recorded and archived them, then left it alone to dissipate into the world.
The remnant soul would have dissipated anyway. With no cause or consequence, why change that?
Jiang Ding learned a broad outline of the Fallen Immortal Realm in this era.
Of course, he learned little.
A Golden Core cultivator's range was extremely limited. Traveling a million kilometers over a lifetime would already be impressive. Such a cultivator could hardly know the state of an entire realm, let alone the wider world.
He compared those scraps of information with what he knew of the Fallen Immortal Realm in the future.
"Past, present, or future,"
"this world is practically where I was destined to attain the Dao!"
Jiang Ding's eyes gleamed.
In this era, barriers still existed throughout the Fallen Immortal Realm, restricting the levels of power that could enter. In what was then called the Absolute Spirit Domain—known in the future as the Spirit-Sealing Forbidden Domain—spiritual energy was especially thin. Even Spirit Transformation power was barred from entering; anyone who forced their way in would suffer grievous injuries.
"That gives me much more assurance of my safety."
"I can grow stronger here quickly, then explore the outside world."
Jiang Ding slowly rose.
A blade of grass rose from the meadow. Two leaves stirred in the wind, and a bud at its tip seemed ready to put forth a new leaf.
That blade of grass remained within the Law-Annihilating Membrane at every moment, beyond the mortal world and untouched by karma.
Jiang Ding flew toward the center of the Absolute Spirit Domain.
Along the way, he quietly studied the terrain below and compared it with his map of the Spirit-Sealing Forbidden Domain.
The broad features had not changed. Many towering peaks were