There was reincarnation between heaven and earth, and cycles of rise and decline within the universe.
Ye Fan naturally had a deep grasp of the Reincarnation Great Dao. Otherwise, how could he have comprehended the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist and, using it as a foundation, elevated it into the invincible Heavenly Emperor Fist?
He believed in the great reincarnation of the universe, but not in so-called reincarnation through rebirth.
"Reincarnation lies between existence and nonexistence."
"Heaven and earth take shape, yin and yang complement each other, their union gives rise to all things. Heaven bestows and earth transforms; growth and decay, prosperity and extinction, endlessly alternate in cycles."
Ye Fan spoke leisurely. In his view, reincarnation was merely a transformation, a nirvana—a conversion of life, like a Divine Silkworm spinning a cocoon and emerging as a butterfly.
Matter was indestructible; it had merely been shattered. One day, the soul particles drifting through the depths of the starry sky would return and enter bodies buried for ages.
Like a grand dream—sleep was a minor death, and waking brought new life.
This was the form of an ancient grand dream!
Bodies and souls changed in countless ways, wandering through the mortal world and drifting across time and space, intertwining into one form after another. It was like Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming of Zhuang Zhou.
Who awakened first from the grand dream? Only I knew my whole life. Whether the butterfly that finally awoke was once that same person depended on memory and emotion.
"If there are no feelings from the past, then even if body and spirit are the same, that heart has long since changed shape!"
Ye Fan declared forcefully, "Why must reincarnation involve rebirth? Aren't those people in the Forbidden Zones merely a group