Chapter 1091: The Mystery of the Return Ruins

The way the Divine Desolate World exists is extremely profound, situated between the false and the real, at the edge where information and matter meet.

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Yin Qi did not conceal his tracks, yet none of the surrounding Innate God Demons discovered him.

They fought their own battle, and the battlefield even passed right through Yin Qi, yet it had no effect on him at all, as if this great battle were merely a projected film.

Although they occupied the same space, they were in different dimensions.

Yin Qi watched calmly.

A chaotic battle between a group of Great Luo Golden Immortals was no different from children playing in his eyes.

However, very soon.

Yin Qi's eyes widened, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

He suddenly discovered that the mountains and rivers, which had been reduced to ruins over tens of thousands of miles of Fang Yuan, were actually transforming from an informational state to a material state.

To put it bluntly, they had become real.

This!

Yin Qi was shocked beyond measure; his figure flashed as he arrived on the high mountain that had turned real.

He stroked the mountain rocks, flowers, plants, trees, and even the birds and beasts; they had all become real at this moment, rather than the previous false state where they could only be seen but not touched.

"The final resting place of all things... I understand now!"

Only then did Yin Qi suddenly realize.

It turned out that the Bubble World contained not only the information of a certain timeline of this world, but if matter were destroyed, it would immediately reverse from false to real and manifest.

Just like this high mountain, as well as the flowers, plants, trees, birds, beasts, snakes, and insects upon it; they were caught in the wake of the Innate God Demons' battle, turned to dust, and then manifested here in the Return Ruins.

However, only the 'form' manifested, not the 'spirit'.

As for the high mountain and the flowers, plants, and trees, there is no need to mention them as they lack intelligence.

Even animals with intelligence, like birds and beasts, had hollow eyes, just like puppets with only instinct.

Furthermore, their range of activity was limited to this real world.

It was as if they were trapped by an invisible force.

Ah!

A shrill scream startled Yin Qi.

He looked up and saw an Innate God Demon being killed, its corpse falling from the firmament.

During the fall, the corpse did not transform from false to real.

Yin Qi knew this was certainly because although this Innate God Demon had been killed, its corpse remained intact and had not turned to dust, and thus it did not manifest here.

However, the torn hem of the Innate God Demon's robe did turn into rags and drift down.

This situation further verified Yin Qi's conjecture.

To transform from false to real, one's 'physical form' must be annihilated in the real world.

"Ah. What I cannot obtain, none of you shall obtain either."

Suddenly, a heavily wounded Innate God Demon roared and struck a palm toward the Supreme Innate Spiritual Root.

"No!"

"Bastard, you are courting death!"

"You animal!"

……

The others were furious, their eyes splitting with hatred, but it was already too late to stop it.

Boom!

They watched helplessly as the palm struck down, reducing both the Supreme Innate Spiritual Root and the mountain to ashes.

"Hahaha!"

The heavily wounded Innate God Demon laughed loudly, then turned and fled.

"Kill him!"

The other Innate God Demons were filled with extreme hatred and chased after him one after another.

Soon, they disappeared into the horizon.

Yin Qi arrived before the destroyed Supreme Innate Spiritual Root.

At this moment, it had already reversed from false to real; the alluring fragrance of fruit was carried by the wind, permeating the surroundings.

Yin Qi plucked a peach and took a fierce bite.

The fruit flesh was crisp, sweet, and delicious.

Not only the taste, but even the effects far exceeded a Flat Peach.

Yin Qi could feel that this peach contained not only vast life essence but also very complete insights into the laws.

A single one was enough to allow someone to achieve the status of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, comparable to a Huangzhong Plum. "Return Ruins, truly full of opportunities everywhere!"

Yin Qi sighed inwardly.

In these Bubble Worlds, one could not only easily obtain various cultivation techniques but also easily acquire Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures destroyed in battle, and even Innate Spiritual Treasures and Spiritual Roots.

The only drawback might be the need for searching.

Yin Qi was lucky this time, happening upon a group of Innate God Demons fighting over this Supreme Innate Spiritual Root.

If one were unlucky, one would have to search world by world, and also experience the entire timeline of each world.

But there was also a possibility of gaining nothing at all.

After all, not every timeline would have Innate treasures destroyed.

But for top-tier cultivation resources, such as this Supreme Innate Spiritual Root, what did a little time and effort matter?

If this were placed outside, one would not even have the chance to risk their life to obtain it.

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Every single word, every single line, every single issue, every single content, all checked and reviewed!

In the early stages of the world, treasures were everywhere.

In order to fight for these treasures, who knows how many would be destroyed in the slaughter.

If it were anyone else, they would certainly search along the timeline.

But Yin Qi has no interest in that.

He is not lacking in Supreme Innate Spiritual Roots.

At the same time, he has also cultivated to the Saint Peak; even the essence of cultivation from other civilizations holds little meaning for him, because after cultivating to the Saint level, it is basically all about comprehending the laws.

The Great Dao leads to the same destination through different paths.

His purpose for entering the Return Ruins this time is very clear:

One: To search for Great Dao opportunities.

Two: To understand the mystery of his own transmigration.

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After putting away this Supreme Innate Spiritual Root, Yin Qi flashed out of the Divine Desolate World and then flew rapidly forward, because the further forward one goes, the larger the Bubble World, which also represents the greater value of the Bubble World.

Not only has the timeline of the Bubble World become longer, perhaps thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

Moreover, it is highly likely that the Opening of Heaven of various worlds will appear.

At the Opening of Heaven, the Great Dao evolves.

This is the place most likely to yield Great Dao opportunities.

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After not knowing how much longer he had flown, Yin Qi suddenly discovered that a mass of will had appeared ahead.

Correct, it is indeed a will.

This is a mass of will that does not want to be very clear-headed, as if it were between being half-asleep and half-awake; at the same time, its movements are flickering and uncertain, here one moment, and appearing millions of miles away the next.

It even darts into the Bubble Worlds.

In an instant, it seems to have passed through the timeline of the Bubble World, then appears in another place, and finally dissipates completely, leaving Yin Qi unable to find it despite his search.

"A will? Could it be..."

Yin Qi is lost in thought.

He suddenly recalled the memories of Di Jun and Di Jiang and the others, who said that in a daze they arrived at the Return Ruins and heard someone lecturing on the Great Dao in their ears.

Yin Qi now seriously suspects that this mass of will is exactly that situation.

After a certain cultivator falls, their will arrives at the Return Ruins.

It wanders through the timelines of various Bubble Worlds; if it encounters a scene of a Saint lecturing on the Dao, it will leave a deep impression in its memory, just like someone lecturing on the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth in one's ear.

As for other experiences, it will selectively forget them.

This is just like a person dreaming.

In reality, everyone dreams at night, and there can be multiple dreams, possibly lasting for several hours.

Some people can remember many fragments of their dreams.

But some people cannot remember them at all, thinking they had no dreams all night.

In the memories of Di Jun and Di Jiang and the others, there is no complete memory of the Return Ruins, only some vague fragments; this process is perhaps similar to dreaming.

Just like the previous will, it is always jumping incessantly, so naturally, it is impossible to form a complete memory.

(End of this chapter)