Chapter 509: Spiritual Vision Perception, Crises Lurking Everywhere

Lin Xuan recognized this as the voice of Taijizi; although he knew this was merely an illusion conjured by the cultivation technique, he still felt immensely encouraged.

"The first step of Will Transcendence is to recognize and accept all possible versions of yourself," Taijizi's voice continued, "Only by acknowledging the existence of these possibilities can one truly transcend the limitations of individual consciousness and reach a broader cognition."

Lin Xuan steadied his mind and began attempting to converse with these different versions of himself, understanding their choices and feelings. With each version he touched, he could feel a different life trajectory and experience different joys, angers, sorrows, and delights.

This process was both painful and marvelous. The pain lay in having to face the mistakes and regrets he might have made; the marvelous part was that through this experience, his consciousness was constantly expanding, and his understanding of the world was becoming deeper and more comprehensive.

Gradually, Lin Xuan discovered that he was no longer viewing these possibilities merely as "Lin Xuan," but rather observing all existence from a perspective that transcended the individual. He was both the observer and the observed; both the judge and the judged.

When he fully accepted these different possibilities and no longer rejected any form of existence, a marvelous transformation began to occur. Those points of light representing different possibilities began to converge toward him, merging into the core of his consciousness.

With the fusion of the final point of light, Lin Xuan felt an unprecedented power awakening within his body. His consciousness was no longer confined to the barriers of the individual, but had expanded to a broader level, capable of simultaneously containing multiple possibilities and understanding the essence of multiple powers.

"Is this... Will Transcendence?" Lin Xuan marveled at this new state of cognition.

"Yes, you have initially stepped into the Second Realm," Taijizi's voice sounded again, clearer this time, "Remember this feeling; it will be the key to your confrontation with Helian Chen. Only by transcending the limitations of individual consciousness can you see through the essence of the Wanderer and find a way to defeat him."

Lin Xuan sat cross-legged before the statue of Taijizi, immersed in the deep meditation of the Taiji Mind Clearing Meditation. As the meditation deepened, his consciousness expanded continuously, transcending individual limitations. After those points of light representing different possibilities fully merged into his consciousness core, an unprecedented feeling surged into his heart.

It was as if an invisible door had slowly opened before him, and behind the door lay a wider, deeper world of consciousness. Lin Xuan did not hesitate; his consciousness passed through this door, and in an instant, he felt his soul inflate like a balloon, expanding to infinite size.

In this state, he was no longer Lin Xuan confined to a physical body, but a pure consciousness capable of crossing spatial limitations. He could simultaneously perceive the flow of energy across multiple spatial planes, like a chess player overlooking a chessboard, taking in the entire situation of the Cultivation World at a glance.

First to reflect into his consciousness was the scene at the Snowy Immortal Mountain. The teleportation array there had been partially activated; a thick, purple-black pillar of energy shot straight from the mountain peak toward the Yunxiao, piercing through layers of clouds and reaching a certain unknown point beyond the nine heavens. Dozens of Guixu Sect cultivators stood around the teleportation array, forming a special formation and continuously injecting spiritual power to maintain the array's operation.

The scene shifted, and Lin Xuan's consciousness arrived at Hunyuan Valley. The situation here was even more critical—Helian Chen was personally leading elite cultivators of the Guixu Sect, setting up a massive array. This array was extremely complex in structure, composed of eighty-one special black stone steles, which were covered in ancient and eerie Runes, continuously flashing with purple-black light.

In the center of the array, a familiar figure was bound by countless talismans, suspended in mid-air—it was Xuanjizi! The old Daoist's face was haggard, his aura weak, and his entire body was wrapped in a layer of black-purple energy cocoon, as if something was being slowly extracted from him.

"Senior Xuanjizi!" Lin Xuan's consciousness wanted to approach, but he discovered he could not intervene in these scenes and could only exist as an observer.

Helian Chen stood at the edge of the array, watching everything with a calm expression. Unlike the gentle and scholarly image Lin Xuan had seen before, the current Helian Chen radiated an ancient and eerie aura, his eyes appearing an unnatural purple-black, as if he were an existence from another time and space.

"The second node has been activated," Helian Chen's low voice came, "With one more to go, the Gate of Reincarnation will open, and the universe will return to its initial state of Hun Dun."

Lin Xuan's consciousness continued to expand, and he perceived an even grander picture—the power of Lun Hui throughout the Cultivation World was being slowly extracted by a mysterious force, like countless tiny streams gathering into a river, flowing toward some unknown existence. The trajectory of this energy flow happened to form a huge triangle, with the three vertices being the Snowy Immortal Mountain, Hunyuan Valley, and an unactivated, unknown location.

Even more unsettling was that as the power of Lun Hui drained away, the vitality of the entire Cultivation World seemed to be gradually weakening. In some areas with thin spiritual power, abnormal phenomena had already begun to appear—plants withering, spirit beasts becoming irritable, and celestial phenomena changing.

Just as Lin Xuan's consciousness was about to touch that unknown third node, a powerful repulsive force pushed him away. This power was not intentionally targeting him, but was a certain defensive mechanism inherent to that location, preventing any form of investigation.

"Must act as soon as possible!" Lin Xuan's consciousness retracted rapidly, preparing to return to his physical body. In the process of returning, he perceived two familiar auras—Xiao Yuan was riding a lightning-fast spirit beast, galloping toward Hunyuan Valley; while Xu Feng was in a cave somewhere on the Snowy Immortal Mountain, cautiously investigating the structure of the teleportation array.

Even more interestingly, he perceived a faint and ancient flow of energy beneath the Taiji Cave Abode; this energy seemed to have some mysterious connection with the teleportation array on the Snowy Immortal Mountain, like two nodes echoing each other from afar.

As the last thread of consciousness returned to its place, Lin Xuan slowly opened his eyes, a light of unprecedented wisdom flashing within them. The light in the secret chamber seemed to become brighter, and the statue of Taijizi also seemed to radiate an air of gratification.

Muerxiu stood at the doorway, watching him nervously: "Brother Lin, how is the situation?"

Lin Xuan stood up, his temperament having already quietly changed. His gaze was deeper, and his words and actions carried a transcendent air, as if he had experienced the baptism of decades of cultivation.

"I have initially mastered the 'Will Transcendence' realm," Lin Xuan's voice was calm and full of power, "In this realm, I can directly perceive things far away on a spiritual level."

He quickly told Muerxiu the situation he had perceived, specifically emphasizing the critical plight of the trapped Xuanjizi and the severe situation of the power of Lun Hui draining from the entire Cultivation World.