fynovel Chapter 72 Last Words
Chapter 72 Last Words
On the public chat, some people were showing off wildly, while others were wailing in despair.
Furthermore, rows of gray icons representing death lit up densely in the final moments before the return.
In the final stages of this great calamity, the native creatures of the secret realm seemed to be guided by some unseen force, sensing the cause and effect of the impending escape of these "visitors from outer space," and the slaughter became increasingly brutal.
however.
Compared to this chaotic and noisy server-wide chat channel.
The atmosphere in that private little group called "Ordinary People Helping Each Other" felt exceptionally real and down-to-earth.
[Wang Pangzi (F-rank/Waitress at Chaoge Inn): "Brothers... I'm feeling really uneasy, my eyelids keep twitching."]
Chen Ping (Level E/Outer Zhongnan Mountain): "Fatty, you felt it too? I'm sweating bullets from holding these Swift Travel Talismans. I heard from the veteran explorers who survived in the group that this hurdle of returning is going to be tough."
[Liu Hao (Rank C/Jade Spring Mountain Medicine Boy): "That's right, I specifically checked the strategy guides on the forum beforehand. It said that when we cross the boundary to return, our souls will undergo tremendous tearing. Those low-level martial arts secret realms were alright, but this is an SSS+ level world of gods..."]
[Liu Hao: "It's said that in the past, some explorers, on their return journey, had their souls targeted by something in the spatial turbulence. When they returned to Earth, although their physical bodies were unharmed, they were turned into drooling idiots who didn't even recognize their own parents!"]
Upon hearing this, the small group fell into an instant silence.
Turn into an idiot?
For those who had endured a year in this meat grinder and even gained considerable opportunities, this was more cruel than killing them outright.
A full half minute passed before Fatty Wang sent a long message.
[Wang Pangzi (Rank F/Waitress at Chaoge Inn): "Brothers, let's get this straight. My home is in Jiangnan Base City. My blind old lady is still living there, and for various reasons, we haven't brought her to the city. If I go back this time and really become an idiot, or if I don't make it..."]
[Wang Pangzi: "If you all return unscathed, help me feed Old Lady Pu. Then the earth-遁术 (earth-遁术) I taught you in this secret realm won't have been taught in vain!"]
Chen Ping (Level E/Outer Ring of Zhongnan Mountain): "Fatty, what nonsense are you spouting! We'll all go back together! But... if I, Chen Ping, get caught, I'll leave my parents on Changfeng Street in your care, brothers."
[Liu Hao (Level C/Yuquan Mountain Herbalist): "Count me in! If I become an idiot, just kill me. Don't let me be a burden to my family. Be filial to them!"]
Looking at these simple and unadorned "last words" on the screen.
Lin Yuan, who was far away in his nameless immortal mountain cave, was both amused and exasperated.
In the pursuit of immortality and Taoism, if one ultimately severs even the most basic human relationships, then all one is cultivating is nothing more than a cold, lifeless stone.
"Become an idiot?"
Lin Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze seemingly piercing through the stone walls of the cave and looking towards the vast void.
Of course he knew why.
Back in the Biyou Palace on Jin'ao Island, he had discussed the essence of this cross-realm concept with the Tongtian Sect Leader.
There is no such thing as "frozen time"; it is merely a delusion of the lower-dimensional beings in the main world.
The essence of this secret realm is the convergence and splitting of parallel timelines!
On the way back, the explorer's soul and spirit will be forcibly extracted from this primordial tributary and reconnected to the anchor point on Earth along the trajectory of time.
During this brief separation, the soul will be exposed without reservation in the gap between the two dimensions.
In the vast and boundless wilderness, how many indescribable and terrifying beings lurked in the crevices?
If you feel fear and experience intense emotional fluctuations, the light of your soul will shine as brightly as a beacon in the darkness!
Once you are noticed by some terrifying being, or see something indescribable that you shouldn't see.
Those fragile souls and spirits could be retrieved in an instant, or be shattered alive in fright!
This is the real reason why those explorers became idiots after returning.
At this moment, the only way to survive is to stay calm!
The calmer you are, the weaker the fluctuations in your soul become.
The clearer and more open it is, the less likely it is to be noticed by those beings lurking in the cracks.
With a slight thought, Lin Yuan typed a line of text on the virtual keyboard.
[Lin Yuan (Rank F/Ordinary Raven): "Brothers, don't scare yourselves. Turning into idiots is mostly because you were mentally unstable when you returned and were startled by the turbulent currents in the void."]
[Lin Yuan: "For the past six months, I've been flying aimlessly through the mountains and forests every day. Once, I landed on an ancient pine tree on the outskirts of Yuquan Mountain, and I happened to hear an old Taoist priest meditating with his eyes closed under the tree, reciting a jingle."]
Lin Yuan: "That old Taoist priest said this incantation can lock the mind and tame the will. I thought it rhymed, so I memorized it. You guys quickly recite it a few times to calm your minds, it's guaranteed to work!"
Ding!
Lin Yuan sent a document to the small group.
The file is titled: "The Secret of Purifying the Mind (Fragment)".
The three people in the group were stunned for a moment.
[Wang Pangzi (F-rank/Waitress at Chaoge Inn): "Brother Yuan, will your rhyme that you overheard work?"]
[Liu Hao (Rank C/Jade Spring Mountain Herbalist): "Outer Jade Spring Mountain? Brother Yuan, did you overhear my master preaching? I'll go check it out right away!"]
The group opened the document with some skepticism.
"The Great Dao is formless, yet it gives birth to heaven and earth; the Great Dao is without emotion, yet it governs the sun and moon; the Great Dao is nameless, yet it nurtures all things..."
"With a clear and bright mind, all laws cannot invade. Embrace the primordial unity and guard the oneness, let the spirit roam freely in the vast emptiness..."
boom!
Just as Wang Pangzi, Chen Ping, and Liu Hao silently recited these few lines of the mantra in their hearts...
It felt as if an ancient bronze bell was being gently struck in my mind.
"when--"
My heart, which had been pounding wildly with fear, calmed down instantly.
The soul, trembling with fear because of the unknown, was instantly anchored deep within the Niwan Palace, as steady as Mount Tai, as if infused with a gentle, refreshing energy.
This is hardly a rhyme that crows have heard.
This is clearly the "Shangqing Tranquil Mind Mantra" created by Lin Yuan with his heaven-defying comprehension, after he extracted a trace of the true meaning from the orthodox "Shangqing Immortal Light" of the Jie Sect and simplified and kneaded it!
Even ordinary people can achieve a state of clarity in a short time by silently reciting this mantra.
Not to mention the turbulent currents in the void, even ordinary wandering ghosts would be repelled by this Shangqing True Intent if they tried to get close.
[Wang Pangzi (F-rank/Waitress at Chaoge Inn): "Holy crap... Brother Yuan! Your rhyme is amazing! I just recited it once, and now I feel like even if the sky falls, I won't even blink!"]
[Chen Ping (Level E/Outer Zhongnan Mountain): "I feel refreshed and my mind is clear! Brother Yuan, you must have heard some unparalleled master preaching! I'm deeply grateful, see you on Blue Star!"]
[Liu Hao (Rank C/Yuquan Mountain Herbalist): "Brother Yuan is awesome! See you on Earth!"]
Seeing that the three people in the group had completely calmed down, Lin Yuan closed the system panel with satisfaction.
"The cause and effect have been settled; the rest is up to your own destiny."
Lin Yuan raised his head and looked up at the sky.
He could sense that the surrounding spiritual energy was undergoing subtle changes.
Two hours left until the return!