958 The Universal Fragmen (2/2)
Su Wu Ming, who had returned to the sect, sensed an outsider coming in. He grasped his sword hilt immediately. But after finding out it was Meng Qi, he put down his guard and let go of the sword.
Crack. When Meng Qi appeared, he was surrounded by purple thunderlight. An ancient lamp occurred inside his eyes, releasing black and white light that shone on the door of the quiet room. It reflected a karma world that was both real and illusory.
The real spirit drilled into the glabella of Jiang Zhiwei and made her open her eyes immediately. In the next moment, she saw Meng Qi.
Without hesitation, she activated the formation of the quiet room as Meng Qi was a person that she trusted the most.
As Meng Qi wielded the Tyrant's Invincible Blade, the sky turned dark and everything seemed to have disappeared. Right after that, a purple thunderlight soared up and cut off the karma threads one by one. In an instant, Jiang Zhiwei felt that her body had become much lighter than before, as if she had broken free from layers of shackles. She even had a feeling that she was able to enter the Dharmakaya Realm at the moment. Nonetheless, she resisted the temptation to make a breakthrough in her realm because she knew that her cultivation base was not strong enough. If she chose to move up to the Dharmakaya Realm at present, the breakthrough would most probably fail which might result in death.
Clang. Meng Qi kept the Tyrant's Invincible Blade and smiled at Jiang Zhiwei. He announced solemnly,
”From now on, you are not a Samsara Traveller anymore.”
Jiang Zhiwei closed her eyes, feeling overwhelmed by all kinds of emotions. After a long time, she opened her eyes that were covered with tears. ”Without Samsara, I wouldn't have the chance to meet you guys, so I really am a lucky one. But now, I'm even luckier to be able to break free from it.”
Without Samsara, I wouldn't have the chance to be so close with Meng Qi and the others, to witness various wonderful swordsmanship, and be as experienced as I am now. That's why I actually appreciate everything I got from Samsara. However, if I'm unable to get rid of it, I would be shackled for my entire life. It's so exhausting to do things I don't want to. Furthermore, one day in the future, I'll be facing the most difficult choice - whether to live a humiliating life or die with pride. Fortunately, Meng Qi has helped me to get out of Samsara.
Meng Qi sat down relaxingly opposite Jiang Zhiwei. Transmitting a secret message, he told her about the trade between Luya and himself. Before the karma threads were cut off, he dared not discuss this matter with her for fear that another Master of the Six Dao of Samsara would be aware of it.
”Luya may not keep his promises. You have to be extra careful when dealing with him in the future,” knowing that Ruan Yushu and the others would be able to get rid of Samsara as well, Jiang Zhiwei was excited but worried at the same time. ”Well, let me help you in finding the whereabouts of the Qing Emperor or Lord Taiyi. The Hao Tian Mirror Fragment can help me to travel to different worlds and Universal Fragments, so I might be able to find more clues.”
Meng Qi continued to send a secret message that said, ”In the past, I've encountered a person who looks like the Qing Emperor. At that time, he was entering the Ocean's Eye in Donghai. After I successfully forge or acquire a Heavenly Longsword, I'll be going after him. In the meanwhile, if you're having a Spiritual Wander around the world, please look for more information about the Ocean's Eye.”
Jiang Zhiwei gave him a slight nod before she suddenly thought of something, ”Little monk, just now when I had a Spiritual Wander into a Universal Fragment, I suddenly felt the presence of another additional self.”
”Another additional self? Could it be a newly born Universal Fragment?” Meng Qi made a guess, feeling interested in having a Spiritual Wander. He said, ”Why not we check it out?”
”Sure,” grabbing the Hao Tian Mirror Fragment in one hand, Jiang Zhiwei held Meng Qi by his arm using another hand.
Meng Qi released his Divine Sense and engaged in a Spiritual Wander together with Jiang Zhiwei. The scenes in the surroundings had changed. As the quiet room and the sect became blurry, many illusory chains of the Principle of Nature were floating in the dark. It was a totally different view from what he normally saw in daily life. It was as though he was wandering in the sea, because from time to time, he was seeing fish and reefs.
As they wandered outside, they flew higher and higher. Suddenly, something bright came into sight. A glossy world was presented before their eyes - there was a beautiful mountain covered with green grass and surrounded by thick clouds. On the mountain, a path was leading to the greenish-gray ancient temple with a Bodhi tree beside it. The whole world was run by the Principle of Nature.
”The Pure Land of Lan He Temple,” sighed Meng Qi. It was only until then that he really saw the temple, even though he had entered it several times before.
This was the difference between the Dharmakaya Realm and the Exterior Realm.
Jiang Zhiwei smiled and said, ”I've once wandered here before with the help of the Hao Tian Mirror Fragment. I even went into the temple and drank a cup of tea.”
Slowly, they went past the Pure Land of Lan He Temple and continued to move forward in the dark. Feeling the subtle connection, they were searching for the newly-emerged additional self mentioned by Jiang Zhiwei.
In the dark, different kinds of worlds emerged from time to time. Some were large, some were small, some were full of vitality, some were heavily damaged, some were Universal Fragments, and some were destroyed Pure Lands or Taoist Caves. So far, the Lan He Temple was the only Pure Land that was intact.
Just then, Meng Qi sensed something based on the subtle connection on Jiang Zhiwei's body. Right after that, he had discovered the location of the particular Universal Fragment.
”Go left!” both of them flew to the left to go after the fragment. After a long while, a magnificent world came into sight - it was a thousand times larger than the Universal Fragments they met before!
Looking down from the sky, Meng Qi could see an island surrounded by a vast ocean.
Dragging along Jiang Zhiwei with his Divine Sense, both of them went into the Universal Fragment.