Chapter 422 Sever (2/2)

Shen Lian had no time to care about his surroundings. He visualized the supreme deity from The Mastery of Senses.

His mind and spirit seemed to have entered a point in time where the Universe was not created yet. Everything was non-existent, there was no crystal, no light, no channel, and no dimension.

'Of non-existence, the root of birth, the essence of deities, the vitality of the heaven and earth, all creatures were birthed from it, the Five Elements were derived from it', a paragraph of dry Dao words flowed through his heart. From this paragraph, he understood clearly the meaning of 'Dao'.

Yin and Yang, Five Elements, and all creatures; all of them came from Dao. To revert them back to their original form, to turn existence into non-existence, that would be Dao.

Hence, the deity that he visualized was neither Yin nor Yang. It was an impressive being who knew about everything, a being who transcended the mortal realm.

Daluo Lingbao Tianzun, Shangqing Great Emperor, Tongtian Order Master, he could be addressed with any of these names. Yet, none of them was him. In fact, he only existed in the galaxy universe as part of the Dao, and he no longer existed in the void universe anymore. From past, present to future, traces of him could be found. However, there were no substantive marks left behind by his existence.

Shen Lian thought about Dream Heart Sutra that was handed over to Ruoxi by Old Daoist. There was a line that stuck with him, 'The heaven and earth are but a dream, so is life too. When you finally wake up from the dream, you will truly be freed.'

This might not be absolutely accurate because being truly free was not something that could be put down into words. One would only know how it feels like when one had been freed.

Shen Lian was turning 'existence' into 'non-existence', and he was not trying to become one with Dao in the strictest sense. After all, he knew all too well that he was not well-equipped to do that for now. Even though he had activated the True Fire of Nirvana, it remained impossible for him to turn his body into non-existence.

His true purpose was something that even Chen Beidou, who was in the midst of completely extinguishing Five Elements Sword Gleam could not understand. This was because he did not know that Shen Lian had cultivated 'The Mastery of Senses' before. This was Shen Lian's trump card.

Even though the deity that he visualized might have been freed since, even if he had broken through the past, present, and future, it was impossible for the traces left behind by him in the galaxy universe to be completely wiped out.

Otherwise, it would not be possible for Shen Lian to visualize him now.

Even now, Shen Lian still could not fully comprehend how terrifying the great being and its supreme existence once was. However, he did have some clues.

The deity that he visualized was definitely not an imaginary existence. On the contrary, the deity had severed a part of the eternal 'Dao' from the galaxy universe, and he had become an existence independent of heaven and earth now.

This was why Zhang Ruoxu said that 'The Mastery of Senses' had imposed a Dao restriction - he was absolutely right.

It was a part of Dao, to begin with, and it was extracted by some sort of great being. This was why it was impossible to find something similar to it in the galaxy universe.

Dao birthed all creatures, and all creatures could return to their origin. However, if 'Dao' had been extracted, those that derived from this particular 'Dao' would cease to exist.

Shen Lian was trying to shut off all distractions, as he was determined to merge himself with the deity that he visualized. He would then become the 'non-existent' Dao.

When the fire died out, Shen Lian ceased to exist. The Five Elements magical sword was all that was left in the soundless void.

Chen Beidou had since taken care of the troublesome sword gleam. He looked towards the Five Elements magical sword, and he suddenly felt a hint of inaction that transcended the vital force of heaven and earth.

A deity whom face could not be made out appeared, and he held a magical sword. He spoke, ”This is 'Sever'.”

That was Shen Lian's voice. 'Sever' represented the part that was severed from Dao.