novelraw Chapter 544 - 450: The End of the Fifth Life
Chapter 544 - 450: The End of the Fifth Life
At this moment, Chen Sheng closed his eyes, carefully sensing his own state. In the void, three laws flowed slowly, intertwining and merging with each other.
The True Law was like a dazzling star, emitting a constant light. The Illusionary Law was like a swirling mist, unpredictable. The Mind Law was like a deep lake, accommodating all things.
The three laws gradually gathered into an incomplete Dao Seed, covered in fine cracks, yet still exuding a powerful Dao Rhyme.
"True, Illusionary, Mind..."
The former vagueness, now dissipating, Chen Sheng slowly spoke, his voice carrying a hint of enlightenment:
"I have finally realized, this is the law!"
His current state is ultimately different from a true Dharma Master.
A true Dharma Master wields the laws, is the master of laws, uses them at will.
But Chen Sheng has transformed himself into the law, integrating with the laws, despite being able to exert their extreme power, he is also bound by them, not free.
This is an opportunistic method with many drawbacks, hard to last, with the slightest mistake, he would fall into the predicament of Dao conversion again.
But that’s no longer important, Chen Sheng still wore a smile on his face, he has realized, this step can no longer stop him.
He didn’t rise, just slightly raised his head, his gaze seemed to penetrate the chaotic barrier of the mindscape, piercing the external skies, his gaze traversed endless time and space.
"Next, is the final thing—scatter!"
In an instant, a sudden change occurred!
Around Chen Sheng’s body, countless brilliant golden-red rays burst forth. Within the rays, countless fine light points like stardust ascended, those were the thoughts he had scattered.
These thoughts, upon appearance, carried a majestic vitality and law pressure, starkly different from the Yang Spirit thoughts of ordinary cultivators.
Ordinary Yang Spirit thoughts mostly virtualize into spirit bodies, but these thoughts, upon formation, flowed with crystal-clear blood and flesh texture.
Moreover, three obscure law halos surrounded them, the very prototypes of the True, Illusionary, and Mind Laws.
They are Yang Spirit transformed, bearing part of Chen Sheng’s intelligence and will, also condensed from the essence of the flesh, flowing with his blood.
This is Integration, a perfect fusion of Yang Spirit, flesh, and laws, inseparable.
Each thought can be considered a miniature clone of Chen Sheng, upon appearing, it emitted a subtle hum, faintly resonating with the Great Dao of heaven and earth.
In the next moment, these countless thoughts, like a flood breaking through a dyke, surged with the golden-red rays, violently penetrating the barrier of the mindscape.
Then they scattered towards the vast Great Void like a swarm of locusts, resembling a meteor storm spanning heaven and earth.
Causing mountains below to tremble, rivers to surge, countless cultivators raised their heads to gaze in amazement and confusion, not knowing the reason for these heavenly phenomena.
On the Dao Platform, Chen Sheng slowly withdrew his gaze, sensing the subtle connection between those thoughts and himself, pondering inwardly:
"I wonder how successful this attempt will be?"
"I will know soon!"
...
As time passed, a tremor from the depths of the soul came without warning.
In the next moment, the entire mindscape was completely enveloped by an irresistible, terrifying force.
It wasn’t a normal energy impact, no earth-shattering crashes, nor ripping heaven’s glow. Instead, it was an ultimate "silence."
This force was like an invisible mirror traversing ancient and present.
As the mirror-light flowed, it mirrored Chen Sheng’s numerous consciousnesses, including those two slumbering true selves, clearly visible!
"Consciousness reflection..."
As the thought of these four words arose in Chen Sheng’s mind, a heart-piercing pain exploded from the depths of his consciousness.
Due to his integration with Dao, this force was far more terrifying than the Power of Destruction he encountered in his previous life.
The attack from his previous life remained focused on body and Yang Spirit, but the current annihilation directly reached the root of the will!
Time seemed to elongate infinitely at this moment, yet like a snap of fingers, Chen Sheng could clearly feel his consciousness rapidly collapsing.
Simultaneously, this annihilation force followed the consciousness, traversing endless time and space, spreading with precision.
Those bloodline thoughts scattered across Great Void, at this moment, like ignited candle flames, extinguished one after another—part of the intelligence and consciousness they carried, under the erosion of the source annihilation force, instantaneously turned into nothingness.
Chen Sheng could clearly perceive the connections between himself and those thoughts being severed one by one, like countless threads connected to himself being cut off one by one.
The darkness of consciousness surged like tides from all directions, quickly consuming his remaining perception.
Chen Sheng felt neither fear nor regret, instead, a hint of joy quietly arose.
"Fortunately... it’s only consciousness... the bloodline still exists!"
Chen Sheng has never forgotten his fundamental existence—the Hundred Generations Book!
Including his travels over the years, he left numerous bloodline seeds across various locations.
Yet the more cultivation he pursued, the stronger his sense of crisis grew, those Mahayana, Tribulation Cultivators wielded Dao Seeds, touching the roots of the Grand Thousand Worlds.
It’s not impossible that they possess methods to follow bloodline origin and eradicate countless bloodlines with a thought.
Now, Chen Sheng uses this Medium Thousand World as a medium to massively diffuse his own bloodline, like adding a protective amulet.
This Medium Thousand World served as a gigantic buffer, sufficient to shield him from many unforeseen events.
...
No one knows how long passed, maybe a blink, maybe millions of years.
A trace of brilliant golden light suddenly appeared before Chen Sheng’s eyes, growing increasingly dense, gradually gathering into a golden sea of light. At the center of the sea of light, an ancient book slowly emerged.
In the next moment, the book opened on its own, its pages slowly turning, akin to sand flowing in an hourglass, or like a river of time rushing by, carrying a heavy sense of history.
One page, two pages, three pages... The pages turned at a constant speed, the writing on them sometimes blurry, sometimes clear, finally stopping on a page marked "Fifth Life."
This page was tinged with a faint golden glow, the numerous golden words shining in the darkness with vitality, the script ancient and vigorous, recording all the past events of Chen Sheng’s current life.
[Hundred Generations Book: Fifth Life]
[Host: Chen Sheng]
[Lifespan ended: 270,000 years]
[Spiritual Root: Celestial Spirit Root]
[Talent: Yin Yang Divine Soul, Sword Dao Genius, Celestial Grade Spiritual Root...]
[Cultivation: Alternative Integration (Tier Seven)]
[Cultivation Technique: Heart Sutra of the Other Shore, Nine Volumes of Illusory Heart, Five Volumes of the End, Imperial Classic of the Empire...]
[Skills: Tier Six Alchemy, Tier Six Artifact Refining Technique, Tier Six Array...]
[New Achievement: Tier Seven Cultivator, Tier Six Cultivator, Tier Five Cultivator, Tier Six Secondary Role, Tier Five Secondary Role]
The golden words on the page flashed frantically like living entities, the light suddenly soaring.
Countless scenes emerged in the sea of light, swiftly flashing like a zoetrope, each frame vividly clear, carrying Chen Sheng’s joys, sorrows, and cultivation insights of 270,000 years in this lifetime.
Finally, all scenes froze at that moment within the mindscape where Great Dao perished, mirror-light shrouded, consciousness dissipated, then retreated like tides, merging back into the golden script.
Moments later, a brand new page, glowing with pure white light, slowly unfolded. Several lines of golden text lit up like stars, starkly conspicuous on the pure white page:
[The Fifth Life Ends]
[Accumulated five new achievements this life, unlockable five new talents!]
Without waiting for a response, these lines of golden text suddenly transformed into countless tiny streams of light, swirling and intertwining above the page, like a swarm of lively fireflies.
The streams of light revolved faster and faster, gradually condensing into five lights of different colors: red, green, gold, red, purple, dazzling and colorful like a rainbow.
Subsequently, the five lights slowly descended, directly entering the blank pages, leaving five rows of new golden text where the light dissipated:
[Acquired Talent—Sword Dao Prodigy]
[Acquired Talent—Martial Arts Prodigy]
[Acquired Talent—Array Dao Prodigy]
[Acquired Talent—Blood Dao Prodigy]
[Acquired Talent—Indestructible True Spirit (evolved from Yin Yang Divine Soul)]