The wind travelled steadily forwards within that world, his divine sense continually searched within his body, as he gradually adjusted to this sensation, the scene within his consciousness became increasingly clear. He came across fractured cliffs; granite-hard mountains had become twisted, the ley lines were broken; a scene of devastation, giving the observer a sense of desolation.
This was his own body, and it was his first time being able to see so clearly for himself, its actual state, making him feel mournful. These fractured mountain cliffs and ley lines were probably his own broken meridians? This was the shadow of death that was hidden within his own body?
Yet… the fearsome power that had twisted these mountain ranges into these misshapen forms, from where did it originate?
The wind drifted across tens of thousands of miles of wild plains and nine, all-encompassing mountain ranges, before arriving at a plain of snow.
He didn’t know what this place was, just that it extended for tens of thousands of miles and was unbearably cold. The ground had an extremely thick layer of snow that was pure to the point of being eye-piercing.
He didn’t know what this snow plain was, nor did he understand the significance of what this thickness, this purity represented for cultivators. What he also didn’t know, was that whether be it the legendary Junior Uncle from Li Shan Sword Sect or any other peerless expert, if they were to know of him possessing this perfect snow plain, they would do all within their means to have him inherit their legacy.
Finally, he saw a lake.
This was a lake that was suspended within Heaven and Earth, blue and clear, under his divine sense, he could judge its size to be several hundreds of miles in diameter. To be more accurate, this was a sphere of water, that was suspended within Heaven and Earth. The water was free of any impurities; no growths, no earth and no sediment, only crystal clear water was present, allowing light to freely pass through unhindered.
Up to this point, his divine sense had already traversed this microscopic world once; according to the definition of cultivation, he had already entered the Meditative Realm, if this was to be made known, it would definitely shock the world, as it meant he possessed the purest, most tranquil divine sense in the world, one that could surpass the boundary between realms.
The problem was, it had no meaning.
No matter how vast or strong the divine sense was, without True Essence, you would still be nothing more than a normal person, the most it could do was to help extend the reach of what he could sense.
True Essence came from Star Brilliance.
From Spring till Winter, he had guided Starlight for Purification, the Purification wasn’t completed, so where had the accumulated Star Brilliance gone to?
Chen Chang Sheng was getting increasingly nervous.
Contact between his divine sense and Star Brilliance would immediately result in the Star Brilliance turning into True Essence. His body had yet to complete its Purification, but had been toughened through long years of medical decoctions by his Master and Senior; could it withstand the horrifyingly explosive energy that would result?
His divine sense once again traversed the microscopic Heaven and Earth, travelling tens of thousands of miles in a moment’s time.
In the end, he gazed at the plain of snow… whiteness abounded; this was clean; this was a beautiful sight.
His divine sense floated higher and he could clearly see that this snow plain was slowly melting away, but due to the constant falling of snow, the snow plain didn’t diminish in size and was instead constantly growing, thickening; yet, under the light, you could make out places where cracks had formed.
The cracks were small in number, but were dispersed across the entire snow plain, separating the plain into tens of fragments.
Was it this place?
It was this place.
He silently looked at the plain of snow in joy.
The snow wasn’t really snow, but was actually Star Brilliance that had crystallised.
He could cultivate.
The Star Brilliance was present.
Yet, what should he do next?
He didn’t ponder this for too long, this wasn’t something he had a choice on.
Upon his divine sense’s confirmation of the Star Brilliance, the microscopic Heaven and Earth also perceived it.
Observe, and then decide: contact.