Sage of Humanity-Chapter 662 - 660: The Secrets of Xianyuan City

Ji Yuan asked, "Then, in your view, what kind of secret realm is Xianyuan City?"

Lu Ye pondered for a moment and said, "Xianyuan City doesn't feel like that type of secret realm to me."

"Indeed, it is not," Ji Yuan nodded slightly. "The type of secret realm you mentioned is not inherently part of Nine Provinces but becomes accessible to Nine Provinces cultivators due to some special reasons."

As for what reasons, Ji Yuan did not say, but Lu Ye had some guesses; only the mysterious and unpredictable Heaven's Augury could achieve such things.

"Xianyuan City... is essentially a city of Nine Provinces."

A city that stood proud atop Nine Provinces thousands of years ago, even more powerful than the current 1st grade sects.

"So how did Xianyuan City become what it is now? And there's the Insect Race attacking the city... Butcher, the powerful figure, said that this kind of war had been ongoing for thousands of years."

"Indeed, for thousands of years!" Ji Yuan's eyes flickered with a reflective look, "This is the choice of Xianyuan City, the choice of all cultivators of Xianyuan City. It is precisely because of this choice that we have coexisted with Xianyuan City for thousands of years. As for why it has become this way... you can think of Xianyuan City as a wedge that plugs a leak."

Lu Ye listened, confused about what this leak and wedge meant. While he did not quite understand, he could feel that Xianyuan City was vitally important. If this wedge did not exist, the leak would appear, potentially leading to some very dire consequences.

"Your cultivation is still low, so you cannot see much, but as it gradually increases, you will slowly develop many different feelings. However, one thing you must remember is that the Nine Provinces continent is not as you see it now. Only when your cultivation is high enough will you be able to slowly discern the true nature of this world."

The true nature of the world...

Lu Ye had vaguely heard these words somewhere before and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

If it were any other Nine Provinces cultivator here, Ji Yuan would never mention these things to someone at the Cloud River Realm. But since he had confirmed that Lu Ye was the chosen one, it wouldn't hurt to say a bit more. After all, Lu Ye would gradually come to understand these things in the future, and having a mental preparation in advance was certainly not a bad thing.

"In any case, Xianyuan City is very important. Thus, in those years, the cultivators of the entire Xianyuan City abandoned their physical bodies and turned into Spiritual Bodies, leaving the imprint of their psyches in the soul pool. As long as the soul pool is indestructible, even if the Spiritual Bodies shatter, the cultivators of Xianyuan City can be resurrected from the dead."

This was also why Lu Ye could meet Butcher and the others again. He had thought the Butcher squad had been completely annihilated, yet they crawled out of the soul pool in no time at all.

However, the deaths of Xianyuan City's cultivators ultimately consumed the power of the soul pool. Over thousands of years, the essence of the soul pool had greatly diminished. Therefore, Ji Yuan would say things like he didn't have much time left.

Lu Ye's expression was indescribable as he slowly spoke, "Thousands of years... Must be very hard to endure, isn't it?"

Ji Yuan looked at Lu Ye with some surprise. Ordinary people, upon learning of the characteristics of Xianyuan City's cultivators, would first feel envy.

Because of the soul pool, the cultivators of Xianyuan City are almost immortal, a temptation that external cultivators hardly dare long for.

Who doesn't want to live forever? But even for those strong cultivators at the Divine Sea Realm, there are lifespans to consider.

The cultivators of Xianyuan City, whether in the Divine Sea or Cloud River Realm, can live forever, of course, provided that the soul pool does not break.

"Why do you say that?" Ji Yuan asked.

"Repeating such things for thousands of years, constantly participating in battles against the Insect Race, even if there's no need to worry about dying, would always feel monotonous and hard to endure... If it were me, I definitely wouldn't want such immortality. I would rather live more brilliantly, maintaining enough respect for death, because that's what adds meaning to life, right?"

Ji Yuan smiled, "Look at you, you're not that old yet you have such insights."

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Lu Ye said, "Just speaking off the cuff. Perhaps if I really faced death, I might choose that kind of immortality."

Ji Yuan nodded, "Human nature is always complex. But what you said is right, it is indeed hard to endure. Even though everyone was fully aware when they made that decision initially, only through real experience do they realize that awareness alone is not enough. We, as Spiritual Bodies, are immortal because of the soul pool, but we are also greatly restricted. We are completely tied to Xianyuan City, and we can never leave it in this lifetime. Normally, everyone would sleep in the soul pool, they only awake to resist when the Insect Race wages war, over and over, year after year, like an unbreakable cycle."

Lu Ye looked up at the sky, only to find that the huge rift that had been there before had disappeared, puzzled, he said, "Wasn't the insect hive supposed to be within the rift that appeared before? Haven't you thought about counter-attacking and destroying the insect hive?"