Chapter 1791 - 505: The Ruler's Summon, Secret of the Eternal

Day by day, time passed.

Lu Changsheng and Lin Qingluan didn't have to wait long.

After about ten days, Lin Qingluan received a summons.

The two of them were summoned separately.

Lin Qingluan was summoned first.

Only after three days of audience did Lin Qingluan return.

After she came back, Lin Qingluan's mood still seemed far from calm.

"So that's the Soul… it really is… beyond words."

"Changsheng, our Master will summon you soon. When the time comes, you'll naturally understand what's going on."

Lin Qingluan didn't say anything specific about what the Flying Dragon Ruler had spoken of in the audience.

There was clearly a reason for that.

Lu Changsheng simply waited patiently.

A few days later, Lu Changsheng received a summons from the Flying Dragon Ruler and went to the Flying Dragon Ruler's Cave Mansion.

"Greetings, Master."

Lu Changsheng bowed respectfully.

"Changsheng, sit down, there's no need to be so stiff."

The Flying Dragon Ruler actually wore a very kindly expression.

"Changsheng, do you have any questions?"

The Flying Dragon Ruler asked.

"Questions…"

Lu Changsheng hesitated slightly.

He actually had many questions.

But ultimately, all of those questions could be distilled into a single one.

"May I ask, Master… what is the Soul?"

Lu Changsheng finally voiced it.

At the root, many of his questions were actually just extensions of this one.

What is the Soul?

If he knew the answer to this, it would be enough.

The Flying Dragon Ruler pondered for a while, then shook his head and said, "What the Soul is—I do not know. Perhaps only the mighty Fourth Realm can truly know."

"The Fourth Realm?"

"Yes. The Fourth Realm is also called the Eternal Realm."

"It is not mere immortality, nor mere longevity, but… Eternity."

"Because they have transcended everything, detached from everything. Matter, energy, Spirit, and so on, none of it can affect them anymore."

"The Eternal Realm is everywhere, and yet it's as if no one can ever find them. They have many titles; countless forms of life have bestowed various grand honorifics upon them. But in essence, we call them the Eternal Realm!"

"Of course, we refer to the Eternal Realm as the Fourth Realm, as if once you pass the Third Realm you naturally reach the Fourth. But in truth, it's a chasm that is almost impossible to cross. We don't even know how one becomes Eternal Realm."

"For now, the only approach we can think of is through the Soul."

"Each of us is a unique living being, and every single moment, perhaps a tiny thought or a small movement can branch out into another timeline, can be reflected into yet another dimension."

"In other words, across countless timelines exist countless dimensions. Within those countless dimensions, there are versions of us. What we can currently observe as the common thread among them is the Soul. No matter how many timelines branch, no matter how many dimensions are reflected, the essential nature of our Soul remains the same for each individual."

"Therefore, the mainstream Cultivation of the Third Realm is precisely to merge the selves across countless timelines and countless dimensions at the level of the Soul. Once every self's Soul in every dimension and timeline is fused into one, then the self becomes truly singular, and that is the Eternal Realm!"

Lu Changsheng's heart trembled.

To be honest, the Fourth Realm was far too distant from him.

After all, he was just a mere First Realm Cultivator.

Yet Lu Changsheng could understand.

He wasn't muddle-headed and ignorant.

He truly understood it.

The reason was simple: before this, when Lu Changsheng was comprehending the Soul, he had vaguely sensed countless dimensions, countless versions of himself, all sharing the same Soul essence.

He had even created a special Soul Frequency on his own, hoping to draw upon the Souls of other dimensions in order to strengthen his own Soul.

Lu Changsheng had tried it, and had even succeeded.

Comparing this with what the Flying Dragon Ruler was saying, and checking it against his own self-created method, Lu Changsheng finally understood completely.

Everything he had deduced before was correct.

"True Self unique… Eternal Realm…"

Lu Changsheng murmured softly.

"Yes, the True Self unique, the Eternal Realm—that is a state in which, no matter where, no matter under what Rules, in whatever Cosmos, one remains an Eternal existence. Unlike us of the Third Realm, whose lifespan appears endless but is still limited by the lifespan of the entire Great Universe. Our lifespans are endless, but the Great Universe's lifespan is finite. Once the Great Universe collapses and is destroyed, we too must die along with it. Only by becoming Eternal Realm, the True Self unique, can one truly become Immortal and Eternal."

The Flying Dragon Ruler smiled faintly, but did not speak further.

He instead let Lu Changsheng slowly digest all this information, while he quietly waited.

In fact, the Flying Dragon Ruler gave this detailed explanation to every Direct Disciple.

This was his creed!

Or rather, the creed of Flying Dragon Mountain.

"As for Soul Cultivation, there is much debate across the entire Great Universe. Many Rulers believe that Soul Cultivation can only begin from the Third Realm, but I do not agree."

"I believe the earlier you start Soul Cultivation, the better. Ideally, you should begin contact with it in the First Realm, and even begin to strengthen your Soul. Once the Soul is strengthened, it can in fact assist your Cultivation and help with promotion to the Second Realm or Third Realm. Furthermore, once you become Third Realm, you can walk farther along the path to Eternity than other Third Realm Rulers."

"In reality, the fact that you came to Flying Dragon Mountain and even became my Direct Disciple already serves as a kind of 'experiment'. I will run my experiments upon you, let you personally experience the effect of Soul strengthening, and see whether it truly helps with the Second Realm and Third Realm."

The Flying Dragon Ruler was very candid.

He was experimenting on his own Direct Disciples.

In fact, he didn't even need to say this—over time, many people would figure it out anyway.