Chaotic World Book

Guigui stepped over triumphantly, pressing the clone beneath him: "Do you admit defeat, little beauty? Who leads, who follows?"

The clone pleaded for mercy: "You're the leader..."

Guigui kissed happily: "Good girl."

Zhao Changhe opened his mouth, then closed it.

What is this, self-attacking and self-receiving?

However, the scene of self-attacking and self-receiving did not occur. After San Niang kissed down, the dual forms shimmered with luminous ripples and quickly merged into one. San Niang giggled, dominating the man, clasping his shoulder as she laughed: "Is it fun?"

Zhao Changhe asked: "Are you playing?"

"Not entirely. I let the thoughts of the two bodies manifest, naturally showing like this. I intentionally controlled the main body more; otherwise, the main body would be too lazy to talk to her, and both sides would evolve their characteristics to extremes."

Zhao Changhe listened and felt somewhat worried: "Might this cause a mental split?"

"A strong Divine Soul Power can ensure there is no split; it's always controllable... but it's hard to say if one suffers related injuries. Perhaps this hint of worry is the key to my inability to break the Second Layer? Lacking the resolve to burn bridges."

Zhao Changhe furrowed his brow, suddenly thinking of another pair.

Are they... sisters?

Actually, even if they are sisters, looking at it from the direction of Heavenly Dao dividing into two, it's very similar to San Niang's case.

The reason San Niang has such a clone method is from Four Symbols Sect's heritage, which is nothing but Emperor Ye's heritage. The blind person's situation is very likely related to this.

So she was decisively split into two directions?

Zhao Changhe's heart wrenched, resolutely saying: "Don't even consider such decisiveness; it must be controllable, absolutely controllable. The threshold of the Second Layer definitely doesn't require reaching this point. According to our Zhao Mansion's view, 'Cutting Three Corpses' is the road to sainthood. Your current situation is far from that."

"Cutting Three Corpses?" San Niang touched her chin: "What does that refer to?"

"There are many explanations, mostly referring to the original good and evil self."

"This saying sounds Taoist, but mine seems to be a bit different, just two sides of one's character... Of course, if evolved to the extreme it's hard to say..." San Niang thought for a moment, laughing: "Who goes around separating good and evil? They are one; separating them does not make one human anymore."

"That's why they are gods."

"Gods are also humans." San Niang lazily said: "I won't do such foolish things. Good and evil are one, Turtle and Snake are one, lacking either is not me, only fools separate them."

Zhao Changhe thought to himself that you might have just insulted your Emperor Ye, but San Niang's words made him feel much more at ease, so he laughed: "Right, let's ponder slowly, we'll surely succeed, not learning that way."

If we have to deal with the blind person and Jiuyou in the future, this may be a clue... San Niang serves as a preliminary study here.

Everything has cause and effect.

Previously, when pressing Vulture Hunting Teeth with that knife, I certainly didn't have the interest to explain it to him... Just speaking about power, at the time, my wounds hadn't healed, and I was actually no match for Vulture Hunting Teeth. But that knife had used the newly researched force of cause and effect to return the cause and effect previously suppressed by him through "repayment," which was too metaphysical; Vulture Hunting Teeth couldn't even see it clearly and was inexplicably suppressed.

This thing... has a wide range of potential.

The cause and effect between the blind person and myself is so intense; there will be times when it's useful.

San Niang asked: "And what about you? I see you're pondering my clone, also wanting to gain insight into the Second Layer experience. Do you want to try? It's not difficult."

"Firstly, I don't have such distinctly opposing two characteristics..."

"You do. You're very gentlemanly at times, but when lustful, you're no different from a rogue. You're enthusiastically interested in any tricks and even study things at the back with the flirtatious snake, shameless."

"... I see you're not uninterested either..."

"Hmm?"

"Ahem... should I split into a lustful self and leave a monk main body?"

San Niang was startled: "Absolutely not, definitely not."

"Isn't that fine then?" Zhao Changhe lazily said, "Besides, I don't play with replicas. Seeing someone who looks exactly like me doing things under my name, it just feels uncomfortable in every way. You said you argued with your dual body; isn't it the same logic?"

San Niang chuckled, "Indeed, I find it uncomfortable seeing the replica play with you... but it's alright, I don't even mind you being with Qing'er, so why would I mind my own replica? But with what you said, I can understand."

"That's why the most I can accept is the approach of having countless soul fragments everywhere, those are under my control..." Zhao Changhe was speaking when suddenly, the gems constructing the array made a sound: "Hello?"

Soon, another stone made a sound: "Hello!"

Then one after another, even the distant green mountains made a sound: "Hi!"

Wherever my divine soul reaches, there my presence is; every existence in the world stores my soul, each is a shadow of myself.

Once, when testing soul fragments within the Underground Sky Dome, just a mere attempt caused a splitting headache, but now, through long-term repeated forging, it has become this easy.

This marks that he is taking great strides towards the path of the Second Layer, reaching a point where he can study breakthroughs.

San Niang looked at the scene and pondered, "Your situation should be smoother, it's just a difference of range."

"Yes, it's an accumulation of quantitative changes leading to qualitative change, seemingly without a clear barrier. My primary task now is to absorb all the faith energy here to see if it's enough."

"If that's so, I suggest you try different flavors in rotation, isn't hiding here for dual cultivation every day getting a bit dull?"

"Not dull." Zhao Changhe reached over, "Never dull in a lifetime."

"Pfft." San Niang got up to dress, smiling, "There's a secret realm over in the Hanhai that once propelled Tie Muer to rise; aren't you interested in taking a look? At the very least, Brother Wu entrusted me to check it out, so I have to at least take a look to get a sense of it."

Zhao Changhe also recalled the matter and got up smiling, "Then let's go have a look. By the way, the Beihai corresponding to your Xuanwu, is it this one?"

"No, the one I correspond to is actually further north, where the Xuanwu's corpse is located, I've obtained the inheritance there, ascending to the position of Xuanwu Venerable with it, no need for further consideration."

"So, there is an Arctic Ocean here as well..." So everyone has seen the corpses of the Azure Dragon and Xuanwu, while the Vermilion Bird's corpse probably corresponds to the Nanming Li Fire that I sensed earlier in the Underground Sky Dome, most likely existing as a divine soul turned to fire... These are all truly dead, with the Nanming Li Fire already being used remotely by me to cast a sword, further proving its lack of ownership.

Only the White Tiger, neither its corpse nor its inheritance have any clues; the seemingly mysterious ancient White Tiger appearing now is not so mysterious—it was overlooked by everyone.

San Niang said, "The matter with the White Tiger reminded us... As for the Vermilion Bird, I've talked to Qing'er and told her it's still worth seeing, as her chance to break through to the Second Layer is likely there, you don't have to worry, there shouldn't be any danger."

"And you?"

"The only part I missed from the Xuanwu inheritance is the Yellow Sand Market's Rocky Mountain section, I figured it was because Xuanwu was deliberately separating the inheritance related to Emperor Ye from his own last minute... Because it was hurriedly hidden separately, there was no peril either, just a simple rocky formation... And as a result, I stationed there for years and couldn't find it, in the end, it benefited you."

"Benefiting me is the same as benefiting you."

"What I mean is that even I benefited you..."

"..."

The two of them leisurely chatted as they rode on Wuzhui, drifting under the gentle night breeze on the grassland toward the Hanhai.

Zhao Changhe sat at the back, wrapping his arms around San Niang's waist, lightly kissing her cheek. San Niang enjoyed it, lazily leaning against his chest, softly murmuring, "Changhe..."

"Hmm?"

"Let's not talk about cultivation, the ancient times, secret realms, the Four Symbols... Just accompany me to roam under this night sky, like you're holding me in the ocean waves... alright?"

"Alright."

"Hmm... I'll allow your hand to go a bit further up..."

During this deep spring season, it's normally rainy. But since everyone set out over a month ago, there has been mostly no rain, with occasionally some light rain in specific places, making the northern expedition march quite smooth. Yet after the great battle ended, it rained frequently, although not heavy, it drizzled softly, cleansing the bloodstains from the earth and making the air on the grassland fresh again.

As if heaven was showing favor.

On a spring night, with light rain and gentle wind, the two embraced while traveling, the raindrops and wind brushing their faces were like the water spray from waves crashing on rocks by the shore in the past; sprinkled on the face, it feels sweet, hit on the heart, it feels soft.

The Guigui, who volunteered to visit the secret realm, fell asleep in the man's embrace, peacefully like a child.

She never really wanted to visit the secret realm... She just thought it was beneficial for the man, and despite her laziness, she crawled up to remind him to take a look.