With a thought, Li Ling's enormous figure slowly shrank, transforming into his original height of 1.85 meters.
He touched his whole body and laughed, "It's more comfortable at my original height. I've become so big that I'm not used to seeing the world from this new height."
"It's time to go out, otherwise Ziyun will get worried if she can't find me."
In a flash, Li Ling's figure disappeared from the Qiankun World, and the next moment, he appeared in his villa in the real world.
Upon entering the room, Li Ling couldn't help but frown at the sight before him... (The rest of the text appears to be unrelated and likely refers to a different topic.)
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Chapter 236: Ziyun's Sleep and Split Soul
“Ziyun…”
As soon as Li Ling came out of the Qiankun World, he subconsciously called out to Zi Yun, but he only saw Zi Yun lying flat and floating in mid-air in the living room, in a state of unconsciousness, with the Reincarnation Disc spinning above her body.
What's going on?
Li Ling frowned, releasing his spiritual power. Just as it was about to touch Zi Yun, the Reincarnation Disc emitted a stream of light, blocking his spiritual power.
"This?" Li Ling frowned even more deeply, then he communicated with the Wishing Star System and asked, "System, do you know what's going on?"
"Ask the system if you don't understand anything"—that's Li Ling's absolute impression of the system over the years.
As one of the fifty Heavenly Daos that have "escaped" from the Great Dao, the system is aware of all the problems under the Heavenly Dao. The only question is whether the system will explain things to Li Ling when he has a problem, depending on the situation.
As expected, the system did not disappoint Li Ling. With a "ding," the system's voice sounded: "System analysis has revealed that Gu Ziyun's condition is caused by resistance from the consciousness of the real world..."
The Wheel of Reincarnation absorbs the infinite life and death energies accumulated in the real world and then feeds them back to Gu Ziyun, eventually leading to the Six Paths of Reincarnation. In the end, it will reach the state of 'using the Earthly Way to replace the Heavenly Way,' which will trigger a backlash from the world's consciousness.
Although the consciousness of the real world is weak, the consciousness of a Heavenly Dao-level world is still beyond what Gu Ziyun can currently withstand.
Upon hearing this, Li Ling felt a sinking feeling in his heart and asked urgently, "Is there any way?"
The system said, "Host, there is no need to worry. The resistance of the world consciousness is just a subconscious behavior. With the assistance of the innate spiritual treasure Reincarnation Disc, Ju Ziyun will not be in any danger. Moreover, as the Reincarnation Disc absorbs more life and death energy, its quality will gradually increase."
Once the Reincarnation Disc's quality improves to a certain level, it will gradually suppress the world's consciousness. At that point, Gu Ziyun will be able to awaken.
Li Ling's tense heart relaxed. It was good that Zi Yun was not in mortal danger. However, he didn't know how long this situation would last. "System, estimate how long it will take for Zi Yun to wake up?"
"Ding, system calculation in progress, please wait..."
"Ding, calculation complete. It will take fifteen years for Gu Ziyun to awaken!"
"Fifteen years..." Li Ling pursed his lips; that was quite a long time.
"Is there any way to shorten this time?" Li Ling asked.
"Ding, based on the host's current situation, it is possible to use the condensed Pangu True Body to help Gu Ziyun resist the world's will, and the time can be shortened to one year."
"A year? That's not a long time." Li Ling thought to himself. A year should be considered very short, after all, this is about fighting against a Heavenly Dao level world.
He made up his mind and asked the system, "System, what should I do?"
"Ding! The system can send the host into Ju Ziyun's sea of consciousness to use the true form of Pangu to fight against the invading world will. During this period, the host will fall into a deep sleep and will not be able to receive system tasks on his own."
If the host needs to accept missions while in a dormant state, the system can autonomously select the host's abilities to form a split soul that enters the mission world, depending on the specific mission world.
"Based on the host's current abilities, it can be divided into the Twelve Ancestral Witches' Soul Division, Yinglong's Soul Division, and Taiyin and Taiyang Soul Divisions."
Upon entering the world, the system will automatically match each of the host's divided souls. It's possible for a single divided soul to enter the mission world, or for multiple divided souls to combine and travel together.
"The host can choose to not accept missions during the dormant phase, or the system can automatically match a split soul to enter the mission world during the dormant phase."
Li Ling raised an eyebrow. "Is this even possible?"
"If I split my soul to enter the mission world, will it still be a form of reincarnation? If my split soul dies unexpectedly in the mission world, will it cause damage to my real-world self?"
"Ding! Because the host has condensed the true form of Pangu, the system has also grown to a certain extent and can better shield the world consciousness of the mission world. When the host splits his soul into the mission world, he will choose to reincarnate or possess a certain character depending on the situation."
Additionally, the system will also reduce the number of each of the host's divided souls to the same amount to protect the host's divided souls. In the event of an insurmountable danger, it will ensure the safe return of the host's divided souls to the real world.
"Um……"
Li Ling nodded, putting aside his jumbled thoughts, and began to ponder.
First, to resist the world's consciousness together with Ziyun, we need to be in a coma for a year. So we need to prepare our parents in advance so that they won't worry when they can't contact us.
Secondly, it is necessary to decide which option to adopt.
"Logically speaking, it would be safest to do nothing for a year while in a state of dormancy, but this would be a waste of a year. Time is life, and wasting life is shameful!"
Moreover, there are too many regrets in the myriad realms that I need to mend and save. Every day I delay, the unpleasant things in the myriad realms will remain unresolved for another day. Alas, I cannot bear it!
Li Ling made up his mind. "System, I will take the second option: split my soul to enter the mission world."
"But now I need to go home so that my parents won't worry for the next year."
Having made his decision, Li Ling prepared to go home. As for Zi Yun at the villa, there was no need to worry. With the protection of the Reincarnation Disc, no one could disturb her.
Stepping out of the villa, Li Ling looked around the house. After releasing his spiritual power, he detected that there was no one around and no cameras. With a wave of his hand, a stream of multicolored light enveloped the villa.
The multicolored shield flickered briefly before gradually disappearing, undetectable to ordinary people and modern equipment.
With Li Ling's current cultivation level at the Nascent Soul stage, coupled with Pangu's true form's mastery of the Five Elements techniques, this Five Elements barrier cannot be broken by humans on Earth, not even by missiles.
After making arrangements, Li Ling went to the underground parking garage, got into his sports car, bought some gifts along the way, and returned to his hometown.