Lin Yiru is like an observer, watching the changes in her own heart and the fluctuations in her emotions.
These feelings can range from boredom, lethargy, loneliness, and solitude to encouragement, passion, joy, and pleasure. Observing your own emotional changes is a truly wonderful experience.
I am not myself.
So who am I?
"It turns out that all emotions are products of the interaction of causes and conditions, and I have never changed. Just like water vapor gathers in the sky, falls to the ground, and gets covered with dust, but after being evaporated by the scorching sun, it returns to the sky, leaving the dust on the earth."
Lin Yi had long understood this principle, but it was easier said than done. Only now did he truly feel his true nature, pure and flawless.
In that very instant, that ethereal, indescribable portal slowly opened a crack.
Lin Yi unleashed all his magical power, using every last bit of the Limitless Immortal Qi he had cultivated.
A chaotic cloud of auspiciousness burst forth from his Niwan Palace. The golden spider lying on the bed immediately felt the world become dark and gloomy, and he could no longer sense anything. It was as if he had returned to the beginning and returned to the Wuji!
Suddenly, a loud "boom" resounded in Lin Yi's sea of consciousness, and all his memories of his life flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern, from the moment he was born until he reached this point in his cultivation.
This is a sign that the primordial spirit is about to be formed and will take away all the memories from the physical body from the very beginning.
The chaotic auspicious clouds were dark and deep, with the five innate treasures floating and sinking within them. The overall feeling was that Lin Yi was covered by a black cloth that could absorb and encompass all things.
As the thirty-three layers of illusion unfolded, Lin Yi seemed to be a supreme god-king slumbering above the thirty-three heavens, capable of creating and destroying the heavens with a single thought.
The chaotic auspicious clouds churned and suddenly expanded outwards.
The Primordial Spirit of the Great Void could no longer conceal the extraordinary phenomena produced by Lin Yi's cultivation of the Primordial Spirit. It covered ten miles, a hundred miles, a thousand miles, and finally more than three thousand miles, obscuring the stars and moon and covering the sky.
That night, everyone in Shuiyang Province had the same dream.
They traveled through the mystical Thirty-Three Heavens, witnessing endless scenery. There were even rumors that some people had gained some Taoist arts and martial arts skills from it, thus becoming famous and reaching the pinnacle of life.
Hong Kang, the governor of Shuiyang Province, sent people to investigate both openly and covertly for a long time, but ultimately found nothing. In the end, he could only use the excuse that "Confucius did not speak of strange phenomena, physical prowess, disorder, or spirits" to brush it off.
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At sea, a thick fog blankets everything; within ten paces, people are merely blurry shadows. The unique salty smell of the sea can be detected within the fog.
Lin Yi stood on the deck of a ship that was more than ten feet long. This was the secret ship, the Great Sea Loach, which he had not used for a long time. It was made entirely of Crimson Fire Yuan Copper Wood.
The golden spider perched on Lin Yi's shoulder, its soul leaving his body and transforming into a petite, delicate girl in a golden robe, barely a few inches tall.
"Bad guy, when will I be able to take human form?"
"That depends on your own efforts."
"You bad guy, you said you would protect me for three years, you can't go back on your word."
"Don't worry, I mean what I say."
"You bad guy, my name is Jin Xun'er, what's your name?"
"My name is Lin Yi."
"Lin Yi, what are you looking for at Bewitching Bay?"
"You'll know once you find it."
Lin Yi and Jin Xun'er chatted casually, while the giant sea eel sped across the sea beneath their feet. Every now and then, he would take out a huge, clear, detailed nautical chart with colorful illustrations and small print indicating numerous shipping routes and islands, and use it to check the location and correct the route.
This is a nautical chart that Lin Yi picked up casually when he passed by the Jinghai Army camp in Nanzhou not long ago.
Accurate nautical charts and maps are likely top secrets of all parties involved. Each country possesses sophisticated nautical charts and maps, though their level of accuracy varies.
The sea chart in Lin Yi's hand was extremely detailed, extending all the way to distant lands, including overseas countries like Shenfeng Kingdom and Liuzhu Kingdom.
With a map in hand, it's as if the entire ocean, spanning thousands of miles, is imprinted in one's mind. One has complete control over the topography of the entire sea area.
Lin Yi's destination, the Enchanted Bay, spans thousands of miles and contains three to four hundred islands marked on the nautical chart, many of which are covered by primeval forests.
Five of these islands are inhabited by pirates: Giant Whale Island, Black Shark Island, Thousand Buddha Island, Dragon Island, and Langya Island.
These are all information marked on the nautical chart.
As the sun set, the giant loach finally reached a certain area of the sea.
Looking out over this sea area, it is no longer a dull blue sea and sky, but a vast expanse of islands, reefs, forests, land, and a huge canyon separated by two mountains, as if you have come to another intricate continent.
Standing at the bow of the ship, Lin Yi gazed at the scenery of the Enchanting Bend in the afterglow of the setting sun. He noticed that some of the islands were so vast that they seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see. They weren't the kind of small islands that one person could circle in a day; they were simply patches of land in the sea.
The islands of the Enchanted Bay are incredibly large. According to nautical charts, some of these islands are as big as half a province, and they are rich in resources, including mineral deposits. If people were to immigrate there, they could practically establish maritime kingdoms like the Kamikaze and Izumo.
However, the situation in this bend is complicated. It is inhabited by pirates and is strictly monitored by various national powers. It is one thing for pirates to be inhabiting it, but if anyone were to establish a country there, it would immediately bring about a catastrophic disaster.
There's an old saying: "How can one allow another to snore beside one's bed?" This is exactly the point.
As the distance shortened, a white strip appeared on the edge of the island ahead—a pristine white sand beach, one of the few flat areas on Giant Whale Island.
Jin Xun'er's spirit entered Lin Yi's body, and she leaped off his shoulder. After walking swiftly through the water for dozens of steps, she finally stood firmly on the soft, white sand, feeling a sense of peace in her heart.
She preferred the earth to the turbulent sea.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."
Three long, black arrows flew out from the nearby woods and landed on the beach.
Jin Xun'er ignored it and didn't take it to heart at all.