Chapter 39: Enlightened by Life, Rebirth of Sword Dao

  Sitting quietly on top of the desolate mountain, Li Yi gradually became immersed in his thoughts, constantly pondering the ordinary yet profoundly profound questions about life.

  For countless years, the understanding of life, the insight into life, has been emerging from the depths of the soul. Whether it is the recognition of life in past lives or this life, all are gathering in my mind at this moment.

  In his previous life, Li Yi was an ordinary white-collar worker who didn't have the time or leisure to think about such problems that seemed unrelated to his life and work. He wasn't even aware of this issue.

  He has no idea of striving for a strong nation, sacrificing small self for big self, or dedicating to all humanity.

  He just lives for the sake of living, everything else is false to him. He doesn't care about "a person's value should be seen in what he has contributed, not in what he has gained". Those are too far away from him and unrealistic for him.

  The topic related to life left a deep impression on him was a lesson about "small grass" in his elementary school days.

  From seed to sprouting, and then breaking through layers of obstacles, the difficult journey that finally saw him emerge into daylight had left an indelible mark on his heart, making him realize for the first time how magnificent life was.

  Nowadays, I have experienced many things and thought a lot.

  From a flash of consciousness during the traversal, to becoming a chaotic demon god after transformation, and then choosing to split his soul in two for safety during the Great Calamity of Heaven's Creation, suppressing his instincts. Afterwards, for longevity and foresight, he made multiple plans, even cutting off Pangu's arm and devouring Pangu's essence blood...

  All of this reveals a most fundamental question: for the sake of living, and living better.

  Li Yi has always believed that any meaning of life is illusory, only living, everything has meaning, or it can be said to have meaning for oneself.

  What is often referred to as being heartless, selfish, a walking corpse, lonely, desolate... and so on. Only with eternal life and endless time can you correct everything at any time. You can even use great divine powers to seal memories, cast your consciousness into reincarnation, and when the time comes, you can have whatever kind of life you want.

  Reborn for a thousand lifetimes, reincarnated for ten thousand generations, experience all the wonders of the world.

  So Li Yi always thought that splendor exists because of life, and living is the ultimate pursuit. Therefore, Li Yi's soul was divided into two, with the emotional side being separated from his body to form Qinglian's split body, while the most primitive and rational side remained in Hun Dun Mo Jue, forming Ben Zun, because Ben Zun can better plan and will not be swayed by emotions.

  Of course, this is not asking you to destroy the world. If everything disappears and you exist, it doesn't make sense either. Living as long as heaven, being immortal and eternal is what we pursue.

  ……

  One after another, thoughts and pictures about life keep flashing through my mind.

  A small willow sways in the cold wind, a baby cries in a cradle, a hunchbacked old man sighs in the sunset... On the blood-soaked earth, countless monks shout and fight.

  As insight deepened, eliminating the dross and retaining the essence, Li Yi's understanding of life became increasingly profound. Gradually, a green glow emerged on Li Yi's body surface, with countless green light points converging towards him.

  Originally a barren mountain, the seeds of plants began to take root and sprout, and the grasses grew upright, in no time, the entire mountain was filled with fresh flowers, the original barren mountain disappeared, and a thriving fairy mountain appeared above the vast wilderness.

  What is life?

  In the end, Li Yi's mind was left with only this question.

  Li Yi opened his eyes, gazing at the green hills in front of him, with clarity and confusion alternating in his eyes. Li Yi stared at the constantly approaching green light, then looked at the freshly bloomed flowers, and a flash of enlightenment kept flickering in his heart.

  A picture scroll gradually appeared in Li Yi's mind, and as the green light continued to join, the flower gradually grew. After thousands of years, on a certain day, this flower suddenly had thoughts, although it was very immature. After several tens of thousands of years, the flower learned to think, and it desperately absorbed nutrients. Later, after several thousand years, it transformed into a delicate girl who appeared on the mountain top...

  Combining his own experience and looking at those green light spots, Li Yi finally enlightened.

  Life is a combination of matter and will, and matter can give birth to will because it has the power of life.

  At this thought, a green light flashed in Li Yi's eyes.

  A huge green vortex appeared above Li Yi's head, with endless vitality constantly pouring into his body and continuously tempering his bones, blood, and flesh.

  Behind Li Yi, a huge black lotus appeared unknowingly, and this black lotus was gradually changing. The twelve branches were gradually becoming blurred, slowly disappearing, leaving only one huge black lotus.

  The lotus stem slowly turned from black to cyan, and the side of the black lotus grew a green bud at a visible speed. In a short while, the bud fully bloomed into a huge green lotus.

  In the distance, a strange and exotic twin lotus is swaying with life, but the green lotus still seems somewhat illusory and not solid enough.

  Li Yi's world of will also underwent a tremendous change, as a massive green energy surged into it, and his will seemed to have undergone some kind of transformation, becoming more vibrant and denser.

  "Finally, I've acquired the power of life," Li Yi moved his now more vibrant body, "As long as I can balance my killing intent with the power of life at all times, I'll be able to advance into the Silent Destruction Sword Dao."

  "Jin Xian peak, not bad, not bad," Li Yi was very satisfied with this breakthrough, a flash of light in his eyes, "I wonder if I can now contend with Da Luo Jin Xian."

  "Drink", Li Yi held the Qinglian ancient sword and swung it towards a nearby high mountain.

  A pair of lotus flowers appeared in the sky above the high mountain, and in an instant, countless green light spots flew out from the high mountain and were quickly absorbed by the green lotus. In a short time, the plants on the high mountain became withered and turned yellow, and the high mountain also gave people a sense of late autumn.

  At the same time, the black lotus light flowed, and countless black sword auras emerged. "Whoosh...","Rumble..." The entire high mountain was easily pierced by countless sword auras, turning into dust.

  "Qinglian is in charge of absorbing vitality, while Heilian is in charge of destruction. Once the two are balanced and freely transformed, wouldn't it be possible to absorb vitality during combat and transform it into a killing force for attack, weakening and destroying the enemy? At the same time, it can also reduce consumption and even supplement consumption." Li Yi couldn't help but feel excited at this thought.

  "No, Qinglian's attack method is not only to absorb life force, but also to instantly infuse a large amount of life force into the opponent, causing their body to burst. " Li Yi analyzed quietly, "Its role on the battlefield is even greater, it can absorb the enemy's life force while feeding back its own side, it's simply a deadly weapon."

  "But for myself, it's still mainly an auxiliary role", Li Yi didn't lose heart because of this, how important is the power of life.

  "Since it is so, with the power of life to control and wield the sword path, it is called 'Rebirth Sword Path'."