Immortality, but people in primitive society

Chapter 400: Borrowing Power from Heaven and Earth

During the day, I followed Ying Qitian to Xicheng.

West City is a bit unique: it's not particularly crowded, and houses must be two or three meters apart. The overall layout is circular, with a clear space in the middle.

As he walked forward, he looked around at the people coming and going.

It felt a bit strange. The people here all had pale complexions and skin, looking completely bloodless. Including Ying Qitian and Ying Gou, their complexions seemed especially pale during the day.

Maybe it’s because of the environment, so I don’t think too much about it during the day.

As they walked, Ying Qitian sighed, "This place was built by my mother herself. She said that with this layout, if we encounter a beast tide attack, we can move quickly."

"There are many ferocious beasts nearby. We have been attacked frequently over the years, but there have rarely been major casualties."

"My mother has a very high prestige in West City. They all regard her as the one who created everything. Because of this, my mother said that they must not know her current appearance. So they were all surprised that my mother had been dead for a long, long time..."

As he spoke, Ying Qitian's eyes became moist and his voice choked a little.

Bai Tian could certainly understand that if what Ying Qitian said was true, Nüba's situation was indeed a bit miserable.

Everyone regards Nüba as the creator, but in reality, she is also a destroyer. Once this truth gets out, it will cause many people's faith to collapse...

We walked to a mud house near the city. There were people guarding it and there were many books inside.

Ying Qitian wasn't sure if Haotian was there, so he muttered to himself, "These are all things my mother left behind. There are records about Jiuzhou, as well as her insights into cultivation. There's a lot that we can't understand."

Bai Tian floated behind Ying Qitian and communicated with her soul: "I need someone to turn the pages of a book for me."

Ying Qitian thought for a moment and said, "I'll find someone to help you translate it."

So Ying Qitian went to find two people and started to take turns flipping through the book according to the instructions given during the day.

Nuba left behind quite a few books. It seemed she enjoyed writing, and her handwriting was excellent. During the day, I discovered that she not only recorded the Nine Provinces and cultivation, but also her own experiences, including the animals and plants she encountered, and even mentioned elixirs.

Three days later, Ying Gou also entered the house. However, he said nothing and looked very depressed, sitting in a corner with his eyes closed to rest.

During the day, I didn't have the energy to care about so many things. I just focused on letting the two of them flip through the book and continue reading...

It took me more than a month to finish reading all the books in the house during the day. Actually, there weren't many useful books, most of them were about the planning and introduction of Xicheng, but I still regarded it as a kind of pleasure during the day.

After watching it, my feeling during the day was: Nvba is so awesome!

She has done extensive research on her own powers, some of which were derived from the knowledge she brought from Kyushu, and some of which were her own conjectures.

Nüba also believed that the reason she was "immortal" was because she had obtained the power of Haotian...

Bai Tian was quietly organizing Nüba's thoughts when he suddenly heard Ying Gou's voice: "Haotian, is cultivation really meaningful?"

Bai Tian was stunned. Why did this kid suddenly talk about this?

Ying Gou looked up at the roof of the house, his expression uneasy. "I always feel that our cultivation is merely borrowing power from the heavens and the earth. The heavens and the earth lend us power temporarily, allowing us to possess extraordinary strength and perhaps a long life. But in the end, they will take the power back."

"If what they say about my grandma's situation is true, then my grandma might just be because the power lent to her by heaven and earth does not need to be returned, so her power will never die. As long as the power is undying, she will not perish."

"But the power of heaven and earth keeps changing. If I can't return it to heaven and earth, my grandma will go crazy..."

As she spoke, Ying Gou's tears actually rolled down. "Grandma shouldn't be like this. She should be the most powerful person in the world. It was this world that insisted on lending her power, and then forgot to take it back... It must be like this, it must be!"

Bai Tian frowned as he listened, because he found Ying Gou's theory quite interesting.

Cultivation is about borrowing power from heaven and earth, and sooner or later you have to give it back. And because the power of heaven and earth is constantly changing, those who don't give it back will go crazy...

This idea is good!

When people become strong enough, they will start to "default" on their debts to heaven and earth, thus achieving a long life, and the so-called heavenly calamity will occur?

Because being a deadbeat means you'll always have to accept punishment. Furthermore, the world will likely need to collect some interest from time to time...

The more I thought about it during the day, the more interesting it became. I floated to Ying Gou's side and communicated with Ying Gou's soul: "Ying Gou, how did you come up with this?"

Ying Gou said with some sadness: "When I was very young, my father borrowed a knife from me. He said he would return it to me, but he and my mother never came back..."

Bai Tian's cheek twitched. This was really too much. He didn't know whether he should continue asking!

Ying Gou took a deep breath, tears welling in his eyes. "Haotian, do you think it's possible for us to cultivate without borrowing the power from heaven and earth, and instead gather strength through our own bodies?"

Bai Tian was stunned: "You mean the physical method?"

Ying Gou shook his head. "It's not a physical technique. I've seen physical techniques before. The essence of physical techniques is actually to borrow the power of heaven and earth. What I mean is that relying on our own flesh and blood can not only make us stronger, but also allow us to live for a very long time..."

Bai Tian didn't respond, his brow furrowed in thought. If I don't borrow strength from heaven and earth, where will the power come from?

Suddenly, Bai Tian thought of something, and a glint flashed across his eyes: "Ying Gou, you really reminded me. Maybe, I can really save your grandma... But, I may need your help by then."

During the day, it suddenly occurred to me that if Ying Gou’s idea was correct, could he help Nvba “repay her debt”?

The so-called power of heaven and earth might be the power of heaven. Perhaps, by playing the role of "heaven," he could forgive Nüba's "debt"...

A few days later, during the day, I suddenly thought again: Could Nüba's condition be because she has no soul?!

No soul, so no way to repay the debt?

Because Nüba's "Han" is very special, mixed with Bai Tian's "Hao", perhaps this is why she does not need to repay her debt. Bai Tian, ​​through sorting out Nüba's research on her own power, discovered that she may really be in a soulless state.

She has no soul, so as long as her power is not destroyed, she will not die. But as Ying Gou said, the power is always changing, so she will go crazy.

Then Bai Tian thought about how Ying Qitian had been emphasizing that Nüba had completely lost control only a few years ago. A few years ago, that must have been when the Jedi Tiantong was established...

Could it be that after the separation of the Yin and Yang worlds, Nüba was completely unable to "repay her debt" and thus completely transformed into some unique force between heaven and earth?

Only when the cycle of heaven and earth is successfully constructed can she get rid of her current state?

Or, when she enters the heavens and exists between yin and yang, everything will change again...