Longevity Chronicles-Chapter 1112 - 697: Secrets of the Abnormal Soul, Perils of the Source Swamp

The Great Abyss Origin Sea contains infinite worlds; even just this glimpse, akin to reflections in water, could consume an ordinary person's lifetime.

But now Tao Qian didn't have time to observe all the worlds; his Heart Soul gradually sank to the deepest part of the Source Sea.

Inside, it's a feeling he cannot describe or depict.

Most notably, there are countless Source Qi.

Evidently, the source of everything in the Great Abyss is now before him.

The deeper he goes, the rarer it becomes.

Even the previously invaluable and hard-to-obtain "Innate Yin Qi," "Taishang Dao Qi," "Chaos Demon Qi," and so on, are now within his reach.

Yet Tao Qian didn't make any moves.

While sinking into the Source Sea, his heart was enlightened: This entry into the Dao Nightmare is the final one, offering great opportunity as well as great risk. Any rash move would end in death with the Dao dissipating.

Though he couldn't do anything, it didn't prevent him from using his Heart Soul to comprehend everything he experienced and observed.

Within, any random thing could contain profound truths and lead to sublime dharma insights.

There have always been legends saying many innate and acquired gods and demons in the Great Abyss actually attained their enlightenment by accidentally acquiring some "Innate Spiritual Objects" from the depths of the Source Sea.

At this moment, Tao Qian is clearly submerged in the ocean of spiritual objects; though it's just his Heart Soul, the opportunity is unimaginably immense.

With each passing moment!

His Dao Heng surges dramatically.

"The Demon Child Body is pursuing the [Melting All Techniques] path, yet the techniques melted in the Search God Realm are cycles of countless Dao techniques, completely incomparable to my current achievements."

"When I return, if I share these sudden insights with him, it could save him ten thousand years of arduous cultivation. If his internal mana is sufficient, he could even directly start challenging the Tribulation Immortal Realm."

"Before reaching the essence, I've already gained these; the origin of my Abnormal Soul...?"

In Tao Qian's heart, without sorrow or joy, these thoughts arose.

As his Heart Soul continues to sink into the unknown region of the Source Sea, a sense of familiarity within his Soul grows ever stronger.

He is inherently wise, gaining sudden insight into many things:

[My unique, perilous Dao Nightmare tribulation in the Great Abyss is indeed related to my Abnormal Soul.]

[This Abnormal Soul is connected to some unknown existence deep in the Source Sea and relates to the secret of my reincarnation in the Great Abyss.]

[Lingbao Tianzun, honored senior, likely knows my uniqueness, hence the exceptional care toward me.]

[My Dao Path must also lie in this matter...]

When these thoughts emerge, many past cultivation doubts are resolved one by one.

The remaining ones soon begin to show signs of unraveling as well.

Unkown to even his Heart Soul, "deep" into the Source Sea, it suddenly becomes more solid below, as if he has stepped from ocean to land, or rather, a swamp-like territory.

Yet at this moment, Tao Qian knew it wasn't so.

Moreover, in his mind rose an unprecedented forewarning of crisis, a terrifying, chilling answer directly surfacing, nearly scaring his Heart Soul into collapsing and returning to the Dharma Body Shell.

"Below is indeed a real object, and it's boundless and endless."

"But it is not some 'land swamp,' it's a lethal object formed by the aggregation of endless filthy Source Qi."

"It's no longer Qi and will not be absorbed or refined by any lifeform."

"On the contrary, as soon as any life touches it, they would be devoured instantly and become part of it."

"This place is called...?"

Seemingly due to being detached from the body, or perhaps as the Abnormal Soul gets closer to the source, approaching the secret territory.

Even though Tao Qian hasn't touched it, when doubts arise in his mind, a Record bursts forth, albeit just one or two, it's already sufficient.

[Heading towards 'Source Swamp'... This is the utterly calamitous place where infinite Source Qi and countless lifeforms stir together their filth. Any lifeform from the Great Abyss, upon falling in, would inevitably perish, the Source Swamp also serves as the birthplace of all Evil Gods in the Great Abyss, and any Evil God who cannot escape promptly and burrow into the Great Abyss would also be devoured.]

[Touch it and die without exemption.]

...

Though it's just two lines of Record, it's already enough to shock Tao Qian's Heart Soul.

Another heaven-shattering secret!

Tao Qian has no doubt, given his rightful Spirit Treasure Sect direct inheritance, akin to Secret Demon Sect Master, and the identity of Future Buddha Son, none of them were aware of the existence of [Source Swamp] previously, clearly indicating this place is also a heavenly secret among All Gods. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

It's probably only known among those innate gods and demons.

Despite the shock, Tao Qian is not willing to leave and return to the body.

This time he must break through the Dao Nightmare, attain Daoist transformation, and is very likely to understand the great secret contained within his Abnormal Soul; how could he give up easily?

But with this Source Swamp as a roadblock, a mere singular soul, what can he do?

From the Record, it's known, even innate gods and demons falling into the Source Swamp die without exception.

Though his Abnormal Soul is quite divine, a single speck of the filthy swamp sediment below would take his life instantly.

Just as Tao Qian was troubled, suddenly Spirit Light flashed within his Heart Soul.

In a trance, an immensely vast, incredibly familiar yet seemingly blurry "map" appeared.

The map resembled an infinitely extending treemap with countless hidden paths, capable of traversing the endless Source Swamp to reach deeper parts.

Therein lies an unimaginable allure for Tao Qian's Abnormal Soul.

When this map emerges, Tao Qian's Heart Soul trembles intensely, involuntarily saying:

"This map... I've walked through?"

"The endpoint of that map, is that where I came from?"

When these two thoughts arise, Tao Qian's soul instinctively follows the nearest hidden path on the map, diving into it.

Afterward, Tao Qian witnessed inconceivable things: