283: Chapter 283 The Great Dream of Eternity

In the days that followed.

Wang Chen did not travel to other worlds through the space-time treasure mirror again.

He went directly into secluded meditation, wanting to comprehend the Way of Life and Death.

The Way of Life and Death.

It was easier said than done; doing it was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

As the Emperor of the Imperial Dynasty, he had witnessed much of life and death.

However.

He had no clue regarding the Way of Life and Death.

Was he afraid of death?

He didn't know; perhaps he was, perhaps he wasn't.

But that wasn't enough; he needed to truly understand the essence of life and death to truly see through them.

In the secret chamber.

Wang Chen sat cross-legged on a prayer mat, closed his eyes, and sank his consciousness into his body.

In his mind, countless images surfaced—the day he transmigrated to the Xuantian Continent, the day he killed for the first time, the day he ascended the throne as Emperor, the day he unified the plane...

These images flashed by like a revolving lantern.

"What is life? What is death? Why live? Why die?"

He murmured to himself, repeatedly pondering these questions.

But every time.

He could not find an answer that satisfied him.

The answers to these questions were not in books, nor in any Legacy; they were in his heart, and he needed to find and comprehend them himself.

However.

A month passed.

A year passed.

Ten years passed...

He still made no progress.

The Way of Life and Death was like an invisible wall standing before him; no matter how hard he tried, he could not cross it.

At the same time.

The strength of the Tianxuan Dynasty was developing steadily.

Since the Xuantian Realm had unified the entire plane, the Laws had become more complete, and the path of cultivation had become much easier than before.

This led to someone breaking through Realms every once in a while.

Those old monsters who had been stuck at a Bottleneck for years were like withered trees meeting spring in the Xuantian Realm with its perfected Laws, and they broke through one after another.

Unity Realm, Domain Realm, Half-Step Immortal... one new Realm after another was stepped into by them.

Especially the Domain Realm experts.

In the past, they were existences standing at the very Peak of the entire plane.

But now.

Every so often, someone would successfully Breakthrough.

Even several Immortal Realm existences were born.

Most of these newly promoted Immortal Realm experts were people Wang Chen had obtained through Check-ins.

People like Lightning Daoist Venerable, Ge Nie, and General Chu Batian were already individuals with extraordinary talent and deep Foundations.

With the blessing of the Power of Imperial Fortune, their cultivation rose rapidly like a rocket.

Of course.

The space-time treasure mirror was also a reason for this.

When they went to other planes, they all obtained great Opportunities; some received ancient Legacies, some obtained divine Sharp Weapons, and some found Heaven And Earth Treasures.

These Opportunities allowed their cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds, and also caused the strength of the Imperial Dynasty to rise accordingly.

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, a thousand years had passed.

During this period.

The strength of the Imperial Dynasty had multiplied several times.

Immortal Realm experts went from single digits to double digits.

There were hundreds of Half-Step Immortal Realm experts.

Domain Realm experts were countless, and Unity Realm experts were as numerous as the hairs on an ox.

And Wang Chen's strength had also unknowingly broken through to the limit of the Immortal Realm.

Within his body.

The Power of Imperial Fortune was like a vast ocean, and his Emperors Dharma Idol had been Cultivated to its Peak. It could be said that his strength had reached a point where no further progress was possible.

However.

During these thousand years, he had made no progress regarding the Way of Life and Death.

He had tried many methods, but each time, he returned without success.

"Why? Why can't I see through life and death?"

He sat in the secret chamber, his brows tightly knit, his eyes full of irritability.

He was already at the limit of the Immortal Realm, only one step away from the Eternal Realm.

But he just couldn't take that final step.

No matter how strong his strength, how thick his Luck, or how powerful his Emperors Dharma Idol, none of it could help him take this step.

The Way of Life and Death.

It did not rely on strength, Luck, or Divine Abilities, but on the heart.

He needed to truly understand the essence of life and death to see through them.

But a thousand years of comprehension had made him realize one truth—

The Way of Life and Death was not something that could be realized by sitting in a secret chamber.

It required experience, it required feeling, and it required walking between life and death.

"Do I really have to die once to see through life and death?"

He murmured to himself, a trace of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

Die once?

He wouldn't do that.

He was the Emperor of the Tianxuan Dynasty, the master of the entire plane.

He wasn't stupid; why would he seek death!

But.

Without experiencing life and death, how could he see through them?

Just as he was feeling distracted and irritable, a familiar voice suddenly rang in his mind.

[Ding... Congratulations to the host, you have obtained one Check-in Opportunity. Would you like to Check-in?]

Wang Chen was stunned for a moment, then a bitter smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

Check-in?

Over the thousand years, he had Checked-in many times, but they were all for various random things.

Some were useful, some were not, but there was never anything that could help him see through life and death.

Therefore.

He didn't hold any hope at all!

"System, Check-in."

[Ding... System Check-in beginning...]

[Ding... Congratulations to the host, Check-in successful! Obtained—Great Dream of Ten Thousand Ages!]

"Great Dream of Ten Thousand Ages?"

Wang Chen frowned and couldn't help but ask.

"System, introduce it, what is this thing?"

[Ding... Great Dream of Ten Thousand Ages is a very Heaven-Defying Divine Ability! By practicing this Divine Ability, one can incarnate into different identities in dreams and experience different lives.]

[And every life is a complete Reincarnation of life and death. The host can experience birth, old age, sickness, and death in dreams, as well as love, hatred, joys, and sorrows.]

Hearing this.

A sharp light instantly flashed in Wang Chen's eyes.

Incarnating into different identities in dreams and experiencing different lives?

Isn't this fucking tailor-made for him?

"System, can this Great Dream of Ten Thousand Ages help me see through life and death?"

[Ding... Yes. But it requires the host to immerse yourself in it and truly experience every life. If it's just a superficial glance or a perfunctory effort, no matter how much you experience, you won't be able to see through life and death.]

"Good, good, good! I won't actually die in a dream, so what the hell am I afraid of..."

Without any hesitation.

Wang Chen directly closed his eyes and sank his mind into the Cultivation method of the Great Dream of Ten Thousand Ages.

It was an obscure and difficult Cultivation Technique that required him to split his Soul into countless fragments and cast them into countless dreamscapes.

Every dreamscape was a complete life.

In that life, he needed to forget his identity, forget his strength, forget everything about himself, and truly immerse himself in it.

"Great Dream of Ten Thousand Ages, Eternal Great Dream. One dream, one world; one dream, one Reincarnation."

Wang Chen murmured to himself, and then his consciousness began to blur.

His body began to relax.

His Soul also began to split continuously.

Countless dreamscapes.

Surfaced in his mind.

He dreamed he became an ordinary person, born in a small mountain village; he grew up, married, had children, grew old, and died.

He experienced birth, old age, sickness, and death, as well as love, hatred, joys, and sorrows.

He dreamed he became a general, fighting on battlefields and killing countless enemies. He achieved great military merits and was titled a Grand Marshal.

But in the end, he was framed by treacherous people, thrown into prison, and died with a grievance.

He experienced glory and humiliation, loyalty and betrayal, justice and evil.

He dreamed he became a merchant, traveling far and wide, getting rich through trade; he was wealthy beyond measure and had many wives and concubines.

But in the end, his family property was seized, his wife and children were scattered, and he died old and alone.

He experienced wealth and poverty, love and betrayal, happiness and pain.

One dreamscape after another.

One life after another!