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518: Chapter 487: Domain of Void, Land of Veil and Illusion Dreams (4/3.

Word update, asking for monthly passes~) 518: Chapter 487: Domain of Void, Land of Veil and Illusion Dreams (4/3.

Word update, asking for monthly passes~) “This place…

is this the Fairy Homeland?”

When Ian opened his eyes…

or rather, used his soul to perceive the strange environment around him, he felt a profound shock.

This sensation was as if his entire body had transformed into a huge eye, an eye that could sense things without brightness or darkness, without color or temperature.

Everything was just vague conceptual forms, massive structures made of clusters of mist, mountains, cities, and planets.

This was the world of the soul.

Color is a phenomenon caused by the material’s absorption, refraction, and scattering of light.

In the world of the soul, where there was no light, naturally, there were none of the effects brought about by light.

But Ian could still sense…

that this colorless world was nevertheless vibrant and awe-inspiring.

Just like the different colors of mist in his Foresight View.

[Danger] [Friendliness] [Favorable Trends] [Differences] [Adverse Trends]…

Red, green, blue, gray, black…

Ian found it difficult to describe the feeling.

The many trends his soul perceived would naturally translate into various colors in his mind, making many ‘predictions’ for him…

It was a form of synesthesia, a translation made by the human body’s perception to protect its own logic of thought, from the soul’s perception.

The youth looked around; his pale blue eyes shimmered as endless mists rose at his side, interspersing to form an entire world where endless light and shadow played within these mists, gleaming with indescribable specks of light and phantasmal mists.

And it was during this process that Ian saw Hua’an.

Or rather, the ‘image’ that represented Hua’an.

It was a sphere of light, within which various lights and shadows rotated, expressing a considerably long event.

——When the setting sun gradually descended, and twilight melded with the shadows of the mountains, the silhouette of the birch dotted with black spots also gradually blended into this ambiguous boundary.

The spirit quietly nurtured in the depths of the earth was born within this blurry and ambiguous limit, unfolding its soul, the first scene it observed in this beautiful world…

It was ‘Hua’an’.

That was the ‘true name’ of a fairy—not some crude adjective that could be described by human characters, nor a tone that could be chanted in language, but a perception and an emotion on the soul level, a ‘condensation of emotions’.

Similarly.

Apart from Hua’an, within the entire soul perception, those massive structures made of mist, creations, mountains, and cities also represented certain ‘condensations of emotion and perception,’ ‘abstractions of information and concepts.’

They appeared as they did now simply because Ian’s instincts told him that they should look this way.

And what about himself?

Ian thought to himself and looked at himself.

Wow, he had also turned into a sphere of light.

A sphere of pure pale green with some silver patterns on the edges.

Only this sphere did not have any lights or shadows playing within it, but just pale green waves of darkness.

“Miss Hua’an…”

Ian, addressing the cheerful-looking sphere of light fairy, said with a hint of complaint in his voice, “You dared to let me try such a dangerous thing?

I thought the fairy’s meditation at most just takes place beneath the subconscious current.”

“It’s not dangerous for you,”

replied Hua’an as a matter of course, “The first time I saw you, I mistook you for a fairy…

Of course, it’s not just about the appearance, but your soul is very special, similar to ordinary humans in appearance, yet the core is very much like us fae!”

“The key point is that your soul is not entirely rooted in the body, but has an independent ‘self-core,’ and as long as you have this self-core, you can, just like a real fairy, ignore the anchor of the body and come to this Fairy Homeland!”

Indeed.

At this moment, Ian also understood a bit why he could cross the ‘Land of Instinct’ and reach the abyss beyond instinct.

The answer was the ‘Domain of Extremes’ related to his soul that he had condensed at the First Energy Level ‘Fairy Bloodline.’

It was this that altered the nature of his soul, allowing his soul to have an additional small solidification point.

And at the heart of this solidification point was his Spirit Energy…

the monologue he had listened to as he was diving.

[Exploration of the Unknown]

As long as Ian continued to explore the unknown, he would never get lost.

This was his ‘Domain of Extremes’…

the Soul Core he had condensed.

And the Fae?

The Fae didn’t have such requirements to avoid getting lost.

Because the Fae did whatever they wanted to do!

The Fae were free!

Not only that, but because they were inherently without bodies, they could easily reach the deepest states of meditation without having to go through all sorts of hardships and struggles.

This species was truly blessed by the heavens.

“Is this the Fairy Homeland?

Is meditation for Fae the process of reaching the Fairy Homeland?”

At the moment, Ian was still immersed in the wonder of the marvelous world around him.

If one had to describe it specifically, Ian’s current surroundings in this ‘Fairy Homeland’ were made up entirely of hazy mist, containing everything from lavish five-story villas to simple one-floor bungalows; from coconut trees from the Southern Country to the freeze-resistant berries of the north…

Here, myriad curiosities existed, all sorts of things, just like a dreamy and fantastical mirage.

And underneath his feet, the ground was covered with hills and thorns, with vast mountain shadows in the distance, and a waterfall stream nearby.

“Yes, this is the Fairy Homeland.

Of course, that’s just what we Fae call it.”

The orb Hua’an spoke with a light tone as she walked shoulder to shoulder with Ian in this dream-world, “In the time that was considered ancient even to the pre-epoch civilization, this realm was known as the ‘Gateway to the Void Realm,’ ‘Land of Veils,’ and ‘Dream Realm.’ Back then, the realm was a desolate and ferocious place, almost like the great plains that frequently suffer from tornados, or like the seas that are often battered by typhoons, with only the Fae villages rooted here.”

“But then, the pre-epoch civilization came here and transformed it into what we see today—they called it the ‘Cyberspace of Spirit Energy,’ ‘Electronic Spirit Realm.’

“But we prefer to call it the ‘Dream Realm’ or the ‘Fairy Homeland’!”

“This isn’t like other Fairy Homelands such as Peaceful Village, is it?” Without changing expression as he noted down these mysterious titles, Ian looked up, gazing at the sky of this ‘Fairy Homeland.’

What shocked him was that in the sky above the Fairy Homeland, there was a dazzling starry sea, a vast Milky Way spanning across the sky, sparkling above the many misty mountains and cities, radiating both warm and cold beams of light.

While Ian was astonished, Hua’an also smiled in response, “Of course, that’s why it has no name.

Although this place wasn’t made by us, we Fae are the most numerous, and the earliest intelligent life to discover it, so that’s what we called it!”

According to Hua’an’s description, this ‘Void Realm’—a purely spiritual world of Spirit Energy—existed in ancient times and was discovered by the pre-epoch civilization while researching Spirit Energy.

They continuously attempted to transform it, eventually constructing a huge database, a delay-free network connecting various parts of the world.

At that time, the entire Void Realm was echoing with various resonance signals, where many Spirit Energy Users, scientists wearing specialized diving equipment, and artificial intelligences came to carry out research that could not be conducted in the real world.

In this intangible and immaterial world, Humans brought order to the volatile Void Realm (later referred to as just the Void Realm) with their will and concepts—the land of extreme chaos became orderly as souls of order settled in, thus transforming into the visible concepts and codes that Ian had seen before.

But, the Calamity of Heavenly Fall also destroyed this place.

It was not just a disaster that occurred in the real world…

Even the intangible and immaterial realm of souls did not escape from that immense catastrophe.

“Since then, we Fae have lost many common memories and knowledge.”

Hua’an spoke softly, her tone carrying a hint of nostalgia, “We Fae were uniquely privileged in studying the pre-epoch civilization because, as it turns out, only we Fae are still able to move around in here.

But not every Fae can enter at any time.”

“Those who are too weak or not determined cannot come to the depths, to wander freely in the Void Realm.

They can only wander within the settled lands of the Fae.”

“Look, Ian.

These dilapidated cities, these shattered titanic machines, and those mangled mountains and clouds in the distance—all are remnants of a ruined pre-epoch civilization Legacy, now only left with ruins.”

“There, many deceased Spirit Energy Users have left behind their last memories and obsessions…

And some ownerless cybernetic Spirit Energy intelligences still wander in the depths of those ruins, attempting to awaken their masters or waiting for new ones.”

“But do not approach them.

Over an excessively long time, these lingering obsessions and intelligences have become terribly dangerous Magical Beasts in the Void Realm, even viruses that can infect the soul.”

“But even so, we still need to guard this place.

Because, it is a Labyrinth…

A vast one, filled with death and the unknown, yet also containing hope and knowledge…”

“Pre-epoch civilization ruins.”