Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2384 197: Isolation

"This approach ought to successfully block out the outer rules."

Wang Ba observed in silence as Zhao Feng and his companions escorted 'Wisdom None,' fading away toward the Jade Pot Realm, before he gradually shifted his sight, gazing down at the expansive domain and the nine Guard Cities stretching out ahead, a trace of strain showing on his face.

From his vantage point, the surrounding rules were barely visible, steadily infiltrating the realm's barrier.

The realm membrane, once capable of repelling outside rule intrusions and shielding the lifeforms inside the domain, now stood powerless against the Sea of Chaos Realm's rules, letting them seep in steadily and alter the domain bit by bit...

After gaining knowledge of Buddhism's four primary rules, Wang Ba's grasp on the rules that cultivators had long contemplated grew far more profound.

The Dharma Lineage merely borrows from external powers; much like how a neighboring mountain's jade polishes one's own stone, by drawing on the four core rules of earth, fire, water, and wind, his command over the rules he had already grasped advanced to a superior level.

This heightened insight into rules granted him fresh perspectives on the Sea of Chaos Realm's rules.

"At first, the Sea of Chaos Realm's rules struck me as crude and disordered next to the authentic Realm Sea rules. Yet now, they resemble the Realm Sea rules blended with the Buddhist rules' framework, shaping their ultimate structure."

It's like musical principles—arranging the identical notes in varied patterns yields distinct impacts and flavors. The Sea of Chaos Realm's rules evoke for him a reconfiguration of the Realm Sea rules through a Buddhist lens.

Though a bit tangled, put plainly, this reinforced his early hunch that the Sea of Chaos Realm's rules were likely crafted on purpose by the Tibetan Immortal.

Employing the Immortal Pass to seal off the Sea of Chaos Realm completely.

Ensuring no Rob Cultivators could arise within the Sea of Chaos Realm.

"A scheme so vast—might it aim to halt Immortal Monarch Luhe's revival?"

Wang Ba found himself musing.

In his view, this stood as the likeliest reason.

Without such an elaborate arrangement, a heavenly immortal could simply overwhelm all in the Realm Sea with ease.

"But... weren't his methods enough to stop Immortal Monarch Luhe's resurrection?"

"This feels overly redundant."

If he had managed to slay Immortal Monarch Luhe, in theory, his power should suffice to wipe out any chance of revival. No call for extra steps; it's like dropping trousers just to pass gas.

"Maybe other limitations held him back?"

"Or could Tibetan have exhausted himself too much to press on?"

"And then there's the rise of the Supreme True Buddha afterward?"

Deep reflections churned in his mind. As he gathered the five Treasure Staffs into his grasp, a sense of nearing the unraveling of ancient enigmas from eons past washed over him, with the looming truths sharpening into focus.

Though real progress remained slim, that sensation pulsed intensely.

He sensed dimly that soon enough, he would grasp the full truth of the clash between those two immortals from ages untold...

However, he quickly reined in and cast aside these wandering notions.

His eyes fixed once more on the emptiness encircling the domain.

In his vision, the barren void faintly disclosed traces of rules.

These marked the Sea of Chaos Realm's rule.

It tied directly to why he had earlier journeyed to the Immortal Pass, aiming to replicate its lockdown on the Sea of Chaos Realm and cut Little Cang World off from outer ties.

Naturally, he had no intent to halt the flow of Chaos Origin Substance or the exchanges among cultivators; just blocking the Sea of Chaos Realm's rules would do.

Prior to comprehending Buddhism's four main rules, he lacked any leads, tackling it through blind experimentation. Yet with his deeper insight into the Sea of Chaos Realm's rules, solutions crystallized in his thoughts:

"The Sea of Chaos Realm's rules breach the inner domain because of the sway from the four great Buddhist rules. These altered the essence of the Realm Sea rules, like boulders that can't slip through a tight mesh. But crush them to dust, and they glide right through—the four great Buddhist rules fulfill that function."

"Thus, if a method exists to reform these infiltrating rules from 'dust' back into 'boulders' at the realm membrane, the problem gets solved."

In a typical domain, even with its tight bond to the Realm Sea rules, the domain preserves its autonomy, shielded from outside meddling.

Yet domains inside the Sea of Chaos Realm endure ceaseless corrosion from the encircling rules.

During Wang Ba's days of lower realm strength, he overlooked it; now, at mid-stage Crossing Tribulation with sharpened rule comprehension, awareness dawned.

Pinpointing the root made finding a fix far simpler.

"The realm membrane must apply specific tactics to make external rules cling without deeper entry, thereby settling the matter."

"And what fits better than living beings?"

Wang Ba's gaze gleamed, and in that instant, he flicked his sleeve.

Endless Class IV, Class V, and scarce Class VI spirit poultry touched down upon Little Cang World's surface.

Vast numbers of Spirit Turtles and Spirit Beasts crashed down mightily onto the realm membrane's face...

Hundreds of years prior, Little Cang World had absorbed the bulk of invading outer powers, storing the Chaos Origin Substance harvested from them deep within itself.