Library of Heaven’s Path - Chapter 2161

“I’m not here to visit anyone. I’m here to pay attention and gather the Power of Yearning!” Zhang Xuan replied.

The guard was perplexed. “The Power of Vow isn’t something that just anyone can bear. Furthermore, those without merit are not qualified to receive it! However, if you really want to do it, the Netherworld Palace won’t reject you. You’ll have to pay ten thousand Divine Coins! ”

“10,000?” Zhang Xuan nodded. “Okay!”

Qi Ling-er had transferred over all of the money that the head of the Qi Clan had given her earlier to Zhang Xuan. To others, ten thousand Divine Coins was a sum that could very well bankrupt them, but to Zhang Xuan, it was still a sum that he could fork out easily.

Zhang Xuan took out his card, transferred the money over, and followed the other party into the main hall.

The Netherworld Pool was located in the depths of the hall. It was completely different from the Lucid Lunar Lake. Standing in it, one would feel their soul being nourished by an unknown energy that seemed to be flowing from afar.

However, if he wanted to absorb this energy, he would be like a kite with a broken string, unable to catch it.

“This is the Netherworld Pool. If you wish to leave your mark, just leave your blood on the stone tablet!” the guard said as he pointed.

Zhang Xuan turned his gaze over and saw a stone platform beside the Netherworld Pool. There were unique inscriptions carved on the stone platform, making it look like a sacrificial altar.

“It’s similar to the altar of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, but at the same time, it’s completely different!”

Zhang Xuan did not know who the Spirit God was, but he had asked around to find out who in the Firmament was skilled in rituals, and the answer he received was none other than the experts of the Sky of Drifting Specter. Initially, Zhang Xuan thought that he had some sort of connection with the Spirit God, but when he saw the patterns before him, he couldn’t help but shake his head.

Although they were somewhat similar, they were completely different in terms of structure and content. They did not belong to the same system.

From the looks of it, this place had nothing to do with the Spirit God.

Just as Zhang Xuan was about to walk up to the stone pedestal and infuse his blood into it to leave his mark, the water in the pond suddenly bubbled, and a series of illusory figures began moving about.

These phantoms varied in size. The tallest ones were three meters tall, while the shortest ones were no taller than a thumb. There were thousands of them, and as the water in the pool boiled, they kept jumping.

The special energy that he had felt in the air earlier sprinkled down like sunlight. The tall figure became more and more solid, while the small figure kept swaying like a candle, flickering.

Pop!

A thumb-sized shadow broke apart and disappeared.

“What’s going on?” Zhang Xuan was puzzled.

“The larger phantoms are formed due to the large number of people commemorating the deceased, which is why there is a large amount of Anima of Yearning. As for the smaller phantoms, they are probably just family and friends. As time passes, these people die, and no one remembers them anymore, so they are naturally extinguished!”

The guard glanced at Zhang Xuan and shook his head. “Actually, there are quite a few people who pay a heavy price every year to leave their mark here, hoping that they will be able to come back to life once they die. However, it’s a pity that … death is like an extinguished lamp. If it wasn’t one’s own flesh and blood, the Power of Will would rarely be produced. Therefore, unless one was extremely rich, even if one left a mark, one would still be unable to revive. Otherwise, if everyone in the God Realm didn’t die, wouldn’t it be overcrowded? ”

Zhang Xuan was deeply convinced.

Kindness and gratitude were all short-lived. Who could remember it for long?

Just like many web novelists in his previous life, readers would forget about them if they did not update for a few days.

If he couldn’t remember it, the Anima of Yearning would dwindle, and it would be difficult for him to maintain the Anima of Yearning, needless to say, condense it into a physical form …

Therefore, the so-called resurrection was just a form of consolation. In the entire Firmament, the number of people who had succeeded in doing so could be counted on one’s fingers.

“Who is that tallest phantom over there? It seems like it’s going to take shape soon! ”

Zhang Xuan thought as he looked at the tallest one in the lake.

It was only a matter of time before the thumb-sized one dissipated. However, the tallest one, which was more than three meters tall, would surely take shape soon. It was hard to imagine which martyr it was that was able to receive such worship and worship.

“I’m not too sure who it was exactly. It suddenly appeared around forty years ago, and I can’t see its appearance clearly. There’s no corresponding deity either, so we aren’t too sure either …”

The guard shook his head.

“Who in the world is able to gather the Anima of Yearning?” Zhang Xuan was taken aback.

“The Anima of Yearning appears according to the person who commemorates the deceased. As long as the deceased is in their heart, it will exist. It’s not surprising that no one knows of it. After all, many souls have been gathered here for more than a thousand years. Not everyone is able to remember them, “the guard said.

Zhang Xuan nodded. He walked up to the stone platform, bit his finger, and dripped a droplet of fresh blood over.

Weng!

As soon as the droplet of fresh blood came into contact with the stone platform, it immediately caused a ripple of energy to spread along the inscriptions on the stone platform. Following which, Zhang Xuan felt his soul connecting with something, and an illusory figure even smaller than a thumb suddenly appeared in the water.

“This is my Soul Imprint?” Zhang Xuan did not know whether he should laugh or cry.

“To have such a huge Anima of Yearning in the Netherworld Pool …” the guard remarked.

Ordinary cultivators were unable to form Anima of Yearning in the Netherworld Pool when they had just left their Soul Imprint. Yet, the young man before him actually had an Anima of the size of a thumb. This meant that there were already quite a few people who were thinking of him.

“Could there be an even smaller Anima of Yearning in the Netherworld Pool?” Zhang Xuan asked.

“Most of them are even smaller than this, and there are quite a few that can’t even be seen with the naked eye. In my twenty years of service, the largest Anima of Yearning I have seen was God King Bai Yi, who died ten years ago. He was killed in the Flood of Spiritual Energy. His subordinates placed the items he left behind into the Netherworld Pool, and a palm-sized illusory figure immediately appeared! ”

The guard said. “That shocked quite a few people.”

“Does God King Bai Yi have a lot of respect?” Zhang Xuan asked.

“That’s not the case. As a God King, he must have quite a few powerful subordinates. Putting everything else aside, just these subordinates alone are enough to generate a huge amount of Anima of Yearning,” the guard replied.

“Could it be that … the generation of Anima of Yearning is related to the strength of the person who commemorates him?”

“Of course it’s related. The stronger one is, the longer one’s lifespan will be, and the longer the Anima of Yearning can be generated. Under normal circumstances, the amount of Anima of Yearning produced by gods, Celestial Gods, and God Kings is a hundredfold higher! ”

The guard said with a smile.

Zhang Xuan widened his eyes in realization.

If one’s lifespan and cultivation were different, how could the Anima of Yearning produced be the same?

Birds of a feather flocked together. The higher one’s cultivation, the easier it was for them to revive. It wasn’t just due to their fame and the number of people who remembered them. More importantly, those who were related to them were all experts. The amount of Anima of Yearning produced by them was equivalent to a hundred or even a thousand weaker cultivators.

“You aren’t too bad yourself. The fact that your Anima of Yearning is only the size of a thumb means that it’s not just gods but Celestial Gods as well,” the guard said with a smile.

A thumb-sized Anima of Yearning might not seem like much, but it was likely that a Celestial God had appeared in the memorial. Otherwise, there was no way they could generate such a powerful Anima of Yearning.

“Celestial God?” Zhang Xuan nodded.

Qi Ling-er and Zhang Jia were both Celestial Gods. One was loyal to him while the other was his tamed beast, so it was likely that they would be able to generate Anima of Yearning.

Feeling that the energy in the Netherworld Pool had already connected with his soul, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief. He clasped his fist and took his leave.

After walking out of the hall, a guard came in. He looked at the first person and asked curiously, “How is the one who just arrived?”

“It’s only the size of a thumb. I reckon that it’ll dissipate in less than half a year,” the guard replied with a harrumph.

“It’s already not too bad that he was able to last half a year,” the guard replied.

“He’s not too bad, but he’s already thinking of coming back to life before he’s even dead. He doesn’t have the slightest bit of fighting spirit. Even I look down on him, so how could anyone possibly think of him and admire him? It’s likely that some of his kin aren’t aware of the Anima of Yearning, but once they learn of it, they’ll surely extinguish the Anima of Yearning, “the guard replied.

“That’s true …” The guard nodded in agreement.

In the Firmament, the strong reigned supreme, and those who were strong would always be admired by others.

It would be one thing if one was an old man, but a young man in his early twenties still had a long life ahead of him. However, those who were afraid of death would leave their Soul Imprint behind. With just a look, it was clear that they were cowards.

Even if they were able to produce an illusory image now, it wouldn’t take long for them to dissipate.

“Let’s go!”

The first guard sighed deeply. Just as he was about to leave, the lake before him suddenly began to tremble.

Halting their footsteps, the two guards turned their gazes over.

The illusory image left behind by the young man was trembling nonstop. Despite its small size, it caused the Netherworld Pool to tremble nonstop.

“This is …”

A moment later, a thought suddenly struck the first guard, and his eyes narrowed in astonishment. “More people are yearning for him, resulting in more Anima of Yearning?”

There could only be one possibility for such a situation to occur — the Anima of Yearning was increasing as well.

Boom!

Before the guard could finish his words, the thumb-sized illusory image suddenly jolted, and it grew to the size of a palm. At the same time, the illusory image became even more corporeal.

“Even though there are many people yearning for him, most of them are God realm experts, so the effect isn’t too great …”

He had no idea why the Anima of Yearning would take so long to arrive, but based on the purity and quantity of the Anima of Yearning, most of the people who were yearning for him were Gods, and they were the weakest of the Gods. There were very few Celestial Gods, so the effect was minimal. Furthermore, the Anima of Yearning wouldn’t last for long.

Boom!

Before the guard could finish his words, the palm-sized illusory image suddenly grew at a rate visible to the naked eye.

“This is … the Yearning of a God King?”

The first guard narrowed his eyes in shock.

The other party was only a low-tier Celestial God, so how could he possibly obtain the Anima of a God King?

Huhu!

The illusory image grew once more.

“There are two more God Kings?” the second guard exclaimed in shock.

“For three God Kings to be yearning for him at the same time … Is he really just a low-tier Celestial God?” the first guard muttered through gritted teeth.

It was just a moment ago that he had said that the Anima of Yearning would vanish in less than half a year, but who could have thought that in the blink of an eye, countless Gods and three God Kings would be yearning for him?

Boom!

The illusory image grew to the size of a human.

The two guards glanced at one another as their bodies trembled uncontrollably. It was as if they had seen something unbelievable. Some time later, they finally began muttering.

“This is … the Anima of Yearning of a Conferred God King?”