Chapter 1785 Land of Nothingness [1]


    The Land of Nothingness was not created by anyone or anything. That made its entire existence an impossibility. It was entirely outside of the realm of possibility to the point where even those who had reached a state above the Heavenly Order of their individual cosmos could notprehend how they could possibly experience it.


    As the other side of the coin, did Nonexistence also have its ownws and functions? Did it have its own sort of "existence" that went unrecognized?


    These were the questions that everyone asked themselves when they first entered this ce, but they''de to find out that nothing they did could possiblyprehend these sorts of "mirrorws" contained within Nonexistence.


    This ce was the only reason they could be hypothesized in the first ce. And this ce that seemed filled with clues was not forgiving in the slightest.


    The Land of Nothingness was made up of five inds separated by a Sea of Nothingness. That sea could not be crossed through ordinary means. Instead, one could only progress to the next ind after reaching a certain level ofprehension in Nonexistence. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om


    The inds became progressively more advanced as their poption gained more control over the realm. This one, as the first ind, was usually a ce where only the newest people would say.


    Its poption was no more than thirty. Only that many people were unable to make it past this ce, including Harold.


    As Damien guessed, a condition needed to be fulfilled at every ind to move on. On the fifth ind, one would face a final test that had to be passed in order to return to the world.


    It was said that almost nobody had passed that test. Rumors like those reached even the first ind. After all, every time someone left this realm it was a grand showing. Everyone could see that the individual in question seeded, so for there to be no such showings for so many years, it was obvious that the test was nigh impossible.


    Harold couldn''t tell Damien everything, as he spent all of his time on the first ind. However, he could spread the necessary information for a neer to learn the ropes.


    Harold seemed different from the rest. People like those bandits Damien met earlier had sumbed to their imprisonment and were acting out some sort of society to cope. Harold also didn''t have the talent to reach the next ind, but instead of resigning, he decided to guide neers so they didn''t share his fate.


    He told Damien the rumors that gued thisnd, the theories that had been collectively created about the concept they were all trying toprehend, and the rules of this ce.


    He gave his junior enough knowledge to survive on his own.


    ''So those guys weren''t being bandits for no reason.''


    On the first ind, it was just about energy umtion. It was a simple step that could be taken by ny percent of people.


    In this ce, one could umte energy in many ways, but the easiest was obviously to steal it from others.


    Unfortunately, with this ind''s poption being so small, it was rare for one to have the opportunity to steal from others. When Damien arrived, he was a clear target for the most desperate of people.


    Even his small amount of energy would be something meaningful to those who could barely umte anything. ''For the first step, the meaning behind Nonexistence has been removed. This is meant to make us treat it like just another energy and to take away the mystery around it that makes it hard to grasp.''


    This was the very issue Damien struggled with most as he tried to find a first step toprehending Nonexistence.


    ''It''s a funnel.''


    The entire mechanism was meant to help them get closer to Nonexistence. It just funneled out those unworthy in the process. If Damien could treat Nonexistence like any other concept, then he would be able to conquer it without a problem.


    Hell, he had the same problem with Existence back when he first came to the Heavenly World.


    If it weren''t for the Unrecorded setting him on the right path, he would have never progressed past the point where his father was halted.


    That was why Damien never looked for the other legacy sites of the Unrecorded. He left them for any potential Absolute who would rise in the future, so that they would have the guidance they needed to reach past their bounds.


    This realm of Nonexistence, a ce that seemed to be created by the concept''s own desire to be recognized, was the same kind of guide as the Unrecorded.


    Harold allowed Damien to use the extra room in his home until he got his thoughts together.


    By the time a day passed in Damien''s perception, he was already ready to leave.


    "Thank you for your kindness. I won''t forget it," Damien said as they bid farewell.


    "It isn''t anything like that," Harold said with a smile.


    "I just want to be able to say that I helped in the creation of a Supreme Being."


    Damien smiled as well. He could say it however he wanted, but it was true that this man had a surprisingly pure heart for someone who reached this point in power. Perhaps his stay in this realm changed him.


    "I saw that you have an interest in drinks. Since you allowed me to taste the fruits of your homnd, I have also left a concoction of mine for you. Enjoy it while you wait. I''ll make sure you can brag all you want in the future."


    Damien couldn''t guarantee anything to a man like Harold. For now, Harold was stronger than him and more knowledgeable than him. As the inds didn''t allow one to move backward, only forward, he wouldn''t be able to share his findings with Harold to help him progress his power.


    The most he could do was give him a gift and a promise. A promise that he would see the light of ascensioning from the fifth ind sooner rather thanter.


    Damien and Harold shook hands with matching smiles. That was thest time they''d ever see each other.


    It was a brief encounter with a man who wanted to be a guide, but it was meaningful only in its finitude.


    There wasn''t a particr direction Damien wanted to travel in. The ind was uniformly made of rolling hills. It was definitely not small, but it wasn''trge either.


    Still, with the awareness of an ordinary person, it was massive. Damien couldn''t fly anymore, but relying on his physical body, he could run incredibly fast. He allowed his feet to take him away until he ended up on the ind shore, looking out beyond the Sea of Nothingness at the second ind beyond.


    ''Okay.''


    He was calm. It was a surprising situation, but that was the end of it.


    From start to finish, Damien had that kind of mentality.


    He would either seed or lose everything.


    No, it was impossible to lose everything. He wouldn''t allow it.


    He had to seed.


    There was no other option in this life.


    For the sake of the ambition that had been driving him since the very first instances of his journey as a practitioner, he would seed.


    Even in ces where everyone else failed.