Chapter 448 What Is a Shackle

"Exactly, I think that woman in linen meant something like this,"

Liu Yilin's eyes shone with intelligence. If one thought with ordinary logic, it would be impossible to explain this statement.

However, by analyzing and judging with the idea that the end of science is theology, Liu Yilin could easily arrive at the answer of a dimensional world.

"Yilin, you are truly too smart."

In his excitement, Ning Beichen hugged Liu Yilin and said excitedly.

Liu Yilin blushed at Ning Beichen's sudden action, but she was very happy inside.

Ning Beichen, however, did not notice this at all.

After his excitement subsided, he realized he was still holding Liu Yilin. His old face turned red, making him feel guilty. He then secretly glanced at Liu Yilin and found that she didn't seem to blame him, so his tense heart finally relaxed.

Ning Beichen let go of Liu Yilin and pretended nothing had happened, but his heart was still pounding.

It was true that he was experienced with women and never lacked female company.

However, his previous carefree attitude, where he never invested his emotions, was merely a matter of mutual convenience. It was superficial潇洒 (xiaosǎ - elegant/carefree), not necessarily inner潇洒. Instead, when it came to feelings of the heart, Ning Beichen was as clueless as a novice.

However, Ning Beichen quickly regained his composure. Now was not the time to dwell on such trivial matters.

It was a pity that the woman in linen had left too quickly, leaving him with many questions unanswered.

And also the "shackles" the woman in linen had mentioned.

What kind of shackles were they?

Were they shackles of law?

Or shackles of this world?

Or his own shackles?

Or did she mean something else?

Ning Beichen knew nothing about it.

And there was one more thing.

If one day.

He broke through to the state of "Heaven and Man Unite," which meant becoming the "Flesh-Shedding" as the woman in linen called it, would the laws of this world destroy him?

Ning Beichen vaguely remembered the woman in linen telling him.

Flesh-Shedders were rejected by the laws of this world, equivalent to illegal citizens. However, as long as they did not use the power of a Flesh-Shedder, the laws generally would not detect them. But once discovered by the laws, they would be forcefully annihilated.

That was why the woman in linen had left in such a hurry with the leopard.

But was it safe to merely not use the power of a Flesh-Shedder?

Ning Beichen felt it was not necessarily so.

The laws were surely not that simple, otherwise, the woman would not have left in such a panic.

It was a pity that the woman in linen did not say more, so Ning Beichen could only wait for an opportunity to learn more in the future.

Another thing that greatly puzzled Ning Beichen was how that woman had left through the stone structure, as there was clearly no passage inside.

Afterward, Ning Beichen and Liu Yilin continued to research and discuss the matter here, not leaving immediately.

Especially Liu Yilin, who became very interested in the frozen humans and spent all her time studying them. She even came to an unconfirmed conclusion.

She suspected that the reason these humans had turned into ice sculptures might be a punishment from the laws.

Ning Beichen agreed with her conjecture, but neither of them could verify whether it was true or false.

However, Ning Beichen's thoughts were more focused on the shackles.

If the shackles referred to by the woman in linen meant this world, how could it be broken?

To break this world, let alone Ning Beichen, even nuclear bombs might not be able to achieve it. Therefore, Ning Beichen concluded that the shackles did not refer to this world.

And according to Liu Yilin's idea.

The shackles should be equivalent to a firewall.

But where was this firewall?

Liu Yilin could not figure it out either.

This was the coordinate given by Jiu Gong Ce. Could it be that cultivating here would break the shackles?

Ning Beichen had also cultivated here, but he found that cultivating here was no different from cultivating outside. Clearly, his understanding was mistaken.

Finally, Ning Beichen returned to the four words "Heaven and Man Unite," because he felt that these four words were the key to unlocking the shackles.

Heaven referred to this world, and man naturally referred to himself.

Did "Heaven and Man Unite" mean that he and heaven and earth became one?

No, it couldn't be like that.

Humans were already part of heaven and earth, so what kind of unity was there?

At this moment, Ning Beichen suddenly recalled a sentence he had seen in a bronze fragment.

"The circulating earth of heaven, from which one can roam the heavens and earth..."

Ning Beichen's eyes suddenly lit up. "Circulating heaven" should refer to the major and minor circulations of the human body. What was "earth"?

Flesh and blood?

"From which one can roam the heavens and earth"?

Roam the heavens and earth?

Did it mean roaming the circulation?

With what?

Consciousness? Or soul?

Enter meditation! Like sitting at the threshold of life and death.

Shackles.

I understand.

Ning Beichen suddenly stood up, appearing somewhat excited.

"Yilin, I'm going to cultivate here for a while."

Ning Beichen said excitedly to Liu Yilin.

However, before he began cultivating, Ning Beichen first prepared enough food and living supplies for Liu Yilin, as he did not know how long this cultivation would take.

This place seemed relatively safe. As long as Liu Yilin didn't leave this area, there should be no danger.

Soon, Ning Beichen made all the preparations and entered the stone structure. For safety's sake, he sealed the entrance and exit of the stone structure, leaving only one entrance for Liu Yilin to come and go.

After everything was prepared, Ning Beichen began to sit cross-legged and enter meditation.

This meditation was different from previous meditations.

This time, Ning Beichen needed to enter a state of stillness, even a desolate state of life and death.

Once he entered this state, he would completely lose all sense of the outside world. Even if the heavens and earth were collapsing outside, he would have no perception, unless he woke himself up.

Ning Beichen had also explained this situation to Liu Yilin, so that she wouldn't worry about him.

Entering meditation was easy, but achieving deep meditation, entering the threshold of life and death, was very difficult.

Ning Beichen spent a day and only achieved a moderate level of meditation, still having some awareness of the outside world.

Then he spent another day to make a slight advancement, reaching the level of blocking external sensory perception.

On the third day.

Ning Beichen's aura suddenly became very weak, like a candle about to be extinguished. His breathing even became extremely slow, like that of a dying person.

If Ning Beichen had not told Liu Yilin about this situation, she would have rushed over to wake Ning Beichen up long ago.

But even knowing, Liu Yilin was still very worried, fearing that Ning Beichen would suddenly die. So she dared not leave for a moment, staring intently at Ning Beichen's condition.

At this moment, Ning Beichen had entered a state similar to death, completely unaware of the outside world, and had even forgotten his own purpose.