I attained immortality in the real world.

Pseudo-corpse dissection!
This can also be called astral projection.

In novels from hundreds of years ago, astral projection was a common practice for immortals, but in the real world, achieving astral projection is far more difficult than imagined.

The body's attraction to consciousness is like a black hole; consciousness and body can even be considered as one, like two branches growing from a single tree. Ascension requires such an extreme method as corpse dissection.

Inside the cryogenic chamber, Chen Jing's physical body was very close to actual death.

Consciousness, having separated from the body, should have been annihilated by the material world. Guided by the Three Realms, it rushed towards the River of Humanity and fell into the spiritual world constructed by the Tianyuan Group—the Azure Heaven Realm.

Consciousness, unable to break through the limitations of living beings and transform into a celestial spirit, merged into the personal data character and appeared in the small mountain of the Taihuang Emperor's former heaven.

【Om! 】

Chen Jing lost his authority as the acting Heavenly Lord, but his cultivation level did not disappear; instead, it became even stronger.

The mental interference data, without relying on the authority of gods, possesses various means such as transformation, manifestation, insight, breaking through the void, curses, flight, divination, and rituals, making it the most powerful character besides God.

【change!】

Chen Jing transformed himself into an old man who reads fortunes.

His figure was thin and frail. He held a cloth banner with the words "Half-Immortal" written on one side and "Three Appearances a Day" on the other. His figure vanished from reality in a flash and descended the mountain. He used his physiognomy skills to sweep over everyone equally.

Their appearances are vastly different from reality. Some are sculpted to resemble immortals in the moon, while others have peculiar and amusing appearances. However, their consciousness resides within their divine forms, allowing them to glimpse their true identities in the real world.

As soon as he entered the city gate, a young player approached him: "Old man, how much does it cost for a fortune telling?"

The group activated the third-generation dimensional pod and entered the Azure Sky Realm, treating it as nothing more than a legendary virtual game. Little did they know that the Tianyuan advertisement was not a lie; this place truly was humanity's second world.

Game characters do not have quests, but they do have levels. However, they cannot level up by killing monsters; instead, they level up through chance encounters.

This place hides countless opportunities, just like when Chen Jing entered the Boundless Realm, it could guide people onto the path of cultivation.

However, the Celestial Realm can directly interfere with the spirit and can shape corresponding spiritual insights through the sound of unique melodies, making it a hundred times easier to enter the Dao as an auxiliary cultivation tool.

Chen Jing glanced at the player and shook his head: "I only look at three phases a day. Unfortunately, I used up today's quota yesterday!"

The young player, having failed to trigger any special opportunities, wandered around other parts of the city.

Just then, a two-meter-tall, grinning, goofy-looking man was running towards the city gate.

Chen Jing suddenly spoke up: "Young hero, please wait. I see that your face is dark and you may not live for more than a month. You should have your face examined by this old man to ward off bad luck."

The young player stared wide-eyed, incredulously asking, "Didn't you say we'd used up all three chances? Why are you still discriminating against us?"

Chen Jing said without changing his expression, "Can't I borrow tomorrow's number in advance? How dare a man in his forties or fifties argue with a child?"

The burly player stopped and scratched his head, saying, "Grandpa, you were right. The doctor said I wouldn't live more than a month, but now I can run and jump, and enjoy delicious food. It doesn't matter if I live a few days less."

The young player didn't say another word. He was indeed forty-six years old in real life, while the burly player acted childishly and was definitely a child in real life.

Chen Jing beckoned the burly player to squat down: "But your parents will be sad if you leave. Grandpa can cure your illness. You just need to have a good sleep and open the brocade pouch that Grandpa gave you in ten days."

The burly player hesitated for a long time, but finally nodded: "Okay!"

Chen Jing's figure once again shifted from real to illusory, invading the other party's real consciousness through the connection of consciousness.

【………】

In the real world, at Yixin Hospital.

Inside the life support pod lay a frail little girl. The pod had clearly been modified, implanted with the functions of a third-generation dimensional pod, allowing the little girl's consciousness to enter the Celestial Realm and enjoy spiritual freedom.

The little girl suddenly frowned. Due to mental interference, her body and consciousness fell into a deep sleep, and her mind was occupied by Chen Jing's consciousness.

[A banished immortal!]

The Eternal Laboratory's method of exiling to immortality. The difficulty lies in the process of being banished from immortality to mortal, and the original body's rejection of the consciousness of others.

Chen Jing did not possess another person's body to live a second life or achieve astral projection by trickery. His consciousness was like a deity summoned by a shamanistic ritual, existing as an object.

"At this moment, I only need to plant a spiritual seed to pollute the soul and establish a connection with 'me', and I can complete the first step of breaking through the three realms, one step out of a hundred billion steps."

"Unfortunately, attaining enlightenment is not like ascending a ladder, nor can it be achieved simply by perseverance. Human beings are born and die; people are born and die at all times. Trying to dye the river with ink is destined to be futile."

Chen Jing made no move.

He simply focused on sensing the little girl's consciousness and soul, and it began to become corrupted, changed, and distorted.

The change didn't occur in the little girl, but in Chen Jing's consciousness. Gradually, his gender and age became indistinguishable, transforming into a chaotic consciousness that merged the consciousnesses of two people.

The chaotic consciousness gradually formed a connection with the little girl's body and was able to accept the nourishment provided by her body, but it was also trapped in a cage from which it could not escape.

[Beep! Cryo chamber revival procedure initiated...]

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. The cryo-chamber's pre-programmed resuscitation procedure was activated. The consciousness sensed another gravitational pull, which allowed it to break free from its frail body and exit the body once more.

A little girl emerged from the chaotic consciousness, transforming into a spiritual seed that merged with the other's soul, establishing a connection with the chaotic consciousness 'I'.

Since this part comes from a little girl, it will not cause any pollution.

[Astral projection!]

The chaotic consciousness instantly split into two.

With two bodies to sustain him, and as a preacher merging into the consciousness of two other players, he repeated the process of invading the little girl. His chaotic consciousness became even more chaotic, while his will to enter the third realm became even more solid.

"…………"

"Three Realms!"

Pollution is unavoidable.

"I can use my will to corrupt the will of others, or I can choose the will of all beings to corrupt my will."

“The three realms, with the meaning of the long river, serve as the anchor point for “I”, thereby transcending self-limitation and reaching all living beings.”

"Seeking immortality can preserve the original body, but the corpse dissolution of the Daoist is a necessary process. My corpse dissolution tool is not a cryo-chamber, but a sword of humanity formed from the consciousness of all living beings."

"To attain enlightenment and achieve liberation from the dead, one must not only sacrifice one's body, but also one's will. I will kill myself with the sword of humanity to complete a great nirvana from the inside out."

"The River of Humanity will surely be established successfully. The construction of the River of Humanity is its core. The will of all living beings will strengthen the River of Humanity. I will rely on the River of Humanity to coexist with the human race until I complete the transformation of the three realms."

After careful consideration, Chen Jing chose to abandon his resistance to the Dao and instead embrace the pollution of all living beings, serving as a hub for establishing connections among them and bringing the illusory concept of the long river of humanity to life.

Each person's consciousness is an order, and countless orders merge together to become disorder. The meaning of the Three Realms River is a glimmer of starlight in the chaos. We establish order by picking up soil and moving mountains with a needle, and then use intention as an anchor point to be reborn from the ashes.

[Out of body, out of body, out of body...]

Every time the chaotic consciousness left his body to preach, Chen Jing could clearly feel himself heading towards death, as if his flesh and bones were being scraped away by countless small knives, his body and consciousness both lost in the ways of humanity.

The physical body does not know when it will die, nor does the consciousness know when it will cease to exist.

When Chen Jing's consciousness completely returned to ignorance, the meaning of the long river transformed into the instinct of the chaotic consciousness, continuing to preach out of the body according to the pre-set program.

One thousand, ten thousand, one hundred million, the anchor point continuously changes into a long river, the dead sink into the long river and become a mark, the living leave their mark and are incorporated into the long river system.

The illusory river of humanity finds a vessel, and the illusory heavenly soul and Alaya consciousness of humankind become tangible. The intentions of all beings subtly influence each other, and they are destined by heaven and blessed with good fortune.

The river surges and churns, sometimes rising, sometimes falling, but only a single point of light forms a star, eternally shining. (End of Chapter)