Lu Ren's chopsticks paused for a moment, then he picked up some meat, dipped it in sauce, and put it in his mouth without any sign of discomfort.

After a while, he slowly nodded and said, "That's true, my mindset has changed somewhat."

"Exactly!" Ji Quanzhen remarked with emotion, "Sometimes you can't blame those Bright Awakening Realm Martial Path practitioners, or the Qi Refiners, after all, both sides' cognitions have completely evolved into two different species. You say your things, they hear theirs, and in the end, it's apples to oranges. How can they come together?"

The two talked for a long time, mostly about trivial matters, discussing everything from mundane tasks to grand international situations. They also spoke of current policies now that the Kunlun Exotic Realm and Underworld have anchored and solidified connections with reality.

Several boxes of liquor were emptied, along with a special white wine Ji Quanzhen brought. Lu Ren felt pleasantly tipsy.

He didn't use Qi and Blood to sober up, instead enjoying the state. He hadn't been this relaxed for many years, feeling the human warmth around him; he sensed his spirit slowly returning.

While eating grilled intestines, Ji Quanzhen smacked his lips.

"Alright, let's talk about the Seeking Truth Realm now. I've been in."

Lu Ren was not surprised to hear this. After all, with the world's environment gradually relaxing and the suppressed extraordinary beginning to awaken, Ji Quanzhen's rapid progress was expected.

One could say, even when the world's environment was completely isolated, Ji Quanzhen still reached Bright Awakening, nearly approaching Path Determination, so it wasn't particularly shocking now that he's entered the Seeking Truth Realm within a few years; it can only be considered natural.

"You've reached the Seeking Truth Realm?" Lu Ren casually asked while taking another piece of intestine into his mouth and rinsing his mouth with beer.

"Not yet, Seeking Truth is not that easy to attain, it's being blocked."

Ji Quanzhen sighed, "At this bottleneck, I searched through all my texts and found a note in an old, worn-out book: this hurdle relies entirely on one's own insight. If you gain insight, you pass; if not, then it's not possible for a lifetime.

After all, past Path Determination, the road is your own to walk. If you want to advance, you have to proceed step by step. No one can help you; if someone does, you'll only ever see others' backs, unable to surpass."

"How did you enter the Seeking Truth Realm then?"

Lu Ren was quite curious because, strictly speaking, if one cannot touch Seeking Truth, elevate the five senses, it's simply impossible to see the inner layer of the world or enter the Seeking Truth grounds.

Upon hearing Lu Ren's inquiry, Ji Quanzhen's expression became complex, and he pondered for a long time before speaking after downing another bottle.

"My sect's ancestor once researched a method, allowing someone at my level to perceive Seeking Truth and enter, but it's dangerous..."

Ji Quanzhen's face revealed a hint of lingering fear," Inside is very dangerous, but... there are indeed unimaginable great fortunes, yet these fortunes..."

Lu Ren frowned and said, "You're already around a hundred. Why express so hesitantly?"

"It's just difficult to describe." He furrowed his brows deeply, hesitated for a long time, and slowly said, "I feel the things I encountered are impossible to describe, or perhaps our language system cannot describe them—chaotic, distorted, as if just glimpsing them will cause one's self to be polluted."

Lu Ren was silent; what Ji Quanzhen saw might differ from what he saw, it's hard to say. After all, without seeing them personally, you can't know if what you saw is the same as Ji Quanzhen's.

Moreover, entering the Seeking Truth Realm, whether what he entered is the same can't be determined.

"Seeking Truth Realm is Subspace!"

Ji Quanzhen's face was serious upon saying this, still somewhat incredulous. His hands gripping the wine bottle paled, and his chest heaved unstably.

Lu Ren's expression shifted: "How did you confirm it?"

"I spent a year in the Space Measurement Institute conducting experiments, measuring over thousands of times, finally reaching a conclusion."

He stared intensely at Lu Ren, his supposedly pure and bright eyes now bloodshot, emotions heightened.

"Do you understand, do you? Subspace is the buffer zone under Multiverse theory separating different universes, severing material space from antimaterial space. It implies Seeking Truth Realm exists within this buffer zone between material and antimaterial space, seeking the truth of the world!"

At this, Ji Quanzhen took two deep breaths, his expression solemn: "Subspace is very dangerous, it's bizarre—filled with many strange anomalies."

Seeing Lu Ren's indifferent expression, Ji Quanzhen sighed and spoke with earnest concern.

"Enough, you're not at this level yet. When you reach this realm, you'll understand what you see in the Seeking Truth Realm can't be described with language, perhaps due to flaws in our language system, unable to depict Them."

As he said this, he lifted his clothing to reveal his abdomen. To Lu Ren's surprise, there was a twisted mass of flesh there, skin and meat twisted, looking exceptionally horrific.

Just looking at it made Lu Ren's eyes feel swollen.

It was a mass of contamination, a very frightening source of pollution, filled with chaos.

"What is this?" Lu Ren asked solemnly, his voice deep.

"Ah, accidentally caught something in the Seeking Truth Realm. Rest assured, I can handle it; I just need time to wear it down, it's also good for honing my spirit and will."

Lu Ren didn't say much, as Ji Quanzhen was a very cautious person. Since he was confident, Lu Ren didn't ask more.

After eating and drinking to his fill, dawn had arrived, yet the night market hadn't cooled down; instead, it grew even livelier.

Ji Quanzhen tilted his head toward the food stall bar.

"The bill."

Lu Ren was taken aback, then said, "My phone is new recently and hasn't been linked to my bank card, no money."

Ji Quanzhen was stunned, muttering while reaching for his phone, "You really have quite the nerve, making a century-old man pay for you."

As he prepared to leave, Ji Quanzhen got up and patted Lu Ren's shoulder.

"Absorb more human warmth, wander around more, or else your spirit might be taken away."

Watching Ji Quanzhen's departing figure, Lu Ren's expression remained calm without further words. Nonetheless, Lu Ren now felt quite shaken by the assertion that the Seeking Truth Realm is Subspace.

Yet in the Seeking Truth Realm, there are deeper layers spoken of, also stories of an Inner Image.

Only by reaching the end can these matters be understood, clarified. This elderly man approached Lu Ren possibly to confirm whether Lu Ren, having traveled thus far, had transformed or even if his mindset had greatly altered, all matters requiring attention.

"Absorb human warmth..."

Lu Ren softly muttered, finding substantial reasoning in it. After staying in the Seeking Truth Realm for a long time, the things encountered there are indeed enough to make one's scalp tingle.

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