Chapter 184: “The Power of Past Memories”

Inside the Radiant Light, Gu Ning’an, after guarding the tomb for seven days, finally withdrew his mind from the three golden orbs.

After so many days of deduction and analysis, Gu Ning’an had a general understanding of the internal laws hidden within these three golden orbs.

Mu Sheng called them “the past of the deceased, preserved in the world,” and this was not wrong.

On the third day of the deduction, he successfully saw what was contained within the three golden orbs.

What was hidden inside were actually the different “memories” or “experiences” of Shi Yi and even his wife and daughter.

However, most of them were very fragmented. In the golden orb that belonged to Shi Yi’s daughter, there was only a cry.

Through the several days of deduction, Gu Ning’an understood where this special power came from.

Among all living beings in the world, demons have demon souls, and ghosts have ghostly spirits.

As for humans, they correspond to the “three souls of Heaven, Earth, and Man.”

After a person dies, their three souls return to Heaven and Earth.

The “person” who vanishes in the world does not only leave behind these things. The joys, sorrows, happiness, and separations experienced in life, in an indescribable form, drift within the world.

Since he did not know what to call this strange power, Gu Ning’an decided to temporarily name it “the power of past memories.”

The “power of past memories” is fragmented and exists in scattered pieces; it is very difficult to consolidate.

Someone like Mu Sheng, who gathered the “power of past memories” of corresponding individuals through performing burial rites, was a unique existence in the world.

Even Gu Ning’an himself could not gather the “power of past memories” of a person into one.

This should be related to the hidden secret within Mu Sheng.

Since he still can’t get around the power of the Great Chasm, let’s not talk about it for now.

After understanding the concept of “the power of past memories,” Gu Ning’an connected it to the experiences of his previous life or those of his friends.

First, the “power of past memories” originates from humans, so it can certainly be received again by people.

Secondly, this “power of past memories” is not specific to one person; it can be received by anyone.

For example: Have you ever felt that at a specific moment, when you see someone, go to a place, or do a certain thing, you suddenly feel that you’ve done exactly the same thing before?

At these moments, you are receiving your own or someone else’s “power of past memories”…

As for what this power is used for, Gu Ning’an still didn’t know, and it was likely that Mu Sheng, the instigator, was also in the dark.

After all, after gathering the “power of past memories” from the three people in front of her, she entered a state of “eat and sleep, sleep and eat.”

She basically woke up once every day, spending no more than the time it takes to burn an incense stick for meals, drinking, and using the toilet… the rest of the time was spent sleeping and recuperating…

“It’s the thirty-first of the year…” Gu Ning’an calculated the days and then walked toward the nearby vegetable garden.

Yes, Shi Yi, having lived here for many years, had even set up a vegetable garden and a kitchen…

With the enhancement of spiritual power, the vegetables in the garden were evergreen and lush.

After picking some leeks from the garden, Gu Ning’an also took some pork from the cart he had bought in Shanyang County, along with some flour, and went to fetch two buckets of crystal-clear water from the river.

With all the ingredients in hand, Gu Ning’an made his way to the kitchen…

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Inside the Radiant Light, everything was peaceful and harmonious.

Outside the Light, however, the sound of battle was deafening, with cold glints flashing!

Although there were already more than twenty iron chains, for the nearly 2,500 soldiers ordered to descend into the valley, along with over a hundred mystics, it was still insufficient.

To prevent the chains from collapsing under the weight, the soldiers descended in groups.

Thus, the first group of over fifty soldiers who had descended into the valley, upon encountering the mud golems, almost instantly fell into a dire situation!

The mud golems had almost no intelligence; they only followed orders to expel or even kill invaders!

Fortunately, the first soldiers sent down were ordered to defend, not attack, so they didn’t awaken too many mud golems.

This helped ensure there were no casualties among them!

As time passed, more and more Heavenly War Cavalry soldiers descended, and the situation of those at the valley bottom began to ease.

After more than two hours, all the soldiers had finally reached the valley floor!

With the increased number of soldiers, General Gao now had enough forces to form a proper formation!

Quickly, using several formation variations, he pushed back the encircling mud golems.

Of course, the mystics didn’t just stand by; each of them used their unique abilities to strike at the mud golems before them.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Heavenly War Cavalry, facing the continuous waves of mud golems, had actually begun to counterattack.

They had gone from being cornered to advancing several dozen meters toward the Light!

“Change to Shield Formation!”

“Brothers! Push forward two more steps! We can break up this damned group of mud golems and enter that strange light!”

As General Gao’s words fell, the Heavenly War Cavalry’s momentum surged, and their advance grew noticeably faster!

Not far away, Qi Yuan split a mud golem with his sword, then turned to Mei Daoist and asked, “How about now? Is the great calamity over, and have things turned to good fortune?”

With a pale face, Mei Daoist gripped his turtle shell and frowned, “I don’t know… It seems that way, but I still feel a blockage in my heart…”

A blockage?

Qi Yuan frowned, then sent another sword flying to save a mystic who had nearly had his head twisted off by a mud golem, saying, “Feeling wary in your heart is not a good sign. Could it be that the great calamity hasn’t even arrived yet?”

Shuddering, Mei Daoist turned to look at the battlefield.

At this moment, the Heavenly War Cavalry soldiers were charging forward like a rising tide, and nearly a hundred mystics displayed their skills, pushing the front line even closer to the Light.

Boom!

The valley suddenly shook, the sound immense like a thunderclap at dawn!

Everyone below the valley was stunned by the tremor, feeling dizzy!

However, the mud golems, lacking the five senses, were unaffected. They seized the opportunity and broke a gap in the “Shield Formation”!

In an instant, a large number of casualties began to appear in the Heavenly War Cavalry’s ranks!

By the time General Gao regained his senses, dozens of soldiers had already perished!

With bloodshot eyes, he shouted loudly, “Retreat! Re-form the formation, and fight with all our might to push these evil beings back!”

Surprisingly, despite seeing the Heavenly War Cavalry rapidly retreating, the mud golems did not pursue. Instead, they stopped and gathered together…