Comprehension Ability: I Forge a Villainous Longevity Family

Chapter 253: Chapter 238 Death is just turning from a person into a small mound of dirt, right? (Life and Death Illusion Realm · Part 1)

”The Life and Death Illusion Realm isn’t so easily seen through...”

Tian Qianzi murmured to himself, looking at Chen Zhixing lying in eternal sleep through the lid of the coffin.

The next moment.

He extended a finger and gently tapped on the coffin lid.

A trace of Divine Thought immediately surged into the coffin lid, then entered Chen Zhixing’s Sea of Consciousness.

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At the same time.

Chen Zhixing entered an incredibly strange state.

He merely experienced a blackout before his eyes, and when he opened them again, it was a different scene.

It was a somewhat old and shabby house, where a gentle-looking woman was seated on a bed, gripping the bed edge with all her strength, biting on a wet cloth, sweat beads continuously forming on her forehead.

A midwife was cheering and encouraging the gentle woman, urging her to push harder.

”Where is this...?”

Chen Zhixing was slightly stunned, wanting to ask where this place was.

However, no matter how he tried to ask, the others in the scene seemed to not see him, passing through his body as if he didn’t exist.

”...An illusion realm? And am I just a consciousness roaming outside this world?”

A thoughtful expression flashed in Chen Zhixing’s eyes.

This must be the Life and Death Illusion Realm that Tian Qianzi mentioned, right?

And he needed to comprehend the Life and Death Tao here.

”To experience the Great Tao in such a manner...”

”Interesting... Then let it be so.”

Chen Zhixing watched quietly.

The next moment.

An external narration from Tian Qianzi sounded in his ears.

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[Accompanied by a cry of ’Wah’, you were born.]

[Your name is Chen Xiaoxing, born in Li Family Village, Huangqiao Town, Jiangzhou, East Profound Domain.]

[Your branch is not originally from Li Family Village; your great-grandfather fled here during a locust plague and was aided by kind villagers, settling in Li Family Village.]

[Your great-grandfather had no particular skills except strength, and coincidentally, an elder in the village passed away, needing a coffin carrier, so your great-grandfather filled the position.]

[From then on, your great-grandfather became a Coffin Carrier in Li Family Village.]

[And this marked the beginning of your Chen Family’s ancestral legacy.]

[After your great-grandfather’s death, your grandfather took his place, continuing as a Coffin Carrier.]

[Thus, by the time you were born, three generations of your ancestors were in the funeral profession.]

The scene before Chen Zhixing’s eyes gradually advanced.

”Hmm? A Coffin Carrier?”

Chen Zhixing watched it all silently, a hint of interest flickering on his face.

He was curious whether these scenes were created by the effects of the Death Spirit Pill or Tian Qianzi’s methods.

Could they directly construct a world for the purpose of comprehending the Great Tao?

”Tian Qianzi told me before to remember who I am, saying it’s the light guiding me back. I suppose it means to prevent me from getting lost in this Illusion Realm world?”

Chen Zhixing murmured to himself.

The next moment.

He shook his head, calming his mind, and focused on the scenes of the Illusion Realm.

”A Coffin Carrier... is perhaps the profession most exposed to death in the mortal world?”

”Using this as an entry point to comprehend the Life and Death Tao is indeed somewhat novel.”

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The scene continued to advance, Tian Qianzi’s external narration ceaselessly playing.

Seasons passed year after year in these scenes.

And initially remaining clear-minded, Chen Zhixing’s self-awareness gradually blurred, as if turning completely into Chen Xiaoxing of this world, gradually forgetting everything.

[Within this world, there was a clear hierarchy of the three teachings and nine schools, and your Chen Family, as generation after generation of Coffin Carriers, was among the lowest of the nine, only slightly better than the ninth tier of prostitutes.]

[But in Li Family Village, since everyone needed your help for sending off their deceased, your Chen Family was never discriminated against. On the contrary, nearly every household treated your Chen Family with respect.]

[After all, death is something no one can escape from. Everyone dies, and if one offends you too much, there’s no guarantee you won’t play some dirty tricks during their funeral.]

[No one wants to be restless even after death.]