Jingnian had already prepared a draft and directly asked, “Are you sure the New World exists?”
So you aren’t that confident in the Pure Lands either? Long Yuehong criticized inwardly.
Jiang Baimian sincerely replied, “Yes, we’ve interacted with powerhouses who have entered the New World. We’ve also seen nodes that connect to the New World.”
When have we interacted with New World powerhouses? The only New World powerhouse we’ve met is Yama Tiger… Uh, does scaring Doctor off or scaring him to death count? Long Yuehong muttered.
“Someone entered the New World? Since they are already in the New World, how do you communicate with them?” Xu Liyan blurted out a series of questions.
This was enough to show his surprise, puzzlement, shock, and curiosity.
“It’s not like they can’t return.” Shang Jianyao had a look that said: “We’ve only encountered New World powerhouses that have returned.”
“They can return?” Jingnian asked in confusion.
Jiang Baimian acutely captured this. “Zen Master, has no accomplished monk from your Monks Conclave reached Phala and entered the Pure Lands?”
She preliminarily confirmed that the paradise the Monks Conclave spoke of was equivalent to the Awakening domain’s ‘New World.’
“Yes,” Jingnian replied with a red glow in his eyes. “However, their bodies have stopped operating. Nobody has returned.”
“There’s a certain difference between an Eternal and an ordinary person?” Bai Chen didn’t understand.
To the New World, Eternals are also relatively special? Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and said, “It’s not a secret among the higher-ups of the various large factions that New World powerhouses can return.”
Jingnian fell silent. After a while, he asked, “You previously said that the Heartless disease comes from paradise and the New World. Any evidence?”
Jiang Baimian immediately replied, “There’s a certain evidence chain here. We once encountered a sleeping New World powerhouse who couldn’t return. Staying by his side for too long would result in the contracting
of the Heartless disease. This resulted in the destruction of a town…
“We have confirmed from other means that similar New World powerhouses have the same phenomenon within a certain range around them…
“A higher-up from the Salvation Army told us that a New World powerhouse can artificially create the Heartless disease…
“Some of our friends became Heartless because they were attacked by a New World powerhouse…
“In the vicinity of many New World nodes, abnormalities brought about by similar Awakening abilities will appear. Over time, humans will most likely contract the Heartless disease if they can’t distance themselves
from the node…”
Jiang Baimian spoke very vaguely and didn’t mention the exact person or matter. The last sentence was a conclusion obtained from the cruise ship trauma.
Jingnian quietly listened and didn’t say a word. Xu Liyan was secretly speechless, amazed that this group of people had survived after experiencing so many high-level matters.
“Namo Annutara-Samyak-Subhuti.” More than ten seconds later, Jingnian chanted a Buddhist proclamation. “I have no further questions.”
Upon seeing this, Shang Jianyao flipped his wrist and looked at his watch. He then smiled at Xu Liyan. “Is it time for lunch?”
Xu Liyan forced a smile. “I’ve already instructed the chef to cook more.”
—while the Old Task Force entered.
After having their fill and leaving Castellan Manor, the Old Task Force held Xu Liyan’s warrant and drove the jeep around the alleys on North Street, hoping that Shang Jianyao’s perception zone could cover every
corner.
After an unknown period of time, Shang Jianyao opened his half-closed eyes and said in disappointment, “There’s no New World node.”
Weed City didn’t have a node that was connected to the New World.
Then, where did the Heartless disease here come from? Could it be that the Heartless disease brought about by the return of a New World powerhouse isn’t limited to one place based on our previous wave theory?
These two questions flashed across Jiang Baimian and the others’ minds at the same time.