Chapter 954 - 678: Observer Beyond Dimensions

After the "other self" of Chen Sheng fell, he entered the [Hundred Generations Book] and, with a unique posture of overlooking the lower dimensions, was suspended in infinite void.

The next moment, his heart suddenly exploded.

"This dimension..."

"This dimension!"

"Is this even a dimension??"

He had previously overlooked the Vast Continent, a dimension condensed into a continent, which was already quite shocking.

But what he saw at this moment completely surpassed his imagination.

In his eyes, this dimension was by no means flat, nor isolated.

Layer upon layer, strand upon strand, in a form beyond mundane comprehension, they overlapped, interpenetrated, endlessly sprawling...

The instincts from the [Dimension Demon God] informed him that one layer is an independent dimension...

"Then here... just how many dimensions are there?"

Chen Sheng felt his very spirit was trembling; before him was a Sea of Dimensions woven from countless dimensions.

Boundless, infinite, vast, limitless.

He raised his eyes to gaze upon the top of the Sea of Dimensions.

The zenith of the sky was breathtakingly high, dotted with stars shining with eternal divine light.

"Golden Position!"

A realization struck Chen Sheng; his gaze swept over, and two stars first caught his eyes, familiar enough to make his heart tighten.

One was the [Vulnerable Moon]!

The star was cold in color, glowing with a faint chill, like a lonely moon hanging in the deep night, or an upright pupil opening in the abyss.

The moonlight was not gentle, but carried a solemnity, supporting the vulnerable, establishing the majesty of Taiyin, surrounded by a layer of pale silvery mist.

The other was [Kuimu]!

The star was an azure hue, as solid as an ancient mountain, its wood energy was overwhelming yet unpretentious, like a primeval sacred tree rooted in chaos, with branches reaching the sky, leaves overshadowing myriad dimensions.

The starlight was stable and dignified, carrying the weight of command, subjugating the constellation, the master of slaughter, with a faint shadow of a Cyan Dragon coiling around the Star Disc.

The two Golden Position stars, one cold, one serene, one yin, one stable, each supported a supreme heavenly realm, pressing the entire Sea of Dimensions slightly downward.

And at the pinnacle and most radiant core of these two Golden Position stars, they were not empty of occupants.

Several vague figures sat atop the stars, their forms wrapped in endless golden glory, faces indistinct, yet exuding an aura that dominated all ways.

Chen Sheng instantly understood:

"It’s a True Monarch Golden Core."

"So one Golden Position can actually accommodate more than one person."

"On the Vulnerable Moon Golden Position there sat three figures."

Three divine silhouettes shared one star, intertwining their authority, yet each having their own dominance.

One silhouette was most conspicuous, its aura the most ancient, the most profound, whose gender was indistinguishable, bearing the visage of a Celestial Being.

"It’s him..."

"Taiyin Fuwei Xianjun."

Chen Sheng instantly recognized the figure that once cornered him with nowhere to escape.

This Immortal Monarch, not only upon the Vulnerable Moon Golden Position, but his Dao Rhyme fell upon both the Vulnerable Moon and Kuimu’s Golden Position stars.

One person, two Golden Positions.

"No wonder he’s so powerful!"

Chen Sheng had seen the Mahayana Venerables of Celestial Brilliance Immortal Mountain, and the Emperors of various clans on the Vast Continent.

But never had one given him such boundless, unfathomable, nearly dimensionessence-reaching oppression.

"This is definitely an outstanding figure among the Mahayana."

"Even... they have already touched upon the nature of dimensions, not far from a True Immortal."

Chen Sheng took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his palpitations, quickly organizing the previous engagements.

"That Immortal Monarch, with each of his statements, revealed too much information."

"If able to hold two Golden Positions, then three, four... there is also struggle for the path, and the taking of positions, among True Monarchs."

The other party, from the very first, wanted to "see his Golden Position," regarding him as a peer path rival, made it clear—considered him as a True Monarch Golden Core of some dimension within the Sea of Dimensions.

They had no idea he came from beyond the Sea of Dimensions.

Chen Sheng’s thoughts raced, recalling the phrase "enlightenment of Taiyin" spoken by the other, which should refer to the self-created technique for opening spiritual apertures derived from Taiyin.

"Did he notice me from back then?"

"No, at the time, there should have only been a perception, unable to locate my presence."

"Otherwise, why wait until I achieved the Purple Mansion, triggered the Golden Position perception, to reveal himself?"

"However, the cultivation path of that dimension ends at the Golden Position, and the power held by the ruling Golden Immortal Monarch is profound and mysterious; my opening of Taiyin may also be seen as an encroachment, understandable that it was uncovered."

"From what he implied, if not for him stirring the Celestial Secret, perhaps I would have already been discovered by other Taiyin Immortal Monarchs."

Chen Sheng shook his head; the depths of this Sea of Dimensions far exceeded all his previous expectations.

"In the next cycle, not a single step can be taken lightly."

"I must walk a... path untrodden above the Golden Position."

"Otherwise, it’s inevitable to stumble again."

Chen Sheng withdrew his thoughts, his gaze swept over the sky again, identifying each Golden Position star one by one.

Wooden Golden Position: Horn, Well, Kui, Dipper...

Metal Golden Position: Neck, Ghost, Lou, Bull...

Earth Golden Position: Base, Willow, Stomach, Maiden...

Fire Golden Position: Tail, Wing, Beak, Room...

Water Golden Position: Sieve, Chariot, Collar, Wall...

Sun Golden Position: House, Star, Pleiades, Void...

Moon Golden Position: Heart, Zhang, Net, Vulnerable...

Twenty-eight supreme Golden Positions, like twenty-eight ancient chaotic gods, guarding the peak of the Sea of Dimensions.

He could not see the details within each star, but could clearly perceive—

Whether there were people on them, or how many.

The most occupied Golden Position seated five figures, competing for brilliance.

The least occupied few were empty, with not a single figure, like unclaimed thrones, quietly waiting for the descent of a True Monarch.

"There still are unclaimed Golden Positions!"

"Aside from the Twenty-Eight Star Constellation Golden Positions... there are further Golden Positions."

In the Divine Land Continent, all he knew, practiced, and heard about were only the twenty-eight Golden Positions.

But now, above the Sea of Dimensions, indeed there were several smaller stars hanging.

Smaller than the Twenty-Eight Star Constellations Golden Positions by more than a circle, with slightly weaker Dao Rhyme, and a slightly lesser majesty, yet still subtly connected with the twenty-eight main positions, each showing distinct phenomena:

Some had lightning wrapping around, some had Flying Swords shuttling back and forth, some had Gu Insects flapping wings, some had runes swirling... like "undernourished" secondary Golden Positions.

Above them, there was also only one figure seated each!

At that moment.

A particularly special star abruptly caught his attention.

That star was not large, its glow was not dazzling, yet it was subtly connected to all the Golden Positions, the core of the star pitch black, like a bottomless black hole, or the mouth of an abyss at the end of reincarnation.

A strange sense of familiarity surged from his heart.

And upon this star—there was no one, no True Monarch sitting, no Dao Rhyme lingering, pristine, quietly waiting for a destined one.

In the instant that Chen Sheng met eyes with this star.

A line of faint golden text lit up on the page of the Hundred Generations Book, without prior warning.

[Detected the Sea of Dimensions Reincarnation Channel, do you wish to enter!]

This was the first time the Hundred Generations Book had autonomously triggered a command.

A thought stirred in Chen Sheng’s mind as he gazed at the star, black as an abyss, familiar as a home, and his heart suddenly opened up.

"Reincarnation..."

"This Golden Position corresponds to... the Netherworld Yin Land."

"The familiarity I feel must be influenced by the [Hundred Generations Book]!"

This was beyond doubt; with the ability of the Hundred Generations Book to rotate through one life after another, claiming it had no connection to reincarnation, no one would believe it.