Translator note is too long to post so let me put it in my own words the way I understand it.
The whole see a mountain as a mountain, not as a mountain and finally again as a mountain is an important concept established back in Renegade Immortal and plays a role in the understanding of domains and the cycle of life and death.
To explain it with an example in Su Ming's case:
Su Ming is alive. He thinks, breathes and has a beating heart. This is seeing life as life.
Su Ming is not alive. He was born with a dead physical body and his soul is a part of the Yin Death Region. This is seeing life not as life.
Su Ming is alive. Once he sees through everything and has enough power to take charge of his Life/Fate then it does not matter whether or not he is a part of Yin Death or if it is all fake. This is again seeing life as life.
1. Plane Kalpas Solar: Based on the LONG explanation of eons in Soar into the White Sky, might mean the state of being alive throughout an eon.
Master Chicken's Note:
This is why I firmly believe Renegade Immortal should be read first. Bro just deadass dropped 2000+ RI chapters worth of cultivation progress info in a single chapter.
1. Atman, 意魂: 意 is thoughts/will, 魂 is soul. Will/Thought/Mind Soul doesnt really encapsulate the idea behind it all, because the word 意 in Confucianism means the attitude towards the things in the world, and these views can affect the perception towards good and bad. If you then link it to the word soul, doesnt it mean how a person acts and behaves due to his/her inner soul?
So after searching through words associated with soul and attitude in different religions, these four came up → Pneuma, Atman, Psyche, Anima
Anima was eliminated since it was used in ISSTH and it meant a state of subconscious.
Psyche was eliminated because it was more geared towards creativity.
Pneuma was eliminated because it had the meaning of governing a persons attitude based on external force.
Atman was left, and it was the closest. First, it is born from the self, represents the inner self, and also means the essence of the individual, so it was practically perfect for this context.
1. Xing Tian: This is probably what Xing Gan was based upon. He was a nameless giant serving under the Flame/Red Emperor. After the Flame/Red Emperor was killed, he swore revenge and brought a shield and a blade to fight against the Yellow Emperor (the one who killed Flame/Red Emperor). But he lost and his head was cut off, but then even after his head was cut off, he continued fighting. His face appeared on his chest as well. After that, he was known as Xing Tian. This came from Classic of Mountains and Seas: Classic of Regions beyond the Seas, West.
1. The connection between Xing Gan (刑干, xing2 gan4) and Axe of Execution (刑斧, xing2 fu3): The word 刑 can be a surname, which is the case for Xing Gan. It can also be execution/punishment, which is how Axe of Execution came to be.
1. Xue Sha: Mentioned previously as one of the five Berserkers in Eastern Wastelands who have obtained great completion in the Berserker Soul Realm.
2. Nan Gong Hen: Befriended Su Ming on the way to Shaman City, then became the leader of the Shamans (which later became Fated Kin) when they were left stranded in the World of Nine Yin. He was also the one who asked Su Ming to become their god.
Master Chicken's Note: Er Gen fucking cooking we having a straight up feast.
Translator note is too long to post so let me put it in my own words the way I understand it.
The whole see a mountain as a mountain, not as a mountain and finally again as a mountain is an important concept established back in Renegade Immortal and plays a role in the understanding of domains and the cycle of life and death.
To explain it with an example in Su Ming's case:
Su Ming is alive. He thinks, breathes and has a beating heart. This is seeing life as life.
Su Ming is not alive. He was born with a dead physical body and his soul is a part of the Yin Death Region. This is seeing life not as life.
Su Ming is alive. Once he sees through everything and has enough power to take charge of his Life/Fate then it does not matter whether or not he is a part of Yin Death or if it is all fake. This is again seeing life as life.
Holy s*it and I thought Wang Lin was going the Ichigo route
Translators Notes:
1. Plane Kalpas Solar: Based on the LONG explanation of eons in Soar into the White Sky, might mean the state of being alive throughout an eon.
Master Chicken's Note:
This is why I firmly believe Renegade Immortal should be read first. Bro just deadass dropped 2000+ RI chapters worth of cultivation progress info in a single chapter.
Chase arc, a true certified Er Gen classic.
Translators Notes:
1. Atman, 意魂: 意 is thoughts/will, 魂 is soul. Will/Thought/Mind Soul doesnt really encapsulate the idea behind it all, because the word 意 in Confucianism means the attitude towards the things in the world, and these views can affect the perception towards good and bad. If you then link it to the word soul, doesnt it mean how a person acts and behaves due to his/her inner soul?
So after searching through words associated with soul and attitude in different religions, these four came up → Pneuma, Atman, Psyche, Anima
Anima was eliminated since it was used in ISSTH and it meant a state of subconscious.
Psyche was eliminated because it was more geared towards creativity.
Pneuma was eliminated because it had the meaning of governing a persons attitude based on external force.
Atman was left, and it was the closest. First, it is born from the self, represents the inner self, and also means the essence of the individual, so it was practically perfect for this context.
Translators Note:
1. Xing Tian: This is probably what Xing Gan was based upon. He was a nameless giant serving under the Flame/Red Emperor. After the Flame/Red Emperor was killed, he swore revenge and brought a shield and a blade to fight against the Yellow Emperor (the one who killed Flame/Red Emperor). But he lost and his head was cut off, but then even after his head was cut off, he continued fighting. His face appeared on his chest as well. After that, he was known as Xing Tian. This came from Classic of Mountains and Seas: Classic of Regions beyond the Seas, West.
Translators Note:
1. The connection between Xing Gan (刑干, xing2 gan4) and Axe of Execution (刑斧, xing2 fu3): The word 刑 can be a surname, which is the case for Xing Gan. It can also be execution/punishment, which is how Axe of Execution came to be.
Reminds me of the s*it Wang Lin was pulling when completing his essences
Translators Notes:
1. Xue Sha: Mentioned previously as one of the five Berserkers in Eastern Wastelands who have obtained great completion in the Berserker Soul Realm.
2. Nan Gong Hen: Befriended Su Ming on the way to Shaman City, then became the leader of the Shamans (which later became Fated Kin) when they were left stranded in the World of Nine Yin. He was also the one who asked Su Ming to become their god.
Master Chicken's Note: Er Gen fucking cooking we having a straight up feast.
Pov you are Slavic and you sat on cold concrete while having a draft blow on you: