A long string flickered and floated.
Suddenly.
A blinding light burst out from the string as it pointed forward.
Several silhouettes appeared instantly.
Liu Ping was the first to land on the ground and looked around.
A line of burning words appeared:
[You've arrived at Purgatory]
In the darkness.
There were statues everywhere.
Every statue was vivid and lifelike, as if it was a living person.
These statues were densely packed and endless. They stood on a huge pillar that was burning with raging flames, and it was unknown where they led to.
When Liu Ping's gaze fell on the statues, the same line of words appeared above their heads:
[Heroic Spirits]
[These are the incomplete souls of all living beings who had the will to destroy evil]
Liu Ping looked up at the top of the pillar, but he couldn't see the end.
A name appeared in his mind.
Yana.
The statues of Yana and the others should be among them.
Liu Ping suppressed this thought and continued to think calmly.
"Since Purgatory is below and Evernight is above, then in the real world, Purgatory should be in a place similar to the Abyss, right?"
He asked.
"That's right, Evernight is silent in the darkness, and Purgatory is the burial ground of evil. Sooner or later, it will be silent in the bottomless Abyss of Termination, so Evil Spirits don't care about this place" Andrea said.
The witch laughed and said in a mocking tone:
"The surface world of Evernight and Purgatory Divine Pillar is a world of accumulated dreams of living beings before they die. Evil Demons wouldn't be willing to experience the pain of death with the thoughts of living beings."
"They don't need to torture themselves like this."
Her voice spread far and wide, echoing in the boundless darkness.
The statues that stood in the darkness began to emit rays of light.
All of the statues lit up.
In the light that soared into the sky, shadows flew out of the statues and into the endless deep space.
"Souls …"
The old drunkard couldn't help but murmur.
"Yes, souls." Heavenly Maiden seemed to have thought of something and said sorrowfully.
"The souls are all gone, what's going on?" Shapeshifter was confused.
Everyone said that Purgatory was extremely dangerous, but there were only statues here, where was the so-called danger?
As if she knew what he was thinking, the witch reached out and pressed lightly in the air, saying, "The true danger begins from this moment."
Layers upon layers of light appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and above them were scenes of many worlds.
"Liu Ping." the witch said.
"I'm here." Liu Ping said.
"I've seen all of your battles. In the dreamscape without time, you were the only one who managed to awaken, discover the truth, defeat the nightmares, fight against the Demons, and drag them into the Samsara." the witch told him.
"Who am I?" Liu Ping asked.
"Everything you've done has made you who you are. Perhaps when Time revives, you'll know who you are, but not now." the witch replied.
Not now.
Liu Ping was silent for a few moments. He looked at the witch and said, "You seem to know a lot of things, more than anyone I know."
"Of course, do you still remember the strongest existence? The one who sealed himself in the depths of Purgatory? "The witch asked.
"Yes." said Liu Ping. "We are here to find this existence."
"There's no need to look for him. In truth, this existence has already been defeated." the witch said.
Liu Ping trembled and exclaimed in shock: "What!?"
The witch continued: "That existence has already failed once. At the moment of his defeat, all the Laws died, leaving only Lady Mystery. In truth, all living beings can no longer be saved, only the dreamscape here is barely holding on."
Liu Ping's mind flashed and couldn't help but exclaim: "Time! Time is no longer here! "
"You're very smart." the witch praised.
The witch praised, "Therefore, every moment we're in right now is the moment that existence was defeated."
"I can't imagine, all the living beings on the Divine Pillar of Eternal Night and Purgatory were born and died in the dream, only to live in a single moment of the dream." Liu Ping muttered.
"Because of that, this is our only hope." the witch said.
"We still have hope?" Liu Ping asked.
The witch turned around and looked at him: "From the Age of Desolation to the Age of Samsara, the demons have already won, but we still have this dreamscape."
"Dream …"
A thought appeared in Liu Ping's mind, but when he tried to grasp it, it disappeared without a trace.
"The dream is our last resort. Originally, this hope was very slim, but when you did those things … the war suddenly changed, and I already have some confidence." the witch said.
"Even the strongest existence failed. What do you mean by confidence?" Liu Ping asked.
"Six Paths of Samsara!"
There was a hint of emotion in the witch's voice. She said softly: "It was the means of that existence. It could have evolved infinitely, but that existence didn't have time to let the Six Paths of Samsara grow before it was defeated by the demons."
"Even that existence couldn't defeat the demons?" Liu Ping asked.
"There were too many demons and they were too strong. Every one of them was several times stronger than the Flag Bearer. They had incomprehensible power, that existence's plan failed." the witch shook her head and said.
"What about now? What should we do? Awaken everyone to fight together? "Liu Ping asked.
"When that Flag Bearer reincarnated as a human, the Six Paths of Samsara had a chance because it finally came into contact with the demons and could evolve according to their characteristics." the witch said.
She formed a hand seal and muttered: "[Dazzling Hundred Flowers]"
As soon as she said that, she slowly took a few steps forward and turned into a statue.
To everyone's surprise, Little Fairy also took a few steps forward with a relieved look on her face. She said softly, "So … it's me."
She also turned into a statue.
The Shapeshifter appeared reminiscent and muttered:
"I finally remember … I am myself."
He also turned into a statue.
Three statues stood in front of Liu Ping.
They gave off light and manifested the faint images of souls.
For a moment, the countless statues around all gave off light at the same time, manifesting countless faint images that shot into the void of space.
"Are you … are you also going to the Six Paths of Samsara?" Liu Ping couldn't help but ask.
The three souls looked down at him and spoke in unison:
"The flag bearer was sent into the Six Paths of Samsara by you, and you've also solved the Triad of World's Death, so it's time for me to enter the dream."
As soon as they said that, they all disappeared without a trace.
Countless stars appeared in the darkness around them, manifesting as a giant head of stars that looked down at Liu Ping:
「Liu Ping, you also need to return to the dream.」
"What for?" Liu Ping asked.
「To save someone.」 the giant head of stars replied.
Liu Ping said: "I still don't understand."
「Do you remember? There is no time in the dream, every dream is a fragment, you can jump back and forth between the fragments of time in the dream」the giant head of stars explained.
"I do remember that." Liu Ping said.
「Someone will tell you the details later, let's go.」
The giant head of stars let out endless starlight that gathered to form a world that enveloped Liu Ping.
…
The cultivation world.
The cultivation world where Blood Rain was.
Liu Ping landed and stood on a street that was filled with endless streams of horses and carriages.
"Fortune telling, fortune telling, fortune telling, fortune telling!"
Someone shouted at the top of their lungs from the side of the street.
Liu Ping abruptly turned around and walked in front of the fortune telling stall.
An old man wearing a tattered Daoist robe was squatting on the ground with an old piece of yellow paper in front of him, on which were written all sorts of fortune telling and avoiding misfortune.
"How much for fortune telling?" Liu Ping asked.
"Five copper coins for a fortune telling, honest." The old Daoist shook his head and said.
Liu Ping looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him.
"Master, why are you in this world, do you know the truth of ascension?" Liu Ping asked softly.
"Of course I know, otherwise how can I be your master?" the old Daoist stared and said.
He raised his hand and pointed at Liu Ping: "Your ability to see people's names has evolved to the peak, it is very useful, when those souls are born later, I will cover you, you have to immediately save some of them."
"Save? What's going on? Master. "Liu Ping was puzzled.
The old Daoist squatted on the ground and counted with his fingers: "Little Fairy, Shapeshifter, and Witch are actually the Heroic Spirit Clones of that existence, more clones have already descended, the demons have already sensed this, you have to save these clones, only then will we have a glimmer of hope in the battle."
"They are … clones?"
Liu Ping muttered, suppressing the turbulent waves in his heart, trying to digest this shocking secret.
"That's right, didn't you want to go to Purgatory to find the strongest existence?"
The old Daoist seemed to have thought of something, his eyes were filled with kindness, he continued: "After she was defeated, she transformed into countless clones, the strongest of which became Heroic Spirits, after you activated the Trio of the Death of the World, the demons will definitely sense her awakening."
"We need to save her from this dream."
"Who is she?" Liu Ping asked.
The old Daoist shut his mouth and transmitted his voice: "Many eras ago, she was the strongest person among all living beings."
"Many years later, she will have a name, Xie Dao Ling."
The next moment.
Lines of burning text instantly appeared in the void of space:
[You have heard of the victory and defeat of this battle, and know the origin of the Six Realms of Reincarnation, thus awakening the strongest Heroic Spirit in history]
[The final battle between the demons and the past eras will begin again]
[You have obtained the right to participate in the battle]
[Your Role is complete, a new power is about to be born!]