Chapter 588 - 347: Terminal Illness

Chapter 588: Chapter 347: Terminal Illness

"You’re saying... you saw the boundary between the Void and reality, and the rift in between?"

A hint of astonishment colored An Su’s emotions.

"You’ve probably seen the Deep Land."

"The Deep Land... what kind of place is it?"

For some reason, as he asked this question, Lu Cang felt his Spirituality let out a long sigh of relief.

It conveyed a feeling of relaxation.

"The Deep Land is a good place."

"You can think of it as the world’s junkyard. What appears within it are worlds that don’t exist."

"Legends about the Deep Land trace back a long, long time."

"Legend has it that in the first moment heaven and earth were born, everything in this world was already set in stone."

"Destiny does not play dice."

"The great river of Time—be it the present, past, or Future—is completely predetermined. This is what’s known as True Destiny. Everything is fated and bound to happen."

"There is only this one timeline in the world. No ’what ifs’ or ’maybes’."

"And certainly no extra parallel universes, as some pseudo-scholars hypothesize."

"What has happened, has happened. What hasn’t, hasn’t."

"History cannot be changed, and the Future is forever fixed."

Lu Cang hesitated for a moment before speaking. "That’s different from what I learned in Chronology and Future Studies."

"What lies ahead in Time is not necessarily the Future."

An Su: "Heh... That’s your current theory."

"Besides, does your theory even conflict with what I’ve said?"

"Even if you can recreate History, even if you can predict the Future, when the dust settles, what can you actually change?"

"What has truly happened can never be changed."

"Time is absolute."

An Su sneered, "Brat, it seems to me you’re harboring some unrealistic fantasies."

"Are you thinking you can change things that have happened in the past?"

"Then again, at your age and with your strength, it’s about time you developed some unrealistic fantasies."

"Once, I was just like you, dreaming of changing everything in the world, daring to command the sun and moon to usher in a new era!"

"But..."

"There are limits to what a person can do. Only when you truly ascend to the Level 9 Realm will you discover how many things are still beyond your reach."

A series of images flashed through An Su’s mind.

Back then...

The An Su Dynasty was at its zenith.

Across the heavens and earth, the four seas, the sun, moon, and stars—no matter which sea or which continent—all revered him, An Su!

Its territory was so vast that even An Su himself couldn’t count it all. The list of continents and seas he had conquered could be recited like a comedy routine for three days and three nights without stopping.

’Back then... I also felt that the world was vast, and there was nowhere I couldn’t go.’

’I felt that among all living things, who could possibly stand shoulder to shoulder with me, An Su!’

’It seemed as though there was nothing in the world I could not do!’

But then came that day!

An Su challenged the Moon! He challenged the Moon, the one who held the divine seat of the God of Death and Destruction!

If he could just kill this Moon, the embodiment of Death.

He could directly ascend to the true Level 10 Realm!

And he would directly replace Bai, becoming the Level 10 Moon!

From then on, he would ascend to the true pinnacle of the world!

On that day.

He harnessed the power of the world, using the might of his great dynasty.

The souls gathered over thousands of years from all corners of the world were fused and refined, purified and elevated through Radiant Ascension!

He amassed one hundred billion of the most Supreme and pure souls!

That day, using the grand undertaking of his entire dynasty, An Su set up the Pure White Descent Ritual.

He performed the Summoning for the Pure White Descent.

That day, all things in heaven and earth turned a deathly, silent white.

The An Su Dynasty was annihilated in an instant.

The power of the Moon far exceeded what An Su had ever imagined...

"Heh... When you think you’re invincible, the day will eventually come when you realize your power has its limits."

An Su shook his head.

A trace of loneliness could be clearly felt in his tone.

If he hadn’t challenged Bai’s Moon that day, perhaps his dynasty would not have been destroyed.

"Time cannot be changed. It is already fated."

"However..."

"The Deep Land, however, is a place that gives people a chance to regret."

"All the regrets in your heart can be redressed in the Deep Land."

Lu Cang’s youthful voice asked, "You mean, an Illusion Realm."

"Like being trapped forever, sinking into an Illusion Realm?"

An Su: "No, not an Illusion Realm."

"It’s a real world... If you can return from the Deep Land, you can even bring things from that world back with you."

Lu Cang: "You seem to know a lot about the Deep Land."

An Su sneered, "I was fortunate enough to enter the Deep Land once. It’s just a pity that it’s a place of no return."

"The Deep Land is the Return Journey everyone dreams of."

"It is the final sanctuary for all life."

"No matter when, returning to the embrace of the Deep Land is a blissful retreat."

"It’s just that no one has ever known what happens to your real-world self after entering the Deep Land."

"But from the looks of it now..."

"If a rift to the Deep Land has appeared in this little girl’s Sea of Consciousness..."

"Then this little girl named Lu Luwei... her true Spirit has probably already entered the Deep Land."

"There is no escape from the Deep Land."

"She... is beyond saving."

’So, when a Spirit enters the Deep Land, what’s left behind in the Sea of Consciousness is a corrupted body, is it...? That’s an interesting observation.’

’As expected, I see many new things with every reincarnation.’

After hearing this conclusion.

Lu Cang’s heart grew a little heavy. He looked at Lu Luwei, a touch of sadness welling up inside him.

’Does this mean Lu Luwei isn’t Lu Luwei anymore?’

’Is she just a corpse named Lu Luwei?’

Lu Cang looked at the Date of Death above Lu Luwei’s head. It was still a little over 30 years... ’So this doesn’t count as Death?’

"An Su, is Lu Luwei really beyond saving?"

Lu Cang asked after a moment of silence.

An Su was still sneering. "Are you that fond of this woman? You’re actually still thinking about saving her?"

At this moment, Lu Luwei was also gradually Awakening.

She looked at Lu Cang with a bewildered expression.

She didn’t think there was anything wrong with her, nor did she know what had just happened.

"Even if you wanted to go and bring her back, it would be impossible."

"The Deep Land is a world that belongs to you alone. You can’t enter a world that belongs to Lu Luwei. Even if you entered the Deep Land, you would only return to your own regrets."

"Instead of thinking about how to save this woman..."

"...you’d be better off thinking about why the Deep Land appeared in her Sea of Consciousness, and what the implications are."

"Blinded by the woman in front of you—if you ask me, you’re the one who’s lost his mind!"

"It’s obvious that it’s not just her own Spirit that’s been corrupted. There’s something terrifying living in her Sea of Consciousness that you have absolutely no way of dealing with!"

"If it were me, I would kill the woman standing before you."

"And eliminate the threat for good!"

"Lu Cang, you’re a smart man. You know not to keep danger by your side. I think you know what you should do."