Chapter 599 - 358: True Stone

Chapter 599: Chapter 358: True Stone

It was all my illusion, right from the first preview of the future, from the very instant I entered the Deep Land through the fissure.

It had all been a fantasy of my own making.

The two previews that followed never existed; they never actually happened. The so-called enemies were just enemies I had imagined.

It was like a dream, part illusion and part real, but even the people who appeared were ones I was familiar with.

But the scene before me now was a blank void.

The completely strange woman who suddenly appeared before me, and this scene, so disconnected from everything before—it all defied my logic.

At the same time, Lu Cang felt it.

His various Talent statuses had reset again.

The second wish he had just made, the one that wasn’t fulfilled, was now available again.

Because that had all been an illusion, like being in a dream.

Using a Talent in a dream naturally wouldn’t consume a real use count, so the second wish had never actually been made.

Lu Cang made another wish, but this time, the wish was different.

"I am inside the Deep Land."

Lu Cang made this wish to distinguish reality from illusion.

DING—

The wish was granted.

At this very moment, he was indeed inside the Deep Land.

"I am conscious."

DING—

Another wish was granted.

’Although I can’t be one hundred percent certain that I’m in reality, this at least increases my confidence in the current scene.’

"You mean, this is the real Deep Land."

The blurry young woman replied, "Actually, there’s no real distinction between what’s true and what’s false."

"In the Deep Land, what you imagine becomes real."

"As long as you believe in your heart that what you imagine is real, then it is real."

"But now that you have seen through to the truth of the Deep Land, you no longer possess that ability."

A hint of regret laced the young woman’s voice.

To know is to lose.

But at the same time, it also means one can truly witness the reality of the Deep Land.

"Not many people can awaken within the Deep Land." The young woman spoke as she began to walk forward.

Lu Cang followed behind her.

WHOOSH—

However, just as suddenly...

The young woman before him vanished.

He paused for a moment.

WHOOSH—

Just as abruptly, the young woman reappeared in front of Lu Cang.

Her blurry face turned back sharply. "Please stay close to me. The Space here is different from the real world. You must follow my footsteps exactly, or we might end up on two different paths."

Lu Cang extended his Perception forward.

He didn’t find anything out of the ordinary...

’Should I keep trusting her?’

Lu Cang didn’t sense any malice from her. ’If the memories that have returned to me are real... then I’m still in the middle of a preview.’

’I can’t just rashly attack her, either.’

’In my mind... An Su is gone.’

’Right. If I really have entered the Deep Land, An Su probably wouldn’t have followed me here.’

’The An Su from before was just an illusion based on my own preconceived notions of him—how he would act, what he would say.’

"Are you a guide here? Where are you guiding me?"

Lu Cang asked Xin Qianhuan as he walked.

"I am guiding you to witness the reality of the Deep Land."

"All beings who reach the Deep Land have a chance to receive its inheritance."

"If you can obtain the inheritance... you can leave this place."

Lu Cang: "And if I can’t?"

Xin Qianhuan: "Then, you will remain here forever."

"Let me tell you now, getting angry at me is useless. You’re the one who chose to enter the Deep Land..."

"Who told you to just waltz in without knowing whether it was dangerous or not?"

"What about my original body?"

Xin Qianhuan: "Your original body... Is that so hard to understand? A body without a soul is just an empty shell, isn’t it?"

"If there happens to be a powerful Soul Element expert nearby who’s good at possession, they could help you put that body to good use."

"But anyway, since you’re going to be stuck in the Deep Land, why do you still care about that useless husk of yours?"

...

A powerful Soul Element expert good at possession... The corner of Lu Cang’s mouth twitched slightly.

’As it happens, there’s one right in my Sea of Consciousness... ’

"What about Reincarnation, then?"

"If I die in the Deep Land, can I still enter the cycle of Reincarnation?"

Xin Qianhuan tilted her head. "Die?"

"Sorry, but there’s no real concept of death in the Deep Land."

"If you ’die,’ you’ll forget everything and then, starting from a certain memory, you’ll fall into your own illusion, just like the dream-like illusion you experienced a short while ago."

"If you can awaken once more and realize it was all your own illusion, you can return to this place."

"But if you can’t wake up, you’ll be trapped in a sweet dream forever."

"However, under normal circumstances, people who ’die’ in the Deep Land forget everything and integrate into a new world from scratch... They basically have no Possibility of ever waking up again."

"At least, that’s how it is based on my observations so far."

"Except for one passerby named An Su."

"It also came to the Deep Land, but strangely, after it died here, it vanished from the Deep Land completely."

WHOOSH—

Xin Qianhuan gently raised a hand.

Lu Cang saw the pure white sky fill with orbs of Light, like a sky full of colorful bubbles.

Each orb of Light contained a figure.

Each orb formed a world. Lu Cang’s abundant Spirituality allowed him to feel that these were all worlds imagined by those people.

Xin Qianhuan said, "The thoughts in everyone’s hearts constitute the worlds in their minds."

"These worlds have no connection to reality and require no logic. As long as you believe, it is real. This is the meaning of the Deep Land."

’As long as you imagine it, it’s real.’

’Is this a world of Xinsu? Is everyone their own Xinsu?’

Lu Cang thought to himself.

’But Xinsu is just a concept from a novel on Earth. Here, however, it actually exists.’

"We’re here."

There was clearly nothing in front of them, yet Xin Qianhuan spoke.

Lu Cang followed her, taking two more steps forward.

WHOOSH—

Suddenly, a dense Forest appeared before his eyes!

In the center of the Forest, there was a round, white stone.

Xin Qianhuan: "If you still can’t tell the difference between reality and illusion, you can try touching this stone."

"I believe you’ll find all your answers."

Lu Cang: "What is this?"

Xin Qianhuan said, "The True Stone."

"A Level 9 Illusionist needs to forget themselves to enter a perfect Illusion Realm. They themselves become unable to distinguish what is real and what is false."

"Therefore, they must create a substance that absolutely does not exist in an illusion but absolutely does exist in reality."

"No matter what kind of Space you are in, as long as you can touch it, you are not in an illusion."

"Conversely, you are still in an illusion."

Lu Cang: "Then how do I know if what you’re saying isn’t just a fabrication?"

Xin Qianhuan: "Touch it and you’ll know."