Chapter 287 I Do Not Know (2/2)

These were all him, but also not him.

Shen Lian had a natural understanding that this was, in fact, Xuwang. When his mind was at ease, these thoughts would start flashing. Who knew that he would be able to knock on the Changshen Door under such circumstances.

All he needed to do was be cleared of Xuwang and he would be able to see his true self.

He needed to get rid of all the fake and retained the true side of him.

This shadow could sense that Shen Lian was trying to destroy them and came like a strong stream of water. They trapped him and it felt like he would be stuck in the mundane secular mortal world forever.

Shen Lian's spirit condensed as he used the Deity Vanquishing Sword. He pierced through and destroyed the shadows one by one with the sword but every move took a toll on him.

He felt that his spirit was getting more refined as if he was cleaning the dirt on the bier in attempt to cleanse himself.

As he was about to destroy all shadows, the last shadow was the innate god that he has always visualized, it was the innate god of the handsome and tough young man.

The sword gleam smashed as he started to feel agitated. A thought flashed through his mind, ”If these are Xuwang, then what am I?”

The moment he had that thought, the wonderful state of mind he was in then shattered into pieces. He vomited blood and was wide awake.

The shadows had disappeared but Shen Lian was frightened. He had yet to find his true self and yet he attempted to break through Xuwang. How would he know if the Xuwang that he tried to destroy was actually his true self?

Zhuang Zhou had a dream; soon he awoke and there he was, veritably himself again. He was unsure if he was then a man dreaming he was a butterfly, or whether he was now a butterfly dreaming that he was a man, or maybe he was neither.

Shen Lian was so close to stepping on the path of no return. If he had stabbed through that last shadow, he would have annihilated himself.

If it was not for the innate god, Shen Lian could have been traumatized or even fall into a state of unconsciousness for several decades.

Now that he had missed out on that state of mind, he would not know when will the next Xuwang come by.

He laughed bitterly. People said that one would gain from your mistakes and his biggest reward this time was to escape death.

Shen Lian also realized a terrifying reality. The innate god that he visualize was not part of his self-consciousness and yet it popped up at the crucial point and helped him escape.

Also at the same time, the old Daoist who was traveling with Rouxi let out an ”Oh” and turned to Ruoxi, ”Your uncle is really interesting. He was able to wake up at the most critical moment.”

He left a hint of spiritual consciousness at the space and was able to track every move Shen Lian made. He could not see the innate god but felt that Shen Lian's power of perception was extremely high.

His plan was to wake Shen Lian up with the spiritual consciousness after Shen Lian hit rock bottom.

He never expected Shen Lian to outperform his expectations by waking up when breaking through Xuwang. He was deeply impressed.

Ruoxi said, ”Grandpa, what happened to my uncle?”

The old Daoist laughed, ”It wasn't anything bad.”

Ruoxi was respectful and fearful of the old man. She wanted him to tell her more about her uncle but she knew that old Daoist was way beyond his uncle's level and she had no means of forcing him. Instead, she asked, ”Where are we headed to?”

The old Daoist answered in a soft voice, ”It's been a while since I came out, so we're just going to roam around. By the way, do you want to learn how to produce the white flame just like what I did the other day?”

Rupxi looked up and said, ”That flame was impressive. Is it something that I am capable of learning?”

The old Daoist laughed out loud, ”It might be hard for others but it would be easy peasy for you.”

Ruoxi responded, ”Then I'll learn!”

The old Daoist smiled, ”It's so easy for you to say yes.”

Ruoxi thought to herself, ”After mastering this, uncle would be less worried about me and I can also help him.”

She could not hide her intentions from the old Daoist but he did not burst her bubble.

The two of them traveled leisurely and the old Daoist did intend to teach Ruoxi the True Samadhi Fire and passed on an incantation to her.

The old Daoist's supernatural power was way beyond Ruoxi's imagination. She thought Shen Lian's flying speed was extremely fast but compared to the old Daoist, Shen Lian's speed felt more like crawling.

She observed the position of the stars and deduced that they have traveled at least ten of thousands of miles away from Qing Xuan.

But she was not sure where were they headed too. The atmosphere seemed misty and confusing as she could not distinguish directions.

Ruoxi did not know that they were at a very dangerous place known as the Sea of Confusion. It was so deadly that several immortal Zhenrens got lost and took them over hundreds of years to come out from this mayhem.

On top of that, the Sea of Confusion was cut off from the Tianhua Continent and Yuan Continent, making it difficult for cultivators to come by.

The old Daoist ignited the True Samadhi Fire to chase away the fog. Thanks to him, Ruoxi was able to look far ahead but all she could see was nothingness.

The old Daoist had to slow down at the Sea of Confusion.

At one point, the fog started rolling and Ruoxi could hear roaring sounds. A figure stepping on a giant beast appeared.