Chapter 668 Could There Still Be a Miracle? (2/2)

To be precise, Biyou Palace was a world of its own, and a very special one at that.

Jing Shu was rather surprised, as Shen Lian's consciousness was surprisingly still present, though in a much weakened state compared to the previous day.

This was like a sole flame. With even the simplest of blows, the flame became smaller. It flickered from side to side, but it was inextinguishable.

Jing Shu was not the only one who was surprised. Lady Mother of the Chariot felt the same as well. It was obvious that Shen Lian was already dejected and listless as if he was dead. Why then, was he still stubbornly withstand everything?

The portraits of Lingbao Tianzun's technique were still in existence, similar to an illusion filled only with emptiness and obscurity.

When faced with the portrait, Shen Lian's consciousness was like an insignificant piece of dust. It was safe to say that there was absolutely no need to stubbornly resist until the end. The feeling of powerlessness had already spread onto the totality of his thoughts.

Ever since he had his consciousness, he had never once experienced this kind of despair, as he had tried all means before. Yet, when faced with Daoist Master, Shen Lian was but a mere game.

The deity in front of him did not even need to use any state in order to cause each of Shen Lian's attempts to be in vain.

He should not have attempted to surpass the Shangqing Daoist Master. It was truly the stupidest thing he had ever done in his whole life. He was now paying the price for being so unbelievably egoistic and ignorant.

The Four Elements could extinguish his consciousness at any time, and by then the real soul which he entrusted to the Realm of Dreams would suffer the same fate. There was no doubt in his mind that the real soul would be stripped out of the Realm of Dreams at any time.

The jade Ruyi broke Shen Lian's arrogance as well as the outward perfection of his. It also enabled him to become a truly vivid human. He was no higher than the ordinary, common folk Shen Lian of the past – he remained a sentient being, a living entity.

He suffered too – association with that which he hated, separation from that which he loved, and inability to fulfil that which he desired. The pain, difficulty, and suffering experienced in life did not simply vanish just because he became a celestial.

Shangqing Daoist Master's Supreme Art of Spiritual Enhancement contributed to a Shen Lian that was perfect only in an illusory sense. It was not the real him.

Until now, Shen Lian still retained the independence of his consciousness, because when the time came and he had to return to being nothingness, he displayed an incomparable will to live owing to the fact that he wanted to continue living.

There was so much that he was unwilling to let go of in this world. He wanted to revive Chen Jianmei. He wanted to retrieve Gu Caiwei again. He wanted to cause the Daoist who passed him the secret to immortality to reappear in front of him.

Most importantly, one particular person emerged in his thoughts. A thousand supernatural powers and endless magnificent Dao fall short of the goodness of a gentleman; if he reverted to nothingness, she would be very disappointed indeed.

If he was not at the end of life, he would never have realised the things and people that he still cared for. Perhaps he had to lose them all in order to feel how precious and valuable they were. This was but a common failing inherent in human nature.

In the midst of such unwillingness, Shen Lian withstood another day, though the havoc-wreaking of the Four Elements was fiercer now. The illusory portrait of Lingbao Tianzun solidified a little more, it was as if the real Shanqing Daoist Master would manifest in the world yet another time.

Shen Lian understood however, that the solidifying of the portrait was because he himself was being absorbed.

Nonetheless, it was hard to say, because when the face of Lingbao Tianzun gradually became clearer, it was surprisingly similar to him. This 'him' was the map of Shen Lian's original self and not his actual appearance.

Shen Lian thought of something absurd: could it be that Lingbao Tianzun wished to arrive in this world through the devouring of 'him'?

Shen Lian could not delve deeper into this thought, because along with the solidifying of Lingbao Tianzun's virtual shadow, a more serious defeat appeared in his consciousness. This time, even if he was unwilling, it seemed as though he had no way of persevering further.

”As of this moment, do you think that there could be another miracle?” Lady Mother of the Chariot indifferently asked Kui Li.

Shen Lian's endurance up until now had caused Kui Li to be rather worried. However, the time had come for her to finally breathe a sigh of relief.