The starry sky was vast, and the light from the stars shone brilliantly. Regardless of whether it was the vortex of stars, the meteorites that occasionally appeared, or the dust particles that floated in the starry sky, they all showed that everything here was incredibly real.
This caused Wang Baole, who had just woken up, to be at a loss. But before he could speak, the old man in front of him turned his head, and his gentle gaze was reflected in Wang Baole's eyes. His body trembled, and when the old man's words echoed in the air, his voice was like a gentle breeze that blew past Wang Baole's body and seeped into his soul. It caused Wang Baole to suddenly shudder …
Then … a large amount of memories instantly appeared in his mind, dispelling his confusion and dreams. It was as if he had truly awakened. In these memories, he remembered his own name. His name was … Wang Baole!
He came from Sang Lun Planet, and when he was seven years old, he had joined the Dark Sect and become an inner sect disciple. The old man in front of him was his Master, one of the nine Grand Elders of the Dark Sect!
His Daoist name … was Ming Kunzi!
As his Master's youngest disciple, he had been brought away from Nether Planet by his Master to a planet that was about to fall. There, he would guide souls on behalf of the Heavenly Dao and balance life and death.
Guiding souls into reincarnation was the Dark Sect's mission. In this galaxy, the Dark Sect controlled the power of death. Hence, every generation of disciples had to master the art of guiding souls and herding them. This time, he would personally witness the entire process of his Master casting the art so that he could gain a better understanding of the Dark Art.
All the memories appeared in his mind at that moment. Wang Baole took a deep breath. His mind was no longer in a daze, but completely awake. But even after he was awake, he still couldn't forget his dream. Hence, under his Master's gentle gaze and words, Wang Baole quickly stood up and bowed.
"Master … I had a dream just now. When I woke up, I was a little confused. I couldn't tell if everything in the dream was real or just an illusion." As Wang Baole spoke, he felt a little nervous. He felt that he might be punished for falling asleep in front of his Master.
The old man gave Wang Baole a deep look, then shook his head and smiled.
"What dream?"
"Ah?" Seeing that his master didn't seem to have any intention of punishing him, Wang Baole let out a sigh of relief. After thinking for a moment, Wang Baole recalled everything that had happened in his dream, and his eyes slowly became deep as he reminisced.
"Honored Master, this dream was very strange. In the dream … I was also called Wang Baole, but I was no longer in the Dark Sect. Instead, I was on a planet called Earth after an unknown amount of time had passed …"
"I think the biggest sect there is called the Federation … I remember that in my dream, I had a dream. I wanted to become the president of the Federation … Oh right, the president of the Federation is similar to the sect leader of that sect." When Wang Baole said this, he felt a little embarrassed. He felt that the dream in his dream didn't seem very promising.
"Don't misunderstand, Honored Master. This isn't a dream. I, Wang Baole, have a lifelong dream to become the sect leader of the Dark Sect. This will never change. What president of the Federation? That's just bullshit!" Wang Baole quickly patted his chest and said loudly.
The old man looked at Wang Baole with a half-smile, but didn't say anything.
When he saw his master's smile, Wang Baole felt a little guilty. He thought about changing the topic and hurriedly spoke up.
"Honored Master, don't you think it's strange? I, Wang Baole, was the most handsome person in the Dark Sect. In the end, I actually became the most handsome person in the Federation in my dream. Sigh, in my dream, countless beautiful women went crazy for me. They were obsessed with me and wanted to bear my children … It's so annoying!" Wang Baole sighed.
"Honored Master, I've been like this in the Dark Sect. I've had enough. In the end, it's still like this in my dream. What do you think I should do? It's so frustrating." At first, Wang Baole was trying to change the topic. However, as he spoke, he became intoxicated with his own words. The old man's expression gradually became strange. In the end, it seemed that he couldn't listen to him anymore. He coughed.
This cough echoed in Wang Baole's mind and interrupted his words.
"Baole, we're here." As he spoke, the old man raised his right hand and waved it in the starry sky in front of them. Immediately, the seemingly calm starry sky rumbled loudly. Then, as if it couldn't withstand the old man's power, a pair of invisible hands tore through the starry sky. A huge crack appeared in front of the old man!
This crack was as long as a planet. It stretched out vertically and horizontally. If one looked closely, they wouldn't be able to see the end of it. Only from afar did it look like a scar in the universe!
This scene made Wang Baole's heart tremble violently. His breathing quickened. He couldn't imagine what kind of power could cause such an earth-shattering scene. After all, this was just a wave of the old man's hand.
However, the crack he created was enough to destroy a planet!
That wasn't all. Through the crack, Wang Baole could clearly see that there was another world inside the crack. More accurately speaking, this crack could be seen as a portal. The world inside was in the same space-time as theirs. It was just that the distance between them was extremely great.
In the starry sky inside the crack, there was a planet. This planet was crimson red and seemed to emit a high temperature. One could faintly see that there was a civilization inside. There were countless lives. However, right now, this civilization was filled with sorrow and despair …
This was because this planet had been hit by a huge meteorite, causing it to tremble. Although it didn't collapse, it caused a catastrophe that swept across the entire planet. The countless lives inside were dying continuously!
As those lives died, their departed souls filled the planet. Some of them even spread out into the starry sky. The living couldn't see them, but the members of the Dark Sect could clearly see the countless departed souls outside the planet. They were drifting about in the starry sky, wailing in agony. They were so densely packed that there was no end to them …
At the same time, the planet was slowly turning from crimson red to gray. It was as if this planet … was also walking towards death!
This scene caused Wang Baole's heart to tremble once again. He felt that this scene was somewhat familiar. It was as if he had seen a mural in a dream. What was depicted in the mural was very similar to what he was seeing right now.
"Baole, you must remember that the responsibility of the Dark Sect is to represent the Heavenly Dao and ferry the departed souls. Let them go where they should go, and not drift about in the void …"
"Watch carefully …" As the old man spoke, he raised the Lantern Oar in his hand and swung it gently. It was unknown what divine ability he used, but as the Lantern Oar swayed, the departed souls in the starry sky and on the planet trembled. They stopped wailing, like a drowning person who had grabbed onto a straw. It was as if they had seen a lighthouse in the darkness. All the departed souls instantly turned to look at the old man and charged towards him!
Innumerable departed souls passed through the rift and arrived in front of Wang Baole and the old man's boat from the other side of the starry sky. They gathered together to form a river of departed souls!
It was vast and boundless. This river of departed souls carried the lone boat into the distance ….
As for the rift, it slowly closed up. In the instant before it completely disappeared, Wang Baole saw that the planet in the starry sky had turned completely gray.
Shocked, Wang Baole looked around at the river of departed souls, and then at his Master. It was at this moment that his Master's calm and gentle voice echoed in his ears.
"This is the mission of the Dark Sect. To ferry all the departed souls in the starry sky …. Baole, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and sing the Ballad of Departed Souls!"
Wang Baole's body trembled, and he instinctively opened his mouth. With a strange tone, he began to murmur something that echoed through the starry sky and flowed through the River of Departed Souls ….
"When Heaven and Earth are separated, the cycle of fate stops ….
"If you want to know what happened in the past, the one who suffers in this life is ….
"If you want to know what will happen in the next life, the one who suffers in this life is …."
As the ballad floated through the air, countless faces appeared in the River of Departed Souls. There were old and young, men and women. Some of them looked like humans, others like beasts. All of them had serene expressions on their faces, as if they were happy and free of pain. They circled around the boat as the Ballad of Departed Souls drifted about.
Just like that, the boat sailed off into the distance … toward the Dark Sect!
Countless years ago, in its most glorious days … the Dark Sect!!
From a distance, the River of Departed Souls seemed endless, and the lone boat floated in the air. There should have been an old man and a young man on the boat, but right now, the old man's figure seemed somewhat indistinct. Only Wang Baole's figure seemed increasingly clear.
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