"It's just as I guessed …" the boy said in anguish. He looked at the purple-robed old man and the young man in white, but the two of them did not say a word.
Once they reached their level of cultivation and had lived for an incredibly long time, they might not have seen through life and death in the past, but now, they were more or less no longer bothered about it.
What they cared about … was their level of cultivation. When they reached their level of cultivation, they might not be able to change their lives, but the persistence towards cultivation in their hearts had become the thing they longed for the most in their lives as time passed.
They did not live for the sake of their lives, but for the most basic qualification they needed to continue cultivating. This was the reason behind their silence.
There were not many people who were afraid of death after living for so many years, but most of the reason why they had not reached the peak of cultivation was because they did not have enough years to live. This sort of indignation was the main reason.
"If that's the case, then we only have a few hundred years left, huh?" The young man in white smiled. There was no anguish in his smile, only determination.
"A few hundred years …" The purple-robed old man sighed softly. He still had many things he wanted to do, but time was short. To them, a few hundred years was like a few days to a mortal.
"Since everything is going to be destroyed, then even if I leave behind the Phala and the legacy I practice, I might not … have the chance to preserve it, but I still have to try!" A determined look appeared on the purple-robed old man's face. At that moment, the domineering air spreading out from his body was incredibly clear. It was clearly a presence of someone who did not fear the true disaster that was about to arrive.
Be it the boy, the purple-robed old man, or the young man in white, the three of them were best friends. They had been together for many aeons, and the friendship built up over time could last through all storms.
As for Gu Mu, it was clear that he did not have a good relationship with the three of them. If not, such a scene would not have occurred. If it was the purple-robed elder or the white-clothed youth, the Shepherd Boy would definitely have stopped them.
This was something Su Ming had already deduced based on the method they had used to descend, their expressions, and their conversation. That was why he had attacked without hesitation to intimidate them.
The three of them did not doubt Su Ming's words in the slightest. After all, they had discussed this matter with each other before, and all of them had their own guesses. Besides, Su Ming's arrival and his power that clearly surpassed theirs allowed all of this to form a logical explanation.
Besides, the three of them had lived for many years, and each of them had their own judgments. They … would not doubt Su Ming.
"My second question is to ask, Fellow Daoist Su. In such a calamity of true destruction, how confident are you in surviving?" The boy looked towards Su Ming. Once he said those words, the purple-robed old man and the white-robed young man instantly looked towards Su Ming at the same time, waiting for his answer.
Su Ming remained silent for a long time before he spoke languidly, "Five percent."
"Is it fifty percent or …" Although the Shepherd Boy had an answer in his heart, he still wanted to confirm it. His voice could no longer remain calm.
"Half of the ten percent." Su Ming looked at the boy.
Once he said those words, the trio immediately fell silent. Su Ming did not hide anything. He was indeed only five-tenths confident that he could survive through the disaster.
"In what way? The Vast Expanse? "the boy asked again after remaining silent.
"But the Vast Expanse is boundless. The fog and lives in it contain great power. It's impossible for us to last for long in there. In less than a hundred years, we will definitely die," the purple-robed old man said calmly with a sigh. What he said was the truth. Even with Su Ming's level of cultivation, he would not be able to survive for long in the Vast Expanse …
Unless … he reached great completion in Avacaniya Realm. Once he reached that Realm, he would have the right to move forward in the Vast Expanse, just like the nine Harmonious Morus Albas.
"That is one of the choices." Su Ming sighed softly and swept his gaze past the group.
"Fellow Daoist, do you have another choice? Can you tell me? "the boy asked again with a solemn expression.
"The second choice is to make your level of cultivation reach the level of this Harmonious Morus Alba, but even so, in the face of the disaster that is far more dangerous than the one in the Vast Expanse, you will only be able to survive by five percent.
"The third choice is something I once sensed when I was trying to gain an epiphany. Perhaps there is another world in the Vast Expanse, perhaps countless years in the future, perhaps countless years in the past, or perhaps it is incredibly far away from here.
"I once sent the souls of a race of Mournful Dead into that world with my Curse, but I do not know whether that world truly exists. Perhaps everything is fake, but perhaps … it truly does exist.
"I will send the important people in my life with my blessings into that world that I cannot understand, but this choice … is the final one.
"Because even I do not know whether that world truly exists, once they enter it, whether they will still be themselves, whether they will retain their memories, and whether … we will meet again," Su Ming said slowly, and there was a melancholy in his words that the trio could sense.
The trio fell silent again.
"You've asked your third question, right? As for Life Extermination Hall, if you don't want to tell me, then so be it … I will take my leave. If we are fated to meet again, perhaps we will meet again. Fellow Daoist, thank you for the nectar." Su Ming wrapped his fist in his palm towards the trio.
"Fellow Daoist Su!" The boy said. At the instant Su Ming looked over, he wrapped his fist in his palm and bowed deeply towards him. The expressions of the purple-robed old man and the white-robed young man also became stern. They wrapped their fists in their palms and bowed deeply as well.
"There's nothing I can't tell you. That ancient ship will only appear in one place, and that is beside the gap in the Vast Expanse. It will occasionally hide itself, but I am certain that it is there.
"As for Old Man Extermination … that person will always sit on the ancient ship!" When the boy lifted his head, there was determination on his face, and he spoke without hesitation.
Su Ming stared at the boy. It might be the first time they met, but the boy gave him a very unique feeling. He was a powerful warrior who possessed great wisdom in some aeon.
"Thank you." Su Ming nodded.
"I dare not accept your thanks. I would also like to ask you to promise me something …" There was determination on the boy's face. When he spoke, he looked at Su Ming, and there was hope in his eyes.
"My Dao is different from other people's. Among the countless aeons of the cultivators in the universe, my Dao … is the only one! "My Dao is my epiphany. In my epiphany, the world, the universe, Harmonious Morus Alba, and even all lives exist in two different forms. When everyone closes their eyes, all of them will turn into nothingness, and they will become particles that cannot be seen.
"But when everyone opens their eyes, they will instantly gather together and turn into this world.
"This is my Dao, and it is also the origin of my Daoist name. I only hope that this Dao will not be lost. Fellow Daoist Su, please promise me that you will send my Dao … into the world that may or may not exist. Let it … bring hope there!" The boy's expression was solemn. When he spoke, he bowed deeply towards Su Ming again.
"It's the same for me. Fellow Daoist Su, please grant me my wish. Send my epiphany towards the world that may or may not exist to that world!" The purple-robed old man swung his arm, wrapped his fist in his palm, and bowed deeply towards Su Ming.
"Since the two of them have already done this, then I hope that I won't have lived in vain. If that world truly exists, then my sword will will rise to power again. If it doesn't exist … then it's not impossible for everything to return to dust." The young man in white smiled, but a resolute light appeared on his face. He wrapped his fist in his palm and bowed deeply towards Su Ming.
"Have you thought this through?" Su Ming stared at the three people who wrapped their fists in their palms towards him and sighed in his heart. He knew that the three of them did not care about their lives, but they could not ignore the legacies they had practiced for their entire lives. That was why before destruction descended on them, they had to fight for a chance of survival for their legacies.
"There's no need to think about it anymore!" The boy lifted his head and stared at Su Ming.
Su Ming was silent for a moment before he said resolutely, "Alright. I don't know how long I'll be in this world. If I'm fast, it'll be several months, and if I'm slow, it'll be even longer … Three months later, I'll come to this place again and cast a divine ability to send your legacies into that world." He admired these three people.
"If there are others …" The boy hesitated for a moment.
"As long as there are people like you who are determined, then even if I have to spend a little more of my cultivation base, I will still help you this time. But I cannot guarantee whether that world will exist once I send your legacies away, and I cannot guarantee whether your legacies will change because of it either." Su Ming looked at the boy, then nodded at the other two. Once he wrapped his fist in his palm, he turned around and headed to the sealed cave abode above him. In an instant, he disappeared.
When Su Ming left, only the boy and the other two were left in the cave abode. They remained silent for a moment, and the purple-robed old man let out a long sigh. More wrinkles appeared on his face.
"I have to go back and prepare the Brand of my legacy. I'll take my leave first. It'll be hundreds of years …" The purple-robed old man shook his head. Once he wrapped his fist in his palm, he stepped out of the cave.
The young man in white did not speak. He nodded at the boy and left as well.
When the boy was the only one left in the cave abode, he slowly sat down beside the table, picked up a wine cup, and drank from it. The determination on his face became even stronger.
'It's been hundreds of years, huh? I was able to see this destruction with my own eyes. Even if I die … I won't have lived in vain! The only thing that is different from the others is that my legacy … contains my epiphany, and it also contains the legacy of my life.
'I wonder how my children who have my legacy … will look like when they are sent into the world that might exist. Will they still remember that their ancestors existed in this place?' The boy drank the wine in anguish. The wine was spicy, but the sweet aftertaste was like the passage of time and the passage of time …
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