"Qingshan." Little Ann saw Li Qingshan furrow his brows in his sleep, as if he was in great pain.
The Clam King of Mirage Sea sat down again. She was no longer careless. Instead, she sat upright and still, gazing at the dreamy reflection in the sky. Li Qingshan paced back and forth in his dream. The scenery in his dream was nothing more than an ordinary village the entire time, but he showed a nightmarish fear.
She asked Little Ann, "Where is this?"
"Crouching Ox Village, the place where he was born." Little Ann glanced at the Clam King of Mirage Sea.
"In other words, this is twenty years ago … It really is as I thought … So this is his greatest fear, his greatest fear … It's not pain and death, not forgetting everything and dying alone, but fear … that this is all a dream!"
The Clam King of Mirage Sea's voice trembled slightly.
Little Ann sensed her abnormality and said in thought, "Since you said that all living beings have fear in their hearts, then it's the same. What is your greatest and deepest fear, Clam King of Mirage Sea?"
The Clam King of Mirage Sea sighed and did not answer him directly. "Right now, I really do want to wake him up, but this goes against the principles of my existence, so he's dead for sure."
In the past several millennia, the cultivators who accidentally entered the Mirage Sea and then sank into their nightmares might not even be able to face their greatest fear before they were killed by the monsters in their nightmares.
However, through his extraordinary courage that did not fear death, he managed to last until now, entering an even deeper nightmare. However, he was forced to face his greatest fear. This was already an unsolvable knot.
No one could defeat their greatest fear. No one! The greater the courage, the deeper the fear. This was the most primitive, deepest, most enduring, and most powerful emotion. It had always been the cornerstone of willpower.
"I don't believe it," Little Ann said stubbornly.
"Alright, then let's wait and see!"
The Clam King of Mirage Sea was no longer satisfied with watching from the sidelines. Instead, she threw herself directly into Li Qingshan's dream. As she gazed at the dejected Li Qingshan, she could not help but sigh inside. She even felt a hint of anticipation.
In the reflection of the dream, Li Qingshan dug out a white stone from the Witch's backyard and sat there for a whole night. Then, he walked out of the room and came to the well.
"Is it finally over?"
Through the villagers' eyes, the Clam King of Mirage Sea gazed at the dejected Li Qingshan by the Moonlight Well. She could not help but sigh.
If it was an ordinary dream, committing suicide was indeed a way to escape. However, dying in this deepest nightmare was only a dead end. Even the soul would be destroyed and then be digested by the mirage. The legends of the South Sea's cultivation path were not completely false.
However, Li Qingshan stood up and walked out of the village.
The Clam King of Mirage Sea was stunned, and so were all the villagers. Brother Li and sister-in-law Li wanted to go up and stop him, but the Clam King of Mirage Sea stopped them. She did not want to cause any more trouble. She wanted to see just what this man wanted to do. Moreover, when this man decided to leave, how could a village man and woman stop him?
When Li Qingshan stood in front of the butcher's shop in town and stared at the ox head in a daze, the Clam King of Mirage Sea looked through the butcher's eyes and saw this.
"You still refuse to give up and want to confirm it? This Oxen really does mean a lot to you. It's basically a pillar of support that you can't live without, but you can see now. 'Miracles' don't exist. 'Dreams' don't exist either. You should give up now. Go back to your Crouching Ox village! "
However, Li Qingshan shouldered the ox head and made his way off into the distance.
The Clam King of Mirage Sea gazed at his receding figure and revealed a strange expression.
"What do you want? You still don't know, but all struggles are futile! "
As a result, she followed him, watching as he paced about in this exitless maze in search of a dream that did not exist at all. He was disappointed time and time again, but he never felt despair. He was tempted time and time again, but he never stopped.
Unknowingly, she accompanied him through several decades of this dream.
Finally, one day, he stopped and looked back. The shadow of death filled the air. He could clearly sense it too. After a moment of thought, he laughed aloud and uttered his final words.
"Regret my ass!"
It was earth-shattering, leaving the Clam King of Mirage Sea stunned. She murmured to herself, "He actually defeated this nightmare. No, it's not exactly a victory, nor is there a possibility of victory. He just persisted the entire time without admitting defeat, even to the very last moment of his life. Hehe, what an extremely stupid method!"
Vaguely, she seemed to see an indomitable Oxen. The Ox Demon's Great Strength Sinks in the Mud. Perhaps life was a meaningless persistence, but persistence itself was the greatest meaninglessness!
Perhaps there was no Brother Ox, no Little Ann, no Nine Heavens in this world, but even if he had forgotten some things and lost the various divine abilities of the Nine Transformations of Demons and Gods, there was a spirit that had been deeply engraved in a place even deeper than fear.
Perhaps he would never be able to defeat fear, but this would not stop him from continuing to fight.
"Moo!"
The dream shattered. Butterflies flew through the boundless darkness, dancing with indescribable colors. They flowed with equally indescribable colors and dyed the black curtain.
Following Little Ann's call, Li Qingshan woke up from his dream. He slowly opened his eyes and gazed at Little Ann's joyful face. The floodgates of his memories were instantly opened, and all kinds of languages, voices, and images surged out. His head felt like it was splitting, and he was extremely exhausted, but he also felt an indescribable joy.
"Wonderful, this is truly wonderful!"
The Clam King of Mirage Sea clapped hard and did not hesitate to express the admiration in her heart. As Li Qingshan woke up, her appearance stabilized once more. It was a dreamy and beautiful face.
"Clam King of Mirage Sea!"
Li Qingshan roared. He immediately understood that the nightmares he had experienced were all because of the Clam King of Mirage Sea. She was not as kind and gentle as the Banyan Tree King had described her to be. He was even more furious that she had treated his nightmares like a movie!
"I know you're very angry, but you can't blame me for this! Fellow Little Ann, you'd better explain to him and have him control his hostility. Otherwise, I won't be able to stop myself from attacking. "The Clam King of Mirage Sea spread her hands and wore an innocent expression that was asking for a beating.
"Qingshan!" Little Ann hugged Li Qingshan tightly from behind and murmured.
"Little Ann?" Li Qingshan was slightly surprised. He could sense that her emotions were fluctuating violently.
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