He's gone.
The river flowed freely, the mountains reached the clouds.
The dream was about to end.
Gu Qing Shan stood on the riverbank, feeling a bit melancholic.
He released his inner sight to scan through the entire Barren Cloud Heaven's Grotto and easily found a young girl sitting on top of Barren Cloud master peak.
It was Xie Dao Ling.
Gu Qing Shan's figure moved, flew across the surging river, then flew straight up towards the Daoist temple at the top of Barren Cloud master peak.
A young girl was sitting on the steps in front of the temple, resting her chin on her hand as she silently looked down at the floating mountains above the river.
A small figure.
She was all alone in this dream.
Her father had already passed away.
And Shen Yang, who was entrusted to her, was probably already dead in the real world outside.
The cultivation world's standard was enough to explain everything.
Otherwise, when Xie Dao Ling woke up, Shen Yang would have definitely passed down a lot of knowledge from the Barren Heavenly Palace to Xie Dao Ling.
But in the future, only the Earth sword and the Heavenly Palace jade disk were passed down.
It wasn't until a very long time later when Xie Dao Ling entered the path of cultivation and used the Heavenly Palace jade disk to return to the Primordial Heaven Realm to learn many ancient secret techniques.
Before that, even if she had a talent that even the Divinities would be jealous of, she would still be an orphan without anyone to rely on.
She would have to struggle to survive alone in this world.
Gu Qing Shan sighed, pulled the pure black Silent Dusk cloak even tighter, then pulled the hood over his face to prevent the other party from remembering his face.
He descended from the sky and sat down next to Xie Dao Ling.
The two of them looked at the beautiful scenery outside the mountain.
After a while, the young Xie Dao Ling finally turned around and curiously asked: "Who are you?"
Gu Qing Shan replied: "I am your father's disciple"
"My father?" Xie Dao Ling happily asked: "I rarely get to see him, why hasn't he been coming to see me lately?"
Gu Qing Shan fell silent.
This was a dream, and Xie Gu Hong was a real soul clone. If he got too close to his daughter's soul, this dream of hers might be destroyed.
If that happened, the dream would collapse, and this backup plan that humanity left behind would no longer exist.
Because of that, Xie Gu Hong could only occasionally come to see his daughter and couldn't stay for too long.
"Your father traveled to a faraway place. Before he left, he asked me to tell you that your dream is coming to an end."
"Is that so? In other words, I won't be able to see him for a while? "Xie Dao Ling asked dejectedly.
"Yes" Gu Qing Shan replied.
Xie Dao Ling looked up at the clouds in the sky and softly asked: "When will he return?"
Gu Qing Shan finally stopped.
After a long time, he said with difficulty, "It will probably take a very long time. I don't know if you can meet again."
"Why did he abandon me?"
"No, he didn't abandon you. He gave you the best gift."
"Gift? What is it? "
"From now on, you don't have to stay in the dream anymore. You can sleep peacefully until one day, when all the curses on your body will be cured. When that time comes, you will wake up and be reborn."
"Freshman? But I'd rather stay here, so I can see him. "
Gu Qing Shan silently sighed, then suddenly recalled something.
In truth, Xie Gu Hong also entrusted something to me, something that I still haven't completed.
With that in mind, he asked: "Do you know your name?"
The little girl sorrowfully replied: "Father never told me, I don't know who I am"
— — -when a person has a name, their self-awareness will be stimulated and form a miraculous connection with the real world.
For example, evil creatures have always hidden their true names, and as a Buddhist disciple, they would always urge others to chant Buddha's name in order to sense it.
If Xie Dao Ling knew her name, this dream would most likely be even more difficult to maintain.
That's why Xie Gu Hong never told her.
But now — —
Gu Qing Shan covered her face, crouched down in front of the little girl, and whispered:
"… Listen to me, no one can live forever in a dream. This might sound cruel, but you need to understand that the outside world is what everyone should experience"
"When you wake up from your slumber one day, you will no longer be tormented by any curses, you will walk your own path, see countless beautiful sceneries, meet countless people, experience the joys and sorrows of life. This is the truth that a human should have; more importantly, this is what your father staked everything on to protect your life"
"Protect?" the little girl asked in confusion.
Gu Qing Shan replied: "Indeed, among the countless living beings of the infinite worlds, the ones who are able to enjoy a good life must have been protected by the countless people around them who paid an even greater price. This is how your father protected you"
The little girl lowered her head, her eyes slowly becoming misty.
She muttered: "Father …"
Gu Qing Shan looked at her and whispered: "No matter what difficulties you will face in the future, you must be brave and strong, because your father will protect you with everything he has, he will always be by your side"
At this point, the river and the mountains around them slowly faded away.
Knowing that the dream was about to end, Gu Qing Shan continued: "Your father also gave you a very nice name"
"Remember, your name is Xie Dao Ling"
The little girl froze.
"I … have a name" she muttered.
"And also" Gu Qing Shan couldn't hold back the bitterness in her heart and forced a smile: "Your father is called Xie Gu Hong"
Oom — —
The dream abruptly scattered.
Gu Qing Shan couldn't stay here any longer and activated the jade disk in his hand.
"Return!"
A powerful pulling force came from the jade disk.
In an instant, a large hole appeared in the void of space and he was pulled inside.
Boundless darkness.
Darkness.
Darkness.
There was light ahead.
The jade disk brought him inside.
The sky was bright.
— — the Sky Beyond Heaven.
— — the Grand Divine Palace.
Gu Qing Shan abruptly opened his eyes.
He found that he was still leaning against the wall, while Shannu was standing in the middle of the Grand Divine Palace, cautiously observing her surroundings.
She was protecting him.
As soon as Gu Qing Shan opened his eyes, Shannu noticed.
"Gongzi, you're awake"
She sent her voice.
"That's right, thank you for protecting me" Gu Qing Shan stood up and stretched his body a bit.
Shannu's voice came again, this time with a hint of a smile:
"Gongzi, I'm your sword, if I don't protect you, who will?"
Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised, but the corner of his lips slowly curled up.
"Shannu, we need to get to work"
"Save the Earth sword?"
"Yes"
"Gongzi has a solution?"
"Yes"
Shannu's voice became prideful: "Hmph, I knew gongzi would be able to do it! Just now, fairy Luo was thinking that you shouldn't be sleeping at this time, so I didn't bother to argue with her "
Fairy Luo …
Gu Qing Shan looked at Luo Bingli.
At this point, Luo Bingli also noticed that he had woken up and sent her voice in annoyance: "You're finally awake — — as a Three Thousand Worlds realm cultivator, you actually chose to sleep at such a crucial moment, or have you already started to give up?"
"No, I want to obtain the Heaven sword more than ever"
"I've already made the preparations to pursue it"
Gu Qing Shan looked at her and sent her voice word by word:
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