Chapter 66: A Familiar Figure, the End of Another Dream

Under the sacrifice of worldly blood, the Cleansing World Blood Lotus grew ever larger, and the range of its power radiation also widened.

Whether Eastern Land, Myriad Demon Road, or Western Region Biyan, all were shrouded by the Cleansing World Blood Lotus's power.

In this mad world, it's hard to find any normal living beings.

Because all normal living beings have died.

Even mortals began slaughtering each other, offering sacrifices to the Cleansing World Blood Lotus to gain power; their obsession with power surpassed that of cultivators who had already set foot on the Path of Cultivation.

In this world, no living being any longer believes in the Fo Men.

The only thing living beings believe in is the Cleansing World Blood Lotus that grants them power.

In this mad world, you still stand atop all living beings, watching the clouds roll and unfold.

Occasionally, a clueless cultivator comes to challenge you; you lightly strike out, reminding him of the era once ruled by Fa Ye.

The days of slaughter lasted many years.

The number of living beings in the world dwindled, and those who survived all turned into bloodthirsty mad monsters.

Until one day, the Monkey also went mad, left you, and joined the slaughter.

Besides you, the only one in the world who remained clear-headed was the Xique maiden Lü Ya.

She always stayed by your side, relying on your protection to escape calamity.

You asked Lü Ya, "Don't you want to become stronger? Aren't you afraid of this world's madness, being so weak?"

"I'm not afraid at all."

Lü Ya said, "Compared to becoming stronger, I'd rather be a happy little magpie by Fa Ye's side."

If you ponder, you recall the previous master Lü Ya spoke of—a mortal scholar.

Perhaps that scholar truly was your past life.

You firmly believe this prison-like world will be influenced by power from outside the prison.

Your meeting with Lü Ya is an interference from outside the prison; otherwise, as weak as she is, she would have no reason not to be affected by the Cleansing World Blood Lotus.

And there is your master, Fahai Heshang.

It was Fa Tian who guided you to Western Region Biyan World, telling you about your past-life memories; upon recalling the past, you realized he did not fit in with this world's Fo Men monks.

Only the influence from outside the prison world is the key to breaking free of the prison!

A new problem arises before you.

If you let this world's slaughter continue, the eventual victor will bear endless calamity, becoming your previous-self incarnation, a tool for the Fo Men to harvest merit.

After countless twists and turns, the ending seems the same.

Only then do you realize your earlier thoughts were too simple; this seems an unsolvable situation.

After long contemplation, you decide to enter the fray once more with your own body.

As the world's rules changed, the Xique maiden Lü Ya, who knew nothing of cultivation, reached the end of her lifespan.

You watched her turn to white bones and personally buried her.

Thereafter, you entered the world again.

You began endless slaughter.

Whether human, demon, or any other being, all living things influenced by the Pure World Lotus were slaughtered by you to the last.

You again took on the form of your previous life.

Yet, amidst this life's slaughter, your heart remains clear as a mirror; you are fully aware of what you are doing.

You seek liberation, to purify the world.

At the end of the slaughter, only you and the Monkey, now transformed into a Chaos World Demon Ape, remain.

The Monkey no longer remembers you at all.

You exhausted all your lifelong power to assimilate yourself with the blood lotus, and also suppressed the Monkey for five thousand years.

"Monkey, I will seal this world and grant you a creation; remember to keep your original heart, and we may meet again after five thousand years."

After leaving the Monkey those final words, your soul's power ignited and surged suddenly toward the Heavenly Dome.

"Fa Ye!"

"Master!!"

"Little Monkey, I am willing to wait five thousand years for you! I will surely see you again!!"

In the dark, you heard the Monkey's shout.

The five‑year limit is merely a hope you gave him; if the Monkey can fuse with the Cleansing World Blood Lotus, perhaps there is hope to completely break the world's shackles.

As for whether we can meet again, who knows?

Your soul arrived at the Heavenly Dome and entered another of your bodies, one burdened with endless calamity and imprisoned by the Jin Fu.

"You!"

"How could you awaken the soul of this world?!"

"Who exactly are you?"

The Jin Fu revealed incredulous eyes.

You said, "Just like you, I am also seeking my true self."

After a brief surprise, the Jin Fu's faces twisted, becoming ferocious like evil ghosts: "Everyone, move to suppress the sinner; absolutely do not let his soul escape the Fozu Realm!"

The Jin Fu all struck out, aiming to suppress you.

You, bearing endless calamity from two lives, how could their false merit power suppress you?

Outside the prison, you can feel that your soul is unrestrained, and the power you exert far surpasses that inside the prison world.

In a mighty posture, you slew one Jin Fu.

The remaining Jin Fu fell into utter panic.

There is a Jin Fu shouting: "Quick! Quickly go to Golden Spirit Ancestor Mountain to invite the Great Sun Fozu!"

You don't know who the so-called Great Sun Fozu is, you also know that today is a deadly situation, but you don't care.

You just want to turn this place upside down.

Unmatched you slay one Jin Fu after another, your soul is sublimating, walking toward outside the Fozu hall.

Not far away, a Luohan came running back, stumbling.

"Not good! The Yang Zu of the Zi Wei Xing Domain has invaded Golden Spirit Mountain; the Great Sun Fozu is suppressed and cannot come to aid!"

The Luohan's voice cut off abruptly, and what entered his eyes was a ground covered with Jin Fu corpses, and you, your whole body shrouded in black qi.

With a single punch you ended the Luohan's life, then calmly walked outward.

Outside the hall, the golden light is blinding; merely approaching the temple gate, you feel your soul being scorched, as if it would be reduced to nothing.

Yet you have no hesitation, you continue forward, only wanting to glimpse the world beyond the prison.

Upon reaching outside the hall, you saw the true great world, and felt the complete order of heaven and earth.

"How beautiful!"

You stretched lazily, your body gradually becoming illusory.

Your final gaze fell into the distance, where a towering mountain stood without visible bounds; atop its peak, two supreme beings were locked in confrontation.

The Luohan you killed had mentioned their names: one is called the Great Sun Fozu, the other is the Yang Zu of the Zi Wei Xing Domain.

Their power far surpasses yours.

You watched this unparalleled battle, your vision growing increasingly blurry.

At the final moment of life, the Yang Zu's gaze seemed to be directed at you, and you didn't know whether it was your illusion.

This dream's reincarnation cycle ended, and you woke up.

On the large bed, Lin Chuan suddenly opened his eyes, sat up abruptly, and murmured the name "Yang Zu".

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Monkey·War of the Myriad Demons.