[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-journey-to-the-end-of-the-night":3,"chapter-journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-58":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Journey to the End of the Night",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1715626,2193,"Chapter 58 - 58 58 Sunken Ship at Sea","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-58",58,"\u003Cp>58: Chapter 58: Sunken Ship at Sea 58: Chapter 58: Sunken Ship at Sea Because he saw that the old man on the tree has now entirely merged into the trunk of the ancient tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only an old face covered in tree rings remained, perched and growing within it, even turning his neck was extremely difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he heard Baili An’s voice, his eyes moved slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those aged eyes were also turning to wood, murky and stiff, appearing like an ancient tree demon about to perish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved his mouth, saying, “Destiny decrees it so, fate dictates, you cannot escape, and we…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>cannot escape either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While speaking, a crisp wooden crack sounded, and a small slit opened at the center of the old man’s forehead, emitting a faint golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With great difficulty, he pulled a smile across his face, “Child, come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Baili An’s mind was a complete mess; everything had happened too swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he not see that the old man was about to return to Chaos?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His soul, his origin, had all in the passing moments of the Mountain Seal’s transition, transformed into Mountain Spirit Power and merged into his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?” Baili An stepped forward as told, feeling melancholic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golden thread emerged from the old man’s forehead, fine as human hair, slowly floating down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thread seemed to have its own life and consciousness, gently wrapping around Baili An’s fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s gaze rested on the golden thread, seemingly seeing the near future, unintentional sadness and deep pain reflected in his wooden eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly said, “Child, keep this thread safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It will be of great use to you in the near future.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An’s expression was complex as he looked down at the golden thread on his finger, which quickly turned pitch black after leaving the old man’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you not take back your Golden Seal, I cannot be bound by this mountain like you, I need to search for my lost memories.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, bound?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wistfulness in the old man’s eyes deepened: “You say that, and it is not incorrect, I defied divine punishment, forsaken my homeland, and suffered punishment here awaiting the day I could return home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But tens of thousands of years can change many things, I found Lin Yuan and Lin Guiyuan later on, raised them as my own children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I found that with them here, this place too is a home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The binding turned into voluntarily drawing my own prison, even though I cannot leave this Water Realm, I find myself willing nonetheless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment this thought formed in my heart, I knew…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was no longer a divinity, but a mortal assimilated into the natural world, and I could never…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>return there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the deep desolation there was a touch of invaluable tenderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Child, I only ask one thing of you, protect this mountain for me, along with Guiyuan and little Yuan, their stories will continue through you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An was a headstrong person, he never made promises lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he knew, once a promise was made, he would surely endeavor to fulfill it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now such a heavy burden had fallen upon him, and he didn’t know how to accept it for a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man chuckled and said, “Don’t worry, unlike me, I guard this mountain to atone, thus I must pay the price of freedom to guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you guard this mountain, not due to atonement or duty, but because of destiny, and destiny cannot bind your freedom, you can leave the mountain at any time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his usually clear and sharp mind felt somewhat dizzy at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An looked up at the gray-faced old man and said heavily, “If you die, Lin Guiyuan and Sister Lin Yuan will be sad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is no banquet under heaven that does not disperse, they will meet better people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the old man’s face, there was no fear of death, only a sense of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An lowered his head with a sad expression: “I cannot understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was happening too absurdly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was merely a corpse demon with no life, barely able to protect himself, let alone guard the spirit of this mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he realized…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment he met the little deer, its inexplicable closeness and joy were all within this cycle of causality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a slight movement in his gaze, the old man seemed to sense some change: “Good child, it’s time, you should leave here now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave?” Baili An’s eyes widened, again confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t he told to guard this Kongcang Mountain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was he being asked to leave now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without giving him time to think, a massive vine with the power to break gold, split the ground and swung towards Baili An.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinctively, Baili An raised his hand to block, a Gale swept around, the vine did not hit him directly, but violently swept him into an ancient well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A splash of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time it was not his soul falling into the Star River sea, but his physical body also disappeared into the well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consciousness engulfed by the Star River well water, when Baili An awoke again, he found himself in a room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was quiet, neatly arranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside there was not much furniture, just a bed, a low table, and a swaying green lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Covered by a blanket made of unknown animal fur, from beneath the bed came a soft sound of deep sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An looked down to see that it was the little deer sleeping beneath his bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a grand dream…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurriedly lifted his hand, watching the lifeline that had long been broken, he pondered for a moment, then channeled Spiritual Power to his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the cold palm radiated a burning warm golden light, the faint signal of the spirit platform confirming to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night in the Water Realm, with the old man in the tree, everything was not a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had fallen into that mysterious ancient well, and then appeared here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, what was more astonishing was that the little deer, which should have been in the Mountain Realm, also appeared here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was it so?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man in the tree entrusted everything about Kongcang Mountain to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every word was a sincere request, hoping he would continue to protect Kongcang Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since so…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>why did he send him away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the chaotic mind slowly deduced and thought clearly, it suddenly became lucid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clear eyes suddenly widened, Baili An threw off the blanket from his body, and got out of the bed, his face pale as paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, this isn’t right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s actions seemed to have foreseen some forthcoming disaster on Kongcang Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he had sent him, the new yet weak Mountain Master, to another safe place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, if Baili An still had a heartbeat, it would certainly be pounding beneath his chest like a battle drum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An stood in place for a good three breaths, his mind blanking for a moment, before realizing the room he was in seemed not to be a real place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undulating, like a sunken boat on the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>",1202,"2026-06-06T15:16:24.478Z",1,"novelbin.me","ccd4bd34a41a6f1e37fc7b37cce42dc57433bfaeeaea8f66123ffe4b6367c6af","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-116","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-115",1594,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjourney-to-the-end-of-the-night-cover.jpg"]