At first, Gu Qingyang could still feel the passage of time. But later, he no longer felt that time was passing at all.
Because his mind has been completely immersed in his practice, he is pursuing the new life he has always longed for... He feels that he is on the road.
This road has no starting point.
This road has no end.
He was already on the road when he discovered the road. A path also appeared deep within the inner world that his consciousness could reach.
He was standing on this road, looking back, he couldn't see the starting point. Looking forward, he couldn't see the end point he wanted to see.
So he felt extremely conflicted. He felt that everything in front of him was fake, giving him a feeling of utter emptiness.
That feeling... is like a good person suddenly falling into the abyss, but he is always in the process of falling, without the feeling of landing.
Gu Qingyang was very familiar with this feeling.
Because he had felt this way in his past practice, he remembered it very clearly, and he felt this way every time he lost himself.
Ethereal and indistinct, unaware of life and death——
Feeling this familiar feeling, Gu Qingyang first felt a sense of disgust in his heart, and then regained his composure.
He knew in his heart that he only seemed to be enlightening now. In fact, he was in an extremely dangerous situation.
In such a situation, he absolutely couldn't make a single mistake. As long as he makes the wrong move, his Dao will, Dao heart... everything about him will be destroyed.
He would lose everything he had because of a single thought. This was something he knew instinctively, and it was also the most important thing.
Logically speaking, if ordinary bone cultivators reach this level, they will most likely lose themselves and then forget themselves.
But he is different.
The battle between him and the Supreme Heaven has been going on for several years. Even though he has been at a disadvantage over the years, he has indeed been at a disadvantage.
On the surface, it seems that there is no improvement in his cultivation level. But in fact, he has made a huge improvement.
Since the incident at Four Seasons Valley, the shackles in his body have evolved into ten original shackles. That thing is an evolved form of Heaven's Lock.
For such a long time, the Heavenly Locks have been restraining him, sealing the power that originally belonged to him.
He originally thought that this thing was the pure evolution of the power of heaven, and he had always thought that this thing was something of heaven.
Later he found out he was wrong.
Because the lock of heaven is not only a thing of heaven, but also his thing. Evolving everything according to the laws of heaven is ultimately just an appearance.
If you look past the appearance and only look at the inside, you can find that the name Heaven's Lock should not belong to these shackles.
Because what really binds him has always been his Tao, his own obsession.
Along the way, he would always feel that he had changed. The reason why he often thinks like this is because he refuses to let go.
He really lost too many things on his spiritual path. This results in him always chasing what he lost, trying to regain it.
However, the more he did this, the more tired he became.
Because he always has to turn those lost things into something else, and then carry the other thing on his own body.
This is what he has been doing all the way to practice. If he thought practice was relatively easy at the beginning.
Then later on, he was really unable to move forward on the path he chose.
And the so-called shackles are just things made by the way of heaven using his way.
The Lock of Heaven is something derived from the power of the Law of the Great Way as its true origin and the shape of its body as the power of the Law of the Heavenly Way.
It seems to have nothing to do with anyone, it seems to have nothing to do with him. But...as long as it binds him, it's his.
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Ever since he realized the true meaning of this level, Gu Qingyang was determined to completely refine the Heavenly Lock and make it his own.
For this reason, he did not hesitate to reenact his own spiritual path again and again, and even let the remnant soul of Chu Xiuwei enter the Heavenly Lock as its weapon spirit.
What he is really fighting for is control.
The locks of heaven were born because of him, and they were also born because of the way of heaven. Logically speaking, this thing is an artifact that both he and Tiandao can control.
But before that, the way of heaven...that is, the supreme heaven, this guy obviously has more control over the lock of heaven than he does.
In addition, his cultivation level is not high, and the power he can mobilize is extremely limited.
And the Supreme Heaven can use various factors to restrict him, so even after fighting for so long, he still has not been able to win.
Gu Qingyang himself also knew that if he were at the Seventeenth Realm now, it would be extremely easy for him to gain control of this mere area.
But the thing is...he's not.
Now he is only in the seventh level, even if he can defeat powerful enemies by many means, even if he can be invincible by relying on his own specificity.
After all, he is still only a seventh-level bone cultivator. Even if Potian goes away, his cultivation level is still only at the innocence level, and cannot be regarded as a higher-level bone cultivator.
Therefore, it is extremely difficult for him to succeed. There is nothing much to say about this matter.
But now, the Supreme Heaven has made another killing move, using the will of heaven to influence his will, allowing him to see his own path in his inner world.
This thing can be regarded as a good thing, and it can also be regarded as a bad thing.
Good thing, good thing is that he can finally take a good look at his own path.
Bad things, bad things only manifest themselves on this path under the influence of God's will.
Therefore, whether the things that exist on this road are true or false, good or bad, all true and false must be judged by himself.
In a sense, maintaining self-awareness under such circumstances is just the basis for playing chess against the Supreme Being.
If he doesn't even know who he is.
In front of the Supreme Heaven, he was not worthy of being this guy's opponent, let alone someone who could play against the Supreme Heaven.
He doesn’t have to be awake; He deeply realized that the price of his lack of sobriety would be extremely high.
Therefore, from the moment the feeling of nothingness appeared, he used his instinct to fight against this feeling that disgusted him.
But in the process of this confrontation, he also deeply realized the importance of strength.
If he is still the same as before, still completely constrained by his cultivation realm and does not recognize himself, then he will definitely lose miserably.
Fortunately... he already knew what the three words Gu Qingyang meant, and he even knew how unique he was.
In this way, even if he only has the cultivation level of the seventh realm of innocence, he can still fight back and forth with the Supreme Heaven in this realm.
"I have walked on such a lonely road countless times. I have experienced countless frosts, winds and sands. In the highest heaven, you will not win."
"Also... Supreme Heaven, don't you think that your presence is a symbol? Maybe the person who caused the problem is not me at all."
"If you think about it carefully-"
"If it weren't for the problems in the world itself, how could the heaven be divided into the supreme heaven and the free heaven?"
"Many people say that all living beings in this world need redemption. But in my opinion, it is you who need redemption the most."
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At the moment when the feeling of nothingness reached its peak, Gu Qingyang in the real world suddenly took the initiative to hold the Heavenly Lock on his body.
Then, he spoke in an extremely calm tone, and the feeling between his words made people feel that he was not facing his enemy.
His tone was more like that of a pure-natured person persuading a friend, but in fact, the Supreme Heaven was Gu Qingyang's mortal enemy.
If it weren't for Supreme Heaven's extremely deep hatred for Gu Qingyang, it's hard to say that Supreme Heaven would really think that Gu Qingyang was trying to persuade him.
When Gu Qingyang said these words, Supreme Innocence hesitated for a moment.
Of course, it was only for a moment. After a moment, all his hesitation disappeared. Soon, the highest heaven will be the highest heaven again.
"True fate!"
The Supreme Sky let out a roar, which was a response to Gu Qingyang. But he neither affirmed nor denied Gu Qingyang's words.
He just gave Gu Qingyang a roar, his voice full of solemn and solemn feeling, like a ruler giving orders to all living beings.
And along with his roar, fog actually began to appear on the way to the manifestation of Gu Qingyang's inner world.
It was a gray mist, and the moment it appeared and began to spread, Gu Qingyang felt as if he had just experienced rebirth.
This feeling made the sense of emptiness less intense, and also reminded Gu Qingyang of what happened after his rebirth.
In an instant, all kinds of emotions came to my mind——
The joy of being reunited with my sister.
In the Hanging Coffin Gu Zong's anger.
The pleasure of competing with others.
The heartbeat of meeting Qing Yiyao.
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Losing my sister, losing Qing Yi Yao, the despair after losing everything, and the unwillingness and anger from the heart when facing that kind of despair!
Playing chess with the sky, the determination to defeat the sky at all costs, and the pain of being forced to be rescued and finally returning to loneliness.
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In just an instant, Gu Qingyang's inner world was shrouded in darkness. The gray mist completely erupted, burying everything.
After that, all the unsatisfactory things in life turned into his memories one after another, and all kinds of painful feelings flooded into his heart.
The terrible feeling of nothingness appeared again.
This time, there was also a sense of frustration that appeared with it, which was something that had been bothering Gu Qingyang all along.
A large part of Gu Qingyang's numerous obsessions stemmed from this sense of frustration. It can be said that this is the feeling that has troubled him all his life.
The moment he felt this feeling, Gu Qingyang in the real world began to smile bitterly.
Of course he was a failure.
He had sworn secretly countless times that he would protect his sister and that he would keep his sister by his side forever.
He said that he wanted to help his sister make up for the regret she had when she was eighteen years old, and had to do a lot of things...but in the end, he was the one who buried her one by one.
He has also warned himself countless times not to have true feelings for any woman, and not to let feelings affect his own spiritual path.
But in the end, the pure and innocent Qing Yi Yao still touched his heart easily.
Whether he wants to admit it or not, Qingyiyao has always been a piece of pure land deep in his heart.
Emotions... they are as scary as the human heart. The scary thing about the human heart is that human desires are uncontrollable and endless.
As for feelings, what's scary about them is that they can also be like desires, making people desperate for them and driving them crazy to the extreme.
Gu Qingyang has seen many women.
Those women have beautiful faces, wonderful figures, and excellent temperament.
But no matter how beautiful they are...in his eyes, they are nothing more than so-called red and pink skulls.
Until he met Qing Yi Yao, and because of Qing Yi Yao, he met Su Yue.
When true love comes, you absolutely cannot stop it even if you want to.
That's what happened to him and Su Yue.
They are true soul mates, they understand each other completely and understand each other.
Therefore, they should have been sinking all the time, but when they should sink the most, they were willing to let go of their inner throbbing and choose to be sober.
Everything now... in the final analysis, is the result of his choice to wake up. But the feeling of loss is unpleasant, and so is waiting.
Every day after the separation, both he and Su Yue were looking forward to seeing each other again and couldn't wait to see each other again.
But they all know that before that absolute ideal is realized, reunion must be something that is destined not to happen.
And once this incident happens abnormally, then one of them, or both of them... will inevitably encounter a catastrophe.
So they had to endure separation.
His Taoist soldier "Ask the Blue Sky" has an evolved form, which is evolved from the Taoist meaning of the two great ways of love and dream, and it is called "Qianshengli".
The meaning of this name is a shallow separation, which means that this separation will not last long, it will only be short and shallow.
But whether this separation will last long or not, whether it will be painful or not...how could the two of them not know it in their hearts?
They are aware of everything.
It is precisely for this reason that they have such a choice. And this pain of lovesickness is just one of the pains he has to bear.
Move forward and bear the pain.
Move forward and endure the pain.
Move forward again and endure the pain again.
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Gu Qingyang looked back on the road again. This time the fog on the road behind him cleared away, and he saw the wind and frost along the way at the end of the fog.
He saw his painful past and the sins he accumulated for his cultivation, which were the nine kinds of anger and ignorance, and the endless greed.
But even so, he still turned his bitter smile into a smile and said:
"Sovereign Heaven, I know... You let me see the failures I have accumulated along the way because you want me to understand the reasons for my failures."
"You think this reason is...the reason why I failed is because I am me, because I am who I am now, and I am a person who goes against the will of heaven."
Speaking of this, Gu Qingyang's voice was still extremely calm, without any hint of excitement or pain or anger.
Frankly speaking, his way of speaking really makes people feel that his words are really weak and weightless.
But it was this calm tone that made Supreme Sky's face turn pale, and then reveal a somewhat panicked expression.
"You think that I am destined to experience countless failures. Even if I try countless times, I will still fail."
"Just like those who defied nature in the past years, my fate will be exactly the same as those people's, and I will eventually die."
"But I want to ask you something."
"Supreme Heaven——"
"Have you ever been defeated?"
At the moment when this question was asked, the supreme Taoist will that had been wiped away by God's will suddenly appeared in Gu Qingyang again.
At the same moment, this Taoist intention also turned into a ray of dawn, appearing deep in Gu Qingyang's inner world, illuminating his path of cultivation.
"I've done a lot of wrong things."
"I've done a lot of good things, too."
"Guilty? Who can be innocent?"
"Ten shackles, nine angers and one ignorance. Nine of them are anger towards the world, and even more anger towards you and all living beings."
"If this anger can be regarded as a sin, then it is my sin. But I also have an obsession, and this obsession is about being gentle. Is this also a sin?"
"You think failure is my true destiny. On the road you designated for me, I saw the real past, but saw the empty future."
"Even if life is full of failures."
"Even if this failure really affects my life, so what? I will never give up until the last moment."
"You think death is the end and should be the beginning of my surrender. But I want to tell you, you are simply wrong."
"Death is indeed a beginning for me. Different from your idea, it is not the beginning for me to admit defeat."
"It was the beginning of my renewed struggle."
"I have always believed that all the tragedies that happened to me happened because I was not strong enough. As long as I am strong enough, I can turn everything around."
"What you call true life is not life in my opinion! Life? Do you know what life is? Let me tell you, life is what you hold in your own hands!"
"A truly strong person never believes in the destiny of heaven. If possible, I would like to become the most powerful person since the dawn of time. I would like to wither and flourish like a weed."
"If I can't prove myself in one life, I will use thousands of lives to prove myself! What I can do... you know, the highest heaven."
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Gu Qingyang's voice never disappeared, he was always telling, making everyone who heard it feel numb, and even the highest heaven's face changed wildly.
However, the more Gu Qingyang talked, the quieter the world became, until finally even the thunder disappeared. Everything... fell silent.
After a long time, the voice of the Supreme Heaven sounded again, shaking the sky and the earth like thunder, but the content of the Supreme Heaven's words was only two words.
"Reincarnation!"
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