Chapter 1157: Chapter 1058: Depart Without Farewell

Forbidden Ancient Path.

Between heaven and earth, all is silent.

As if nothing had ever happened, the earth-shaking battle left no trace.

The grey mist from the Forbidden World had receded, and the black hand from the source… was erased, never to exist again.

“The so-called black hand…turned out to be just a wisp of black smoke…”

“Grey mist… Does it form from black mist devouring white mist?”

“How terrifying is the so-called source truly…”

At this moment, even Nan Feng and the others couldn’t help but murmur.

Battling the heavens and earth, Yun Xi held onto the lingering sentiments of a past life, ignited supreme battle power, and fought to the invisible, unknowable extents. With the eruption of the Myriad Dao, the black hand was finally defeated.

Even if it weren’t for the preparations in advance, if it weren’t for the two scrolls of Li Fan stopping it, then that black hand might even have been able to retreat safely.

Such a great effort and roundabout tactics… And from the source came only a wisp of black smoke…

Although victorious, everyone felt the weight of the outcome.

“Is this the darkness that Master once faced alone…?” thought Zi Ling, feeling a sudden and inexplicable pain in her heart… Her master had endured too much.

“The source… No wonder even Master had to set up an earth-shattering strategy…” Jiang Li seemed enlightened.

And the old ghosts beside them were extremely delighted!

“The black smoke was erased… It was actually erased, hahaha… Back then, so many of us strong beings died, millions perished, we attacked for ten thousand years, and never erased even a single strand… Hahaha!”

In Tai Yi’s ghostly eyes, there seemed to be tears!

“The thing from the source, it turns out it can be erased… If it can be erased, there is hope, there is hope now!”

“The End of Myriad Paths has done it… She did it!”

“Even as ghosts, to see such a day… That’s enough, that’s enough, brothers, your great enemy has been avenged, a strand of the black smoke from the source was erased! Did you see? The black smoke from the source, it turns out it can be erased!”

The other old ghosts also looked up to the sky laughing, yet their laughter seemed like crying!

All the ghosts rejoiced, dancing wildly.

But Long Zixuan, Dugu Yuqing, and others all felt an inexplicable heaviness in their hearts.

What kind of despair did Tai Yi and other old ghosts go through… that today, the mere sight of a strand of black smoke being erased brought such near-madness with joy.

“What’s next, does Senior Li have any instructions?”

At this time, Black White spoke up.

And Nan Feng, Zi Ling, and others all looked towards Yun Xi.

Yun Xi slowly approached, wrapped in a rainbow glow, looking towards the Forbidden World, and said:

“Countless ages ago, twelve Forebears carried torches that could illuminate darkness, leading their respective tribes to establish the Forbidden World.”

“Afterwards… The twelve Forebears went to the source but fell into darkness. The Forebears illuminated their corpses with the torches, allowing them to reincarnate through the eons like drifting sparks… and this lifetime is the last spark.”

She looked at Nan Feng and the others, revealing the astounding past, “You… are their last iteration.”

–In fact, this wasn’t even a secret, in the Forbidden World, many knew, such as the Nine Great Giants, they clearly knew Nan Feng and others were the last iterations of those people.

“… Next, we have to break the game!”

“He had found a way to break the game in the last lifetime, but he didn’t want to use it…”

“In this lifetime, he still does not want to use it… but this is currently the only method… ‘A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire’!”

Her eyes were filled with unwavering determination, she said:

“To turn the darkest of ages, ‘A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire’ might be necessary… He might find another way, but now, a decision must be made.”

–When the Red Dust Jade was gathered, she already knew all that was sealed within.

Now, she relayed the methods of ‘A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire’ and ‘Brightness in All Directions’ to Nan Feng, Long Zixuan, and the rest.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in understanding.

“In the darkest times, Master is the last light… We shall become the sparks as well!”

“We stand together at the forefront… That way, Master will have a chance to break the game!”

They all spoke, fearless.

Since leaving the little village, they had all made their resolution.

Black White, upon hearing this, also understood and said:

“Understood, Black White will carry Samsara into the Forbidden World!”

He smiled and said:

“Facing everything, willing to be a pawn for Senior Li!”

And Yun Xi said:

“Take those two paintings with you, they can conceal both Samsara and this Realm… We are in the light, you in the darkness.”

“That’s better.”

One could imagine, this world has now attracted the attention of the entire Forbidden World.

And Samsara has just appeared, Black White has yet to return to his former Realm.

Samsara still needs to remain hidden.

Meanwhile, Black White can cooperate with Yun Xi and the others, one in the light, one in the dark.

Black White nodded and said:

“Alright!”

Then, Yun Xi looked towards Nan Feng, Zi Ling, and the others, with a layer of mist in her large eyes, yet she forced a smile and said:

“We should also go now.”

Nan Feng, Long Zixuan, and the others all smiled.

“Let’s go!”

They walked shoulder to shoulder toward the path left by the End of Myriad Paths from the previous lifetime.

A lone grave remained, leaving behind only one path, which then divided into thirteen, reserved for this life’s Yun Xi, plus Li Fan’s ten disciples, Xinning, and Jiang Xue.

The End of Myriad Paths had glimpsed a corner of the future; this path was laid by her past life.

“Master, goodbye, thank you for teaching the supreme zither arts. If there’s a day we meet again, I will perform a disciple’s salute for you once more.”

Nan Feng looked back, gazing in the direction of the Forbidden Ancient Path, eyes seemingly trying to pierce through the Grey Mist Sea, through the Ancestral Mist Realm…

She turned, stepped onto her path, and disappeared from sight.

“… Master, I will come back… In this life, I have yet to paint a picture for you…”

Zi Ling lightly smiled, her eyes filled with reluctance, but still resolutely left, disappearing down her own path.

“I hope Master won’t eat the fish… Now, no one’s left to stop Master.”

Long Zixuan murmured, seemingly worried, but eventually stepped forward.

“Farewell, True Dragon brothers, take care.”

He, too, departed.

“Forbidden World, black source… Your Grandpa Lu is coming!”

Lu Rang hugged the grass in his arms as he embarked on his own journey, declaring:

“Master, I will definitely spread green across all heavens, letting the origin flourish with the grass of life!”

Dugu Yuqing departed serenely, his eyes filled with pure determination, and he said:

“Master once faced the darkness alone, this life, I shall be the sword that cleaves the origin, I’d rather break than bend!”

He, like a sword, plunged into that Forbidden World and disappeared.

“My master is compassionate. The ingredients of the Forbidden World, Little Monk is here to deliver you.”

Qing Chen smiled gently, transcendent and otherworldly, but just before he left, he whispered softly:

“What a pity, I never got to see Sister Spider turn into a human…”

His figure, too, vanished.

“Till we meet again, Forbidden World.”

Jiang Li waved goodbye to Black White as he stepped onto his own path, saying:

“A single spark can start a prairie fire, lighting up all ten directions… For the crowded throngs struggling for life, we are willing to be the kindling!”

Lin Jiu Zheng also stepped onto that road, exclaiming:

“The mysterious fate of the Forbidden World…This lad is coming to snatch your authority!”

Su Baiqian set forth as well, and before she left, she handed many medicines to Wu Dade, instructing him:

“Elder Brother Dade, these are all for physical cultivation… Use them sparingly, and when it’s time to dodge in a fight, just dodge…”

Then, she too disappeared without a trace.

“Big Brother, this time, we will not let you go and save the world alone.”

Xinning smiled faintly, walking her own path and looking back she whispered softly:

“The Li tree by the village entrance… will wait for me, right?”

She departed as well.

Jiang Xue, clad in white, stepped onto her own path, as elegant as an icy mountain, only murmuring:

“To be a mere spark in Senior Li’s grand scheme is an honor.”

And with that, she was gone.

“Dead Dog, aren’t you coming with me?”

Wu Dade turned to look at Big Black Dog, a hint of reluctance in his eyes.

“Bark, Si Pangzi, I can’t go with you… Otherwise, who will collect your corpse?”

Big Black Dog spoke rather cunningly.

Hearing this, Wu Dade retorted indignantly:

“Dead Dog, you wait, when I come back I’m definitely having Master cook a dog hotpot!”

With that, he too embarked on his own journey.

“Si Pangzi,”

Suddenly, Big Black Dog called out to him again, saying:

“Practice the life-saving Divine Skill I taught you more, don’t just act rashly; you’re too fat, too heavy for this Emperor to drag.”

Wu Dade grinned, replying, “Don’t worry, even if you die, I won’t!”

After speaking, his figure vanished.

Li Fan’s ten disciples, as well as Xinning and Jiang Xue, had all left.

The twelve small paths disappeared without a trace, as if they had never existed.

Only one remained.

Yun Xi looked at the last path and walked upon it step by step.

“Light rouge and powder mixed well with body milk, a pair of soft shoes, my favorite clothes and skirts, and delicious pan-fried buns and pastries… I’ve brought everything, I can leave for my long journey in peace.”

“Yet, I still feel like I’m missing a lot…”

She stood on that small path, watching it gradually fade away, and suddenly wiped away the tears from her eyes, saying:

“I am the End of Myriad Paths… I’m going to help him fight the bad guys, I can’t be a foolish hinderer anymore… I don’t want to!”

“Li Fan… you must be happy! You can’t be as bitter as you were in the last life… I won’t let you suffer anymore!!”

Her figure, completely vanished.

All thirteen paths were gone.

In her previous life, before the End of Myriad Paths glimpsed the future, the paths left behind would guide her reincarnation, as well as the last incarnation of Ten Honored and Two Vicious Ones, to the game they once refused to choose.

The Game of Sparks Set Prairies Ablaze.

…

And at this moment.

Martial Desolate.

Inside a little village.

Li Fan returned to the courtyard, pushed the gate open, and suddenly felt a sense of inexplicable discomfort.

There was no sound of Nan Feng’s zither…

No sight of Zi Ling painting…

No Long Zixuan splashing in the water…

No Lu Rang watering the vegetables…

No sound of Xinning reading books, no familiar voice calling him “Great Demon King”…

…

He suddenly realized, truly felt, that the disciples had all left…

The courtyard felt colder than ever before, emptier than ever.

A kind of loneliness that could not be put into words suddenly swept over him, and he sat somewhat dazedly under the peach tree, his mood low.

“Master, would you like some tea?”

Gong Ya brought over tea, still here with him.

Li Fan responded rather desolately:

“No tea, tea sobers one up… I want wine.”

“Get me wine.”

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Volume of Chaos Realm concludes here.

The first volume, Peak of Immortal Path, totaled 261 chapters, the second volume, Era of Sacred Dao, 144 chapters, the third volume, Supreme Divine Path, 318 chapters, and the fourth volume, Chaos Realm, 332 chapters, totaling 1057 chapters.

Moving forward, from chapter one thousand fifty-eight, I’ll begin writing volume five: Sparks Set Prairies Ablaze.

In the volume of Sparks Set Prairies Ablaze, Li Fan will leave seclusion.

Well… The protagonist who has lingered the longest time in the newbie village in the web-novel world will finally leave the mountain!

This guy has loitered for a full one thousand chapters, three million words!! …

And so, the next chapter, Sparks Set Prairies Ablaze!

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