Didn't cause much damage?

Hearing Huo Qingkong's sad mutterings, Li Cheng颐's heart skipped a beat, and his thoughts raced.

At times like this, the best way to quickly gloss over such things is...

"Indeed, when you went berserk earlier, at least sixty or seventy innocent disciples were injured!"

He pointed to the Faceless Sword Sect's residence, which now had only thirty-some people left.

"See that? That's the damage you caused when you destroyed it. There should have been over a hundred people in the sect, but now, this is all that's left..."

Li Cheng颐 looked somber.

"...It's my fault." Huo Qingkong was silent for a moment, then sighed again. "If there's still a chance, I hope to use the rest of my time to gradually make up for the mistakes I've made."

"Hurting fellow disciples, and so many of them..." Li Cheng颐 didn't finish his sentence when he saw the Sword Sect disciples and stewards who had just run away in the distance, actually coming back with the three departing elders!?

He couldn't continue his sentence and quickly changed the subject.

"Forget it, these are things for the future. Senior Brother, what exactly does 'reboot' mean? Why did such a change occur? Do you know?" Li Cheng颐 quickly changed the subject.

"That... perhaps I can answer you." Suddenly, another voice came from within the sealed bead.

It was the Demon Emperor!

This guy wasn't dead yet.

"Who are you?" Li Cheng颐 was stunned. What did it mean to have an old man's voice suddenly pop up while he was talking to his Senior Brother?

"I am one who retained memories of past lives after the last era's reboot," the Demon Emperor said in a deep voice.

"Wait, didn't you just say..." Huo Qingkong's voice sounded from the side.

"...Regardless of who you are, tell me what the truth is?" Li Cheng颐 wore an expression as if he hadn't heard anything. His mind raced, and he guessed that this person was related to his Senior Brother, so he didn't bother with pleasantries and went straight to the point.

"Actually, it's very simple. The world's reboot is for the sake of restoration. It repeatedly repairs the damage it has suffered, and such repair, in a sense, can be seen as the gestation of new life," the Demon Emperor said.

"New life?"

"That's right." The Demon Emperor affirmed, "There are countless worlds in the Profound Sea, but most worlds need such a new life reboot, repeating the cycle over and over again. Some are completely consistent each time, repeating the past. Others may have subtle changes each time. When these changes accumulate, they will eventually become completely dead worlds, then completely shatter and disappear."

"How do you know these things?" Li Cheng颐 questioned. Although many of them corresponded to the dead corners he had seen, he didn't believe everything the other party said.

"Because... my main body was once a transcendent who came from this world. A so-called transcendent is one who has completely broken free from the entanglement and pull of their native world, and truly obtained great freedom," the Demon Emperor sighed. "Like us, as long as we truly leave this place, it won't be long before we are pulled back by the original dead corner, unable to escape our destined fate of destruction for the rest of our lives."

"That's not right. If that's the case, then..." Li Cheng颐 was about to question and refute because he hadn't been affected by...

Wait!

Suddenly, he felt a chill in his heart.

In essence, he wasn't actually the original Li Cheng颐! If he looked at it this way, he had found the reason why he wasn't affected by the pull of the Earth-Moon world.

"What?" The Demon Emperor was interrupted and stopped talking.

"It's nothing, continue," Li Cheng颐 said.

"Good. That's why we can't escape the reboot and destruction, all because we are originally part of this world. Only by truly opening the source within our bodies, replacing ourselves, abandoning this cage, and returning to the world can we completely transcend the world and achieve great freedom in the Profound Sea!"

The Demon Emperor's tone revealed a strong yearning.

Abandon this cage and return to the world??

Li Cheng颐 suddenly understood the concept of transcendence from this, the concept of that transcendent.

If even one's own body and mind originate from the world, then it is naturally impossible to transcend completely.

But if one deepens the connection with the Profound Sea step by step, and finally sublimates a part of oneself, completely detaching from the original body, then it may really be possible to completely get rid of the reboot.

"That's the truth. In order to get rid of the reboot, we have tried all kinds of methods, but this time... it seems we have still failed..." the Demon Emperor said, "If it weren't for the accidental appearance of you, White Deer Daoyou, we probably wouldn't have been able to avoid the final fate."

"For this, I am here to say thank you to you on behalf of all the creatures who avoided destruction."

Li Cheng颐 was speechless, but he accepted it frankly. Although he had affected many innocent creatures during the battle, when he really thought about it, he had done more good.

"We'll discuss how to solve Senior Brother's matter later. I'll go take a look at the sect first," he instructed. At this time, he had slowly flown to the Faceless Sword Sect's residence in the sky and was descending.

The halo of the great formation was so faint that it was almost invisible.

Because of his identity as a Sword Sect disciple, the formation had no resistance to him. He easily entered it and landed in front of the Faceless Great Hall.

Saint Spiritual Daoren and the six great elders all stood up. Some hesitated to speak and ask questions, but none were as quick as Kui Ling.

With a stride, she ran to Li Cheng颐, and hugged him tightly.

The two were now of similar height, but Kui Ling didn't avoid suspicion at all, hugging Li Cheng颐 tightly in her chest, tears silently flowing down her face.

"Are you still my White Deer?" she asked, trembling.

She hadn't even confirmed Li Cheng颐's identity before rushing over and hugging him without any defense.

If Li Cheng颐 was really eroded by some evil force, he could instantly kill her with one blow at this time.

But she didn't seem to care anymore...

"...I am!" Li Cheng颐 opened his arms and gently hugged her back, feeling this long-lost warmth.

He could feel that Kui Ling's feelings for him were still there, still the pure love of a mother for her child.

"...That's good..." Kui Ling didn't speak anymore, just hugging him tightly.

The original suspicions and worries all gradually dissipated in this hug.

In any case, Li Cheng頤 interrupted the reboot process and saved everyone. There was no doubt about that.

Looking at the two hugging, the people of the surrounding Faceless Sword Sect all breathed a sigh of relief.

Judging from the terrifying strength that White Deer had shown in suppressing Huo Qingkong, if something happened to him again, it would be a complete despair...

Fortunately, it seemed that the result was still good.

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Three days later.

The Sword Sect was being rebuilt, the buildings were being repaired, and everywhere was a busy and lively scene.

Inside the Faceless Great Hall, Saint Spiritual Daoren, Qingyang Zhenren, Kui Ling and the other six great elders, and Li Cheng颐 sat quietly cross-legged on futons, forming a circle.

"Tell us, what is the truth? Why can you possess such great strength?" Saint Spiritual Daoren said lightly.

"Actually, I also have memories of past lives, but I am not from Pan Guang, but from beyond the heavens, the Profound Sea!" Li Cheng颐 looked calm. His eyes raised, looking at the headmaster.

"Also, headmaster, are you questioning me?"

Whoosh!

A circle of invisible, conscious wind, centered on him, suddenly spread out and exploded around him.

The biting coldness quickly spread throughout the entire hall.

Saint Spiritual Daoren and Qingyang Zhenren both felt a chill in their hearts.

"Saint Spiritual, he doesn't mean that..." Qingyang quickly smoothed things over, and winked at the helpless Kui Ling, but Kui Ling lazily ignored her.

She didn't bother getting involved in these broken things. As long as she knew her child was okay and not being taken advantage of, what did anything else have to do with her?

Getting involved at this time, wouldn't that be going along with the other party's intentions, wanting her to use her motherly name to pressure her child?

Didn't these people understand the situation?

Was she closer to White Deer or these fellow disciples who she basically didn't interact with? Was there even a need to ask such a question?

Seeing that Kui Ling didn't move, Saint Spiritual was a little embarrassed, but fortunately, the biggest benefit of living a long life was being shameless.

You should know that the skin on your face will get thicker and thicker as time goes on.

"Sorry, the way I asked the question was problematic." He apologized in a low voice, "Now, you have saved everyone in the entire Pan Guang. The four sects owe you a great debt, so... in order to commend your great achievement and merit, the four sects have decided to pool together a reward that you can use. What do you think? If you have something specific you want, we can get it for you if we have it."

He originally wanted to try to use his relationship with Junior Sister Kui Ling to make White Deer continue to recognize the Sword Sect's relationship, for his own use.

But now it seemed that his little thoughts were instantly seen through by Kui Ling, and the other party was not a simple-minded person.

'Compared to Huo Qingkong, White Deer seems much more difficult to deal with...' Saint Spiritual couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"A reward?" Li Cheng颐 pondered.

He was now fused with the Flower God's Garment, which could be said to be a complete transformation, and his true strength had soared.

What was the concept of a thousandfold increase in overall strength?

When he wore the Flower God's Garment, he didn't dare to explode with all his strength, lest he strike too hard and break through the earth and shatter the entire dead corner.

His usual state could already produce hundreds of thousands of tons of impact force, and then increase it a thousandfold...

That wasn't simply multiplying this value by a thousand, but at least a tenfold increase in impact force.

Such destructive power was worthy of the name of the Flower Emperor's imperial armor and divine sword.

And this wasn't even the peak power of the Evil Flower.

Compared to its heyday, the original soil had been destroyed and only a little bit of wreckage remained, and the Royal City had disappeared, leaving only fragments and debris floating in the depths of the Profound Sea. It was not easy for the Evil Flower to consume a large amount of flower energy to pull back a little bit from the distant depths.

Therefore, what he needed to consider at this time was how to deal with those unknown opponents who defeated the Destruction Flower Emperor in the past.

In addition, the dead corner's cycle of pulling also needed to be completely resolved.

If, according to the Demon Emperor, the dead corner's reboot was to repair itself, then what was the reason for the dead corner's forced pulling?

Was it forced detoxification? Or, as previously investigated, using human lives to maintain the balance of small dead corners, in order to avoid the small dead corners merging into large dead corners and affecting the world's own balance?

In this moment, a large amount of information flashed through Li Cheng颐's mind.

He suddenly wanted to know, if he was pulled into the dead corner, what would happen if he put on the Flower God's Garment?

Would the dead corner be so scared that it would immediately squeeze him out and run away?

Thinking about it was a little exciting...

Although the dead corner was unlikely to have concrete consciousness, such a situation would definitely be fun.

Coming back to his senses.

He spoke again.

"As for the reward..." Although his strength had increased to an extremely terrifying level because of the Flower God's Garment, his own foundation as the base for the increase could be greatly improved if he became stronger.

Therefore, the road of engraving could continue to move forward!

"My current foundation-building techniques, Faceless Sword Art and Saint Spiritual Art, are both complete, leaving only the Thousand-Faced Sword Canon..."

(End of this chapter)