Primordial Era: Starting by overwhelming the Sages, Hongjun was stunned!

Ten thousand years can pass in the blink of an eye.

Kong Xuan sat cross-legged beside the Taoist book, completely still.

The black robe was covered with a layer of ethereal dust, grayish-white like frost.

His hair had grown much longer, hanging down to the ground, merging with nothingness.

His cultivation level rose from the thirty-first level of the vacuum to the thirty-second level.

Although he only entered one level, it took him three thousand years to reach that level.

The remaining seven thousand years were spent stabilizing the situation.

Not urgent.

Take it easy.

This day.

Kong Xuan suddenly opened his eyes.

He sensed it.

There was a slight ripple in the surrounding space.

It was very faint, so faint that it was almost non-existent.

But he is in the vacuum layer 32.

Emptiness, reality, and source are united as one.

Perception covers the entire void.

That fluctuation did not escape his eyes.

It's not a breath.

It is not a living being.

It's an illusion.

Kong Xuan's expression changed drastically.

Fantasy?

Was he in a hallucination the whole time?

When did you go in?

Who did it?

Kong Xuan stood up and stood with his hands behind his back.

Look around.

The Taoist book is still there, and its pages are still being turned.

The character "道" is still glowing.

Everything remains the same.

But that slight ripple was like a needle.

It pierced his heart.

Kong Xuan closed his eyes and probed out with his mind.

Following that ripple, we trace its origin.

The fluctuations come from extremely far away.

From the Primordial Chaos World.

From his house.

It comes from a novice.

Kong Xuan was startled.

noob?

wrong.

I'm not a newbie.

It's Little White in the illusion.

Kong Xuan opened his eyes, his face turning ashen.

"Good tactic."

"Unconsciously, I was pulled into an illusion."

"Even I didn't notice."

He turned and flew towards the Primordial World.

It moves extremely fast, arriving in a single step.

Purple sky, golden land.

Everything remains the same.

But Kong Xuan knew that things were different now.

Because that slight fluctuation is everywhere.

Like air, like light.

It enveloped the entire Hongmeng world.

Kong Xuan did not return to his residence.

He flew towards the Hongmeng Palace.

The palace doors were open, and Hongmeng sat on a chair.

Seeing Kong Xuan enter, he stood up.

"You've emerged from seclusion?"

Kong Xuan did not answer.

He stood in the hall, closing his eyes to perceive.

Fluctuations, here.

It's very faint, yet very clear.

Hongmeng frowned: "What's wrong?"

Kong Xuan opened his eyes and looked at him.

"Can't you feel it?"

Hongmeng was taken aback: "What did you sense?"

Kong Xuan did not explain.

He turned around and flew out of the Hongmeng Palace.

It flew towards the Purple Gold Domain.

Harmony followed behind: "What exactly happened?"

Kong Xuan remained silent.

He landed at the entrance of the mansion.

Push the door open and enter.

The Purple Bamboo Sea rustled and the water murmured.

Little Whitey was lying on the doorstep, fast asleep.

Its tail was curled up around its body, embracing the black bead.

Everything remains the same.

It can fluctuate, here.

It's even stronger.

Kong Xuan walked up to Xiao Bai and squatted down.

He raised his hand and gently patted her head.

Xiao Bai woke up with a start and looked up.

Upon seeing Kong Xuan, he was stunned.

Then, they pounced on them.

"Master! You're back!"

Kong Xuan looked at her, his gaze complex.

"I'm back."

Xiao Bai asked, "Have you broken through?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "You've broken through."

Xiao Bai asked, "How much has it improved?"

Kong Xuandao: "One floor."

Xiao Bai exclaimed happily, "Even one floor is fine!"

"As long as Master comes back, that's all that matters."

Kong Xuan remained silent.

He got up and walked out of the house.

Standing in the courtyard, I looked around.

Purple bamboo sea, flowing water, flowers.

Everything felt real.

But that slight fluctuation told him.

It's all fake.

Hongmeng followed him out and stood beside him.

"Kong Xuan, what's wrong with you?"

Kong Xuandao: "We are in an illusion."

Hongmeng's expression changed drastically: "An illusion?"

Kong Xuan nodded.

"The entire Hongmeng world is an illusion."

"Including you, including me."

"Including Xiaobai."

Hongmeng remained silent.

After a long silence, he finally spoke: "How did you know?"

Kong Xuandao: "Fluctuation."

"The fluctuations of the illusion."

"I realized it during my seclusion."

"Very faint, so faint that it is almost non-existent."

"But it is there."

Hongmeng closed his eyes to perceive, and opened them a moment later.

His face was deathly pale.

"I...can't feel it."

Kong Xuan said, "Because your cultivation level is insufficient."

"The person who created this illusion is far more powerful than me."

"I was lucky that I could sense it."

Hongmeng asked, "Who is it?"

Kong Xuan shook his head: "I don't know."

"Perhaps the Lord of Nothingness."

"It might be that person."

"It could be something else entirely."

Hongmeng remained silent.

Kong Xuan turned around and walked out of the courtyard.

Little White chased after him: "Master, where are you going?"

Kong Xuandao said, "Go and verify it."

"To verify whether all of this is an illusion."

Xiaobai asked, "How do I verify it?"

Kong Xuan remained silent.

He raised his hand and slammed it onto the ground.

The power of the 32nd layer of vacuum was unleashed at full force.

boom!

The earth shattered, and golden light scattered everywhere.

The entire Purple Gold Domain was trembling.

But that slight fluctuation did not disappear.

It's actually become stronger.

Kong Xuan stopped, his expression grave.

"It can't be broken."

"The illusion is too powerful."

"I can't break it."

Hongmeng's expression changed drastically: "Then what should we do?"

Kong Xuan remained silent.

After a long silence, he spoke: "Find the source."

The person who created this illusion must be somewhere.

"Find him, kill him."

"The illusion dissolves itself."

Hongmeng asked, "How do we find it?"

Kong Xuandao said, "Follow the fluctuations."

"The fluctuations originate from the primordial chaos."

"From my house."

"Starting from a novice."

He turned around and looked at Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai was stunned: "Me?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "You."

"You in the illusion."

"The most intense fluctuations are within you."

Xiao Bai looked down at his hands.

"Am I... a fake?"

Kong Xuan remained silent.

He walked up to Xiaobai and raised his hand.

Within the palm of your hand, emptiness, reality, and the source converge.

He pressed a palm against Xiaobai's chest.

Xiao Bai shuddered, and his body began to become transparent.

Like glass, like crystal.

Inside, there is a light.

It's very bright and pure.

The source of the light is a bead.

Transparent, about the size of a fist.

There was a little light inside, like an eye.

The Pearl of Nothingness.

Kong Xuan's expression changed drastically.

Wasn't the Void Pearl taken away by that person?

How did it end up inside Xiaobai's body?

wrong.

It's not inside Xiaobai's body.

It's inside Xiaobai's body in the illusion.

Kong Xuan stopped, and Xiao Bai returned to its original state.

She looked down at her chest.

"Master, is there something inside me?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "The Pearl of Nothingness."

"The one who created this illusion placed the Pearl of Nothingness within you."

"The entire illusion was constructed with you as the anchor point."

Xiaobai asked, "And what about the real me?"

Kong Xuan remained silent.

he does not know.

Where are the real newbies?

Are you still alive?

Kong Xuan clenched his fist.

I will find you.

"must."

He turned and walked out of the courtyard.

Hongmeng asked, "Where to?"

Kong Xuandao said, "Follow the fluctuations to find the source."

Hongmeng said, "I'll go with you."

Kong Xuan shook his head: "You stay."

"Please take care of Xiaobai for me."

"Little White in the Illusion".

Harmony nodded: "Okay."

Kong Xuan walked out of the courtyard and took flight.

Xiao Bai stood at the gate of the courtyard, watching his back.

"Master, you must come back."

Kong Xuan did not turn around.

He followed the ripples and flew towards the source.

The fluctuations originated from the primordial world, passing through chaos and primordial energy.

Passing through the boundless, passing through the void.

Passing through the beginning, passing through the vacuum.

Keep going up.

At the thirty-second floor, the fluctuations continued upwards.

The 33rd floor, the 34th floor.

Keep going up.

Kong Xuanfei was gone for a long time.

Unaware of the passage of time, unaware of the distance.

at last.

The fluctuations have stopped.

Ahead, there is a door.

The gate was not large, and its height was no more than ten feet.

It is completely transparent, like crystal.

There was no light, no runes.

It's just an ordinary door.

But Kong Xuan knew this was no ordinary matter.

The vibration came from behind the door.

Kong Xuan walked to the door and pushed it open.

The door didn't move.

He channeled all his cultivation power, pouring the strength of the thirty-two layers of vacuum into his arms.

Push again.

The door moved.

It opened slowly, making a crisp sound.

Like jade objects colliding.

Behind the door was emptiness.

There was neither light nor darkness.

There is neither up nor down.

There is no past, and there is no future.

There was nothing there.

But in the void, there stood a person.

He wore a white robe and had white hair; his face was handsome.

Void Child.

Kong Xuan's expression changed: "It's you?"

Xu Wuzi turned around and looked at him.

Smile.

"You've arrived."

Kong Xuan asked, "Did you create this illusion?"

Xu Wuzi nodded: "Yes."

Kong Xuan asked, "Why?"

Xu Wuzi said, "It's because I've been waiting for you."

Kong Xuan asked, "What are you waiting for me to do?"

Xu Wuzi said, "I'll wait for you to come and kill me."

Kong Xuan was taken aback.

The Void Child said, "The Lord of Nothingness instructed me to set up an illusion to trap you."

"If you stay tired for too long, you will become weak."

"When it is weak, it will be easier to fuse."

"But I don't want to do that."

Kong Xuan looked at him: "Why?"

Xu Wuzi said, "Because you are special."

I don't want you to die.

"So I created an illusion, deliberately leaving behind disturbances."

"To make you realize it, to make you come to me."

Kong Xuan remained silent.

After a long silence, he spoke: "Where is the real me?"

Xu Wuzi said, "Outside."

"In the void."

"Imprisoned by the Lord of Nothingness."

Kong Xuan asked, "Where's Xiao Bai?"

Xu Wuzi said, "They're outside too."

"In your mansion."

"Waiting for you to come back."

Kong Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

still alive.

That's good.

Xu Wuzi said, "The reason I told you is so that you would know."

"Outside the illusion, you are imprisoned in the Void Palace."

"The Lord of Nothingness tries to merge with you every day."

"But your will is too strong; he can't integrate with it."

"We can only wait and see."

"I'll wear you down until you're weak."

Kong Xuan asked, "How do I get out?"

Xu Wuzi said, "Kill me."

"I created this illusion."

"I am dead, the illusion dissipates on its own."

Kong Xuan looked at him: "Aren't you afraid of death?"

Xu Wuzi laughed.

"Afraid."

"But I'm even more afraid of having a guilty conscience."

"I have lived for countless years and have never done a single good deed."

"This time, I want to make one."

Kong Xuan remained silent.

After a long silence, he finally spoke: "Thank you."

Xu Wuzi nodded: "Let's do it."

Kong Xuan raised his hand, and emptiness, solidity, and origin condensed in his palm.

He struck out with his palm.

The force slammed into the chest of the Void Child.

Xu Wuzi did not dodge.

After taking that blow, his body began to crack.

From head to toe, inch by inch.

They turned into specks of light and scattered.

But he smiled.

"it is good."

"very good."

"You are stronger than I thought."

"Once you get out, save your Little White."

"Then, go somewhere further away."

"Never come back."

The words vanished completely as soon as they were spoken.

The illusion began to collapse.

Start from where the Void Child disappeared.

The earth shattered, and the sky collapsed.

Everything is disappearing.

The purple bamboo forest has been reduced to fragments, and the flowing water has ceased.

The Hongmeng Palace collapsed, and the Purple Gold Domain is gone.

Kong Xuan stood in the void, gazing at all of this.

His expression was calm.

fake.

all fake.

Only Xiaobai is real.

But the little white creature in the illusion is also fake.

The real her is outside.

Waiting for him.

The illusion has completely collapsed.

Kong Xuan's vision went black.

Then, it lit up.

The Hall of Nothingness.

The cold, void palace.

He was chained to a pillar.

The chains are transparent, formed from the power of nothingness.

Unable to break free.

The Lord of Nothingness sat in his chair, gazing at him.

"You're awake."

Kong Xuan looked up at him.

"Did you create this illusion with the help of the Void Child?"

The Lord of Nothingness nodded: "Yes."

"I intended to trap you and wear you down slowly."

"I didn't expect that traitor to have deliberately left a flaw."

Kong Xuan remained silent.

The Lord of Nothingness rose and walked up to him.

"You think you can escape just by breaking free from this illusion?"

"This is my territory, you can't escape."

Kong Xuandao: "I know."

The Lord of Nothingness asked, "Then what are you still struggling for?"

Kong Xuan said, "Because someone is waiting for me."

"I can't die here."

The Lord of Nothingness remained silent.

After a long silence, he finally spoke: "What's your relationship with her?"

Kong Xuandao: "She is my family."

The Lord of Nothingness looked at him with a complex expression.

"Would you disregard everything for your family?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "Yes."

The Lord of Nothingness remained silent for a long time.

Then, he turned around.

He walked back to the chair and sat down.

"You can leave now."

Kong Xuan was taken aback.

The Lord of Nothingness said, "I have lived for countless ages and have never seen anyone like you."

"I'd fight tooth and nail for my family."

"I'm willing to die for my promise."

"A person like this shouldn't die here."

He raised his hand and waved it gently.

The chain broke.

Kong Xuan landed and stretched his wrists.

Looking at the Lord of Nothingness: "You don't regret it?"

The Lord of Nothingness said, "Regret."

"Even if you regret it, you have to let go."

"Because I don't want to become the kind of person you hate."

Kong Xuan remained silent.

After a long silence, he finally spoke: "Thank you."

He turned and walked out of the hall.

The Lord of Nothingness watched his retreating figure.

"Kong Xuan, next time we meet, I won't hold back."

Kong Xuan did not turn around.

"Next time, I won't need you to go easy on me either."

Kong Xuan turned and left, stepping out of the Void Palace.

His steps were very steady.

But his heart was unsettled.

The voice of the Lord of Nothingness still echoed in my ears.

"Next time we meet, I won't hold back."

Kong Xuan did not turn around.

He walked up the long steps in front of the Hall of Nothingness and stepped into the nothingness.

There was nothing around.

It's empty.

But his heart was churning like a turbulent tide.

he was thinking.

If you think of the Lord of Nothingness.

He thought of the death of the Void Child.

I long for that illusion.

In the illusion, Void Child uttered a sentence.

"The Lord of Nothingness instructed me to create an illusion to trap you."

But the Lord of Nothingness just said that it was set up by the Child of Nothingness himself.

Who is lying?

Kong Xuan stopped and stood in the void.

Close your eyes.

My mind sank into my body.

Emptiness, substance, and source—three forces flow in and out.

His cultivation at the thirty-second level of the vacuum realm was as stable as a mountain.

But a thought lingered in his mind.

getting bigger.

It's getting clearer and clearer.

wrong.

Everything is wrong.

Within the illusion, he sensed a fluctuation.

Following the fluctuations, they found the Void Child.

After killing the Void Child, the illusion collapsed.

I awoke in the Void Palace.

The Lord of Nothingness released him.

Everything went too smoothly.

It went so smoothly it was abnormal.

Why did the Lord of Nothingness release him?

Because he said, "She is my family"?

Was the Lord of Nothingness moved?

Kong Xuan shook his head.

wrong.

A person who has lived for countless years will not soften their heart because of a single sentence.

The Lord of Nothingness must have had another reason for letting him go.

What's the reason?

Kong Xuan opened his eyes and stared at the void.

Suddenly, he remembered something.

In the illusion, when he killed Void Child.

Xu Wuzi said something.

"Once you get out, save your Little White."

"Then, go somewhere further away."

"Never come back."

Never come back.

Why?

Because the Void Child knows that the Void World is fake?

Or is it because the Void Child knew that even the Lord of Nothingness was a fake?

Kong Xuan's expression changed.

He recalled the words of the Lord of the Heavenly Mystery Domain.

"The void world exists above the vacuum."

"The people there never come down."

But the Lord of Nothingness descended.

Not only did they bring him down, they also took him as their apprentice.

He was given the Pearl of Nothingness.

A restriction was imposed.

We must integrate him.

Then, they released him.

It's contradictory.

The Lord of Nothingness's actions are contradictory.

A person who has lived for countless years would not be so fickle.

unless......

He is not the Lord of Nothingness.

The thought in Kong Xuan's mind became clearer and clearer.

It's all an illusion.

From the beginning of the void, it is all an illusion.

The Lord of Nothingness is a fake, the Child of Nothingness is a fake.

The Void Palace is fake, and the Void Pearl is fake too.

He has never been to the Primordial World or the Void World.

He was even in the primordial wilderness from beginning to end.