Chapter 2782 - 67: We Are Born into Ku Hai, Crying in the Cage_2

The more you look, the less clear it becomes. But the more you ponder, the more inexplicable the emotion.

Snap!

This gigantic bubble burst.

Making those who stand here at this moment seem awakened from a dream.

Vague as always, though this body is here, who knows this heart!

A white stone appeared in front at an unknown time.

The shaded path beneath, extends to the white stone and turns, destination unknown.

On the white stone, sits a plump figure.

Clad in black night clothes, wearing a pure white mask, carrying... twin straight blades.

He didn’t look back.

He spoke solemnly, facing away from Pig Dali who came from that path: "There is an Eternal Youth Spring in the world, drinking it grants everlasting life."

Compared to the muddle and pain of the older version of Pig Dali, this voice was clear and deep, closer to the current Pig Dali’s voice.

"In the great ancient battle, the Demon clan faced the greatest defeat in history, completely losing control of the present world’s rule, having to flee in haste.

As a great race that coexisted with the present world, ruling it for millions of years. Though the departure of the Demon clan was hasty and awkward, they managed to take some precious items with them.

The Eternal Youth Spring was one of them.

Bulao Mountain, having lost the Eternal Youth Spring, became an ordinary mountain.

The Eternal Youth Spring, leaving Bulao Mountain, lost its eternal life source."

The figure on the white stone spoke with a tone of longevity, as if having experienced many tales: "The escape passage was later blocked by the Human Race, the nine planned great worlds were all destroyed, peak powerhouses fell one after another, our Demon clan was driven into the Hell World...

The Ancient Demon Emperor stabilized the land, water, fire, re-enacted heaven and earth, the Demon clan sages united in effort, sacrificed countless lives, finally illuminating the Chaotic World. The sage who took the Eternal Youth Spring too searched across this realm and, with Incomparable Divine Power, found a new home for it, renewing its life source.

The Eternal Youth Spring is a treasure of the world, its existence was a Heavenly Favored grace.

Across history of the Monster Realm, many who had exhausted their longevity found the Eternal Youth Spring, able to renew their glorious legend.

We believe, one day we will return to the present world. Just like the Eternal Youth Spring, just like the grace it bestows upon us... welcoming rebirth."

The figure sitting on the white stone slowly spoke: "I once had a significant existence, but later lost it all. I have experienced too many regrets, none of which could be undone.

For many years, I have been pursuing the legend of the Eternal Youth Spring. When after much hardship I finally found it, I discovered...

"It had long since dried up."

He turned around, removed the pure white mask, revealing a face identical to Pig Dali’s, but much more mature.

On this plump, decidedly unhandsome face.

Two lines of turbid tears fell.

With these tear-filled eyes, he gazed fixedly at Pig Dali, as if also seeing the entity governing this body—

"What value is there in living?"

This scene, these words, made Pig Dali’s hair stand on end.

Even the Taiping Daoist, embodying the Taiping Divine Wind Seal, couldn’t shake the dread.

Perhaps what he thought before was all wrong, there exists another, more horrifying possibility for the source of this skeleton, this demon—that this skeleton truly is Pig Dali!

Perhaps it’s neither illusion nor creation.

But the real Pig Dali, coming from some future moment to meet the current Pig Dali!

The Eternal Youth Spring, the Eternal Youth Spring, what is truly eternal?

What did the legendary Yu Clan lay to rest within the Land of Shenxiao all those eons ago?

Before any conclusion could be reached, the plump figure on the white stone moved. Several paces were crossed in a flash, twin straight blades arced a cruel edge of death in the air.

Taiping Treasure Saber Record!

No, evolved from it, more exquisite, more perfect blade move.

The ears heard a series of clangs, the eyes saw blade light in electric motion.

Pig Dali was completely muddled in perception, dazedly feeling the colorful everything, unable to distinguish which move was which, which held the advantage.

Suddenly!

A blade light hung obliquely in the sky,

The complex light and shadow all came to a halt, all noisy sounds silenced.

Pig Dali saw his right straight blade had pierced the heart of the more powerful, mature Pig Dali opposite.

He saw the eyes of the Pig Dali opposite, weary and pained, gradually losing their luster.

No final words were heard, no other twists occurred.

Snap!

This plump body, like a bubble, burst.

Never to reappear.

The forest was tranquil, branches sparse. Cold wind restless, light and shadow flickering.

At this moment, Pig Dali felt a great sadness, like a hammer descending from the heavens, smashing his heart... into pieces.

He didn’t know why he was sad.

"Five times."

The Taiping Daoist, dominating this body, merely calmly counted without waves, scrutinizing this battle.

This skeleton, related to the so-called "Eternal Youth Spring", seemed to have recreated a process of rising from the dead, losing and resurfacing over five times in total.

Five, does it hold some special significance?

The Five Elements are five, the five senses are five, the five organs are five, the Five Mansions are five...

"Daozhu, is he truly my future?" Pig Dali asked within his heart.

"I don’t believe in predestination, but the power of time indeed exists, the force of destiny often leaves me confounded..." The Taiping Daoist sincerely responded: "Or perhaps put this way, every demon has infinite possibilities, and this may be one of your possible futures."