303: Chapter 303 I'll Help You, Combining Reality and Illusion

[Total darkness.]

[Chu Sheng felt as if he was compressed into an incredibly small space, his body curled up, unable to stretch his limbs.]

[Beside him floated the zhu xian sword and the sea-suppressing cauldron, their bodies emitting a faint light, like fireflies.]

[He was traveling at high speed; it was Elder Xuesong who was flying.]

[The space within the Sleeve Universe moved as the old man moved, like a basket tied to a kite.]

[Chu Sheng did not know where the old man was taking him, but he knew that if he went, he was definitely done for.]

[The Old Ancestor of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion harbored ill intentions toward him.]

[Once he arrived at the Heavenly Sword Pavilion, he would be fish on a chopping block, left to be slaughtered.]

["Old man." Chu Sheng's voice was very soft, echoing in the darkness.]

[The Old Grandfather's phantom drifted out from the ring, becoming slightly more solid, but his complexion was very pale.]

["I am here."]

["We are finished."]

[Chu Sheng's voice held a hint of bitterness. "I cannot break this Sleeve Universe."]

[The Old Grandfather was silent for a moment, then sighed.]

["I know."]

[Chu Sheng said, "Once we reach the Heavenly Sword Pavilion, the four swords of zhuxian will definitely not be kept, and neither will the sea-suppressing cauldron. I also carry the Legacy of the Heavenly Demon Ancestor, as well as the secret of Many Children, Many Blessings. They will not let me go."]

[The Old Grandfather did not speak.]

[Chu Sheng continued, "In my current state, I cannot even defeat a Cultivator in the Spirit Sea Realm. My Dao Palace is cracked, my Dantian is shattered, and my Qi is exhausted. I am nothing but a cripple."]

[The Old Grandfather looked at him, a complex light flashing in his murky old eyes.]

["I have one move." His voice was very soft, yet very firm.]

[Chu Sheng raised his head and looked at him.]

["What move?"]

["Unity of Void and Reality."]

[The Old Grandfather said, "My Divine Ability. When I was alive, I had never used it..."]

[Chu Sheng's pupils contracted.]

["What do you mean? Old man, hurry up and use it!"]

[The Old Grandfather smiled, a very gentle smile, like a kind elder looking at a Junior.]

["I am a remnant soul and have no physical body. Unity of Void and Reality means burning all of my remaining Divine Soul power, transforming it into a force strong enough to tear through space. This force can break the confinement of the Sleeve Universe."]

["But I will also dissipate along with it. Not even a speck of dust will remain."]

["Old man, you..."]

[The Old Grandfather waved his hand, interrupting him.]

["Stop talking nonsense. I have lived for so many years and have long lived enough. The Taixu Divine Sect is gone, my Disciples are gone, and my old friends are also gone. I have long since not wanted to live."]

[He paused, looking at Chu Sheng, a hint of reluctance flashing in his eyes.]

["But I cannot let go of you. You are half of my Legacy successor, and the Disciple I am most proud of in this life..."]

[His voice was somewhat choked with emotion.]

["I watched you go from a small Cultivator at the Condensing True Essence stage to where you are today, step by step. How much hardship you have endured, how much suffering you have undergone, I have seen it all."]

["I have no regrets in dying."]

["Old man, stop talking... it's so cheesy..." His voice was trembling.]

[The Old Grandfather smiled again, smiling very lightly.]

["If I don't say it, I won't have the chance to say it again."]

[He reached out, and the phantom's finger tapped on Chu Sheng's forehead.]

[A warm force surged into Chu Sheng's mind.]

[That was the Old Grandfather's life-long experience in Cultivate, his insights into Divine Abilities, and his understanding of the Taixu True Scripture.]

["I originally intended to teach you these slowly. There is no time left, so I will give them to you all at once."]

[Chu Sheng's brain felt like it was exploding; countless pieces of information flooded in, making his temples throb.]

[But he did not push the Old Grandfather away.]

[He gritted his teeth, enduring the torrent of information.]

[The Old Grandfather withdrew his hand, his phantom already so faint it was almost invisible.]

["Brat, I am leaving. Don't cry."]

[The Old Grandfather looked at him, the corners of his mouth slowly curling up.]

["After I am gone, throw away that ring. There is nothing left inside it, and wearing it is just a burden."]

[Chu Sheng nodded.]

[The Old Grandfather's phantom began to glow.]

[It was not a dim light, but a blinding light, like the sun.]

[His body melted in the light, turning into countless points of light that surged in all directions.]

[Chu Sheng bowed deeply to the Old Grandfather's phantom.]

[Not master and Disciple, but better than master and Disciple.]

[The space of the Sleeve Universe began to shake.]

[Cracks appeared, spreading in all directions like a spiderweb.]

[Chu Sheng felt his body rising, tearing, and experiencing a Breakthrough.]

[He heard the Old Grandfather's final voice, very soft, like a sigh in the wind.]

["Live well."]

[Then, everything went quiet.]

[Chu Sheng rushed out from the darkness.]

[The blinding sunlight shone on his face; he squinted and saw the blue sky, the white clouds, and the Boundless Sea.]

[He was ten thousand miles in the sky.]

[His body was falling rapidly, the sound of the wind whistling in his ears.]

[He looked down; beneath his feet was the endless sea, deep blue, like a giant sapphire.]

[The Boundless Sea.]

[Elder Xuesong was crossing the Boundless Sea directly, intending to take him back to the Central Domain.]

[Chu Sheng did not have time to think; he urged his Qi to try to stabilize his figure.]

[But his Qi was almost exhausted; his Dao Palace was cracked, his Dantian was shattered, and he could not even perform the most basic flight.]

[His body continued to fall, faster and faster.]

[He gritted his teeth and summoned the five zhu xian swords from his Dantian.]

[The sword bodies floated around him, and the Sword Qi supported his body, slowing his descent.]

[He sacrificed the sea-suppressing cauldron, which grew in size, and he lay on top of the cauldron.]

[The cauldron was warm, like the skin of a living creature.]

[Chu Sheng lay on the cauldron, gasping for air.]

[He raised his hand and looked at the pitch-black ring on his finger.]

[The ring had already shattered, turning into powder, slipping through his fingers.]

[The sea breeze blew over, and the powder was scattered, disappearing into the air.]

[Chu Sheng looked at his empty finger, stunned for a long time.]

["Old man..." He muttered to himself.]

[No one responded.]

[He shouted again: "Old man!"]

[Still, no one responded.]

[The Old Grandfather was gone.]

[Really gone.]

[He gritted his teeth; the old man had traded his life for his, and he could not waste it.]

[Chu Sheng raised his head and looked around.]

[The Boundless Sea, the isolation border of the Five Regions.]

[It was sea on all sides, with no end in sight.]

[He did not know where he was, nor did he know in which direction he should fly.]

[He only knew that Elder Xuesong was in some direction and could catch up at any moment.]

[He had to run.]

[He gritted his teeth, urged the sea-suppressing cauldron, and flew in one direction.]

[The cauldron wobbled, like a drunken duck.]

[His Qi was too little; it was barely enough to even maintain the cauldron's flight.]

[He did not know how long he could fly, nor how far he could go.]