"Good. The show has reached its most crucial moment."
Li Yu watched with anticipation written all over his face. "Next comes the time for you to leave this world, and the time when this poor taoist truly reaps his rewards."
Boss Li's various "games" seemed to be purely for amusement, but every single move had a purpose.
"To leave this world, you must sever the 'self' of this world. Sever yourself while preserving your true self—that is the problem. What... will you choose?"
That was Li Yu's purpose.
To attain the realm of Chaos and Nothingness, the key issue was this: if nothing existed anymore, then where would the 'self' be?
This fabricated Scroll World was one of Li Yu's experiments.
Compared to Li Yu's own "severing the self and becoming Chaos," breaking free from this Scroll World was much easier.
But when these people escaped the Scroll World, their thoughts, their choices, and their wisdom might... give Li Yu some inspiration.
"Besides Ji Ning and the others, the countless demon clans within the Wu Jiang Immortal Estate have also entered this world. Once these cultivators and demons realize this world's true nature, they will naturally seek to leave."
Li Yu stroked his chin and nodded with a smile. "So, it is time for them to understand their past and present lives."
With a flick of his finger, an invisible force swept across the scroll, and the Scroll World silently began to change.
Black Mountain.
Ji Ning, Qi Heng, and the others were talking inside Black Mountain's main hall.
"Hm?"
At that moment, Ji Ning sniffed the air, suddenly rose to his feet in surprise, and said, "Did you... smell anything?"
"A smell? There's no smell."
Qi Heng, Yu Wei, and Chun Cao sniffed as well, looking at Ji Ning