"Consciousness... indeed, consciousness and the soul were not one entity. It was the most fundamental existence of an individual."
At that very moment, Zhang Chen realized an extremely important fact. The one-eyed little girl in front of him waved her arm, signaling for Zhang Chen to follow her out of the underground tomb. However, Zhang Chen merely wore a grave, contemplative expression and made no move to walk forward.
"Can I stay here for a while before leaving?" Zhang Chen asked the little girl.
"Of course. But when the others fail or pass the consciousness assessment, you must leave. Otherwise, you'll be erased." The little girl spoke cutely, laying her index finger flat against her lips.
"Alright."
Zhang Chen had touched upon an exceedingly important point within himself and needed to calm down now to think through the question he was about to unravel.
Yet a distracting thought lingered in Zhang Chen's mind. Because he had just assumed Tian Hua's appearance, the Ghoul Path within his soul had recovered, but his sense of the profound Corpse Path still remained to some extent. He also possessed complete memories regarding the methods of traversing that Corpse Path.
"A decisive choice. Things I do not need are not worth considering at all."
If the memories of the Corpse Path were compiled into a book, they would be priceless. But for Zhang Chen, anything unnecessary had to be completely purged from his body.
Zhang Chen's thought remained firm upon his own path. Everything else was merely flowers and grass by the roadside—worth a brief glance, but not worth stopping for.
"To create such a space, freely restrain my abilities, and even alter the 'Path' within my body... the master mentioned by the little girl was truly terrifying. Perhaps he was not even someone from