Truth III

Amidst a cluster of azure-blue buildings.

Zhang Rongfang stepped over the tall, seemingly ancient and simple archway.

Enter this domain that belongs to Spirit Flight Heaven.

He quickened his pace and, in just a few flashes, closed the distance between himself and the Moon God.

The two stopped when they were a few meters apart.

The Moon God smiled, her body suddenly dissipating into points of moonlight that vanished.

When he reappeared, he was already hundreds of meters away, having crossed one-tenth of the distance of the chain-like steps.

The chain, which doesn't look very long from a distance, is actually at least nearly 10,000 meters long when you actually walk on it.

Zhang Rongfang didn't say anything more, but continued to use his movement technique, transforming into a blood shadow and following closely behind.

The man and the god remained silent, continuing to move forward along the chains.

A cold wind from Great Abyss blew gently around them, causing the chains to sway slightly.

Zhang Rongfang paused silently, having now reached the middle of the chain steps.

Look down.

Below lies the dark and deep Forgotten Abyss.

The hazy white mist, as if alive, swirls and drifts with the wind, sometimes gathering and sometimes dispersing.

"Have you ever seen the sky?" The Moon God's voice suddenly came from ahead.

"What?" Zhang Rongfang frowned. Who hadn't seen the sky? Could this question be some kind of metaphor? The Moon God continued forward without answering, and her speed actually increased.

Zhang Rongfang, unaware of the situation, also chose to continue following along.

Before long, the two finally reached the highest point, the suspended Spirit Flight Heaven Divine Hall.

The temple was constructed from massive blue crystals, resembling a colossal ice crystal palace.

The walls, the floor, and everything else were blue crystals.

The rugged natural beauty that can be seen everywhere makes this temple look as if it were formed naturally.

The Moon God's footsteps landed on the somewhat rough and steep blue ground.

"The truth is right here."

Without turning his head, seemingly unconcerned that Zhang Rongfang might ambush him from behind, he continued walking towards the crack-like entrance in the center of the temple.

Zhang Rongfang did indeed consider trying a sneak attack.

But he gave up. His goal from the beginning was not to kill the Moon God, but to awaken Master Yue.

He will not act rashly until he comes up with a solution.

Seeing the Moon God continue forward, he had no reason to hesitate and followed closely behind.

Having reached this point, he possesses Blood Saint Body, and his body no longer has any vital organs. As long as the Blood River does not dry up, he will not perish.

Unless his soul and consciousness are completely destroyed.

But in reality, Zhang Rongfang still isn't sure if souls truly exist, despite possessing specific skills to counter them.

Amidst the crisp sound of footsteps.

The two arrived together at the entrance, which resembled a huge crack, and stood side by side.

The Moon God looked up at the blue crystal entrance before her.

There stood an irregularly shaped, dark blue-black gate.

The gate is also made of crystal, with a smooth, mirror-like surface that perfectly reflects the appearance of both of them.

"In fact, I have been planning for hundreds of years, and now, I feel both anticipation and fear," the Moon God said softly.

"What are you looking forward to? And what are you afraid of?" Zhang Rongfang asked in a deep voice.

"Expectation, but everything may be different from what I originally thought. And fear." The Moon God did not continue speaking.

He took a few steps forward and his figure appeared in front of the gate.

Raise your hand and gently tap the door.

A tremendous rumbling sound slowly spread from the bottom of the gate.

The irregularly shaped gate, resembling a long, narrow blade, emitted a cloud of gray dust from its very bottom.

The dust was blown away by the wind.

The door slowly opened a crack.

The crevice was completely dark, devoid of any light.

The gate, thousands of meters high, continues upwards, opening more and more entrances.

Inside the entrance, it was pitch black with no light at all.

Moon God and Zhang Rongfang stood at the door, gazing inside.

Compared to the entrance that is thousands of meters high, they are about the size of ants and are inconspicuous.

On the contrary, the mysterious light in Great Abyss shone obliquely from behind them.

It left a pure white trail in the darkness.

"This is the source of Spirit Flight Heaven. Do you dare to go in?" The Moon God glanced at Zhang Rongfang to the side.

"Why wouldn't I dare?" Zhang Rongfang was also filled with intense curiosity at this moment.

The Moon God smiled slightly, took a step forward, and leaped into the darkness.

Zhang Rongfang's expression was calm. Suddenly, dark red bat wings spread out behind him. With a gentle flap, countless Blood Mist enveloped him and flew inward, closely following the Moon God.

The two followed the beam of light shining through the door and looked down.

The temple was too deep and too big.

Their flight was like that of Xiao Yu swimming in the deep sea; from a distance, it took a long time to see even a slight movement.

Zhang Rongfang kept looking back at the entrance gate.

The gate, which was thousands of meters long, quickly Minor Accomplishment the size of a washbasin.

After a while, it grew to the size of a fist.

Not long after.

The Moon God landed gently on a platform.

He took a few steps forward, walked to the edge of the platform, and looked down.

"Finally, we've arrived!"

With a soft thud, Zhang Rongfang landed behind him, folded his wings, and slowly approached.

"Where is Spirit Flight Heaven?" he asked.

"Isn't that it?" The Moon God stretched out her finger and pointed diagonally downwards in front of her.

With a whoosh, a ball of moon-white light shot out from his fingertip, illuminating an area of several hundred meters around him.

The ball of light flew farther and farther away, and flew lower and lower.

Gradually, the light illuminated a colossal blue crystal human figure.

The figure had no face, wore a long robe and a feathered crown, and sat upright on a huge high-backed chair.

Only his head was clearly illuminated; the rest of his body was only outlined by the dim afterglow.

What's truly astonishing is...

The human figure, even with its head bare, is hundreds of meters tall.

He sat upright in his chair, looking up as if gazing at something.

But his face had no features whatsoever, so it was impossible to tell what expression he had.

"This is Spirit Flight Heaven," the Moon God said in a low voice. "Throughout the long river of time, it has played many, many roles that we cannot believe."

"What about the Saint Patrol? What about the Spirit Flight Teaching? If Spirit Flight Heaven is without consciousness, then how did the three giants come about?" Zhang Rongfang asked in a deep voice.

If Spirit Flight Heaven truly has no consciousness, then he has too many questions that need to be answered.

"We once faced two paths." The Moon God did not answer directly. Instead, she began to speak of something else.

"Spirit Flight Heaven created a path. A dead end that can be followed, leading upwards and finding hope."

"A dead end!?" Zhang Rongfang's heart skipped a beat as he sensed the gravity in the Moon God's tone.

"The other path is to break away from Spirit Flight Heaven and seek hope on your own," the Moon God said, without finishing her sentence.

Compared to the former, perhaps he himself was not sure whether he was on a path to survival or a path to ruin.

He took a step forward, his body transforming into moon-white light spots, which then coalesced in front of the giant human figure.

Zhang Rongfang flashed his blood-red shadow and followed closely behind.

The two soon discovered that there were specially carved curved steps at the feet of the Faceless Man.

The two walked up the steps, one after the other.

This time, the Moon God did not transform into points of light to travel, but instead walked steadily up the steps.

They climbed up the right leg of the statue and soon reached its knees.

Then, following the armrest of the seat, go up again.

They came all the way to the chest of the statue.

The carving on the chest depicts a necklace pendant worn by the figure.

The pendant is diamond-shaped, which is exactly the special entrance that can be used to enter and exit.

Without hesitation, the Moon God walked in and slipped inside through the pendant.

Zhang Rongfang followed him inside.

Inside the pendant was a dark, cluttered small hall.

At the far end of the hall, a beam of light descended from above, illuminating an exquisite blue-gold seal.

The beam of light was pure white, bright and dazzling.

The seal was the size of a human head, with countless intricate patterns writhing all over it, as if it were alive.

"The Final Spirit Seal... is this." The Moon God walked step by step toward the seal.

"What about the truth?" Zhang Rongfang suddenly spoke up from behind. "You said you'd take me to see the truth. So now... can you tell me?"

"Of course." The Moon God stood before the seal, but did not reach out to take it. "Do you know Spirit Flight Heaven, and why he is called Spirit Flight Heaven?"

"Why?" Zhang Rongfang frowned slightly.

"When all Spirit Flight Heaven, this is the Spirit Flight Heaven. It was formerly known as the Flying Spirit Teaching," the Moon God replied.

"But all living beings are living well on Earth, so why must they fly?"

Yes, why would Spirit Flight Heaven's doctrine have such a loophole? Zhang Rongfang also discovered the problem.

Religions generally promote what people most desire as a point of hope.

But the Spirit Flight Teaching uses flying to the heavens as their wish, which is very strange.

Flying is indeed a wonderful aspiration. But not everyone wants to fly.

Like him, his greatest wish is to live a peaceful and prosperous life.

"Come," the Moon God said, extending her hand to Zhang Rongfang. "I will show you the truth of this world."

Zhang Rongfang narrowed his eyes, remained silent for a moment, then strode forward and reached out to grasp the Moon God's hand.

At the same time, the Moon God also pressed her other hand onto the huge seal.

Whoosh! A sudden burst of light shone around the two of them.

The originally dark environment suddenly transformed into a bright, dry, golden desert.

They were standing atop a sand dune, in the ruins of a temple.

All around was an endless expanse of golden sand.

The sun was bright and scorching overhead.

"Hurry up," the Moon God said in a deep voice.

He grasped Zhang Rongfang's hand, looked up, and gazed at the sky.

"Look up!" he shouted sharply.

Zhang Rongfang instinctively looked up and gazed at the sky.

There, the view stretched as far as the eye could see, a pure and clear blue.

Call!!

In an instant, a tremendous force lifted him upwards.

They took flight!

Without wings, without any light, it simply rose upwards, seemingly defying gravity.

They were very slow at first.

But as time went on, the speed increased rapidly. The ruins below shrank quickly, becoming the size of a washbasin, then a block of tofu, and finally just a few dark yellow sesame seeds.

Soon, Zhang Rongfang found himself below the clouds.

The clouds overhead were wispy and very thin.

They crashed into the clouds, then passed through them, and their speed increased.