After leaving the gates of Sword Washing Pavilion, Meng Qi was about to fly away when his vision suddenly blurred. A figure appeared before him, dressed in a pale robe of blue. He was young and handsome, yet standing there, he seemed to be infinitely far away. His whole being was empty, without self or other.
Meng Qi paused and bowed. "Senior Su."
This man was none other than Su Wuming, the Divine Sword Beyond the Heavens. His deeds, his fame, his strength needed no elaboration. Three words said it all: Su Wuming!
Ever since Meng Qi first learned that name, this was his first time meeting the legendary figure face-to-face.
Su Wuming let his hands hang at his sides, turned, and slowly walked ahead of Meng Qi. His voice held the detachment and vicissitudes of someone who had seen through the mortal world. He suddenly asked, "Do you know the difference between 'other selves' and the 'true self'?"
Why was he asking this? Puzzled, Meng Qi pondered for a moment. "Normally, only living beings in the Real World can be called the 'true self.' Their manifestations in different universes are their 'other selves.' At first, these manifestations were projections, so every living being at the dawn of the Primordial Era was a legend. Later, the world changed, and the manifested beings separated from the 'true self,' gaining independent sentience and becoming real beings. So no matter what path a cultivator follows, to become a legend, they must connect with their other selves and unite the 'many selves' as one."
"But all things are born of Heaven, and no living being is truly different from another. If one can see through oneself, then an 'other self' is also a 'true self.' It need not be an offshoot of the true