"I have lived my life without seeking an afterlife!"
Meng Qi held a pale-gold longsword. Behind him, mountains and rivers formed a landscape, with the Sun, Moon, and Stars arrayed above. Gods, immortals, Buddhas, demon gods, evil spirits, Ghost Kings, and others surrounded him, prostrating themselves in worship. The illusions of the Nine Abysses and mortal world created by the Samsara Seal vanished like smoke. The six dark, mysterious vortices swayed unsteadily, showing signs of collapse beneath the Overlord's Absolute Saber.
The great sun, veiled by one planet after another, dimmed its radiance. The cold, broken moon was bathed in pure light.
The longsword thrust out. A faint, illusory sound of water filled the air, as though it had pierced the River of Time. One became two, two became four, and four became eight. Starting from Meng Qi's side, the sword light flowed downstream, splitting into tributaries whenever it met one, spreading everywhere to meet the figures surging against the current—different futures, different afterlives!
"Do Not Ask About the Past" mainly concerned causal connections. With "all that came before, vanishing like smoke and clouds" as its foundation, and the Dao One Seal at its core, it had not been difficult to create. "Do Not Seek the Afterlife," however, involved fate and causality to a greater degree. It belonged to another branch of the Dao of Cause and Effect, and touched upon time and the River of Destiny. Without an Other Shore Trait, it would have been truly difficult to create. If not for the Seven Kill Stele in his possession, which allowed him to gain insight into it; if not for Meng Qi turning all his grief, hatred, resentment, and anguish into strength, abandoning all external distractions and leaving himself no thoughts or room for retreat; if he had not