The universe and starry sky held countless species. Lu Yin had experienced one life after another. What he had experienced most was life and death; what he feared most was time. The saddest thing was emotion, and the happiest was emotion, too.
By the end, he no longer knew whether his memories as Lu Yin were just another experience. Fortunately, whether it was life and death or emotion, he could bear it all.
The heartless could see emotion as trivial, yet could not see through life and death. The passionate could see life and death as trivial, yet could never forget emotion. As for Lu Yin, he didn't need to see through anything. He was already clearheaded.
He had only the final thousand zhang to go, and he took just two steps, each one covering five hundred zhang. Above him were clouds. They looked beautiful and soft, and without thinking, he reached out and touched them.
Below, Wu Yao's eyelids twitched. He had touched the clouds. This young man had truly touched the clouds. Word of this would surely shake the Tree Starry Sky, and even the ancestors would turn their attention here. The people in the Outer Realm must be unable to sit still, either.
The more one understood the Beyond Heaven trial, the more one could appreciate how astonishing Lu Yin's actions were.
He had touched the clouds, but felt nothing. They looked so soft and beautiful, yet were like dreamy illusions; even when he reached into them, he felt nothing. He looked down and saw the shock on Wu Yao and the others' faces, Food God's encouraging gaze, Bai Weiwei's astonishment mixed with admiration, and the infatuated looks of Nong Si Niang and the others. He took a deep breath and stepped forward again, preparing to ascend