For Great Luo Beings, when the person perished but the Dao remained, both the person and the Dao endured.
When the person remained but the Dao perished, both vanished.
In the senses of Ruthless and the others, not a trace of Meng Chuan's presence remained between Heaven and Earth.
They tried contacting him through the means he had left them, but received no response. Their messages sank like stones into the sea.
A Supreme One's presence had vanished from the world. His body, mind, and Dao were gone, leaving no trace.
No matter what means they used, they could not sense him.
Ruthless, Ye Fan, Willow God, and the others all felt something strange: someone important had left them.
Whether in physical reality, in the elusive realm of the mind, or even on the levels of Karma, concepts, and Fate, someone had left them forever.
They searched the Six Paths of Reincarnation and every corner of the heavens, but found no trace of him.
An immense sense of loss welled up in every heart, leaving them hollow.
It was a sudden severing, an abrupt loss and separation. Even parting by death could be no worse.
They looked again into the River of Time. Every place where Meng Chuan's imprint had once appeared in history was empty.
The Meng Chuan who had accompanied Bibi Dong to the Youjian Inn not long ago was nowhere to be seen. Bibi Dong had gone alone and returned with Xiao Nannan.
The Meng Chuan who had spoken with Willow God had vanished. No one had ever spoken to Ruthless alone.
History had not changed. It was simply missing one person.
In that history, Xiao Nannan sat suspended in the air, speaking to someone invisible—or rather, someone who did not exist.
Willow God smiled at empty