Amid a sea of chaos, Su Mo's thoughts sank into a stillness, somewhere between dreaming and waking.
"Tonight, remembering last night; lifting my head, looking back."
Suddenly, a voice rang out beside Su Mo's ear. He jolted awake and opened his eyes in bewilderment.
All he saw was a figure in green robes standing before him, white-haired, his long beard trembling slightly. A peaceful smile seemed to rest on that aged face.
Su Mo felt as though he were dreaming. He stared blankly at Green Robe, a thin mist involuntarily clouding his eyes.
"Dean..."
The Dean looked at Su Mo peacefully and slowly smiled. "Since you've come back, take a good look around. Back then, I never had time to teach you many lessons."
Su Mo abruptly looked at the Dean, his soul trembling.
The Dean slowly smiled and raised a hand, gently stroking Su Mo's head of white hair.
"You've suffered so much, child..."
"I never imagined that what you coveted was us..."
Su Mo stared blankly at the Dean. He seemed to know everything...
He had always been like this, seeing more than others did.
"Where are we?" Su Mo asked.
The Dean thought for a moment before saying, "You should know. This is the Greed Purification Terrace."
"A dream?" Su Mo asked again.
The Dean slowly shook his head and looked out at the boundless expanse beyond the room. "No, this is the Greed Purification Terrace!"
"Like the other Purification Terraces, the Greed Purification Terrace reflects the Five Poisons of those who ascend it."
"But the Greed Purification Terrace also differs from the others. The other terraces trap the person; the Greed Purification Terrace traps the heart!"
"So this is a barrier within your heart that you find difficult to cross."
"If you say it isn't a