Ch. 1023The Universe's Desire
Jing Jiu investigated the Dark Matter Sea and confirmed that intelligent beings lived beyond it, though neither side could communicate. After returning, he explained that humanity had to solve its own crisis, then departed from his companions, leaving Zhao Layue certain he had ascended elsewhere.
- Origin Turtle told Jing Jiu that an ancient civilization had erased his consciousness and tasked him with watching Snow Ji, but he had chosen to remain alive after she left.
- After years of seclusion, Jing Jiu left Green Mountain and entered the Dark Matter Sea, where he found a dormant mother nest and sensed intelligent beings in another world.
- Jing Jiu tried to contact the beings across the Dark Matter Sea but failed, then returned to his own universe.
- On the island, Jing Jiu told Zhao Layue and the others that the other side was the main world and that humanity must repair its broken sword and solve the crisis itself.
- Jing Jiu advised the group to bring out Origin Turtle if necessary, thanked the Maiden Priest, and said farewell to his companions before closing his eyes and ceasing to breathe.
- Zhao Layue insisted Jing Jiu had gone somewhere else, while Shen Yunmai and Zhuo Rusui recited the final passage of an essay about the universe's ceaseless desire.