Shi Liuchuan remained unmoved as he watched the heavens and earth crumble. But as he watched mortals and spirit beasts suffer from disease and evil, his expression gradually changed. Finally, when he saw his mother and sister transformed into mindless monsters due to the collapse of the Heavenly Dao and the influx of evil energy, he was heartbroken.

Countless monsters could not be killed off. The black mist rising from the ground turned more and more people and spirit beasts into mindless monsters. The entire cultivation world seemed to have become a living hell. Under the cover of black mist, not a ray of sunlight could be seen anymore.

Shi Liuchuan was panting heavily, his eyes bloodshot. Was this the future he was about to face?

Where did the Divine Origin Sect and the Profound Light Sect go? Weren't Shi Tianning and Shi Tiankui the saviors? Why are the Nine Heavens Palace's predictions inaccurate?

Why show him these things?

"Ah!" Shi Liuchuan kept slaying monsters until he was exhausted and collapsed to the ground, his eyes slowly filled with despair.

"Rukawa...Rukawa..." Song Xia called out her son's name urgently. This was not just a simple illusion; it also included a test from the Heavenly Dao. If they failed, it would mean they would not have the ability to save the world and would be killed here at any time.

Shi Liuchuan's eyelids twitched, and he pierced the monster that was about to tear his chest apart with its claws with his sword: "I will not die, I will not let my mother and sister suffer any more accidents, damn God, don't try to play me! Even if there is no road, I will make a way for my mother and sister!"

His belief shattered the illusion, and Shi Liuchuan finally saw his mother's anxious face. He then smiled slowly and said, "I'm fine." Then he collapsed.

Song Xia stared blankly at the sky, muttering, "Saving the world? How easy is that? You yourself are crippled and unable to protect yourself. Do you think we can protect this world? Even if a god came, he could only lament!"

A strange phenomenon appeared in the sky, like a mirage, where cultivators and spirit beasts lived in harmony, and exotic flowers and plants absorbed the essence of the sun and moon, creating a scene of perfect harmony.

Song Xia's expression changed, because this was definitely not the situation in this world.

"You want us to send innocent cultivators and spirit beasts to this realm? But how can we open a passage between the two realms? Aren't you afraid that people from this realm will disrupt the balance of that realm? Furthermore, even if the passage between the two realms can be opened, cultivators and spirit beasts can withstand the pressure between the two realms, but what about mortals and mortal beasts?"

"Xiaxia..." Xiaoling suddenly appeared, "It wants me to take mortals and beasts into its space."

Song Xia was stunned: "It can communicate with you directly?"

"This world is what brought us here. It said it was about to perish and that there was no possibility of this world being repaired. It hoped to find a way out for the creatures of this world before it perished."

"But can your space accommodate people? The rules aren't even fully established yet, what if..."

“Cultivators cannot enter, but mortals can. However, my space cannot yet accommodate so many mortals and beasts. Therefore, in the future, it will assist us in transplanting the spiritual veins and springs of this world into the space.”

"Where are those cultivators and spirit beasts going to in the other realm?"

"It is a world with a similar cultivation tradition, but the rules of that world are more complete, and the overall cultivation level of the cultivators is higher. So there is no fear that cultivators from this world will pose any threat to that world. More importantly, cultivators with impure intentions will not be able to pass the test of the Heavenly Dao of that world."

"So, you mean not all cultivators can go?" Song Xia smiled, relieved.

"But there is still a problem, namely that the passage between the two worlds cannot be opened for the time being."

Song Xia sighed: "So what do I and Liu Chuan need to do?"

"It's not you, it's Rukawa and Shimoe. Only the two of them can open the passage."

Song Xia scoffed: "So those two are the real saviors, and Shi Tianning and Shi Tiankui are definitely imposters?"

"That's a correct understanding."

"Then there will be a good show to watch."

Song Xia was really looking forward to that day. Most cultivators nowadays support Shi Tianning and Shi Tiankui, because they want them to save the world. And because of their status, they have enjoyed all the benefits of the cultivation world since birth.

If one day the cultivators discover that they are fake saviors, and that the real savior almost died because of them, will they rise up and attack them?

Tsk, she really wants to see that scene as soon as possible.

"Awake?" By the fire, Song Xia had prepared a lot of food. Although this illusion was a great test, the gains were also enormous, and her soul cultivation had improved even further.

Perhaps it shouldn't be called a soul body now, but rather a ghost body, because having lost her bloodline, she has no chance to rebuild her physical body and can only cultivate as a ghost body in the future.

"Eat something first. You're still young. We'll talk about everything else once your cultivation level improves."

"Hmm." Shi Liuchuan didn't say much, casually took the rabbit leg and put it in his mouth, then his eyes widened in surprise. It was so delicious!

Song Xia smiled indulgently: "If you like it, I'll make it for you often from now on. It's a pity that Shuangzhi can't eat it yet."

Shi Shuangzhi had already emerged from the Yin Soul Wood. She could smell the fragrance, but she couldn't eat it; this torment was too unbearable.

"Once you regain your physical body, whatever you want to eat, your mother will make it for you."

Despite the delicious food, Shi Liuchuan did not indulge in the gluttony. After filling his stomach, he began to follow the illusory figure to cultivate. It was clear that he was very anxious, fearing that his inadequate cultivation might cause Song Xia and Shi Shuangzhi to be in danger.

Song Xia tried to dissuade them, but it was no use, so she joined in herself.

Today, the two were learning the One Step Technique. The male cultivator in the illusory figure was clearly just walking normally, yet he could shrink the distance to an inch and travel a thousand miles in the blink of an eye. Such a movement technique is beyond the reach of any immortal.

"With dragons and phoenixes, it is not surprising that immortals were born in this world. Looking at the world in the illusion, many places are not mentioned in the ancient books. Perhaps, in ancient times, the world was much larger than it is now."

"As the Heavenly Dao gradually fades away, the region will collapse. When it loses its last bit of consciousness, this world will cease to exist. Some fragments will be lost in the long river of time and space, becoming dead lands."

Because the world is no longer the same as in ancient times, the Taoist techniques that Song Xia and Shi Liuchuan learned cannot fully demonstrate their true power, but they are sufficient for the current cultivation world.

Most of the time, Shi Shuangzhi nurtured her soul within the Yin Soul Wood, only emerging to cultivate when she encountered beneficial Daoist techniques or unusual phenomena.

The strange phenomena weren't all beneficial. Like that illusion, sometimes those phantoms would suddenly attack them. Each time, the two of them were exhausted from dealing with them, but they benefited greatly after the battle.

Before they knew it, several months had passed, and all three of them had made rapid progress in their cultivation.