And at the moment Gu Xinghe escorted the villagers from the village to the Misty Palace.
The true nature of the [Mind Realm], or rather, the state of this space after losing all [hope], has been revealed—
It was a landscape of scorched, black earth, as if a volcanic eruption had burned everything to ashes.
Even before Gu Xinghe entered, the entire village already had a somewhat eerie and terrifying atmosphere.
However, upon arriving at the village, judging from the villagers' behavior, it could only be described as peaceful and tranquil.
However, at this moment, this small village, which should have been peaceful, looked like a living hell.
The black mud covering the scorched ground was slowly surging like a swamp.
It was as if fat worms were wriggling beneath it, slowly enveloping and devouring what stood on the ground.
At this moment, after the villagers were teleported away from the village by Gu Xinghe.
The surrounding area was filled with a desolate atmosphere.
However, it doesn't feel particularly cold.
This desolation is the deathly silence that follows the disappearance of all hope.
It is the complete lack of response that occurs when everything loses its inherent vitality and energy.
The moment the villagers' connection with the [Mind Realm] was severed.
Everything in and around the village seemed to have been put on pause.
The branches and leaves on the trees stopped swaying, the livestock in the enclosures stopped eating, and the river beside the village ceased flowing...
It was as if the whole world had stopped breathing.
Only the black mud, which covers the ground and has even begun to spread throughout the entire space, is constantly and rapidly multiplying.
After the last remaining hope disappeared.
Despair is eroding this space that represents the human spirit at an incredibly rapid pace.
And separated by the space beneath the [Mind Realm].
Gu Xinghe seemed to see a strange wave surging in reality under this influence.
When he sent the villagers away, he knew what kind of "growing pains" reality would bring.
However, the game system presented him with an opportunity at the right time to exert a wide-ranging influence on reality.
Gu Xinghe, however, did not want to give up.
The "spiritual realm" is a reflection of the source of humanity's spiritual world.
The environment here, filled with sludge and erosion, represents a reality of constant pollution and bizarre events.
And it is precisely because the original [Mind Realm] still contained the last oasis of a small village.
Therefore, similarly, reality has not been completely dominated by pollution and the bizarre.
But now, with that last glimmer of hope gone.
In reality, this also inevitably led to various bizarre events and a sudden increase in pollution concentration.
At the same time, under this influence, Gu Xinghe seemed to hear the painful, desperate cries coming from beside him become even more intense.
At this moment, it is not just a state of mind.
All levels of space below this point were thus contaminated by the black mud of despair and began to collapse.
Even the storage space controlled by Gu Xinghe, which exists in relation to reality and is composed of subspace matter.
At this point, the storage space was also in a state of constant disintegration and collapse.
Temporarily transfer items from the storage space to a hidden space within the Misty Palace.
However, Gu Xinghe was not worried that reality and other spaces would fall into an endless abyss of strangeness.
Because Gu Xinghe simply moved the villagers into the Misty Palace.
This barrier between different spaces temporarily severed the symbiotic connection between the [Mind Realm] and the villagers.
In other words, at this point, the villagers, who symbolized the last hope, seemed to have disappeared.
But in terms of the most fundamental "existence" itself, they do exist.
The concept of their own existence has not been erased.
Instead, it was strengthened through the connection between the Misty Palace and them, which both symbolize hope.
Meanwhile, as the "Mind Realm" gradually becomes tainted by filth and reality is increasingly polluted.
Gu Xinghe also began to use his power to transform this space.
It seems to share the same origin as the black mud that represents "despair".
But in essence, the black mist emanated from Gu Xinghe's body in a completely opposite way.
At this moment, the black mist gradually seeped into the murky black mud.
From that moment on, the seeds of hope were planted in the soil of despair.
And under the constant penetration and irrigation of the black fog, and through its subtle influence.
Gradually, the soil of despair, which has been "purified" by Gu Xinghe, will eventually blossom into flowers of hope.
Ultimately, this mist, representing hope, will continue to spread along with the surging "tides" in space.
Until, through the existence of the [Mind Realm], it is firmly located and rooted in the depths of the soul of every person in reality.
However, perhaps this purification, which represents hope, is merely a more uniform form of pollution.
The marks that the gods had placed on humanity were erased, and then Gu Xinghe's mark was engraved on them all.
May all faith ultimately return to the Lord of Miracles.
...
Meanwhile, after being teleported to the Hall of Misty Clouds by Gu Xinghe...
The villagers who arrived here immediately couldn't stop praising the place—
"This place is so beautiful! It feels so comfortable!"
"So warm..."
"It's like putting on a warm cotton-padded coat on a very, very cold winter day..."
However, what the villagers, who had grown so attached to the Misty Palace upon arrival, didn't know was that—
At this moment, after their arrival, which also symbolized hope, the already enormous Hall of Mist began to expand continuously.
Like a nascent universe that is constantly growing and forming.
Gu Xinghe, who witnessed this scene through his authority within the Hall of Mist, was also somewhat surprised.
He originally only wanted to temporarily sever the villagers' connection with the [Mind Realm].
That's why I sent the person here, so it would make my next steps easier.
But what was unexpected was that Bourne and the villagers, including Leahy, arrived at the Temple of the Mist.
They have adapted well to this new living environment.
Moreover, because of their shared origin with [Hope], they have now transformed into heroic spirits—
They obtain the power of existence from the Hall of Mist to sustain their continued existence.
They also gained a source of motivation that made all their actions meaningful.
These two forces gave them a new meaning to their existence.
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