Lin Qiye stood behind the iron gate, staring at the giant core motionlessly for a long time, a look of determination in his eyes.
Figures flashed before his eyes: Pang Pang, Cao Yuan, Qing Yu, Zhua Ge, Jiang Er, Wang Mian, You Li Long Bai, Wu Lao Gou, Guan Zai, Hong Ying, Wen Qi Mo… Those people who appeared in his dreams countless times seemed to extend countless causal threads, penetrating the void and tightly connected with his soul.
"I will win... I will get you back."
He clenched his fists and was about to turn around and walk back to the ward when suddenly, a loud bang came from a distance!
boom!!!
Lin Qiye turned his head suddenly and saw that in the leaden sky, there were turbulent spatial currents like thunder, which emitted dazzling light and flashed away.
Lin Qiye frowned slightly. He stared at the sky for a long time, then looked at the giant core whose breathing was stable, and finally turned and left.
In this vast and mysterious high-dimensional universe, there are too many natural phenomena. Lin Qiye has seen them several times in the gaps between countless dream cycles. However, no matter what the phenomenon is, it will not affect the hospital itself.
With his departure, the space fell into silence again.
After a long time, a red light suddenly emerged from the giant core that was breathing silently outside the hospital!
In this red light, a huge struggling eye opened, and its gaze seemed to penetrate other buildings in the hospital and shoot into the empty body of [Chaos]!
Chaos' body shook violently, then quickly returned to its original state, as if nothing had happened. The giant eye that had opened from the inside of the giant core also fell into confusion and struggle again... and slowly closed.
Seeing Lin Qiye walking straight towards the room, [Chaos] gritted his teeth and said:
"Are you going to continue dreaming? It's useless... No matter how hard you try, the great Lord Azathoth will not be defeated by you! Lord Azathoth is invincible!!"
Lin Qiye didn't even look at him, walked straight into the ward and locked the door.
He glanced at the room full of knife-marked walls. At this moment, most of the walls had been covered with the hospital's automatically generated wallpaper, but Lin Qiye could still clearly feel the sharp emotions contained therein.
Before entering the next dream cycle, Lin Qiye still has one thing to do.
After entering the dream, part of the consciousness of the [Chaos] outside will be pulled into the dream. After all, now "He" has become the consciousness embodiment of Azathoth in Lin Qiye's mind, and will keep circulating with his consciousness.
Once the consciousness of Azathoth disrupts the next dream and does something that is not in line with the predetermined trajectory, Azathoth who is in the dream will notice something strange. Not only will the dream be shattered instantly, but Lin Qiye himself will also fall into a passive situation.
Therefore, he must create a consciousness for himself to balance the consciousness of Chaos.
Lin Qiye gently tapped his forehead with his index finger and pulled it outwards. A beam of white light was drawn out from it and a little boy appeared in front of him.
This little boy is very similar to Lin Qiye, or rather, he is Lin Qiye. There is a ray of light under his feet and his eyes are full of determination and seriousness.
Lin Qiye looked at the little boy in front of him and asked tentatively:
"Who are you?"
"I am... Lin Qiye." The little boy spoke thoughtfully.
“Don’t hesitate.” Lin Qiye shook his head and pointed at the wall that was about to be swallowed by the wallpaper. The few scratches on it were still clearly visible. “Don’t forget... You are Lin Qiye!”
The little boy is the embodiment of Lin Qiye's autonomous consciousness. If in the dream, even he forgets who he is, then his will will probably be instantly swallowed up by the will of Azathoth.
"I am Lin Qiye!" the little boy answered firmly.
Seeing this, Lin Qiye's heart finally settled down. He endured the pain of his mind being torn apart, walked to the bed, and lay flat on it.
His eyes slowly closed...
"I'm back… "
As Lin Qiye closed his eyes, Chaos outside suddenly fainted on the ground. The entire hospital fell into silence. Only the little boy was left, standing alone in the gradually darkening ward, motionless.
On the wall that was finally swallowed up by the wallpaper, a new scratch was clearly visible.
[I want to win!!!]
…
Gray layer.
An old man in a white cloud robe is standing alone in the surging gray world, looking up at the sky, as if waiting for something.
Soon, a parchment letter suddenly flew out from the void above his head and lightly fell into his palm.
The old man raised his eyebrows, took the letter and read it, and after a moment, nodded slightly.
"It's OK... It seems to be going well."
Just as the old man was speaking, a huge shadow slowly floated out from the endless grayness...
It was a huge building shrouded in the luster of white jade. The dense spiritual energy was swirling inside it. It was magnificent and majestic, as if it had existed in the world since time immemorial.
If Lin Qiye were here and saw this building, he would be extremely shocked.
Eternal Heaven!
The previous dream cycle had been shattered with Lin Qiye’s awakening, but the Eternal Heaven did not disappear with it. Instead, it appeared between the gray layers and slowly moved towards Yelande…
And at this moment in this eternal heaven, two figures are standing side by side.
"Another cycle has ended..." A slightly fat figure wearing a Taoist robe sighed, "How many times has this happened?"
"One hundred and twelve million, two hundred and ninety thousand and seventeen times."
Beside him, a woman with long black hair and wearing blue Hanfu answered.
"After reaching the half-step 'upgrading dimension', one will not disappear with the end of the dream cycle, but will retain all memories and wander in the gray layer..." Lingbao Tianzun looked at the empty Eternal Heaven and spoke with a complicated expression.
"Every time he left the stage, he did so in this way... He didn't even have a chance to say goodbye to me."
"We don't need to say goodbye, because sooner or later we will meet again in the next cycle." Galan answered seriously.
"But the next time we meet, he won't recognize us."
"Then let's get to know each other again." Jia Lan turned to look at Ling Bao Tian Zun, "When we first survived the fifth universe, we agreed that we would accompany him through all the cycles... Do you regret it now?"
"How could I regret it?"
Lingbao Tianzun paused for a moment, a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes, "It's just that every time the cycle ends... he will know that Cao Yuan is not dead, he will know that Zhua Ge is not dead, he will know that An Qingyu did not betray him, he will know that Jiang Er is still alive... but he will always think that I am still that Lingbao Tianzun."
Jia Lan was silent for a moment, then he said softly, "One day, sooner or later, he will know."
The two followed the Eternal Heaven and came before Yelande, who smiled slightly and took a step forward to stand in front of them.
"Long time no see, you two."
"Mr. Yelande, have you received Qiye's reply?" Galan asked immediately.
"Received." Yelande handed the letter to the two of them. They read the letter carefully and breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing this, Yelan couldn't help but ask:
"Since you are so worried about him, why didn't you let me mention your existence in the letter? In this world, there are only three of us who have reached the half-step of 'upgrading dimension' and are wandering in the gray layer."
In the original fifth universe, with the awakening of Lingbao Tianzun, it has completely entered the realm of half-step "dimensional upgrading". After the complete integration of [eternal life] and [immortality], Galan has also become the one and only eternal immortal in the world. Although he has not entered the half-step "dimensional upgrading", he has survived it by relying on the nature of [eternity].
And in the subsequent dream cycles, Galan officially stepped into the half-step "dimensional upgrade" from his original supreme state.
Jia Lan and Ling Bao Tian Zun looked at each other and shook their heads bitterly.
"In his eyes, we may have already died. Rather than letting him know through letters now, which would only add to his burden, it would be better to wait until everything is settled and then meet in person..."