Late at night, Shenhe Hall.

Yu Ling sat alone in the hall, closing her eyes and meditating, and there was silence everywhere.

Until a burst of heavy footsteps sounded from outside the hall.

"Brother, the battle report... the statistics are out."

Bei Ran lowered his head slightly, walked slowly behind Yu Ling, and placed a jade slip on the table.

Yu Ling was silent for a moment and did not pick it up, but her spiritual mind had clearly detected the information in the jade slip.

The content is not long, but every word is like a knife.

I don’t know how many times I have checked the battle report.

He didn't know when he started to feel afraid of something.

Afraid of seeing casualty statistics in battle reports, whether they are familiar or unfamiliar names.

One hundred and sixty-three thousand nine hundred and fifty-two...

It seems to be a very ordinary number that is not worth paying attention to.

But the entire Fire Refining Sect has turned into a bloody hell.

From the veterans of the Immortal Realm to the Xuanwu Breakers, they were all equally vulnerable in this almost massacre-like war.

The weaknesses of the Dao Ling Clan puppets are still unknown.

It's not that no one has tried to capture a puppet, but they will self-destruct once they fall into the enemy's hands. In such a critical situation, no one has the time or energy to study it carefully.

Even Ye Canyun ended up destroying his clone in order to resist the three peak powerhouses.

Everyone tried their best for this war.

Although it seems that whether you wait for death in despair, cry for mercy, or fight to the end, the outcome seems to be the same.

But people may not be able to choose their destiny, but at least they can choose the way to face their destiny.

It is never death that makes people surrender, but their own hearts.

Only when you face your destiny can you see your truest self.

As a result, many people who are usually timid and cowardly, under the desperate butcher's knife, actually inspired the courage and bloody spirit deep in their bones.

Many of the last batch of people to evacuate did so voluntarily.

There is no shortage of deserters or heroes in this world.

"Brother..." After a long silence, Beiran finally spoke with difficulty, "The new defense line has begun to be deployed. It will take about two or three days to be fully in place. The wounded soldiers who returned from the Great Wilderness are also recuperating, but there are many

People don’t want to retreat to the rear, they want to recover from their injuries and then fight on the front line.”

She paused and then whispered: "Originally, many people asked me in circles whether my final plan was to retreat to the West, but when they saw you coming, they stopped asking."

"But brother... In fact, it's enough that we are here in Meteor. You can definitely..."

"Can't retreat any further."

Yu Ling interrupted Bei Ran's persuasion and turned to stare into her eyes: "Eastern Territory, we gave up, Southern Territory, we gave up, even the Great Wilderness Star, which we decided to defend at the beginning, we are giving up now.

If we can give up, then why is there any need to continue this war?"

Beiran was silent for a while, and then he said, "But if you don't give up participating in Meteor, doesn't it mean that you have to give up the hope of becoming immortal?"

Yu Ling sighed softly: "This is a war, not a battle."

"Advancing to immortality may not be the end of everything. Staying here may be the most effective way."

"I don't understand..." Bei Ran shook his head slowly, his voice low, "I just know that you don't want to see everyone sacrifice so needlessly anymore, I know..."

"Brother..." She sat next to Yu Ling, held the jade slip in her arms, and said very softly: "Although many times, I can't actually guess what you are thinking.

What you said may not be one-tenth of what you thought. You never let us know many things, and you always bear them alone..."

"Although we are the closest people to you, I always feel that there is something separated from you. You are so good to me, always accommodating me, tolerating me, and even a little polite. It's like you have no emotions and never feel

I'm annoyed, and they never accuse me of anything..."

"But... people who are really close to each other often have conflicts and conflicts. Sometimes they will quarrel and sometimes fall out. Because people can pretend to be gentle and gentle in front of a hundred or a thousand outsiders, but they can't help but be in love with their loved ones.

Show your truest self and your worst side in front of you."

"But you didn't... you were always so calm, always so gentle to me. I have never seen you look particularly happy or particularly sad, as if you didn't care about anything, although I know that's not the case...

"

"Brother, in my heart, you have always been the most perfect brother and the best brother in the world, but sometimes I feel that you are far away from me, so far away that even if I sit next to you now, I can't touch you at all.

I can't touch you, I can't touch...the real you."

Bei Ran said a lot, as if if he didn't say it now, he would never have the chance again.

Yu Ling turned her head in surprise, looked into her gloomy eyes, and was speechless for a moment.

He never knew that Bei Ran thought this way.

He just self-righteously excluded her from the storm and danger, thinking that this was the best protection for her.

In fact, it’s more than just Beiran?

He always likes to make decisions for others, regardless of whether the other person is really willing to stay in the safe area he has designated.

"Brother, can you stop hiding everything from me? I am no longer a child. I am the master of the Jiuchen Sect and the Xuanling Emperor. I also have the right to know the truth, no matter how cruel it is."

Bei Ran pursed his lips, looked at Yu Ling and said, "About dad, about you, and this war."

Yu Ling was silent for a few seconds: "What do you want to know?"

Beiran opened his mouth and asked with some difficulty: "Dad...doesn't he have much life left?"

The atmosphere seemed to be frozen for a moment. Yu Ling unconsciously looked away and looked at the jade slips on the table, but in the end she looked directly into Bei Ran's eyes again: "Yes, there is still one year."

He was already prepared for Beiran's emotional breakdown, but he didn't expect that she would just be stunned for a short time and murmured: "Is that really the case..."

Seemingly aware of Yu Ling's worry, Bei Ran shook his head and said solemnly: "I have already made a guess. You were so anxious to spread your skills and rebuild your cultivation before. I feel... It's not just because of this war.

, the situation at that time was far from as severe as it is now.”

"No matter how rare the treasures of heaven, materials and earth are, they will not help. Only the Tao of time can reverse the world, but without immortality, it cannot touch the essence of time at all." Yu Ling slowly explained.

"Is there no other way?" Bei Ran lowered his head slightly.

"No more. What I originally wanted was to enter immortality first, and then end the war, but now it seems that it is no longer possible, so the only way is to end the war first, and then enter immortality."

"But brother... aren't you afraid of becoming a Taoist?"

"No, my path has been determined by others."

"Who... decided?"

"Ancestor of the Daoling Tribe."

Bei Ran suddenly raised his head, his eyes widened in shock, and his mind suddenly became confused.

"Where to start..."

Now that she had decided to come clean, Yu Ling thought for a while and simply brought the topic back to ten years ago: "Do you still remember the dream you and I had?"

"certainly."

"But the things you dream about are intermittent, and the time is out of sync with mine, right?"

"It should be. In fact, I was very strange at the time. I rarely slept at that time, let alone dreamed. I was meditating at night and fell asleep somehow."

"Because you are not dreaming, but you are receiving some feedback."

"feedback?"

"There is something in my soul sea. I speculate that it is closely related to the Daoling Ancestor. It is an immortal artifact, so it can look back on the past and see the future."

Bei Ran was stunned for a moment, feeling that Yu Ling's words were gradually beyond her comprehension.

"It's just that the human brain has a self-protection mechanism. Things beyond imagination and understanding will not remain in the memory, but will only become vaguely captured fragments in the subconscious."

"For me, these fragments merged with the dreams of the Dream Sea, turning into some weird and twisted revelations. For you, the thread of fate intersected with me prematurely, just like being

Just like a touched cobweb, it will also be perceived by you in a subtle way, especially when you meet me, it will become more and more obvious."

"So that's it..." Bei Ran said in a daze: "Immortal divine object... that is to say..."

"It is immortal in terms of personality, but its function... actually has no offensive power and cannot exert any power. It is just a key to connect to another universe."

"And the really useful stuff..."

Yu Ling raised her hand, and a ray of warm and soft white light gradually condensed on her fingertips: "That's it."

"I thought it was the power attached to that divine object, but it's not."

The white light beats slightly, which is not only spiritual power, mysterious power, but also soul power. It exudes sharp, flexible, transcendent, ancient and illusory atmosphere.

"What did you see?" Yu Ling asked.

Bei Ran could not hide the confusion and confusion on his face: "Xuanling, Yuanling Dao? The rest is...is it the Dao of the other three major spiritual clans?"
To be continued...