"The one who defies the heavens is here, follow me and kill!"

It seems we were being watched by those eyes, no matter where we went, they'd focus on us.

After dispelling the illusion, our magic power seemed to have been restored, as if some connection with those eyes had been severed.

We searched for a way to reach the beyond, but we were like headless flies.

We inexplicably ran into a group of people; he said his name was Sima Yi and he came to slay demons and uphold justice.

A group of soldiers followed them, they were all innocent people. Not wanting to commit unnecessary slaughter, we'd only been fleeing all the way.

But no matter where we went, they seemed to always catch up.

Could it be those eyes?

"Sima Yi has caught up again, senior brother, let's go quickly!"

Our senior brother took us flying; under the watchful eyes of those eyes, we could find nowhere to hide.

"Junior brother, to break into the beyond, I'm afraid there's only one way."

Senior brother's voice carried a bit of determination.

"Combine the power of the three of us into you, help you transcend the calamity and fight the beyond!"

I was stunned and looked at him and the sixth senior sister.

Senior sister touched my head.

"Thank you, junior brother, for bringing us back to our true selves. For years, we unwittingly caused slaughter; we have no reason to continue living. Sacrificing ourselves today for the sake of all beings could be considered our redemption for the past."

I anxiously said, "But it's the beyond's fault..."

Before I could finish my sentence, senior brother and senior sister had already placed their hands on my shoulders, and the immense true energy poured into me, filling every part of my body almost instantly.

Their bodies also began to wither rapidly, visible to the naked eye.

"Junior brother, the lives of all beings depend on you."

I felt as light as a feather, uncontrollably flying towards the sky.

The eyes became closer and closer, yet seemed farther and farther away, beyond my reach.

It extended tendrils towards me.

The tendrils grew larger, like towering jade pillars crashing down in front of me, such might that even my transcendent cultivation dared not move.

"Dao Yi, the second volume of the bamboo scroll requires you to forsake your mortal body. If you truly want to save all beings, I will help you!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out.

Long unseen, Master appeared before me, facing those boundless tendrils alone.

At this moment, I could only suppress the sorrow in my heart, gather my true energy, let my primordial spirit leave my body, and let my mortal body fall.

But I rose higher and higher, almost entering the eyes when the world suddenly changed, becoming an expanse of white.

The beyond stood before me.

In a daze, it transformed into an old man with a white beard, smiling gently.

"Fellow Daoist, congratulations on ascension to immortality. I am the South Hua Immortal, and can grant you the Three Volumes of Peace Techniques to dominate the world..."

South Hua Immortal? The name sounds so familiar.

So, it was you meddling since the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

"Abomination, you have corrupted my Dao heart, prepare to die!"

I made a desperate decision, conjured a long sword, and charged at the South Hua Immortal. With one strike, he was obliterated.

Countless souls appeared before me, vaguely seeing the elder who ascended that day falling away.

The world became clear as those eyes disappeared; I found myself back in Shu.

The city had fallen, the entire population massacred. I wandered the streets, a spear magnifying before my eyes.

But this time, no slender jade fingers to intercept this spear for me.

The cold sensation on my neck was so clear, yet I was dreaming.

Where is the beyond?

Am I back again?

As consciousness faded, I suddenly heard a voice by my ear.

"Marshal Sima, the city is slaughtered."