Memories

Everyone boarded the golden ship, and the disciples disembarked from the blue bird, which soon flew to an unknown location.

"Princess Li Yuemei, elders, I'll take the disciples to settle in and meet their acquaintances. See you later," said the elder who brought the disciples on the blue bird, organizing them to follow.

Soon, only three people remained behind.

"Let's go; we have to find the leader and the elders to discuss," said Elder Xu to Elder Zhang.

"Princess, come along; your father surely will, and probably the leader too. It's better that these lunatics see you intact soon," Elder Xu said while levitating Li Yuemei and flying towards a room in the most luxurious part of the ship.

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As the golden ship approached the frozen abyss, everyone began to hear a sound in their minds.

The elders seated at the round table soon furrowed their brows.

Suddenly, someone spoke.

"This is indeed a heartbeat; something is awakening in the frozen abyss."

"Something terrible happened; even the oldest sects or ancient families were unaware of the existence of a living being in the central area of the abyss."

"This being is undoubtedly the oldest existing creature, and judging by its heartbeat, it is close to awakening," the young man in the middle of all the elders said with an absolutely serious face.

Everyone fell into silence, unsure of what to do.

Then, a man in black clothes with red moons suddenly spoke.

"Do you really think it's possible for a being to have been alive in the central area of the abyss? And even if it were, what could be the reason for awakening now? If it were as terrible as you say, why was it confined to this place?" The man expressed doubt about the existence of such a being in the abyss.

Many elders then began to discuss and share their thoughts on the matter.

"I don't know, but remember the historical records; the frozen abyss, despite always being here, has no explanation for its existence or how it formed."

"What if this place was always just where some existence slept, different from all others?"

"It is absolutely impossible for something to live for so long."

"If it were truly impossible, explain these heartbeats."

Everyone continued to discuss constantly without reaching any solution.

Then, a door opened, and three people entered.

"I se—" When Elder Xu was about to speak, a gust of wind quickly passed by him as a loud voice appeared.

"My little child, how are you? Are you hurt? Lost a limb? Did some filthy creature harm you? Blah, blah, blah… bla…" The man with a sinister appearance dressed in black with red moons on his clothes appeared in front of Li Yuemei, lifting her in his arms and searching for any injuries while bombarding her with questions.

"Let me go now!! You stupid old man. It's obvious I'm fine!" Li Yuemei shouted at the man, giving him a strong punch on the head, her face red with anger and embarrassment.

"Hmm-hmm, it seems you're really fine. Your attitude remains just as non-cute. I miss my little girl," the man said sadly, releasing Li Yuemei to the ground. However, he immediately pulled her by her arm and seated her next to his chair.

'Stupid father,' she thought, then stood up from the chair, bowed, and spoke.

"I see the elders and the master of the Southern Holy Land."

"Hahaha, you don't have to call me that way. You know, call me uncle, as before, little Yue," the leader said, smiling gently.

The atmosphere that was once somber had slightly calmed.

The two elders standing at the entrance of the hall also bowed to the leader and said, "We see the leader."

"Well, tell us everything you know. Give us every detail of everything you've discovered about the abyss since you arrived here," the man said seriously, and an intense conversation began.

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When consciousness appeared in the external area, it realized it wasn't much different from the internal area.

It roamed the ice, observing everything, until one day.

A being entirely different from all others appeared before it.

This being was small compared to the huge beasts it had seen, but this small being, as soon as consciousness spotted it, evoked familiarity and excitement greater than all others.

It suddenly stopped, with memories appearing abruptly in the mind of this existence.

It remembered seeing such a being once, but the memory was blurry, and it didn't know what those visions were.

In front of it, a human had appeared for the first time.

Consciousness didn't know why, but that being intrigued it more than all others, despite its small size and nothing particularly special.

Consciousness was mesmerized by this being and observed its every move in the external area.

But unlike those living in the frozen abyss, this being soon left, leaving consciousness alone again.

Then, one day, consciousness saw a different human—different from the others. This human was even more pleasing to it, yet it still didn't understand why...