The Dark Wolf felt as if his head had just exploded.
A wave of despair and sorrow washed over him, instantly filling his heart.
"So all this time, I've misunderstood what Luo Ling meant..."
"I understand now..."
"I thought that as long as I could successfully take Luo Ling out of the village where her suffering began, I could give her a different ending."
"But I forgot that in this world, those who possess treasures can never stay out of trouble."
"I should let 'Luo Ling' be free..."
The Dark Wolf made hand seals, and the little Luo Ling in front of Shen Qing scattered like fireflies.
At the same time, all the cultivators who were still in the Reincarnation Illusion, being led on missions by various 'Dark Wolves' and the little Luo Ling, were ejected from the illusion.
All the clones of the little Luo Ling, just like the one in front of them, turned into fluorescent dots and drifted around the secret realm.
"I used the remaining spiritual power of Luo Ling in the jade pendant to create the little Luo Ling, but after all, she is not real..."
"The little Luo Ling was sustaining the Reincarnation Illusion. Now that I've dispersed Luo Ling's spiritual power throughout the secret realm, in a hundred years, this secret realm will automatically give birth to living beings. It will become the world that Luo Ling yearned for, a world full of sunshine and kindness."
As the Dark Wolf spoke, he took the jade pendant from his neck and handed it to Shen Qing.
"This jade pendant suits you better than me. Consider it a gift for making me realize the truth."
"I'll stay here, guarding Luo Ling and the secret realm..."
"Go..."
As soon as Shen Qing took the jade pendant, the Dark Wolf gently pushed her.
Shen Qing was carried by a gentle spiritual force and flew out of the illusion.
"Thank you, Shen Qing..."
A gentle female voice, somewhat similar to the little Luo Ling's, came to Shen Qing's ears.
When the voice appeared, Shen Qing felt a sudden heat between her eyebrows, as if she had been burned by something.
But the feeling came and went quickly. Shen Qing almost thought it was just an illusion.
The illusion began to distort. Shen Qing came to her senses, tightly clutching the jade pendant in her hand, and summoned Bi Luo.
After the Dark Wolf left the jade pendant, he felt his body instantly turn cold, and all his spiritual power was quickly drained.
He watched as Shen Qing slowly drifted away, then sat on the ground and curled up into a ball.
"Luo Ling, I've kept you waiting. I'm coming to find you now. Don't leave me again..."
The Dark Wolf murmured to himself and slowly closed his eyes.
Just as his consciousness was fading away, he suddenly felt a warm hand grab his wrist, and his body quickly flew upwards.
"You fool! Luo Ling just wanted you to live a good life. As a contracted spiritual beast, how can you go against your master!"
Seeing that the Dark Wolf's body had already started to turn transparent and dissipate, Shen Qing hurriedly put the jade pendant around his neck.
"Put this jade on properly. As long as Luo Ling doesn't order you to die, you mustn't die!"
The jade pendant returned to the Dark Wolf's hand, and his body temperature slowly returned. He stared blankly at Shen Qing, who looked angry and frustrated, not understanding why she was so angry.
But at this moment, Shen Qing made him feel strangely familiar.
She was like the girl from ten thousand years ago who had saved him from the demonic cultivators and told him to live well.
That girl was lively and beautiful. When she saw that he had lost the will to live because his clansmen had been killed, she angrily pinched his ear and scolded, "Dark Wolf! You're a fool!"
The familiar voice echoed in the Dark Wolf's ear: "Dark Wolf, live well..."
The familiar voice made the Dark Wolf couldn't help but cover his eyes.
Warm tears streamed down his face and drifted into the air.
"I'm not a fool. I'll live a good life and see the world for you."
The Dark Wolf held Shen Qing's hand back and urged, "Hurry up. This illusion no longer has Luo Ling's spiritual power to support it. It will collapse soon. If we don't get out, we'll be trapped here forever."
As Shen Qing urged Bi Luo under her feet to fly faster towards the light dot at the exit, she turned back and glared at the Dark Wolf.
"I was wondering why this space was decaying so fast. So it's going to collapse. Why didn't you say so earlier!"
The Dark Wolf raised his eyebrows. "Who told you to be a hero? Since you've decided to be a hero, you might as well go all the way."
"Hurry! We can get out by passing through that light dot!"
The Dark Wolf turned back and saw that the pure white space was slowly collapsing. Although he was far away from the place he was familiar with, he didn't feel scared or lost. Instead, he felt a strange excitement.
The warmth from his hand continued. He looked at Shen Qing, whose face was flushed with anxiety, and couldn't help but let out a snort.
"Luo Ling, I'll find another you, right..."
At the moment when the light dot disappeared, Shen Qing and the Dark Wolf finally rushed out of the Reincarnation Illusion.
Qing Qing was still standing there anxiously waiting. Suddenly, he saw the light dot reappear, and two people rushed out. He quickly dodged to the side.
When he took a closer look, he found that the two people were Shen Qing and the Dark Wolf.
When Shen Qing saw Qing Qing, she quickly stopped her sword. But she wasn't steady on her feet for a moment. She and the Dark Wolf fell off Bi Luo and landed on the ground.
"Shen Qing!"
Qing Qing quickly ran over and helped Shen Qing up. He was surprised and said, "Why did you bring him out?"
Shen Qing's eyes were still spinning, and her head was still dizzy.
"The illusion collapsed. If I didn't bring him out, he would have died."
The Dark Wolf rubbed his sore nose and gritted his teeth as he got up from the ground.
"I have to say your sword-riding skills are really bad. How can you fall off the sword? Are you really a sword cultivator?"
Shen Qing gave the Dark Wolf a resentful look. "I still prefer the way you wagged your tail and barked..."
The Dark Wolf remembered the way he had wagged his tail in front of Shen Qing and suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.
"What are you talking about? Forget it!"
"I'm a member of the Nether White Wolf Clan on the Snow Plain. Don't provoke me. If I show my true form, I'll scare you to death!"
Seeing the Dark Wolf's angry look, Shen Qing finally felt better and generously decided not to argue with him about what had just happened.
"By the way, where's He Yu?"
The Dark Wolf stood up and gracefully patted the dust off his body. "When you completed the mission, he was ejected from the illusion. He's probably hiding in some corner now."
Shen Qing pouted, looking a bit disappointed.
"Tsk, He Yu managed to escape again. It would be great if he suddenly fell from the sky and landed right in front of me."
Shen Qing said it casually, but the next second, a shrill scream came from above their heads.
"Aaaah!!"
"Where's my sword?!"
The three of them quickly dodged, and He Yu almost brushed past Shen Qing. He landed on the ground face-first.
Shen Qing's eyes widened, and she looked at the Dark Wolf and Qing Qing in disbelief.
"What... what did I just say?"
The Dark Wolf's blue pupils suddenly dilated, as if he had thought of something.
"Shen Qing, say it again..."
Shen Qing swallowed hard and said, "I hope Pei Xuanjing and Nan Zhijin won't suddenly fall from the sky..."
As soon as she finished speaking, two more cries for help came from the sky.
Pei Xuanjing and Nan Zhijin quickly fell from the sky and landed heavily on He Yu.
The Dark Wolf stretched out his hand and pointed at Shen Qing with a trembling finger.
"Words... Words become reality?!"