Some cultivate bitterly for ten thousand years in pursuit of immortality, only to fail at the last moment, their souls lost in the forest of souls, their obsessions unresolved.
Some fought across the heavens in pursuit of supreme power, only to be besieged by powerful enemies, dying and losing their Dao, with hatred lingering forever.
Some sacrificed themselves to protect their sect and friends, ultimately unable to hold on alone, separated by life and death, leaving regret forever.
Some travel across myriad worlds for a moment of revenge, but in the end, their enemies are before them, powerless to turn the tide, unwilling to be engraved.
Countless joys and sorrows, countless separations and reunions, countless successes and failures, countless lives and deaths—all sealed within this eternal soul tree, accumulated through the years, accumulated obsessions, never fading away.
Chen Ping carefully felt the pain, unwillingness, regret, and hope within every strand of obsession, his heart filled with mixed emotions and empathy.
He saw the fate of others, and also saw a reflection of himself. If he failed, if he fell, in the days to come, it would be the same—his obsession sealed, forgotten by anyone.
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