Traveler of the River of Time and Space-Chapter 506 - 23: The Plane of Consciousness

"Is there really a world that feeds on human nature?" muttered Su Ziyu.

The Hundred Ghosts Plane is not the source of the void’s emergence.

That eerie consciousness space is the true cause of the hollow formation on the chest.

"Were there originally so many living beings on the Black Soul Plane?"

"Where did all that humanity end up? The Abyss? What exactly is the Abyss? Is it merely because the First Flame has dimmed, causing humanity to completely vanish?"

Su Ziyu still cannot figure out the issues within.

But he can be sure of one thing.

That this special creature with a hollow on its chest is connected to a strange consciousness space below, which is itself consuming humanity.

Alternatively, humanity could be manifested as the seven emotions and six desires within consciousness.

The Black Soul Plane is completely drained into mindless living corpses, while these voids seem to be driven by some form of emotional obsession that hunts and devours souls under the influence of hunger.

"I need to figure out the problems within."

"Unless I can enter and see the Abyss of the Black Soul Plane!" Su Ziyu muttered.

Gwyn, the Sun King, once sent his strongest Knights to suppress the Abyss, but to this day no one knows what the Abyss truly is, only that beings polluted by the Abyss must be eliminated, as they all go mad, and the task of the Falan Undead Squad is to suppress the spread of the Abyss.

For this, they did not hesitate to massacre cities and nations!

The attributes of the Abyss are infectious, polluting, humanity eruptions, and consciousness madness, suppressed by the Power of Flame.

The void is similar in this regard.

The souls of those killed crew have void corruption, which if not sent to the Netherworld will eventually turn into void, signs of humanity eruption are evident in clown-like Great Void, chaotic and insane consciousness can be felt even with closed eyes.

On a living person, the Dark Ring cannot be seen.

But using Spiritual Vision to directly look at the soul of a living corpse, the Dark Ring can be seen on the chest.

The Sun King Gwyn once used the Power of Flame to set a seal, aimed at subduing those Undead revealing Dark Rings, who were basically imprisoned in Ring Seal City, though their chest hollows would glow with fiery embers.

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Peach Blossom Secret Realm.

After dealing with the magic creatures that escaped, Su Ziyu and Qing Ji returned to their residence.

The void has existed in the Hundred Ghosts Plane for hundreds of years, but only ghosts get polluted to become void, living beings are unaffected.

This is completely different from the Black Soul Plane.

Here, there’s no need for the First Flame to maintain the world’s operation, just be cautious about the possibility of ghosts falling.

Every world has a side where evil converges, even without void, ghosts wandering in the Mortal World can easily turn into Vengeful Spirits. It seems Qing Ji and her companions already have a wealth of experience in handling this, so Su Ziyu doesn’t need to deliberately intervene.

As long as it’s not a pollution source affecting the plane, it doesn’t fall under the jurisdiction of the Space-Time Inspector.

"Husband."

"Have some tea."

Qing Ji knelt before Su Ziyu, gently pouring him a cup of tea, and softly asked, "Where has Husband been all these years?"

"Uh..." Su Ziyu hesitated for a moment, slowly replied, "Been to quite a few places."

"Stayed in a very desperate world for a long time."

At this point, Su Ziyu paused and slightly talked about the Black Soul Plane.

Half an hour later.

Qing Ji couldn’t help but sigh, "I can’t believe such a desperate world exists!..."

"Indeed." Su Ziyu nodded, "I still have no solution."

"I can only let the survivors hide in the painting world for now."

Inside the room.

Both fell into silence.

Suddenly, Qing Ji raised her eyes tenderly toward Su Ziyu before her and slowly said, "Husband, is there something you’re keeping from me?"

"I see you’re looking a bit uneasy."

Oh no.

Is my acting still not good enough?

Su Ziyu felt a pang in his heart; he had deliberately avoided mentioning the Wasteland Plane, so he felt a bit uneasy, outwardly being very careful to control his expressions, but didn’t expect Qing Ji’s perception to be so sharp, she noticed it.

"I..." Su Ziyu began to stammer.

Seeing his troubled look, Qing Ji couldn’t help but reach out her fair palm and gently hold his hand, softly said, "If Husband finds it difficult, you don’t have to say it."

"Husband will surely have unspeakable matters as someone doing great things."

Hearing Qing Ji’s words and seeing her gentle face, Su Ziyu felt a bit guilty yet touched.

Forget it.

If it’s death, so be it.

It’s just being burned once, I suppose I can endure it now!

"I..." Su Ziyu took a deep breath and began to slowly recount his experiences in the Wasteland Plane.

Qing Ji’s expression gradually turned solemn.

The room was enveloped by a heavy atmosphere, at some point Su Ziyu’s back was already drenched in cold sweat, yet he persisted in recounting everything.

Time passed second by second.

Su Ziyu watched Qing Ji before him, awaiting his final judgment.

But to his surprise, Qing Ji, after hearing his words, didn’t immediately burst into rage, but instead hesitantly tilted her head and asked, "Husband, so you mean to say? You didn’t expect to have a daughter either?"

"Yes." Su Ziyu nodded, "It was a surprise."

Qing Ji remained silent for a moment, then softly said, "That child is also very pitiable. If possible, Husband should spend more time with her."

"Oh yes."

At this point, Qing Ji shifted her tone and said seriously, "Husband mentioned that Miss Pasha has undergone advanced bionic modification."

"So is she considered a robot now?"

She truly doesn’t seem angry.

"Not entirely." Su Ziyu hesitated, then detailed the content of bionic modification.

The Hundred Ghosts Plane has already entered the modern era.

Qing Ji has also been exposed to many outside things and quickly understood the content of bionic modification.

"She also went through a lot." Qing Ji sighed softly, "Forced to transform herself into a bionic person for survival."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly relaxed.

Qing Ji looked at Su Ziyu before her with a somewhat playful expression, her lips curling into a smile, "Husband didn’t dare to speak earlier, afraid I would be jealous?"

"Yes." Su Ziyu honestly nodded.

Qing Ji couldn’t help but chuckle, softly said, "My heart isn’t quite that small."

"Furthermore, Husband truly didn’t expect such a thing to happen."

Bionic person?

Isn’t that just similar to a robot?

Qing Ji’s smile grew a bit more tender, as an ancient Great Demon from the Heian Era until now, she’s surprisingly accepting of some ancient feudal social remnants, especially since Pasha is from another world. Qing Ji was initially slightly concerned, but upon learning Pasha became a bionic person for survival, she cared less, even felt a bit of sympathy.

She considered herself not narrow-minded enough to be jealous of a bionic person.

Regarding other matters, she simply didn’t care.

Men in the feudal era did far worse things than Su Ziyu; he merely vented under the pressure of life and death.

Though a small surprise occurred.

She’s really not angry?

So, I don’t have to be burned?

Su Ziyu suddenly felt a sense of survival from disaster, his affection for Qing Ji grew significantly.

Initially, he feared Qing Ji for her tendency to burn people at whim.

But now, Qing Ji seemed genuinely changed.

Even this could be forgiven?

Qing Ji’s heart is truly far more vast than before.

"Husband, are you tired?"

After pouring another cup of tea for Su Ziyu, Qing Ji softly said, "There’s a nice hot spring in the Peach Blossom Spring."

"Why not."

"After dinner, let’s relax and rest together."

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