Mysterious mirror hanging high

Chapter 961 New Opportunities

"me……"

The flames of the Arhat's image battling the inner demon flickered before Jing Yu, making it difficult for her to open her eyes. Ming Yutai neither dodged nor avoided the light, but stared blankly at the "Madam Ming" in the distance, who was no longer human, and two lines of tears streamed down her face.

"I remembered."

“My mother did indeed lose her Daoist heart due to inner demons back then, but this process was not instantaneous. Instead, she gradually went mad for many years.”

"Ever since she was discovered, my father has kept my mother locked in a small courtyard heavily guarded by arrays, strictly forbidding anyone from visiting her."

"In the end, my mother died alone in the courtyard, and I didn't go to see her one last time."

“Of course, I have never visited my mother in all these years,” Ming Yutai said with a self-deprecating smile.

Jing Yu was stunned: "So Madam Ming wasn't killed by your father? The experience in the dream was fake?"

"That's right, it's just my own imagination."

Ming Yutai gritted his teeth: "My father and mother were already at odds, yet I, as their son, remained indifferent... When my mother's delusions grew and her inner demons invaded her body, I was even more powerless."

"Because of her mental illness and my father's explicit prohibition, I didn't even dare to visit her."

“I am a coward, and I hate myself for it.”

“Sometimes I even wish my mother had gone mad for a moment back then, and perhaps my father would have killed her on the spot to save face for the family.”

"Perhaps I would risk my life to stand in front of my mother and face my father's endless light of Dharma."

Jing Yu sighed, "So this is the origin of this dream?"

Ming Yutai smiled bitterly, “But I overestimated my courage… In each reincarnation, I just watched helplessly as my deranged mother perished in the light of the Dharma, and I never stood up for her.”

"In the end, even in my dreams, I am still a coward."

"I cannot disobey my father, nor can I disobey the destiny that my family and sect have planned for me."

“Continuing my lineage is my destiny. I have tried to resist, but resistance is futile, or rather, I have never been qualified to resist.”

Jing Yu asked, "No one is born with a predetermined destiny. In fact, it is never too late to change one's fate. A person's fate can only be definitively determined when they die."

Ming Yutai slowly lowered her head and murmured, "Thank you, I understand."

The battle between the inner demons and the golden Arhats was coming to an end. Even though these golden Arhats had a strong restraining effect on the inner demons, Ling Qishuang, who was reciting Buddhist scriptures in reality, had never come into contact with Buddhism. This last-minute attempt to seek help from Buddha could not exert the true power of the Buddhist scriptures, and several golden Arhats had already been defeated one after another.

As the last golden Arhat statue collapsed with a shattering sound, golden light scattered like rain, reflecting a mottled gold onto the water's surface.

The demonic figure, Lady Ming, walked towards them amidst fragmented Buddhist light, a sinister smile twisting her face, which was half-exposed.

Too many variables. This battle is far more dangerous than any real-life fight. What was originally a sure thing has become complicated because of the interference of a monster. But thankfully, everything is about to end, the inner demon thought.

It looked down at the two weak beings with a hint of mockery in its eyes.

But at that moment, Ming Yutai slowly raised his head.

The confusion and tears in his eyes had evaporated, replaced by an unprecedented clarity and determination.

The nascent soul within him, identical to his own yet always carrying a hint of bewilderment, opened its eyes simultaneously.

The spiritual energy fluctuations that were originally at the Nascent Soul stage began to rise and surge at an incredible speed!

The nascent soul's form instantly solidified several times over, radiating boundless light.

In response to the outside world, the space around Mingyutai began to distort slightly, and spiritual energy converged towards him like a tide, forming the first huge energy vortex.

“Cowardice is the effect, not the cause. The cause lies in my failure to face the past and my fear of bearing the consequences of my choices,” Mingyutai murmured.

Boom!

The Nascent Soul form completely broke through the limits, causing the entire dream world to tremble violently. The water surface boiled, and the covered bridge roared. His aura broke through the barrier of the Nascent Soul and stepped into the Divine Transformation realm!

A moment later, a blurry yet vast phantom of a world slowly unfolded. It was not an external object, but a reflection of his inner world, the nascent form of his Dao foundation!

Although it is not yet perfect, the pressure belonging to the Cave Heaven Realm cultivator has already enveloped the surrounding area as if it were a tangible thing!

His cultivation level continued to soar, progressing from the early stage of the Cave Heaven realm to the middle stage, the late stage, and so on...

He stood on the ever-changing covered bridge, his figure seemingly becoming a new anchor point for the entire dream world, stabilizing the chaotic space because of him.

He calmly looked at the inner demon that resembled his mother so much, his gaze no longer filled with fear or guilt, but with compassion and resolve.

The demonic entity that was Lady Ming let out a terrified scream, feeling a kind of essential suppression.

The Mingyutai before them was no longer the cowardly consciousness that could be manipulated at will. His Dao heart was clear and firm, and the pressure emanating from his body made their heavily injured body tremble.

That is a natural oppression of lower-level beings by higher-level life!

Mingyutai simply pointed with a light finger.

A beam of jade-colored light shot out, triggering the laws of the entire dream world.

The inner demon's true form was struck as if by a heavy blow, screaming as it flew backward.

Ming Yutai stepped forward, and this time, he looked down at the inner demon from his superior position.

At this moment, the inner demon withdrew its demonic energy, and all its injuries temporarily disappeared. It transformed back into the original form of [Madam Ming], slumped to the ground, and looked up at Ming Yutai, tears streaming down its face.

"Yutai, are you going to kill me?"

Ming Yutai sighed softly: "My mother is dead. Her fate is sealed. I shouldn't try to change what has already happened; it's pointless."

“Mother, I will still dream of you, but from now on, the dreams will only be memories. I will no longer dwell on the past. This time, I will look forward.”

Ming Yutai's body suddenly radiated endless light, accompanied by a venomous howl. The inner demon that resembled Madam Ming was rapidly melted away under the scorching light of the Dharma.

Jing Yu stared blankly at the radiant figure, a thin thread of cause and effect connecting the two of them in his dream. He carefully sensed the changes in Ming Yutai's fate, and suddenly a sense of enlightenment dawned on him:

"His fate seems to have reached a turning point... Can dreams really change one's destiny? If illusions can influence reality, then are they still illusions?"

He vaguely grasped a glimmer of the Great Dao, and the Cave Heaven Chapter of the [Mirror of Destiny] was already taking shape in his mind.

At this moment, Ming Yutai slowly turned her head and smiled slightly at Jing Yu:

"Thank you, fellow Daoist, for helping me to rid myself of my inner demons. It's time for this long dream to end..."