Chapter 1358 Upgrading To A Higher Level


    ke felt even his toes were straining.


    Ivan sat up silently, trying to get a clear view of his opponent. He held his breath and cautiously moved


    two steps forward on the tree branch.


    During such a critical moment of confrontation, he couldn''t make a single sound lest the enemy be


    alerted.


    He couldn''t even dare to breathe, for Lilly was behind him in the woods, and he had to protect her.


    Who could it be? Could it be the ck-robed man who escaped?


    Meanwhile, ke suppressed his breathing to the point where it was almost inaudible. His eyes were


    as sharp as a sword, and he wondered who could it be.


    Could it be the ck-robed man?


    But that man had already been annihted. Thinking of the figure''sughter before it disappeared,


    saying it would not vanish.


    ke''s heart sank!


    Ining.


    Both sides took a step forward.


    Ivan finally saw who was approaching.


    Uhm, Mr. MacNeil?


    He fell silent.


    Meanwhile, ke sensed something. Someone was looking in their direction. Instantly, a phrase


    popped into his mind—a sightline condensed from…


    Spirit consciousness?!


    The other party turned out to be a cultivator with spirit consciousness. One must know that Emperor


    Eastmount was the only one in the underworld with spirit consciousness.


    Moreover, Emperor Eastmount was still residing in the Crawford Mansion.


    ke felt this battle was even more perilous than facing the ck-robed man.


    At that moment, the small ghost beast finished eating the spirit fruit and raised its head contentedly,


    suddenly sensing something was amiss.


    "Squeak?"


    Crawford Ancestor suddenly grabbed ke and said, "Wait!"


    It was the small ghost beast!


    Beside the small ghost beast stood a young boy.


    At that moment, ke also heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice.


    "Mr. MacNeil."


    ke fell silent.


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    Soon, a figure appeared within his line of sight. It was none other than Ivan.


    Crawford Ancestor asked, "Who is he?"


    Jean exined, "Uh... Ivan Shaw, Lilly''s former schoolmate, and Drake''s ssmate."


    Crawford Ancestor breathed a sigh of relief. "Then there''s nothing to worry about."


    ke remained silent.


    No, this feels even more dangerous.


    Before, he feared that his baby might be in danger, but now, he had a feeling that someone was


    thinking of picking up his baby and taking her away, the kind that moved swiftly, as if stealing her entire


    person.


    "Not bad, kid! Where''s Lilly?" Although his words seemed unfriendly, ke''s expression had


    Crawford Ancestor finally saw the small ghost beast. It was holding the spirit fruit with only the peel left,


    and its face stained red.


    So, that was the blood he saw…


    He gritted his teeth and lifted the small ghost beast with one hand.


    "Squeak!" Even though the small ghost beast was lifted in the air, it still clutched the fruit peel tightly,


    thinking it couldn''t waste it!


    Ivan greeted several elders one by one, "Miss Crawford, Mr. MacNeil, Crawford Ancestor."


    "Lilly is in enlightenment."


    ke, Jean, and Crawford Ancestor said nothing.


    …


    Lilly felt her soul floating in the clouds.


    For some reason, she suddenly returned to the first time she was on a ne.


    Back then, she was beaten almost to death in the Reese family, and her eight uncles and grandfather


    came and saved her.


    Then they took her back to Clodston, and that was her first time on a ne...


    Looking at the clouds in the sky, she wondered, They say Mom had gone to heaven when she died.


    Are there any traces of her in the clouds outside the window?


    Lilly was now back in that same sky, surrounded by colorful clouds resembling colorful cotton candy,


    while the rainbows were like slippery slides.


    She knew very well that this was a scene she had constructed. A heavenly world she created through


    her imagination.


    When she raised her hand, a colorful cloud floated into her hand, and she plucked a piece before


    putting it in her mouth. It was indeed sweet.


    Then, she chuckled. This was the rule she created—Clouds were made of cotton candy, and rainbows


    were slides. So, in this world, all clouds would be judged by the standard of cotton candy. The sweeter


    they were, the better the clouds.


    Rules...


    But were clouds really sweet? They were sweet because this was the world she created. What if the


    underworld was created by someone else, and all the ghost cultivators inside were the "clouds?"


    Ghost cultivators would strive to be "sweeter" (stronger) ording to the rules set by the creator.


    When they be the "sweetest" of all, would they satisfy the creator''s desires or fulfill the creator''s


    need–like using the strongest one as a "bioweapon?"


    Thinking of this, Lilly suddenly felt that the world was terrifying. It felt like the truth was hidden behind


    the Manifestation of God''s will.


    Others always described doing something so bad that even God couldn''t stand it.


    But that didn''t necessarily mean that the Manifestation of God''s will was bad. Instead, it might be


    possible that the standards of good and evil, right and wrong that they currently recognize, were set by


    the Manifestation of God''s will from the beginning.


    Like how she set the rule in her paradise world, clouds were made of cotton candy.


    Therefore, the clouds judge themselves based on sweetness. The sweetest ones were good clouds,


    while those not sweet or bitter were bad clouds.


    Another example was YouTube, which formed a virtual world where many watched videos.


    Although free and unrestricted, there were still rules to abide by, such as respecting equality and not


    insulting or attacking others. For example, video creators were not allowed to post videos with explicit


    content or content that harmed minors, and so on.


    These were all rules.


    And the one who established these rules was the official tform, YouTube.


    Considering YouTube as a self-contained world, the official tform was the "Manifestation of God''s


    will" in this world, the one who set the rules and enforced them. Users within this world either enjoy


    watching videos or strive to gain more followers, bing powerful individuals with millions or tens of


    millions of fans.


    "This is how the World works." Lilly finally realized that, smiling as she raised her hand and brushed


    away the colorful clouds before her.


    At that moment, a familiar thunder struck down with a resounding boom!