Chapter 1180: First Butterfly · Heavenly Flower (Final Chapter)

(10,000 characters, final chapter)
"Annihilate!"
……
Ren Pingsheng watched as everyone continued to fall. This couldn't go on. It was exactly the scene he had seen at the beginning. In the end, everyone would die.+
"Sister..."
In his mind, the image of Yunyao's last moments reappeared... None of this should have happened.
But what exactly caused the ending to turn out this way?
Who is the culprit and the ancient mastermind.
Ren Pingsheng closed his eyes and recalled the past years. After this moment of tranquility, the sound of slaughter suddenly resounded in his ears.
Those deceased ancient powerhouses all appeared by his side.
"That is..."
Everyone held their breath, because the ones who appeared beside Ren Pingsheng at this moment were all the strong ones from the previous era, the era before that...that have already disappeared.
In other words, the powerful beings who fell today in the downfall of Wuwangtian will appear by someone's side in the next era.
But why is all this happening?
Ren Pingsheng opened his eyes and immediately felt a surge of divine and demonic energy. He looked up at the ancient shadow in the sky, no longer hesitating, and rushed up fiercely.
In an instant, countless rays of light shot out from him like golden arrows, instantly dispersing the haze that enveloped the sky.
When he collided with the ancient shadow, the powerful shadows in the world surged, plunging the entire realm into chaos.
Under the impact of this immense power, everyone was unable to open their eyes. When the sky cleared again, another figure could be seen on the other side of the horizon.
"That's right!"
Everyone held their breaths, that figure in the black robe... In that moment, the crowd felt the same fear of being dominated by the Emperor of the Realm.
The person in the unseen black clothes is...
"The Annihilator!"
Someone exclaimed.
Why so certain, that man happened to be the legendary Annihilator who can resist the heavens? Because at this moment, he possesses a power of annihilation.
Just now, it was not only the figures of Ren Pingsheng and the ancient powerhouses who resisted the eternal. There is also this annihilation power on the Lord of Annihilation.
Otherwise, most people would have perished under the immortal sound of eternity.
"The Lord of Annihilation..."
Fei Yu and the others stared intently at the figure in the sky, could it really be the Lord of Annihilation? It seemed that everything was gradually becoming clear.
"Have both ancient evils finally appeared?" the white-haired person murmured as he gazed at the two figures in the sky, speaking to himself.
That one figure is indeed the Annihilator, but like in ancient times, what everyone is seeing now is merely a shadow of them both.
The Lord of Annihilation looked at the ancient figure and said slowly, "The ancient has passed, the sky has ceased to exist, and you, are nothing more than a obsession."
The ancient spoke, "You, in the end, are nothing but a loser."
"What does that mean?"
At first, everyone did not quite understand what the two were saying, but as they continued, they gradually understood everything.
Agumu was once a powerful figure, unparalleled in the past and unmatched in the future. He transcended life and death, but gradually fell into confusion, eventually believing himself to be the ruler of all beings, the celestial way.
Under his rule, no one beyond heaven and earth is allowed to appear.
But this person appeared, and he is the predecessor of the Lord of Annihilation.
After billions of years, annihilation cannot kill eternity, and eternity cannot kill annihilation. The two can only compete in this eternal river of time.
Mastering the power of the heavenly path from ancient times, condensing the primordial strange stone with the power of the heavenly path, to suppress billions of strong ones. This primordial strange stone is the predecessor of the Primordial Stone.
Annihilation, on the other hand, forges the unparalleled weapon with the souls of billions of strong individuals, breaking through all suppression in the world. This unparalleled weapon is the predecessor of the Heaven-Defying Sword.
The Lord of Annihilation takes sentient beings as pawns, seeking to annihilate the ancient times. But every time he fails, he can only cause this world to be annihilated and start all over again. After waiting for many years, a new extraordinary individual emerges.
And once there is a person who defies fate, the heavens will unleash calamity throughout the ages, causing this person to disappear.
"So that's how it is..."
Ren Pingsheng looked at the two figures in the sky and finally understood. This time, he and the person with white hair were both individuals who defied fate.
“Interesting.”
The person with white hair looked at the two figures in the sky and smiled coldly.
While the others were already full of astonishment.
They continued to cultivate, hoping that one day, they could break free from the shackles of life and death... But in the end, they were always trapped in this heavenly prison.
So they were all just pawns in a game of eternal struggle and destruction? Everyone was covered in a layer of gray, either from heavenly calamities or annihilation...
"You two, that's enough."
Just as everyone was lost in confusion, a voice instantly awakened them. They all looked up and saw that the speaker was none other than Ren Pingsheng and the white-haired man.
"They..."
The crowd remained motionless.
"Yes, they seemed to have forgotten one thing, the appearance of these two world-changing individuals will inevitably alter the outcome of the previous time."
Ren Pingsheng and the white-haired man locked eyes for a moment. At this moment, with a single unified thought, the power of their defiance against fate erupted from their bodies like two flames, charging towards the sky.
"Chess pieces? Ridiculous."
Both of them are fearless of life and death, willing to burn themselves into ashes and shatter the eternal and annihilate the current situation.
"They!"
All people exclaimed, that is the burning fire of life.
At the next moment, the two of them combined their forces and unleashed their invincible power. The entire sky instantly turned into eternal daylight, making it impossible for everyone to open their eyes.
This time, the fate of all living beings is determined by themselves, no longer willing to be pawns.
A vast expanse of whiteness, as if everything has turned to ashes, allowing people to scream and shout, but unable to hear each other's voices.
"Everything ends here."
"Has it all ended?"
"It's over..."
A strange voice echoed in the ears of the crowd. When the white light in the sky dispersed, the figure of eternity and annihilation was no longer visible.
However, the figures of Ren Pingsheng and Xiao Chen were also nowhere to be seen in the entire sky. The white-haired man was the previous person who defied the world, Xiao Chen.
"They..."
Everyone opens their mouth wide, looking up at the sky, the whole sky, nothing but the remnants of the two flames after they burn out...there is nothing left.
They can't even sense the breath of the two anymore.
"Master..."
Dai Dai stared blankly at the sky.
"Did they... sacrifice themselves?"
The crowd's eyes were vacant, but one could imagine that in order to break through the shackles of eternity and annihilation, even those who defy the world must burn the flames of their lives to possess such great power.
"It's over, everything is over..."
Everyone stared blankly at the sky. The heavenly tribulation will not come again, and the annihilation tribulation will not arrive either. But those two individuals..."
“阿平……”
云裳也怔怔地看着那天上。
“他们，陨落了？”
众人慢慢聚拢，看着刚才任平生和白发之人冲上去的地方，一切都没有留下，连两人的一点气息，都不存在。
"Ren Pingsheng..."
Xiao Wuyi, Xuan Xuan... Everyone stood there, staring blankly at the distant horizon.
Such a powerful force, indeed, it was impossible to survive. To break through the power of eternity and annihilation, how powerful was that? Even the supreme powerhouses present couldn't bear it.
Just when everyone thought they had disappeared without a trace, a dazzling beam of white light suddenly appeared in the sky, and at the center of the light, there seemed to be an image of a white tree.
"This aura...Could it be the 'Primordial Infant'?"
"The legendary...infant capable of devouring heaven and earth?"
Just as everyone was shocked, two figures flew out from the white silhouette, appearing to be the previously disappeared Ren Pingsheng and the white-haired person.
"They're fine!"
The crowd smiled.
The white-haired man looked at Ren Pingsheng and said, "You owe me a life."
"Then I'll have to repay it next time."
They said, and both fell down.
"Ren Pingsheng, great!"
Xiao Wuyi immediately ran up.
"Chener, how do you feel?"
The woman in the blue dress also cared about the condition of the white-haired person, after all, she was his master in two lifetimes, Ling Yin.
"It seems that this power is not fully mastered yet."
Xiao Chen looked at the white light moving in the palm of his hand, and with a pinch, the white light immediately disappeared.
The ancient and annihilation figures have dissipated, and this time's calamity and annihilation will never come again, but everyone is not happy.
Because of the sky at this moment...
"Look!"
All the people pointed to the sky, only to see the black color beginning to spread.
The younger generation has not realized the seriousness of the situation, while the older generation has already changed their faces, which is more terrifying than seeing eternity and annihilation just now.
"It is a taboo..."
"Taboos descend like the night, first the celestial realm, then all realms, even the mortal realm, no one can escape this time."
"At this moment, everyone understands what the Emperor of the Boundless Heaven did before. He didn't want to stop the eternal cycle, but to replace it, to replace the ancient celestial way."
He wanted to use the forbidden techniques above the heavens to fulfill his ambition, but unfortunately his strength was ultimately insufficient.
And the forbidden arrays he set up brought the taboos into the heavens above, causing a complete loss of control.
"What should we do?"
Everyone was at a loss.
Just then, a beam of white light suddenly rushed up from below, like a heavenly pillar, supporting the entire realm of the unbounded heavens.
"This is..."
"It's the Tianyan tree."
Ren Pingsheng looked down and it seemed that Yaozu had already connected the fairy origin ancient land and the Hongmeng ancient land, and now it was the spiritual power from the fairy origin ancient land that was supporting the various realms.
But this can only solve the immediate problem. If the source of the taboos cannot be found, it will all be useless.
Heavenly disasters can still be resisted, but once the taboos descend, the boundless darkness of the Illusory World will engulf the entire world in an instant.
Even with the support of the Tianyan Tree, there is at most only seven days. The Taboo will descend upon all realms, even the Immortal Essence Ancient Land cannot avoid it.
Ren Pingsheng thought of what Yun Yao had just said, that the Taboo is above the Divine Celestial Realm... He probably had a guess about it, but for this matter, perhaps Fu Yao and the others are more aware of it.
He found Fuyao, but Fuyao had her eyes closed at the moment, with a hint of indescribable pain on her face. She had mentioned this matter to Ren Pingsheng before, but she didn't say everything at that time.
"Empress Fuyao, what should we do now?"
Everyone also looked at Fuyao and the others.
"Forget it..."
Finally, Fuyao opened her eyes and said to everyone, "At this point, there are some things that I can no longer hide from all of you..."
"What's the matter?"
Everyone showed a shocked expression, looking at the expression of Empress Fuyao and others at this time, it must not be a small matter. Could it be really related to taboos?
No one knows why the appearance of the taboo until now.
"That year..."
At this moment, Fuyao revealed the incident of their trip to the divine realm.
Not only she and Shitian, but many others also went to the divine realm back then. They were almost all powerful beings from the ancient era, just one step short of breaking through to the Supreme Realm and achieving the immortal state.
Unfortunately, they were unable to take this step because it was a matter of life and death. If they couldn't break through this barrier, they would never be able to make any progress and would ultimately perish.
And when they reached the heavens, they saw countless tombs of powerful beings. At that moment, they were almost overcome with despair because every buried strong being in the heavens was stronger than them.
Even the strongest person will eventually die.
Even the eternal and evanescent lords will one day disappear.
"This, this..."
When people hear this, it is unbelievable that the immortal world has buried countless strong beings? Even scarier, there is a terrifying place like the Illusion Realm?
Fu Yao closed her eyes and continued, "We have moved the Taiyuan Stone, causing it to fall from the heavens. Without time to search, the darkness of the Phantom World is already surging towards us...”
"This... "
Everyone widened their eyes, and at that moment, they could imagine that scene. So many people went, but in the end, only she and the Heavenly Slayer and others came back alive. The rest, they all died up there.
"Taiyuan Stone..."
Yun Chang suddenly felt dizzy and Ren Pingsheng immediately supported her.
"I'm, I'm fine..."
Yun Chang's face turned pale, and it took a while for her to recover. She looked at Fu Yao and asked, "What will happen after the Taiyuan Stone is gone?"
Fuyao said, "Between the Divine Sky and the Illusory World, there is a place called 'Eternal Night' where the Taiyuan Stone is suppressed. Without the Taiyuan Stone, the darkness of the Illusory World will seep through and eventually engulf all the realms."
She took a deep breath and continued, "It's Yunjing. After he learned about our trouble, he temporarily sealed that place. Only he has the power to seal the Illusory World... He is truly the number one person in all realms and deserves that title."
"Yun Jin...the number one person in the heavens."
The name was unfamiliar to everyone. Only a few elders from the Xiao family, including Xiao Wumei, stood frozen in shock. How could they not know this name?
Yun Jin is not erased from the Xiao family name. He left the Xiao family on his own accord because he realized that his actions were too outrageous and he didn't want to involve the Xiao family members.
"Did he go in search of the Taiyuan Stone, right?"
Ren Pingsheng looked at Fuyao and asked.
At this moment, those fragmented memories in his mind gradually became clear, and the repeated sentence from his dreams, "Find the Taiyuan Stone, you must find the Taiyuan Stone..."
Fuyao took a deep breath and sighed, "Yes... he went to find the Taiyuan Stone."
Ren Pingsheng asked again, "But now that he's gone, who will support the seal of the Illusory World?"
This sentence draws everyone's attention to Fu Yao. Yes, Yun Jin has left. Who will support the seal of the illusionary world? Who has the ability to support it?
"She is his sister."
Fuyao closed her eyes.
“云缙的……妹妹？”
不仅众人十分诧异，萧家那边的几个老祖更是诧异，这在族中记载里面，可只字未提。
扶摇继续道：“她是云缙非血亲的妹妹，她并非萧家之人，但自小在萧家长大，身上拥有着一股常人难及的灵力。她的灵力，是萧家最强的……甚至可以说是，当年整个太古时期，再也找不出比她灵力更强的人来。”
“难怪如此……”
这下众人也不奇怪了，为什么她能够支撑住幻世的封印。
“她……叫什么名字？”
任平生喃喃问道，这一刻不知为何，他心中忽然有种说不出的痛。
扶摇睁开眼睛，望着天上：“她有一个很美的名字，叫做……初蝶·天上花。”
“初蝶，天上花……”
所有人都愣愣的。
“原来，是这样……”
任平生一阵失神，脚步有些不稳。
他明白了，终于明白了，云缙本该将太元石找到带回去，这样就什么事都不会有。可是中间必然是出了什么意外，导致云缙半途身殒，太元石也下落不知。
而云缙没能够将太元石带回去，初蝶却要一直守在On top of the sky的永夜。当云缙留下的封印之力完全耗尽后，她便只能用自己的灵力来继续封印。
可是她的灵力就算再强，也终有耗尽之时，当她的灵力耗尽，幻世的黑暗便开始一点点将她侵蚀……
无边的黑暗，冰冷，孤独，恐惧……彻底将她吞没。
可是她依旧在等待，等待云缙回去，因为……那是他们的约定，是他们的誓言。
她的执念，被幻世的黑暗侵蚀，最终……变成了禁忌。
“原来，是这样……”
云裳喃喃自言自语，她能够感受到，那种孤独绝望，一万年，又一万年的等候……
众人也大多明白了，这可怕的禁忌，竟然是如此而来。
"So what do we do now?"
众人皆看着扶摇等人。
任平生道：“去On top of the sky，永夜之地，找到她。”
“可是，可是……这么强的禁忌？如何去得了？”
人群里议论声一下大了起来。
扶摇几人那边，幽夜道：“不行……没用了，她早已不是初蝶，她现在……是禁忌之主，任何人去了，都会死。”
“还有没有别的办法？”
众人抬头看着天上，即便有天衍树支撑，最多也只有七天时间，永夜的禁忌便会降临诸天。
扶摇叹息一声，最终说道：“有一个办法，便是所有人，全部退到神霄天之下，用整个神霄天，作为封印，这样可避免禁忌渗透到下界去。”
"This... "
众人听明白了，这意思就是，以整个神霄天为牺牲，所有人全部去到下面，然后倾尽众生之力，彻底把神霄天封死。
这样一来，禁忌就不会渗透到下面，也不会渗透到其他地方去。
“这样的成功机会，有着多少？”
天穹上，鸿蒙剑祖等人问道。
“一半。”
扶摇道：“成功的机会，只有一半。”
“一半……”
所有人都陷入了茫然，纵使如此，也只有一半的成功机会。若成功了，众生免于劫难，若失败了，他们也就失去了最后一次机会。
而就算成功了，谁也无法保证，万年后，禁忌会不会渗透神霄天。从此以后，便需要不断有人去封印。
“What do you plan to do?”
扶摇看向任平生。
任平生一动不动望着天空，最后说道：“若是封印了神霄天，那便永远都要留她一个人在永夜……不能，再让她一个人留在那里……”
幽夜道：“可是，即便是上去了，也未必能唤醒她，到时候也无法再封印神霄天了。”
“What should we do?”
一时间，众人陷入了两难之境。
当然，更多人希望封印神霄天，因为这样是最保险的。而一旦要去On top of the sky，就势必要打开一条通道，那时就真的没有回头路了。
一名老者看着任平生：“任帝……那上面，恐怕非常人所能去，底下的禁忌已是如此重，那上面，怎能想象？”
其余人也跟着道：“是啊，去了那上面，几乎是必死无疑。”
一时间，讨论声不止。
鸿蒙剑祖向他问道：“无尘，你打算如何？”
任平生看着天上，最终说道：“我心意已决。”
“任帝……”
许多人都惊愕地看着他。
“你一个人，去不到那个地方。”
就在这时，另一边响起一个女子的声音。众人惊醒过来，循声望去，说话的，却是那位来自仙元古地的碧衣女子。
凌音看着任平生，说道：“在到达永夜之前，必须有人使你保持清醒。”
听见这话，众人才反应过来。
是了，那上面处处禁忌弥漫，任平生就算不被禁忌侵蚀，可也难保他的意识能够一直保持清醒，一旦连他也成为禁忌，那就糟了。
"I'm with you."
"I'm going too."
萱萱和七音等人都上来了。
"And me..."
萧无忆也上来了。
任平生回头看去，全都是熟悉的身影。原来他的身后，有着这么多人，愿意与他一起……赴死。
“我们也去吧。”
各个势力的老祖也站出来了。
他们知道，这一次去On top of the sky，几乎是赴死。但是，有些事情，总得要有人来做。
“无尘，想清楚了吗？”
天上，鸿蒙剑祖看着他。
"I've thought it through."
"Okay."
鸿蒙剑祖道：“我会与众位前辈，在外面打开一扇‘神霄之门’，但只能维持三日，三日之后，神霄之门将彻底关闭。”
众人皆屏住了呼吸，通过神霄之门，能够去到On top of the sky。三日之后，必须出来，否则就再也出不来了。
"Let's begin."
鸿蒙剑祖与道境二祖等诸位前辈，不再犹豫，立刻动用法力，开启神霄之门。
“我们也去帮忙。”
诸天各界的人，都上去帮忙，如此才有足够强的力量，打开神霄之门。
萧无眉来到任平生的身边，说道：“进入神霄之门后，就再也不能回头了，在此之前，你……还有什么事情吗？”
任平生看向无妄天下方，娘亲，小若，衣衣……还有好多好多人。但这一次，他不能再回去了。
另一边，扶摇看着幽夜等人：“一切因我们而起，这一次，终究还是要回到那个地方。”
幽夜道：“也许……罢了。”
……
……
"Boom..."
不知过了多久，天上一阵震荡传来，穹顶之上，出现了一道裂痕，那便是“神霄之门”。
在从前的时候，是无法打开这样一扇神霄之门的，但因这次禁忌渗透，天上出现裂痕，所以才能打开。
众人来到那神霄之门底下，能够深深感受到禁忌的气息。
“不行……里面禁忌太重了，根本进不去。”
所有人皆徘徊在外面，任平生也没办法这样进去，里面的禁忌太重了，就算是烟雨和禁忌仙子，也无法阻隔。
"Boom Boom..."
就在这时，无妄天底下忽然传来一股震荡，似有什么东西飞上来了。
众人定睛一看，那像是一座岛屿飞了上来。
“是神女墓！”
众人皆是一惊，想不到竟然是人界那座神秘莫测的神女墓，竟然会在这个时候出现。
神女墓仿佛有着意识一样，来到了任平生等人所在的地方，但这一次，神女墓并没有攻击任何人。
"I understand..."
任平生看着眼前这座神女墓，说道：“神女墓能够阻挡On top of the sky的禁忌，我们进入神女墓里面即可。”
"Is that so?"
众人皆未想到，这座诡异可怕的神女墓，居然是好的？
“我们时间不多，快。”
众人立刻进入神女墓，在所有人都进入之后，神女墓朝着神霄之门里面飞了去。
除了扶摇和幽夜几人，这里其他的人，都没有去到过On top of the sky，也不知那上面，到底是怎样一番景象。
大约半个时辰，神女墓便已来到上面。众人皆睁大了眼睛，果然如扶摇女帝所说，这里被一片黑暗和死寂笼罩。
无数强者都埋葬在这里，那一座座墓碑……森然恐怖。
"Take a look at this..."
只见外面，到处都是禁忌弥漫，好在众人身处神女墓，那些禁忌渗透不进来。
"Uh..."
任平生突然感到一阵眩晕，脑海里的意识，又开始模糊起来。
凌音两指一并，点在他的眉心：“保持住清醒。”
"Alright..."
任平生努力使自己清醒一些。
就这么一直往前，不知不觉已有两日，越往前，禁忌越重。禁忌越重，神女墓的速度就越慢。
任平生的意识，也时而清晰时而模糊。到今日时，神女墓忽然停了下来，那前面似有着什么出现。
“怎，怎么停下来了……”
许多人皆心生恐惧。这也无怪，这上面除了他们，没有一个活人，加上那可怕的禁忌，又怎能不让人恐惧害怕？
任平生也陡然清醒了过来，"It's her..."
他梦魇里的白发女子，那个被黑暗腐蚀的白发女子。
那种无法面对的恐惧，而这一次，不是在梦魇之中，而是真正切切的现实里。
“怎，怎么这外面……有这么多的花？”
这时众人也注意到了，神女墓外面那片地，竟开满了一片红色的花。
“前面就是永夜之地了。”
扶摇看着前面那片黑暗笼罩的地方。这个地方，她太熟悉了，这就是当初他们逃出来的地方。
“你……回来了吗？”
就在这时，突然一个声音从那黑暗里传出，这一刹那，犹如梦魇般的恐惧，一下笼罩在了所有人的身上。
“谁……谁！”
所有人都紧张地看着那前面，这一刻仿佛连心跳都停止了。
"It's her..."
这一次，任平生可以确定了，初蝶，便是他梦里的那个白发女子。
那是他的梦魇……是他一直都无法面对的恐惧。
突然间，外面出现了大片的禁忌，这些禁忌开始往神女墓里面侵蚀，就连神女墓，这一刻也抵挡不住这禁忌的侵蚀了。
"Not good!"
众人脸色惊变，短短片刻间，禁忌便已渗透进来，整座神女墓，开始崩塌。
“神女墓快塌了，我们必须出去……”
“出去？外面全是禁忌，往哪里去？”
“留在里面，也是一死……不如，试试看！”
神女墓已经无法再继续往前，众人必须从里面出来，可一来到外面，那无边的禁忌，立刻汹涌而来。
"Ah!"
很快，便有人受到禁忌的侵蚀。
扶摇惊道：“她就在前面……”
“初蝶……呃！”
任平生突然又一阵眩晕，脑海里像是有某种意识，正在侵蚀他。
“保持清醒。”
凌音立刻往他身上打入一道法力。
“不能……不能停下来，走……”
任平生极力保持着清醒，往前面那座永夜之地走去。到了永夜中，果然看见了那里的一道身影。
“她，她……啊！”
"Ah--"
这一瞬间，有更多的人受到禁忌侵蚀，那禁忌并没有蔓延过来，仅仅只是有人看了她一眼，便被禁忌侵蚀了。
她整个人，已经被幻世的黑暗腐蚀，模样恐怖至极。
凡是看见她的人，都会被禁忌腐蚀，都会死亡。
“不要看她……”
“千万不要看她……”
"Ah!"
附近顿时陷入一片哀嚎，即使众人闭上了眼，也根本无法躲避。即使闭上眼睛，她那恐怖的样子，依旧会出现在他们的脑海里。
尤其是那一双血红色的眼睛，那恐怖的双眼，只要看一眼，便会被她的禁忌腐蚀，无处可逃。
“退，退……退！”
众人开始惊恐着往外退去，可无边黑暗之下，又能逃到哪里去？
只有一个人，此时不但没有退，反而一步一步，向那黑暗中的女子走了去。
“任平生……不要去！”
萧无忆惊叫道。
任何人去了，都会被她杀死，她要杀死一个人，不需要出手，只要看她一眼，就会被她的禁忌腐蚀。
就连境天帝那样强，集合众人之力都杀不死的人，到了这里，恐怕也只有被她一眼秒杀的份。
“回来了么？”
“初蝶……”
任平生一步一步走去，云缙的意识在他脑海里越来越清晰，那些记忆碎片，也开始重现。
当年，云缙已经找到了太元石，可就在那时，众生劫剑出现了。
众生劫剑乃万古绝世凶器，以无数强者之魂锻造而出，堪称当世无敌，一剑将太元石斩出了裂痕。
出现裂痕的太元石，自诸天上坠落，云缙为护住太元石，亦被众生劫剑重创。
那时众生劫剑要毁去太元石，云缙只能以重伤之躯，将众生劫剑封印。
不错，正是云缙以自己的身体，将众生劫剑封印，将众生劫剑封印在了自己的身体里面。
这样才可避免众生劫剑继续“追杀”太元石。
“云缙，醒醒……你受这把剑的影响，已经太深了……”
以云缙的实力，即使被众生劫剑重创，只需不久，他亦能恢复，但是为了封印众生劫剑，他却不得不耗尽生命之力。
他用自身封印众生劫剑，便等同是与众生劫剑“同归于尽”。
他自己也知道那样做的后果，但是不得不如此，众生劫剑太过凶戾，除了他，没有人能够封印得住。
这便是当年，云缙身殒之谜。
至于众生劫剑，如今已经成了天逆剑，剑上原来的意识已经消失，这把剑，也不再是众生劫剑了。
在云缙身殒之时，他以最后的神通，将自己一缕意识保留了下来，以神火包裹，交给了一位友人。
因为他知道，只有他的这一缕意识，将来能够唤醒初蝶。
可怎知，那时萧家突然生变，有几个萧家太祖，竟想用他的神火，复活一位萧家远祖。
因为他是逆天之人，在他活着的时候，这几个萧家太祖拿他没办法。在他死后，便想用他的神识复活远祖。
萧家生变之后，云缙的友人也被灭口，凡是知道这件事的，都被暗中除去了。云缙的神火，也从此被禁锢在了萧家秘境。
初蝶在On top of the sky封印幻世这件事，彻底无人知道了，而她……亦不知云缙已经身故，更不知萧家已经生变。
直到很多年后，萧家一位后辈奇才得知了当年往事，他盗走了云缙的神火，在一路被追杀的途中，他也身负重伤。
最后，他来到了深空古地，将云缙的神火，交给了因为禁忌失守，而被放逐的深空古族。
并叮嘱，此神火，万不可落入萧家之人手里。
这便是所有事情经过了。
……
此刻，任平生一步一步向永夜走去，在众人紧张的注视下，他已经走到了初蝶的面前。
那是过去的他，无法面对的恐惧。
“我……回来了。”
这一刻，他是任平生，还是云缙？已经不那么重要了。
他伸出手，轻轻抱住了眼前的初蝶。
"Ren Pingsheng..."
看他抱住禁忌之主，萧无忆等人在后面几乎连呼吸都停止了。
这一刻，他是云缙，还是他自己？
下一刻，初蝶的模样，开始出现变化，她被幻世腐蚀的模样，慢慢恢复了，恢复成了从前的模样。
和她的名字一样美……初蝶，天上花。
“She……”
众人简直难以相信，那样恐怖的一个禁忌之主，她原来，如此的美。
“回来了，初蝶……”
温柔的声音，在她的耳边响起。
是云缙的意识，是云缙的声音。
“这是我们的约定。”
“哥哥……回来了么。这一世，再也不分开……”
初蝶的身影，开始淡化，最后逐渐消散。
“初蝶有些累了，好累……”
“初蝶……”
任平生也在这一瞬间清醒了过来，是梦？是醒？不是梦，云缙的意识，就是他的意识。
“初蝶！”
他拼命地挥着手，想要抓住初蝶的身影，可越是伸手去抓，初蝶的身影，消失得越快。
最后完全消失在了这片永夜黑暗中。
初蝶，其实她早就已经不在了，这只是她……留在On top of the sky的思念，一缕残念。所有的禁忌，都是她的执念，是吸收了幻世无数黑暗，被幻世腐蚀后的执念。
这一刻，她的执念消失了。
On top of the sky的禁忌开始消失，就连刚才那些被禁忌侵蚀的人，他们身上的禁忌也消失了。
无妄天上，那片禁忌也在迅速消失。
众人见到禁忌消失，无不惊喜若狂：“成功了……他们成功了！”
世间每一个角落，所有的禁忌，都开始消失。
降临神界的禁忌消失了，人界的禁忌也消失了，在深空古地，那些正在蔓延的禁忌，通通消失了。
“禁忌……消失了？”
“娘亲快看！消失了，那些禁忌全都消失了！”
“他……做到了。”
……
On top of the sky，众人也欢呼雀跃，唯有任平生还站在那里，一动不动。
云裳在他的身后，眼泪不断落下，哭泣。刚才，她有那么一刻，好像自己便是初蝶，经历了她一生的故事和回忆。
"Boom Boom..."
就在众人欢喜之时，忽然间又一股震荡传来，而这股震荡，来自于永夜的另一边——幻世。
“怎么了……”
众人立刻清醒过来，紧张地看着那片黑暗之地。
扶摇道：“是幻世……这些年来，初蝶即便只剩下一缕残念，她也依旧守在这里，封印着幻世的黑暗。但现在，她消失了……必须重新有人，封印住这里。”
“这……这。”
众人彼此相看，这要何人才能封印得住？即便是他们那些至尊强者，也会被幻世的黑暗吞噬。
“太元石。”
人群里传出一个声音，只有太元石，能够镇压住幻世的黑暗。
周围突然安静了下来。
片刻之后，才响起一个轻轻的声音：“阿平，我知道我是谁了……”
云裳眼中泪痕犹在，她看着任平生，哽咽地道：“你还记得，我从前与你说过的吗？我总是做一个梦，梦里面不知是哪里，只有一片黑暗，也不知过去了多久，一万年，又一万年……我才终于，慢慢有了意识。”
“我，我……”
云裳眼泪一颗一颗落在脚下的这片土地，她看着脚下的土地：“这个地方……便是我梦里的地方。”
“原来，我不是神女祝离……我是，太元石。这一世……可我，终究，要回来。”
“她，她……”
外面所有人都惊住了。
她是太元石，那她岂不是要代替初蝶，一直守在这里，一万年，又一万年的过去……永无尽日。
无边的黑暗，冰冷，孤独，恐惧……承受初蝶所承受的一切。那到时候，会不会又多一个禁忌？
“阿平……”
云裳抬起头来，想继续说着什么，可眼泪不断坠落，最后一句话也说不出，只是用力抱住了他。
“很多年后，你会不会忘了我……会不会有新的喜欢之人……没，没关系……”
她说到最后，笑着擦去眼泪，可一会儿，又大声哭了出来。
“我已经做了一世的人，怎么能，能再贪心呢……”
“可是，为什么，舍不得……”
众人都沉默着。
就在这时，又一阵震荡传来，这一次不是幻世，而是下边的无妄天。
扶摇立刻向任平生道：“神霄之门要关闭了，这一次神霄之门关闭，就再也无法开启了！”
“阿平……”
她知道，要分开了。这一刻，更是泪如雨下，但她不能再继续，紧紧地拽着他。
她必须放手，让他离开这里。
“任平生！”
扶摇见他不动，再次喊了他一声。
任平生仿佛没有听见，他轻轻拭去云裳眼角的泪：“你忘了吗？我说过，这一世，不会再让你一个人。”
“师父！”
七音等人也是一惊，他的意思，莫非是他也要留在On top of the sky，可是，可是……
任平生看向众人：“神霄之门快要关闭了，诸位，尽快离开这里吧。至于我……我意已决，无需再言。”
"Master..."
七音怔怔地看着他。
任平生向她道：“小七，照顾好你的师妹，还有……小若。”
最后，还有烟雨和禁忌仙子，她们也不能留在这里，她们修为犹在，但身上已经没有禁忌之力了。
烟雨身上的禁忌意识消失了，但她本身离恨天女的意识还在。至于禁忌仙子，当初她虽是自禁忌中而生，但如今，也已经有了万年前烟雨的意识。
他们所有人，都不能留在On top of the sky，因为这里，本不是他们该来之地。
“烟雨，保重……”
所有人，一一道别后，任平生的目光，最后落在了萧尘的身上，“其实在七千多年前，我们是不是就已经见过？在时光交错的空间里……”
萧尘没有说别的，只道：“我会找到彻底封印幻世的办法……在此之前，不要迷失了自己。”
任平生道：“那我等你。”
"Master..."
七音仍是伤心至极，她知道，这句话，大概只是安慰。
“神霄之门快关闭了，走。”
……
众人离开了On top of the sky，回到无妄天，鸿蒙剑祖问道：“无尘……他呢？”
众人将里面的事情说了。
“他……唉。”
神霄之门关闭，再难开启。
“想不到这一次……”
……
数日之后，萧尘一行人已经回到鸿蒙神界。
到今日，天上依旧是五彩霞光笼罩，这一次的诸天动荡，导致许多地方产生裂隙，接下来需要很长的时间来慢慢恢复。
“尘儿，你在看什么？”
凌音见他从神霄天回来以后，一直望着天上，问道。
“总觉得，事情到了这里……还没有结束。”
萧尘看着天上，天道苍古，湮灭之主……真的是他们吗？太古元凶。
“喵了个咪！本大仙早就说了，肯定在这里！”
“咕叽！”
“咕噜！”
“你们看，是不是那小子？”
萧尘回头看去，只见不远处，一只狸猫精，带着两只圆滚滚的小兽朝这里跑了过来。
“咕噜！”
“咕叽！”
那两只小兽，一见到他，飞也似的跑了过来。
“是啊，我都差点忘了，仙元古地……”
萧尘将两只小兽放在肩膀，三百年，它们都未曾变化。他又往远处看去，许多熟悉的身影，都向着这里走来。
“是啊，某些人，一消失，就是三百多年。”
“心儿，怜月，慕雪，你们……”
萧尘看着从前熟悉的身影，这一刻的记忆，仿佛又回到了三百年前。可是有的人，却再也见不到了。
“修为不怎样，红颜知己，倒是有着不少。”
就在这时，另外一边走出一个冷冰冰的白发之人，居然是与萧尘一模一样的人。
“鬼鬼鬼……见鬼啦！”
狸猫精惊得大跳了起来：“喵了个咪！怎怎怎……怎么有两个臭小子？”
“哼……”
白发之人冷冷一哼，像是万古不化的寒冰一样，一走过来时，就连皇甫心儿，李慕雪，素怜月等人都打了个冷颤。
这个白头发，冷冰冰的家伙，果真是他的前世？
萧尘也只得无奈苦笑，接着又认真起来，对白发之人道：“未央，她……”
白发之人道：“鸿蒙古地有一缕太初之气，我自会找到复活她的方法，另外……这件事，与你无关。”
“那……还有千羽师妹。”萧尘补充道。
白发之人冷冷道：“千羽霓裳，也与你无关。”
“是是是……”
萧尘只能耸耸肩膀，最后看向凌音，话还没有说出口，白发之人道：“师父也是我的，与你无关。”
这回萧尘伸手打断了：“这可不行。”
凌音摇了摇头：“还得去玉枢界一趟，你们不要吵了。”在她的心里，当然，两个都是她的徒弟。
一个人的前世与今生能够分离出来，也是奇迹了。
等白发之人和凌音走后，皇甫心儿拿手戳了戳萧尘：“诶诶，木头，刚刚那个人，他真的是你的前世啊？”
萧尘看着玉枢界那边方向，叹息一声，摇摇头，最后又抬起头来，望着天上一动不动。
“你在看什么？”
“你们知道，那上面是什么地方吗？”
“嗯……过来的时候，似乎有听他们说过，叫做……On top of the sky？”
“嗯，On top of the sky。”
素怜月道：“传说在On top of the sky，埋葬了无数个时代的强者，竟然是真的……”
“不。”
萧尘摇了摇头。
素怜月好奇看着他：“那是什么？”
“是……誓言。”
“她的誓言，至死不休。”
“他……也算是，完成了吧。”
“喵了个咪！又在讲什么大道理，本大仙听不懂……”
“狸猫精，你真是一点没变啊。”
“听师父说，只要恢复三皇大阵，就能让仙儿重新出来，想见见她吗？”
“尊嘟假嘟！”
“那自然是……真的。”
……
这段时间，由于两地连通，整个鸿蒙神界闹腾无比，距离上次的诸天之变，才过去不到两个月，仿佛众人便已经忘了有这回事。
也许百年后，千年后，万年后……那时，又还有多少人记得。
昆仑仙界。
小若坐在百花仙境里，整天望着天上，说不定哪一天，哥哥就像上次一样，突然回来了呢。
“小杌杌，你说哥哥，他还会再回来吗……”
……
人界，九幽城。
月光倾洒在亭台上，一人，一壶酒。
“On top of the sky，埋葬的不是万古强者，而是一个人……深深的喜欢。”
……
《On top of the sky·终》
……
后记：
到这里，《On top of the sky》的故事就暂时告一段落了，作者一时间也有千言万语难以诉说。
云缙和初蝶，多少有些遗憾。
至于后续是否会出一些关于他们的番外，感兴趣的朋友可以关注下古异的公众号，或者进书群来玩（群号在书简介下面）。
嗯……目前完本的三本书，虽然是三部曲，但其实各自都有着一个不同的主题。
第一本书《九界仙尊》，主题为“执念”。
第二本书《十方乾坤》，主题为“守护”。
第三本书《On top of the sky》，主题为“誓言”。
至于第四本书，其实在写《On top of the sky》之前，就已经构思了一些，不过当时因为要完成三部曲，所以先写了《On top of the sky》。
而第四本书主题为何，故事背景如何，当然不会再遵循寻常的套路，至于究竟是怎样，这里古异不好透剧，大家感兴趣的话，不妨在群里猜猜看。
感谢所有一路陪着《On top of the sky》走到最后的朋友……任平生和云裳还能再回来吗？
让我们一起，静待吧。