Taiqing asked, "Did the spirit in the coffin ever threaten Teacher?"
"Not a threat," Hongjun said slowly, "it merely showed me a clear path."
"What is this clear path?"
"The heavens and earth will ultimately fall silent. Rather than let the world become my coffin, it is better to risk everything and break free."
"Perhaps the heavens and earth have another way forward."
"I sat on the edge of the cosmos, peering outward. This was a secret technique taught to me by that being. I witnessed Pangu's act of creation hundreds of times. Only one or two worlds managed to retain their spiritual power and ultimately leapt into the depths of the Chaos Sea. By the time I understood these truths, our cosmos was already broken beyond repair."
"Teacher may be willing to let go, but the Three Pure Ones cannot."
