The perception of death and the scene before him shattered simultaneously. When the pain approached the reality of death, everything before him reflected its illusory nature. Yue Muzhou was merely a shadow; though many of his details were vividly depicted here, it was still an old shadow, far less real than the person in Huanlou.
The Spirit Realm can affect reality by borrowing from reality, but cannot influence reality through illusion. Normally, the two can coexist harmoniously without any apparent difference, but once a mutually exclusive collision occurs, the boundary becomes distinctly visible.
The Spirit Realm of Mingyue Palace was restored to its original state. Pei Ye stood in front of the closed door, as if nothing had happened—just the quiet lamps and the spring rain anew.
But of course, it was not so. Pei Ye's hand instinctively pressed against his throat, trying to cover that wound, and it took a while for his heart and lungs to slowly resume beating.
