Vast, immense, a universe of stars, yet I alone exist.
Before me, a boundless expanse of white seemed to bury Li Guanyi completely, dispersing his consciousness back to his true form. It was akin to the earliest era when ancient people would gaze up at the starry sky in a daze. Li Guanyi's consciousness seemed about to leave this state and plunge into a pure dream.
But just at that moment, a zither sound he had heard countless times after years of playing echoed again in Li Guanyi's mind.
This was not an external thing.
It was a trace and imprint left in the depths of the divine soul after years of relentless practice.
It had become the most genuine existence, such that even if Li Guanyi's consciousness became chaotic, the music would not vanish. This is the so-called "Zither Heart," considered in All Schools to be somewhat useless in troubled times, yet as precious as the "Taoist Heart."