“Freedom of the heart. I am the Dao.” Despite having tears in her eyes, Ling Lan's expression was still determined as ever.

“Explain.”

“I am myself. It's good if I'm kind. It's fine if I'm ugly. It is still me!” Ling Lan's eyes became progressively sharper as she talked. Her eyes were like a deep well. There was no longer any hesitation in her eyes.

“You've realized it now?”

“Yes, I have realized it,” Ling Lan said without hesitation.

“Where will you go?”

Ling Lan stared intently at the darkness as though she was thinking about something.

“Where will you go?” The deep and strict voice seemed to not want Ling Lan to have time to think as it asked loudly once again.

“I will go to wherever I'm from.” Ling Lan spoke these words and then took one step forward without any hesitation.

“Lanlan, we're back.” A familiar voice came from behind her.

“Sis, where are you going? I've finished studying and came back. I will definitely make you better. Our family will be able to be together again.”

In the darkness behind her, the silhouettes of Ling Lan's parents and younger brother from her previous life actually appeared. They looked towards Ling Lan with looks of panic.

Ling Lan didn't seem to be phased by their appearance. She lifted up her other foot and continued to walk forward.

“Lanlan, are you really going to abandon us? Are we really not worth your love?” Her mother from her previous life began to weep loudly. She had a look of despair. It was as though she was abandoned by the person she loved the most, and now had no reason to live.

“Lanlan, come back, we're all waiting for you.” Her father, who didn't always express his emotions, finally spoke up to call for the daughter he loved.

“Sis, are we just not that important to you? Sis…” Her younger brother also shouted out loud. “We worked hard our entire lives for you, but in the end, you still abandoned us. Sis, you're so cruel. I hate you! Hate you!”

Ling Lan's foot trembled slightly. She raised her head and closed her eyes. In the end, she still took the third step.

“Lanlan, where did we go wrong? Lanlan, Lanlan, why didn't explain anything to us? It was like that in the past and it's the same now? Why, why? Why won't you speak with me about it,” shouted her mother in agony.

“The me in the past life was perhaps mistaken. The truth I believed may have been a misunderstanding. It made me miss out on so many things and lose so many things. It caused me to lose faith in my family until I reached the end of my days… However, even so, even if I missed out, I can't go back!” Ling Lan instantly opened her eyes. A cold and sharp look appeared in her eyes, “In this world, hard work does indeed help a person get back things that they have missed. However, there is no turning back and dealing with old regrets. There is no longer a chance to restart. If I lose something, then it is lost forever. No matter if it was because of someone else or myself, I can't go back.”

“You guys are great, but no longer belong to me. My future is in another world. That place has parents and friends who I love. I need to take responsibility for them.” Ling Lan began to smile, but tears silently trickled down her face. “I've finally seen through myself. The selfish and cold person that I was, was actually made to be loving and warm by those people. All in all, it is still because I'm too cold-blooded. That's why I chose them, who treated me better, and chose to abandon you.”

“Mom, dad, and little bro. This is the last time I will call you by these names. It really will be the last time. From now onwards, this world will no longer have the Ling Lan from the previous life. It will only have the Ling Lan from this life. I, Ling Lan, am Ling Xiao's daughter, Lan Luofeng's daughter. I am Lingtian Army's commander, the Lawless Lands' Lord Gen, and lastly a G.o.d-realm master.”

“My Dao is a selfish Dao. It is an uninhibited Dao. It is a Dao of freedom. I will name it, Dominance Dao!”

As she spoke the sentence, from the beginning of 'Dao of freedom', the voice from her younger self mixed with her current voice. The mixture of her young and mature voices actually caused the entire dimension to shake.

Finally, the darkness was shattered and light appeared in front of her.

At the end of the light, Instructor Number One was looking at her with a joyous look on his face.

“Ling Lan, welcome home!”

Instructor Number One's originally cold and sharp tone, actually felt warm and kind in Ling Lan's ears.

Ling Lan smiled. It was a different smile than the bitter smile she had when facing away from her family from her previous life. Her smile now was filled with happiness and warmth, “Yes, instructor, I've come home.”