Chapter 636: The Path of Reincarnation

Chapter 636: The Path of Reincarnation

The Heavenly Deity perished.

The powerful figures observing the scene were all taken aback.

"The Heavenly Deity actually perished!"

"Does just seeing Qi Yuan dispel his Vow?"

"It seems the relationship between the Heavenly Deity and San Sheng isn't just that of ordinary master and disciple."

These powerful figures sighed, their expressions varied.

A dark shadow murmured, "In this battle, only I had faith in him... but I never expected this kind of outcome!"

Many powerful figures believed that this battle would be brutal, ending with Qi Yuan's defeat.

After all, there had never been a precedent of a Fifth Sun defying and defeating a Sixth Sun.

But no one expected that Qi Yuan would live, triumph, and do so so easily.

The Heavenly Deity, upon seeing Qi Yuan, simply perished.

It was too simple, too unexpected, and beyond everyone's imagination.

After all, it was illogical and unreasonable.

Of course, they didn't know that the Heavenly Deity was already at the end of his rope.

Over the years, resisting Return to Nothing had taken a toll on him, not much less than on San Sheng.

"San Sheng... is actually a part of him. Will this world soon have another Sixth Sun?"

Tian Kai muttered, his gaze complex.

That was a Sixth Sun, an existence that transcended all heavens and earths, enduring through the ages.

"San Sheng hasn't yet reached the Sixth Sun. With his pride and his pursuit of the Great Dao, would he really step into the Sixth Sun so easily?" The Heavenly Emperor had a different perspective.

For them, reaching the Sixth Sun was extremely difficult, to the point where not a single ray of hope could be seen.

But for San Sheng, it wasn't much of a challenge.

After all, the legendary Heavenly Emperor was both a mentor and a friend to San Sheng.

There were also rumors that the Heavenly Emperor was able to reach the Sixth Sun because of San Sheng's guidance.

During the journey to Origin Mountain, everyone believed that San Sheng would surely step into the Sixth Sun.

But who knew that San Sheng chose not to follow the path of others, preferring to walk his own path.

He refused to step into the Sixth Sun.

With such talent and pride, how could he easily step into the Sixth Sun?

"The Heavenly Deity stepped into the Sixth Sun, and the Heavenly Emperor did too... If I could become friends with him, perhaps..." The Heavenly Emperor sighed, his thoughts wandering.

Fortunately, through Tian Kai's connection, he had the opportunity to meet Qi Yuan.

If Qi Yuan could impart some of his knowledge, the benefits would be unimaginable.

The many powerful figures in the distance were all moved, their hearts filled with different thoughts.

Who wouldn't want to befriend Qi Yuan and San Sheng?

Even a casual word from them would be like the sound of the Great Dao to them.

However, when they looked at Qi Yuan, they found that his figure had vanished in that moment.

It was as if he had never appeared.

"Where did he go?"

All the powerful figures and the Dao Lord of the Cosmic Alliance were puzzled.

Qi Yuan had disappeared right under their noses.

...

Origin Mountain.

The sound of dripping water echoed, and the Heavenly Emperor, dressed in a white robe, held a teapot in one hand and poured tea with the other.

The tea steamed, the hot vapor rising. The Heavenly Emperor waved his hand, causing more steam to rise, making the tea leaves and water mix more evenly.

"Beings like us... have no real purpose in this world. If there is a purpose, it is to find an opponent and surpass them."

The Heavenly Emperor chuckled lightly.

A steaming cup of tea was poured into a cup, quickly warming.

Qi Yuan took a sip, finding it slightly bitter: "Do all the Sixth Suns share this mindset?"

The realm of the Sixth Sun was already at the pinnacle of cultivation.

No matter how far one walked, one would still be a Sixth Sun.

"In this world, one must find something to do for oneself." The Heavenly Emperor said, "The last time you told me, 'All Sentient Beings are me'... it's a good Dao."

If all Sentient Beings were the Heavenly Emperor, all Sixth Suns, then Return to Nothing would be unable to consume them.

This was also a way to resist Return to Nothing.

For other cultivators, resisting Return to Nothing was about survival.

But for the Sixth Suns, it was about honing themselves, finding an opponent, and giving their existence meaning.

"All Sentient Beings are me, and I am constantly growing stronger. Compared to the last time I saw you, I've become... about a hundred million times stronger?" The Heavenly Emperor casually mentioned a terrifying number.

He was already a Sixth Sun back then.

Becoming a hundred million times stronger—what did that mean?

"But... in this lifetime, I probably won't be able to surpass Return to Nothing." The Heavenly Emperor's tone shifted, looking at Qi Yuan.

This was what he truly wanted to express.

"I am also a part of Return to Nothing. All Sentient Beings are Return to Nothing.

So, I must be less than I plus Return to Nothing."

He grew stronger, but Return to Nothing also grew stronger.

He was a part of Return to Nothing.

Therefore, no matter how strong he became, he could never surpass Return to Nothing.

After all, the other Sixth Suns were also parts of Return to Nothing.

He was no exception.

Hearing this, Qi Yuan fell silent, then said, "So, you all enhance yourselves by opposing Return to Nothing?"

"Something like that." The Heavenly Emperor replied, "Time is too short, and beings... must find something to do for themselves, something to strive for."

All the Sixth Suns regarded Return to Nothing as their goal to catch up to.

At the beginning, a certain Sixth Sun's strength might have been close to Return to Nothing.

But after so many years, they had come infinitely close, yet never truly surpassed it.

This was the endless and tedious path, as well as the amusement, for these Sixth Suns over the ages.

Being too omniscient and having seen too many things in the world, concepts like morality, ethics, and all other knowledge seemed trivial to the Sixth Suns.

In their view, only Return to Nothing and their own Great Dao held any significance.

After all, there were few things left that were interesting or challenging for them.

It was like, with the strength of a Sixth Sun, they could cheat in any game in the world.

Only with Return to Nothing did they need to play honestly, step by step, and grind slowly.

"Sigh, I'm still young, I've lived a short life, and I haven't developed the deep and profound thoughts and insights that you have."

Qi Yuan spoke honestly.

He truly admired those who were open-minded, saw through the world, or had found their own path.

"I oppose Return to Nothing merely because... I am an ordinary person."

Though he cultivates, Qi Yuan has always felt that he is an ordinary person, lacking the demeanor of a powerful being.

When powerful beings fight, they can casually destroy a star system, causing countless lives to perish.

These powerful beings are merciless, never blinking an eye at the carnage, nor caring about their own.

Qi Yuan cannot do that; he likes to blink.

Each time he kills an enemy, he is extremely cautious, controlling his spiritual energy to avoid harming the innocent.

He even avoids killing ants without reason.

Of course, flies and mosquitoes buzzing around his ears are exceptions.

So, Qi Yuan does not have the mindset of a powerful being, and he has always considered himself an ordinary person.

"I just have a soft heart."

Qi Yuan remarked with a sigh.

As for the destruction of entire families and clans, that is not his fault.

Moreover, can these things be compared?

"I don't want to see mortals struggle their entire lives just to survive.

I don't want to see the kind-hearted die from misfortune.

I don't want to see the adorable trapped in trouble.

I don't want to see the tyrannical live too comfortably.

I don't want to see the foul-mouthed enjoy a life of wickedness.

I also don't want to see the devoted destroyed by betrayal, the promiscuous die from loyalty, the sincere be defamed... the eight sufferings of life, where desires are always unfulfilled."

Qi Yuan has too many things he does not want to see.

Especially the foul-mouthed enjoying a life of wickedness. Qi Yuan has poor oratory skills and is socially anxious; he has never won an online argument.

If his argument skills improve, he would have to delete the part about the foul-mouthed.

He needs to support the foul-mouthed enjoying a life of wickedness.

Qi Yuan is a very complex person.

Or perhaps, all the beings in this world are complex.

Deceptive and cunning conspirators also have things they cherish.

High-ranking officials who benefit future generations also have moral flaws.

Sages... also have personal desires.

What is right and wrong... to a certain extent, is defined by the world, or rather, depends on whose perspective you take.

Different perspectives yield different answers.

Of course, it is also possible that it depends on who holds the power of discourse.

"I don't want to see innocent ants being stepped on.

Looking back, when I was thirteen, I accidentally spilled a cup of boiling water and scalded three ants to death.

I was a minor, protected by the law, so I didn't have to bear legal responsibility.

Oh, and I also have a mental illness.

But... I feel very guilty. Those were three ants. Although they are worker ants, busy and dedicated their whole lives, from the perspective of cultivators, it might even be a favor to help them escape their suffering.

But... I shouldn't judge their ant lives and casually decide their Fate, even if... most people might think I was doing them a favor.

Do you understand?"

Qi Yuan looked at Heavenly Emperor, his emotions genuine.

Heavenly Emperor slowly picked up a cup of tea and sipped it carefully.

"If it were before, I would say you are sick, sentimental, and immature. Now... good luck, Qi Yuan. I want to see... whether your cycle of reincarnation can truly oppose Return to Nothing."

"Why oppose Return to Nothing? Actually... am I not also part of Return to Nothing?" Qi Yuan took another sip of tea. "What has Return to Nothing done wrong? Why do we have to oppose it?"

"Return to Nothing hasn't done anything wrong", Heavenly Emperor said. "Actually, it is the first Sixth Sun in this world."

"Is that so?" Qi Yuan remained calm, finishing the tea in his cup. "The tea is done, and I should go. The game isn't finished yet, and I'm very busy. Next time... I'll come back to have tea with you."

Qi Yuan said, and his figure vanished.

On Origin Mountain, Heavenly Emperor continued to drink his tea slowly, as if Qi Yuan had never appeared.

...

"My special ability is to merge with all things."

"Merge... with Return to Nothing?"

"To create a cycle of reincarnation, to resolve Return to Nothing, to save those three ants, I need to understand them, know them..."

"Like killing Heavenly Emperor, to resurrect Heavenly Emperor, I need to know his abilities, his great way, his methods... everything."

In an unknown place, Qi Yuan's clothes rustled in the wind.

He thought of many things and understood many things.

"Reincarnation... let's start... from the beginning."

"Merge... with Return to Nothing."

After becoming a Yin Spirit, Qi Yuan rarely used this special ability, except when merging with the Gate of Ten Thousand Differences.

At this moment, he chose to merge with Return to Nothing.

He wanted to see the beings of Return to Nothing.

Without seeing them, without observing these beings, how could he drag them into... his soul?

"Three ants... I'm coming."

Qi Yuan murmured, and his figure completely disappeared.

His consciousness fell into a haze, like the cicada sounds outside the midday sun, accelerated a hundred times.

Suddenly, a cold can of Sprite exploded, as if a signal.

Spinning, flipping.

Time returned to its normal course.

...

Moon View Continent.

By the July Lake.

The ancient Qichun tree towered, its height unknown, almost reaching the stars.

"Old man, stop lying. What Maskless Sword God, what Exterior Realm Demons, they're just stories for children."

In a tavern, a burly man, his face flushed with drink, spoke in a derogatory tone.

"You've told this story a hundred times. We're sick of it. Change it."

Many martial artists joined in the teasing.

The bearded old man's face turned red, as if he had drunk fake alcohol.

"You, you... sigh, life isn't worth it."

The bearded old man grumbled and left.

When he reappeared, he was in an old and dilapidated temple.

Inside the temple, there was a somewhat broken statue.

This statue did not have a face carved on it.

"In just three hundred years, it has come to this?"

"Sigh..."

The bearded old man looked at the statue, his face filled with longing and memories, and a hint of reverence.

At that moment, a clear voice rang out.

"Old man, don't keep living in the past. People need to look forward."

"Perhaps, in your heart, this person is very important, but to others, there are even more important people... and things."

"Get lost, you young whelp, what do you know about the Maskless Sword God!" the bearded old man couldn't help but say.

"There is no one in this world who understands him better than I do." The young man quoted a famous saying from someone else.

At this moment, the bearded old man seemed to realize something and suddenly turned around.

He sized up the young man behind him, his eyes filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

His pupils trembled.

"You... you..."

"Long Pan, it's been a long time. You still blush easily just like before."

This young man was naturally Qi Yuan.

He had merged with Return to Nothing, originally intending to go to the place of origin to meet the three ants he had scalded to death.

Unexpectedly, he ended up on the Moonlight Continent.

Or rather, the Moonlight Continent after the extermination of the extraterrestrial demons.

Long Pan was a Divine Realm expert lying in a coffin in the Five Elements Forbidden Zone.

Back then, when Qi Yuan entered the Five Elements Forbidden Zone, he gained the recognition of the Five Ancestors and obtained control of the Five Elements Forbidden Zone, as well as the divine projections of those Divine Realm experts.

Long Pan was one of them.

From the memory of the divine projection, Qi Yuan knew that Long Pan was very handsome and delicate, but he blushed easily, so he grew a full beard to avoid being looked down upon.

"You..." Long Pan's heart trembled, still unable to believe it.

After all, back then, Qi Yuan entered the forbidden zone alone and fought the extraterrestrial demons, how tragic and heroic it was.

He must have died without a trace.

"Don't get too excited. I came from the future to take a look. I didn't expect... to come at the wrong time." Qi Yuan said.

He glanced at the statue of the Maskless Sword God and slowly walked toward the July Lake.

The July Lake held many of his memories.

Long Pan's heart was in turmoil, uncertain about the word "future."

"This time... it didn't snow."

The July Lake shimmered with ripples, with white ducks paddling, green carp leaping, and ancient Qifeng trees stretching as far as the eye could see.

"Feather... and Burial Flower, where are they?" Qi Yuan asked casually.

With his omniscience, he could easily perceive all the answers.

But if so, wouldn't it be boring?

"I and the others were already at the end of our lives. After we were released from the seal and learned that you had exterminated the extraterrestrial demons alone, we all felt very guilty... and happy." Long Pan's voice was filled with sighs, "Feather was the first to go... he was the strongest among us, but also the one who contributed the most, with the most hidden injuries. The second to go was... Burial Flower. A month ago, Little Green also passed away. She was buried in the Five Elements Forbidden Zone, beside the Five Ancestors.

Now, only I remain in this world."

Long Pan spoke haltingly, filled with nostalgia for the past.

Old friends had gradually passed away, making this once-protected world increasingly unfamiliar.

He felt like a passerby in the world, growing old and dying in some corner, some night.

When discovered, he would probably be treated as an old vagrant who had died.

Wrapped in a straw mat, he would be buried in a mass grave.

No one in this world would remember him.

Or perhaps, in the future timeline, no one except Qi Yuan would remember this handsome, bearded man who blushed easily.

"Back then, in the Five Elements Forbidden Zone, the Five Ancestors sacrificed themselves to help me achieve my goal. I remember their kindness.

At that time... I thought that if I could re-establish the earth, water, wind, and fire, and refine the false into the real, I would definitely bring the Five Ancestors back to the world."

Qi Yuan said.

Beside him, Long Pan's body trembled violently. He remembered what Qi Yuan had said earlier, that he came from the future.

He seemed to realize something.

Could it be...

This was too terrifying and unimaginable.

"Long Pan, do you think Feather, Tong, and Burial Flower... would be willing to enter my Reincarnation?" Qi Yuan asked.

He respected people's opinions.

His resurrection was different from the resurrection of other Radiant Sages.

Perhaps, the resurrection of other Radiant Sages was of the same person with the same memories.

But for a Dao Lord, resurrection was done using a True Spirit in the Cosmic Mother River.

For Qi Yuan, it was more like marking someone and bringing them into his Reincarnation.

Long Pan's body trembled slightly. "Perhaps... they would."

"But my resurrection... it's a bit of an invasion of privacy. Is that a bit wrong?" Qi Yuan hesitated.

His resurrection had several methods, or rather, his means of resisting Return to Nothing was to truly understand all things, to comprehend all things.

The Dao begot one, one begot two, two begot three, and San Sheng begot all things.

All things belonged to the realm of Return to Nothing.

Resisting Return to Nothing meant resisting everyone, including himself.

Understanding Return to Nothing meant understanding all things, understanding everything in the world.

It could be a breeze passing through a hall, a yeast cell sleeping soundly, or a pangolin laughing and playing.

Merging with all things, marking them, and bringing them into his Reincarnation.

"Oh, I forgot, they had projected their divine images to me, so I know all their secrets." Qi Yuan said.

Hearing this, Long Pan's old face turned red again.

His past had also been glimpsed by Qi Yuan.

"They probably won't mind." Long Pan hesitated.

"Ah, Reincarnation is so difficult. The first step is to invade people's privacy." Qi Yuan sighed.

Indeed, the path to great achievements was destined to be fraught with difficulties.

Breaking traffic lights and invading people's privacy were things Qi Yuan couldn't do.

He had always been orderly and kind.

Although, occasionally, he would kill entire families and exterminate entire clans.

But wasn't that influenced by the people of Blue Planet?

And could that be compared?

Killing entire families didn't affect his habit of never breaking traffic lights.

"Since that's the case, I'll start." Qi Yuan said.

"Alright." Long Pan nodded vigorously.

Qi Yuan closed his eyes.

He began to use his special ability.

He merged with Return to Nothing.

He merged with the Moonlight Continent.

He merged with... the deceased Golden Ancestor, Wooden Ancestor, Water Ancestor, Fire Ancestor, and Earth Ancestor, as well as the Divine Realm experts who had projected their divine images in the Five Elements Forbidden Zone.

Countless memories once again merged into his mind.

He seemed to see a cheerful blacksmith who worked hard every day, sparks flying as he forged iron, always grinning widely.

His life was dull and monotonous, and his favorite thing was fishing.

Each time he fished, he felt a great sense of satisfaction.

He lived in his own small world, and his wife often complained that he lacked ambition, condemning him to spend his entire life as a blacksmith in this small town.

Later... extraterrestrial demons invaded.

As a Divine Court Gold Ancestor, he charged to the front lines.

Unfortunately, the strength of the Divine Realm's giants was far inferior to that of the extraterrestrial celestial demons.

A fishing line descended from the sky, the hook gleaming, and he took the bait.

Just like the fish he usually caught.

He died, leaving behind only a skin in the world.

That skin was a carrier of the metal attribute.

This time, his wife cried her heart out, never again saying he lacked ambition.

"This is his story."

"Everyone's story, when you delve into it... is so touching."

Qi Yuan sighed.

Just like a dog kicked on the roadside, if you delve into its heart, it too has its own story, its own joys and sorrows.

Unfortunately, people are different, species are different, interests entangle, and the fittest survive. All living beings struggle.

"Now, it's the story of Fire Ancestor..."

"Now, it's Earth Ancestor..."

"Feather..."

...

"Little Green..."

He stood by the July Lake, sensing the pasts of these people, their lives.

After an unknown amount of time, he opened his eyes, his gaze clear.

The dragon judge, who had been standing beside him, perked up, seemingly wanting to ask something but dared not.

"No need to rush. When I return to the present world, they will naturally revive and reappear."

"They can choose to live in the present or in the future."

"If they complain about me reviving them in this world to suffer, they don't need to find me; they can just Return to Nothing."

The dragon judge's expression was uncertain.

After all, without witnessing the revival of the Five Ancestors and the return of his old acquaintances, he was somewhat unsure.

Qi Yuan didn't pay much attention to this.

At that moment, a gentle female voice sounded.

She wore a blue robe, her figure slender.

"I wonder where you come from, what your name is, and what brings you to the Moon Imperial Dynasty?"

Her voice seemed to carry a hint of caution.

Qi Yuan glanced at the woman and softly said, "A guest from the heavens."

As he spoke, his figure vanished, leaving behind a stunned woman in blue and a dazed dragon judge.

It all seemed like a dream.

"Among the world's wood attributes, Gufei is supreme. You... should be a part of the Master, or perhaps... a coordinate. Because of you... Little Jia came to me?"

Qi Yuan reclined on the branch of the Gufei Paulownia tree, reaching up as if he could grasp the sun, moon, and stars.

"Grasping the sun and moon, picking the stars, there is no one like me in this world."

Qi Yuan murmured.

He waved his hand, and a faint fragrance wafted.

Jinli sat in Qi Yuan's lap, the confusion in her eyes vanishing, replaced by a gentle moonlight.

"Actually... have we met many times before our first face-to-face meeting?" Qi Yuan asked.

"In all timelines, I want to be the first."

The woman in his arms turned her head, her warm lips drawing closer.

...

The desert was bustling, with a long river but no setting sun.

"Indeed, this world, lacking the sun and moon, needs me, a Golden Core cultivator."

"Your sun has arrived."

Qi Yuan muttered to himself.

Ahead was the No Return City.

Back then, Qi Yuan alone guarded this place, resisting the demonic scourge.

No, Little Jia was with him too.

Now, Qi Yuan stood there, looking at the city wall from afar.

The city wall was empty.

He gazed into the distance and saw two figures staggering through the dust and sand.

One carried a military flag, the other held a bottle of wine.

Every now and then, they would stop to rest.

In the future, they would go to No Return City to guard it and die of severe injuries.

Qi Yuan glanced at these two and disappeared.

He reappeared on a battlefield.

Blood-stained, with severed limbs and corpses everywhere.

Here lay the bones of the soldiers who died in Songzi's camp.

"Back then, I said I was destined to become an existence like a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and I would remember them."

"Though my memory isn't great, I still remembered them."

"Not only that..."

"I not only remembered these Npcs with stories, but also those... nameless ones who only appeared in the background, mere numbers."

"I remember you."

He looked at these corpses, some old, some young.

Who were their fathers, children, husbands... or perhaps they were themselves.

Qi Yuan looked at them seriously, remembering them, and also the sand on the ground.

After an unknown amount of time, his figure flashed again.

In a dilapidated village, in a pigpen, a pig was eating pig grass.

The pig's diet seemed poor, and it was thin and scrawny.

"Is this the pig that Chen Jiao always talks about, the one he didn't castrate?" The canary's clear voice rang out, pleasant to the ear.

"Lord, though my body and heart belong to you, castrating the pig... should still be done by you?" Ning Tao, in a black dress, took a step back, her small frame hiding behind Qi Yuan.

"Ah?" The canary realized something and tightly held Qi Yuan's hand, "I am the most beautiful woman of Jiupan Mountain, precious and delicate, and I won't castrate a pig!"

Clearly, she was also incapable of such a task.

The canary remained as arrogant and capricious as ever.

"You guys..." Qi Yuan hesitated, "Before castrating the pig, shouldn't we ask the pig if it's willing to be castrated?"

"Is it not good to eat if not castrated?"

"Does it seem unwilling to be eaten?"

"But if we don't eat it, people will starve."

"Complicated."

The canary and Ning Tao whispered to each other.

"Right, ask Chen Jiao, it's his pig."

"He's dead?"

"In this timeline, there's still a bit of True Spirit that hasn't dissipated."

Qi Yuan waved his hand, and the confused True Spirit of the originally dead Chen Jiao seemed to gain a sliver of consciousness.

He immediately saw Qi Yuan, the canary, and Ning Tao.

"Aren't I dead?"

"Could it be... that people really go to the Netherworld after death?"

He looked at Qi Yuan, feeling particularly uneasy.

In his eyes, this person should be a lord of the underworld, a revered deity.

However, why did he feel that this person resembled the guardian of the City of No Return?

Unfortunately, he couldn't see clearly.

Facing such an existence, he didn't know what to say.

"Chen Jiao, do you still want to castrate your pig?"

"If you want to castrate it, you do it!"

"..." Chen Jiao.

...

Mortal Heart Realm.

Qi Yuan stretched lazily.

"No wonder the Blood Sun Great Sage has two Radiant Sages, turns out he had good luck and picked up part of the legacy of Nanke, the Dao Lord."

This time, he came to the Mortal Heart Realm.

Here, he met many people and discovered things he had previously overlooked.

"Wu Shi comes from the Yin Plane, a world created by Nanke, the Dao Lord, a collapsing universe."

"No wonder the beings that chased me here were so weak. Could it be that this place is just another dream of Nanke?"

"The Ancestral Domain... is a product of the Yang Plane. When I have time, I can visit the old home of the Ancestral Domain."

"At the time, they helped me so much, I should return the favor."

Qi Yuan believed in repaying kindness.

"Here, I comprehended that all Sentient Beings are me. In a way, this also lays the foundation for my Reincarnation."

Qi Yuan's resistance against Return to Nothing's Reincarnation was to know all things, to understand everything in the world.

All Sentient Beings are me, which is one of those lives.

"Unfortunately, the concept of all Sentient Beings being me has flaws. I was too weak back then."

"In that battle, everyone sacrificed themselves, like selling low-cost cards at the cloud summit, just to chase out this three-star five-fee card."

"Although I used the concept of all Sentient Beings being me to revive them as my divine infants, the early death of Venerable Tianbao meant that only his memories were revived in my divine infant."

"Now... I can truly remember him, and many others, many Npcs."

Back then, in the group, Venerable Tianbao knew he was in danger and had little time left.

He wanted to give the treasure for breaking through to True God to Qi Yuan.

They had never met, and that was the only connection between them.

Later, the sky became extremely bright, a beam of light illuminated the night, and Qi Yuan learned of Venerable Tianbao's death. He also met his granddaughter, Wang Wenqi, and received the treasure for breaking through to True God.

After some time, Qi Yuan seemed to be deep in thought.

"Should I go see... Gushen Yuan? Is she a fellow deity?"

Qi Yuan thought about it and ultimately decided not to meet her.

He looked up, through the passage of time, and seemed to see the wobbling celestial pillar.

The celestial pillar was the backbone of the Mortal Heart Realm.

"I should... see her."

Qi Yuan remembered the three times he met the Mother of No Food.

He felt a deep sense of emotion.

In Wu Shi's timeline, the first little Wu Shi was weak and pitiful.

The second time he saw Wu Shi, she discovered the truth. She understood why, as someone who could devour the original body and the innate original body, she could still eat fish. It turned out, she was eating Qi Yuan's blood.

At that time, with her ability to devour the original body and her strength, if she had acted, she might have been able to devour a part of Qi Yuan across time and space, but in the end, she held back.

Such a desire inherent in her body was not something an ordinary person could suppress or control.

Even during their last meeting, she still had dinner with Qi Yuan, eating ordinary fish.

Back then, Qi Yuan didn't know why she chewed so slowly, was she afraid of fish bones?

Now he understood, she was enduring great pain.

She was also telling Qi Yuan that her strength, Wu Shi, was not just due to her body. She had overcome the desires brought by her body.

She didn't eat him.

"I should see her."

Thinking of Wu Shi, Qi Yuan also thought of the icy-cold woman in white from Yun Meng Palace, and the mischievous young girl Wu Shi from the Tuwu Grand Realm.

Half a moment passed, and a graceful figure appeared behind Qi Yuan.

The woman was as cold as frost, lonely as snow, with a hint of turbidity in her eyes, as if she had stayed too long in the Abandoned Land, where time and space were chaotic, and the Descent Curse clung to her.

Her eyes seemed to be stained with hatred.

She looked at Qi Yuan with a dazed expression, her voice hoarse.

"Should I call you Master, or should I call you disciple?"

"Or... Master?"

...

Gongxing.

Robot Zero One stood beside Qi Yuan, holding a cat.

"Ten Thousand Paths are composed of zero and one. Zero One, you are right."

"Games are made of zero and one, and the present world is just a large game."

"If Return to Nothing is zero, representing nothingness, then my Reincarnation is one, representing existence."

"Master, what level did you pass in your computer exam?"

"Cough, that's not important. Are those programmers more knowledgeable about zero and one than me, about games, or about creating worlds?"

"Probably not as much as you." Zero One's voice remained mechanical as it turned to look at the black-clad man in front, "Do you think if the Luo family and the Chen family weren't destroyed, he would still insist on dying?"

"Probably not. Back then... he must have felt the greatest sorrow in his heart."

"Should I help you pack this world and send it to you?"

"Never mind, I have to respect their privacy!"

"Sigh, Reincarnation is too difficult."

"All the worlds... should practice family planning. Otherwise, when will I be able to travel everywhere, know all things, and create Reincarnation?"

"Hey, this stone, do you want to enter my Reincarnation? But before entering my Reincarnation, your privacy might be slightly exposed. I might see you bathing naked?"

"Hey, why aren't you talking? Are you shy?"

"Rest assured, I am very humane. I will delete the memories!"

"Otherwise, with so many memories, my memory would be insufficient, and it would be uncomfortable for the system to crash."

"This stone doesn't understand human speech. My little junior sister is much better, rich and beautiful."

"By the way, I'll ask my junior sister if she's willing to join my Reincarnation."

"My junior sister's money is probably very obedient."

...

In the Divine Tree Universe.

"Black Sky exists in the past and the future, but not in the present."

"Am I... in the past now?"

In the vast Divine Tree Universe, Qi Yuan walked for a very long time.

Different timelines, different time points.

Unfortunately, he met many people, including Chen Kangbao.

But he never saw Shen Lingxuan, the blind girl, or his Master, Ruan Yixi.

He understood that Shen Lingxuan was a destined one, a manifestation of a Vow from the ancient Qifuchun tree.

In a sense, she was a part of his Master.

"Yang Four exists in the past and the future. Even now, I... cannot see her?"

Qi Yuan felt somewhat lost.

Back then, when he fought against Black Sky, it was actually a battle across time and space.

They never met face to face.

And his Master, Ruan Yixi, was a sentient being born from the Vow of the ancient Qifuchun tree, Yang Four.

Her existence is different from that of ordinary Yang Four.

Ordinary Yang Four lack a True Spirit and exist in the past and the future. Only when Yang Four reaches the second stage of solidification does it exist in the present.

But she was born from the Yang Four that exists in the past and the future.

Such an example is unique across all the worlds.

If not for Qi Yuan's special ability, she would not have developed sentience.

Therefore, she can only exist in the past and the future.

"The Reincarnation I seek is one without regrets, a perfect pursuit that cannot be attained."

"The current me is still too weak."

Qi Yuan sighed.

To see his Master, he must first surpass the concept of evasion.

Secondly, he needs to make a significant leap in the path of Reincarnation.

"The Divine Tree Universe was born because of you. Every blade of grass, every tree, every cycle of growth and decay, are all traces of your existence."

"Know all things, enter Reincarnation."

At this moment, Qi Yuan became a traveler.

He traversed the Divine Tree Universe across different timelines.

He seemed to hear his own murmurs, recounting stories from "Journey to the West" and "The Western Chamber."

He seemed to see an ancient Qifuchun tree standing alone in the vast universe.

Clouds floated, rain fell, but she could not hear the pattering sound. She could only hear one person's voice.

In the wilderness, the yellow flowers stood alone, and no one shared the beauty of the world with her. One person told her about many beautiful scenes.

The thunder in the sky was silent, as if unwilling to speak to her, but fortunately, she had someone to confide in.

In the wetlands, white mugwort and beggarticks were lush and beautiful, but she could not appreciate them. It seemed she was waiting for something.

"Know all things, understand Sentient Beings, Master Reincarnation."

"Master, I know too little about you."

He traversed the Divine Tree Universe.

He saw flowers, trees, insects, fish, birds, and beasts, clouds, lightning, stones, and iron.

But his knowledge of his Master remained the same.

He could be still, could Reincarnate, but he could never touch the traces of his Master.

He could only occasionally see some scenes and hear fragmented words.

"Hey, who are you, what's your name?"

"Qi Yuan?"

"Then I'll call you Qi Yuan?"

"Hmm... no, Yuan Qi?"

"Ruan Yixi."

"I want to open the seven orifices."

"Who am I?"

"Who are you, what's your name?"

"Don't remember?"

"No name?"

"Then I'll call you..."

"Little Blood?"

"Little Robe?"

"Blood Robe!"

"Let's get a divorce!"

"Snuggle."

...

"Hey... my eyes were given to me by you?"

Countless whispers and murmurs, fragmented scenes entered his eyes and ears.

Qi Yuan felt as if he could touch them.

But he could never actually touch them.

"Reincarnation... what is still missing?"

Qi Yuan murmured.

He didn't know how long he had walked, forgetting time, and he left the Divine Tree Universe.

He seemed like a madman, a lunatic, or a forgetful cultivator.

He traversed the past and the future, existing in the present.

He knew all things, understood all things, and gradually perfected Reincarnation.

"I forgot, I still need a Sword."

"Sword of Forgetfulness."

The Sword of Forgetfulness, formed by him as Yang Four, was forged by the Wealthy Dao Deity and the Sword Disciple.

This Sword could sever the Descent Curse.

It could cut away excess memories.

There were too many things in the world, and too many possibilities across different timelines.

"The Great Mind of Forgetting cannot forget."

"What about the Sword of Forgetfulness?"

"I do not exist in the present, nor do I come from the present. I exist in the past and the future."

"Can I temporarily sever all the noisy memories and leave only those related to my Master?"

He seemed to have discovered something.

"More pure."

"Originally... this is the way of evasion."

"Is this the past and future of evasion?"

"Am I now considered Yang Six?"

"Continue walking?"

The path of Reincarnation continued to expand, and Qi Yuan continued his solitary journey.

His strength and realm continuously improved.

He never felt tired or weary, always wandering outside the timeline.

His strength and realm steadily increased.

He first surpassed evasion, then surpassed the Heavenly Emperor, and surpassed stillness.

More and more Yang Six were left behind.

He seemed to be getting closer to Return to Nothing.

One day, he walked until he was tired, his legs were sore, and he felt lonely.

After all, he was a mortal. He would avoid ants while walking, and feeling lonely was normal.

"Share the same robe."

At this moment, a small bride in a red wedding dress appeared and said, "I am Xiao Jia!"

"Snuggle."

This time, it was not a wooden plaque.

"The End!"

PS: Free bonus chapters have been released, and I will update some bonus chapters as I have the time.

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