【Reincarnation Ended.】

【This Reincarnation Rating: B (Behind the abyss, there is still an abyss)】

【Accumulated Cultivation: Early Immortal Ascension Realm】

【Reincarnation Reward: Cultivation realm increased by one minor level】

【Reincarnation settlement complete. The host will return to the previous reincarnation record point, inherit the accumulated cultivation from this cycle, and restart life.】

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Chen Yan slowly opened his eyes, and what greeted his sight was the vast, empty great hall.

Twelve coiling-dragon jade pillars stood imposingly within the hall, and then he shifted his gaze to the young cultivator in plain-colored daoist robes standing before him.

He roughly knew which point in time this particular save had brought him back to.

"One piece of good news and one piece of bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Mr. You said with a light, carefree smile.

Chen Yan said nothing, simply looking at Mr. You.

And Mr. You was also staring straight back at Chen Yan, the two of them locked in a mutual gaze.

"I see."

After a moment, Mr. You nodded.

Following that brief exchange of eye contact, both parties already understood each other perfectly well.

Chen Yan had already been to the Endless Sea, one hundred and eighty million li beyond the Chenping Continent.

"So? Any discoveries?"

Mr. You asked.

"Perhaps a few, but not enough."

Chen Yan said calmly:

"At the bottom of the abyssal depths of the Endless Sea, I found the remains of the Ultimate Sage of Imperial Void, and I submerged myself into the sea of consciousness within those remains."

"And then?"

Mr. You asked.

"The Sage of Imperial Void's sea of consciousness was completely empty, with only a single remnant soul lingering within."

Chen Yan stated:

"That was the remnant soul of the Ultimate Sage of Heaven's Extremity, Zuo He."

Upon hearing this, Mr. You fell silent for a brief moment, because what Chen Yan had just said was truly somewhat beyond his expectations.

All of the intelligence Mr. You possessed regarding the history of the Chenping Continent came entirely from Chen Yan's firsthand accounts.

Yuxu Continent, Tianji Continent, Chenping Continent.

This was the currently known evolutionary process of this domain of heavens.

The Ultimate Sage of Imperial Void, Bai Chen, was the Sage who governed this domain of heavens before the Ultimate Sage of Heaven's Extremity, Zuo He.

But the fact that Zuo He's remnant soul had actually appeared within Bai Chen's sea of consciousness was indeed an unexpected development that surprised Mr. You.

Because under normal circumstances, the Ultimate Sage of Heaven's Extremity, Zuo He, should have been a figure who appeared after the Ultimate Sage of Imperial Void, Bai Chen. Yet judging from the current situation, it seemed that even after Zuo He had already become a Sage, he still shared a considerable connection with Bai Chen.

"Aside from that, I didn't obtain any more useful information."

Chen Yan said:

"When that wisp of Zuo He's remnant soul learned that the Tianji Continent had been destroyed and Bai Chen was dead, his emotions seemed to spiral somewhat out of control, so I wasn't able to extract any more intelligence."

"So then, what do you plan to do next?"

Mr. You asked.

"I intend to go again."

Chen Yan replied.

"That's fine."

Mr. You nodded:

"I'll help you hold down the fort with the miscellaneous affairs at Du Cang Mountain."

"I'm in your debt, Master."

Chen Yan responded.

Mr. You said nothing more, merely giving a light nod before turning and walking toward the exit of Du Cang Hall.

The green, translucent floor of Du Cang Hall reflected the long shadow of the young cultivator in plain-colored daoist robes, until he completely stepped out through the hall's entrance.

Chen Yan remained seated on the white jade throne at the far end of Du Cang Hall.

He began to recall what had happened after the wisp of spiritual sense he had submerged into the Sage of Imperial Void's sea of consciousness was expelled by the Tianji Sage, Zuo He.

Sage's might.

Even though the Ultimate Sage of Imperial Void, Bai Chen, had been dead for at least a hundred thousand years or more, the Sage's remains now lying at the bottom of the Endless Sea's abyss still radiated a pressure of Sage's might potent enough to make the primordial will of the Endless Sea itself cower in fear.

And the cause of his own death was precisely his transgression into Bai Chen's sea of consciousness, which triggered a violent eruption of the Sage's lingering might that enveloped the remnants of that continent.

There was simply no way to circumvent it.

But that didn't matter, because Chen Yan now knew exactly which point in time his current reincarnation record point was anchored to. Even if he were crushed to dust once more by the residual might left behind by the Sage of Imperial Void, he could simply return to his current reincarnation record point.

In fact, Chen Yan hadn't expected that after ascending to immortality, he would still die so easily.

Now an Immortal Ascension Realm cultivator, Chen Yan's understanding of cause and effect and the secrets of heaven was more than a full tier beyond what he had been before his ascension.

Chen Yan could now perceive the karmic threads he himself carried, just as those Immortal Ascension reincarnations had once been able to see the sixty-thousand-plus years of "Cause of Calamity" that Chen Yan bore.

And now, just as Chen Yan had speculated back when his cultivation was still low, every single save-scumming rebirth caused the karmic burden on Chen Yan's shoulders to grow heavier by some measure. When that karma accumulated to a certain threshold, it was highly likely that a rather brutal "backlash" would occur.

For example, a "dead save."

Just like back on the outer court training grounds of Kongshan Sect, when Chen Yan had been tormented by Huo Mu.

Now an Immortal Ascension Realm cultivator, the price Chen Yan paid for each death was countless times greater than when his cultivation had been lower.

But in Chen Yan's view, traveling to the Endless Sea and obtaining the corresponding intelligence was absolutely necessary.

Paying the price that had to be paid was worth it.

However, more than the escalation of costs, Chen Yan had an even greater concern.

That was the wear and tear on his dao rhyme.

As Chen Yan had said before, the wearing of dao rhyme was something that even the cycle of reincarnation could not reverse.

After that brief exchange of gazes with Zuo He, Chen Yan's dao rhyme had indeed been worn down to the degree that would naturally occur over three thousand years of attrition under ideal conditions.

The methods of an Uncarved Simplicity Realm cultivator were truly too awe-inspiring, even if that had only been a single remnant soul lingering within the Sage of Imperial Void's sea of consciousness.

The authority of a Sage was far closer to the fundamental origin than the means of an Immortal Ascension Realm cultivator, just as Chen Yan had witnessed with his own eyes when the Ultimate Sage of Imperial Void, Bai Chen, and Mr. You had done after becoming Sages.

A mere light tap of the finger was enough to seal together the enormous spatial rifts that had appeared in the sky.

Such methods were completely beyond Chen Yan's current understanding.

As for this time, venturing once more to the depths of the abyss of the Endless Sea, one hundred and eighty million li beyond the Chenping Continent, he would have to be even more cautious.

He must be absolutely certain not to touch Zuo He's reverse scale, and then extract as many hidden secrets from his mouth as possible.

Such as the "Dark Maiden" Zuo He had mentioned, and what exactly was hiding behind the Dark Maiden.

And also, what kind of "existence" was the one that prevented any Sage from being born in this domain of heavens.

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