Grace Mainland, Dark Forest.
In a cave that was overgrown with weeds, a young man sat upright in a pool without water. His eyes were closed, and he was motionless like a ten thousand year old rock.
Time flew hurriedly. After an unknown time, the young man's fingers twitched. He slowly opened his eyes, his eyes complicated as he looked around.
That man was Shi Yan.
In the battle on Devil Blood Star, Fick at Third Sky of Incipient God Realm had damaged his body and soul severely. At this moment, his soul altar still had some cracks that hadn't healed yet. Fortunately, thanks to the Blood Essence Stone, his body was healed.
When his soul altar was damaged, he had used the Immortal Demon Blood to pierce through space. This place was the place where his soul had descended that year.
He had fallen into the blood pond. The blood in the pond had been used up to help him transform. It had dried up a long time ago.
He had used the Blood Essence Stone in the pond to recover until today. However, the cracks in his soul altar couldn't be healed in a short time.
Looking at the blood pond, the spiderwebs above his head, and the dust on the ground, Shi Yan kept silent.
It had been hundreds of years. His soul had entered the body of Shi Yan who was exploring the ancient ruins. He had used Shi Yan's body to travel and grow stronger. Eventually, he had reached Third Sky of Ethereal God Realm and become a dazzling star in this vast sea of stars.
After so many years, Shi Yan returned to the starting place. He couldn't help but sigh.
Standing up, he stooped to look at the blood pond. His mind flickered and he rose his hand.
The dust covering the blood pond was blown away. The bottom of the pond was revealed. A magical pattern was carved on the bottom of the pond. Shi Yan hadn't noticed it that year, but today, he could see it clearly.
That pattern was ninety percent similar to the pattern on the Blood Shield. There was also a blood cloud mark in the center. Of course, it was the unique mark of the Bloodthirsty Force. That mark had a magical power that could seep into the ground for ten thousand miles. It vaguely connected to the Origin of Grace Mainland.
It was a marvelous, marvelous formation.
With his current knowledge, he couldn't understand the mysteries of this formation. This formation was broken. Apparently, it couldn't be used anymore.
He understood that this formation had used the Origin of Grace Mainland to guide his soul here. Eventually, the formation couldn't endure the energy and collapsed. However, his soul had come here.
The caster should be the Dark Chief Lao Luo. Lao Luo should have borrowed the mysteries of the Blood Vein Ring and the Origin to complete such an earth-shaking action.
Gazing at the strange formation for a while, he shook his head and contacted the Blood Vein Ring. The Ring Spirit didn't respond.
Frowning, Shi Yan tried to urge his soul altar to urge his power Upanishad. However, he felt a sharp pain in his head. His soul altar made cracking sounds, which scared him. He hurried to pull himself together, not daring to try again.
When Fick attacked Shi Yan, he had urged the gold light to enter Shi Yan's soul altar. He wanted to take Shi Yan's soul out of his soul altar, which had damaged Shi Yan's soul altar severely. At this moment, Shi Yan couldn't urge his power Upanishad. If he tried to urge it, his soul altar would crack as if it was about to fall apart.
Since he couldn't use his power Upanishad, it meant that he couldn't get through the space passage again.
He knew many magical items that could mend the soul altar, but he didn't have any of them. He had to go to Devil Blood Star to find Fu Wei, Shang Chen, and Blood Devil to get these items to heal the cracks in his soul altar.
Shi Yan wasn't worried about the situation of the Agate.
Sha Zhao, Wu Feng, and the others' reinforcements had arrived before he had run away. The ones who would collapse would be the warriors of the Protoss, not the warriors of the Agate.
As his soul altar was damaged badly, he couldn't use his power Upanishad. His exquisite techniques were limited. He could only use his strong body to move around. Shi Yan was thinking about how to contact the warriors of Devil Blood Star to get them some magical items that could mend his soul altar.
Turning around to look at the cave, he chuckled and walked out, his eyes strange.
Just like that year.
He still remembered that year when he got out of the cave, he saw Miss Mo Yanyu of the Mo family for the first time. It had caused a series of disputes. Thinking about it now, he found it funny.
"Ah!"
Taking in the fresh air, Shi Yan was startled. At first, he was surprised. Then, he reacted and chuckled.
The earth and heaven energy in the Dark Forest was abundant. It was almost the same as the earth and heaven energy in a level 2 or 3 life star. Compared to that year, it was dozens of times thicker. That was why he was surprised at first. Then, he recognized that it was all because of him.
He felt funny, walking aimlessly in the Dark Forest. He temporarily put aside his worries and focused on the beautiful scenery.
Strangely, when he relaxed and didn't worry about his damaged soul altar anymore, the pain from his cracked soul altar seemed to disappear.
He was touched as if he had understood something. He relaxed even more.
The Dark Forest was the same as before. Beasts were active in this area. Of course, warriors would take risks to hunt. Shi Yan was wearing black clothes. Walking alone in the forest, he hid his aura. Often, he would attract the greedy eyes of the hunters.
However, when those hunters wanted to attack him, he just needed to frown and release a beam of his aura. Those people were scared out of their wits. They had to run away like stray dogs.
The gap between their realms was too big. Although his soul altar was damaged and he didn't dare to use his power Upanishad, he just needed to urge a beam of energy in his God Body. To the Human or Disaster Realm warriors, it was like the power of the Demon God. They could only retreat in fear.
He wandered around, trying not to think about his damaged soul altar. He didn't use his Soul Consciousness. He just wandered aimlessly.
Although he was careless, his direction was the same as that year. That year, the Mo family had captured him and humiliated him as a herb slave. Eventually, he had used the battle between the Mo family and the White Blade Jade Spider to escape. Today, he had walked that route again...
That year, he had just learned the power of his acupuncture points. He had used them to take in the Essence Qi and Essence Qi to strengthen himself. Eventually, he had escaped and survived.
It had been more than two hundred years. Today, he had reached the Peak of Ethereal God Realm. He just needed to comprehend the truth of Death and Life power Upanishad to break through to Incipient God Realm. Compared to now, it was like the difference between heaven and earth.
He didn't need to use his soul altar or use his power Upanishad, but he could comprehend the power Upanishad. Along the way, he immersed himself in his own world. He pondered deeply about Life and Death. Gradually, his mind became absent-minded as if he was bedeviled.
He didn't know it himself. He just kept walking, his eyes perplexed.
One day, he arrived before an ancient tree. He suddenly stopped and became absent-minded.
He remembered this tree...
That year, he used to cultivate near this place. This was the place where he had his first woman, a female mercenary named Dijaran. He had also met a woman who had touched his heart for the first time. That woman was called Mu Dieyu.
Scenes of the past flashed in his head. Shi Yan stood still as if he was talking in a dream. He couldn't distinguish reality from fantasy. He was lost in Life and Death.
The lush tree was now old. It was declining in the Reincarnation of Life. The branches of the tree were yellow and shriveled like a dying old man walking to the end of his Reincarnation. Behind the ancient tree, he heard the murmuring sound of water. He could vaguely see some bamboo houses, which were situated in the middle of many streams. Flowers and grasses were planted in front of the houses.
The melodious sound of a zither arose from one of the bamboo houses. As soon as the zither arose, Shi Yan was shaken hard.
His eyes were filled with disbelief. He walked towards the bamboo house as if he was sleepwalking. His face became extremely odd.
This zither sound was the same as that year. It was so familiar as if it came from a dream. For the time being, he couldn't distinguish reality from fantasy. He just gazed at the bamboo house and walked towards it...
When he arrived in front of the bamboo house, he opened the bamboo door in a trance. He saw a white-haired old woman with her back to him. She was facing a window and quietly playing the zither, as if she didn't know he had come in.
The old woman's neck was wrinkled and she looked old. Her white hair hung down to her waist. There was a strong fluctuation of energy coming from her body, but her life aura had weakened to the extreme. This was a sign that her life was coming to an end.
He looked deeply at the old woman. His eyes became extremely strange. He quietly listened to the zither, not saying a word.
The old woman finished playing. She sighed and said in a hoarse voice, "You've listened to the zither. Please leave this place. Don't disturb this old woman's peace."
Shi Yan remained silent. His feet were rooted to the ground, not moving an inch.
The old woman was angry. She coughed and turned around. Her mind was shaken. She pointed at Shi Yan and her body trembled. Her wrinkled face was like a ravine. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but no sound came out. Her tears couldn't stop and they came before she could speak.
Shi Yan looked at her deeply, his face strange. His shoulders trembled. After a long time, he sighed. "I didn't think it would be you."
"I didn't think it would be you." The old woman finally choked out her words. Her cheeks were wet with tears. She looked old, but it was easy to see that she was a peerless beauty in the past. She smiled sadly. "To be able to see you one last time before I die of old age, I won't have any regrets for the rest of my life. It has been more than two hundred years, and you are still the same as when we first met. You haven't changed at all. But I am old and I will die of old age..."
"What about Dijaran?" Shi Yan sighed.
"She couldn't break through to Sky Realm. Her life was over. She passed away before me." Mu Dieyu smiled bitterly. She pointed at a bamboo house nearby. "She used to live there and was my companion. She died of old age thirty years ago."
"Why?" Shi Yan shook his head.
"I just want to see you one day. Even if we can't see each other, we can still have memories." Mu Dieyu coughed and lowered her head. "You should have come earlier. At that time, I wasn't this old. I could still meet people. You must be very disappointed now."
"Why?" Shi Yan sighed again.
"I just want to tell you that I was wrong. I was blinded by hatred. I couldn't catch you. I've regretted it for two hundred years," Mu Dieyu said softly.
"The past has been forgotten. I don't remember your mistakes. I only remember... that you moved my heart." Shi Yan was silent for a long time. He put down a bottle of pellets and said, "This medicine can replenish your vitality and increase your lifespan. I hope... we can meet again."
Then, he glanced at the bamboo house where Dijaran used to live. Sighing, he took out a jar of strong liquor and gulped it down. While drinking, he staggered out of the house and sang at the top of his voice. "Between life and death, illusions come and go. Heaven and earth are vast, and the universe is eternal. If we are destined, we will meet again..."
The profound meanings of the Life and Death Reincarnation Secret Realms flowed unceasingly in his sea of consciousness, advancing at a fast speed.
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