605: Chapter 605 Taiyin Immortal Emperor

Immediately after, a Divine Thought ripple, so weak it was almost ethereal yet of an unimaginably high level, quietly probed out from the chaotic core deep within the eggshell like the most cautious antenna.

It swept across the bodies of Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai with extreme speed yet incredible detail.

The Divine Thought withdrew as soon as it touched, fast as a flash of lightning.

On the surface of the gray egg, the flickering gray light completely receded, and it returned to its quiet state of sleeping in the small bluestone pit, wrapped in the "Emperor's Radiance Blanket."

It was as if that glance, which pierced through the Origin, had never happened.

Only deep within the eggshell, the depths seemed to grow even more profound, quietly swallowing an extreme sense of confusion and shock.

Beside the stone table, the hand Gu Changge used to pick up his teacup paused almost imperceptibly, then he brought the tea to his lips as usual.

Deep within his lowered eyes, a glimmer of understanding quietly flashed by.

Then, with a slight thought, he turned his gaze toward the direction of the Yaochi Holy Land.

Yaochi Holy Land, deep within the Forbidden Ground.

The Yaochi Holy Master, who was in seclusion, suddenly trembled. Her beautiful face instantly turned pale, and fine cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

It wasn't Qi Deviation, nor an external invasion, but a bone-chilling "awakening" originating from the deepest part of her Soul.

Like a glacier dormant for eons suddenly cracking, the chill instantly swept through her entire Divine Soul and Sea of Consciousness.

A phantom of a Divine Soul, identical to her but exuding ancient vicissitudes and supreme majesty, slowly condensed in the center of her Sea of Consciousness.

As the phantom's eyes opened and closed, terrifying scenes of suns, moons, and stars collapsing and the Universe restarting seemed to flow within.

"I... have finally awakened."

A cold, indifferent female voice, sounding as if it came from above the Nine Heavens and devoid of any human emotion, rang directly in the deepest part of the Yaochi Holy Master's Divine Soul.

"Eons have passed in the blink of an eye. The compatibility between this body and the Origin is actually better than expected."

Every syllable was like an ice pick falling, making her Divine Soul core tremble.

The Yaochi Holy Master's mind was shaken as if struck by lightning, yet she still relied on her resilient Dao Heart, honed through centuries of bitter cultivation, to firmly maintain her mental clarity.

She shouted sharply within her Sea of Consciousness, "Who are you?! Why are you in my Sea of Consciousness?!"

The Divine Soul phantom looked down at her as if looking down at a speck of dust, her gaze piercing through the Yaochi Holy Master's memories and seemingly through ancient time and space.

Her tone carried a hint of complex and difficult-to-define meaning; it was no longer pure condescension, but a mix of scrutiny and a natural sense of belonging.

"You are me."

The Yaochi Holy Master's Divine Soul froze, then she barked, "Nonsense! I am the Yaochi Holy Master, what do I have to do with you!"

"Yaochi Holy Master?"

The phantom gave a low sneer, the laughter echoing in the Sea of Consciousness, carrying endless desolation and aloofness.

"That is merely my title for this life. My true name is Yue Liuli. I traversed the Immortal Realm, known as the Taiyin Immortal Emperor."

As the four words "Taiyin Immortal Emperor" were uttered, the entire Sea of Consciousness seemed to be filled with the supreme sound of the Dao. The Yaochi Holy Master's Divine Soul Origin uncontrollably vibrated and trembled violently.

Ancient memory fragments that had slept for eons, originating from the deepest parts of her Bloodline and Divine Soul, began to ripple like a lake into which a stone had been thrown.

She "saw" the cold and aloof Moon Palace, and the imperial throne surrounded by the starry river.

She also saw a tragic battle that caused the heavens to overturn and the sun and moon to lose their light, as well as the final despair of the imperial body shattering and the Divine Soul scattering.

No! These aren't my memories!

The Yaochi Holy Master resisted desperately, but that resonance and sense of familiarity were so real they chilled her heart.

"Do you feel it?" Yue Liuli's voice carried an indifference that controlled everything.

"You are merely a 'pure' split Soul that I sliced off using a supreme secret technique and sent into the river of Reincarnation before the final battle.

Carrying my core 'Taiyin Origin' and part of my memory imprint, using this world as a nursery to reincarnate and recultivate, paving the way for my Rebirth."

"The meaning of your existence is to grow, and then return."

"Now, this split Soul of mine, which carries the main consciousness and combat memories, has finally awakened.

It is time to take back everything that belongs to me and let this body regain its original name and glory."

Yue Liuli's tone was calm, yet it carried an unquestionable decisiveness.

To her, this was not Possession, but taking back a scattered part of herself, which was only natural.

The Yaochi Holy Master's mind was shaken, but her resilient Dao Heart as the master of a Holy Land allowed her to quickly calm down.

She caught the key points in the other's words—"split Soul carrying the main consciousness and combat memories" and "take back everything that belongs to me."

"So," the Yaochi Holy Master's voice turned cold in her Sea of Consciousness, carrying an unprecedented sharpness.

"I am just a 'Dao Body' you prepared for yourself?

Your so-called 'return' is to devour my consciousness and occupy this body that I personally cultivated until now?"

"Devour? Occupy?" Yue Liuli seemed to find the words interesting. She tilted her head slightly, and the phantom's face appeared incredibly clear yet incredibly strange in the Yaochi Holy Master's Sea of Consciousness.

"Why would you think that? You and I are one. Your memories, your emotions, and your experiences in this life will naturally become part of my memories after the Fusion.

You haven't 'died'; you've simply returned to the Origin and completed me.

This body was born because of my Taiyin Origin and grew because of my arrangements. Now that I have returned, it is only right that the object returns to its original owner. What is wrong with that?"

Her logic was self-consistent and high-and-mighty, filled with the ruthlessness of an Immortal Emperor and the indifference of the Heavenly Dao.

In her view, the experiences of the split Soul were merely a period of "Mortal World training" in the main body's long life. Now that the training was over, it was time to take it back.

"Alright, it's time to take it back."

Following her words and actions, an irresistible attraction from the same source and a superior suppressive force began to spread from the depths of the Sea of Consciousness.

Like an invisible vortex, it sought to pull and suck the Yaochi Holy Master's Divine Soul consciousness into the phantom.

This wasn't a violent tearing, but something even more terrifying: a summons for Fusion originating from the same root and source.

The Yaochi Holy Master felt her consciousness begin to blur. Many vast and ancient memory fragments belonging to "Yue Liuli" flooded in frantically, attempting to override and merge with her memories of this life.

Those memories contained the majesty of an Immortal Emperor, the vastness of the Immortal Realm, and top-tier insights into the Immortal Dao, but they also contained endless loneliness and tragic battles.

"No!!!"

The Yaochi Holy Master erupted with all her Divine Soul power, holding fast to the core of her self-consciousness.

In her mind, memories of her centuries of cultivation involuntarily flashed by, along with the high spirits she felt when she became a Great Emperor, and Gu Changge's calm, deep eyes.

A sense of unwillingness and determination surged in her heart.

In this life, I am the Yaochi Holy Master! My memories, my path, and my Dao were cultivated bit by bit by me!

I am by no means an appendage or nourishment for anyone! Even if you truly are my "previous life," in this life, I am myself!