We are people abandoned by the times, rekindling the flame.
Hearing those mocking words, Jiang Wanyin showed no expression.
"You've changed. The once arrogant Divine Demon who controlled Reincarnation has become hesitant."
The depths of Jiang Wanyin's eyes flickered with a sense of vicissitude that did not belong to this era.
"Yes, I have become hesitant. My former arrogance was nothing but a joke, and it remains so now. I couldn't even protect a single person, letting him be hounded to death. Only now can I begin to revive. What right do I have to speak of arrogance?"
A sigh echoed from within the Void Realm.
"Why don't you come out?" Jiang Wanyin asked, somewhat curious.
"I cannot come out, nor do I dare to."
Hearing this, Jiang Wanyin seemed to realize something, her eyes filled with horror. "Did you actually succeed back then?"
"I didn't succeed; I only managed to pry a sliver of it. Perhaps that battle was a complete conspiracy from start to finish."
Jiang Wanyin fell silent.
"What happened back then is in the past. There is no verdict on who was right or wrong; we were all losers in that battle."
"This era no longer belongs to us."
Hearing Jiang Wanyin's words, Tuntian did not offer a rebuttal.
"Indeed, this era does not belong to us. We are old souls who should have been buried, while you are about to become a new person."
"Your revival this Time likely means you'll have to make a choice."
Jiang Wanyin nodded.
"Even if one undergoes Reincarnation, if they cannot let go of their past self, it will all be for naught in the end."
Ripples spread through the Void Realm.
"It's for Chu Xinghe."
Jiang Wanyin nodded again.
"He was willing to die for me; how could I remain indifferent? He is like a seed planted in my heart and mind, taking root, sprouting, and growing uncontrollably."
"I am still waiting for an opportunity—a chance to step into the past and pull him back."
"That is one of the methods I've conceived."
Hearing Jiang Wanyin's mad words,
A voice of surprise came from the Void Realm.
"If that entity hadn't intervened, perhaps you could have achieved it."
"But now, with that entity's interference and influence, you will find it difficult to even locate that specific Time node."
"The calamities of my Zhongli Family have been invisibly resolved by that little fellow multiple Times."
"I once tried to Fusion a portion of its power to deduce his whereabouts, but I could only deduce a vast blankness."
Jiang Wanyin took a deep breath. "No matter how difficult, I will do it. How about the two of us make a deal?"
The voice in the Void Realm continued: "I want to know what you intend to do. Back then, when I pried that sliver of power, I ultimately lacked the ability to control it."
"I have a premonition that this era will be an unprecedentedly chaotic one, far more terrifying than the era we lived in."
"I am already bound. If you want me to sacrifice myself to my granddaughter, I could find liberation, and her Heaven-Devouring Demonic Body would also take a step further."
Jiang Wanyin nodded.
"Unfortunately, that is no longer possible. When I pried that portion of power, the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Body was invisibly placed under a Seal by the Heavenly Dao. Even with Fusion, it cannot become stronger; it would only weigh down the Seal."
"The Heaven-Devouring Demonic Body will only grow weaker and weaker."
Jiang Wanyin's expression shifted; she hadn't expected one of her methods to be eliminated.
"I have another method, though it is somewhat risky. If things go wrong, it could lead to eternal damnation. I wonder if you dare to gamble?" Jiang Wanyin's eyes held a hint of madness.
"What is the method?"
Jiang Wanyin's gaze seemed to pierce through the Void Realm, seeing back to that original battle.
"Chaos transformed into the Innate; we were the first batch of living beings to appear. Since we escaped that battle, other Divine Demons must have escaped as well."
"We are all beneficiaries born of this world, carrying immense Luck. Since that is the case, we shall find those Divine Demons and let Zhongli Qingmeng devour them."
"I do not know if those Innate Divine Demons of Time and Space are dead or not. As long as we can find them, she shall devour them all."
"I believe Zhongli Qingmeng will surely surpass you. And at that Time, for the final step of power, I too can sacrifice myself."
"With control over Sky-Swallowing, Space, Time, and Reincarnation, I refuse to believe we cannot forge another path or find that Time node."
Hearing Jiang Wanyin's plan,
Not to mention the old fellow in the Void Realm,
Even Zhongli Qingmeng felt that Jiang Wanyin had gone mad.
However, she liked it.
Her goal was aligned with Jiang Wanyin's.
They didn't care about any living beings or disasters in the Grand Void Heaven Realm.
The only thing they cared about was whether they could resurrect Chu Xinghe.
"Too difficult," a melancholy voice drifted from the Void Realm.
"Even if it is difficult, it must be done. Your Zhongli Family has no choice, and neither do I. In truth, we both understand that we are people abandoned by the era."
"We have long since become part of the past. If a great tribulation appears in the Grand Void Heaven Realm, we will all be reduced to mere pawns."
"Back then, we were arrogant and peerless. Now, even those of us who survived are cowering, not daring to show our faces."
"Then let us try it," the voice from the Void Realm replied.
Jiang Wanyin nodded.
"My power is not yet sufficient, and I have my own path of growth. When the right opportunity arises, I will return through Reincarnation."
After Jiang Wanyin finished speaking, a vortex appeared before her.
As she stepped inside,
She turned her head to look at Zhongli Qingmeng.
Zhongli Qingmeng nodded.
Jiang Wanyin smiled and nodded back.
A faint Phantom Image appeared in the Void Realm, looking at Zhongli Qingmeng.
"Little Meng'er, do you know how my Zhongli Family escaped the first calamity?"
Zhongli Qingmeng shook her head.
She truly did not know this.
"Back when I pried a sliver of that entity's power, I was bound. I knew then that it was already too late, and that I might have fallen into a trap."
"Later, the method used to resolve the Zhongli Family's first disaster was to help that entity rebuild the Age of Ten Thousand Races in the Grand Void Heaven Realm."
Zhongli Qingmeng's eyes were filled with disbelief.
"That period of history is far too ancient, and your strength is not yet enough. I can only tell you this much."
"I also carry the Luck of rebuilding the Age of Ten Thousand Races, but it only served to resolve the Zhongli Family's first crisis. The second crisis was resolved by your mother."
"Yours is the third. As long as I still carry that Luck, the Zhongli Family can continue to develop. If I die, the Zhongli Family might fall apart in an instant."
"You killed many people before, which caused the Zhongli Family's Luck to rise, and I gradually felt at ease."
"But now, this Luck is plummeting. The Luck I carry for rebuilding the Age of Ten Thousand Races has already decreased by a third."
Zhongli Qingmeng narrowed her eyes.
"This vanished Luck might have turned into poison, ready to strike my Zhongli Family from the shadows at any moment."
"Having gone through the development of the Tiangu, Shanggu, Yuangu, and Zhonggu Eras, the Grand Void Heaven Realm will once again face a massive upheaval."
"This upheaval will be even more terrifying than the era we were born in. Your desire to resurrect him will be much more difficult than you imagine."
Zhongli Qingmeng's eyes were filled with determination.
"No matter how difficult it is, as long as I haven't died, I will do it."
Hearing Zhongli Qingmeng's words, only one voice remained in the Void Realm.
"The Old Ancestor will help you."
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