Capítulo 1073: Chapter 1092: Return to the Past
Swoosh!
A wisp of phantom shot out from Ye Xuan’s Heavenly Spirit, vaguely outlining his silhouette. This was a wisp of mental will he had manifested, aiming to send this essence of will back to the time when Liu Baiyi was about to die, to imprint Liu Baiyi’s soul mark and bring it back to the present.
Rumble!
A starry portal suddenly emerged as Ye Xuan’s manifested mental will entered it, for this portal was the pathway back to the past.
Splash, splash, splash!
The vast Star Sea was receding, the countless stars were reversing, the Nine Heavens Milky Way was flowing backward, life was reborn from death, the Primordial Heaven and Earth flickered in and out of existence, and the sound of thunder echoed in the distance.
Reversing the Heaven and Earth’s space-time, returning to that distant past, Ye Xuan’s mental will was completely shrouded by the power of space-time, and the mountains, rivers, and realms before him swiftly receded.
Rumble!
A Nine Heavens Star River roared down, a massive wave of the Star Sea rushed towards Ye Xuan, seemingly intent on stopping him from pursuing that bygone past!
“Stars as the boat, galaxy as the oar, disorder space-time, return to the origin.”
Like a call from space-time, akin to forbidden waves, Heaven and Earth were suspended upside down, great stars revolving backward, and a starlight flatboat emerged on the vast Star Sea.
Ye Xuan instantly stood atop the starlight flatboat, the Nine Heavens Milky Way beneath his feet, as the power of space-time thunderously activated, propelling the Starry Sky Flatboat against the current of the Nine Heavens Milky Way, carrying him back to that distant past!
Splash, splash, splash!
The Nine Heavens Star River seemed to span the ages, raising waves as tall as ten thousand feet amidst the surging tempest!
As time flowed, moments spun backward, the Nine Heavens Milky Way stretched endlessly, the waves surging caused the heavens to tremble.
This was a river of the Heavenly Dao, a result of the Heavenly Dao’s will reversal, though unlike the legendary River of Time, the Heavenly Dao’s will governed Heaven and Earth, holding a wondrous similarity to the River of Time.
Primordial Prison, self-contained heaven and earth, with the reversal of the Heavenly Dao complemented by Ye Xuan’s power of space-time, truly allowing his mental will to traverse back to that distant past.
The rolling river of the Heavenly Dao traversed the universe, becoming the sole entity in this land, as the endless waves surged, a starlight flatboat advanced against the current, immune to drowning beneath the surging tides.
With the Star Sea overcast, space-time transformed, a monstrous star wave fiercely struck the starlight flatboat, with vast might sweeping in, as if threatening to capsize it at any moment, causing intense worry at a glance!
Bang!
Like the collapse of celestial bodies, as if eternity fractured, the starlight flatboat shone brilliantly, sailing through wind and waves within the river of the Heavenly Dao. It was like a small boat in a storm, seemingly about to be swallowed by the river of the Heavenly Dao, yet under Ye Xuan’s control, it steadily advanced against the current.
Wrapped in the river of the Heavenly Dao, beams of light burst from Ye Xuan’s eyes.
“Time suspended, advancing against the current!”
The power of space-time filled the expanse, Ye Xuan urged the flatboat beneath him to speed up its reverse journey, the vast, mysterious might of space-time manifesting as gales and waves, pushing the starlight flatboat forward!
Splash, splash, splash!
The river of the Heavenly Dao roiled with violent tides, the sound of water roaring continuously, Ye Xuan stood on the flatboat facing the wind and waves, his expression extremely grave!
At this moment!
The starlight flatboat carried Ye Xuan, moving slowly upstream against the river of the Heavenly Dao, as this world of space-time abruptly underwent astonishing changes!
The river of the Heavenly Dao vanished, the flatboat beneath his feet dissipated, the scenery of this world appeared in his eyes, along with many familiar faces from his memory.
In the Guanghan Palace, beneath the laurel tree, Chang’e Fairy sighed at the moon.
At the South Heavenly Gate, Yang Jian reprimanded the Four Great Heavenly Kings.
Sun Wukong sat cultivating on Lingshan.
The Jade Emperor, seated high on the Heavenly Emperor’s throne, was issuing orders to the group of immortals in the Heavenly Court.
Ye Xuan saw a familiar person, and that person was himself, humbly listening to the Jade Emperor’s reprimand among the group of immortals in the Heavenly Court, a time when he was just a minor Immortal.
These scenes continuously flashed before him, his figure stilled in this time-space, quietly appearing beneath the towering laurel tree.
“You detestable bastard.”
Standing beneath the laurel tree, the Guanghan Fairy was still as beautiful as ever, her beauty dimming the Three Realms, yet at this moment, her eyebrows furrowed as she gazed distantly at the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven.
“Ye Xuan, you despicable bastard.” The Guanghan Fairy murmured under the laurel tree, seemingly uttering irritated words, yet her exquisite face bore a hint of blush.
“Little E!”
Ye Xuan gazed earnestly at the incomparable figure beneath the laurel tree, his eyes full of deep guilt and helplessness. In years past, he had fallen into his Heart Demon’s trap to survive tribulations and personally killed his beloved. This was a pain he could never release.
Today, when his mental will returned to the past, seeing once more the woman who had loved him devotedly her whole life, Ye Xuan hesitated to move forward, a feeling of desolation rose in his heart.
“Ye Xuan, don’t delay, we have little time left.”
Suddenly, the heavy voice of the Heavenly Dao’s will echoed, as the surrounding space-time quivered slightly, seemingly on the verge of shattering at any moment.
“I’m sorry.”
Ye Xuan gazed deeply at the Guanghan Fairy, as though to imprint her likeness in his mind, the power of space-time thunderously activated, and the scenes beside him once again began to reverse.
There was no regret or remorse, only an endless solitude, and a heartache that could never be healed.
On the path to ancient supreme strength, Ye Xuan’s past was strewn with countless corpses, including not just his enemies, but also his loved ones and friends.
On the road to becoming a formidable force, no one escapes paying a price, and Ye Xuan’s cost was too great, so much that he was unwilling to recall it, for that would bring him unbearable pain.
Yet having chosen such a path, Ye Xuan could only keep moving forward relentlessly, as turning back would lead to eternal damnation.
Boom!
Time flowed backward, space transformed, Ye Xuan felt his vision blur, and when he opened his eyes again, a familiar back appeared before him.
Splash!
A thousand-foot waterfall cascaded down, with crystal clear droplets falling fiercely into the pond, splashing up a profusion of waves, creating an overwhelmingly beautiful scene,
His white robes unparalleled, untouched by dust, he always remained transcendent, even after over three million years, when Ye Xuan saw him again, a bitter emotion naturally arose.
By the pond.
Liu Baiyi sat with his back to Ye Xuan, his brows lowered, concentrating intently on the array diagram in his hands. Even the thunderous roar of the nearby thousand-foot waterfall hitting the pond didn’t seem to affect him.
“Brother Baiyi, I’m here!”
Ye Xuan watched Liu Baiyi’s back with a bitter expression of shame on his face.
“Life and Death Eight Gates, Qiankun Reversal, to transform life into death requires the Heavenly Gang Thirty-Six Heavenly Stars and Earthly Fiend Stars to shift. Only then can the power to reverse Qiankun be achieved.”
“No, if the stars shift, the Life and Death Eight Gates will be unstable, rendering this method flawed.”
Liu Baiyi’s brow furrowed tightly, his once black hair now gradually turning gray, with numerous white strands mixed in, clearly indicating his painstaking effort in creating the Reverse Immortal Array Map.