In the starry sky, Tongtian Daoist suddenly fell silent, and even his aura seemed to grow somewhat oppressive.
He did not speak at once. Instead, he sank into a kind of contemplation.
"Alas..."
Only after a long while did Tongtian Daoist sigh and say, "The reason I reversed time with the Tongtian Tower and sent you into this era is that only in this era could you and I meet.
Strictly speaking, I had already fallen.
The True Spirit Mark could not appear in the river of time and space of the future, while my inheritance had to be passed down face-to-face.
Thus, I could only reverse time and summon you here from the future..."
Fallen!
Lin Baichuan was instantly stunned, finding it somewhat hard to believe.
He had never imagined that Tongtian Daoist had already fallen. This differed somewhat from what he had expected.
But upon careful thought, everything was actually reasonable.
If Tongtian Daoist had not fallen, why would he choose inheritors in such a manner?
Reversing time and returning to the ancient era came at no small cost.
"Are you shocked? But that is the truth."
Tongtian Daoist chuckled. "Actually, calling it falling is not quite right, because at my level of cultivation, one would not completely perish.
It is simply that I truly could not manifest within the river of time and space of the future.
Not only me—even Lihen Heaven, or perhaps the entire Thirty-three Heavens of the Heavenly Realm, had likely become ruins in the future."
Hiss...
Lin Baichuan's pupils suddenly constricted. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind as he asked in a low voice, "Did the Thirty-three Heavens of the Heavenly Realm undergo some great calamity?"
"A great calamity... I suppose so!"
Tongtian Daoist nodded. "But there is no need for you to