Zhang Chen looked at Zhong Xiang in his arms, countless thoughts surging through his heart. He had never expected the pull of karma in the unseen to be so powerful. No wonder that after returning from Kunlun, the very first time he saw Zhong Xiang, a peculiar feeling had risen in his heart. He had felt as though they had met before, and the woman before him bore several traces of resemblance to Empress Biyun. He had never imagined that she was the reincarnation of a fragment of Empress Biyun's true spirit.
But she was merely a fragment of Empress Biyun's true spirit, not the complete Empress Biyun. To find the whole Empress Biyun, he would still need to gather all her soul fragments.
"It seems Kunlun Mountain truly suffered a calamity during the Primordial Era. The Innate Five Elements grand formation was breached, the Five Elements banners scattered to the eight winds, and even Empress Biyun perished, her Dao vanishing. That White Ape was the guardian of West Kunlun Mountain; I fear its prospects were grim as well!" A trace of gravity appeared in Zhang Chen's eyes.
"That old ape was a supreme existence in the Great Luo realm. Its lifespan matched Heaven's, and it had transcended fate and time. Yet before the great calamity, it was still like a mantis trying to stop a cart—an ant doomed to be crushed." Zhang Chen let out a quiet sigh. Would he have a chance to survive the great upheaval of Heaven and Earth in the future?
"As long as I can accumulate enough points and enter the realm of the Sky-Opening Great Luo in one stroke, I can break the shackles of this world and escape alive. If I can find the Eight Nine Mysterious Art and combine it with