"Senior Yuan."
The moment Li Qi heard the voice, he immediately rose and bowed toward the rear.
Beyond the boulder, more than twenty zhang away, an old man stood atop another boulder with his hands behind his back, smiling.
"You are him, yet you are not him," the old man said softly.
"A helpless choice forced by circumstances." Li Qi sighed and shook his head. "You must find this amusing, Senior Yuan."
"Forget it. I'll still treat you as him." The old man smiled at Li Qi. "This is the third time we've met."
"The third time?" Li Qi was surprised.
"It seems you did not retain that portion of your memories." The old man smiled. "Understandable. A reincarnation method like yours demands extreme caution. The slightest error would render all your previous efforts futile."
"Something went wrong with your reincarnation, causing you to lose all your Dao insights. Yet it also gave you another chance to comprehend the Dao anew."
The old man continued, "I have examined the Dao you opened. It bears some resemblance to your former one, though it is also different. Still, it is more compatible with the Wandering Dragon that Chong refined for you."
"I have not yet comprehended the Wandering Dragon," Li Qi replied.
"Not comprehending it yet is a good thing. This way, you can lay a solid foundation without restraint. It will not be too late to study it once you reach a bottleneck." The old man smiled. "You once ventured beyond the Origin Continent, so I imagine there is much I need not explain to you."
Li Qi nodded slightly before asking, "Senior Yuan, I wish to know what happened to the Origin Weight Sacred Realm."
"A Chaotic Origin Ancestor invaded the Origin Weight Sacred Realm." The old man sighed. "The