"Wei Tianchen? How could he be resurrected? I tried so many times..." Bamboo Sword murmured, then quickly fell silent, as though he had realized something.
His inability to reverse space-time here did not mean Zhao Xing could not do it. Even now, though, he still harbored doubts, even wondering whether his contemplation of the Dao had driven him to hallucinate.
Whoosh!
Taking Bamboo Sword with him, Zhao Xing crossed the distance in a single step and arrived at Anshan City, where they had first descended.
Bamboo Sword's divine flame flickered several times as distant memories returned.
Back then, they had still been demigods, fighting far and wide until they found an opportunity to attain godhood. They had never expected to encounter Dan Ye, Free God.
He was a god-level physician who had taken an interest in Wei Tianchen's Dao. Zhao Xing and Bamboo Sword had been forced to flee, while Wei Tianchen chose to sacrifice himself to buy them time.
"Bamboo Sword, do you remember how we escaped?"
"Yes. Through the Fire Pond." Bamboo Sword nodded. "Afterward, you and I reached Yumo State. One day, you became an Earth God Official, then suddenly disappeared while carrying out a mission..."
Perhaps Bamboo Sword had gone too long without anyone to share this history with, or perhaps he was trying to confirm that he was not hallucinating. Either way, the words came pouring out.
"It was strange. I searched for you for so long, but it was as though you had died."
"I tried to resurrect you, but I couldn't sense you at all."
"I thought my cultivation was too low, so I devoted myself to training. Later, I became a divine official too, then attained the rank of True Divine General through the Heart Sword. But I still couldn't sense you