Inquiring Heart of Sincerity, Dao Artifact Finally Opens!

Rebooting a lifetime.

The youth was full of anticipation, hoping he could embark on a completely different path.

However, hunger, disease, and the pain of separation and death quickly tore apart the youth's ambition, making him see reality clearly.

The happiness he had never been aware of in peaceful times was completely taken away in this life. All he could do was struggle to survive, and only then did he realize how fortunate his first life had been.

Unlike the children of his era who struggled in the countryside, he had capable family members who took him away from the village, gave him a good education, and provided him with knowledge and insights that seemed ordinary but were actually unattainable for many.

The experience of the second life profoundly told Yun Ye that there must be a deeper reason behind everything.

And... people's joys and sorrows are not shared.

In modern times, countless people are abandoned in the dust of the era. They know nothing, have no skills, and have to leave school after only a few years to work and support their families. And often they only have one place to go: black factories.

The environment shapes personality. It's impossible not to smoke, drink, or get a perm, so when they appear online, they are inevitably labeled as vulgar and inferior.

People's joys and sorrows are not shared.

In his previous life, Yun Ye would not have noticed a group of online underclassmen, let alone tried to understand why such a group of people appeared. He would only take it for granted that they were a bunch of social garbage with nothing better to do.

Only after Yun Ye became an underclassman himself and lived through it did the world reveal that layer of veil.

Although thin, it was a veil that he would never have lifted...

"Brother, I'm not good at socializing. Can you help me? We can make a lot of money, and I'll give you half."

The young man said to the honest man.

The man scratched his head: "Okay, but I don't want the money. Take it and take good care of Cui Lian."

Then.

The young man only saw the man's body.

He was beaten to death with sticks, all his bones were broken, and he died miserably. The things he took to sell were also gone.

But afterwards, the young man didn't encounter any trouble... probably, the man didn't say anything before he died.

The young man stood for a long time, blood flowing all over his hands. He spread his hands and stared blankly at the wounds pierced by his fingernails.

He had never been so angry before, and the urge to pick up a kitchen knife and chop people never faded.

But in the end, he did nothing.

What good would revenge do?

He would just be beaten to death with sticks.

Cui Lian would not have a good end either.

He had promised to take good care of the man's sister.

And he, a mortal, could only choose between revenge and supporting his family.

The scenes kept flashing.

Yun Ye quietly watched the story unfold.

After struggling to survive for several years, Xiao Ye Village was reduced to ashes under the Flame.

The farmer, already a young man, died holding his child, unable to do anything.

Revenge or providing for his family?

Choose one?

No, that was a choice only available in a peaceful, modern era.

In this world, neither is allowed.

"..."

Yun Ye watched the scene enter its third life.

In this life, he understood the rules, cautious and never taking risks, gradually growing stronger as time passed.

Until he entered the isolated secret realm, his fangs were revealed, transforming into a hunter to repay the gifts given by the aristocratic family in previous lives.

Yun Ye closed his eyes, countless emotions surging.

Killing Tong Yuan, resolving Shi Baiyan.

Does revenge end there?

No.

As long as this environment exists for even one more day, his anger cannot be stopped!

"My Dao?"

"Is there even a need to ask?"

"I am Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is me!"

La la la la!

It was as if countless sacred sounds were singing!

Endless light shattered this mental world, and Yun Ye opened his eyes, returning once again to the center of the gold and silver formation.

The only difference was that a radiant sword was slowly emerging from his chest.

A soul-cleansing hymn resounded throughout the world.

This was a song only Dao Artifact users could hear, the world celebrating the birth of a new greatness.

As an artifact that establishes rules, only a Dao completely different from the past is worthy of being proclaimed to the world.

In other words, from the past until now, no Dao Artifact has held the same ideals as him.

"Of course, it's also possible that it will be destroyed."

Yun Ye suddenly grasped the Dao sword, and several pieces of information flooded into his mind. The radiance dissipated, revealing the true appearance of the Dao Artifact.

This was a strange sword reflecting the sky above and illuminating the earth below. The hilt was formless, made of flowing water and Flame, with two ribbons of water and fire fluttering, extremely mystical, seemingly not ordinary water and fire.

"Tomorrow and Tomorrow · Dividing Authority Dao Sword!"

The information that appeared out of thin air allowed Yun Ye to know the true name of his Dao Artifact.

And thus, he understood the authority of this sword.

"Whirr, whirr, whirr."

The Book of Reincarnation emerged, flipping to the latest page, the image of the Dao Artifact reflected upon it.

Lines of text and descriptions appeared.

『Dao Artifact: Tomorrow and Tomorrow · Dividing Authority Dao Sword.』

『Range: White Stone Town.』

『Rating: E-grade.』

『Echo: 0.』

『Rules: Not set.』

『True Name · Tomorrow and Tomorrow: The team you lead will continuously increase in courage and conviction through practice, the effect depending on the completeness of your ideals.』

『True Name · Dividing Authority: Can sever all authority and concepts, the specific effect determined by the proportion occupied by the group you represent, Flame as enemy, Water as ally.』

『Introduction: The weak ask the world, gathering the power of the weak into one body, lighting the stars that should be lit. If you do not abandon all living beings, neither will they abandon you.』

Dao Artifacts are the extension and regularization of the Dao.

Yun Ye's Dao Artifact basically had two abilities.

These were the true name abilities of the Dao Artifact, and every Dao Artifact possessed several abilities derived from its true name.

But the true power of a Dao Artifact always lies in its ability to set rules.

This is the essence of a Dao Artifact.

Yun Ye closed the Book of Reincarnation, not immediately setting any rules, because he was not clear on what rules the Tomorrow Dao Artifact could set. If he set them incorrectly, it would be a disaster.

"The so-called Dao Artifact is born from the heart, and echoes with the heart. The stronger the echo, the stronger the power of the Dao Artifact."

"Your Dao's radiance illuminates the world, your Inquiring Heart of Sincerity is visible!"

"Second Trial passed!"

"Third Trial, Retreading Ten Tribulations, begins..."

While Yun Ye was still thinking, the surrounding white mist did not stop, taking him to a new trial ground.

Thus, Yun Ye arrived under a blood-red sky, with war flags fluttering on the ground, a large number of Soldiers dead, and broken armor and weapons everywhere.

The scenery here was very desolate, and a terrible war had taken place.

"This is, the ancient battlefield of the First Trial?!"

Yun Ye was surprised, discerning some clues. Although there were many differences, the atmosphere was too similar.

Probably the scene of the First Trial was the result of this place after countless years, with most of the traces erased.

Yun Ye didn't know what to do, so he prepared to walk around first.

But the result was strange.

He wanted to move, but everything was very heavy, and he had a strange sense of detachment from the world.

The incongruous physical sensation made him feel uneasy.

In the distance, seven people were scouring the battlefield, finishing off the soldiers who hadn't died. One of them, a silver-armored teenager with a cloak, saw Yun Ye and frowned, "After the grand sacrifice, there's still a cultivator?"

He waved his hand.

Two Ancient Cultivators nearby attacked, sword light flashing, two flying swords coming across the sky, drawing deadly white light.

"Is this the Retreading Ten Tribulations trial? More fighting?"

Yun Ye looked at the Dividing Authority Dao Sword in his hand, immediately grasped it, and easily knocked down the sword light.

The flying swords struck by the Dao Sword were rapidly losing Spirituality, and both Ancient Cultivators were astonished by this anomaly.

"A Dao Artifact!"

The silver-armored teenager had just uttered the words when white light suddenly illuminated this space, countless cracks spreading.

"What exactly is going on?"

Yun Ye was surprised to find that the center of the anomaly was him, or rather, the Dao Artifact in his hand.

Whoosh whoosh.

Finally, the space collapsed.

"Third Trial, failure..."

Words appeared in the air, but they were also incomplete, very unstable.

White mist exploded.

Yun Ye felt a moment of weightlessness, and he subconsciously wanted to enter the Netherworld Hell to escape using the zero-gravity environment, but he realized that this wasn't a high altitude, so he gave up.

He landed steadily.

Yun Ye found himself in a great hall, which was very dilapidated, with dust everywhere.