Gu Qingshan stood within it, quietly watching the World-Defining Divine Sword recreate what had happened in the past.
All the light and shadows gradually took shape.
He saw the sky split open into a dark chasm, and countless divine artifacts flew into the Yellow Springs World, hurtling straight toward Reincarnation Hall.
The scene with Tide Sound and Mountain Girl appeared once more.
Gu Qingshan watched in silence.
After all the divine artifacts had departed, only the Tide Sound Sword remained on the surface of the Forgetfulness River.
It rang out, parted the surging river, and darted toward the depths of the Great River.
"Follow it. Let's see what happened back then."
Gu Qingshan said.
All the light and shadows shifted, following the Tide Sound Sword as it sped onward, new scenes constantly taking shape out of thin air.
He saw the Tide Sound Sword fly to the bottom of the Forgetfulness River, skim along the riverbed, and eventually find a flight of underwater stairs.
The stairs spiraled downward, their end nowhere in sight.
After a brief hesitation, the Tide Sound Sword followed the stairs deeper into the riverbed.
The Forgetfulness River was this deep?
Gu Qingshan was astonished. He quickly followed to see what lay below.
The stairs wound downward, eventually becoming a straight path that led to an ancient temple tower.
The temple tower stood at the bottom of the Forgetfulness River, yet not a single drop of water surrounded it.
—All the river water avoided the temple tower, forming a pool that glimmered with a ghostly light not far behind it.
The Tide Sound Sword seemed curious and circled the temple tower several times.
The temple tower gave off faint, hazy glimmers of waterlight. Some sensed the Tide Sound Sword and were drawn to it, instantly sinking into