But that was all.
As for reincarnation, he could not touch it at all, nor did he have any way to comprehend it.
Yet now, Xuan Ming was telling him that he could be reincarnated and live again.
"Your Majesty, please forgive this old servant's offense."
"This old man once traveled through the myriad heavens. During the Hong Huang era, I also saw quite a few humans. Like you, they possessed the power of reincarnation."
"But in the end, aside from a few people, none of the rest could escape. They could only choose to self-destruct and vanish between heaven and earth."
"This old servant dares to speculate that Your Majesty's situation differs from that of other humans—or rather, from those people in this old servant's homeland."
Xuan Ming spoke slowly.
"Mm."
Lin Taichu nodded, unsurprised.
"Your Majesty, your soul contains a special energy. Perhaps it is the power of the Azure Dragon that my ancestor spoke of."
Xuan Ming voiced his guess.
His ancestor was named Great Emperor Xuan Ming.
He was an Immortal-level creature who had roamed the Hong Huang, nearly unrivaled and terrifyingly powerful.
Moreover, this Great Emperor Xuan Ming had once seen a statue of the Dragon Emperor clan's ancestor within an immortal palace.
Though countless eons had passed, that statue remained lifelike, as though it could burst forth from within.
For that very reason, Xuan Ming believed that Lin Taichu's identity was extraordinary and that he might be some powerful expert from the Immortal Ancient Era who had been reborn after possessing another body.
And now, he was certain of it.
"Since you have a way to hatch the Azure Dragon Egg, can you take it out?"
Lin Taichu's eyes flickered.
"Your Majesty may not know this, but this Azure Dragon Egg must be hatched