Half-Saint

After Bai Chen learned from Chen Yan everything that would happen in the future, he was struck dumb.

If he had known this would happen, he would never, under any circumstances, have handed the position of this realm's steward over to Zuo He, the man now known as True Lord of Tianji.

But Bai Chen, who had deeply studied the Heavenly Secrets and the Dao of Karma, knew full well that time formed a closed loop.

What he now knew would happen in the future meant that no matter how he tried to stop it, it was certain to happen.

In other words, Zuo He was destined to become the next steward of this realm.

But why was there no way for him to stop this from happening?

That was the reason behind the question Bai Chen had asked Chen Yan just moments ago.

His Karma had received no response.

That meant one possibility remained.

His "plan to save himself" had been doomed to fail from the very beginning.

But Bai Chen had no choice but to try.

Because this might be his only chance.

"Take out the mirror."

Bai Chen spoke slowly within the pure white space.

Nanyu Lake, cavern beneath the lake.

Beneath the mountain of corpses, the young man in the Plain White Daoist Robe, who had been sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly jolted awake.

A bronze mirror still rested on his thigh.

The Sage sitting atop the mountain of corpses turned his gaze toward Chen Yan, and the bronze mirror on Chen Yan's thigh suddenly blazed with light.

Chen Yan slowly raised his head and met Bai Chen's eyes.

"At your peak, you should already have prepared to project yourself into this world."

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