Jiang Ruoyao sat there, quietly watching Hua Yunfei lying in the distance.
She had been sitting here for five thousand years. Over all that time, she had sometimes cultivated, sometimes talked to herself, and sometimes silently confided in Hua Yunfei. The years had passed quickly enough.
Many people had come to see Hua Yunfei over the years.
Not only Xi Yue, Nangong Wentian, Lin Haoyu, Tian Feixue, and the other younger generation, but also older powerhouses like the Double Pupil User and Ao Kun had visited.
Everyone was concerned about Hua Yunfei's condition.
But five thousand years had passed, and Hua Yunfei still lay there, showing no sign of recovery.
There was not a trace of life in Hua Yunfei's body, and his soul was gone. He lay there, his body as smooth as jade, emanating a faint divine glow, his black hair as dark as ink, every strand crystalline.
And so another thousand years passed.
At last, on this day, wisps of soul-light blossomed above Hua Yunfei's head, strikingly bright. The moment they appeared, that stretch of heaven and earth was submerged beneath a sea of runes, and countless rules shone in concert—a magnificent sight.
Jiang Ruoyao rose to her feet, gazing at the scene in delight. Had he... succeeded?
The soul above Hua Yunfei's head grew brighter and brighter, encompassing countless Great Daos: Immortality, Longevity, Reincarnation, Time, Space, the Void, and even the Great Dao of Karma, which had not been there before!
The many Great Daos fused together without the slightest resistance or difficulty, all flowing into his soul and gradually condensing into an entirely new one!
The process, however, was slow. It lasted a full thousand years before the new soul finally began to take shape.
Rumble!
The instant the new soul appeared, a terrifying pressure