Within the fiefdom.
Chen Lin opened his eyes.
He first checked his surroundings, then froze.
He discovered that he was actually lying on a bed, while the Scholar sat beside the table, staring blankly into space.
Seemingly sensing that he had awakened, the Scholar turned his head, light glowing in his eye sockets.
"Master, you're finally awake!"
"What happened? Why am I lying down? Did something happen?"
Chen Lin immediately questioned him.
Undergoing samsara in the Soul Hive took no time in reality. He had been sitting when he entered, so logically, there was no way he should have ended up lying down.
"Master, you've been inside for eighteen years. I worried that sitting all that time would be bad for you, so I put you on the bed."
"Eighteen years?"
Chen Lin's expression changed.
He immediately picked up the Soul Hive beside him.
A single glance made him frown.
All seventy holes on the Soul Hive had now closed, and cracks had appeared across it.
Clearly, this treasure had completely lost its function.
"Has anything happened in the fiefdom over these years?"
Chen Lin looked at the Scholar.
"Master, nothing has happened. Your Peerage Token trembled many times, but you hadn't given me permission to handle it, so I left it alone."
"All right, go outside for now."
Waving the Scholar out of the room, Chen Lin stood up and rubbed his chin in thought.
Clearly, the changes in this round of samsara had to be connected to that petal of the Undying Soul Lotus.
After using the petal, he had retained his memories and those of A Anyou, but he had also lost the benefit of undergoing samsara without time passing.
There was something else.
Chen Lin continued pondering.
The Thirty-Six Instant Lifetimes his mother had bestowed upon