Reality I

As time went by, Lin Hui's condition gradually stabilized.

He was certain the problem was solved and finally turned back the way he came.

By then, he didn't know how much time had passed, but when he returned to Clear Jade Mountain once more, everything had changed drastically.

A new wave of Source Disaster has emerged, with traces and cracks of the Black Disaster, Light Disaster, and Desolation Disaster constantly appearing in the surrounding Black Domain.

This time, it seems to be targeting not only Lin Hui's main consciousness, but also the Wind Energy of his entire body.

Before his return, Clear Jade Mountain had been at war with the surrounding Source Disaster for hundreds of years. Several disciples who were the main force volunteered to fight and died countless times.

Su Yaping, whose cultivation was the weakest among them, finally couldn't withstand it and was severely injured as her soul was eroded by the Drought Disaster.

Within the small world to which Clear Jade Mountain belongs.

Lin Hui's figure flashed, appearing above a vast, magnificent city.

This is Su Yaping's own little world, his own private backyard.

Upon returning and receiving the news, Lin Hui's first act was to visit his most diligent disciple.

But, as soon as I entered his house...

Lin Hui swept his divine sense across the entire world, instantly taking in the entire situation.

He should have looked away; once he did, his eyelids twitched slightly.

Throughout this golden city, there are enormous golden sculptures of Su Yaping everywhere—sculptures of him smiling, kind, angry, fighting, and even those taking a stroll.

A variety of expressions, too numerous to count.

Besides, there were countless beautiful young women in the city, all of whom bore the scent of Su Yaping.

With his current level of understanding, Lin Hui could instantly scan the traces and realize that all these women worth tens of millions were Old Su's wives.

Aside from this city, there is another vast metropolis comprised entirely of Su Yaping Su Yaping's son and her daughter.

Beyond the city walls, in the wilderness of the world, various Potency Medicine are cultivated everywhere by humans.

It wasn't the kind of Existence Force Lin Hui wanted, but rather all sorts of Potency Medicine. Among them were rare and precious herbs that were also effective against high-level powerhouses.

"This guy... he was so heartless and cruel back then, but now..."

Lin Hui immediately realized that this guy had actually been imitating him all along.

Unfortunately, while he appeared to rely on aphrodisiacs, he actually relied on the Existence Force. Su Yaping was unaware of this, or rather, even when she realized it later, it was too late to change anything.

Humans are prone to inertia; once someone gets used to a certain lifestyle, it's hard to change, especially one that's so easy to become addicted to.

Ignoring these strange cities, Lin Hui flashed away in a series of flashes, disappearing into the air and appearing in a valley the next moment.

A stream babbles by, and a small house stands in the valley.

Su Yaping was pale and emaciated. She sat quietly cross-legged in front of the house, watching the stream flow, her expression serene.

Seeing Lin Hui land gracefully from mid-air, he quickly stood up and bowed respectfully.

"Teacher, how have you been?"

"I'm fine, but you seem to be in trouble," Lin Hui said, frowning.

He immediately noticed Su Yaping's condition upon appearing.

This guy had already damaged his soul due to a failed attempt to break through to a higher realm, and now he's been eroded by the Source Disaster on the battlefield, making his soul even weaker than before.

Lin Hui pointed.

The vast, invisible power belonging to the Celestial Venerable suddenly condensed and descended. This was the first time he had truly used the power of the Celestial Venerable after completely merging and Propagation.

It's not Wind Energy, but the strange force behind the Propagation of this mysterious entity.

An unseen force, like jelly, instantly enveloped Su Yaping, rapidly making her body plump and fleshy.

But Lin Hui still frowned, because some of Su Yaping's soul particles could not be found.

He reversed time to try to heal his injuries, but a large part of his soul was missing, and much of it was completely lost.

With his current abilities, there are only two possibilities if he can't find it. One is that it has been corrupted and eroded by the high-level power of the Source Disaster, beyond redemption.

The other is that it has completely merged into the great cycle of the Black Domain Void and has long since transformed into other things.

"Teacher, there's no need to waste your energy..." Su Yaping smiled slightly, "I've passed on a portion of my power to a top genius I have high hopes for. He... is very similar to me back then. Although he's not from Clear Jade Mountain, sooner or later... he'll definitely stand higher than me..."

"He's your disciple?" Lin Hui instantly calculated the cause and effect in his mind, "Yet he's unwilling to join my Clear Jade Mountain?"

"Yes... this is the end of my life, I can't break through any higher limits. But he's different, he can take a part of me and rush to higher heights in my place..." Su Yaping seemed a little obsessed.

He had always been passionate about martial arts. Later, he joined Clear Jade Mountain and followed Lin Hui. Over the years, he worked hard without complaint. On the surface, he seemed to have accepted his fate and was no longer troubled by the achievements he could make or was internally conflicted. But in fact... he had always kept his desire to reach the ultimate level hidden in his heart.

"Do you know that doing this will shorten your lifespan? Even I cannot reverse your current state," Lin Hui said in a deep voice.

"Teacher, I don't know how it feels to you, but for me, I've tried and enjoyed everything in this world. Thanks to you, I'm tired of it all, except for this..." Su Yaping didn't finish her sentence.

Lin Hui also realized his true intentions and fell silent as well.

"I am not a genius like you, and there is no path of hope that can be extended indefinitely for me. It's not bad to end here," Su Yaping said with a smile.

Lin Hui remained silent, simply listening to his rambling, from his own wishes and daily life to his management, the many trivial matters of Clear Jade Mountain, interesting rumors, and little stories between his fellow disciples.

There is so much to say about the millions of years that have passed. It's impossible to tell it all.

The two of them, one tall and one short, quietly exchanged ideas.

Occasionally, Xia Siyun, Xia Zi, Lin Yuexiu, and others would come here to investigate, but they would all sense something, some trace, and after staying quietly for a while, they would leave quietly without disturbing the peace.

Su Yaping told this story for a full ten years.

Lin Hui listened to this for ten years.

Until one morning, as the sun rose and the first rays of golden light shone on Su Yaping's face, he was unable to speak again as usual.

He simply sat there quietly, motionless, like a statue, devoid of any spiritual energy.

Lin Hui floated in mid-air, gazing at his loyal disciple who had accompanied him for millions of years... feeling neither sorrow nor joy.

"Teacher... Su Yaping, he..." Lin Yuexiu appeared beside him, her expression complicated.

"He's gone. He's done everything he wanted to do. He's tired," Lin Hui said calmly.

"Even you can't revive him?" Yun Xiazi appeared from the side and couldn't help but ask.

"I can resurrect him, but only in a fragmented form... He passed on a portion of his power to his disciple, allowing them to carry that part of him to greater heights. If I were to forcibly resurrect him, I would have to reclaim that portion from his disciple, which was not his wish."

Lin Hui explained.

"Nothing in this world can be salvaged simply by mastering resurrection and reversal. There is always a trade-off; you gain some things and vice versa."

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Xia Si also appeared in a flash not far away.

The three of them stared at Su Yaping's body, and they all understood the meaning behind Lin Hui's words.

Everything is made up of the most basic particles. Once something begins to perish, some of its particles will immediately enter the cycle of all things to form new things.

Therefore, to revive Su Yaping, the prerequisite is to forcibly pull back the other particles that have already entered the cycle. This is actually equivalent to destroying countless other individuals in disguise, and is a means of reversing the great cycle.

Now, as Lin Hui's cultivation level increases, he increasingly feels the cause and effect and the trouble involved.

If the reversal is short-lived, the resulting chain reaction won't be significant, and he can handle it.

However, if too many reversals occur over a long period of time, who knows what those basic particles that have already entered the cycle have become? As a result, the chain reaction is extremely violent.

The forces involved are incredibly powerful, so... the more powerful he is, the more cautious he becomes about large-scale and prolonged reversals.

Su Yaping is dead.

Clear Jade Mountain gave him a grand funeral, named the world he lived in the Su Realm, and erected a stone tablet in his honor on Clear Jade Mountain.

This is to commemorate his contributions to Clear Jade Mountain.

After finishing these tasks, Lin Hui went out and swept through the surrounding Source Disaster Rifts. At his level, he was no longer as afraid of ordinary Source Disaster erosion as before. He no longer needed to hide for 100,000 years; he only needed to hide for a few thousand years when he was about to reach his peak, avoiding the strongest peak stage of erosion and the Heart Disaster, and he would be fine.

After Su Yaping left, perhaps his actions influenced the thoughts of the others, and before a hundred years had passed, the other three each took in a new batch of disciples.

Xia Si, in particular, would often chase after his disciples with a whip, driving them around like a madman to practice.

Lin Yuexiu was much gentler and calmer when teaching her apprentices, unlike Xia Si was more emotional. However, she had many rules and was very strict, not allowing the slightest mistake.

Yun Xiazi conducted a grand selection process. As the only disciple of Clear Jade Mountain to break through the level of Colloidal Dissociation, her strength and realm were on par with Seven Extinctions Black Elder, placing her second only to Lin Hui at the highest point.

Unlike them, as Colloidal Dissociation- level being, she was still young and had the potential to break through further. Therefore, when she took on disciples, a great many forces came to visit her. After careful selection, she only accepted three disciples.

To Lin Hui's amusement and exasperation, after the three of them took on disciples, regardless of gender, all new disciples were forcibly changed to women.

Since Su Yaping's death, there has been no other man in Clear Jade Mountain.

After a brief moment of sadness, Lin Hui shifted his attention away from his disciples and refocused on his ultimate goal in cultivation.

That is... to replace the Wind Disaster and rescue the teachers from Wind Disaster.

Having cultivated to this stage, he already had some ideas and thoughts to try, especially after the successful fusion and distortion of the previous Propagation rank, which gave Lin Hui a new understanding of the Heavenly Venerable rank.