After thinking for a long while, Bai Ze ventured, "Is this a kind of Reincarnation in disguise?"
"It isn't Reincarnation. It's a transformation even more complex than Reincarnation."
"The Underworld's unique Reincarnation is already exquisite beyond compare."
"Because it can not only reshape a living being's foundation and fleshly body, but also divide up its lifespan."
"In other words, more than ninety percent of all injuries in the world can be healed through Reincarnation, though one must bear the risk of cultivating anew in the process."
"But the improved Heavenly Silk Nine Transformations not only broke free of the restrictions of reincarnation and rebirth, it also gained advantages that Reincarnation never possessed."
"What advantages?"
Bai Ze asked instinctively. Chen Changsheng said calmly, "It removes the limits of lifespan."
"Huh?"
The moment those words were spoken, Bai Ze cried out.
"The removal of limits you're talking about—is it the kind I'm thinking of?"
"That's right. Exactly the kind you're thinking of."
Chen Changsheng frowned slightly. "A living being's aging roughly takes place on three levels."
"They are the True Spirit, Divine Sense Realm, and physical body."
"All known methods of extending one's lifespan strengthen those three aspects, allowing living beings to possess longer lives."
"But the improved Heavenly Silk Nine Transformations went in the opposite direction. It did not extend a cultivator's lifespan—it allowed the cultivator to be reborn."
"A rebirth from the True Spirit to the Divine Sense Realm and physical body."
"To put it even more simply, it was practically returning to the womb and living another life."
"Living another life?"
Bai Ze voiced its guess, but Chen Changsheng shook his head. "At first, I thought that was the path it took as well, but later I discovered that wasn't the case."
"Living another life means a cultivator uses