If not for this, Yuan Yan would not have previously assumed that he was the original Crimson Flame Lini.
Even if Yuan Yan had not peered through the River of Time and sensed that Crimson Flame Lini's already-extinguished Primordial True Spirit differed from his present one, he truly would not have discovered the issue with a mere sweep of his divine sense to sense his aura.
However, while this answered Yuan Yan's question, it also raised another: Crimson Flame Lini's Primordial True Spirit had clearly been extinguished, so why was he alive again?
And it brought Yuan Yan a new question:
What was the origin of the outsider occupying Crimson Flame Lini's Fleshly Primordial Spirit? Why was he so strange?
At once, Yuan Yan could no longer suppress the curiosity in his heart and wanted to get to the bottom of it.
Yet at this moment, Yuan Yan still did not focus his attention on Crimson Flame Lini. Instead, he turned his attention to that segment of the River of Time concealed by the Great Dao Mist, a segment he could not see through.
He had a vague sense that the obscured segment of the River of Time was highly likely concealing some secret.
After pondering for a moment, Yuan Yan stirred his thoughts. The Yin-Yang Dao began to circulate, and its invisible, intangible power flowed across the River of Time toward the segment he could not see through. He watched with complete focus, hoping to glimpse a flaw in the Great Dao Mist.
However, before the power of the Yin-Yang Dao could touch and attempt to unravel that unseen segment of the River of Time—
Yuan Yan's hairs suddenly stood on end, and an intense sense of danger surged within him.
He vaguely sensed that if he dared try