This Rebirth Was Truly Strange

Chu Tian, unable to move, suddenly saw dense lines of text emerge in his mind.

He had no idea where they had come from, nor when they had been imprinted in his head.

This was...

Completely useless!

Although Chu Tian knew that something like this had to be some kind of fortuitous opportunity, what use was a cultivation technique in his current situation?

If he died here today, nothing would matter.

After transmitting his cultivation method into Chu Tian's mind, Gu Yuan, who had been watching from the sidelines, made no further moves.

By his calculations, it should be soon.

He observed the sky. He observed his surroundings.

Gu Yuan remained deeply interested in that so-called guidance from before.

Was it the Heavenly Dao?

Or was it someone else?

Where had that little white stone come from?

Sharp-eyed, Gu Yuan immediately noticed the subtle change in Chu Tian. A small stone had suddenly appeared in his hand.

It had not been there just moments ago. Where had it come from?

He was immobilized, so he could not use his storage ring. The protective treasure he had used before was something he wore at all times and did not need to activate himself.

But this little white stone...

Gu Yuan clearly remembered that Chu Tian had not possessed it.

Interesting.

Fu Tianming's full-powered strike came again. Enormous sword qi swept forth with a storm, whipping up the nearby dust into a sky full of yellow sand. Countless sword marks were carved into the ground and surrounding scenery.

The little white stone flashed.

Space trembled slightly.

A teleportation stone?

Gu Yuan, merely watching the show, raised an eyebrow as a familiar sensation washed over him.

Wonderful.

This development was not much different from what he had guessed.

But who was manipulating things behind the scenes?

Fu Tianming's expression changed. He clearly understood what that white light represented.

He had not expected that, despite all his preparations, Chu Tian would still escape in the end.

As the white light grew brighter, Fu Tianming's attack dissipated. He could only watch helplessly as Chu Tian departed.

Everything returned to calm.

The place was utterly silent.

Fu Chengqin said nothing, and Fu Tianming said nothing either.

The dust stirred faintly before drifting back down to the ground.

Gu Yuan did not particularly care. In any case, they could not hear him even if he spoke.

It was fine if Chu Tian escaped. At least half of his investment had succeeded.

The moment Chu Tian left, Gu Yuan, drifting through the area, formed some indescribable connection with him.

That connection was profoundly mysterious, allowing Gu Yuan to freely switch between Fu Chengqin's and Chu Tian's environmental perspectives.

However, since Chu Tian had yet to begin cultivating, that perspective could only be used for watching.

He had taken another small step forward.

Central Province, Wasteland.

Legend had it that dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators had fallen here. Their resentment kept their primordial spirits wandering throughout this place.

Anyone who entered would be cursed by them.

Of every thousand or even ten thousand people who entered, perhaps only one could emerge alive.

A perilous land!

An indisputably perilous land!

Chu Tian felt a swelling pain in his head as he forced his eyes open.

Even he did not know when that little white stone had ended up in his hand.

Yet, somewhere in the dark, a voice seemed to tell him to use it. Only by using it could he leave alive and take revenge.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, and the swelling pain in his head immediately eased considerably.

Where was this place?

In his dazed state, Chu Tian subconsciously began circulating the cultivation technique imprinted in his mind.

Qi Refinement?

After cultivating it once, he gained some understanding of this inexplicable technique.

It did not seem particularly special. It resembled the most basic Qi Refinement Art.

But could an ordinary Qi Refinement Art suddenly appear in someone's mind like this?

Absolutely impossible!

I never expected that just after being reborn, Fu Chengqin would set his sights on me again. At this point in my previous life, he should not have known me at all.

Chu Tian sighed inwardly, though hatred outweighed his sorrow.

In his previous life, Fu Chengqin had killed him on the spot over some trivial matter. Even now, he remembered the disdain and mockery in Fu Chengqin's eyes.

Reborn?

The moment Chu Tian circulated the Qi Refinement Art for the first time, Gu Yuan was able to smoothly arrive at his side.

Listening to Chu Tian's thoughts, Gu Yuan was simply stunned.

This kid had been reborn as well.

And from the sound of it, he had even been killed by Fu Chengqin.

That was not right. Fu Chengqin had been reborn because Chu Tian killed him, while Chu Tian had been reborn because Fu Chengqin killed him.

This was beyond absurd.

But who would lie to themselves for no reason? They could deceive others, but they should not deceive themselves.

Gu Yuan felt that the relationship between these two was a little tangled. No, it was exceptionally tangled.

Using the energy he had only just condensed, Gu Yuan guided Chu Tian to recall events from before his rebirth.

Several minutes later.

Looking at Chu Tian sitting cross-legged on the ground, Gu Yuan's expression turned somewhat grave.

There was a problem, and a major one at that.

Just now, Chu Tian had recalled his experiences from his previous life. Though Chu Tian himself had not noticed anything wrong, Gu Yuan, as a third party, had discovered it.

Chu Tian's memories contained only his life before joining Cangyuan Palace, as well as his current basic experiences in Cangyuan Palace.

The unusual parts were the possible opportunities within Cangyuan Palace and the memories involving Fu Chengqin.

What about all his other memories?

They did not exist!

No matter how Gu Yuan guided him, Chu Tian could not recall them. He could remember only that information.

This rebirth was rather shoddily put together.

Without continuing to concern himself with Chu Tian, who was still recovering, Gu Yuan shifted his attention back to Fu Chengqin.

The guidance ability activated.

Fu Chengqin began recalling the experiences of his previous life.

Fu Chengqin's memories contained his experiences before joining Cangyuan Palace, some of his current experiences within Cangyuan Palace, and nothing but his grudge with Chu Tian.

His death had come when his fellow disciple Chu Tian ambushed him in a secret realm.

This was utterly ridiculous.

Completely ridiculous!

Comparing the memories related to the two of them, there was practically no overlapping information. Moreover, both of them were victims in their own memories.

But was that possible?

It was not impossible.

But if so, it was far too convoluted, and some things simply did not add up.

Had the Heavenly Dao done this?

If the Heavenly Dao could pull something like this off, it probably would have collapsed already.

That left only the intervention of some mighty expert.

Interfering with rebirth?

Not very likely.

As an experienced webnovel reader, Gu Yuan guessed that only their memories had been altered.

But what was the point of fabricating two reborn people?

The person behind this had to be plotting something.

And it had to be closely connected to Cangyuan Palace.

Why did he say that?

Because Gu Yuan had discovered that every fortuitous opportunity in their memories was limited to Cangyuan Palace!

This was becoming more and more interesting.

It seemed this world truly was not the conventional fantasy world he had imagined.