Chen Xun revealed a faint, unfathomable smile.
Ji Yan's breathing paused slightly, though his gaze remained fixed on the distance. He said calmly, "The Nine-Heavens Immortal Alliance has seven cultivators of the Time Dao. Beings like us have long stood alone between Tiandi, beyond the karmic bonds of time."
In other words, trying to break through the River of Time to find them in their youth was nothing but wishful thinking. Nor was there any possibility of resurrection left.
By saying this, he only wished to tell Chen Xun that he could not investigate it and had no interest in doing so. He was not Ke Ding.
Yet from those words, he already knew that Chen Xun likely had not come from a Domain.
And back then.
He had been the first to guess that Chen Xun might be a Longevity Seed. Thus, he had abandoned everything and decisively seized Star Pivot's body, because he knew that if he wished to continue onward with World-Crosser, longevity mattered more than strength.
Chen Xun tilted his head slightly.
"So it is related to the Three Thousand Universes." Ji Yan's gaze became incomparably profound. "...But back then, there were no universes yet."
He understood.
He even understood that Chen Xun himself seemed not to know much about his own origins. Otherwise, he would not have waited until now to say such words.
"Many years ago, I did not care much about this matter. Now that I have seen through Tiandi, it has left a small knot in my heart."
"I understand."
Ji Yan cast a deep look at Yu Ganting, who was still mining. "It seems you already have plans. Letting him return is fine as well. At the very least, he can serve as a hidden piece."
"Mm." Chen Xun replied softly.