But this was precisely where the contradiction lay...
He pondered,
whether he should make an attempt—place several artificial shackles upon the Crimson Marks deep within his soul, leaving only the Past-Life Wisdom of his first life to gradually awaken and reveal itself to his future self in the next life,
or simply conceal the existence of the All-Causes Soul Pearl from his Past-Life Wisdom and perception.
Doing so would preserve his sense of self while also allowing him, to a certain extent, to break free from the influence the Soul Pearl exerted from the very moment of his birth.
He would step beyond his comfort zone and experience the tempering of cultivation entirely through his own efforts.
When the end of his lifespan arrived in the next life, he would break through the Soul Pearl's certain degree of "confinement" over his thoughts,
thereby gaining a genuine understanding of Life-and-Death Intent, going from zero to one and completing Reverse Life.
Naturally, he could not truly bind himself in a cocoon. Using the Soul Pearl's divine abilities, he would first leave behind a passively triggered "program" within the imprints of his past lives. When his true end came, it would automatically disintegrate his body...
However, just as Tan Lin was mulling over the feasibility of this matter, the benefits it might bring in the future, and the trade-offs concerning his growth,
and was preparing to activate the Soul Pearl and begin an unknown next life,
Whoosh!
A flash of inspiration suddenly crossed his mind.
As he neared the final moment, he no longer limited his thoughts to himself. Instead, he began reviewing the past and recalled the World Within World within the Heavenly Mystic Ancient Clan Secret Land in his previous life.
When his consciousness had been fading, he had watched the