Fleeing in panic, wretched and forlorn.
A star streaked across the boundless void, hurtling in one direction.
Within the star, a chaotic will was being consumed by malice and madness. At that moment, everything that had come before seemed to lose all meaning.
"Chen Fangqing! He schemed against me! He made me cast off my mortal body for him and settle his Cause and Effect! Despicable! He treated me like a pawn! How vile! How can someone like him exist in the Mortal World?"
The will repeated that name over and over, pouring more hatred and resentment into it each time.
"Just wait! Though I've lost everything I built up, this could be a new beginning! I've shed all that I once was, but kept my will intact! In the future, I'll forge a new path, free of the ancient Heavenly Dao! I'll truly live for myself! Like the Lu Clan, I'll break my shackles, escape my cage, and climb to the summit!"
At that thought, the will within the star turned venomous once more.
"But that puts me a step behind Chen Cuo. With his talent, he advances too quickly. Now that he's even come into contact with the River of Time Gap and the sundials of the past, he'll likely progress a thousand miles a day. One quick step makes every step quick. Even with all my preparations and schemes, by the time I reincarnate, seize a body, and cultivate anew, the gap between us will probably be wider still! For now, besides drawing the World-Honored One and the others into acting personally, I should find a way to mislead Chen Cuo, send him down the wrong path, and waste his years..."
As he thought, a circular stone slab gradually came into focus ahead.
The will within the