Deep within the Underworld, Qin Shujian was conversing with Lady Pingxin.
"Before true reincarnation emerges, the Underworld's existence merely makes the rules of heaven and earth a little more complete and delays their destruction somewhat. It cannot change anything.
"Otherwise, the First Era would never have perished."
Lady Pingxin's expression remained calm.
The Underworld could only mend some of the flaws in heaven and earth. It could not truly enable them to shed their illusory nature and become real.
Hearing this,
Qin Shujian said, "Illusion will ultimately perish, but reality does not endure forever either. All we seek is a more distant future."
He paused.
His gaze swept over the vast Underworld.
"You must have sensed it too, Lady Pingxin. Reality is now merging with illusion, and the level of existence of all life throughout heaven and earth and the universe is transforming little by little. Though they will not wait for us to complete that transformation,
"if we seize this opportunity to steal some of the power of reality, could we create true reincarnation?"
Lady Pingxin fell silent for a moment.
At last,
she shook her head slightly. "I cannot be certain. Though reality is the key to reincarnation, whether the power of reality currently available can give rise to true reincarnation remains a question.
"I will do my utmost. At the very least, I will give you some help when the war begins."
"That is enough."
Having received her answer, Qin Shujian nodded in satisfaction.
He did not ask for much.
All he wanted was a definite answer from Lady Pingxin.
Now that he had it,
there was nothing more to say.
Then,
he changed the subject, a trace of a smile appearing on his previously solemn face. "Lady Pingxin, you are a Great Power of the First