"The six desires and seven emotions, the ties of the mortal world-the higher one climbed in cultivation, the more precious these ties became. I hope you can reunite with your Dao companion soon, Fellow Daoist Yuan."
Cao Yusheng could naturally see Yuangeng's longing and concern for his Dao companion. Many memories sealed away in his own heart for years had also been stirred, prompting his wistful remark.
He, too, had once possessed such ties. But as the world changed, he had fallen in battle time and again through the ages. Not only had he been powerless to protect those old friends, he no longer even knew how they were doing.
"We'll reach the Immortal Domain eventually. I hope I'll have another chance to see her." Yuangeng cupped his hands toward Cao Yusheng.
Given the profound reserves behind the Burial Lord's lineage, Yuangeng felt that the true life-or-death ordeal for his Dao companion had been the battle between Emperors at the end of the Chaotic Ancient Era. As long as she survived that, even sleeping in a burial pit for an era or two would amount to little.
"My time is nearly up. Sorry for the trouble, Fellow Daoist Yuan-you'll have much running around to do in the years ahead."
Cao Yusheng nodded. A faint rosy glow rose from between his brows, and the Four Reincarnation Seals trembled in unison. His myriad worlds Dao fruit, along with his cultivation, memories, and everything else, returned to the Reincarnation Seals.
Before their very eyes, Cao Yusheng's aura, once as profound and majestic as an immortal mountain, rapidly weakened. Even his gaze grew clear as his memories drained away.
Soon, the Netherworld Venerable who had once looked down upon the universe vanished, replaced by a plump young man who appeared to have no cultivation