"I was wondering how I suddenly came to have an other self in this world." Qin Tian looked at the scarlet reverse swastika, realization dawning on his face.
This was none other than the one who had demonized Meng Qi back then, a being of cause and effect and fortune that Meng Qi had severed from himself.
These Demonized Three Pure Ones dwelled in past time and space. It was inconvenient for those of the Other Shore to act, so they had simply entrusted the task to Qin Tian, treating it as training.
This time, he had occupied Meng Xiaoqi's body and awakened him into an other self, hoping to use Meng Xiaoqi's unique standing to influence Meng Qi's true self indirectly.
After all, in a certain sense, Meng Xiaoqi was also Meng Qi, an incarnation of him.
Even though Meng Qi had initially had no intention of changing Meng Xiaoqi, once he assumed the mantle of Yuanshi Tianzun, Meng Xiaoqi had naturally become his other self. Their similar existences and standing naturally drew him toward Meng Qi, making him part of the great concept that was Yuanshi Tianzun.
"So it was you stirring up trouble again!" Qin Tian understood.
"Hey, long time no see!" This time, the demonized Meng Qi had not immediately started shouting about fighting and killing. Of course, that was most likely also because he simply could not win. The beating last time had already taught him to stay calm in Qin Tian's presence.
"Let's find somewhere to talk!" The demonized Meng Qi pointed at a nearby café.
Qin Tian considered it for a moment, then nodded. "Sure!"
The two entered the café and sat by the window, their coffees steaming before them. The bright sunlight on their bodies dispelled the slight chill of early winter.