"You were more accepting of life and death than most beings I've met."
Di Yi sighed softly. Female Kunpeng possessed not only an immortal's grace, but also an immortal's bearing, standing aloof from worldly strife in her tranquility.
Had it been another being, such as someone from the Lower Realm's Eight Regions, or the Western Religion's Sect Master whom he had once annihilated in the Upper Realm, learning of this sort of "reincarnation" would surely have made them desperate, scrambling until their heads split to seize such an opportunity.
"It isn't that I'm accepting of it. I'm simply too tired, weary at heart." Female Kunpeng smiled faintly and shook her head. "Enough, let's return to our earlier topic. Perhaps Wu Shi and No End truly are connected, but that means nothing to either of us. He lives in the distant future. Perhaps he isn't even in this realm, or even in the stretch of sea where the Primordial Ancient Realm floats, but somewhere in the Unknown Land."
"Yes. For the present age, for you and me, whether Wu Shi is connected to No End means nothing." Di Yi nodded, but soon changed tack. "But Wu Shi himself is not without significance."
"Do you mean that he verified the 'cycle of life, death, and reincarnation'?" Female Kunpeng asked.
"Partly, but more because of other things." Di Yi shook his head. "You said the place beyond the portal was a battlefield, one displaying carnage far greater than the war of the Immortal Ancient Era, with far-reaching repercussions. That helped me understand a few things.
"This world is far larger than you know. Earlier, you said you felt as though I had existed since ages long past. In fact, that perception was correct.
"In the age when I was active, the Primordial Ancient