Lesser Yang Mountain.
The Yongzhi Secret Realm.
In a secluded corner.
Wang Ba abruptly opened his eyes.
"The transformation of adversity and prosperity... I never expected the teachings of my previous life to remain rooted in my heart."
He shook his head gently.
Many memories of his previous life had long faded, yet some of the most fundamental imprints remained branded in the deepest recesses of his heart.
As the saying went, in adversity, cultivate oneself alone; in prosperity, bring aid to all under heaven.
Many people in his previous life had held such convictions.
This, too, came from the teachings they had received.
Yet most who held such convictions lived in hardship.
Instead, those with no such intentions achieved "prosperity."
It could not help but make one sigh.
With this understanding, and with Ice Daoist helping the world on his behalf, a heavy burden seemed to lift from his heart, and his whole being immediately felt much lighter.
A trace of joy then flashed through his eyes:
"But I never expected Ice Daoist to reach Nascent Soul first."
Feeling the various insights into ascension coming from Ice Daoist, it was as though he had personally undergone a Nascent Soul tribulation.
In fact, that was indeed the case.
The two were originally one; with Ice Daoist undergoing the tribulation over there, he had effectively undergone it once here as well.
Previously, he had had no idea how to merge his divine soul, but now, viewing it from the higher level of Nascent Soul, he suddenly gained a little inspiration.
Yet that inspiration was still like something shrouded behind a thin mist, difficult to see through.
A thought stirred in Wang Ba's mind. He turned his hand over, and a flask of spirit wine bearing a sense of the vicissitudes of