Past and Present Lives, Huang Tian and Lu Di!

The surface of the pool gradually returned to calm, and the figure sitting cross-legged within it had his eyes closed, as if facing him across countless ages.

Yu Tunzhou stood by the pond, his gaze fixed on that figure, and the complex emotions surging in his heart subsided somewhat.

Although this also puzzled him, it was far better than seeing some mysterious, powerful Immortals and Gods standing in the pool.

Then, Yu Tunzhou stared intently at the human figure in the pond, and the long-forgotten confusion resurfaced in his mind.

Could it be that my past life was truly that of the Grand Dharma Master Xuandu?

So-called past life memories are nothing more than one of the many lifetimes one has gone through during reincarnation.

His brows furrowed slightly, then slowly relaxed, and Yu Tunzhou's gaze became calm.

Compared to those more absurd possibilities, this is already the most acceptable "answer" at present.

Yu Tunzhou stared at Xuandu Dao's body, knowing full well that this secret Ksitigarbha too many secrets about his origins, and that he would surely return one day.

"Fellow Daoist, I told you you had no problem."

Huntian's voice came from within the Primordial Spirit Heaven and Earth, carrying an expected certainty, yet also concealing undisguised envy.

"Fellow Daoist, Laojun truly deserve to be Laojun's chief disciple. Laozi must have made many preparations for you, paving the way for your reincarnation long ago. Otherwise, even for great Divine Ability beings like us, if our reincarnation were as thorough as yours, our True Spirit would have long since disintegrated and scattered into the myriad realms."

"How could it be like this now, with the True Spirit almost complete?"

Huntian glanced at the pool and sighed.

"Laojun probably left an anchor of his True Spirit within that Dao body for you, fellow Daoist. That Dao body was essentially left for you as well, for the future..."

Before he finished speaking, fine ripples appeared on the surface of the pool again without warning.

The Huntian noise gradually subsided.

The hall fell silent once more.

Even the sound of breathing was barely audible; only the slight ripples on the water's surface were exceptionally clear in the empty palace.

"This is... fellow Daoist, do you have other scattered True Spirit?" Huntian muttered. "We must deal with that as soon as possible, otherwise, if others find them first, the trouble will be considerable."

Just then, the water returned to calm, the ripples subsided, and the surface became clear as a mirror, revealing another scene.

Yu Tunzhou's pupils contracted sharply, and his normally impenetrable but powerful aura uncontrollably leaked out, startling Lu Di, who was lying unconscious on the ground beside him, awakening him.

He scrambled to his feet, his mind a blur. He vaguely remembered a streak of light entering his forehead before losing consciousness.

He reached up and touched his forehead to make sure there was no hole running through it, then his gaze was drawn to the Yu Tunzhou in front of him.

With just one glance, he felt a slight chill run down his spine.

A chilling aura emanated from Yu Tunzhou.

This person's strength seems to be no weaker than Master Lu's, so how come he can't even control his aura?

What did he see that caused him to lose his composure like this?

Lu Di shook his head, suddenly remembering that he seemed to have seen two figures reflected in the pool in front of him...

Ripples appeared on the surface of the pool again, then subsided once more.

This time, what is reflected is a flowing image.

On the pool, a young man sat at a table, seemingly recovering from a serious illness. His head was still wrapped in bandages, and his face was slightly pale. The two people at the next table were helping him pick up food with concern, their eyes full of tenderness.

Yu Tunzhou stared intently at the screen, his mind already churning with turmoil.

Because of what appeared in the image...

It's me from a past life!

Sitting on either side of "himself" were his mentor and his wife, who had treated him very well!

Yu Tunzhou didn't miss a single detail on the screen. Suddenly, the phone on the table lit up, displaying the exact time...

He was instantly shaken; this was a year after he had accompanied his teacher on a field trip to the ruins!

Dead memories assaulted him at that moment.

During his winter vacation in his previous life, he went with his teacher to investigate an ancient site and was responsible for identifying a statue of a god. However, an earthquake struck midway through the trip, and the heavy statue of the god collapsed and crashed down.

He pushed the teacher away, but unfortunately, he was hit by the statue on the spot.

When he opened his eyes again, he had already arrived in this world.

But now...

Yu Tunzhou was clearly distracted.

He subconsciously continued to activate his Cultivation Method, but the water surface did not change further.

It seems that his True Spirit only exists in two forms: one is the Xuandu Dao Body, and the other is... his past self.

"Great Sage, is it possible to use this True Spirit Pool to pinpoint the world where the True Spirit resides?"

Yu Tunzhou suddenly asked.

Huntian was taken aback and hesitated, saying, "Theoretically feasible, but practically unknown. After all, this is the Azure Emperor's Law Treasure, and I've only heard of it in rumors; I don't know the specific method of controlling it."

Yu Tunzhou frowned and immediately tried to establish communication with the True Spirit Pool in front of him, but no matter whether he used his Primordial Spirit or inputted his Gang Qi, there was no response, and he couldn't even affect the calmness of the water's surface.

His expression was more solemn and serious than ever before.

The timeframe is one year from now...

I have been in this world for six years...

Is this due to a difference in the flow of time between the two realms?

But who is that "self" dining with the mentor and his wife at the table?

At this moment, Yu Tunzhou was lost in thought and fell into a daze.

who I am?

Am I really me?

Which one am I?

If Yu Tunzhou hadn't already stepped onto the threshold of the Nature-Seeing Heaven, with a firm and steadfast Dao heart, this self-questioning alone would have been enough to breed inner demons and lead him astray.

Even so, he still fell into a state of self-doubt.

Because he couldn't explain any of it!

He transmigrated to this world six years ago, thinking it would be a "simple" transmigration.

But today, it was discovered that in the original world, "he" still exists, and did not die in the accident. Instead, he was discharged from the hospital a year later and was taken home by his teacher to be cared for...

And why do I only have these two True Spirit divisions?

Yu Tunzhou a deep breath, exhaling all the turbid air from his chest, and suppressed his surging emotions.

He examined the reflection in the pool again and asked Huntian if there was Secret Method to pinpoint the location of the True Spirit and travel there.

If possible, he wants to go back to Earth!

"That would require at least the level of Immortals and Gods." Huntian shook his head, comforting him, "Fellow Daoist, there's no need to worry. Finding your unique True Spirit in the vast lower realm is no different from bumping into someone on the roadside and discovering they are the reincarnation of Haotian."

Just then, Lu Di also arrived at the edge of the pool.

The previously calm water surface began to ripple again without warning.

This sudden change was so unexpected that even Yu Tunzhou was momentarily distracted, and Hun Huntian in his Primordial Spirit Heaven and Earth stared wide-eyed, unwilling to miss a single moment.

Because the one standing beside them is very likely one of the True Spirit that Haotian split off from!

Yu Tunzhou's expression was serious. Even without the corresponding Secret Method, he had still caused changes in the True Spirit Pool, and the previous True Spirit had also been injected into it...

Even if Lu Di wasn't Haotian's True Spirit avatar, he was definitely some important figure who left behind some kind of backup plan here.

The water shimmered, and the image gradually solidified.

This time, the surface of the pool was split in two by an invisible force.

In the right half of the picture, a bare-chested figure walks alone in the desolate desert with yellow sand everywhere. On his back, a bright and shining sun is clearly imprinted.

Yu Tunzhou's pupils suddenly contracted.

Although it was just a glimpse of his back, he still recognized who it was.

It was him!

How could it be him?

Huang Tian...

Is it a projection of the Supreme Emperor Haotian?!

Yu Tunzhou suddenly realized that Huang Tian was Lu Daolin's grand-disciple!

He suddenly looked to the other side, only to find that it wasn't Lu Daolin as he had imagined.

The scene was nothing but chaos, with a figure vaguely visible sitting cross-legged within, motionless, as if it had been asleep for countless years.

Yu Tunzhou frowned; this did not seem to be the Martial Ancestor.

Are there other "scenes"?

The moment the thought crossed his mind, an extraordinary phenomenon occurred.

In the chaotic mist, the indistinct figure slowly raised its head.

A pair of eyes seemed to pierce through the chaos, through the surface of the pool, and "looked" directly at the two people by the pool.

In that instant, Yu Tunzhou had the illusion of "meeting" the other party, and a sense of instinctive fear instantly swept through his body.

He leaned back abruptly, avoiding the other person's gaze.

The next instant, the previously calm pool water suddenly boiled, bubbling and churning violently, as if something was about to burst from the bottom of the pool!

Yu Tunzhou immediately pulled the Lu Di backward, keeping a close eye on the True Spirit Pool ahead, ready to evacuate at any moment.

"This guy..." Huntian exclaimed in shock, "Could it be that the Heavenly Emperor really isn't dead?!"

"You suspect that was the Heavenly Emperor just now?" Yu Tunzhou asked in a deep voice.

Huntian said solemnly, "Generally speaking, Primordial Unity who are infinitely close to or have already reached the Primordial Unity can sense the existence of the True Spirit through Secret Method. However, this True Spirit Pool was created by a certain Sect Master Sage and has the special blessing of the Heavenly Court. Ordinary Primordial Unity cultivators may not even be able to sense the spying from the True Spirit Pool!"

"This person was able to sense our spying immediately, and even 'intrude' in reverse, interfering with the True Spirit Pool. Their strength is by no means small, and they are most likely the true form of Haotian!"

Yu Tunzhou's expression was solemn. "If it is Haotian's true form, how could his True Spirit be scattered outside?"

Huntian fell silent instantly.

Indeed, this is the most fatal flaw; it doesn't make logical sense.

Soon, the boiling water subsided and returned to its clear state.

Yu Tunzhou accompanied Lu Di and tried again. This time, only the reflection of Huang Tian was visible on the water, while the other half was pitch black.

Hun Heavenly Dao said, "This person possesses a method to prevent True Spirit from spying on him, and after sensing our presence, he deliberately concealed the secrets of heaven."

The Yu Tunzhou, and the Lu Di tried several more times, but found that the water surface did not change in any other way.

This means that only two True Spirit remain scattered on Lu Di.

One of them was incredibly mysterious, yet possessed astonishing strength; his cultivation was so terrifying that he could interfere with the True Spirit Pool in reverse.

The other one was Huang Tian, a disciple of the Mending Heaven Pavilion and a grand-disciple of the Martial Ancestor!

On the contrary, the Martial Ancestor Lu Daolin, whom they had previously suspected the most, had no connection whatsoever with the True Spirit of "Haotian".

"That's the whole truth..."

Yu Tunzhou deliberately stopped thinking about the doubts surrounding his past and present lives and focused his attention on the Lu Di.

"If we bring Lu Di back to the Central Plains, wouldn't he immediately engage in a battle between True Spirit with Huang Tian?"

Huntian was silent for a moment, then said, "Fellow Daoist, you can leave him in a small realm. Blessed lands and grotto-heavens also belong to the category of small realms. As long as they are not in the same world, it will not trigger a competition between True Spirit."

Yu Tunzhou nodded. "You mean Luofu Grotto-Heaven? It seems this is the only way for now."

He found this matter extremely difficult to handle.

The Lu Di was left behind by Master Lu, Yu Tunzhou couldn't just sit idly by and watch him return to the Central Plains, engage in a battle of True Spirit with Huang Tian, and then die and disappear.

Although Huang Tian had an eccentric personality, he was straightforward in his actions. He had interacted with Huang Tian twice, once in Dragon Gate and once in the Eastern Wilderness, and his impression of Huang Tian was fairly good.

But unfortunately, there are irreconcilable conflicts between these two Mortal Realm...

Yu Tunzhou turned around and saw that Lu Di's brows still held a lingering sense of bewilderment, his figure was slender but his back was straight, and there was a hint of stubbornness in his eyes.

He had previously tested Lu Di's temperament by pressing down on him with his own qi, and confirmed that the latter only cared about his temperament and was indeed a good candidate for Martial Dao cultivation.

"The True Spirit of Haotian..." Yu Tunzhou thought of Master Lu's instructions to Lu Di before he left.

Since Lu Daolin has been replaced by himself, does that mean he really has to teach Lu Di martial arts himself?

Barring unforeseen circumstances, Yu Tunzhou does not believe that the once all-powerful Supreme Emperor Haotian still has True Spirit scattered outside.

Judging from the current situation, it is more likely that Haotian has died and his True Spirit has scattered into the myriad realms, but one of them has risen again, or perhaps... some contingency plan left behind by Haotian in the past!

Regardless of which one it is, judging from his strength, he has already gathered almost all the True Spirit, leaving only the Huang Tian of the Central Plains and the Lu Di of the Southern Ultimate Realm.

Yu Tunzhou's expression suddenly changed slightly.

Huang Tian, Lu Di?

This name...

Master Lu was probably not obtained casually.

"It seems this is the final clue that Master Lu wanted me to find."

Yu Tunzhou looked at the True Spirit Pool before him.

Some understood why Master Lu emphasized the importance of acquiring the Lu Di before the other sects could explore the Heavenly Court together.

This person's identity is truly extraordinary.

In addition, there is this True Spirit Pool.

Yu Tunzhou circled the True Spirit Pool, trying to find an angle from which it could pry it out.

This True Spirit Pool can sense the location of True Spirit, and it must be something that all the Dharma Aspect masters on the Heaven Ranking dream of.

If news about the True Spirit Pool were to be released, the entire Central Plains would likely be in an uproar, and everyone on the Heaven Ranking would flock to it.

In order to prevent the Dharma Aspect of the world from fighting to the death and needlessly weakening the power of the Central Plains Human Race, Yu Tunzhou also wanted to do his part by "moving" the True Spirit Pool back home.

Despite searching around and around, they couldn't find a suitable spot to pry it open. Trying to scoop the water out of the pool was like trying to catch the moon's reflection in water.

Yu Tunzhou examined it for a moment, then took out the Vajra Bracelet. If there was no angle, he would create one himself.

There's probably nothing in the world harder than what's in his hand.

He tentatively struck the pool wall, and with a crisp sound, the entire Eastern Ultimate Wondrous Majesty Palace trembled violently!

The next moment, Yu Tunzhou and the Lu Di were "thrown" out of the Eastern Ultimate Wondrous Majesty Palace.

Yu Tunzhou looked bewildered as he watched helplessly as the entire world surrounding the Eastern Ultimate Wondrous Majesty Palace gradually faded away and disappeared before his eyes.

What's going on here...?

boom--

A deafening roar suddenly came from afar!

Yu Tunzhou's expression changed drastically. He immediately sent the Lu Di into the inner space of the Vajra Bracelet, activated the Heavenly Court Fragment, and prepared to evacuate.

But to his surprise, a screech came from afar:

"A mere counterfeit and imitation, nothing more than a weed growing in the mud of this Mortal Realm, dares to lay a fist on me?"

Its sound was like thunder, carrying the majestic and awe-inspiring power of heaven.

Yu Tunzhou turned around and saw a golden divine figure standing between heaven and earth. With a reach of his hand, a golden halberd instantly materialized in the Void, its blade gleaming with cold light, reflecting the illusory images of the stars in the sky.

He wielded a golden halberd and brought it down, tearing the Void beneath it as if it were thin paper. Dark spatial turbulence surged out from the crack, possessing the power to destroy the heavens and the earth!

Under the majestic power of heaven, the entire ruins of the Eastern Heavenly Gate suddenly trembled and sank several inches!

What collided head-on with it was a grandeur far beyond Yu Tunzhou's comprehension...

The strongest Martial Intention!

Yu Tunzhou was startled. He saw a figure in pure white suspended in the Void, his wide robes fluttering in the wind.

The man stood barefoot on the invisible Martial Dao energy, his figure as insignificant as dust before the towering divine image, yet the strongest Martial Intention bursting forth from his flesh and bones forcefully withstood the overwhelming divine might.

He raised his fist and charged forward.

Mortal Realm a hundred generations, Martial Dao for a thousand.

Everything is contained in this one punch.