Paths Both Forward and Back

"Even the Mystic Maiden has grown old!"

A monk's outward appearance can deceive, but his true inner self cannot.

The Emperor and Empress had never seen Xuan Nu stop fighting because she was exhausted.

This only proves that Xuan Nu has indeed aged and no longer possesses the fierce and ruthless killing power she once had, capable of fighting for days on end.

The emperor and empress looked at their fair arms, and in just a short moment, coarse hair appeared on their arms.

Their hair was still shiny, even with a faint sheen, but the emperor and empress were equally aware that they were getting old.

Those who lived in the past became the rulers, acquiring resources such as Fate Technique, spiritual fruits, and elixirs, thus becoming immortal in the eyes of ordinary people. However, everything belonging to Kunlun is aging.

"Jiang Qi presented me with a Six-Lifetime Reincarnation Method, this method..."

"Your Majesty should know that this life is irreplaceable. Even if we successfully create a second life, we may not be able to reach the same heights as before, and we might even waste our lives in a few decades of idleness!"

"No, no, no, you only know Jiang Qi's technique. The Holy Son also told me about a technique a few days ago."

"Oh?"

"This is the technique of Yang Corporeal Soul Incarnation, this method..."

The Emperor did not understand how Zhang Xuezhou would cultivate in the future, but he knew how he himself should cultivate.

The Technique Method offered by Jiang Qi alone are insufficient, but when combined and integrated, they produce different results.

"Does Your Majesty mean that some of us will be Reincarnation, while others will remain in our current form?" The Emperor and Empress gasped. "But Laojun seems to have done this before. He transformed into Li Er in the mortal realm and was almost killed because of it. Is this feasible?"

"It wouldn't hurt to give it a try!"

The Emperor sat upright on the throne in the main hall of Jade Pool Palace, and then took a deep breath.

To have him place all his bets on the Six-Lifetime Reincarnation Method would be a huge gamble.

However, if the Yang Corporeal Soul Incarnation Technique can be performed to divide the body, and then two separate but connected bodies can be formed by relying on the Six-Lifetime Reincarnation Method, then it would be a different situation.

Everything he owns will not disappear, and everything he creates in the future is open to countless possibilities.

"This requires us to maintain order in Kunlun and guard against villains who might covet our weakness," the Empress said. "Moreover, I think this matter can be postponed a bit, since we are currently observing the Holy Son's path, and perhaps we too can break through our limits and catch up with Hongjun's path!"

"There's no rush," the Emperor nodded. "We won't die in these few decades, and the connection between these two techniques is not easy; we need to study them carefully!"

"It's good that Your Majesty isn't in a hurry," the Emperor and Empress said with a sigh of relief. "In that case, it seems our kindness to the Holy Son wasn't in vain!"

"Our kindness is limited," the Emperor said, shaking his head.

"His cultivation method is unique. Staying in Kunlun for cultivation for a long time is not beneficial. Experiencing the mortal world is also a good thing," the Emperor and Empress said.

"Though the mortal world is wonderful, the Holy Son's heart has also wandered!"

The Emperor murmured something.

Seeing a monkey head emerge from his chest as if about to speak, he didn't wait for the monkey to fully materialize. He rubbed the monkey back and forth for a while and then swallowed it whole.

"Your Majesty should have unique advantages in cultivating the Yang Corporeal Soul Incarnation Technique, but the Yang Corporeal Soul you have transformed into may be somewhat unruly!"

"If I'm unruly by nature, I need more discipline. If you strip away the seriousness that comes with this long robe, I might really be this monkey-like person inside!"

"This..."

"Sitting on that chair for so long, I've almost forgotten who I was originally!"

No one is born with the air of an emperor.

He had been sitting on the bronze throne for so long that he had almost forgotten his younger self.

He whispered to the emperor and empress, mentioning his youthful foolishness and mischievousness, as well as his audacious acts. It wasn't until he took over the throne of Di Jun that he had to become more composed and became the Heavenly Court Emperor in the eyes of many.

When I was a kid, my favorite thing to do was run up to the top of the mountain and yell a few times!

The Emperor and Empress spoke softly.

The emperor and empress also had few memories of their younger selves; if the emperor hadn't mentioned it, she might have completely forgotten about herself back then.

But looking back now, the emperor and empress only remember that when they were ignorant about cultivation, they liked to go to the highest mountain to absorb the essence of Heaven and Earth, which led to their later success.

"It won't be so easy for you to shout these days," the Emperor said with a smile.

"I probably won't be able to yell anymore!"

The Emperor and Empress thought about how she had been carefree back then, and how she had become so composed and dignified now. It was indeed difficult to ask her to break free of her shackles and start yelling.

"Then let's wait until we're carefree in our second life to roar again!"

The Emperor chuckled, then glanced at the water curtain that had been reduced to pavilions and towers, before finally standing up.

As if remembering something, he stopped just as he was about to transform into lightning and leave.

"Mi Fei, Shang Yuan, and Tai Zhen joined forces to use their seductive arts to lure that Buddhist disciple from the Western Sect, causing his yang energy to concentrate in one place. Your hairpin just happened to hit his vital point. If you rashly pull out the hairpin, he might die from exhaustion of his yang energy." The Emperor said, "This matter could be big or small. When the Western Sect comes to our door, we must treat them politely and give them whatever they ask for, lest people gossip behind our backs!"

"My precious artifact has been tainted!"

The emperor and empress couldn't help but feel a headache whenever they thought about their hairpins, as they felt that the hairpins were no longer pure.

The emperor and empress were of good character, but her demonic nature remained; she was easily angered if her sore spot was touched.

The Empress and the Emperor had no say in why the Buddha Son Shigong had become like this before. All she knew was that Buddha Son Shigong's behavior was too absurd and something she could not tolerate in Jade Pool Palace, which made her want to kill him at the time.

Her murderous intent, the obstruction of the Daoist Randeng, the self-salvation of the Buddha Son Shigong, and the subtle application of seductive arts all contributed to the loss of control.

"Fine, fine, let them do whatever they want then, I'll handle the aftermath!"

After the Emperor gave another instruction, the Empress had no choice but to agree.

"By the way, if we truly achieve a second life, when our original bodies die naturally, will we still be ourselves, or will we have become another kind of being?"

"We'll see when we try!"

The Emperor transformed into lightning and left Jade Pool Palace, and the Empress also asked a question.

The lightning in the palace vanished, leaving only a few brief numbers suspended in the air.

"Give it a try! There's never a better time than now!"

The emperor and empress in Jade Pool Palace felt somewhat lonely, but she quickly became excited.

They could use Zhang Xuezhou to peek into ' Mr. Ren ' and thus choose to follow Hongjun's path.

They can go back and have a second life, just like Laojun, and try to have a second life.

This situation, where there are options both to advance and retreat, did not exist in the past.

The time was not long, but the situation facing the Kunlun Sacred Land was completely different. This change was so rapid that even the emperor and empress still felt somewhat dazed, as if it were the time when the Heavenly Court was replaced by the Immortal Court. In just a few decades, everything had been turned upside down and completely different.