The First Immortal of Destiny

Upon hearing that Shen Mo and Chen Mengze were preparing to return to the Immortal Realm, Guan Ling felt a touch of regret but didn’t express much.

Immediately, she waved her hand, causing the scenery outside the grass hut to transform.

From the original dark void, it gradually became bizarre and colorful, filled with unimaginable sights and colors; strange sounds, seemingly of demonic or celestial music, echoed endlessly.

In such circumstances, both Shen Mo and Chen Mengze lost their sense of time, unsure whether a moment or several months had passed.

When they regained awareness, they noticed that the scenery outside the grass hut had become blue skies and white clouds with undulating Immortal Mountains. A closer look would reveal these were the peaks of the Corpse Mountain Range, but the sights appeared twisted and strange, as if viewed through a layer of deformed transparent Dark Ice!

Projecting her power into the cultivation world and sustaining a grass hut unaffected by the Heavenly Dao was no easy task for Guan Ling, requiring the scattered force of deceased Deities to achieve.

Thus, she straightforwardly brought Shen Mo and Chen Mengze back to the Universal Realm, only then discussing the main matter.

The merit from the cultivators who had slain the Deities was yet to be calculated, pending the conclusion of the "Catastrophe of Godfall" to settle;

As for Shen Mo and Chen Mengze, the two of them had personally slain a total of twenty-three Deities, with sixteen credited to Shen Mo and seven to Chen Mengze!

"Thank you for your trouble, fellow daoist Guan!"

Once more, Shen Mo retrieved Lady Yu’s fragmented soul, protecting it with mana, and slowly delivered it to Guan Ling’s presence.

Guan Ling accepted the fragmented soul but didn’t rush to perform magic, smiling at Shen Mo, she said: "There are two methods to save Lady Yu. The first is to fully restore her to her state before her fall, preserving all her cultivation and memories. The second approach is merely completing her three souls and seven spirits, then sending her for reincarnation. Choosing which style ultimately relies on fellow daoist Qingyun to decide!"

By rights, Shen Mo shouldn’t be the one deciding for Lady Yu, but she now only had a fetal light soul remaining, incapable of even simple communication, requiring someone to make the decision.

Moreover, if it weren’t for Shen Mo’s willingness to pay the price, she wouldn’t even have the chance to reincarnate!

Logically and emotionally, Shen Mo was the best choice to make the decision on her behalf.

"Lady Yu cultivated the Mechanic Path, which is a Trivial Path both in the Immortal Realm and other worlds. Even if she were alive again, possessing the cultivation of the Divine Bridge Realm, it would be hard for her to make further breakthroughs in this life!"

"Not to mention her origin world, which had perished and vanished completely tens of thousands of years ago."

"Her relatives and friends also died, likely leaving fragmented souls just like her, clinging to existence by relying on Evil Spirits. Keeping memories of past lives can only add to the pain, what good does it serve?"

Shen Mo wasn’t aware of Lady Yu’s original intentions, only seeking to weigh the pros and cons and choose a better path for her.

After further inquiry, Shen Mo learned from Guan Ling that she could send Lady Yu’s soul into Green Cloud Cave for reincarnation, likely possessing extraordinary cultivation talent; Shen Mo hesitated no longer and chose the latter "rebirth" method for Lady Yu.

"Alright then!"

Guan Ling nodded slightly, subsequently scattering odd sparkles from her fingertips, landing upon Lady Yu’s fragmented soul.

Chen Mengze widened her eyes with curiosity, but her cultivation level was too low to discern any clues; Shen Mo donned the [Method Eye Candle Wisp], clearly observing the marks left by hundreds of thousands of years fading from Lady Yu’s fragmented soul under Guan Ling’s manipulation, as though time was reversing!

This magical method had often been employed by the former master of Death Jaw to fend off and eliminate enemies.

Through Death Jaw’s power, one could apply time forces to return a specified person or object to their state of years ago, centuries, tens of thousands of years, or even millions of years, or accelerate the flow of time.

Without an opposing magic treasure or magic, even True Immortals cultivated over millions of years could fall to such means.

Typically, a True Immortal Realm expert’s lifespan is nearly boundless. Even if Death Jaw accelerated time, in a blink passing tens of thousands or millions of years, it would hardly affect them significantly, almost impossible for one to age and die; but time could rewind, returning them to their mortal state, or even an infant or embryo stage, effortlessly slaying an Immortal!

Of course, some True Immortals with mysterious methods could stabilize their cultivation level, unaffected by either accelerated or rewinding time, like a steadfast rock in a rapid stream, entirely immovable.

Faced with such figures, it would require true strength and combat skills to engage them!

A moment later.

Under the peculiar sparkles, strands of soul power continuously emerged from the void, resembling shards of a broken cup pieced together; her three souls and seven spirits gradually became complete.

Lady Yu’s figure quickly took shape, though appearing somewhat ethereal, similar to other cultivator’s souls!

Then, with a gentle flick of Guan Ling’s finger, the completed soul of Lady Yu, enveloped in sparkles, flew out of the grass hut, flickering a few times in mid-air, then faded entirely.

"I have sent Lady Yu into reincarnation. If all goes well, she will be born in fellow daoist Qingyun’s cave in ten months!"

"With my left-behind aura, you will feel the moment she is born..."

Upon hearing these words, Shen Mo felt a lightness in his heart, as if wiping away a stain from the mirror of his heart, his Path Heart becoming somewhat clearer.

"Ultimately settling Lady Yu’s matter well, after a few years, one can send someone to welcome her into the sect, assisting her in embarking anew on the cultivation path!"

Shen Mo pondered silently, then opened his mouth to inquire about the Formless Path from Guan Ling.

"I am an Artifact Spirit, fundamentally different from you; our cultivation paths are vastly apart. How could I possibly guide your cultivation?" Guan Ling said with a hand on her forehead, appearing rather helpless, "If you were to inquire about the Path of Time and Space, I might explain a thing or two! However, at present, you have yet to become a True Immortal, making it difficult to comprehend what I teach; perhaps approach this path later."

Shen Mo nodded, having to shift his plans to the Jade Spring Fairy, hoping she could leave the cultivation world alive.

Subsequently, he sacrificed five Deities’ worth to request Guan Ling’s help in deciphering the remnants of the golden page from the Longevity Demon Lord, with rune words so profound, he had studied it for a long time without grasping a single clue.

Unexpectedly, as Guan Ling took the damaged golden page and glanced at the celestial seal, her expression radically turned solemn.

"Fellow daoist Qingyun, where did you acquire this golden page?" Guan Ling, dropping her earlier relaxed demeanor, asked Shen Mo seriously.