Chapter 103: Mortal Legend

【Your expression dazed, your gaze weaving through the crowd, as if every mortal woman's silhouette were Xiao Ya Huan.】

【The one you lost will never return to your side again.】

【From then on, you began to wander the Mortal Dust.】

【In the second year of wandering the Mortal Dust, as your understanding of the rules of heaven and earth deepened, you successfully broke through to the first Legend Realm.】

【Congratulations on unlocking the Special Event Achievement of Dream Reincarnation—Mortal Legend.】

【Friendly reminder: all Special Event Achievements can be crafted into Dream Reincarnation Reflection Cards.】

Lin Chuan was somewhat surprised.

Having entered the Legend Realm twice, he actually unlocked the Special Event Achievement both times, obtaining the Legend Realm's Reincarnation Reflection Card.

Lin Chuan carefully observed the differences between the two Reincarnation Reflection Cards.

The demeanor of the figures on the Reincarnation Reflection Cards differed vastly; though they were clearly him, they looked nothing like him.

In the Light Earth Demon Card, he was filled with brutality and a killing disposition, looking down on everyone, scornful of all, brimming with contempt for the Mortal Dust.

However, in the Mortal Legend Card, he actively immersed himself in the Mortal Dust, like a decadent lone wanderer, lost and listless, roaming the world.

The source of their power also differed essentially.

【While wandering the Mortal Dust, whenever you saw cultivators bullying mortals, you would intervene, firmly standing on the mortals' side.】

【This is the path you walked for Xiao Ya Huan.】

【One day, you annihilated a sect that called itself the Mad Demon Cult, whose master behind the scenes was precisely the Heavenly Demon clan from the Blood-Painted Star Domain.】

【Even so, you still wiped them out.】

【Because they had slaughtered a million mundane folk of a city.】

【Your deeds quickly spread, known to many cultivators, provoking their anger.】

【After all, this new world is originally a revelry feast for cultivators.】

【To them, the living beings of the Mortal Dust are no more than ants.】

【Mortals are prey, cultivators are hunters—this is the established rule of the cultivation world.】

【Having broken the rule, you must be punished.】

【You heard many similar remarks, yet showed no restraint, continuing your own way; any cultivator who wantonly slaughtered in the Mortal Dust would be slain by you.】

【Not long after, you heard that cultivators had formed an organization dedicated to dealing with you.】

【Its name—Transcendence Immortal Sect.】

【The strong ones of the Transcendence Immortal Sect continuously pursued you.】

【In your flight, you remained entangled with the Transcendence Immortal Sect.】

【Fortunately, your deeds also earned recognition from some cultivators, as those who called themselves the Confucian-Buddhist-Daoist Three Teachings joined the ranks protecting the Mortal Dust.】

【After inquiring, you learned that the Confucian-Buddhist-Daoist Three Teachings originated from the Nine Major Star Regions, and their founders all had deep ties to the Human Race.】

【Nowadays, most of the Three Teachings' cultivators are of mortal origin, which is one reason they are willing to protect the Mortal Dust.】

【After receiving aid from the Three Teachings, your pressure lessened considerably.】

【The debate over the status of mortals grew ever fiercer.】

【As more and more mortals suffered hardship, the Confucian-Buddhist-Daoist Three Teachings established myriad Daoist lineages in the Mortal Dust, widely accepting its disciples.】

【You also came to understand the reason behind this.】

【The path cultivated by the Confucian-Buddhist-Daoist Three Teachings differs from the pure slaughtering paths of many cultivators; while protecting mortals, they receive feedback from the Heavenly Dao.】

【Confucianism calls it the mighty righteousness, Buddhism and Daoism call it blessings and fate, and there is also the notion of merit.】

【These mysterious powers all stem from the Heavenly Dao's feedback, yet each differs, manifested by the Three Teachings' orthodoxy in different ways.】

【The establishment of the Three Teachings' orthodoxy was a tremendous, unparalleled impact on the new world.】

【Under the support of countless mundane beings, the Three Teachings were honored as the orthodoxy of the Baixiang Divine Land and widely acknowledged.】

【The Transcendence Immortal Sect was further suppressed.】

【You did not join the Three Teachings, continuing to wander alone in the Mortal Dust.】

【There were fewer and fewer matters in the Mortal Dust requiring your protection.】

【In the blink of an eye, ten years had passed, and your cultivation had reached the peak of the third Legend Realm.】

【Ten years was also the day you had agreed to meet Ye Xue again.】

【You arrived at the place where you had agreed to meet Ye Xue, which was the ruins of that forbidden zone from back then.】

【You waited a long time, yet did not see Ye Xue.】

【You lifted your head to gaze at the faintly visible golden nebula above the Heavenly Dome, 'Did something happen?'】

【Having spent so much time together with Ye Xue, you knew her nature well; with her pride, it was utterly impossible for her to break an appointment.】

【Even if she had changed her heart, after transforming into a dragon again and altered her mind, no longer acknowledging past affection, she would still tell you plainly to your face rather than choose to stand you up.】

【You originally did not want to go to the Tianlong Star Domain, but now it seems you must go there yourself.】

【You wandered the Mortal Dust for Xiao Ya Huan because she had become a seed in your heart, taking root and sprouting, leaving your feelings unsettled.】

【And Ye Xue is your true wife; you naturally would not neglect her.】

【You arrived at the Tianlong Star Domain.】

【Before the supreme beings of the old era had decided the outcome, the True Dragon clan remained the irreplaceable ruler of the Tianlong Star Domain.】

【You came to the territory of the True Dragon clan, explained your purpose: 'I am Ye Xue's husband, my name is Lin Chuan; I have come here solely to see my wife Ye Xue.'】

【'Ye Xue? Who is that?'】

【The True Dragon clan did not know the name you spoke.】

【You spoke her other name, 'Tian Long Xue!'】

【The True Dragon who received you showed a look of surprise, 'Are you Snow's husband?'】

In an instant, several powerful auras descended, locking onto you firmly.

Five True Dragons shroud the sky and blot out the sun, spanning the Heavenly Dome, looking down on you from above, unabashedly revealing their intense killing intent.

As feared, the worst thing still happened.

But you have ample confidence.

The supreme powerhouses of the old era have not appeared; those of the new era are few and far between; you, who stand at the peak of the legendary three realms, still belong to the ranks of the strong—this is your confidence!

You ask, "How is Xue'er?"

A True Dragon turning to mortal brings disgrace upon itself!

An angry voice echoes in the Heavenly Dome: "Guilty Dragon Snow has insulted the Dragon Clan's supreme bloodline; she shall be sealed for a million years! Until her bloodline returns to purity!"

You deeply understand how powerful clans value bloodlines.

The notion of lineage seems absurd, yet it deeply binds countless clans and is regarded by many as the foundation of inheritance.

Surely, in the eyes of the True Dragon Clan, even if Ye Xue dies, she should not abandon the Dragon Clan's pride and live on by turning mortal.

A White Dragon asks, "Lin Chuan, you should be from the Blood-Painted Star Domain, right?"

On this White Dragon's body you sense a familiar aura, guessing she is Ye Xue's mother.

You nod and say, "Yes, I come from the Blood-Painted Star Domain Blood Demon Clan."

It seems you too have turned mortal.

Ye Xue's mother sighs, "If you had not turned mortal, you would have been a match for Xue'er, but now you are inferior—leave quickly!"