Chapter 494: Waiting in Reincarnation

Crossing the Starry Sky.

Lin Chuan returned once again to that battlefield.

He saw many familiar figures besieging the Black Mist, far more than just the Human Ancestor and sister Lin Yangyang.

Mo Sangyu, Yun Zhi Yi, Tu Shan Jiao Jiao, Monkey, Yan Beicheng, Hong, Chi, Xi, Nine Immortals… the Immortal Realm's strong ones had all arrived.

Lin Chuan originally thought this would be his alone.

But the story will never belong to just one person.

Everyone sensed Lin Chuan's return, their gazes converging.

Each person's title for him differed, but that mattered little; Lin Chuan stepped onto the battlefield, his aura erupting.

"Everyone, thank you for waiting; I'm back."

After greeting his old friends one by one, Lin Chuan turned to Sangyu, Xiao Qingmei, Jiao Jiao, and the Four Women, Ye Xue,

"I'm sorry, I…"

"You're not sorry to anyone," Ye Xue stopped him from continuing, a smile in her eyes, "What you did was right."

"We've been waiting for you," Mo Sangyu said firmly.

"A Chuan, once you're back, marry us," Yun Zhi Yi smiled.

Tu Shan Jiao Jiao playfully blinked, "The sisters have long agreed to wait for you; husband, you must return safely."

"Alright!"

Lin Chuan nodded heavily, "Wait for me!"

When the words ended, Lin Chuan instantly returned to the battlefield's center; after a prolonged skirmish, Lin Yangyang and the Human Ancestor were both badly wounded.

Fortunately, their foundations were unharmed.

"Human Ancestor, sister, leave the rest to me."

After the previous dream Reincarnation ended, Lin Chuan obtained the soul's origin of the spiritual bud, and had already crossed the threshold, reaching the Fourth Layer of the Immortal Realm.

Behind him, the two great Rule Bodies manifested again.

Three Great Dao phantoms simultaneously reflected onto the Starry Sky.

Lin Chuan must forcibly merge to step into the Fifth Realm; only then can he reach higher laws and sense the existence of the 'Source Universe'.

Otherwise, truly erasing the Dark Shadow Master would be impossible.

"I sense it."

The Dark Shadow Master laughed loudly, "You have returned, come to witness my Dao fruit; I have broken free of innate shackles, walked the Great Dao again, and returned to the Source Universe."

"Hahaha!"

"You lost! You lost!!"

"…"

Lin Chuan's heart grew heavy.

According to the spiritual bud, the spiritual bud and Blood Swallow are Chaos beings, their cultivation path predetermined at birth.

Until they faced backlash and were expelled by the 'Source Universe', they sought to walk the complete path again, to mend the innate deficiency.

Now, the Dark Shadow Master has repaired a flaw in the soul's line, and Lü Ya in this world has also repaired a flaw in the physical body's line.

Only the spiritual bud chose to let its self-awareness fade.

In the world, only Lü Ya remains, never to know everything of the past.

"They did not lose; their Karma, I will end it for her."

As Lin Chuan's words fell, the two great Rule Bodies gradually blurred, and the three Great Dao merged into one.

"You cannot, you are merely a post‑natally born being, just its Dao seed; you cannot even discard worldly thoughts, and will never reach such a realm," the Dark Shadow Master sneered.

In their eyes, Lin Chuan is nothing but a proxy puppet of the spiritual bud.

Just the spiritual bud's lingering obsession returning.

A mere post‑natally born being, unworthy to be compared with a Chaos being.

Even if Lin Chuan, with the spiritual bud's power, could erase their body in this Shikong, it would be futile; they will eventually return.

A post‑natally born being can only become them, turning into their Dao seed.

Their Dao will endure forever.

"Why abandon worldly thoughts? The mortal world can also become immortal!"

Lin Chuan launched an assault on the Dark Shadow Master, his aura continuously rising, merging within the battle, and transforming amid the fusion.

Three bodies merged into one.

The Reincarnation Dao, the Dao of All Beings, plus the interceding Creation stemming from the Chaos Dao, helped Lin Chuan break the unbreakable shackles of that future dream Reincarnation.

"Fifth Layer of the Immortal Realm!"

Lin Chuan's heart surged; unlike the heaviness of the future dream Reincarnation, within the same cultivation realm, the mind's influence is especially crucial.

"What if we ascend another layer?"

The Dark Shadow Master was suppressed, cut into a wreck, their origin constantly eroded by the Sword of All Beings, yet they still laughed, shouting that their Dao endures.

In the non‑intervenable Shikong, they have always existed.

Lin Chuan's perception grew ever clearer.

The Dark Shadow Master, existing in that side of Shikong, can continuously affect this world, yet cannot intervene in that side of Shikong.

Forever remaining passive.

This is already an excellent opportunity; Lin Chuan refuses to give up, seeking to forcibly intervene in that side of Shikong.

"The spiritual bud's soul origin."

"It should help me break that barrier."

Lin Chuan is confident that if he continues to cultivate, even as an acquired spirit, he can reach that stage, but An Ying Zhu may not grant him that time.

He must finish everything here.

"Give it a try."

Lin Chuan concentrates his thoughts, perceiving the soul's origin of the spirit bud.

Boom—

A thunderous roar erupts in his mind, and a grand scene flashes then fades.

It is a long river that pierces the Starry Sky, its source unknown, its end unknown.

"I see it."

In an instant, waves surge in the river, crashing toward Lin Chuan, as if warning him that he does not belong here and urging him to leave.

Each strike is a heavy blow to the soul.

Lin Chuan sees a figure seated on the bank of the Shikong river, it is An Ying Zhu Xue Tun, who cannot truly cross the river to enter the primal universe.

An Ying Zhu also sees it.

They gaze at each other across a special barrier.

"You cannot come in; you do not belong here." An Ying Zhu says calmly, looking at Lin Chuan.

"Is that so?"

Lin Chuan smiles, "Do you know what worldly distractions are?"

An Ying Zhu looks at him in puzzlement.

Lin Chuan grins, merges with the spirit bud's soul origin, and begins to forcefully strike the special barrier.

"Knowing it cannot be done, yet doing it!"

"This is worldly distraction."

If everything must be rationally considered, weighing pros and cons to gamble for the most perfect outcome, that does not match Lin Chuan's style.

The waves from the Shikong river strike with increasing ferocity.

Lin Chuan's soul is about to shatter.

"Go."

At that moment, a gentle voice sounds at their ear.

The phantom of the spirit bud appears before him, shielding him from the waves and protecting his advance.

On the other side of the barrier, Lü Ya also appears in the Starry Sky, watching him from afar with teary eyes; Xiao Ya Huan, despite the warning, runs over.

"You! If you don't stop, you will be erased by Shikong and never return."

An Ying Zhu feels fear.

Lin Chuan laughs loudly, "My worldly distractions haven't been abandoned, so your Great Dao cannot endure forever—what a pity."

The An Ying Zhu seated at the river's edge was too weak; it was thought Lin Chuan could not reach it, yet this outcome arrived.

The Shikong waves surge again.

As they roll over the shore, An Ying Zhu's aura completely dissipates, no longer existing.

Lin Chuan's soul also vanishes in this place that is not his.

In the Starry Sky, the Black Mist that loomed there disperses, and starlight twinkles, making the sky look especially beautiful.

Lin Chuan collapses, hovering in the Starry Sky.

"Young Master!"

"A Chuan!"

"Chuan'er!"

Lin Yangyang and the women rush over in an instant, helping him to his feet.

"Cough cough."

Lin Chuan spits fresh blood, looking listless, and silently sends a mental message to his good brother Hong.

"Come help a brother."

The Black Mist issue is resolved, but his life's major matter remains unsolved.

Hong, expression unchanged, "How to help?"

Lin Chuan transmits, "Aren't you skilled in Yin‑Yang secret arts? Then just make up a reason, saying that's how I can recover."

"Got it, I understand." Hong chuckles.

He sighs inwardly that the lady being too strong isn't a good thing.

He doesn't have such worries; with three thousand wives, his household is still harmonious and blissful.

Having said that, Lin Chuan faints.

Hong, Chi, and Xi stride over; Chi also begins to act, solemnly saying, "Sisters‑in‑law, I specialize in the Way of Life Healing; let me examine Chuan's injuries."

"Indeed, indeed."

Hong quickly nods.

Lin Yangyang lifts the corner of her mouth, then pretends sorrow, and silently steps back from the Human Ancestor who has long seen through everything.

Finally, after discussion among Hong, Chi, Xi, and the women, they jointly devise a secret method to heal Lin Chuan.

As for how to heal, no one knows.

…

In the Lin Family's small courtyard.

Sangyu, Xiao Qingmei, Ye Xue, Jiao Jiao, and Lü Ya, the five women, stare at each other.

"Who goes first?"

The gaze gathered on Lü Ya.

Xiao Ya Huan is the family's beloved pet, the Reincarnation's connector, and undoubtedly the most suitable choice.

……

After a long time, Lin Chuan recovered, and the Lin Family courtyard was peaceful.

In his mind, a system voice sounded.

【Warm reminder, someone is waiting for you in Reincarnation.】

Some matters are not yet over.

For those events that occurred, Lin Chuan will go retrieve them: his daughter Rumeng, his big son Tu Shan Yue Ming, and Qing Fan.

But this time, Lin Chuan will not go alone.

Also traveling to those space‑times are the wives eager to bring their children.

……

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