Chapter 628: A Thought from Years Past — Bie Dajie Reaches the Tai Xuan Realm

Before Xu Xing could speak, Hun Tian Yi cut in first:

"Unfortunately, based on my understanding of Bie Dajie, he probably wouldn't do something like that."

They're clearly just some alien races — let them die if they die.

He truly couldn't认同 Bie Dajie's kind of meaningless compassion.

Of course, not认同 is not认同, but understanding is still understandable.

Bie Dajie is still very young, hasn't experienced much.

As one of the true immortals of the Tai Xuan Realm, he never imposed his own will upon others.

As for the opportunities given?

That was merely giving them a chance to choose, not some bad thing.

His well-behaved disciple right here is proof of that!

"Even if he's willing, it's not as simple as you say." Xu Xing said, "Worlds at the Return-to-Void level are quite rare even in the Chaos Sea — finding a Return-to-Void level world where the human race doesn't exist would be even harder."

Return-to-Void level worlds may seem ordinary, but in reality they're already extremely high-tier existences within the Chaos Sea.

As for worlds at the Dao Merging level and above, the two great domains currently encompassed by the Tai Xuan Immortal Net add up to only three: the Earth Immortal Realm, the Yuan Zhen Realm, and the Great Peace Realm.

On top of that, the Tai Xuan Realm sits at the supreme peak, radiating across the myriad heavens and chaos.

Nowadays it's the human race that holds the orthodox position, and unlike the Cang Race, humans don't possess a perfect先天 Dao foundation, so their demands on worlds are extremely high.

Therefore, the boundless sand-like worlds of the Chaos Sea are also affected.

Apart from worlds like the previous mission world 1 — where the humans inside wiped themselves out — the vast majority of Return-to-Void level worlds do contain humans.

Bie Dajie's current search for his homeland relies entirely on the 'Spacetime Domain Coordinate Deduction Equation' he derived in the past.

And that deduction uses himself as the medium.

Without any point of reference, finding a world in the vast Chaos Sea that has no human race yet reaches the Return-to-Void level — how could that be easy?

Moreover, all of this still depends on the premise that Bie Dajie is willing to do as Hun Tian Yi suggests.

"So does the Dao Brother think Bie Dajie will choose to come back?"

"Who knows." Xu Xing didn't answer directly. "The Chaos Sea is boundless and borderless — maybe he can find a suitable world."

Hun Tian Yi paused, then suddenly laughed:

"Dao Brother doesn't seem to care much whether Bie Dajie can come back."

"Can't quite put it that way either." Xu Xing shook his head slightly. "Bie Dajie came because of me. Some things are more suitable for him to handle — being able to retrieve him would naturally be best."

"But compared to this matter, there are more important things waiting for us to do."

Right now the most important thing is the final battle with the Cang Race.

Compared to it, everything else is meaningless.

"……"

Hearing this, the smile on Hun Tian Yi's face faded, and he fell silent for a moment.

"Indeed."

Nothing is more important than this matter.

Because of that betrayal back then, he loathed all alien races — after becoming an immortal, he went even further and slaughtered every great demon above the Dao Merging level.

But apart from those treacherous alien races, what he hated most was the Cang Race now eking out a miserable existence on the other shore of the starry sky.

Or rather, among those who walked from the past to the present, how many could not hate?

"By the way, Dao Brother just said Bie Dajie came because of you — what does that mean?" Hun Tian Yi asked, somewhat puzzled.

Xu Xing paused.

Regarding this matter, he had mentioned it before in the Boss group chat, but Hun Tian Yi wasn't in the group, so he didn't know yet.

Organizing his words, Xu Xing slowly began:

"Dao Friend should also know that I was chosen by the Tai Xuan Realm and came here as the 'Heavenly Tribulation'."

"Mm, I know that."

Xuan was so loud back then — if one didn't even know this much, that would truly be strange.

"Then Dao Friend should also remember what means Xuan used to expel me from the Tai Xuan Realm."

"Dao Brother means……" Hun Tian Yi furrowed his brow, "the authority of the Tai Xuan Realm?"

"Correct." Xu Xing gazed at the bright moon on the horizon. "As an先天 Dao-attainer, the manifestation of the transcendent source, Xuan possessed one opportunity to wield the authority of the Tai Xuan Realm."

Gu was the same.

However, his cultivation was a bit lower, and what he 'saw' wasn't as much as Xuan's, so he chose to use that opportunity to merge with the past at the root level.

"And the reason Bie Dajie came to the Tai Xuan Realm is also related to the authority of the Tai Xuan Realm."

Back then at the Orthodox Dao Alliance, 'Heaven' had briefly returned to the present world by borrowing Dao Friend Meng Xuan, whose ascension attempt had failed.

Perhaps realizing that the Cang Race's hope of turning things around was too slim, 'Heaven' tried to persuade him……

The result was predictable.

However, one thing He said back then wasn't wrong.

Having refined one-seventh of the Tai Xuan Realm's 'Hun Tian Yi', he was indeed an extremely special existence to the Tai Xuan Realm.

In the earliest stage, he could even influence the Tai Xuan Realm to a certain extent.

"What attempts I made before going into closed-door cultivation, Dao Friend is also clear about."

Hun Tian Yi: "……"

Oh, I'm all too clear about that.

"And after entering closed-door cultivation, because the things I wanted to do weren't done, my heart kept dwelling on them." Pausing, Xu Xing couldn't help but sigh, "It's also possible that I was still missing my homeland."

In short!

A single thought arose, and Yuan had already arrived.

Simply put, the Xuan Realm helped him pick a suitable person and drew that person into this world.

Perhaps, looking out across the vast Chaotic Sea and the boundless measureless worlds, Yuan was not the most suitable one to change the Tai Xuan Realm.

But in Xu Xing's homeland, Yuan was the most suitable of all.

"So that's how it is…"

As a True Immortal, Huo quickly worked through the cause and effect, and even connected it to more things because of Xu Xing's explanation.

"So the reason Yuan was able to reach Dongzhen in just over a thousand years is also related to the one-seventh of 'Hun Tian Yi' that you, Dao Brother, refined."

In ordinary worlds, an existence that receives the 'favor of Heaven's Will' can already be called a 'Child of Destiny.'

And Yuan was drawn here only after Dao Brother refined one-seventh of the Tai Xuan Realm's 'Hun Tian Yi'—calling him the 'world's own beloved son' would not be an exaggeration!

"Part of the reason, but that's no reason to deny his own efforts."

Xu Xing drew his gaze back from the bright moon at the horizon.

"Speaking of which, I do feel rather sorry for him."

"What makes you say so, Dao Brother?"

The world's favor, attaining Dongzhen in just over a thousand years, an absolute pinnacle existence beneath immortality—such a supreme opportunity is something countless people can only gaze at and never reach.

What is there to feel sorry about?

"Well, you see…"

What he meant by feeling sorry was that he had, without any inquiry, let the Tai Xuan Realm bring him into this world.

After all, Yuan's parents were still alive and well, and he was living a perfectly good life back home, yet because of a single thought of his, he came to the Tai Xuan Realm.

He cultivated bitterly for over a thousand years, experiencing life-and-death brushes with death countless times before finally finding the road home…

Thinking of this, Xu Xing smiled and said:

"When you find him someday, go ask him yourself."

"…"

After all these years, Dao Brother still loves being so cryptic.

"Fair enough. Some questions do only have meaning when you find the answer yourself."

Saying this, he cupped his hands in a salute.

"Thank you, Dao Brother, for telling me so much tonight."

"No need for such courtesy, Dao Friend."

Immediately, Huo prepared to leave.

But the moment he shifted his feet, he seemed to remember something and added another line.

"The Ling Network is very convenient nowadays. If you have spare time, Dao Brother, feel free to chat in the group. After all, with so many daily affairs, one must relax a little."

Xu Xing: "…"

He was silent for quite a while.

"We'll see."