Chapter 1288: Brand

Having absorbed the purified and sublimated "Desire Origin", Han Wuxian's Infinite Law singularity gained an extra internal drive, and his perception and tolerance of myriad Dao grew ever more keen and harmonious. He stood silently deep within the westernmost Demon Abyss, his mind merging with this land, sifting the subtle law ripples caused by the absorption of Yan Buji's Dao.

Everything seemed to have calmed. The Abyss was dead silent, the Xu Jie runes were obscure, and the rogue's traces seemed completely erased, merged into his boundless Infinity.

However, at the very moment when his mind was clearest and most attuned to the law,

a filament exceedingly subtle, exceedingly resilient, sharing the same source as the "Desire Origin" he had just absorbed yet entirely different in its "Existence Sense", like a hidden reef beneath the deep sea, abruptly brushed his spiritual perception.

That feeling… was not power, not a law, not even a lingering thought. It resembled a… "brand"? A deep engraving upon the very spatiotemporal foundation of this place, resonating secretly with the minds of some beings of this realm… a "concept anchor point"!

Han Wuxian's brows twitched. The power of the Infinite Law flowed accordingly, like an invisible great net covering past, present, and future, delicately sifting the source of this odd sensation.

He "saw" it.

It was neither a physical form nor energy, but an extremely abstract "connection". One end of this connection was rooted in the centuries‑long historical sediment of this westernmost Demon Abyss, stained by Yan Buji's Dao Corrosion; the other end was like an invisible thread reaching far to the outside world—into the deep thoughts of cultivators who had been profoundly affected by Yan Buji's Dao, whether in fear, worship, or as a personal demon; and even… faintly linked to the mysterious Xu Jie runes!

What made Han Wuxian's gaze heavy was that the core of this "connection" condensed an extremely pure, extremely stubborn will trait—"I"!

It is the ultimate expression of Yan Buji's "I‑Desire Dao", stripped of all concrete desire forms, leaving only the most fundamental, absolute emphasis and attachment to "self‑existence"! It seemed to silently proclaim: "I think, therefore I am; I desire, therefore I exist! Even if the Dao perishes, even if power is taken, the concept of 'I' remains unextinguished!"

This is not Yan Buji's resurrection, nor a backlash of his lingering will. It is a kind of… "Dao‑staining" taken to the extreme, forming within its sphere of influence an almost law‑like "self‑seal"! As long as the memory of this land remains, as long as beings in the outside world still remember Yan Buji, and as long as the Xu Jie runes linked to him have not vanished, this concept anchor point representing the "Absolute Self" cannot be completely erased!

It is like an un‑formatable low‑level code, deeply embedded in the backdrop of this world. Han Wuxian can absorb, purify, and sublimate Yan Buji's "Desire Power", yet finds it difficult to completely erase this concept anchor point that, sustained by countless causes, effects, and thoughts, represents Yan Buji as "Existence".

The power of the Infinite Law tried to encompass and resolve this "concept anchor point". Yet the essence of this anchor point is the "Absolute Self"; it resists all forms of "inclusion" and "Assimilation", and its very existence is a subtle negation of Infinity—it stubbornly clings to the limited and unique nature of "I".

Infinity can encompass all things, yet it seems unable to completely dissolve this "concept stubborn stone" formed by the ultimate attachment of a "finite individual".

Han Wuxian halted his attempts. He realized this was not a disparity of power levels but a difference in forms of Existence. This indelible "self‑seal" is what Yan Buji left to this world, or rather, a "Dao Mark fossil" inevitably produced when the "Desire Dao" reaches an extreme.

It cannot be used in battle, cannot increase cultivation, and cannot even be perceived or utilized. It simply exists, like a scar in history, reminding of the heights a rogue once attained and the abyss he fell into.

But Han Wuxian did not find it troublesome; instead, a hint of contemplation appeared on his face.

The indelible 'self' concept… interesting.

The Infinity Way, vast as the sea, also embraces stubborn stones.

Your 'immortality' precisely proves a certain ultimate possibility of Existence. To me, it is also a special… puzzle piece within the Infinity landscape.

He no longer tried to erase it. Instead, using the power of the Infinite Law, he carefully circled, observed, and recorded the structure and traits of this unique "concept anchor point". He regarded this indelible "self‑seal" as a special form of "Existence sample" that Infinity encompasses.

Like a museum's prized, flawed antique, it may be useless in itself, yet the historical information and uniqueness it contains are irreplaceable.

Han Wuxian stored all information about this "concept anchor point" within the Infinite Singularity, becoming another reference for his understanding of Existence, self, and obsession.

Having done all this, he glanced once more at the stubborn seal hidden deep within the law, as if sharing a final gaze with an opponent long vanished.

Then, he turned, took a step, and left the westernmost Demon Abyss.

The wind‑blown sand persisted, and Yan Buji's final, indelible "self" brand still silently existed in the spatiotemporal foundation of that land, resonating with some minds and faintly linked to the Xu Jie runes.

It cannot affect Han Wuxian in the slightest, yet it becomes a unique, un‑assimilable scenery within Han Wuxian's Infinity.