Chapter 644: Not Seeing the Past, Not Knowing the Future (12)

Who am I?

"You don't recognize me?"

Ren Yidao smiled.

He shook his head toward that side and replied with a light chuckle: "If you had asked this before, I would have assumed you truly didn't know, but to ask this question now, isn't it a bit too late?"

"Who I am, do you really not know? Ren has never hidden his head or covered his tail to intentionally conceal his origins, has he?"

I, Huhu, have been so low-key, you surely can't continue to play dumb, can you?

"Divine Path Sect, Ren Yidao."

Ren Yidao raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping past the two newly born Immortal Gods of Zhongzhou and landing on the Heavenly Emperor Palace.

"I've finished speaking, so what about you? Fellow Daoist, even my Senior Sister knows that before asking for someone else's name, one must first state one's own; this is the most basic etiquette, isn't it?"

Even Jing Yueqin knows this kind of principle!

However, the other party did not answer Ren Yidao's smiling question, but instead continued to mutter to himself, incessantly posing questions.

"Who exactly are you?"

If it was only a faint doubt at the beginning, then now it was a deep confusion; it seemed that the more he probed into Ren Yidao, the less he could see clearly.

"You shouldn't exist..."

Inside the Heavenly Emperor Palace, a thin man dressed in a magnificent imperial robe was knitting his brows tightly, clenching his fists, and whispering in bewilderment: "... No, you shouldn't even exist in this world."

"What exactly are you?"

The other party's words made Ren Yidao's brows twitch, and his heart stirred, vaguely knowing what the other party was confused about.

"You have no origin, no destination, and no connection to the current world... You simply do not belong to this world."

The man raised his head, squinting at Ren Yidao, his voice filled with disbelief.

"I cannot calculate your past, and you are not within the future I see."

The man's voice was full of confusion; immersed in his own world, he had basically no reaction to the outside, constantly asking and answering himself.

"Who are you?"

"You are... a variable, and a variable that has never appeared before."

"At which step did something go wrong?"

Finally, he stopped, the restless aura on his body finally calming down and returning to his previous composure.

"..."

He slowly shook his head, met Ren Yidao's gaze, and asked: "Where exactly did you come from?"

... Where did I come from?

"Me?"

Ren Yidao pondered for a moment, then completely understood the other party's meaning—the other party had mistaken him for someone from the Outer Domain.

"I... hehe."

Ren Yidao had intended to explain, but he withdrew the words halfway and switched to two light chuckles instead.

He suddenly realized that explaining was meaningless.

Since the other party's perception had already identified Ren Yidao as a visitor from the Outer Domain, no matter how he explained it, the other party would not believe him and would only hold firmly to their own ideas.

Having reached this stage of cultivation, one's Dao Heart is incomparably firm and not easily shaken.

Since that is the case, there is no need to waste effort explaining; if they want to misunderstand, then let them misunderstand!

Furthermore, to a certain extent, the other party's thoughts might not be entirely wrong...

Ren Yidao beamed and chuckled: "Oh, you mean that."

"Then let me ask you a question, Fellow Daoist: do you know who Ren is?"

The Heavenly Emperor Palace was silent, with no one responding, and Ren Yidao did not need a response, continuing to speak to himself.

"I am the Traveler of Ten Thousand Ages."

"I see no past, I belong not to this world, and I know no future."

When the past self is severed, he has no traces of the past.

When the current self is severed, he does not belong to this world.

When the Future Self is severed, all his future possibilities are condensed within this body.

The three bodies are one, the three bodies stand together.

Ren Yidao curled his lips and whispered: "Ten thousand ages are me, ten thousand ages are one."

The moment the Ten Thousand Ages Art was completed, he had completely merged his past, present, and future into one.

Seeking no past, not in the present, looking for no future life.

Ren Yidao's words sounded profound and mysterious, very intimidating.

In fact, Ren Yidao himself was not certain at this moment, because he had only just stepped into the Ascension Realm and was not particularly clear about his current state, but he dared to say it anyway.

In any case, regardless of whether it's true or false, bluff the other party first.

Anyway, this guy looks like an enemy rather than a friend, so scare him first!

Ren Yidao knew he was bragging, but the other party was completely unaware and did not have the slightest suspicion.

Coupled with the strength and battle record Ren Yidao had previously displayed, besides Ren Yidao himself knowing the truth, no one in this world would doubt it at all.

"... The Traveler of Ten Thousand Ages?"

The man clearly took it seriously, chewing on the title, pondering for a moment, and sighing softly: "I thought this was merely an ethereal legend; I didn't expect it to actually exist."

The man was silent for a moment, then said: "... However, this is only your side of the story; what the truth actually is will have to wait for the future to reveal."

Ren Yidao was noncommittal about this; whether the other party believed him had no impact on him.

Believe it if you want, don't if you don't—who cares about you!

"Haha, if you want to investigate on your own, then go ahead and do so; just don't come bother me." Ren Yidao waved his hand with a mocking smile, his gaze sweeping over the two Immortal Gods as he thought to himself.

"Black Tortoise Lord and Azure Dragon Lord."

The Butian Alliance was originally supposed to have four Four Symbols Lords; the Fozhu of the Western Desert had once served as the White Tiger Lord, but after the Demon Buddha appeared, he was considered to have fallen. The Butian Alliance clearly understood this, and quickly found someone to fill the vacancy of the White Tiger Lord.

However, this replacement White Tiger Lord clearly lacked sufficient strength, falling and dying under the Ascension Tribulation, becoming one of the two people in Zhongzhou who failed to transcend the tribulation.

As for the other one, it was the previously unseen Vermilion Bird Lord; she appeared to be a woman, her specific appearance unknown, as she had already completely turned into a wisp of ash in the sky-filling fire rain tribulation.

While the remaining two had luckily made it through the Heavenly Tribulation, the process looked extremely arduous, and both appeared quite disheveled. Although their aura now divided the entirety of Zhongzhou, the exhaustion on their bodies could not be completely concealed.

But exhaustion aside, the joy they felt was also not concealed in the slightest, for they had finally transcended the Changsheng Jie and attained longevity!

The two looked at Ren Yidao, not with resentment, but filled with gratitude; they knew very well who had given them this opportunity.

The Black Tortoise Lord even took the initiative to bow slightly in a half-salute, leaving Ren Yidao somewhat stunned.

Ren Yidao shook his head, not returning the salute, but instead turned his head to look in the direction of the Heavenly Emperor Palace. Although he could not see the other party's face, he was certain that the other party was still there, and had been watching this place all along.

"You must be the Alliance Leader of the Butian Alliance, right? You and I can be considered acquaintances. Just calling you Alliance Leader is a bit too formal; how should I address you?"

Awkwardness did not exist for Ren Yidao; even if they were enemies rather than friends, he would not pass up an opportunity to build a connection.

The Jianghu, it's not just about fighting and killing!

The Jianghu is about human relationships and worldly wisdom.

In the Heavenly Emperor Palace, the thin man was also somewhat surprised, not expecting the other party to be so informal.

However, the other party did not refuse to give him this face, and after a moment of silence, he spoke slowly:

"……Earth Sin."

A sigh with an unclear meaning echoed in Ren Yidao's ears, carrying a hint of sorrow and faint regret.

"My name is Earth Sin."

Earth Sin said:

"I am a sinner."

Then, without giving Ren Yidao a chance to continue questioning, he severed the connection between the two and completely sealed off Zhongzhou.

……

……

"A sinner?"

Ren Yidao, who had been blacklisted in the middle of the conversation, blinked. He felt that the last words of this guy Earth Sin had high gold content and revealed a great deal of information.

"And, the surname 'Di'? Does it have any connection to the Heavenly Emperor? Is he a descendant of Di Fan? Or could it be... that he is Di Fan?"

The former Butian Alliance was a descendant of the Heavenly Court, and the first Alliance Leader was Di Fan. If this later Butian Alliance claimed to be descendants of the Alliance Leader, then a connection to Di Fan seemed to be a certainty.

However, Ren Yidao had never met Di Fan and was unfamiliar with the other party's Divine Soul fluctuations, so he had no way to confirm the other party's true identity.

"I'll ask the old guy when I get the chance; he should know the truth."

Although Sikong Yu had told him a lot before, it went without saying that he must have held something back.

His previous strength was too poor to be qualified to know, but now that he had stepped into the Ascension Realm, he was surely qualified to learn more.

Ren Yidao descended from the high sky and returned to the Broken Daoist Temple where he had attained the Dao. He separated a palm-sized figure from his body and walked into the shrine to sit down.

That was one of his clones, though it no longer required a Fox Tail to transform; it was similar to the Great Sage's supernatural power, costing only a single fox hair.

When his strength entered the Ascension Realm, many of his past supernatural powers no longer had restrictions for Ren Yidao; he could use them at will, and even change their original effects and modes.

The Demon Race's bloodline supernatural powers were more like an instinctive application of laws inherited within the bloodline, allowing descendants to master abilities while still weak.

One did not need to understand the true rules within them to use them skillfully through the bond of the bloodline.

And once one's strength broke through the rules within, the supernatural powers no longer had any constraints and could be used without limit.

Yaoyue was no longer here; she still needed to properly adapt after her breakthrough. In any case, Ren Yidao no longer needed her to continue guarding him, and she had already returned to Luoyue Peak in advance to go into seclusion.

"Master! You succeeded!!!"

The gaze of Canglan, who had remained here, looking at Ren Yidao could almost be called fanatical. If she weren't disguised in a human form, the tail behind her would likely have already whipped up a gale.

From the moment she chose to recognize Ren Yidao as the bright moon she would follow, she never expected that it would take him such a short time to reach the pinnacle of the world!

It was simply too fast!

Canglan was very glad that she had made up her mind early on and hadn't acted coy, waiting for him to take the initiative.

Perhaps it seemed impulsive at the time, but looking back now, it was simply the most correct decision she had made in all these years!

"Mm, I succeeded."

Ren Yidao raised his hand to pat her head, signaling her to calm down a little, then turned his head to look at the still-ruined Daoist Temple, chuckling: "Always being so dilapidated, it doesn't look like much."

"Let me!"

Before Ren Yidao could finish his sentence, Canglan, who had long been impatient, immediately popped up and volunteered: "Master! Let me do it! I will definitely build it to the highest specifications! I will go to the Demon Emperor City and bring back the highest-grade Phoenix stone! I will encompass this entire city and build a Demon God Palace for you with my own hands! I... mmph mmph mmph!"

Canglan's mouth was gently covered, her brows furrowed, and she let out a puzzled sound of whimpering.

Master?

Why are you stopping me?

Do you think the specifications aren't high enough?

Oh!

I know, it must be that such specifications are not worthy of Master!

Then I understand!

The specifications should be even higher...

*Snap. *

"Ouch!"

Ren Yidao flicked his finger against Canglan's forehead. Although he didn't use much force, it made tears well up in Canglan's eyes, and she looked pitiful.

"What are you thinking about? Don't have those dangerous thoughts."

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry yet; even I'm not in a hurry, what are you in a hurry for?"

Ren Yidao let go of Cang Lan with some amusement, shook his head, and looked toward the broken walls and ruined pillars.

"There is no need to make it so complicated, and I have no interest in making such a big fanfare."

"It is fine as it was before; I have already gotten used to it."

"You don't need to do it yourself; I can do it myself."

Ren Yidao held down the excited loyal dog young lady, his gaze sweeping over the ruins, and the bricks and tiles on the ground began to vibrate gently, then one by one they floated up and assembled, returning to their original positions.

In just a moment, a small, ancient-looking Daoist Temple reappeared in this place, with three large characters written on the plaque—Xianhu Temple.

There was no original Fox Immortal statue in the Daoist Temple, only a shrine located in the center, where one could vaguely see a Divine Statue that looked like both human and demon.

But Ren Yidao was not satisfied with this; his brows twitched slightly, feeling as if something was missing, and he felt that the Daoist Temple had not fully recovered...

"What is missing?"

Just as he was pondering, a few bricks and tiles flew in from the distance, landing on the Daoist Temple and completely filling the original gaps.

Ren Yidao turned his head to look in the direction from which the bricks and tiles had flown, seeing a few households in the distance; without exception, they were all staring at the places where the bricks and tiles had been enshrined with expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

"It's haunted!?"

"Nonsense! What kind of talk is that! This, this, this, this is clearly the Fox Immortal manifesting!"

"Oh, right, right, right, the Fox Immortal has manifested!"

"Go! Hurry to the Daoist Temple and take a look!"

After being stunned for a moment, those people hurriedly put on their clothes, some not even bothering to put on their shoes, and rushed out of their doors, running toward the Daoist Temple.

"Haha!"

Ren Yidao chuckled, raised his hand and pointed toward those people; he did not meet them, nor did he reveal any divine miracles, and he turned and left with Cang Lan.

Those people did not need him to reveal divine miracles to strengthen their faith; they had already proven their piety and were worthy of being rewarded.

Ren Yidao had disappeared, but the others who were paying attention to this place could not calm down.

The events of this night were destined to be unforgettable for countless people.

From this point on, whether it was the Immortal Gods from ancient times or those who had attained the Dao in the current age, no one could bypass this existence.

They looked at the plaque on that small Daoist Temple, deeply memorizing that name and engraving it into the depths of their souls.

Xianhu Temple, Ren Yidao.