Chapter 499: Fragments of Truth, the Reappearance of the Xueyu Xianren

Lin Xuan stood in the center of the cave abode, looking at the unconscious Muerxiu and the stone wall that had revealed its true appearance, countless questions surging in his heart: Who exactly was that mysterious Third Party? Why did he want to sabotage Taijizi's fusion plan? More importantly, what connection did he have to a certain contemporary figure?

"Taijizi, what exactly are you trying to tell me?" Lin Xuan looked up at the starry sky on the cave ceiling, murmuring to himself, "What kind of truth is hidden behind all of this?"

The newly revealed content on the stone wall glowed faintly, as if responding to Lin Xuan's questions; the seven characters "Three-Origin Returning to One, Taiji Eternal" were particularly striking, seeming to contain the key to unraveling all the mysteries.

The tremors of the cave abode gradually subsided, and the new content revealed on the stone wall emitted a soft light, illuminating the entire space. Lin Xuan watched the unconscious Muerxiu quietly, his brows furrowed. That brief mental contact just now made him certain that important information was hidden in Muerxiu's memories, perhaps the key to solving all these mysteries.

"Third Party... betrayal... truth..." These keywords from Muerxiu echoed continuously in Lin Xuan's mind.

Lin Xuan took a deep breath, determined to try probing Muerxiu's memories again, but this time he would be more cautious. He sat cross-legged beside Muerxiu and began to guide the Three-Origin Power within his body, operating it according to the essentials of the second part of the "Taiji Three-Origin Resonance Method" newly revealed on the stone wall.

"Three-Origin returning to one, Spirit Sense resonating." Lin Xuan chanted the incantation softly, his hands forming a complex seal, and pressed them gently onto Muerxiu's temples.

Three-colored radiance condensed at Lin Xuan's fingertips, forming a special energy field that gradually seeped into Muerxiu's sea of consciousness. This time, Lin Xuan did not simply touch the surface memories, but established a deeper level of mental connection, allowing him to see Muerxiu's memory fragments more clearly.

The scene before his eyes gradually became clear—this was Muerxiu's experience on the Lun Hui. Unlike Lin Xuan, the images Muerxiu saw in the Lun Hui memories were more chaotic and dark.

Through Muerxiu's perspective, Lin Xuan saw a completely different story: in the ancient era, the Void Sovereign did not actively pursue the extreme of "Nothingness," but was deceived and betrayed by a mysterious Third Party faction, forced onto an extreme path. In Muerxiu's memories, the Nature God Monarch seemed to have some close connection with that Third Party, together pushing the Void Sovereign to the opposite side.

"This is completely different from what I saw on the Lun Hui..." Lin Xuan was shocked, not knowing which was the truth.

As the mental connection deepened, more images emerged: Muerxiu stood at the end of the Huo zhi Dao and discovered an ancient teleportation array. After he activated the teleportation array, he unexpectedly descended to the edge of where the Light of Reincarnation was located. There, he saw an unbelievable scene—a phantom of the Xueyu Xianren Xue Wuhen was talking to a blurry gray-white figure, and that gray-white figure was exactly the same as the Third Party in Muerxiu's Lun Hui memories!

"Xue Wuhen is related to the Third Party?" Lin Xuan could hardly believe what he was seeing.

Just as Lin Xuan tried to probe this key memory further, a powerful force suddenly interfered with the mental connection. The Snow Soul Mirror fragment on his chest flew out at some unknown time, automatically combining in the air into a translucent mirror surface, in which the blurry figure of the Xueyu Xianren Xue Wuhen appeared.

"Do not lightly trust one side of the story, Lin Xuan." Xue Wuhen's voice echoed in the cave abode, gentle yet carrying an unquestionable power, "Whether it is Muerxiu's memories or what you saw in your own Lun Hui, they are only part of the truth."

Lin Xuan exited the mental connection with Muerxiu and stood up to face Xue Wuhen in the Snow Soul Mirror: "Senior, who exactly are you..."

"Yes, I am indeed related to the existence you call the 'Third Party'." Xue Wuhen said calmly, as if he had long expected this moment to arrive, "But the relationship is far more complex than you imagine."

Xue Wuhen's phantom walked in the mirror, as if organizing his thoughts: "That existence is neither the embodiment of justice nor the root of evil, but represents a form of existence that transcends binary opposition. In this universe, there is not only the opposition of 'Being' and 'Nothingness', but also a third state of 'Neither-Being-Nor-Nothingness' that transcends both."

Lin Xuan frowned in thought: "Does this mean the Void Sovereign represents 'Nothingness', the Nature God Monarch represents 'Being', and that Third Party represents 'Neither-Being-Nor-Nothingness'?"

"Close to the truth, but not entirely accurate." Xue Wuhen nodded slightly, "More accurately, the Void Sovereign pursues 'Returning to Nothingness', the Nature God Monarch advocates 'Giving Birth to Being', while what the Third Party represents is 'Transcendence'."

"Then... what about the Balance Path that Taijizi tried to fuse?"

Xue Wuhen's gaze became profound: "Taijizi's philosophy was correct, but the method was flawed. He tried to find a balance between 'Being' and 'Nothingness', but ignored the existence of 'Transcendence'. I admit, I did indeed interfere with Taijizi's fusion plan back then."

Lin Xuan was shocked: "Why?"

"To prevent a greater catastrophe from happening." Xue Wuhen sighed, "If Taijizi had forcibly fused the Void power and the Nature power based on an incomplete understanding at the time, it would have achieved balance on the surface, but in reality, it would have created a more unstable energy form, eventually leading to the collapse of the entire Cultivation World."

Lin Xuan gradually understood Xue Wuhen's intention: "So you sabotaged the fusion plan and let Taijizi disperse the energy into three major fragments, waiting for future generations to try again?"

"Not only that." Xue Wuhen nodded, "I also integrated part of my own memories and understanding into the Snow Soul Mirror, hoping to guide Taijizi's reincarnation—which is you—onto a more complete path of balance at the right time."

Xue Wuhen's gaze turned to the newly revealed content on the stone wall: "The practice of the Three-Origin Resonance Method must be cautious, especially the second part which involves operations at the soul level; the slightest carelessness will lead to losing oneself. I spent a hundred years of effort creating this technique back then, hoping to find a more perfect way of fusion."

"Then what about Muerxiu?" Lin Xuan looked at Muerxiu, who was still unconscious, "Why did he become like this?"

"He forcibly absorbed impure Lun Hui power on the Lun Hui, leading to a disorder of spirit and body." Xue Wuhen explained, "His situation is quite special; ordinary methods cannot heal him. The only way to save him is to take him to the 'Wangchuan Realm', where there is a special purifying power that can wash away impurities and restore his true self."

"Wangchuan Realm?" Lin Xuan had never heard of this place.

"That is a special space between reality and illusion." Xue Wuhen's voice became ethereal, "In the deepest part of the Taiji Cave Abode, there is a secret portal leading to the Wangchuan Realm, which can only be opened by someone who simultaneously masters the power of the three major origins."