[Tracing the Past-Origin]
Upper Bound.
Vast clouds and mist shrouded the endless sea, and there was silence.
This is the place of reincarnation and the only way to the human world.
A green figure approached from the clouds, his clothes were embroidered with twelve fairy clouds and gold. He was the immortal king who was in charge of the source of life and energy in the upper world.
"There will be many troubles in the lower realm. Jiuyan Immortal Lord has his own immortal bones to protect his body, so why should he accept the disaster?"
The rootless spirit branch floated behind him in a daze, its words full of confusion.
"Yes, there will be so many troubles in the lower world. Why should he accept the disaster?"
He sighed and said nothing more. He just said, "After I go to the lower world, you will guard the Ascension Platform and protect the source of life."
"Is the Immortal Lord worried about the Immortal Lord Jiuyan?"
The rootless spirit branch kept asking.
"Jiuyan Immortal Lord is the most powerful Immortal Lord in the upper realm. He will surely be able to survive the calamity and return safely from the lower realm. Why doesn't he stay in the upper realm?"
"Then do you know that the calamity he is carrying is my destiny?"
"Everything is in order, life repeats itself, even I must be reincarnated in the lower world."
Seeing that he was determined to do so, the Rootless Spirit Branch finally stopped trying to persuade him to stay, and simply condensed a golden scroll and sent it to him.
"Jiuyan Immortal Lord said that if you insist on going to the lower world, you should take this with you—"
"Its name is the Trace of the Worlds. As long as the samsara calamity is not resolved, the Trace of the Worlds will always protect you."
"Just like the Immortal Lord Jiuyan has been accompanying you through the tribulation."
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[Tracing the Past-Volume 1]
As the young master of Yaowang Valley, Chu Qi does not have the surname Qi, which is a very strange thing.
The valley master Qi Wusu told him that this was the name bestowed by the sacred tree.
Some people are born with something to bear. Qi Wusu remained silent about Chu Qi's life experience.
When it was just the two of them, Qi Wusu's attitude even revealed a hint of respect.
The sacred tree has a special favor for Chu Qi, and his attainments in medical skills are unmatched.
However, the hustle and bustle of this world is always separated from Chu Qi by a distance. He is like a breeze walking in the mortal world, leaving no traces behind.
Until he listened to Qi Wusu's request, took a strange scroll and went out to collect herbs.
In front of the mountain, I met Yan Jiuge who was killing evil spirits.
The young man had a cold expression, and his sword intent carried a murderous aura, giving off an aura that could be seen at a glance as "keep away from strangers."
Those dark-gold eyes contained more danger and a familiarity that Chu Qi couldn't describe.
It clearly had never appeared in my memory, but when I saw it, it felt like a thousand years.
Perhaps, this is what people call love at first sight.
Chu Qi began to become more and more curious about Yan Jiuge. He wanted to know where this inexplicable familiarity came from, but before he found the answer, he encountered a "disaster".
Perhaps because he was blessed by the sacred tree, he was born more insightful than ordinary people and took the cycle of life and death indifferently.
If one day, I can unite my body with the Great Dao and return to the world, then as a cultivator, I will have died a worthy death.
He should be free from worldly desires.
That day, the night enveloped the city and clusters of fireworks rose up, brightening Chu Qi's eyes.
He couldn't help but ask the person beside him, "Ayan, do you think the fireworks in this world are beautiful?"
Yan Jiuge was dressed in a black and gold robe, holding a red lantern in his hand that did not match him at all. His eyes were lowered so that his emotions could not be seen clearly, and he replied, "Not enough."
Chu Qi turned around and looked at Yan Jiuge with surprise.
"Aqi."
Yan Jiuge suddenly called him.
"Um?"
"The lantern is for you."
The lights hit the eyes of the two people.
Chu Qi saw his own reflection in Yan Jiuge's eyes, and also saw his own expectations in his eyes.
His heartbeat was pounding. He was no longer the fleeting breeze in this world, but something he longed for.
of ordinary people.
Don't let the "disaster" swallow you up.
"Thank you, A'yan, I like it very much." Chu Qi smiled and reached out to take the lantern.
The city is bustling with fireworks, but where the light cannot reach, shadows appear.
Now is a rare calm before the storm.
"Ayan, please accompany me for a walk. I will tell you something tomorrow."
"What's the matter?" Yan Jiuge asked subconsciously.
"Let's talk about it tomorrow." Chu Qi didn't answer.
He should tell this young man who only knows how to kill demons and practice swordsmanship—
Giving lanterns to others during the Lantern Festival is a sign of love.
Accepting other people’s lanterns during the Lantern Festival means that you are willing to stay with you.
That night, prosperity collapsed and peace fell apart.
The Tracing World Scroll came in response to the calamity and took away Chu Qi's soul.
Yan Jiuge only had time to kill the evil spirit that was blocking his way with his sword. When he raised his eyes again, the figure disappeared between heaven and earth.
In an instant, all the dusty memories came back, painful and sober.
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[Retrospective Volume-Old Memories]
"I don't want him to die in the disaster, so this tendril of tracing back to the past has a glimmer of hope."
Qingxue Immortal Lord, who controls the fate of the human world, sighed, "Even if the price you pay for this is that you are trapped in the scroll of the past?"
He said, "No problem."
"As someone who has been through this, I must warn you that this is extremely painful. You will lose him again and again in your reincarnations. You will forget about him before each loss, and remember him after each loss."
After a while, he replied, "... No problem."
"Then I will give you a scroll of obsession. If one day, you finally don't lose him, the samsara calamity will be resolved."
"Thank you very much."
After the discussion, he was about to leave, but Immortal Lord Qingxue suddenly asked him before he could leave, "How can you be sure that Immortal Lord Qi will definitely follow you to the lower world to reincarnate and return to the calamity?"
"This disaster is so dangerous, I don't want him to come to the lower world, so that I won't have anything to worry about."
"But he is Ah Qi, why wouldn't he come?"
(End of this chapter)