I've never felt happy to become an immortal.

Chapter 206 An Inescapable Cycle

The third piece of sword immortal remains is also the fourth piece of remains that Bai Xuan has found so far.

The purpose of entering this secret realm trial is to obtain it.

However, when the item landed in his hand, Bai Xuan felt as if he were holding an ordinary bone.

There is no mystery hidden within it.

If someone else obtained the third version of Jade Dynasty, they would probably doubt whether they were able to use it.

But this is the remains of Bai Wuming.

Bai Xuan never considers whether he is qualified to use it.

He immediately summoned the Dark Moon Gate.

As the shattered dark moon came into view.

There are no updates at all in the "Supernatural Powers" section.

"really……"

Bai Xuan muttered to himself, "This third Immortal Executioner... is completely fake."

He applied a little force with his five fingers.

The remains were crushed in the palm of his hand.

A true sword immortal's remains could not possibly be crushed into pieces.

It had previously exuded a mysterious aura, but the moment Bai Xuan confirmed that it was a fake, it completely turned into an ordinary bone that could be crushed and destroyed with the slightest force.

At this point, the remains of the sword immortal had already been destroyed.

At the same time, the Heavenly Demon has also disappeared.

Only Bai Xuan remained trapped inside the dark cave.

There was neither an exit nor any rescue.

This is strange.

Bai Xuan sat there for a long time, but received no response.

He tried to reach out and push the heavy stones, but he couldn't budge them at all.

"That's really strange."

"Theoretically, I should have already completed the game by now."

"The Heavenly Demon was sealed in a secret realm, triggering the rules of the Third Immortal Slaughter, which has restored the historical record."

"Why won't you let me out?"

Bai Xuan pondered to himself whether he had overlooked something.

He sat down on the spot, secretly adjusting his breathing, trying to recover from his injuries, and accumulating strength to try to cut through the cave with a single sword strike.

however……

Just as Bai Xuan sat down to regulate his breathing, a strange sense of comfort suddenly surged up.

The injuries that needed repair have completely disappeared, replaced by a perfectly healthy body.

He opened his eyes, looked around, and found himself back in the original mountain forest area.

"What's going on?"

Bai Xuan stood up in astonishment: "Didn't I already clear the game?"

Why is it restarting?

"I clearly sealed the Heavenly Demon into the secret realm, and it did not die."

He instinctively turned around and asked, "Did you accidentally hang up?"

Questions were raised.

But no one answered.

This time when I turned around, there was no one behind me.

The sides, front, back, left, and right are all empty.

"Miss Fan?" Bai Xuan tried calling out.

White mist swirled among the mountains and forests, yet no echo could be heard.

The dried fruit girl who would always rush over and grab me for a big gulp after each recovery has completely disappeared.

Bai Xuan's heart skipped a beat.

He felt that he wasn't really used to being with Fan Qingshuang. She would always stick close to him, like a clingy cat that couldn't live without its owner. He would become uneasy if he couldn't see the person he longed for.

But after so many restart cycles, he had subconsciously gotten used to Fan Qingshuang staying by his side. It was as if as long as he asked a question or turned his head, the girl would always be standing beside him.

This was not something that should be taken for granted, Bai Xuan suddenly realized.

It wasn't a subconscious or habitual change, but rather that he became aware of it...

It's very likely that the strong bond between myself and Fan Qingshuang has already been broken!
This time, he must face the restart alone.

In other words, the same applies to Fan Qingshuang.

only……

"Why?" Bai Xuan frowned deeply, he was beginning to lose track of the specific mechanics of this trial.

"Is it because I beat the game once?"

"Because I successfully sealed away the Heavenly Demon?"

"So it's starting to decide to increase the difficulty for me?"

This explanation is barely plausible.

But it was only barely acceptable.

Bai Xuan pondered for a moment, then walked out of the forest.

Since Fan Qingshuang is no longer here, the best choice for him is to complete this trial as soon as possible.

Again.

The man in white climbed the steps and headed towards the main entrance of the White Plum Sect.

"Who are you?"

"Inform Sect Leader Chu that we are meeting again."

……

Having the experience of clearing the game once before, it would certainly not be difficult for Bai Xuan to clear it a second time on his own.

Having found the strategy and key points, all that's left is to repeat the story of sealing the Heavenly Demon.

Gaining Chu Binghe's trust is really not a difficult task.

The challenge lies in gaining her trust.

Persuading Chu Binghe directly was an extremely difficult task.

This woman isn't so easily persuaded. Last time, it was a combination of chance and accumulated experience that allowed Bai Xuan to successfully break through Chu Binghe's defenses and rekindle her fighting spirit.

If everything were to repeat the same method as before, Bai Xuan would have to survive one of Chu Binghe's attacks. Without Fan Qingshuang by his side, he simply didn't have the confidence to do so... purely because the opponent was a numerical monster. Therefore, Bai Xuan chose a more direct approach.

……

"I have the ability to foresee the future," Bai Xuan began to exaggerate.

Chu Binghe: "Huh?"

Her first reaction was naturally disbelief.

So how do you get her to believe you?

What Bai Xuan needed to do was prove himself: "You can write any line or sentence on the Xuan paper, anything is fine, you don't need to show it to me; or give it to someone nearby and let them write anything; or you can go to the back mountain and pick up anything..."

He said, "Then I'll tell you what you wrote."

Chu Binghe pondered for a while and found this approach quite novel.

She wrote a random line and then asked, "You can tell me now, what did I just write?"

Bai Xuan said calmly, "You just wrote a poem."

Chu Binghe raised his eyes: "I'm sorry, you're wrong. I wrote the character 'death'."

Bai Xuan understood: "I get it. I'll answer like that next time."

He pressed his brow.

Manual restart.

……

I opened my eyes and there were familiar mountains and forests again.

"Sure enough, this time after death, I was immediately restarted, which means that it's not that I can't find Fan Qingshuang, but that we are really separated."

Bai Xuan muttered to himself as he walked towards the White Plum School once again.

This time, he successfully answered Chu Binghe's first question.

But the second question that followed was also one he couldn't answer.

It's okay, I can just die again.

……

Generally speaking, this exhaustive method is useless against those who truly have the ability to travel back in time.

Because people's thoughts can change and fluctuate greatly.

The first thing I might write is 'kill,' and the next thing I might write is a poem. It's not fixed... Relying on death to rewind time is unreliable.

However, this is not reality; it is merely a trial within a secret realm.

Its plot development is fixed and follows certain patterns.

Therefore, Chu Binghe's answer was always the same.

This also makes it possible for Bai Xuan to betray his own side.

If once isn't enough to dispel Chu Binghe's suspicions, then try twice, three times, four times, five times...

The more times he repeats his words, the more credible they become.

After Bai Xuan successfully predicted her random choice for the nineteenth time, Chu Binghe's heart pounded. Judging from her expression and demeanor, she had begun to believe in Bai Xuan's identity as a prophet.

At this point, her attitude changed.

Willing to establish equal dialogue.

From this point on, Bai Xuan took control of the situation.

What followed was a natural progression.

After gaining Chu Binghe's trust, the White Plum Sect could do whatever they wanted very easily.

Bai Xuan's target is the Heavenly Demon. Their interests are highly aligned, and once a relationship of trust is established, the next step is to deal with the Heavenly Demon.

This time it was even easier than the last time I cleared the level.

After the Heavenly Demon shattered the stone gate of the secret realm, the mountain collapsed.

But he wasn't even buried alive; instead, he was rescued by Chu Binghe.

The two dug through the mountain again, found the collapsed cave, and saw the spatial rift sealed behind the broken stone door and the floating Third Immortal in the cave.

The Heavenly Demon has vanished without a trace.

Compared to the previous situation, there hasn't actually been much change.

The moment Chu Binghe reached out and grasped the Third Immortal Executioner, the entire world fell into stillness.

It was as if someone had pressed the pause button.

Or, like a movie reaching its final scene, where the scene freezes on the last frame, and the plot ends there, with no further development.

Bai Xuan suddenly understood why no one had come to rescue him when he was trapped in the cave.

Because the story has ended.

The plot has come to an end.

For example, imagine a player has completed a game; at that point, they will usually be faced with a question.

'Do you want to start another playthrough?'

The answer is yes, so let's start from scratch and reboot.

The answer is no; the game should return to before the final boss fight.

In any case, all the content has been consumed, and there is no new story to experience.

Four hundred years ago, the White Plum Sect, through Chu Binghe's desperate struggle, successfully used the Third Immortal Execution to seal the Heavenly Demon.

This is the correct ending to the story.

The starting point and the ending point have been determined.

but……

The trial is not over!

Bai Xuan couldn't find the 'exit' option; instead, he was trapped in this endless loop.

"hiss……"

Bai Xuan took a deep breath.

The current situation corresponds to his worst prediction.

Even if he seals away the Heavenly Demon and restores history, he still cannot leave this place.

Does completing the game mean you can leave it?
Not necessarily.

Even in the famous game "Don't Want to Die? Climb 100 Floors," the game developers had to manually shut down the servers.

The same applies here; the Secret Realm Trials offer no expression of preference, they simply repeat the same historical events.