I, the Lord of the Fifth Throne, am the source of all things!

With knowledge and techniques related to the soul, and by combining them with their own circumstances, Duanmu Lian of each generation painstakingly created the most suitable soul-type techniques for herself.

"Nine Revolutions of Life and Death... Heavenly Tribulation Technique?"

Upon opening the book, streams of information flooded into Duanmu Lian's mind, causing him to unconsciously murmur the name of this cultivation technique that specialized in cultivating the soul.

This is a cultivation method created by Duanmu Lian throughout the ages, using the primordial spirit cultivation methods, mental meditation methods, soul-related knowledge, and so on that she collected, combined with her own situation and experience.

This cultivation method focuses solely on the soul, without cultivating anything else.

After all, whether it was Duanmu Lian in the past or Duanmu Lian now, they both needed to divide their souls and store them in the Soul Sea Abyss.

Therefore, we need to put in effort in the repair, enhancement, and strengthening of the soul.

After examining the manual, Duanmu Lian couldn't help but reveal a helpless smile.

Because all the Duanmu Lians throughout history have a clear understanding of themselves; they are neither unparalleled geniuses nor prodigies whose comprehension is astounding.

There's no grand or lofty reason why this Nine Revolutions Life and Death Tribulation Heavenly Technique was created.

It's entirely because... Duanmu Lian died too many times, so she finally understood.

Having teetered between life and death so many times, Duanmu Lian grasped the great terror and great opportunity between life and death.

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Chapter Six: Effort is Not for the Purpose of Crying for Help

After leaving the Hall of Seeking the Dao, and after Duanmu Lian had received his initial resources and resolved eight or nine out of ten of his doubts, his demeanor was no longer as repressed as before.

However, he still had mixed feelings about it.

After all, he originally thought this was his first time traveling to this world.

As a result, the chat group members and Dalian in the interior space proved it to him.

You're not a newbie; you're already a 'veteran' who's restarted countless times, second only to Nayuta no Ryūzō in terms of playthrough experience.

With mixed feelings that were hard to put into words, Duanmu Lian took some time to rejoin the group.

[Duanmu Lian]: I'm back, everyone. You all know what you need to know. My feelings are very complicated.

[Sinbad]: I was busy before and didn't check the group... When I saw the new you, my feelings were definitely more complicated than yours. Everyone in this group is good friends with different 'Lotus', but the 'Lotus' we knew is a long time ago.

[Anxinyuan Xunran]: Yes, the 'Ren' I know is quite interesting. Thanks to him, I was bored and gave up my thoughts of dying.

[The Abandoned Emperor]: Hmph, although I hate humans, I admire someone as steadfast as a rock as you.

【Fizelinu】: Hey, Ren, I really want to savor your rich past. Can you show me your memories this generation?

【Duanmu Lian】: @Feizelinu, I refuse. To be honest, with you guys as my friends, I find it hard to imagine why the 'us' from before died.

[Rufus]: Lian... to say something like that, it seems you haven't received much of your past memories. Everyone in the group is willing to help you, but you yourself are unwilling.

[Alovena]: Yes, yes, little busy, you are willing to accept it, but you will not allow anyone to interfere with your desires and dreams. To be honest, I really like and admire your personality.

Upon seeing this, Duanmu Lian was puzzled for a moment, and then went to browse through the memory palace in the [Records of All Things].

Snapped---

Thirty seconds later, Duanmu Lian slapped his cheek hard, feeling ashamed.

He gave a helpless and self-deprecating laugh, and then retracted what he had just said.

It was because he was foolish that he raised that question, which exposed his 'naivety'.

No, it's not that he's too naive; it's that he's too young compared to the Duanmu Lians of previous generations who have accumulated much more experience.

He had previously thought that with such a terrifyingly powerful group in the community, his predecessors would never have died so easily.

However, after reading some of Duanmu Lian's memories from the middle period, he understood the reason.

We... that is, [Duanmu Lian], absolutely do not like to ask for help!

Because of the first generation of Duanmu Lian, and the previous generations of Duanmu Lian, who worked hard and made sacrifices.

Afterwards, Duanmu Lian inherited the experience and legacy of her predecessors, and her power grew stronger and stronger, and her condition improved more and more.

But it is precisely because of the hardships endured by their predecessors that every Duanmu Lian after them cherishes the favorable conditions she has.

This favorable condition was never secured for you by friends, relatives, or seniors who suffered hardships to leave it for you.

The one who endured that suffering, experienced death, and bore endless pain, leaving herself covered in wounds, was none other than [Duanmu Lian] herself!

It's hard to truly understand the hardships people go through together.

However, everyone can definitely understand their own difficulties, and Duanmu Lian is a perfect example.

What does Duanmu Lian yearn for?

His intention to defy the throne and overturn the world was not to show others how great he was!

He just wanted to tell himself that he would never succumb to a tragic fate that had been arranged for him!

He is insignificant, but he is absolutely unwilling to be insignificant!

Therefore, only he can defeat the Mercury Serpent, and only he can destroy the Eternal Return of the Fourth Day!

With such thoughts and beliefs, Duanmu Lian passed on this simple yet persistent will to each new version of herself that followed.

Therefore, our predecessors endured countless hardships and experienced all eight kinds of suffering in life.

Some Duanmu Lians later had the idea of ​​seeking help from others to achieve their own wishes.

What the hell is this?!

What was the meaning of all the hardships I had endured, the endless adventures in dangerous alternate dimensions, and even the sacrifice of my life?

So, in the end, it was all just to get 'you' to ask other powerful people for help in the chat group?!

Was all of Duanmu Lian's efforts just to cry for help?

"What kind of ridiculous joke is this...?"

After absorbing part of the memories, a cold glint flashed in Duanmu Lian's eyes, and she murmured these words involuntarily, her tone extremely cold and stubborn.

Countless deaths, countless rebirths, experiences longer than the age of the universe, all for the sake of saying, "Please save me?"

The thought of it makes Duanmu Lian feel disgusted. His efforts and struggles were definitely not for seeking help!

The obsession with the existence of [Duanmu Lian] has long been deeply ingrained in her soul.

Even though there were people in the chat group who could easily defeat Mercury Serpent, Duanmu Lian would absolutely not allow any of them to interfere in her affairs.

He can accept small favors that don't bother him, but when it comes to things he desires or dreams, there's absolutely no room for discussion.

Therefore, even when facing deadly danger in another world, Duanmu Lian would not ask them for help.

Even in death, he did not regret not seeking help from others.

Most people in the chat group understood Duanmu Lian's stubbornness, especially Alovena, who really liked and admired Duanmu Lian's personality.

After all, Alovena admires those who "do not expect favors from others and are self-reliant even when weak."

They also dislike receiving favors from others and taking them for granted.

Therefore, it becomes a situation where people who like you can't accept your gifts, while people who dislike you will come instead.

.............

"Damn it, why is this problem happening again!?"

In reality, Duanmu Lian opened her eyes in the body of a young child. After hearing Ayase Kozo's low curses, she glanced around with lifeless eyes.

He was lying on the operating table, with medical electrodes attached to his chest and a needle inserted into his wrist, delivering some kind of medicine.

Meanwhile, Ayase Kozo was recording Duanmu Lian's physical data not far away. When he saw that the clone's brainwaves were becoming unstable again, he cursed under his breath in annoyance.

Compared to the previous clones with weak consciousness, Duanmu Lian's final creation is a good one.

In order to figure out the secrets of Zarathustra's body, Ayase Kozo was very focused, and after seeing Duanmu Lian wake up, he asked him a few questions about his body.

When asked what he felt before he lost consciousness, Duanmu Lian gave this answer.

"I feel like I've become a different version of myself."

This answer was given by Duanmu Lian based on the memories of her predecessors, and this answer also reminded Ayase Kozo of the original form, Fujii Ren.

He led Duanmu Lian to a room filled with computer screens, each displaying surveillance footage from Ayase Kozo's own home.

As for who this is monitoring, you can tell just by looking at the blue-haired, blue-eyed little boy on the screen who looks exactly like Duanmu Lian.

The little boy on the screen is none other than Fujii Ren.

Duanmu Lian's body was created by Red Spider and Ayase Kozo by extracting materials from each other.

Duanmu Lian looked at Fujii Ren on the screen, and her eyes immediately became confused.

Then, seeing the disappointment in Ayase Kozo's eyes, he 'couldn't help but' begin to imitate Fujii Ren's every move.

This is something that every clone with a weak consciousness would do before Duanmu Lian.

Because the clones, with their weak consciousness, only make this imitative gesture when they see the real Fujii Ren or get close to him.

Although Duanmu Lian was relatively clear-headed, she still deliberately showed off her flaws.

After Ayase Kozo left, only Duanmu Lian was left staring blankly at Fujii Ren on the screen, living her childhood daily life.

At this moment, he is dividing and organizing his memories.

To prevent anyone from peeping into her memories, Duanmu Lian, within the spatial interior, created a dual personality using the method taught to her by Dalian.