The sword seller, dressed in red, deserves applause for the prankster.

In a daze, Chi Miao felt as if he had arrived in a crimson land.

"You've arrived."

A gentle female voice reached Chi Miao's ears.

Chi Miao was taken aback and looked toward the source of the sound.

It was a woman whose face was obscured, sitting upright before the chessboard. She looked at Chi Miao, her long hair hanging down, adorned with various flower petals.

Each petal contains an incredible power that stirs the heart.

Although he couldn't see the person's face clearly, Chi Miao could sense that this person was very close to him, and...

She was the most beautiful woman she had ever seen in her life, without a doubt.

The woman looks like she's smiling.

With a wave of his hand, a cup of tea appeared before him.

The aroma of the tea was so enchanting that it filled the entire spacious room with its fragrance the moment it appeared.

The steaming hot tea has an extraordinary aroma.

The woman said, "Let's have some tea together."

Chi Miao immediately sat down, then, holding a cup of tea, asked, "May I have some?"

This tea smells really good.

The woman nodded: "Of course, this is for you."

"Thanks."

Chi Miao raised his teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

"Delicious!"

"..." The woman visibly fell silent for a moment.

"This is really a headache."

Chi Miao exclaimed "Ah!" Before she could even ask what was so troublesome, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, as if her internal organs were being washed, torn apart, and reassembled!

She clutched her stomach, writhing in pain, tears welling up in her eyes.

The woman extended her delicate finger and pointed.

Chi Miao felt a mysterious force regulating the chaotic energy within her body.

Little by little, the chaos disappeared, transforming into immense spiritual power.

Peng—!

Chi Miao was shocked: "I...broke through?"

Although she usually suppresses her breakthrough, having just broken through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, she will still need at least some time before she can break through to the late stage.

Now, she can't even suppress it herself, and she has actually broken through!

Was it that cup of tea that caused all of this?

The woman smiled and said, "What you're drinking is tea."

Chi Miao: "Tea ceremony?"

The woman said, "The seed of Tao sprouts, the sprout grows into a tree, the tree grows leaves, and the tea brewed from the leaves of the Tao tree is Tao tea."

Chi Miao was utterly shocked.

What the hell?

"Isn't this more precious than ginseng? If I drink a few more cups, won't I ascend to heaven on the spot?"

The woman smiled and said, "Ascension is out of the question. If you drink a few more cups, your life might be in danger."

She stepped forward and wiped Chi Miao's mouth.

This left Chi Miao feeling somewhat at a loss.

Looking at the woman in front of her, she couldn't help but ask, "Who exactly are you?"

The woman said, "Don't you know perfectly well who I am?"

Yes, Chi Miao knew very well.

This magical space must be inside that Dao Seed, which she left for herself in her previous life.

It is said that even a single aura from a powerful being can become an avatar.

The woman exuded a powerful aura; Chi Miao could sense that she could destroy him with a single thought.

And this... is just a clone.

Chi Miao: "You are my past life."

The woman smiled and nodded: "Yes."

Chi Miao then asked, "Who exactly planted the Yama Curse?"

The woman was silent for a moment before saying, "It's meaningless for you to know now, besides... even I don't know."

Chi Miao: "????"

"Even you didn't know?"

The woman hummed in agreement and then asked, "Do you remember what the Mirror of Rebirth said about you?"

Of course Chi Miao remembers!

She kept thinking about that sentence.

"Paving the way for eternity, defying fate and changing destiny."

Chi Miao suddenly realized something and looked up at the woman.

The woman nodded: "Yes, the road is paved for all ages, and I am one of those ages. From the moment I was born, I was entangled by the Yama Curse, but I was not so lucky, and I still died under the Yama Curse."

A storm raged in Chi Miao's heart.

"Even someone as strong as you couldn't withstand the Yama's Curse?"

The woman nodded: "Yes."

Chi Miao felt that this matter was over.

She looked utterly hopeless: "I understand. I'll give up cultivating immortality and find myself a piece of land. I never thought my extraordinary ice-sealed coffin would actually come in handy in the end."

The woman couldn't help but laugh.

"Just because I can't do it doesn't mean you can't."

Chi Miao: "Right? Actually, I think so too."

woman:"???"

Okay, okay, you've completely messed her up.

You weren't like that just now!

Her reincarnation... her personality is a bit unexpected, isn't it?

That's certainly true...

Throughout countless lifetimes, each one possesses a different destiny.

Sometimes it is stronger, sometimes weaker, and sometimes it cannot even survive the day the Yama Curse takes effect.

Although they are each other's countless lifetimes, they are also unique individuals.

This strange bond makes them want to know the truth in every lifetime.

It was at this time that...

The woman's figure flashed suddenly.

Chi Miao was stunned: "You..."

The woman gave a bitter smile: "My time is running out."

Chi Miao's fingers trembled.

"I have been dead for countless years. This is merely an avatar formed from the aura I left within the Dao Seed. Only in this way... can I evade the perception of the Heavenly Dao and leave you with the true inheritance I wish to give you."

"The true...legacy?"

"Yes," the woman stood up. "A true legacy."

"Now that you've come here, you must already know what the Seed of the Dao is, right?"

Chi Miao nodded: "I know, but the cultivation method of the Dao Seed has been completely lost in Miaohua Continent now."

The woman's voice suddenly turned cold: "Of course it will be lost."

Chi Miao: "Why?"

Woman: "Because Heaven is unjust!"

Chi Miao's body trembled.

Is Heaven unjust?

Is this another case of injustice from heaven?!

The woman spoke: "All living beings have the potential to become immortals, and the necessary condition for becoming an immortal... is the cultivation of the Dao."

"The Dao's essence is the perception of living beings, the power and authority that governs the rules of Heaven!"

"If one more person masters the Dao, then the Heavenly Dao must allocate a portion of its power."

"Heaven cherishes its power and does not wish for it to be divided up by living beings."

"The world may find it understandable that I don't want to be divided up, but I don't think so."

"If the Heavenly Dao must share its power, yet it is unwilling to do so, this is inherently contradictory. Perhaps it is being manipulated by a higher will, or perhaps the Heavenly Dao has developed selfish intentions, or perhaps..."

"The Way of Heaven, not the Way of Heaven."

Chi Miao's mind was a bit confused, but she could still make sense of what was behind those words.

The division of power is the most fundamental will in the world, seeking that all living beings can take charge of the Way and perform their respective duties.

If the Way of Heaven is truly the will of the world itself, a mysterious regulator, then why does it contradict its initial intentions yet still have to abide by this rule?

It's all a mystery.

However, if we only consider why the cultivation method of the Dao Seed was lost, Chi Miao has a complete understanding.

It was Heaven that erased the cultivation method of the Dao Seed because Heaven did not want its power to be divided up.

Chi Miao suddenly remembered a sentence the woman had just mentioned.

—To evade the perception of Heaven's will.

Could it be?

Looking at Chi Miao's eyes.

The woman smiled and said, "You're very clever. It seems you've realized what the legacy I'm going to pass on to you is."

She looked at Chi Miao and spoke, word by word.

"Before me, no one became an immortal! After me, immortals are everywhere!"

"What I want to pass on to you is—"