Reversing the Milky Way

Sun Tianxiao: "I wonder if Brother Bai Cheng is satisfied with this matter?"

It must be said that this matter did indeed pique Bai Cheng's interest; he really wanted to see a weapon with dual attributes.

Sun Tianxiao: "However, Brother Bai Cheng, I must remind you that this matter is only something we heard about, and we cannot verify its authenticity for you."

Bai Cheng: "It's okay, this is enough."

After speaking, Bai Cheng pondered for a moment, then used the Bai family's identity token to contact Bai Fengze.

After explaining the situation, Bai Fengze told the two to go to the front of the Bai residence, give their names, and then someone would lead them the way.

After seeing the two off, Bai Cheng stayed in the teahouse to observe the continuous influx of forces into the Xue family.

Among these forces were many experts at the Opening Meridian Realm, but at this moment they all concealed their auras. It was only because of the aura of the Tonghai Realm experts emanating from the Xue family's main hall that everyone was revealing their true strength. Bai Cheng, who was in the teahouse, could clearly feel this oppressive feeling, just like Bai Muxuan had felt at the time.

Bai Cheng: "How exactly should we get this recording stone inside?"

Just then, Bai Cheng suddenly saw a group of people from Tianxing Pavilion arrive at the Xue family. The group included not only a celebratory song and dance troupe, but also many disciples dressed in Tianxing Pavilion attire.

The person leading the group was Gu Xinglan, and Gu Wanru beside her was also dressed in a brightly colored dress, making her look particularly beautiful.

However, just as Gu Wanru stepped halfway through the door, her eyes suddenly turned to the teahouse where Bai Cheng was, and her gaze met Bai Cheng's, who was spying on her.

Although they were hundreds of meters apart, Bai Cheng could clearly sense that the other person's gaze was fixed on him.

Gu Wanru: "What? Didn't anyone from the Bai family come? Or are you the only one here?"

Bai Cheng was very puzzled. Gu Wanru's voice transmission rang in his ear, and he didn't know why she would ask him this question.

The two people's telepathic communication was at the furthest point that Bai Cheng's divine sense could perceive, so Bai Cheng was able to barely respond to the other party.

Bai Cheng: "What do you mean by that, Fairy Gu? The Bai family did send people, but it was all the elders of the family who came. We younger generation did not receive any message about them coming to pay their respects."

Upon hearing Bai Cheng's words, Gu Wanru's cold eyes revealed a hint of worry.

At this moment, Bai Cheng suddenly remembered a way to get Gu Wanru to bring the recording stone in.

At the entrance of the Xue family's residence, Gu Xinglan glanced sideways at her daughter.

Gu Xinglan: "What's wrong? Why did you suddenly stop?"

Just then, another voice suddenly rang out from the side.

Yan Lingjun: "Is the fairy feeling unwell?"

The speaker was Yan Lingjun. Yan Qing had previously exchanged a Golden-Winged Thunderbird egg for Yan Lingjun's membership in the Heavenly Star Pavilion, which was why Yan Lingjun was here now.

His talent was exceptional, and he was highly valued after joining the Tianxing Pavilion. As a result, he began to appear in public as a disciple of the Tianxing Pavilion. As for his identity as a member of the Fengqing Sect, he retained it after joining the Tianxing Pavilion, which made him quite high in the Qingfeng Sect. He could even be considered one of the top three among the elite disciples. However, today he came representing the Tianxing Pavilion.

Bai Cheng also noticed the other party. Because the two had met before in Golden Wheat Field, he still had a deep impression of him. However, what surprised Bai Cheng was that in just one year, the other party's realm had reached the Great Perfection of Qi Condensation.

Gu Wanru: "Father, I suddenly remembered that I have something important to attend to, so please excuse me for a moment."

After saying that, Gu Wanru turned and left, ignoring Gu Xinglan's surprised look.

Yan Lingjun: "Fairy Gu, wait! I will go with you."

Yan Lingjun had barely finished speaking when Gu Xinglan stopped him.

Gu Xinglan: "Don't be presumptuous. This is a banquet for a powerful expert of the Tonghai Realm. How can you not know your place? Don't let people laugh at us. I believe Wanru will know what's important and what's urgent. Let's go in first."

Upon hearing this, Yan Lingjun's eyes flashed with a cold light, and his fists were clenched tightly, but he quickly put on an expression of remorse.

Yan Lingjun: "This disciple knows his mistake."

After saying that, he followed Gu Xinglan and the other disciples into the Xue family's gate.

Not long after, Bai Cheng met Gu Wanru at the teahouse.

After meeting, Bai Cheng realized that Gu Wanru had also broken through to the Great Perfection of the Qi Condensation Realm.

Gu Wanru: "I wonder what item it is that you need me to bring in?"

Bai Cheng handed the recording stone to Gu Wanru. She seemed puzzled. After examining her, Bai Cheng noticed that she didn't seem shy at all, but rather confused.

His expression then turned serious, followed by surprise, and finally a hint of reminiscence, before he nodded.

When Bai Cheng saw this, he was also somewhat taken aback, because he could see the marks of time on the other person's face, unlike the quiet demeanor that Gu Wanru, who looked to be of a certain age, should have.

'Isn't it far too calm outside? You have to understand, this is high-definition, uncensored footage filmed up close. Even someone like Du Mingchun, who's nearly a hundred years old, would feel ashamed seeing it, and she just nodded?'

At this moment, Gu Wanru suddenly spoke up.

Gu Wanru: "Could the person inside be Shangguan Zhi?"

Bai Cheng nodded in response.

Gu Wanru: "Hehe, I didn't expect that a young master from a cultivation family would be so frivolous in private? But the Shangguan family is almost entirely present among today's visitors. Aren't you afraid of offending them by doing this?"

Bai Cheng: "Fairy Gu, do you still remember the scene when we first met in the Purple Bamboo Forest? To be honest, Shangguan Zhi was determined to kill me back then. If I hadn't escaped to the Purple Bamboo Forest, I'm afraid I would still be here today."

Upon hearing this, Gu Wanru inadvertently recalled this incident.

Bai Cheng: "Although I, Bai Cheng, am not a generous person, I will never let anyone who harbors murderous intent towards me get away with it. Shangguan Zhi has not only harbored murderous intent towards me once, but even other members of the Shangguan family have the same intention. Although I am not strong enough to touch him now, I can still make him die in a different way."

After hearing these words, Gu Wanru smiled gracefully.

Gu Wanru: "In that case, I'll help you with this. Anyway, Tianxing Pavilion is a trading organization, and the people who come to trade are a mixed bag. It's only natural that we occasionally hear about the scandals of other families."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng felt a surge of excitement.

Bai Cheng: "Then thank you very much, Fairy Gu. But please be careful not to get yourself into trouble."

Upon hearing this, Gu Wanru gave Bai Cheng a meaningful smile.

Gu Wanru: "What? Are you worried about me?"

Bai Cheng: "I just don't understand why the fairy takes such good care of me?"

Bai Cheng thought that the other party would give another perfunctory answer, but he did not expect Gu Wanru to say something that surprised and made him think deeply.

She slowly stood up, walked towards the window, and left Bai Cheng with her back to him.

Gu Wanru: "You know what? Sometimes I've been wondering if we have past lives and present lives? Even though we can achieve the separation of our souls from our bodies after reaching the highest level, if our souls are destroyed, will we be able to start over?"

These abrupt words made Bai Cheng feel uncomfortable.

Bai Cheng: "Start over? If time could be reversed, perhaps we could start over."

Gu Wanru: "Can time be reversed? If time could be reversed, why didn't those unparalleled powerhouses throughout history do so? The flow of time is the beginning of the laws governing all things, and none of us can defy it."

Bai Cheng: "If that's the case, why does Fairy Gu look so troubled?"

Gu Wanru lowered her eyes, a deep look appearing in them.

Gu Wanru: "If I said I had a dream, and the scenes in the dream were everything I'm experiencing again now, wouldn't you think it's a bit of a fantasy?"

Hearing this, Bai Cheng finally understood.

'Isn't this rebirth? And the consciousness after rebirth is still the starting point of this life. I remember the scientific community once proposed that thought can traverse infinite space and time, but this was just a hypothesis, not even a fully formed theory. However, in this world, although these cultivators' techniques are grand, powerful, and destructive, they haven't touched upon hypotheses like rebirth, or even body snatching. Indeed, the secrets of the soul are not so easily understood. I'll have to wait until I open my so-called soul meridians to experience all of this myself. I just don't know when that will be.'

Gu Wanru was still talking about what she called her dream. Bai Cheng learned from her narration that everything was going normally until he appeared, after which the so-called 'love affair' in her dream began to change.

She said that the original winner of the competition in Wuling Town was Xue Min from the Xue family of Wuling Town, and although Bai Muxuan would also break through to the Tonghai Realm, he had never taken in a person named Bai Cheng.

What's even more surprising is that in Gu Wanru's so-called dream, Bai Chuanhai never returned to the Bai family, nor did he mention the Xue family patriarch breaking through to the Tonghai Realm or today's banquet.

After hearing all the so-called reasons, Bai Cheng could no longer remain calm.

Gu Wanru slowly turned around.

Bai Cheng: "What? Did I scare you?"

Bai Cheng wanted to say something, mainly to hear how things would unfold, but ultimately he couldn't speak.

In his mind, Gu Wanru was not a stupid person, and since she dared to tell him these things, she must know that she was not from this world.

Bai Cheng: "Fairy Gu just said it so directly, without any precautions. Aren't you afraid someone will overhear?"

Gu Wanru smiled, pursing her lips.

Gu Wanru: "I'm afraid of being overheard because I'm telling the truth, and what I'm saying isn't a dream. So why should I be afraid of being overheard? It's getting late. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."

Bai Cheng: "Wait, I have three more here!"

After saying that, Bai Cheng took out three more recording stones. After Gu Wanru checked the scene inside, her expression remained calm. These three recording stones showed live broadcasts from three different locations.

Gu Wanru: "I never imagined that the dignified young master of the Shangguan family would be framed without even realizing it. I wonder if Shangguan Ba ​​would choose to put righteousness above family ties after witnessing such a scene?"

"That's hard to say. Shangguan Yu is just one of his two sons, so it's quite possible that such a thing could happen."

Gu Wanru smiled after hearing this. Bai Cheng saw her expression and felt that she seemed to be expecting something. Needless to say, this was definitely a development that did not exist in her dream.

Then, Gu Wanru took out her waist token and condensed a ray of spiritual energy from it. Under her control, the energy steadily stopped in front of Bai Cheng. After that, she did not make any further moves, but instead leaped up from the teahouse and flew towards the Xue family.

After Gu Wanru left, Bai Cheng stared blankly at the spiritual energy radiance in front of him, and couldn't help but reveal a faint smile.

Bai Cheng: "Does this count as her taking the initiative?"

After saying that, he took out his identity token and absorbed the spiritual energy.

That's right, this is the magic array message left by Gu Wanru on her own communication jade tablet.

Bai Cheng stared blankly at his token, muttering to himself.

Bai Cheng: "But then again, could her dream be real? Anyway, now that I've finished my business, I should go to the Earth Spirit Tower to cultivate for a while."

After saying that, Bai Cheng stood up and left the teahouse. Inside the Xue family, the celebration was in full swing, and the magnificent scene could be seen from miles around.

Bai Cheng first returned to his shop, and after discussing the upcoming matters, he set off for the Earth Spirit Tower.

He now has 110 points on his points token, enough for him to continue cultivating in the tower for more than three months.

Two and a half months passed in the blink of an eye, and Bai Cheng in the Earth Spirit Tower had a serious expression.

In the days since, he has cultivated to the limit that can be reached in the early stage of Qi Condensation Realm, but he has not yet found any signs of a breakthrough.

In recent days, he has been able to clearly feel that the circulation of spiritual energy in his body has reached its limit. Before, when he practiced the Qi Condensation Technique and circulated the Small Heavenly Circuit, he could clearly feel the spiritual energy in his body accumulating little by little.

A few days ago, he suddenly felt that this accumulation had reached a bottleneck. No matter how he circulated his spiritual energy again, the accumulation of spiritual energy in his body did not increase.

This felt to him like a bucket that was already full of water, and any more water poured in would only overflow.

Bai Cheng: "What's going on? Several days have passed, why can't I break through to the next realm?"

Bai Cheng's usually calm and collected state of mind began to become chaotic.

"By the way, I obtained a Qi Condensation Pill from some guy before. I heard that this pill is used when breaking through to the Qi Condensation Realm. Could it be that I need to take it?"

Bai Cheng took out the Qi Condensation Pill that he had treasured for a long time. Judging from its appearance, it was a good quality pill. As far as Bai Cheng knew, a good quality pill seemed to have 70% of its medicinal power. He wondered if he would be able to break through successfully after taking it.

Countless thoughts raced through Bai Cheng's mind. What if he failed to break through? He would have to buy another one. But Bai Cheng didn't have time for that right now. He took the pill with a try-it-and-see attitude.

The moment the pill entered my stomach, an intense minty sensation surged through my entire body. It felt like being extremely spicy, as if every cell in my body was being stimulated and excited by this sensation. This was followed by an extremely cold and icy feeling.

Bai Cheng suddenly felt a slight throbbing pain in his meridians. The meridian walls, which were originally taut due to the abundance of spiritual energy, were slowly expanding. It felt as if every cell in his body had broken through its limits, and the so-called barriers and bottlenecks were instantly shattered.

What followed was a stinging pain all over his body, just like the intense pain Bai Cheng felt when he first cultivated spiritual energy, as if he had returned to the starting point.

After the intense stinging pain came ultimate relief. As the last wisp of medicinal power traveled throughout Bai Cheng's body, the pain, along with the numbness throughout his body, began to dissipate.

He successfully broke through to the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm. There was no overwhelming aura as he had imagined, nor any extraordinary breakthrough phenomena as he had expected. He only felt a sense of emptiness after his body went numb.