My practice narration is weird.

In late winter, the sun shines through the sparse woods, casting mottled shadows on the bluestone slabs.

There is a bamboo building in front of us, and around it are many flowers and plants that are well-tended.

Lu Qingshan picked up a pot of flowers, looked at it for a few seconds, and a peaceful smile appeared in his eyes.

"Remember earlier, you used [Tian Yan] to deduce me, but the answer you got was this pot of flowers."

Ye Wuyou nodded.

Before this, he used Tianyan to deduce the problem.

What is Lu Qingshan afraid of?
The answer is these flowers and plants.

Of course, Lu Qingshan hid in the valley not because he was afraid of these flowers and plants. These flowers and plants were just a "symbol".

"Did you find anything?" Lu Qingshan asked with a smile.

Ye Wuyou doesn't understand flowers and plants.

To be honest, this flower is pretty ordinary except for the fact that it is quite gorgeous when in full bloom.

but.

Ye Wuyou gently turned the soil over with his fingertips, and sure enough, underneath the soil, there were a few petals that had already rotted and only vague shapes could be seen.

"It should have been withered before."

"and then?"

"What then?"

Ye Wuyou was not too surprised. After all, Lu Qingshan was a sixth-level celestial being. Was it strange that he could save a withered flower?

But when he expressed this idea, he was met with a strange look from Lu Qingshan.

"Isn't it strange?"

"Is it strange?"

"It's you, Ye Wuyou, who is strange. No matter how high your cultivation is, can you reverse life and death? There is no such magical power in the world."

"Isn't it just a pot of flowers?" Ye Wuyou was a little puzzled.

"What about flowers and plants? Even though they are small, sparrows have all the organs. If someone can make flowers and plants reverse life and death with a snap of a finger, then he can also save lives. But have you ever seen such mysterious changes since you started practicing?"

Lu Qingshan shook his head and said with some amusement.

"How did I teach you in the beginning? Why do you have such a misunderstanding about cultivation?"

Eh.

Ye Wuyou was stunned, as if some old concept was broken.

Lu Qingshan put down the flowers in his hand, then searched in the garden for a while, and picked up a pot of withered green plants from a bunch of blooming flowers.

"It is already late winter, and the valley floor is cold. This flower cannot stand the cold and only grows in midsummer. I took good care of it in the past, but it withered in just one day of neglect."

As Lu Qingshan spoke, he pointed his finger.

The already withered branches and leaves suddenly regained their vitality at this moment.

Ye Wuyou's pupils suddenly widened.

Lu Qingshan’s words just now echoed in Ye Wuyou’s ears.

"If someone can reverse the life and death of flowers and plants with a snap of a finger, then he can also save the life and death of people."

Is this the weirdness of Lu Qingshan?

Is this the reason why Lu Qingshan has been hiding here, never seeing the sun?
"The weirdness of you is..."

"【born】."

……

"No way, absolutely impossible."

In front of the already built Tianji Tower, the owner of Tianji Tower waved his hands repeatedly and spoke earnestly to the man in white in front of him.

"It has nothing to do with cultivation. There is no method in this world that can save lives."

"But……"

The man fell silent again halfway through his words. The owner of Tianji Tower blinked and sighed.

"Life and death have nothing to do with cultivation. No matter how high your realm is, it cannot be reversed. Although this host does not have any great ability, I also know one truth. If life and death can be reversed, then wouldn't everything in this world be meaningless?"

"Why doesn't it make sense?"

"Tsk, how can I tell you this..."

The owner of Tianji Tower showed distress on his face. He usually didn't want to waste time talking to others, but the person here was different.

Bai Yuchan raised his head and spoke softly.

"It doesn't hurt to just say it."

The owner of Tianji Tower tilted his head and pondered for a moment.

"Boss Bai, think about it, the world is big and life and death are the most important. No matter how high your cultivation is, how long your life is, or how much wealth you have, everyone will die in the end... Isn't this the fairest thing in the world?"

"..."

"If life and death can be changed, then does everything in life have no meaning? After all, even if you die, you can come back to life..."

"What does this have to do with it? Living is the meaning of life." Bai Yuchan frowned.

"It's a big deal. Don't worry, don't worry. Of course life has meaning, whether it's a good life or a bad life, whether it's living a miserable life or a free life, it has meaning."

The owner of Tianji Tower hurriedly explained, carefully glanced at Bai Yuchan's now slightly relieved expression, coughed lightly and spoke again.

"But the meaning of life is given by death. The reason why life is precious is because of the existence of death. If there is no longer a boundary between life and death, then everything that we cherish when we are alive will become insignificant, and the years of life will not be cherished..."

"So you must cherish the present, otherwise you will regret it only when you lose it..."

"Boss Bai, no matter how high your cultivation level is or how deep your realm is, it is impossible to reverse life and death in this world. Forcing it to do so will only make everything meaningless and be unfair to others..."

Bai Yuchan's eyes were calm.

The owner of Tianji Tower shook his head, stretched out a finger, and pointed at the sky.

The voice was cautious and tentative.

"Boss Bai, even if there is someone who can do this, you shouldn't ask me, but ask the Lord of Heaven. Isn't he the one you are most familiar with?"

"Who?" Bai Yuchan's eyes were filled with confusion, but he immediately reacted.

"It? What do you call it?"

The owner of Tianji Tower stopped talking for a moment. Could it be that the name "Master Tian" was wrong?

After hesitating for a moment, the owner of Tianji Tower spoke again, tentatively.

"The way of heaven?"

Bai Yuchan was silent for a few breaths and shook his head.

"After all, this name was created by the mediocre people in the world. It doesn't like others calling it that, and it doesn't think it is the so-called heavenly way. It thinks it is... a human."

Where is there a Heavenly Dao that likes to open a silver handkerchief?

But when he said this, a gloom appeared in Bai Yuchan's eyes, and then he smiled gently.

"I can't find it. It seems to be getting dissatisfied with me. It's obviously us who have been supporting it..."

The owner of Tianji Tower fell silent immediately.

This is not something he, a mere intelligence dealer, should comment on.

But Bai Yuchan did not let him go.

"Master, you have received its grace and been gifted with the Great Dao. Since you can know everything about the past, does that include its past?"

The owner of Tianji Tower was stunned at first, then shook his head repeatedly.

He does know everything about the past, but this past does not include the 'narration' of this moment.

Bai Yuchan didn't care. Instead, he nodded as if he had confirmed something.

"If that's the case, then you don't know whether it can reverse life and death?"

I know a poor one.

The owner of Tianji Tower just shook his head.

Bai Yuchan chuckled and was about to leave, but then seemed to notice something.

"This building is nice, with a unique style that is unlike anything else here."

Even if buildings from different eras are generally similar, their architectural styles are completely different.

Bai Yuchan was well-informed, but he had never seen a building like this before.

The owner of Tianji Tower was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

“We have to come up with something new.”

Bai Yuchan glanced at the building again, and stared briefly at the sword marks on the wood beside it.

"Not bad swordsmanship, I haven't seen it before, very innovative." Bai Yuchan said suddenly.

"But it's not worthy of being in a formal setting."

Bai Yuchan turned and left.

The owner of Tianji Tower smiled awkwardly.

Enter the upper class?
What the hell.

Those were some traces left by Lu Caiwei when she was chopping wood.

However, seeing the white jade toad gradually walking away, a trace of thought flashed across the eyes of the Tianji Tower Master, and finally he shouted towards the disappearing figure.

"Boss Bai, who are you trying to save?"

After asking about life and death for a long time, the owner of Tianji Tower still couldn't figure out who Bai Yuchan wanted to save?

Bai Yuchan did not respond.

He heard the other person's words, but did not respond.

Who should I save?

Who else can he save?

He raised his eyes slightly, looking towards the sky, towards the dome.

'Just save yourself.'

However, this former navy leader has now changed his name to Tianji Tower Master...

ridiculous.

Secret?

Just a human machine.

The owner of Tianji Tower sneezed, sat on the chair, and stared at the sky.

"This damn white jade toad is alive and well, why does he care about life and death? Even the Great Dao cannot reverse life and death..."

The owner of Tianji Tower muttered softly, and after a moment, there was silence.

"Is it really going to explode?"

……

Lu Qingshan smiled gently.

"Life and death are irreversible, Ye Wuyou. Even if I demonstrated it to you once, you still didn't see it clearly."

Is that so?
But Lu Qingshan had just brought a withered plant back to life.

It has nothing to do with any magical powers, it is some kind of strange power.

Ye Wuyou stared at the vibrant plants carefully, but in the end he still found nothing.

It really reversed life and death. Lu Qingshan's voice came softly.

"This weirdness is just what the original poster said, or rather, it's just a way of expressing it."

"I like this pot of flowers very much. I remember it blooming very clearly in my mind."

"So, I can use [Life] to replicate it. Do you understand?"

Ye Wuyou thought hard for a while and finally came to an uncertain conclusion.

"If you don't remember what the flower looks like, you can't do it?"

"Not really, it's just... it's not the same flower as before. Of course, this flower in this pot is not the same flower as before either."

[Life] does not mean that one can reverse the course of life and death.

Instead, it recreates "the flower" in memory.

The reproduced existence is exactly the same as the original.

As Lu Qingshan spoke, he lightly tapped his fingertips, and a strange aura emerged.

Then, in Ye Wuyou's sight, a figure appeared in front of him.

Lu Qingshan.

Ye Wuyou involuntarily took a step back.

The two Lu Qingshan looked at him at the same time.

"I can perfectly replicate the memory of myself in my head, but if you want me to use [Life] to create a stranger, I can't do it. This is different from [Copy]."

"This is the meaning of [life]. Do you understand?"

Ye Wuyou was about to say something, but the next moment, the original Lu Qingshan disappeared before his eyes.

"you……"

Lu Qingshan, who was created by [Life], spoke quietly at this moment.

"Don't be surprised. I did this on purpose because I am Lu Qingshan. In order to avoid unnecessary hidden dangers, I will only be left here."

Ye Wuyou was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"So, you are not the original Lu Qingshan."

"In the beginning? Indeed, there has long been no original Lu Qingshan, but every me since then is Lu Qingshan."

Ye Wuyou stared at Lu Qingshan in front of him, who looked exactly the same as before.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, if it hadn't happened in front of his eyes, he... couldn't tell the difference.

The narrator previously said that Lu Qingshan was just a humanoid wreck.

At that time, I didn't understand what it meant.

But now I understand.

Lu Qingshan who was created by [life].

"Can you... accept yourself like this?"

Ye Wuyou's voice was a little difficult, and his heart was full of complicated feelings.

Lu Qingshan chuckled.

"Why not? I use [Life] to replicate myself in my mind. This me will only become closer to perfection. Ye Wuyou, can you understand?"

The self in your mind.

The perfect self in my mind.

The best version of yourself in your mind.

No one is perfect, but in people's minds, memories, and impressions, they can create a perfect self.

Even if it is still imperfect, I can use [Life] next time to replicate that perfect self.

"Don't you want to see the emperor's uncle?" Ye Wuyou suddenly asked.

"Don't look at it. That is the imperfect me, and now I have abandoned it." Lu Qingshan said.

Ye Wuyou had a complicated expression. What did it mean not to look at Sese?
"...Lu Qingshan, don't you think you have lost your humanity?"

"This is part of the price of life. I am very clear about my choice, Ye Wuyou."

Ye Wuyou looked stunned for a long time, then smiled, as if he was no longer worried about anything.

How should I put it? It was indeed Lu Qingshan.

But it was not the original Lu Qingshan, nor was it his own master.

Then there is no need for me to say more.

"Tell me, how can I find Lu Caiwei back?"

Ye Wuyou brought the topic back.

Lu Qingshan nodded, and did not argue with Ye Wuyou anymore, but started to think.

"Initially, I wanted to use [Life] to create a ..."

The voice paused.

Lu Qingshan didn't say anything else. He just looked at Ye Wuyou's gradually gloomy eyes, smiled and said.

"I knew you wouldn't accept this, so I quickly rejected it myself."

After a slight pause, Lu Qingshan spoke.

"Earlier you said that the overlapping of [Years], [Backward], and [Time Zero] could reproduce the scene of that day, right?"

Ye Wuyou nodded.

He and Luo Qinghan were able to create that light curtain from the past to the future, but countless whirlpools appeared inside it.

"It can be reproduced, but it cannot be located. I don't know where Caiwei went, how far back in the past she went, and what period of time each vortex represents. This is the biggest problem..."

"Other than that?"

"Besides that, it's about how to pass through those whirlpools. Even at my current level, the most I can do is to get one arm in at a time."

What Ye Wuyou said was complicated, but fundamentally there were only two problems.

1. Positioning.

What is positioned is time.

Find out where and when Lu Caiwei is.

Second, the resistance of the vortex.

How to get through the vortex that could tear Ye Wuyou apart?
Lu Qingshan seemed to be thinking about something, but then he looked at Ye Wuyou.

"Other than that?"

Ye Wuyou frowned and said nothing.

"Have you ever thought about how to come back, Ye Wuyou?"

“As long as we solve the above two problems, locate and pass through the vortex, Luo Qinghan and I will find Lu Caiwei and bring her back.”

As long as they can locate the time of each vortex, as long as Ye Wuyou and Luo Qinghan can pass through the vortex and find Lu Caiwei, they can bring her back.

Lu Qingshan nodded, his eyes thoughtful.

Soon, he came to a conclusion.

"You can't do it."

"what?"

"You can't do it, no matter which one it is, you can't do it." Lu Qingshan's voice was light, but very firm.

"Why, what makes you say that?"

Ye Wuyou didn't understand.

This was a question he had been thinking about for a long time, but at this moment it was easily rejected by Lu Qingshan.

It's like a research, you are thinking about starting from a certain direction and constantly trying new methods, but you are told that this method is fundamentally wrong.

If it was someone else, it would be fine.

But the person who said this was Lu Qingshan.

"Let's not talk about how to locate the time period when Lu Caiwei existed. Going back to the past is essentially the ultimate [retrospection]. Even if you have entered the seventh realm, even the future you cannot withstand the erosion of that [retrospection] before."

The future Ye Wuyou disappeared due to the different choices he made now.

But even if I didn’t make a different choice, even if everything went according to the narrator’s words… my future self’s body at that time would not have been able to bear the burden.

"But how did Caiwei do back then..."

"First, she was random, but you were looking for a purpose. Second, I don't know what price you paid in the future to make this happen, but you at the moment obviously can't do that."

"Besides that, even if you know exactly which period of the past Lu Caiwei is in, you cannot locate the time represented by each vortex. Even if you [go back], it is a purposeless [go back], and [go back] cannot go beyond your own past."

"Of course, Ye Wuyou, you are fearless and unafraid. Even if you can achieve all the above conditions by chance, how can you make that woman surnamed Luo do the same?"

Lu Qingshan paused for a moment, then spoke softly.

"Based on my experience, she shouldn't be able to bear it."

Ye Wuyou opened his mouth, speechless.

Right now, he doesn't have as much power as he will in the future.

He also couldn't become his future self because he had already given up on narration.

But at least he won't be like his future self, losing Luo Qinghan, Bai Lu, and Luo Yue...

His thoughts were a little confused and his breathing became heavy for a moment. Ye Wuyou stroked his forehead with his hand and spoke slowly.

"There will be a way, right?"

Lu Qingshan turned his head and looked at Ye Wuyou calmly.

"You can only wait."

"wait?"

"Wait for her to move from the past to the future."

……

In the dark night, the water ripples.

Lu Qingshan had another empty-handed day. He sighed as he put away the empty fish basket and slowly walked back to the bamboo building.

There were deep footprints in the flower garden, indicating that someone had been standing there for a very long time.

But the figure from before was no longer there.

Lu Qingshan glanced at him lightly and shook his head.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to help Ye Wuyou, but it’s simply impossible to do so.

No one in the world can do it.

Instead of chasing after someone who has disappeared, cherish the present moment and pay more attention to the people around you.

The door of the bamboo building was pushed open, and Lu Qingshan had just put down the fish basket when he heard that familiar voice.

"Tell me how to locate Lu Caiwei's vortex."

Lu Qingshan was stunned at first, but then he frowned and said to the darkness in front of him.

"If you do this, you will only lose more, lose everything you have now..."

Ye Wuyou responded to him with decisive words.

"Stop talking nonsense, I'm going to do this, tell me quickly!" (End of this chapter)