Gentlemen, it's time to enter the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

Chapter 426 Transcending the Three Realms and Excluding the Five Elements
Ji Mingqiu!
He hadn't heard this name for hundreds of years, and he had almost forgotten it himself.

This was the name given to him by his first master before he was known as "Master Fei Lian".

Later, he stopped calling himself Ji Mingqiu and started calling himself Feilian.

The past, which I had almost forgotten, is now revealed through a tattered page.

Born with seven toes, abandoned by his parents... these most unbearable past experiences are now recorded word for word on this piece.

A surge of instinctive fear and anger instantly rushed to his head, making him less afraid even when he saw Zhang Qi's Heaven-Splitting Sword.

Fei Lian's first reaction was to destroy it. He had to destroy this terrible tattered page, otherwise the whole world would know his secret.

It's important to know that this record contains not only his name, but also his birth date and time, the cultivation method he practiced, and even details of when he had any mishaps during practice.

If anyone obtains this fragment, they will know all of Fei Lian's weaknesses, whether they are weaknesses in personality or weaknesses in cultivation, and they will surely die.

A cold glint flashed in Fei Lian's eyes, and a massive amount of spiritual energy gathered at his fingertips, transforming into a high-speed whirlwind.

The torn pages were caught in it and quickly crumpled into a ball.

But just when Feilian thought he could easily cut it into pieces, he found that the tattered page was incredibly tough. The whirlwind that could easily crush steel had no effect on this light tattered page.

Even though it looked like something that had been casually torn off, Fei Lian was completely unable to destroy it, as if... he was holding just a phantom.

"Not of this world?"

Fei Lian was startled. This feeling was so similar to the state of those jellyfish when they turned into bubbles!
But when he released his fingers, the tattered page returned to its original form, lying quietly in his palm, its cold touch still real.

He can touch it, but he can't hurt it.

This strange characteristic forced Fei Lian to calm down.

He realized that the origin of this object was far beyond his imagination.

As the fear and anger subsided, Feilian began to think carefully. Since this fragment was hidden in the treasure vault, perhaps it was also a magical artifact? Or perhaps a missing piece of a magical artifact?

If it's a magical artifact, it should be able to be refined.

Feilian no longer tried to destroy it with brute force, but instead carefully probed it with a wisp of divine thought, attempting to analyze its structure as if refining a magical artifact.

Fei Lian had expected it to be difficult, but he found that the fragment offered almost no resistance.

As soon as he entered it with his divine sense, he almost immediately understood the use of the fragment.

It has no other use than to display the "life stories" of all living beings.

This may not sound like much, but if it could truly reveal the life stories of all living beings in great detail, it would be even more powerful than Youluozi's supernatural abilities.

If this piece of paper can show everything about him, can it also show everything about others?
Once the idea took hold, Feilian couldn't stop thinking about it.

Feilian held the thin, tattered page and pointed it at the jellyfish beside him.

If the lives of all living beings in the world could be reflected in the fragments of this page, then these jellyfish should be able to as well.

However, the fragment did not react to Fei Lian's thoughts, but instead gave Fei Lian a clear feedback—this thing was not a living being.

This startled Fei Lian; these jellyfish in front of him were not living creatures?
Isn't that a manifestation of some kind of restrictive spell?

This ancient land is indeed extraordinary.

If this jellyfish doesn't work, what about others? Fei Lian's eyes darted around, and he recalled You Luo Zi in his mind. Although she was dead, could she still reflect his image?

Upon trying it, a considerable amount of information was indeed revealed.

When Fei Lian focused his mind on You Luo Zi, the tattered page in his hand flashed with light, and the handwriting that originally recorded his life story quickly faded away, replaced by lines of delicate small characters that slowly emerged.

[Youluo, born in the summer of 44,320 years after the Great Cataclysm, was a demon from the depths of the South China Sea in Xiniu Hezhou. Infected by the demonic energy of the Lord of Guixu, she gained sentience and, over time, eventually took human form. After a thousand years of arduous cultivation to attain Dao, remembering the Lord of Guixu's grace in awakening her, she abandoned her cultivation to begin a new life. With her five thousand years of lifespan nearing its end, she offered herself as a sacrifice to open the gate to Guixu, ultimately perishing...]

It actually works!
This tattered page of unknown origin can actually reveal the origins and flaws of everything in the world!
Fei Lian carefully read You Luo Zi's biography and was immediately shocked.

Youluozi had actually cultivated to the level of Dao Integration, and she had lived for five thousand years. However, she refused to ascend to the mortal realm for the sake of the Lord of Guixu, and even abandoned her own cultivation in order to continue to stay in the mortal realm and continue to open the gate of Guixu.

Feilian couldn't understand Youluozi's resolute decision. He had only received a small favor and taken human form; why was he acting like this?

However, he also understood why Youluozi went so crazy in the end; compared to when they first met, she was like a completely different person.

It turned out that his lifespan was coming to an end.

Five thousand years may have been waiting for the demise of that black dog, but in the end, it was Youluozi who couldn't hold on any longer.

In these last few years, the Demonic Sect happened to be revived, which is why Youluozi came up with many ways to lure others into the Ruins of Return and wear down the last remaining thoughts of the black dog.

Unfortunately, she didn't make it to the end.

Perhaps, in the eyes of ordinary people, she still has several years, or even more than a decade, ahead of her.

But for a monster who has lived for five thousand years, this so-called final time is equivalent to a day or even half a day for a mortal.

Rather than waiting until you're completely exhausted and have no strength left to fight, it's better to seize this opportunity and fight with all your might.

Sacrificing herself was her last resort. Even if she couldn't blow open the Gate of Return to Nothingness, she could at least keep Feilian alive. This was Youluozi's last method.

"The world is vast, but immortality is the greatest thing. Why go to such lengths?"

Although he resented Youluozi for scheming against him, Feilian still felt somewhat regretful.

However, to Feilian's surprise, he couldn't understand some of the things recorded on the tattered page.

The fragments showed that he was born in the Two Realms Mountain of Jambudvipa, but he had never heard of such a place, nor had he ever heard of West Niuhe Continent.

The fragment also mentions a great cataclysm 40,000 years ago... Could it be referring to some earth-shattering accident that happened 40,000 years ago?

Fei Lian had seen the broken Heavenly Dao when he opened the Gate of Harmony. Could this be the so-called Great Annihilation?
Fei Lian quickly shook his head; he didn't want to think about that right now, he just wanted to get out of trouble.

Unfortunately, the tattered page in his hand did not provide him with any guidance on how to escape. Unless he could find the identity of the prisoner from the Void and then use the tattered page to reveal his life story, he might be able to find a way to break the Void's restrictions.

However, he had never met the other party and did not even know his name. No matter how he tried to activate the fragment, he could not find any information about the life of this Lord of the Ruins.

"Is it really the only option to release him?"

Fei Lian thought for a moment. If he really had to risk rescuing people, he would have to deal with the black dog guarding the gate first. He had seen this thing before, and perhaps he could use this fragment to reflect it and find its weakness.

“I don’t necessarily have to kill this black dog. If I can subdue it, then even if the Lord of the Ruins is released, I will have some power to protect myself.”

The plan seemed quite feasible, so Fei Lian quickly transferred the impression of the black dog into the tattered page, attempting to recreate its life story.

However, a sentence appeared on the tattered page: "Transcending the Three Realms, not within the Five Elements."

(End of this chapter)