If you die, I will be able to inherit your cultivation.

Zhou Ming, who had just woken up, remained lying on the bed in the meditation room, without getting up.

With a thought, his true spirit directly separated from Chu Yuan's physical body and returned to the central hub of the universe, his consciousness returning to his original form.

Returning to his original body, Zhou Ming closed his eyes and carefully explored and sensed the true spirit within the Qiankun Central Hub.

After wandering through countless reincarnations for tens of thousands of years, his originally incomplete true spirit has now been completely restored.

However, the changes brought to him by the cycle of reincarnation went far beyond the restoration of his true spirit.

Slowly mobilizing the power within his body and sensing the level of his cultivation, Zhou Ming realized that his cultivation had reached a realm that was previously difficult to reach.

Before reincarnation, his cultivation level was at the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

He now clearly sensed that his strength had surpassed the upper limit of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm and entered the realm of Quasi-Saint.

Zhou Ming was well aware that the improvement in his cultivation level was definitely due to the growth of the Qiankun World.

Over these ten thousand years, the Qiankun World has more than doubled in size.

Not only has the territory expanded, but cultivators have also appeared in the six realms of the Qiankun World.

However, the number of cultivators in the Demon Realm, Monster Realm, and Buddhist Realm is still much smaller compared to the other three realms.

Of the six realms, the human realm is the most populous.

The current power structure in the human world is no longer dominated by the Ming Dynasty.

Hundreds of dynasties were established across the entire continent.

Among the many dynasties, the Ming Dynasty was still the most powerful and had the strongest foundation.

When Zhou Ming's senses landed on the Ming Dynasty's imperial palace, the person sitting on the Ming emperor's throne was none other than Su Mingyue.

Not only was Su Mingyue in the Ming Dynasty, but Chunlan and the other three were also in the Ming Dynasty.

When Su Mingyue arranged for the reincarnation of several people, she personally said that she would stay in the Ming Dynasty and wait for Zhou Ming to return.

Zhou Ming originally thought that she would go to the immortal realm to cultivate after her reincarnation.

Unexpectedly, after the cycle of reincarnation ended, Su Mingyue did not go to the Immortal Realm, but stayed in the Ming Dynasty, waiting for him.

Aside from Su Mingyue and the others, Zhou Ming also sensed a familiar figure.

Bai Jie, she was also in the Ming Dynasty palace.

Zhou Ming didn't understand how this woman had ended up hanging out with Su Mingyue.

At this time, Bai Jie's cultivation had reached the peak of the Celestial Immortal Realm.

Su Mingyue, along with Chunlan and the others, all reached the Earth Immortal Realm in cultivation.

Over thousands of years, under normal circumstances, to break through from the Mahayana stage to the Celestial Immortal realm requires extremely profound opportunities and exceptional talent.

Reaching the peak of the Celestial Immortal Realm requires an abundance of resources; otherwise, it is virtually impossible.

Given Bai Jie's original aptitude, it would have been impossible for her to cultivate to this level in just ten thousand years.

But the facts are undeniable: Bai Jie has indeed cultivated to the peak of the Celestial Immortal Realm.

The Immortal Realm hasn't changed much; it's still ruled by Zhou Huai'an.

However, the immortal realm is far more prosperous than before.

In the current Immortal Realm, there are not only cultivators above the Immortal Realm, but also quite a few below it.

After a moment's thought, Zhou Ming understood. With the Immortal Realm as a superior world, Zhou Huai'an definitely wouldn't look down on the mortal realm.

Therefore, he devoted all his energy to the celestial realm, which led to the disintegration of the Ming Dynasty in the mortal world.

However, this is also good. As long as we grasp the general direction, it is better to let the human world develop freely than to restrict it.

Ten thousand years later, Zhou Huai'an surpassed him and his cultivation had reached the Xuanxian realm.

With his current cultivation level, even without the Investiture of the Gods, Zhou Huai'an would still be far superior to other cultivators.

At this point, Zhou Ming instantly understood the reason for Bai Jie's sudden surge in cultivation.

This woman must have asked Zhou Huai'an for a lot of cultivation resources.

Otherwise, given her original aptitude, without a continuous stream of resources, reaching the peak of the Earth Immortal realm would have been her limit.

Seeing that the group was safe and sound, Zhou Ming shook his head gently and decided to ignore them for the time being.

With that thought gone, he flashed back to his meditation room in Xiangguo Temple.

Chu Yuan's physical body lay quietly on the bed, his expression calm, no different from an ordinary person sleeping soundly.

In the void, a figure stood silently, his gaze fixed downwards, watching everything that was happening inside the meditation room.

Upon seeing Zhou Ming appear, Bai Ling'er immediately stepped out of the void, quickly stepped forward, stretched out her arms, and hugged Zhou Ming tightly.

Her tone was filled with undisguised joy.

"Father, you're back."

Zhou Ming raised his hand and gently placed it on Bai Ling'er's head, stroking her hair with a tender look in his eyes.

"Ling'er, you've had a tough time all these years."

Zhou Ming, of course, knew the whole story of his ten thousand years of reincarnation.

In the first few thousand years of his reincarnation, without Bai Ling'er's protection, his life was extremely difficult.

It wasn't until Bai Ling'er found him that his life became easier after a long period of reincarnation.

All these years, Bai Ling'er has stayed by his reincarnation's side.

For example, when Chu Yuan was born, it was Bai Ling'er who appeared in Emperor Renzong's dream.

Back then, when the eunuch attempted to harm Chu Yuan, it was Bai Ling'er who unexpectedly sent down a bolt of lightning to kill him.

Even on the day Chu Yuan went mad, when the Wulan River embankment suddenly breached, it was Bai Ling'er who secretly took action and pushed the situation forward.

Bai Ling'er released her arms from Zhou Ming, lowered her head slightly, and spoke to Zhou Ming with a hint of guilt in her voice.

"Father, I only found you later. At first, I wasn't very skilled at controlling the Book of Life and Death, and I didn't understand the functions of many magical artifacts."

"It wasn't until I broke through to the Earth Immortal realm that I was able to freely manipulate the power of the Book of Life and Death. Over the years, my father has suffered."

Zhou Ming looked at her, smiled slightly, and slowly spoke.

"It's alright, you've done very well. Father's journey into the cycle of reincarnation wasn't in vain."

"This reincarnation not only restored my incomplete true spirit, but also greatly improved my state of mind."

What Zhou Ming said wasn't a lie to comfort Bai Ling'er.

He indeed gained a great deal from this cycle of reincarnation that spanned tens of thousands of years.

Of course, he also endured countless sufferings on his long journey of reincarnation.

In the past, his true spirit was incomplete, and even his soul was not whole.

He has been reincarnated hundreds of times, and in each of his reincarnations he was born mentally challenged and unable to develop normally.

He lived his life as a mentally challenged child time and time again. These hundreds of experiences wore away his restlessness and greatly refined and elevated his state of mind.

Although his path of cultivation and the improvement of his state of mind are not directly related.

However, after his mindset changed, his understanding and control of his own power underwent a fundamental transformation.

The same power, placed before reincarnation and now wielded by him, can produce completely different effects.