Spiritual energy resurgence? My former empress wife has also revived!

(I'm not feeling well and will be going to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow. I might have to take a day off from updating. If it's not serious, I'll update less tomorrow.)

"Chu Rou, Shi Shi, why are you up so early?"

In the girls' dormitory, Zhou Danhong rubbed her sleepy eyes and yawned.

She propped herself up and watched Jiang Churou and Qin Shishi tiptoeing around, trying to keep their voices down as they washed up in the bathroom.

Today is a rare weekend. Usually at this time, the three of us in the dorm would sleep in together.

As for Zhao Yan, due to her family's financial situation, she would work part-time every weekend and was rarely seen sleeping in. The three roommates were used to it.

The three roommates, mindful of Zhao Yan's feelings, didn't do anything unnecessary.

Jiang Churou and Qin Shishi come from well-off families, and they would occasionally buy an extra meal when ordering takeout to save Zhao Yan some money on food expenses. It was a tacit understanding among them to take care of her.

But it's strange that Jiang Churou and Qin Shishi also got up very early today, instead of sleeping in together.

"Sorry, Danhong, I woke you up."

Jiang Churou, who was putting on makeup in front of the mirror, said something to the bed next to her.

She wore very light makeup, trying not to wear heavy makeup, hoping to leave a good impression on Sister Lou.

"What are you doing up so early? Are you on a date with some guy?"

Unable to fall back asleep after waking up, Zhou Danhong propped herself up and teased the two hurried figures.

Have you ever seen two girls go on a date with a man?

"What if one of you was the one who came up with the idea as a close friend?"

Even so, Zhou Danhong knew that Jiang Churou and Qin Shishi must have gone out to play.

The thought that the two of them had not informed her in advance made Zhou Danhong feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

But she quickly calmed down and put her mind to it.

The fact that the four girls in the dormitory didn't split into eight groups already shows that their dormitory relationship is quite good; there's no need to ask for too much.

In the dormitory, Jiang Churou and Qin Shishi came from similar backgrounds and got along well, so they were indeed closer.

However, thinking about Qin Shishi's possible mysterious identity, she also felt an indescribable jealousy towards Jiang Churou.

Jiang Churou was unaware of Zhou Danhong's complicated thoughts.

After she finished getting ready, she called out to Qin Shishi, "Shishi, are you ready?"

The two of them had to take a taxi to the high-speed rail station first, and then take the high-speed rail to Qiantang City, which would take up a lot of time.

Sister Lou called her over; she couldn't be late.

"I'm ready, let's go."

Qin Shishi, who was also wearing light makeup, greeted Zhou Danhong and left the dormitory with Jiang Churou.

Seeing that Qin Shishi wasn't as lively as usual, Jiang Churou was puzzled and cautiously asked, "Churou, are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I probably didn't sleep well last night."

Qin Shishi forced a smile.

She felt a little anxious and uncertain.

When I return to Qiantang City this time, I will see Sister Lou and maybe even "Brother Lou". Will they explain things to me and let me see that mysterious and beautiful world?

However, that wasn't the main issue. The main issue was that Qin Shishi suddenly felt a distance and estrangement from her "older brother."

It's like the loneliness of friends from completely different family backgrounds and with completely different views on money drifting apart due to huge differences in their lifestyles.

Qin Shishi always felt that she and her older brother would never be as close as they used to be.

Jiang Churou was somewhat puzzled.

She always thought Qin Shishi was a powerful figure who had been cultivating for a long time.

How could a cultivator like this not sleep well? She even suspected that Qin Shishi didn't need to sleep at all.

But since Qin Shishi had said that, she didn't ask any further questions.

Qin Shishi also realized that her emotions were not right. She put away her chaotic thoughts and discussed them quietly with Jiang Churou.

Despite her anxieties and uncertainties, Qin Shishi, a young woman not yet twenty, still harbored expectations and longings for the mysterious world of cultivation.

The two best friends took a taxi to the high-speed rail station, boarded the first-class seats they had bought in advance, and arrived in Qiantang City in less than an hour.

When Jiang Churou was about to hail a taxi at the Qiantang City High-Speed ​​Railway Station, she encountered a dilemma.

The location that Sister Lou gave her could not be found on the map at all, so she couldn't locate it.

In the end, she could only find a road that was relatively close to her destination to set her location, and then took a ride-hailing car to reach her destination.

The two of them were completely dumbfounded as soon as they got out of the car.

What appeared before them was a military restricted area.

There are speed limit and no-honking signs outside, and there are even soldiers standing guard at the entrance.

For a moment they hesitated, wondering if they had come to the wrong place.

Just then, the sky suddenly turned eerily dark, like thick, dark clouds that instantly obscured the sky.

Qin Shishi and Jiang Churou were startled. They instinctively looked up and immediately showed the same expression as the pedestrians around them.

Surprised, astonished.

"eclipse?"

Qin Shishi opened her mouth wide, astonished by this peculiar astronomical phenomenon.

Modern people are different from those in ancient times; they don't consider solar eclipses to be a terrible phenomenon, but rather an astronomical spectacle.

However, upon considering the appearance of cultivators, both Qin Shishi and Jiang Churou felt a jolt in their hearts and began to wonder if the appearance of this solar eclipse had some special meaning.

"Normally, if a solar eclipse is going to happen, there should be announcements online beforehand. How come I didn't know in advance?"

"Could it be that I haven't been surfing the internet enough lately?"

Qin Shishi muttered to herself.

At this time,

Jiang Churou's eyes widened. She grabbed Qin Shishi's arm tightly and excitedly pointed to the sky: "Shishi, look!"

"Chu Rou, be gentle, I saw it."

Qin Shishi made a mumbling sound.

On the very day of the solar eclipse, another moon appeared in the sky.

Including the moon that blocked out the sun, there were now two moons!

The spectacle of a solar eclipse comes and goes quickly; in less than half a minute, the sun shines on the earth again, and the world is bathed in light.

"Shishi, what happened?"

Jiang Churou looked at Qin Shishi beside her with shining eyes.

She had a hunch that this unusual solar eclipse, the simultaneous appearance of two moons, might be related to the Taoist community!

Qin Shishi's lips twitched.

She always felt that her best friend might have some kind of misunderstanding about her.

She didn't have an answer, nor did she know how to answer it.

His gaze returned to the military restricted area in front of them: "Chu Rou, did Sister Lou really locate this place for you?"

Jiang Churou nodded vigorously and even showed it to Qin Shishi on WeChat.

She whispered, "Shishi, why don't you send a WeChat message to Sister Lou and ask how to get in?"

Jiang Churou didn't dare to send a WeChat message on her own initiative, for fear of disturbing Lou Guanxue.

She felt nothing but awe towards Lou Guanxue.

However, it's different when Qin Shishi sends a WeChat message to inquire; her identity is different!

After thinking for a moment, Qin Shishi mustered up her courage and sent a message to Lou Guanxue.

……

In the central villa of the detached palace, Lou Guanxue put down her phone and said to Qin Zijun beside her, "Master, Shishi and Jiang Churou have arrived."

"I have already instructed someone to pick them up."

Qin Zijun nodded slightly, indicating that she understood.

His gaze remained fixed on the sky, on the moon 380,000 kilometers away, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Miss Jiang frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said, "What we just saw was not an ordinary astronomical phenomenon, but rather something symbolic."

"Of those two moons, one doesn't exist in reality, but if we consider it as the starry sea of ​​the cultivation world, the other moon is also a real, existing planet, Taiyin!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she stared intently at Qin Zijun, trying to get some answers from him.

Even Miss Jiang couldn't fully understand the strange phenomenon she just witnessed.

Lou Guanxue's gaze also turned towards them.

Qin Zijun withdrew his gaze from the sky, his fingers tapping on the leather of the genuine leather sofa, as many thoughts flashed through his mind.

"I'm not entirely sure of the specific reason, but I have a guess."

Seeing that Qin Zijun also used such words of speculation, both Jiang Zhi and Lou Guanxue looked at him with surprise.

In Lou Guanxue's eyes, her master was always omnipotent.

After learning that Qin Zijun had been reincarnated and that in one of her lives she was even the Empress of the Primordial Great Luo Heaven, Jiang Zhi also had a strange confidence in Qin Zijun.

Qin Zijun noticed the look in their eyes and chuckled, "I'm not a real immortal, nor am I the omniscient and omnipotent God of Western religions."

"There are some things I obviously don't know, and I can only guess."

He paused for a moment, then, without keeping them in suspense, revealed his thoughts: "As you should already know, the ancient gods, compared to later cultivators, were able to live for more than ten thousand years."

"Those ancient gods would 'die' at the age of ten thousand and then reincarnate, with new ancient gods being born on the spot."

"These newly created gods are flawed at first, like an unknown child, but as time goes by, they will slowly regain their memories."

"It is in this way that these ancient gods were able to achieve lifespans exceeding those of the Taiqing Realm."

Jiang Zhi and Lou Guanxue nodded slightly.

This information was something Qin Zijun had told them before.

Qin Zijun then said, "And the principle behind this reincarnation is actually just a concept."

"For example, the Taiyin star has existed since ancient times. The Taiyin star lord who exists in reliance on the Taiyin star can achieve a similar effect of immortality as long as the Taiyin star exists, thus enabling her to reincarnate."

"However, the Taiyin star should not have any specific thoughts in essence; it is just a celestial body. Theoretically, celestial bodies should follow the Great Dao and the physical laws as described by people of this era, and should not develop self-awareness."

Empress Jiang's heart stirred, and she whispered, "It's faith, it's the way of offering incense!"

Qin Zijun nodded gently: "Miss Jiang is right. It is precisely because of faith that these natural concepts developed 'self-awareness,' and they became 'gods'!"

"In the primitive era, people feared thunder and fire, and their faith in them was transformed into totems, which led to the existence of the Thunder God and the Fire God."

"This is the origin of the ancient gods, and the reason why they valued faith so much."

"They live by their faith, and they have a sense of self through their faith."

But there's one thing Qin Zijun didn't mention.

Reincarnation is also a concept. It is because of this concept that these ancient gods were able to reincarnate on the spot and live beyond the limits of the Taiqing Realm.

But that year, Qin Zijun, in the guise of Donghuang Taiyi, shattered the ancient heavens, causing all these concepts to disappear.

Humanity broke free from the shackles of the ancient gods, thus beginning a golden age of immortality.

However, because the concept of reincarnation disappeared, cultivators in the Immortal Dao era could only live for ten thousand years, no matter how hard they tried.

The reason they could only live so short was because Qin Zijun destroyed the concept of reincarnation.

If this were to be revealed, it is estimated that all the cultivators in the entire Immortal Path, spanning hundreds of thousands of years, would hate Qin Zijun to the core.

On one hand, it was because of Qin Zijun's existence that the immortal path reached its peak.

However, it is also because of Qin Zijun's existence that cultivators cannot break through the lifespan limit of the Taiqing Realm.

Although Qin Zijun didn't care about these things, he wasn't interested in causing trouble for himself, so he just pretended not to know.

But in this nascent modern age, the great principles are still obscured, and all rules still exist.

Perhaps in this era, those who were once powerful cultivators at the Taiqing Realm will be able to completely break through the limits of lifespan.

"And I, too, will be able to truly achieve the status of an Immortal Venerable in this world!"

Qin Zijun was pondering many things.

Seeing that Miss Jiang and her obedient disciple were looking at him expectantly, he smiled and said, "But there's something I haven't told you about the ancient gods."

"The main reason is that even I don't know much about these secrets, and I can only rely on guesswork."

Hearing Qin Zijun say this, Jiang Zhi and Lou Guanxue's eyes lit up.

They instinctively moved closer to Qin Zijun, wanting to hear this secret.

Lou Guanxue sat on the sofa armrest next to Qin Zijun, while Jiang Zhi sat close to him on the other side, their bodies intertwined.

On either side were women of unparalleled beauty and captivating charm.

A fragrance that is delicate and elegant, as pure and cool as the first snow.

A fragrance rich and clear, like that of a gardenia.

Sitting between the two, Qin Zijun carefully considered her words before speaking, "I do not know how many tens of thousands of years the ancient heavens existed."

"In my previous life, the 'Primordial Great Luo Heaven,' because I shattered the 'Heaven,' it was called the end of the ancient Heaven."

"But before that, no one knows how many tens of thousands of years those ancient gods lived through, because those ancient gods did not like to record history."

"Ancient gods could be reincarnated and reborn immediately after death, but this reincarnation has its limits."

Qin Zijun's eyes were deep and unfathomable: "How many tens of thousands of years is this limit? I'm afraid only those ancient gods themselves know."

With the intelligence of this peerless empress, Miss Jiang immediately guessed, "Little monk, are you saying that before those ancient gods you killed, there was another group of ancient gods?"

Qin Zijun nodded vigorously: "Yes, and even among the ancient gods, probably only a few people know exactly how many ancient gods existed before."

"The Heavenly Emperor of the ancient Heavenly Court whom I killed—only the Heavenly Emperor himself knows which generation he was!"

Qin Zijun has reincarnated countless times.

However, his earliest incarnation in terms of time was the one in the "Primordial Great Luo Heaven", which was the end of the ancient heavens.

But he did not experience the very beginning of the creation of heaven and earth, nor those more ancient times.

Lou Guanxue immediately understood Qin Zijun's meaning.

She lowered her voice and said, "The reason there are two moons in the sky is because two powerful beings from ancient times, associated with the Taiyin star, have been reincarnated?"

Qin Zijun agreed with Lou Guanxue's guess.

There was one thing he didn't say.

Of those two reincarnated beings, one was the moon goddess he knew, and the other must have been an even more ancient moon goddess!

Qin Zijun's voice has a comforting quality that makes people feel very comfortable when they hear it.

However, what he said was shocking: "If we call the ancient heavens the ancient era, then in the cultivation world, there exists a little-known 'Primordial Era,' which even I don't fully understand!"