Yue Qi readily agreed, "Indeed, I know how to get out."
"In that case, the old man will follow you."
Yue Qi gathered the remaining eight people, and at the same time, the wounded who had been struggling breathed his last.
"These advanced zombies have formed an array with their bodies. To pass through, you must find the gate of life. The gate of life in this array is special; it will only appear after two people are sacrificed."
The group stared at the two dead bodies; these were ready-made sacrifices.
Yue Qi nodded. "That's right. I'll take these two corpses to the core formation in a bit. You'll follow this thing later."
He pulled a silken ribbon from his robes, bit his finger until it bled, and dripped blood onto the ribbon. The next moment, the ribbon came to life, fluttering in the air.
"Okay, it will give us directions in a bit."
Yue Qi borrowed Wen Jiajia's strange flying ability, picked up the two corpses, and headed towards a certain spot in the formation. Before long, he completely disappeared into the darkness.
The remaining seven people could only hear the sounds of fighting intermittently, indicating that the battle was quite intense.
This continued for about fifteen minutes, then suddenly, the silk ribbon began to fly in a certain direction.
Everyone was shocked and rushed after them.
"Huh, that's strange! Why aren't these zombies moving?!" Wen Jiajia kept walking and talking.
The old man, however, knew more. "Don't worry, with Master Yue's magical power, there's definitely no problem. Let's go!"
At the core of the formation, the sounds of fighting never stopped.
But once inside, they found Yue Qi standing there all alone. The sounds of fighting were coming from a yellow bag on the ground.
Yue Qi, on the other hand, had an extra letter in his hand.
His expression was extremely solemn, because this letter was actually written to himself.
To be more specific, it was written to himself. What's terrifying is that the signature is from over a hundred years ago.
The handwriting on the letter was exactly the same as his own, leaving him no choice but to believe it. However, Yue Qi clearly remembered that this was simply impossible.
More than a hundred years ago, his grandfather's generation hadn't even been born yet, let alone him.
Opening the envelope, the contents were even more unbelievable to him.
"To another version of myself"
When you see this letter, your first thought is probably that someone is playing a prank. However, please don't doubt it; this is the truth.
The fact that you can see this letter means I still made that choice. However, although I come from a Taoist sect, I am still a mortal. Even if I pay any price, I ultimately cannot hold on for long.
Are you confused about my secret? It's simple: you and I are one. Our souls are separated, and I walk the world while you slumber for decades. Unless I have nowhere else to go, the sect will not awaken you.
The Heavenly Profound Sect has guarded a secret since ancient times. Thousands of years ago, the first Gold-Rank Title holder born in this world was a mysterious figure, personally slain by our sect's ancestor. However, our ancestor was too severely injured and passed away not long after.
After his death, the sect unexpectedly discovered that the mysterious figure had secretly left behind a wisp of his primordial spirit, hidden within the sect's most treasured artifact—the Azure Dragon Coffin. Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen circumstances, this artifact has vanished. Now, only the successive sect leaders know of its existence; it is the sect's top secret.
As I descended the mountain in my divided form, I left this letter. That person possesses immense supernatural powers and has endured thousands of years of life and death cycles; I do not know if I can find Him. If I fail, you will automatically inherit all my memories. My future self hopes that you will, like me, continue the unfinished mission of my sect.
Finally, I apologize for my selfishness. You may face misfortune in the future, but I believe you can overcome everything and ultimately stand tall and proud at the top of the world.
March 16, 1913
After reading the letter, Yue Qi was deeply disturbed. The most significant revelation in the letter concerned his origins. Now he finally understood why he had been so unlucky; it was undoubtedly related to this so-called "soul splitting."
Furthermore, who exactly was that person, the first Gold-Rank titled individual born thousands of years ago? Why wasn't this person clearly identified? Also, what he did after going down the mountain was completely left unexplained.
"It seems that my biggest hater is actually myself."
Yue Qi felt a bit self-deprecating, but then he suddenly realized that he seemed to have forgotten something.
wrong!
The letter mentioned that once his other self died, he would inherit all of the other's memories. But now, he has no memories at all.
The answer is obvious: another version of myself from over a hundred years ago is still alive!
This answer sent a chill down his spine.
In 1913, the second year of the Republic of China, that person would have been at least an adult, let's say eighteen years old, when he came down the mountain. Now, he would probably be one hundred and twenty-nine years old.
Could anyone really live to this age? He simply couldn't believe it.
Subconsciously, another, even more terrifying guess suddenly came to mind.
He remembered hearing in Yundianzi Village that Chu Jiang, more than a hundred years ago, was a disciple of the Xuanmen sect, but he didn't know why he went down the mountain.
All of this is almost identical to what was said in the letter.
Could it be that my other self is Chu Jiang? But he's clearly a weirdo!
Yue Qi pondered this matter, and something about Chu Jiang's unusual Gold-Rank title was very strange. According to the Great Shaman, he was the weakest of the three unusual Gold-Rank titles because it seemed that his soul had some problems.
But this unstable soul just happened to match up.
More importantly, Chu Jiang is also a lightning ability user. It's important to understand that even with the significant increase in ability users today, Yue Qi is still the only lightning ability user.
Now, Yue Qi, no matter how much he didn't believe it, had to believe that he and Chu Jiang might actually be the same person.
Okay, here's the question: why can't he sense that his soul is incomplete?
Yue Qi was still pondering when the array in front of him suddenly parted automatically, creating a passage. At the end of the passage was the entrance to the third floor.
Suppressing his thoughts, he quickly walked over. When he reached the entrance of the passage, he ran into Wen Jiajia and her group.
"Look! The three passages have opened! Yue Qi, you've done a great job this time!"
Wen Jiajia started praising him like crazy, acting as if she were the most obsequious person imaginable.
After the group reunited, they successfully entered the third floor of the Seven Star Tower.
Outside the tower, only a few breaths had passed when suddenly, the bronze lamps on the three-tiered eaves slowly lit up.
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