What does "reincarnation" mean?
Upon hearing what Qu Bai said, everyone except Shen Qian, who seemed to be deep in thought, was somewhat bewildered.
"I might be speaking a bit incoherently, let me explain it to you from the beginning."
Qu Bai gathered his thoughts and said, "The Taibai Star Lord holds the Heavenly Emperor's Decree and is also responsible for compiling and revising the Heavenly Realm's records. In other words, you can think of the Taibai Star Lord as the Heavenly Realm's historian."
"The storerooms in Taibai Hall that house the classics look perfectly intact, but there are very few books left in them. Nine out of ten bookshelves are empty. What does this mean?"
"What?"
"This means that the real Taibai Palace was destroyed long ago, so everything we are experiencing now is just a reenactment of the scene in some sense."
Qu Bai said with certainty, "Someone used the active 'gate' to restore the scene of the Heavenly Realm back then, so although they can restore the architectural style of the Heavenly Realm, they cannot restore those lost books."
"To accomplish all this, one must not only have an extremely thorough understanding of the Heavenly Realm, but also spend a great deal of time setting up a massive array. In short, it is by no means something that can be done overnight."
"Qu Bai, what exactly are you talking about?"
Zhao Keyi wore an expression of bewilderment and awe.
"He means that someone had already laid out plans before the 'Gate' of the Heavenly Realm reopened," Shen Qian continued.
"Not bad." Qu Bai nodded.
"Jiang Chengye?"
Although Bai Fei was not a student of Jiang Zhongjun, Old Hu had already told them in detail about the incident ten years ago. So Bai Fei glanced at the man standing silently in the distance wearing colorful armor.
“It’s not just Jiang Chengye.” Shen Qian’s expression turned slightly helpless. “Qu Bai’s guess is probably true, because I’ve met the person in charge of setting up the formation.”
"who?"
This was something Qu Bai didn't know either, and he couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Lin Qiaoyin".
After Shen Qian finished speaking, seeing everyone's confused expressions, he added, "Ding Yi's mother."
Back then, Shen Qian and Jiang Chengye fought in the Heavenly Realm. In the end, Shen Qian escaped through another broken "door" in the Heavenly Realm. There was another woman present who was repairing the formation.
Shen Qianqian later confirmed indirectly that she was undoubtedly Ding Yi's missing mother.
Thinking of this, Shen Qian looked up at the girl in the distance whose features had become unfamiliar. Perhaps... it was in order to find Lin Qiaoyin that Ding Yi chose to let the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden occupy her body?
This is the best guess, at least it shows that Ding Yi has not completely lost himself.
For example, when Shen Qian met Wang Shuo this time, he could hardly sense any trace of the past in him.
He even doubted whether the person "Wang Shuo" still existed.
"Uh... Shen Qian, you're not swearing, are you?" Zhao Keyi asked uncertainly. "You mean, this woman named Lin Qiaoyin, who is the mastermind behind the revival of the Heavenly Realm, is indeed Ding Yi's mother?"
"nonsense!"
Shen Qian glanced at Zhao Keyi with some disdain. He wondered if it was due to the influence of his immortal position, but he felt that Zhao Keyi had lost a lot of his intelligence.
"How could Ding Yi's mother be involved with Jiang Chengye?" Qu Bai found it hard to believe.
"It's a long story. All I know is that Lin Qiaoyin was also teaching at Jiangzhong Military Academy ten years ago. She got involved because of that incident. Of course, that's just on the surface. What if she entered the Heavenly Realm voluntarily?"
Shen Qian shrugged. "Besides, the students who went missing back then didn't die. They all followed Jiang Chengye into the Heavenly Realm, but their condition is somewhat abnormal..."
Shen Qian also recounted his previous encounter with Li Sixi.
"That's strange," Bai Fei said, narrowing his eyes. "Based on what we know so far, the Heavenly Book is the target of everyone's struggle. Since Jiang Chengye and the others have been in the Heavenly Realm for a long time, they have plenty of time to find the Heavenly Book, so why did they wait until now?"
Everyone was taken aback.
Indeed, the formation for the revival of the Heavenly Realm was set up by Lin Qiaoyin, and the Heavenly Book exists within the Heavenly Realm. Why did they wait until the "door" reopened before starting all of this?
"This is what I'm talking about... reincarnation!"
Qu Bai said excitedly, "I still had some doubts before, but what Shen Qian told me now is like completing the last piece of the puzzle."
"Although the records in the Taibai Palace have been destroyed, I discovered a sealed secret chamber within the Taibai Palace, where some of Taibai Xingjun's manuscripts are stored."
"Besides some secrets about the Heavenly Emperor, it also records the last part of the history of the collapse of the Heavenly Realm. Although it is somewhat vague, the key parts are mentioned."
"About two thousand years ago, the Heavenly Realm's path stagnated, and the people of the Heavenly Realm were filled with anxiety. In order to appease the immortals and gods, the Heavenly Emperor held a banquet at the Jade Pool, which was also the last Peach Banquet in the Heavenly Realm!"
"At that Peach Banquet, the Queen Mother of the West had a dispute with the Heavenly Emperor. The Queen Mother of the West advised the Heavenly Emperor to destroy the Heavenly Book, which enraged the Heavenly Emperor..."
"Wait a minute!" Shen Qian asked in confusion, "Why did the Queen Mother of the West order the Heavenly Emperor to destroy the Heavenly Book?"
"'The Queen Mother advised the Emperor to burn the books, and the Emperor was furious'... These are the exact words of Venus. I don't know the reason why you asked me."
Qu Bai shrugged.
"No one knows the specifics of their argument, but shortly after that banquet, the Heavenly Emperor disappeared. You all know what happened next: the gods fought each other, the Heavenly Realm collapsed, and according to Taibai Xingjun's guess, the Heavenly Book eventually ended up in the hands of the Queen Mother of the West..."
Shen Qian frowned, trying to process what Qu Bai had said.
With this information alone, it is still somewhat insufficient to fully reconstruct the truth of the collapse of the Heavenly Realm back then, but the general outline has already emerged.
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