Like a raging beast, the Bawang Spear, without its master, was finally suppressed. Wei Yuan found another box and, with considerable difficulty, sealed the spearhead, which had struggled until its brief burst of spirituality was exhausted. Then, silently, in his capacity as a deputy Celestial Master of the Taiping Dao, he added a layer of sealing magic.

He thought for a moment, then returned to the inner chamber, loosened the cuff of his right sleeve, and revealed the crimson Zhengyi Edict.

He bit his finger, focused his mind, and performed the Crouching Tiger Infusion technique. With the Zhengyi Dao's Original Life Scarlet Record as a catalyst, he completed a sealing incantation in one breath. With the added protection of two of the most supreme jade books from the Three Caves and Four Auxiliaries, the Seven Departments of Daoism, the Bawang Spear finally settled down, albeit unwillingly.

When Yu Ji questioned him, Wei Yuan remained composed, his expression gentle and surprised, keeping his mouth tightly shut.

His original intention had been to accept the situation frankly and explain the past.

But now, he decided to follow the guidance of his heart.

Indirectly causing the downfall of Xiang Yu and breaking the Bawang Spear was no small matter. He couldn't guarantee Yu Ji's reaction upon learning the truth, and he couldn't be sure whether this ancient woman would draw her sword and hack at him, or stab him with the Bawang Spear…

Yu Ji gazed at Wei Yuan, her eyes naturally tinged with a light red like eyeshadow, as she was a transformation of the Yu Meiren flower (poppy).

She possessed both the beauty of a woman and the heroic spirit of a knight. Holding the box, she remained convinced that the person before her was an old friend from a previous life. However, it seemed he had not yet recovered his memories and did not remember who she was. After a brief exchange, she asked:

"Wei Yuan, did you meet Tiannv (Heavenly Maiden) recently?"

Wei Yuan nodded in agreement.

Yu Ji said softly, "Then I have a request."

"Since Jue was able to stay here, I hope to stay here for a while as well. Reincarnated beings are difficult to find, especially since you are likely an old friend of ours. I hope you can remember soon, and I also hope to find Jie through you."

Wei Yuan pondered for a moment. Yu Ji had already witnessed the Bawang Spear's reaction, and refusing now might arouse her suspicion. Besides, if she really wanted to live nearby, she wouldn't need to tell the two of them. The fact that she brought it up so openly already showed her frankness and composure. He replied:

"Of course, you are welcome. Where would Miss Yu Ji like to stay?"

Yu Ji said apologetically, "I think Master Wei helped Jue with her situation, so I may need Master Wei to speak with the current Celestial Master's Mansion. I don't have a way to contact them…"

*Was she going through the Celestial Master's Mansion and the Special Operations Group to resolve the modern-day identity authentication issues?*

Wei Yuan paused slightly, then became thoughtful.

Yu Ji paused before continuing:

"Although I could go directly to the Celestial Master's Mansion, it would ultimately be inappropriate."

"After all, although we cannot compare to the Kunlun pure qi, as transformations of plants, our lifespans are long. Old friends from the past have probably already passed away, and even if they are still alive, they are no longer as they once were. If I were to meet them in this form, it would sadden them…"

"Immortality is not necessarily a good thing for beings living in the human world."

Wei Yuan was silent for a moment. He hadn't felt this way about such words in the past, but now he vaguely understood. He said:

"It's no problem."

"I will talk to my friends at the Celestial Master's Mansion."

After another brief exchange, Yu Ji said she wanted to see the places she used to visit in Quanshi and took her leave. Wei Yuan watched as this woman, who had crossed countless years alone, stood up and left. He retracted his gaze and pondered for a while, then saw Tiannv Jue eagerly offer to show Yu Ji the way.

Wei Yuan took the flowers she had left on the table and placed them on an empty wooden cabinet. He said:

"It's rare to wake up. Did you recover a bit from this sleep?"

"Hm? Why are you staring at me… is there something on my face?"

Jue looked away, thought for a moment, and replied with a smile:

"In terms of cultivation, it will still take some time. I just remembered some things from the past. Just now, from that angle, I thought you looked familiar, as if I had seen you somewhere before, but on closer inspection, you don't look like him at all…"

Wei Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he pretended to be nonchalant as he said, "Hm? Look like?"

"Who?"

The girl smiled gently and said, "I once told you that I saw Zhuge Wuhou (Zhuge Liang) twice in the past. The first time was in Nanyang. At that time, someone among us asked him why he, as a member of the Langya aristocratic family, would choose to farm for a living. With his background, a high-ranking family was not difficult to find."

"He replied that it was because someone had once told him that 'the people don't ask for much, they just want to be treated as human beings, to have enough to eat and wear. Even if they don't have the talent for reading or a good background, farming is fine. A few acres of land can provide a good life'…"

"Later, I saw that person. His expression was always gloomy, and his body was not well. He seemed to be carrying a heavy burden. His Daoist skills were not high, but his understanding of Daoist magic was very profound. He must have come from a great master's lineage, but unfortunately, his innate foundation determined that he could not reach a very high level."

Wei Yuan fell silent. He pointed at himself and said, "Do I look like 'him'?"

Tiannv Jue stared at him intently for a while and replied:

"At first, you look very similar, but after a while, one can tell the difference."

The girl reached out and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "I don't want you to be like him either."

"He looked too bitter."

Tiannv Jue and Yu Ji left. Wei Yuan sat for a long time, then suddenly chuckled.

The words that the Tiannv spoke were what the Great Teacher Zhang Jiao had once said to A Yuan.

It seemed that 'he' had told Zhuge Liang as well.

Wei Yuan inexplicably had a sense of destiny—he had once met Liu Bei and told him about the flourishing age that his teacher and everyone longed for, but then was swept up by the times and went to Langya County, where he met Zhuge Liang and told the same flame and dream to Zhuge, who should have been a member of a great family.

Finally, Yuan either died or disappeared from history, and the ruler and his subject with the same great aspirations met.

Liu Bei reshaped the fortune of the Han Dynasty, and Zhuge Liang became the Crouching Dragon of Sili.

How much history has flowed by.

Now, the Crouching Dragon had been passed down to him.

After pondering for a long time, Wei Yuan wondered if he should go to the Zhuge family of this era to see if he could find something like the Nine-Section Staff, an artifact that contained the aura of the true spirit left behind from that life.

Wei Yuan composed himself, thinking about how to explain things to the Special Operations Group while taking out his phone. He happened to see a message from Nü Jiao asking if he had successfully contacted the true spirit of that era.

He gave a brief reply, and then the phone screen flashed, and Nü Jiao's reply appeared.

"The Yellow Turban Fire, I do have an impression of it. In that era, the strange beasts in the mountains and seas, as well as us, left the human world and opened up new settlements in worlds similar to blessed lands. Due to the agreement of that year, we cannot interfere with the human world, but we know that that fire did shake the foundation of the Yan Han. Even if it was like an螳臂当车 (mantis trying to stop a chariot - overestimating oneself), at least, it was worthy of respect…"

"But speaking of which, A Yuan, were you crying at the time?"

Wei Yuan's expression slowly froze: "…………"

Nü Jiao tirelessly mocked Wei Yuan:

"Hey, hey, hey? Can't be…"

"Does anyone cry when recalling old things? You wouldn't really have cried, would you? Yuan, you should be more careful. Calculate how old you are, such an old age, and still crying with tears all over your face, what will the descendants of the Tushan clan think of you?"

"Ah, I almost forgot, maybe Yuan is still a child…"

Wei Yuan's mouth twitched, and he silently looked at the Scarlet Record on the back of his hand.

*Could this thing summon souls?*

*Could he summon back Yu's soul?*

He barely sorted out his thoughts, forcibly changed the subject, and said, "I have another question, Witch. What is the situation with reincarnation… why are the eras in the human world that I already know about not so peaceful?"

Nü Jiao's text paused for a moment, and then asked back:

"What do you think is a true spirit?"

"After a person dies, their Daoist skills turn into qi, and the true spirit representing that person will fly into the sky and eventually scatter into the vastness. Some common characteristics of spirits, such as bravery and unyieldingness, will separate from the souls of thousands, millions of people after death and gather together. This also means that the souls of most people will be scattered."

"Only true heroes have the possibility of resisting this rule, maintaining the self-condensation of their true spirit, so as not to collapse, so as not to mix with other true spirits."

"But at this stage, whether it is the gathering of various characteristics or the true spirit maintaining its self, it is outside the human world."

"Souls are very light, so true spirits can travel thousands of miles in a day."

"Without a physical body, these light true spirits can only float in the upper layers of the human world, let alone enter the human world to reincarnate. Like balloons floating in the air, Yuan, what do you think can allow these light true spirits to enter the human world?"

Wei Yuan pondered, thoughtfully, and said, "Pull them down…"

Nü Jiao said, "That's right."

"So there is the method of 'inviting gods', which borrows the power of certain specific spiritual bodies."

"However, this kind of magic often invites down some chaotic spirits, so it is rejected by the Zhengyi Dao as an evil way, with the precept of 'righteous gods do not possess bodies, those who possess bodies are not righteous gods'. This is when people set up altars to invite them, which can only be regarded as a crooked way. What really causes a large number of spiritual bodies to descend into the human world to reincarnate is the change in the fortune of Shenzhou (China)."

"Whether it is a disaster or a great prosperity, once the entire fortune of Shenzhou undergoes a huge change, this fortune will be stirred up, like a vortex, and the characteristic spirituality that has been suspended in the air for thousands of generations will be subjected to the force of pulling, entering the human world and reincarnating as a person. This is the so-called chaotic year, when heroes emerge."

"Of course, as you, who are maintained by the Undying Flower to condense your true spirit, you will also enter the human world following this process. Therefore, if you reincarnate, most of them will be periods of great change in the human world, and peaceful and stable times will inevitably be very few…"

"This is a unique characteristic of the land of Shenzhou…"

"Although it has not happened in our world, it is foreseeable."

"If one day, this land falls into the most critical moment, then what permeates those things deeper than bloodlines will cause the heroes and talents who are enough to reverse the situation in ordinary times to appear as densely as a wellspring in the same era, breaking the most dangerous situation in the most unreasonable way."

Wei Yuan said, "Is this the rule passed down from the Age of Gods?"

Nü Jiao replied, "No, this is the accumulation of five thousand years, the inevitable result of countless people holding the same dream, and the miracle that can only be born on this land. It is usually silent, but you will know when you need it. The foundation is not just empty talk."

Wei Yuan was thoughtful. Nü Jiao then said, "You should have seen your past."

"In the future, you may see more of your past selves, but you must remember, A Yuan."

Nü Jiao sent a voice message at this time, her tone gentle and firm, with a power that made people feel at peace:

"Each of them is you, A Yuan is you, the Sili is you, but you are not them, not just them."

"You are even more Wei Yuan."

"You know all their past, know their experiences and pain."

"But they don't know you."

"This also means that you are the most special of these reincarnations. Remember, uphold yourself, accept your past self, but don't be overly influenced, otherwise…"

Wei Yuan was startled. At this moment, he felt that the Nü Jiao on the other side was as caring as an older sister, which gave him a inexplicably peaceful and relaxed feeling, as if his spirit was relaxed. After thinking about it, he wrote a lot of words of gratitude seriously, and then saw a string of words in the corner of his eye.

"Otherwise, I can take Jue to the Qingshan Mental Hospital and push you out to bask in the sun."

"By the way, A Yuan, which do you prefer, pinching bubble wrap or tearing newspapers?"

"Or should I just send you to reincarnate sooner? (n^o^)⊃━━━━━☆ﾟ.*･｡"

?????!!

Wei Yuan's movements slowly stiffened.

After a few moments of silence, he deleted the words he had just written with a blank expression.

*I actually thought she was a reliable and gentle older sister…*

*Still too young.*

……………………

At this moment, the Nine-Section Staff was personally delivered to the Celestial Master's Mansion by Lin Shouyi.

ps: Today's second update… three thousand eight hundred words~

Thanks to kevingtu alliance leader, thank you~ The routine has completely collapsed, how many days has this been maintained…

Then, well, about that event, the fan fiction required to be written, I haven't read those books, and those who deliberately water the words and swipe likes will be skipped… The details are in the author's words~