Told You I Can Turn Back Time
Chapter 399 - 324: Vessels

Chapter 399: Chapter 324: Vessels

"After the gate to the Immortal World opened, the strange creatures that crawled out set their sights on Lin Xing..."

Listening to Xingxiao Dog’s account, Lin Xing reminded from the side, "My mind holds quite a few of your memories, so you’d better not try any tricks. If I find out you’re talking nonsense..."

Impatiently, Xingxiao Dog said, "I got it, I got it. Since I’ve promised to tell, I won’t spout nonsense."

"That strange creature, and you--or rather, the Lin Xing of that time--you both erupted in a great battle."

"Although Lin Xing was nearly invincible in the world at that time, that was still a monster that had crawled out of the Immortal World."

"In the end, all the future Lin Xings summoned by Lin Xing were defeated and crushed, and his own body was mostly vaporized, leaving him on the brink of death..."

"Wait," Lin Xing asked, "So, does this mean that every time there is a major change in the world and a surge of ingenuity, my death is because of this? Am I killed every time by that creature from the Immortal World?"

Shaking his tail, Xingxiao Dog replied with impatience, "You could see it that way. After all, every time you lose control to a certain limit, the gate to the Immortal World would open, and the creature would rush out to attack you."

"But even if that creature doesn’t kill you, as your madness intensifies, your consciousness will eventually collapse, leading to complete annihilation."

"And just when you were grievously injured and close to death, and the creature from the Immortal World had crawled back through the gate..."

A trace of hatred flashed in the eyes of Xingxiao Dog: "That old dog came crawling out from who knows where."

...

On the desolate expanse of land.

Lin Xing, with only his upper body remaining, lay in a pool of blood, his gaze hollow, seemingly losing consciousness.

If nothing unexpected happened, he would gradually edge toward death.

Not far from where Lin Xing had fallen, a white-haired young man was limping toward Lin Xing, staggering with each step.

The young man also appeared to be at his limit, as the last traces of life steadily ebbed away from him.

Looking at Lin Xing lying on the ground, his heart was filled with disbelief: "Who would have thought it would be like this, that Lin Xing’s loss of control would trigger a reaction from the Immortal World?"

"But why did it just leave after bringing him to the brink of death? Why did it leave Lin Xing to slowly die?"

The young man only thought for a moment before coming to a realization: "Could it be worried that striking with too much force might cause Lin Xing to reverse time for too long?"

"If they severely wounded Lin Xing and let him die slowly... would that minimize the time reversal?"

He had his suspicions, but the young man wasn’t sure.

And just then, his legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground.

But he still crawled, inch by inch, toward where Lin Xing lay, wanting to witness the moment of Lin Xing’s last breath.

"This is the origin of it all, where Lin Xing’s powers eventually split into three, triggering the source of time reversal."

"I want to witness this process, to see it all clearly..."

Just at that moment, a figure approached Lin Xing with a whoosh, closing in at high speed.

When he got a clear view of the figure standing beside Lin Xing, the young man’s heart sank suddenly: "The Immortal Palace Leader? How could it be him? How is that possible?"

The Immortal Palace Leader crouched in front of Lin Xing and stretched out a hand to press on the latter’s head, apparently performing some kind of operation.

Watching this scene, the young man’s eyes flickered, thinking to himself, "He’s... could he be manipulating Lin Xing’s memory?"

"Could it be that this old dog is the one who hides every time, waiting until Lin Xing is dying to manipulate his memory?"

"Lin Xing was able to retain his memories in his past lives because that old dog deliberately didn’t erase them?"

"Is this damn creature using our repeated life-and-death struggles across lifetimes to steal our accumulations?"

"Hehehehe." Laughter emanated from the mouth of the Immortal Palace Leader.

He pressed a hand against Lin Xing’s head, lifted his gaze toward the young man’s location and said slowly, "My good son, you seem quite disappointed?"

"Don’t be disappointed. Being able to kill even one of me means that you are a rare genius not seen in a thousand years."

"Over the years, countless of your brothers have tried to rebel, and you are the most successful of them all."

The young man paused slightly, staring at the Immortal Palace Leader as he spoke, "You... what do you mean?"

"How many of you have I created? Two hundred? Or three hundred?" The Immortal Palace Leader shook his head, "Too many to remember."

"In the end, either they completely collapsed, or they merged with me, and we have fought together until now."

It seemed that he had finished whatever he was doing to Lin Xing, the Immortal Palace Leader stood up and walked step by step towards the young man.

"My son, I once, just like you, wanted to save Lin Xing, save these two worlds, to change everything."

"But after countless attempts, I understood that it was impossible to do."

"The Immortal World wouldn’t allow us to do so, and Kunlun would not stand by idly."

"Faced with that kind of absolute power, no matter how hard we try, how many times we are reborn, before the surge of sentience, there is not the slightest possibility of victory."

"And to change the world, there is only one way, the only way, and that is to be powerful enough—strong!"

Arriving in front of the young man, the elder spoke earnestly, "And the Yuqing Instrument that Lin Xing has mastered, is the key for us to gain power."

"Those repeated life-and-death battles, the slaughter, the tormenting of the soul, and the gradual control over negative emotions, are the path to becoming stronger."

The elder extended his hand toward the young man, "Join me, and together we will master the power that will one day be invincible in heaven and earth, a power that will change the whole world."

The young man looked at him and spoke slowly, "What does the Yuqing Instrument mean?"

The elder stroked his beard and smiled, "The ability that Lin Xing acquired can be referred to as the Three Pure Instruments, originating from the heritage of some peerless powerhouse of the future."

"And the Three Pure Instruments can be divided into Taiching, Shangqing, and Yuqing. Only when the three are united can one completely control time and space, changing the past and the future..."

But just as the elder was speaking, his gaze suddenly widened, and he looked at the young man with a fierce expression, "You!"

Black blood streamed continuously from the young man’s orifices, yet he wore a triumphant smile, "Old dog, you think I can no longer resist you?"

"Want to manipulate my memory?"

"You forgot I could still take poison and commit suicide, didn’t you?"

"See you in the next life."

...

Listening to the tale of the Xingxiao Dog, the Xingxiao’s Illusion behind Lin Xing suddenly spoke.

"Lin Xing, this point is indeed the same as in my memory."

"The power you have obtained overflows and splits into three."

"And these three kinds of power are separately known as the Taiqing Device, the Yuqing Instrument, and the Upper Pure Instrument, collectively called the Three Pure Instruments."

"Since someone from the future could send the Three Pure Instruments to the past, and specifically to you, it means that the person from the future... believes that our world will not be trapped in this endless cycle of reincarnation, believes that you will definitely overcome all the obstacles and bring the Three Pure Instruments into the future."