Chapter 4

In his previous life, Chu Xingyun achieved the title of Overwhelming Sky Martial Emperor, his name resounding throughout the world, and his lifespan lasted for a thousand years.

During this long period, there were only two regrets.

The first was the death of Shui Liu Xiang.

The second was the whereabouts of Chu Xingyun's biological parents.

Everyone knew that after Chu Xingyun was born, the Chu family was attacked, his mother went missing, and his father left Xifeng City to investigate the killers, not appearing for sixteen years.

But the truth was not as such.

Back then, before Chu Xingyun was expelled from Xifeng City, he accidentally encountered a drunk Shui Chongxian.

From Shui Chongxian, he was surprised to learn that the assassination was a conspiracy between the Shui family and the Yunmeng Martial Mansion, who intended to forcibly abduct Chu Xingyun's parents.

The Yunmeng Martial Mansion was one of the five great martial mansions of the Liuyun Imperial Dynasty, with a lineage spanning hundreds of years, even the imperial family dared not underestimate it.

Compared to the Yunmeng Martial Mansion, not only the Chu family but the entire Xifeng City seemed insignificant.

It was precisely because of the involvement of the Yunmeng Martial Mansion that Chu Xingyun's parents were abducted, the Chu family suffered numerous casualties, and the assassination was rumored to be unsolvable, with no one daring to investigate.

At that time, upon hearing the truth, Chu Xingyun wished to kill Shui Chongxian, but unfortunately, his strength was too weak, and he could do nothing but bury this secret in his heart.

When I learned the truth back then, I was powerless to seek revenge. By the time I truly had the strength, several hundred years had passed, and the Liuyun Imperial Dynasty had changed completely. The Shui family had declined, and the Yunmeng Martial Mansion had been destroyed. No matter how I investigated, I found no leads. Chu Xingyun sighed deeply, feeling the futility of fate.

This time, Chu Xingyun, having traveled a thousand years back to the age of sixteen, was determined to make up for these two regrets. Not only would he ensure that Shui Liu Xiang stayed by his side forever, but he would also go to the Yunmeng Martial Mansion to find his biological parents!

The Yunmeng Martial Mansion is a formidable force, and I am currently no match for it. I will start by targeting the Shui family. Today, I questioned Shui Chongxian twice, and from his reactions, he definitely knows many secrets. Chu Xingyun's eyes flickered as he pondered.

Time slowly passed, and before he knew it, night had fallen.

Chu Xingyun stopped his deep thoughts and focused on the jade in his hand.

Speaking of this piece of jade, it was quite mysterious.

In his previous life, Chu Xingyun entered the Tianling Mountains to seek the opportunity to reach the Imperial Realm, and this jade was obtained during that time.

After being ambushed by Xiao Xingtian and mysteriously returning to the age of sixteen, this jade did not disappear but remained with him. Could all of this be because of this jade?

After obtaining this jade, Chu Xingyun had studied it extensively, but no matter what methods he tried, the jade remained inactive.

Unexpectedly, it was this mysterious jade that, in the moment of Chu Xingyun's soul dissipating, brought him back a thousand years. It was too mysterious. If he hadn't experienced it himself, Chu Xingyun would never have believed such a thing could exist.

Because life and death are not within human control, even the legendary Imperial Realm experts cannot manipulate them and must follow the laws of heaven and earth.

Just as Chu Xingyun was puzzled, a hazy light suddenly shot out from the jade, forming a huge vortex that enveloped his body.

Chu Xingyun felt a dizzying sensation, and when he regained consciousness, he found himself in a strange place.

This place seemed to be a sealed space, surrounded on all six sides, with the entire space filled with faint light, devoid of any signs of life, appearing somewhat eerie.

It's strange. I studied this jade for so long back then and never discovered its secrets. Why is it now showing unusual phenomena and bringing me to this place? Chu Xingyun felt increasingly puzzled. He looked ahead and saw a stone platform in the center of the space.

He hurried over and found a black ancient book on the platform, with nothing else around it.

This ancient book was very thin, with only a few pages, entirely black, and no words were written on it, making it impossible to determine its origin.

Chu Xingyun stepped forward to the black ancient book but did not rush to read it, instead, he cautiously examined the surroundings.

After a while, with no abnormalities detected, Chu Xingyun picked up the black ancient book and opened the first page.

At first, Chu Xingyun thought this black ancient book was a martial technique, but upon careful examination, the first page contained a biography written by the Wheel of Life Heavenly Emperor.

It was this biography that made Chu Xingyun understand everything.

The jade I obtained in the Tianling Mountains is called the Wheel of Life Stone, the life-bound object of the Wheel of Life Heavenly Emperor. It can reverse the cycle of life and death, allowing a dying person to return to the past and start a new life. Before I died, my blood stained the Wheel of Life Stone, inadvertently activating its power.

As for the Wheel of Life Heavenly Emperor, according to the biography, he was not from the True Spirit Continent but from a place called the Immortal Court. He was pursued by his enemies and ultimately perished. The Wheel of Life Stone, however, was preserved and left in the Tianling Mountains.

Chu Xingyun was not overly surprised by this information.

Back then, he roamed the True Spirit Continent, entering many secret realms, and already knew that beyond the True Spirit Continent, there existed various mysterious worlds.

The Immortal Court mentioned by the Wheel of Life Heavenly Emperor could very well be one of those worlds.

Moreover, this Immortal Court must be thousands of times more powerful than the True Spirit Continent.

At least in the True Spirit Continent, Chu Xingyun had never seen a Wheel of Life Stone, nor had he heard of anyone reversing the cycle of life and death to return to the past.

The ancient book also mentioned that the space I am in is inside the Wheel of Life Stone, where time flows at a different rate compared to the outside world. One day outside is equivalent to five days inside. In other words, if I practice here for five days, only one day will have passed outside.

Chu Xingyun's eyes lit up with joy, and he was eager to turn to the second page of the ancient book.

However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not turn to the second page.

Even the entire ancient book became abnormally heavy, and as soon as he let go, it fell back onto the stone platform, returning to its original state as if nothing had happened.

What's going on? Chu Xingyun frowned, and the next moment, he saw a line of text appear on the stone platform.

Advance to the Spirit Gathering Realm to continue reading the Wheel of Life Book.

The Wheel of Life Book! Chu Xingyun stared at the black ancient book again, silently memorizing the name.

He had a premonition that the reason the Wheel of Life Heavenly Emperor left the Wheel of Life Book and set such a restriction must be due to some secret.

Perhaps it has something to do with the Wheel of Life Heavenly Emperor's cultivation of the Wheel of Life path!