"Foxes are known for their cunning and scheming, let alone an old one who's lived for tens of thousands of years... He might not be completely dead yet," Fei Yuan chuckled softly.
Sang Luo's almond eyes widened, confused.
Fei Yuan flicked her forehead with a finger, chuckling, "Do you know how the first Divine Beast in the world came to be?"
"Uh..." This really stumped her. Creatures rely on reproduction for survival, but who did the first Divine Beast in the world reproduce from?
"Divine Beasts are different from ordinary beastmen. They were initially born from the myriad things of heaven and earth. Although in generations of evolution, they also abide by the reproductive methods of ordinary things, tracing back to the source, Divine Beasts are the energy source of heaven and earth."
"Whether it's the power of the elements that created all things, such as metal, wood, water, fire, earth, light, darkness, wind, thunder, and ice, or the power of supreme laws such as time and space, or even more unknown and mysterious energy sources, they could all be the origin of the first Divine Beast in the world."
"Divine Beasts are the embodiment of energy sources."
"The original energy created spirituality, and spirituality gave rise to love, hate, obsession, and resentment, so they also wanted to enter the world and experience worldly pleasures. They transformed into souls and bodies according to the appearance of all things, which is known as—the primordial Divine Beasts of the early days."
Sang Luo nodded as if she understood, "You mean, Divine Beasts are the source of the world."
Fei Yuan smiled, "My little Luo'er is so clever."
"...Yan will never 'truly die'?"
"Yes, unless the Beast World is destroyed, Divine Beasts will never disappear," Fei Yuan said, "He is a pure-blooded Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox of the ancient Divine Beasts. The worst outcome is just transforming back into the source. When it regains its intelligence and wants to enter the world, it can still be reincarnated."
"Divine Beasts can be reincarnated after their ascension..." Sang Luo looked at him in confusion, "In that case, the thin bloodline of Divine Beasts is not a predicament. Then why have all the Divine Beasts in the present world become extinct?"
Fei Yuan shook his head, "This is precisely the thing that should not have happened, the root cause of the unease among the beast races of later generations."
He sighed softly, "Yan has also been investigating this matter for ten thousand years, and I heard that he found some clues, but he's not here, so we can't ask anything."
Sang Luo said dejectedly, "But you said that he might not be completely dead. You're just deliberately comforting me, right..."
Even if the [Source] cultivates spirituality again and is reincarnated into the world, it will be countless years later. She might not even live to that time.
Even if she really met the reincarnated Yan, his memories, soul, and body would all be reshaped, and he would no longer have any relationship with her.
As far as Sang Luo was concerned, it was no different from him being dead.
Fei Yuan bit his back teeth slightly, not knowing whether to be angry or amused, "I originally thought that after that guy ascended, he would turn into an energy source and dissipate into the heavens and earth, but later I discovered that the old fox had a trick up his sleeve!"
"He didn't return to the source, but instead split himself into countless fragments and scattered them to all corners of the continent. Tsk, he's really ruthless to himself."
Seeing Sang Luo's confusion, Fei Yuan explained, "Splitting into fragments and ascending to heaven and earth sound similar, but in reality, there is a fundamental difference between the two. The fragments will slowly reunite in repeated reincarnations. Maybe one day they will piece back together as a whole, and there will still be a chance for resurrection."
"Then...is he still Yan?"
"Mhm, it's the same principle as the puzzle you bought for Little Blue Eucalyptus before. Whatever it was originally, it will still be the same when it's pieced back together."
"He wants to use this method to break the slave seal curse?" Sang Luo murmured.
Fei Yuan's ears perked up, surprised, "Little Luo'er, you even know about this?"
"Yes, I saw Yan as a teenager when I went back this time and learned about the slave seal on him. It's because I missed him before," Sang Luo's smile was much more genuine.
Fei Yuan gently pinched her face and laughed heartily, "Finally, you're not wearing a bitter face."
"I don't have a bitter face," Sang Luo retorted coquettishly.
She asked again, "What about those fragments now?"
"They've been reincarnated into the world. In the hundreds of years since you left, I don't know how many generations they've been through. I took some time a few years ago to take a look. The fragments have almost gathered. 'He' is still a newborn baby. I'll take you to see him again in a few years."
"Okay."
She will bring Yan back.
Sang Luo turned her head to look out the window.
Life after life, never to be separated.
She remembered this sentence.
"For the past few hundred years, your body has been sustained by energy crystals. Are you hungry? I'll take you to eat something good."
"Okay," Sang Luo touched her round belly. She hadn't felt it before, but now she was quite hungry.
Fei Yuan helped her to sit at the dining table and ordered people to prepare a table full of food.
After Sang Luo had her fill, she rested in the Phoenix Palace for one night.
The next morning, after breakfast, she went to the Sea God Palace.
Little Blue Eucalyptus and Little Koi Carp had also grown up a lot. They had both transformed into human forms and were finally able to play on land with their brothers and sisters.
The fragments of the Creation Furnace were all in Lou Xian Yue's hands, and Sang Luo gave him all the materials he needed.
Lou Xian Yue had been refining artifacts for so many years, and it was the first time he had seen so many precious refining materials! Most of them he had never heard of or seen before! There were also many legendary top-grade divine-level refining materials, which simply made him feast his eyes!
"Sang'er, I have never tried to refine a divine artifact before. These are all materials that you have finally obtained with great difficulty. What if..." Lou Xian Yue was a little hesitant and uneasy.
Sang Luo smiled frankly, "It's okay. If I fail once, I'll try a second time. I've prepared several copies of refining materials for you to use for trial and error. If it really doesn't work, I'll call Cen Rong over. She still owes me a favor."
Lou Xian Yue, "The Cen family hasn't produced any famous refiners in recent years. I heard that since that ancestor was harmed by a villain, they switched to martial arts."
Sang Luo thought about it, that was true, "There should be a rare book left by the master when refining the Creation Furnace in the Cen family's library. I'll write a letter to Cen Rong later and ask her to help find it."
"Okay."
After Sang Luo explained the matter, she went to Icebreak City again.
In the courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion, a three-meter-high marble block was moved in. A thin, tall young figure stood next to the stone, holding a hammer and steel drill, carefully processing the stone in his hand, chiseling out the initial prototype.
Sang Luo walked over and greeted with a smile, "Xiao Ruo, long time no see."
The young man turned around.
Sang Luo was stunned. It wasn't Xiao Ruo, just that his back looked a bit like him, and his eyebrows and eyes had a hint of his charm.
The young man, at first glance, was momentarily dazed by such a beautiful female, and asked in a low voice, "Is the noble female asking about Lan Ruo? Grandma often says that I look like my great-grandfather, but he passed away many years ago."
Sang Luo was stunned.
An eighteen or nineteen-year-old orange-haired young man walked in from the door.
The young man saw him and exclaimed, "Second Grandfather, you're here!"
The orange-haired young man saw the two people standing in the courtyard, and the bouquet in his hand fell to the ground with a "pa ji" sound. He rubbed his eyes, overjoyed, "Mom! Am I seeing things?"
"Zhui Zhui, come here~ Let Mom give you a hug~"
Zhui Zhui blushed, "I'm already an adult, Mom, the way you say that, it's like I'm still a child!"
"...In Mom's heart, you'll always be that little child."
"Mom has been gone for so many years, many things have changed."
