"Indeed, there are other Openers of the Heavens, but he failed at his mission."

Li Yiyuan rolled his eyes.

This time, Li Yiyuan didn't just blindly agree with everything the Head of the Diamond Sect said, unlike before. Instead, he spoke up:

"Master, please don't deceive me. It's not like I'm completely ignorant of common sense issues."

"Opening the Heavens, if successful, results in unfathomable power. But if it fails, the outcome is complete downfall, leaving no chance of survival whatsoever."

"But... what if the consciousness is preserved?"

The Head of the Diamond Sect sighed and said to Li Yiyuan, "Opening the Heavens is indeed perilous, so until now, only the Lord of the Universe has succeeded."

"But back then, within the Lord of the Universe's sea of consciousness, there was actually a lingering thought. A thought belonging to a failed Opener of the Heavens."

"It was precisely due to that lingering thought that the Lord of the Universe rapidly enhanced his power. Many of his understandings of the Power of the Great Dao were actually learned from the awareness of that lingering thought. Otherwise, no matter how gifted the Lord of the Universe might be, no matter how exceptional his learning ability, how could he possibly elevate his power so quickly within such a short time, or comprehend the myriad dao?"

"Is... is there truly such a thing?"

The Head of the Diamond Sect's face showed no signs of deceit. After some observation, Li Yiyuan confirmed that the Sect Master wasn't lying, and respectfully said:

"Then Sect Master, please continue."

"Back then, the Lord of the Universe didn't reveal it to outsiders. Considering his strength wasn't fully realized and he harbored the lingering thought of an Opener of the Heavens within him, if other formidable beings were aware, they wouldn't necessarily remain indifferent to the lingering thought in his sea of consciousness."

The Head of the Diamond Sect couldn't help but express pride: "It wasn't until later, when the Lord of the Universe's power reached a certain level, as a Heaven-Opening Realm expert himself, that he felt it was fine to speak about it, and then shared it with us."

"Moreover! The Lord of the Universe only mentioned it once at that time, and never spoke of it again later!"

"So, very few people know this secret!"

"Hmm."

Li Yiyuan gently nodded.

He glanced at the proud Head of the Diamond Sect with some confusion.

Actually, Li Yiyuan was always puzzled why, despite a seemingly decent relationship between their Sect Master and the Lord of the Universe, the Sect Master remained only a half-step into Fusion Realm, not even advancing to Unity Realm Stage.

Every time he secluded himself, he claimed he was on the brink of advancing to Unity Realm Stage, yet each attempt ended in failure.

Hence, when the Head of the Diamond Sect failed to advance once more, Li Yiyuan felt it was quite normal, rather than strange.

If not for the efforts of other disciples within the Diamond Sect, given the Sect Master's strength alone, they would have been expelled from the top ten sects long ago.

But even under such circumstances, when speaking of the Lord of the Universe, the Head of the Diamond Sect still showed pride.

Has the Sect Master never considered that others from the same period have improved their strength, while his power remains stagnant, not feeling ashamed?

Of course, Li Yiyuan merely pondered these questions in his heart, knowing he couldn't voice them.

"What eventually happened to that lingering thought left by the failed Opener of the Heavens?"

Li Yiyuan inquired once more.

In Li Yiyuan's view, since it helped the Lord of the Universe greatly, the Lord of the Universe would surely reward it.

Perhaps, he would repair the lingering thought, even grant it a physical form.

Did the person originally complete an Opening of the Heavens once, but did they attempt it again later?

Did they fail and perish again?

Otherwise, why is it that until now, only the Lord of the Universe remains as an Opener of the Heavens?

"In a certain sense, the person did perish."

The Head of the Diamond Sect's expression grew solemn, his gaze fixed on the direction where Wang Ye stood: "Do you understand why, when you mentioned the Saint Heir of the Ice Sect harboring such thoughts, I suddenly became serious?"

"Why..."

Li Yiyuan halted.

He seemed to know why.

However, due to uncertainty, Li Yiyuan merely spoke half a sentence, then paused, waiting for the Head of the Diamond Sect to answer.

"Ultimately, the lingering thought was fully restored by the Lord of the Universe. But because the inherent body was damaged, it led to failure in the subsequent attempt to Open the Heavens."

"And this time, the Opener of the Heavens faced the grinding annihilation of even the lingering thought, but in the end, the Lord of the Universe, out of gratitude, managed to capture it back. Furthermore, he sent the lingering thought into reincarnation, granting the Opener of the Heavens another chance to attempt the opening."

As he spoke,

The Head of the Diamond Sect's gaze remained fixed on Wang Ye.

The implication was clear.

Upon understanding the Head of the Diamond Sect's meaning, Li Yiyuan blurted out: "Sect Master's meaning is that Wang Ye could very well be the reincarnation of that Opener of the Heavens!"

"But wasn't the Opener of the Heavens' goal to open the skies? Why is it that this goal for Wang Ye is to unify the myriad dao instead?"

"For that person,"

The Head of the Diamond Sect's voice was profound: "Opening the Heavens is reality, while unifying the myriad dao is the ideal."

…

Wang Ye was unaware of the conversation between Li Yiyuan and the Head of the Diamond Sect.

Regarding the issue of whose reincarnation he might be, Wang Ye didn't care either.

Regardless of who he was in past or future lifetimes, he only lived for this one.

"The physical body... Ah, so that's how it is. The physical body isn't merely surface-level; it involves many different aspects. Previously, I only focused on blending various powers of the Great Dao into one, yet neglected that some internal structures aren't universally capable."

"Since each structure has its own duty and different functions, I should integrate the powers of the Great Dao according to these functions. Only then can the strength of the physical body be greatly enhanced."

"I can't believe I missed this point before!"

Thinking to this point, Wang Ye angrily hammered his own head: "Had I noticed this earlier, I might have elevated the power of my physical body to its extreme during the last battle with Li Yiyuan! Then I wouldn't have been beaten by him so badly during that fight!"

After speaking,

Wang Ye retreated back into seclusion.

After another week,

From within the Scripture Pavilion where Wang Ye resided, his cries echoed out.

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