"The third trial has also been passed."

Ning Qi had this thought in his heart, but wasn't overly excited.

This cycle of nine reincarnations.

The latter eight lifetimes were experienced from an observer's perspective, but the first life was immersed for a full twenty-five years, living through an 'illusion' of life.

At this moment, he had completely set aside the True Martial Hall's assessment.

He was contemplating another issue.

"Why was it that in my first life, I was trapped until the moment of death before awakening, while in the latter eight lives I was completely clear-headed? If the light that granted me heaven-defying enlightenment had always been present, there would never have been such a disparity. I probably would not have had a single doubt from beginning to end." Ning Qi was very certain about this; he had great confidence in his own enlightenment.

"This instead seems as though in the first life, that light dimmed by itself, letting me undergo the experiences and struggle out by myself? That's why I was trapped for twenty-five years."

Ning Qi had pondered more than once about the origin of his heaven-defying enlightenment.

But clearly.

He couldn't figure it out.

This might be a realm he couldn't even touch yet.

And now.

He seemed to vaguely find a hint of connection.

Rebirth!

"This light seems to enjoy making me reincarnate. Previously, it was because I reincarnated a hundred times that I fully awakened my heaven-defying enlightenment! And now the reincarnation in the True Martial Hall is not a simple illusion; to be serious, it is hardly different from true reincarnation."

After learning about the existence of the Spirit Realm and the Immortal Realm.

Ning Qi thought that the source that led to the awakening of his heaven-defying enlightenment might have come from the Immortal Realm!

He took a deep breath and finally stopped pondering this question.

It's useless to think too much.

Currently, with insufficient strength, it's better to focus his energy on how to improve his strength rather than troubling himself unnecessarily, for when he becomes powerful enough, everything will naturally resolve itself.

At this moment.

Rays of light lit up from all around, slowly dispelling the endless darkness.

Ning Qi then realized he was in a tea room filled with a faint, delicate fragrance.

An old man with a long beard hanging to the ground was sitting across from him at the chessboard, smiling.

"Young man, congratulations on successfully passing the True Martial Hall's assessment. May I know your name?"

"Ning Qi greets the senior." Ning Qi showed respect in his expression. Although the old man didn't say it, he could sense that this old man was likely the vague silhouette from the first trial and had a semblance to the True Martial Ancestor in the image of the previous Spirit Realm war.

He sat opposite.

As if knowing what Ning Qi was thinking, the old man chuckled and said:

"Let me introduce myself; I am the remnant thought left by the True Martial Ancestor, Path Guardian of the True Martial Immortal Sect, and also the Artifact Spirit of the True Martial Hall."

Ning Qi immediately understood.

"You need not worry about my existence. After meeting you, I will completely dissipate. Thereafter, you will fully control the True Martial Hall and become its master. I appeared merely to see what kind of outstanding figure could pass so perfectly."

He evidently was very satisfied with Ning Qi.

The evaluations for both the first and third trials were beyond A+, while the second was slightly less but still A+.

Even at the peak of the True Martial Immortal Sect, it was exceedingly difficult to produce such an unparalleled genius. Unexpectedly, when the legacy was nearly cut off, such a peerless immortal seed was discovered, which made him very pleased.

Ning Qi was slightly surprised; the Artifact Spirit would dissipate?

"This is the unique nature of Immortal Treasures, whose Artifact Spirits are reborn from a strand of the owner's Spiritual Sense to ensure complete control over the Immortal Treasure. With your performance, you naturally deserve full control of the True Martial Hall."

"Are you willing to accept the True Martial inheritance?" the old man said seriously, gazing into Ning Qi's eyes, "Contained within the inheritance are all the techniques and Divine Techniques from the Postnatal Realm to the Unity Realm. Unfortunately, most of the treasures have been used to repair the incomplete True Martial Hall. Besides that, there's the True Martial Hall itself. Though currently incomplete, at its peak, it was an Immortal Treasure obtained from an Immortal Mansion relic in the Sea of Realms. Even among Immortal Treasures, it ranks as a powerful existence. If one day you can fully restore it, you can recreate its glory."

Ning Qi already understood.

There are two things most precious about the True Martial inheritance.

One is the techniques, from Postnatal Realm to Unity Realm, all-encompassing; the other is the True Martial Hall itself, an incomplete Immortal Treasure, still replete with many wondrous uses.

Ning Qi took a gentle breath and asked:

"May I ask, senior, are there any conditions?"

The old man sighed leisurely:

"If in the future you have the opportunity, you could rebuild the True Martial Immortal Sect in a Spirit Realm. As for other matters, let nature take its course."

Undoubtedly, this condition is quite simple.

The True Martial Immortal Sect merely wished to renew its legacy, not seeking revenge at all.

And rightly so.

The True Martial Realm, even at its peak, was annihilated by the Mountain and Sea Realm. Not to mention, a reborn True Martial Immortal Sect unknown ages later.

But Ning Qi furrowed his brow:

"Senior, to speak frankly, rebuilding the True Martial Immortal Sect is not difficult. I come from the True Martial Sect, which is the remnant of the True Martial Immortal Sect's legacy, but finding a Spirit Realm is a bit challenging."

Then.

Ning Qi slowly recounted the current crisis in the Martial Realm.

The old man was immediately stunned.

He had been in dormancy all along to conserve the energy of the True Martial Hall, knowing only that the True Martial Hall exhausted its energy and fell into a small world, unaware that the outside was in such a state, unknowingly encountering the invasion of the Mountain and Sea Realm again.

"Time and fate," he sighed softly.

"Well, perhaps this is the fate of the True Martial Immortal Sect. Back then, the Ancestor didn't choose to devour the world's origin to promote the True Martial Realm but chose to explore another path. Maybe this outcome was already predestined."

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