My Golden Core is a Star, do you call this cultivating?

In the Dark Void, Qi Yuan made a casual move.

The Sword of Forgetting swung.

In an instant.

The rules within the Dark Void twisted and snapped.

Countless rays of light, threads, and colors were kneaded together like a chaotic mix of paint.

An ancient blood-red longsword traversed the Dark Void, and all the Great Dao rules bowed beneath its feet.

"I am the Slaughter!"

Dao God Tu Feng roared, his Great Dao rules erupting as he sought to fight for survival.

This was his strongest attack, capable of effortlessly annihilating a Divine Lord.

However, his attack, his Great Dao rules, were utterly fragile against that sword.

Or rather, it wasn't that they were fragile—they simply didn't resist.

It was as if his attack didn't even notice the sword, allowing it to cut through unimpeded.

The Sword of Forgetting!

It could make all the rules of the world forget its existence.

Dao God Tu Feng's eyes widened in fury, his true spirit trembling. "How can this be?"

He was confused, unwilling to accept this.

Even if a sixth-stage Yang God were before him, he would have the courage to fight.

But now, how could he possibly face Qi Yuan's sword?

"Forgetting is the true 'Return to Nothingness,'" Qi Yuan's calm and clear voice echoed.

Dao God Tu Feng's body stiffened, and his true spirit froze in place.

All his memories were annihilated in that moment, including the Great Dao rules he had mastered.

His body shattered, his true spirit extinguished, and all traces of Dao God Tu Feng's existence in the world were completely erased.

Not far away, the Mountain Lord of Heavenly King Mountain watched this scene, trembling, his shock impossible to dissipate.

That was a Dao God!

Killed so effortlessly, without any resistance!

This Qi Yuan... had he already overcome the Three Calamities and Three Tribulations, or was he even stronger?

After all, even the Dao Lord in the Forbidden Land wouldn't have found it so easy to kill Dao God Tu Feng.

At this moment, Qi Yuan's gaze turned to the Mountain Lord of Heavenly King Mountain. "You're well-behaved. You didn't resist or try to escape."

How could the Mountain Lord dare to run?

When he saw Qi Yuan chasing after them, moving through the Dark Void as easily as a fish through water, he knew this Qi Yuan was an enemy he couldn't defeat.

"This old man's life is at your disposal, Senior. If you find me unworthy to serve, you may erase my mind and consciousness," the Mountain Lord bowed his head, his attitude extremely humble.

His meaning was simple: he was willing to submit to Qi Yuan.

If Qi Yuan disliked him as a being, he could erase his consciousness and mind.

Then, a new being would be born from his true spirit, one completely loyal to Qi Yuan.

"Interesting," Qi Yuan glanced at the Mountain Lord, his gaze seeming to span millennia.

This Mountain Lord of Heavenly King Mountain had his true spirit annihilated at least a hundred times.

His consciousness, personality, and spirit had been replaced countless times.

His original personality had been that of a peerless genius, always striving to overcome the Three Calamities and Three Tribulations and create a method for the true spirit to never perish.

Time and time again, he had barely survived the Three Calamities and Three Tribulations, his true spirit annihilated, his personality and consciousness destroyed, only for a new personality to emerge.

However, despite surviving the Three Calamities and Three Tribulations so many times, he had never succeeded.

This showed just how difficult it was to truly overcome them.

"Perfect, I need a coachman," Qi Yuan waved his hand, choosing not to kill the Mountain Lord.

This new Mountain Lord's personality and consciousness hadn't been around for long. In Qi Yuan's eyes, he wasn't yet a "white moonlight."

"Heavenly King Mountain is at your service!" the Mountain Lord quickly kowtowed.

His title was Heavenly King Mountain.

"Good," Qi Yuan nodded, then asked, "Where is the Heavenly God now?"

This game had several objectives for Qi Yuan.

The first mission goal was to protect the Forbidden Land.

The second goal was to achieve reincarnation.

The third goal was to attain the Yang God realm.

The final goal was to resolve "Return to Nothingness."

These goals overlapped in some ways.

Before addressing them, he needed to meet the Heavenly God and settle old grievances.

After all, the Heavenly God was the last breath of San Sheng's junior brother.

There had always been enmity between them.

San Sheng's junior brother had worked tirelessly, fighting against "Return to Nothingness."

Even when San Sheng gave up the chance to reach the sixth stage of Yang God, choosing the path of reincarnation with no future, his junior brother had continued without complaint, battling "Return to Nothingness."

However, the junior brother's strength was relatively weak, and he eventually perished in "Return to Nothingness," leaving behind only a breath, a lingering obsession.

Unlike the junior brother's admiration and respect for San Sheng, this obsession harbored resentment, even hatred, toward San Sheng.

This obsession also made it its mission to resolve "Return to Nothingness."

However, its methods were brutal and explosive.

To resolve "Return to Nothingness," the Heavenly God would create even more "Return to Nothingness."

In fact, the Heavenly God had established the Nine Heavens Divine Palace, aiming to bring the Yin Realm under its control, using the beings of the Yin Realm as scapegoats for the Yang Realm beings to overcome the Three Calamities and Three Tribulations.

"The Heavenly God..." the Mountain Lord hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "This old man does not know. But if Master goes to the Nine Heavens Divine Palace... you might have a chance to meet the Heavenly God."

His meaning was clear.

If Qi Yuan forced his way in and subdued the Nine Heavens Divine Palace, he might be able to meet the Heavenly God.

"Shall we go to... the Nine Heavens Divine Palace?" Qi Yuan was ready to act immediately.

The Mountain Lord's face showed a troubled expression.

"The headquarters of the Nine Heavens Divine Palace is located in the far north of the Rebirth realm. The journey is long, and... the Mountain of Ten Thousand Gods and the Soul-Severing Bridge are at war. The path through the Dark Void has been cut off. To reach the Nine Heavens Divine Palace, we must pass through the battlefield."

The Mountain of Ten Thousand Gods and the Soul-Severing Bridge were old rivals, and these two great powers often clashed.

This time, the scale of the battle was immense.

Even the strongest from both sides had taken action, using their immense power to cut off the Dark Void.

Thus, even a Dao God couldn't simply traverse it; they would have to pass through the battlefield.

"Oh, that's a small matter," Qi Yuan said dismissively.

He was, after all, from the Mountain of Ten Thousand Gods. Passing through shouldn't be a problem.

...

"Return to Nothingness."

"The Cycle."

"Forgetting."

"Reincarnation."

Inside the carriage, Qi Yuan lay lazily, a hint of worry between his brows.

Although he was different from San Sheng, having cultivated the Netherworld and possessing an advantage in pursuing the path of reincarnation, Qi Yuan's vision of reincarnation was anything but ordinary.

After all, any Dao Lord could establish a Netherworld and bring the dead back to life.

But Qi Yuan's reincarnation was about resisting "Return to Nothingness."

Even if a being perished in "Return to Nothingness," their true spirit annihilated, forgotten by all, and not a trace left in the cosmic river, they could still emerge through reincarnation.

The reincarnation he sought would essentially make him an enemy of all cultivators in the Yin Realm, Rebirth realm, and Yang Realm.

For example, the Heavenly Emperor was incredibly powerful, right?

The Heavenly Emperor had many methods to effortlessly annihilate a person, erasing their true spirit.

If Qi Yuan wanted to revive that person and bring them back through reincarnation, he would essentially be opposing the Heavenly Emperor's Dao.

Thus, his reincarnation would make him an enemy of the entire world.

"Not only an enemy of the world, but also... resisting the curse of sinking."

The curse of sinking that San Sheng had suffered was particularly terrifying.

Only the Sword of Forgetting could withstand it.

"The curse of sinking keeps eroding... I'm afraid I might awaken the Innate Void Saint Body."

While using the Sword of Forgetting to resist the curse of sinking in the Forbidden Land, Qi Yuan's physique had begun to change, even awakening a special constitution—the Innate Void Saint Body.

Void, representing emptiness, signifying nothingness.

If he used the Sword of Forgetting too much, there might come a day when Qi Yuan would cease to exist, leaving behind only a symbol, like "Stillness."

"Heavenly King Mountain, tell me... if I were to forget 'Return to Nothingness,' would I have a chance to resist it?" Qi Yuan asked thoughtfully.

The Great Forgetfulness Sutra was a powerful ability, his innate divine power.

If he used the Great Forgetfulness Sutra as a foundation to counter "Return to Nothingness"... would he have a chance to achieve reincarnation?

All fallen beings would forget the fact of their death.

"Master, what you speak of is too profound for this old man," the Mountain Lord said cautiously. "However, forgetting... is indeed a great terror. It is also a form of 'Return to Nothingness.'"

Many Dao Gods, Dao Lords, and even powerhouses above the fifth stage of Yang God liked to use the method of forgetting to completely erase beings.

They would erase all traces of a being across all timelines, and even the one who performed the erasure would forget the act.

In this way, that being would cease to exist.

It was like someone tearing a page out of a history book in a feudal dynasty. After a thousand years, who would remember the person recorded on that page?

"You've reminded me. Forgetting is also 'Return to Nothingness,'" Qi Yuan said, somewhat disappointed.

The Heavenly God was "Return to Nothingness."

The Mountain Lord of Heavenly King Mountain was "Return to Nothingness."

The Heavenly Emperor was "Return to Nothingness."

He himself was "Return to Nothingness."

His Great Forgetfulness Sutra was "Return to Nothingness."

The Sword of Forgetting was also "Return to Nothingness."

How could he possibly counter "Return to Nothingness"?