Although Nie Tian, as described by Dan Ji, left his heart restless for a long time, he quickly adjusted his emotions, choosing to treat the idea of Nie Tian as a vague future and ignore it.
His goal was simple: this life, he would cultivate to the Second Level of the Moment Realm, and after returning to reality, his physical condition would be much better. If his cultivation in the Otherworld could increase enough to completely cure his brain cancer, then he would have no further desires; he would simply live happily with Ye Qinghe in reality.
As for Nie Tian or not Nie Tian, he didn't want to think about it anymore.
"That's right, when have I ever been hesitant or indecisive? It's just a vague notion; how could it shake me?"
Thinking of this, he once again forced himself to cheer up and began to consider how to utilize Dan Ji at present.
Since she posed no threat to him, he could exchange information with her more extensively, allowing her to bring greater value.
"What you said is actually correct; after the so-called Spiritual Realm shatters, I will indeed die."
"However, I have the ability of Rebirth."
Thinking of this, Changqing no longer hesitated and revealed his biggest secret.
"Rebirth?" Dan Ji was stunned. "Resurrection from the dead? What is your Natal Imperial Spirit?"
"Didn't you say my Natal Imperial Spirit was a Bone Spike Spirit?" Changqing retorted.
"Nonsense! How could you, the great Nie Tian, have a trashy Bone Spike Spirit as your Natal Imperial Spirit? Nie Tian's Natal Imperial Spirit is his previous life's Natal Imperial Spirit, merely hidden within his soul, unable to be used or easily discovered normally."
"Since your Natal Imperial Spirit has the ability to resurrect from the dead, then in your previous life, you either achieved sainthood through the Healing Method or the Blood Law."
Changqing shook his head, "The Rebirth I speak of isn't resurrection from the dead, but returning to the past, starting over."
"What do you mean...?" Dan Ji didn't quite grasp it at first, but then she exclaimed in shock: "You mean, the ability to reverse time and space?"
"Exactly. After I die, I can be reborn at a point in the past."
"Such an evil and bizarre Imperial Spirit exists."
"What, even you haven't heard of an Imperial Spirit with such an effect?"
"Never heard of it."
Dan Ji hesitated for a moment and asked.
"Such a powerful ability cannot be without limitations. What is the price of using this ability?"
"My cultivation will decrease with Rebirth. For example, if I return to a certain time in the past when I was at Shūhū Second Level, after Rebirth, I might become Suddenly."
"Only that?"
"And... on Earth, in my world, I'm forever trapped on the same day. Every Rebirth, I relive the same day on Earth."
"This precisely proves that you are Nie Tian. Your Imperial Spirit can reverse time and space, yet on your so-called Earth, where there are no Imperial Spirits or spiritual energy, you still reversed time, proving that this Earth is a figment of your imagination."
"Perhaps." Although Dan Ji mentioned Nie Tian again, Changqing's expression was indifferent, no longer as flustered as before.
Dan Ji's two glass-bead eyes scrutinized him up and down, then she said with some displeasure.
"You've reverted to that deadpan face; how boring. I thought I'd get to see your flustered, angry look again."
"Whatever you say. I'm not concerned with that right now. As you said, we're in this together now. I need your help to overcome this difficulty."
"I don't have any particular enmity with you, so whatever you want, we can discuss it."
Dan Ji said indifferently.
Changqing secretly mused, thinking that not long ago, she had possessed his body and wanted to kill Luo Hongyan as well. How was that 'no enmity'?
However, he could understand Dan Ji's mindset. Centuries of experience had long accustomed her to a profit-first way of thinking: no eternal enemies, no eternal friends, only eternal interests.
Her previous desire to drag Luo Hongyan to destruction was based on her belief that she was certainly going to die and wanted to retaliate against Changqing.
But now she was trapped here, found that there was still a turn of events, and could only rely on Changqing, so she immediately changed her tune.
In a way, she and Changqing were the same kind of people: cruel, ruthless, profit-driven, and capable of enduring.
"I have three conditions. If you can help me achieve them, I can help you reshape your Physical Body and resurrect you in the future."
Changqing tried to use the modern-thinking method of 'drawing a pie' to first extract all the information Dan Ji knew.
"Just reshaping a Physical Body is too simple. You are Nie Tian, and you have such a Heaven-Defying Natal Spirit by your side; your future is limitless. For you, this is a matter of course."
Dan Ji seemed to have an unusual confidence in Changqing's so-called Nie Tian identity.
"I also have three conditions. If you swear by the Blood Oath Spirit to help me fulfill them, I will unconditionally obey you before you help me reshape my Physical Body and resurrect me."
"Tell me."
"First, after you ascend to the Thousand Autumn Realm, you must help me be reborn immediately, and thereafter, you must not interfere with my freedom."
"Second, after I am reborn, help me return to the Jiuzhou Realm."
"Third, after you ascend to the Heaven Desolation Realm, help me kill someone."
Changqing didn't rush to agree, but weighed the pros and cons.
"Each of these three things sounds like it wouldn't be easy to accomplish. To be honest, even I don't know how to help you reshape your Physical Body."
"No matter. You are Nie Tian. The first two things might be as difficult as ascending to Heaven for others, but for you, they are as easy as turning your hand."
"So, the third thing is the most difficult?"
"Hmm, the person to be killed is also Nie Tian, just like you."
Dan Ji did not hide it and said frankly.
"You want me to help you commit patricide?" Changqing shook his head, "Every one of these three things you mentioned is as difficult as ascending to Heaven. Helping you resurrect from the dead is already the limit. To also take you across Realms and even make an enemy of a powerful Cultivator in the Heaven Desolation Realm is too unprofitable."
"Don't rush to refuse. I will bring you unexpected benefits; you definitely won't lose out."
"Tell me."
"Before you cultivate to the Thousand Autumn Realm, having a Venerable protecting you, is that enough?"
Dan Ji's words couldn't help but stir his heart.
"What do you mean?"
"Literally. Since my soul has already been taken by you, once you are reborn, my Physical Body will become a body without a soul. This Physical Body is yours to command."
"You are an Innate Spiritual Body; you can use Imperial Spirits directly without refining them. However, ordinary Imperial Spirits are ethereal things residing within acupoints; unless a Cultivator willingly gives them to you, you cannot seize them."
"But Blood Law Spirits are tangible Imperial Spirits. Most of them circulate within my body. As long as I teach you some special techniques, you can draw out any Blood Law Spirit within my body."
"You only need to take out a Blood Slave Spirit and use it on me. My Physical Body will then become your Blood Slave. You can freely use all the Blood Qi, spiritual energy, and Imperial Spirits in my body. Although the power you exert through it will be far less than that of a true Venerable, it is still a huge asset."
"You should know that the Legacy left by a Venerable of the Thousand Autumn Realm is enough to make large Sects flock to it and fight over it, let alone having a living Venerable by your side."