Lily Zhao walked forward.
There were tears on her face, but her steps never showed the slightest sign of stopping.
The sky was clear and pure.
Between Heaven and Earth, it seemed as if only she existed.
She walked as if stepping out from the distant past, one step at a time, into the future.
That stunningly beautiful face, her gaze fixed on Evan Lin.
Evan could feel the sorrow radiating from her entire being.
"So, I am the sacrifice. The one you have waited for will be reborn into this world through me."
Evan spoke slowly.
This was the truth.
This was everything Evan Lynn never wanted to face.
Back when Evan Lynn met Immortal Lord Everlost and heard those words from him...
Evan Lynn had already imagined it.
But at that time, Evan Lynn still didn't believe it.
He didn't believe Lily Zhao—Lyria—would really treat him that way.
Just as Immortal Lord Everlost said.
Before Evan Lynn became Nine Mysteries Immortal Lord, there were already several Immortal Lords.
Every Immortal Lord was the peak figure of their era.
These Immortal Lords were buried by the dust of history, gradually fading from people's sight, but they all once existed—on the Immortal Martial Continent, as peak powerhouses.
Some broke open the Immortal Gate and entered the Immortal Realm.
Some just disappeared, never to be seen again.
Others entered the Immortal Realm, then returned from the Immortal Realm to Immortal Martial.
Each one was an ancient powerhouse, unmatched in might.
But when all is said and done...
The center of it all was always Lily Zhao.
All the Immortal Lords, all the most dazzling superpowers of their era, were once guided and enlightened by Lily Zhao.
Although...
The Lily Zhao who guided Immortal Lord Everlost and the others wasn’t her true self—maybe just a trace of her divine consciousness.
But the Lily Zhao here with Evan Lynn is the real Lily Zhao.
Maybe.
It was just as Lily Zhao said.
Evan Lynn resembled him the most.
That’s why she was willing to accompany Evan Lynn in Glazed Glass Palace for so many years.
She taught Evan Lynn pill arts and dao techniques, but only ever grazed the surface.
It seemed she was deliberately suppressing Evan Lynn’s power and cultivation, not wanting him to walk the same path as the other Immortal Lords.
Maybe even Lily Zhao herself didn’t realize it at first.
Back then, when she accompanied what was just a boy in her eyes—Evan Lynn—for countless years in Glazed Glass Palace, her feelings toward him were no longer simply those of a master to her disciple.
On the contrary, sometimes she would think...
Maybe.
Just quietly staying together like this, ignoring the chaos outside, wasn’t so bad after all.
But in the end, Lily Zhao still chose to leave.
She had to keep her promise.
To search for him.
To wait for his return.
She couldn’t bear to let Evan Lynn give his life for that man’s return, so she left without saying goodbye.
In secret, she sometimes returned to Glazed Glass Palace to check on Evan Lynn.
She only hoped Evan Lynn could live out his days peacefully in Glazed Glass Palace.
But—
Evan Lynn descended the mountain.
Without a hint of hesitation.
In just three hundred years, Evan Lynn as Nine Mysteries Immortal Lord suppressed all races and stood atop Immortal Martial.
Such talent was terrifying!
Then...
Evan Lynn opened Heaven’s Gate. In that instant, he entered the Immortal Realm, was attacked by a dragon, and returned to Earth.
At first, Evan Lynn thought he was KO’d by Buck Niu’s punch, so he dreamed of Immortal Martial.
Now Evan Lynn finally understands: dreaming of Immortal Martial really was just a dream.
He only dreamed of his distant past—of Nine Mysteries Immortal Lord’s memories from countless cycles ago.
The difference is—
When those memories resurfaced, Evan Lynn still remembered he was from Earth, even in the dream.
That’s what led to everything after.