Chapter 6: Rebirth or Transmigration?
Chapter 6: Rebirth or Transmigration?
“Take a look here, are you satisfied?” Chu Xuan said as he pulled out a tablet, tapping a few times to bring up a series of photos.
“These are meditation rooms and Taoist temples temporarily decorated in the style of the pre-Qin period, complete with bamboo slips, meditation cushions, bronze tripods, chime bells, and jade artifacts…”
“These are decorated in the style of the Wei and Jin dynasties. I’m not sure if you’ll need them, but in any case, the Five Stone Powder has already been prepared…”
“These follow the style of the Great Han dynasty, and inside, there’s even an original version of the Tao Te Ching that hasn’t been altered…”
“This one is…”
“Choose whichever meditation room or Taoist temple you prefer, and we will deliver the spiritual energy crystals there. From this moment on, all spiritual energy crystals will be prioritized for you. Any rare items useful to you can be used directly—this is our sincerity!” Chu Xuan continued earnestly.
“As for now, if possible, you should get some rest. You haven’t slept a wink since yesterday,” he added sincerely.
Although Xiong Yan understood that Chu Xuan’s real intention was to buy time to file reports and make suggestions, given such earnestness, why should he expose the truth?
“Alright, then let’s go with the pre-Qin style.”
…
Inside the meditation room, Chu Xuan calmly gave his report.
“That concludes my personal assessment of Xiong Yan.”
“So, what’s your perspective on his claim of rebirth?” someone asked.
Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses. “Rebirth can be divided into two types: genuine rebirth and false rebirth.”
“I don’t believe he truly experienced rebirth. There may be protagonists for a moment or a lifetime, but the entire universe would never reverse time just because of a so-called protagonist!”
“If genuine rebirth were possible, just how extensive would the time reversal be? Would the entire visible and invisible universe have rolled back decades together? That would require an unimaginable amount of energy—impossible!”
“So, did the entire galaxy reverse time by decades, or just the solar system?”
“Even if it were only Earth reversing time by decades, the energy required would be an astronomical figure beyond ordinary comprehension!”
“If such power exists, why bother with rebirth at all? Why not just fix your regrets directly?”
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“If it’s false rebirth, there are two possibilities.”
“First, it’s not rebirth but transmigration into a parallel universe. The world we inhabit could be the parallel universe or timeline of his previous life.”
“Excuse me, do you have any evidence for that?” a strategist asked calmly, popping a quick-acting heart pill.
“None at present; it’s pure speculation,” Chu Xuan replied emotionlessly.
With true rebirth already in the picture, what’s wrong with speculating about parallel universes?
“The second possibility is that he is one of us—a compatriot—neither from another parallel timeline nor genuinely reborn, but someone who has inadvertently obtained memories of the future.”
At this, Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses once more.
Though his face remained expressionless, those familiar with him knew he was actually quite excited.
“According to him, after the appearance of the Daystar, spiritual energy has slowly begun to revive, and some gifted prodigies have started to awaken their innate divine abilities.”
“This seems credible. Just last night, during our conversation, I suddenly awakened my own innate talent.”
“What? You’ve already awakened your talent?”
“That’s exactly like you!”
“Wow!”
“So, I suspect that Xiong Yan has also awakened a talent—specifically, a time-related one. Because it’s the first time awakening, he saw an overwhelming amount of the future all at once.”
Upon hearing “the future,” the strategists exchanged glances and popped their heart pills.
“So, you think Xiong Yan saw so much of the future at once that his future self’s personality overlaid his present self’s, causing him to mistakenly believe he was reborn?” a bald strategist asked seriously.
Looking at the gleam on the strategist’s head, Chu Xuan nodded earnestly.
“It’s simple, really. Imagine a ten-year-old boy named Xiao Ming who loses his memory after a head injury and believes he is someone named Xiao Huang. He then lives as Xiao Huang for thirty years.”
“At age forty, he hits his head again and regains his pre-ten-year-old memories. However, his values and worldview align more with the forty-year-old Xiao Huang than the ten-year-old Xiao Ming.”
“Xiong Yan is like that ten-year-old Xiao Ming who lost his memory, suddenly receiving vast amounts of information about himself from the future.”
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“Previously, he was an unremarkable, ordinary university scholar—nothing special. In the future, he becomes deputy director of a research institute under the Great Xia Institute of Extraordinary Phenomena.”
“In the present, he’s just an ordinary person worried about housing and marriage. In the future, he’s a top-tier genius of Great Xia, truly well-read and esteemed.”
“Moreover, his physical condition further supports my theory. Awakening talents consumes energy, especially time-related ones that predict the future—the more future you see, the greater the consumption.”
“He awakened his talent when the Daystar appeared and glimpsed the future. Yet he hasn’t truly achieved extraordinary status in the present, so the energy consumption must come from his own body!”
Hence, Xiong Yan transformed from a 150-pound chubby man to a 90-pound frail stick.
Hence, Xiong Yan changed from a 27-year-old youth to a prematurely white-haired, worn-out old man, flickering on the brink of death.
“So, when he awoke, he was already near death—fortunate, or else he would have been forever trapped in observing the future, never to awaken again!”
At this point, Chu Xuan paused to drink water, allowing the strategists time to digest and discuss.
“Of course, besides this, there’s also the possibility that Xiong Yan suddenly acquired a treasure—such as the River Diagram and Luo Shu, Kunlun Mirror, or Haotian Mirror. Perhaps after the revival of spiritual energy, these artifacts awakened as well, recognized him as their master, and showed him a vision of the future.”
“In summary, I think it’s most likely he awakened a time-related talent and saw the future, mistakenly believing he was reborn. Less likely is that he acquired a spiritual treasure or divine artifact, which showed him the future. The remote possibility is he transmigrated from a parallel universe. The least likely is genuine rebirth!”
Upon hearing this, the strategists nodded and launched into a fierce debate.
“No matter which scenario is true, he is our friend. If spiritual energy truly revives, he will be the foremost contributor to Great Xia’s resurgence. We must never betray our friend or our hero!” an elderly senior set the tone immediately.
“His innate divine abilities are indeed both awe-inspiring and formidable. I recommend we nurture him carefully, show sincere goodwill, and adopt a long-term vision!”
After a moment, the discussion reached consensus.
At noon, Xiong Yan woke from a deep sleep, sunlight warming his face. He stretched lazily, feeling both comfortable and relieved. Since the truth was out, the pressure had miraculously vanished.
Shortly after, he saw a kindly elderly man.
“Comrade Xiong Yan, would you be willing to join the Party? I can be your sponsor!”
“I’m willing!”
(End of chapter)