"Right now you have two choices: either let me go back to the past, or make your move and destroy this Eternal River here and now." Ye Xuan said in a low voice.

As Ye Xuan’s words fell, Liu Baiyi and "Cang" both had a drastic change in expression. An extremely terrifying power was stirred within their bodies, clearly guarding against "Yuan" making a move.

"Interesting, truly interesting."

After a full dozen breaths, the corners of "Yuan"’s mouth curved in a faint smile. His eyes once more returned to calm as he looked blandly at Ye Xuan within the Eternal River.

"I have to admit, your goading worked. Fine, I’ll let you return to the past. I’ll be waiting for your return in this life." "Yuan" said in a deep voice.

"Good. That day will come."

Ye Xuan replied lightly. Although his face showed no fluctuation, the heart he’d been holding up finally relaxed.

In truth, Ye Xuan was gambling. He was betting on "Yuan"’s pride.

Though this was the first time the two had met, Ye Xuan could clearly feel that "Yuan" was an extremely proud person.

Proud to the point that he believed himself to be the number one powerhouse of eternity, even more proud in believing himself a flawless, perfect being.

Such a proud man would never allow any blemish in his life, and the only blemish was that one defeat by a single move.

Therefore, Ye Xuan believed that "Yuan" had this knot in his heart. No matter how strong he was, he still possessed the seven emotions and six desires, and so long as one had those, one would have weaknesses.

Ye Xuan aimed precisely at his weakness to provoke him. Even though "Yuan" knew Ye Xuan’s intention, it indeed struck his soft spot. This was an utterly blatant open scheme.

Either cast aside his pride, or abandon his pride!

As expected, how could someone this proud possibly allow himself to discard his pride?

"No, we absolutely cannot let him go back!"

All of a sudden, "Prison" let out a sinister, harsh roar. Clearly, he strongly disagreed with "Yuan"’s decision; this was also completely different from what they had previously discussed.

"I said he goes back. Did you not hear me?"

Boom!

Something extremely terrifying occurred!

A Heavenly Pool shrouded the eternal starry sky. His eyes were so dark and deep they were terrifying as they fixed on "Prison", instantly jolting "Prison" awake. Wearing a helpless expression, he met "Yuan"’s gaze.

"Those who believe in me live; those who go against me die. Even if he returns to the Heaven-shocking Extremity, so what if he achieves Three Lives Unification?"

"I alone can suppress him. In the end I will be able to lead you all to Transcendence beyond the Eternal Universe and unravel that ultimate mystery."

"Yuan" rasped, his overflowing, Invincible confidence seeping through. This left "Prison" with a complicated expression; he finally nodded helplessly and could only agree.

"Go. But remember this: even if you return to the Heaven-shocking Extremity, you are destined to die by my hand."

"Yuan" gazed lightly at Ye Xuan, his eyes as deep and terrifying as a dark abyss. As soon as he finished speaking, his entire figure vanished.

Across the eternal starry sky, the great river rolled vast and boundless!

Ye Xuan finally let out a breath. "Yuan"’s appearance had put immense pressure on him, but he had ultimately won his gamble and resolved this crisis.

For such a proud person, only pride could be used to defeat him—that was also his greatest weakness.

An over-proud army is bound to lose!

Though these four words didn’t quite apply to "Yuan", he was simply too proud; perhaps it was this very pride that would condemn him to eternal damnation.

Ye Xuan firmly etched "Yuan"’s weakness in his heart; within, he had already formed a preliminary assessment of this man.

"Ye Xuan, don’t celebrate too early. Perhaps you’ll be trapped in the past forever and never return to this life."

"Prison" looked at Ye Xuan with sinister gloom. As if he had thought of some possibility, the corner of his mouth hooked into a disdainful smile, and his figure also faded away.

Clearly, even though they were letting Ye Xuan return to the past, the path of reversing the past was still filled with immense danger.

In other words, even if Ye Xuan returned to the Three Great Eras, amidst those eras packed with countless powerhouses, he might die at the hands of those Heavenly Defying experts.

In the strongest Three Great Eras, who knew how many eternally stunning figures had appeared? Any who could step into the Heavenly Defying Realm were peerless prodigies within the Eternal River of Shaoyou.

If Ye Xuan were to die in the past, then he would truly vanish, and there would be no need for them to act at all.

"Set off at once. If we delay, change may arise."

With "Yuan" and "Prison" gone, Liu Baiyi and "Cang" let out a breath of relief. The two again unleashed Heaven-shocking Extremity methods to help Ye Xuan reverse the Eternal River.

Rumble!

The Eternal River was in Reverse Flow, temporal-chaos storms howling. The scenes around Ye Xuan once more began to twist and distort as he merged with the Eternal River, his figure gradually turning illusory, clearly about to break free of the shackles of this life’s Chaotic Universe and time-space.

"Remember, don’t try to change what has already happened in the past, or great ominous calamities will arise. Engrave this upon your heart."

Just as the Eternal River was about to detach from this life’s Chaotic Universe, Liu Baiyi shouted loudly, reminding Ye Xuan of the taboo involved.

The past must not be altered, or even the Eternal Universe would shatter; past, present, and future would all be reduced to nothingness. This was the most terrifying calamity of eternity.

Swish, swish, swish!

The Eternal River surged with great waves, and finally transformed into a phantom spray that vanished before Liu Baiyi and "Cang".

"He’s gone."

"Cang" murmured softly, a hint of hope flickering in his eyes.

"Let’s hope he can succeed."

Liu Baiyi’s gaze was complicated, and "Cang" did not notice that, in this moment, Liu Baiyi no longer seemed like "Chu", as if he had become a different person entirely.

...

Swish, swish, swish!

Time and space were in disarray, storms roared. A small skiff was tossed about in wind and rain upon the Eternal River. Ye Xuan stood upon the skiff, unmoving as a mountain amidst the raging storm.

Chi, chi, chi!

Strands of chaotic temporal power swept in, churning up the entire Eternal River, attempting to utterly annihilate Ye Xuan within it.

Fortunately, Ye Xuan’s Cultivation was at the Heavenly Defying Realm, and he also carried the residual power of two Heaven-shocking Extremists upon his body, enabling him to smoothly reverse Eternal Times with little impact.

Pop, pop, pop!

All of a sudden, countless bubbles rose within the Eternal River. These bubbles were multicolored, and within them scene after scene continuously appeared.

"This is...?"

Ye Xuan’s expression went blank for a moment as his gaze swept over these multicolored bubbles one by one, because within them he saw scenes that felt familiar, and even people whose figures had long been sealed away in his memories.

Chaotic Universe!

Primordial World!

Three Realms!

Human World!

Eternal Times were in chaos, Time was constantly reversing. Ye Xuan saw his former self appearing again and again within those bubbles, reliving the many events he had once experienced.

In this moment.

Ye Xuan’s emotions were exceedingly complex, because he knew these scenes were his past. Now, watching from the standpoint of an observer, he couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat for his former self.

"It’s them?"

Suddenly, Ye Xuan’s aura tightened, for he had seen several familiar figures.