As for why Su Bai from her previous life knew so much about that person, it was because that troublesome soul had stolen a 【Khan’s Order】 and forged a Northern Plains man’s Dharma body to participate in the Khan Court’s struggle for supremacy.
In the Central Continent, Su Bai often heard one of the Dharma bodies, Su Little Straight Boy, complaining about the other’s insanely lucky fortune, how a falling meteor wiped out the army of another version of “himself.”
“Eh? It’s a rarity! Prison Lord, you’re so lucky!” Suddenly, an old ghost in the Soul Prison exclaimed in surprise.
Su Bai used a purification technique to thoroughly clean Ma Zhen, who was still a little boy, then handed him some water and food, secretly asking the old ghost about what a rarity actually was.
The old ghosts, knowing Su Bai had a way to grant them a chance at daylight again, eagerly shared all their information.
A rarity, as the name suggests, is a rare auspicious person in the world—someone born with the destiny of heaven and earth, whose every action might influence the fate of the world.
Their fate is strange: they might change the colors of mountains and rivers, or bring spring to withered trees. They are favored by the heavens.
Simply put, they are like protagonists in a mortal’s tale—no matter how naturally or passively they go with the flow, they ascend to high positions and live a long, boundless life.
Hearing the old ghosts’ stories, Su Bai felt her heart stir. With a character seemingly like the protagonist, Lian Yun, it looked like she too was destined to soar!
But to be safe, she gave a light snort, her inner spiritual power surging, and the purple-blue vertical pupil on her brow suddenly opened wide!
Having learned from the previous life’s Su Little Black’s lesson, she now instinctively used 【Heretical Path Seventh Art: Heaven Has Eyes】 to scan anyone she met, lest they weren’t the genuine article or if their sea of consciousness harbored some hidden trickery.
The soul revealed in Su Bai’s sight appeared normal, with no signs of possession. Yet an ancient, simple book flickered faintly within the soul, surrounded by an aura resembling a magical treasure.
When Su Bai’s gaze landed on that ancient book, she surprisingly saw faint characters.
“《Biography of Eternal Life》 Volume One:”
“Eternal Life True Immortal Ma Zhen lost his parents early, wandering and enduring hardship. One day, while being chased by a hungry wolf, he was unexpectedly saved by a female immortal from a foreign land.”
“The female cultivator, Lian Yun, was unaware she was being consumed by fate. The female cultivator fled, wandering the grasslands until she stumbled upon the Seven Star Secret Realm and obtained a small bronze tripod.”
“Later, the Twelve Khan Courts sharpened their weapons, with fires blazing across the land—all vying to control Eternal Life Heaven. For a time, wars broke out, bones littered the fields, and the suffering of the people was unbearable.”
“Drifting through the chaotic times, solitary and forlorn, Ma Zhen happened upon the Third Princess of the Yelü Khan Court trapped in the chaos and saved her by chance. The princess, grateful and impressed by his heroic appearance, took a liking to him and brought him into the Yelü Khan Court as a personal attendant…”
After seeing such a strange thing, Su Bai’s first feeling was disbelief.
According to the so-called 《Biography of Eternal Life》, this future master of Eternal Life Heaven, the inheritor of the Heavenly Wolf Immortal Venerable, the Hongyuan True Lord Ma Zhen, seemed all destined by fate.
Su Bai moved, squatted before Ma Zhen, pinched his chubby cheeks, and softly asked, “Little brother, is it tasty?”
Ma Zhen’s cheeks puffed out like a squirrel’s, showing a row of white teeth as he nodded vigorously: “Tasty, tasty!”
“Thank you, fairy sister, for saving my life! Thank you, fairy sister, for the yummy food.”
“Do you want to eat like this every day from now on?”
“Yes~”
“How about being my son then?”
“Ah!!”
“It’s settled! From now on, you’re my second disciple and second son! Call me Daddy, and that one behind is your senior brother and big brother.” Su Bai decided firmly and lifted the little boy high up, raising him a few times.
Behind them, watching this scene, Su Little Black inexplicably felt more and more irritated by that kid.
“This child must not be kept.” A rare voice echoed inside the storage pouch, coming from the lingering soul attached to the Wordless Book.
Ma Zhen, still dazed from being lifted multiple times, was put down on the ground, blankly staring at the beautiful fairy sister who claimed to be his foster father, muttering “aba aba” nonstop.
Seizing the opportunity, Su Bai looked again at the 《Biography of Eternal Life》, only to see the original text change.
The words after “saved by a female immortal” gradually faded and blurred, replaced by new ones.
“Later adopted as a foster son by a female immortal from a foreign land, together venturing into the Seven Star Secret Realm. The foreign immortal obtained the wish-fulfilling item, and Eternal Life True Immortal Ma Zhen received a rusted bronze tripod, a rare celestial treasure 【Immortal Mansion】, containing a small world with its own sun, moon, yin-yang, and four seasons.”
“Leaving the Northern Plains with the foreign immortal, they reached the Central Continent and cultivated diligently until the Nine Nether Rebellion and the White Bone Yaksha disaster in the Five Regions erupted…”
Reading further, she reached the page turn.
Su Bai pondered.
Her mind stalled.
She chose to toss the question to the old ghosts in the Soul Prison.
The old ghosts began an excited discussion.
【Hand the matter to the professionals. You entrust your cheap second disciple and second son to your cheap eldest disciple, who’s also your eldest son and little pet, then continue flying toward the Seven Star Secret Realm with both of them.】
【The secret realm exploration went smoothly. You obtained Yin-Yang Xuanhuang Fruit and the bronze tripod, found a secluded spot, and were ready to teleport back.】
【Su Little Black stopped you, then viciously cast a short nap technique on Ma Zhen behind you.】
【Witnessing this brotherly scene, your mouth twitched slightly.】
【Returning to the sect, you have your eldest son take care of the second disciple, while you head to Qingyang Hall. Watching Blood Body tirelessly handling sect affairs, overwhelmed, you increasingly appreciate your clone’s usefulness.】
【Back in your cave dwelling, after days and nights of fierce debate, the many old ghosts in the Soul Prison finally came to a conclusion.】
【An old ghost named “Blood Sea” explained your doubts.】
【He, or rather his original body, once served as a host of the 《Biography of Eternal Life》.】
【The 《Biography of Eternal Life》, named for eternal life, yet cannot grant true immortality; it is the chosen spokesperson for the Eternal Life Heavenly Dao, favored by heavenly will, solving problems within the movement of heaven and earth. Once the task is completed, the heavens naturally reclaim you.】
【It fits the saying perfectly: when fortune comes, heaven and earth unite; wishing to compete with the gods is futile. When fortune leaves, heroes are not free; souls return to the Nine Nether, transforming into the Yellow Springs.】
“Prison Lord, do you know what the emergence of the 《Biography of Eternal Life》 signifies?” A deep, hoarse voice echoed from the depths of the Soul Prison, as if coming from the ancient distant past.
Su Bai came to the window, clad in a green robe, long hair cascading over her shoulders like a waterfall. She pushed open the wooden window with her own hands, silver light scattering inside, casting a long shadow on the floor.
Under the moonlight, the snow was like white jade, adorning the Three Mountain Sect like an icy palace, as if draped with a veil of dreams.
“I know.”
Moonlight illuminated Su Bai’s flawless, stunning face. A smile graced her lips, and in her clear pupils reflected a star river, vast as the cosmos.
“The Five Regions are about to change their heavens.”
Su Bai slightly raised her head, as if gazing at the bright crescent moon in the sky, or looking at the great formation enveloping the entire Three Mountain Sect, shimmering with faint golden light.
Here, there was no Immortal Alliance, no Nascent Soul-level power, and no many restrictions.
Hundreds of sects stand, heroes rise.
The world is in chaos, and the capable rise to power.
The beautiful lady’s lips curled lightly, revealing a hint of a smile.
“My era is coming.”