Journey Through the Ruins of Smoke: The Nineteenth Life

The smoke of reincarnation is like this: for all eternity, one is trapped in a barren mound. She said, “I only have one lifetime.” Someone told her, “Your lifetime is very long, so long that you don't even know where it ends.” She said, “The word ‘repay’ sounds so painful. If we're talking about repayment, then in his first life he incurred a debt of love to me while overcoming his tribulation. In his second life, I overcame a tribulation to escape this mortal world and failed to return his feelings. By that reckoning, the debt was settled long ago. Why split off a soul and send it into reincarnation?” Someone told her, “Love is measured differently by each person. If he believes it hasn't been repaid, then another soul will be sent to reincarnate in the mortal world. If you believe it's been repaid, there's no need for you to seek that soul.” She asked, “Can one soul be considered a person?” The disciples of Fanxu Valley never enter reincarnation when they die, and their souls are never sought. They cannot ascend to immortality, but follow a path of their own, much to the immortals' displeasure. Yet there is nothing they can do about it. Fanxu Valley was founded by an ancient god in the primordial era. The entire valley is surrounded by arrays, and anyone who enters without the valley master's permission will die, be they human, immortal, or demon.