The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 351 - 208: Nothing Gained_2

As soon as the words were out, she felt something was off. Did she really just lose her temper at Changtian?

She was mumbling and about to speak when Changtian sighed gently, consoling her, "I know you’re anxious, but we need to plan carefully for this matter. Impatience won’t help. Why not go out and look for more clues?"

"Mm." She responded softly, pressing a hand to her forehead to soothe the increasing pressure on her body.

Taking a deep breath, she cleared her mind of distractions and started to piece the clues together again. Based on the current situation, no matter who entered this Reincarnation Land, how long they stayed, or what they did, the memories they retained all ended right upon arriving in Spring City; nothing beyond that remained.

She didn’t know who had set up the Reincarnation Array or to what purpose, but over the years, undoubtedly many had been ensnared within it, becoming one of the intermediaries and forever trapped in Reincarnation. Therefore, the people she saw in Spring City might not all be natives; some could be onlookers lost in this place.

At that thought, a new idea struck her.

In the previous seventy-four loops, she had failed. Now, she was still herself, and people generally do not change their way of thinking. Since all previous attempts had failed, it only signified that her current approach was utterly wrong!

But where exactly was the key to breaking the pattern?

Biting her lip, she rushed back to her room and began searching for clues anew.

It all started here. If she looked at the problem from a different angle, might there be new clues that she had overlooked come to light?

She rummaged through her room, carefully searching every corner, and even cut a small fragrance bag into pieces.

But after two hours had passed, she still hadn’t found anything useful.

Her voice hoarse, she asked Changtian, "I’ve performed these actions before too, right?" 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"...Yes."

With only eight hours left, what should she do? Such a "fusspot’s game" had always been her weak spot!

"Don’t panic!" His voice sounded in her ear, cool and refreshing like a spring, "Only half of the nine allotted hours have passed, you still have plenty of time."

She needed to think carefully, what had she missed?

Ning Xiaoxian stepped out of the room, moving very slowly. She needed to review everything she did after getting up this morning. The people she saw here, the scenes she witnessed on the street... they all flashed through her mind like a carousel lantern.

"Changtian." She suddenly spoke, "In the previous cycles of Reincarnation, what happened after I finished questioning the people from the Infinite Sword Sect?"

"The ground cracked. Just like now."

Ground cracked? What did this mean? She was about to ask when she suddenly felt a strange rumbling under her feet. At first, it sounded like countless cattle and horses pulling carts, clattering, but after a dozen seconds or so, it evolved into a very peculiar, muffled, and ominous noise.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and listened intently to this sound. Spring City, so large it was, seemed to have fallen silent.

She had a strange feeling, as though the earth itself was coughing, and the coughs were getting more severe.

Another fifteen minutes passed, and the ground shook. At first, it was so slight that only someone as sensitive as her would notice, but in just thirty minutes, the shaking intensified. Small stones on the ground hopped about, chickens squawked, dogs barked, horses neighed, and donkeys brayed, causing a tumult.

The word ’earthquake?’ popped into her mind.

Someone shouted, "Run for your lives!" The stunned crowd instantly snapped out of their daze, and people of all ages started to scream in terror, running wildly towards the city outskirts.

The once-clean streets were now crowded again, but this time, the mortals’ mental states were far from leisurely. The crowd surged into a torrent, rushing towards the city gates.

Ning Xiaoxian watched as a robust man knocked over two old people in front of him and pushed a woman hard, causing her to stagger. The woman’s baby flew out of her arms and let out a piercing, infantile cry.

In such chaos, not even a full-grown adult, if fallen, could avoid being trampled to death, let alone such a tender baby!

She was more than ten yards away from the baby when she instinctively exerted force on her toes, her figure darting over like a swift swallow and gracefully avoiding several obstacles, the fleeing crowd not slowing her down in the slightest.

She intended to save the child.

With her speed, she could definitely make it in time.

But just as her fingertips were about to reach the crying infant, Changtian suddenly roared in her ear, "Ning Xiaoxian, stop!"

This urgent shout was like thunder in spring, buzzing in her ears and startling her mind into clarity.

In the dozens of Reincarnation loops before, had she always managed to save this child in time?

Yes, exactly, that was the anomaly! Perhaps breaking this routine might also break out of this predicament.

What she needed to do was truly straightforward—simply... simply turn a blind eye.

Just this once, if she were to ignore the dying infant, she could break this accursed pattern and escape the endless cycles of Reincarnation!

Her fingertips, as though scalded by boiling water, suddenly snapped back.

In that instant, her extraordinary eyesight allowed her to see the baby’s face turning purple with crying, covered in tears and snot, its chubby limbs flailing as it fell toward the ground. She could also hear the baby’s mother’s screams, filled with terror and blame.

This was a trivial matter Ning Xiaoxian really shouldn’t get involved with. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation ticket, Monthly Ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)