Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 187 Creating Life

After a full cup of tea's time, Du Fan took a deep breath and was about to say something.

However, when his gaze fell on the ground behind the woman, his eyes suddenly widened, his body trembled violently, and he involuntarily took a few steps back. It was as if the hair on his entire body stood on end in an instant.

At this moment, a profound fear gripped Du Fan's heart, a feeling he had never experienced even when facing death. Disbelief filled his eyes as he stepped back, raising his arm to point at the stunningly beautiful woman before him, his voice trembling as he said:

"What...are you?"

Du Fan discovered that this stunning woman had not left a shadow under the sunlight!

"thing?"

The woman smiled, a smile as beautiful as a hundred flowers blooming, or as if the world had lost its color, but her watery eyes were filled with sadness.

Her smile was undoubtedly beautiful, and her voice was undoubtedly melodious, but within it lay an intense sense of desolation and helplessness, perhaps even loneliness and desolation.

Although it was only two short words, Du Fan could clearly sense from her tone a hint of bitterness, a touch of mockery, and a deep sorrow that the woman was deliberately hiding.

"You're right, I... am indeed a thing. In your human eyes, I am neither human... nor demon... nor monster... I am not even as good as a flower, a tree, a blade of grass in this world..."

The woman was still smiling, but Du Fan couldn't bear to look anymore, because he couldn't stand the sadness in her smile.

This sorrow would shake him to his core, as if his heart had been ripped open by a sharp blade.

"When you killed that monster just now, there was not the slightest hesitation in your expression, nor the slightest fluctuation in your emotions. That's because it wasn't one of your kind. It was as simple as smashing a rock."

The woman continued speaking, but when she noticed Du Fan's frightened expression and his retreating steps, she couldn't help but smile bitterly and also stepped back a little.

"You're actually afraid of me? That's ridiculous. When you humans kill magical beasts, you don't even blink. Isn't it because you think humans are superior to magical beasts, so it's perfectly natural for you to do so?"

Then why should you fear me? According to your logic, I am even inferior to the demonic beast you just killed.

At this point, the woman seemed genuinely curious, and the sadness in her expression faded somewhat, transforming into a charming smile. She stopped speaking and quietly looked at Du Fan.

"What exactly is this girl?"

Du Fan stopped, his expression shifting between light and dark. After a moment of hesitation, he spoke again, but this time he was careful with his words.

The woman in the black dress had a magical power in her crystal eyes, which attracted an indescribable allure. It could not only make all living beings lose their minds, but it also seemed to be able to make stars fall.

"I'm sorry, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but I really don't know how to explain it to you..." The woman frowned slightly, pondered seriously for a long time, and finally shook her head apologetically.

"Are you... a ghost?"

Du Fan scratched his head hard, and based on the legends from his previous life, he steeled himself and cautiously probed.

"Ghost? Hmm, you could understand it that way, but in fact, I'm not even a ghost. If I were a ghost, perhaps things wouldn't have turned out this way with him..." The woman bit her lip and said softly, a sorrowful aura spreading once again.

"Ghosts really do exist in this world!"

Du Fan was truly stunned this time; even the fear that filled his heart was replaced by the intense shock before his eyes.

"If there are no ghosts, why would a ghost sect like the Netherworld Sect exist?" the woman sighed and said softly.

Du Fan was taken aback, clearly stumped by the other person's question.

Yes, this world can have demons and monsters, so why can't it have ghosts? If there are no ghosts, why does the word "ghost" even exist...?

Moreover, in the Blue Star Realm, there are not just one or two Ghost Dao sects. Among them, there are countless Ghost Dao techniques that represent the foundation of the sects. So, the essence of these Ghost Dao techniques can always be traced back to their source.

The demonic arts practiced by human cultivators, in essence, originate from demonic beasts. Since demonic arts originate from demonic beasts, it is not difficult to guess that ghostly arts are also derived from them.

When Du Fan finally understood, he was shaken but also hesitated. Although the woman in front of him was extremely beautiful and seemed harmless, it was difficult for him to judge whether she was good or evil at the moment.

Even if this woman's beauty is breathtaking and pitiful, Du Fan and this woman are just strangers who met by chance. He would not risk his life for such a strange... thing.

But turning around and leaving doesn't seem quite right either.

The stunningly beautiful woman before him now looked on with a melancholy expression, gazing into the distance without uttering a word. For a moment, Du Fan found it difficult to say anything, and could only cough lightly in his unease.

"Talk to me. I haven't spoken for over two hundred years since he left."

Perhaps she came to her senses, or perhaps she was disturbed by Du Fan's constant coughing, but after about half a cup of tea's time, the woman in the black dress finally turned her gaze back to Du Fan and said in a somewhat weak voice.

"More than two hundred years? Miss... Ah? No! Senior, may I ask if you possess the cultivation of a Golden Core cultivator? Or a Nascent Soul expert?" Upon hearing this, Du Fan's expression tightened, and he immediately spoke respectfully.

"You're mistaken. The ranking system for ghost cultivators is different from that of human cultivators. Moreover, I am not a true ghost, so I cannot be said to have any level or realm. As for what you said, senior, forget it. I don't really like that term."

The woman in the black dress frowned slightly and shook her head.

"Then... is the young lady immortal?" Du Fan's eyes flashed with a strange light, and after a moment of preparation, he asked.

"Immortal? Hmm, my body composition is somewhat special. If I stay in a place like Dongshi Mountain where the Yin and ghost energy is relatively strong, I can achieve endless lifespan."

However, once I leave this place, with my current physical condition, I'm afraid I won't last long before I vanish into thin air.

Moreover, I am different from you. For me, death is true annihilation, with no possibility of rebirth.

The woman in the black dress spoke in an extremely calm tone, without any emotional fluctuation, as if she had no concept of life and death.

"Excuse my bluntness, but according to your wishes, young lady, you intend to spend your entire life in Dongshi Mountain and never leave?"

Even now, Du Fan still doesn't know who the other party is, but he fully understands the meaning behind her words. He sighs inwardly and can't help but feel sympathy for her.

If it were him, in such a gloomy, godforsaken place, let alone hundreds of years or endless years, even ten or eight years would drive him crazy.

This is only because he was a scientist in his previous life, and his willpower far surpasses that of ordinary people.

"I will stay here and wait for him to come to me. If he doesn't come, I will keep waiting."

A smile full of deep affection graced the woman's exquisitely beautiful face, transforming into tenderness and a steadfast vow that would never change, even after the vicissitudes of life.

"Who is that person? Will he definitely come back to find you?"

This was the third time Du Fan had heard the word "him" from this woman.

Only when the woman mentions this person does a glint of light shine in her calm, clear eyes, as if only with "him" does this stunning woman's life become vibrant.

Every time this happens, Du Fan feels as if his heart is being violently clenched.

Perhaps it was for this reason that Du Fan inexplicably uttered such a sentence.

After he finished speaking, even he himself found it unbelievable, because he was not a meddlesome person, and there was absolutely no friendship between the two of them, it was even difficult to tell whether they were friends or enemies.

"I don't know. All I know is that I will wait for him here," the woman said, shaking her head with a somber expression.

"What exactly is your relationship? Are you Daoist partners?" Du Fan steeled himself and decided to ask, otherwise keeping it to himself would only make him feel uncomfortable.

"Our relationship? Heh, he created me. As for Daoist partners, that's a term used among you human cultivators, I wouldn't dare to hope for that..."

The woman in the black dress smiled sweetly, but what she said left Du Fan stunned once again.

"What? Create life!"

Du Fan didn't hear a word the woman said after that. When he heard the word "creation," his eyes widened and he shook his head in disbelief.

"Create life!"

Du Fan heard those four words very clearly. Yes, the woman said "create"! Not "nurture," not "synthesize"...

He knew that it wasn't anything else, but rather a new life being created entirely from non-living matter!

Du Fan certainly understood what the woman meant. In fact, as a biological scientist, he understood the concept of creation better than anyone else.

However, in his understanding, this was completely impossible, because it violated the laws of life. Even in his previous life in a scientifically civilized world, this was an unimaginable thing!

"You don't need to be so surprised. Actually, I can't be considered a complete life form. Have you ever seen a life form without a heartbeat and breath? Have you ever seen a life form without cultivation and yet possess infinite lifespan? Have you ever seen a life form that is as ghostly as a shadow?"

"By the way, that's why you were afraid of me when we first met, isn't it?"

The woman in the black dress looked at Du Fan with a half-smile and spoke slowly.