"Life and death are predestined, and the Great Minister of Fate, clinging to the once glorious radiance, was doomed not to survive," said Sage Yu Ding.
"Rest assured, I am no longer the same Yun Zhongzi. What you see now is a new life formed from the consciousness that fell after His demise. Although I possess parts of His memories, I am ultimately not Him," Yun Zhongzi said with a smile to Sage Yu Ding, knowing that his friend was concerned about him. However, the current him had already achieved much in his cultivation and would not let those past memories cloud his judgment.
"That is good. We cultivators must always keep our minds clear and our nature illuminated, otherwise external demons could invade, and years of arduous cultivation could be destroyed instantly. It is no small feat for you to have overcome the influences of the past," Sage Yu Ding remarked emotionally.