After receiving Yuan's permission, Dong Ye proceeded to tap his forehead, causing a glowing orb of blue light to emerge from his head.
He then offered it to Yuan by raising it above his head, treating it as though it was an offering to god.
"Master, here are my memories."
The glowing orb of light floated off Dong Ye's hands and into Yuan's forehead.
Yuan immediately closed his eyes and began digesting the memories.
Inside Dong Ye's memories that went back tens of millions of years, Yuan could see himself when he was living as Evil God Tian Xian, and he was currently standing in front of a massive jade tablet while Dong Ye was kneeling behind him.
"How are things going for the Shadow Army, Dong Ye?"
"Everything is going as planned, Master. Our members are rising at a respectful pace every day. It won't be long before we can be fully operational."
Suddenly, the scenery changed, and Yuan could see Dong Ye standing before another person.
This person was clearly another one of his incarnations, but he didn't recognize this incarnation.
"Master, I am Dong Ye, your loyal servant. You may not remember me, but I have been serving you since your second life as the Evil God."
This person, who was a tall and handsome young man, spoke in a calm voice, "I remember you, Dong Ye. Although I don't remember everything, I remember enough to understand the situation."
The scenery switched again.
This time, Yuan recognized this person. However, this person's face was covered by a bland-looking mask.
'He must be the Lord…' Yuan thought to himself.
"Master, I am—"
"Dong Ye, right? Took you long enough to find me this time." The Lord spoke in a calm voice.
"How much of your memories have you recovered, Master?"
The Lord turned to look at Dong Ye and spoke, "I remember everything. I was born in this life with all of my previous memories. This is unprecedented."
Dong Ye was pleasantly surprised to hear this.
Sometime later, Yuan opened his eyes and spoke, "Since you know so much about me, can you help me recall what I have yet to remember to speed up the process?"
Dong Ye shook his head with a bitter sweet smile, "Unfortunately, I cannot do that."
"You can't, or you won't?"
"Per the Master's own orders, I won't." Dong Ye said.
"My orders?" Yuan raised an eyebrow.
He nodded, "Master wanted to naturally recover his own memories, so you ordered me to not give too much information regarding your past even if you threatened me."
"..." Yuan sighed inwardly after hearing this. Why would he make things more difficult for himself? He also did the same with the Stairway to Heaven.
"Anyways, I believe you when you say that you are my servant. With that being said, what are your plans now? Did my previous incarnations give you some sort of mission?"
Dong Ye nodded, "This body only has one purpose— to serve you until its death. If you need anything, I will be here for you."
Feng Yuxiang couldn't help but feel as though her role as Yuan's handyman was suddenly in jeopardy.
Dong Ye then continued, "However, with that being said, it's not as though I can constantly remain by your side. Master, are you aware of our current situation with the upper heavens?"
"No, what kind of situation are we in?" Yuan shook his head.
"The Celestial Emperor, our natural enemy, will be sending experts to the lower heavens to kill you. They will arrive in less than a month."
Yuan was left speechless after hearing this information.
"What?! Why would the Celestial Emperor do such a thing?! I've never even met the man!" He exclaimed.
"According to what I've learned from the Seven Legacy Families' memories, the Celestial Emperor is not specifically targeting you because of your identity. He doesn't even know your real identity, but because of the Heavens' Judgment, you now have a target on your back." Dong Ye explained.
And he continued, "Honestly, if the Celestial Emperor knew your real identity, I wouldn't be surprised if he personally came down here with his entire army just to kill you."
"How troublesome… And here I was planning on going to the Nameless Emperor's Tomb." Yuan gritted his teeth.
"Worry not, Master. This is why I am here. I have already erased the Seven Legacy Families' memories of you, so they won't be able to help those from the upper heavens to identify you. Furthermore, I will do my best to mess with those from the upper heavens and keep them from finding you. If you are ever in a dangerous situation that you cannot solve, break this jade slip and I will immediately come to you no matter what kind of situation I am in, even if I have to crawl through broken glass and the scorching ground. If you need me for anything else, use this communication jade slip to contact me."
Dong Ye handed Yuan two different jade slips.
"I would give you life-saving treasures and other useful treasures, but I cannot give you any significant assistance that could greatly affect your natural growth."
"Let me guess… I told you that." Yuan said in a sighing voice.
Dong Ye smiled and said, "The point of reincarnating multiple times is to expand your experience and talent. If you're given a silver spoon every time you reincarnate, it would defeat its purpose, after all."
"I understand the reasoning behind this logic, and I even agree with it. However, it still sucks." Yuan said with a bittersweet smile.
"Anyways, before I ask you more questions, let's introduce ourselves properly."
"In this life, I am Yuan. It feels a little weird to be called Master by someone as ancient as you, so you can just call me Yuan or Young Master like Feng Feng here. Feng Feng, introduce yourself." Yuan looked at her, who silently nodded and proceeded to introduce herself despite being reluctant to do so.