Enlightenment: Attaining the Dao at Age 8

’So that means I can now create a space in the Rebirth World too?’

It was only three hundred square meters, like a firefly in the night sky compared to the brilliant moon of the Reincarnator Association’s vast space. But as the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Having a clear direction to strive for was far better than running around like a headless chicken!

Thinking of this, Li Chang’an asked again, "So how do I create this space? And what’s the point of it once it’s created?"

In response to Li Chang’an’s query, the Rebirth Mark didn’t answer directly. Instead, a selection box popped up.

[Respected Reincarnator No. 31402, your Citizen Level has been detected to exceed Level 5. You may now create a 300-square-meter private space within the Rebirth Space. Do you wish to proceed?]

Seeing the option that popped up, Li Chang’an didn’t hesitate and chose to accept.

The next second, Li Chang’an felt the pure white space around him suddenly vanish, and the blank, snowy world began to take on defined edges and corners.

A thin mist appeared before him, connected to his thoughts. With a mere thought, the mist dispersed, revealing a clearing.

Looking at the clearing, Li Chang’an was a little hesitant.

’Three hundred square meters sounds like a lot, but it’s really just the size of a wealthy family’s courtyard home. What good is this thing to me?’

After all, in the Main World, Li Chang’an had an entire city!

As if sensing his confusion, the Rebirth Mark quickly replied, "The space you have created can integrate all of the Mark’s functions. You can reshape it into any form you desire with your thoughts, including the designated areas for various functions. Furthermore, as the absolute master of this space, you can also invite trusted members to enter..."

Hearing the Rebirth Mark’s reply, Li Chang’an thought for a moment and finally understood the purpose of this space.

Within the Rebirth Mark, there were essentially no private spaces aside from the settlement space after a reincarnation ended. This meant the three hundred square meters of land was Li Chang’an’s very first private territory within the Mark.

Li Chang’an began to try and reshape the flat, empty space.

First, following his own preferences, he transformed the space into a three-story building on a 300-square-meter plot. The building was framed with precious wood, featuring intricately carved beams and painted rafters, giving it a refined, classical look.

After turning the internal space into a residence, Li Chang’an went inside and began arranging the furniture and laying out the rooms.

From now on, he would have a brand-new base of operations in the Rebirth World.

Moreover, he could now perform any action he wanted, like using any of the Rebirth Mark’s functions, directly through this residence, eliminating the previous hassle and complexity.

Of course, these weren’t even the main benefits.

The greatest advantage was that this space was completely controlled by the Rebirth Mark and Li Chang’an himself. No matter what he did, it could be instantly restored.

This way, if Li Chang’an had any new ideas related to the Martial Dao, he could use this space as a training hall without worrying that his immense destructive power would cause panic and alarm in the Main World.

At first, Li Chang’an had felt the 300-square-meter space was a bit useless. After all, it wasn’t small, but it wasn’t large either, and he hadn’t known what to do with it to make it truly effective.

But after actually decorating the entire space into a large house in his preferred style and carefully experiencing its various functions and features, Li Chang’an took back his previous, shallow thoughts.

The privileges of a Level 5 Citizen really didn’t disappoint. Li Chang’an was already looking forward to the changes that would come with unlocking even higher Citizen Level privileges.

After tinkering in the Rebirth Space for a long time, Li Chang’an finally pulled his focus back and returned from his personal space to the Main World.

「The moment he returned to the Main World.」

Li Chang’an discovered quite a few messages on the communicator he had left on his bedside table.

Most of the messages were from Su Ruobing, two were from Caiyou, and the last one was actually from Zhao Xiaowan!?

He wasn’t surprised at all to receive messages from the first two.

But that cultivation fanatic Zhao Xiaowan had actually sent him a message—that was something Li Chang’an had not expected at all.

As for messages from Zhao Xi...

Zhao Xi was his secretary and already knew he had entered a Rebirth World, so of course, she wouldn’t try to contact him with the communicator.

Letting out a soft breath, Li Chang’an didn’t rush to open the messages. Instead, he turned his head to look at the calendar hanging on the wall.

He wouldn’t have known if he hadn’t looked, but one glance gave him a shock.

Li Chang’an realized that this reincarnation had taken far longer than he’d anticipated—a whole month had passed.

This was probably the longest he had ever spent in a Rebirth World since becoming a Reincarnator. No matter how long his previous reincarnations had been, none had ever exceeded half a month.

However, when he recalled his lifespan in the Incense Fire Divine Dao World, Li Chang’an quickly felt relieved.

This time, he hadn’t been human, but a spirit creature.

His perception of time had been extremely dull.

But if he remembered correctly, he had lived for at least six thousand years in that life. Waking up to find that only a month had passed in the Main World actually seemed quite normal!

Letting out a slow breath and composing himself, Li Chang’an turned his attention back to the communicator.

First, he checked Su Ruobing’s messages.

Initially, Su Ruobing had contacted him about the last regional tournament. Li Chang’an had secured an unimaginably good ranking for her, and in return, besides giving Li Chang’an official benefits, Su Ruobing also wanted to invite him to Lijiang City for a meal.

When Li Chang’an didn’t reply, Su Ruobing eventually dropped the subject.

After that, when Su Ruobing contacted him, her tone had become noticeably more businesslike. Her most recent message was a warning that the caves near Linjiang were somewhat unstable, telling him to be careful of a potential Dark Tide outbreak.

’Is she holding a grudge just because I didn’t accept her dinner invitation?’

Li Chang’an thought for a moment. In his impression, Su Ruobing had always presented herself as an elite professional. ’Getting serious over something as trivial as not replying to a dinner invitation... she wouldn’t do that... right?’

A few months ago, Li Chang’an would have definitely thought so.

But after witnessing the mysterious ways of a woman’s mind several times, Li Chang’an had come to find that women were rather difficult creatures to understand. Thus, he remained skeptical.

After some thought, Li Chang’an replied to Su Ruobing, telling her that he had been in a reincarnation and hadn’t been intentionally ignoring her. Then, he moved on to the messages from Caiyou.

Compared to Su Ruobing’s, Caiyou’s messages were much simpler. She also wanted to invite Li Chang’an to visit her city and even offered to be his personal tour guide.

When Li Chang’an didn’t reply, she wasn’t discouraged. Instead, she started asking about the Super Electromagnetic Cannon and Energy Particle Beam Cannon that he produced. In her last message, she said that when he was free, she wanted to come to Cangxuan City to see them in person and, while she was at it, order a few batches of military-grade weapons...

’What’s this about?’

’Trying to sweet-talk an old veteran with benefits?’

’What kind of veteran could withstand such a test?’

After a moment of contemplation, he glanced at the nearly four million Rebirth Points in his account and thought about the grand plans he was preparing to undertake. Li Chang’an finally sighed, replied to her message, and arranged a time for Caiyou’s visit.

The last message was from Zhao Xiaowan. It was very concise and full of personality, simply asking if Li Chang’an had time, as she wanted to ask for his guidance on some matters concerning the Martial Dao.

The message had been sent three days ago.

Li Chang’an replied to this one as well.