As the music kept going, inside the Tree of Life, something began to manifest. In the space filled with darkness, particles of light gathered and slowly shaped into something without anyone knowing. Aldrian continued playing his guqin while the others were already deeply drawn into his music.

The thing that manifested inside the Tree of Life began to form into a human-like body, a small body. Slowly, the light grew more vivid and changed into various colors. Finally, the colors formed into skin, and the face shaped into that of a four-year-old child. From her head, long hair began to grow, revealing that this was a female child.

The various colors then shaped into an attire that fit her small body. If Aldrian saw the attire, he would recognize it, for it was always worn by someone.

The process took at least an hour before the manifestation was entirely complete. The female child, who looked around four years old, had long white hair and wore a green and white dress. Her cute face could make anyone want to pinch her cheeks. Her eyes were still closed, but her ears, which looked just like those of a normal human child, began twitching.

The sound of music kept resounding throughout the process, and the twitching ears seemed to show that the child was also listening.

Finally, after a few seconds, the child slowly opened her large eyes, revealing beautiful blue eyes like the surface of the ocean. They glistened with innocence as she blinked a few times. Then she looked at her own body and tried to move it, her hands, arms, and legs, before she finally stood up.

Once she stood, she turned toward one direction, to the source of the guqin's sound. Her face showed a happy expression before she tried to move toward it. She was actually flying, and in the next second, her body appeared outside the Tree of Life. Her innocent face looked at Aldrian, and she instantly flew toward him.

Her expression was truly ecstatic as she finally arrived beside him. She looked at his face intently, then turned to see what he was doing. Aldrian's eyes were closed as he concentrated on playing the guqin, and it seemed that he did not even realize someone was already beside him.

Seeing that he was still busy, she decided to wait while listening to his guqin play. Wanting to stay close to Aldrian, she lay down beside him, rested her head on his thigh, and closed her eyes. At that moment, she was just like a child seeking comfort from her parent.

Since Aldrian did not realize that a being was already asleep on his thigh, he kept playing without worry. His music continued to invoke past memories, beautiful memories that might have been forgotten by many.

However, his thread of origin, which was connected to the Tree of Life and to the child, began to react, growing clearer. At that moment, as Aldrian was still enjoying his guqin, he suddenly felt his surroundings change into somewhere else.

Sensing the shift, he opened his eyes while continuing to play. What he saw was a scenery and place that was not strange to him from his past life.

This was the place where the Tree of Life was located in the Ninth Heaven. He looked into the distance and saw the giant heavenly tree of the world, then glanced around. The place was filled with serenity and beauty, and the gentle wind was enough to make anyone feel sleepy.

He then looked below him and realized that he was standing atop the Tree of Life. He wondered if this vision was from the tree's own point of view. He did not know why this vision had suddenly appeared, but he did not resist it. Instead, he wanted to see it for himself—the vision that seemed to be the tree's memories.

As he kept playing the music, he suddenly saw someone approaching the tree. The figure walked at a normal pace, and when the figure came closer, Aldrian could finally see it clearly. However, the strange thing was that he could not see the person's face.

He raised his eyebrows, for this only happened when he saw the face of 'that' mysterious figure. The approaching figure wore a regal robe that made Aldrian's heart tremble, because the robe's style was the same as the one he wore in his palace.

As the figure approached, an unfamiliar joy welled up within him. He instantly realized that this was the tree's feeling, and he understood who the figure was.

'Is he me in my past life?' This was the first time he had seen his own figure from someone else's point of view. Until now, whenever he got a vision from his past life, it had always been from his own perspective.

Aldrian then felt the tree move its leaves in greeting as a rustling sound echoed. Although he couldn't see his own face from that time, he somehow knew that his past self was smiling.

"How are you?" his past life asked as he softly touched the Tree of Life. He then channeled his golden energy, which calmed the tree while keeping its joy alive. Aldrian could sense the tree responding with its intent toward his past self, who nodded in return.

"Good, good," he said before sitting beside the tree and leaning against its trunk.

A few moments later, another figure appeared, flying from the distance. As the figure drew closer, Aldrian finally saw who it was.

Seralis arrived and landed not far from his past self, then kowtowed respectfully before him.

"Your Majesty," she said with deep reverence.

"At ease. How are you doing?" his past self asked.

"I'm good, Your Majesty," Seralis answered as she straightened her body. "The Tree of Life really misses Your Majesty, as you haven't visited this place for a thousand years," she added with a smile.

"I can see that," his past self said as he tapped the tree trunk twice. "Then, how about I play a piece as my way to apologize for not visiting you? Would that be good?"

The tree happily responded with its intent, expressing joy, while Seralis's eyes glistened. To hear the absolute one play music was one of the greatest blessings any being could receive. Such a chance did not come often, and every time the absolute one played, his music would bring great fortune to those who heard it.

Aldrian's past self then took out his guqin, the Guqin of Origin, and took his position before he began to play. The music resounded, and Aldrian, still playing his own guqin while witnessing this, was stunned when his past self played the same notes as him.

Their combined playing created a beautiful sound that even made Aldrian lose himself in its beauty. He did not stop playing and at that moment, without him realizing it, the entire Ancient Blue Gate World suddenly heard the sound of the guqin. The beautiful melody, full of reminiscence, echoed across the world, leaving all beings stunned and entranced.

They could not help but stop whatever they were doing to listen. It became the most serene moment in the world, as all beings seemed to pause and let the music flow through them.

For the people of the Barisan Continent who knew Aldrian's story and abilities, they immediately recognized their emperor. Many in the Aster Empire had heard Aldrian's guqin in the past and knew how its melody could spread across a vast territory, so they instantly understood that this was his doing.

As for those who did not know, they were naturally confused. Yet the beauty of the music was undeniable, and they simply listened in silence.

In Aldrian's vision, he had been playing the guqin for a long time when his past self suddenly stopped and turned his head toward him. Aldrian was stunned as his past self looked straight at him and spoke.

"Take care of it, and good luck on your journey."

Aldrian raised his eyebrows, but before he could react, the scene changed. The scenery remained the same, yet his past self was no longer there. Only Seralis stood beside the tree, gently touching its trunk. Her face showed deep sadness as she spoke to the tree.

"His Majesty is gone. He will not be visiting us for now." She lifted her head to look up at the treetop. "It will be a very long time before we can see him again."

Hearing Seralis, Aldrian suddenly felt a deep sadness that belonged to the tree. His heart ached painfully, as if he wanted to cry but could not. The tree could only respond through its intent and the gentle rustling of its leaves, expressing its sorrow, and Seralis understood it simply by observing its reaction.

"However, don't be too sad. Although he may be gone for a long time, he will come back someday. No matter how long it takes, he will return." She spoke softly as she leaned her forehead against the tree's trunk. The tree understood and began to calm itself.

Aldrian, watching this, felt his heart ache once more. Then the scene shifted again. This time, he saw Seralis wearing a solemn expression as she placed her hand on the tree. After a long silence, she finally spoke.

"I will bring you to the lowest heaven. You must stay there until His Majesty returns. I will not let you fall into their hands."