[Yeah, but I think I might be getting too old that my memory is starting to fail me…]

[Naturally, once someone connects to a Spirit Realm Link, the person's mindscape would begin the reconstruction of the mindscape instantaneously, but I totally forgot that your Dao Tree wasn't a native of this plane of existence…]

Long explained with a beaming smile as he gazed over to Dara who seemed too caught up in his own thoughts to even hear a single word he was talking about;

[For those who were naturally born here, they are created with awakened Dao Trees, and thus, the only thing they needed to do was to jump straight to unlocking their meridians, then linking the meridians to the Dao Tree and then taking the Qi Sensing trials…]

[But for you, your Dao Tree wasn't awakened at all, and I guess it is because you have not been truly reborn into a body yet, which means your transmigration process isn't complete…] Long began to explain;

[Okay?]

[That means I had to forcefully awaken your Dao Tree, and that would naturally mean your Dao Tree will react differently to everyone who are natives of this plane of existence…]

[So, I guess that was the reason why your construction didn't begin on time, even though, your Dao Tree is awakened, it is completely devoid of any shred of Qi as we have utterly used up the one within the Qi Stone, thus it had no energy to pull the Spirit Realm Qi needed to kickstart the reconstruction process…]

Long explained as Sam watched the light within his mindscape begin to spread deeper and deeper into this dark place;

[So are you saying-]

[Yes… Someone out there has swapped the used up Qi Stone for a full one, and since your Dao Tree has found a source of energy to forge the permanent link with the Spirit Realm, the Spirit Realm Qi can naturally begin the reconstruction…] Long explained;

It was no one's fault after-all, it was just the uniqueness of Sam's Dao Tree which originates from the fact that he was from another plane of existence;

Then  the fact that he had yet to truly complete his transmigration process because Dara's spirit would have to vanish along with his Dao Tree before Sam can completely take over and complete his transmigration;

[Wow… To think transmigration is that simple, intricate and complicated…] Sam sighed in wonder and joy as he watched the reconstruction go on;

[So, what do I do now?] Sam asked;

[Nothing… We just have to allow the Spirit Realm do its thing…]

[But don't worry, it would construct it according to the preferences of your mind…] Long explained with beaming smiles…

But as for Dara on the other hand; he was still in a daze, not out of joy but sheer wonder…

Though, he was happy for Sam, but he was even more shocked that the methods with which he actually selected the Silver Link was actually real;

'Doesn't this mean that I will be able to find my own Silver Link on time!?' Dara thought to himself, and it was only then that joy began to surge within him…

[I'm sorry kid, I misjudged you… I guess being alive for 4600 years has its own drawbacks…] Long apologized;

[Yeah kid, I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little disappointed back there; but I guess I was just too naïve… Thanks!] Sam confessed as Dara smiled;

[You guys have sacrificed and done a lot for me already, I should be the one thanking you guys for going through all these stress to help me gain valuable experience that would give me a better chance at even getting more than I would have most likely received if I had done this on my own…] Dara played down the entire situation;

[No you would've still made it…] Long said as Dara and Sam looked strangely at him;

[What do you mean?] Sam asked;

[Alright, I guess it is time for me to be totally honest with you…] Long's expression became guilty as he sighed;

[Everyone in our plane of existence is born with a natural Link to the Mortal Realm…] He revealed;

[What!?] Sam was stunned;

[You mean!?] Dara spaced out slightly;

[Yeah, I'm sorry… But every other thing I have told you up to this moment is true though…] Long was now feeling bad as it seems his conscience and guilt were now tripping him;

[It's just that I have an addiction problem…]

[I am so addicted to success that anything other than the best to me is considered a failure…]

[I plan things carefully before doing them because I only want to achieve the best, and that was what caused my death…] He confessed;

[Eh?] Sam and Dara exclaimed simultaneously;

[Yeah, this knowledge I have now was stolen by me from a very powerful entity and the moment I took the secret, I burnt the scroll where it was recorded to ensure that I was the only one who had it…]

[Then in a bid to ensure that I die, the Clan I stole it from released the news that I had the secret to all other major powers of our realm, and thus, these powers all hunted me down with the intent to kill me and obtain the secret…]

[But I managed to flee quick enough and was about to grab my best-friend and woman and take them with me to prevent these major powers from using them as leverage or making them suffer a fate worse than death…]

[But I never knew that they had also heard about the secret, and thus, thinking I still had the scroll on me, they killed me, planning to take it for themselves without knowing that I had already burnt the scroll, and that the secret was in my mind…]

[This was what caused my death…] Long revealed; [I managed to use the knowledge but because I was the first person to use it since the time of those expert I spoke to you about, I had no one to guide me and thus, I failed to get anything higher than the Spirit Link which was even worse than a failure to me…] Long began to confess, stunning Dara and Sam…