# **Chapter 605 — Two Steps Beyond Silence**
The night sky above **Heaven Cutter Sect** suddenly changed.
Lightning that had been flowing quietly through the mountain veins began to gather toward a single point—the highest peak where **Yang Lin** sat cross-legged.
The clouds thickened.
For three months Yang Lin had remained motionless, breathing with the rhythm of the mountains themselves.
Now the rhythm broke.
A faint crack echoed through the sky.
Lightning converged into Yang Lin's body like rivers rushing toward the sea.
The air trembled.
Then—
**BOOM.**
A silent shockwave spread across the Northern Meridian.
Within Yang Lin's Sea of Consciousness, the rotating **Fa Lun** accelerated.
The Void energy within his meridians compressed, shattered, and reformed.
Once.
Then again.
Two boundaries collapsed in succession.
Void Emperor energy transformed into a deeper, heavier force.
When Yang Lin finally opened his eyes, the sky above him dimmed.
He had stepped beyond the previous limit.
**Void King Realm — Second Stage.**
Two stages crossed in a single breakthrough.
The lightning in the clouds calmed instantly, as if recognizing a new ruler.
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# **Chapter 606 — The Smile Before the Storm**
Yang Lin slowly exhaled.
The mountains felt lighter beneath him.
Across from him, **FeiFei** sat quietly on a stone platform, legs folded gracefully.
She had been guarding him during the breakthrough.
When Yang Lin opened his eyes, she looked at him.
Then she smiled.
It was not a proud smile.
Not one of admiration.
Just a **sweet, gentle smile**—like someone watching something natural unfold.
For a brief moment the entire mountain seemed peaceful.
Yang Lin stared at her.
And suddenly—
His chest tightened.
A strange emptiness appeared in his heart.
As if a missing piece had been touched.
The smile.
Something about that smile…
His vision blurred slightly.
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# **Chapter 607 — A Forgotten Echo**
Images flashed through Yang Lin's mind.
A village road.
Summer sunlight.
A small girl standing beside him.
They were children.
He was **five years old**.
The girl laughed.
Her name—
"FeiFei…"
Yang Lin whispered unconsciously.
The girl's smile in the memory was identical.
Exactly the same.
Warm.
Gentle.
Familiar.
The scene shattered like broken glass.
Yang Lin's eyes widened.
He stared at the woman sitting before him.
The same name.
The same smile.
His breathing became uneven.
Memories flooded back.
Years ago, in **China**, before everything changed.
Before cultivation.
Before the hidden worlds.
Before the **Inner World beneath the Kunlun Mountains**.
FeiFei.
His childhood sweetheart.
She had disappeared decades ago.
Without a trace.
They were even supposed to marry when they grew older.
But she vanished suddenly.
Now—
This FeiFei sat in front of him.
Yang Lin's mind roared.
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# **Chapter 608 — The Impossible Thought**
Yang Lin suddenly stood up.
His voice echoed across the mountain.
"**Impossible!**"
The scream tore through the quiet peak.
Lightning flashed in the sky.
Yang Lin's eyes trembled.
"Countries like **China** belong to the **Outer World**…"
"The Inner World lies deep within the **Kunlun Mountains**…"
"Only I can enter it because of that reason…"
His thoughts spiraled.
"How could she be here…?"
FeiFei looked startled.
Yang Lin stared at her.
Could it be…
Was it possible?
The **Dark Devil Forest**.
That forbidden place between worlds.
Could it have sealed her memories?
Could it have taken her away from the Outer World… and thrown her into the Inner World?
Yang Lin's thoughts became chaotic.
"This… shouldn't be possible…"
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# **Chapter 609 — Panic on the Peak**
The scream traveled across the sect.
Within moments two figures shot into the sky.
**Su Qinglan**.
**Han Qing.**
They flew toward the mountain peak immediately.
But someone was faster.
FeiFei.
She was already standing before Yang Lin.
His aura had become unstable after the breakthrough.
Without hesitation she stepped forward.
And suddenly—
She **hugged him.**
Her arms wrapped around Yang Lin naturally.
"Why are you screaming all of a sudden?" she asked softly.
Her voice carried concern.
Her hand gently patted Yang Lin's back.
It was only a simple comforting gesture for her.
But for Yang Lin—
It felt like a heartbeat had returned.
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# **Chapter 610 — Echo Within the Sea**
Inside Yang Lin's **Sea of Consciousness**, a faint figure appeared.
His mysterious **senior** observed everything calmly.
The old voice echoed.
"Do not panic."
"Someone must have sealed her memory."
Yang Lin's mind froze.
Sealed memory.
That would explain everything.
FeiFei continued patting his back gently.
Yang Lin's heartbeat slowly stabilized.
But inside his mind countless thoughts collided.
"She was going to marry me…"
"She disappeared suddenly…"
"And now…"
His eyes glanced at the woman holding him.
Could she really be the same person?
Or was it merely coincidence?
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# **Chapter 611 — The Question of the Heart**
Su Qinglan and Han Qing landed on the peak.
They looked alarmed.
"Sect Master!"
"What happened?"
But Yang Lin barely heard them.
His thoughts were elsewhere.
He asked himself silently.
"Do I truly love her…?"
The question felt heavier than any cultivation breakthrough.
Was it the memory of childhood?
Or something deeper?
Yang Lin closed his eyes briefly.
Then he exhaled.
"Never mind."
His voice became calm again.
"Cultivation comes first."
His gaze hardened slightly.
"But if someone truly sealed her memory…"
A dangerous glint appeared in his eyes.
"I will erase them."
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# **Chapter 612 — Unspoken Resolve**
FeiFei slowly released the hug.
She looked confused but relieved that Yang Lin had calmed down.
Su Qinglan frowned slightly.
Han Qing remained silent, sensing something deeper had occurred.
Yang Lin sat down again.
Cross-legged.
The Void King aura around him stabilized like a calm ocean.
He looked at FeiFei once more.
Inside his mind a single thought echoed.
*If this FeiFei is truly the one I knew back then…*
*Then I hope…*
He stopped the thought halfway.
Some hopes were too fragile to speak aloud.
Above the peak, lightning moved quietly through the clouds.
The world had shifted again.
And somewhere in the unseen depths of fate—
Old threads had begun reconnecting.