The Dao of Reincarnation (247-248) (Patreon)

Chapter 247: Transcendence (Part 3)

Within the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect, immortal mist drifted through the air. At the center of what resembled a celestial palace sat a figure in meditation, as flawless as carved jade and incomparably handsome. The aura surrounding him was terrifyingly powerful, manifesting grand visions of shattered worlds, fallen gods and demons, and heavenly chants echoing across the heavens.

In this life, Su Chen had been born a Saint. However, some of the old monsters within the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect had suggested that he cripple his cultivation and recultivate from the beginning in order to forge an even more solid foundation.

Su Chen: "..."

What kind of ridiculous joke was that?

He refused without hesitation.

Did they really think he could not control his own cultivation?

As an innate immortal spirit, his foundation was already perfect and flawless.

Why would he cut himself down for no reason?

Seeing that Su Chen was unwilling, the elders of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect did not force the matter. Instead, they directly established him as the Emperor Son of the sect.

During these days, Su Chen also learned much about the current era. After his death in his previous life, the Emperor Dao Era had ended, ushering in an entirely new age.

This new era was a flourishing golden age of cultivation. Countless geniuses emerged one after another, and powerful experts appeared in endless numbers. It surpassed every prosperous age in history.

As for what exactly had happened at the end of the Emperor Dao Era, historical records contained very little information. Even the name of the Undying Nether Emperor had been erased.

Yet one prophecy remained within the New Era. This era would definitely produce transcendents. And not just one.

"Which old bastard came up with that trap?"

The more Su Chen thought about it, the more convinced he became that this was an enormous pitfall. After all, he knew very clearly what was truly required to achieve transcendence. Still, none of that concerned him for now.

Su Chen simply remained within the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect.

In the New Era, the sect had already produced three Great Emperors in succession. Including its founder, the Myriad Laws Great Emperor, the sect possessed the foundation of four Emperors.

The goal of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect was not merely becoming Emperor. They sought transcendence.

When Su Chen descended into this world, he had immediately been discovered by the current Great Emperor of the sect. He was nurtured within an Emperor Vein for a million years before finally emerging into the world. He was destined to sweep aside everything before him.

...

News of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect giving birth to an immortal spirit rapidly spread across region after region.

Countless inheritances were shaken.

"So the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect truly managed to hatch that immortal spirit?"

"An immortal spirit possesses a naturally complete Great Dao and flawless talent. Becoming Emperor is inevitable for such a being... No, could it be that the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect wishes to gamble on achieving transcendence within a single lifetime?"

"First, the Phoenix Clan produced a supreme prodigy carrying the bloodline of the Phoenix Ancestor. Then the Azure Heaven Ancient Dragon Clan saw the descendant of a former Great Emperor emerge from the divine source stone. And in the Primordial Dao Domain, a flawless Holy Spirit was born, becoming a Saint within thirty years through unparalleled talent..."

"And now the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect has produced an immortal spirit as well."

"Perhaps opportunities for transcendence will truly appear in this era."

"..."

An immortal spirit...

From ancient times until now, the first supreme existence of the New Era had supposedly been an immortal spirit who attained the Dao, suppressing all Great Emperors beneath him.

No similar existence had appeared since.

Some ancient beings even speculated that he may have transcended this world itself. With the appearance of the first, the second naturally became possible. As living beings continued to grow stronger, perhaps transcendence truly could be achieved.

...

"So the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect produced an immortal spirit?"

Ning Changqing received the news as well.

As for how he learned of it... After continuously fighting and growing stronger, he had finally killed the servant of an outer disciple from the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect. His cultivation had already reached the Spirit Sea Realm.

Having only just entered the Spirit Sea Realm, he immediately slew a Spirit Soul Realm cultivator, shocking the entire Ning Clan where he resided.

Not only had Ning Changqing recovered his cultivation, but he had also awakened an innate physique. Becoming a Saint in the future was practically guaranteed.

Of course, in Ning Changqing's eyes, restoring his cultivation and awakening an innate physique were merely the most basic methods. Some so-called "Saint potential"? Who exactly were they insulting with such low expectations?

The news about the immortal spirit naturally came from the servant of that outer disciple. That servant had arrogantly claimed that his master's master's master's master served as an attendant beside the immortal spirit. Killing him would result in endless pursuit by the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect.

Ning Changqing merely sneered.

"An immortal spirit? What is so impressive about that?"

It was not as though he had never fought one before. Back in the Mythic Era, immortal spirits had also appeared during the struggle for the Emperor's path, yet he had personally crushed and slain one himself. So what if another immortal spirit had appeared this time?

Ning Changqing firmly believed that he would suppress the current era, stand invincible across eternity, and ultimately achieve transcendence within a single lifetime. Even an immortal spirit would merely become another stepping stone beneath his feet.

The only troublesome matter was that outer disciple from the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect. If Ning Changqing encountered him now, even victory would likely leave him severely wounded.

Still, it was not a major issue. At his cultivation speed, reclaiming his dignity would only be a matter of time.

...

Su Chen cultivated within the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect for three years. During that time, he completely refined all of the innate fortune within his body, transforming it into the purest possible energy.

A terrifying aura erupted from the palace hall and spread outward in every direction, alarming one ancient existence after another within the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect.

"The Emperor Son has successfully broken through to the Saint King Realm?"

"As expected of a legendary immortal spirit. In merely three years, he refined all of his fortune and advanced directly into the Saint King Realm."

"In this lifetime, our Myriad Laws Emperor Sect will definitely have a chance to achieve transcendence within a single era!"

"..."

The old monsters of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect were overjoyed. The aura of a Saint King emanating from Su Chen was even more terrifying than that of an ordinary Great Saint. Only a legendary immortal spirit could achieve such a thing.

Su Chen stepped out from the divine hall.

Outside the palace, countless young men and women waited respectfully. All of them were peerless geniuses in their own right. Despite their youth, their cultivation had already reached the Void Refining Realm or even the Nirvana Realm. Each possessed unmatched pride.

Yet at this moment, every one of them bowed their heads respectfully. There was not the slightest desire to compete within their eyes. Only worship and submission remained.

They all understood how terrifying that figure truly was. The gap between them was so vast that it could drive anyone into despair.

Su Chen arrived at the most central region of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect. Here were stored the sect's Emperor Scriptures along with countless mysterious techniques.

He sat down cross-legged. Then, before him, a tiny humanoid figure materialized.

One of the guardian ancestors observing nearby fixed his gaze upon it. To his shock, the tiny figure was actually evolving every top-tier Emperor Scripture recorded within the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect, along with the countless divine abilities the sect had gathered over tens of millions of years.

In less than a year, all of those techniques had been completely evolved.

"He... is actually integrating all of the accumulated foundation of our Myriad Laws Emperor Sect to create an entirely new law?"

The guardian ancestor was utterly stunned by Su Chen's actions.

Before everyone's eyes, Su Chen openly demonstrated the process of comprehending the Dao. Those techniques and divine arts flowed together seamlessly in his hands. In the end, they transformed into a majestic figure of incomparable grandeur.

The guardian ancestor was horrified to discover that he could not clearly perceive the figure's appearance at all.

Su Chen glanced at the dumbstruck guardian elder. With his experience and comprehension, once one law was understood, all laws became connected. In this world, aside from inheritances on the level of the Undying Nether Scripture, every other technique was as clear to him as lines upon his own palm. There was no real difference between them.

Su Chen proceeded to further perfect the Myriad Laws Emperor Scripture.

When the ancestors of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect saw the new expanded Emperor Scripture he handed over, they discovered it was vastly superior to the original version.

"This child possesses immense vision and unparalleled bearing. Fortunately, he belongs to our Myriad Laws Emperor Sect."

Since ancient times, cultivators had always hidden their techniques and guarded them jealously.

But Su Chen did not. Not only did he refrain from hiding anything, but he also actively chose to spread the Dao to others. Such magnanimity had never existed throughout all eternity.

Chapter 248: Transcendence (Part 4)

After constantly battling and growing stronger, Ning Changqing finally killed the outer disciple of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect. He did it with effortless ease.

Under the gaze of countless spectators, numerous young geniuses stared at the seemingly ordinary figure in shock. There was nothing remarkable about him at first glance.

Utterly plain.

Yet he carried a detached calmness that felt transcendent, as though he stood beyond the mortal world. Defeating an outer disciple of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect in a single move was truly terrifying.

"This child is extraordinary."

An elder from a great sect commented solemnly.

Behind Ning Changqing stood an incomparably beautiful woman holding a sword in her arms. She was his maidservant.

When Ning Changqing effortlessly killed the outer disciple, she was not surprised in the slightest.

In her eyes, this outcome was only natural. Only she truly understood how terrifying Ning Changqing was. With ease, he had helped her break the curse within her bloodline and restore the glory of the Heavenly Heart Divine Physique.

He had comprehended the Dao from saintly inscriptions and was treated as an equal by the phantom of an Ancient Saint despite the difference in generations. Even the cultivation technique he casually gave her was unfathomably profound.

The ghosts and gods of heaven and earth, the Emperors and Supremes throughout history, none of them could compare to the brilliance of the man before her. Anyone who offended him or tried to block his path would eventually become nothing more than bones scattered along the road to immortality.

She still remembered the words Ning Changqing had once spoken.

"To become my maidservant is your fortune. In the future, your name will surely be recorded within the history of all Emperors."

She believed him completely. That calm attitude of his had sounded less like arrogance and more like a simple statement of fact. The natural confidence he radiated captivated her deeply.

...

Somewhere in the world, a heaven-blessed individual reborn from the Heavenly Venerate was steadily rising.

Su Chen, however, knew nothing about it. At this moment, he sat deep within the Scripture Pavilion of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect, evolving Emperor-level techniques. One figure after another watched the tiny humanoid construct repeatedly demonstrate Emperor Arts, utterly mesmerized.

After a long while, the refined old man carrying a sword on his back bowed deeply toward Su Chen from afar.

"Many thanks for the Emperor Son's guidance. I never imagined the Emperor Son's comprehension would be so extraordinary, surpassing all ages. How laughable that I once thought of teaching the Emperor Son cultivation. I nearly delayed your path instead."

The old man gave a bitter smile. The Emperor Arts evolved by Su Chen had actually granted him fresh insight. At his level of cultivation, even the slightest improvement was unimaginably difficult to achieve.

Su Chen merely nodded calmly, his expression tranquil as still water. He had comprehended the Emperor Scriptures of every Great Emperor in the history of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect. Building upon the inherited Emperor Arts of those predecessors, he had reconstructed and perfected the Myriad Laws Emperor Scripture anew.

Although it still could not compare to the Immortal Underworld Scripture, its potential for growth might one day surpass even that technique. Anyone could find their own path within it.

Outside the Scripture Pavilion, all the elders and disciples of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect listened to the resonating Dao sounds. Even hearing only a tiny fragment of it was enough to advance their cultivation.

"The Emperor Son is terrifying beyond belief!"

Everyone inwardly marveled. After a single lecture on the Dao, many disciples and elders with exceptional talent gained sudden enlightenment and directly broke through their realms.

All of them gazed toward the depths of the Scripture Pavilion, watching the gradually fading phenomena. At that moment, they felt like grains of sand within the ocean, like mayflies gazing upon the heavens.

Su Chen finished evolving his own Dao. As for how much the others could comprehend, that depended entirely on their own fortune. Still, if someone truly possessed heaven-defying talent and managed to grasp even a fragment of it, they would benefit endlessly.

Su Chen then left the Scripture Pavilion of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect. Using the alias Di Chen, he began visiting the various great inheritances. Ever since the end of the Emperor Dao Era, countless outstanding talents had been born into the world once more. The gathered wisdom of all living beings was the finest nourishment possible for perfecting the Myriad Laws Emperor Scripture.

Soon, news spread throughout the many great factions. The immortal spirit of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect had left the sect and begun visiting the various inheritances. The news instantly shook countless monstrous geniuses.

"So the immortal spirit of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect has finally stepped outside."

"I have waited for this day for far too long."

Within the ancestral land of the Phoenix Clan stretched an endless sea of fire. Every spark of flame there possessed enough power to burn a Saint to ashes. Yet at the very center of that terrifying inferno, a figure slowly emerged.

Scarlet feathers of blazing fire drifted downward one after another, stirring violent waves of flame.

He was Feng Changge, the supreme prodigy of the Phoenix Clan who carried the bloodline of the Phoenix Ancestor. His ascension to the Dao was already destined.

But becoming Emperor was not his ultimate goal. He possessed far greater ambitions. The Dao was merely the beginning. What he sought was transcendence.

Feng Changge stepped out from the sea of fire.

...

Primordial Dao Domain.

This was the most ancient region of the human race. Even after the Emperor Dao Era, when humanity had declined, its foundations remained unshaken.

Deep within the Primordial Land, a young figure slowly opened his eyes. Between his brows, a third eye manifested, reflecting boundless and vast phenomena. The golden radiance across the sky eventually transformed into the sound of clashing blades and war.

It was an ancient battlefield. Gods and demons fought, and all living beings perished. And he had been the supreme sovereign who controlled everything.

He looked down upon the countless beings beneath the heavens.

"Di Chen... you can only be defeated by my hand. Until then, do not die at the hands of anyone else."

The Innate Divine Spirit of the Primordial Dao Domain stepped out from the Primordial Land.

...

In a region of chaos, chaotic Qi surged endlessly. A towering figure walked out from the sea of chaos. With every step he took, he left deep imprints upon the world itself. The Dao of Heaven and Earth submitted beneath him. He himself was the strongest Dao, the strongest law.

Though he had not yet become Emperor, all heavenly principles already revered him. He was beyond imagination.

The Chaos Body. The legendary Chaos Body. Known as the strongest physique of all time. Throughout history, only one Chaos Body had ever been born. Now, a second had appeared.

"The immortal spirit of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect... interesting. If this era were too dull, it would be meaningless. Di Chen, I hope you can give me a reason to act."

The Chaos Body murmured to himself. He was too strong, too invincible. Even existences like Phoenix bloodline descendants or Innate Divine Spirits were not worth his attention. The various clans and sects of the world did not even know that a Chaos Body existed among them.

He desired a battle. A true opponent of equal standing, a battle fought to the fullest extent. And the immortal spirit of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect was exactly such an existence. A foe worthy of his expectations.

...

Ning Changqing, after continuous effort, leveling up through slaughter and seizing opportunities, finally defeated an inner disciple of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect.

"You dare kill me? My elder brother is the personal disciple of an elder!"

The inner disciple looked at him in disbelief. He had merely gone out to explore a secret realm, only to be beaten nearly to death by someone who had suddenly emerged from nowhere.

"Do you still remember a man named Chen Feng, an outer disciple?"

The name Chen Feng...

The inner disciple felt vaguely familiar. But as an inner disciple of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect, countless outer disciples had once tried to curry favor with him. How could he possibly remember a nobody?

"Time flows endlessly. There is no immortal sect—only invincible individuals."

"Forget a mere personal disciple behind you. Even if it were a core sequence disciple, or even the immortal spirit himself, they would all die beneath my hand."

Ning Changqing's gaze was calm, as though he were simply stating a fact.

"You dare insult the Emperor Son?!"

The inner disciple, whose cultivation had already been crippled, suddenly erupted with rage.