The Dao of Reincarnation (383-384) (Patreon)

Chapter 383: The Main God Space (Part 39)

"He... became an immortal."

Yang Jiesheng watched the two figures merge into one and vanish completely. He and the Lord of Scourge no longer existed in the same dimension. This was the difference between immortal and mortal. Unless an immortal willed it, how could a mortal see an immortal?

They had just witnessed the birth of an immortal.

Faint, indescribable voices lingered in the remnants of the shattered world. They came from the fallen souls of the campaign or echoed from various timelines. All of them praised a single title.

Northern Nether Origin Dao Immortal Monarch. Proving his Dao made him a giant. His future was limitless.

Witnessing the birth of a True Immortal was a blessing for the survivors, yet it might also be a curse. To strive for the impossible required far more than courage.

Gongsun Ling stared firmly in the direction Su Chen had departed. She would become an immortal one day as well.

Being the disciple of a True Immortal was not something to be proud of. Only when she stood among the immortals alongside her master would she feel true pride. The struggle for immortality had ended. The encirclement of the Fourth Scourge had concluded as well.

No one knew the final outcome. Four Immortal Kings had besieged the Lord of Scourge. No one had witnessed that battle, so no one knew its result.

Su Chen had already returned to the Main God Space. After becoming an immortal, he was no longer a puppet of the Main God Space. He had become one of its rulers.

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on proving your Dao and becoming a True Immortal."

Not long after Su Chen returned to the Main God Space, a voice sounded from the surroundings. It clearly belonged to an established True Immortal of the space.

"Proving dual immortal positions in a single battle—truly impressive."

A handsome figure appeared. Though male in form, he possessed an enchanting charm, as if he were the embodiment of the world's greatest beauty.

Su Chen found this unsurprising. After becoming immortal, the concept of time faded, and True Immortals could take on all manner of strange forms.

"Northern Nether greets fellow Daoist Fallen Paradise." Su Chen returned the greeting and asked, "What brings you here, fellow Daoist?"

Fallen Paradise Immortal Monarch found Su Chen's calm demeanor unusual. This fellow did not seem like someone achieving immortality for the first time. A first-time immortal would not have reacted so steadily upon meeting him.

He wondered which True Immortal this man had been in his previous life. He had heard that Su Chen had defeated even the reincarnation of Burial True Immortal Monarch on the battlefield. At the time, he had thought it exaggerated, but now it seemed entirely plausible. That poor Burial True Immortal Monarch had not suffered unjustly.

Walking a second path carried one major taboo: encountering the same existence while retracing one's steps. If that existence proved stronger, the consequences were dire.

Still, the probability of such an encounter was extremely low—almost negligible. Over hundreds of myriad heavens epochs, the birth of even one True Immortal was already fortunate. Even reincarnated True Immortals could not survive so many epochs without achieving immortality, especially with the even more terrifying great dark tribulations looming.

Fallen Paradise Immortal Monarch gathered his thoughts and smiled. "Does fellow Daoist know who the Main God's origin within you belongs to?"

Su Chen's eyes flickered slightly. He knew the Main God Space origin on his body was connected to Oriental Cloud Star. However, something like the Main God Space origin could not have been obtained by Oriental Cloud Star alone. That meant it had to come from... an Immortal King.

"Please enlighten me, fellow Daoist Fallen Paradise."

Su Chen could not fully grasp how many Immortal Kings existed within the Main God Space. The Immortal Kings of these great powers were all extremely mysterious. Otherwise, he would not have been so easily schemed against by the Heavenly Gang Immortal King.

Fallen Paradise Immortal Monarch explained, "The Main God Space origin on fellow Daoist comes from Lord Supreme Severing Fortune Immortal King. Within the Main God Space, every Immortal King is like a towering fruit tree, while we True Immortals are the fruits upon that tree. We share honor and disgrace together. The Main God origin on fellow Daoist is the same as the one on me. Both come from Lord Supreme Severing Fortune Immortal King. We are both 'fruits' upon his tree."

The relationship between tree and fruit was precisely the relationship between Immortal King and True Immortal.

Fallen Paradise Immortal Monarch observed Su Chen and confirmed that he did not come from another Immortal King's orthodox lineage. Otherwise, he would not have been unaware of these matters.

This was excellent news.

Fallen Paradise Immortal Monarch continued, "Since Northern Nether Daoist has such deep ties with Lord Supreme Severing Fortune Immortal King, would you be willing to join the Supreme Immortal Palace? It was founded by Lord Supreme Severing Fortune Immortal King himself."

Facing the invitation, Su Chen replied, "Since my Dao stems from Lord Supreme Severing Fortune Immortal King, I am naturally willing to join the Supreme Immortal Palace."

Su Chen accepted without hesitation.

When an Immortal King extended an invitation—especially one so closely connected to his path of immortality—Su Chen was no fool. He knew exactly how to choose.

If he refused, he might one day be secretly schemed against again and make an unclear decision in the heat of the moment.

Fallen Paradise Immortal Monarch, having completed his task, smiled broadly. A quasi-giant who had proven dual immortal paths in one go. If he recovered his former path, he would immediately become a true giant.

A giant held significant weight even within the Supreme Immortal Palace.

Su Chen followed Fallen Paradise Immortal Monarch to the Supreme Immortal Palace and left an anchor point in its spacetime. From then on, he was officially a member of the Supreme Immortal Palace.

With an Immortal King backing him, anyone who wanted to scheme against him would have to think twice about provoking the Supreme Severing Fortune Immortal King.

However, Lord Supreme Severing Fortune Immortal King had not yet returned, so Su Chen had no chance to meet this Immortal King in person.

...

In a vast immortal land, a voice rang out.

"Dao Extremity Immortal Monarch, you could not hide forever after all!"

Asura Immortal Monarch had lain in wait for countless epochs.

For the sake of the Myriad Transformations Dao Extremity Immortal Monarch—Oriental Cloud Star's Dao fruit. As fellow True Immortals who both walked the karma lineage, only one Immortal King could exist on this path. Every True Immortal who sought to prove the karma-lineage Immortal King position had to either devour another's Dao fruit or reach the end of the karma Great Dao.

The Myriad Transformations Dao Extremity Immortal Monarch had been gravely wounded in that great war and had come to his territory. It was like a ginseng fruit falling from the sky. Asura Immortal Monarch had been overjoyed.

Unfortunately, he had still let Oriental Cloud Star escape.

But it did not matter. As long as the Myriad Transformations Dao Extremity Immortal Monarch showed any weakness, he would become prey on his plate.

A True Immortal never lacked time.

Chapter 384: The Main God Space (Part 40)

After endless years of torment and waiting, Asura Immortal Monarch had finally seized such an opportunity. This filled him with immense joy.

In a negligible corner of the vast world, a young man in a green robe stood at ease. He looked at the sealed heavens and earth without the slightest trace of panic.

In a single thought, Asura Immortal Monarch had locked onto Oriental Cloud Star's anchor point. They had transcended this spacetime.

"Dao Extremity Immortal Monarch, everything you have done is futile. Any struggle against time is laughable to beings like us. You no longer even have the power to maintain this barrier."

Asura Immortal Monarch appeared, accompanied by golden scriptures that covered the world and transformed it into an entirely new realm.

He stood like a victorious lord gazing down at Oriental Cloud Star.

Oriental Cloud Star remained calm, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned. He spoke slowly, "You are wrong. It is not that I lack the power to maintain the barrier. I chose to open it willingly."

Asura Immortal Monarch dismissed the claim. "Even if you opened the barrier on purpose, it changes nothing. Your injuries have not healed. You are still no match for me."

Oriental Cloud Star nodded. "Indeed, I am not your opponent right now. But why don't you consider why I would willingly open the barrier?"

Asura Immortal Monarch frowned. He seemed to have overlooked something.

Oriental Cloud Star pointed behind him.

Asura Immortal Monarch turned and saw a white-robed youth watching him with indifferent eyes.

"I never said I had to fight you alone."

Oriental Cloud Star smiled.

Asura Immortal Monarch's face darkened. He finally remembered the detail he had ignored.

"You are also a remnant of the Immortal Alliance?"

A True Immortal reincarnation from the Immortal Alliance remnants had appeared in his territory. This remnant had even forged a new path.

Asura Immortal Monarch had a bad premonition. But it was too late.

Oriental Cloud Star attacked without hesitation, slashing with a blade in one hand and a sword in the other.

Su Chen raised his hand. The immortal-demon body merged as one and devoured every anchor point Asura Immortal Monarch had cast out, completely sealing off his escape routes.

One giant and one quasi-giant. No matter how great Asura Immortal Monarch's abilities were, despair filled his heart in that moment. In his despair, he followed in Burial True Immortal Monarch's footsteps.

With Asura Immortal Monarch's death, the Dao fruit he left behind shared the same origin. Oriental Cloud Star unceremoniously summoned his own Great Dao and attempted to merge it with Asura Immortal Monarch's path.

Countless years passed unnoticed. Oriental Cloud Star opened his eyes, his face blooming with joy. "Thank you, Master!"

Then he added with some regret, "I could not fully merge with Asura Immortal Monarch's path. I only recovered from my injuries. If I could kill Asura Immortal Monarch several more times and weaken his connection to his immortal position, I might truly fuse the Fortunate Tribulation and 'Asura' into one."

Su Chen scolded with a laugh, "You brat still want to prove both Fortunate Tribulation and 'Asura' at once? Asura Immortal Monarch has only just entered reincarnation. His immortal path has not yet declined. How difficult would simultaneous proof be?"

Oriental Cloud Star scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.

Su Chen said helplessly, "From now on, we shall address each other as fellow Daoists. The master-disciple bond exists only in our hearts."

Oriental Cloud Star nodded. "Master is right. This disciple will naturally not expose Master's true identity."

Su Chen: "..."

Fortunately, Asura Immortal Monarch had already been dealt with.

Su Chen also learned about Oriental Cloud Star's experiences over the years. Ever since Oriental Cloud Star had left the Immortal Alliance, the alliance had ignited a war across the myriad heavens and ultimately perished.

In his previous life, Su Chen had vanished without a trace. Sensing something amiss, Oriental Cloud Star had gone to the Heavenly Gang Immortal Domain to investigate but found no clues. He searched the myriad heavens for traces of Su Chen's reincarnation, hoping to protect his master's reborn self. Unfortunately, Su Chen had encountered an Immortal King and fallen into eternal slumber. Only when the Wisdom Dao and Human Emperor Dao were claimed by others did Oriental Cloud Star realize that the forces behind everything were far more complicated than he had imagined.

In the end, he still managed to uncover a faint clue. He learned that the Heavenly Gang Immortal King behind the Heavenly Gang Immortal Domain had not lost himself.

Moreover, the Heavenly Gang Immortal King had deep ties to the Transmigrator Alliance. Not only that, the Heavenly Gang Immortal King possessed other identities. In other words, if one compared an Immortal King position to a game account, the Heavenly Gang Immortal King had more than one. No one knew his true identity or what he schemed to achieve.

This shocking secret remained only Oriental Cloud Star's conjecture.

Nevertheless, he had used this guess to strike a deal with the Supreme Severing Fortune Immortal King and obtained a trace of the latter's "fruit"—the origin power of the Main God Space. Oriental Cloud Star had always believed Su Chen would return. The Main God Space origin was the opportunity he had prepared for Su Chen to prove his Dao and become a True Immortal once more.

During that time, he had killed the True Immortals of the Wisdom and Human Emperor Daos. This accidentally exposed his identity as a remnant of the Immortal Alliance, leading to pursuit by many great powers and leaving him gravely wounded.

Yet this misfortune had also brought fortune. He successfully located Su Chen's reincarnation, protected this life's Su Chen, and skillfully concealed everything while merging the Main God Space origin with him, allowing him to prove his Dao and achieve immortality.

Su Chen sighed inwardly. The Heavenly Gang Immortal King was truly an old schemer. If Oriental Cloud Star's guess was correct, such a terrifying existence sent chills down even his spine.

Su Chen briefly recounted his own experiences of proving his Dao over the years.

"I still have a junior sister?"

Oriental Cloud Star looked surprised. "Is Junior Sister as exceptionally talented and firm in Dao heart as I am? Hiss... I really want to meet her."

Su Chen's face twitched.

Indeed, becoming an immortal could truly change a person.

Su Chen refused Oriental Cloud Star's request. If Oriental Cloud Star met Gongsun Ling and she bore the name of an Immortal Alliance remnant, it would likely seal off her path completely.

Su Chen held high hopes for Gongsun Ling. She possessed the potential to become an immortal.

After helping Oriental Cloud Star resolve his troubles, Su Chen returned to the Main God Space.

With his strength restored, Oriental Cloud Star no longer needed excessive worry. He had claimed Asura Immortal Monarch's immortal land for himself and now lay in wait for Asura Immortal Monarch. The roles of hunter and prey had instantly reversed.

Su Chen stayed within the Supreme Immortal Palace. The palace encompassed all things and housed no small number of True Immortals. There were even twelve giants among them.

Finally, Su Chen witnessed the return of the Supreme Severing Fortune Immortal King.

Unlike the Heavenly Gang Immortal King, the Supreme Severing Fortune Immortal King manifested as a kindly old man holding a horsetail whisk. He stroked his long white beard with a benevolent and approachable demeanor.

The Supreme Severing Fortune Immortal King's return was monumental news for the Supreme Immortal Palace. He had been away for a long time besieging the Lord of Scourge, and during that period the True Immortals of the palace had avoided venturing out too much, fearing that their Immortal King had fallen and that they would become pawns in others' schemes.

"Is he watching me?"

Su Chen sensed a terrifying gaze from the unseen depths land upon him.

When he looked over, the white-bearded old man with the kindly smile appeared perfectly harmonious, as if he embodied the end of the Dao. An Immortal King's presence loomed over any True Immortal.

The feeling of being watched vanished in an instant.

The old man remained the same old man, unchanged.