The Dao of Reincarnation (456-457) (Patreon)

Chapter 456: Sun and Moon Illuminate Mountains and Rivers (Part 15)

Wang Shu was quite speechless. He had originally been an ordinary corporate drone on a technologically advanced planet.

In one terrible bout of weather, he died. Yet now he was alive again.

He had been reborn as a tree. The moment his consciousness was born, a youth had reached out, pulled him up, and placed him here.

This was a rather terrible situation. Matters soon took a turn for the better.

Wang Shu discovered that within his consciousness there was actually a white ball of light that kept displaying things like +1, +1... After researching for a period of time, Wang Shu finally understood. He actually possessed the ability to grow stronger simply by lying there and basking in the sun.

Thus, Wang Shu settled down peacefully in the rear mountain. Yet Wang Shu had always possessed a heart that yearned for freedom, so he planned that once he had accumulated sufficient strength, he would leave this place.

Not long ago, Wang Shu felt that he seemed to possess sufficient strength. Right now, he was completely capable of smashing the entire mountain peak with a single branch.

Just as he prepared to act, he suddenly sensed a vast terror descending from above the sea of clouds. The roots that Wang Shu had just pulled out were casually stuffed back in again.

Right now, he could only pray that he would not be discovered. Otherwise, he would die before even beginning his campaign, which would be far too unwilling.

Fortunately, that terrifying youth did not discover him.

Wang Shu felt that his strength was still insufficient and that he needed to wait a while longer. When the time came, he would definitely make that fellow look bad!

...

Desolate Domain.

"Brat, how did you manage to provoke so many enemies?"

The Elder could not help but curse loudly.

After enduring countless hardships, Ling Jiuxiao had finally obtained the second backup plan the Elder had left behind in the past.

As a result, the Elder fell into a brief slumber.

After waking from the slumber, the Elder was completely dumbfounded.

Behind this brat, Ling Jiuxiao, there were actually dozens of people tightly pursuing him. Without exception, all of them were Saint realm powerhouses, and they even came from different races.

With so many Saints, even if his strength had recovered a little, charging up would still be pure suicide.

"Elder, you have finally woken up. Save me!"

Ling Jiuxiao looked as if he had seen a savior, filled with extreme joy.

"You brat provoked so many Saints. With what does this old man save you?"

"Brat, where is that branch? Quickly take it out!"

"Otherwise, the two of us will both be buried in this place. This old man does not wish to die together with you brat."

Seeing that Ling Jiuxiao was about to be caught up to, the Elder hurriedly reminded him.

"Who wants to die together with you old fellow?"

Ling Jiuxiao said unhappily, "The branch left by the Sect Master was long since used up by me!"

The Elder was stunned. "Used up?"

Ling Jiuxiao wanted to cry but had no tears. "I also did not expect that what the Sect Master said was true. There was actually only one final strand of sword qi remaining within that branch! After that strand of sword qi was used up, the branch completely vanished."

The Elder: "..."

Tired. Just destroy everything.

Ling Jiuxiao regretted it deeply.

Showing off felt good for a moment, yet without the branch, he was endlessly pursued.

Yet the most urgent matter was that the two of them still had to think of a way to shake off the group of pursuers behind them. Looking at the vicious appearances of those Saints, if they were caught, having their skin peeled and tendons extracted would probably still be considered light.

The Elder suddenly brightened. "Brat, there is a place where space is weak here. It may be a remnant left by some great personage. This old man will use all his strength to help you break the barrier. Whether you can survive will depend on yourself."

Ling Jiuxiao said guiltily, "Elder, I wronged you."

As the words fell, Ling Jiuxiao's figure flashed and vanished into the starry sky.

The Saint realm powerhouses pursuing Ling Jiuxiao saw him suddenly disappear without a trace.

A towering one-eyed giant cursed loudly, "Damn thief, you actually dared to sneak into my clan's treasury and clean it out completely. No matter what price I must pay, I, Qing Ba, will make that damn thief pay the price!"

Another living being whose entire body billowed with black smoke, flames rising from his eye sockets, said viciously, "Correct. This thief is truly too detestable. The Undying Liquid that my clan had collected for five thousand years was actually stolen completely by him alone. We must find him no matter the cost."

"..."

Most of the other Saints were the same. They had been in seclusion. While in seclusion, the heavens of their clans had collapsed.

"Yes, that fellow is truly too detestable. Not only did he steal treasures and resources, he even stole a dragon baby! Our poor young master... he had only just been born and was stolen by this thief!"

The many Saints cursed loudly in unison upon hearing this, filled with righteous indignation. They had never seen anyone so shameless.

...

At that moment, Ling Jiuxiao opened his eyes. He seemed to have successfully picked up his life once more.

Soon, Ling Jiuxiao began to observe the scene before him.

Everything before his eyes was ruins and broken walls, as if struck by a great war. The entire world had been completely destroyed and buried within the void.

Yet directly in front of him stood a black palace.

"Just what did you brat do to provoke so many Saints?"

The Elder gasped for breath, his voice trembling, carrying a sense of having survived a catastrophe. This was likely the entire foundation of the races of an entire star domain coming to pursue and kill Ling Jiuxiao.

Ling Jiuxiao said, somewhat embarrassed, "That... Elder, you should know that this brat has a certain hobby. I originally intended to pay a visit to those forces, yet I never take the ordinary path. For some reason, every time I end up walking into their treasuries."

The Elder: "... So you brat cleaned out their treasuries completely?"

Ling Jiuxiao said aggrievedly, "Elder, your words are slandering me. I merely saw that their treasuries had accumulated far too many things, and coincidentally my hands were a bit tight recently, so I casually took a few items. This is called robbing the rich to help the poor. It is a good deed. It is just that the few items I took were a bit too many."

"Yet I explained it to them. This is called investment. Once I cultivate to the Saint realm, I will promise them a favor. Regrettably, they completely refused to listen to me."

Ling Jiuxiao could not understand. Was a favor from a future Saint really so worthless?

The Elder: "..."

He felt that after this little fellow left the Sun and Moon Continent, his courage had grown larger and larger.

"Just how many benefits did you brat obtain?"

The Elder was somewhat curious.

Ling Jiuxiao spread his hands. On each finger of his hands was embedded a shining storage ring.

They were completely full.

The Elder: "... You brat not being pursued would truly be without heavenly reason."

As the words fell, Ling Jiuxiao removed the boots from his feet.

On each of his ten toes was fitted a storage ring.

They were completely full.

An honest and simple smile appeared on Ling Jiuxiao's face.

The Elder: "..."

This fellow was a person of the Mountains and Rivers Sect. He had not the slightest relationship with him!

Chapter 457: Sun and Moon Illuminate Mountains and Rivers (Part 16)

Long Jueshen felt he was about to die.

Heaven knew that the moment he opened his eyes, he had been directly seized by a large hand.

Being seized was one thing. Yet he had actually been placed into a storage ring.

Alas~

"Could it be that I, a proper True Immortal standing at the peak of the myriad living beings, am about to be smothered to death alive?"

Long Jueshen's heart was bitter. He had been ambushed by great enemies, fallen, and reincarnated into the lower realms.

This did not matter to him. Sooner or later, the day would come when he, Long Jueshen, would charge up to the Immortal Realm and eliminate one by one those great enemies who had ambushed him in the past.

Yet... now Long Jueshen discovered that he had been wrong. If his former great enemies learned that he had been stuffed into a storage ring and smothered to death alive, he would completely lose all face.

This was more terrifying than death.

Just as Long Jueshen's aura was about to vanish, a puzzled voice sounded. "Brat, how is there still a dragon baby here? It seems to still be alive, yet now it appears a bit dead."

Another somewhat apologetic voice sounded. "That... while fleeing, I noticed frequent celestial phenomena and thought it was a treasure, so I casually grabbed it."

The aged voice: "You brat truly pluck every feather from a passing goose and intend to leave nothing for others. Being pursued is truly not an injustice. Yet... this little dragon looks somewhat different. Even if it is dead, turning its hide and bones into handy weapons and roasting its meat to eat would still be a great tonic."

Long Jueshen: "..."

He convulsed violently.

"Elder, wait. This little dragon seems not to be dead."

Long Jueshen finally saw the light of day once more. He gasped large mouthfuls of fresh air. Before him a youth and an elderly man who remained only as a soul were examining him.

Long Jueshen glared fiercely at the two. He, a proper True Immortal, had nearly been killed by these two impolite "ants" of the lower realms.

"Returning him to the dragon race now seems useless. Why not, Elder, just roast him? Dragon meat ah~ I have never eaten dragon meat before!"

Ling Jiuxiao's large eyes sparkled, sticky liquid still dripping from the corners of his mouth.

The elderly man to the side nodded. "This is also a rather good decision."

Long Jueshen: "..."

What living Yama Kings had he encountered?

Long Jueshen's gaze changed. He came to Ling Jiuxiao's feet and rubbed against them, his two large eyes watery and filled with innocence.

"Such an obedient little fellow. It makes me unable to bear taking a bite."

Looking at Long Jueshen's two watery large eyes, for a moment Ling Jiuxiao felt that even a tough man's heart was about to melt. He could not help but sigh and say, "Elder, what is the Talent of this little fellow?"

The Elder observed for a moment and said, "You brat's luck is rather good. The Talent of this young dragon is such that few in this world can compare to it. If properly cultivated it will certainly become a fine helper."

Ling Jiuxiao continued, "Then is it a little male dragon or a little female dragon?"

The Elder: "This is a little male dragon."

Ling Jiuxiao sighed. "That is truly too regrettable. A little male dragon acting this cute must have ulterior motives! Better just roast it."

The Elder: "..."

Long Jueshen: "..."

Long Jueshen desperately wanted to curse aloud. Seeing that the youth before him had already raised a blade, he closed his eyes in despair and spread his limbs, seeming to offer no further resistance.

Tired. Time to reincarnate again. Yet in the end, the pain he had imagined did not descend. He was lifted by a hand and placed upon a shoulder.

"Just joking. I was only giving you little fellow a scare."

Ling Jiuxiao put away the large blade and smiled.

Long Jueshen desperately wanted to curse aloud.

Yet for now he still obediently lay down.

In the end, Ling Jiuxiao had only given Long Jueshen a scare.

His attention remained on this strange palace.

"Elder, what kind of place is this? Is there any danger inside?"

The Elder said unhappily, "How would this old man know what kind of place this is?

"Yet... it seems a great war once took place here. If you brat go out now, you will still be torn apart alive by the Saints of the other races. Perhaps you can enter and see whether you can find any treasures. With this old man here, the dangers inside will not be dangers."

Ling Jiuxiao: "..."

If he believed this old fellow's words, then he would truly be possessed.

Yet in the end, Ling Jiuxiao still chose to enter. Because he had a certain thought that there might truly be treasures within!

Long Jueshen lay on Ling Jiuxiao's shoulder with little interest.

Had this brat treated him with a bit more courtesy earlier, he might still have had the interest to promote this brat a little.

Regrettably, these two "ants" were truly far too impolite.

The space before them was pitch black, an extreme darkness that swallowed everything.

Ling Jiuxiao burned the origin force and formed a torch in his palm. He raised his head and looked toward the darkness above.

Giants carved from some unknown stone stood lifelike one after another. Their appearances differed, their races differed, yet every one of them possessed an aura that looked down upon the world... Yet at this moment they all leaned forward, knees upon the ground, as if in worship!

Ling Jiuxiao sensed that the origin force within his body was rapidly burning.

"Elder, what are they doing?"

Ling Jiuxiao was puzzled.

The Elder's tone grew solemn. "They are worshipping... worshipping a certain person!"

"You brat must be careful. Every one of these statues is extremely extraordinary. Ordinary living beings cannot imitate such bearing... At the very least, if these statues once possessed truly existing living beings, they would absolutely be far stronger than those Saints who surrounded and sought to kill you!"

The Elder's heavy tone did not make Ling Jiuxiao wish to retreat. On the contrary, he was filled with extreme joy. "In that case, there must definitely be good things inside!"

The eyes of Long Jueshen, who lay on Ling Jiuxiao's shoulder, held contempt and disregard.

He felt that these matters were not as important as having a good sleep.

Ling Jiuxiao, however, walked deeper.

Even deeper, there were still endless such statues in worship.

Ling Jiuxiao noticed that the consumption of his spiritual force was growing greater and greater. The torch in his hand teetered on the verge of collapse.

Suddenly, he saw a place of darkness ahead that even light could not illuminate, as if everything was being swallowed.

"This... this is..."

This power was not unfamiliar to Ling Jiuxiao. His eyes widened as he involuntarily began to circulate the Heaven-Devouring Earth-Swallowing Divine Art.

He discovered that he could faintly see the outline of that figure. It was a pitch-black figure seated high upon a throne. At its feet, countless sculptures worshipped that figure without end.

All living beings of heaven and earth, gods, ghosts, demons, buddhas, monsters, and humans jointly revered it!

Ling Jiuxiao suddenly felt a stab of pain.

"This is... the Heaven-Devouring Earth-Swallowing Emperor Divine Art... No, this is not the Heaven-Devouring Earth-Swallowing Emperor Divine Art. Its full name is... the Northern Nether Heavenly Scripture."

Ling Jiuxiao's heart was filled with extreme shock.

The Heaven-Devouring Earth-Swallowing Divine Art was already an Emperor Scripture, yet the Heaven-Devouring Earth-Swallowing Divine Art was merely a portion of the Northern Nether Heavenly Scripture. What level of inheritance was the Northern Nether Heavenly Scripture?

The only bad news was that he seemed to have obtained only one percent of the Northern Nether Heavenly Scripture.

Long Jueshen, who lay on Ling Jiuxiao's shoulder, suddenly raised his head and looked toward the depths of the darkness.

He had a certain feeling... that statue seemed to be examining him!