Chapter 5904
When Kai returned to the forbidden area, the lava pool was still churning and boiling, but its ancient and majestic aura was even more solid than before.
The Demon-Suppressing Tower floated in the air, its body emitting a soft gray light.
Huo Ling’er was guarding outside the tower, and upon seeing Kai return, she immediately went to greet him.
“Kai, are you alright?” Huo Ling’er looked Kai up and down, her eyes full of concern.
“It’s nothing.”
Kai smiled slightly and gently took her hand. “Just a few noisy flies.”
Huo Ling’er breathed a sigh of relief, then her eyes flashed with admiration: “I’ve heard everything… You killed three peak ninth-grade Celestial Immortals with one sword! It’s all over the place, people are saying you’re a god descended to earth!”
Kai shook his head and chuckled: “It’s not that exaggerated. By the way, how is Ancestor?”
Mentioning Ancestor Earthfire, Huo Ling’er’s expression became solemn: “Ancestor’s soul has been refined to its limit, and the reshaping of his physical body is at the most crucial moment. He said… it will take at most seven more days.”
“Seven days…”
Kai nodded, “There’s enough time.”
He looked at the Demon Suppression Tower and called out, “Ancestor, I’m back.”
The tower trembled slightly, and Ancestor Earthfire’s voice came from within: “Come in, little one.”
Kai stepped into the Demon Suppression Tower and entered the inner space.
Ancestor Earthfire’s soul was now almost indistinguishable from a real person, with white hair and beard, and a kind face, only his body appeared slightly illusory.
He sat cross-legged in the center of a magic array made of various rare and precious materials. The array slowly rotated, extracting the essence of the materials and integrating it into his soul.
“Little fellow, I sensed the commotion outside.”
The Earth Fire Ancestor opened his eyes, a hint of appreciation flashing in his golden flame-like pupils. “One sword slays three enemies, not bad, not bad.”
Kai sat cross-legged opposite the Ancestor: “Those three deputy hall masters are nothing special. Even if the Hall Master of the Evil Path Hall came personally, I would still have a fighting chance.”
His tone was calm, yet it contained absolute confidence.
The Earthfire Ancestor shook his head: “It’s good for young people to be confident, but we must not underestimate the Evil Path Palace.”
He paused, his expression becoming solemn: “Do you think killing three deputy palace masters has severely damaged the Evil Path Palace? You’re too naive.”
Kai frowned slightly: “What the Ancestor means is…” ”
The true terror of the Evil Path Palace lies not in how many peak ninth-grade Heavenly Immortals they have,”
the Earthfire Ancestor said slowly, “but in… their control of a supreme treasure… the Gate of Reincarnation.”
“The Gate of Reincarnation?” Kai heard this name for the first time.
“It’s a gateway to the Land of Reincarnation.” The Earthfire Ancestor spoke in a deep voice, “Legend has it that the Land of Reincarnation is the final resting place of all things after death, and the souls of all living beings will eventually return to reincarnation. And the Gate of Reincarnation… can forcibly open a passage to the Land of Reincarnation.”
Kai was startled: “It can open the Land of Reincarnation? Doesn’t that mean it can… resurrect the dead?”
“In a sense, yes.”
The Earthfire Ancestor nodded, “But it comes at a huge price. And the person resurrected may not be the same person as before.”
He looked at Kai, his eyes deep: “Do you know why the Evil Path Hall has been slaughtering living beings and collecting souls all these years?”
Some clues flashed through Kai’s mind, and his expression changed slightly: “They are using the souls of the dead… to nourish the Gate of Reincarnation?”
“That’s right.”
The Earthfire Ancestor sneered, “For every 100,000 souls, the Gate of Reincarnation can be opened once, summoning a dead person back from the Land of Reincarnation. And the person summoned back will become a puppet of the Gate of Reincarnation, controlled by it for eternity.”
“So…”
Kai said in a deep voice, “Those three deputy hall masters were very likely already dead? Resurrected by the Evil Path Hall through the Gate of Reincarnation?”
“Very likely.”
Ancestor Earthfire nodded. “That’s why the Evil Path Hall’s experts seem inexhaustible. You killed those three deputy hall masters today, and as long as Zhan E is willing to pay the price, he can quickly resurrect them through the Gate of Reincarnation.”
Kai gasped.
If that were true, then the Evil Path Hall would be virtually invincible!
An unkillable enemy is the most terrifying.
“Moreover…”
Ancestor Earthfire’s voice became even more solemn, “I suspect that the Evil Path Hall itself… is a puppet.”
“What?” Kai’s pupils shrank.
“The world that the Gate of Reincarnation leads to is said to be inhabited by some ancient and powerful beings,”
the Earth Fire Ancestor slowly said. “They may be dead, or they may exist in another form. But they are unwilling to remain forever in the Land of Reincarnation, so… they need puppets, they need someone to collect the souls of the dead for them, to nourish the Gate of Reincarnation, and to maintain their existence.”
“The Evil Path Hall is very likely a puppet of these beings. And Zhan E… is merely a slightly more advanced tool.”
Kai fell silent.
This news was far too shocking, far exceeding his expectations.
He had originally thought the Evil Path Hall was just a powerful evil organization.
He never imagined that such an astonishing secret was hidden behind it.