Chapter 5905
“How did you know all this, Ancestor?” Kai asked.
A flash of recollection crossed the Earthfire Ancestor’s eyes: “Many years ago, I explored the deepest part of the Earth’s Core Demon Abyss. There… I saw things I shouldn’t have seen.”
“It was an ancient ruin, the walls covered with inscriptions about the Gate of Reincarnation.”
The Earthfire Ancestor’s voice trembled slightly: “At that moment, I felt an unprecedented fear. It wasn’t fear of death, but fear of some existence beyond comprehension.”
“I forcibly erased the inscriptions, because these things would cause chaos in people’s hearts, but who knew that as soon as I erased them, I was attacked by the Earth’s Core Demon Flame.” ”
In that battle… my physical body collapsed, my soul was severely injured, and only a wisp of my soul escaped back.”
Kai listened, his heart pounding.
The Gate of Reincarnation?
The mastermind behind the Evil Path Hall?
This was completely beyond his comprehension.
“So…”
Kai took a deep breath, “our real enemy isn’t the Evil Path Hall, but… the being behind the Gate of Reincarnation?”
“You could say that,”
the Earthfire Ancestor nodded. “But to deal with those beings, we must first destroy the Evil Path Hall and the Gate of Reincarnation. Otherwise, they can endlessly resurrect powerful beings, and we’ll never be able to kill them all.”
A determined glint flashed in Kai’s eyes: “In that case, let’s destroy the Evil Path Hall first, then destroy the Gate of Reincarnation!”
“Ambition,”
the Earthfire Ancestor praised. “But with our current strength, we are far from sufficient. The being behind the Gate of Reincarnation may have already surpassed the Upper Immortal Realm, reaching the True Immortal level or even higher.”
“True Immortal…” Kai murmured.
That was a legendary realm; there might not even be one in the entire Twelve Heavens.
“Therefore, the most urgent task is to help me rebuild my physical body as soon as possible,”
said the Earthfire Ancestor. “In my prime, I touched the threshold of the third rank of the Upper Immortal Realm. If I can recover, it will at least buy you some time.”
“I understand
,” Kai said solemnly. “What does Ancestor need me to do?”
“Continue to use the Demon Suppression Tower to help me condense my soul body, and at the same time…”
A glint flashed in the Earthfire Ancestor’s eyes, “I will pass on to you the ninth level of the ‘Earthfire True Scripture’—’Earthfire Burning Heaven Technique’.”
“This technique was created by me when I touched the threshold of the Upper Immortal Realm. Its power is boundless. If you can master it, you will at least have a fighting chance against Zhan E.”
Kai’s eyes lit up: “Thank you, Ancestor!”
“No need to thank me
,” the Earthfire Ancestor waved his hand. “You and I are now in the same boat. The stronger you are, the greater our chance of survival.”
He paused, then suddenly sensed something, and his expression changed slightly: “Not good…”
“What is it?” Kai asked.
“The Gate of Reincarnation… has been opened,”
the Earth Fire Ancestor said in a deep voice. “And… it’s quite large. That Zhan E seems to be truly enraged.”
…
Meanwhile, in the Twelfth Heaven, at the headquarters of the Evil Path Palace.
The sea of blood churned, and vengeful spirits wailed.
Zhan E stood in the center of the sea of blood, staring blankly ahead.
Before him stood a pitch-black stone gate hundreds of feet high.
The gate was ancient in style, its doors tightly shut, its surface covered with twisted runes. Those runes writhed like living things, emanating a chilling aura.
This was the Gate of Reincarnation.
At this moment, kneeling before the Gate of Reincarnation were 100,000 controlled souls. They came from various sects, young and old, men and women, all with ashen faces and eyes filled with despair.
These were all recently collected by the Evil Path Hall, and now they were all brought here as sacrifices to open the Gate of Reincarnation.
Originally, as long as these cultivators’ souls remained, they were not truly dead and still had a chance to reshape their physical bodies. Even if they couldn’t reshape their bodies, they could still possess another’s body!
But now, they had all been captured, and no one knew what they were to be done with!
“Begin,” Zhan E said calmly.
“Yes!” A black-robed elder responded, waving his bone staff.
“Sacrifice…!”
The souls of 100,000 cultivators simultaneously let out a shrill scream. Their souls slowly disappeared at a visible speed, their soul power forcibly extracted, turning into 100,000 streams of blood-red light, and poured into the Gate of Reincarnation!
“Boom…!”
The Gate of Reincarnation trembled violently, and the door slowly opened a crack.
Within the crack was endless darkness. In the darkness, countless twisted figures could be vaguely seen struggling and wailing.
Those were the souls of the dead from the Land of Reincarnation, never to be reborn.
“With the sacrifice of ten thousand souls, we respectfully welcome the three Vice Hall Masters…back!”
Zhan E formed hand seals and chanted ancient incantations.
The incantation, like a summons from the deepest hell, pierced through the gates of reincarnation and entered the endless darkness.
A moment later, three illusory figures floated out from the crack in the gate.
It was none other than the three Vice Hall Masters: Po Sha, Gu Mo, and Hun Mie!
However, their current state was extremely strange.
Their bodies were semi-transparent, like ghosts, their eyes empty and devoid of any spirit.
“Why haven’t you returned yet!”
Zhan E shouted fiercely, biting his tongue and spitting out three mouthfuls of blood essence.
The blood essence transformed into three beams of blood light, shooting into the bodies of the three Vice Hall Masters.
“Buzz…!”
The three bodies quickly solidified, and their eyes gradually regained their clarity.
A few breaths later, the three opened their eyes simultaneously.
“Hall Master…”
Vice Hall Master Po Sha spoke first, his voice hoarse, “We…have returned.”
Vice Hall Masters Gu Mo and Hun Mie also regained consciousness one after another. The three looked at each other, seeing the lingering fear and relief in each other’s eyes.
They were indeed dead; their souls had been completely annihilated by Kai’s sword.
However, because their soul imprints remained within the Gate of Reincarnation, they could be summoned back.
But… this resurrection came at a price.
The three were noticeably weaker than before, especially the Soul Extinction Deputy Hall Master, whose very presence was blurred, as if he might vanish at any moment.
“Useless,”
Zhan E coldly stared at the three. “Three peak ninth-grade Heavenly Immortals killed by a mere second-grade Heavenly Immortal junior, and you still have the nerve to come back?”
The three immediately knelt: “Hall Master, please forgive us! That Kai… is truly bizarre! His power attributes are unlike anything we’ve ever seen before; it seems to be able to counteract all evil techniques!”
“Moreover, he possesses the Golden Dragon bloodline and the Earth Fire Ancestor’s ‘Earth Fire True Scripture,’ his combat power far surpasses his cultivation…”
“Enough!”
Zhan E interrupted them. “Failure is failure; there’s no need for excuses.”
He looked towards the Gate of Reincarnation, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes: “That Kai… must be captured alive. Perhaps by sacrificing Kai, we can break free from the Gate of Reincarnation’s shackles and attain eternal life.”