Chapter 243: Reincarnation, Born In The Northern Mysterious Domain
Ning Qi felt somewhat relieved.
Since the last closed-door cultivation, more than a decade had passed. The Black Demon Sect’s Sect Protecting Grand Formation was even sturdier than imagined. Fortunately, it had finally been breached now.
“Judging from this situation, quite a few cultivators have surged in. Eight or nine out of ten have sects that discovered something amiss and are attacking the Black Demon Sect.”
He smiled faintly.
With his current strength, he naturally couldn’t clearly see what was happening inside the Black Demon Sect from across the two realms, but he could sense it through the power marks he had previously left behind.
At this moment.
One by one, the dormant power marks were all activated, silently integrating into the cultivators’ bodies.
These were specially condensed by Ning Qi. The marks didn’t have much effect; their purpose was simply to provide Ning Qi with positioning. They were inspired by the dandelion and had to attach to a cultivator’s body to function.
Now Ning Qi could clearly feel that in the distant Mountain Sea Realm, some faint powers were guiding him.
“This way, using the reincarnation method won’t lead to getting lost in direction. Finally, I can head to the Mountain Sea Realm!”
Ning Qi was delighted.
Everything was ready, just missing the east wind, and now, the east wind had arrived.
He patiently waited for the seed to sprout while beginning to select suitable candidates from the True Martial Realm. The first group reincarnating to the Mountain Sea Realm had to be individuals with extremely outstanding talent and aptitude. Moreover, their main body cultivation had to be at least at the Mana Realm or above; otherwise, they couldn’t withstand the reincarnation method.
In the past, this requirement would have been very difficult. Scanning the entire True Martial Realm, it would probably be hard to gather even a hundred people.
But now.
Even ten thousand would be feasible.
“The first batch quota will temporarily be set at ten thousand. We can continue deploying more later depending on the results.” Ning Qi made up his mind and stepped out of the inner world. He now held ten thousand Mountain Sea Realm marks, so there was no worry about this for the time being.
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Black Demon Sect.
The earth-shattering great battle had come to an end.
The already ruined Black Demon Mountain was now riddled with holes. Black Demon Mountain had been blasted apart by powerful forces, with broken mountain ranges everywhere. As for the various treasure lands originally belonging to the Black Demon Sect, all had been scraped clean—everything that could be taken was taken.
In this battle.
Nearly half of the cultivators were killed or injured. Even several Nascent Soul True Monarchs had died. With the huge benefits of the Black Demon Sect at stake, many cultivators had gone berserk.
This was the world of cultivators.
Cultivators had long lifespans. Without struggle, even the Spirit Realm would become increasingly crowded until spiritual energy withered and declined. Therefore, such battles were sometimes deliberately allowed. Very few cultivators died of old age; the vast majority perished in combat.
But the Black Demon Sect did not fall silent just like that.
Not long after.
Rogue cultivators swarmed in like locusts, eyeing each other warily while rummaging through one ruin after another. If they occasionally found a damaged pill or a broken magic tool, they would be ecstatic. Of course, fights were inevitable.
“Damn Demon Slaying Alliance, they scraped everything clean, not even leaving a single hair!” A skinny cultivator with a sharp face and monkey-like features cursed inwardly. “All that talk of righteous path and demonic path is bullshit! It’s whoever has the bigger fist that makes the rules. So-called righteous path acts just as ugly when it comes to grabbing loot!”
Hou Yuan rummaged through the ruins while cautiously watching his surroundings. If he found a small gain, other rogue cultivators might be overjoyed, but he showed no change in expression.
He was not a true rogue cultivator but a hidden true disciple of the Black Demon Sect.
Decades ago, when the Black Demon Sect sealed the mountain, he had cautiously hidden away and never appeared. Sure enough, it later proved his idea right—the other Black Demon Sect elites who didn’t hide were all found, with miserable ends.
And he had survived until now.
But after hearing about the Black Demon Sect’s situation, he couldn’t sit still any longer.
It wasn’t because Hou Yuan had any special feelings for the Black Demon Sect, nor because he wanted to know if his elder father had fallen. It was simply because he knew some secrets of the Black Demon Sect.
Not coming would be simply intolerable.
However, he was very cautious, waiting for batch after batch of rogue cultivators to arrive before quietly concealing his cultivation and sneaking over.
“If I remember correctly, Father once told me it’s right here.”
In front of the Black Demon Cliff ruins, seeing no one noticing, he spat out mana and burrowed into the ground.
Moments later.
With a faint muffled sound, Hou Yuan was squeezed out by some powerful external force and retreated uncontrollably. His expression changed drastically as he hurriedly looked down, seeing the treasure bead emitting faint white light in his arms intact. He couldn’t help but grin, then laugh silently in ecstasy.
“The coordinates of World Number Jiazi 1673—indeed they weren’t discovered!”
This was the carrier specifically for storing world coordinates, and it was the purpose of his trip.
Hou Yuan knew that the treasures the Black Demon Sect displayed openly were impossible for him to touch. Sect experts would pluck every feather that passed by, not leaving him a single blade of grass. But the world coordinates were stored separately. Without a special secret technique to activate them, they couldn’t be found at all.
“Now the entire Northern Xuan Cultivation World is saying that the Black Demon Sect was wiped out by a peak great power. What a joke? Do great powers have that much free time? Moreover, the sect was clearly preparing an expedition to World Number Jiazi “
“With such a change now, it can only be related to this!”
“Back then, the powerful Golden Spirit Sect also rapidly declined after campaigning in World Number Now the Black Demon Sect has collectively vanished—there must be a reason.”
Hou Yuan thought deeply. He tucked the treasure bead into his bosom, his gaze filled with greed and fervor:
“This is the foundation of my path to enlightenment. If I can figure out the root cause, let alone Nascent Soul Realm in the future, I might even have hope of reaching the great power realm!”
He restrained his expression and quietly retreated, his face full of the frustration and anger of coming away empty-handed. Rogue cultivators like him were the majority and wouldn’t arouse suspicion.
But just a thousand miles away from the Black Demon Sect.
Hou Yuan’s body stiffened in place. A powerful primordial spirit power locked onto him. He arduously turned his head and saw a chuckling white-bearded elder calmly watching him, his gaze carrying a hint of smugness.
“Li… True Lord Li!” Hou Yuan stammered.
Li Linghe stroked his beard and said:
“It wasn’t in vain for this True Monarch to guard here. The traces inside the Black Demon Sect weren’t from a great power slaughtering them, but Black Demon True Lord actively using a blood sacrifice grand formation, for the purpose of campaigning in that small world. Is this True Monarch right?”
He was proficient in formations. That day after breaking into the Black Demon Sect, he discovered clues but didn’t reveal them. Instead, he helped solidify the narrative of a great power wiping out the Black Demon Sect, then used the great battle among cultivators to erase all traces.
Afterward, he quietly guarded here.
While secretly searching, he also observed the many rogue cultivators, hoping to find the world coordinates through them.
Now.
Heaven rewards the diligent; he finally had a harvest.
“But this True Monarch didn’t expect it wouldn’t be some lucky rogue cultivator who found it, but you, a remnant of the Black Demon Sect.”
Hou Yuan had a flash of inspiration, knelt down and bowed, shouting:
“True Monarch is truly prescient!”
“This treasure bead contains the coordinates of World Number Jiazi Today, Hou Yuan offers this treasure to True Monarch. Please accept it with a smile. Back in the Black Demon Sect, that old Black Demon ghost often spoke of True Monarch’s unparalleled formation way. Seeing you today, I realize how shallow that old ghost’s knowledge was. How could someone like True Monarch be something he could comment on?”
“Hou Yuan has seen True Monarch’s demeanor, my mind is shaken. I only wish to serve at True Monarch’s side from now on, running errands before and after the horse. Please show mercy, True Monarch!”
He shed tears streaming down his face, offering the treasure with both hands.
Li Linghe chuckled as he looked at the cunning-as-a-fox Hou Yuan. How could he not know those little thoughts? It was just for survival. But he had no intention of killing Hou Yuan anyway. With a casual restriction imprinted into Hou Yuan’s mind, he laughed:
“Very well. Seeing how clever you are, you’ll be my sixteenth disciple from now on.”
Hou Yuan was overjoyed:
“Disciple pays respects to Master!”
He carefully stood up and asked:
“Master, when do you plan to campaign World Number Jiazi 1673? Disciple guesses this realm holds great secrets. It successively defeated Golden Spirit Sect and Black Demon Sect—not simple at all. If Master can uncover its secrets, you will surely become an old ancestor in the future!”
Li Linghe glanced at him with a half-smile:
“What’s the rush? The situation is still turbulent now. Wait for the waves to pass before slowly studying it. Those who achieve great things must have patience. What’s a few hundred years?”
Hou Yuan hurriedly lowered his head.
His heart was full of dejection. This Li Linghe was so cautious, not giving any opportunity. In the future, he would probably be controlled for life.
Li Linghe laughed loudly:
“Good disciple, come with Master back to Tiangang Sect!”
The two soared into the sky and left, but they didn’t notice a mark faintly flashing deep within Hou Yuan’s fleshly body.
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True Martial Realm.
Ning Qi looked at the ten thousand cultivators before him and nodded in satisfaction. Many familiar faces were among them—experts who had participated in the Black Demon Mountain battle. Almost all the former ancient saints were there, along with many True Martial Immortal Sect disciples, including Dragon Mountain Daoist and Ye Qinghe and others. Only Luo Wentian didn’t come; he voluntarily stayed to guard the True Martial Immortal Sect to prevent trouble.
These people were all carefully selected by Ning Qi and came willingly.
“Have you all been informed of the purpose of this trip?” Ning Qi’s expression was calm.
The congregation respectfully replied:
“We have been fully informed. Please give the orders, World Lord!”
Their hearts were extremely excited. Reincarnating to the Mountain Sea Realm—what a wondrous experience. If they established merit, there would be boundless benefits.
Ning Qi slowly nodded.
“Since that’s the case, enter the Enlightenment Realm Tree.”
Upon hearing this, the congregation sat cross-legged without hesitation.
In an instant.
Strands of world power condensed, wrapping them into individual light cocoons. The formless Enlightenment Realm Tree faintly solidified, and then the light cocoons flew onto the realm tree, hanging among the branches and leaves. From afar, they looked entirely real.
Ning Qi’s majestic voice resounded in everyone’s minds:
“Remember well: this trip to the Mountain Sea Realm is with split souls. If you unfortunately perish, there will be some damage, but the Enlightenment Realm Tree will replenish your origins. No need to worry. However, you won’t be able to go to the Mountain Sea Realm again for a short time.”
“Additionally, whatever cultivation your reincarnated body in the Mountain Sea Realm reaches, the realm tree will correspondingly infuse your main body to that level.”
“The purpose of this trip is to strengthen yourselves at all costs and seize everything related to rule origins for our True Martial Realm. You will be illuminated by the Enlightenment Realm Tree’s light, greatly enhancing your comprehension.”
“Be cautious in word and deed. Remember: unless I contact you proactively, do not reveal any information about the True Martial Realm to outsiders. Otherwise, there will be the penalty of spirit extinction.”
Everyone’s hearts chilled:
“We remember!”
They had long known the pros and cons of reincarnating to the Mountain Sea Realm. Choosing to come meant they were already prepared.
Ning Qi gently waved his hand. Faint light surged from the Enlightenment Realm Tree, resonating with the lingering Mountain Sea Realm marks from afar.
“Soul split!”
The cultivators immediately felt a tearing sensation, then their consciousness underwent a wondrous change. One part remained on the Enlightenment Realm Tree, while the other part continuously rose. That rising part even had strands of Mountain Sea Realm marks integrating into it.
“This reincarnation all starts from an infant’s body. Remember that.”
Anticipation rose in everyone’s hearts.
This was destined to be a wondrous journey. Their hearts were filled with reverence for Ning Qi—this kind of mighty power was truly inconceivable.
One by one, spheres of light rose into the sky. A special passage was constructed, then along the connection between the True Martial Realm and Mountain Sea Realm, they instantly burrowed into the Mountain Sea Realm.
Splash!
The ten thousand light spheres scattered, distributing across hundreds of immortal domains in the Mountain Sea Realm.
To precisely descend in a specific area would take too much effort, and there was no need. Now laying out the Mountain Sea Realm naturally meant blooming everywhere. As for the Northern Xuan Region side, some loose ends remained—Ning Qi planned to go there personally.
Watching all the cultivators’ reincarnated split souls land in the Mountain Sea Realm, Ning Qi exhaled lightly.
He had spent much effort on this reincarnation method, drawing from the Martial Saint reincarnation method, combining the Enlightenment Realm Tree’s power, and part of the Sky-Touching Mirror’s wonders. Ultimately, through the natural lower-upper world connection between True Martial Realm and Mountain Sea Realm, it succeeded.
The reason for having True Martial Realm beings start from infants was to avoid being regarded as enemies by the Mountain Sea Realm Will as much as possible. After all, everyone was just disguised, not true Mountain Sea Realm beings.
Once experience was gained in the future, True Martial Realm reincarnators could gradually retain more cultivation.
After carefully sensing and confirming no issues, a smile slowly curved on Ning Qi’s lips:
“From now on, you’ll have to rely on yourselves. With the wisdom and cultivation experience of living another life, plus the comprehension boost from the Enlightenment Realm Tree, unless your starting luck is too poor, you should at least make a name for yourselves.”
“I wonder what it’ll be like to meet again in the Mountain Sea Realm?”
He found it quite amusing.
Meeting again in a foreign land—what a special experience. Before this trip, he had even laughingly made a pact with Ye Qinghe, Zhuang Chen, and others to see who achieved greater success in the Mountain Sea Realm upon reuniting.
For this, Ning Qi naturally had absolute confidence.
No matter how much others could borrow the Enlightenment Realm Tree’s power, it was only a castrated version. Ning Qi had the complete genuine article.
Not to mention his achievement in the Realm Lord Cultivation System—it was a dimensional strike no matter how you looked at it.
With a faint smile, he cast aside miscellaneous thoughts.
Sitting cross-legged in the inner world, world power condensed and wrapped around Ning Qi. The next moment, light bloomed, and a split soul rose from the ground just like the others before. But for Ning Qi, it was much easier. His original mortal body was also from a split soul, so this was familiar territory for him.
The split soul quickly touched the Mountain Sea Realm, merging like water into the sea, instantly becoming formless.
The Northern Xuan Region power mark guided Ning Qi’s direction, letting him rapidly descend toward that side.
A strand of heaven and earth will descended, and Ning Qi’s consciousness gradually blurred.
When awareness returned, he found himself already a newborn infant.
A faint smile rose in his heart:
“Mountain Sea Realm, Northern Xuan Region, I, Ning Qi, am here!”
