Chapter 476 320: The Secret of Reincarnation

The moment the fat worm appeared, Li Jizhou's mind tensed.

He had fantasized that Bai Yi might quietly leave the Fire Domain, but it seems this fantasy was shattered.

However, the arrival of powerful beings from various realms through the Space Domain Gate gave Li Jizhou a glimmer of hope.

A total of seventeen Refining Void Divine Monarchs descended, providing considerable resistance against the Immortal Daoist, who, despite being injured by the Great Dao, is at the Harmonization Peak.

If these seventeen worked together, they could create some obstacles for the Immortal Daoist.

But... this hope is too slim. After all, if the Immortal Daoist wanted to kill any one of them, the only result would be death with the Dao extinguished.

A major realm, especially the late stage of Refining Void Harmonization, cannot have a possibility of surpassing levels.

Moreover, they have no reason to attack the Immortal Daoist.

Even if the Potion of Immortality was right in front of them, they still wouldn't do it.

Most who came here probably harbored thoughts of exchange.

If the Guanghan Seal is indeed within the Nine-Layered Fire Domain, the Cangming Saint Emperor would be willing to pay any price to exchange with the Immortal Daoist to uphold the Jiuli Dynasty for eons.

Sure enough, before the Space Domain Gate completely closed, the Cangming Saint Emperor and the others had already expressed their intentions to the Immortal Daoist.

But the Immortal Daoist paid them no heed, concentrating solely on extinguishing the raging flames of the Fire Domain.

Li Jizhou's heart sank even further.

Fortunately, after the Seven-Colored Profound Flame in the seventh layer of the Fire Domain was extinguished, the eighth layer wasn't as formidable.

Among the onlookers, ninety-nine percent were seeing the flames of the eighth layer of the Fire Domain for the first time.

Inside it was chaotic and obscure, with the five elements rising and falling, and the yin-yang energies steaming.

The Chaos Fire, according to ancient texts, can burn all of creation, and only a Divine Venerable in Harmonization can remain unharmed within it.

Records are sparse, indicating that at least tens of thousands of years have passed without anyone entering it.

The Immortal Daoist's Cyan Verdant Magical Power spread out, yet faced resistance from the Chaos Fire, visibly burning away layers of green.

However, the Immortal Daoist's magical power was vast and continuous, presenting a gradual suppressive state.

It took half a year before half of the Chaos Fire was covered, but at this moment, like a trapped beast fighting back, the continuously suppressed Chaos Fire suddenly erupted, showing clear signs of resistance.

"Divine Venerable, do you need assistance from your juniors?" The Refining Void Divine Monarchs, who had been observing for so long, finally seized the chance to speak.

The Immortal Daoist ignored them, casually waving his hand, revealing a glazed cup.

The next moment, an endless water pour cascaded down like a waterfall.

Instantly, the entire eighth layer of the Fire Domain was a mix of water and fire, with dense steam billowing straight up to the Nine Heavens, appearing from afar like a pillar splitting the sky.

This magnificent scene stirred the surrounding onlookers.

"What kind of treasure is that? Could it be at the level of a Profound Celestial Treasure?"

"Pouring all the rivers, lakes, and seas couldn't compare!"

"Isn't this the legendary Profound Celestial Treasure—the Nine Heavens Milky Way Glazed Cup?"

"It must be this treasure. Who would've thought it vanished for hundreds of thousands of years, only to be obtained by the Immortal Daoist? It's said to encompass countless Extremely Yin Celestial Water from the Nine Heavens Milky Way..."

Witnessing this scene, Li Jizhou shook his head helplessly.

Over the past half year, he had been secretly hoping for the Fire Domain to be more formidable, but now that this treasure appeared, there was seemingly no more surprise.

In just ten days, the Chaos Fire of the eighth layer was completely extinct.

With the extinction of the eighth layer of Chaos Fire, the center of the Fire Domain was clear to behold.

The ninth layer of the Fire Domain, the Flameless Fire.

Colorless, shapeless, formless, rootless, entirely transparent and void.

Within it lies an area of about a hundred miles, with no barriers, unlike the other layers with their raging flames.

Yet its terrifying heat seemed to touch the soul.

And within it lay only one item—a crystal-clear, flame-like being resembling Liuli.

Half-human in height, rooted in the very center of the Fire Domain.

"Is that Bai Yi? Has Bai Yi evolved again?" Li Jizhou hesitated slightly.

According to Gua Gua, Bai Yi had entered the Fire Domain for only twenty years, yet it had transformed again.

However, he couldn't discern to which stage it had now evolved.

But from its current form, it was truly extraordinary.

If not for the ancient celestial recording what the ninth layer of the Fire Domain's Flameless Fire looked like, everyone might have thought that the towering Liuli Flame was the core of the ninth layer of the Fire Domain.

"Is that... a Fire Spirit?"

"Could it be that the Fire Domain was born because of it?"

"Impossible. Many ancient celestials have entered the Fire Domain and never mentioned any spirits within."

"Could it have been born afterward?"

"Every fire within the Fire Domain is rootless; it can't birth a Fire Spirit. This Fire Spirit must be an outsider, coincidentally ventured inside."

"Morphing over millennia, this Fire Spirit hasn't yet fully formed, it hasn't existed for a millennium."

...

Witnessing the Eastern Desolation's most mysterious Fire Domain unveiled for the first time, the onlookers were all excited and muttering among themselves.

However, the Cangming Emperor felt slightly disappointed.

The Flameless Fire within the ninth layer of the Fire Domain may have the ability to block Divine Sense, yet one's eyes can behold it directly.

Is there really no Guanghan Seal inside?

"The Immortal Daoist should have known the situation here long ago, so why did he go to such lengths to destroy the Fire Domain?"

"It's said that the Nine Heavens Milky Way Glazed Cup takes a thousand years to fill, such an effort is no small feat!"

"Could it be for that Fire Spirit?"

"It doesn't make sense. An unformed Fire Spirit is nothing special to someone like the Immortal Daoist; if he wanted, he could go to the Northern Plain and delve into the ancestral land of the Fire Spirit Race. With his strength, forcibly demanding an incarnate Fire Spirit as a companion, even the Fire Spirit Race's ancestor would probably agree, right?"

"So, why is this happening?"

"Could the rumors be true? Did the Immortal Daoist venture out from the Ancestral Spiritual Sea this time for Master Chang Chun?" The patriarchs of the four major forces of the Eastern Desolation and the powerful figures from the Central State who came here all looked towards the Taihao Sacred Land's patriarch.

Many rumors had suddenly emerged half a year ago, suggesting that the Immortal Daoist left the Spiritual Sea for the sole purpose of confronting Master Chang Chun, with the intent to devour Spirit Charm.

The secret of Master Chang Chun forming a Golden Core against the odds from a lower-grade Spirit Root also suddenly became clear.

The notion that Master Chang Chun was nothing but nourishment cultivated by the Immortal Daoist spread rapidly, becoming vividly detailed and widely discussed.

Kongming Divine Monarch of Taihao Sacred Land narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately said, "How can you all believe such baseless rumors? They're completely unfounded."

"Oh? Then why does the Immortal Daoist's entire Cyan Verdant Magical Power resemble the Immortal Scripture of your Taihao Sacred Land?" A powerful figure from the Great Xia royal family spoke up.

Kongming Divine Monarch hesitated for a moment under the pressure of his status and then said relaxedly, "Indeed, it does bear some resemblance, but it is absolutely not the Immortal Scripture of our Sacred Land. Our Immortal Scripture absolutely doesn't contain any Demon Skill."

"Fellow Daoists, do not make things difficult. The old man and Kongming have been friends for thousands of years, and I can vouch for Kongming that Taihao Sacred Land absolutely does not harbor such Demon Skills." Shangguan Qingming unexpectedly stood forth to clarify for Kongming.

The Great Xia royal family fell silent for a moment and then said no more.

"Heh~ The five giants of Eastern Desolation truly stand united, which is indeed eye-opening for us of the Central State dynasty." The Duke Zhen of the Jiuli Dynasty suddenly spoke, his tone full of disdain.

This was, of course, Li Jizhou's intent, aiming to provoke conflict and create an opportunity for himself.

However,

After Duke Zhen spoke, there was no response at all.

Kongming Divine Monarch and Shangguan Qingming merely glanced at him indifferently and then ignored him.

"..." Duke Zhen's face twitched slightly, appearing somewhat awkward.

There was nothing he could do, as he was considered the lowest-ranked among the Void Refining Divine Monarchs present.

He neither had the trust of the Saint Emperor nor the backing of a powerful patriarch, which made his purely Void Refining realm stature somewhat lacking.

Helplessly, everyone's attention shifted back to the Immortal Daoist.

However, seeing the Immortal Daoist gaze upon the Fire Spirit at the center of the Nine-Layered Fire Domain, his expression remained unchanged, as if he had already known what lay within.

However, the Glazed Cup in his hand stopped at this moment, no longer pouring out Extremely Yin Celestial Water.

The next moment,

"Buzz~" An invisible barrier instantly trapped all the surrounding observing cultivators within it.

Moreover, those cultivators whose bodies had been permeated by his Cyan Verdant Magical Power now had a layer of cocoon-like barriers appear on their skin.

"What's happening? What does the Divine Venerable intend to do to us?"

"What is this? Why trap us here?"

"What conspiracy does the Divine Venerable have in mind?"

In an instant, all the cultivators were terrified, especially those ensnared within the barrier, who had previously practiced or studied the Evergreen Skill, were most terrified.

Among the lower-level cultivators, all seventeen Void Refining Divine Monarchs also underwent a slight change in color. Although they came late and weren't permeated by the Cyan Verdant Magical Power, the barrier in the sky now encompassed even them.

"Senior, why is this? Why imprison us?"

"If it is inconvenient for you, Senior, we shall leave immediately; there's no need for this."

"We of the younger generation have no interest in the items within the Fire Domain and wish to leave; please have mercy." The Cangming Saint Emperor and other powerful figures from the Central State spoke up one after another.

However, there was still no response whatsoever.

The Immortal Daoist suddenly raised his head and looked around, a gentle smile appearing on his face as he softly said, "Master Chang Chun, why not show yourself?"

"..."

At these words, everyone within the barrier was stunned.

Even Li Jizhou himself was completely bewildered.

"What does this mean? The Divine Venerable is referring to... Master Chang Chun? The Master Chang Chun who perished twenty years ago?"

"Could it be that Master Chang Chun is still alive?"

"Impossible! The Shangguan family's patriarch personally took action, and the other four patriarchs personally sensed it; his Divine Soul indeed perished."

...

Lower-level cultivators were bewildered, and all seventeen Void Refining Divine Monarchs were similarly puzzled.

Shangguan Qingming was in a daze, too; he had personally slain Master Chang Chun twenty years ago, and there was simply no possibility of the Divine Soul escaping.

"Did the Immortal Daoist truly cause such a commotion for Master Chang Chun?"

"Does Master Chang Chun possess some unknown Secret Skill?"

"Even if it were soul possession or inhabitation, it shouldn't have escaped the sense of a Harmonization Divine Venerable, and yet the Immortal Daoist's actions are obviously targeted, effectively a mass capture."

...

Amidst confusion, Li Jizhou's spirit suddenly tensed!

"Not good. Could his actions indicate he has deciphered my reincarnation secret?"