Chapter 821 - 26: Ancient God Nine Phoenix, Opportunity for Dao Attainment

Chapter 821: Chapter 26: Ancient God Nine Phoenix, Opportunity for Dao Attainment

"How would I know what you bunch from the mortal world are thinking?"

Ox-headed, with a hoof angrily scraped the ground, complained, carrying the resentment of being forced to work overtime.

"Maybe they don’t want to be hunted by the Yin Department?"

"Perhaps they aim to challenge the order of Fengdu?"

"They might want to clean their identity?"

"Or maybe they simply want to showcase their power to the world?"

"You beings from the mortal world have such complicated minds, who knows what you are thinking!"

"The only thing certain now is that there are far more opportunists wanting to fish in troubled waters than you and I imagined..."

Even before Ox-headed finished speaking, a bright electric light flashed across the sky.

In the blink of an eye, the skeleton of an unknown creature descended from the heavens, rushing toward the forcibly opened Nether Spring in the Underworld with lightning speed.

However, Divine Monarch Mengzhang seemed to have anticipated this, as he immediately sent it flying with a Divine Dragon Tail Swing.

Snap!

Accompanied by a crisp sound, the skeleton shattered into countless bone fragments scattered across the sky.

The next moment, the skull let out a skyward howl, and the scattered bones magically reassembled themselves once more.

Except for the faint seams visible on the bones.

The skeleton seemed entirely unscathed and rushed toward the Nether Spring in the Underworld again.

"Bone Demon · Xuan Kuzi?"

Only at this moment did Ao Guang recognize the identity of the skeleton.

It was the remains of a powerful cultivator, who had inexplicably developed consciousness and called itself ’Xuan Kuzi.’

Unfortunately, although Xuan Kuzi gained intelligence, its soul was extremely fragile.

It couldn’t even cultivate its Primordial Spirit like other cultivators; its soul strength was weaker than that of normal reincarnated beings.

To make up for this fatal flaw.

Xuan Kuzi had been working to strengthen its soul since a long time ago.

Evidently, it intended to forcefully enter the Nether Spring in the Underworld now, and reincarnate through unorthodox means to fill its deficiencies.

"Looks like the main players haven’t arrived yet, but those opportunists have shown up first."

In an instant, Ox-headed directed the Netherworld Sword to split into a cold light that directly pierced Xuan Kuzi’s fragile soul.

The spell contained within the Netherworld cold light was [Soul Capture], precisely targeting cultivators like Xuan Kuzi who have a strong body but a weak soul.

"Opportunists?"

"He doesn’t even have the qualifications to fish in troubled waters, he can only be considered a small fry at most."

At some point, Divine Monarch Mengzhang silently raised his head to the sky, where ethereal figures appeared quietly one by one.

These phantom figures were dressed in styles incompatible with this era.

Some were full of wild aura, some had parts of their bodies replaced with metal structures...

With just one glance, Divine Monarch Mengzhang saw dozens of different attires, presenting a scene of a chaotic dance of demons.

"You Pathfinders, do you intend to intervene in this event as well?"

Slowly floating up and rising into the air from the water’s surface, Divine Monarch Mengzhang asked in a warning tone.

Yet, faced with Divine Monarch Mengzhang’s warning, those Pathfinders from different spacetime merely smiled indifferently, not taking his caution seriously at all.

"The River of Time continues to fluctuate, the portal to the Underworld is wide open..."

"For us Pathfinders, who have never ’been born’ in this era, this is a rare opportunity."

Walking out from among the phantoms of the Pathfinders, a Divine Maiden with a bird’s head and human body spoke while laughing.

"As long as we pass you, we can retain our memories and be born in this era, completely rewriting our origins or fate."

"If you were in my position, would you refuse such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"

Silently gazing at the Divine Maiden clad in a nine-colored robe, Divine Monarch Mengzhang immediately recognized her origin.

She was an Ancient God born during Xi He’s reign, a Pathfinder who had broken free from the annals of ancient history and long resided in Outer Heaven’s Purple Cloud Palace, listening to Tao Ancestor’s teachings.

"Jiufeng, aren’t you afraid of Tao Ancestor’s wrath?"

Upon hearing this, the Ancient God named ’Jiufeng’ burst into laughter.

"Haha, I never thought Divine Monarch Mengzhang would resort to relying on someone else’s authority for a day."

"Unfortunately, compared to us minor maladies, Tao Ancestor’s focus is likely on the main culprit now."

"Before the River of Time’s disturbances settle down, Tao Ancestor probably doesn’t have the time to deal with us."

At this point in the dialogue, Jiufeng paused momentarily.

"In fact, even if Tao Ancestor could spare the attention, so what?"

"There are so many Pathfinders looking to be born in this era, I don’t think I’ll be the unluckiest one..."

"Just for this reason alone, it’s worth the gamble."

The difficulty of rewriting one’s origins or fate has never been just about leaving ’anchor points’ in other eras for Pathfinders.

At least, for those Pathfinders qualified to hear Tao Ancestor in the Purple Cloud Palace, ensuring their ’anchor points’ grow so they can reaffirm their path in this era is the key.

Only upon reaffirming their path do Pathfinders truly take root in this era.

Hence, allowing their reincarnated self to retain complete memory and personality conveniently serves as a shortcut.

No, more accurately, this is a necessary condition for reaffirming their path.

Otherwise, even if such reincarnated self could grow to the point of attaining the path.

It remains uncertain whether they would follow the will of their original self to walk a path that could be easily seized by the original self.

After all, reaching the stage of ’attaining the path,’ even with the support of the original self, the unruliness of the reincarnated selves is foreseeable.

"You..."

Gazing at the Pathfinders behind Jiufeng, Divine Monarch Mengzhang intended to say more, yet the Netherworld Sword, divided into thirty-six spells, already shot from the depths of the seabed.

Swoosh—Boom!

As the ear-piercing sonic boom resounded through the clouds, the overwhelming haze was dispelled by the cold light.

Only then did Ox-headed’s voice come from behind Divine Monarch Mengzhang, filled with deep disdain.

"What’s there to talk about with a bunch of ’projections’?"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime ’Pathfinding opportunity,’ do you think you can persuade so many Pathfinders with mere words?"

"If these lowly beings have real courage, let their original selves take action personally!"

"I’d like to see if they dare to stir up trouble across the River of Time in the era when Tao Ancestor manifests!"

In the gap of Ox-headed’s words, the divided Netherworld Sword had already pierced through the phantoms of two Pathfinders.

Seeing this, Divine Monarch Mengzhang no longer hesitated, decisively ordering East Sea Dragon Race members to sweep and clear this sea area.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

...

In the waves of dragon roars that rose one after another, the torn dark clouds gathered again.

The thunder echoed the call of the Dragon Race, slicing through the sky, launching indiscriminate attacks on all cultivators attempting to enter this sea area.

This included the projections of those Pathfinders, which endured the most attacks.

For a moment, the world changed colors, winds and clouds surged, adding further oppression to the already turbulent tides of the East Sea.

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