Chapter 832: Reincarnation

"Dong Huang's sister?" Ye Chen's expression immediately became extraordinarily wonderful. He had thought Xiao Feng was already shocking enough, but he never expected his own disciple to have been so terrifying in a previous life.

Dong Huang was an existence of the highest order, once the emperor of this vast land! His sister, even if not an emperor herself, must have been a supreme powerhouse, standing on equal footing with figures like the Demon King.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen subconsciously glanced toward the small bamboo grove where he lived, as if he could see through the layers of mountains to that well-behaved little girl.

"No wonder she has such extraordinary talent, no wonder she possesses such a heaven-defying bloodline—is this all inherited from her past life's fortune?" Ye Chen murmured to himself.

"Surprised?" Tai Xu Gu Long said leisurely.

"Surprised? Of course I am."

"I'm surprised too. This land actually has its own cycle of reincarnation, which far exceeds my expectations."

"But even if a few people have reincarnated, you can't completely conclude that Da Chu has its own wheel of reincarnation!" Ye Chen turned his head to look at Tai Xu Gu Long. "This guess is still too hasty."

"It's not just a few." Tai Xu Gu Long took a deep breath. "While you were asleep for these three days, I roughly toured South Chu. The number of cultivators who have reincarnated is astonishingly large. During that time, I also checked the mortal realm, and the numbers there are even greater than among cultivators. You wouldn't imagine that the Demon King's own brother, the Ghost King's legitimate son, and the Blood King's legitimate daughter could be reborn as mortals!"

"Such things actually happened." Ye Chen furrowed his brow.

"So, this land is truly fascinating." Tai Xu Gu Long's words were full of deeper meaning.

"Do you know why Da Chu has its own wheel of reincarnation?"

"Do you know what that sword was that you saw in the Huan Hai?" Instead of answering Ye Chen's question, Tai Xu Gu Long asked him one in return.

"Huan Hai?" Ye Chen was taken aback. "One of Da Chu's five forbidden areas?"

"Exactly the strange sea of clouds you and Ji Ning Shuang went to last time. It's one of Da Chu's five forbidden areas, the Huan Hai."

"Ah, I see." Ye Chen suddenly realized. It turned out he had accidentally ended up there. If Tai Xu Gu Long hadn't explained, he wouldn't have known it was the Huan Hai at all, which explained why even his Xian Lun Yan couldn't see through it.

"What was that sword in the Huan Hai?" After his surprise, Ye Chen looked at Tai Xu Gu Long.

"The Emperor Sword Xuan Yuan." Tai Xu Gu Long said slowly. "It's the ultimate emperor weapon of Emperor Xuan Yuan."

"Damn." Even Ye Chen, with his composure, couldn't help but exclaim.

"You're lucky to still be alive." Tai Xu Gu Long glanced at Ye Chen. "Just a trace of the emperor's aura from an ultimate emperor weapon could scatter your soul. You're only alive because you carry the Saint Body bloodline, which has origins with Emperor Xuan Yuan. Otherwise, with the power of the Xuan Yuan Sword, it could kill you a thousand times in an instant."

"No wonder Zhou Tian Yi said I saw something I shouldn't have, no wonder even the Six Paths Xian Lun Yan suffered backlash, no wonder even your true body and my clone were affected—this thing is actually an emperor weapon!" Ye Chen couldn't help but shudder, feeling a lingering fear.

"The wheel of reincarnation in Da Chu is definitely connected to the ultimate emperor weapon." As Ye Chen was still reeling from the shock, Tai Xu Gu Long spoke again.

"There's a link?" Ye Chen hurriedly asked.

"There must be." Tai Xu Gu Long said with certainty. "Every emperor weapon carries the dao principles of a great emperor, and a great emperor's dao transcends the world. Its power goes beyond what we can comprehend. Moreover, Da Chu doesn't just have the Xuan Yuan Emperor Sword—it has other ultimate emperor weapons as well."

"Is this for real?" Ye Chen inhaled sharply.

"I don't know about the others, but the Huang Mo Jin Di definitely has one." Tai Xu Gu Long took a deep breath. "The reason your spiritual power and lifespan were drained is because of the emperor weapon hidden there. Or more precisely, your spiritual power and lifespan weren't devoured—they were broken down into the most fundamental essence."

After hearing Tai Xu Gu Long's words, Ye Chen's heart was pounding wildly.

The Huang Mo Jin Di had an emperor weapon, and he had actually walked out of that deathly place alive—was this the heavens' blessing? Even just thinking about it filled him with fear, let alone experiencing it. If not for the Nine Stars Tian Chen Jue, he would probably have become a handful of sand in the Huang Mo Jin Di by now.

Wait!

Ye Chen seemed to think of something and stared straight at Tai Xu Gu Long. "If Huan Hai has the Xuan Yuan Sword and Huang Mo Jin Di has an emperor weapon, then what about Wu Wang Da Ze, You Ming Zhi Gu, and Shen Ku? Do they also have ultimate emperor weapons?"

"If my guess is right, they probably do."

"That doesn't make sense!" Ye Chen scratched his head vigorously. "Shen Ku has already collapsed! I've been inside it and didn't see any emperor weapon!"

"Are you sure Shen Ku collapsed?" Tai Xu Gu Long glanced at him again, his vast dragon eyes flickering with profound light. "Sometimes, what you see or experience isn't necessarily the truth."

"Have you been to North Chu these past three days?" Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, his words laced with meaning.

"I have." Tai Xu Gu Long didn't deny it. "I took a look at the strange yellow sands of the Huang Mo, witnessed the vastness of Wu Wang Da Ze, surveyed the desolation of the 100,000 Great Mountains, and even glimpsed what you call the already collapsed Shen Ku. Except for You Ming Zhi Gu, I've seen everything I needed to. But just to be clear, I only saw these from a distance—I didn't go inside, so don't mix that up."

"I believe what you say." Ye Chen took a deep breath. "But how does this relate to Da Chu's self-formed wheel of reincarnation?"

"Ultimate emperor weapons contain powers we can't fathom. When they interact and combine, the forces they weave defy the laws of the world, much like reincarnation. Through their delicate balance and the mysterious powers they carry, they've created Da Chu's self-formed wheel of reincarnation. The intricacies of it are beyond what you or I can fathom."

"Incredible, truly incredible!" Ye Chen's heart was once again stirred by massive waves, finding it hard to believe.

"One thing is certain: the ultimate emperor weapons appearing together to form Da Chu's wheel of reincarnation isn't a coincidence. There must be someone controlling it." Tai Xu Gu Long added.

Hearing this, Ye Chen frowned. "Are you talking about Tian Xuan Men?"

"Even if it's not them, it's definitely connected to them." Tai Xu Gu Long said leisurely. "Just how many secrets Da Chu hides—perhaps only they know."

"Did you go to Tian Xuan Men this time?" Ye Chen asked curiously, looking at Tai Xu Gu Long.

"Not this time, but I did when I was hosted in Xuan Chen's body." Tai Xu Gu Long scratched his head, a bit uncertain. "My memory of that period is a bit fuzzy. I only remember Xuan Chen came back from Tian Xuan Men and died not long after—maybe a year or two."

"Nan Ming Yu Shu once said that the Xuan Emperor went there too and was flicked away with a single finger."

"I know, you've told me." Tai Xu Gu Long might have gotten tired of standing, so he found a rock to sit on. "I plan to go to Tian Xuan Men. Do you want to come with me?"

"I'm heading to North Chu soon to find my master, so I'll pass." Ye Chen coughed lightly. "Even the Xuan Emperor got flicked away with one finger—I might end up getting shot out of the galaxy."

"Tch!" Tai Xu Gu Long looked unimpressed. "Don't you want to uncover Da Chu's secrets? Besides, going to North Chu is on the way anyway."

"Should I go take a look?"

"It's settled then. I'll come find you tomorrow." Tai Xu Gu Long said, patting his backside and standing up.

But after walking a few steps, he turned back with a serious expression and pointed to a chubby kid not far down the mountain. "See that little fatty? In his past life, he was a pig—the really plump kind."

"Are you sick?" Ye Chen sized up Tai Xu Gu Long. "You actually came back just to tell me something like that?"

"Pretend I didn't say anything."

Due to special circumstances, the author's note is included in the main text.

Some readers have pointed out that "Xian Wu Di Zun" shares many similarities with my previous work "Jiu Huang Di Mo Jue."

I won't deny this. When I wrote "Jiu," I was full of passion for online literature and poured my heart into it. But reality isn't as ideal as dreams—I need to make a living and support my family. "Jiu" reached over 2 million words, nearly 600 days and nights of work, yet the pitiful royalties left me with a pale smile. I couldn't keep going.

"Jiu" might not have been perfect, but it carried my initial dreams step by step. Perhaps because I had to give it up, my feelings for it run even deeper, leading me to unconsciously continue elements from "Jiu" while writing "Xian."

Some say this is a sign of running out of ideas, others call it deceiving readers, and some accuse it of being plagiarism disguised as a continuation. On this, I, Liu Jie San Dao, swear on my integrity that while there are similarities in some settings between the two books, there is absolutely no plagiarism. "Xian" and "Jiu" are two different stories.

I'm sorry for going on like this today. As for the slow updates, it's due to family and work commitments leaving me with little time to write. The faster I update, the lower the quality gets, so I hope all readers can understand.

Finally, thank you all for your ongoing support. Once I've saved enough to provide a stable life for my family, I'll quit everything and write full-time.