Chapter 1221: The Reincarnation Dao of the Netherworld Emperor
Hồ Mộng Điệp, Âm Cửu Tôn and Ngọc Vũ Phi, the three of them, had chosen their Netherworld divine generals from among the most powerful beings of the Northern Heaven, all with profound cultivation, each at the Ngọc Kinh or Lăng Tiêu realm.
Their own strength was also extremely high, and among all the heavens of the Northern Heaven, they could be said to be the most powerful existences.
The Netherworld Emperor appointed only his own trusted confidants, and those around him were all his close allies whom he had carefully nurtured. If someone was not his confidant, he would not bother to cultivate them.
Therefore, even if other generals were prodigies of heaven-sent talent, he would not entrust them with important tasks.
Hồ Mộng Điệp glanced at Âm Cửu Tôn and Ngọc Vũ Phi, her gaze flickering: "Âm Cửu Tôn is the teacher's son, Ngọc Vũ Phi is the teacher's beloved consort, and I am merely a disciple. If it were a fair competition, that would be one thing, but fairness is utterly impossible! If I join forces with them to kill the Shepherd Heavenly Venerable, the credit will certainly go to them, with no share for me!"
Thinking this, she spoke rapidly: "It is said that the Shepherd Heavenly Venerable is cautious by nature, and this time he will surely conceal his tracks. Let each of us split up and search for his whereabouts." With that, she led several Netherworld generals and flew away.
Ngọc Vũ Phi smiled: "Mộng Điệp speaks sense. The Shepherd Heavenly Venerable is but a child. However, that man is full of tricks and his escape methods are first-rate. If we act together, he will certainly slip away. But if we split up, our chances of success will double!"
Âm Cửu Tôn laughed: "Nương Nương is right, let us split up and act separately."
Ngọc Vũ Phi led her divine generals away, thinking to herself: "The Netherworld Emperor favors his son more, and the newly arrived consorts are more favored than me. If I cannot earn this merit, it is hard to say whether I can even keep my position in the harem!"
Âm Cửu Tôn watched them depart, sneering coldly. He turned around, returned to the pass, and bowed to the Netherworld Emperor: "Father, the Shepherd Heavenly Venerable's techniques are formidable. Your son fears he is no match for him. I beg Father to grant me a protective treasure."
The Netherworld Emperor could not help but laugh: "Truly my son, far more shrewd than disciples and consorts, those outsiders. The Shepherd Heavenly Venerable indeed has extraordinary divine powers and considerable skill. I shall give you a treasure to counter him." With that, he took out a bell and handed it to Âm Cửu Tôn.
"This is a rare treasure I refined when I attained the Dao. It is called the Reincarnation Bell. In the past, my ambitions were too great. I wanted to refine the Netherworld Heavenly Gate, not only to control reincarnation but also to control other great Daos and become a Heavenly Venerable. But my skill fell short by a hair, and I could never refine the Netherworld Heavenly Gate."
The Netherworld Emperor instructed: "Later, I reflected deeply on my failures and focused solely on the Dao of Reincarnation. At last I attained the Dao, cultivated the Imperial Throne realm, and sat in the Lăng Tiêu Bảo Điện. My Dao law condensed and refined this treasure. My schemes are great. Once this treasure rings, it can cause those who hear it to fall into reincarnation, never to be reborn! Take this treasure with you, and you can ring down the Shepherd Heavenly Venerable with a single strike, claiming the foremost merit!"
Âm Cửu Tôn was overjoyed. He quickly put away the Reincarnation Bell, kowtowed in thanks, then rose and walked out of the great pass, leading his generals away in haste.
Tần Mục walked through the Great Void Netherworld. Traveling from the Great Void Netherworld to the Heavenly Court's encampment was very convenient. The Great Void was too vast, and walking through the Netherworld was even more convenient.
Looking at the Great Void from the Netherworld, all mountains and rivers became hazy, covered in a layer of gray.
Those lonely ghosts and wild souls hid in the shadows, secretly sizing him up. They were gods, demons, and cultivators who had died in battle.
Besides them, there were fragments of souls—the shattered spirits of gods, demons, and cultivators, transformed into gusts of black wind. The black winds converged, becoming massive tornadoes that howled and swept away everything in their path.
Wherever the black wind passed, even the primordial spirits of gods and demons could not escape. They would often be drawn into the tornado and torn to shreds!
The black wind was the Soul Black Sand.
There were also black winds that burrowed into the corpses of gods and demons who had died in battle in the Great Void Netherworld, gnawing away at their flesh and blood, leaving only skin and bones. These became starving ghosts that wandered about devouring people, even eating the black wind itself!
The starving ghosts grew stronger and stronger.
Tần Mục frowned.
This was clearly the Netherworld Emperor's deliberate design, intending to turn this place into another Thiên Âm Realm or Great Ruin.
"Don't go out after dark. The Great Ruin and Thiên Âm Realm of those days were caused by the Netherworld Emperor. Many people underestimate the Netherworld Emperor, thinking he only rose to the throne of the Black Emperor by currying favor with the Hạo Heavenly Venerable. But the Netherworld Emperor is proficient in the Dao techniques of the Thiên Âm Realm, and he has also greatly developed the Dao techniques of the Netherworld. His strength can be said to be second only to the Ten Heavenly Venerables among post-heavenly beings."
Tần Mục surveyed his surroundings. Some grotesque starving ghosts darted through the gray mist. Spotting the primordial spirit of a god, they immediately swarmed over and devoured it.
"In those days, the Great Ruin became what it was because when night fell, the Soul Black Sand surged in from the Thiên Âm Realm and other heavens, and when dawn came, it returned to those worlds—like a funnel, constantly cycling. The Thiên Âm Realm also has such funnels, which are the Netherworld Emperor's tools for controlling the black sand. Besides that, there is also the Soul-Losing Bell."
Tần Mục thought to himself: "The Netherworld Emperor competing with Big Brother in Netherworld Dao techniques should be no match for him, after all, Big Brother is the Netherworld Divine Son, another Tử Bá. But after turning this place into a Thiên Âm Realm or Great Ruin, with the Soul Black Sand transformed into a nether sea, then Big Brother would no longer be his match."
His gaze flickered. He stopped and carefully examined the changes in the Great Void Netherworld.
He had studied the Netherworld Heavenly Gate together with Đế Dịch Nguyệt, and he had some understanding of the Netherworld Emperor's Dao techniques. The most important part of the Netherworld Heavenly Gate was the Dao of Reincarnation.
"However, judging from the changes in the Great Void Netherworld, the Dao of Reincarnation in the Netherworld Heavenly Gate is not the complete Dao of Reincarnation. The Netherworld Emperor's Dao of Reincarnation should be the transformation between the three souls, seven spirits, and the Soul Black Sand, while simultaneously using the Dao of Creation to alter the structure of the physical body. In other words, the Netherworld Great Dao, the Thiên Âm Great Dao, and the Dao of Creation combine to form the Netherworld Emperor's Dao of Reincarnation!"
Tần Mục closed his eyes. Dreams surged forth, and in countless dreams, countless tiny Tần Mụcs began frantically deducing.
He and Đế Dịch Nguyệt had only studied ways to break the Dao of Reincarnation within the Netherworld Heavenly Gate. But the Netherworld Emperor was cunning—the Dao of Reincarnation in the Netherworld Heavenly Gate was plausible yet false, not his true skill.
His Netherworld Dao could not compare to Tần Phượng Thanh and the Netherworld Heavenly Venerable, being roughly on par with Tần Mục, perhaps even inferior.
His Thiên Âm Dao could not compare to Thiên Âm Nương Nương, Tần Mục, and others. His Dao of Creation could not compare to the two Emperors of Xích Minh, nor to Tần Mục, let alone Lăng Thiên Tôn, who had created the Unchanging Divine Power.
But by combining these three great Daos, he had created the Great Dao of Reincarnation—this talent was no small matter!
Previously, Tần Mục and Đế Dịch Nguyệt had only seen the superficial appearance of the Dao of Reincarnation from the Netherworld Heavenly Gate. Now, Tần Mục was seeing the essence of the Dao of Reincarnation from the changes in the Great Void Netherworld!
He was now attempting to deduce the true Dao of Reincarnation, to understand the Netherworld Emperor's true skill!
He tried to fuse the Netherworld, Thiên Âm, and Creation Daos to evolve the Dao of Reincarnation. Only then did he feel how obscure and difficult it was. Deducting the Dao of Reincarnation was incomparably arduous. Even with the Vô Lượng Kiếp Kinh of the Đại Phạm Thiên Vương Phật, it was still fraught with difficulty!
"The Netherworld Emperor is truly a great talent!"
He could not help but admire: "He is inferior in every individual aspect, yet he can blaze a new trail. He is truly a formidable figure, no wonder he is so ambitious! But it is only natural that he has hit a bottleneck. If he could truly fuse the great Daos of three systems and become the Âm Heavenly Venerable, it would be effortless! Unfortunately, his talent is not enough!"