40: Chapter 40 Reincarnation of an Immortal?

"Where exactly did things go wrong?..."

Inside the subterranean palace, the Sword God grew angrier the more he thought!

This time, he suffered a huge loss.

He gave away his Sword Seed, yet not only did he gain nothing, but his stored Karma was also depleted.

"It's the Heavenly Merit Cultivation Method..."

After pondering and sensing for a long time, he finally found the reason for the Karma reduction, leaving him utterly dumbfounded.

Who on earth is crazy enough to circulate the Heavenly Merit Cultivation Method while committing evil deeds?!

Originally, the Heavenly Merit Cultivation Method allowed him to claim a percentage of Karma from Heavenly Sword Sect Disciples at any time; sitting here, he should have been harvesting it!

But now, it was equivalent to someone taking out a 'loan.'

Moreover, that person was frantically running the Heavenly Merit Cultivation Method while borrowing, channeling everything to him!

"Damn it..."

The Sword God trembled with rage. Could it be done this way??

"Wait, even if an ordinary Disciple commits evil, they wouldn't deplete this much of my Karma..."

He was puzzled and examined it carefully again, which only made his mind a complete mess...

The source of the loss was actually his last remaining 'loyal believer'!

He couldn't figure it out; it made no sense.

A Disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, his loyal believer, how could he be committing evil deeds? And even killing a Nascent Soul Cultivator of the Righteous Path?

"Fallen into the Demonic Path?"

He instantly thought of one possibility!

No, if he had fallen into the Demonic Path, how could he still maintain such piety and trust toward him, even circulating the Heavenly Merit Cultivation Method while killing?

Unless that person believed he was doing good deeds while killing Nascent Soul Cultivators of the Righteous Path?

What kind of twisted logic was that!

"Or perhaps, someone is trying to target me by using the 'Heavenly Merit Cultivation Method'?"

He pondered!

As this thought arose, he immediately felt that this 'loyal believer' might not be as simple as he appeared on the surface; behind this was an unfathomable conspiracy...

"No, I cannot just sit here and wait to die."

He was sitting on pins and needles!

If he didn't break through the barrier soon, who knows how much more 'loan' this 'loyal believer' would take out for him!

Moreover, several recent incidents made him feel uneasy.

Besides the strangeness of the 'loyal believer,' there was the Sword Seed he gave away. Logically, that brat from the Demonic Sect should have refined it, gone on a killing spree to advance to Nascent Soul, and then automatically exploded and died, granting him a portion of Karma. But he still hadn't sensed the demise of the Sword Seed.

Had that person not yet broken through to the Nascent Soul stage?

As a Soul Transformation Cultivator, he was extremely vigilant about such minute changes, and a sense of urgency washed over him. He immediately took out a black jade pendant.

Demonic Qi lingered around the jade pendant. The Sword God injected his magic power, and instantly, a phantom slowly emerged.

It was a middle-aged man wearing a black robe, and vaguely visible, there was a vertical eye between his eyebrows!

"Fellow Daoist Duo Tian, long time no see."

The Sword God spoke slowly.

"There is still time before our agreed date. What is the matter now?"

The man with the vertical eye replied indifferently.

"The plan needs to be moved up."

The Sword God said, "I must leave seclusion as soon as possible. You must give me that great Karma you promised me earlier!"

The man with the vertical eye frowned. "The Demon Alliance Assembly hasn't convened yet, the Spirit Treasures haven't been gathered, and the primal spirit of the Demonic Path Ancestral Master cannot yet achieve Body Integration..."

The Sword God grew impatient. "That is your problem. You only have three months. If I don't receive Karma within three months and cannot advance to 'Body Integration,' don't blame me for revealing your origins to all the 'Gods'!"

The vertical eye of the man opposite seemed to open and close slightly, a hint of anger flashing through it.

But in the end, the man opposite nodded: "Fine, I will try my best—"

The light from the black jade pendant faded, and the image immediately vanished.

"When this seat achieves Body Integration and leaves seclusion, I will certainly see who dares to plot against me!"

The Sword God's eyes turned icy cold.

...

At this moment.

In the main hall of the Demon Alliance, a man with a vertical eye sat cross-legged, his brow deeply furrowed as he contemplated something.

"Reporting to the Alliance Master, Xuan Feng and Zhuo Yin have sent news—"

An old man in a black robe walked in and bowed to the vertical-eyed man sitting cross-legged before him.

The vertical-eyed man slowly opened his eyes. "Speak."

"The two claim that the Eternal Night Demonic Sect was not destroyed by the Sword God's Sword Intent, and furthermore, Sect Master Li Que has broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, comprehended Vast Righteous Qi, and killed Green Spirit Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect!"

The old man continued, "What should be done now, please instruct the Alliance Master!"

Upon hearing this, the vertical-eyed man was immediately startled. "Nascent Soul realm, Vast Righteous Qi?!"

The old man nodded. "That is correct. Xuan Feng and Zhuo Yin have always been reliable in their work; they should not be exaggerating!"

He paused, then added, "Furthermore, Xuan Feng and the other also discovered that when the Sword God's Sword Intent descended that day, the Sword God bestowed a Sword Seed upon this person through the Sword Intent. His Vast Righteous Qi likely originates from the Sword God's guidance."

Hearing this, the vertical-eyed man's eyes suddenly lit up!

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

He shook his head. "Even if the Sword God is powerful, he himself has not yet comprehended something like Vast Righteous Qi... Why would he guide someone else?"

"Moreover, Vast Righteous Qi is the king of Sword Intent. In the entire Tianxuan Continent, throughout history, no more than three people have managed to comprehend this thing. How could a mere Cultivator of the Demonic Sect obtain it?!"

The old man also nodded, feeling uncertain. "What does the Alliance Master mean?"

The vertical-eyed man pondered, then suddenly closed his eyes. Demonic Qi surged from his body, and the vertical eye on his forehead suddenly opened, within which various lights seemed to be reflecting.

The old man was shocked. He knew the Alliance Master was using his Heavenly Eye to investigate Li Que's Karma.

But after a long while, the man's vertical eye closed, and a look of shock flashed across his face.

"Alliance Master, what is it?" the old man asked.

"I cannot investigate his Karma... How is this possible?"

The Alliance Master murmured.

The old man was even more shocked. On the small Tianxuan Continent, there was someone whom even the Alliance Master's Heavenly Eye could not investigate?

"I understand..."

The vertical-eyed man seemed to have figured something out, and a trace of eagerness flashed in his eyes.

"At such a young age, he broke through to Nascent Soul, cultivated Vast Righteous Qi, and can even shield my Karma investigation... Could it be that he is one of those Immortals descending to the Lower Realm to undergo tribulation?!"

Upon hearing this, the old man was greatly alarmed and said in a trembling voice, "A tribulation-undergoing Immortal reincarnated into the Demonic Sect?"

The vertical-eyed man said, "This is not strange. Tribulation means adapting according to fate!"

"This is the only possibility!"

"The Sword God discovered him, which is why he left a Sword Seed on him. His eagerness to leave seclusion is likely because he covets this person too..."

He became increasingly certain that he had uncovered the truth through various clues!

The old man also couldn't help but nod; what the Alliance Master said was indeed the only reasonable explanation.

If it weren't for an Immortal from the Upper Realm, how could he evade the Alliance Master's Heavenly Eye investigation?!

"Very good, very good... If I can obtain this person, what difficulty will there be for me to return to the Upper Realm?!"

The vertical-eyed man's gaze was burning hot. "Moreover, just obtaining the Immortal Foundation on him would allow my strength to recover by more than half, and I would no longer be constrained by the Sword God!"

Hearing this, the old man was also overjoyed. "Alliance Master, should we go capture him now?"

The vertical-eyed man shook his head. "We cannot alert the snake by beating the grass!"

"Although these Immortals are undergoing tribulation in the Lower Realm, someone in the Upper Realm must be watching. If you and I make a move, we might expose our Karma to those from the Upper Realm, and then we will be finished..."

He pondered, "This matter must be handled slowly!"

"Previously, the heavenly evolution mirror actively summoned the other nine Great Spirit Treasures. We might as well go with the flow!"

"In that case, notify the others. We will set out for the Eternal Night Demonic Sect!"

"Since he is also interested in the Ten Great Spirit Treasures, we will deliver them!"

He chuckled coldly. "At that time, at that time, you and I will find an opportunity to strike, seize this person's Immortal Foundation, and find the path back to the Upper Realm..."

A look of longing flashed across his face!

The old man nodded heavily. "Your subordinate understands! I will go now—"

He bowed and turned to leave.

The vertical-eyed man, however, suddenly took out a jade pendant, infused it with spiritual power, and a green light emerged. Within the green light was a Law Cage, in which a woman sat cross-legged.

The woman appeared to be around thirty years old, exquisitely beautiful and mature, with an extraordinary temperament, naturally possessing the majesty and bearing of a superior being!

"Fairy Lishan, I have found the Reincarnated Immortal."

The vertical-eyed man suddenly spoke. "If you agree to marry me, I will personally dig up his Immortal Foundation and give it to you, how about it?"

He stared at the beautiful woman, his eyes blazing with fervor!

In the Law Cage, the beautiful woman faintly opened her eyes, her lovely apricot eyes carrying a hint of coldness.

"Duo Tian, I already told you in the Upper Realm that you are of the Evil Path, and there is absolutely no possibility between us."

"Why must you be so obsessed? Following me down to the Lower Realm has only resulted in the loss of your cultivation!"

She shook her head.

Duo Tian gritted his teeth upon hearing this. "No, it won't take long. I will no longer be of the Evil Path!"

"I will obtain the Immortal Foundations of those Reincarnated Immortals, re-prove the Dao to become an Immortal, and then I will be of the Righteous Path!"

The beautiful woman sighed softly and shook her head, closing her eyes again.

Duo Tian waved his hand, putting her back into the jade pendant cage. "No one can stop me. You will be mine!"

He stared at the jade pendant and murmured...

...

At this moment.

In the Eternal Night Demonic Sect.

On the main peak, inside an Immortal Cave.

Ye Lingxi sat cross-legged.

After slaying hundreds of Heavenly Sword Sect Disciples and annihilating Green Spirit Master and Gu Yun, her killing intent had subsided, and her state of mind had also improved. Li Que had instructed her to immediately enter seclusion to comprehend the Dao of the Sword.

Sword Intent swirled around her. In a daze, she seemed to return to the moment she held the sword pointing at Green Spirit Master.

"Do you dare to fall into the Demonic Path?!"

Green Spirit Master's question still echoed in her ears.

"As long as my heart leans toward justice, no matter where I am, I am on the Righteous Path!"

The thought in her heart became increasingly unshakable!

Her Sword Intent seemed to become purer at this moment.

Suddenly, the nine heavens profound ice sword beside her let out a soft chime, seemingly emitting a moon-like radiance.

Ye Lingxi couldn't help but feel a little surprised. When she wielded the sword to kill Green Spirit Master, she felt the xuanbing sword had some unusual movement, and now it appeared again...

In the next moment, within that moon-like radiance, a faint figure seemed to condense out...

The figure vaguely resembled a woman, dressed in white, peerlessly graceful, with a face so perfectly beautiful that it seemed naturally imbued with a touch of cold aloofness!

"Sister?!"

Ye Lingxi suddenly grew excited. "Sister, is that you?"

The woman nodded and said:

"It is me."

"Sister, why are you inside the sword?"

Ye Lingxi's eyes suddenly reddened. "I have missed you so much all these years!"

"My main body is not here; what remains inside the sword is merely a Clone."

The woman spoke, looking at Ye Lingxi, her eyes seeming to hold some emotion.

"Back then, after I achieved Breakthrough to Nascent Soul, in a single thought, I glimpsed past and present lives. I also realized that what the Heavenly Sword Sect cultivated was also an Evil Path, so I left. Before leaving, I left this sword. If anyone from the Heavenly Sword Sect can comprehend the true path to Immortal Ascension, this Clone of mine will awaken to protect them and guide their cultivation."

"I never expected it to be Lingxi who took this step... Very good, very good!"

Ye Lingxi, however, was somewhat bewildered. What did her sister mean? What past lives and present lives? What path to Immortal Ascension?

"Lingxi, listen carefully. The state of mind you have comprehended now is called the [Heart of the Outsider]. It has jumped beyond the concepts of Righteousness and Evil. Although it is only a nascent form, it is a true Immortal Path."

The woman said solemnly, "Every person you kill adds a Dao Mark to the Heart of the Outsider. Until the day you can exterminate everyone on the Tianxuan Continent, this Heart will achieve Perfection, becoming the Immortal Heart."

"And you will become the only Immortal to achieve Ascension on this continent!"

Ye Lingxi trembled. "Sister, I have to kill everyone on the entire Tianxuan Continent?"

"Do not be afraid, nor feel that you are too bloodthirsty, because the Tianxuan Continent is inherently nothing more than a Sin Domain. In this realm, regardless of Righteous or Evil, everyone is a demon."

The woman's words were extremely calm!

Ye Lingxi pondered, but suddenly looked up at her and asked, "Is Master also a demon?"