308: Chapter 308 The Reincarnator

Shen Xingchen truly could not understand.

Why would a King-tier holding authority create such an evil organization as the Crimson Church?

If he truly had a wicked nature, why did he let him and Jiang Qingyao go, and even send a life-saving safety charm?

The Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses maintained his smile: "This is not something you can know. But I can tell you news about your little girlfriend."

"What is wrong with her?"

Shen Xingchen abruptly tensed his body.

The Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses laughed: "Entering the Gate of Reincarnation is the first threshold to mastering the Authority of Reincarnation. Countless generations of the He family have tried numerous times, and only on that little girl He Yan did I see a glimmer of hope."

Shen Xingchen asked curiously: "Did He Yan once hold a portion of the Authority of Reincarnation?"

The Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses shook his head: "That girl entered the Gate of Reincarnation at the age of seven, being the person closest to success in the He family for two hundred years, yet she still failed. I originally intended to let her try again after turning 18, but I didn't expect her to die at your hands during the Martial Dao College Entrance Examination."

Shen Xingchen showed a strange expression: "Senior, aren't you angry?"

His own descendant was killed, yet the expression of the Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses was as indifferent as if it were a stranger.

The Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses: "My emotions are inherently not as intense as yours, furthermore, my identity as He Wuhai died 170 years ago."

"Is He Wuhai Senior's name in the He family?" asked Shen Xingchen.

The Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses nodded: "Stepping into reincarnation causes one to lose most of their memories, and only when reincarnation ends does one suddenly awaken. He Wuhai was my second lifetime."

Shen Xingchen nodded: "Senior, please continue."

The Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses: "That little girl named Jiang Qingyao is the first to walk the entire path of reincarnation, so she is the one who obtained a portion of the Authority of Reincarnation."

Saying this, he smiled: "That girl seemed to have a candle eternally lit in her heart, bringing her incomparable and firm belief, which allowed her to successfully pass."

Shen Xingchen asked: "So her body underwent a mutation?"

He remembered the sudden burst of extreme cold will from Jiang Qingyao and that hint of ice-blue long hair.

"It is not a mutation."

The Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses shook his head, "Reincarnation is divided into inner reincarnation and outer reincarnation. Outer reincarnation is like my current state. 200 years ago I was the Lord of Scarlet, 170 years ago I was He Wuhai, 140 years ago... and now I have recovered clarity. Inner reincarnation is the reincarnation of the heart, experiencing a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation in a single thought."

"That girl named Jiang Qingyao experienced too many inner reincarnations, to the extent that she couldn't distinguish between reality and 'dreams'. Under a desperate situation, she actually projected the power of inner reincarnation into reality, which even startled me."

Shen Xingchen came to a sudden realization.

Such bizarre power; the danger of the Authority of Reincarnation is much greater than that of the Time Authority.

The Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses smiled: "Tell her on my behalf that although an inner reincarnation can indeed cause cultivation to skyrocket, frequent use is not recommended, as it easily leads to mental confusion and straying onto an erroneous path."

Shen Xingchen fell into silence.

So every single realm transformation of Qingyao was accompanied by such a price?

He asked: "Is this the reason you stopped me?"

The Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses nodded: "That's right, that girl can at least be considered my inheritor, or rather, the next... reincarnator."

"Is that so." Shen Xingchen's mind was filled with myriad thoughts.

This old man had once created the Crimson Church, causing immeasurable losses to the human race, yet at this very moment, he was releasing sufficient goodwill toward him and Jiang Qingyao.

The Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses said again: "Do not think I am some kind of good person. One day in the future, you will find your thoughts today naive."

Shen Xingchen frowned: "What do you mean?"

The Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses lost interest in continuing the conversation: "Next, go do your own business. I will not interfere with you."

Shen Xingchen hurriedly asked the final question: "Why choose her?"

The Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses did not answer, his eyes only looking into the distance, seeming to hold melancholy, seeming to hold relief.

The space around Shen Xingchen shattered abruptly like a mirror.

With a boom.

Shen Xingchen stood once again at the entrance of the inner courtyard of the He Estate, with no one around, only the gentle blowing of the spring breeze.

Since the Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses said he wouldn't interfere with his actions, it indicated that he could kill Liu Mingcheng. Of course, if he were killed by the other party instead, the Elder with Gold-rimmed Glasses wouldn't care either.

Shen Xingchen pretended to be very natural, casually strolling around the He Estate, but his mind was tightly tensed without a moment's rest.

Where on earth was Liu Mingcheng?

Shen Xingchen walked along the corridor into the back courtyard, suddenly smelling a stench of blood.

"Found him!"

He walked over along the bloodstains on the small slate path to check.

Having walked only two steps.

The door of the main house in the center of the back courtyard suddenly opened, and a blood-drenched figure in a blood-red robe was about to cross the threshold.

Liu Mingcheng!

Shen Xingchen could not imagine that the encounter between the two of them would be so casual, catching one completely off guard.

At this moment, he was still using the [faceless mask] to maintain the appearance of a servant of the He Estate, so Liu Mingcheng's eyes revealed a dazed expression at the first moment.

Clang—

Shen Xingchen activated the Time Authority without hesitation, cyan-blue clock patterns appearing under his feet, and the hands ticking as they rotated, as if wandering within the long river of time.

After a click, the hands stopped rotating.

The wind stopped, and the world fell silent.

Shen Xingchen abruptly rushed forward, a palm-sized dragon-patterned cyan jade sword appearing in his hand.

Holding the hilt in a reverse grip with one hand, the dragon-patterned cyan jade sword at this moment looked more like a dagger.

Shen Xingchen instantly arrived before Liu Mingcheng, urging both the Law of Strength and the Law of Sword simultaneously. His arm and the blade of the sword were stained with a layer of golden light, scorching and dazzling!

The dragon-patterned cyan jade sword stabbed toward the wound at Liu Mingcheng's chest.

Screech—

This time there wasn't too much pressure; the dragon-patterned cyan jade sword directly pierced through Liu Mingcheng's skin and inserted into his heart.

One second.

Two seconds.

Six seconds!

After a full six seconds, Shen Xingchen released the time flow rate, allowing the world to return to normal.

Liu Mingcheng was originally still in a daze, but abruptly felt a pain in his chest. Lowering his head to look, he only then saw that cyan flying sword and those eyes cold to the extreme.

He had never seen such a gaze; it was like a leopard tearing open the neck of an elk, inspecting its prey, indifferent to the point of not having a shred of emotion.

"My God... save... save..."

"My God's grand undertaking... is already complete... I am... the most pious..."

Liu Mingcheng spoke indistinctly, looking toward the courtyard entrance, as if he had always been welcoming the final dawn of light.

Blood spewed out from his chest.

Liu Mingcheng's vitality rapidly vanished, and his eyes also became hollow.

Shen Xingchen only let go of the flying sword in his hand after confirming that Liu Mingcheng had no vitality, and took down the storage pouch from Liu Mingcheng's waist.

At the same time, he looked at Liu Mingcheng's left hand again.

The chi dragon ring was gone!

Shen Xingchen continuously searched Liu Mingcheng's corpse, storage pouch, and various pockets, but no matter what he couldn't find the chi dragon ring.

Such an important item wasn't carried on his person?!

Impossible!

Liu Mingcheng could not possibly fail to guess that he was being wanted and was in danger of losing his life at any time. How could a treasure of this level not be kept on his person at all times?