Before his journey to the Southern Wilds, considering the reincarnation matter’s deep connection with past lives and future existences, Meng Qi finally decided to bring along the “Great Dao Tree,” which had devoured an entire layer of Immortal Realm, including the “Three Lives Hall,” hoping to find clues through its abnormal reactions. Unexpectedly, it proved useful at a crucial moment!
Several branches and green leaves of the Great Dao Tree swayed, dispersing the untouchable aura around the “Hao Tian Mirror” like ripples in water, directly reaching its core.
Although the Blood Sea Rakshasa didn’t recognize the Great Dao Tree or understand its function, at this moment, Meng Qi’s actions gave him a sudden sense of ominous foreboding. His attainment and experience as a Dharma Body cultivator warned him that he absolutely could not allow the emerald sapling to touch the “Hao Tian Mirror,” or else all his meticulous planning over the years would be in vain!
Crimson waves surged wildly toward Meng Qi, corroding and melting the very fabric of space where they touched. “Song Bingde’s” form turned transparent, transforming directly into a blood shadow. His hands flew through layers of palm seals, attempting to seal off every escape route, leaving Meng Qi with nowhere to evade. Then he lunged forward, aiming to devour Meng Qi’s soul essence, muscles, and blood, leaving only a layer of human skin as a memento!
At that moment, his gaze suddenly froze, as he heard the dull “plop” sound of the emerald sapling touching the mirror’s surface.
The “Hao Tian Mirror” instantly became ethereal, transforming into streams of chaotic-colored gas fluctuating between form and formlessness, which surged into the emerald sapling.
Crack!
The unsupported space shattered, fissures resembling the mouths of demons and ghosts, dark and deep, radiating absolute freezing cold. The Blood Sea either shattered or turned into a deep blue.
Xiao Ru watched in stunned disbelief. Could it be that the residual soul of the “Hao Tian Mirror,” which had been an insurmountable obstacle for her clan over millennia, was simply absorbed like this?
Had space itself just collapsed?
Seizing the opportunity, Meng Qi activated the “Sky-Piercing Ancient Talisman.” Although it could only be used once, he didn’t want to rely on divine treasures or other difficult methods to defeat “Song Bingde” before fleeing, because it wouldn’t be long before the Ten Thousand Insect Venerable and the Blood Sea Rakshasa’s true form arrived. At that point, escape would be impossible!
The talisman flared instantly, its light rising. The already torn space seemed to form a luminous path. Meng Qi grabbed Xiao Ru and vanished abruptly, choosing the direction of true north.
“Song Bingde’s” expression darkened, his gaze frenzied, yet he laughed mirthlessly in rage.
Suddenly, his expression changed.
Layer upon layer of space tore open. Meng Qi’s soul trembled, his physical body quivered slightly. His vision was filled with darkness, endless and boundless, as if he were in a universe devoid of stars, suns, or chaos.
At that moment, a powerful consciousness pierced through space chasing him. The darkness suddenly brightened, turning into a bloody red, thick with a pungent stench.
“The Blood Sea Rakshasa’s true form has arrived?” Meng Qi’s soul quivered with an immense fear he couldn’t suppress, his control over the “Sky-Piercing Ancient Talisman” slipping completely.
This was the majesty of a Dharma Body cultivator!
He was still half a step too slow… Meng Qi couldn’t suppress such thoughts. Just after activating the talisman, the Blood Sea Rakshasa had already arrived, locking onto his presence and pursuing relentlessly!
Both relieved and terrified, he realized he should have acted sooner. Without his life, no amount of secret knowledge would matter!
“Stop for this old man!” came a cold, hoarse voice, seemingly taking form and drilling into Meng Qi’s ears.
Meng Qi shuddered involuntarily. His soul swirled with dizziness, as though submerged in blood, the stench filling his nostrils.
A point of light emerged, growing larger and larger, revealing mountains and rivers. The Sky-Piercing Ancient Talisman had been disrupted and halted!
His body pierced through space, surrounded by primeval forests and towering mountains. Meng Qi knew he was still in the Southern Wilds but couldn’t pinpoint his exact location. A strong sense of danger surged in his heart, indicating he hadn’t completely escaped the Blood Sea Rakshasa. The pursuer was closing in relentlessly, and with the Dharma Body’s ability to traverse space, he would soon be caught.
Xiao Ru, with her many lifetimes of experience, understood this as well. Her beautiful face paled, her body trembled, and her eyes reflected fear, terror, despair—and unwillingness—to die like this and let the Eternal Clan’s legacy vanish forever!
Suddenly, she saw Kuang Dao Su Meng lower his eyelids, his eyes half-closed, calm and undisturbed.
Was he also giving up, seeing no hope? Xiao Ru stared blankly.
The Blood Sea Rakshasa surged forth in a crimson current, traversing space, Su Meng and Xiao Ru’s trail clearly in sight.
A faint sense of joy stirred in his heart. Although the “Hao Tian Mirror” was lost, the emerald sapling that had devoured its residual soul was clearly extraordinary, perhaps even concealing the secrets of the Great Dao!
All his years of meticulous planning hadn’t been in vain!
Breaking through the spatial rift, he emerged into a landscape of coarse trees, lush greenery, and towering mountains—an untouched wilderness. Yet the Su Meng and Xiao Ru who had just been here were gone!
Despite having locked onto them, they had vanished without a trace!
The Blood Sea Rakshasa’s sensing ability spread widely, encompassing a vast area. Within his blood sea, lotus flowers bloomed one after another, deducing the cosmic principles.
However, it proved utterly ineffective—the disappeared had truly vanished.
“If I do not avenge this, may I be struck by five thunderbolts!” Suddenly, the Blood Sea Rakshasa gritted his teeth, his eyes brimming with dangerous crimson waves. His anger radiated outward, causing birds to plummet lifelessly from the sky, their husks left behind, while wild beasts nearby went mad, savagely attacking one another.
Interrupting the “reincarnation” process had merely annoyed him slightly; if an opportunity arose, he wouldn’t mind retaliating, but it wouldn’t be worth seeking out deliberately. However, now that the object he had long sought was swallowed, the ambitions he had nurtured since achieving the Dharma Body had vanished into thin air. This could only end in mutual destruction!
…
The mountains were serene and green, a small path leading to a temple, where Meng Qi and Xiao Ru reappeared.
He clasped his hands together, a lazy grin on his face. “Bodhisattva, this junior has come again.”
Again? Xiao Ru’s expression turned blank.
…
After leaving the Pure Land of Lanke Temple, Meng Qi and Xiao Ru emerged near the Chunya Yang Sect of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He intended to inform Daoist Chonghe about the reincarnation secret techniques, hoping they might aid his breakthrough. Additionally, since he hadn’t met him last time, the matter of Han Guang cooperating with Gao Lan was of great importance. Leaving a message alone felt insufficiently secure, so it was better to visit in person.
“Miss Xiao Ru, you can settle near the Chunya Yang Sect, Huamei Villa, or Shaolin Temple without fearing retaliation from the Blood Sea Rakshasa. But please, don’t go to Changle, Shendu, or Pingjin,” Meng Qi hesitated slightly before saying, intending to part ways here.
He himself wasn’t entirely safe either. At present, the Eight-Nine Mystical Art’s ability to obscure cosmic principles couldn’t fool a Dharma Body cultivator of high attainment. In the future, he would have to remain near places protected by righteous Dharma Body cultivators or obtain some talismanic artifacts from Daoist Chonghe through secret methods to conceal his fate, lest he lose his life carelessly.
Xiao Ru was already an external manifestation expert with multiple lifetimes of experience, far beyond her youthful appearance. By now, she had recovered from her panic and bowed respectfully. “Thank you, Young Hero Su, for rescuing me. In the future, if you ever need anything, just give the word.”
Meng Qi nodded, then asked once more about the fundamental difference between the Fisherman and the Fish. Xiao Ru shook her head, indicating she didn’t know, sighing instead. “The residual soul of the Hao Tian Mirror is gone, the uniqueness of the Eternal Valley will also fade. There will be no more reincarnation, no more Eternal Clan.”
The true great sages’ reincarnations would never rely on the Eternal Valley or the Hao Tian Mirror… Meng Qi muttered inwardly. He planned to tell his companions about the reincarnation secret techniques, to see what they could perceive, whether they were the Fish or the Fisherman, clarifying the essence through comparison.
But now that the Eternal Valley had truly “perished,” without external assistance, relying solely on secret techniques might not be enough to reveal the “Other Self.”
Xiao Ru bid farewell again, her expression pensive and emotional, almost speaking to herself: “Without reincarnation, we can only live this life well…”
She turned and fled into the sky.
Meng Qi could hear the complex emotions in her voice. He exhaled deeply, murmuring, “Without reincarnation, we must break the cauldron and sink the boats, and perhaps we can break through the limits…”
He oriented himself, heading toward the Chunya Yang Sect.
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