Chapter 188 Reincarnation (2/2)
Shen Lian's battle with Bai Suhuan earlier managed to secure the support and respect of everyone. Moreover, Qing Xiao had returned. No one had the guts to publicly disagree, not when Shen Lian had the support of this immortal Zhenren.
The cultivators did not care about procedures and ceremonies. Shen Lian's succession was a simple process.
After receiving the worship of everyone, he dismissed them after saying a few brief words. He stayed on in the hall and accompanied Zhang Ruoxu during his last few moments in life.
The sky was setting bit by bit, and so was Zhang Ruoxu's lifespan.
Shen Lian was silent, and Zhang Ruoxu was speechless too. He did not have to give further instructions. He knew that Shen Lian would do his best after agreeing to take on the position. Zhang Ruoxu felt inner peace that he had never felt before, and his bier was completely quiet.
He was slightly tired, and now was finally the time for relief.
The last ray fell onto his clothes, and he opened his eyes and smiled. ”My time is up,” he said.
”Do you have anything that you want to say?” Qing Xiao asked.
Zhang Ruoxu thought about it, and the person on his mind now was no other than his own Junior Apprentice-Brother, Yanxu.
He was such a talented person, and until today, Zhang Ruoxu still could not harbor strong hatred towards him.
”Is Yanxu dead?” He spoke slowly.
Qing Xiao gave it some thoughts. ”Not sure,” she replied.
”Sigh, after rounds of scheming and your participation, someone like him would still have a secret trick up his sleeve. He might have escaped death again this time,” Zhang Ruoxu sighed.
Qing Xiao did not reply. She waited for Zhang Ruoxu to calm his emotions.
The sun had set and the night was falling soon.
Qing Xiao stood up with her sword. She drew her sword and pointed it at the void. Amidst the ripples, a small and dense black hole was created. It was almost unnoticeable to naked eyes.
Zhang Ruoxu's divine Qi had gone completely, and a drop of divine aura flew out from the shell and went into the black hole created by Qing Xiao's ”One Sword to Break the Void”. The dark and mysterious aura seeped through from it.
Shen Lian's spirit was excited by it too. The ”Mastery of Senses” mastered by him had an intriguing state. It was called ”connecting the netherworld”. He could feel a big world that gave off the same aura that the black hole did.
He was driven by a desperate desire to toss his Yin Spirit into it, as though that would free him from the cycle of life and death; that he would continue to exist perpetually in another form.
”Do you want to be Guixian? I can send you to the Nine Underworlds,” Qing Xiao's cold and clear voice spoke.
Shen Lian collected his thoughts and asked, ”Founding master, did you send the chief's divine aura to the Nine Underworlds? He could be reincarnated?”
”He was sent to the Six Realms of Samsara, which could be considered as a part of the Nine Underworlds. The River of Spirits outside of the Zifu Peak flew from the Nine Underworlds. Back then, Grandmaster Yuanqing joined the underworld with just a strike of his sword. This is one of the consequences. As to whether Zhang Ruoxu could reincarnate successfully, this would depend on his luck. All I could do was to make sure that he would be reincarnated as a human in his next life if he managed to be reincarnated at all.” It was rare for Qing Xiao to speak so much, and when she did, she exposed one of the secrets of the world beyond the Boundless Universe.
”I will be cultivating in solitary retreat for a long time after this. You should handle both the internal and external matters of Qing Xuan on your own. If there is anything that you cannot solve, you can look for my Uncle-Master at Taiwei Pavillion,” Qing Xiao continued speaking.
When she was done speaking, she disappeared from the hall in a flash. Her supernatural powers were unpredictable, and there were not even the slightest bit of Mana vibrations. Perhaps, it had escaped Shen Lian's attention.