Chapter 423

Chapter 423: Trouble at Home

Helping to clean up the harmful things against the Heavenly Dao clearly requires the power of the Heavenly Dao itself.

Plus, with the Heavenly Dao watching, the Darkness Origin wouldn’t dare show its face nearby; it would even shy away from the Fifth Heaven during its first visit. So there’s no need to worry about the Heavenly Dao finding out if its power gets a boost.

“Let’s go check out the No Return Cave!” Lu Ye said.

At this moment!

In the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

The Reincarnation Celestial Lord observed everything within the realm of reincarnation, unable to suppress a slight frown.

He had always been cautious. Whether he was becoming a Great Emperor or a Celestial Lord, caution was his trademark.

This is also one reason why, despite the numerous catastrophes facing the heavens and earth, the Six Paths of Reincarnation has managed to stay stable all this time.

On the other hand, the Six Paths aligned with the Heavenly Dao, allowing for rapid regeneration of vitality in the heavens and earth after each destruction, thanks to the protection of the Heavenly Dao.

Recently, he had been puzzled over the obsession issue; he couldn’t make a head or tail of it, no calculations could shed light on it.

He didn’t understand why it was happening.

However, later on, seeing the Darkness Origin create projections in the Nine Heavens, the Reincarnation Celestial Lord didn’t miss out on this spectacle, gathering information being one of his long-standing practices.

The Reincarnation Celestial Lord finally realized why the Reincarnation Obsession had doubled!

In the last life, someone had actually stolen his Reincarnation Obsession!

Not just stolen; they had injected it into another Celestial Lord’s body.

But wait, doesn’t that Celestial Lord feel anything?

That’s not the issue; the real question was whether someone could take away the Reincarnation Obsession right under his nose without his consent.

Surely they couldn’t do that?

Yet reality was telling him that not only had they taken it, but they had also put it to use.

Did he really have no clue during the whole process?

Or had he tacitly allowed it?

There was one last possibility: he might be one of the catalysts in this Celestial Lord’s downfall…

Which of these three possibilities was it?

What would Lu Ye believe?

The Reincarnation Celestial Lord looked at everything and thought the third one was quite plausible!

Was he actually an accomplice in Lu Ye’s downfall?

But right now, he didn’t have any memories from the last life! What even was his causal connection to Lu Ye at this moment?

If Lu Ye becomes a Celestial Lord again, will he come seeking retribution against him?

These were serious questions!

The Reincarnation Celestial Lord was having a headache, feeling like he was just sitting at home when the pot fell from the sky!

If he wanted to eliminate Lu Ye, he lacked the motivation!

Was it because Lu Ye wanted to become a Sage, and he was also pondering on becoming one, leading him to think about stopping Lu Ye?

The Reincarnation Celestial Lord felt a bit flustered.

He wasn’t afraid of Lu Ye; he just hated this feeling of uncertainty, of having everything slip out of control.

He glanced back at reincarnation.

There was another stubborn type, who kept reincarnating; the first thing they accomplished was self-destruction.

Wasn’t that just pure insanity?

“No, I need to ask the Heavenly Dao!”

The Reincarnation Celestial Lord couldn’t sit still anymore. If he truly was an enemy of Lu Ye, even at the risk of being crushed by the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens, he’d still charge in and eliminate Lu Ye to end all troubles.

He was the pinnacle of all Celestial Lords, existing longer than the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens.

By age, even the Great Sage counted as his junior.

If the Reincarnation Celestial Lord truly wanted to kill Lu Ye without hesitation, just the remains left by the Great Sage might not be able to stop him, though it would certainly be a grim affair for him as well.

The Reincarnation Celestial Lord sat cross-legged.

The Reincarnation Celestial Seal on his forehead erupted with light.

“Ding! The Reincarnation Celestial Lord contacts us!” the system’s prompt chimed in.

Lu Ye, who had been flying, came to a stop.

“Let’s see what he wants.”

“Ding, understood!”

At that moment, within Lu Ye’s mind, a voice not male or female, cold and detached, echoed like the sound of the Dao,

The voice was filled with an aura of supreme authority, born for dominance.

“What is it?”

Lu Ye… hadn’t heard this kind of voice from the system in ages. After the last life, when the system ascended to the Heavenly Dao, it had always spoken like this, without any emotional fluctuations, like a cold program.

In fact, Lu Ye had somewhat regretted letting the system become the Heavenly Dao back then.

Now hearing this tone again, an unfounded thought inexplicably arose in his mind.

This thought was hard to express!

It was absolutely something that shouldn’t appear in Lu Ye’s mind.

That is, when the system was… you know, what kind of voice would it make?

Suddenly, Lu Ye punched himself in the chest hard, the force was so great that he spat out a mouthful of blood, his vitality draining a bit.

“What’s wrong with you?”

The Drunken Sword Daoist and Lin Chuyue both jumped back in shock.

What on earth was Lu Ye doing, randomly punching himself? Had he lost his mind?

“I’m fine, fine! Just felt a little annoyed so I gave my heart a punch; instantly feeling much better!” Lu Ye explained.

“Huh? That works?” Lin Chuyue said, astonished.

“Sure does!”

“I’ll try it next time too!”

Lu Ye could say with absolute certainty that he had definitely been led astray by that idiot Shangguan.

Seriously, what was up with that Shangguan Huanling? How did she come up with the idea to have Shen Xitang help hold him down for such shenanigans?

Stay away from Shangguan, or you’ll end up in misfortune!

Lu Ye spat out another mouthful of blood, thoroughly rejecting the chaotic thoughts in his mind and focusing on the conversation between the Reincarnation Celestial Lord and the Heavenly Dao.

“I greet the Heavenly Dao!” A gentle and calm voice appeared in Lu Ye’s mind.

He could almost envision what posture the Reincarnation Celestial Lord had right now.

“The Heavenly Dao and the Nine Lives Celestial Lord Lu Ye got quite cozy this lifetime. My Six Paths of Reincarnation obsession has doubled; might I ask the Heavenly Dao how those women managed to take away my Reincarnation Obsession right under my nose in the last life?” The Reincarnation Celestial Lord wasn’t new to dealing with the Heavenly Dao, so he got straight to the point.

“It was the Darkness Origin employing a smoke and mirrors tactic.” The system’s voice was indifferent.

“So this matter has nothing to do with me?”

“Nothing at all.”

“Then do I have any causal connection with the Lu Ye from my previous life?” The Reincarnation Celestial Lord asked again.

“The past is the past; only this lifetime holds the truth.”

The Reincarnation Celestial Lord finally felt relieved.

The Heavenly Dao wouldn’t lie; it seemed that he had no grievances with Lu Ye.

When he thought about it, if he had enmity with Lu Ye, then before Lu Ye faced tribulation in the last life, he surely would’ve sought him out for a reckoning. Since he hadn’t been reckoned with in the past life, it might be that he was actually quite powerful, or perhaps he had no enmity with Lu Ye to begin with.

“Thanks for the clarification, Heavenly Dao. I’ll take my leave!”

The Reincarnation Celestial Lord simply asked a few questions and then took his leave.

Lu Ye, at this point, voiced a question.

“In the last life, did the Reincarnation Celestial Lord truly not participate?”