Chapter 424

Chapter 424: The Past of the Reincarnation Celestial Lord

Lu Ye didn’t have much interaction with the Reincarnation Celestial Lord.

But the Reincarnation Celestial Lord controls reincarnation, so with so many of Lu Ye’s friends getting killed, they definitely had to cross paths.

The impression people get from the Reincarnation Celestial Lord is that of a nice guy.

If you need to talk about something, as long as it’s related to reincarnation, he’s all ears.

Of course, there are times when he gets angry.

Did Lu Ye ever have a conflict with him?

He didn’t remember any.

But on the path of cultivation and in the battle for the Dao, it’s not just conflicts that make one an enemy.

The Reincarnation Celestial Lord rose to power two eras ago during the dark age, back when it was known as the Era of All Races, and established the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Before that was the Heavenly Court Era, where the Heavenly Court was in charge of reincarnation and rebirth.

Then the Six Paths of Reincarnation took over from the Netherworld.

Although the Reincarnation Celestial Lord had already reached the Celestial Lord Realm and was one of its strong ones, he felt like he lacked depth and hadn’t become a Saint.

Then came the Swallowing Sky Moth, which took a shortcut and became a Saint in its demonic form.

At that time, the Reincarnation Celestial Lord was still growing stronger, the Demon Clan had the Demon Sage emerge, and the monster paths burst forth, causing the Demon Clan to become incredibly powerful, claiming to be the strongest in the world.

And the Demon Clan always followed the law of the jungle, but the key point? They didn’t like eating souls; they preferred flesh and blood.

So, the Reincarnation Celestial Lord was super busy.

Every day, countless souls and true spirits poured into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, leveling him up to the peak of the Celestial Lord Realm.

As time went on, the Demon Sage Swallowing Sky Moth disappeared, and other beings had been suppressed for such a long time that they definitely exploded in retaliation.

Maybe it was the law of nature that the strong must eventually decline; the myriad races fell apart.

Another wave of turmoil hit.

The Reincarnation Celestial Lord was contemplating whether or not to become a Saint.

After all, the various grand wars only seemed to boost the Six Paths of Reincarnation even more.

Then there was a boom of a certain magic tool.

This tool wasn’t completely new; it was just that it had never been popularized like this before.

That was the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner not only killed people but also locked their souls up, preventing them from entering reincarnation.

The Reincarnation Celestial Lord was cursing the ancestors of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner’s inventor like crazy.

Gradually, he noticed that the Six Paths of Reincarnation had become grand, right at the top, and on the verge of crashing down any moment.

Should he charge forward?

After careful consideration, the Reincarnation Celestial Lord made his decision.

Charge!

Then he met the Demon Sage, not just any Demon Sage, but the infamous Li Mo.

Yes, the one who killed ruthlessly in the most brutal era.

If he wanted to become a Saint, he had to level up with this guy.

The Reincarnation Celestial Lord thought about it and laughed it off. Well, he had all the time in the world. As long as the Six Paths of Reincarnation didn’t get destroyed, he wouldn’t disappear.

So he gave up on becoming a Saint again.

At that time, Li Mo even found the Reincarnation Celestial Lord to persuade him to become a Saint because Li Mo was really craving the energy of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. If the Reincarnation Celestial Lord competed with him for the Dao, he could gather even more resources.

But Li Mo spent a hundred years outside the Six Paths of Reincarnation sweet-talking him, greeting his ancestors several hundred times, yet the Reincarnation Celestial Lord just didn’t budge.

The Reincarnation Celestial Lord preserved himself.

After Li Mo became a Saint, the Six Paths of Reincarnation almost went under.

No souls, absolutely none.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner was practically a must-have item in the cultivation world; it could hardly even be called a magic tool anymore—more like a decoration, along with countless little trinkets from the Demon Dao.

Things like the Purple Carriage, Skull Throne, Human Skin Drum, Bone Tower, Filthy Pools, Sea of Blood, and Soul Oil Lamps… you name it.

There were an endless variety of methods to imprison souls, with the main gimmick being not allowing anyone to reincarnate, staying awake day and night to torture them.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation were in dire straits.

It almost fell into the same situation as the Netherworld.

Under such circumstances, the Reincarnation Celestial Lord didn’t even think about becoming a Saint anymore; honestly, his own strength was closely tied to the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

When the Six Paths were strong, the Reincarnation Celestial Lord could be considered the strongest below the Saints, but weak? Who knew? Nobody had seen the Reincarnation Celestial Lord taking action when the Six Paths were weak.

Then later, the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens rose to power.

And I mean really rose!

One person went on a killing spree, because the Great Sage understood that if you don’t wipe out the pests completely, they’ll come back to haunt you.

With the dark era having already left so few survivors, after the Great Sage did his thing, almost all beings were wiped out under the heavens.

Don’t be fooled by the number of people Lu Ye seems to be killing; he’s got nothing on the Great Sage.

Because Lu Ye’s current living environment is a mix of good and bad people.

During the Great Sage’s time, just one punch could wipe out ten million lives; it wouldn’t be long before a golden wheel of merit appeared behind you.

For a while, the Six Paths of Reincarnation were overflowing with souls.

But the Reincarnation Master didn’t even consider contesting with the Great Sage because it was simply too terrifying.

You could say the Great Sage becoming a Saint was what the heavens were waiting for; it was destiny’s choice.

Once the Great Sage became a Saint, sure enough, humanity began to rise.

And until Lu Ye came into the world, he was genuinely strong, impressively so, completely unmatched.

But oddly enough, many people weren’t afraid of Lu Ye because he was good!

Honestly, if Lu Ye hadn’t experienced betrayal in his last life and had truly become a Saint, then guarding the Great Dao would have become incredibly active, possibly becoming the thriving study of the time.

What kind of issue would arise then?

It’s obvious—there’d be a wave of sycophants, who’d see it as shameful not to be shameless.

Not loving oneself but loving others? They’d think that’s real love.

Let’s just say it was a good thing Lu Ye didn’t become a Saint.

Did the Reincarnation Celestial Lord have a hand in poisoning Lu Ye?

The system gave a clear response.

“Ding, of course! He’s not afraid of you! If you can’t become a Saint, he’ll start gearing up to become a Saint. If you become one, in the face of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, you wouldn’t be able to kill him mercilessly; you’d probably just seal him away. So what’s he scared of?” The system confirmed.

Lu Ye…

“It’s fine, let’s just pretend it never happened.” Lu Ye said with a smile.

This time, he wasn’t guarding the Great Dao; as for the Six Paths of Reincarnation collapsing? It could just be rebuilt.

Now, he didn’t have any ways to deal with the Reincarnation Celestial Lord, so whether he felt good or not, he had to endure it.

“Let’s go! No Return Cave!”

He was originally thinking about whether to enter the No Return Cave, but now? Why think? Just go!

Finally find treasures, and if not, just max out the Imperishable Realm in the No Return Cave and transcend!

“Ding, host, why did you just punch yourself while I was talking?” The system curiously asked.

Lu Ye didn’t flinch, “Just bored, thought I’d check if my fist or my chest was harder.”

“Ding, wrong!”

“Ding, didn’t you punch yourself in the chest last time? Let me think about what happened then?”

“Alright, I won’t lie to you; I was just thinking about what Shangguan Huanling was doing in her dreams!”

The system…

“Ding ding ding, host, throw all those random thoughts about me out of your head right now!!!”

“Ding, host, swap ‘sister’ for ‘me.’”