Chapter 1417: Chapter 501: Investiture of the Gods, Five Directions and Five Emperors, Other Shore_3

If that’s the case...

His true body might have already perished.

"What did you want to ask just now?" Wuzhou calmly said, "Pursue traces of your past life? If your past life was merely an ordinary person, it might be difficult. The life of an ordinary person is destined not to have sufficiently powerful Karma as an ’anchor’ to guide you to the path of return."

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"Reincarnation body?" Moon-cutting Sword Light suspiciously circled around him a few times, cautiously asking, "Were you truly a being from a hundred epochs ago?"

Ji Jingqiu shook his head. There was no need to hide this from the people around him; he described himself as someone who "knows by birth."

Moon-cutting Sword Light nodded with understanding: "No wonder, you’re indeed a natural anomaly."

Ji Jingqiu: "..."

"Seek the coordinates of your past life..." Sword Light pondered for a moment, "There are indeed a few Secret Techniques, varying in difficulty. I will pass on all I know to you; you can try them one by one."

Ji Jingqiu nodded. After asking around, he finally had some results.

Sword Light taught several Secret Techniques to Ji Jingqiu; after a brief look, he found they were all related to the River of Destiny, belonging to the Sea of Realms’ destiny gathering.

Boundless Realm Heaven and Earth, like all Rivers of Destiny, have a common starting point and end; they diverge into billions from a single point and ultimately converge back to one.

Only in such a place could one possibly find the coordinates of a past life in the absence of any clues.

"Have you decided how to face the Heavenly Court and the various Gate families?"

Sword Light said solemnly,

"If the Heavenly Court’s goal is the entire Sea of Realms, then the woman’s invitation to you is obvious. She wants to utilize your identity to first draw in the Primordial Palace within, inclining the various Gate families towards you."

"I’ve thought about that." Ji Jingqiu nodded, "Doumu doesn’t hide her intentions at all, including releasing the news of the Investiture of the Gods. We cannot stop her; she’s using an open scheme—three Great Dao Ancestors’ Fruit Positions... Which of the Gate families can resist such temptation?"

"We can only take it step by step." Sword Light sighed.

"Although the Heavenly Court seems powerful now, it is also fraught with hidden dangers. We should first do what we can for the moment. The transmission of information still requires some time, so we must wait for the news to ferment."

"Furthermore, the true objectives of the Heavenly Court are just beginning to surface; the Investiture of the Gods is merely their first step."

Ji Jingqiu muttered.

At this moment, his main body was already with the Saint King, finding the location where Ksitigarbha and Cangqing were.

Additionally, there was another figure here.

Netherworld Lord.

The Saint King, who had restrained himself for a long time, realized upon seeing Cangqing and the Netherworld Queen that Ji Jingqiu’s words were not false.

He quickly approached to confirm certain matters with two old friends.

Ji Jingqiu, on the other hand, came before Ksitigarbha.

Compared to before, Ksitigarbha now had an aura of sacredness and heaviness.

Surprisingly, that Heavenly Emperor had genuinely handed over most of the authority of the Netherworld Soil to Ksitigarbha!

"World Venerable." Ksitigarbha clasped his hands.

Ji Jingqiu returned the salute, remaining silent for a long time before saying, "Do you think that my choice to join the Heavenly Court is wrong?"

Ksitigarbha chanted a Buddhist hymn: "World Venerable must have confidence in his choices."

"From now on, I’ll leave the Netherworld Soil to you." Ji Jingqiu said softly, "I need to return to the Netherworld to retrieve two clones."

"I will give my utmost effort." Ksitigarbha solemnly said.

Ji Jingqiu raised his hand with a call: "Come out."

In the next moment, several figures stepped out from the Void, led by a boyish figure with a smiling face—it was Luo Xuan.

Behind him stood a few people with exceedingly grim expressions, including Heart Venerable and others.

In their eyes was the reflection of Ji Jingqiu’s figure.

The one the Heavenly Court Master spoke of was truly this person!

"Are you Luo Xuan?"

Ji Jingqiu had already learned the identities of these figures, who were ambiguously labeled "Protectors" or "Watchers," from Doumu Yuanjun.

"Are you remnants of the Nether Mansion?"

Upon hearing about the Nether Mansion remnants, the few including the Saint King couldn’t help but turn their heads.

Heart Venerable and others noticed the presence of the Netherworld Lord, their expressions becoming even more unsightly.

Luo Xuan, originally standing in front of them, walked to the side with a grin, showing no intention of shielding them.

Ji Jingqiu directly asked: "The one connected to the River of Destiny in the Netherworld, what level are they currently at?"

Heart Venerable suppressed certain emotions, deeply aware of the necessity to bow when under another’s roof.

"That person now calls himself ’Heavenly Ghost,’ the vessel of our Ancestor Master’s Human Soul; you all should recognize his original self—"

Heart Venerable glanced at Cangqing and others.

"He is the Master of Taiyou."

The three Saint Kings furrowed their brows, just about to ask further.

Ji Jingqiu interrupted: "I’m uninterested in who he is; I just want to know his weaknesses."

Heart Venerable hesitantly said: "The Reincarnation Hall can suppress him."

"Where is the Reincarnation Hall?"

"It’s at the core of the Nether Mansion; you can’t enter—it has the Ancestor Master’s contingency!" Heart Venerable resolutely said regarding their last secret.

Ji Jingqiu suddenly asked: "Before coming this time, did you remnants of the Nether Mansion know that the Netherworld Soil had long been infiltrated by the Heavenly Court?"

Heart Venerable and others chose silence.

Ji Jingqiu understood, shaking his head: "No wonder the Nether Mansion fell. Even without the hunt by various ancestors, once the Netherworld Lord left, with such inept individuals like you, it was bound to fall regardless."

Luo Xuan couldn’t agree more with this statement.

Despite their desire to kill Ji Jingqiu, Heart Venerable and others could only endure with restraint.

Then, Ji Jingqiu turned to Luo Xuan:

"Are you the one with ambitions beyond Heaven, aspiring to be a Great Dao Ancestor, yet wasting countless epochs, and being Demon Ancestor Luo Hou’s younger brother, unable even to touch Transcendence—the ’Invincible’ Profound Ancestor Luo Xuan?"

Luo Xuan’s mouth twitched, realizing this person had a knack for mockery and for striking where it hurt others.