The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 771 - 277: Adults Don’t Make Choices
Reincarnation Well, Lin Yun looked at the slightly terrifying passage of reincarnation, feeling a numbness creep over his scalp.
And the white lotus flower that Zhang Biyu had become was slowly transforming back into human form, drifting towards that narrow channel.
"Within the cycle of reincarnation, do not look back."
Zhang Biyu still remembered this sentence that Snow Maiden had told her.
Zhang Biyu had not expected Snow Maiden to send her into the cycle of reincarnation, and in fact, she didn’t think that Snow Maiden needed to do such a thing for her.
She had never fulfilled her duty as a mother, and in the end, she even plotted against Snow Maiden; even dying at Snow Maiden’s hands, she got what she deserved.
If one dared to do such things, naturally one would have to bear the consequences of failure.
Even if she had a moment of great realization in the end, it could not change the fact that she had once tried to seize Snow Maiden’s body for her own.
Yet, Snow Maiden still did so.
She sealed Zhang Biyu’s fragmented spirit and brought it to the Netherworld.
Zhang Biyu could sense it but was unable to speak because of the seal.
It was not until now, as she approached the reincarnation passage, that the seal Snow Maiden had placed on her automatically lifted.
She was about to enter reincarnation, and Snow Maiden had already told her about it.
Once entering reincarnation, everything from this life would have no relation to her anymore.
She would forget everything and start anew.
What her next life would be, no one knows.
She might be considered alive, or she might as well be dead.
Thus, before stepping into the cycle, Zhang Biyu still looked back.
She was too late to bid farewell to Liu Ji, but even if she failed in her reincarnation, she wanted to take one last look at Liu Ji.
In this life, many people had caused her pain, but only two had given her love.
With just a brief glance, Zhang Biyu was sucked away by the tremendous pulling force of the reincarnation passage.
This force only targeted the soul; those of them with mortal bodies felt nothing.
"Close it quickly!"
Canglan reminded Lin Yun that the cycle of reincarnation was already shattered, and forcibly opening it consumed a great deal of Divine Power. Zhang Biyu’s road to rebirth may not be smooth, but in any case, she had set out, and she had nothing more to do with the people here.
Lin Yun also knew there were priorities, and hurried to pull back the Jade Wall, but the Jade Wall that had been pushed moved not an inch.
"What’s the matter?"
Lin Yun felt that something was awry, and even Canglan had not expected such an outcome. According to Impermanence’s memories, once opened, it was supposed to be closable.
The Reincarnation passage is the only channel for the souls to travel to the Mortal Realm; only souls can enter it, and they will randomly enter a mother’s body, possibly that of Beast Kind or humans.
In the past, when reincarnation was running smoothly, this process was controllable; the Lord of the Netherworld could arrange for souls to transmigrate and reincarnate. But after the cycle was broken, those who forcefully entered the reincarnation passage could only rely on luck.
Anyway, after the Lord of the Netherworld died, no Ghost Soul had tried to reincarnate.
Only Impermanence, Minotaur, and Meng Po, the three deities, could open the cycle of reincarnation, but they knew there were grave risks within the Reincarnation Well and should not enter recklessly; they had not come down since the Lord of the Netherworld’s death and thus could not verify this.
The memory of Impermanence was that it could be closed after having been opened.
Hearing Canglan clarify this, Lin Yun was rendered speechless on the spot.
Is this not a pitfall? Can the state before and after the breaking be equated?
The rules are obviously different now!
"Let’s just leave it open then, the question is how do we leave this place."
Lin Yun simply let go, and Snow Maiden, worried about his resignation, said, "In the legacy memories I have, if the gate of reincarnation is opened, Ghost Souls will flock to it, stepping into the cycle."
"So, you’re saying these Ghost Souls can still transmigrate and reincarnate through this channel? Then what exactly is ’broken’ about the so-called shattered reincarnation?"
"In the memory of Father God, reincarnation is not completely destroyed, being seventy-two parts ruined, leaving behind a sliver of hope. But if too many Ghost Souls enter and cannot be reborn, they will eventually overwhelm and collapse the cycle.
This matter will invite great karmic repercussions, immense Karmic Forces. Father God speculated that with the power of the Lord of the Netherworld, he should not have perished so easily. Perhaps, he died from the backlash of the broken cycle of reincarnation."
Snow Maiden recounted the major events and secrets of reincarnation she had inherited from Xuanwu, imparting all that Xuanwu knew.
Lin Yun, upon hearing this, suddenly felt he might have been tricked.
According to the Snow Maiden, those who disrupt the cycle of reincarnation will suffer a great backlash.
The cycle now is like a lotus root about to snap, held together by only a few threads.
Broken, yet not completely shattered.
Now there’s someone who goes ahead and obliterates the last few threads, effectively severing it completely.
Isn’t that just like setting him up?
Something almost broken, he touches it and it completely falls apart; thinking about it now, he knows he might be blamed.
As Lin Yun continued to think in this direction, he realized he was right here at the passageway, fully capable of preventing any souls from crossing. After all, both his fire and his thunder are the bane of souls.
But if he were to stop them, wouldn’t he end up killing many innocent Ghost Souls?
Lin Yun still remembered the warnings from Dongfang Hongyue.
Killing the innocent increases one’s Karmic Force.
To guard this passageway of reincarnation, he didn’t know how many Ghost Souls he would have to kill; and these Ghost Souls, to enter the Reincarnation Well, must bathe in the River of Oblivion, the souls emerging from it being innocent.
This really placed him in a bind.
To guard, to kill Ghost Souls, would deepen his Karmic Force.
To abandon his post, allowing Ghost Souls into the cycle, causing it to shatter completely, would still deepen his Karmic Force.
No matter what he did, the outcome seemed to be the same.
Trouble had found him!
It didn’t take long for Lin Yun to figure out the schemes of the mastermind behind the scenes. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
Back then, the Heavenly Book had also said his merits were immeasurable. Perhaps those who wanted to deal with him were wary of his merits and didn’t dare to act recklessly, thus plotting to strip him of his merits before striking?
Quite the cunning plan, indeed.
Lin Yun quickly understood the situation.
At that moment, a large wave of lost souls had already stepped into the River of Oblivion.
In Yama Hall, King Yama, watching Lin Yun’s flustered state in the mirror, couldn’t help but let out a pleased laugh.
"I have millions of lost souls waiting to be reincarnated, what can you possibly have to win!" he said.
This move, secure!
In the Reincarnation Well, Lin Yun’s expression grew solemn, and both Qian Qian and the Snow Maiden sensed the approaching storm.
"Did you discover something?"
Though Qian Qian hadn’t thought about someone targeting Lin Yun, from his expression, she knew the situation was grave.
Lin Yun nodded and said, "I’ve been schemed against again, but this time it’s different from before."
Lin Yun felt that his fate had also been manipulated by others in the past, but that manipulation had brought him benefits.
Even though he always got into trouble, his journey had not been fraught with danger. On the contrary, he had found himself with more and more women, more treasures, and an ever-increasing Cultivation Level.
This type of manipulation was something Lin Yun actually quite liked.
But this time was different; he had truly fallen into a pit, stuck in a dilemma.
Before Lin Yun could share his analysis, the first wave of Ghost Souls had arrived.
The originally narrow and cramped space was made much brighter by the arrival of these Ghost Souls.
Unlike these people still alive, after Ghost Souls pass through the River of Oblivion, they become muddled, forgetting everything, and only follow their instincts to this place, to be reincarnated.
This is also a rule of the Great Dao.
Therefore, even if Lin Yun threatened them, they wouldn’t understand what fear is.
Either Lin Yun kills them, causing them to dissipate, or he lets them pass.
But Lin Yun is a genius.
"Adults never choose; I’m going to place a Qing Nu here, and you all decide for yourselves."
