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"Boom!!!"
The two supreme powers of the sun and the moon erupted, and at the confluence of the two rivers, a radiant divine gate appeared.
The fragrance of immortal elixirs wafted from behind the door; a mere whiff of it could grant one the power to ascend to godhood and extend their lifespan by ten thousand years.
Yunhua, however, was oblivious to this. He possessed many immortal medicines that had been downgraded from celestial medicines, and he was extremely familiar with longevity elixirs.
"This isn't the real scent of medicine; everything has long since vanished." Yunhua gazed into the distance, lamenting the ruthlessness of time.
Suddenly, a merciless voice rang out.
"Who dares disturb the peace of this restricted area!"
This is a young Taoist disciple who was a great figure of the True Immortal level in life. His lingering resentment after death can obliterate all beings below the Supreme Being of the Human Realm.
"I've come to see the Lord of the Forbidden Zone and pay a visit to an old friend," Yunhua said, not taking the Daoist boy's rudeness to heart. Although he couldn't unleash much of his strength now, he could easily slap even a living True Immortal, let alone a True Immortal's remnant spirit.
These days, visitors should be treated with some courtesy; after all, even when beating a dog, one should consider its owner.
"No outsiders are allowed in this forbidden zone. We have erected a sacred monument here. Anyone who trespasses on this slumbering place shall die!"
A voice, devoid of emotion, rang out from the Taoist acolyte, devoid of joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness; he truly resembled a dead man.
Yunhua didn't pay much attention and said directly, "Inform your master, and he will naturally see me."
This is Yunhua's confidence. Even if the Lord of the Forbidden Zone doesn't recognize him now, he would still be willing to receive a seriously injured Immortal King, even if the Lord of the Forbidden Zone were at his peak.
"Your Majesty cannot be insulted! Even though my lord has fallen, you are not the only one..."
The young Taoist priest spoke coldly, and was actually angered, about to make a move.
"Young man, you mustn't be rude! Apologize to Fellow Daoist Samsara."
The voice of the Lord of the Forbidden Zone rang out, a gentle voice that felt like a spring breeze.
Taoist boy: ? ? ?
Yunhua: Meow meow meow? The Reincarnation Immortal King, the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King?! Although I have the Six Paths Reincarnation Secret Realm, I am not the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King. However, since they cannot remember their original identities, borrowing the identity of the Six Paths is not out of the question.
The Daoist boy was a powerful True Immortal in his previous life, so he had naturally heard of the names of the Immortal Kings of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
The Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King is no ordinary Immortal King. Like the Endless Immortal King, he is one of the two leaders of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. He is even stronger than the True Dragon Immortal King and can be revered in the Boundary Sea. His cultivation is extraordinary and beyond the ordinary. Otherwise, he would not have studied the mysterious field of reincarnation.
But didn't the Reincarnation Immortal King die in battle at the end of the Immortal Ancient Era? Could it be that the legendary reincarnation has been proven true?
But the matter of reincarnation is ethereal and unpredictable; could it be that you, sir, have misunderstood?
Impossible. The first rule of the Taoist acolytes is that the master can never be wrong.
If this is incorrect, please refer to the first point.
The young Taoist was filled with turbulent emotions, but his hands moved quickly as he immediately bowed and apologized.
"This junior was momentarily confused and offended the Reincarnation Immortal King. I beg the Immortal King to punish me!"
Chapter 739 Zhenyuan Immortal King
Although he was a true immortal in his lifetime, he was still no match for an immortal king, let alone a giant like the Reincarnation Immortal King.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."
Yunhua waved his hand, too lazy to bother with such a trivial matter. In the final battle of the Immortal Ancient Era, many True Immortals were ganged up on and killed, so it was normal for them to have some resentment. What he really cared about was whether he was the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King.
Yunhua operates the Six Paths of Reincarnation Secret Realm, behind which the six directions of the Great Thousand Worlds Reincarnation appear. Since he is impersonating the Immortal King of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, he might as well imitate him more closely.
The Lord of the Forbidden Zone smiled calmly: "As expected, you were right, fellow Daoist. You said back then that you would meet me in this life to verify the Dao fruit of reincarnation."
"At first, I also thought it was just a false prophecy, but the moment I actually saw you, I realized that you had succeeded!"
"The truth cannot be hidden, and falsehood cannot be made true. Fellow Daoist Samsara, please step forward for a chat!"
All the towering pillars of light around them disappeared and disappeared into the ground. A green wooden bridge appeared, stretching from the low hills and mounds in the distance and descending to Yunhua's feet, like a ladder to heaven.
Its shape resembles a stone arch bridge, but it is made of wood, and the bridge is covered with branches and glistening green leaves, just like jade.
Yunhua could tell the origin of the wooden bridge: the ancient tree that had become an immortal was killed and transformed into a bridge, which was indeed a grand undertaking.
Unfortunately, with the fall of the Lord of the Forbidden Zone, everything was just a regret, like a mirage.
After crossing the Immortal Bridge, Yunhua finally met the Lord of the Forbidden Zone and his two disciples.
Several thatched huts stand there. In front of the huts is a tea table, and nearby are two tree stump seats. A middle-aged man sits there with a smile on his face. He is very refined and has a handsome appearance. One can imagine that he must have been an exceptionally handsome man in his youth.
A peerless and elegant Celestial King!
Behind the Lord of the Forbidden Zone were two young disciples, a man and a woman. The woman was beautiful and otherworldly, pure and refined, like a fairy, but her actual age was beyond imagination.
There was another man, also very young, who looked to be around twenty years old. He was the one who had just asked the question, and you could tell from his eyes that he had lived for a very long time.
After all, he was a true immortal, a true long-lived being, and millions of years were nothing to him.
Upon seeing Yunhua enter, the man apologized again, knelt on the ground, and expressed his sincerity.
If it is truly the return of the Reincarnation Immortal King, his achievements are destined to be extraordinary. He does not want his mistake to affect his master.
After so many years together, though I call him my master, he's practically my teacher.
It's just that he lacks the talent to become the personal disciple of the master of the forbidden zone.
Yunhua waved his hand dismissively and said, "It's a small matter. The stone tablet at the entrance, however, needs to be rebuilt."
The young Taoist priest nodded respectfully and cupped his hands, saying, "I obey your decree."
The young Taoist priest manipulated the great formation, and the rubble outside floated up slowly with a whoosh, reassembling into a stone tablet.
Looking at the ancient stone tablet as if time had reversed and restored, a sense of the vicissitudes of time welled up in my heart.
"Many years have passed, endless time has flowed through the ages, so long that I feel like I'm about to pass away."
"Time is too cruel. It was only after the stone tablet crumbled and weathered away that we saw you appear in the world."
The Lord of the Forbidden Zone sighed and raised his hand, saying, "Fellow Daoist Samsara, please take a seat. Qingfeng, bring some good tea!"
The young Taoist turned and left to prepare tea.
Qingfeng? Yunhua's expression was somewhat strange. She sat down and then looked at the other female Daoist disciple, asking, "Are you called Mingyue?!"
The female immortal asked with some surprise, "Lord Reincarnation Immortal King, do you still remember me?"
The Lord of the Forbidden Zone was also somewhat surprised: "Fellow Daoist, as expected of someone who has successfully reincarnated, you have actually retained some memories."
Yunhua's expression grew increasingly strange as he looked at the Lord of the Forbidden Zone and tentatively asked, "Then your Daoist name is Zhenyuan?"
Yunhua only knew that the Lord of the Forbidden Zone was a former Heavenly Lord of the Nine Heavens, and had no further interaction with him. Yunhua's spiritual body had only communicated with Wuzhong Liudao and Liushen, among others.
Even Liu Shen forgot about Yun Hua, let alone Zhen Yuan Immortal King, who was only left with regrets. Even in his prime, he was just a top-tier Immortal King.
Zhenyuan Immortal King laughed heartily: "Fellow Daoist, you still say you're not the Reincarnation Immortal King?!"
"If it weren't for the cycle of reincarnation, how could I remember these things, and how could I return here?"
It really is Zhenyuan Immortal King. Then could his elixir of immortality be the ginseng fruit tree, the one that fell into the vast universe?!
"Reincarnation is ultimately just reincarnation. Even if there is a past, it is just a memory." Yunhua shook his head and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhenyuan, you may call me Yunhua."
"Fellow Daoist Yunhua." Immortal King Zhenyuan gave him a deep look, said nothing more, and nodded readily.
At this moment, Immortal Qingfeng brought over two cups of tea, which perfectly eased the atmosphere.
The teacup seems to contain the six realms of reincarnation, life after life, endlessly turning, exuding a fragrance that nourishes the soul and intoxicates the senses.
"This is just some simple mountain tea, nothing special. Fellow Daoist Yunhua, please." Immortal King Zhenyuan picked up his teacup and gestured to Yunhua in return.
Yunhua took a sip, and in an instant, her mouth tasted bitter, and her tongue went numb. It was too bitter!
Although the power of reincarnation contained within it was mysterious and profound, touching the depths of the soul, it allowed Yunhua to vaguely see a familiar yet unfamiliar face.
But it was still too bitter, just as bitter as the ancient times.
Zhenyuan Immortal King smiled slightly and asked, "Fellow Daoist, how is this tea?"
Reincarnation Tea – this was a gift given to him by the Reincarnation Immortal King back then.
Ever since the first time he brewed tea, Zhenyuan Immortal King resolutely refused and began cultivating tea leaves himself.
Now they're using Reincarnation Tea to entertain the reincarnation of the Reincarnation Immortal King. It has to be said, it's an eye for an eye!
The bitterness of the Reincarnation Tea, accompanied by the laws of reincarnation, penetrates deep into the primordial spirit, numbing the soul; it is simply unbearably bitter.
The true power of the Reincarnation Tea lies in its ability to influence the soul; otherwise, ordinary bitter tea would not have instilled such fear in a celestial king.
Yunhua, dazed from the bitterness, subconsciously said, "Not as good as animal milk..."
In an instant, the expressions of Zhenyuan Immortal King, Qingfeng Mingyue and the other two became very strange.
After a long silence, Zhenyuan Immortal King said, "So many years have passed, I never imagined that your tastes would become so unique."
"Very well, Mingyue, make a cup of milk tea for Fellow Daoist Yunhua."
"There's no need for that!" Yunhua decisively refused, since she wasn't the type to love drinking animal milk.
Reaching the Immortal Emperor realm, one can paint an eternal scroll across the sky, holding the weight of time and history in their hands. In that case, their dark past will inevitably be exposed.
Have you not seen how a beast that drank so much of the milk that it became stupid was ridiculed by all the realms for many years?
Yunhua didn't want to become an Immortal Emperor and then meet a fellow cultivator whose first words would be: "Fellow Daoist, are you perhaps the Milk Tea Emperor?"
That would be a real social disaster!
Zhenyuan Immortal King laughed heartily, and the two True Immortals behind him, Qingfeng and Mingyue, also showed a hint of a smile.
Chapter 740 Shi Hao Returns
Zhenyuan Immortal King poured Yunhua another cup of tea and said with a sigh, "One flower blooms, another withers; time flies by. We see no ancients before us, nor any successors after us."
"It is truly an honor to meet you today, fellow Daoist. May I ask what brings you here, Fellow Daoist Yunhua?"
"If it is within Zhen Yuan's power, he will certainly do his utmost to help."
A Celestial King of his generation is naturally shrewd and calculating; it is truly rare for him to take the initiative to show goodwill.
Yunhua didn't mince words and said bluntly, "The foreign wolves have the ambition to destroy us. In this life, someone will quell the chaos and bring an end to the darkness. However, the person who quells the chaos will still need protection in the early stages."
"Will the pacification of the rebellion have a result in this lifetime? Could it be you, fellow Daoist?" Zhenyuan Immortal King's expression was somewhat strange. Although he was a remnant spirit, he could still see Yunhua's current state.
"No, there is another person, a chosen one of the era, born to cultivate the Dao, and brought here to quell the chaos. He has set foot on the other side of the Boundary Sea to suppress the source of the turmoil." Yun Hua knew that once his Dao Fruit of Morality reached the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level, he would have no chance to make a move and would return to the era of Shrouding the Heavens.
"Unfortunately, I am now crippled and unable to protect those who quell the rebellion." Zhenyuan Immortal King sighed, then asked, "Does fellow Daoist know the truth behind the darkness?"
"I know, during the era of the fallen emperors, more than one emperor went to quell the rebellion, but none of them returned." Yunhua began to exaggerate.
Zhenyuan Immortal King trembled slightly, and said incredulously, "Throughout the ages, more than one emperor has fallen?!"
Who was the first emperor after the creation of the world? Why did darkness descend? What is the origin of the Boundary Sea?
Yunhua sighed, "I know these things, but I cannot tell you, fellow Daoist, as it would bring great karmic consequences."
If it were spoken out, it might attract the attention of the Dark Immortal Emperor on the other side of the Boundary Sea.
Zhenyuan Immortal King stood there stunned, unable to recover for a long time.
What did the Six Paths of Reincarnation Immortal King discover and experience this year? What is the truth of all time? Why did the Emperor fall?!
After a long silence, Zhenyuan Immortal King sighed deeply, his heart filled with complex emotions, and said, "Fellow Daoist Yunhua has gone far. I hope that after you take control of reincarnation, you will not forget the promise you made back then and help me reincarnate."
Upon hearing the reincarnation of the Immortal King Duzhen, Yunhua was startled, but then a sense of understanding dawned on her.
Zhenyuan Immortal King was in extremely poor condition. Even if he found the legendary Nine-Colored Immortal Pill, it could only give him a few traces of life and soul, and could not truly revive him.
Besides the Celestial Emperor reflecting the ages and saving the people in the painting, to revive Zhenyuan Celestial King, one must undergo true reincarnation and perfect one's true spirit.
"I will come to guide you back to the cycle of reincarnation once I have recovered somewhat." Yunhua can only exert the strength of a True Immortal at present. Forcibly using the Six Paths of Reincarnation Secret Realm to guide Zhenyuan Immortal King back will only worsen his own injuries.
Time flies, and more than two months have passed in the blink of an eye. Little Shi Hao is back, riding on a unicorn, with a child and an old man by his side.
All three were covered in blood, suggesting they had been through a major battle.
Who is this child?
"This is Shi Qingfeng, my younger brother," Shi Hao introduced.
"Great! Little one is finally back!" A group of adults exclaimed excitedly. Little one had been gone for more than two months, and they had been worried sick about him.
A child bravely ventured into the wilderness, traveled 300,000 miles alone, and returned alive—this can be considered a miracle.
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