Seeking Martial Dao in All Reborn Lives

FWOOM!!

As the jade drew near Zhao Xuanqi, the Black Flame erupted from his body once again, just as expected.

However, just as everyone had predicted, the Black Flame seemed to have a limited effect on inanimate objects. The iron tongs holding the jade were not severely damaged.

Soon, the jade was pressed against Zhao Xuanqi’s skin.

And just then, the seemingly unremarkable piece of jade finally began to change.

Everyone could clearly see the piece of jade slowly melting.

A flicker of excitement flashed through Wang Sea’s eyes.

Others might not have known, but he was well aware of just how hard that jade was.

Soon, the jade had completely melted, seeping through the skin and into Zhao Xuanqi’s body.

Everyone watched Zhao Xuanqi’s body expectantly, looking for any sign of improvement.

The next moment, Zhao Xuanqi’s breath, which had been as faint as a thread, slowly began to steady. The rate at which his body was withering also seemed to slow dramatically.

It’s working!

Everyone’s spirits lifted, and they continued to watch.

One minute.

Five minutes.

Ten minutes.

...

A full half hour passed, yet aside from his breathing having stabilized somewhat, Zhao Xuanqi showed no further signs of improvement.

’Is that all?’

The group looked to Wang Sea, but he looked just as confused.

None of them could figure out what had happened or what purpose the jade served.

"Regardless, his condition seems to have stabilized somewhat. Next, I propose we take him back to the Cyan Dragon Sect Secret Land to recuperate. He’s a target for everyone right now; leaving him in the outside world will likely lead to many problems."

Wang Sea said after a moment of thought.

"Indeed. Shangjing has fallen, and we don’t know the current state of Neon’s four restricted-class entities. However, they certainly won’t sit by and let Zhao Xuanqi live. And it’s not just them—the other Five Nations are probably the same. The Cyan Dragon Sect Secret Land is truly a good place to go."

Xie Yunhe nodded and said with a sigh.

And while the others conversed, a subtle change was taking place within Zhao Xuanqi’s body as the jade merged with it.

The jade seemed to exert some suppressive effect on the Black Flame in his body. While this suppression was extremely slight, it was at least enough to prevent Zhao Xuanqi from losing his life in the short term.

Most importantly, the Black Flame was burning the Qi in his body, leaving his will and thoughts in a Chaotic State, which was the most life-threatening aspect of his condition.

Now, with the Black Flame slightly suppressed, his slumbering consciousness finally had a moment’s respite, regaining a sliver of clarity.

Although this clarity was merely a hazy state, somewhere between dreaming and waking, it was enough.

In his trance, Zhao Xuanqi’s consciousness seemed to sense a voice calling to him. He subconsciously followed the sound, like a man in darkness drawn to a sliver of light. The closer he drew to the source of the voice, the clearer his awareness became.

Suddenly, light flooded his consciousness. When his senses returned, he found himself in an exceedingly peculiar place.

It appeared to be a cave, but it wasn’t made of rock. It was formed from bright red, squirming flesh, as if he were inside the abdominal cavity of some creature.

He could clearly see black blood vessels spreading and crawling over the surrounding flesh like vines, an unsettling sight.

This place wasn’t real; it was more like a dream, or rather, a scene manifested by intent.

However, what truly surprised Zhao Xuanqi was not the cave of flesh itself, but what was at its center. Countless black blood vessels, like chains, were tightly wound, binding and suspending a figure in midair.

The vessels pierced his body, rendering him unable to move an inch.

And that face...

"I finally get to meet you."

"If this were any later, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have been able to protect this last bit of consciousness and its secrets."

Li Zhenyuan forced a weak smile onto his pale face.

"What in the world is going on?"

"The you in the outside world, and the you here now... which one is the real you?"

Zhao Xuanqi took a deep breath and asked the Li Zhenyuan before him.

"It seems you really don’t know anything. Before you became a Reincarnator, did you not obtain a ’Transformed Creature’?"

Li Zhenyuan asked Zhao Xuanqi.

"’Transformed Creature’?"

Confusion was written all over Zhao Xuanqi’s face.

"’Transformed Creatures’ come in all forms. It might be a pen, a weapon, or even a shoe. They are formed when a unique power, through a connection with the Divine Court, randomly attaches itself to a nearby object. But in truth, a Transformed Creature’s form isn’t important—its function is. You must have seen my Transformed Creature; otherwise, you couldn’t have come here and connected with me. It was the piece of jade I left in the secret chamber."

Li Zhenyuan explained.

’Jade...’

’Zhao Xuanqi understood instantly. It seemed Wang Sea and the others had done something after rescuing him from his comatose, critically injured state.’

"I don’t have anything like that."

Zhao Xuanqi considered for a moment, certain he couldn’t have overlooked such an important detail, and then spoke.

"Is that so? It seems the rules of reincarnation have undergone some unknown change. I noticed it a thousand years ago—the functions of the Transformed Creatures were gradually sealing themselves off. I was worried that eventually, the path to reincarnation itself would close, so I took a risk, wanting to eliminate this world’s ’source’ prematurely. But it led to this outcome."

Li Zhenyuan shook his head slightly, his expression a mixture of loneliness and resignation.

’Transformed Creatures... Divine Court... Source...’

Each new word only left Zhao Xuanqi more confused.

"Tell me the details."

Zhao Xuanqi said.

Li Zhenyuan nodded, understanding that without a Transformed Creature, Zhao Xuanqi knew nothing.

"In truth, what I know is also very limited. After all, this is only the first world I’ve been a Reincarnator in. I will only tell you what I know."

"First, since you’ve experienced reincarnation, you should understand that our ’world’ is but one of many. Besides Blue Star and this one, countless other ’worlds’ exist. As for the so-called ’Divine Court,’ my knowledge is limited. I can’t even determine if it’s composed of some terrifying life forms or is an evolution of natural or cosmic laws."

"The Divine Court seems to have a special mechanism. They use specific rules and methods to grant the right of reincarnation in various worlds. The chosen Reincarnators can then use ’Transformed Creatures’ to connect with the Divine Court, serving it to some extent in exchange for a corresponding ’reward.’ As for the ultimate purpose of all this, I do not know. I only know that their targets are called ’Alien Sources.’"

"From what I understand, an Alien Source is likely some kind of peculiar entity that interferes with a world’s normal functions through special means, draining its power and causing it to decay. They don’t seem to be native to the worlds they inhabit. Their appearance is incredibly damaging to the world itself, even to the point of provoking the world’s instinctive resistance. When I was first reincarnated into this world, the hint my Transformed Creature gave me was to eliminate this world’s Alien Source: the ’Bloodline Species.’"

Li Zhenyuan said slowly.

"’Bloodline Species’?"

Zhao Xuanqi muttered to himself.

"Don’t you find this world strange? The Rare Beasts of today, the Exotic Beasts of Ancient Times? Logically speaking, none of this fits this world’s laws of evolution."

Li Zhenyuan asked.

Zhao Xuanqi nodded slightly. He had long been suspicious. This world’s historical development was extremely similar to that of Blue Star in his previous life, so there shouldn’t have been any so-called Exotic Beasts. Moreover, if one carefully traced history, they would find that these long-lived species appeared quite suddenly, without a long period of evolution. It was as if they had just popped into existence at a certain point in history.

"Back then, the Bloodline Species arrived in this world through some unknown means and attached itself to an ordinary creature. This creature constantly devoured flesh and blood, destroyed the environment, and grew ever more powerful. Its flesh split apart to form the so-called ’Holy Seeds’—the cores of the high-level Exotic Beasts of the Ancient Times—which then gave rise to the Exotic Beast Dynasty that plagued this world for an age."

"Driven by the Bloodline Species, these Exotic Beasts wantonly devoured flesh, slaughtered living beings, and destroyed the environment. The nascent human civilization of this world was nearly driven to extinction because of them."

"And the ’Bloodline Species’ is the source of all these calamities."

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