Chapter 327: Reincarnation

Yun Hui curled her lips and said, “If no one knew about him, would I have risked offending Hui Ying just to snatch him back? Ask him yourself—during that wave of evil spirits, he actually used all his strength, deploying the powers of three elements. Now, I’m afraid everyone outside the Yulan Mountain Range knows of his existence.”
As soon as Yun Hui finished speaking, Huan Hun’s expression turned extremely complicated.
“Never mind. As long as he stays inside Huan Hun City, no one dares to do anything to him.”
Huan Hun, knowing exactly who he was, immediately understood that if Xiao Chen stepped outside his protection, he would either be taken away or killed—there was no third option.
“Huan Hun, can you keep him safe?”
Yun Hui’s voice silently entered Huan Hun’s mind.
Hearing her voice, Huan Hun frowned slightly before replying, “It’s difficult. Someone like him would likely be contested even by those powerful beings from the Source Realm. If those beings discover Xiao Chen’s existence, I doubt I can hold back.”
Huan Hun shook his head.
Suddenly, his mind stirred, and he raised his head abruptly, meeting Yun Hui’s half-smiling gaze.
Slapping his own forehead, he laughed and said, “Yun Hui, I was foolish this time. How could I possibly keep someone like him?”
Then, the two of them laughed at each other.
Chen Xiao, on the other hand, pretended to be confused, staring at them without understanding why they were laughing.
“Hmph, have you finally decided to promote me? If I can reach the level of the gods here, I might be able to use them to find Zi Xuan’s whereabouts… But it won’t be easy.”
Now, Chen Xiao was extremely cautious. If his identity were revealed even slightly, he wouldn’t be able to escape in this underworld.
He could only proceed carefully, step by step, pretending to be a genius with extraordinary talent but low cultivation, using these lower-ranking figures to gradually move him upward. This way, he wouldn’t easily be exposed and could maintain an innocent background.
Otherwise, if a powerful being suddenly appeared and sought to join a supreme god, everyone would scrutinize him closely.
“Handing him over to a powerful being from the Source Realm will surely earn him their favor. Maybe he’ll even be rewarded with a spiritual artifact,” Huan Hun thought to himself.
“Huan Hun, there’s no time to lose. Let’s set off now—delay could lead to trouble,” Yun Hui said.
“But those powerful beings from the Source Realm are all deep in the continent. How are we supposed to find them?” Huan Hun frowned slightly.
The Source RealmSoul cultivators here were not like the extraordinary beings from other worlds, who were all under the control of various major families and forces.
Most of these Source RealmSoul cultivators had their own forces, and the Netherworld was vast beyond measure. Even just this continent was beyond Huan Hun and Yun Hui’s reach.
“Don’t worry. I know where one of those powerful beings’ forces is,” Yun Hui said with a slight smile.
“Good. There’s no time to lose. Let’s go now.”

As he spoke, Phantom Soul waved his hand, releasing a gray mist that covered Chen Xiao’s face. Chen Xiao cooperated perfectly—his eyes rolled back, and he fainted instantly. Soon after, a space stone appeared in Phantom Soul’s hand. A faint glow flashed across the stone, which then absorbed Chen Xiao’s body inside.

“You’re quite vigilant,” Yun Hui smiled lightly before flying into the sky. Together with Phantom Soul, they headed deep into the Yulan Mountains.

Although this area was near the Nether Sea, it was actually a remnant of a vast mountain range. Phantom Soul, though he ruled a large city, only occupied a tiny part of the Yulan Mountains. The mountains were filled with dangers; even a ninth-tier Ghost King wouldn’t dare enter without permission. Thus, the outskirts and the depths of the mountains were like two completely different worlds.

Inside the mountains, there was an abundance of resources—minerals far superior to those in the outskirts. Compared to the mountains, Phantom Soul’s city was nothing but a slum, barely even worthy of that name. The powerful beings in the mountains didn’t bother collecting taxes or protection fees outside, as there was little profit to be made. In the eyes of Phantom Soul and the others, the powerful beings in the mountains were extremely mysterious, appearing only once every ten thousand years.

Chen Xiao sat comfortably inside the crystal stone, idly watching the scenery rush by. Muttering to himself, he said, “Hey, isn’t there a cultivator at the Source Realm ten thousand miles to the left? Why fly forward to find one twenty thousand miles away? It’s so troublesome.”

“Chen Xiao, I’m so hungry…”

At that moment, Xi Xi blinked her now pitch-black eyes, looking at Chen Xiao pitifully. “By the way, do you have a Qiankun Bag in your stomach? You never seem to get full.”

Chen Xiao looked at Xi Xi and shook his head. Then, with a single grab, he shattered the space in front of him. Not far away, a Source Realm Nether Beast that had been watching Yun Hui and Phantom Soul for a long time was crushed by a giant hand and dragged into this space.

“Steam it or cook it—decide for yourself,” Chen Xiao said, tossing the huge corpse of the Nether Beast in front of Xi Xi.

Xi Xi swallowed hard. With a flick of her tiny paw, she pulled out a huge iron pot from somewhere and began cooking the beast. Chen Xiao ignored her and sat cross-legged, entering a state of cultivation.

Fine strands of the Power of Zizai Tian were drawn down from the void and poured into the Zizai Tian Shadow within the celestial map. This shadow grew increasingly solid, seemingly on the verge of transforming into a tangible form. Once complete, those celestial maps would turn into shadows—no longer mere maps. Currently, Chen Xiao had two major shadows in his celestial map, along with two fragments of other maps.

“Could it be that once these nine shadows gather, this celestial map will also turn into a single shadow?”

Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s mind stirred as he thought of this possibility.

“I have no idea what kind of existence this Heavenly Map is. That Ice Phoenix, the beings sealed within the Time-Space Seal, and even the ancient Qilin I’ve never met—all value me so highly. Perhaps it’s because of this Heavenly Map…” Chen Xiao pondered in silence. More than one person had told him that his existence was tied to the revival of a race, and that race seemed to be a great enemy of the gods of the universe. “It certainly can’t be those monsters sealed within the Time-Space Seal.” Chen Xiao dismissed his distractions, calmed his mind and body, and entered a state of cultivation devoid of distractions. The power of the Self-Reliant Heaven slowly flowed through his body. At some point, it began to merge with the power of the Primordial God within him, showing signs of unity. Moreover, even the power of the Purple Sky Heaven seemed to want to get involved. Yet Chen Xiao was unaware that his spirit, soul, and divine consciousness had all immersed themselves in the void, experiencing the free and unrestrained atmosphere of the Self-Reliant Heaven. “If the heart is like floating clouds, it remains at ease… If the will is like flowing water, it wanders freely.” Chen Xiao’s entire being seemed to transform into a light blue divine dragon, swimming freely in a blue ocean, untroubled by anything. Boom! Unnoticed, the power of the Self-Reliant Heaven pouring from the void suddenly intensified, engulfing Chen Xiao’s body. Under its influence, the power of the Primordial God flowed wildly from his divine essence, shaping his soul. Whoosh! With a sound like flowing water, Chen Xiao’s soul power ascended once again, and his realm of the Self-Reliant Heaven progressed from the fourth to the fifth level, matching his current fifth-level Yuanling realm. At the same time, outside the ice-blue primordial spiritual flame in his dantian, which was originally guarded by a purple glow, another blue halo seemed to form—though it remained unshaped, just a shadow. Chen Xiao understood that if the Self-Reliant Heaven reached its ninth level, it too would form a halo to protect the primordial spiritual flame. “Yu Shi Huan said that to completely evade the ruler’s detection, I must combine the two primordial spiritual flames—water and fire… But she also possesses a primordial spiritual flame. Who exactly is she?” Chen Xiao shook his head slightly. Many things were beyond his current understanding. To resolve the doubts in his heart, he had to keep breaking through, becoming a true powerhouse who could dominate the universe and unravel everything. Moreover, Chen Xiao refused to become anyone’s pawn or an enemy of the gods of the universe for some imaginary race. But for now, he was powerless and had no choice but to proceed. Yet he swore that one day he would break free from these shackles imposed on him, shatter all constraints, and take control of his own destiny. “Fifth level of the Self-Reliant Heaven… My ability to escape is growing stronger. Forget it. I won’t worry about the Sky of Sorrow or the Sky of Darkness for now. I’ll focus entirely on cultivating the Self-Reliant Heaven.”

At this moment, Chen Xiao became determined. He severed the connections between the remaining maps of Lihen Tian and Youming Tian, as well as with that mysterious existence, stopping the flow of power from those two realms. He then focused solely on cultivating Zizai Tian.

Time passed unbeknownst to him, and the realm of Zizai Tian had fully reached its fifth level. The shadowy figure seemed to have half-transformed into a tangible form.

By then, Yun Hui and Huan Hun had also stopped moving. Six figures stood side by side before them.

Huan Hun looked displeased at the six Ghost Kings before him.

“I wonder why you’ve blocked our path. What’s the reason?” Huan Hun asked, his expression shifting.

“Nothing. We just want to kill you,” came the reply—from Yun Hui, standing beside Huan Hun.

“What?!” Huan Hun was stunned, staring at Yun Hui in disbelief.

“She said we only want to kill you,” said one of the Ghost Kings, with rosy lips, fair teeth, a delicate face, and dressed in a jade-colored robe.

“Yun Hui, what do you mean?” Huan Hun ignored the Ghost King’s words and continued to stare at Yun Hui.

“Huan Hun, do you remember three hundred years ago when you slaughtered an entire city to cultivate your Fantian Jue? To be honest, I was the daughter of that city’s lord and managed to escape by chance.”

Yun Hui’s expression remained calm, but her tone was filled with hatred. In an instant, a powerful aura surged from her body, and she rose from the rank of Ghost Saint to that of Ghost King.

“Wow, this girl is truly patient. After three hundred years of hatred, she finally gets her wish.”

Inside the space crystal, Chen Xiao watched the situation outside and shook his head slightly. In fact, the moment he saw Yun Hui, he had already recognized her hidden cultivation level and the resentment in her heart. But Chen Xiao didn’t intend to interfere—as long as these people didn’t disrupt his plans, he didn’t care what they did.

“I see… I see…” Huan Hun was utterly disheartened. Yun Hui was one of the people he trusted the most, yet she turned out to be a venomous snake hidden close to his heart. Now, that snake had finally shown its fangs and dealt him a fatal blow.

Faced with the attack of the seven Ghost Kings, Huan Hun had no chance of escaping. But he wasn’t willing to die easily either. He would drag someone down with him before giving up.

Suddenly, Huan Hun’s body split into seven, with all seven avatars attacking Yun Hui at once. The one he hated the most was this traitor who had hidden her true intentions and deceived him for years.

“Stubborn.”

A cold smile appeared on Yun Hui’s lips. In an instant, she waved her hand, and a burst of silver light erupted from the black bracelet on her wrist. In an instant, her entire body seemed to have vanished into the endless void.

No matter how hard Huan Hun tried, he couldn’t touch Yun Hui’s body.

“A spirit weapon infused with the laws of space…”

Now, Huan Hun was completely desperate. His opponent possessed a spirit weapon empowered by the laws of space—he was no match for her, not even capable of escaping.

“Kill!”

Yun Hui’s expression was cold, devoid of any trace of her once alluring charm. With a cold snort, she took the initiative to attack first. Seeing this, the six Ghost Kings on the other side also unleashed their most powerful attacks. In almost an instant, Huan Hun, the Ghost King who had dominated the edges of the Netherworld, was shattered into pieces. Seeing Huan Hun dead, Yun Hui slowly exhaled in relief. The next moment, her entire demeanor seemed to undergo a dramatic change. The hatred that had weighed on her for hundreds of years was finally avenged, and even she felt a hint of confusion within herself. But soon, she regained her composure. With a wave of her hand, she seized the space crystal containing Chen Xiao. “This time, I owe you all a favor. Huan Hun’s territory will be my reward to you. Moreover, if you’re willing to accompany me to see the Domain Lord, you will surely earn his favor,” Yun Hui said indifferently. “Hehe, Miss Yun Hui, you’re joking. We’re already accustomed to living freely outside the domain. There’s no need to see the Domain Lord,” said the man in the jade-colored robe, the same one who was Hui Ying before, smiling. Then he bowed to Yun Hui and vanished in a flash. The others, seeing Hui Ying leave, realized what he was going to do and hurriedly bid farewell to Yun Hui before following him. Yun Hui watched the six Ghost Kings leave and sighed slightly. “The Domain Lord is an ultimate Void God. You’ve missed a great opportunity this time.” Then, she activated the bracelet in her hand again. With a flash of silver light, her body disappeared. “Oh? The master behind this girl is actually a Void God? Even better. If I can act a bit more like a genius, meeting the deities of the Netherworld or even higher beings to investigate Zi Xuan’s whereabouts will be even easier.” Chen Xiao felt a slight stir in his heart. The next moment, with a gesture of his hand, the bones and fur of the Nether beast that Xi Xi had eaten earlier turned into dust and vanished. At that moment, a flash of light passed by, and Chen Xiao along with Xi Xi tumbled to the ground in disarray. But both of them were confused, not knowing what had happened. “Sister Yun Hui, what just happened?” Chen Xiao stood up dazedly and asked, pretending not to know. “Don’t ask things you shouldn’t.” By now, Yun Hui had completely shed her disguise, becoming extremely cold and unapproachable. “Come with me. We’re going to see the Domain Lord. He is the supreme being on this continent. Be careful what you say.” Yun Hui said to Chen Xiao before turning and walking toward the palace ahead. “The supreme being on this continent?” Chen Xiao blinked. His divine senses had already covered the palace, revealing a lower-level Void God inside. And this continent was vast—just from the traces of the Primordial Spirit Energy he sensed, there were more than one such being. It seemed this guy was truly arrogant. But Chen Xiao didn’t care. As long as he could rise to the upper echelons of the Netherworld’s rule, that would suffice. …

In a side chamber, a white-haired man was quietly reading a black book in his hands. The next moment, he seemed to notice Yun Hui’s arrival, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
“Yun Hui, you’re back?” The white-haired man’s gaze toward Yun Hui was filled with tenderness.
“Lord…” Yun Hui felt uneasy under the man’s intense gaze and could only call out softly.
“I’ve avenged myself; now there’s no reason to refuse me, right?” The white-haired man smiled, then his gaze sharpened as he noticed Chen Xiao following behind Yun Hui.
“Who is he?”
The white-haired man was slightly curious—why would Yun Hui bring a third-tier minor here?
“He’s a versatile Nether Warrior,” Yun Hui said, slightly relieved as the man’s attention was diverted.
“A versatile Nether Warrior?” The white-haired man’s eyes lit up. “That’s indeed a rare talent. If trained properly, he could become another great general under me.”
“Yuan Ling, take this kid down and train him well—don’t neglect him… He’s my nominal disciple.”
With that, the white-haired man summoned one of his subordinates to take Chen Xiao away. Then, he eagerly wrapped his arms around Yun Hui’s waist.
…
“The power of this white-haired Void God is quite significant—even stronger than Cassius’s before.”
Chen Xiao’s mental senses scanned the area, and in just a moment, he had taken in all the details of this Void God’s domain.
“Xiao Chen, this is the World of Books, filled with various kinds of knowledge and cultivation methods. Spend the next half year practicing here. As the lord’s nominal disciple, you shouldn’t be shortsighted—learning more about the upper echelons of the Nether World will be of great benefit to you in the future.”
Yuan Ling, who had just spoken with Chen Xiao and realized he was a complete country bumpkin, took him to this World of Books.
This was exactly what Chen Xiao wanted—after all, his knowledge of the Nether World was still limited. Although Void Gods didn’t hold much status there, they were still local rulers with far more knowledge than an outsider like Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao nodded blankly and followed Yuan Ling, the lord’s most trusted subordinate and a cultivator of the ninth realm, into this so-called World of Books.
“Wow, are all the books here alive?”
This World of Books wasn’t what Chen Xiao had imagined—a huge library. It was a real world, a world belonging to books. The sheer number of books here was beyond Chen Xiao’s comprehension. Moreover, some of them emitted faint signs of life, clearly possessing their own consciousness.
“Xiao Chen, this World of Books was created by an ancient deity. Some of these books, having absorbed the primordial energy of heaven and earth, have become true living beings. So, never venture too deep—no one will help you if you die.”
Yuan Ling said to Chen Xiao before vanishing from the World of Books.

“A book world created by an ancient deity? Could it be the Supreme God?”
Chen Xiao’s mind raced. “Since this might be a world created by the Supreme God, there must be some treasures here. I’ll go in and take a look first.”
With quick thinking, Chen Xiao flew straight into the depths of the book world.
Along the way, his divine consciousness scanned everywhere, absorbing the contents of each book.
The books on the periphery of this book world were clearly added later and lacked spiritual energy.
But the deeper Chen Xiao went, the more bizarre the books became.
Suddenly, a book as large as Earth appeared right in front of him. From within it came a series of murmuring sounds, as if it were constantly reciting something.
“The Great Law of Cosmic Reincarnation?”
At a glance, Chen Xiao recognized that this book was actually a cultivation manual.
“Such things are almost useless to me. Get lost!”
Chen Xiao punched it, sending the Earth-sized book flying away. The book seemed to realize Chen Xiao’s strength and disappeared instantly.
“Wait, come back!”
Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s mind acted swiftly. With a single grab, he pulled back that massive book, which possessed the power of a virtual god and had already vanished without a trace.
Then, his powerful divine consciousness forced its way through the book’s defenses and began reading its contents.
“Hmph, as expected!”
After recording the contents, Chen Xiao tossed the book aside.
“The Great Law of Cosmic Reincarnation… Great Reincarnation Mirror, appear!”
With a thought, the Great Reincarnation Mirror, obtained from the guardians of the supernatural world, flew out of the Supreme God’s space and landed in his hands.
Immediately, the power of the Supreme God within Chen Xiao began to operate according to the laws of the Great Law of Cosmic Reincarnation, transforming into streams of reincarnation energy that infused the mirror.
Boom!
Suddenly, the Great Reincarnation Mirror emitted a surge of chaotic spatial energy. Then, the mirror, which had never shown anything before, displayed a scroll-like image.
“The Realm of Reincarnation… It’s indeed the Realm of Reincarnation, right here.”
A hint of joy appeared on Chen Xiao’s face.
This book world was sealed by a powerful force, and Chen Xiao couldn’t yet gauge its depth. Yet instinctively, he felt that it contained what he wanted. He never expected that what he sought was the Realm of Reincarnation, one of the Nine Heavens.
“Good. With this Realm of Reincarnation and the Great Law of Cosmic Reincarnation, I can easily activate this Great Reincarnation Mirror. It seems this mirror is also a celestial artifact.”
Chen Xiao had long recognized the extraordinary nature of this mirror, but he had never been able to use it. Even the previous three guardians could only utilize a fraction of its power.
The reason was the lack of reincarnation energy.
Just now, by using the power of the Supreme God and following the laws of the Great Law of Cosmic Reincarnation, Chen Xiao simulated some reincarnation energy, thereby activating the mirror’s power.

Now, this existence sharing the same origin as Samsara Heaven directly revealed the existence of the Samsara Heaven map—and it was a complete one. Chen Xiao’s heart surged with excitement once again.
“Tianlong Xing, hide me!”
With a soft command, Tianlong Xing detached from his body and flew out, transforming into a blue divine dragon that covered Chen Xiao’s body.
Before leaving, Chen Xiao didn’t forget to unleash a trace of the Primordial God’s power to create a duplicate of himself, who sat at the edge of the Book Realm, carefully studying a book.
Even a Primordial Spirit God would find it difficult to distinguish between this duplicate and the real Chen Xiao.
Only then did Chen Xiao feel at ease. He moved and followed the guidance of the Samsara Mirror, flying deeper into the Book Realm.
Now that he had reached the fifth level of Zizai Heaven, Tianlong Xing’s power had increased further. Its strength alone was already comparable to that of the entire Tianlong set before.
“Hm? Sealing?”
Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s movement halted as his surrounding space was sealed, blocking his path.
“Tianlong Horn, break it!”
Chen Xiao acted again, unleashing the Tianlong Horn. With the power of Zizai Heaven surging, a blue force of destruction emanated from the horn, silently helping Chen Xiao break through the seal.
Upon entering this sealed world, Chen Xiao’s expression changed. He discovered that there were books in this world with strength equivalent to that of a True Spirit God!
Moreover, some of these books even surpassed Chen Xiao in power!
“How is this possible?!”
Chen Xiao was shocked. He had thought that reaching the fifth level of Zizai Heaven made him the strongest being below the Primordial God, capable even of killing True Spirit Gods like those from the Black Prison with ease. But now, he was utterly stunned.
Just the aura emitted by those books made his heart pound.
“It seems I can’t underestimate any existence in this world. There must be beings in this Book Realm capable of killing me. Be careful…”
As he thought this, the Tianlong set detached from his body, covering him and hiding his aura and whereabouts.
Meanwhile, several powerful books, which had been agitated moments ago, calmed down.
“Just now, it seems an outsider entered the depths of the Book Realm…”
“If we can obtain his body and possess it, we’ll be able to escape this hellish place and roam the universe freely…”
“But where has he gone?”
In the void, several formidable divine minds scanned the area, trying to locate Chen Xiao.
But with Tianlong Xing hiding his identity and his incredible speed, these book spirits, though powerful, couldn’t detect his trace.
“Damn it, if there are books at the Primordial God level here…”
Chen Xiao took a deep breath, dismissing his distractions, and fully activated the Tianlong set, following the guidance of the Samsara Realm toward the Samsara Heaven map.
“I found it!”
Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s eyes lit up. Not far ahead, in a patch of void, a scroll emitting a grayish glow floated quietly.

“Hm? I spotted that kid!”
At that moment, a book at the True Spirit Divine level suddenly emitted waves of divine consciousness.
“Wait, is that kid trying to provoke that monster?”
“Hurry up, if he angers that monster, we’ll all die here!”
“Damn it! Why did you have to provoke such a being?”
The moment Chen Xiao arrived beside the Reincarnation Sky Map, the power of the Natural Heaven within him was completely driven away by the aura of the map, leaving his body exposed instantly.
Those powerful books, upon seeing Chen Xiao appear beside the Reincarnation Sky Map, panicked and fled in haste, fearing that he might provoke that being.
“Hm?”
An aura akin to that of a primordial beast emanated from the Reincarnation Sky Map, as if the map itself had awakened from slumber.
“Damn it! Affected by the aura of this book world, has this Reincarnation Sky Map also developed consciousness and become a living being?!”
In an instant, Chen Xiao’s body was locked by a terrifying aura.
Without hesitation, Chen Xiao immediately used his Supreme God Talisman, transforming into a supreme god and confronting the Reincarnation Sky Map.