fifth form

Chapter 3517 Fengdu Reincarnation (Wishing all my friends a peaceful and safe Lunar New Year's Eve)
The Fengdu Secret Site has been in ruins for an unknown period of time, but its original outline can still be seen in its dilapidated state.

This secret place is like a fortified city surrounded on all sides, and its area was built almost entirely for war.

Just thinking about the Yellow Springs flowing freely outside, Emperor Rao Xin also felt that creating such a secret place would be extremely difficult.

The Ghost Yin Vine, severed by the Vertical Sword Technique, transformed into a withered vine and was ignited by a fire, the flames illuminating almost the entire secret realm.

Standing on the ancient city wall made of broken bluestone, the new emperor looked at the Reincarnation Stone in the distance, and also at the flying zombie that was still gripping the Crimson Sky Sword.

The person Zhang Xuezhou entrusted with the safekeeping of the Crimson Cloud Sword was very reliable. Even at this critical moment, they did not abandon the sword. The person was indeed very responsible in safeguarding the Crimson Cloud Sword.

"Who is inside which flying zombie?" the new emperor asked seriously.

"Do you know who Xiao Huo's father is?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"Chief Chen," the new emperor replied without hesitation.

"Why doesn't Xiao Huo have the surname Chen?" Zhang Xuezhou continued to ask.

"Marquis Qu Ni, Chen He, does not allow unmarried children to enter the Chen family ancestral hall, so the sick child cannot bear the surname Chen," the new emperor said.

"Then why does he have the surname Huo instead of Wei?"

"Sick child... Oh dear, tell me who the sick child's father is. I want to hear who this bastard who abandoned his wife and child is!"

“Please don’t be impulsive. I’m just using Xiao Huo as an example. Xiao Huo has a biological father, but he later recognized Chen Zhang as his godfather,” Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Yes, and then what?"

That's it!

Zhang Xuezhou shook his head. The former Emperor Jing was indeed dead. The Emperor Jing inside the flying zombie was more of a new individual formed from the residual memories of the past Emperor Jing.

This is not just a change in species, but also a change in memory and cognition.

The new emperor is not a child like Huo Qubing who had no choice, but the monarch of a country and a great cultivator in the True Self Realm. His strength surpasses that of the former Emperor Jing and is far stronger than the Flying Zombie.

In this situation, it remains to be seen whether the new emperor will still acknowledge his father.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't act as matchmaker, but he couldn't hide it either, so he left the matter to the two parties to discuss face-to-face.

Seeing that Emperor Jing, who was flying with his sword, did not acknowledge the new emperor, the new emperor seemed to have thought of something. An incredulous look flashed across his face, but he did not speak. Instead, he remained silent and observed.

Entrusting the Crimson Sky Sword to Zhang Xuezhou wasn't a reliable idea, but Zhang Xuezhou found a reliable custodian for it.

Unless he is completely killed, Emperor Jing is unlikely to give up this sword.

Compared to the turbulent Chang'an City, the Crimson Sky Sword is indeed safer in the desolate secret place, and the spiritual energy of the secret place will more or less nourish the sword.

"Are you guys dawdling or not?!"

The new emperor fell silent. After answering the question, Zhang Xuezhou waited a moment before shouting at the flying zombies swaying near the Reincarnation Stone in the distance.

"I was almost scared to death by that sword strike!" Shi Wudao shouted. "Don't yell! Shouting in a place like this will easily scare people!"

"Who do you think you are?!"

Zhang Xuezhou scoffed. Shi Wudao was about to retort, but the flying zombie quickly crawled down.

The flying zombie's head shook and crashed into the Reincarnation Stone.

"Don't provoke him!"

Only then did the new emperor exclaim in surprise.

Leaving Zhang Xuezhou behind, the new emperor sprinted away, his body treading the ground. Zhang Xuezhou shook his head behind him.

An ancient, black boulder stood on a hillside in the secret place, and a chill began to emanate from it as the flying zombies collided.

Zhang Xuezhou and the new emperor each gained something from the Reincarnation Stone by chance, while Emperor Jing and Shi Wudao were less fortunate. They relied on the corpse energy in the flying zombie's body to continuously refine the Reincarnation Stone and tried to change the object of their life and death in it.

Zhang Xuezhou also saw Shi Wudao's "Decree of Life and Death," which was a jet-black jade pendant. The dark luster on the jade pendant kept swirling, trying to wrap around the Reincarnation Stone.

"What are they trying to do?" the new emperor asked, turning around.

"To leave an indelible mark of life and death, so that resurrection won't be so awkward!"

The new emperor turned around and looked to ask, while Zhang Xuezhou, who had also arrived, shrugged and quickly told him what the two of them had done.

The resurrection effect of the 'Decree of Life and Death' became weaker with each resurrection. The first time, it allowed Shi Wudao to find the corpse of an old man, and the second time it attached itself to the remains of Emperor Jing. As the probability of resurrection continued to decrease, Shi Wudao became less and less human.

Upon witnessing Zhang Xuezhou's resurrection, a perfect replica of his original body, Shi Wudao's beliefs nearly collapsed, and he began to focus his efforts on changing the vessel through which he entrusted his life and death.

However, such things are not so easy to achieve. Zhang Xuezhou saw a white cold air spew out from the Reincarnation Stone, and the flying zombie's body was immediately covered with a layer of frost. Then came the painful cries of Emperor Jing and Shi Wudao.

"After the inscription is successfully completed, can it revert to its original form?" the new emperor asked.

"Nothing should have changed!"

Zhang Xuezhou shook his head. Entrusting one's life and death to another does not change the body's structure. Only when one successfully transforms oneself will the Reincarnation Stone change accordingly when it replicates life and death.

Even after Zhang Xuezhou dies, he remains Zhang Xuezhou. Similarly, even if Fei Jiang dies and is resurrected, he will still be Fei Jiang and will not become Shi Wudao in his previous form, nor will he become Emperor Jing.

"Old man, I hope we never meet again!"

Zhang Xuezhou and the new emperor spoke in hushed tones. A muffled sound came from the flying zombie's body, followed by the sound of bones crushing. With uncontrollable trembling, the flying zombie's body detached from the Reincarnation Stone and fell to its side, convulsing.

"what's the situation?"

"I failed to transfer the mark. This Reincarnation Stone wanted to obliterate us. Suddenly, the tyrant didn't want to live anymore. He separated me and dragged himself into the Reincarnation Stone!"

Zhang Xuezhou asked quickly, and Shi Wudao's trembling explanation came from the flying zombie's body.

The new emperor acquired the 'Boundless' sword technique in a very short time, Zhang Xuezhou branded himself with the mark of life and death in a very short time, and Shi Wudao and the others took a little longer, but it was only about a minute.

Branding unknown and mysterious objects is a gamble with one's life. Shi Wudao won once, but he couldn't repeat it a second time.

"Who is this tyrannical ruler you're talking about?" the new emperor pressed.

"Liu... Liu Qi, that incompetent ruler!"

Shi Wudao shuddered, and a cold glint flashed in the new emperor's eyes. The blood-red light of the longsword in his right hand surged, and the longsword was fiercely thrust towards the Reincarnation Stone.

The sword technique, powerful enough to wipe out the Ghost Yin Vine, was annihilated layer by layer in the blink of an eye before it could even be unleashed.

When the longsword pierced the Reincarnation Stone, only a slight clanging sound remained. A chilling aura instantly enveloped the longsword, extending directly into the new emperor's arm.

"Bah!"

With a roar, the new emperor's blood and qi erupted, and the whistling of countless longswords rose up. The 'Rise and Fall' sword technique, used for striking, appeared, but before the three-foot-long blade of cold light could appear, the sword in his hand shattered into pieces.

How could this be?

The new emperor couldn't understand, and as he staggered backward after speaking, Zhang Xuezhou's eyelids twitched, and he felt a familiar sense of oppression.

"The power of laws seems to remain within the Reincarnation Stone?"

The thought of speculation crossed Zhang Xuezhou's mind. He could hardly believe it, but he felt he might have to admit it again.

Over the long years, the seventy-two Reincarnation Stones were neither taken away nor destroyed. It was one thing for unsuspecting later generations to ignore them, but it was impossible for a great cultivator spanning a thousand years to turn a blind eye.

Who left this behind?

He reached out and grabbed the Reincarnation Stone.

On this Reincarnation Stone, the power that was drawn into Emperor Jing's soul still ripples, and it is also filled with the power to counter the new emperor's sword techniques.

Zhang Xuezhou was prepared to fight back, but when he reached in, he found the Reincarnation Stone silk to be incredibly slippery.

Just as he had done at the Taishan Fujun Temple, his right hand once again gripped the Reincarnation Stone.