Simultaneous Transmigration: Inheriting the Legacy of Myriad Worlds

Chapter 156: River of Rebirth
The netherworld, the Yellow Springs and the Nine Netherworlds.

Such claims have existed in the world of Shrouding the Heavens since ancient times, and some of these things do actually exist, though they may differ from what we know on Earth.

The underworld is indeed the place of the dead, but it cannot grant you reincarnation; it can, however, take your life.

The dim, yellowish river that suddenly appeared because of Qin Sheng's tribulation exuded an ominous and deathly aura.

Qin Sheng stared at the river, carefully recalling the events, and then a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.

"That dead dog must have teleported us to the Great Wilderness. I know what that is now."

The so-called Great Wilderness refers to the vast, uninhabited areas of the Eastern Wilderness, spanning millions of miles or even more.

Those places are either towering mountains, desolate and barren, or shrouded in endless miasma, teeming with powerful ancient beasts, and possessing all sorts of treacherous terrain, a scene of utter wilderness.

The Great Wilderness is incredibly mysterious. Some have discovered opportunities to seize the wonders of heaven and earth within it, while others have encountered unparalleled terror and vanished into nothingness.

Those wild and untamed regions are also the origin of the name "Eastern Wilderness".

Throughout the history of the Eastern Wilderness, many holy rulers, nearing the end of their lives, would choose to enter the Great Wilderness.

Perhaps they wanted to spend the rest of their lives in peace, or perhaps they wanted to make one last gamble to explore the mysteries of the wilderness.

But in the end, very few managed to defy fate and survive.

"I've heard of the Great Wilderness, but what about this river?" Ye Fan asked.

"River of Rebirth".

Qin Sheng explained, "This river has always existed in the Great Wilderness and never appears outside. It is recorded in various holy lands of the Eastern Wilderness. It has no source and often appears out of nowhere in a certain location."

"Its destination is unknown. After flowing through a certain area, it will mysteriously disappear and cannot be found."

"Many holy lords, after entering the Great Wilderness in their later years, would choose to travel along this river and eventually disappear along with the River of Rebirth."

"Then why is it called the River of Rebirth?" Ye Fan asked, puzzled.

Since all those people have disappeared, Ye Fan thinks this should be called a river of death.

"Because the first person to discover it disappeared along with the River of Rebirth, and then mysteriously reappeared in the Eastern Wilderness ten thousand years later."

Qin Sheng's expression was somewhat solemn. "That was a living fossil who lived for nearly three thousand years. Before he disappeared, he only had a few years left to live. He passed away ten thousand years ago. Logically speaking, he should only be a skeleton left. But after he reappeared in the world, he regained his youth."

Ye Fan was shocked. "How is this possible? Even the elixir of immortality couldn't make a living fossil live for ten thousand years, could it?"

The life-extending effect of the elixir of immortality is also determined by the cultivator's own cultivation level.

The Great Emperor could eat this and live another lifetime, easily living to be ten thousand years old. But for a powerful being like you, one lifetime is obviously not that long.

Therefore, objectively speaking, it's a waste for a low-level cultivator to consume a complete divine medicine, but subjectively speaking...

I'm about to die, why should I care about any of your stuff?

"Nobody knows why, not even that living fossil himself could explain it, because he lost all his memories." Qin Sheng shook his head.

"It felt like I had truly experienced a rebirth."

Black Emperor was very curious and asked, "What happened to that person afterward?"

"A hundred years after returning to the human world, he disappeared. Some people saw him enter the Great Wilderness again, but this time he did not come out. No one knows whether he died in the Great Wilderness or returned to this river."

"From then on, this river was called the River of Rebirth."

Qin Sheng looked at the Black Emperor, "Do you know anything?"

The Black Emperor shook his head. "I've never heard of any River of Rebirth in the Great Wilderness before. There are no records of this in the Jade Pool."

"Then it seems the records of the Holy Land are correct. The River of Rebirth first appeared and was discovered around 60,000 to 70,000 years ago."

At that time, the Black Emperor had already been sealed in Purple Mountain by Wushi, and was sleeping soundly, unaware of anything.

The Black Emperor gazed at the River of Rebirth and took a careful sniff.

"This thing really does feel like the Underworld, something that suddenly appeared sixty or seventy thousand years ago..."

"Don't overthink it. There are too many unsolved mysteries in this world. Without sufficient cultivation, there's no way to explore the truth."

As Qin Sheng spoke, he plummeted into the abyss below.

"When we become stronger in the future, we will naturally understand the origin of these mysterious things."

In the world of "Covering the Sky," our predecessors have studied so much that they inevitably left behind all sorts of strange and wonderful things.

Things like Flying Immortal Waterfall, Reincarnation Lake, and Divine Soul Pool are recorded as ominous objects in ancient books. Everyone thinks they may be related to longevity and are hailed as the most mysterious phenomena, which no one can explain.

But does nobody really know where they came from?

That's not true at all. The so-called unsolved mystery is only relative to ordinary cultivators.

There is no shortage of people in the universe who know about the Lake of Reincarnation. If you have the ability, go to the forbidden zone and ask the ancient supreme beings.

Qin Sheng arrived at the River of Rebirth. This place was originally underground, but after the river appeared, it was as if he had been taken into another dimension.

The soil and sand have all disappeared; on both sides of the river is pitch-black emptiness, dark and endless.

What are we doing down here?

Ye Fan felt a chill run down his spine. "I feel this place is a bit cold and damp; it doesn't seem like a good place."

“Every time the River of Rebirth appears, something will appear.”

Qin Sheng: "It could be the weapons of the Holy Lords who disappeared with the River of Rebirth last time, or some strange items. Let's just call it a chance encounter."

"Wang!"

Upon hearing that there was treasure, Black King immediately became excited.

"Who was it that said I teleported to the wrong place? Not only can you undergo your tribulation here, but you can also take treasures. Now you know how wise and powerful I am, strategizing and planning everything under control, right?"

"Apologize to me, all of you!" Black King's tail was practically wagging in the air.

"From now on, no matter what happens, I'll take 90%!"

"He's daydreaming again."

Ye Fan laughed and said, "If you defeat Immortal Qin, I'll give you everything, not just 90%."

"To show my respect for the Dog of No Beginning, I may use only the Emperor's Weapon," Qin Sheng said with a slight smile.

"You two are real bastards."

Black King was deeply hurt. They ganged up on him, a mere dog. Are they even human?

Ye Fan was speechless. "You, after all, once followed the Great Emperor Wushi, and have seen and eaten a lot of things. A lot of things shouldn't be considered treasures to you, right?"

"And I'm not by the Emperor's side right now," the Black Emperor complained.

"As you all know, I came out of Purple Mountain with nothing. I have to start my cultivation from scratch. If I don't acquire some treasures and build up my own wealth, how can I manage?"

"Even my cultivation requires resources!"

"You're just greedy."

Qin Sheng ruthlessly exposed the true face of the Black Emperor.

It's true that cultivation requires resources, but the Black Emperor even wants to possess the stones by the roadside. What is this if not greed?

At this moment, two things suddenly floated down from the upper reaches of the River of Rebirth: a gray stone spear and a piece of black armor.

“These are powerful weapons, already interwoven with the Dao and reason.” Qin Sheng saw through the true nature of the two artifacts.

"Woof! Mine!"

Black King pounced, but Ye Fan grabbed its tail.

"Ouch! You're finished, Ye! I'm going to suppress you in the latrine!"

The Black Emperor was furious. Even though his tail was bald, he could not be insulted!
Qin Sheng ignored the man and the dog and retrieved the stone spear and armor.

"Among powerful weapons, it's one of the best." Qin Sheng was very satisfied.

What's there to complain about when you get something for free?

"I want a piece, I want the armor!" Black Emperor roared in a moment of silence.

"...This is armor worn by humans. What do you want it for?"

"Then I want the stone spear!"

"You don't even have hands, are you going to use your mouth to hold a stone spear and stab people?"

Black Emperor roared in fury, "You surnamed Qin, if I weren't outmatched by you, I would have bitten you to death!"

This is blatant discrimination against dogs!
"These two weapons have been soaking in the River of Rebirth for countless years, yet they haven't decayed?" Ye Fan wondered.

“Aside from the fact that you will disappear if you walk along the river, the River of Rebirth is not dangerous.”

Qin Sheng: "Although it looks ominous, some people have tried it before, and even if they fall into the river, they will only feel cold and there will be no other harm."

“If you take the river water away, they will become ordinary, just like regular muddy water.”

"This is a harmless mystery."

Otherwise, Qin Sheng wouldn't have dared to approach so brazenly.

"Is it really that safe?"

Ye Fan exclaimed in surprise, "I don't believe it, you dead dog, do you believe it or not?"

Black Emperor shook his head, "There must be something fishy about this river."

"Then go down and give it a try."

Ye Fan suddenly kicked Black Emperor, sending its massive body plunging into the River of Rebirth. "Serves you right for biting me!"

"Woof! Ye Fan, I must..."

Black Emperor was truly enraged and choked on a mouthful of river water, but the next second his expression changed. He stopped cursing Ye Fan and instead drank the river water again, savoring it carefully.

Qin Sheng: "...You damn dog, have you lost your mind?"

"Didn't you say there was no danger?" Ye Fan hurriedly reached out to pull Hei Huang.

He believed Qin Sheng's words, which is why he kicked Black Emperor; he never intended to kill Black Emperor.

"Pfft!"

The next second, Black Emperor pulled Ye Fan into the river as well, laughing wildly.

Ye Fan knew he had fallen into a trap.

Qin Sheng sensed something and asked the Black Emperor:
"what have you found?"

"This tastes wrong!"

Qin Sheng remained silent. The River of Rebirth had soaked countless corpses of holy lords; it would be a miracle if this tasted right.

"No, this River of Rebirth tastes like the water from the ancient Jade Pool."

The Black Emperor Dao Ming himself discovered, "It's still the immortal elixir from the ninth level of the Jade Pool!"

"what?"

Qin Sheng was genuinely surprised. "The River of Rebirth is so far from the Ancient Jade Pool, how could they be the same?"

The ninth level of the Ancient Jade Pool is the burial place of the Western Emperor and the corpse of the Great Accomplished Holy Body.

“I’m not sure, but there are indeed similarities.”

Black Emperor plunged into the River of Rebirth and kept diving down. Qin Sheng thought for a moment, then took Ye Fan with him and followed.

If we find any treasure, we can't let that dead dog have it all.

The murky River of Rebirth was cold and lifeless, but it had no strange smell. The two people and the dog sank and sank, but never reached the bottom of the river.

"Don't go any further."

Qin Sheng stopped the Black Emperor, saying, "The River of Rebirth has no source, no end, and no limit to its depth."

Black Emperor's eyes flickered, and he said with absolute certainty:
"This is absolutely formed from the water of the ninth level of the Ancient Jade Pool, I can guarantee it."

"It was first discovered 60,000 to 70,000 years ago..."

Qin Sheng pondered; the combination of the Ancient Jade Pool and this point in time was quite subtle.

Is this related to the underworld? Or is it the work of Wushi? Or perhaps it's a change that arose instinctively after the Western Emperor and Empress's corpses turned into corpses?
The level of the Great Emperor is too powerful. Their actions are unfathomable. Without truly reaching that level, one can never understand such power.

“Try taking out that corner of the fat man’s shroud,” Black Emperor suddenly said.

Qin Sheng corrected him, saying, "It's a corner of my shroud."

As soon as the gloomy shroud was taken out, something strange happened. Before Qin Sheng could even activate it, the previously lifeless River of Rebirth suddenly surged.

Countless streams surged and converged on the shroud, forming a whirlpool.

A small amount of yellowish substance was drawn out of the river and clung to the shroud, which made the turbid river of the dead clear and flow in all directions.

Looking at the shroud, drops of liquid condensed on it, expanding from dust particles to the size of rice grains, and continued to increase.

“Some kind of divine substance is being extracted from the River of Rebirth.”

Black King's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and he looked at the shroud with a sense of eager anticipation.

Finally, a total of thirty-six drops of the Rebirth Liquid condensed, each about the size of a broad bean.

The waters of the River of Rebirth around them became crystal clear and incredibly clean.

"Immortal Qin, you really are an expert in wastewater treatment!" Ye Fan exclaimed in amazement.

"This thing..." Qin Sheng carefully examined the turbid liquid on the shroud; it was very unusual.

This turbidity is not dirt, but a kind of spiritual or primordial filth, as if too much stuff has settled, causing the soul to be covered in dust.

At that moment, a large tongue came licking over, trying to lick all the liquid off the shroud.

"You damn dog, you're having another episode, aren't you!"

Qin Sheng pulled the Black Emperor away, and the dead dog stuck out its tongue, drooling over the Rebirth Liquid.

"Seeing is believing, Immortal Qin. I'm reminding you to take out the shroud."

Black Emperor squeezed hard towards Qin Sheng, saying, "You can't be ungrateful and discard me after I've served my purpose!"

"You just called me by my surname Qin." Qin Sheng said expressionlessly.

"The past me, that was not me, that was fake, it has nothing to do with me, only the present me is real."

Ye Fan scoffed, "You shameless dog."

"Do you know what this is?"

Black Emperor shook his head. "I don't know, but I have a general idea of ​​its function."

"Talk about it."

"Then you have to give me thirty drops."

Qin Sheng looked around, smiled slightly, and said:

"The River of Rebirth is very deep; it's not unusual for a dog to drown there, Yezi, don't you agree?"

“That makes sense.” Ye Fan nodded in deep agreement and quickly approached the Black Emperor.

Black King Dog's face twisted in disgust. "You two bastards! When I become Emperor, I will make you my pets!"

"This thing should be formed from all kinds of worldly filth and spiritual dust, but when yin reaches its extreme, yang arises, and a special change occurs, which can enable people to be reborn."

Black Emperor finally succumbed. "It is both a poison and a treasure. If a cultivator were to ingest it, there is a high probability that the filth within would erode their primordial spirit and physical body, like falling into a sea of ​​suffering, obscured by endless dust and turbidity, and turning them into a mortal body."

Qin Sheng's eyes flickered slightly; he had guessed the purpose of this item.

"If one can rid oneself of defilement and escape the sea of ​​suffering, then one will undergo a transformative rebirth; but if one cannot attain clarity, one will likely remain forever trapped in this cycle..."

Ye Fan pondered, "That living fossil who was the first to leave this place seems to have experienced such changes."

“It’s different. He disappeared with the River of Rebirth and only reappeared ten thousand years later. Something else must have happened during that time.”

Qin Sheng shook his head, "This kind of elixir of rebirth certainly cannot protect a person from the erosion of ten thousand years."

"The river is receding," Ye Fan suddenly said.

The clear river water around them seemed to merge into the void and gradually disappeared.

At several locations, four weapons were falling, all of them powerful divine weapons.

Qin Sheng quickly grabbed the four weapons and led the two of them out of the underground abyss.

Before leaving, he looked back and saw that at the end of the abyss, there were dim, yellowish waves that seemed to stretch endlessly.

The River of Rebirth that they purified was only a small tributary, not the whole river.

The River of Rebirth still exists in the unseen realm and will reappear at some point in the future.

"Who on earth created this?" Qin Sheng pondered. Remembering the changes to the shroud earlier, the mystery suddenly cleared.

The truth is not important, anyway:

It's all because of Lai Duande!

At this moment, Qin Sheng felt his sleeve slip down. He looked down and saw Hei Huang holding him, his eyes burning with desire, the meaning of which was self-evident.

"Hurry, hurry, distribute the treasures."

Qin Sheng frowned. "Treasure? What treasure? I just survived my tribulation, where am I supposed to find you any treasure?"

"Treasures in the River of Rebirth!"

"There's no such thing as a River of Rebirth." Qin Sheng shook his head.

"It's all your imagination. The sky is clear and the land is vast, a beautiful scene. There isn't even a ditch around, let alone a river."

"Or you can find that river and show it to me? You can't find it, can you? Hei Zi, you might be experiencing some dizziness and hallucinations when you cross the void. It'll be fine in a while."

"I didn't see any River of Rebirth either," Ye Fan said seriously.

"This cave was also created by a heavenly tribulation."

Black King was dumbfounded. "Are you two even human? You even bully dogs?"

"We're all brothers, there's no such thing as bullying, don't talk nonsense," Qin Sheng said earnestly.

"Those are all external things, you dog, you're too attached to appearances."

"I'll fight with you!"

Black Emperor ascended, Black Emperor fell, suppressed by Qin Sheng, and let out a humiliating dog bark.

This world is so damn dark, Lao Duan, where are you?

I miss you!

(End of this chapter)