To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

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"You bitch! How dare you harm me!"

The angry shouts spread like waves, as if a huge boulder was pressing down on everyone's hearts.

The next instant, Chongxiao's magical power suddenly erupted outward from the Samsara Palace, blasting the dome apart. The residual impact crashed into the Zhenxuan Sealing Array, causing the light curtain to tremble violently.

Xie Linyuan quickly waved the array flags to stabilize the formation again.

Gu Fan could tell from the flowing spiritual light of the formation that it was already connected to the spiritual veins of Prince Reincarnation and had a very deep foundation. Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch would find it difficult to break through the formation easily.

The dome of the Reincarnation Hall collapsed, startling everyone. They all looked up and, after seeing the scene inside, the square erupted in uproar.

In the center of the hall is a circular pool about ten feet in diameter, its surface covered with emerald lotus leaves, and rich spiritual energy swirling and rolling like clouds. A straight lotus stem emerges from the water, its top hollow, as if its crown had been forcibly plucked away.

On either side of the pool, a fleshy body lay horizontally.

In mid-air, a dark blue ball of light churned violently, but was tightly bound by a pitch-black chain, unable to move an inch.

Within the ball of light, a tiny figure, barely an inch tall, appeared. He had a handsome face, sharp eyebrows, and an aura of utter indifference. His dark pupils blazed with fury.

The little man's appearance was 60% similar to one of the bodies!

The reason it was 60% was because the physical body was withered and pale, like a piece of rotten wood that had been drained of moisture, devoid of any vitality, while the little man's face... ,vivid.

"It's a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

Gu Fan's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly recognized the item.

The villain's identity was thus revealed—he was none other than the High Priest of the Rebirth Sect, True Lord Duchen.

The other body beside the pool was Yun Shuwan.

She leaned against the ground, using her arms to prop herself up and barely managed to sit up. Her fair face was completely bloodless, with veins faintly visible, and cold sweat dripped down her chin.

What was particularly shocking was that her chest and abdomen transformed into a dense black light, from which a pitch-black iron chain extended, the other end of which was tightly wrapped around the Nascent Soul of True Monarch Duchen.

Even though she was on her deathbed, Yun Shuwan's eyes shone with a sense of pleasure as she looked up and stared intently at the nascent soul light.

"The cultivator Yun Shuwan is hunting down... is actually True Monarch Duchen?"

The thought flashed through Gu Fan's mind, and even with his calm and composed nature, he couldn't help but feel a sense of madness.

The surrounding outside cultivators were completely bewildered, speechless with astonishment at this unbelievable scene.

The most solemn sacrificial ceremony of the Rebirth Sect, with the Dharma Seal of the Ancestor of Reincarnation hanging high on the spot, was marred by such a transgression of social norms, which was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

"Xie Linyuan, how dare you betray us!"

Du Chen Zhenjun's angry roar echoed throughout the entire area. He struggled desperately, trying to break free of the dark chains, but was suppressed by the formation and unable to escape.

He raised his hand and unleashed a powerful burst of spiritual light, which slammed into the light barrier of the magic array.

"boom--"

The loud noise made everyone's feet tremble. The light barrier of the magic array only rippled once before it forcefully withstood the attack from the Nascent Soul cultivator.

Upon seeing this, True Lord Duchen's face turned ashen.

This Zhenxuan Sealing Array can not only suppress the physical body, but also prevent the soul from escaping. Otherwise, he would have already used his Nascent Soul to teleport away from this place.

Currently, the nascent soul is bound by chains and cannot return to its physical body.

Even more fatally, the pitch-black chain was constantly corroding his nascent soul, causing his cultivation to rapidly decline. If this dragged on any longer, he would surely be trapped here and die.

In a flash, True Lord Duchen said in a deep voice, "Disciples of the Rebirth Sect, heed my command! Xie Linyuan is a traitor, a traitor to his master and a traitor to his ancestors. He deserves to be torn to pieces and never be reincarnated! Whoever cuts off his head shall be established as the Holy Son of our sect!"

Upon hearing this, the disciples of the Rebirth Sect were jolted awake from their reverie and immediately stirred up a commotion.

The Holy Son of the Rebirth Sect is the designated next High Priest, destined to reach the Nascent Soul stage.

The Qin state has a history of three thousand years, and this precedent has never been wrong. Du Chen Zhenjun's words are practically a promise of a Nascent Soul throne.

But no one dared to make a move immediately.

Xie Linyuan had cultivated to the late Golden Core stage for many years, only half a step away from breaking through to form a Nascent Soul. He also held immense prestige within the Rebirth Sect, and no one was willing to rashly step forward and become a target. Moreover, at this moment, True Monarch Duchen's Nascent Soul was locked up, his situation was miserable, and his condition was clearly not right.

Seeing this, True Lord Duchen shouted again, "Duanchen, Anhun, do you also intend to betray me?"

Duan Chen was dressed in a white robe, with white hair and beard, and long, drooping eyebrows, giving him an air of otherworldly elegance.

He was clad in a black robe, with a leopard's head and piercing eyes, a thick beard, and a tall and imposing figure. He exuded an aura of authority even without anger, like a demon descended to earth.

Both were at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm and were trusted confidants personally cultivated by True Monarch Duchen. They usually acted arrogantly in the sect by relying on their power, which had long aroused the dissatisfaction of many people.

Hearing the summons, and considering the True Lord's accumulated prestige and past relationships, they could no longer stand idly by.

The two exchanged a glance, each summoning their magical artifacts, and were about to leap out.

At that moment, four Golden Core elders simultaneously revealed their magical treasures and flashed to the center, surrounding the two of them.

Locked firmly by four sharp auras, Duan Chen and An Hun froze in place, not daring to make any rash moves.

Seeing this, True Lord Duchen turned to the viewing platform and said loudly, "Fellow Daoists from Chu and Chen, if you can help this old man escape his predicament, I am willing to offer you the Nascent Soul Pill. Please help me subdue this fiend!"

While the visiting cultivators hesitated, Xie Linyuan burst into wild laughter, "Du Chen, have you finally felt fear?"

He paused, then shook his head slightly, as if correcting someone.

"No, you have been living in fear for a long time. You are the most cowardly person in the world. Otherwise, you would not have survived for more than two thousand years, and you would not have dragged the Qin state into such a situation."

These words were like a thunderclap.

It is common knowledge that the lifespan of a Nascent Soul cultivator is no more than a thousand years, and even if they consume rare and precious herbs to extend their lifespan, they can only live for a few hundred years at most. Xie Linyuan, however, said that True Monarch Duchen had lived for more than two thousand years, completely overturning everyone's understanding.

Even trusted confidants like Duan Chen and An Hun stared at the Nascent Soul in disbelief.

Upon hearing this, True Lord Duchen suddenly fell silent, it was unclear whether he acquiesced or was secretly plotting something.

Xie Linyuan sneered: "What, you dare to do it but not admit it?"

"You promoted the Rebirth Talisman in the Qin Kingdom, ordering mortals over the age of sixty to offer up their remaining lifespan to nourish the Reincarnation Lotus. When the lotus ripened, you arranged rituals during a grand sacrificial ceremony. After consuming the Reincarnation Lotus, the nascent soul entered the Holy Maiden's womb, absorbing all of her life force to rebuild her physical body and thus prolong her life."

"Didn't you tell me all this yourself?"

The True Lord of Crossing the Dust said in a deep voice, "If the people of Qin wish to live in peace and prosperity, they need me to guard them. Your treasonous act today is tantamount to bringing Qin to its utter ruin!"

"I originally intended to pass on the Lotus of Reincarnation to you after this reincarnation, but I never imagined I would misjudge you and have committed such a treacherous act of betraying your master and ancestors!"

Xie Linyuan laughed wildly again, his voice full of sarcasm.

"You think you can still fool me?"

"You yourself said that each person in the Reincarnation Lotus can only reincarnate once. But since that day, I have secretly searched through the notes and records left by previous generations of cultivators in the sect, and discovered that the Reincarnation Sect has only ever had one Nascent Soul cultivator from ancient times to the present. They have different names and appearances, but their habits and subtle preferences have never changed!"

"Each generation of Holy Sons is personally chosen by the High Priest. Afterward, the High Priest and Holy Maiden remain behind the scenes until their passing, when the Holy Son succeeds them. You are the True Lord of Crossing the Dust, you are the True Lord of Calamity, and even the founder of the sect, the True Lord of Rebirth, is probably you!"

"To monopolize the Reincarnation Lotus, you secretly slaughtered disciples throughout history who had the potential to reach the Nascent Soul stage, ruthlessly killing them during their tribulations. You thought you had done it flawlessly, but you never expected to leave traces. As spiritual energy declined and the lifespan required to nourish the Reincarnation Lotus increased, you then turned your wicked hand to those cultivators who had feigned death and formed their core!"

"Back then, you planted the Soul Seal in my sea of ​​consciousness, preventing me from making any rash moves. If I hadn't spent a hundred years comprehending the method to break the seal, I would still be nothing more than your pet dog!"

"For your own selfish gain, you have harmed countless lives and defied the true meaning of reincarnation. You are the one who deserves to be shattered to pieces and never be reincarnated!"

After Xie Linyuan finished speaking, the entire room fell into a deathly silence.

The crowd's gazes shifted back and forth between Xie Linyuan and True Monarch Duchen, before finally settling on the lotus pond in the Hall of Reincarnation.