The First Emperor of the Primordial Era: Shrouding the Heavens

Chapter 14 The Secret of Reincarnation

"That Samsara Sea and the Carefree Celestial Venerable..."

Upon hearing Jiang Ling's words, the expressions of all the supreme beings in the underworld changed.

"Fellow Daoist, we regret that we cannot agree to this, but we can offer you a reward that will satisfy you!"

"Indeed, doing so could very well trigger a major battle between the forbidden zones. Please, fellow Daoist, refrain from mentioning it again!"

The King of the Underworld and the Supreme Lord of the Prison spoke one after the other.

"What's the point of talking about then? You're destined to fail on the path of reincarnation anyway, turning into corpses below. Perhaps, after billions of years, you'll be reborn!"

Jiang Ling wouldn't act without seeing the benefit, and seeing that none of the underworld supreme beings were willing to tell him the location of the Sea of ​​Reincarnation, he also had no intention of continuing the conversation.

Anyway, he didn't lose out on this trip; he obtained two pieces of immortal gold and the Underworld Emperor's notes.

With that, Jiang Ling turned around, preparing to leave the Underworld.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait!"

Yin Tianzi tore through the void and arrived in front of Jiang Ling, stopping him.

"What, are you going to make a move?"

Jiang Ling smiled.

"Fellow Daoist, you're overthinking it. Please, fellow Daoist, engage in a discussion with us!"

The Emperor spoke very gently and addressed Jiang Ling again.

At the same time, he also took out a dark stone, about the size of a human head, which emitted a chaotic aura.

Chaos Earth!

Jiang Ling immediately gave it up; this was an unparalleled immortal material, even rarer than Chaos Stone, World Stone, or Immortal Gold.

Even in the ancient times of immortals, finding the Chaos Soil was an extremely difficult task.

Such celestial materials are extremely rare and difficult to obtain; even celestial kings would find them hard to collect.

However, the ancient war destroyed the entire world, shattered the Immortal Realm, and killed too many powerful beings. It is not surprising that such divine materials could be found in the buried Netherworld.

"Fellow Daoist, please join us in discussing the Dao!"

Seeing the change in Jiang Ling's expression, Yin Tianzi spoke up.

"good!"

Jiang Ling put away the Chaos Soil and then followed the Underworld Emperor to the Palace of Reincarnation in the Underworld.

This is one of the three halls of the Underworld Lord, namely the Hall of Rebirth, the Hall of Reincarnation, and the Hall of the Netherworld, which was the Underworld Lord's former sacred site.

The Hall of Rebirth is the palace where the Lord of the Underworld studies reincarnation, and the Heavenly Treasure he forged is located there.

The Hall of Reincarnation, as its name suggests, is a hall for studying the Reincarnation Seal. The supreme beings in the underworld who follow the path of the Reincarnation Seal will study the Reincarnation Seal here.

The Netherworld Palace was the dwelling place of the Underworld Lord, but it disappeared long ago along with him.

The Hall of Reincarnation contains a universe within it, a vast and boundless microcosm.

After the group sat down facing each other, Yin Tianzi spoke first: "What were your thoughts earlier, fellow Daoist?"

"The Underworld Lord's method of the Reincarnation Mark is, strictly speaking, not a method of reincarnation, but rather his method of achieving immortality!"

Jiang Ling's words were always startling, directly negating the Reincarnation Seal.

However, the several supreme beings did not refute his words, as they already knew this.

As early as the beginning of the mythological era, the previous incarnation of the Underworld Lord, the Heavenly Lord of Tribulation, put forward a terrifying theory.

He buried his past life, formed the Samsara Seal, and comprehended the great mystery of life and death within the cycle of reincarnation, ultimately becoming an immortal!

In fact, the Dao of the Underworld Lord influenced many people. In the early days of the mythological era, many supreme beings joined forces to deduce that path and boldly made attempts.

At that time, almost all cultivators recognized and agreed with this way of life and method, and they were all testing the method with their own bodies, trying to create a way to become an immortal together.

Unfortunately, they all failed in the end, and instead caused a great disaster!

That calamity of corpses ravaged the world, with more corpses than living people. If it weren't for the appearance of the Celestial Venerable Lingbao to suppress and quell the calamity, there might not have been many living people left in the universe.

At that time, Lingbao Tianzun was incredibly powerful, the only one in heaven and earth, and only he could quell that corpse disaster!

"The so-called Reincarnation Seal is actually a legacy, a divine skill that has shaken the ages and originated from the chaotic ancient times, or even earlier eras!"

"This celestial technique was created solely for the purpose of achieving immortality. It is a true celestial technique of the immortal path; at its deepest level, one can transform into a true immortal!"

The predecessor of the Underworld Lord was the Tribulation-Crossing Heavenly Lord, and the predecessor of the Tribulation-Crossing Heavenly Lord was Cao Yusheng.

The cultivation method he practiced came from the Chaotic Ancient Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Technique, and had little to do with the so-called reincarnation.

If one had to force a name for it, it would be the Samsara Seal, which allows one to experience the mysteries between life and death.

However, the essence of the Tribulation-Crossing Heavenly Skill is to treat life and death as a kind of tribulation. As long as one overcomes the tribulations within the human body, one can become an immortal.

Of course, the Tribulation-Crossing Heavenly Technique that Jiang Ling mentioned is not the Tribulation-Crossing Heavenly Technique that is currently circulating in the world.

The Tribulation-Crossing Heavenly Technique circulating in the world today is a simplified version created by Cao Yusheng based on the Secret Realm Method, and it is significantly different from the truly ancient Tribulation-Crossing Heavenly Technique.

The current Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Technique cannot form the Reincarnation Seal. Only the Underworld Lord himself possesses the complete Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Technique, which is the Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Technique that can lead to becoming a True Immortal.

"What?"

After hearing Jiang Ling's words, the several supreme beings were shocked.

The Reincarnation Seal they painstakingly created turned out to be merely a Heavenly Technique. To make matters worse, they did not possess this incredibly ancient Heavenly Technique and could not achieve immortality through nine reincarnations like the Underworld Lord.

"Aren't you all curious? As supreme beings, why is the Underworld Lord so far superior to you all? In terms of talent, you are all supreme beings, surpassing ninety percent of the people in the world. In terms of aptitude, you are the protagonists of an era!"

"But why can't I form multiple reincarnation seals like the Lord of the Underworld?"

These supreme beings, the oldest of whom were almost all dug out of the underworld by the Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation when he attempted the method of the Reincarnation Seal.

Some were even supreme beings from the mythological era who voluntarily joined the underworld to verify the path of reincarnation.

In the mythological era, spanning millions of years, even with their best efforts to form the Samsara Seal, they only managed to form one by sheer luck.

Forming the second Samsara Seal is even more difficult.

For example, the Yin Emperor had already become a supreme being in the early days of the mythological era, and it took hundreds of thousands of years to form a reincarnation mark.

Furthermore, it is impossible to successfully conceive the second reincarnation seal no matter what.

Ultimately, it's because he didn't obtain the true Heavenly Technique for Transcending Tribulation, so he could only form the Reincarnation Seal through the method of physical immortality and the annihilation of the primordial spirit.

"In other words, even if we cultivate the Samsara Seal, we still cannot catch up with the Underworld Lord and become true immortals!" Yin Tianzi said unwillingly.

"That's not necessarily true. As long as you obtain the genuine Tribulation-Transcending Immortal Technique, it's still possible!"

Jiang Ling spoke, revealing the Samsara Seal to be incredibly mysterious, and the methods for forming the Samsara Seal were varied. Even he only knew all this because he had a god-like perspective.

Among the many supreme beings in the underworld, although some supreme beings have formed the Samsara Seal, they are limited to one. No one can be like Duan De, constantly annihilating and then giving birth to a new primordial spirit.

"Alas, the Underworld Lord has already passed away; it's simply impossible for him to transcend the Heavenly Tribulation Technique!"

The Supreme Prison Suppressor sighed. He had also formed a Samsara Seal, but as Jiang Ling had said, it was indeed very difficult to form a second one.

The Heavenly Tribulation Transcending Technique, which held the greatest hope of changing everything, also vanished with the passing of the Underworld Lord.

"Not necessarily. The Heavenly Nether Treasure is still there; we can ask him!"

Yama spoke, his gaze fixed intently on the Hall of Rebirth, where the Heavenly Nether Treasure, a magical artifact refined by the Underworld Lord upon attaining enlightenment, was placed.

Soon, someone went to try to communicate with the Tongtian Mingbao, but they returned quickly.

"No, the Heavenly Treasure is unaware of the Tribulation-Crossing Heavenly Technique!"

When Yama returned, he spoke with a complex expression.

"I didn't expect that he would still outsmart me."

Yin Tianzi said fiercely, his eyes revealing his hatred for the Underworld Lord.

Without the Heavenly Technique for Transcending Tribulation, they can only rely on their own fortune and strength, along with their physical bodies, to forcibly form the Reincarnation Seal.

But that approach is very, very difficult to succeed.

When the Reincarnation Seal technique was most prevalent in the mythological era, quite a few Supreme Beings participated. In addition, there were many Quasi-Supreme beings at the peak of their lifespan who voluntarily attempted to obtain the Reincarnation Seal.

However, now, only they have formed the mark of reincarnation; the others have all turned into dust under the erosion of time.