Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality

“The leader of the Nine Nether Sect, how mysterious, huh? But we captured him. We don’t ask for much, just three One-Day Sect Master Experience in Dao Seeking Sect tickets each.”

“…Do you realize what you’re saying?”

Dai Bufan, being the most senior among the disciples and having lived for nearly a thousand years, had never felt so insulted in terms of intelligence as he did today.

Lu Yang shrugged and squatted down to untie Li Haoran while saying, “See, I told you Senior Brother Dai wouldn’t believe it.”

The promise to give Li Haoran thirty percent of the contribution points naturally couldn’t be fulfilled.

“How could I not believe it? We really did catch the leader of the Nine Nether Sect.” Meng Jingzhou insisted that he was telling the truth.

“Alright, what’s really going on?” Dai Bufan knew that although these two were jokesters, they wouldn’t joke about such matters. There must be a reason.

Of course, if these two really dared to say they were just trying to scam contribution points, he would bind them and hang them at the entrance of the task hall.

“Ahem, here’s the situation.”

“Initially, Junior Brother Li noticed that his fiancée was a bit tense, so he called us to assist. Later, we found out that his fiancée was beautiful and kind-hearted, with a higher cultivation level than Li Haoran. She was perfect in every way, except for being a bit older.”

Dai Bufan, sipping tea with his legs crossed, casually asked, “Being a bit older is not an issue. Where is the lady from? Is she one or two years older?”

“Two thousand years older.”

“Pfft—”

Dai Bufan spat out a mouthful of tea, thinking he had misheard. He coughed vigorously and took a while to recover. “How much? Two thousand years?”

Wouldn’t she be from the same generation as the sect master?

Dai Bufan looked Li Haoran up and down several times but couldn’t see where Li Haoran’s charm lay.

“Junior Brother Li’s fiancée is named Su Yiren, a Unity Stage cultivator.”

“Oh, Su Yiren. I’ve heard she’s a beauty and should be cultivating at Tianzhu Mountain.” Dai Bufan, in charge of all the intelligence of Dao Seeking Sect, had eyes and ears all over the Central Continent and knew about Unity Stage cultivators that ordinary people didn’t.

“Senior Su’s husband was named Qin Haoran, also a Unity Stage cultivator. Qin Haoran died during his breakthrough to the Tribulation Crossing Stage due to the special nature of his cultivation method and was reincarnated.”

Qin Haoran? Dai Bufan thought about the Unity Stage cultivators in his memory but couldn’t recall anyone by that name.

“Qin Haoran was reincarnated as Junior Brother Li. Senior Su, wanting to continue their past relationship, became Junior Brother Li’s fiancée.”

“Later, in Luofeng County, we accidentally discovered the actions of the Nine Nether Sect followers. Senior Su took action, destroyed their plot, and led us to see the process of making Phoenix Blood Stones.”

“You saw them using phoenix blood to soak the Phoenix Blood Stones in Luofeng County?” Dai Bufan wasn’t surprised by this.

“Senior Brother Dai knew about this?” Lu Yang was shocked.

Dai Bufan rolled his eyes. “It’s obvious. How can a mineral vein formed after the fall of a Unity Stage cultivator be mined for four thousand years? What, does a phoenix have no flesh, only blood plasma?”

“It’s just that phoenix blood is hard to find, and we worry that pointing this out would anger the phoenix clan and make them stop selling their blood.”

Lu Yang: “…Alright.”

“Then, Junior Brother Li broke through and gained fragmented memories of his past life, realizing that he was the reincarnation of the Nine Nether Sect leader.”

After Lu Yang finished speaking, Dai Bufan remained silent, rhythmically tapping his finger on the table. “Reincarnation, rebirth, Nine Nether Sect…”

“The Nine Nether Sect believes in a place called Nine Nether where souls reincarnate, and Li Haoran is the reincarnation of the Nine Nether Sect leader…”

“Senior Brother Dai, is reincarnation real?”

Senior Brother Dai shook his head. “I don’t know, but there are many rumors. For instance, in the north, there’s a divine child who emits golden light, is born with knowledge, and can fly and disappear at will. The locals regard him as a deity.”

“And in reality?”

“Some fool’s Nascent Soul escaped because he didn’t cultivate properly.”

Meng Jingzhou: “…”

“Then there’s a genius boy in a small sect with extraordinary talent. One day, a powerful figure visits the sect, sees the boy, and is shocked because the boy’s talent and appearance are exactly like an old friend who passed away.”

“And what happened then?”

“It turned out that his old friend had faked his death to be reborn as a boy and show off at the small sect.”

Li Haoran: “…”

“In short, these reincarnation rumors are not credible. They are either baseless or fabricated for various strange reasons. From the information I’ve gathered, not a single case of genuine reincarnation exists.”

“The Nine Nether Sect leader is connected to many things, and I know little about reincarnation. We should let Eldest Senior Sister decide.”

“Then let’s find Eldest Senior Sister…”

Before Lu Yang could finish speaking, a cold voice interrupted.

“No need, I’m already here.”

The voice was icy, like it had been frozen for a thousand years.

Space distorted, and a graceful figure emerged from the unknown, appearing before the four of them. It was Yun Zhi.

While they were speaking, Dai Bufan had already notified Yun Zhi.

“I never imagined that Junior Brother Li would be the reincarnation of a powerful being.”

“Reincarnation doesn’t exist. It’s nonsense. If Junior Brother Li truly is the reincarnation of the Nine Nether Sect leader, it must be the work of an ariya-phala.”

Yun Zhi recalled speculating about the roles of the Four Great Demonic Sects. “Could it be that the Nine Nether Sect formed the embryonic form of a reincarnation ariya-phala long ago?”

“Clear your mind and think of nothing.”

Li Haoran quickly cleared his mind, making it pure and free of thoughts.

Yun Zhi’s eyes seemed to contain a sky full of stars, exceptionally beautiful and captivating, as if encompassing all the mysteries of the world, making one lose oneself in them.

These eyes were like the legendary divine eyes that could see through everything, akin to one of the Buddhist six divine powers, the divine eye. Only Dai Bufan knew that this was a unique method created by Eldest Senior Sister, known only to her. (TL Note: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhij%C3%B1%C4%81)

Li Haoran felt as if all his secrets, his entire life, cultivation process, and psychological journey, were laid bare before Eldest Senior Sister’s eyes.

Yun Zhi withdrew her gaze, closed her eyes, then opened them again, returning them to normal. Li Haoran breathed a sigh of relief, the pressure from Eldest Senior Sister had been overwhelming.

“So that’s how it is.”

Her tone revealed undeniable confidence, as if she had seen through certain things.

Lu Yang hurriedly asked, “Eldest Senior Sister, what did you see?”

Yun Zhi’s voice was calm and indifferent as she replied:

“There are things even I cannot see through.”

Lu Yang: “…”