Chapter 202: Rebinding, Lu Xun's Method

"Gu Yao reincarnated?"

Lu Xun was startled.

The existence of reincarnators is not a secret.

Although Lu Xun had never personally seen a reincarnator, there were also some rumors online.

On Lan Xing, reincarnators do exist.

However, ordinary people cannot see these reincarnators, and they don't even know who the other party is.

But the reincarnators spoken of in rumors are all humans reincarnated as humans.

Ran Bing, what's going on with this?

A Gu Yao, reincarnated as a human?

"Hmm, I don't know either why she would reincarnate as a human, or how she did it. When I was young, everything was normal, until after I opened my meridians, past-life memories kept surfacing, and the Gu Yao's spiritual consciousness began to awaken..."

Ran Bing began to speak slowly.

Lu Xun listened silently.

Ran Bing was fine before the age of eighteen.

The change occurred after opening the meridians.

On the first night after opening her meridians, she began to dream.

In the dream, she became a Gu Yao with cultivation that penetrated heaven and earth, often traversing the starry sky with her fleshly body, exploring the sea of stars, plucking stars with her hands.

She had this dream almost every day.

And as the dream came, the Gu Yao's spiritual consciousness began to awaken.

This spiritual consciousness is equivalent to the will of her past life.

Ran Bing has always considered herself human since childhood; she does not want to become a demon.

Therefore, she has been seeking a way to suppress the Gu Yao's spiritual consciousness.

After the Rainbow Bridge opened this time, she entered the five-star-rated Spirit Realm alone for exploration, with the same purpose.

The reason she didn't team up with others is that lately she could barely suppress it, fearing others would discover her secret.

One day earlier, she discovered a rare spirit fruit that could strengthen the soul and help her suppress the Gu Yao's will.

However, a group of demon race people were guarding there.

Ran Bing took advantage of their battle with the star-space alien species, acted decisively, and seized the spirit fruit.

But this angered that group of demon race, drawing their pursuit.

In the end she couldn't escape; to survive, she had no choice but to compromise with the Gu Yao, letting it out to deal with that demon race group.

Then, that's what just happened.

"I can't suppress her anymore."

Ran Bing sighed.

"If I can't suppress her, what will happen? Will she kill you?"

Lu Xun asked.

"No, we are originally one entity; killing me she also couldn't survive. But once I can't suppress her, we will completely merge, becoming part of her."

Ran Bing said.

Fusion.

That's right, the Gu Yao corresponds to her past life, while Ran Bing is the present life; they were originally one entity, except Ran Bing resists becoming a demon.

"Is there a way to separate her?"

"Probably not; we are one entity and cannot be separated—at least I haven't found a way yet."

Ran Bing lightly furrowed her beautiful brows.

In this matter, she truly has no solution.

Moreover, the problem is that she dares not let others know about this.

The demon race is also an extremely ferocious species.

Previously, Lan Xing suffered heavy losses after encountering the demon race at the Ancient Road Node.

Once the matter gets out, Ran Bing doesn't know how the human higher-ups will treat her.

These worries, Ran Bing has not hidden from Lu Xun.

Lu Xun also hasn't made any promises, such as saying he won't leak her secret.

It seems that, when they previously supported various cities together, just a few days of interaction gave them sufficient trust.

Trust to the point that even though this matter concerns her life and death, Ran Bing does not worry that Lu Xun will leak it.

As for why the Gu Yao reincarnated as a human, Ran Bing is not clear.

She speculates that the Gu Yao might want to possess both human and demon race powers simultaneously.

Just like now,

Ran Bing's body contains demon race power.

She stays in the Clear Void Academy, a place full of immortal cultivators, yet no one notices her abnormality.

This is enough to show how clever the Gu Yao's move is.

Of course, it's also possible that something went wrong during the Gu Yao's reincarnation, causing it to reincarnate as a human.

"This isn't the most troublesome."

"Oh?"

"I feel that the appearance of Yao Xing this time is likely aimed at me."

Ran Bing voiced another worry.

Yao Xing appeared... Is it coming for her?

"Of course, this is just my intuition; I can't be sure."

Ran Bing said again.

"What are you planning to do now, senior sister?"

Lu Xun asked.

"I don't know."

A hint of confusion appeared in Ran Bing's eyes.

"I don't know what to do."

She murmured.

Lu Xun sat beside her and proposed a bold idea: "If fusion is inevitable, why can't you take the lead?"

Her as the main?

Lu Xun's words made Ran Bing's eyes gradually brighten.

Gu Yao's will is too strong, and it keeps growing stronger; she had never thought about this before.

After all, one can imagine how terrifying a reincarnated ancient demon would be.

Reincarnation isn't as simple as just saying it happens.

No one knows just how powerful this ancient demon once was.

Lu Xun undoubtedly opened a new window for Ran Bing, letting her see hope.

"Junior brother, I'm afraid I can't beat her..."

But thinking about the strength of Gu Yao's will, Ran Bing again felt that hope was slim.

"I have a way."

Lu Xun interrupted her.

Ran Bing couldn't help but look at him.

"A formation."

Lu Xun said in a low voice.

"A formation?"

Ran Bing didn't understand.

Can a formation suppress Gu Yao's will?

She had never heard of such a formation before.

"Senior sister, please wait a moment."

Lu Xun took out paper and pen, and began writing with a "swish-swish" sound.

"Hmm!"

Ran Bing suppressed her curiosity and waited patiently.

After a full hour, Lu Xun finally finished writing.

"Senior sister, please take a look."

He handed a sheet of paper to Ran Bing.

Ran Bing looked at it; the paper had not only text but also drawings.

"This is..."

As she looked, Ran Bing's expression gradually became focused, and she soon became completely immersed in it.

Seeing this, Lu Xun set up a seal around her and then gathered the spoils from the surroundings.

After that demon tribe squad was killed, they dropped a lot of loot.

There were two demon tribe fifth-stage members and nearly ten demon tribe fourth-stage members, each carrying a great deal of loot.

Generally speaking, strong humans don't carry all their wealth on them.

Demons are different,

The demon tribe's social rules are extremely cruel; no powerful demon feels safe leaving their belongings in their lair.

Especially valuable items.

This results in demons often carrying a lot of valuable goods on them.

After Lu Xun collected everything, he did not keep it for himself.

Instead, he placed it all before Ran Bing.

Whoever killed them gets the spoils.

Although it was Ran Bing's past life who killed them, that was still her.

"Junior brother..."

After several hours, Ran Bing finally came to her senses.

She took a deep breath, and her eyes became unusually bright.

"This formation is truly amazing; if it succeeds, it might actually be able to suppress her!"

Saying this, Ran Bing couldn't help but feel a little excited.

The reason is simple,

The formation Lu Xun gave her is truly formidable.

This formation is called the Nine Tribulations Demon-Sealing Formation.

The biggest difference from other formations is that the Nine Tribulations Demon-Sealing Formation is not set up in the heavens and earth.

Instead, it is inscribed inside the body, using the body as the formation.

It is equivalent to using Ran Bing's flesh, blood, and spirit as a foundation, thoroughly integrating the formation into the source of life, thereby suppressing the Gu Yao's will and letting Ran Bing always remain in control.

Thus, in the process of fusion, Ran Bing can gradually absorb the Gu Yao's power; even if she inevitably becomes a demon, she would be a demon possessing normal human thought.

The origin of the Nine Tribulations Lock Demon Formation is naturally what Lu Xun obtained in the Ancient Cultivator's Cave Dwelling.

This is a formation recorded in the Formation True Explanation left behind by the blue-clothed man.

The 'demon' it seals is actually heart demons and heavenly demons.

Yes, it is a formation used to resolve heart demons and heavenly demons.

It happens to be usable to solve Ran Bing's problem.

On the page where the blue-clothed man recorded this formation, he deliberately wrote annotations and also wrote an outline for setting up the formation.

【Flesh becomes formation, meridians as patterns, Nine Tribulations Lock Demon, reverse fate and seize heaven.】

In the era of the blue-clothed man, there were also people who encountered such a problem.

In the blue-clothed man's view, this Nine Tribulations Lock Demon Formation might possibly solve it.

As for whether anyone has used it to solve the problem, no one knows.

But the blue-clothed man is a powerhouse above the Nine Realms, at the level of Heavenly Man Five Declines.

Besides his cultivation, he is also a formation master who has reached the pinnacle.

His judgment should be correct.

"Junior fellow student, thank you!"

Ran Bing's eyes showed a grateful expression.

Since the Gu Yao's will began to awaken, she has had no good solution.

Until now.

She has seen genuine hope.

【Ran Bing's favorability toward you has reached 100%, meeting the binding condition; should you bind?】

Suddenly,

Lu Xun saw the system's prompt.

"Have the binding conditions been met?"

Lu Xun froze for a moment.

Immediately, he reacted.

Isn't it that the binding conditions have been met?

A 100% favorability is a prerequisite.

Then just now, in order to help Ran Bing, he already kissed her.

But can we kiss first and then bind?

"Should we bind?"

Lu Xun pondered.

After his magic broke through the Five Realms, he had long been able to bind a fifth person, but he simply lacked a suitable target.

Fu Xue is a candidate, but her favorability on her side is still far lacking.

Lu Xun doesn't know where she is, so he cannot raise her favorability.

"Bind first!"

After only hesitating a moment, Lu Xun decided to bind Ran Bing first.

Ran Bing's aptitude is not bad, and she is also a reincarnation of the Gu Yao.

If he can help her resolve the Gu Yao's issue and let her take the lead, Lu Xun's gains would be enormous.

Lu Xun's magical cultivation is already extremely close to the Six Realms; once he breaks through, he will be able to bind a new target.

At Aodaili's speed, this time will not be long.

If Lu Xun wanted to bind Fu Xue, perhaps he still hasn't maxed her favorability, while Aodaili would already have broken through.

Thus, Lu Xun directly chose to bind.

【Binding successful, you receive binding reward】

【You obtain Soul Power Resonance Technique】

After binding Ran Bing, the system again gave a binding reward.

"Soul Power Resonance Technique?"

This binding reward is somewhat special; it is a skill called Soul Power Resonance Technique.

Lu Xun can, through Soul Power Resonance Technique, briefly guide her consciousness, resonate with her soul, and help her suppress the Gu Yao's will.

During the resonance, Ran Bing's self-awareness clarity increases by 50%, and the Gu Yao's will is forced into dormancy.

Soul Power Resonance Technique can be activated at most once per day, each time lasting about ten minutes.

"Not bad."

The system's rewards are basically able to solve the current problem.

Just like Soul Power Resonance Technique, it happens to be useful for Ran Bing right now.

"Senior fellow student, take this Formation True Explanation; the Nine Tribulations Lock Demon Formation requires a high level of formation attainment, so first raise your formation attainment, then we'll think of a way to gather the materials needed to inscribe the formation."

After binding Ran Bing, Lu Xun took out the Formation True Explanation he had obtained from the Ancient Cultivator's Cave Dwelling.

This Formation True Explanation, Lu Xun originally intended to study it when he had free time.

The system doesn't allow him to cultivate, but pondering formations is always fine.

Now that he has Ran Bing, who happens to be interested in formations and has some foundation, it would be better to give it to her.

"Formation True Explanation..."

Ran Bing took it, used her divine sense to probe it a little, then took a deep breath.

This is too precious, junior...

Senior sister, there's no need to be polite; just being able to help you is enough. If you really feel indebted, you can repay me after we settle the Gu Yao issue.

Seeing Ran Bing preparing to hand it back, Lu Xun interrupted her.

Alright.

Ran Bing indeed needed the true explanation of formations, so she stopped being polite.

Junior, take all these things; they're useless to me.

Immediately after, she looked at that pile of spoils.

Saying they're useless is naturally false.

These spoils, even if all exchanged for Dark Energy, would still be a large amount.

How could they be useless?

However, given her personality, she is unwilling to accept Lu Xun's help for free, while contributing nothing herself.

Okay.

Lu Xun did not refuse, and collected all the spoils.