Chapter 82: Six Paths of Reincarnation

The cauldron, on the land of Jiuzhou, has always possessed a rather special, supreme significance.

Its oldest, root‑tracing function is utterly sacred, bearing the great mission of humanity's continuation and strengthening.

And the great affairs of the state lie in rites and warfare.

For Military Strategists, the cauldron likewise accompanies their weapons.

The most famous is Champion Marquis Feng Langjuxu; after Huo Qubing's great defeat of the Xiongnu, he ascended Langjuxu Mountain, erected an altar, and performed a heavenly sacrifice to proclaim his success.

Even in histories without Transcendent elements, sacrifice remains a sacred matter.

And at this moment, it represents the first glimmer of Transcendent birth.

The Jiuzhou Cauldron in Mu Yi's hand is not the conventional Nine Cauldrons forged by Da Yu, but a concretization of the will gathered over centuries by the people of the Central Plains.

As for why it is a cauldron, Mu Yi cannot say.

Nevertheless, Mu Yi gazes at the Jiuzhou Cauldron in his hand, knowing that he seems to bear a tremendous responsibility.

Within the cauldron lies an extraordinary being, but for now it is still in a primitive state, like a newborn infant, possessing only the most basic Instinct; even so, it gave Mu Yi quite a start.

Put simply, the primary material Plane that Mu Yi inhabits is now brewing the Heavenly Dao, symbolizing that this world begins its transition from the End of the Law toward Transcendent.

Mu Yi, feeling a bit bewildered, looks at the Jiuzhou Cauldron in his hand, suddenly wondering what remarkable thing he has obtained.

Heavenly Dao… can one truly reach this thing without a Legend?

After sorting through his thoughts for a while, Mu Yi finally understands the responsibility he now bears.

Although he once wondered whether he would bear the fate of the world's rise and fall, whether he would become the savior of the world, he did not expect this day to arrive so quickly.

In short, he has become the nurturing 'dad' who cultivates the world's growth; each increment in the world's strength brings him immeasurably great benefits.

Zongwang Prompt: Congratulations, player, you have obtained the 【Jiuzhou Cauldron】.

Jiuzhou Cauldron:

Type: Curious Artifact / Inheritance Concept

Durability: Eternal

Quality: Civilizational Inheritance

Binding: None (requires completion of the ritual: Heavenly Sacrifice)

Item Traits:

1. Heavenly Sacrifice

Restriction: Can only be activated on the bound material Plane.

After a non‑standard action, the character initiates a sacrifice of the designated item.

Sacrifice requires: possessing Transcendent factor

Upon completion, the primary material Plane's heavenly and earth qi density rises, the probability of natural aberration drops sharply, and the Plane's scope expands.

After the ritual, the character gains additional attribute points, skill points, and inheritance skills as permanent bonuses, depending on the offering.

Zongwang Prompt: The Heavenly Sacrifice ritual has been added to the Military Yin‑Yang Skill Library!

…That's a bit hasty, isn't it?

Mu Yi watches the flickering messages on Zongwang, then looks helplessly at the great cauldron before him, where unknown ripples undulate atop it.

Mu Yi understands the meaning it conveys: hunger!

The artifact lies ahead; it must be taken.

Mu Yi resigns himself, and after a moment's hesitation, pulls out the most valuable artifact fragment he possesses.

His intuition tells him that the reward from the first Heavenly Sacrifice will be unprecedented; the more he invests, the more he will gain.

And the artifact fragment is already the limit of what he can offer.

Zongwang Prompt: 【Jiuzhou Cauldron】 activation ritual: Heavenly Sacrifice…

Zongwang Prompt: The character is attempting, within its native region, to initiate a sacrifice targeting (unviewable)…

Zongwang Prompt: Warning! The sacrifice level exceeds the character's skill cap; attempting to guide…

Zongwang Prompt: Detected 【Jiuzhou Cauldron】; guidance halted; ritual: Heavenly Sacrifice continues…

Zongwang Prompt: Unknown force intervenes, assisting the ritual…

Zongwang Prompt: Ritual: Heavenly Sacrifice successful!

Lost the Valhalla artifact fragment; universal augmentation vanished; all attributes now -1.

Mu Yi lifts his head; the mental Plane becomes hazy again, yet having glimpsed its scenery before, he can still vaguely perceive a hint of it.

Of course, he has no interest in monitoring his own changes right now.

With the Heavenly Sacrifice's success, winds swarm across heaven and earth.

The world is changing!

…

Beep—beep—beep!

Anomalous Weather Handling Center.

Accompanied by the shrill alarm, everyone becomes serious and tense, their nerves taut.

The alarm usually signals a major disaster, each disaster implying great loss.

Leader! Come quickly and see!

"This… this is…" the hurried leader exclaims in utter shock.

On the satellite surveillance feed, the ground trembles incessantly; a flat wasteland suddenly sprouts a mound of earth, which quickly grows taller, and in the blink of an eye becomes a small range of hills hundreds of meters high.

Not only the Central Plains, but other continents also experience violent tremors simultaneously; no one knows why the tremors arise, but visibly, the entire world has expanded.

Meanwhile, in the air unnoticed by everyone, particles of a Plane are becoming active.

People merely feel the air quality surge suddenly, yet notice nothing else.

Only a few extraordinarily gifted people turned their gaze toward the direction where Mu Yi was; they could see nothing, but they always felt that something was changing.

Staring at the dense Zongwang Prompt messages, wherein an unknown force intervened to assist the ritual, Mu Yi fell into thoughtful contemplation.

Is Jiuzhou united?

Mu Yi felt a bit lost about this, as it surpassed the limits of his current knowledge.

But without a doubt, this is a good thing for him.

"Zongwang Prompt: Sacrifice successful! Based on the item you sacrificed and related fluctuations, you have received sacrifice feedback!"

A burst of rosy light shot out from the Nine Tripods, and Mu Yi understood that this was the reward of the Heaven‑Worshipping Ritual.

He reached out; Mu Yi touched the rosy light, and it entered his body without obstruction.

"Zongwang Prompt: The character has received the world's baptism, all attributes +1."

"Zongwang Prompt: The character has received the world's grant, gaining the divine ability 【Six Paths Reincarnation】."

【Six Paths Reincarnation】

【Exclusive‑world‑limited unique skill, bound to the true spirit】

【Skill effect: In the bound exclusive world, the skill holder can ignore all abnormal conditions and is immune to all restrictive states

When the skill holder dies in the exclusive world, they can be reborn with their true spirit in that world, returning to peak condition.

The skill holder can summon a Six Paths barrier; wherever the barrier is erected becomes a place of reincarnation, and the skill holder can carry beings belonging to the Six Paths for cross‑world movement.

Because of the exclusive world's influence, the skill's effects are not yet fully manifested; more effects are still gestating……】

Mu Yi stared at the information on his retina, and his whole person felt dazed for a moment.

If I haven't misunderstood, I now bear something akin to a personal "Hall of Heroic Spirits" belonging solely to me, Mu Yi?

If he hasn't felt wrong, the heavenly Dao of this world has just been born, right?

This effect is perhaps a bit too strong, isn't it?