Chapter 270: Aren't You Dead?

At this moment, the Light Curtain hundreds of zhang high above Jiang Feng's head began to tremble violently.

Soft Golden Light rained down, covering the heavens and earth; the previously circulating Starry Sky and mountain rivers scene completely merged, slowly coalescing through the void.

In but a moment, the Light Curtain vanished without a trace, and a wholly golden staircase materialized out of thin air, hanging straight down from the sky and landing steadily at Jiang Feng's feet.

Each step of the staircase was engraved with mysterious runes, and as Golden Light flowed, it seemed to guide Jiang Feng onward.

Jiang Feng stared blankly at the golden staircase before him, his feet rising as if beyond his control, and he stepped onto it step by step.

The moment his foot sole touched the staircase, a powerful force enveloped him.

The surrounding scene changed instantly, the boundless void vanished without a trace, replaced by a vast, brilliant Starry Sky.

Countless stars flickered bright and dim beside him, as if standing in a Secret Realm at the dawn of creation; the dense Great Dao aura penetrated his limbs and bones, making his whole body feel comfortable.

Jiang Feng's mind and spirit trembled, and he immediately discarded all distracting thoughts, instantly entering a visualization state.

Everything outside was cut off from him; time seemed to halt completely at this moment, and between heaven and earth only he remained, along with this boundless Starry Sky.

He climbed steadily step by step, and with each step, the runes beneath his feet lit up a point.

He didn't know how long he had been climbing, but Jiang Feng only felt that each step could touch the edge of the Great Dao.

Just as he reached the middle of the staircase, the Starry Sky above his head suddenly shook violently.

Vague phantom silhouettes coalesced from the stars, one after another, each representing an ultimate Great Dao.

The Three Thousand Great Dao Great Dao Dharma Forms—now, all of them have manifested!

In the void, Zhan's phantom quietly emerged, his gaze fixed on Jiang Feng on the golden staircase, his face full of shock.

He has roamed his life, stepped onto the Starry Sky Sacred Path, has seen countless Heavenly Pride prodigies, yet has never seen a scene like this.

"With a single moment of sudden enlightenment comes the empowerment of the Three Thousand Great Dao; this child's talent is indeed such a Demon Rogue?"

Zhan's voice carried an unmistakable tremor.

"If he were born five hundred years earlier, where in the world would there still be a place for me? With him accepting my inheritance, my Dao would not be solitary! My Dao is not solitary!"

Zhan, having exhausted his life's blood, only ever touched the threshold of the Great Dao, never having witnessed such a splendid scene surrounded by the Three Thousand Great Dao.

At this moment he is exceedingly certain that he has found the right successor.

Jiang Feng had no idea that he had provoked such emotion in Zhan; he had already fully immersed himself in the Great Dao insight.

In his mind, all the cultivation methods he had practiced over the years surfaced one by one, all flowing rapidly within his body, merging with the surrounding Great Dao aura, becoming increasingly profound and deep.

His steps grew steadier, and his speed grew faster.

With each step, a deep Great Dao rumble echoed in his ears, the rune light on the golden staircase surged dramatically, almost solidifying, enveloping his whole being in a layer of Golden Light Shield.

As Jiang Feng drew step by step closer to the top of the staircase, the entire Starry Sky began to tremble violently; countless stars suddenly fell, then rebirthed in an instant, the star river reversed, heaven and earth changed color, and the Three Thousand Great Dao Great Dao Dharma Forms all emitted a roar!

Finally, Jiang Feng placed a foot on the highest point of the golden staircase.

The surrounding scene changed dramatically again; the brilliant Starry Sky faded, and before his eyes a tremendously vast road suddenly appeared.

This road exuded endless vitality, stretching beyond sight, with a faint Reincarnation aura flowing across its surface.

Standing at the starting point of this road, Jiang Feng seemed to see countless versions of himself.

Countless Jiang Fengs followed the track from birth to death, tasting joys and sorrows, experiencing life, aging, illness, death, then reborn in dust, from death to life, cycling endlessly.

These images made Jiang Feng's mind and spirit tremble, and the past grief and obsessions in his heart gradually faded.

It was also subtly clear: this is Reincarnation, the law that all things in the world cannot escape.

At that moment, Zhan's voice slowly sounded.

"Jiang Feng youngster, this is the True Body's Way, the Way of Reincarnation!"

"Anyone who enters the Way of Reincarnation is both death and life, both annihilation and existence! All things in the world are within Reincarnation; cause and effect cycle, none can escape. When this Way reaches its extreme, a flip of the hand can destroy, a reverse can create; you too can reverse life and death, wield Reincarnation..."

The voice paused, and Zhan, with a hint of expectation, asked.

"Jiang Feng, are you willing to accept my Way?"

Jiang Feng looked at the Way of Reincarnation before him, without any hesitation, and slowly nodded.

The moment he nodded, an incomparably pure Great Dao will surged out from the Way of Reincarnation.

This is Zhan's lifelong insight into the Way of Reincarnation, his entire understanding from stepping onto the Starry Sky Sacred Path, with no reservation, fully poured into Jiang Feng's Divine Soul.

Jiang Feng only felt his mind instantly filled with massive information, countless Reincarnation scenes flashing before his eyes.

He at once experienced countless Reincarnations, saw through life and death, comprehended cause and effect.

He didn't know how long passed; when all Reincarnation images ceased flowing, Jiang Feng slowly opened his eyes.

At this moment, his appearance had not changed at all, his aura had not become earth-shattering, yet his overall temperament was completely different.

His aura was as restrained as an abyss, his gaze calm and unruffled, as if he could see through all things, see through life and death Reincarnation, each move in harmony with the rhythm of heaven and earth, exuding a detached serenity.

The fatigue and pain left from the previous fierce battle completely vanished, his internal true qi condensed to the extreme.

Although he is not a celestial being, the celestial being is no longer his goal.

In the void, Zhan's phantom reappeared, looking at Jiang Feng's form, his face full of relief.

"Very well, you have completely accepted my Way; the Way of Reincarnation now has a successor, and this world will now be under your rule."

"My Lingering Soul, its mission is complete, it should also dissipate..."

Saying this, Zhan left no further words; his figure gradually became ethereal, completely dissipating into the void.

Jiang Feng stood on the Way of Reincarnation, silent for a long time.

In the end, he faced the direction where Zhan had vanished and slowly spoke.

"Thank you."

As the words fell, a strange feeling instantly swept over his entire body.

Jiang Feng clearly sensed that he and this world were now inseparably linked.

Leaving the Warrior Lord Ruins was merely a matter of a change of thought.

Jiang Feng no longer lingered; with a thought, his foot lightly stepped.

The scene before his eyes instantly warped, the Reincarnation Avenue and golden staircase vanished in an instant, and the familiar mountain wind, carrying the fresh scent of grass and wood, rushed onto his face.

In the next instant, he stood steadily atop that sheer cliff, which was exactly the entrance to the Martial Patriarch ruins he had entered before.

Jiang Feng, facing the mountain wind, stood firm, his gaze stretching into the distance, trying to discern the direction of the Qin Family.

But before he could make out the distant landscape and determine the Qin Family's direction.

A familiar voice with a hint of teasing suddenly sounded at his ear.

"Old Jiang, is it that you finally obtained the Heritage?"

Jiang Feng subconsciously looked toward the other party, and at that moment even his Pupils jolted sharply.

"Long Bad Dao? Isn't that guy supposed to be dead?"