Chapter 849: Reincarnator

After returning, Xiao Yan went to Dragon Island; as suspected, the evolution of beasts requires immense time, and since Zi Yan's bloodline is exceptionally high-tier—already reaching Quasi-Superior Beast status, far surpassing Zhu Kun—the time needed is even longer.

Thus, the ancient inheritance and essence blood left behind by the ancient Tai Xu Ancient Dragons in the depths of the Manhuang Ancient Domain required Zi Yan a considerable amount of time to digest.

"Right here!"

As Xiao Yan continuously absorbed the prayer force emanating from the Life and Death Gate, time passed relentlessly; after one day, the interior of the Life and Death Gate had become bustling with activity.

Many had already unearthed Secret Treasures, and the number of those benefiting continued to grow.

"I heard a disciple from the Spirit Stone Clan found a Secret Realm and obtained a Seven-Grade Pill inside!!"

"The heir of Sound Valley found a spirit fruit in a valley—it contained the essence of the Thunder Pool! This is a spirit fruit born within the Void Thunder Pool!"

"And the former Valley Master of Burning Flame Valley, Huo Yun Lao Zu, obtained an ancient fire beast's core and a Heavenly Rank Advanced Grade fire-based Dou Technique—apparently even modified by His Majesty himself, with a thread of Emperor Might embedded in the Scroll!!"

Within just one or two days, cultivators who refused to switch to Spiritual Energy and remained on the Dou Qi Continent all reaped rewards—some were geniuses, others were merely average cultivators.

The Life and Death Gate seemed like a blessed land of fortune; many Secret Treasures could be picked up simply by looking down, including Seven-Grade Pills, Eight-Pill Medicinal Herbs, even Heavenly Rank Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques.

Compared to this, the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion seemed almost shabby.

Of course, if one sought great fortune, it wouldn't be so simple—it required passing a Trial to obtain it.

Hearing these rumors, many young-generation cultivators who had yet to gain fortune were invigorated, each working harder and more diligently to explore the Life and Death Gate, all hoping the next great fortune would be theirs.

As they dug earnestly, they unknowingly grew deeply grateful to Xiao Yan, worshipping him like a god of wealth, wishing the next jackpot would fall to them.

Yet a few individuals dressed strangely arrived at an unremarkable, low hill and stopped.

They neither dug for Secret Treasures nor entered the Teleportation Spirit Array to convert Spiritual Energy; instead, they halted at this very place.

This hill was small—among this vast land, such hills were countless; even those who came to dig for treasures wouldn't notice such a hill, let alone dig into this utterly unremarkable one.

"Yes, right here—this is the center of the Life and Death Gate!" One of them, a short man, circled the ground, pressed his palm against the earth for a long while, then firmly addressed the leader at the center.

The leader surveyed the entire space of the Life and Death Gate and smiled: "Truly ingenious—using vast quantities of low-grade resources and treasures to construct such a Secret Realm, instilling faith in the people of this entire continent toward a man called 'Xiao Yan,' then using a Spirit Array to collect prayer force."

Beside the leader, a woman nodded and said: "Human hearts are hardest to fathom, yet he exploited greed—satisfying greed to gain gratitude."

"Heh, once, a divine child of an ancient divine clan discovered a Lower Plane with a Plane Spirit embryo. He reincarnated into that Lower Plane, became its strongest, conquered all natives, yet only obtained half the prayer force and half the Plane Spirit embryo." Another burly man's face darkened as he spoke gravely: "This Xiao Yan isn't just the strongest in the past millennium—he's brought fortune to the entire continent, already possessing abundant faith. With this move, he will surely awaken the Plane Spirit and claim the Plane Spirit embryo."

If Xiao Yan and the others were here, they'd instantly recognize: these people aren't from the Dou Qi Continent—they're Reincarnators from the Great Thousand World!

In the Great Thousand World, when Supreme Factions discover a new Lower Plane, they send their disciples to reincarnate into it, cultivate its power, then, upon reaching great attainment, seize some Plane Force—or better yet, steal the entire Plane Spirit embryo.

They leave their Main Soul in the Great Thousand World, then create a Clone-like self to enter the Lower Plane and cultivate.

For those who cultivate in the Great Thousand World, reincarnating into a Lower Plane is like descending to a lower dimension to crush opponents.

Such people are generally called Reincarnators—for example, the Ice Spirit Clan does exactly this; once cultivation reaches completion, they break through the void, return to their Faction, fuse with their Main Soul, instantly convert Spiritual Energy, and surge in cultivation—even potentially breaking through to Heavenly Supreme using the acquired Plane Spirit embryo.

Xiao Yan never imagined that when he refined the Life-Breaking Emperor Pill, due to the pill's aura, the Dou Qi Continent had already been discovered—not by the Domain Beyond demons, but by Supreme Factions of the Great Thousand World.

After Xiao Yan broke through the void, Supreme Factions dispatched reincarnated disciples to the Dou Qi Continent to scheme for its Plane Spirit embryo.

Yet these people never imagined Xiao Yan would return so soon—and already begin awakening the Plane Spirit to claim the Plane Spirit embryo!

This undoubtedly shattered their plans completely.

"According to our family's estimates, the so-called Dou Emperors of this Plane are merely comparable to Earth Supremes, even weaker. That Xiao Yan broke through two and a half years ago—maximum, he was a Two-Star Dou Emperor, equivalent to a Lower Earth Supreme. Two and a half years later, he won't exceed Upper Earth Supreme," said the female Reincarnator.

"Heh, just a Lower Plane dweller. Two and a half years is enough to convert Spiritual Energy—impossible for him to reach Upper Earth Supreme."

These Great Thousand World Reincarnators naturally didn't recognize Xiao Yan; they assumed he'd merely heard rumors of the Plane Spirit embryo and rushed back to claim it first.

How could they possibly imagine that Xiao Yan's Spiritual Energy cultivation had already reached Great Perfection Earth Supreme—and his Soul Force surpassed Emperor Realm, reaching Divine Realm!

He came to claim the Plane Spirit embryo—and planned to directly refine it to break through to Heavenly Supreme!

"An Upper Earth Supreme? Not qualified to compete with Jing'an Palace for the Plane Spirit embryo."

"First, destroy this prayer-collecting Spirit Array. If he awakens the Plane Spirit, it'll be troublesome. We're outsiders—we'll be rejected by the Plane Spirit. If rejected, seizing the Plane Spirit embryo becomes infinitely harder," said the young male leader solemnly.

"I've divined the Life and Death Gate and found this place holds great fortune. Would you be willing to move aside? I intend to tear open this Space and enter," said a middle-aged man with fiery red hair, arriving with a group and addressing the Reincarnators.

"That's Tang Zhen, Valley Master of Burning Flame Valley!!" Seeing the red-haired man, some nearby seekers of fortune cried out.

"Burning Flame Valley! Once a corner of the Yan Alliance! Tang Zhen was said to have had good fortune with His Majesty Xiao Yan; after His Majesty became Emperor, he gifted him many Elixirs and Cultivation Methods. Now, Burning Flame Valley rivals Dan Tower and Soul Temple—it's one of the top Factions on the Dou Qi Continent!"

Although Xiao Yan obtained the Heavenly Flame Three Mysteries Transformation through a transaction with Tang Zhen, Tang Zhen had honored his ancestral vow and never harmed Xiao Yan, leaving a strong positive impression—and even granting him Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire.

Thus, after Xiao Yan became Emperor, to compensate Burning Flame Valley for losing Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire, he left behind a sub-flame of Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire within the valley and also left the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire Dou Technique there, repaying that good fortune.

This caused Burning Flame Valley's power to surge—it's now a Supreme Faction equal to Dan Tower.

"Who are those people, daring to block Burning Flame Valley's path! Don't they know Burning Flame Valley's origins?!" Seeing the Jing'an Palace Reincarnators, many onlookers were astonished.

Even though Xiao Yan said he wouldn't interfere in the Continent's conflicts, Burning Flame Valley is a true holder of Emperor Inheritance—already half a Dou Emperor Family—who dares block its path?!

In the Jing'an Palace group, Su Yuan glanced once, smiled, and shook his head: "Sorry, I won't move. I discovered this place first. Go cool off somewhere else."

"Kuang! He dares speak to Tang Zhen, a Saint, like that?! That's a Dou Saint!!"

"Even if you don't respect the monk, respect the Buddha."

"He must be insane. Are they from a Dou Emperor Family?"

"Impossible. Lei Clan, Yan Clan—even the most reclusive Gu Clan all have ties with Burning Flame Valley. Dou Emperor Family disciples wouldn't speak like this."

"Heh, truly, the younger generation is fearless. After Xiao Yan broke through, the entire Continent's cultivation speed soared, producing many new geniuses and strong ones—but your words are far too arrogant." Suddenly, a man descended from the sky, and thunder roared across the heavens.

As soon as he appeared, Golden Thunder surged, and a clap of thunder echoed—revealing himself before all.

If Xiao Yan and Xun Er were here, they'd instantly recognize him: this was Lei Dong, Young Clan Leader of the Lei Clan—who once challenged Xiao Yan during his wedding to Xun Er and was defeated in one blow.

Back then, Lei Dong's cultivation was only Late Three-Star Dou Saint; now, after so long, his strength had risen—he reached Seven Star Dou Sheng and mastered the power of Nine Mystery Golden Thunder, making him far stronger than ordinary Late Seven Star Dou Sheng.

"It's Lei Dong of the Lei Clan!!" Seeing the young man descend from the sky, whether those trailing behind Burning Flame Valley hoping for scraps or others who'd been watching closely, all were stunned.

"Even Lei Dong came? I heard he once fought His Majesty Xiao Yan and endured one blow."

"Endured one blow! That's insane!"

Su Yuan merely glanced lazily at Lei Dong, showing no interest in replying.

Su Yuan's arrogant, domineering attitude made many who witnessed it freeze—some even drew sharp, silent breaths.

Lei Dong's eyes narrowed, gathering lightning—this was his first time leaving the Thunder Realm, and his first time witnessing the Dou Qi Continent—and already he met such a person.

Although Lei Dong made no move, his invincible spiritual pressure was plain to see.

"This guy is so arrogant—he dares to ignore Brother Lei Dong!" The young geniuses from the Lei Clan who had followed Lei Dong looked at Su Yuan with disdain.

"Su Ji, Su Li, you two deal with them." Su Yuan said to the two fellow clan members behind him.

"Su Yuan, dealing with these two isn't hard, but we're still inside the so-called Life and Death Gate—aren't you afraid of being discovered?" Su Ji shrugged, completely disregarding Lei Dong and Tang Zhen.

The young man named Su Yuan smiled faintly and whispered, "Since Xiao Yan has begun gathering Wish Power to awaken the Dimensional Embryo, he'll inevitably find out—it's only a matter of when."

"Hehehe, now I'm at ease with those words." The other man, Su Li, grinned excitedly and added, "Hiding our true strength has been such a nuisance."

Seeing Su Ji and Su Li step forward, observers who recognized their strange attire gasped: "That clothing—it looks like Jing'an Palace's!"

"Jing'an Palace? What faction is that? I've never heard of it."

"I haven't heard of it either—is it some third-rate faction?"

For the name Jing'an Palace, most people were utterly confused; no one had ever heard of such a faction existing on the Dou Qi Continent.

"It's a new faction, founded only about two years ago, located deep within the Manhuang Ancient Domain of Dong Yu. It's extremely mysterious and incredibly powerful. A few months ago, the Nine Underworld Earth Ming Snake Clan clashed with them—and even their Clan Leader, Yao Ming, was defeated, forcing them to surrender all their territory in the Manhuang Ancient Domain and some of their legacies." Explained a cultivator from Dong Yu.

"They defeated the Nine Underworld Earth Ming Snake Clan!"

"Although the Nine Underworld Earth Ming Snake Clan is nowhere near as powerful as the Snake Emperor Empire, they were once one of the Three Great Demon Beast Families—and their Clan Leader was a Three-Star Dou Saint! And yet they were defeated!"

Although the Nine Underworld Earth Ming Snake Clan also dwelled in the Huang Quan Mountain Range, they had almost no connection to Xiao Yan; when Xiao Yan became Emperor, they gained no benefit, so their power barely improved.

Hearing this, Tang Zhen frowned slightly. Though he was stronger than Yao Ming, he was only at Four-Star Late Dou Saint—hardly by much.

Su Ji stepped forward toward Tang Zhen, his eyes narrowing slightly; his cultivation realm erupted instantly, a powerful force surging skyward—his cultivation had reached Seven Star Dou Sheng!

"Seven Star Dou Sheng!" Tang Zhen's heart jolted—when had such a strong cultivator emerged on the Dou Qi Continent?

Could it be that Xiao Yan's breakthrough into the void, drawing in cosmic energy, truly allows such rapid cultivation? Seven Star Dou Sheng, just like that?

At this moment, the atmosphere grew tense. Tang Zhen activated his Dou Qi; his Heavenly Rank Advanced Grade cultivation method caused his Dou Qi to surge wildly, instantly gathering Heavenly Energy around him, ready for his command.

Su Ji smiled faintly and suppressed his cultivation to match Tang Zhen's level.

"I've heard your Flame Valley holds Xiao Yan's legacy—I'd like to see just how remarkable the cultivation methods and Dou Techniques he created really are, compared to ours in Jing'an Palace."