Chapter 260: The Broken Path of Reincarnation

Remembering the things encountered at the end of the Ancient Path.

The eerie woman could not help but feel terrified in her heart; that monster had been imprisoned for so many years, yet it was still this insane.

Could this be related to the Heaven and Earth Mutation?

Sensing the insane aura approaching rapidly from behind, she wished she could grow two more legs. If she were caught by that monster on this path, even she would die without a burial place!

Seeing a light appear ahead, drawing closer and closer to her.

Her heart filled with joy; as long as she could leave this place and escape the suppression of her cultivation, even if she were no match for that damned monster, she could ensure her own safety.

The insane aura behind her grew closer and closer.

The speed of the eerie woman also grew faster and faster.

It even reached the point where, in the end, relying solely on her physical body, she broke the sound barrier, kicking up clouds of sonic booms, and at the very moment that insane aura was about to catch up to her, she jumped into the light ahead.

Inside Fengdu City, in the area bordering the Ancient Path.

She jumped out from the Ancient Path, and as she was about to land, her cultivation returned; her body hovered in the air, drenched in fragrant sweat, gasping for breath—she had almost died there just now.

The eerie woman listened to the roar of that monster from within the Ancient Path.

She revealed a smile.

No matter how strong you monster are, in the end, you can only stay within the Ancient Path and cannot step into the Present World even by half a step! Just as she was pondering whether to utter a few harsh words, she suddenly saw—

Within the barrier membrane where the Ancient Path meets Fengdu City.

A sharp object suddenly protruded.

Then, this sharp object gradually revealed its full form; it was actually a giant claw covered in red fur with some scales on its back, now seemingly wanting to break through this barrier and return to the Present World.

The eerie woman's scalp suddenly went numb; what was going on?

Wasn't that monster unable to come to the Present World?

No!

She suddenly calmed down, realizing that this Fengdu City did not entirely belong to the Present World, but was a transitional place where the Present World met this Ancient Path; that monster might truly be able to come here!

The eerie woman gritted her teeth and erupted with cultivation, injecting it into the barrier membrane.

She still had things to do within Fengdu City.

She absolutely could not let that monster come here!

Under the collision between that claw and the eerie woman's cultivation, the barrier membrane constantly shattered and repaired itself, trembling violently, as if it would completely burst open at any moment.

However, in the end, it was a close call.

There was finally no movement from the Ancient Path side, and the claw that had been about to break through the barrier membrane also disappeared. She fell from the air, slumped on the ground, and could no longer muster even a shred of strength.

As expected of a monster transformed from a Heavenly Human.

The eerie woman smiled bitterly.

When she was fleeing for her life earlier, she had thought that once her cultivation recovered, she might be able to exchange a few moves with that monster, but now it seemed that if she had really chosen to do so, she would definitely have died.

"An interesting scene; what kind of thing is behind the barrier?"

Li Heng's figure slowly emerged from the Void, looking at the eerie woman, and smiled faintly.

The eerie woman was startled. "Who are you!"

She hurriedly tried to stand up.

But because the collision just now had been too intense, she had exhausted all her cultivation to save her life, and she was in a state where her old strength was spent and her new strength had yet to be born.

Before she could stand up, she slumped back onto the ground.

"Who am I?"

Li Heng tilted his head, letting his Great Sun Dharma Image slowly emerge.

"Now you should know."

The eerie woman looked at the Great Sun rising behind Li Heng, her heart surging with monstrous waves, but her expression remained calm, and she shook her head reluctantly. "This concubine does not recognize you, Fellow Daoist."

"Isn't your organization trying to find me? And you don't recognize me?"

Li Heng chuckled.

He raised a hand, and the Heaven and Earth Principles and Order Divine Chains appeared, having already bound the eerie woman slumped on the ground tightly. "You don't need to waste any more effort recovering your strength; it's useless."

The eerie woman's heart sank; when?

When was she bound by these Order Divine Chains?

Could it be when she was colliding with that monster earlier?

However, she was not overly panicked in her heart.

Although her cultivation was not as strong as a Heavenly Human expert, she was still at the Daxian Realm Peak, only now her power was exhausted; she would recover in a while, and mere Order Divine Chains were simply vulnerable.

She felt contempt in her heart.

Whether it be Order Divine Chains or Heaven and Earth Principles.

Aren't these things meant to be molded by others? You want to use this kind of thing to trap her? How is that possible!

Naturally, she also knew that these Order Divine Chains and Heaven and Earth Principles might not be simple, and perhaps they had been strengthened, but she was not some ordinary Dharma Aspect Realm cultivator; she had no fear at all.

"This concubine does not understand what you are talking about, Fellow Daoist."

The eerie woman replied with a natural expression.

"You don't understand? It seems you are still playing dumb? Tell me, why does your Sunset Organization want to hunt down practitioners of the Great Sun Path, and why was the Great Sun Path unable to be cultivated in the past?"

Li Heng continued to ask with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist, you have confused this concubine; I do not know."

The eerie woman feigned total ignorance.

"That is truly a pity. Then I will not wait for you to recover your cultivation; I will just kill you."

Li Heng raised a hand, and the surrounding Heaven and Earth Principles condensed into form, using the Principles as a body and Order as a blade, condensing a Dharma blade; a single slash could easily split mountains and destroy peaks.

He immediately raised it high, intending to slash down at the weird woman.

The weird woman was instantly stunned; you aren't playing by the rules!

You were just pretending not to know, couldn't you have asked a few more times? Why are you going for the kill now! Her cultivation had not yet recovered to the stage where she could fight back, so she could only speak up in a hurry.

"Fellow Daoist, wait, wait, I'll talk!"

At this moment.

This weird face actually appeared somewhat pitiful.

But seeing that Li Heng had no intention of stopping, she hurriedly continued, "There is a monster at the end of this road that hides a great secret. If you kill me, Fellow Daoist, you will have no one to lead the way!"

Li Heng stopped his blade mid-swing.

"Continue."

The weird woman felt a sense of relief in her heart.

This person was definitely a killing star in his daily life, always ready to hack people down.

Her expression softened, and she gave a charming smile.

"Fellow Daoist, you came to Fengdu City on this trip, surely wanting to follow this Reincarnation Broken Path to find the legendary Underworld Ruins. But I can tell you, Fellow Daoist, there is a monster at the end of this road."

"If it is not removed, all your plans will come to naught."

"And I happen to know the method to deal with that monster."

Li Heng smiled upon hearing this.

"You were chased by that monster like a stray dog, and just a moment ago you were even paralyzed on the ground from exhaustion, yet now you tell me you have a method to deal with those monsters?"

The weird woman's expression remained unchanged.

"Because this method requires two people."

"I also came with some others, but their cultivation was too weak; they couldn't do anything to that monster and instead ended up buried in its maw. However, I observe that you have profound strength, Fellow Daoist, so surely you aren't afraid of such mere danger?"

Her words carried a subtle, provocative tone.

Li Heng fell into deep thought at this moment.

No wonder the Earth Dharma Image and those six paths of Reincarnation phantoms reacted and vibrated; it turns out this is related to the so-called Underworld Ruins, and perhaps it even contains the secrets of Reincarnation?

Just right, perhaps it will be helpful for his plan.

"So that's how it is; it seems I misunderstood you, Fellow Daoist."

Li Heng smiled slightly and waved his hand, driving the Heaven and Earth Principles and Order Divine Chain that had been binding the weird woman into her body, sealing all of her abilities from within.

The weird woman's expression changed abruptly.

"What is the meaning of this, Fellow Daoist!"

"One must always guard against others. Rest assured, I am also a good person, Fellow Daoist. As long as we reach the end of this road and I find that what you said is correct, I will absolutely remove the seal on you."

The weird woman was filled with resentment.

What a sanctimonious good person!

She had never seen a good person act like this!

Feeling the Heaven and Earth Principles and Order Divine Chain sealing her body, she was unable to sense any of her cultivation. However, she did not panic; mere Heaven and Earth Principles, once her strength recovered a bit more, she could easily break through them without even needing to act.

For now, she would just have to endure it!

Once her cultivation was fully restored, she would definitely tear this insidious villain into ten thousand pieces. Of course, if this person were sensible, she could just take him as a male pet; after all, Xiao Yi and the others were already dead.

"Fine, fine, fine. Since that's the case, then let's go, let's hit the road."

She suppressed the anger in her heart and smiled charmingly.

The weird woman walked in front, and Li Heng walked behind.

The two of them stepped onto this Reincarnation Broken Path together.

As soon as he stepped onto this road, Li Heng felt something different; a strange pressure descended, acting upon every part of his body, seemingly suppressing his cultivation faintly.

The weird woman smiled charmingly when she saw this.

"You've realized it too, Fellow Daoist. Walking on this road suppresses one's cultivation. The longer one stays on this road, the deeper the cultivation is suppressed, until eventually, one's entire cultivation is suppressed and one becomes a mortal, so we cannot waste time."

Li Heng nodded, his expression calm.

This suppressive force was barely acceptable; it could serve as training.

Looking from outside the Ancient Path, it was a straight road leading to an unknown distance. But walking on it, the two soon encountered a fork in the road.

"Fellow Daoist, one cannot choose the path randomly here."

"If you take the wrong path, you might encounter Great Terror, or be suddenly wiped out by the Void turbulence."

The weird woman explained.

Li Heng activated his Heavenly Eye to look into the distance of these forks and nodded in agreement.

That statement was indeed reasonable.

For instance, on the left fork, violent spatial turbulence was blowing; even with Li Heng's current physique, he estimated he wouldn't last long. And the path in the middle was occupied by a mass of gray mist, which was extremely Weird.

"Fellow Daoist, you must know that Reincarnation goes downward."

The weird woman didn't even look at the paths in front of her; she simply found a gap in the road surface caused by damage at this fork and jumped straight down.

Li Heng, with a calm expression, followed and jumped down as well.

Then, the two of them appeared on a path.

Seeing this, the weird woman's heart sank, but she remained all smiles on the surface. "You truly have great courage, Fellow Daoist. If it were an ordinary person seeing the vast Void below, they would never dare to jump down."

Li Heng remained calm and did not answer.

He had seen this path within his Heavenly Eye's vision.

Perhaps realizing that she could not mislead Li Heng at all, the weird woman honestly led the way from then on. After passing nine forks, the two finally saw the end of the Ancient Path.

And at the end, there was a monster.