Chapter 306: Pollution Reversal

"Fine, so it's 'Simple' difficulty."

The figure was rendered speechless.

This kid simply wouldn't give up until he hit the Yellow River, wouldn't turn back until he hit the south wall. Even in a perfect victory, he couldn't handle this desperate situation, and you're telling me this is 'Simple' difficulty?

"Judging by your tone, you don't believe me?"

"I didn't believe you to begin with," the figure answered honestly.

"Are you that confident?"

"Yes, I am just that confident. If you have the ability, show me your true skills and slap me in the face," the figure curled his lip and said disdainfully.

Li Heng smiled slightly and said no more.

He knew the figure's thoughts; either way, he wouldn't lose.

"Forget it, I won't waste my breath. You will see in the future."

"Let's talk when I see it. If I were you, I would have inherited the Great Sun Path long ago and run away before the apocalypse arrived."

Li Heng did not say anything more.

He had basically asked everything he wanted to ask. His Divine Sense vanished from the Great Sun in an instant, returning to his original body, leaving only that figure standing in the Gong Dian, staring blankly, wondering what he was thinking.

"Ancient sages descending, a reborn one? Interesting."

Li Heng smiled lightly and took a step; the Void shattered, and his figure disappeared. These things were of no consequence to him, as long as they didn't affect his harvesting of Source Power.

If they did affect it.

Then he would just have to tell the ancient sages that the present is not necessarily inferior to the past, and incidentally teach that reborn one how to behave.

The Reincarnation Land of the Netherworld.

The nine Heavenly Humans erased by Li Heng appeared here.

With faces full of confusion.

What happened? What just happened?

Why did they arrive here in an instant?

"Bailaogui, this place doesn't seem simple. The Dharma Law of this place..." that cold, gloomy man Du Laoguai said in horror.

Bailaogui and the other Heavenly Humans fell into deep thought.

They kept feeling that the Dharma Law and aura of this place were very familiar, as if they had perceived them not long ago.

At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Welcome, everyone, to the Netherworld."

A figure drifted over from afar; if this were a wondrous realm filled with immortal intent, he would be like a banished immortal, but unfortunately, this was the Netherworld, where the yin energy was oppressive, and the figure was like a ghost.

The nine Heavenly Humans were instantly alarmed, as if facing a great enemy.

"Who is playing god here!"

That Bailaogui from White Emperor City said coldly.

"There is no need to play god here."

The figure of that Mr. Shuijing arrived before the Heavenly Humans, his form gradually becoming clear, and he smiled slightly.

"You are... Shuijing!"

Among the nine Heavenly Humans, a female Heavenly Human said in surprise.

"Could it be that this is the territory of your Hundred Saints Academy?"

"Greetings, Xingong Xianzi, but didn't I just say? This is the Netherworld; do you think such a place could exist in the Hundred Saints Academy?" Shuijing said with a smile.

Netherworld? The Heavenly Humans were stunned.

"Just as you think, this is the Reincarnation Land, the place of Life and Death in the Netherworld, created by that great being who pioneered Reincarnation."

Shuijing answered.

"The place of Life and Death in the Netherworld? Could it be that we are dead?"

Bailaogui asked in astonishment.

The female Heavenly Human known as Xingong Xianzi had a subtle expression, and she spoke faintly. "Shuijing, I remember you broke through to become a Heavenly Human, and then died during the breakthrough process..."

Once these words were spoken, the Heavenly Humans shivered.

They were seeing Shuijing, who was a dead man?

It couldn't be, were they really dead?

But that shouldn't be right; they still had plenty of yang energy in their bodies, and they were still in their weak physical forms, so how could they have suddenly died?

"Xingong Xianzi is joking. Haven't you heard of the battle that took place in Dali Beijun before?" Shuijing said.

Xingong Xianzi frowned.

"That was really you?"

"Naturally, it was me." Shuijing nodded.

"When I broke through to become a Heavenly Human, it happened to be during the Heaven and Earth Mutation, and the Pollution I received was extremely severe, so I had to disappear and live in seclusion in Dali Beijun. Later, many Heavenly Human demons invaded Dali Beijun, and I fought a great battle with them, nearly dying, but was saved by the great being who pioneered Reincarnation, which is why I came here."

"You must have also met that great being, right?"

The Heavenly Humans were taken aback upon hearing this.

So that was how it was?

The great being who slaughtered so many demons in Dali Beijun back then was actually that existence who pioneered Reincarnation? They had wondered at the time how there could be so many terrifyingly powerful beings, making them, these Heavenly Humans, feel very awkward—it was all one person?

However...

Shuijing said they met that great being?

They didn't have any strange phenomena, when?

Wait!

They could not help but think of Li Heng; it was precisely because of that wave of Li Heng's hand that they had arrived here. Suddenly, everyone's heart jolted—could it be that that person was the mighty figure who opened up the Reincarnation?

Cold sweat instantly broke out on their foreheads; they felt such regret.

Previously, they had spoken somewhat disrespectfully to the mighty figure who opened up the Reincarnation. If they had angered that mighty figure, it would be a disaster!

"What is wrong with you all? Why are your expressions so strange? You should be happy to have arrived here. This is your great opportunity."

Shuijing felt somewhat strange.

"Hahaha, it's nothing, it's nothing."

Bailaogui was the first to suppress the panic in his heart, forcing a few smiles. He could not scare himself now; if that mighty figure who opened up the Reincarnation really wanted to kill them, they would have died long ago, so how could he have thrown them here?

Perhaps they were still of some use to that mighty figure?

"You say this is a great opportunity? Why do you say that?"

That Xingong Xianzi also calmed down and asked in confusion.

"Do you not feel it?"

"After arriving at this place, the Pollution you have been suffering from has begun to lighten, stagnate, and even shows a trend of reversal."

Shuijing said.

The Heavenly Humans heard this and hurriedly checked, instantly falling silent.

Because what Shuijing said was true.

The Pollution within their bodies began to lighten; the trend of the Pollution constantly expanding and deepening had directly stagnated, and it even faintly showed a trend of reversal!

This left them completely stunned.

One must know that they had previously exhausted all their means and countless secret techniques, yet they could not resolve this kind of Terror-inducing Pollution. As a result, after arriving here, this Pollution had broken itself?

Although they had thought when the Reincarnation was born that they might be able to borrow the power of the Reincarnation to wear away the Pollution, that was only a guess, and there was no evidence to prove it.

Moreover, the way they thought of wearing away the Pollution was to personally enter the Reincarnation to be reborn, and the price paid would be extremely huge; one careless move and they would lose their true selves in the infinite Reincarnation and perish completely.

But what about now?

It was almost resolved as soon as they arrived at this place?

This is unscientific, this is not cultivation!

They simply could not understand the principle.

Does the pure Netherworld Reincarnation Land really have such miraculous effects? Back then, they tried small-scale Light and Shadow Flow and it was useless!

"I presume you have already sensed it."

"The Pollution that plagued us Heavenly Humans has broken itself."

Shuijing smiled slightly, feeling very grateful to Li Heng in his heart. This was a life-saving grace; if it weren't for Li Heng, he would have died long ago.

At this moment, Li Heng took a step out, returned to the Reincarnation Land, and came before these nine Heavenly Humans.

He saw Shuijing and nodded slightly.

"It seems Shuijing has already spoken with you, so I do not need to waste my breath. You should know where you are and what the function of this place is."

Seeing Li Heng appear, the nine Heavenly Humans no longer dared to be disrespectful. They bowed to Li Heng and spoke respectfully, "We greet you, Senior. Please forgive us for our rudeness."

"I don't care for such worldly rituals here; get up."

"Now, are you very curious why I threw you here?" Li Heng said.

The Heavenly Humans looked at each other, and Bailaogui took a step forward.

"I think it is because we have value to you, Senior."

Li Heng nodded.

"That's right, you are smart people."

"I have the ability to lighten or completely remove the Pollution in your bodies, but you must also do things for me. It just so happens that this Netherworld is newly founded and lacks manpower."

He went straight to the point without beating around the bush.

The Heavenly Humans were shocked; so that was it?

However, as long as they could lighten or even completely remove the Pollution in their bodies, they would do whatever was asked of them. Moreover, this mighty figure was unfathomable; even without this matter, they would have wanted to cling to his coattails.

Of course, the most important thing was that others were the knife and the chopping board, and they were the fish and the meat.

Immediately, they spoke one after another to express their loyalty, except for that Bailaogui, who remained silent until everyone looked at him with surprised eyes, at which point he looked at Li Heng and spoke slowly.

"Senior, I have one thing I do not understand."

"Speak," Li Heng said calmly.

"Is the matter concerning my descendant the work of you, Senior?"

Bailaogui's gaze was burning.

"What matter are you referring to?" Li Heng smiled slightly.

"After my descendant broke through to the Dharma Aspect, he felt like a different person, his movements were secretive, and now he has even suddenly run to the Uninhabited Forbidden Zone to gather with others."

"Becoming a different person—this is naturally not my doing."

"However, it was indeed my doing to have them go to that gathering."

This was the Netherworld, his home turf, so he naturally did not feel that these nine Heavenly Humans could leak the information, and he directly explained the cause and effect, clarifying the hidden dangers of breaking through to the Dharma Aspect.

The Heavenly Humans were shocked to hear this; so that was how it was.

The descendants they had high hopes for had all turned into monsters?

Had they all been transformed and brainwashed?

"Your respective disciples and descendants, in a sense, were already completely dead after breaking through to the Dharma Aspect. What is alive is merely a monster possessing the memories of your descendants."

Li Heng said calmly.

These Heavenly Humans had complex expressions, secretly regretting it in their hearts.

Had they known this, they would not have let their descendants break through to the Dharma Aspect, but now, regret was useless.

"Senior, then can you save them?"

Bailaogui said.

The other Heavenly Humans also felt some anticipation upon hearing this.

If this senior could alleviate the Pollution within their bodies, and even had the ability to clear it completely, then perhaps he also had the ability to save their descendants and reshape their True Reality.

"Save? Then what can you offer?"

Li Heng said calmly.

"I don't know about the others, but as long as Senior can save that descendant of mine, I, Bailaogui, will certainly go through fire and water, and would not refuse even death."

Bailaogui bowed to Li Heng, looking very sincere.

That was his grandson; he had to save him.

"Saving them is possible, but as for the price..."

Li Heng began to laugh.

PS: Let me correct a previous setting; the protagonist has opened up a complete 33-Heaven or 36-Heaven model, but only the first 6 Heavens are True Reality, while the rest are Illusion, waiting for the protagonist to fill and open them. (This paragraph does not count toward the word count.)