Chapter 389: Anomalies of the Reincarnation Path

Xuanyang was startled upon hearing this and fell silent.

Finally, with a complex expression, he spoke slowly.

"Fellow Daoist has great spirit; I am not your equal."

He felt moved in his heart; at the very least, what Li Heng sought was not a mere Heavenly Court or the position of Heavenly Emperor, but a level above that, one of true transcendence and detachment, controlling everything!

Yet, did such a level truly exist?

Xuanyang felt moved in his heart.

Back when the Immortal Gods were in their prime, several supreme beings had also pursued the Path of Transcendence. But in the end, let alone walking this path, they hadn't even seen the shadow of it.

It was not that the road was broken, but that there was no road at all; thus, many Immortal Gods speculated that such a level did not exist, that it existed at most in delusions, and was nothing but a fantasy.

"Why must Fellow Daoist Xuanyang be so modest?"

Li Heng smiled slightly.

"Haha, what modesty is there to speak of? I am, after all, just a Dead Remnant, a mere wreck that luckily escaped from the old era; I can no longer stir up any waves." Xuanyang shook his head.

Li Heng smiled without a word, offering no reply. Looking at Xuanyang's dejected appearance now, could an existence capable of reaching this level really be so fragile?

But that was Xuanyang's own affair, and it was not convenient for him to probe further.

"It seems the matter of conferring the gods is nearing its end."

Xuanyang did not wish to continue the previous topic and, continuing to watch the many Heavenly Humans being conferred by the Investiture of the Gods below, spoke slowly.

Li Heng shook his head.

"This is at most just the first step."

"The number of gods required by a Heavenly Court is vast; how could this small number of Heavenly Humans satisfy it? One must still confer the Dharma Aspect below the Heavenly Humans. Finally, one must select some special Divine Positions from among the many mortals to prevent the system from becoming rigid."

"If the strong only grow stronger and the weak only grow weaker, with no path for advancement between them, or if advancement is too arduous, that is not the kind of system I wish to see."

Xuanyang nodded; that was true.

Li Heng continued to speak.

"Once matters here are settled, after the conferring of gods concludes and the Heavenly Court is on the right track, and it has established contact and merged with the Underworld, I will likely head to that so-called True Realm to take a look at the truth of it."

"At that time, you must take good care of Heaven and Earth."

Xuanyang was left between laughter and tears upon hearing this.

"Fellow Daoist Li, you may rest assured. Although my state is not great, I can still protect Heaven and Earth for a while; otherwise, this Heaven and Earth would have fallen a hundred years ago."

Li Heng shook his head.

"I think you should be cautious. I have a premonition that there may be anomalies, not just anomalies of the Mysterious Calamity, but also things coming from outside the Great Void."

"Why do you say that?"

Xuanyang said in surprise.

At this moment, his expression also turned serious, and he stopped joking. After all, a premonition from someone of their level was not groundless; it had a certain basis.

"Fellow Daoist should remember the Reincarnation Path."

Li Heng asked.

Xuanyang nodded.

"That is natural. The place where the Underworld you opened is located has a Reincarnation Path that borders the outside Great Void; theoretically, one can leave Heaven and Earth through that Reincarnation Path."

"But unfortunately, I explored it in the past and discovered that the road was broken after walking a certain distance along that Reincarnation Path, so that road is actually a dead end."

Upon hearing this information, Li Heng's expression also turned serious.

"It seems this is the crux of the problem."

"I have sensed that something is walking toward us along that Reincarnation Path. It is just that the distance is Remote, and perhaps it will take a long time to arrive, so my perception is not particularly clear."

Xuanyang was surprised.

Something is walking here, and the distance is too Remote?

That made no sense; he had explored to the end of this Broken Road back then, and there was nothing there. But now, something is walking here? Could it be that this road has been reconnected?

In an instant, Xuanyang's expression turned ugly.

"No, we must sever this Reincarnation Path as soon as possible!"

He spoke out immediately, and had Li Heng not reached out to stop him, he would have already set off to destroy that Reincarnation Path.

"Fellow Daoist, why are you so agitated again?"

"Even if there really is a monster walking over from that Reincarnation Path, it might not be impossible to deal with; it surely cannot be more troublesome than this Mysterious Calamity." Li Heng raised an eyebrow, also somewhat surprised by Xuanyang's reaction.

Xuanyang sighed.

"Fellow Daoist, you do not know."

"During the prime of the Immortal Gods, these Reincarnation Paths were accessible in all directions, connecting various Heaven and Earth, guiding souls to the Void Great Reincarnation; if a war broke out, they were also vital thoroughfares."

"And so what?"

Li Heng vaguely guessed the truth, but he had to confirm it.

"That means this Reincarnation Path is highly likely to lead to the Core Land of the Void Great Reincarnation, and that place has already been destroyed and fallen; many powerful Immortal Gods perished there and turned into monsters."

"Among them, there is no lack of powerful beings capable of crushing those in the Creation Realm."

"But they all died there."

Xuanyang explained, his expression filled with some terror.

"Now, Fellow Daoist, do you understand? If it only connected to other Heaven and Earth, it would not matter, as not every Heaven and Earth possesses monsters of the Creation Realm, or has powerful beings of the Creation Realm to suppress them."

"But if it connects to the Core Land, then the problem is huge."

Li Heng nodded; it was indeed as he had thought.

If it connected to the Core Land, it was a source of trouble; one careless move would cause everyone to fall into the bottomless Abyss. Who knew what kind of powerful monster might pop out on the Reincarnation Path?

"Fellow Daoist, do not be too anxious or afraid. What if it is not a monster, but reinforcements? For example, other surviving Immortal Gods like yourself."

Li Heng comforted Xuanyang, but the fact that Xuanyang, who was in the Creation Realm, could be so afraid meant the danger involved was easy to imagine.

Xuanyang spoke up immediately.

"That's impossible!"

"I don't know if it's reinforcements, but it absolutely cannot be the surviving Immortal Gods. Those guys are more capable of surviving than anyone, extremely cunning, and would never risk being discovered by the monsters wandering in the Void to step onto the Reincarnation Path and use it to cross the Void."

"They would only hide in some Heaven and Earth like I did!"

Xuanyang said decisively.

Li Heng was lost in thought; that was true as well.

Not long ago, the Red-Haired Monster was discovered by a monster wandering in the Void. If it weren't for the fact that the monster wasn't yet strong enough to break through the protection of the Reincarnation Path, the Red-Haired Monster would have died long ago, along with his Divine Sense.

"That being said, there might be problems on more than just this side."

Li Heng sighed.

He also spoke about the previous matter of the True Realm Rift.

Xuanyang felt even more helpless.

Monsters had crawled out from the True Realm Rift.

And then they even controlled some factions to investigate Xianshi Tiandi? He was completely numb; this house called Xianshi Tiandi was leaking wind everywhere.

He had known that Ghost Place, the True Realm Rift, would have problems, but because he couldn't solve it himself due to this Mysterious Calamity, a major problem had indeed appeared now.

He spoke hurriedly.

"How about this, Daoist Friend Li, let's just run away."

Li Heng was speechless.

Where did your ambition of using Heaven and Earth as a Lighthouse go?

"I think we should stay calm for now."

"I can still solve and handle the current situation."

Li Heng said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Xuanyang was stunned, revealing a look of doubt.