Chapter 1372: Extra Chapter Two

Extra Chapter Two

Extra Chapter Two

During the tribulation, the three ancient venerable immortals manifested their spirits—an unprecedented event in history, worthy of being recorded in the annals and passed down for eternity.

No one expected such a situation to arise during the tribulation; one must know that although Li Haoran possesses extraordinary talent, he is merely on par with Man Gu and Tao Tianye, still falling short of Lu Yang's talent.

Lu Yang never encountered three immortals manifesting their spirits during his tribulation!

Many were puzzled as to why Ying Tian Xian did not manifest, but fortunately, Gu Junye explained it, and everyone suddenly understood.

"It turns out it's because Ying Tian Xian is too weak."

"What a formidable junior!" Immortal Jiu Chong praised.

"He reminds me of an old friend."

"You're thinking of Ying Tian Xian, aren't you? Indeed, this junior possesses the aptitude of Ying Tian."

The three immortals sighed repeatedly, striking even harder than before—precisely because he is an outstanding junior, they needed to test him.

"You've had enough—I am Ying Tian Xian!" Li Haoran finally seized the opportunity and shouted angrily.

The three immortals hurriedly supported the severely wounded Li Haoran during his tribulation.

"What? You are Ying Tian! Your transformation is so great we didn't recognize you!" Qilin Immortal stared at Li Haoran in shock, never imagining he was the reincarnation of Ying Tian Xian.

"You guys, cough, cough, wait for me!" Li Haoran gritted his teeth in pain—these three bastards really went all out.

"Senior Brother Li says he is Ying Tian Xian?!"

"What is going on?"

The disciples of Wen Dao Sect were utterly shocked and bewildered, as few know of the doctrine of reincarnation.

"Haoran!" Su Yiren and Qin Qin Yan saw Li Haoran injured like this and rushed over to check on him.

Seeing the mother and daughter, the three ancient immortals felt somewhat embarrassed; upon seeing Li Haoran awaken his past-life memories, they rejoiced and forgot that his wife and children were still present.

"It's all your fault—what were you thinking, acting rashly!" Time Immortal struck first, blaming Jiu Chong Immortal for being unkind.

"Wasn't the idea yours!" Jiu Chong Immortal angrily retorted, exposing Time Immortal's hypocritical facade.

"Haoran, are you alright?" Su Yiren asked with concern.

"I'm fine, just minor injuries." Li Haoran patted his wound, utterly unbothered.

"Father, are you truly the reincarnation of Ying Tian Xian?" Qin Qin Yan asked, her expression complex.

Having interacted with Qin Qin Yan for so long, Li Haoran naturally sensed her thoughts and smiled, explaining: "You need not worry about my identity changing—nine lifetimes of reincarnation, united as one; now I am Ying Tian Xian, I am Qin Haoran, and I am Li Haoran. Treat me as you always have."

Upon hearing this, Qin Qin Yan's face broke into a smile once more.

Qilin Immortal smirked from the side: "Oh, I heard you reincarnated as a nun in your fifth life, and as a palace maid in the Great Xia imperial court in your seventh life, scheming and competing—were those also you?"

"You you you you you dare not mention this!" Li Haoran exclaimed, his words incoherent with agitation—this was his lifelong dark mark,

whoever brings this up, he will flare up at them!

"It seems you've recalled the experiences of your first life?" Lu Yang walked over cheerfully to help Li Haoran out of his predicament.

"Senior Brother Lu." Li Haoran bowed respectfully with clasped hands; having gained his first-life memories, he now understood many things, such as why Senior Brother Lu rarely interacted with him after reaching the Spirit Transformation stage—it was all to protect him,

to avoid drawing the attention of the hidden mastermind.

"Junior Brother Li, congratulations." Man Gu and Tao Tianye came to offer their congratulations.

"Junior Brother Li possesses the embryonic form of the Reincarnation Dao Fruit—does that make him a half-immortal like me?" Meng Jingzhou smiled, noting that Li Haoran had previously held the embryonic form but could not use it; now, with all nine lifetimes' memories fully awakened, he must be able to wield it, truly deserving the title of half-immortal.

It's a pity, though—they are both half-immortals and cannot flaunt their realms before Junior Brother Li.

"Senior Brother Meng, perhaps I too can ascend to immortality today."

"Hmm?"

Li Haoran turned to the silent Yun Zhi and bowed: "Senior Sister, may I consume the Feather Ascension Immortal Herb?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang's eyes lit up: "Feather Ascension Immortal Herb—yes, consuming it is most suitable for you!"

The Feather Ascension Immortal Herb is a relic from ancient times; its former owner was the Kunlun Holy Son, who, after being defeated by the Immortal Maiden of Eternity, caused the herb to vanish without trace.

Until Lu Yang, Meng Jingzhou, Tao Tianye, Man Gu, and Li Haoran traveled the Eastern Sea and stumbled upon it by chance, bringing it back to the medicinal garden.

The Feather Ascension Immortal Herb possesses domineering medicinal effects—consumption directly enhances cultivation, but this is akin to pulling up seedlings to help them grow, lacking realm comprehension.

Thus, though the herb is precious, no one in Wen Dao Sect dares to consume it.

But for Li Haoran, there are no drawbacks—after awakening his first-life memories, he fundamentally lacks no realm comprehension.

As for his insight into the embryonic Reincarnation Dao Fruit, needless to say—nine lifetimes of reincarnation have already brought him to the limit of understanding.

"I have bled for Wen Dao Sect, I have bathed in Wen Dao Sect—you cannot treat me like this!"

In the medicinal garden, the Feather Ascension Immortal Herb was uprooted from underground by the combined efforts of the Little Medicine Kings, crying out like a fat pig awaiting slaughter, as Lu Yang and others formed a circle, observing the herb.

"Lu Yang, you're unkind! Back in the Eastern Sea, you swore in the name of Ying Tian Xian that you wouldn't finish me off!" the Feather Ascension Immortal Herb struggled—this is not what was agreed upon initially.

"Rest assured, Ying Tian Xian has no objection to this." Lu Yang smirked wickedly as he reached for the Feather Ascension Immortal Herb.

The Feather Ascension Immortal Herb despaired: "Human hearts are too dark—had I known, I would have hidden forever in the Eastern Sea, living carefree. To elevate a novice in the Tribulation Transcendence stage to Great Perfection and immortality, I fear I must be eaten entirely."

"Ah, my leaves—I am being torn into five pieces!" the Feather Ascension Immortal Herb screamed with eyes closed.

"Stop shouting—your leaves aren't few." Meng Jingzhou covered his ears, unable to bear the noise.

"Few?" the Feather Ascension Immortal Herb opened its eyes, discovering Lu Yang pinching a leaf, while its own leaf surface remained intact.

How is this possible?

This time, the Feather Ascension Immortal Herb did not close its eyes and saw clearly.

After Lu Yang plucked a leaf, the missing portion appeared as a phantom, which then solidified into a new leaf, replenishing its body.

This is Lu Yang using the Traceback Dao Fruit to restore the Feather Ascension Immortal Herb's body.

Leaf, petiole, and root hairs—Lu Yang plucked every part of the Feather Ascension Immortal Herb's body, one by one, and assembled them into another Feather Ascension Immortal Herb.

The Feather Ascension Immortal Herb stared, eyes wide open.

"Can it still be like this?"

"Junior Brother Li, here." Lu Yang handed the completed Ascending Immortal Herb to Li Haoran.

Li Haoran thanked him and swallowed it in one gulp.

"Why is it thundering again?"

Hearing the thunder, the people of the Questioning Dao Sect were somewhat surprised; it hadn't been long since Li Haoran's Tribulation Crossing, so why another heavenly tribulation?

"Is someone else about to ascend to the Tribulation Transcendence stage again?"

"The power of this heavenly tribulation looks off—no, this is the Ascension Tribulation!"

"Ascension Tribulation?!"

"It's from the medicinal garden!"

"The one undergoing Tribulation Crossing is———Senior Brother Li Haoran?!"

Everyone stared blankly, unconsciously rubbing their eyes, thinking they were hallucinating—Li Haoran had just ascended to the Tribulation Transcendence stage, so how could he already have become an immortal?

"Jun Ye, you don't seem surprised?" The Primordial Daoist noticed Gu Junye's expression remained unchanged, witnessing Li Haoran's ascension without any emotional fluctuation.

Upon hearing this, Gu Junye's lips curled into a meaningful smile.

"Didn't I just say that? Li Senior Brother's strength attracted the immortals' trial; if he passes the trial, he can obtain an unparalleled opportunity."

The Primordial Daoist looked admiringly at Gu Junye, having been proven correct by his words!

Li Haoran's process of Tribulation Crossing and ascension was being livestreamed.

"Someone else has become an immortal?" Civilizations across the universe were astonished, constantly monitoring every move of the Cultivation Realm.

"Who became an immortal this time?"

"I heard it's the junior brother of Lu the Sword Immortal."

Above the medicinal garden, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled; the little Medicine Kings were frightened and hurriedly followed Lu Yang and the others away from the medicinal garden, keeping far from Li Haoran.

"Huh? This strange feeling." Lu Yang raised his eyebrows, being the first to sense the world's change.

If Li Haoran is the person with the deepest insight into reincarnation, then Lu Yang is the second.

Lu Yang whispered softly: "That's right, the Dao Fruit represents rules; Li Junior Brother's Dao Fruit is perfected and flawless, which means—. "

"The reincarnation rules are to be established." Yun Zhi interjected, as a half-step Unity Dao cultivator, she could vaguely sense the changes in heaven and earth.

The emergence of the Reincarnation Dao Fruit has a disruptive impact on the world.

When a person dies, their light goes out, with no afterlife; this world has no concept of reincarnation, and even if the Underworld established by the Firewood Dynasty exists, it does not truly govern life and death, merely having some functional similarities.

The only person who undergoes reincarnation is Li Haoran, this special case.

And now, with Li Haoran's ascension, the Reincarnation Dao Fruit condenses, the rules of life and death reincarnation outline heaven and earth, and truly speaking, the Underworld has appeared.

"It's so cold." Meng Jingzhou shivered; as a half-immortal and the strongest single spiritual root throughout history, how could he possibly feel cold? This extraordinary chill had its source right before his eyes.

What he felt was not cold, but the innate fear of death among living beings.

Meng Jingzhou gazed at Li Haoran bathed in the heavenly tribulation, as if seeing Li Haoran become the boundary between life and death,

governing the cycle of life and death reincarnation.

"Indeed, it will shape the rules of life and death reincarnation." The Three Ancient Immortals whispered, never expecting that the conception from the Firewood Dynasty era would be realized three hundred thousand years later.

The runes representing the life and death rules surged from Li Haoran's chest, endless, transforming into an ocean of runes that submerged the entire Cultivation Realm.

"What are those symbols!" The livestream exploded; civilizations subconsciously sensed the life and death reincarnation rules, though this sensation was indescribable.

The runes fell to the ground, attaching to various places in the Cultivation Realm, like a heavy snowfall.

The life and death rule runes detached from the Cultivation Realm, constructing a vast, boundless world.

The great world is filled with gloomy ghostly qi, empty and desolate, full of strangeness and terror; the living are repelled, the dead are welcomed.

"The world of the dead, the Underworld—it seems that from now on, all the dead will appear here." Lu Yang revealed the name of the great world, and this sentence was also broadcast live.

Lu Yang glanced sideways at Meng Jingzhou beside him—it was he who was hosting the livestream.

"Point the camera at my Junior Brother, not at me." Lu Yang forcibly turned the lens away.

"What does Lu the Sword Immortal mean by this? What is called the world of the dead?!"

"Wasn't it explained just now? The dead will all appear in the Underworld."

"I just didn't understand this sentence—does it mean our consciousness won't disappear after we die?"

All civilizations were shocked beyond measure; the information behind this sentence was too vast—Li Haoran had actually constructed the world where people go after death, completely overturning their understanding.

After Li Haoran's ascension, his presence felt completely different; his whole being radiated vitality, carrying an elusive aura, perceptible even through the screen.

Upon seeing this, everyone praised Li Haoran's exalted name without exception.

He floated in midair, sensing the faith power surging from all directions, his chin slightly raised, his thoughts myriad, ultimately forming a long sigh.

"Nine lifetimes of reincarnation condensed the Dao Fruit; today I finally know I am myself."

Although he lost the Tribulation Dao Fruit, by relying on the Reincarnation Dao Fruit step by step, he reshaped heaven and earth, achieved the immortal fruit position, returned to his peak, and even surpassed his former self!

Simply put, but the loneliness of thirty-square-yards and nine lifetimes of reincarnation is something only he can deeply feel—"Li Junior Brother, come down already; Old Meng has already turned off the livestream." Lu Yang shouted.

"Okay."

After the livestream ended, there was no need to keep posing.

"Come on, knowing you'll awaken your first lifetime's memories, I specially prepared a celebration feast for you." Lu Yang put his arm around Li Haoran's shoulder—just look, he's a true senior brother.

The group chatted and laughed as they walked, stopping and going, arriving at Heaven's Gate Peak.

"The fire is too strong; turn it down a bit."

"Third Chief, don't let your hand shake—cooking requires boldness and care; add salt when needed. Ying Tian just underwent Tribulation Crossing and ascension, and also established the Underworld; he must be utterly exhausted, precisely the time to replenish salt."

"The wutong wood isn't enough; Lian Yi, bring some more wutong wood."

At the summit of Heaven's Gate Peak, the Immortal Eternal Maiden directed the women in an orderly manner, possessing the demeanor of a master chef; under her command,

Dish after dish of fragrant, delicious food was brought out from the kitchen.

"Fairy, I brought the person back." Lu Yang shouted, his grip on Li Haoran's hand tightening further, fearing Li Haoran would escape.

Li Haoran's legs trembled, his face deathly pale—was he the very first resident to move into the newly established underworld?