Chapter 1244: Reorganizing Reincarnation

On the surface of the sea, the Central Demonic Lord retracted his gaze and clicked his tongue.

"What's wrong?" asked True Monarch Tianling.

"A small matter, one of my avatars died," the Central Demonic Lord said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Tianling immediately got straight to the point: "Let's discuss the main business then; my time is limited."

The Central Demonic Lord nodded. Then, a vibrant red disk rose from behind his head. The aura around him, which had initially been elusive and ethereal, turned bloody and violent, and his pupils glowed with a crimson light.

"The Asura Disk!"

Upon seeing the vibrant red disk, Tu Ming's suspicions were confirmed.

His ghost embryo, hidden within the Jie'e Sect in Xizhou, was believed to be unknown to anyone. Yet, decades ago, he was approached by Chihlei, who was possessed by the Central Demonic Lord. The reason they found him was because he had obtained a demonic treasure that flew from beyond the heavens. That demonic treasure was the Hell Disk, one of the Six Paths Sub-Disks. It was precisely by relying on this demonic treasure that Tu Ming was able to escape the soul-snatching of the Western Demonic Path Lord, instead absorbing his peak demonic energy and returning to the God Transformation realm.

After the Hell Disk recognized him as its master, the Central Demonic Lord also found him. This was because the Central Demonic Lord had obtained the Asura Disk, another of the Six Paths Sub-Disks. These two disks had been refined by powerful demonic cultivators in ancient times and had left the Skyriver Realm with them, journeying into the outer starry sky. However, amidst the recent cosmic upheaval, these demonic powerhouses who had previously fled now sought to return, thus projecting their demonic treasures one by one. Among these, the Hell Disk found Tu Ming, its most compatible master, and merged into his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness. The Asura Disk, on the other hand, was refined by the Central Demonic Lord using supreme demonic cultivation techniques.

Theoretically, the Reincarnation Disk in Tu Ming's possession could roughly sense the locations of the Six Paths Sub-Disks. However, he was slain by Yuan Qingque, and the Reincarnation Disk was lost. But now, the Central Demonic Lord had mastered an incredibly terrifying demonic transformation technique, using the Asura Disk to sense the locations of the other sub-disks within the Skyriver Realm.

Under the impetus of the Central Demonic Lord's Asura Disk, the Hell Disk within Tu Ming spontaneously emerged from his glabella and flew out, transforming into a deep black jade disk divided into eighteen sections.

After these two sub-disks appeared, a grayish-white disk, resembling one made of bone, also flew out from the basket on True Monarch Tianling's back. The reason this Orthodox Path God Transformation cultivator came here was precisely because the Beast Disk was in his possession. This sub-disk could continuously purify the bloodline of any true spirit, allowing it to revert to its primordial state. In ancient times, the Nine-Headed Great Sage of Dongzhou only succeeded in cultivating to the Void Refinement stage in the Skyriver Realm because of this Beast Disk.

After the Nine-Headed Great Sage's death, this Beast Disk returned to the Myriad Spirits Sect. However, to avoid providing evidence to the Heavenly Emperor, successive God Transformation cultivators of the Myriad Spirits Sect dared not use this sub-disk. Even True Monarch Tianling only learned this secret when the previous generation's God Transformation cultivator of the Myriad Spirits Sect passed away. Furthermore, to maintain secrecy, even the method for refining the Beast Disk was not passed down. True Monarch Tianling only learned the method for sacrificing and refining this Six Paths Sub-Disk from the Central Demonic Lord. It was precisely thanks to this Beast Disk that True Monarch Tianling's Kui beast showed signs of breaking through to the Sixth Rank. The advancement of his soul-bound spiritual beast also brought a glimmer of hope for his own cultivation realm, which had stagnated for hundreds of years.

Not long ago, True Monarch Tianling received a message from the Central Demonic Lord, inviting him to a meeting in the Earth Sea to discuss the reassembly of the Life-Death Disk. For any other matter, True Monarch Tianling, being cautious, might have refused to meet the Central Demonic Lord. But if the Life-Death Disk, a supreme treasure, were reassembled, it would reach the Seventh Rank. It was the foundational treasure of the Great Dao in the Skyriver Realm, capable of controlling life, death, and reincarnation. True Monarch Tianling's Kui beast was a true spirit of thunder, but its Myriad Illusions Green Thunder was related to the Great Dao of Life. If he could use the Life-Death Disk to grasp the Great Dao of Life, then his advancement to the Void Refinement stage would be almost certain. It was precisely for this reason that True Monarch Tianling came.

After the Beast Disk emerged from the basket on his back, it resonated with the vibrant red Asura Disk and the deep black Hell Disk. Soon, four beams of light of different colors lit up from the directions of Dongzhou and Zhongzhou, merging with the three sub-disks in their hands, forming a vast, ethereal giant disk that enveloped the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, all living beings, and rotated eternally.

The Seventh-Rank Life-Death Disk was, in essence, the materialization of this world's Great Dao of Life and Death. And this Great Dao controlled the reincarnation of all beings across the Six Paths. As long as one refined the Life-Death Disk, they could break through the boundaries of life and death and the shackles of reincarnation, gaining eternal lifespan even without achieving Dao Integration. To reassemble the Life-Death Disk, besides the Six Paths Sub-Disks, the most crucial component was the Reincarnation Disk that Tu Ming once possessed. He had obtained it when he fell into the Yellow Springs, from Ming Long, one of the Nine Sons of the Ghost Mother, from the deepest reaches of the Netherworld. It was at this moment that Tu Ming finally understood. The reason he was made to bring the Reincarnation Disk to the human world was for the reassembly of the Life-Death Disk.

Dongzhou, Tongtian Peak.

Ye Qing, who was meditating, suddenly changed expression. With a flash of sword light, he had already arrived at the top floor of the Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda. Ni Yuanzhong was already there. The two God Transformation cultivators of the Nine Heavens Demonic Extermination Sect watched as the Reincarnation Disk, placed atop the pagoda, suddenly emitted a dark, profound, and mysterious beam of light that shot skyward. The Tongtian Dao Refining Pagoda, a Sixth-Rank magical artifact, was utterly incapable of blocking this beam of light.

"Indeed, someone intends to break reincarnation and summon back those who have long since perished," a majestic Daoist voice resonated. A supreme divine light illuminated within the brilliant starry river formed by the spiritual energy at the pagoda's summit, coalescing into a Daoist figure with unbound hair, bare feet, and a dark robe.

"Greetings, Ancestor!"

Ni Yuanzhong and Ye Qing immediately bowed deeply upon seeing the Daoist.

"No need for formalities," the Daoist said. "We, along with the Heavenly Emperor and True King Taixu, are changing the Great Dao's rules, and the first step is to interfere with reincarnation. Thus, the Life-Death Disk needs to be reassembled. Reincarnation is one of the foundations of the Great Dao's cycle, originally meant to be controlled by the Ghost Mother. However, she brought ruin upon herself by coveting the Water Mother's creation Dao fruit, and thus her true spirit was shattered."

"But beings of her caliber, even if their bodies perish and their Dao vanishes, can resurrect from past reincarnations. The Nine Sons of the Ghost Mother wish to exploit the cosmic upheaval to bring the Ghost Mother back to control life, death, and reincarnation."

"To achieve this, the Life-Death Disk must first be reassembled. The Reincarnation Disk is in your hands, the Heavenly Dao Disk has long been sent by the Heavenly Emperor to the Purple Cloud Heavenly Palace, and with the Human Dao Disk from the Qianqiu Pen and Ink Forest, only the Asura, Hell, Preta, and Beast sub-disks remain."

"It now appears that the Ghost Mother's Nine Sons' pawns in the Skyriver Realm have gathered at least three disks and have begun to summon and locate the remaining parts of the Life-Death Disk. Soon, Tongtian Peak will face its most terrifying tribulation. This venerable one also intends to use the opportunity of the Life-Death Disk's reassembly and the emergence of reincarnation to elevate my own Post-natal Great Dao..."

After the Nine Heavens Demonic Extermination Ancestor finished speaking, both Ni Yuanzhong and Ye Qing looked shocked. They had never expected that Yuan Qingque leaving behind the Reincarnation Disk held such a profound secret.

"Please rest assured, Ancestor. Even if we die in battle, we will not allow the demonic scoundrels to take the Reincarnation Disk."

Hearing their resolute words, the Nine Heavens Demonic Extermination Ancestor nodded. Then, he extended his right hand and pointed at the Taihe Sword in Ye Qing's hand. A profound light submerged into the blade, causing the Sixth-Rank sword artifact to tremble and hum clearly.

At the same time.

Inside the Huanglong Cave Dwelling, Chen Mobai also watched with a solemn expression as the Preta Dao Sub-Disk shot out from his storage bag. After this item came into his possession, its only use was for condensing Earth Fiend energy. Most of the time, Chen Mobai had it pressed at the bottom of his storage bag, almost forgetting about it. In the current situation, his cultivation realm was insufficient to stop the Preta Dao Sub-Disk from emitting its faint, profound light, indicating it involved Seventh-Rank power. Recalling the origin of this sub-disk, Chen Mobai vaguely formed a guess in his mind.

"What's wrong?" Although the profound light from the Preta Dao Sub-Disk was fleeting, Qing Nü still noticed it and immediately flew over to ask.

After Chen Mobai briefly explained, he sent a message charm to Su Zilu, asking her to come to Huanglong Cave Dwelling immediately. Fortunately, the Preta Dao Sub-Disk only emitted a brief ray of profound light before reverting to its original state and being returned to Chen Mobai's storage bag.

"What if I bring this sub-disk back to the Xuangu Daoist Temple?" a thought suddenly flashed through Chen Mobai's mind.

Earth Sea.

The Central Demonic Lord, seeing the four disk beams emanating from distant directions, nodded contentedly: "Two from Dongzhou, two from Zhongzhou, just as expected..."

"Yuan Qingque actually didn't take the Reincarnation Disk to the Immortal Realm?" Tu Ming murmured, looking at the faint, profound beams of light coming from Dongzhou. After he was slain by Yuan Qingque, he still had some contacts in Dongzhou who had inquired about the battlefield at the time. They reported that Yuan Qingque did not leave the Reincarnation Disk to his disciples when he ascended. Looking back now, it was clearly to deceive others.

"The Reincarnation Disk is the most important. Let's first destroy the Nine Heavens Demonic Extermination Sect," the Central Demonic Lord said.

"The Nine Heavens Demonic Extermination Sect has a decent foundation, and there are several other sacred lands in Dongzhou. It might not be easy to destroy," True Monarch Tianling calmly analyzed after hearing this.

"How about we start with the easier targets first?" Tu Ming suggested. This was because he had seen the Preta Dao Sub-Disk. This reminded him of an old score. In the past, his strongest ghost embryo, which he had high hopes for and nurtured with a Primal Chaos body, had mysteriously died in the Barren Ruins. Afterward, due to his conflict with Yuan Qingque, he didn't have time to investigate thoroughly. Later, he heard that Su Zilu had joined the Five Elements Sect, so theoretically, the Five Elements Sect should be responsible. However, Tu Ming didn't believe his strongest ghost embryo would lose to the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Desolation, who was only at the Nascent Soul stage at the time. At the same cultivation realm, Tu Ming's ghost embryo was invincible.

But now, the truth was about to be revealed. Whoever held the Preta Dao Sub-Disk was his killer. He wanted to see who this remarkable individual was!