Chapter 1058: The Crisis Determined by Rebirth

Initially, the Myriad Immortals Alliance maintained some control over the increasingly irrational cultivators, and immortal cities across the states remained relatively safe. However, as both sides became consumed by the bloodshed, the Alliance's prohibitions ceased to be effective. Cultivators would engage in deadly combat within the cities over even the slightest disagreement.

At first, the city's disciplinary formations were still effective. Towering Dharma Transmission Stone Statues would cast down white light, eradicating cultivators who defied the laws. But as the number of cultivators fighting to the death increased, even the Myriad Immortals Alliance began to harbor significant reservations. They resorted to selectively activating the grand formations within the cities. This leniency, where the law did not punish the masses, undoubtedly fueled the cultivators' frenzied aggression. In this fervent atmosphere, even the few remaining cultivators in the Xuanhuang Realm with relatively peaceful mindsets gradually transformed, beginning to participate in the mutual slaughter.

The mutual slaughter among cultivators was not limited to their physical lives. Even animosities formed within the Heavenly Profound Mirror could potentially lead to bloodshed. A mysterious figure known as the Heavenly God Eye, whose origins were unknown, gradually rose to prominence among cultivators. This individual's origins were unknown, yet their powers were immense. By revealing a secret about oneself, one could obtain the true identity of the cultivator behind any Heavenly Profound Mirror account they wished to track!

At first, cultivators were somewhat skeptical. However, practice proved the truth. The tragic deaths of hundreds of cultivators, suddenly hunted down by their enemies, served as the ultimate proof of its efficacy. It was well known that arguments over trivial matters often escalated into grudges within the Heavenly Profound Mirror. However, since all information within the Heavenly Profound Mirror was strictly confidential, there was no way to uncover the true nature of these disputes; one could only engage in verbal sparring from a distance. Now, the emergence of the Heavenly God Eye changed everything!

Had you ever inadvertently offended someone with careless words in the past? Did you fear being suddenly targeted for revenge without any preparation? Then why not strike first?! Under the covert instigation of the Heavenly God Eye, the frequency of revenge killings within the Myriad Immortals Alliance surged once more. The unusual phenomena of cultivators perishing in the sky had become the new normal.

While the world-ending plan progressed quite smoothly, Li Fan's mood was far from good. Within the Hundred Stones Grotto-Heaven in Shilin State, two remarkably similar figures stood before a small Heavenly Profound Mirror. One of them was Li Fan's true self. The other was a pseudo-immortal puppet body that Li Fan had commissioned Master Artisan Dweller to forge for him during this period. Without utilizing primal force essence, the puppet body's strength could not rival Tianyang's, which was comparable to the Longevity Realm. However, Li Fan was not concerned with the puppet's actual combat prowess; he valued its ability to perfectly integrate with cultivators.

At this very moment, Li Fan had transferred the Mirror Origin, bestowed by the Heavenly Profound Mirror, into this pseudo-immortal puppet. Additionally, to prepare for the impending arrival of Dharma Transmitter Jiang, Li Fan had also modified the consciousness implanted in the immortal puppet. In the puppet's perception, it was genuinely a member of the vast Myriad Realms Alliance, tasked with hunting down the remnants of the Profound Heaven Sect. It had no memories whatsoever concerning the Heavenly God Eye or other secrets of Li Fan's true self. This immortal puppet, Li Fan, was naturally the rapidly rising and renowned Heavenly God Eye. Utilizing the Mirror Origin's authority, it greatly accelerated the mutual slaughter among cultivators while simultaneously acquiring numerous deeply confidential pieces of information from their minds. Although some of this information appeared utterly worthless, once collected, it might prove useful in a future reincarnation.

At this moment, the immortal puppet Li Fan diligently performed its role as the Heavenly God Eye. Li Fan's true self stood beside it, a slight frown on his brow. "To this extent, have Mo Rubin and the Heavenly Profound Mirror not made any moves?" he mused. "Only the holder of the Mirror Origin can read the Heavenly Profound Mirror's encrypted information. Mo Rubin should have long realized that this recent series of world-ending events is being orchestrated by me. Yet, I've still not detected anyone investigating along this line... This applies to Mo Rubin and the Heavenly Profound Mirror, and even to the Myriad Immortals Alliance. Mo Rubin hasn't shared information with the Myriad Immortals Alliance. Have they simply ignored me? Or are they preoccupied with something more pressing?"

Even though he had deduced countless possible scenarios in his mind, at this stage, too many factors were involved from various parties. It was unrealistic to expect everything to proceed smoothly according to his pre-planned scenario. Li Fan could only adapt as events unfolded. What he hadn't anticipated was that even before the third phase of his plan could unfold, an unexpected turn of events caught him completely off guard.

One day, after a large-scale death match involving hundreds of cultivators concluded, a bizarre blood-red vortex mysteriously appeared, swallowing all the unusual phenomena that typically accompanied the demise of cultivators. These blood-red vortices manifested in every location across the Xuanhuang Realm where a cultivator had perished. People speculated widely about the origin of these vortices. Yet, they had no discernible impact on the increasingly potent murderous intent festering within everyone's hearts. The slaughter continued unabated.

Li Fan, however, looked up at the growing number of blood-red apertures in the sky, from which he faintly detected a familiar aura. "Reversing life and death?" he wondered. "At this critical juncture, is the Rebirth Heavenly Venerate about to achieve Dao enlightenment?" As if to confirm Li Fan's conjecture, soon after, endless crimson light erupted from the apertures in the firmament. Besides bathing the world in a blood-red hue, continuous and majestic ethereal palace silhouettes began to emerge on the celestial curtain. Cultivators on the ground could not discern the details of the palaces, save for the central one, which imprinted itself upon the vision of every single cultivator!

As three words appeared in their minds, information about it spontaneously emerged: "Rebirth Mansion." Along with this name, the understanding that "Death is not true death, but a passage into reincarnation" naturally surfaced. At that instant, all cultivators unanimously ceased their struggles. They stood in profound shock, brought about by this colossal transformation of heaven and earth.

Unlike the Rebirth Mansion Li Fan had encountered in a previous cycle, the Rebirth Mansion of this era could not be manipulated by the Myriad Immortals Alliance. It had become a fundamental principle of the Xuanhuang Realm, impervious to any influence except a direct reversal of its very nature. Consequently, no cultivator at this moment possessed knowledge of the specific details regarding reincarnation. They only knew that from this point forward, the world gained a Rebirth Mansion, which would utterly reshape the future landscape of the Xuanhuang Realm. How one would reincarnate, and whether memories and cultivation would persist after rebirth, were unknown. These answers would only be revealed once a cultivator had undergone a complete cycle of reincarnation.

However, the fact that death was not an end but a passage into reincarnation directly influenced the cultivators' decisions. The psychological burden of taking a life sharply decreased once more. Cultivators throughout the Xuanhuang Realm transformed into ruthless fiends, ready to fight to the death at the slightest provocation. For Li Fan, however, the deaths of cultivators lost their meaning if they could no longer inflict harm upon the Xuanhuang Realm.

"What exactly is this Rebirth Mansion?" Li Fan took the initiative, immediately challenging Dharma Transmitter Zhou and the others.