Chapter 1093: Rebirth of the Mysterious Yellow River

Ignoring the strange looks from others, Chang Ji respectfully performed a grand bow towards the sky. Then he transformed into a streak of light and flew away.

The words he spoke before his departure immediately caught the attention of discerning cultivators. After an investigation, people finally discovered that Chang Ji should have been completely dead a year ago. While exploring the ruins of a wild sect, he had unfortunately triggered a protective formation, leading to his instant demise with his body completely obliterated.

More than ten people who were with him at the time could testify, making it undeniable! Yet now, Chang Ji had somehow been resurrected! His resurrection point was precisely the large river closest to where he had perished!

This somewhat terrifying discovery quickly spread throughout the Myriad Immortals Alliance. Soon, Chang Ji's friends from his previous life came to seek him out, hoping to confirm the truth of his disappearance.

Chang Ji himself did not deny it; instead, he openly admitted his resurrection. "Thanks to the Celestial Venerable's divine power!" he devoutly declared before everyone.

Previously, when cultivators in the Myriad Immortals Alliance spoke of a "Celestial Venerable," they invariably referred to the Celestial Venerable of Dharma Transmission. But now, coming from Chang Ji's mouth, everyone knew he was referring to the Longevity Celestial Venerable, who had quietly reversed life and death.

Seeing that his relatives and friends remained somewhat skeptical, Chang Ji directly invited them into his Heavenly Profound Mirror space.

As is well known, a Heavenly Profound Mirror space is bound to a cultivator and can only be opened by that cultivator. With the Heavenly Profound Mirror as proof, everyone finally completely believed Chang Ji's true identity.

His resurrection, and the fact that it was by no means an isolated incident, was shocking news that quickly became widely known.

Over the following days, the emergence of more and more resurrected cultivators further verified its authenticity.

In summary, without exception, all resurrected cultivators in the Myriad Immortals Alliance reappeared from the large river closest to their place of death.

Within the Alliance territory, there were fifty-four rivers of rebirth. The Five Elders Council also seemed to have a corresponding fifty-four. These total of one hundred and eight rivers formed the Rivers of Rebirth in the Xuanhuang Realm.

The duration of cultivators' resurrection seemed to be related to their strength before death. The stronger their cultivation realm, the longer the time required for their resurrection.

The first batch of resurrected cultivators were, without exception, all at the Foundation Establishment stage or below. As for how long it would take for cultivators of higher realms to revive, that would require gradual verification in the future.

Upon resurrection, they always appeared naked. Any items carried before death, even those hidden within the soul, did not reappear with them. However, regaining their lives was already a great fortune, so no one paid much attention to these external possessions.

Resurrected cultivators appeared to be the same age as they were before death. However, after detailed measurements, it was discovered that the reborn bodies seemed one year younger than before their demise.

It wasn't just cultivators; any living being within the Xuanhuang Realm that died would revive from the rivers. Thus, people could always witness the strange sight of creatures continuously emerging from the water in the Rivers of Rebirth.

A miraculous power in the river seemed to protect newly resurrected beings, preventing them from drowning immediately upon revival. However, this power quickly vanished once they left the Rivers of Rebirth. Even if they re-entered the water, its trace could no longer be found.

The various wonders of resurrection became the most heated topic of discussion among Myriad Immortals Alliance cultivators. Some rejoiced, relieved that they no longer had to fear perishing.

Other cultivators, however, began to worry that if no new living beings were born, the future of the Xuanhuang Realm might be bleak.

Fortunately, a discovery quickly dispelled these concerns. In certain states of the Myriad Immortals Alliance, new life was still being born even after the Celestial Venerable reversed the principles of life and death. However, the numbers were extremely small, with no more than fifty new births per year across the entire Alliance.

Nevertheless, the creation of life had not completely ceased. Even if life did not disappear entirely from this point, the addition of fifty cultivators per year was not a major issue for the Xuanhuang Realm.

Soon, cultivators' attention shifted to other critical questions. For example, could they revive again after dying once? How long would a second resurrection take? Was there truly no limit to the number of times one could revive?

Was there an upper limit to the one-year age reduction with each death? The exceedingly mysterious Celestial Venerable had never appeared to explain anything from beginning to end. All these questions had to be explored by the cultivators themselves.

As these would become indispensable guidelines in the future, cultivators naturally attached great importance to them.

Soon, under the command of certain powerful entities, some recently resurrected cultivators were again forced to sacrifice their lives to explore the mysteries of rebirth.

Fortunately, knowing they could revive and promised generous rewards, these cultivators, used as test subjects, did not complain much.

After all, they had already died once. After death, they had no conscious awareness whatsoever. Close your eyes, open them, and you're a good man again. And they could receive rewards they couldn't earn in a lifetime, so why not?

It would likely take some more time for the secrets of resurrection to be fully deciphered.

Upon hearing the news, Li Fan personally went to one of the Rivers of Rebirth and investigated for a long time. Ultimately, he couldn't discern any clues.

"Compared to the Reincarnation Palace I experienced before, this era's path of reversing life and death is clearly more complete," he mused. "To actually be able to give birth to life from rivers out of thin air... It is truly incredible."

The principle of reversing life and death had completely merged with the Heavenly Dao of Xuanhuang, making it difficult to discern separately. Even Li Fan, who was proficient in formations, couldn't detect any traces of the great formation for reversing life and death he had seen before.

Worried that this mysteriously appearing Celestial Venerable might affect his grand plans, Li Fan quietly contacted Transmitter Zhou, attempting to get some insider information from her.

To his disappointment, Transmitter Zhou still gave the same answer as before: she knew nothing about it. "As far as I know, your Myriad Immortals Alliance has an organization called the Heaven-Wielding Bureau, specifically for monitoring the principles of the Xuanhuang Realm. This Celestial Venerable has successfully reversed the natural order for so long, yet you insist you've been completely unaware of it... Fellow Daoist Zhou, doesn't that seem a bit unreasonable?" Li Fan questioned, his tone displeased.

Transmitter Zhou smiled. "Your Myriad Worlds Alliance is indeed well-informed. Even the existence of secret organizations like the Heaven-Wielding Bureau in the Immortal Alliance can't escape your notice. However, I'm not being evasive; I truly don't know about this."

The smile on Zhou's face gradually faded, and her expression turned serious. "Generally speaking, for a Dao Integration cultivator to successfully reverse natural laws, it's a gradual process. During this process, the traces of the Heaven and Earth principles being twisted and altered are quite obvious. This is also why the Heaven-Wielding Bureau could monitor the signs of the Longevity Celestial Venerable's impending birth. But this Rebirth Celestial Venerable is different. The speed of his appearance... Was a bit too fast."