“Mythical era… Reincarnation Mark, what is that?” Not to mention Ye Fan, even the Black Emperor was puzzled—the whole group was astonished.
From the name alone, one could glimpse something of its nature, but it was hard to say precisely, only leaving the impression that it must be extraordinary—otherwise the wild old man wouldn’t react this way.
“It means… he’s undergoing reincarnation.” The Man-Demon said.
What—there truly was such a thing as reincarnation in the world? Everyone was stunned—this was far too revolutionary. No one had ever heard of anyone succeeding at it; even Great Emperors of old hadn’t been reborn—once they passed away, they were simply gone.
“Ancestor, is this really true?” People found it hard to believe—this was too shocking.
“It’s a kind of alternative rebirth. During the mythical era, some had theorized about it, but none would ever choose to attempt it, and it’s difficult to succeed at anyway.” The Man-Demon said.
In those endless ages past, terrifying beings had been born into heaven and earth, using every means possible in pursuit of eternal life, deducing all manner of methods.
“Duan De… did he succeed? Did he really undergo reincarnation—is he a prehistoric human?” Sage Ape Child asked.
Everyone’s breathing quickened—everything was so unbelievable, what they’d witnessed today shattering their understanding, changing the world within their hearts.
“He underwent reincarnation four times—truly inconceivable.” The old wild man’s eyes blazed like torches, filled with a kind of anticipation, like a beast eyeing its prey.
“Ancestor, don’t eat him, this fellow has great uses.” Everyone was stunned, afraid he’d disregard everything and chew Duan De to pieces.
They worried too much—how could the Man-Demon, having cultivated to such an invincible realm, act recklessly just to satisfy an appetite? What concerned him was the Reincarnation Mark.
“Truly reincarnation?” Ye Fan didn’t believe it—if so, then wouldn’t all the countless people who had died throughout history have a day of resurrection and reappearance?
Just imagine—all the astonishing talents throughout the ages, each one’s brilliance piercing through heaven and earth, cutting through past and present—if they reappeared in the world, wouldn’t heaven and earth descend into chaos?
“This isn’t reincarnation in the traditional sense.” The Man-Demon shook his head.
Duan De’s situation could only be described as a divine miracle. The wild old man had observed carefully, confirming that the soul within his body had long since changed—not the powerhouse he’d seen in the Primordial era.
Normally, when a person goes from life to death, the body forms one death mark, but within Duan De there were fully four, indicating his body had died four times.
Those were Reincarnation Marks!
Everyone felt a chill—Duan De’s body bearing four Reincarnation Marks, how had this come to be? If confirmed true, this could be called heaven-defying.
According to the Man-Demon, people had done this during the mythical era, but afterward this secret method had disappeared.
If a dead body was powerful enough, remaining undying for hundreds of thousands of years, a soul unrelated to the previous one could be born—an entirely new life form.
In a certain sense, this wasn’t really reincarnation—when a person dies, their primordial spirit is extinguished; it’s simply that afterward, another spiritual entity grows within the body.
“Duan De… what is he trying to do, does he want to live on defying the world forever?” Even the great black dog felt its mouth going dry.
“So scary… he’s a ghost.” Huahua’s small face turned snow-white. Having studied Buddhist scriptures thoroughly, he hadn’t been particularly fond of the concept of reincarnation, and now felt waves of retrospective fear.
Everyone’s feelings differed. Ji Zi sighed deeply, preferring to believe there truly was reincarnation in the world—that would mean there was a chance to meet the Void Emperor again.
“How could this be, all things in the world are truly wondrous—mutual generation and restraint, death and life, yin and yang…” Ye Fan mused with emotion.
“Hmm, what you say isn’t wrong—mutual generation and restraint, death and life, yin and yang…” The Man-Demon’s eyes blazed brightly, as if deeply moved.
He cultivated both the Supreme Yin and Supreme Yang ancient classics; seeing Duan De’s state and hearing Ye Fan’s words at this moment, he seemed to have understood something, showing a contemplative expression.
The whole group was left stunned by Duan De—if one dug deeper into this unscrupulous Daoist’s background, it might prove extraordinarily frightening!
At this moment, they thought of many things.
At the ancestral vein of the Central Prefecture, within the ancestral temple of the Ascension Divine Dynasty, two Daoist boys who had once followed the Ascension Great Emperor had been supreme sages in life, and after death, having been buried within the world’s foremost ancestral root dragon vein, gained sentience after over two hundred thousand years—the same kind of phenomenon.
But these were no longer the original Daoist boys—they were entirely new life forms, only the bodies remaining the same.
What truly troubled cultivators seeking immortality was the primordial spirit—eventually mottled cracks would appear, the divine sense unable to remain undying, unable to avoid extinction forever.
The body nourishes the spirit, and the spirit in turn strengthens the body further—this was a cycle.
Everyone withdrew from the Great Emperor-level formation, returning to the magnificent Solar Ancient Temple, not bringing the sleeping Duan De out with them.
According to the Man-Demon, Duan De was simply Duan De, unrelated to before, an entirely new life form—only, unlike others who were born naturally, the way he’d come into this world was very peculiar.
“So according to this, apart from that body, everything else is unrelated to the Primordial era.” Li Heishui said with furrowed brows.
The Man-Demon said, “That body was once very powerful, rarely matched since ancient times, but it seems he broke it himself—does he intend to achieve a true fresh start?”
The atmosphere in the palace hall grew somewhat strange, until later when Ye Tong began asking the Man-Demon various questions about the Solar True Classic, at which point everyone began raising cups again, the atmosphere growing lively.
“Old man, don’t rush off yet!” Ye Fan decided to recommend another good disciple to the Man-Demon.
He quickly left, heading to the Jiang Family in the Northern Region, seeking out the Supreme Yin Body, little Tingting.
“Brother!”
A girl transforms with age—Tingting had grown up years ago, now blossomed into bright eyes and white teeth, slender and graceful, very different from before.
Able to see Ye Fan again, she was naturally overjoyed—rarely together, seldom apart no more; they’d spent so few days together over all these years.
“Come, Tingting, I’m sending you toward a great opportunity.” Ye Fan said, directly bringing her into the Sun Star, presenting her before the Man-Demon.
Hiss!
Rough as the Man-Demon was, even he couldn’t help but gasp at this—Ye Fan bringing a Solar Body before him was one thing, but now bringing a Supreme Yin Body as well left him deeply moved.
The Supreme Yin Human Sovereign and the Solar Sage Emperor, these two great sovereigns, their reputations resounding through the ages—here were two people with bodies identical to theirs. If they cultivated those two ancient methods, what realm of achievement might they reach?
Ye Tong was one thing—the Immortal Platform retained a copy of an ancient classic—but little Tingting only had a fragmentary scripture, one Ye Fan had brought back from beyond the domain and given to her.
Now, with the Man-Demon here, Ye Fan naturally didn’t want to miss the chance, wanting him to pass down the two great ancient classics, teaching both his disciple and his sister.
“I don’t have much time…” The Man-Demon didn’t refuse, only explaining that his physical condition was quite chaotic. Though not as severe now as the god-by-day-demon-by-night state, it would still flare up intermittently.
“Supreme Yin, Supreme Yang, which is weaker, which is stronger…”
From the deepest part of the ancient palace hall, an old voice rang out—the Man-Demon began imparting his teachings, Ye Tong and little Tingting studying earnestly, receiving guidance.
Ye Fan sat to the side, fortunate enough to listen in—it felt like two ancient and mysterious gateways slowly opening before him.
Refining a hundred classics, studying all the world’s methods, forging one’s own Dao—this wasn’t imitation, but a deeper level of comprehension, observing ancient methods to create one’s own path.
“I have the mysterious methods of the two classics, but not the final forbidden chapter’s secret technique…” The Man-Demon said.
Back then, obtaining the essential meanings of the two classics had already been heaven-defying enough—even an incomplete ancient classic would set an entire star domain abuzz.
Moreover, the mysterious method was complete—this was the fundamental basis for cultivating the two classics; the secret technique was merely an attacking method, a maneuver used to apply the mysterious method once obtained.
The Man-Demon stated that even without the forbidden chapter’s marvelous technique, relying on the classics’ core meaning alone would be enough—if one wished to attain the Dao, this was the fundamental basis.
Ye Fan also joined in, sharing his thoughts on the Taiji Divine Diagram and other concepts, making the old sage nod repeatedly, immediately channeling forth the Yin-Yang Fish, a terrifying aura shaking the heavens!
“Perhaps, my root ailment can finally be completely eliminated in the future.” He laughed heartily, his voice like a bell tolling, shaking the ancient palace hall until it nearly collapsed.
One must understand—even the sun’s fire essence couldn’t destroy this hall.
Ye Tong’s blood contained her ancestor’s divine methods, but couldn’t be fully manifested—it would need to be revealed gradually as she continued to grow, so she could only listen to the teachings without being able to provide the methods herself.
Little Tingting gained tremendous benefit—the Supreme Yin Ancient Classic would become her primary cultivation method going forward, destined to walk an extraordinary path, her future limitless.
“Supreme Yin and Supreme Yang…” Ye Fan pondered—what he comprehended was naturally much deeper than his disciple and sister.
Those two, limited by their realm, could only memorize the methods, needing to slowly study and comprehend them over time, while he achieved sudden enlightenment on much more, successively unlocking several bodily treasures.
For instance, his sacred body becoming impervious to water and fire, a vertical eye secretly growing between his brows, his golden blood’s power growing even stronger, manifesting divine visions, and so on.
The fragrant aroma of roasting meat filled the air, the golden, glossy Golden Crow meat stirring everyone’s appetite, paired with jars of fine wine, filling the entire ancient hall with a pleasant aroma.
The Man-Demon, Ye Fan, little Tingting, and Ye Tong emerged from seclusion, everyone celebrating—yet this large group had only managed to eat a limited amount of the sacred meat.
The old Man-Demon himself, however, had finished off an entire Golden Crow by himself, truly astonishing everyone, and seemed not yet satisfied, glancing repeatedly at the great black dog.
“This Emperor has some matters to attend to, I’ll go on ahead.” The great black dog took off running, fleeing wildly for the first time in its history, because it felt thoroughly uncomfortable all over.
Not long after, Long Ma also sensed something—after the Man-Demon had drunk many jars of wine, he kept glancing at it too.
“You all eat slowly, this one… isn’t feeling too well, I’ll take my leave first!” Long Ma bucked wildly and bolted, feeling cold sweat breaking out all over its body.
Half an hour later, the Man-Demon’s eyes narrowed slightly, his aura intimidating, fixed on Sage Ape Child’s head.
Everyone couldn’t help but think of a famous delicacy—monkey brain.
Damn it, the Monkey immediately grew anxious—if not for the fact that this wild man was truly formidable, he would have swung his iron staff down right then.
“I have matters to attend to, I’m leaving first!” Sage Prince turned and left.
“Ancestor, why do you want to eat everything?” Dongfang Ye worried, but this remark actually helped sober the Man-Demon up considerably.
“Quick, bring me my crimson gold divine chain.” He began binding himself, sealing himself away. The reason for his loss of composure was that he was about to transform into his demon state again—it was entirely an instinctive reaction.
“If the black energy within my body hasn’t fully dissipated, do not, under any circumstances, wake me.” This was the Man-Demon’s instruction.
Ye Fan sent everyone else away, personally keeping watch alone for several days, until the wild old man’s entire body had returned to normal, only then beginning to call out to him.
“Senior, I noticed you seemed unsatisfied with the Golden Crow feast—how about I take you around for a bit?”
The Man-Demon nodded—he had exactly this in mind. The old man and young man left the Sun Star, appearing in the mountains of the Eastern Wastes.
“Senior, would you say Qilin meat is more delicious, or is dragon meat the finer delicacy?” Ye Fan asked.