A dignified existence at the Supreme realm, yet so fragile, struck by a beam of light without any ability to resist, then directly stripped of all cultivation and skills, ultimately transformed into a bewildered wraith… to reincarnate!
If this were spoken out loud, perhaps no one in the world would believe it!
Even if it were a being from the ancestral realm, faced with such an ordeal, few would believe it.
What kind of existence could possess this method? To be so powerful? It's simply terrifying!
The scene kept revolving, the reincarnation continued endlessly.
Almost every time, it was a different story, but with the same ending.
The entire scene persisted for over twenty cycles!
Chu Mo and the three others watched, stupefied, their sympathy for Spiritual Master Lingtong growing ever stronger.
Yet throughout this process, it could be felt that the soul of Spiritual Master Lingtong seemed to grow increasingly stronger. However, it was of no use. The influence of the divine nature followed him relentlessly, like a bone-eating worm.
Every time, the same result!
Cultivate to the Supreme realm, die, reincarnate. Then cultivate to the Supreme realm, die, reincarnate.
In the room, a pin drop could be heard, a frightening silence.
From the scene, one could sense the continuation of this process through the Immeasurable ages.
Starting from Spiritual Master Lingtong's second life, he established Xiushui Villa here. Then, each lifetime of reincarnation, he would return to this place.
In the scene, Spiritual Master Lingtong returned to Xiushui Villa, frowning as if he felt it was quite familiar. Yet he could find no reason for it. Also beginning from the second life, after entering the Tunnel, Spiritual Master Lingtong soon left the one who possessed the Edict of the Investiture of the Gods and entered Xiushui Villa to cultivate.
Upon reaching the Supreme realm, he would fall!
This seemed to have become a curse, a true terror!
For from the beginning to the end, they could not see any enemies. Only a single beam would appear, and then… it all ended.
The scene changed, appearing in the era more than ten epochs ago.
In that life, for unknown reasons, Spiritual Master Lingtong seemed to slow in his cultivation speed, unlike previous reincarnations where he swiftly cultivated to the Supreme realm in one go. He met an extraordinarily beautiful woman, and they came together, giving birth to a cute little girl.
With a family of three, plus some orphans adopted by Spiritual Master Lingtong, their life at Xiushui Villa was peaceful and joyful.
Seeing the little girl in the picture, warmth spread across Spiritual Master Lingtong's face.
Within that image, Spiritual Master Lingtong's Taoist companion was also a cultivator with ancestral realm skills. She seemed deeply worried about the divine nature in Spiritual Master Lingtong's mind. She then suggested that Spiritual Master Lingtong visit the Chu Clan royal family.
At the time, if there was any existence within the Tunnel capable of solving the problem with divine nature, it could only be the Chu Clan royal family!
Thus, Spiritual Master Lingtong, along with his daughter, who had grown into a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, went to visit the Chu Clan royal family.
By the way, upon seeing the sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl in the picture, Chu Mo felt an immediate familiarity, as if the girl was a blend of Qi Xiaoyu and Yiyi.
Very beautiful, very pure, with an innocent face.
Qi Xiaoyu and Yiyi stared at the picture of the girl, falling silent.
During that visit, Spiritual Master Lingtong acted discreetly and secretly.
At the Chu Clan royal family, he met a young man.
"Ah..."
Upon seeing this young man, Qi Xiaoyu and Yiyi gasped simultaneously, then looked towards Chu Mo.
Identical!
Entirely identical to the current Chu Mo, with no difference at all!
The only difference lay in the aura and… the hair color. The young Master Chu in the picture had a head full of black hair. His aura was very gentle, looking every inch a true noble young man.
At the same time, beside Young Master Chu in the scene, there is a very beautiful girl.
Chu Mo saw the girl and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart: Chu Chu!
Indeed!
The two were siblings in their past lives!
No wonder there was such a spiritual resonance, no wonder there was such a soul closeness.
Chu Mo watched silently.
In the scene, Spiritual Master Lingtong talked a lot with Young Master Chu, and the two seemed to have a great conversation. They both appeared very happy. Finally, Young Master Chu saw them off. The girl, whose hand was held by Spiritual Master Lingtong, turned back three times while looking at Young Master Chu, and waved reluctantly to the girl alongside Young Master Chu.
The scene changes again to Spiritual Master Lingtong's daughter, who secretly sneaked to the Chu Clan royal family by herself.
This part of the scene is brief.
Spiritual Master Lingtong explained: "Through certain methods, I can only trace part of it but cannot obtain the specifics of what my little girl saw when she met Young Master Chu. But I suppose, it's nothing more than matters of love between a man and a woman. For the first time, when I met Young Master Chu, he told me he was researching a way to remove the divine power and had made some progress. At that time, although I was hopeful, I inexplicably reminded him to be cautious, as there might be a pair of supreme eyes watching all beings in the entire Tunnel. Studying how to remove the divine power is fine, but be mindful of safety. If all else fails, just go to reincarnation."
Spiritual Master Lingtong sighed: "Who would have thought my words would become a prophecy? Before long, Young Master Chu indeed went into reincarnation. Then, after some time, the entire Chu Clan royal family… inexplicably vanished into thin air! All ancient clans in the entire Tunnel were deeply secretive about this matter, not even mentioning it! And at that moment, I finally realized that many things were amiss... I can say, very much amiss!"
"Perhaps countless cycles of reincarnation have already imprinted some marks on my soul. Regardless, when I realized something was wrong, I began to leave various pieces of information, using those materials to verify many things. But unexpectedly, after my daughter learned Young Master Chu went into reincarnation, she chose reincarnation as well, to follow him. For this, I had no choice but to deploy heaven-defying methods and send my daughter's soul, which should have been split into two Luotian universes, into the world where Young Master Chu was. Yet, the knowledge involved in reincarnation was too profound for anyone to have predicted that this separation would mean that it would be several epochs before they could meet again…?"
Spiritual Master Lingtong looked at Chu Mo, Qi Xiaoyu, and Shui Yiyi: "During that process, I once again cultivated to the Supreme realm, and then… went into reincarnation again!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Mo took a deep breath and looked at Spiritual Master Lingtong: "So, I am Young Master Chu, and they are your daughter split into two?"
"Yes." Spiritual Master Lingtong looked at Chu Mo: "After my reincarnation, in this life, returning to Xiushui Villa, I knew all the causes and effects, and then began to lay out various measures. Including all the things in the Luotian universe, those were the methods established by my avatars. Then, I wished to control you, to prevent you from being noticed too early! However, some things, after all, cannot be done just by wanting them to. Currently, you may not have attracted that being's attention yet, but it's not far off."
Chu Mo looked at Spiritual Master Lingtong and asked: "So why are you still perfectly fine in this life?"
Spiritual Master Lingtong glanced at Chu Mo: "Can you tell that I am a Supreme realm cultivator?"
"You veiled the Tianji?" Chu Mo was surprised.
"I veiled the Grand Tianji!" Spiritual Master Lingtong looked at Chu Mo and said faintly: "Moreover, I have many avatars with various arrangements across multiple universes. I have not directly influenced the ancient battlefield. But I have been affecting those universes, preventing them from having too many ancestral realm cultivators. This way, the opening time of the ancient battlefield will be infinitely extended. At the same time, I also place my hope in you, hoping that one day you can truly possess the ability to remove divine power."
"So, you still possess divine power to this day?" Chu Mo looked at Spiritual Master Lingtong.
Spiritual Master Lingtong nodded: "Yes, that thing accompanies the soul. Once contaminated, there's no hope of ever shaking it off."
"I can already remove divine power, and I have already removed the divine power from my mental sea." Chu Mo looked at Spiritual Master Lingtong and said seriously.
Spiritual Master Lingtong shook his head: "You indeed removed your own divine power; the instinct engraved in your soul allowed you to remove it at the first moment it descended into your mental sea. But you can't remove my divine power. At least not now."
"Why is it? Because the gap in realm is too large?" Chu Mo asked.
"Yes, if you reach the Supreme realm, you should be able to remove my divine power." Spiritual Master Lingtong sighed lightly: "But if you reach the Supreme realm, you will certainly be watched by that being!"
"What happens if I'm watched?" Chu Mo looked at Spiritual Master Lingtong.
Spiritual Master Lingtong smiled bitterly: "You will fall into an endless cycle of reincarnation like me."
"But I'm not the only Supreme in the Tunnel." Chu Mo said.
"But your surname is Chu." Spiritual Master Lingtong looked at him: "In the entire Tunnel, for ten thousand ages, only you have this capability. That being was able to destroy the Chu Clan royal family once in the past, and now… he can suppress you a second time. Do not doubt his ability."
"Given this, then why would you go to such lengths to lead me into the Tunnel?" Chu Mo looked at Spiritual Master Lingtong: "I want the truth."
"The truth… The truth is I want you to cut me down at the very moment you step into the Supreme realm!" Spiritual Master Lingtong looked at Chu Mo: "There might only be that one chance for a cut."
Chu Mo instantly understood Spiritual Master Lingtong's meaning.
Spiritual Master Lingtong said: "Yet, I feel conflicted, as although that's your destiny, I merely accelerated its progress. But I… am also reluctant to have my daughter be heartbroken."
"However, nothing can ultimately be stopped, isn't that so." Chu Mo said faintly.
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