novelraw Chapter 423 - 413: The Next Keeper of Reincarnation May Break the Endless Cycle of Death
Chapter 423 - 413: The Next Keeper of Reincarnation May Break the Endless Cycle of Death
"Then thank you very much, until we meet again."
Su Mu clasped his fists and departed by boat from that place.
....
Lady Houtu stood on the stone bridge, watching the distant silhouette until it vanished from sight, then she sighed softly.
She wasn’t sure whether her choice today was correct.
However, even if she chose wrongly, she seemed to have no regrets. She would leave everything to time for the answer. She had lived for far too long, so even failure and oblivion in death might be a form of relief for her.
As long as reincarnation does not cease, she would be forever confined to this place, unable to leave. Isn’t this also a kind of imprisonment?
Managing reincarnation, yet imprisoned by it, this is a causal loop.....
Perhaps the next person to take charge of reincarnation might break this deadlock. If Houtu could choose, she would hope that person is Su Mu.
Because he is different, his body is shrouded in mist, filled with countless possibilities, representing countless miracles.
Thus, in her eyes, the outcome didn’t seem to matter so much anymore.
.....
With the speed of the boat gifted by Lady Houtu, it was incredibly swift.
Within just a few breaths, he arrived in front of the Stone Sect.
As the boat approached, the stone door automatically opened.
Upon exiting the stone door, he returned to the small river in the ancient city, and the stone door behind him also closed automatically.
At this moment, not far away, Du Ziren, who was pacing back and forth, saw that Su Mu had come out and rowed his boat closer.
Upon approaching, Du Ziren stared at the boat beneath Su Mu’s feet, utterly stunned, his eyes wide open, as if witnessing something incredulous.
He pointed at the black boat beneath Su Mu’s feet and stammered, "Brother Su... Su, where did you get this boat?"
Hearing this, Su Mu, looking puzzled, replied, "Your lady gave it to me, otherwise did I steal it?"
Upon hearing this, Du Ziren swallowed, his heart full of astonishment.
This boat was one of the Supreme Treasures of the Reincarnation Netherworld, a symbol of the highest authority in the Underworld.
This boat, named "Reincarnation Ship," even he, a generation of Ghost Emperor, was seeing it for the first time in person.
The "Reincarnation Ship" can disregard the laws of reincarnation, freely traversing it without suffering from reincarnation or being bound by it. Riding this ship, one can leap out of reincarnation!
This "Reincarnation Ship" is not only unparalleled in the Underworld Realm but throughout the entire All Heavens and Myriad Realms, it is an absolute "Supreme Origin Artifact"!
Regarding the Reincarnation Ship, there has always been a legendary saying in the world—"Ride the Reincarnation Ship, and you can reach the shore of immortality."
From this proverbial statement that has circulated in the ancient history of the Ten Thousand Realms, one can see what the Reincarnation Ship truly signifies.
However, there was never a powerful one who dared to covet the Reincarnation Ship.
Because the Reincarnation Ship is in the hands of Lady Houtu.
To acquire a Reincarnation Ship, there’s only one way, to defeat Lady Houtu and seize it from her hands.
Defeat Lady Houtu?
What does it mean?
It means breaking through the Reincarnation, overturning the entire Reincarnation Dao, only then there might be a chance.
In reincarnation, Lady Houtu is an invincible existence, so from the moment the Reincarnation Ship was birthed, it has always remained in Lady Houtu’s hands, never falling into others’ hands.
This is why Du Ziren was so shocked upon seeing Su Mu obtaining the Reincarnation Ship.
It was so overwhelming that he even suspected.... did Elder Su defeat the Lady and snatch the Reincarnation Ship from her?!
It’s not impossible!
Though the Lady is invincible!
However, the Elder Su before him seems invincible too?!
Elder Su guards the River of Time, representing another kind of invincibility, defeating the Lady doesn’t seem beyond reason, this theoretical possibility indeed exists!
The more he thought, the more fearful he became, his whole body began trembling.
Is the Lady alright.....
The Lady should be fine, right?
If something happened to the Lady, what would happen to the Reincarnation Netherworld, the Reincarnation Realm, and what about him, what about everyone else?
In a mere second, in his mind, Du Ziren already played out a scenario where Elder Su slaughtered the Reincarnation Netherworld, overturned the entire Reincarnation Dao, and enslaved them all!
"What are you daydreaming about?"
"Lead the way!"
Su Mu’s words pulled Du Ziren’s thoughts back to reality, scaring him so much his face turned pale, with beads of cold sweat as big as beans forming on his forehead.
"Brother Su, the Lady.... is she alright?" He cautiously, tentatively asked.
....
"Good, she’s quite amiable."
"Why, isn’t it your boss, don’t you understand her? Coming to ask me?"
Su Mu frowned and said.
After hearing this, Du Ziren glanced at the stone door from the corner of his eye.
In the next second, an ethereal voice echoed in his mind.
Hearing this voice, Du Ziren also breathed a sigh of relief, it’s good that no conflict occurred.
Then, he looked at Su Mu with eyes full of endless reverence.
The Lady informed him to treat Elder Su as one of their own, and the words of Elder Su carry the weight of her words.
This means..... Elder Su could command him, and not just him alone, he could also direct everyone else!
The Ten Palaces, the Five Ghost Emperors, a Ksitigarbha, two Grand Emperor Officials, Elder Su could command them all!
Elder Su has suddenly become... the second person after the Lady!
Hence, Du Ziren’s attitude towards Su Mu also underwent a massive change, initially just pure awe for a strong one, now it’s absolute reverence of a subordinate towards a superior!
Being even one rank higher can be overwhelming, let alone being several ranks higher.
However, amidst this reverence, Du Ziren still felt very pleased.
Because the Lady instructing him to obey Elder Su also means Elder Su is one of their own, doesn’t this imply... he’s inadvertently clung onto a significant backing?!
Upon careful thought, perhaps it’s not Elder Su clinging to the Reincarnation Realm, but rather the entire Reincarnation Realm clinging to Elder Su!
After understanding this, Du Ziren’s heart suddenly brightened!
The dealings between those big figures, he neither wants to know nor has the qualification to know.
Now he only wishes to properly cling onto Elder Su’s support!
Recently, he noticed the unrest, the entire All Heavens and Myriad Realms were unstable. Not to mention anything else, just his workload alone was doubling every day.
The entire Reincarnation Netherworld, from the Grand Emperor Officials to the little ghost collecting souls, everyone was so busy they couldn’t catch their breath, and the workload in the Underworld was growing day by day.
The busy Reincarnation Netherworld signifies the tumult of the Ten Thousand Realms, instability, with a large number of creatures dying every day, needing to be reincarnated.