Chapter 2227 Reincarnation?

Before a lonely grave, a young man in white sat on the ground, leaning against a large tree, holding a gourd of wine in his hand, drinking one gulp after another.

His expression seemed somewhat desolate.

In the pale white flames, a wisp of remnant soul screamed hoarsely, appearing extremely terrified.

"Ye Yuan, this Emperor was wrong! I beg you, don't kill me! As long as you spare my life, this Emperor will be your slave in the future..."

"Noisy!" Ye Yuan flicked his finger, and the power of the flames surged significantly.

Jiu Shang screamed incessantly, his demon soul growing even weaker.

This lonely grave was erected by Ye Yuan for Ji Zhengyang, on the former site of the Medicine King Hall.

Ye Yuan took a sip of wine and said to the tombstone, "Over two thousand years, Father, your great revenge is finally avenged. This karmic bond... is finally settled! Refining Jiu Shang's remnant soul will take forty-nine days. I will stay here with you for those forty-nine days."

Ye Yuan took another sip, a smile curling at the corners of his mouth. "I still remember when I was six, you first taught me alchemy, and I turned it into a paste. You clapped and laughed heartily, praising my extraordinary talent."

"You told me not to be arrogant or impatient, so I devoted myself to enlightenment for two hundred years, and in Yungao City, I rose to fame and shocked the world!"

"..."

He was like an old friend, drinking and chatting casually.

As he talked, Ye Yuan's tears had already soaked his lapel.

The father-son bond with Ji Zhengyang spanned over five hundred years, and he had given Ye Yuan the greatest fatherly love in this world.

Ye Yuan's achievements today were largely due to Ji Zhengyang.

Ye Yuan naturally did not know the High Priest's evaluation behind his back, but these precious qualities in him—

aside from the great upheavals he had experienced—were largely derived from his father, Ji Zhengyang.

It could be said that Ji Zhengyang was the guiding light on Ye Yuan's life path.

Even after his rebirth, before Ji Zhengyang's remnant soul dissipated, he still gave Ye Yuan one last lesson.

Forty-nine days passed in the blink of an eye. Ye Yuan tipped the wine gourd and found it dry.

The wine was gone, and the tears had dried with the wind.

Ye Yuan slowly rose, looked at the tombstone, and sighed softly, "I had intended to stay with Father a few more days, but now Lingxue's fate is unknown, Li'er is trapped in the abyss, and turmoil is about to rise in the Tongtian Realm. I must go! When everything calms down, I will return to accompany Father."

At that moment, the last wisp of Jiu Shang's remnant soul was completely refined.

Jiu Shang the Heavenly Emperor vanished entirely between heaven and earth.

Watching Jiu Shang dissipate like smoke, a sense of relief flashed through Ye Yuan's heart.

His thoughts became utterly unimpeded, and he entered a state of clarity.

The Small Tongtian Mountain involuntarily flew out of his body and appeared before Ye Yuan.

Observing it, Ye Yuan felt a sense of blood connection.

When he looked at the Small Tongtian Mountain again, the scene before his eyes was completely different.

This Small Tongtian Mountain was colorful, yet it was constructed from countless tiny blocks.

Within these tiny blocks, extremely complex information was revealed, leaving even Ye Yuan unable to fathom it.

"Is this... the aura of the Dao's origin? That's right, the Small Tongtian Mountain is profoundly deep, allowing me to comprehend techniques like the 'Chaos Tongtian True Scripture,' which must be closely related to the Dao's origin! I just wonder what the relationship is between this Small Tongtian Mountain and the Tongtian Mountain."

Suddenly, Ye Yuan's brows twitched. On Ji Zhengyang's tombstone, a wisp of green smoke arose.

It flashed and vanished!

Ye Yuan's heart pounded wildly, utterly shocked.

"This... this is... Father's remnant soul has completely dissipated. How could there still be fluctuations of the soul? That... is also... the aura of origin?" Ye Yuan was too shocked to speak.

Back then in the Boundless Realm, he had personally watched his father's remnant soul dissipate without a trace.

But now, what was the fluctuation of the soul on the tombstone?

"Remnant soul... karma... origin... could it be... reincarnation?"

Ye Yuan's thoughts raced like lightning, and in an instant, he thought of many things.

His father had not been utterly annihilated; his remnant soul had dissipated.

With Jiu Shang's death, all of his father's karma in this world was settled.

Thus, his father had transformed into a wisp of origin and gone into reincarnation?

But... does such a place of reincarnation truly exist in this world?

Why has it never been heard of?

And reincarnation—where has it gone?

In this world, there have always been legends of reincarnation.

Yet no one has ever truly heard of anyone being reborn through reincarnation.

When a person dies, it is like a lamp going out; all thoughts turn to ashes!

Dead is dead.

Even among those Heavenly Emperor powerhouses, no one has heard of anyone being reborn through reincarnation and reaching the peak again.

Suddenly, Ye Yuan's gaze focused, looking at the Small Tongtian Mountain.

Then, his gaze seemed to pierce through the void, looking toward the Tongtian Realm, the Tongtian Mountain.

"What exactly is on the Tongtian Mountain? Even the Dao Ancestor could not reach the summit. Can I... ascend? Father... could he truly have entered reincarnation?"

Ye Yuan murmured to himself, suddenly feeling an extremely strong urge toward the Tongtian Mountain.

No one knew how much time passed. Suddenly, Ye Yuan's gaze hardened, and he said, "Father, if there truly is reincarnation in this world, I will definitely find you and restore your memory! The experiences of you and Mother in this life have been too bitter, too bitter. I will find a way to make it up to you!"

In his second life, Ye Yuan's father Ye Hang and mother Ren Hongling, despite many disappointments, loved each other for life.

Now, under Ye Yuan's protection, growing old together, even achieving immortality, was not difficult.

But in his previous life, his father Ji Zhengyang and mother Ao Jun had experienced too many hardships and twists.

The two, through a series of mishaps, were never able to be together.

Ye Yuan had rescued his mother, but he could never save his father—this was the greatest regret in Ye Yuan's heart.

Perhaps he still had a chance to make up for this regret?

Ye Yuan was not sure, but as long as there was a glimmer of possibility, he would not give up!

...

After bidding farewell to Ye Hang, his wife, and his mother Ao Jun, Ye Yuan returned to the Tongtian Realm.

Now that the situation in the Southern Realm was settled, with Bai Tong in charge, he could leave with peace of mind.

In his last battle with Yuan Jiu, not only was Ye Yuan's Chaos World completely destroyed, his physical body was damaged, and his soul nearly annihilated.

If not for Wu Chen activating the Soul-Calming Pearl at the critical moment to protect Ye Yuan, he would not have merely lost his memory.

After all, Yuan Jiu was not an enemy Ye Yuan had faced before.

He was too strong!

His strength was comparable to a human Heavenly Emperor at the Ninth Heaven!

What does a Heavenly Emperor at the Ninth Heaven mean?

Someone like Jiu Shang would be blown to death with a single breath!

It was already a miracle that Ye Yuan survived under his hand.

But the price was that Wu Chen fell into a deep sleep.

Without Wu Chen's maintenance, Mu Lingxue's spiritual consciousness grew weaker and weaker.

Therefore, after pacifying the chaos in the Southern Realm, Ye Yuan had to leave!

He had to go to the Senluo Ghost Domain to seek a heavenly treasure called Yinluo Blood Essence.

Yinluo Blood Essence greatly aids in repairing the soul body and could help Wu Chen recover.

However, just as Ye Yuan was about to leave, Ning Tianping also came to bid him farewell.

Now, with the help of Ye Yuan's pills, Ning Tianping had broken through to the Heavenly Sovereign realm.

His strength was sufficient, and he was going to avenge his master, Mo Lifei.

Mo Lifei had once said that his opponent's strength was only at the peak of the True God realm.

Even if the opponent had broken through over the years, with Ning Tianping's strength, handling it was naturally no problem, so Ye Yuan naturally had no reason to stop him.

Ye Yuan gave Ning Tianping some pills and a Heavenly Sovereign spiritual treasure for protection, and then the master and servant parted ways.