This was a world beyond the reach of the senses, as if it did not exist in reality.
A faint aura of reincarnation lingered, and countless ghosts slumbered in the darkness.
"I just got word that Rotation will begin the ritual tomorrow and take control of reincarnation."
An old ghost murmured:
"When that happens, we'll be free!"
Murmurs erupted among the many ghosts in the dark, ruined Underworld.
"The Reincarnation Rings are double-edged swords. They keep our souls from perishing, but they also bind us, forcing us to remain in the ruined Underworld or in cultivators' Dao Landscapes. We can't enter reality..."
"Once we enter reality, the Reincarnation Rings will weaken us and make us feeble!"
"Now that the authority over reincarnation has reappeared, the Reincarnation Rings can be undone. Only then can we truly be free beneath the heavens!"
The ghosts were all filled with anticipation.
"My lord, after the Rotation Forbidden Master takes control of the authority over reincarnation... could he turn against us...?"
An old ghost spoke, directing the question toward some unseen presence.
...Once the Rotation Forbidden Master held the authority over reincarnation, he would be able to use the Reincarnation Great Seal to control the ghosts in the Underworld.
A deep, indifferent voice rang out from the darkness:
"If he turns against us, kill him and find someone else."
"The authority over reincarnation... I allow him to control it. Only then is he qualified to do so!"
"If he defies my will, he must die!"
Meanwhile.
Somewhere along the Forbidden Ancient Road.
Light and shadow blurred; the stench of decay spread, corroding even the laws of space. Time seemed to have stopped in this place.
Mist billowed inside a burial pit. Amid the dense gray mist, there seemed to be a wisp of black