Chen Nianzhi nodded. These souls had come from the world of the living, stained by far too much mortal dust, and had long since ceased to be pure.
Only after being cleansed in the Soul-Washing Pool could they enter reincarnation in peace.
Otherwise, if everyone reincarnated carrying the memories of their past lives and the dust of the mortal world, the bonds of blood and family would likely cease to exist.
Moreover, as mortal dust accumulated, ordinary living beings and cultivators with weak souls would sooner or later be unable to bear the burden upon their souls.
Not only these mortals—even Emperor Jiang had to pass through the Soul-Washing Pool before crossing the Reincarnation Well.
Looking at the Soul-Washing Pool before them, Nethernight Yin Lord turned back and asked, "For this reincarnation, do you intend to reincarnate the immortal sword with him, or only allow his soul to reincarnate?"
"The immortal sword, the soul..."
Chen Nianzhi's gaze stirred at those words, and he quickly understood what Nethernight Yin Lord meant.
There were two methods of reincarnation. In one, Emperor Jiang's soul reincarnated alongside the immortal sword. In the other, Emperor Jiang's Primordial Spirit was drawn out, allowing his soul alone to reincarnate.
The two methods were vastly different. If Emperor Jiang reincarnated with the immortal sword, then after his rebirth, the Dao Ruins Sword would be hidden within his dantian.
This was a peerless immortal sword. If it reincarnated alongside Emperor Jiang, it could protect his path and slay his foes at critical moments, becoming the key to Emperor Jiang attaining the Dao.
But if only his soul reincarnated, Emperor Jiang's path to immortality once more would inevitably be far more arduous.
After all, constrained by the laws of heaven and earth, an immortal had to cultivate back to the