The Path, Not Immortality

"Gone. It's gone, all of it."

Onion Lady, now shrunken, knelt on the ground and stared blankly at her jade-white hands. Not a drop of her vast spiritual power remained.

"The surgery was a success. The Palm Heaven Bottle and Reincarnation Seal are safe."

Meng Qi wiped the sweat from his brow with his sleeve and returned the Little Green Bottle to Han Li.

Inside Jade Void Palace, a dark-green crystal hung wrapped in chaotic energy. Within it, an unfathomable, illusory mark flickered in and out of sight. Stare at it too long, and you might feel as though you had entered reincarnation yourself and were suffering every trial of mortal life.

The crystal bearing the Reincarnation Seal was extraordinary: a crystallization of Heaven-Splitting Fortune Dew and every last bit of Onion Lady's onion-scented demonic power.

Had Meng Qi not already taken on the karmic legacy of the Three Pure Ones from two worlds, and possessed the Primordial Golden Chapter, the Cause of All Fruits, and many other wonders, preserving that crystal intact would have been no easy task.

Su Lin studied it in his hand for a while, then passed it to Han Li. "Keep it with you."

"Leave it at the sect," Han Li said, shaking his head. "That way, we can study it whenever we like."

"Fair enough." Su Lin prepared to put it in the library.

He picked up Onion Lady, now the size of a figurine, and took her away along with the Enlightenment Stone.

His next two days were already packed. He needed to take stock of what he had gained lately, familiarize himself with his new powers, and, most importantly, prepare materials for his cultivation.

"Seniors, remember to come to the Hand Tractor Competition the day after tomorrow," Song Shuhang reminded them. "You