Thud... Thump!
Chen Mu easily rolled over and got up from the ground, then carefully looked around.
Empty, lifeless, and desolate.
This was Chen Mu's first impression of the Reincarnation Grotto-Heaven. It was somewhat similar to the wilderness of the Netherworld, but even more despairing.
"Welcome to the Reincarnation Grotto-Heaven. Here you may only use yin energy, or you will be punished."
This grotto-heaven contains the Great Dao of Reincarnation. Death is not the end, but the beginning of another form of life. Your task is to send 100,000 Yin Soul into the Nether River Styx for salvation.
The trial in this grotto-heaven is limited to one year. If you fail to complete the task within one year, you will be sent out of this grotto-heaven and will never be able to enter again.
Chen Mu heard that melodious voice again, but he no longer cared, because he already knew how to complete the trial in this cave.
"To deliver 100,000 Yin Soul from suffering within a year, that's an average of nearly 300 souls per day. Delivering them one by one would be an almost impossible task."
When Mingye first heard about the mission details, he was completely stunned.
Even if she cultivated the Netherworld Scripture and possessed unparalleled power over Yin Soul, it wouldn't be something that could be accomplished in a short time to help 100,000 Yin Soul find peace.
"Let's go! Let's reunite with the clone first, and then complete the trial."
This grotto-heaven can only utilize yin energy, and in Chen Mu's cultivation system, Death Qi is a type of yin energy.
Death Qi, also known as Yin-Attribute Spiritual Power, is the opposite of Yang-attribute Spiritual Power; both are types of Spiritual Power.
In all the planes of the universe, cultivating Yang-attribute Spiritual Power is the mainstream, while those who achieve success in cultivating Yin-Attribute Spiritual Power are extremely rare. Therefore, generally speaking, there are very few Spiritual Power cultivators who can enter the Reincarnation Grotto-Heaven.
When Chen Mu was stranded in the Netherworld, his dantian was sealed, so he could only cultivate Yin-Attribute Spiritual Power by opening up his dantian again.
Currently, Spiritual Power of both Yin and Yang attributes coexist within his body, which is why he is able to enter the Reincarnation Grotto-Heaven for trials.
By utilizing Yin Spiritual Power, Chen Mu could unleash two or three tenths of his strength, which allowed him to move relatively easily and quickly within the Reincarnation Grotto-Heaven.
In just three days, he reunited with his substitute puppet.
"To receive both rewards, I need to complete two trials, which means sending 200,000 Yin Soul to be released from suffering. This task is by no means easy!"
Chen Mu also made an appointment with Mingye to meet again in six months, so he had to perform rituals to help more than a thousand Yin Soul pass on every day, which was an extremely heavy workload.
"If it weren't for Mingye's reminder, I most likely wouldn't have been able to complete these trials."
Recalling the techniques Mingye had told him, Chen Mu found a secluded mountain forest with abundant Yin Qi and began making preparations.
"Ugh...!"
A series of mournful howls echoed nearby. In this deep mountain forest, at least a thousand Yin Soul were lurking, most of Yin Soul were at the General Level or King Level.
If they were outside, Chen Mu would only need to release his domain and spend one or two hours to clear away these Yin Soul.
However, the Reincarnation Grotto-Heaven limited his domain, and if he were to kill the Yin Soul one by one, it would take him at least half a day.
More importantly, his task was not to kill the Yin Soul, but to send Yin Soul into the Nether River Styx so that they could be reincarnated.
"Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, they should go back to where they came from."
You linger in this world only because you are bound by attachments and unable to break free.
Chen Mu watched the terrifying Yin Soul rushing towards him, but simply waved his hand to create Spiritual Power shield to protect himself, without harming them.
The cultivation of the Divine Soul by living beings is a positive and progressive endeavor, aimed at creation, evolution, and the realization of the meaning of life. Its highest goal is to lead the world's civilization to progress.
The Yin Soul of the dead, however, are pessimistic and negative. They are unwilling to accept that their lives have ended so easily; they still have things they must do. They represent the helplessness, pain, and regret of this world.
But this doesn't mean that Yin Soul are sinful. Whether positive or negative, they are all aspects of this world.
The Yin Soul were once intelligent beings, and they once contributed to the world, but now they are trapped in a vicious cycle.
Yin energy, Yin-Attribute Spiritual Power, is one of the origins of which is used to help Yin Soul correct their mistakes and enter the correct cycle of the Heavenly Dao order.
Chen Mu formed a hand seal, and a striking light appeared above his head.
" Fangfang, so you were here! I missed you so much..."
"You fiend, do not flee! With me, the Prince of Huainan, here, you will never be able to harm a single one of the people in my city..."
"Haha, I've finally found you! You killed thirteen members of my family, now pay with your lives..."
The light emanating from the Mutou was an illusion; any Yin Soul that saw it would have its obsession stirred.
Chen Mu used illusion magic to attract more than a thousand Yin Soul from the vicinity to his side, and then led them to the nearby Nether River.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Chen Mu saw a wide river flowing with black water. Without hesitation, he threw the light from his head into the river.
When the Yin Soul saw the light enter the Nether River, it was as if they saw the person they had been longing for leaving. They all swarmed forward and rushed into the Nether River.
Once Yin Soul comes into contact with the Nether River, it will naturally dissolve and become part of the Nether River, flowing downstream.
"And where does life end?"
Chen Mu was deeply moved as he watched the Yin Soul enter the Nether River Styx for reincarnation.
Is it true that after a person dies, they can be resurrected and go to another world?
Even though Chen Mu's cultivation had reached the pinnacle of mortals and was even touching the realm of gods, he still couldn't explain what happened after death.
He still needed to complete his trials and didn't have much time to wallow in self-pity, so he quickly returned to the deep mountain forest he had just been in.
The mountain forest was filled with Yin Qi. He had just sent away a large number of Yin Soul, and several more Yin Soul had appeared here.
However, Chen Mu ignored them and instead found some spiritual materials nearby, preparing to set up a large illusion array here.
When Mingye completed her trial, it wasn't as troublesome as Chen Mu's. She had mastered the Netherworld Scripture, which allowed her to directly guide the waters of the Nether River to her location. She only needed to use illusion magic to attract the Yin Soul to her side.
However, Chen Mu could not do that. The Yin Soul were very averse to the waters of the Nether River. Generally, there would be no Yin Soul within ten miles of the Nether River, but the farther away from the Nether River, the more Yin Soul would appear.