An Ethereal Journey
Chapter 269

Reincarnation

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The Azure Emperor said, "You set up a passage; how they migrate is their own business." He then transmitted his voice, "Set up a Forward Passage that allows entry but not exit, understand?"

Li Qiang suddenly thought of a question, "Master, is your Immortal Realm the same as the Primordial Realm?"

The Azure Emperor said, "More or less, but the history of the Immortal Realm is much longer, and I am not Immortal Realm ruler. The rules of the Immortal Realm have been passed down through generations."

Li Qiang then understood why the immortals of the Immortal Realm couldn't leave after the Reverse Passage was closed; if the Azure Emperor were the ruler of the Immortal Realm, this wouldn't be a problem.

Li Qiang had already understood the rules for controlling the Primordial Realm, and he asked, "Should we set up the passage here?"

High Person Borong said, "As long as it's in Xinbo Cape, anywhere is fine."

Both Heavenly Aunt and High Person Boju sent telepathic messages to Li Qiang, instructing him to set up Forward Passage.

After thinking it over, Li Qiang also felt that setting up Forward Passage was better, but he still reserved the possibility of allowing ancient immortals to enter and exit, provided that they had very strong strength to travel in the reverse direction.

Li Qiang began to perform the Divine Spirit Instruction. As the Divine Spirit Instruction was executed, a point of white light appeared in the distance, which instantly shone with extremely strong light. After a violent fluctuation, a huge white vortex appeared, and a rumbling sound came out with the fluctuation. Some meteorites rushed towards it like moths to a flame.

A tremendous suction force began to pull everything around, and even Heavenly Aunt and the others were resisting it. Li Qiang waved his hand and shot out a golden light, instantly dissipating the suction force around them.

High Person Boju laughed and said, "After all, he is the Lord of the Primordial Realm. With just a wave of his hand, he can control the power emanating from the Primordial Realm."

Some smaller planets in the vicinity have deviated from their original orbits and are flying towards the passage.

High Person Borong stared blankly, then exclaimed in astonishment, "My God, those planets are inhabited by the Bona People!"

Li Qiang pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's alright, there shouldn't be any danger. Once the Primordial Realm opens, nearby planets will probably be sucked in."

Everyone looked at the scene before them with varying expressions. Li Qiang said, "This passage will take some time to form, and there's nothing we can do here. We can leave now."

Geluhe, Borong, and High Person Bobeisi bowed to thank Li Qiang. Li Qiang smiled and said, "From now on, the management of the Primordial Realm will be handled by the three of you. Perhaps Chiming will also go. Don't come to me unless it's something important, understand?" He now spoke with a certain air of authority.

High Person Borong felt much relieved. He understood that the affairs of the Bona People were still under the control of the three of them, and Li Qiang Borong no intention of interfering. The three of them smiled, High Person Bobeisi said, "Master, the Primordial Realm is ultimately under your control. Please come back and help us if you have the chance."

Li Qiang couldn't help but chuckle; he himself had become a superior being. He nodded and said, "I hope the Primordial Realm can completely resolve the crisis of the Bona People."

High Person Boju led Heavenly Aunt, Azure Emperor, and Li Qiang back to the God-Sealing Plaque.

Heavenly Aunt and the others were very satisfied with their trip to Xinbo Cape. They not only found cultivation manuals but also resolved the crisis facing the Bona People.

The Azure Emperor was most pleased to have gained two disciples, one of whom was the Lord of the Primordial Realm, greatly increasing the strength of the Immortal Realm once again. However, he was somewhat dissatisfied with Li Qiang. This kid seemed to care about nothing and was not enthusiastic about the affairs of the Primordial Realm at all. Apart from that, he found Li Qiang quite pleasing to the eye.

A large number of immortals gathered in the God-Sealing Plaque of High Person Tianqu, and they were all gathered together in the Cool Hall.

Those from the Immortal Realm revered the Azure Emperor, accompanied by the Celestial Heavenly Lord Lijin and Heavenly Lord Fanqi, as well as the Celestial Gu Xing Luo Heaven High Immortal De Liuheng, Chi Wuyu, Xuan Long, and Qian Shanyong, and the Celestial Dainan Fengyu Dai Nan Feng Yu. High Person Boju was followed by the brothers Tianzhen and Tianqu. Heavenly Aunt was alone, and Mist Star Cold Woman quietly left after being thrown out of the Heavenly Cave by the Ancient God Restriction.

Li Qiang and Chiming followed the Azure Emperor, making the Cool Hall quite lively.

Chiming kept sticking to Li Qiang, hoping to go into the Primordial Realm to take a look. His reason was simple: as a half-master of the Primordial Realm and the second-ranked Supreme, wouldn't it be a joke if he hadn't been to the Primordial Realm?

Li Qiang was so annoyed by his persistent pestering that he used a magic spell to send him into the Primordial Realm. As for what the kid would do inside, he didn't want to care for the time being.

Chiming suddenly disappeared, and everyone in the hall saw it. The Azure Emperor asked in surprise, "What are you two doing?"

Li Qiang laughed nonchalantly, "Junior Brother wanted to visit the Primordial Realm, so I escorted him there."

The Azure Emperor was greatly surprised and said, "It's possible to send someone into the Primordial Realm even within the God-Sealing Plaque?"

Li Qiang then realized that getting someone in was easy, but getting them out was difficult. He had to go in himself to find Chiming and bring him back. He scratched his head and chuckled, "Uh, it seems possible... He wanted to go in himself. I'll bring him out another time when I have the chance. It'll be good for this guy to calm down."

The Azure Emperor wasn't worried about that; what shocked him was that Li Qiang could actually send people into the Primordial Realm through the God-Sealing Plaque. This meant that no restriction could stop him. If he wanted to imprison someone in the Primordial Realm, even he couldn't resist. Once he sent someone into the Primordial Realm, who there could be his opponent?

Heavenly Aunt and High Person Boju also realized this. They exchanged a glance and became alert at the same time. They then realized that Li Qiang was completely out of their control.

A hint of worry flashed in the Azure Emperor's eyes. The Heavenly Aunt quietly transmitted her voice to him, saying, "Have we been a little careless?"

The Azure Emperor transmitted his voice, saying, "I hope he's not an eccentric person... If that's fate, then there's nothing we can say."

Although Chiming was temporarily trapped in the Primordial Realm, he also gained a lot of benefits. Because he was the second person to enter the Primordial Realm, his understanding of the power of the Primordial Realm was second only to Li Qiang. He could command the wind and rain, play tricks, and run around in the Primordial Realm until Li Qiang returned to the Primordial Realm, at which point he finally settled down.

The Azure Emperor, Heavenly Aunt, and Boju discussed the matter quietly for a while, and finally decided to use the method of winning him over. After all, Li Qiang was now the Azure Emperor's disciple, and Li Qiang's nonchalant attitude reassured the three of them. They could all see that this young man was not an ambitious person.

Taking advantage of the pause in High Person Boju's speech, Tianzhen quietly ran to Li Qiang's side and whispered, "Little brother, have you obtained the treasure to open the Illusory God Hall?" His face was full of expectation.

Li Qiang shook his head and transmitted his voice, "Nothing was found. What kind of thing was it?"

Tianzhen couldn't help but sigh, "I'm so pitiful." Then she transmitted her voice, "Did you receive the divine artifact?"

Li Qiang nodded and said, "I received some, but none of them are it."

Only Tianzhen understood these words. He realized that Li Qiang hadn't obtained the artifact to open the Illusory God Hall, and he was immediately filled with disappointment. After a long while, he finally cheered up and transmitted his voice, "Little brother, it doesn't matter if you didn't receive it. We can go to the Illusory God Hall to investigate, how about it?"

Li Qiang flatly refused, saying, "I'm not going!"

The Tianzhen girl immediately blurted out, "I'm so pitiful..."

Before he could continue, High Person Boju shouted, " Tianzhen! What did you say?"

Tianzhen was so frightened that she scurried to the side and stood there obediently, not daring to say a word.

Li Qiang walked up to the Azure Emperor and asked, "Master, what about the matter of reincarnation?"

The Azure Emperor nodded and said, "That's no problem. However, you can't reincarnate inside the God-Sealing Plaque. I'll have Gu Xing accompany you outside the God-Sealing Plaque to reincarnate. Then you can come back. I have some things to tell you." He called Gu Xing over, gave him a few instructions, and then summoned Tianqu to escort Li Qiang and Gu Xing out.

Tianqu led Li Qiang and Gu Xing out of the Cool Hall, and then sent someone to summon Mo Huaiyuan and Qi Junsha.

A short while later, Mo Huaiyuan and Qi Junsha arrived in a flash, both beaming with joy upon seeing Li Qiang.

Qi Junsha, beaming, grabbed Li Qiang and said, "I knew it... my good disciple is alright, right? Haha, brother, how about it? My intuition is always right."

Li Qiang said happily, "Master, Big Brother Mo, Lord Gu Xing Star is helping you reincarnate, so we must get out of here."

Qi Junsha and Mo Huaiyuan stepped forward to bow and express their gratitude to Gu Xing. Gu Xing politely returned the bow. He now understood that Li Qiang's status was far beyond his own.

Suddenly, Li Qiang heard Heavenly Aunt's voice transmission. "Remember, don't forget to use the Soul Crossing Liquid." Clearly, Heavenly Aunt still cared about Li Qiang's matter, and she handled this very well. Li Qiang couldn't help but feel grateful to Heavenly Aunt, and he also sent her a voice transmission to express his thanks.

Tianqu said, "Let's go out." As the owner of the God-Sealing Plaque, he could come and go as he pleased, and in the blink of an eye, he sent the group into space. Tianqu smiled and said, "I'll wait for you in the distance. Come back with me after this is over."

Li Qiang asked Qi Junsha in a daze, "Is that bottle of Soul Crossing Liquid still there?"

Mo Huaiyuan said from the side, "We've already used the Soul Crossing Liquid."

Qi Junsha also said, "Yes, you received a treasure when you were in Linming Planet, I wonder if you still remember it?"

Li Qiang shook his head and said, "What treasure? I can't remember."

Mo Huaiyuan laughed and said, "It's that Earth Spirit Jellyfish that grows inside the rock. After we refined it, we used it to absorb the Soul Crossing Liquid. The method is simple, but the effect is quite good."

Li Qiang was still a little uneasy, so he asked, "Lord Gu Xing, are my master and elder brother powerful enough? Will they be safe in their reincarnation?"

Gu Xing carefully examined the two and said, "Strange, their cultivation has increased extremely rapidly, almost like that of a wandering Loose Immortal has survived two Heavenly Tribulation. Hmm, reincarnation is no problem... Oh, there's another issue, where do you want them to reincarnate? This is very important; it must be in the mortal world where there are people."

"My destination for reincarnation is my hometown; there are markers here," Li Qiang said, handing over the Star-Fixing Disc.

Gu Xing, guided by Li Qiang, located Earth's position. After a moment's thought, he said, "It's so far away, but that's not a big problem. Would you like to leave a mark so it'll be easier for you to find it?"

Li Qiang knew nothing about reincarnation. He asked, "How do you leave a mark? Are there any marks that appear after reincarnation?"

Gu Xing nodded and said, "How about this, I'll leave a mark for you so that it will be easier for him to find you after you're reincarnated." After saying that, he raised his hand and shot out two beams of golden light, leaving a beautiful blue star on the tiger's mouth of Qi Junsha and Mo Huaiyuan's right hands.

He gestured to Li Qiang, saying, "You should leave a mark too; it'll make finding us much easier."

Li Qiang found it extremely amusing. He laughed and said, "Master, forgive me, hehe." As he spoke, he grabbed Qi Junsha's left hand, pinched his wrist, leaving a clear handprint on it, and then laughed, "From now on, use this handprint as proof."

Qi Junsha was shocked. Li Qiang grabbed him casually, and he couldn't dodge it. He knew that Li Qiang was much stronger than him.

Mo Huaiyuan simply stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Give me a mark too. Also, this is my storage bracelet. Return it to me after you find me."

Qi Junsha also took out her own bracelet and handed it over, laughing, "Hehe, I almost forgot, my dear disciple, this is the last time I'll call you my dear disciple. After reincarnation... I... I..."

Although he was still smiling, his mood involuntarily turned somber.

Li Qiang comforted him, "Master, it doesn't matter what you call me. We're the best of brothers and friends, aren't we?"

Mo Huaiyuan raised his white eyebrows slightly and said, "Yes, it doesn't matter what we call each other, we're brothers."

Gu Xing looked at the three men strangely, completely unable to understand what they were thinking. He urged, "How's the preparation going? Let me know when it's ready."

Li Qiang was still a little worried. "Lord Gu Xing Star, what will happen after reincarnation? Could you explain in more detail?"

Gu Xing was a little helpless. Li Qiang's endless questioning about details was giving him a headache. As Xingtian Immortal Artifact Tian, the Heaven-Defying Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror's reincarnation function was only an auxiliary function; its true purpose was for attack.

He said, "Don't worry, given their condition, reincarnation is no problem. It's just that they won't realize it until they grow up. And most importantly, you must awaken them in time, otherwise it will be very dangerous."

Li Qiang asked curiously, "Awaken them? What do you mean?"

Gu Xing was startled and asked, "Don't you understand?"

Li Qiang was sweating profusely. He said nervously, "I... I don't understand, Lord Gu Xing... There's something I need to be careful about, please tell me, otherwise... someone could die."

Gu Xing couldn't help but burst into laughter. He glanced at Mo Huaiyuan and suddenly felt a pang of regret. He should have accepted this grand-disciple back then. With a brother like Li Qiang, Mo Huaiyuan could have benefited greatly from it.

Gu Xing explained, "After they are reincarnated, there is a period of time when they are unaware of their past lives. You must awaken them for them to realize this. Actually, awakening them is very easy... it's just the mark on their wrist. As long as your hand touches the mark, they will immediately wake up."

Li Qiang smiled wryly and said, "That's not complicated, but... how can I find them after they are reincarnated?" He knew that there were so many people on Earth, and finding the reincarnated Qi Junsha and Mo Huaiyuan would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

Gu Xing shook his head and said, "We must find them as soon as possible. You can use your Divine Sense to search, but a large-scale search is impossible; you can only search a very small, precise area. If you're lucky, you'll find them quickly..."

Li Qiang looked doubtful and said, "That can't be right. Lord Gu Xing Star was also reincarnated using the Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror. Who would awaken you?"

Gu Xing said impatiently, "I'm different. I'm an immortal, and they are Loose Immortal. I retain my divine status after reincarnation. If they were to reincarnate according to my method, it would be too dangerous, understand?" His tone was already somewhat displeased.

Li Qiang nodded and said, "Understood, Lord Gu Xing Star, please begin." He then said to Qi Junsha and Mo Huaiyuan, "Master, Big Brother Mo, I will return as soon as possible. We'll meet again in my hometown. Take care."

Mo Huaiyuan patted Li Qiang on the shoulder and said, "Brother, don't worry."

Qi Junsha also comforted him, "My dear disciple, don't worry. Your master is also a man of integrity. Hehe, goodbye."

Gu Xing gestured for Li Qiang to step back. Li Qiang flew to Gu Xing's side and waved goodbye to his master and Big Brother Mo. Gu Xing flew out of the Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror, and a ball of azure light leaped from his hand, slowly rising into the sky like a bright moon. The mirror emitted a hazy azure light.

Li Qiang watched silently, his heart filled with mixed emotions. Since accidentally entering the Heavenly Court Star, he had made countless friends and brothers along the way, especially Mo Huaiyuan and Qi Junsha, who were both his teachers and friends and cared for him deeply. Their greatest wish was to be reincarnated and start cultivating again, and Li Qiang felt indescribably gratified that he could finally help them realize their wish.

The Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror began to change, and Gu Xing shouted, "Do not resist the mirror's suction force. Once inside, let nature take its course. I will take control of everything, understand?"

Mo Huaiyuan and Qi Junsha nodded, giving Li Qiang a slight smile before being sucked into the Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror. Li Qiang immediately felt tense, staring intently at the ball of light formed by the Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror, secretly praying that his master and Big Brother Mo could be reincarnated smoothly. The feeling of having power but nowhere to use it made him very uncomfortable.

Gu Xing seemed to sense Li Qiang's unease. While releasing Immortal Spirit Instruction, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, because I've reincarnated before, you don't need to be concerned."

Li Qiang whispered, "Don't talk, concentrate!" He was really afraid that Gu Xing might make a mistake due to carelessness.

Gu Xing concentrated, unleashing a series of hand seals.

Reincarnation is a very complicated matter, and it requires the use of a large amount of Immortal Spirit Instruction as an aid. This is different from reincarnation on his own. Because he is proficient in controlling the Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror, he is able to reincarnate smoothly even if he enters the Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror. However, Mo Huaiyuan and Qi Junsha are both Loose Immortal with relatively weak strength. In order for them to reincarnate smoothly, he must expend a large amount of immortal spiritual energy, which is a very strenuous task.

Gradually, the Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror began to take on various strange shapes.

After a long time, the Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror conjured up a planet, which Li Qiang immediately recognized as Earth.

A thought suddenly struck him, and he pointed upwards, saying, "The reincarnation is there! The reincarnation is there!" He didn't want Big Brother Mo and his master to become blond-haired, blue-eyed white people.

With a loud shout, a series of explosions rang out, and the Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror transformed into a shower of flowers that dissipated into the air. Gu Xing Gu Xing revealed the mirror in his hand and said, "Alright, successful reincarnation."

Li Qiang noticed that Gu Xing looked a little tired, and asked curiously, "Lord Gu Xing, are you very tired?"

Gu Xing laughed and said, "It's nothing. Using the Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror to reincarnate will consume most of my cultivation. I'll just cultivate in seclusion for a while and then it'll be fine."

Without hesitation, Li Qiang took out a Wuyun Divine Pill and said, "Lord Gu Xing, thank you very much. This is the Wuyun Divine Pill from the Seven Assemblies Pill." He handed it over.

Gu Xing had also heard of this divine pill. He exclaimed in surprise, "Where did you get this divine pill? Did you collect it from the Ancient God Repository? Hehe, this is a real treasure." He gladly accepted it.

Li Qiang laughed and said, "It wasn't obtained from the Ancient God Repository; I cultivated it."

Gu Xing stared at the divine pill in his hand in astonishment for a long while, then shook his head and said, "I never imagined you could cultivate such a divine pill."

As they were talking, High Person Tianqu flew over from afar and asked, "Is it over? Let's hurry back."

Li Qiang was also very anxious. He had to return from Heavenly Aunt's Ringed Jade Heaven, otherwise he wouldn't have time to get back to Earth. He was still unaware of some of the wonders of the Primordial Realm.

The three returned to the Cool Hall and found that Azure Emperor, Heavenly Lord Lijin, Heavenly Lord Fanqi, De Liuheng, Chi Wuyu, and Xuan Long had already left. Tianzhen was not in the main hall either. Only High Person Boju, Heavenly Aunt, Qian Shanyong, and Dainan Fengyu were waiting.

The Heavenly Aunt asked, "Is everything going smoothly?"

Li Qiang bowed and thanked her, saying, "Thank you for your concern, Auntie."

Gu Xing said, "Farewell, I must return to the Immortal Realm." He bowed slightly to everyone and left, accompanied by Tianqu.

The Heavenly Aunt handed Li Qiang a Jade Pupil Slip and said, "The scriptures recorded inside were given to you by your master. It's the final part of the Heavenly Recommendation Scripture for God Cultivation, and it also contains his cultivation secrets. Also, I just recorded some profound Divine Spirit Instruction from the Beiye Heavenly Scripture in this Jade Pupil Slip. Keep it for reference... Oh, and give me your Star-Fixing Disc."

Li Qiang took the Jade Pupil Slip, took out the Star-Fixing Disc and handed it to Heavenly Aunt. He was secretly pleased. This Jade Pupil Slip slip contained all the things he needed most. With it, he would avoid many detours in his future cultivation.

The Heavenly Aunt took the Star-Fixing Disc, looked at it, and smiled, "I'm leaving you the star path of the Immortal Realm. If you ever go to the Immortal Realm in the future, you can directly find your master."

Li Qiang didn't care whether he went to the Immortal Realm or not; he might go for a visit sometime when he was bored, but he didn't want to go there now. He nodded in agreement, turned to say goodbye to Qian Shanyong and Dainan Fengyu, and asked, "Brother Qian, will you be staying in the Sacred City from now on?"

Qian Shanyong nodded and said with a wry smile, "I can't return to the Immortal Realm anymore; I can only live in this realm from now on."

Li Qiang smiled and said, "Brother Qian, if you are interested in the future, you can also go to the Primordial Realm to cultivate. The Spiritual Qi there should be no less than that of the Immortal Realm." Qian Shanyong agreed.

Li Qiang then asked Dainan Fengyu, "Sister Fengyu, will you return to the Immortal Realm in the future?"

Dainan Fengyu laughed and said, "I'm not going. I'll just stay in this realm and cultivate with Brother Qian. There's no point in going back to the Immortal Realm."

High Person Boju said, "I'll be leaving now, little nephew. We'll meet again someday." He nodded to everyone and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Li Qiang took out the strange-looking whip that Heavenly Aunt had helped him collect in the Ancient God Repository's Treasury and handed it to Dainan Fengyu, saying, " Fengyu, you accompanied me to the Ancient God Repository but didn't go in yourself. This is a divine artifact I obtained Ancient God Repository. Although it's not the best, if cultivated properly, it's stronger than a celestial artifact."

Dainan Fengyu was extremely surprised; she hadn't expected Li Qiang to give her such a divine artifact. After a long pause, she asked shyly, "You... you don't hold a grudge against me for making things difficult for you back then?"

Li Qiang laughed and said, "Haha, if I held grudges, wouldn't life be too tiring? How could a cultivator have so much hatred?"

Qian Shanyong said, "Brother Li is not a narrow-minded person. Fengyu, there is a special artifact here that you should accept."

Dainan Fengyu was deeply moved. She smiled beautifully, reached out and accepted the whip, and thanked it happily. This was her first divine artifact, and with this divine whip, her strength was greatly enhanced. Later, she and Qian Shanyong also went to the Primordial Realm to cultivate in seclusion.

Heavenly Aunt said, "Nephew, I'll escort you back from Ringed Jade Heaven. Let's go together."

Li Qiang breathed a long sigh of relief; he could finally go home.

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