“Ah!!!”
The Martial Emperor roared again, still mad but now with a hint of despair.
At the same time, countless qi and blood surged out of his body like the sea, dyeing the world of recollection into a sea of blood.
“I am the Martial Emperor, there is only martial arts in my heart!” the Martial Emperor said solemnly.
For the first time, he spoke normally, but it was in preparation to self-destruct!
Because Jiuyan Old Ancestor could clearly feel that the qi and blood generated by the Martial Emperor were becoming more violent.
This was clearly a sign of impending self-destruction!
To this, Jiuyan Old Ancestor could only helplessly shake his head and say, “Indeed, a madman.”Such an ending was exactly as he had expected.
No matter what the other’s intentions were, this Martial Emperor would rather die than be controlled by someone else.
So the question arises.
If the Martial Emperor self-destructs and Mu Kui is gone, will the nine cycles of reincarnation still exist?
Jiuyan Old Ancestor thought it unlikely.
After all, what’s the point in watching if the main character is gone?
With that thought, he let out a sad smile.
In his view, if the Martial Emperor self-destructs and the nine cycles of reincarnation close, then his own death is imminent.
“This life is not in vain.” Jiuyan Old Ancestor murmured.
Indeed, not in vain.
Although he died early, he saw the truth of the world.
Although he was forced to watch the nine cycles of reincarnation even in death, it reignited the passion in his heart.
Like fleeting glimpses, Jiuyan Old Ancestor’s own memories flashed before his own eyes.
He laughed, and as he laughed, he cried.
“Are you sick? Just let me die already, what’s with reigniting my passion? Do you want me to die with regrets?”
Jiuyan Old Ancestor cursed at the mysterious force.
Indeed, not in vain, but also not resigned!
Helpless and unable to resist, he could only accept it.
Jiuyan Old Ancestor slowly exhaled a breath of air, quietly awaiting his end.
Suddenly, an unexpected event occurred.
There is another “crack” sound as the world abruptly closed.
When he suddenly opened his eyes, Jiuyan Old Ancestor found himself still lying in the jade coffin in the form of a soul.
His gaze was blank, blinking continuously.
Perhaps because this cycle of reincarnation was so special, he realized half a day had already passed after sensing the passage of time!
“What’s going on?” he exclaimed in shock.
The sudden closure of the nine cycles of reincarnation, he couldn’t understand.
Even less understandable, he was clearly dead, so how could his soul still exist?
You should know that Old Man Tianji was able to retain his soul because his physical body was destroyed, but his lifespan remained.
But Jiuyan Old Ancestor had exhausted his lifespan.
Logically, his soul should have perished as well!
In the nine cycles of reincarnation, the reason he could leave a remnant soul behind to help the Jiuyan Sect after death was that he had consumed a certain amount of lifespan.
This situation was as if that mysterious force was deliberately helping him maintain his soul!
A soul is different from a ghost.
Ghosts have a yin lifespan and cannot be reborn.
Souls are pure and clean. As long as they remain intact, they can reconstruct a physical body!
Regardless, this was a good thing.
Jiuyan Old Ancestor planned to quickly inform the others.
After all, he also knew that with his demise, the people of the Jiuyan Sect would definitely be extremely distressed and unable to accept it.
But upon scanning with his divine sense…
The entire sect was empty!
Apart from Lin Mubai, who was still locked in the sect’s prison, even the two madmen, Jiang Lianyue and Qingning, were gone!
“Where is everyone?!” Jiuyan Old Ancestor was dumbfounded.
Then, he remembered another problem.
Mu Kui’s nine cycles of reincarnation have only revealed the first life, with the remaining eight yet to appear.
Could it be… He has to witness it eight more times?!
“…did you really want to drive me mad?” Jiuyan Old Ancestor’s mouth twitched uncontrollably.
At this moment, he thought that it would have been better if he had actually died!
Fortunately, he quickly calmed himself down.
There was no choice but to stay calm.
Now that he was in a soul state, he would be consumed by malevolent energy and truly become a ghost if he didn’t restrain his Dao Heart!
“Huff! Huff! Huff!”
Jiuyan Old Ancestor kept exhaling, and after more than ten breaths, he barely stabilized his Dao Heart.
The most important thing now was to figure out where the people of Jiuyan Sect had gone.
He immediately used his divine sense to scan hundreds of li around, only to find nothing!
The people of Jiuyan Sect had vanished as if into thin air!
Hundreds of li was the limit of his divine sense coverage. With no other choice, he thought of using the sect’s divine-grade spiritual artifact, the sect’s Dome Realm.
That Dome Realm could cover the entire Central Domain with its vision when operated, provided that there were no high-level formations shielding a certain area.
Then Jiuyan Old Ancestor floated out of the jade coffin, ready to take action. But as soon as his soul floated out a few zhang, he couldn’t move any further!
Suddenly turning his head, he looked back at the jade coffin and understood.
Unlike a ghost, a soul cannot exist freely in the world. It needs an object to attach to.
Unknowingly, his soul had formed a connection with the jade coffin!
In other words, he would have to bring this coffin with him wherever he went until he could reconstruct his physical body!
Because this coffin was now his home.
This also meant… he would have to be holding a coffin every time he appeared before someone!
This was truly a loss of face for the Old Ancestor!
To those unaware, it might seem as though he had some special fondness for coffins.
When alive, he’s hiding in a coffin waiting for death, and after death, he’s still carrying a coffin everywhere!
“Why don’t you copy that old man Tianji and give me a spirit ring!” Jiuyan Old Ancestor was utterly disheartened.
With no other recourse, he used his soul power to lift the jade coffin and floated out from the bottom of the Second Peak.
The location of the sect’s Dome Realm was at the top of the Second Peak, in the central hall where the twelve Supreme Elders resided.
Upon reaching his destination, Jiuyan Old Ancestor was stunned again.
Gone! Even the sect’s Dome Realm was missing!
“Has my Jiuyan Sect been annihilated?” Jiuyan Old Ancestor was even more bewildered.
But that was impossible! After all, the sect’s grand formation was still in operation, and there were no traces of battle within the sect.
With no other options, Jiuyan Old Ancestor had to go to the sect’s prison to find Lin Mubai.
Although this madman had tried to chop him last time, now he could only hope that Lin Mubai knew something.
But as soon as he arrived, his expression darkened again.
“Let me out! Eldest Senior Brother needs me!”
“Old Ancestor, if you have the guts to lock me up, then have the guts to let me out!”
“Don’t think I don’t know! You’re just hiding in the coffin waiting to die!”
“Let me out and give me a hundred years if you dare, I will surely be able to fight you!”
“Where is everyone? Where have all the people gone?”
Hearing this, Jiuyan Old Ancestor’s soul flickered in and out of existence due to anger.
It was one thing for Xiao Hongyi to curse him.
But this madman Lin Mubai not only cursed him but also wanted to chop him! This was simply outrageous!
And from Lin Mubai’s shouts, it was clear that he knew nothing either.
Jiuyan Old Ancestor was about to turn and leave, but after a moment’s thought, he appeared before Lin Mubai and asked,
“Has anything significant happened to Jiuyan Sect recently?”
“O-Old Ancestor?!” Lin Mubai shuddered in fright.
“Answer quickly!” Jiuyan Old Ancestor said impatiently.
Despite his madness, Lin Mubai still held a sense of reverence for the Old Ancestor.
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The reason he dared to wield a blade against the Old Ancestor was to complete Jiang Chen’s task.
The insults just now were nothing more than nonsensical babbling, thinking that the Old Ancestor was in suspended state animation.
“…how about you let me out first?” Lin Mubai shrank his neck, trying to bargain.
“Let you out to chop me?” Jiuyan Old Ancestor glared.
“Uh…”
Lin Mubai was at a loss for words and began to ‘play dumb’, saying, “Old Ancestor, how could I dare! You know that my mind isn’t right. Yes, I’m mad! No way I would chop you, right? As the Old Ancestor, you wouldn’t really hold a grudge against a madman, would you?”
Jiuyan Old Ancestor’s mouth twitched, and after thinking it over, he released Lin Mubai.
“Old Ancestor, how did you become a soul? And why are you holding a coffin? I never realized before that you had this hobby?”
After being released, Lin Mubai was puzzled.
Then… He was locked up by Jiuyan Old Ancestor again!
“Old Ancestor, I was wrong! I truly was!” Lin Mubai began to wail like a ghost.
“First, tell me what has happened in the sect recently!” Jiuyan Old Ancestor glared again.
Lin Mubai still wanted to bargain, but seeing the Old Ancestor turn to leave, he could only confess honestly, “Nothing much, just that Eldest Senior Brother went to the Buddha Temple, then the bell on Second Peak rang nine times, and then eight times. It’s trivial matters.”
Trivial matters?!
Jiuyan Old Ancestor wanted to smash the coffin in Lin Mubai’s face.
Jiang Chen going to the Buddha Temple was something he had guessed. Otherwise, Mu Kui wouldn’t have fallen into the nine cycles of reincarnation.
After all, based on his experience, triggering the nine cycles of reincarnation required not only harboring ill feelings towards Jiang Chen but also close contact!
But the bell ringing nine times meant that his blood oath as an Old Ancestor was broken, and he had died!
And the bell ringing eight times signified the start of a great sect war!
These were major events!
After some deduction, Jiuyan Old Ancestor suddenly realized.
Given Jiang Chen’s character, he would definitely cause a commotion at the Buddha Temple, so the rest of the Jiuyan Sect must have gone there to assist.
As the Old Ancestor, he couldn’t just sit by and do nothing.
With that thought, Jiuyan Old Ancestor vanished from the spot while holding his coffin.
“Old Ancestor, what about me! You forgot about me!!” Lin Mubai shouted desperately in the prison.
The only response was a deathly silence.
After shouting for a while and seeing no sign of Jiuyan Old Ancestor returning,
Lin Mubai sat down on the ground and cursed, “Liar! Dare to call yourself a paragon of righteousness? You’re an Old Ancestor, yet you’re not trustworthy at all!”
The moment his voice fell…
“Ah!”
Lin Mubai felt as if he had been slapped across the face!
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