Chapter 1300: The Struggle for Reincarnation

Deep within the gray stone hall in the Yellow Spring Great Marsh.

The Reincarnation Palace Master formed hand seals, urging the hexagonal wheel to spin rapidly. A red beam shot from its center, struck Nangong Wan, and instantly expanded into a red light barrier that enveloped her.

Nangong Wan had already flown out of the pool and hovered in midair, her entire body radiating a dreamlike white light. Interplaying with the red barrier covering her, countless flickering shadows could be faintly seen within, like a revolving lantern of memory images.

If Han Li were here, he would surely recognize those memory shadows as various experiences Nangong Wan had undergone, with his own figure appearing from time to time.

The Reincarnation Palace Master swept his gaze over these scenes, raised his hand to form a seal and pointed, sending another dark red beam from his hand into the center of the hexagonal wheel.

All the runes on the hexagonal wheel lit up, emitting dazzling crystalline light. At the same time, black light flashed on the wheel's surface, revealing six black holes.

The holes were pitch black and bottomless, seemingly connected to some mysterious place.

The Reincarnation Palace Master waved his other hand, sending a dark red light flying out to form a dark red giant hand, which reached into one of the black holes.

After a moment, the dark red hand flew back, clutching a cloud-like mass of colorful light, within which countless memory shadows flickered.

A hint of joy flashed in the Reincarnation Palace Master's calm eyes. He flipped his hand and patted, merging that mass of colorful light into Nangong Wan's body.

Nangong Wan's body trembled violently, and another orange-red dreamlike light emerged around her.

The two dreamlike lights spun around her body. The Reincarnation Palace Master formed seals to drive the hexagonal wheel, aiding the orange-red light in suppressing the original white light.

But the white light was exceptionally tenacious. Though suppressed, it did not completely subside, firmly holding its own domain.

Nangong Wan's eyes were tightly shut, her brows furrowed, as if enduring inexplicable pain.

Jiao San stood nearby, her face tense.

The Reincarnation Palace Master frowned slightly, his hand forming seals pausing.

“Palace Master... how is it?” Jiao San keenly noticed the Palace Master's mood and asked.

“Your mother's constitution in this life is highly compatible with the laws of reincarnation, making her memories very stubborn. It's harder than I expected to suppress them. Forcing the spell... I fear it might harm her body,” said the Reincarnation Palace Master.

“Do not force the spell. Is there any other way?” Jiao San asked anxiously.

The Reincarnation Palace Master was about to speak when he frowned and looked outward.

At that moment, shouts of battle and rumbling noises came from outside.

“What's happening? Has someone broken into Yellow Spring Island?” Jiao San was startled.

“It's that old thing Bone Emperor. He feigned submission back then but never gave up on the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk... Did he calculate that I am occupied with saving someone and dare to attack? Eh, he's here too. What a coincidence,” the Reincarnation Palace Master said calmly, then gave a slight exclamation.

“He? Who is that?” Jiao San asked.

The Reincarnation Palace Master waved his hand, not answering Jiao San's question.

“Palace Master, due to the positive and negative whirlwinds, the main forces of various races have already withdrawn. There aren't many people on Yellow Spring Island now,” Jiao San said with a frown.

“No matter. I have already made arrangements for this. This is a good opportunity to thoroughly cleanse the interior. It's a pity fewer people came than expected... Use this Reincarnation Token to activate the Reincarnation Grand Formation outside and hold off Bone Emperor. I will finish the spell shortly.” The Reincarnation Palace Master waved his hand, sending a dazzling dark red light shooting out to land before Jiao San.

Within the light was a strange token with six corners, somewhat resembling the hexagonal wheel. Its surface shimmered with countless star-like patterns, radiating myriad dark red rays.

“Yes.” Jiao San caught the token and immediately flew outward.

“After so many years without making a move, I wonder how many in the Immortal Realm only know of Gu Huojin but not of me,” the Reincarnation Palace Master murmured to himself as he watched Jiao San leave.

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On the island, Han Li and the others followed Bone Emperor and his group to the vicinity of the gray stone hall. Looking at the dark red light barrier around the hall, his expression suddenly shifted.

This dark red light barrier contained an extremely powerful law force—precisely the law of reincarnation.

And for some reason, the law force within the barrier felt very familiar to him.

“The Reincarnation Grand Formation? That fellow should be tied up now. Without someone to preside over it, it's nothing to worry about.” Bone Emperor sneered as he looked at the dark red light barrier surrounding the stone hall, then raised his hand and waved again.

The entire sky was covered by bone-white light, from which an endless pressure seeped out.

With a earth-shattering roar, the whole sky was torn in two. A bone-white giant claw that blotted out the sky descended from above and grabbed the light barrier around the stone hall.

It was the same bone-white giant claw as before, but this time its power was more than ten times greater.

Although the bone-white giant claw grabbed the light barrier, the entire island was enveloped by its fierce claw force, instantly shattering into pieces and sinking into the Yellow Spring Great Marsh. Only the gray-white palace, protected by its own restrictions, still hovered in midair.

The dark red light barrier trembled violently at this moment. Though it barely withstood the bone-white giant claw, it rapidly thinned and seemed about to be torn apart.

Just then, a sharp shout came from within the hall, followed by a dazzling dark red light shooting out and merging into the surrounding light barrier.

The dark red light barrier, as if receiving a powerful tonic, immediately restored its original thickness and even grew.

At the same time, the nearby Yellow Spring Great Marsh lit up, and a layer of dark red light emerged from it, turning the entire marsh a vivid red.

Moreover, the dark red light shot straight into the sky, colliding with the bone-white light in the sky.

The two colossal forces clashed with a roar. The positive and negative whirlwinds over the Yellow Spring Great Marsh were easily swept away like fallen leaves. The nearby void shattered inch by inch, spewing out countless chaotic currents, and the surrounding world presented a scene of great destruction.

A tremendous devouring force surged from the shattered void around, trying to swallow everything nearby.

Seeing this, Han Li and the others quickly gathered together. The light of their protective immortal artifacts merged into one, resisting the attacks of the chaotic currents and spatial rifts.

Blood Li and the others did the same, gathering around Bone Emperor.

Ghost Witch hesitated for a moment, then turned into a black shadow flying out from beside Han Li and landed near Bone Emperor and his group.

Han Li's eyes flickered, but he did not stop Ghost Witch from leaving.

The Yellow Spring Great Marsh below, seemingly enveloped by the reincarnation restriction, remained intact, floating there without being swallowed by the shattered space.

At that moment, a slightly petite figure flew out from the hall and hovered above it.

Han Li's heart stirred. That figure was very familiar to him—it was Jiao San.

Jiao San also noticed Han Li and the others, a trace of surprise flashing across her face as if she realized something.

But the situation was urgent, so she quickly looked away, chanting incantations and forming hand seals continuously.

A dazzling dark red light spread out from her body, forming a dark red hexagonal wheel phantom.

The dark red light that pervaded the Yellow Spring Great Marsh also began to change with Jiao San's spell, transforming into a gigantic hexagonal wheel covering the entire marsh, spinning rapidly.

At the center of the hexagonal wheel was precisely the gray stone hall.

The dark red light barrier around the stone hall also changed, with a hundred-zhang-wide circular dark red formation appearing on its surface, within which countless tiny dark red runes leaped.

With a dull rumble, a dark red light pillar dozens of zhang thick shot out from the dark red formation, piercing straight into the sky.

Within the light pillar, billions of dark red talismans flickered, emitting an extremely heavy yet sharp aura, as if it could pierce the heavens.

All this, though complicated to describe, happened in an instant.

With another earth-shattering roar, the bone-white giant claw was shaken away.

Bone Emperor himself swayed slightly and was pushed back a few steps.

Blood Li and the eight others, standing near Bone Emperor, were also caught in the aftermath of the blood-colored light pillar, sent flying like leaves in a storm.

Bang bang bang!

Bone Emperor's four early Great Luo subordinates were hit by the dark red light pillar. Before they could even scream, their bodies exploded into fragments of bone and a rain of blood.

Blood Li, the dark-faced man, and the black-robed ghost, being of higher cultivation, retreated in time and narrowly escaped disaster.

As for Ghost Witch, being only a remnant soul, he was theoretically the weakest, but he somehow managed to dodge in time as well, escaping unscathed.

As for Han Li and the others, they had originally stood farther away. Before the dark red light pillar appeared, Han Li had timely led them to retreat, so they were completely unharmed.

“Master, isn't that Jiao San? How did she end up here? Isn't this Wheel King's territory?” Ti Hun transmitted to Han Li and Jin Tong.

“Could it be... that this Wheel King is related to the Reincarnation Palace?” Jin Tong speculated.

“Possibly. In any case, let's not make a fuss for now, lest Bone Emperor and the others learn of our connection with Jiao San. Let's just watch and wait,” Han Li transmitted back.

Ti Hun and Jin Tong nodded slightly.

Han Li then transmitted to Shi Chuankong and Zi Ling, instructing them not to act rashly. They naturally had no objections, though Shi Chuankong's expression was somewhat grim.

Not long ago, when Han Li released him and Zi Ling from the space, he learned that many were now coveting the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, and he had been forced to join Bone Emperor's team, a Dao Ancestor from the Netherworld Realm.

Thus, the chance to borrow this treasure had greatly diminished, and they seemed to have been drawn into an inexplicable conflict.

Zi Ling, on the other hand, reacted quite calmly, as if such bizarre situations were nothing new to her, and she only needed to trust Han Li's decisions.

“If any trouble arises later, you can enter the Flower Branch Space,” Han Li said, clearly aware of Shi Chuankong's unease. But given the circumstances, he said this and then turned his gaze back to the stone hall below.

The reincarnation power Jiao San had just unleashed was earth-shattering, even repelling Bone Emperor, a Dao Ancestor. The reincarnation restriction around the stone hall was certainly extraordinary, likely personally arranged by the legendary Reincarnation Palace Master.

Combined with Ghost Witch's words, the true identity of the Wheel King occupying this place was about to be revealed—he was probably the Reincarnation Palace Master himself.

And Jiao San dared to face Bone Emperor alone without any sign of fear. Could it be that the Reincarnation Palace Master was indeed inside the hall?