Chapter 1660: Chapter 160: Burial of Souls in the Soul Sea
There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
In the eyes of the strong, such matters are undoubtedly even more realistic.
Jiang Xing’s previous coercion and inducement, to the current enthusiastic smile, fully illustrate this scenario to its limits.
Lee Ran observed this scene and felt somewhat disdainful in his heart. He was aware of such situations, but it was his first time witnessing someone as direct as Jiang Xing.
However, Lee Ran did not resist the idea of pretending to be in harmony.
As long as the plan is executed thoroughly, the process, in fact, is irrelevant.
Therefore, facing Jiang Xing’s enthusiasm, Lee Ran also became enthusiastic.
"Brother Jiang, since we are collaborating, how do you plan to arrange my brother’s—father and mother?"
Lee Ran did not mince words, directly voicing his greatest concern.
No matter the decision made, the key is to execute things completely; only then can the plan be better implemented.
Of course, Lee Ran also knew that the other party would certainly have corresponding means and would not easily complete this plan with him.
Just as he himself had reservations, Lee Ran believed the other party also had corresponding means.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xing confidently replied: "To be honest, within the Jiang family is a true figure, a person with significant background, named ’Jiang Shang’. The other bloodline choice is the ’Lee Sunv’ from the Lee family."
"The Jiang family’s bloodline in Jiang Shang has reached its limits; one could say Jiang Shang’s bloodline rivals that of the Ancestor. You can imagine the purity of that bloodline, reaching what degree."
"Choosing Lee Sunv from the Lee family as the mother, you can likely infer the reason—indeed, it is the further transformation of the bloodline. The Lee family also possesses ancient heritage and background, but it’s inconvenient to directly explain to you. However, knowing that Lee Sunv’s bloodline is no less than Jiang Shang’s is sufficient."
"With this, there’s actually no need for concern."
"Moreover, since you know of the Jiang family’s heritage, you should know that with the Jiang family’s capabilities, once decided upon, it will be done, without scheming you on this basis."
"In this regard, the Jiang family fears no schemes."
Jiang Xing was extremely confident, believing no existence in this world could scheme against the Jiang family.
Perhaps, until now, all this was entirely true.
But is this the actual case?
Lee Ran pondered for a moment, then nodded, seeming much more at ease.
Afterwards, under Jiang Xing’s lead, Lee Ran followed Jiang Xing to the core hub of the Jiang family.
It was a Soul Sea.
The Soul Sea resembled a starry sky, forming a unique Soul Sea region.
"What you mentioned about having the Jiang family control the Sword Burial Ancestor Star can commence."
Jiang Xing said.
Lee Ran hesitated for a moment, saying: "Now, start?"
"Indeed."
Jiang Xing replied directly.
Lee Ran pondered briefly, saying: "This matter is quite significant and requires considerable effort; it is impossible to handle easily in a short time."
Jiang Xing said: "I know, so during this process, I will assist you."
As he spoke, he paced back and forth for a moment, then continued: "During this process, I will have Jiang Shang and Lee Sunv complete their gestation, then before the fetus fully forms, you can implant it into Lee Sunv’s body, thereby nearly completing the procedure."
"These things are pretty much no problem, concerning the Sword Burial Ancestor Star, now the ’Holy Spirit Continent’, I can assist you in completing this. The Soul Sea is the Jiang family’s foundation prepared for similar occasions, equipped now with a steward cultivating the Tao of Star Space, possessing forces of the God Realm to complete the Soul Sea’s fusion."
Jiang Xing had roughly ’sorted out’ the specifics, giving Lee Ran a vague feeling of being ’schemed’, as if the opponent had anticipated this moment and readied everything beforehand.
"Since that’s the case, then everything shall proceed as you said."
Lee Ran mused aloud.
For the first time, he generated a sense of being passive, but recalling Zhou Yan’s partial remarks, Lee Ran wasn’t worried at all.
One saying rings true.
If the Jiang family could alter the timeline, then multiple schemes would be unnecessary; some matters would have long been changed.
If so, then ultimately, the orchestrator behind the scenes wasn’t the Emperor Soul Clan, nor the Jiang family, but surely Zhou Yan.
With this point being certain, any other matters could be ignored since the one who laughs last has already been completely determined.
With this foundation, other matters need little concern.
Yet, Lee Ran naturally wouldn’t feel entirely pressure-free, appropriately displaying confidence or doubt is essential.
This way, we can better respond to the enemy’s methods.
"Hmm, you don’t have to worry. Since you know the timeline, you should also know that in this matter, the Jiang family won’t scheme against you. We’re simply collaborating for mutual benefit. Although it’s for profit, our relationship can continue and won’t be short-sighted."
Jiang Xing glanced at Lee Ran, seemingly having noticed some of Lee Ran’s lack of trust.
Since the matter was discussed openly, Lee Ran straightforwardly said, "I apologize, indeed I was being fussy, but after all, my brother is my only brother, and such a soul-stealing plan is likely to bring unimaginable harm to his foundation. While it might be possible to regenerate his soul, the cost is likely to be unimaginable."
"For these reasons, I have to consider it thoroughly. I hope Brother Jiang can understand this."
Lee Ran said quite apologetically.
"Hmm, it’s completely understandable. For us, whether there are emotions or not, it is all part of the Emotion Dao. The path of emotions runs through the entire Supreme Dao. That you can be like this is no surprise, which is why I wanted to discuss this openly, to prevent any issues during our cooperation."
"Alright, then let’s begin."
As Jiang Xing spoke, he had already begun to gather the Soul Sea and directly communicated with Jiang Tianling and the other two, instructing them to bring the Jiang family’s steward, Jiang Lei Yuan, here.
Jiang Lei Yuan was a burly middle-aged man with abundant vital energy and blood.
If not for meeting him for the first time, Lee Ran would have thought this man possessed the Ancestor Witch Blood of Earth because his vital energy was enormously strong and defied common understanding.
Currently, Lee Ran was at the Divine Realm Ninth Transition, but Jiang Lei Yuan was only around the Divine Realm Second Transition. Yet, Lee Ran felt that even in battle, he might not fully overwhelm Jiang Lei Yuan, because Jiang Lei Yuan’s bloodline foundation was extraordinary.
Lee Ran was well aware of his own terrifying combat power, and with the Xingyi Fist stemming from the inheritance of the Holy Spirit Evil Venerable, one could imagine how otherworldly his combat power was.
Even so, having such thoughts about Jiang Lei Yuan showed how incredibly talented Jiang Lei Yuan’s bloodline was.
Lee Ran speculated in his heart that Jiang Lei Yuan was likely another ’experimenter.’
This speculation was obviously correct.
"If you hadn’t brought up this point, we actually had a corresponding plan, but if we consider the conditions of the Emperor Qi Sword Body Lee Jidao, using Hou Yi’s Blood to complete the Breeding Ground structure is undoubtedly better. After all, Heavenly Pivot Ancient Town is a technique of both the Ten Thousand Immortals and Ten Thousand Buddhas, and using this method to cultivate the Sword Burial Ancestor Star is completely sufficient."
Jiang Xing said.
He then looked at Jiang Lei Yuan and said, "For the family, we now need you to use your Dao to refine the will of a planet. Do you have the capability? Of course, the duration needn’t be too long, about a hundred years should suffice. However, due to the acceleration of time changes during the refining process, while a hundred years pass outside, it could be a thousand or even ten thousand years in the Breeding Ground."
"In other words, you may have to survive in a very grim state for ten thousand years. Can you endure it?"
Jiang Xing’s words were chilling, almost like a command.
He didn’t ask whether Jiang Lei Yuan was willing, but rather whether Jiang Lei Yuan had the capability to endure it.
Clearly, this was to tell Jiang Lei Yuan that he had no choice and must accept it.
If Jiang Lei Yuan were to say he couldn’t, Lee Ran had no doubt that Jiang Lei Yuan would immediately vanish into thin air, turning into dust.
Lee Ran could see this, so how could Jiang Lei Yuan not?
But he hesitated not at all, bowing respectfully, "Disciple, I’m absolutely sure I can do it."
"Good, it’s reassuring to have confidence. The Jiang family nurturing you in this way wasn’t in vain."
Jiang Xing said.
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After that, the process became less complex.
The Soul Sea began to merge with Jiang Lei Yuan, and simultaneously, Lee Ran, through bloodline and abilities, started sensing Hou Yi and Chang’e’s bloodline to complete this task.
The next life of Hou Yi, which is Lee Jidao, and the next life of Chang’e, which is Wan Nishang, also began another round of Transformation due to this event.
By bloodline lock, the two were apprehended and refined into the Sword Burial Ancestor Star, after which Jiang Lei Yuan transformed into the Soul Sea, imprinting onto the Sword Burial Ancestor Star.
Simultaneously, the Nine Origin Reincarnation also began to evolve its first Origin.
Thereafter, the changes in the timeline and the repair of energy made the once fractured starry sky no longer incomplete.
And the Sword Burial Ancestor Star, becoming part of the Soul Burying Starfield, also adopted new rules and new realm transformations.
Once the new Breeding Ground was formed, regulations descended, and the distinctions of realms began to return to those of the past.
Yet, something was different.
The most obvious difference from the past is that the world is no longer broken.
Or it could be said that the once fragmented starry sky and various strategies were all part of the process to create today’s correct and complete Sword Burial Ancestor Star.
This is a true complete change of regulations.
If one were to explain this transformation, it would be like everything in the past was built upon ’experiment’ and ’derivation,’ whereas now, it is formal execution and formal change.
Thus, everything now is truly the most important moment.
