Chapter 400: About the Reincarnation Realm
"Brother Li." Jiang Yue exclaimed happily.
"It seems he has already arrived." Yu Nianzhen said, also feeling happy.
In the beginning, his feelings about his sworn brothers were perfunctory.
However, over time, he had not only come to like them but also respect them.
"He and brother Xuan are on their way here." Jiang Yue spoke while pulling Yu Nianzhen towards the door.
Soon after, they felt a tap on the protective formation and saw two people standing outside the array.
With a wave of Jiang Yue’s hand, a door-sized hole opening appeared on the formation and the two walked in.
"Brother Yu, Brother Jiang, your strength has improved again." Li Futian said with a smile on his lips.
"Brother Li is not bad either."
In this way, the brothers teased each other and soon settled in the sitting room of the ancient palace.
"Brother Li, what do you think about the tomb?" Jiang Yue asked.
Hearing this, Li Futian narrowed his eyes and looked at the two.
"What is it?" Jiang Yue questioned, resisting the urge to fidget in discomfort.
"The two brothers should know that the place is not a tomb but a sealed battlefield." Li Futian said and Jiang Yue sighed.
’I should have known better than to try and keep something from Li Futian.’
However, he wasn’t upset that Li Futian knew the truth.
Although their forces were on opposite sides, Li Futian and Xuan Ke were their sworn brothers.
Concerning the matter of the sealed battlefield, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen never planned to hide the truth.
After all, they wanted Xuan Ke and Li Futian before entering the sealed battlefield.
"What is this about a sealed battlefield?" Xuan Ke questioned.
"Azhen and I have learnt that the bottom of the lake isn’t the tomb of a cultivator but a sealed battlefield. However, that’s all we know." Jiang Yue said and turned questioning eyes to Li Futian.
"Brother Li, do you know anything else?" He asked.
"I know a little. Brothers, the sealed battlefield is an important opportunity for us." Li Futian said in a solemn voice.
"Opportunity? Are there heaven and earth treasures that can help nascent soul realm cultivators break through to the reincarnation realm?" Xuan Ke asked.
"There could be but the opportunity I mean is something else."
"Brother Li, don’t keep us waiting." Jiang Yue said impatiently.
"It’s about merit points. I previously told you that having ten thousand merit points will be a great advantage when the treasure land appears in one hundred years. Do you remember?"
"Brother Li, we worked so hard in the Nine Treasures secret but still couldn’t get ten thousand merit points." Xuan Ke said, his tone a little depressed.
Knowing that Li Futian would never ask them to do meaningless things, Xuan Ke planned to go to the foreign devil’s battlefield after leaving his Temple’s forbidden area.
However, he wasn’t optimistic about accumulating ten thousand merit points before the appearance of the treasure place.
"Brother Li, is there a way in the sealed battlefield?" Jiang Yue asked.
At the same time, Yu Nianzhen frowned and couldn’t help but ask.
"Brother Li, are there demon clan cultivators in the sealed battlefield?"
When he heard the question, Li Futian didn’t answer right away but his brows creased in a frown.
"Originally, the sealed battlefield was a prison." He finally said.
"Prison?"
"In ancient times, there were several demonic qi prisons like the one at the bottom of the lake. Powerful cultivators who committed heinous crimes were sealed in these prisons and left to die."
"Why not kill them directly?" Xuan Ke wondered.
"In ancient times, nascent soul realm cultivators were nothing. Only those at or above the immortal realm were considered powerful."
"Immortal realm?" Jiang Yue was full of curiosity as he waited for an answer.
"The immortal realm is the realm above the reincarnation realm. From what I know, immortals have the same lifespan as heaven and earth. As long as heaven and earth is not destroyed or they are not killed by powerful enemies, immortals can live forever."
"What about the realms above the immortal realm?" Yu Nianzhen asked.
Hearing this, Li Futian shook his head.
"I only know there are realms above the immortal realm but I don’t know much else."
"Do you know anything else about the reincarnation realm and immortal realm?" Xuan Ke asked.
"A reincarnation realm cultivator has a lifespan of fifteen thousand years." Li Futian started and continued when he saw his brothers were quite interested.
"I also know that as soon as a cultivator breaks through to the reincarnation realm, they trigger the reincarnation cycle."
"Reincarnation cycle?" Yu Nianzhen asked.
Li Futian nodded, looked at the three and continued.
"There are nine tribulations and nine reincarnations during the reincarnation realm.
Each reincarnation is a huge transformation with regards to body, soul, and qi."
"Most importantly, a cultivator must face one tribulation and reincarnation every one thousand years."
"What if you fail?" Xuan Ke asked.
"I don’t know about this." Li Futian shrugged.
"Is there a way to avoid or delay the tribulation?"
"I don’t know."
"I don’t know if we will have a chance to break through to the reincarnation realm but I am glad we have been refining our bodies." Jiang Yue suddenly said.
"We should have the chance." Li Futian smiled and a mysterious smile curled his lips.
"Brother Li, what do you mean? Do you know anything?" Xuan Ke questioned urgently.
"Weren’t we talking about the sealed battlefield?" Li Futian dodged.
Seeing this, the others didn’t insist and the topic turned back to the sealed battlefield.
"Brother Xuan wanted to know why powerful cultivators weren’t directly killed in ancient times." Li Futian reminded and the others nodded.
"When cultivators become immortals, they integrate into the world’s heaven and earth. Because of this, killing immortals is extremely difficult and it also harms the world. Rather than kill evildoers, the ancients preferred to seal or slowly kill them using special methods."
"If this place was originally a prison, why did it turn into a sealed battlefield?" Yu Nianzhen asked.
"I don’t know the details but an accident seems to have happened in the prison. Later, the place was sealed and abandoned."
Hearing this, Jiang Yue, Yu Nianzhen, and Xuan Ke were confused.
"Brother Li, the ancient time was more than one hundred thousand years ago. Even if there are powerful cultivators sealed in the prison, they should have long died from demonic qi erosion. How can we earn merit points from this?" Jiang Yue asked.
"We will know when we get in." Li Futian said and the others couldn’t help but feel frustrated.
Although they were grateful for knowing what they knew, they felt it was not enough.
"Brother Li, do you know what level of prisoners were kept in this place?" Yu Nianzhen asked.
"This was a low-level prison that only held immortal realm prisoners."
"Thank the heavens for small mercies." Jiang Yue said and rolled his eyes in exasperation.
Currently, their Cangxing world didn’t have a reincarnation realm expert, let alone an immortal.
For the first time since they discovered the tomb, Jiang Yue felt that they were really overestimating themselves.
Even if the immortal prisoners were dead, could they safely handle their remains?
Most importantly, Jiang Yue felt there were live beings within the formation!
In that case, was their strength enough to deal with creatures that had survived in demonic qi for more than one hundred thousand years?
"Brother Li, I think this matter should be discussed with the nascent soul realm cultivators." Jiang Yue said in a solemn voice.
"Don’t worry, an elder of my Celestial Sky sect will speak to the other ancestors." Li Futian assured.
"However, breaking the formation and entering the sealed battlefield is the general trend."
"Now that the place has been discovered and faults have appeared in the guardian formation, it’s best to take the initiative." Yu Nianzhen said.
"Brother Yu is right." Li Futian agreed and continued.
"Even if we don’t take the initiative, the formation will weaken over time. If the formation is broken after the nascent soul realm cultivators enter the treasure place, the Cangxing world may be in danger. Dealing with the sealed battlefield is the will of the heavens."
"In that case, it’s no wonder there is an opportunity to earn merit points in the sealed battlefield." Xuan Ke said and the others nodded in agreement.
"Brother Li, I remember you said that all nascent souls must enter the treasure place in one hundred years?" Yu Nianzhen suddenly said.
"Yes." Li Futian nodded and continued.
"The feeling I had when I foresaw this matter is that no nascent soul realm cultivator will be left behind."
"This secret place seems a little too domineering." Xuan Ke said with a frown on his face.
As far as he knew, such a secret place had never appeared in the Cangxing world.
"Brothers, have you ever considered that this may be what happened to the ancient experts of our Cangxing world?" Yu Nianzhen said.
