Beast Taming Patrol Chapter 1518 - 426: The Gift of Reincarnation (Double-Length, Finale Countdown: 25)
Previously on Beast Taming Patrol...
Normally, any Cultivation progress made within the One Life Reincarnation Hall is forbidden from being carried into the physical world.
However, that fundamental law, much like the Heaven and Earth seed of the Ghost World, has clearly been shattered by an enigmatic force!
“Take care of yourself, my friend!”
Ji Heng spoke softly, breaking his silence for the first time since his arrival.
In the following instant, his physical form dissolved into nothingness, scattering into the void between heaven and earth.
“Take care,” Lin Su replied slowly. It took a long moment for his expression to settle, though a trace of melancholy remained in his eyes.
At this very moment, perhaps his cycle of reincarnation had truly reached its conclusion.
...
Inside the Sect Master Hall of the Immortal Phoenix Sect.
Ji Qinghuan took a small sip of tea, her face clouded with a lingering sense of anxiety.
“Elder Rong has already been searching the Endless Sea for an entire day.”
She let out a soft sigh, her concern for Lin Su becoming impossible to suppress.
Her original plan was for her disciple to travel to the Northern Divine Domain, hoping he could escape the turbulent center of the Eastern Extreme Domain.
She never expected the Immortal Phoenix Sect would hold firm against the pressure of rival sects, while Lin Su, despite being far away in the Northern Divine Domain, would fall victim to an unexpected catastrophe.
Regret filled Ji Qinghuan’s heart every time her thoughts turned to this.
Had she foreseen such an outcome, she never would have permitted Lin Su to depart for the Northern Divine Domain in the first place.
If a tragedy truly befell Lin Su, how could she ever face his family?
By now, Lin Su had been caught in a spatial rift and dragged into the depths of the Endless Sea.
The mere thought of that location caused Ji Qinghuan to tremble slightly.
The last person to vanish within the Endless Sea was Ji Heng.
From that day forward, Ji Heng was never seen again.
Now, Lin Su had disappeared in that exact same region.
The similarities between the two were uncanny, extending even to their soul lamps...
Ji Qinghuan became lost in her thoughts as she remembered the strange shift in the soul lamp she had witnessed a day prior.
She had never imagined there could be a genuine link between Lin Su and Ji Heng.
Yet, the transformation of the soul lamp and their incredible resemblance forced Ji Qinghuan to speculate.
Was it possible that a true method of reincarnation existed in this world?
Could her disciple be the reincarnation of the former Ji Heng?
She remembered how Ji Heng had mistakenly greeted her with a disciple’s salute during their first meeting.
She recalled the desperate, hopeful look he gave her during the sect’s initiation ceremony, wishing to be taken under her wing.
She thought of how Ji Heng had used the method of unification to battle an immortal and save her during a moment of extreme danger.
These memories played vividly in her mind, causing her expression to grow increasingly conflicted.
“Buzz~”
A strange, vibrating hum suddenly resonated through the Sect Master Hall of the Immortal Phoenix Sect.
Ji Qinghuan was stunned by the sound for a second before her face turned deathly pale, the color draining completely from her trembling lips.
That specific sound...
She bolted upright and raced desperately toward a secluded chamber within the Sect Master Hall.
It was the unmistakable sound of a soul lamp being extinguished!
Had Lin Su’s soul lamp finally gone out?
“Bang!”
Ji Qinghuan slammed open the door to the quiet room and stumbled inside the secret chamber.
She looked up sharply, her eyes locking onto the two soul lamps resting on the altar.
Lin Su’s soul lamp remained intact.
Far from being extinguished, it burned with more intensity than ever, radiating light like a miniature sun.
However, Ji Heng’s soul lamp had faded into a permanent, cold darkness.
Ji Heng had perished!
A complex swirl of emotions crossed Ji Qinghuan’s face.
She walked toward the platform with numb steps, her expression caught between grief and relief, and slowly reached out for Ji Heng’s life lamp.
Cradling the lamp in her arms, she walked out of the quiet room with slow, heavy steps, leaving only a faint sigh behind her.
“So, it wasn't reincarnation after all...”
...
A solitary vessel sliced through the churning waves of the Endless Sea.
The violent, unpredictable waters seemed unable to touch the slender boat.
This was due to the figures standing on the deck.
Dressed in robes of black and white, they exuded an aura powerful enough to shake the world.
The mere pressure of their presence was enough to still the surrounding tempests.
These men were masters of the Martial Arts Extreme Realm, with even the weakest among them having reached the second level, the Primordial Extreme Realm.
Any one of them possessed the power to easily destroy a typical emperor-level beast.
The Endless Sea was a place of great horror, filled with monstrous sea creatures and considered a forbidden zone for mankind.
However, for cultivators of this magnitude, the crossing was generally safe as long as they avoided provoking immortal entities.
As the boat surged forward, a color other than the endless blue finally appeared on the horizon.
A thin, long coastline came into view.
It signaled the arrival at a new continent.
Upon seeing the shore, even these hardened experts couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.
“We have finally reached the West Profound Domain.” One of the masters laughed, his tense posture relaxing. “After ten days of intense focus steering this vessel, we can finally rest in the West Profound Domain.”
“Do not become careless during these final miles,” the leader cautioned while using his vital energy to push the boat to even greater speeds. “The gap between the Eastern Extreme Domain and the West Profound Domain is vast, making the crossing difficult and interactions rare.”
“We are here representing the Hunyuan Taoist Sect on a mission for the Sect Master.”
The others adopted a serious demeanor upon hearing the leader’s reminder.
When Lin Su departed the Eastern Extreme Domain for the Northern Divine Domain, such a major event could not be hidden.
Shortly after, Qi Xuandao, the Sect Master of the Hunyuan Taoist Sect, had ordered several Martial Arts Extreme Realm experts to set sail in secret.
Just as Ji Qinghuan had suspected, these men first arrived quietly in the Northern Divine Domain. There, they met with the four martial sects to warn them that the Guardian Beast Co-operation method was a threat to their martial heritage, attempting to turn the local sects against Lin Su and stir up trouble.