Chapter 61
Chapter 61
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 61
Chapter Title: This Child Must Not Be Allowed to Live!
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Having learned the sorrowful news, Yun Zhiqiu dared not delay, rushing to a quiet room deep within the ancestral residence.
Inside the quiet room, smoke curled around a candle lamp that burned slowly. At first glance, it seemed to shine brightly, but the oil in the lamp was nearly depleted.
The next second, a soft cough came from within the mist.
“Zhiqiu, come forward.”
As the voice fell, the smoke dispersed, revealing an old man in ornate robes. His face was aged, but his back was still ramrod straight as he sat upright in a chair.
Yun Zhiqiu immediately bowed. “Greetings, Ancestor.”
“Rise,” the Yun family Ancestor said with a faint smile. “Do not worry. This is my second reincarnation. I have experience, so there should be no problems.”
“It is just a pity that after I reincarnate, it will take at least twenty years before I can hope to return. During this time, the family will have no one to watch over it.”
“...Zhiqiu deserves a thousand deaths!”
Yun Zhiqiu grew even more dejected. He understood the Ancestor’s unspoken meaning. Yun Miaozhen, the most outstanding clan member in a hundred years, a true Foundation Establishment seed!
Such a heaven-blessed maiden had died at the hands of a demon because of his momentary negligence.
Because of this, his prestige in the clan had plummeted, and the Yun family, having lost its Foundation Establishment seed, had suffered an invisible blow to its own reputation.
Over the years, Yun Zhiqiu had traveled to the battlegrounds between the righteous and demonic paths countless times, seeking revenge on Lu Yang, the one who had killed Yun Miaozhen, but to no avail. After careful inquiries, he learned that the old turtle had actually stayed in the Primal Saint Sect for a full sixty years! Yun Zhiqiu was so enraged he couldn't help but curse loudly.
“You need not blame yourself too much.”
The Yun family Ancestor’s expression was calm. “Sixty years ago, Skull Mountain was a demonic plot that obscured the heavenly secrets. In the end, it was my failure to foresee it.”
“If not for that, I would never have let you and Miaozhen go to Skull Mountain.”
“In any case, Miaozhen is dead, and our Yun family must now find another path. So, not long ago, I accepted a mission entrusted to me by the Sect Master.”
“What!?”
Yun Zhiqiu was instantly shocked. “The Sect Master’s mission... does he intend to use your reincarnated body to assassinate a Foundation Establishment seed of the Demon Sect?”
Such things were not uncommon on the battlegrounds between the righteous and demonic paths.
The Yun family Ancestor nodded. “If I can slay a Foundation Establishment seed of the Demon Sect, it will surely bring great merit, which can serve as provisions for my future cultivation.”
“But Ancestor, you have already reincarnated once...”
A Perfected Being of Foundation Establishment, in their first reincarnation, is destined to be a one-in-ten-thousand child of fate. Their merit and fortune are unshakable, and they have the highest hope of returning to the Foundation Establishment realm.
However, a second reincarnation is a different matter.
Especially since, in these three hundred years, the Yun family Ancestor’s cultivation hadn't improved much, still remaining at the early stage of Foundation Establishment. This added many variables to the reincarnation.
“In life, one must always take a gamble.”
The Yun family Ancestor gave a faint smile. “The Sect Master recently divined the threads of karma and discovered a change in the Demon Sect’s ‘Technique Refining Mystic Realm.’ There may be an opportunity to exploit.”
“The Demon Sect’s ‘Technique Refining Mystic Realm’ has prevented hundreds of millions of souls from entering the cycle of reincarnation. The Sect Master has long been displeased with this. This time, not only will he help me reincarnate into it, but he will also personally obscure the heavenly secrets for me, ensuring no one can detect it, and allowing me to awaken my memories at birth, free from the confusion of infancy.”
“Thus, I can wait for an opportunity to break open the mystic realm and allow those souls to return to the cycle of reincarnation.”
Speaking of this, the Yun family Ancestor’s face showed a hint of anticipation. “If I succeed this time, it will be a great meritorious deed, and it will also help me return to the Foundation Establishment realm...”
“There is such a matter? This is truly our Yun family’s great fortune!”
After hearing this, Yun Zhiqiu’s face finally showed a look of excitement. The most dangerous part of a Foundation Establishment cultivator’s reincarnation was the first few years, spent in the haze of infantile confusion.
But with the Sect Master’s help, his own ancestor would be able to break through that confusion the moment he reincarnated!
This invisibly increased the Ancestor’s chances of returning to the Foundation Establishment realm by a great deal. Once the Ancestor succeeded, the Yun family could continue its glory for another three hundred years!
Afterward, the Yun family Ancestor gave more detailed instructions, including how to create the illusion that he was still alive after his reincarnation to buy time for his return. He continued until the flame of the lamp beside him grew dimmer and dimmer, about to be completely extinguished. Only then did the Yun family Ancestor wave his hand, as if he still had more to say:
“Everything is prepared. You may go.”
Yun Zhiqiu immediately bowed again, respectfully saying, “I wish the Ancestor a successful reincarnation and a swift return!”
“...”
Yun Zhiqiu waited for a moment, but heard no response from the Ancestor. When he looked up again, the lamp was extinguished, and the Yun family Ancestor had long since fallen silent.
It was the dead of winter, and the world was white. The great chaos that had plagued the world decades ago was suppressed because of the emergence of the Heavenly Scriptures, one volume of which fell into the hands of the Grand Righteousness Academy, which revered imperial power.
Afterward, the fatuous emperor of the Great Zhou died violently, and a new monarch ascended the throne.
Ironically, because so many people died during the great chaos, the population pressure was completely swept away after the turmoil was quelled. As a result, an era of peace and prosperity emerged.
The new monarch was thus hailed as the restorer of the Great Zhou.
This could be seen from the capital of the Great Zhou, Tianjing City. No one would pick up things lost on the road, and doors were left unlocked at night. Even in the evening, it was a scene of song, dance, and peace.
And in the northeast corner of Tianjing City, deep within a certain mansion.
Before the door of the delivery room, a stern and solemn man paced back and forth anxiously, until a loud cry suddenly erupted from within.
“Master! The baby’s born! The baby’s born!”
The next second, the delivery room door opened, and a maidservant hurried out, announcing loudly, “Congratulations, Master! Auspicious news, Master! The mistress has given birth to a boy!”
Upon hearing this, the man threw his head back and laughed heartily. “Heaven has not forsaken my Wei family! We finally have a male heir! Excellent! Everyone will be rewarded today!”
The man’s name was Wei Tieyi. Twenty years ago, he had risen from humble beginnings, but he shone brightly in the Great Zhou's rebellion-quelling war, earning great military merit and the title of “Marquis Who Pacifies the North.” He was quite famous throughout Tianjing City, considered one of the military nobles. Now that the Wei family had a new male heir, a grand celebration was naturally in order.
However, at the same time, inside the delivery room.
Although the newborn infant was still crying, no one could detect the immense soul currently residing within its frail body.
“Success…”
The Yun family Ancestor had successfully reincarnated. His memories awakened in an instant, but he did not control the body’s instincts. Instead, he sat upright in his sea of consciousness and began to silently divine.
“The Great Zhou, the Heavenly Scriptures... hehe, so that’s how it is. It’s Sage's Plunder.”
In an instant, the Yun family Ancestor had already grasped part of the truth. After all, as a Foundation Establishment Perfected Being of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion, he was no stranger to the various cultivation methods of the Primal Saint Sect.
Sage's Plunder was one of its most stunning creations; he naturally recognized it.
This was the advantage of a Foundation Establishment reincarnation.
Even if his cultivation was gone after reincarnating, his powerful soul allowed him to easily divine karma and manipulate fortune, which was a devastating advantage against Qi Refining cultivators.
However, the Yun family Ancestor soon frowned.
Because when he tried to divine who was cultivating Sage's Plunder, he found only a void, as if the great net of karma had been severed around that person.
“Interesting. A secret treasure that clouds the heavenly secrets?”
The next second, the Yun family Ancestor’s brow smoothed out. He had long known that the art of divination would be extremely important after this reincarnation, so he had attached great importance to it.
Thus, he had also brought a secret treasure of heavenly secrets with him.
“With the ‘Heaven-Scrutinizing Instrument’ bestowed by the Sect Master, no secret treasure of heavenly secrets will be of any use.”
With a thought, a spherical magical treasure appeared in the Yun family Ancestor’s palm. Using it to divine, he instantly broke through the obscured karma.
The next second, the Yun family Ancestor was stunned.
But soon after, he couldn't help but laugh uproariously at the sky. “Every cause has its effect, every cause has its effect! So that’s how it is! Karma, retribution is truly unerring!”
“Lu Yang...!”
Muttering the name of the man who had killed Yun Miaozhen—the one he had placed such high hopes in—and had still remained at large for sixty years, the killing intent in the Yun family Ancestor’s heart surged.
This was especially true after he operated the Heaven-Scrutinizing Instrument and gained insight into much of Lu Yang's information.
“The True Method of Corpse-Shedding under the Lunar Yin, Sage's Plunder, third-grade True Qi, and the secret art of Stealing Heavenly Secrets... if he masters all of these, this child will have a forty percent chance of breaking through to Foundation Establishment!”
At this thought, a cold glint flashed through the Yun family Ancestor’s eyes.
This child must not be allowed to live!