Chapter 1152: The First Reincarnation Ceremony, Zhao Fangfei’s Hug
The First Reincarnation Ceremony began.
In an open s.p.a.ce within Fengdu Underworld City, six beams of light projected downward from the Six Gates of Samsara in the sky, connecting the heavens and earth. Before the light beam, countless souls were gathering.
They were all waiting for reincarnation.
The six beams of light represented the Heavenly Realm, Human Realm, Ashura Realm, Hungry Ghost Realm, Animal Realm, and Underworld Realm.
“Ghost Emperor, the Reincarnation Ceremony is ready to begin.” Bai Mei walked up to Chu Kuangren and said.
“Alright. Let’s begin,” said Chu Kuangren.
Soon after, a large group of dead souls walked into the beams of light and were sucked into the Six Gates of Samsara in the sky to reincarnate according to their corresponding destiny.
If one did not become an Immortal, they would enter the cycle of reincarnation.
Chu Kuangren looked at the scene thoughtfully.
“No, no. I don’t want to go to the Underworld Realm. It’s not a place for humans. Get out of my way!”
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“Heavenly Realm. I want to reincarnate into the Heavenly Realm to become an Immortal.”
At that moment, a dead soul suddenly started to make a fuss. It took out a knife from nowhere and dashed toward the beam of light representing the Heavenly Realm.
“Hmph. You can’t control the cycle of rebirth!” An Underworld Soldier snorted.
Then, his figure flashed toward the dead soul and kicked him back to the Underworld Realm.
“During your lifetime, you brutally killed a thousand and eight hundred innocent people. Therefore, you must serve a thousand and eight hundred years in the Underworld Realm before you can reincarnate,” said the Underworld Soldier.
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The rest of the Underworld Soldiers stared coldly at the other dead souls heading to the Underworld Realm to stop them from rebelling.
Standing at a distance away, Chu Kuangren was not surprised to see such a scene.
He had been to the Underworld Realm before, and it was filled with various tortures. Serving a sentence over there was worse than death.
It was only normal for some dead souls to resist.
“Serving a sentence for a thousand and eight hundred years for killing a thousand and eight hundred lives?”
“Tsk. If I were to serve a sentence, wouldn’t I have to serve until the end of the world?” Chu Kuangren was shocked.
More than a thousand and eight hundred cultivators had died in his hands, and the same went for most of the cultivators.
As such, once they stepped on the path of cultivation, they had to become an Immortal to escape the cycle of rebirth. Otherwise, death would be more suffering than being alive.
There was no turning back on the path of cultivation.
Although there were some hiccups in the first Reincarnation Ceremony, it went relatively smoothly.
Chu Kuangren knew that the task of rebuilding the Underworld city and the cycle of reincarnation was far from completion, and he still had a long way to go.
Putting aside other matters, the current reincarnation mechanism was not powerful enough. An attack from an ancient immortal orthodoxy could destroy the Underworld city at any moment.
In addition, the Six Realms of Reincarnation’s power was limited, and it could only send a group of souls for reincarnation every once in a while.
“We’re nowhere close to where we want to be.”
“If I want to rebuild the Six Gates of Samsara with its complete power, I must at least retrieve the remaining eight Samsara Emperor Seals.”
The Fengdu Underworld City had five Ghost Emperors.
There were nine Samsara Emperor Seals from the nine Ghost Emperors in the east, west, north, south, and middle, and Chu Kuangren only had one in possession.
The other Emperor Seals were scattered all over the place, and he had no idea where they were.
“There’s still a long way to go,” mumbled Chu Kuangren.
However, he was not in a hurry. With the Heavenly Samsara Physique and a Samsara Emperor Seal, he could sense the Samsara Emperor Seals, and it was helpful for him in finding other Samsara Emperor Seals.
Now that Fengdu Underworld City was operating in an orderly manner, Chu Kuangren planned to leave to find the Emperor Seals and gain experience at the same time.
Before leaving, Chu Kuangren handed over some Ghost Realm cultivation techniques in Shenshu’s memory to Bai Mei and the others so that they could cultivate them.
Bai Mei had potential, considering how she had gotten to a level close to a Gilded Immortal not by cultivating cultivation techniques but by devouring dead souls.
After cultivating Shenshu’s cultivation techniques, it would not take long for her to reach the Gilded Immortal level and become a capable member of the Underworld city.
Above Fengdu Underworld City, Chu Kuangren took out a Samsara Emperor Seal and activated his Heavenly Samsara Physique. The Emperor Seal radiated with boundless brilliance, covering Fengdu Underworld City in it.
The next moment, the entire earth shook and began to crack, revealing a vast pitch-black abyss that swallowed Fengdu Underworld City.
Just like that, Fengdu Underworld City disappeared in front of everyone.
“It is rumored that the Underworld is located in a mysterious s.p.a.ce underground, which is called the Yin s.p.a.ce. It seems like it is exactly as rumored,” said Li w.a.n.gchen.
“Mmhm.”
Chu Kuangren nodded.
The Yin s.p.a.ce was a mysterious underground world where the three great Underworld cities were located. Since Chu Kuangren had become the Fengdu Ghost Emperor, he could move freely in the Underworld cities.
However, he did not plan to gain experience there for the time being.
“Everyone, I’ve notified Mister Lu and others about Fengdu’s matters, but I don’t plan to return to the academy just yet. So, I shall bid farewell to you all here,” said Chu Kuangren.
At that, the rest of the Heavenly Champions looked at each other.
w.a.n.g Chentian laughed out loud and said, “Chief, our thoughts are the same. We don’t want to return to the academy for now either.”
“Well, the gain is limited in a closed-door meditation in the academy. Only through real-life experiences can we gain great insights and Opportunities of Fortune,” said Li w.a.n.gchen,
“We plan to go elsewhere to gain experiences as well.”
“Chief, till we meet again. I’ll show you a stronger me when we meet in the future.”
Zhao Fangfei looked at Chu Kuangren, stepped forward, and said with her arms open, “Chief, since you’re leaving, why don’t you give me a hug?”
Chu Kuangren was stunned for a moment. “Well, I don’t think that’s necessary.”
“Don’t be shy.”
Zhao Fangfei hugged Chu Kuangren without saying another word.
A faint fragrance lingered on the tip of Chu Kuangren’s nose when Zhao Fangfei was hugging him.
“Chief, please be safe. Beware of the Demonic Dao, especially the Soul-Vanquis.h.i.+ng Tribe,” said Zhao Fangfei in Chu Kuangren’s ear.
Chu Kuangren said with a smirk, “You have to beware too. A Baimei successor is quite tempting for the people of the Demonic Dao.”
He could sense Zhao Fengfei’s body trembling when he revealed her ident.i.ty.
“So you know, Chief.”
“I’ve known since the first time we met.”
“But Chief, you didn’t mention a word. Are you making fun of me?” asked Zhao Fangfei resentfully.
“Heh…”
Chu Kuangren chuckled and said nothing, but he suddenly felt as if his earlobe was caught in something.
It was Zhao Fangfei biting his earlobe out of anger.
However, it was only for a moment before the two separated.
Chu Kuangren touched his ear and felt like he was being taken advantage of.
Zhao Fangfei could have said those words to him through voice transmission, and there was no need for a hug.
‘Sure enough, she did want to take advantage of me.”
‘I was too careless.’
Crunch…
Just then, Chu Kuangren heard the sound of teeth grinding together.
Beside him, Lan Yu, Chu Hong, and Lil Fox were staring at Zhao Fangfei furiously.
Chu Kuangren was stunned for a moment.
‘What’s happening?’
‘Do they have a grudge against each other?’
“Haha. Brother Chu, since we’ve known each other for so long and you’re leaving, why don’t we hug too?”
w.a.n.g Chentian laughed with his arms open
Zhao Fangfei glanced at him. “No way.”
“Ouch. That hurt.”
w.a.n.g Chentian was joking, so he did not take it to heart.
Zhao Fangfei glanced at Chu Kuangren and licked her lips while staring at his earlobe as if reminiscing something. Then, she formed a fist salute and said, “Chief, till we meet again.”
“Well, see you.”
Following that, everyone went their separate ways to gain some experience.