Beast Taming Patrol Chapter 1518 - 426: The Gift of Reincarnation (Double-Length, Finale Countdown: 25)

Normally, any Cultivation progress made within the One Life Reincarnation Hall is forbidden from being carried back into the physical world.

However, that established law had clearly been shattered by an enigmatic force, much like the Heaven and Earth seed of the Ghost World!

"Farewell, my friend!"

Ji Heng spoke softly; these were the very first words he had uttered since his arrival.

In the blink of an eye, his physical form dissolved into nothingness, scattering into the essence of the world.

"Take care," Lin Su replied slowly. A long moment passed before his features regained their composure, though a shadow of sadness remained in his eyes.

It was perhaps only now that his long cycle of reincarnation had truly reached its conclusion.

...

Deep within the Sect Master Hall of the Immortal Phoenix Sect.

Ji Qinghuan took a tentative sip of her tea, her face clouded by a persistent sense of dread.

"Elder Rong has already been searching the Endless Sea for an entire day."

She let out a soft sigh, her heart heavy with anxiety for Lin Su.

Her original plan had been to send her disciple to the Northern Divine Domain to shield him from the chaos brewing at the heart of the Eastern Extreme Domain.

She never imagined that while the Immortal Phoenix Sect stood firm against the hostility of rival sects, Lin Su would meet such a disaster in the distant Northern Divine Domain.

Regret gnawed at Ji Qinghuan every time she dwelled on the situation.

Had she foreseen this outcome, she never would have permitted Lin Su’s departure to the Northern Divine Domain.

If a tragedy truly befell Lin Su, how could she ever face his family again?

Currently, Lin Su had been swallowed by a rift in space and cast into the depths of the Endless Sea.

Just thinking of that desolate place caused Ji Qinghuan to tremble slightly.

The last person of note 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 the exact same location.

The parallels between the two were uncanny—even their soul lamps shared a strange connection...

Ji Qinghuan became lost in thought as she remembered the anomaly she had seen in the soul lamp a day prior.

The idea that a link existed between Lin Su and Ji Heng was something she had never previously considered.

Yet, the transformation of the soul lamp and their startling similarities forced her to speculate.

Was it possible that true reincarnation existed in this world?

Could her disciple actually be the reborn soul of the former Ji Heng?

She remembered their first meeting, where Ji Heng had instinctively offered her a disciple’s greeting.

She recalled his desperate, hopeful eyes during the sect’s entrance ceremony, silently pleading for her to take him in.

She thought of the moment of crisis when Ji Heng used the method of unification to battle an immortal just to save her.

These vivid memories played out in her mind, leaving her with an increasingly conflicted expression.

"Buzz~"

A strange, vibrating drone suddenly resonated through the Sect Master Hall.

Ji Qinghuan froze at the sound; then, her face turned deathly pale, and the color drained from her shaking lips.

She knew that sound...

Bolting upright, she raced frantically toward a secluded chamber hidden within the hall.

It was the unmistakable sound of a soul lamp being snuffed out!

Had Lin Su’s life flame finally died?

"Bang!"

Ji Qinghuan slammed open the door to the quiet room and stumbled inside the secret vault.

Her head snapped up, her eyes locking onto the two soul lamps resting upon the stone platform.

Lin Su’s lamp was untouched.

Far from being extinguished, it blazed with a renewed, fierce intensity, radiating light like a miniature sun.

However, Ji Heng’s soul lamp had faded into a cold, permanent darkness.

Ji Heng was dead!

A storm of complex emotions washed over Ji Qinghuan.

She walked toward the platform with numb steps, her expression a blur of relief and mourning, and slowly reached out for Ji Heng's life lamp.

Cradling the cold lamp against her chest, she walked out of the chamber with a heavy heart, leaving only a faint sigh in her wake.

"So, it wasn't reincarnation after all..."

...

A solitary vessel sliced through the turbulent waves of the Endless Sea.

The violent, unpredictable waters seemed powerless against the small boat.

This was due to the presence of several figures standing upon its deck.

They wore robes of black and white, emitting an aura so powerful it seemed to shake the foundations of heaven and earth.

The mere pressure of their presence was enough to still the surrounding tempests.

These were masters of the Martial Arts Extreme Realm, with even the weakest among them having reached the second stage, the Primordial Extreme Realm.

Any one of these experts could make short work of a typical emperor-level beast.

While the Endless Sea was a terrifying forbidden zone for most of humanity, teeming with monstrous sea creatures, it was different for those of this rank.

As long as they avoided provoking immortal-tier entities, they could traverse these waters with relative safety.

Driven by the boat's immense speed, a color other than the endless blue finally appeared on the horizon.

A thin, stretching coastline came into view.

It was the shore of an entirely different continent.

At the sight of land, even these hardened experts couldn't help but feel a wave of relief.

"We have finally arrived at the West Profound Domain." One of the masters laughed, his rigid posture softening. "After ten days of intense focus on navigating this vessel, we can finally rest."

"Do not let your guard down now that we are close," the leader warned calmly, continuing to fuel the boat's speed with his own Qi. "The gap between the Eastern Extreme Domain and the West Profound Domain is vast, making the journey difficult and travel rare."

"We are here as representatives of the Hunyuan Taoist Sect, carrying out a mission decreed by the Sect Master himself."

Upon hearing their leader's reminder, the group's expressions turned serious once more.

When Lin Su had departed the Eastern Extreme Domain for the Northern Divine Domain, his movements had not gone unnoticed by the powerful.

Shortly after his departure, Qi Xuandao, the Sect Master of the Hunyuan Taoist Sect, had dispatched several Martial Arts Extreme Realm experts on a secret voyage.

Just as Ji Qinghuan had suspected, these men had first traveled covertly to the Northern Divine Domain. There, they contacted the four great martial sects, warning them that the Guardian Beast Co-operation method posed a direct threat to their martial heritage. Their goal was to incite the Northern sects to unite and create obstacles for Lin Su.