After much thought, Zhang Chen still decided to enter the vortex entrance and witness its mysterious wonders.
Zhang Chen turned to look at Tushan Qing and Hu Li the Immortal: "I wish to take the risk and explore the depths, what do you two choose?"
He dared to enter and take risks because he had the Water Control Technique, which allowed him to control water currents not exceeding its level, and because the Ice Domain had given him confidence.
He possessed the Ice Domain, granting him immortality, so regardless of how dire the situation, he had a chance for a comeback.
As long as he got a chance to turn the tables, with his Golden Finger, he could find a way out.
"There’s Weak Water everywhere; what choice do we have?" Hu Li the Immortal sighed helplessly.
Although he was an Eleventh Tier deity, the Weak Water before him was only Third Tier Innate Divine Water. If there were less of it, he wouldn’t fear, but it had gathered into a sea beyond his capability to combat.
Seeing them nod in agreement, Zhang Chen made up his mind. The next moment he maneuvered the Ice Ship toward the vortex. But upon entering, Zhang Chen was startled, sensing a familiar force: the Power of Reincarnation!
"This place holds the Six Paths of Reincarnation!" Zhang Chen was thrilled. Having already obtained the Beast Dao and Human Dao of Reincarnation, he had collected two of the Six Paths. Acquiring one more would mean he controlled half of Reincarnation.
He realized the danger beneath the vortex was undoubtedly one of the Paths, ensuring anyone falling from Weak Water would inadvertently enter the Six Paths and reincarnate.
"What is this power?" Tushan Qing sensed a change, a strong tugging force in the void, as if pulling his soul from its shell into the nothingness.
The force was extremely powerful, and even Tushan Qing’s soul wavered, struggling to hold on, seeming as though his True Body could be dragged out of Chai Chuanxin’s body at any moment.
Hu Li the Immortal changed visibly with shock: "That’s the force of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, pulling us into reincarnation."
The Reincarnation Mark left by Zhang Chen on his forehead identified the force of the Six Paths.
"Six Paths of Reincarnation? Isn’t that just a fictional tale, a compilation in novels? How could such a thing truly exist in the world?" Tushan Qing gasped in disbelief. "If we’re pulled into the Six Paths, won’t we perish? How could I, Chai Chuanxin, one of the supreme prodigies, have fallen to this point, dying silently here?"
Watching Tushan Qing panic, Hu Li the Immortal ignored him and fixed his tiger-like eyes on Zhang Chen, knowing Zhang Chen could control the Six Paths of Reincarnation: "What do you say, Zhang Chen?"
Feeling the rapid descent and pull from the Six Paths, Zhang Chen replied to Hu Li the Immortal, "Fear not, the path below is the Hungry Ghost Dao; I have methods to handle it."
Zhang Chen summoned the Yin Yang Grinding Disc, casually tossing it. It distorted, transforming into two large black holes like black voids beneath them, blocking the pull from the Hungry Ghost Dao.
"The Six Paths of Reincarnation!!! You’ve refined two of them!" Hu Li the Immortal immediately recognized the origin of the black holes, his eyes filled with astonishment.
Reincarnation was a Law of Heaven and Earth, the Authority of Heaven and Earth; it was unheard of for a single being to wield it.
Hu Li the Immortal suddenly realized why Zhang Chen could perform Divine Techniques to help restore his past-life cultivation; it turns out he had mastered the legendary Six Paths.
Tushan Qing, beside him, stared wide-eyed and dumbstruck at the Six Paths beneath their feet, overwhelmed with disbelief.
As the pull from the Six Paths of Reincarnation was countered by Zhang Chen with the Human Dao and Beast Dao, their descent slowed. After a full quarter of an hour, their surroundings brightened as they emerged from the vortex into another world.
Before them lay a vast ocean, a small world of Weak Water spanning hundreds of miles. Below them was a massive spinning vortex, a dark hole emitting an enormous pull—the Hungry Ghost Dao.
Above them, Weak Water fell endlessly from the vortex above. But as it descended midway, it transformed into mist due to the Rule of Water, disappearing in the heavens and earth.
Gazing at the enormous vortex spanning ten miles below, Hu Li the Immortal spoke with trepidation: "The means of the Ancient Divine are truly terrifying, moving the Six Paths to create traps, ensuring anyone who falls from above reincarnates anew."
Tushan Qing on the side also nodded frantically upon hearing this. If Zhang Chen hadn’t neutralized the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, they might have reincarnated into the Hungry Ghost Dao.
Even with several lives, there’s no opportunity to act against the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
Zhang Chen looked at the reincarnation of the Hungry Ghost Dao, a joyful glimmer in his eyes, especially as there were a lot of experience points scattered around the Hungry Ghost Dao, making Zhang Chen delighted.
"This is a small world created by the Ancient Water God, filled entirely with Weak Water, leaving no room for anyone to survive," Hu Li the Immortal surveyed the world with eyes full of gloom. "I wonder where the Ancient Water God is buried?"
"If I haven’t miscalculated, there seems to be a mysterious power fluctuation beneath the reincarnation of the Hungry Ghost Dao..." Zhang Chen used the Water Control Technique to sense the vast Weak Water between Heaven and Earth, noticing something amiss in the Qi mechanism behind the Hungry Ghost Dao reincarnation.
"There is the reincarnation of the Hungry Ghost Dao here; if we’re not careful, we’ll be sucked in. What should we do?" Tushan Qing was already filled with great fear and had thoughts of leaving.
Upon hearing Chai Chuanxin’s words, Zhang Chen smiled gently: "No need for panic, I have a way to deal with the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Once I collect this Hungry Ghost Dao reincarnation, I can naturally see the Xuanji behind the whirlpool of the Hungry Ghost Dao reincarnation."
After speaking, Zhang Chen activated the Six Paths Reincarnation Technique. Seeing the two reincarnation whirlpools under their feet transform back into grinding disc shapes, flickering black and white with Yin Yang Fish flowing on top.
"Go!"
Zhang Chen propelled the Yin Yang Grinding Disc towards the Hungry Ghost Dao, watching it swiftly race along, emitting a mysterious vibration. The reincarnation of the Hungry Ghost Dao seemed to perceive the vibrations of the Human Dao and Beast Dao reincarnation, quickly shrinking and actively drawing closer to the Yin Yang Grinding Disc, eventually merging into it.
"Good technique!"
Witnessing Zhang Chen’s skill in collecting the Divine Techniques of the Hungry Ghost Dao, Hu Li the Immortal praised him, while Tushan Qing looked on with ardent admiration.
Zhang Chen swung his wide sleeves, causing the Yin Yang Grinding Disc to transform into Yin Yang Fish and dive into his sleeve, disappearing from sight. Tushan Qing remarked beside him: "As Zhang controls the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, if we face calamities in the future, can’t we ask Zhang for help to reincarnate us into a good family? Be it human, demon, or Ancient bloodline noble family, it’s all ours to choose from."
"In theory, yes. Do you want to reincarnate?" Zhang Chen asked Tushan Qing.
Tushan Qing shook his head abruptly: "I’m not stupid; why would I choose to reincarnate into the cycle? We are living well, and who would want to die? However, if you let me reincarnate into the Great Victory Royal Family and become the Crown Prince of the Great Victory Dynasty, I’d gladly go through reincarnation once. If I could seize the three Twelfth Tier mysterious items of the Great Victory Dynasty, I’d profit greatly."
"Wishful thinking! I’m a member of the Human Race; how can I allow you to disrupt the Human Dao?" Zhang Chen snapped irritably.
After speaking, Zhang Chen looked at the large blank space left by the disappearance of the Hungry Ghost Dao, a hint of astonishment in his eyes: "Unexpectedly, the Ancient Water God’s coffin is actually built here."
As the Six Paths of Reincarnation vanished, a giant sacrificial altar spanning ten miles appeared before the three of them.
The altar was meticulously constructed, with numerous runes and lines engraved on it, streams of blue energy flowing along the lines, forming a large array. The entire altar was made entirely of pure blue Crystal Stone. At the center of the Crystal Stone, or more accurately, at its core, a golden coffin was placed.
The coffin was connected to the entire large array, positioned at the center of the array, forming a complete loop.
"That’s the Ancient Water God’s coffin!" Tushan Qing, upon seeing the coffin at the altar’s core, revealed a look of ecstasy.
"I feel something’s not right here. We should be careful; the layout of this Water God’s tomb doesn’t seem right," Zhang Chen expressed with a touch of skeptical eeriness in his eyes.
"We truly can’t be careless," Hu Li the Immortal said: "I feel as if traces of Divine Power are circulating in the void, although this Divine Power seems dead, it doesn’t appear completely lifeless, as if there’s still some vitality."
"Are you trying to scare me?" Zhang Chen turned to look at Hu Li the Immortal, understanding Hu Li’s implication. If Hu Li’s words were true, and the Divine Power in the air remained active, does that mean the Innate Water God hasn’t died?
An Innate Water God that hasn’t died is truly shocking.
"I’m not scaring you, just saying it’s highly likely! Why did they bring the reincarnation of the Hungry Ghost Dao here? Probably to suppress its soul’s origin, prevent the Power of Reincarnation from entering here, to resist the pull of the Law of Heaven and Earth Reincarnation, preserving its soul over time," mused Hu Li the Immortal, a relic living for tens of thousands of years, knowledgeable and insightful, already forming some conjectures.