Chapter 113: Waking From the Dead

In a dark void, an ethereal figure floated on its own. If a person were to gaze properly at this soul, they would notice many cracks that had spread all over its being.

This was Lu Zheng's host soul and the space he was in was the Cycle of Reincarnation.

Lu Zheng looked around and noticed his situation: "I died again and somehow, I gathered enough karma to undergo samsara [1]. Sadly… the timing is not right"

In a matter of seconds, his soul would be baptised by reincarnation path dao imprints and undergo samsara.

After he reincarnated, he would all of his memories and start again.

There was nothing that could change that.

Just as the expected was happening, a small flower floated before Lu Zheng.

This flower had a peculiar appearance. It was ash in colour and all its petals had human expressions.

The little flower looked at Lu Zheng curiously before spitting out a brown liquid from one of its mouths.

The brown liquid covered Lu Zheng completely, dissolving the reincarnation path dao imprints on his soul and mending his cracked soul.

Before Lu Zheng could respond, he was forcefully ejected from the Cycle of Reincarnation.

…..

Three men stood before a headless Lu Zheng.

"Old man Gu Li, why are you so interested in a dead man's corpse?" Ose asked.

Ever since Old man Gu Li had arrived, he had been standing by the corpse of Lu Zheng.

"Oh? The thing is, he isn't quite dead" Old man Gu Li said as he caressed his white beard.

"What!?" Teni and Ose exclaimed in unison.

They looked at Lu Zheng's headless corpse and could hear the faint beating of his heart.

The regenerative abilities of the Vermillion Bird Race's bloodline were so strong that no matter how weak, they could heal any injury provided the body still had ample life force.

Although Lu Zheng was only a half blood and was originally dead, Blood Deity had merged with him and the blood path dao imprints were supporting his bloodline.

From the neck, muscles, bones and skin writhed and grew until it formed a new head. Even Lu Zheng's hair grew until it reached the length of his waist.

His eyes were closed like he was asleep but he had truly awoken from the dead.

…..

The Soul Lake was usually a sea of shining liquid with a host soul that stood above the sea, controlling the body.

However, Lu Zheng's Soul Lake was in utter disorderliness.

The Sea of Consciousness was turbulent with waves of varying heights that constantly rose and fell. Fragments of his host soul were scattered all over the Soul Lake like pieces of glass.

Although Lu Zheng's host soul was mended in the Cycle of Reincarnation, it was only enough for him to leave. By the time he returned to life, the host soul broke apart again.

If there was no external help, Lu Zheng could remain in a comatose state till death came.

…..

"Mmhm. He is alive but in a coma. Dragon Earth Demon Venerable must have used a strong soul attack against him" Old man Gu Li speculated.

Teni nodded grimly in agreement.

He had come to understand a fragment of how strong Venerables were.

Long Aotian was at the second tier of Venerable realm and had sent only a wisp of his soul to kill Lu Zheng.

Despite the aid of Lightning Deity and Blood Deity who boasted first tier of Venerable realm battle strength, Lu Zheng had still been attacked.

Even still, Lu Zheng did not eventually die.

His head that exploded regenerated and his soul gathered inexplicably. Teni also knew that this was his second death.

Old man Gu Li had once said that existences beyond the Immortal realm were nearly impossible to kill.

Even if you spread their souls into billions of fragments over the world, given enough time and luck, they would come back to life.

Only the end of their lifespans was the surest way for such existences to die.

"I must return to the main world to gather some cultivation materials. In a few days, I'll return to resuscitate him" Old man Gu Li said.

"You want to help him?" Ose was surprised.

From all that they had been saying, Lu Zheng was meant to be the incarnation of an evil person.

If they helped him, wouldn't that mean shooting themselves in the foot?

"You do not understand. It is like Lord Cao Chupang foretold, the Great Era is arriving soon. We must prepare. If he can return to his peak battle strength from his previous lifetime, it would be enough for us" Old man Gu Li explained.

Teni gazed at Lu Zheng. He understood that Lu Zheng and Heavenly Court had a common enemy; Long Aotian.

Old man Gu Li wanted to borrow Lu Zheng's battle strength for the future.

He understood now that fate path martial practitioners thought differently. They were always planning twenty steps ahead.

[1] Samsara is the process of reincarnation