Chapter 895: Entering the Reincarnation
Looking at the figure in the red dress who was still clutching his sleeves, Li Yuan's eyes flashed with complexity. He pulled the dazed Yue Wei, sighed, closed his eyes, and jumped.
He jumped into the vortex of the six realms of reincarnation, allowing himself to be enveloped by endless dark power and not resisting the uncomfortable feeling of losing his memory.
The brief amnesia before did not trigger the 'protection mechanism' in Li Yuan's body, but when he was about to lose his memory completely, a brilliant light emerged from the depths of Li Yuan's soul, and countless unicorns emerged, mighty and majestic, roaring at the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, expelling those influences.
The Qilin clan once sent Li Yuan their blessings, which was enough to ensure that he would not lose his true meaning in reincarnation. Although it was impossible to fight against the entire underworld, it was more than enough to protect him alone.
After weighing it carefully, Li Yuan pointed to his own forehead, and the great power of the Taoist priest vibrated, actively dispersing this protection and blessing.
"Yuan Zun is buried in this world, and so is Anshan Li Yuan."
"Li Yuan will not return until his fate is over."
He expelled all his memories and the fruits of his Tao from his soul. They turned into wind, dust and sand, and into starlight, which spread throughout the Three Realms.
No matter what regrets he had, whether it was the battle between the first Human Emperor and Hong Zun, the changes in the situation in the heavens, or the traces of relatives and friends who had never been found... Li Yuan had come to the end of his life. He fought with all his might, and died in the catastrophe with blood, which was also "God's will".
The Three Realms no longer need Anshan Li Yuan, and Li Yuan has no idea what the next life will be like.
Perhaps one day, he will get back those memories and the Yuanzun Dao Fruit; perhaps, Li Yuan will never appear again, and those magnificent stories will be engraved in books and eventually forgotten in the years.
Li Yuan no longer cared about all this. He jumped into the depths of the vortex of the six realms of reincarnation and reached the afterlife on the other side.
In this world, since Buddhism has not yet affected the structure of the underworld, the division of the six paths still follows the settings left by the Emperor of the Underworld thousands of years ago.
The heavenly way, the divine way, and the human way are the three highest ways; the animal way, the Asura way, and the demon way are the three lower ways.
In essence, there is no distinction between high and low in the six realms. It is just a cycle of rewards and punishments for good and evil of countless living beings in their lifetimes.
Moreover, the choice between fate and sweat can always create miracles in the stories of living beings.
In the common perception of the world, investing in the upper three realms is naturally better than investing in the lower three realms, which indicates that one will suffer fewer hardships in the next life, and will be more prominent than the latter in terms of a legitimate identity.
The moment Li Yuan jumped into the six realms of reincarnation, the three small vortex channels of the animal realm, the Asura realm, and the evil demon realm naturally dimmed and extinguished in an instant, and it was impossible for Yuan Zun to suffer such humiliation.
The channel representing the Way of Heaven is unshakable; it is the most mysterious path of reincarnation. Every blade of grass, every mountain and every stone are all within the general scope of the Way of Heaven.
Sometimes, some creatures who have committed serious mistakes will still be thrown into the cycle of heaven, turning into grass, wood, stone, wind, sand and dust, seemingly existing forever, but they may decay and perish in the blink of an eye; they may be eternally ignorant and muddled; they may also be born with spiritual powers and have deep blessings; everything is unknown, and no one knows whether this is a kind of punishment or reward...
If the soul can retain consciousness, the most desired reincarnation in the hearts of all reincarnated souls is to join the Shinto path. That is the pure reward for good karma, and in the next life they will surely ascend to heaven and live forever, be worshipped, and enjoy glory.
However, there were no fluctuations on these two roads, as if they were deliberately arranged by someone and would never make any calls to Yuan Zun and the others.
Among the top three paths, the remaining human paths actually conveyed the intention of calling.
The meaning of humanity has been different since ancient times and is extremely complex.
Sometimes, humanity only represents the human race; sometimes, humanity represents the way of all living beings, and even includes the way of animals. This distinction in meaning comes from different eras. The mutual conquests of the top powers and overlords of all parties constantly define the meaning of the word "humanity".
It was not until the ancient human emperor swept across the world and completely established the position of the darling of human destiny that the human path among the six reincarnations was defined as the reincarnation of the human race.
For the human race, who are the darlings of destiny, it is difficult to measure cause and effect, good and evil. It is possible to ascend to heaven or fall into the devil, perhaps gain fame or live a mediocre life. The unknown and contrast span is so great that even the high-level officials of the underworld cannot see through it at all.
There is no need to say much about Li Yuan, he has great fortune and luck; Yue Wei has lived for eternity, and the cause and effect of good and evil on her body cannot be clearly determined; although Shen Xuanxi is a mortal, he was kind to others and helped the poor and the needy during his lifetime, so he has accumulated some merits.
As long as no one deliberately makes things difficult for them, the three of them will have a happy and fulfilling life in their next life, or maybe the next life after that... They will have to enjoy happiness in one or several lives to repay the merits of this life.
Today's Yama's judgment in the underworld is not perfect yet. The final hurdle for the souls - the specific rewards and punishments for good and evil - is determined by the six realms of reincarnation.
Every soul will be judged as good or evil by the mysterious will of the six realms of reincarnation. After being thrown into the vortex, it will be called by one of the six realms. This is not a choice made by the individual soul.
Therefore, the six realms of reincarnation in this world are under a huge burden. Ever since the collapse of the Sky-supporting Divine Tree, if it weren’t for the Hades holding up the situation, the underworld would have been turned upside down long ago.
But even so, the Hades cannot hold on for too long, and major reforms in the underworld will come sooner or later.
After Li Yuan jumped into the vortex of reincarnation, the karma and merits on his body almost blew up the six paths of reincarnation. The Hades, who was nowhere to be found, spat out a mouthful of blood. He was under tremendous pressure from having to deal with a strong man of the same level entering the reincarnation cycle, and his eyes were red.
Fortunately, the six realms of reincarnation held up and did not really explode, and the Emperor of Hell breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Yuan dispersed his memories and Dao fruits without any resistance, and fell into the vortex of humanity together with Yue Wei and Shen Xuanxi, thus leaving the underworld and heading for the afterlife.
In the distance of the Netherworld, the Hades disappeared into the darkness, carrying on his shoulders the dark power as thick as the sea, entangled by countless negative resentments, and sighed slightly.
"This kid deserves a happy ending..."
"Of course, I have already promised."
A calm and ethereal voice sounded, carrying with it supreme majesty and the heaviness of ruling over all living beings.
A hand as white as jade from the sky silently pierced the sky of the underworld.
In the dark clouds, the five slender fingers gradually closed together, causing the Great Dao to tremble and the laws to crawl, gathering all the memories and fruits of the Dao that had already dissipated in the wind, sand and dust, and taking them away from this place.
The Hades did not raise his head. Standing in the darkness, he overlooked the netherworld and smiled a little tiredly: "That's good. I thought you were so heartless..."
The white hand silently withdrew and disappeared into the underworld. The sky fell silent and did not respond.