Chapter 1073: Seven Hundred Thousand Years of Mutual Killing

Que Feiyin's soul drifted aimlessly, drawn by an unknown force as it flew away.

Before long, she saw a vast Nether Sea surging in the darkness, with a gateway, more than half-built, standing within it.

Beneath the gateway stood a handsome man carrying a gourd on his back. Numerous mosquitoes and insects flew towards him, entering the gourd.

"She's here."

The handsome man saw her and couldn't help but smile, saying, "This is her hundredth death. After this, the Southern Emperor's divine soul will be completely sealed, never to awaken. Then I will have fulfilled Celestial Venerable Hao's instructions."

Que Feiyin was drawn towards the incomplete gateway, flew through it, and was off to reincarnation.

"These insects are indeed good, worthy of being treasures from the Celestial Emperor's family," he mused. "But Celestial Venerable Hao received so many wonderful treasures and only gave me a bag of insect eggs. How stingy!"

The handsome man was Heavenly Son Yin. He patted his gourd and mused, "Ancient divine insects are too difficult to raise. If I could use the Northern Emperor Xuanwu's Five Thunder Pot to raise them, the divine insects' power would surely increase greatly! The Northern Emperor is reluctant to give it to me, but Prince Youming is a naive, wealthy hothead; perhaps I can get a Five Thunder Pot from him..."

Suddenly, he frowned, sensing something strange when Que Feiyin passed through the Netherworld Heavenly Gate; her last trace of consciousness had not been erased.

He felt a faint uneasiness and muttered, "The last step wasn't completed. I wonder what went wrong... Well, next time then. The Southern Emperor's divine soul has already become foolish; killing her won't be difficult. From now on, there's no need to put much thought into it. She's so foolish, I'll just use the ancient divine insects to kill her."

Que Feiyin's soul drifted aimlessly, aware that she had died. Yet, she suddenly felt her mind clearer, her thoughts more agile than before. Puzzled, she wondered, "Did I become smarter after passing through that gateway just now?"

Ten months later, Que Feiyin was born. The moment she arrived, she understood various things about her previous life. She remembered being Celestial Venerable Yue's disciple, named Que Feiyin, and even how she had died.

Celestial Venerable Yue had ordered her disciples to search for Que Feiyin's whereabouts, but they hadn't found her even after more than ten years. Yet, Que Feiyin had already found her way to the Sky River Celestial Court, astonishing Celestial Venerable Yue, who thought her Vermillion Bird divine soul had awakened.

However, after Celestial Venerable Yue investigated, Que Feiyin's Vermillion Bird divine soul had still not awakened.

Although Que Feiyin was much smarter, she was still not smart enough. It took her four or five hundred years to cultivate to the divine realm. After reaching the divine realm, humans and demigods coincidentally went to war. Que Feiyin charged into battle and was killed by a large mosquito.

After her death, Que Feiyin saw the Nether Sea and the Netherworld Heavenly Gate again. She passed through the gate.

As soon as she passed through the gate, she was surprised to find that she had unexpectedly recalled another lifetime's memories!

"How peculiar!"

Ten years later, the reincarnated Que Feiyin, with two pigtails sticking up, only five feet tall, and still a little blonde girl, traveled by boat all the way to the Celestial Court and excitedly bounced off to find Celestial Venerable Yue.

Celestial Venerable Yue tested her again, and Que Feiyin had become even smarter.

She marveled, "Every time the Southern Emperor's reincarnated body dies, the veil of reincarnation weakens a bit. What could be the reason for this?"

However, a few hundred years later, Que Feiyin, now a deity, was on an adventure in the Primordial Realm when she was suddenly attacked by a large mosquito that clung to her, drained her qi and blood, and killed her.

Still the Nether Sea, still the Netherworld Heavenly Gate. Que Feiyin passed through the gate, and a wave of joy surged in her heart: "Ah, I've awakened another lifetime's memory! How truly peculiar!"

Strangely enough, throughout the long years from the Dragon Han to the Eternal Peace eras, Que Feiyin died repeatedly, always in the same way: bitten to death by suddenly appearing mosquitoes or insects. Each death caused her to awaken the memory of an even earlier lifetime.

She also became increasingly intelligent and began to ponder ways to avoid death. She repeatedly evaded the attacks of those strange insects, lived longer in each subsequent life, and her cultivation grew higher.

Eventually, even the ancient divine insects found it difficult to kill this woman, forcing Heavenly Son Yin to take action himself.

Celestial Venerable Yue blocked several calamities for her, but Heavenly Son Yin was cunning, and there were always moments when she was not paying attention, so Que Feiyin died at Heavenly Son Yin's hands.

Later still, the reincarnated Que Feiyin had already learned Celestial Venerable Yue's skills. She simply chose not to be a disciple under Celestial Venerable Yue and attempted to avoid calamities on her own.

Celestial Venerable Yue was despondent, thinking she was truly dead, and could only give up.

Heavenly Son Yin had a huge headache, yet he persevered relentlessly, searching everywhere for her whereabouts. Instead, he was ambushed by Que Feiyin several times and nearly died.

On the Celestial Dragon Chariot, Yan'er was still a little worried and asked, "Young Master, can that jade pendant truly save my mother?"

"Of course."

Qin Mu said, "The principle behind his divine art cannot escape me, so I am using his hand to break his own seal. However, your mother still has to die. Heavenly Son Yin will still go and kill her to complete the full sealing of her divine soul."

He couldn't help but smile, saying, "Every time your mother dies, the seal will loosen once, unlocking a lifetime's memory. After she dies ninety-nine more times, she will fully awaken, and her Vermillion Bird divine soul will awaken."

Yan'er exclaimed, "My mother still has to die ninety-nine more times? This is not right! What if Heavenly Son Yin doesn't continue killing her? Won't that..."

"No, he won't."

Qin Mu said leisurely, "I understand Heavenly Son Yin. He is an extremely prejudiced and stubborn person; he will never give up on something until it is perfectly flawless. As long as your mother retains even a tiny bit of consciousness, he will repeat the process again and again until her divine soul is completely erased. That's the kind of person he is, which is why I am using his hand to break his own seal."

Yan'er thought for a moment and said, "That guy is incredibly patient. To get the Five Thunder Pot, he released insects to bite the Northern Emperor's gourd vine, and they kept biting for hundreds of thousands of years."

Qin Mu smiled faintly. "From the Dragon Han era to the present, there have been successive great calamities, the largest being the Dragon Han Initial Calamity, the Crimson Light Calamity, the High Emperor Calamity, and the Founding Emperor Calamity. It would be difficult for Que Feiyin to survive these great calamities. However, because Heavenly Son Yin needs his work to be perfect, he will ensure her soul doesn't scatter. Moreover, her encounters with Heavenly Son Yin will also make her increasingly intelligent. Heavenly Son Yin is exceptionally wise; if he serves as a whetstone, her improvement will naturally be astonishing."

Yan'er tightly clenched her small fists in excitement, her eyes sparkling, "Are you saying my mother is still alive?"

"She must be alive!"

Qin Mu smiled faintly and said, "Once we return to Eternal Peace, we just need to check the Book of Life and Death to find out her name in this life and where she reincarnated. The only thing we cannot confirm is whether she has already died ninety-nine times."

He let out a long sigh of relief. "If she has already died ninety-nine times, her Vermillion Bird divine soul will awaken, and she will comprehend all her past lives. And..."

He shook the Vermillion Bird feather in his hand and smiled, "With this feather, it will be easier to find her and the other shattered remnants of souls."

Yan'er wept tears of joy.

Qin Mu also finally put a worry to rest.

This solution was practically perfect!

However, he still had a slight unease. What if Que Feiyin hadn't died ninety-nine times yet?

What if, during her confrontations with Heavenly Son Yin, this woman had become so clever and cunning that even Heavenly Son Yin couldn't kill her?

"That shouldn't happen."

Qin Mu consoled himself, "Heavenly Son Yin is very powerful; he wouldn't fail to finish off a little girl whose Vermillion Bird soul hasn't even awakened yet. He has always been a beauty killer, especially adept at killing women, particularly beautiful ones..."