Chapter 111: Resurrection!!

This was unmistakably the resurrection technique that Cao Chengyu had seen before in the small fishing village.

Chi Jiuxiao intended to resurrect himself!

To completely break free from the shackles of the underworld.

Compared to the immature version from the fishing village days, the refined resurrection technique now included an additional step.

That was the substitution of a life!

One life for another.

Previously, the royal ancestor had used Chi Jiuxiao’s life as the capital to revive the founding ancestor of the kingdom; now, Chi Jiuxiao used Nangong Yao’s life as the capital for his own resurrection.

There was no other way—this substitution technique came with its own unique rules.

Nangong Yao was a peerless genius born once every three thousand years in the Hundred Kingdoms Domain, with more than seven hundred years of lifespan remaining.

Using her life as substitution, Chi Jiuxiao’s resurrection would grant him roughly five hundred years of inherited lifespan. Within that time, if he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, he would gain an extension of his lifespan, just like a living person.

Regarding why his ghost immortal body’s breakthrough to the Golden Core stage didn’t increase his lifespan—

In truth, it did increase, but once resurrected, it meant giving up everything from before, and his cultivation would decline to some extent. This was the price of resurrection.

No one could escape it.

As his thoughts flickered, the Yin-Yang Reversal Formation covering Dayue unleashed its power once again; the yin qi reversed into yang qi, continuously pouring into Chi Jiuxiao’s body.

Nangong Yao, bound by him, with her essence, blood, magical power, and vitality rapidly draining, visibly aging before the naked eye.

In an instant, she was on the brink of death.

This so-called peerless beauty, a genius female cultivator with Nascent Soul potential, was about to reach the end of her life, all because of a desire for a nebulous Nine-turn Reincarnation Pill.

How pitiful and lamentable.

The saying “victors become kings, the defeated become bandits” holds true throughout the ages.

Absorbing the yang qi from Dayue’s yin-to-yang transformation primarily served to fill the gaps caused by the decline in cultivation. The more yang qi absorbed, the less the cultivation dropped.

This was the original intention behind setting the Yin-Yang Reversal Formation.

Everything had long been planned.

However, now that Xiao Yan had inherited the Yin Son of Heaven’s position, Chi Jiuxiao could not sever ties completely; leaving half the yang qi, which once again reversed into yin qi, and in this back-and-forth, much of the total energy was wasted.

Now the final step was at hand.

Nangong Yao finally breathed her last; her soul dissipated into ashes, and the Nascent Soul corpse used as a transit vessel crumbled to dust, vanishing into the world with a breeze.

Earlier, when transforming into a ghost immortal, Chi Jiuxiao had not abandoned his physical body. Now, as it regained vitality, his thoughts cleared, and he laughed heartily.

In contrast, Xiao Yan had become a ghost immortal body, inheriting the Yin Son of Heaven’s position.

He commanded numerous Fengdu ghost officials appointed by Chi Jiuxiao. Unfortunately, his strength was originally only at the peak of the Dao Body stage; after being infused with yin qi, he barely reached the early Purple Mansion stage.

The Yin Son of Heaven’s position only raised him to about the early Golden Core stage.

Meanwhile, Chi Jiuxiao, having absorbed a vast amount of yang qi, stabilized his cultivation at the mid-Golden Core stage, having only dropped a minor realm, thus accomplishing a resurrection against all odds, unprecedented in history.

No drawbacks were seen in the short term; the long-term effects remained unknown.

After all, this technique was newly created, and he was the first to succeed.

Breaking free from his constraints, Xiao Yan flew before Chi Jiuxiao but did not attack.

Apart from insufficient cultivation, the ghost immortals who had just been appointed were still merging with their seals and positions, unable to awaken anytime soon.

With the resurrection plan complete, Chi Jiuxiao then set his sights on the Yin Extreme True Dragon, speaking sincerely.

“Brother Xiao, the spiritual energy of fate has already been seized by the Thousand-eyed Demon Centipede. The Yin Sacrifice method comes from it as well. I have a method to counterbalance it, though it cannot resolve the root cause. Do you want it?”

“I see.”

Xiao Yan nodded and accepted Chi Jiuxiao’s gift once more.

“This technique originates from the Yin Dynasty’s methods. The Yin Extreme True Dragon is a fate spirit deeply connected to all of Fengdu. Afterward, build a shrine for it and have the ghost officials worship there daily.”

“Tell them the Yin Extreme True Dragon is your incarnation. Over time, the will of the Thousand-eyed Demon Centipede will weaken. Though the spirit of fate neither dies nor perishes, it is easily influenced by belief.”

“As the saying goes, ‘I think, therefore I am.’ The fate spirit is inherently insubstantial and highly susceptible to faith.”

“This technique is called the Spirit-Sealing Art; it can block the Thousand-eyed Demon Centipede’s perception, allowing it to be affected unconsciously. When it completely forgets everything about the Demon Centipede, it will become the true Yin Extreme True Dragon, united with you.”

“Understood. Thank you for the emperor’s gift.”

Xiao Yan expressed gratitude, taking the divine consciousness jade slip.

Chi Jiuxiao smiled.

“I am no longer emperor; Dayue no longer exists. Soon, I will take the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and several princes and leave here forever.”

“Very well. Then, Elder Brother Xiao wishes Senior Chi a smooth journey.”

Whether sincere or not, Chi Jiuxiao cared little for such words, intending to find the Empress Dowager and others.

Suddenly, a ripple passed through the void.

A loud yet triumphant voice echoed.

“Hahaha, Chi Jiuxiao, didn’t expect me to still be here, huh? You wasted so much effort giving your power to that weakling Xiao Yan. I always thought you were something special, but you’re just like this.”

The Lord of the Heaven-Observing Tower stepped forth from the void, peeling off the Nascent Soul talisman from his body, preserving it for next use.

Once the hero who had fiercely slain the Azure Dragon to benefit the Heaven-Observing Tower’s guards, now he acted so petty. Fate truly was unpredictable; no one could foresee what the future held.

This man practiced dual cultivation of both body and magic, with magical power reaching the peak of the Golden Core stage and his body cultivation barely at the fourth tier of the Golden Core level—immensely powerful.

With the combined strength of him and Xiao Yan, they were indeed difficult to deal with.

Seeing their silence, the Lord of the Heaven-Observing Tower shook his head and sighed.

“Chi Jiuxiao, your ability to turn all who plotted against you into victims is incredible. I admire you and don’t wish to be your enemy.”

“But you should never have passed the Yin Son of Heaven’s position power to that kid Xiao Yan. By doing so, you’ve ruined my plans!”

“In that case, don’t blame me for ignoring our past ruler-subject relationship.”

“So you knew I was a servant of Dayue all along.”

“Come if you want to fight. Enough talk—your words only make me despise you.”

Having suffered betrayal by all, Chi Jiuxiao detested hypocrisy more than anything.

Before the Lord of the Heaven-Observing Tower could strike, Chi Jiuxiao launched the attack.

However, he had only recently soared from Purple Mansion stage to mid-Golden Core; his strength leapt too quickly, and his mastery of spells hadn’t caught up.

Only his extraordinary innate divine ability was somewhat usable.

But his control over it was still low.

Chi Jiuxiao’s innate divine ability was called the Yin-Yang Reversal Divine Light!

Benefiting from his frequent fluctuations and absorption of vast amounts of yin and yang qi, alternating between life and death, he had derived this divine ability through the power of omens.

As the name suggests, it had the miraculous effect of reversing yin and yang.

When cast on the living, they would turn to ash instantly.

When cast on the dead, their souls could revive before vanishing—one of the rare great divine abilities in this world.

The Yin-Yang Reversal Divine Light shot forth from his eyes.

The Lord of the Heaven-Observing Tower’s figure flickered, intending to dodge, only to find his legs grasped by ghostly claws formed from yin qi.