Chapter 121

Chapter 121: Am I Shui Qing Yue’s Reincarnation?
A wild wind howled. Yu Zhao’s hair flew in the air, and the skin exposed to the wind felt like it was being pricked by needles.

“Go, quickly!”

Old Merman’s eyes went wide. He reached out to grab Yu Zhao, but his arm felt as heavy as a thousand jin. It was hard to even move it a little.

“It’s too late.”

As if to prove her words, a dark figure suddenly appeared in front of Yu Zhao and Old Merman.

The man’s bearing was imposing and heroic, but his eyes were cloudy, the complete opposite of his looks. Every time his eyes opened and closed, a gloomy light flashed by.

When Old Merman saw him, his whole body trembled. His eyes almost split apart, and hatred surged up like a tide.

This man was one of the Nascent Soul old fiends who had hunted the Merfolk Clan back then!

The man only gave Old Merman a light glance, then locked his gaze onto Yu Zhao instead. Disgust and contempt showed on his face as he said: “You really can run. I almost let you escape.”

Yu Zhao stayed silent.

She truly had not expected that the Nascent Soul old fiend was so obsessed with her that he would chase her all the way to the deep sea thousands of miles away.

[This time, I’m in real danger.]

The man suddenly gave a soft “hm,” his gaze roaming up and down Yu Zhao: “Why do I feel like you look so familiar, as if I’ve seen you somewhere before?”

After reaching Foundation Establishment, a cultivator gained a near perfect memory. Anyone they had seen would leave a mark in their mind.

But this man had searched through too many cultivators’ souls. For a moment, he could not match Yu Zhao with the right memory, though he was certain he had seen this face before.

Just then, he remembered that not long ago, outside Nanming City, he had passed by a sect full of female cultivators and had met a female cultivator nearby who knew him.

He also remembered that many years ago, there had been a women’s sect in that area as well, and he had personally led people to wipe it out.

What was that sect called? It seemed to be… Water Cloud Palace?

The sect master was… was…

The man’s pupils shrank sharply as the face in front of him lined up perfectly with the stubborn face in his memories.

“Shui Qing Yue! It’s Shui Qing Yue!”

His expression suddenly turned wild, and his eyes burned with fanatic light.

When Yu Zhao heard him call Shui Qing Yue’s name, she jolted in shock.

He knew Shui Qing Yue. Could Shui Qing Yue’s death be related to him?

“Hahahaha! I understand! I understand now! There really is a Method of Eternal Life in this world! My life, Teng Xiao’s life, is not meant to end! Not meant to end!”

Teng Xiao laughed madly, looking at Yu Zhao as if she were a priceless treasure.

“Method of Eternal Life?”

Yu Zhao did not understand what he meant, but a chill rose up in her heart for no reason.

“Shui Qing Yue, back then you fled with heavy injuries. I thought you were already dead. I never imagined you actually used the Water Spirit Jade to reincarnate and become human again. Hahaha! You never thought you would fall into my hands a second time, and even expose the secret of the Water Spirit Jade. You’ve given me a great fortune! Hahahahaha!”

Yu Zhao’s mind exploded with a roar, and all the blood in her body seemed to freeze.

Reincarnated?

So she was not Shui Qing Yue’s blood relative, but Shui Qing Yue’s reincarnation?

That was why she looked exactly the same as Shui Qing Yue. From beginning to end, they had always been the same person.

Yu Zhao was still stunned when Teng Xiao grabbed at the air.

A huge force yanked her toward him, and a large palm pressed down on the top of her head.

Teng Xiao said excitedly: “Once I’ve searched through your memories, I’ll definitely be able to find the method for the Water Spirit Jade to bring about reincarnation.”

Yu Zhao’s hazy mind snapped awake at once.

The Soul Search Art was one of the most vicious methods in the Cultivation World. Those who were soul searched would, at best, lose control of their soul and go insane. At worst, their souls would scatter and vanish, and their life and death would both end in nothing.

Either ending was something Yu Zhao could not accept.

Even knowing she was no match for Teng Xiao, she still chose to fight with her life on the line.

“Extreme Illusory Realm.”

Invisible soul power spread out from Yu Zhao as the center. It was as if a thick layer of fog rose over heaven and earth, and all the scenes around them turned blurry.

“Overestimating yourself.”

Sarcasm flashed in Teng Xiao’s eyes. He lifted his right foot and stomped down hard.

The illusion shattered at once. Yu Zhao let out a muffled groan, and her expression went weak and drained.

“Shui Qing Yue, for the sake of you providing me with the Method of Longevity, if you’re still alive after the soul search, I’ll personally give you a clean death.”

Teng Xiao laughed loudly, then sent his soul straight into Yu Zhao’s sea of consciousness.

The barrier around Yu Zhao’s sea of consciousness lasted for less than a single breath before it was crushed by the overwhelming force.

She felt as if a sharp blade had stabbed into her sea of consciousness and was stirring it around at will. The pain was unbearable. She bit down hard on her lower lip, yet pained whimpers still slipped out between her lips and teeth.

“Let her go!”

Old Merman did not know who Shui Qing Yue was, nor did he know what the Water Spirit Jade was. He only knew that Yu Zhao was the only hope of the Merfolk Race. If Yu Zhao died, the Merfolk Race would never rise again.

Yu Zhao could not die, and the Merfolk Race could not perish.

A formless flame rose from his heart and spread rapidly across his body.

His old, wrinkled skin smoothed and tightened at a speed visible to the naked eye. In an instant, he seemed to grow decades younger and return to his youth.

Pa!

Old Merman’s tail swept out with gathered strength. He sprang up from the shell like an arrow, shooting straight at Teng Xiao, his deep blue eyes filled with the resolve to die together.

“Scram.”

Teng Xiao frowned and slapped toward Old Merman’s body.

The wind of his palm howled. With a loud boom, Old Merman was smacked down into the sea, throwing up a huge wave.

Teng Xiao snorted softly and sent his soul into Yu Zhao’s sea of consciousness again, searching inch by inch.

He did not touch Yu Zhao’s memories. He was only trying to find any trace of the Water Spirit Jade inside her sea of consciousness.

The Water Spirit Jade absorbed heaven and earth’s spiritual energy and the essence of the sun and moon. It was a supreme water-element treasure born in places rich in water spirit power.

It was said that a cultivator with a Water Spiritual Root who wore the Water Spirit Jade could absorb spirit power much faster, getting twice the result for half the effort. Even cultivators without a Water Spiritual Root who wore it could nourish their meridians and calm their minds.

The Water Spirit Jade’s effects were wondrous, and it was extremely rare even in the Cultivation World. The Merfolk Clan had lived in the Nanming Sea for thousands of years and had never seen a single piece of Water Spirit Jade.

Back then, when news spread that Shui Qing Yue held a Water Spirit Jade, Teng Xiao had immediately led people to besiege Water Cloud Palace.

Because their strength had been so uneven, Teng Xiao had thought victory was certain. But at the final moment, the Water Spirit Jade had carried the heavily injured, dying Shui Qing Yue to tear open the void and escape.

He had regretted that for a long time.

Now that he knew the Water Spirit Jade could even allow someone to reincarnate, Teng Xiao absolutely would not let himself make the same mistake again. He had to seize the Water Spirit Jade for himself.

However, even after sweeping through Yu Zhao’s sea of consciousness several times, his soul still did not find the slightest trace of the Water Spirit Jade. Instead, he noticed that Yu Zhao’s soul power was actually almost equal to that of a late Golden Core stage cultivator. If she were allowed to cultivate for a few more years, it was hard to imagine how strong she might become.

The more outstanding Yu Zhao’s talent was, the stronger Teng Xiao’s desire grew.

In this life, he had stopped at mid Nascent Soul stage.

If he had another life, would he not become the strongest Grand Adept in the entire Cultivation World and trample Master Qing Yan under his feet?