Gotta admit, Chang'sheng's demonstration earlier was a real eye-opener for Hong Ying.
Hong Ying sat cross-legged on the ground, absorbing the lingering spear intent and Spear Dao Rules drifting in the air.
Very quickly, she fell into a state of enlightenment.
Time slipped by like a white horse flashing past a crack.
Five days flew by just like that.
Ye Qiubai was still in his room, consolidating new insights.
Hong Ying was still lost in her state of enlightenment.
Chang'sheng sat on the long bench, sighing ruefully, "Both of these brats are cultivating again. No one's cooking for me. Do I need to find another disciple?"
Just as he finished speaking—
A surge of spear intent whipped up from Hong Ying's direction, shooting straight for the sky!
She opened her eyes at once, grabbed her spear, and started whirling it around!
It was unmistakably the first move of the Reincarnation Spear Technique!
Right then, Ye Qiubai stepped out of the cottage, wooden sword in hand.
Filaments of sword intent swirled casually about him, almost unnoticed.
Sharp as hell!
"Sister, let's spar a little!"
Ye Qiubai grinned like a rogue, dashing toward Hong Ying!
Hong Ying wanted to let off some steam too, firm up her grasp of the Reincarnation Spear Technique.
She smiled lightly as she met Ye Qiubai head-on.
During their match, both Hong Ying and Ye Qiubai suppressed their realm to the bare minimum.
The wooden sword and spear in their hands held no spiritual energy at all.
Only spear intent and sword intent collided!
Suddenly, sword qi and spear force streaked and crisscrossed by the cliff side!
The willow nearby didn't get caught up in the chaos—not a single leaf fell. The leaves just swayed gently with the sword qi.
Ye Qiubai stepped back a little, but waves of shock rolled through his mind.
Hong Ying's spear intent was leagues beyond him.
During their bout, he felt like Hong Ying was strolling at leisure, totally unhurried.
Honestly, she didn't even need to use her full strength.
On the flip side, Hong Ying, relaxed as she was, couldn't help but be amazed by Ye Qiubai's grasp of sword intent.
After all, she'd lived through nine cycles of reincarnation.
If she were Ye Qiubai's age again, she wasn't even sure she'd have a guaranteed win.
"Alright, you two, quit messing around. Make haste and take those Nine Reincarnation Essence Return Pills."
Chang'sheng chimed in at just the right moment, "Strike while the iron's hot—keep pushing forward."
Hearing that, Hong Ying stopped, stowed her spear, sat cross-legged by the cliff, and swallowed the Nine Reincarnation Essence Return Pill.
Immediately, waves of reincarnation power flooded through Hong Ying's body!
That force soared into the clouds, as if reaching out to communicate with the Laws of Heaven and Earth.
But in this world, the Power of Law was already long gone.
The Heavenly Dao was shattered—how could there be any Power of Law?
The willow couldn't help but let out a regretful sigh.
"A pity. Without Power of Law, even the Nine Reincarnation Essence Return Pill can't draw out the Dao Law of Reincarnation, so she can't perfectly inherit all the talents from her past nine lives."
The bird flapped its wings too, shaking its tiny head.
Chang'sheng was taken aback when he heard that.
Power of Law?
If the system can grant him those Dao Laws, doesn't that mean the system itself is a form of Power of Law?
Apparently sensing Chang'sheng's thoughts—
[Host's guess is correct. In a sense, the system inherently carries Power of Law, and you have access to it at any time.]
Upon hearing this, Chang'sheng waved his hand, and all at once, a force that seemed to sway the entire world welled up around The Cottage!
The willow's branches started swaying, exclaiming, "Power of Law? You actually have Power of Law?"
"And it's not even this world's low-level Power of Law—it feels like it's from a higher dimension…"
Well, for the willow, it was just a passing surprise.
After all, the willow had been around since the birth of the universe, since chaos first split.
No one really knew how long it had existed.
The bird's eyes were wide as saucers.
Bright red wings blazing, phoenix flames burst out in a surge!
Bathed in this Power of Law, the bird dropped straight into enlightenment!
Off to the side, Ye Qiubai also paused, sitting down cross-legged.
Sword intent arched up off his body, becoming a stream of sword qi swirling all around him.
At the same time, the Green Cloud Sword was summoned!
The Dao Law on the sword began to resonate with the sword intent within Ye Qiubai!
Clearly.
The Power of Law summoned by Chang'sheng was affecting everyone there.
On the other front—
Hong Ying pushed her Nine Cycles Reincarnation Technique to the max, waves of Will of Reincarnation unfurling high above.
But it was like a headless fly, as if searching for something.
And now, Chang'sheng released Power of Law.
The Will of Reincarnation locked onto its target, surged toward the Power of Law, and began to blend with it!
Within it, the Dao Law of Reincarnation began to emerge!
As soon as the Dao Law of Reincarnation appeared—
Hong Ying could perfectly inherit all the talent of her previous nine lives!
Shortly after—
A white soul streaked from the sky like a shooting star!
It "crashed" right into Hong Ying's body!
Instantly, her realm erupted!
Intermediate Stage of Water Overflow!
Soon, a second soul blasted across, tunneling into Hong Ying's forehead!
Her aura soared again!
Up to the fourth soul—
Hong Ying broke through to the Peak Stage Water Overflow Realm!
The Will of Reincarnation finally solidified!
For the next two days—
All nine past souls merged perfectly into Hong Ying's body!
Flawless inheritance!
Her aura gradually steadied.
The Will of Reincarnation was practically tangible, circling Hong Ying!
At last, her realm reached the Water Overflow Realm peak.
Just one more step to reach the Return Essence Realm!
Hong Ying opened her eyes and bowed deeply to Chang'sheng.
"Many thanks, Master."
Chang'sheng shook his head, saying, "Didn't do much."
But Hong Ying insisted, "Master, if it weren't for your guidance, even with the pill, I wouldn't have inherited everything so perfectly. If so, what would be the point of cultivating the Nine Cycles Reincarnation Technique?"
Chang'sheng shrugged, "Well, in that case, I've got a job for you."
Hong Ying lit up with joy.
Her biggest worry was Master needing nothing, wanting nothing.
Made her feel totally useless.
She hated that feeling.
"Master, just tell me!"
Chang'sheng nodded, chuckling, "Go make dinner, would you? Nobody's eaten in days."
Hong Ying: "..."
Okay, Master really does have everything.
Except a chef!
Ye Qiubai just finished his enlightenment too. He couldn't hold back a chuckle, saying, "Sister, you'll get used to this. Master's pretty chill—there's not much to do most days."
Chang'sheng glared at him, "Not much to do? You make me sound like a salted fish!"
Isn't that just the truth?
Ye Qiubai thought silently, but didn't dare say it out loud.
"Alright, alright—Sister, I'll help you."
Hong Ying nodded along.
Suddenly—
A figure appeared right in front of Chang'sheng.
"Chang'sheng, have you or your disciples had any problems lately?"
The newcomer was none other than Qin Tiannan.
Chang'sheng didn't even hesitate, "I've got things to do. But those two disciples of mine? Nope."
Qin Tiannan: "..."
Ye Qiubai: "..."
Hong Ying: "..."
Well damn.
He really threw them under the bus without blinking.