160: Lake of Reincarnation

"They truly are a bunch of beasts."

A cold voice suddenly came from the doorway.

Everyone turned their heads in horror, only to see an old man with a face full of wrinkles standing in front of the hall, his eyes as cold as ten thousand years of ice.

"You... who are you?!" Black Eagle Gang Leader Black Eagle suddenly stood up.

This old man was naturally Qin Chen after using the Illusionary Form Technique.

Qin Chen's gaze swept over the young man whose legs were completely broken on the ground and the tear-stained young woman, finally resting on Black Eagle's face.

"I am the one who has come to take your lives." His tone was terrifyingly calm. At the same time, he walked step by step into the hall, and with every step he took, the Killing Intent in the air grew heavier.

Black Eagle naturally couldn't discern Qin Chen's cultivation level, but he relied on his backers, believing no one in the Great Yan Dynasty dared to provoke him.

"Do you know who is backing my Black Eagle Gang?" Black Eagle forced himself to remain calm.

"Yue Tianxiong, the Martial Alliance Leader?" A hint of mockery appeared on Qin Chen's lips.

Black Eagle was slightly stunned, then sneered, "Hmph, it's not just the Alliance Leader; we also have the entire Great Yan Imperial Family backing us."

Qin Chen chuckled, "The Emperor's biological older sister? Princess Yiyue?"

Black Eagle frowned, "Since you know that, how dare you speak so wildly?"

Qin Chen's figure flashed, and he stopped three zhang away from the Gang Leader. The Killing Intent surrounding him swept through the entire hall like a fierce wind: "A frog at the bottom of a well dares to be arrogant? When you reincarnate in your next life, remember to be a good person."

Before his voice fell, he raised his hand and lightly clenched it. The Heaven and Earth Energy within the entire hall immediately surged and converged, rapidly contracting—

Everyone felt squeezed by a mighty force, unable to move.

Immediately after—

"Bang!"

A gang member with the weakest strength was the first to explode into a mist of blood.

Only then did Black Eagle wake up, pleading repeatedly, "L-Lord... Senior, spare our lives! We were forced into this!"

Vice Gang Leader Blood Wolf also begged loudly for mercy, "That's right, Senior, we are just lackeys following orders. If we didn't do these things, others would..."

Everyone else wailed in succession:

"We beg Senior to spare us. We promise to turn over a new leaf..."

"I also joined the Black Eagle Gang just to feed my Family..."

"That's just how the world is. Either we bully others, or others bully us..."

Qin Chen turned a deaf ear, clenching his palm again—

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The crowd continuously exploded into blood mist, and the pungent smell of blood permeated the entire hall.

Blood Wolf and Black Eagle's faces were contorted, veins bulging, and then—

"Ah—!"

"Bang!"

Two plumes of blood mist burst open, splattering everywhere.

In the blink of an eye, only Qin Chen and the siblings remained in the hall.

The siblings had never witnessed such a scene before. They were terrified, their faces pale, huddled tightly together, trembling as they looked at Qin Chen.

Qin Chen glanced at them and said gently, "Don't be afraid, little friends. I am a good person..."

Before he finished speaking, the siblings trembled, their eyes filled with terror.

Qin Chen shook his head helplessly and continued, "Go to the Vermilion Bird Tower and find Ye Wuhen for a job. Just tell him I sent you."

Having said that, he raised his hand and shot out a Nascent Soul Fire, burning the blood mist on the ground completely before turning and leaving the Black Eagle Gang.

After Qin Chen left, the young woman tremblingly asked, "Brother, should we listen to that old man?"

The young man shook his head with a solemn expression, "Have you forgotten how our parents died?"

"When he killed those people just now, there wasn't a flicker of emotion in his eyes, as if he were just crushing a pile of ants. A person like that cannot be trusted," the young man analyzed calmly.

"Moreover, that item on you must never be exposed. If anyone finds out, we can forget about avenging our parents in this lifetime." He lowered his voice and warned her.

The young woman nodded softly, "Okay, I'll listen to you, Brother."

At the same time,

In a Forbidden Ground that transcends time and space, there was endless Void Realm surrounding it.

There was no rotation of the sun and moon here, but in the center was a lake surrounded by vast air currents.

The lake water was as calm as ten thousand years of Profound Ice, its color dark as ink, seemingly capable of swallowing all light.

What was reflected in the lake was not the scenery of mountains and clouds, but intertwining and shifting threads of Karma—this place was precisely the Lake of Reincarnation, one of the Liu Clan Immortal Family's Forbidden Grounds.

Liu Tianxing, the Old Ancestor of the Liu Clan Immortal Family, was standing quietly on the lake shore at this moment.

His appearance was like that of a refined Young Master, his posture tall and straight like a lone pine on a peak, but his deep eyes held the weariness of having witnessed the vicissitudes of ten thousand ages.

He flicked his finger, and a drop of brilliant Essence Blood, containing the supreme Dao Principles, fell into the lake.

"Buzz—"

Instantly, the ink-colored lake surface boiled and churned, and a scene spanning the sky suddenly unfolded!

Within the scene—

A high-spirited young man with a blurred face stood proudly atop the shattered firmament.

Five mysterious ancient swords floated around him!

The five swords chimed together, evolving into a supreme Sword Formation, drawing upon the Power of the Great Dao. Millions of threads of Exterminating Sword Silk materialized, turning the entire Liu Clan Territory into a desperate cage.

The young man slashed down with a single sword. Where the sword light reached, all laws turned into nothingness, and stars fell. The mountains and rivers of the Liu Clan Territory collapsed, space cracked like a mirror, and countless clansmen turned to ashes in despair... And Liu Tianxing himself, in the image, perished under that world-shattering sword strike!

The sight was tragic, like the end of the world.

"Cough, cough—"

Liu Tianxing's figure swayed slightly, and his face instantly turned ashen white.

Every time he peered into Reincarnation, he had to endure the suffering of the Great Dao Backlash, especially since he hadn't recovered from his severe injuries.

"Old Ancestor!"

"Old Ancestor!"

Grand Elder Liu Xuanyin and Great Protector Liu Tianci, who stood on both sides, stepped forward simultaneously, looking nervous.

Liu Tianxing waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.

He wiped the blood from his lips and looked up at the empty firmament, a surprisingly gentle smile, even one of relief, appearing on his face:

"Brother Qin, only today do I understand: When has Heaven ever spared anyone? This... is the Karma and Reincarnation that my Liu Clan cannot escape..."

The Great Protector showed reluctance: "Old Ancestor, back then we were able to leave a Bloodline for the Qin Immortal Clan, but for our Liu Clan's Bloodline, who will..."

"We shouldn't have borne this Karma for the Yan Emperor in the first place," the Grand Elder said calmly. "If the Liu Clan truly faces a catastrophe in the future, the Yan Emperor might not even step in to help."

Liu Tianxing said indifferently, "This time peering into the future has damaged my Dao Foundation, and I must immediately enter seclusion. Everything seen at the Lake of Reincarnation today is the highest secret of our clan and must not be leaked even slightly."

"Yes!" The two answered in unison.

After Liu Tianxing's figure vanished into the Void Realm, the Grand Elder slowly straightened up, his gaze sharp as a knife:

"I absolutely cannot stand by and watch the Liu Clan head toward ruin."

"What are your plans?" the Great Protector asked in a deep voice. "The young man's face is blurred, and the Heavenly Secrets are Chaos. How can we search for him?"

"Although his appearance cannot be discerned, his five ancient swords are exactly like the immortal slaying sword from ancient legends," the Grand Elder said grimly. "Finding everything related to this sword will allow us to find him."

"Everyone connected to our Liu Clan by Karma has been kept in the Tianhuang Secret Realm. In your opinion, could this person be inside the Secret Realm?" the Great Protector suddenly asked.

The Grand Elder slowly shook his head, "Impossible. With this person's strength, the Tianhuang Secret Realm cannot possibly hold him."

A flash of light suddenly appeared in the Great Protector's eyes: "Could it be... that person?"

"If it really is him, now that two thousand years have passed, even if you and I join forces, we might not be able to contend with him," the Grand Elder's tone revealed deep worry.

"For the survival of the Family, even if I perish, I will have no regrets," the Great Protector said resolutely.

The Grand Elder took a deep breath and nodded heavily, "Good! If that's the case, I will join you... to take this gamble!"

On the other side,

Qin Chen returned to his residence.

His expression was normal, as if nothing had happened.

From the moment he made his move until the destruction of the Black Eagle Gang, the entire process took only a moment. Liu Ruyan naturally knew nothing about it.

Time quickly reached midnight.

Qin Chen couldn't wait to start the twelfth simulation—

"Start Simulation!"