Cold Clouds

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at the corpses of vampires all over the ground and called out Jiuyao.

"Can it still be saved?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked in a deep voice. She had just collected all the souls she could, but all she sensed was chaos and deathly silence.

"It's hard to say. These souls are no longer human. They don't even have consciousness. I think they can't be saved." Jiuyao observed for a while and sighed.

Lin Xiaoxiao remained silent. Since Jiuyao, the former King of Hell, had said so, it seemed that there was really no way to save him.

"What about reincarnation?"

Jiuyao thought for a moment after hearing Lin Xiaoxiao's question: "If we can solve the source of the influence on these souls, then the power of the Rebirth Ring should be able to allow them to reincarnate."

The Rebirth Ring is a magical artifact from the underworld that Jiuyao previously managed. It contains the power of the law of reincarnation. Only this artifact can purify these souls. Apparently, things are really serious.

But fortunately, at least there is still hope.

Lin Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, there is still the afterlife..."

"There should be a way to restore these corpses to their original appearance, right?" Lin Xiaoxiao said as she collected all the corpses on the ground. Jiuyao was stunned for a moment and nodded.

"This is easier than purifying the soul. I can do it," Jiuyao asked curiously, "but why are you asking this?"

"Send them home." Lin Xiaoxiao said.

……

Lin Xiaoxiao has been in contact with the Reincarnation Association since she slaughtered the three Handan demons and explored the underground cave. The current president of the Reincarnation Association is an old guy who looks very old. When Lin Xiaoxiao saw him for the first time, she almost thought he was a corpse.

Later I found out that it was indeed a corpse, but the soul was still attached to the corpse and had been alive for more than two hundred years.

"Master Lin? Long time no see. Aren't you busy hunting down the people from the Black King's Palace these days? How come you have time to come to our Samsara Association?" Xu Taiping, the current president of the Samsara Association, walked out leaning on a cane.

"I'm sending you money," Lin Xiaoxiao handed a mustard seed bag to Xu Taiping, "Make an offer."

Xu Taiping took the mustard bag, which was full of corpses that had been purified by Lin Xiaoxiao.

"Can we still send them home?" Lin Xiaoxiao paused before asking.

Xu Taiping was silent for a long time before he said, "These people are..."

"People who were captured and reformed by the Black King's Palace." Lin Xiaoxiao replied calmly.

Xu Taiping seemed to have thought of the answer a long time ago, and nodded blankly: "This is the first time I have seen so many reformed people..."

"Oh," Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly thought of something and sneered, "There are more than that, there are thousands of them."

Xu Taiping looked at Lin Xiaoxiao, whose eyes were filled with a hint of anger. He was silent for a moment, then his expression became serious: "Master Lin, we won't charge you for this order. If you find the rest of the people later, just send them over."

"Stay and have a cup of tea before you go."

Lin Xiaoxiao agreed, and sat at the nanmu table, holding a cup of tea, staring out the window in a daze.

The tea is good tea, it is the "Yinshan Pao" that can only be drunk in the Reincarnation Association. The fragrance is not strong, but it makes people feel relaxed when they smell it. It is slightly bitter at first, but has a sweet aftertaste.

The scenery outside the headquarters of the Samsara Association is very nice. It is located in a dense forest, and there is a lake outside the headquarters. It is quite suitable for seclusion. There are many small animals, and the silly roe deer are not afraid of people. Lin Xiaoxiao stretched out her hand to rub the head of the roe deer that walked to the bed, revealing a smile.

"How is it? Are you relaxed here?" Xu Taiping sat in front of Lin Xiaoxiao with his stiff body. "Master Lin has been running around outside these days. It would be nice to take a short rest, isn't it?"

"Oh, I've been resting until this period of time," Lin Xiaoxiao yawned, "Just treat it as a vacation and start working now."

"Then it seems that I have been worrying too much? Haha..." Xu Taiping took a sip of tea and paused before speaking again, "Master Lin, do you want to go to the secret room of the Reincarnation Association to take a look?"

"What?" Lin Xiaoxiao was feeding spiritual plants to the roe deer that had not left the window. Upon hearing this, she tilted her head and glanced at Xu Taiping. "You want me to work overtime?"

"Of course not, I just have something I want you to see," Xu Taiping said calmly, "How about going to take a look?"

Lin Xiaoxiao hesitated for a moment but finally agreed. After all, she was quite curious about what she should see in the Reincarnation Association.

"Then finish this cup of tea and go." Xu Taiping chuckled and said no more.

Half a minute later, Lin Xiaoxiao followed Xu Taiping to a big door. Xu Taiping recited a spell and the door slowly opened.

"This is the portrait display room for all the past presidents of the Samsara Association. Their relics are also kept here," Xu Taiping pointed at a portrait and said, "This is Qi Luo, the president of the Samsara Association before me."

"This is his magic weapon, the emerald jade ruler," Xu Taiping said with a sigh, stroking the emerald jade ruler placed on the table under Qi Luo's portrait, "This ruler is a good weapon, but it lost its soul after Qi Luo's death."

Xu Taiping introduced them one by one, and Lin Xiaoxiao followed and looked at them one by one.

"Of course, you can get straight to the point," Xu Taiping said suddenly after introducing the three presidents, "if you think it's too troublesome to introduce them one by one."

"I thought you just wanted me to see your seniors..." Lin Xiaoxiao muttered, "Hurry up, after all, there are so many things going on recently, and I'm busy."

"Then as you wish, let's go straight to the front." Xu Taiping nodded and quickened his pace.

After passing many portraits along the way, Lin Xiaoxiao followed Xu Taiping to a huge portrait.

The other portraits are on both sides of the corridor, but this portrait occupies a wall alone at the end of the corridor, which shows its extraordinary status.

"This is the founder of our Samsara Association, Lu Ping," Xu Taiping said, "He is also the first master of Medicine King Valley. Master Lin, you should know him."

The first master of Yaowang Valley, Lu Ping? Lin Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment. The guy who was a doctor but wrote the "Spell Code" on how to stab people with villains?

How could she not know? Lin Xiaoxiao also learned the "Book of Spells". It's just that she didn't know that Lu Ping was the first president of the Reincarnation Association.

"Strictly speaking, Lu Ping is the founder of Ban Shen Tang, the predecessor of the Samsara Association. But after all, the Samsara Association was born as a successor to Ban Shen Tang, so we also respect him as the first president," Xu Taiping said, picking up the soul-calling flag on the stage. "He once predicted that in the future, a female master of the Medicine King Valley named Lin who holds a special status among the cultivators will get acquainted with Ban Shen Tang, and left a will asking future generations to hand over the soul-calling flag to that person... Although it has now become the Samsara Association, it is obvious..."

Xu Taiping turned around and looked at Lin Xiaoxiao: "That person is you, Grandmaster Lin."

Lin Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, a little surprised.

It’s scary that Lu Ping could actually predict what would happen so many years later... But it’s strange, why did she specifically choose Lin Xiaoxiao?

"He said..." Xu Taiping paused and said hesitantly, "He wants to help you go against the will of heaven."

Xu Taiping had a strange expression on his face, and he seemed confused about the last words, while Lin Xiaoxiao looked shocked.

Lu Ping actually knew that she was going to rebel against the Heavenly Dao? That's not right. According to the original timeline, she shouldn't have known that she was going to rebel against the Heavenly Dao?

What is the origin of this Lu Ping? Lin Xiaoxiao swallowed her saliva, took the soul-calling flag, and was a little absent-minded. Then she shook her head and stopped thinking about it.

Anyway, no matter what, as long as it is good for me, it's fine. Lin Xiaoxiao looked at the soul-calling banner in her hand, smiled, and bowed to Lu Ping's portrait: "Well, thank you very much, senior."

After Lin Xiaoxiao left, Xu Taiping sat alone at the nanmu wooden table drinking tea, while the silly roe deer was still eating grass by the window.

"I really envy you little guys who are not very smart," Xu Taiping reached out and touched the roe deer's head, sighing, "The smarter you are, the more you have to worry about..."

"Or...if I become stronger than before, I won't have to worry so much, right?" Xu Taiping muttered to himself, thinking of Lin Xiaoxiao who had just left.

Rebellion against the Way of Heaven? Xu Taiping smiled bitterly. Such a thing was something that they dared not even think about, even though the suppression and control of the Way of Heaven were so strong.