The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

After returning to the Demon Sect, Chu Xiu immediately plunged into the secluded cultivation chamber that Ye Wujiang had prepared for him.

After his battle with Sha Xin, he became even more acutely aware of his own shortcomings.

Even if one possesses the means to kill a late-stage Qiankun Realm expert in one fell swoop, it is only possible to do so with the help of others to restrain the enemy.

If one day I were to fall into an enemy's trap alone, without any other means of protection, I would likely perish in such a situation.

Chu Xiu went into seclusion for half a year.

Over the course of six months, he refined the ten Reincarnation Pills one by one, and his cultivation level steadily increased under the effect of the pills, approaching the Great Perfection of the Reincarnation Realm.

Unfortunately, even after refining all ten Reincarnation Pills, he was still unable to advance in one go.

His cultivation level was stuck just one step away from the Great Perfection of the Reincarnation Realm, and he could no longer forcibly improve it using any cultivation resources that could enhance his cultivation.

What he needs now is a breakthrough opportunity.

"The opportunity to reach the Samsara Realm... could it be that I must experience reincarnation?"

Chu Xiu chuckled at his own thoughts. Making himself experience reincarnation was just a matter of dying once and then being reborn...

Ordinary cultivators at the Great Perfection of the Reincarnation Realm might not have his luck, allowing them to grow to this point completely unscathed.

Therefore, for them, reincarnation and rebirth are commonplace.

This kind of common breakthrough opportunity is not suitable for me.

"Perhaps...we should ask Ye Wujiang."

"His strength has been restored, not through retraining."

Six months later, Chu Xiu stepped out of his secluded cultivation chamber.

Aside from accompanying A'Nu on outings, Xue Li remained steadfastly guarding the secluded chamber where Chu Xiu was in seclusion.

When Ye Wujiang's persuasion failed, he had no choice but to instruct his disciples to build a wooden hut for Xue Li outside the secret chamber, so that she wouldn't have to wait there in the pouring rain to wait for Chu Xiu to emerge from seclusion.

"Owner!"

Upon seeing Chu Xiu, Xue Li's cold and beautiful face surprisingly revealed a rather sweet smile.

Chu Xiu felt a chill run down his spine. After carefully observing the Blood Ritual, he suddenly realized that it was becoming more and more like a normal human woman.

What happened during his seclusion?

"Blood Ritual, you've been staying here all this time?"

"Where is A-Nu?"

Chu Xiu asked.

"Xue Li has been staying here the whole time. A Nu has gone to eat," Xue Li said with a smile.

"The Lord said that if other voices appear in Xue Li's head after the Master goes into seclusion, he must find a way to stay within a hundred meters of the Master."

"Otherwise... the monster in your head will come out."

"At that time, the blood ritual disappeared."

A monster inside the head?

Chu Xiu was shocked upon hearing this. Could it be that the Blood Gift before him was another personality born after Blood Aunt sealed the Blood Demon Emperor? And not the same person and soul as the original Blood Demon Emperor?

But why didn't Aunt Xue tell him about such a dangerous thing, but only told Xue Li?

Chu Xiu opened his hand, and with a thought, the master-servant seal that Aunt Xue had previously placed for him and Xue Li appeared in his palm.

When Xue Li saw the mark, she actually stepped forward and pressed her pretty face against Chu Xiu's palm, then let out a comfortable sigh.

"Finally... it's quiet..."

Hearing Xue Li's somewhat puzzling words, Chu Xiu asked, "After I went into seclusion, did the remnant soul of the Blood Demon Emperor fight you for control of your body?"

Xue Li nodded.

"The secluded cultivation chamber I am in is a small, isolated paradise. In other words, I cannot be separated from you by two worlds for too long, otherwise the effect of the slave seal will gradually weaken, causing the remnant soul of the Blood Demon Emperor to awaken..."

Chu Xiu analyzed the reasons behind this and comforted Xue Li, saying, "From now on, you will go into seclusion with me."

"Yes, Master."

Half a year has passed, and the Demon Gate has remained almost unchanged. The news that Chu Xiu and Xue Li jointly killed Sha Xin has also been kept secret because Xue Li cleaned up the battlefield in time.

Several powerful Qiankun Realm experts who had previously agreed to explore the secret realm with Sha Xin came to inquire with Ye Wujiang after discovering that Sha Xin had disappeared, but to no avail. They could only assume that he had done it on purpose.

After all, in the past, he had been intent on killing someone, and had disappeared and lay in wait for more than ten years before finally succeeding.

His old friends also treated his disappearance as normal.

Only Ye Wujiang, who knew the truth perfectly well, remained silent, and whenever anyone asked, he simply said he didn't know.

"Brother Ye!"

Chu Xiu inquired about the whereabouts of the disciple Ye Wujiang and then came looking for him.

Upon seeing Chu Xiu emerge from seclusion, Ye Wujiang smiled and asked, "How was it?"

Chu Xiu shook his head helplessly: "I'm stuck before the Great Perfection of the Reincarnation Realm and can't make any progress."

Ye Wujiang pondered, "Ordinary cultivators must go through nine cycles during the Reincarnation Realm to be considered to have achieved perfect comprehension, and only then can they possibly advance from the late Reincarnation Realm to the Great Perfection of the Reincarnation Realm."

"If I'm not mistaken, you haven't died even once since you started growing up, right?"

Chu Xiu nodded slightly: "By luck."

"Just lucky?" Ye Wujiang laughed in anger at Chu Xiu. "How many powerful people in this world can grow to the late stage of the Reincarnation Realm without dying once? I'd probably count them on one hand."

Chu Xiu helplessly spread his hands: "I've never died before. Am I supposed to force myself to die nine times for the sake of some so-called enlightenment about reincarnation?"

Ye Wujiang raised an eyebrow: "There's no need for that. There's another way—"

"any solution?"

"Let others die, and you get involved in their cycle of reincarnation, taking the opportunity to comprehend the Dao of reincarnation."

"You can do that?" Chu Xiu was taken aback.

Ye Wujiang laughed and said, "Of course, but it's not easy to find such a person."

Chu Xiu laughed heartily: "Or... how about finding someone on the wanted list?"

Ye Wujiang rolled his eyes: "You're dreaming, but it is a good idea nonetheless."

"Let's not delay, let's go now, I'll take you out for a walk!"

Ye Wujiang waved his hand, and the scene of the bounty board located in the very center of the sect's territory appeared before him.

Chu Xiu looked at the wanted list from a different angle.

"Old Demon of the South Sea, early stage of the Qiankun Realm, bounty of 55 billion magic crystals..."

"Long Xue, Great Perfection of the Reincarnation Realm, bounty of 10 billion magic crystals..."

"Killing intent, late stage of Qiankun Realm, reward: commission an eighth-grade high-quality alchemist to refine an elixir once."

"Night Without Bounds, Great Perfection of the Reincarnation Realm or Great Perfection of the Qiankun Realm, Bounty: Demon Yama Sect"

"..."

Chu Xiu was speechless: "Why is your name still on this?"

Ye Wujiang laughed and said, "This bounty list is open to the entire Demon Realm, not just to my Demon Yan Sect. Naturally, my name will be on it."

Chu Xiu laughed and said, "This reward is also very strange. Your bounty reward is the entire Demon Yama Sect? Are you kidding me?"

Ye Wujiang suddenly turned his head and looked at Chu Xiu with amusement: "No mistake, the person who can kill me is indeed qualified to inherit the entire Demon Yama Sect, and even become the master of the entire Yaksha Clan."

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow: "How many people in this world could kill you?"

Ye Wujiang counted on his fingers: "There are eight in the Demon Realm alone."

Eight?

This number is exactly equal to the number of the eight tribes of the Heavenly Demons.

Ye Wujiang smiled slightly: "If you want to kill me, you can only choose to go to the Yellow Springs with me."

"Alright, enough nonsense. I've already picked out nine unlucky guys for you."

"There's no time to lose, let's set off now!"

After saying that, Ye Wujiang waved his sleeve, and Chu Xiu felt countless images rushing past his eyes, making his head spin. After he calmed down, he and Ye Wujiang were no longer inside the Demon Yan Sect.

Instead, they were high in the sky.

"This is……"

"If you are interested, I will teach you the art of teleportation later."

Ye Wujiang pointed towards the demon city below the two:

"The first target, the Old Demon of the South China Sea, is holed up in this city."

"Then let this person go through the cycle of reincarnation in your place!"