chāng jí bù gù zhòng rén yì yàng de yǎn guāng ， gōng gōng jìng jìng de cháo zhe tiān shàng xíng le gè dà lǐ 。
昌吉不顾众人异样的眼光，恭恭敬敬的朝着天上行了个大礼。
Chang Ji ignored the strange gazes of everyone and respectfully performed a grand bow towards the sky.
ér hòu huà zuò dùn guāng fēi zǒu 。
而后化作遁光飞走。
Then, he transformed into a streak of light and flew away.
tā lí qù zhī qián suǒ shuō zhī huà ， lì mǎ yǐn qǐ le yǒu xīn xiū shì de zhù yì 。
他离去之前所说之话，立马引起了有心修士的注意。
Before his departure, what he said immediately caught the attention of some perceptive cultivators.
yī fān chá tàn zhī xià ， rén men zhōng yú fā xiàn ， zhè wèi chāng jí ， běn gāi zài yī nián zhī qián jiù yǐ jīng chè dǐ sǐ wáng 。
一番查探之下，人们终于发现，这位昌吉，本该在一年之前就已经彻底死亡。
After an investigation, people finally discovered that Chang Ji was supposed to have died completely one year ago.
zài tàn suǒ yě wài zōng mén yí jì de guò chéng zhōng ， bù xìng chù dòng le fáng hù zhèn fǎ ， dāng chǎng jiù luò de le gè sǐ wú quán shī de xià chǎng 。
在探索野外宗门遗迹的过程中，不幸触动了防护阵法，当场就落得了个死无全尸的下场。
During their exploration of ancient ruins in the wilderness, they unfortunately triggered a protective array and met a gruesome end on the spot. More than ten companions could testify to this fact; there was no denying it!
yǒu dāng shí tóng háng de shí duō rén kě yǐ zuò zhèng ， zuò bù dé jiǎ ！
有当时同行的十多人可以作证，做不得假！
Now, this Chang Ji had actually come back to life!
ér xiàn zài ， zhè wèi chāng jí jū rán fù huó guò lái le ！
而现在，这位昌吉居然复活过来了！
The place where he revived happened to be the largest river closest to the impact site.
fù huó de dì diǎn ， qià hǎo jiù shì lí yǔn luò dì diǎn zuì jìn de yī tiáo dà hé ！
复活的地点，恰好就是离陨落地点最近的一条大河！
This startling discovery quickly spread throughout the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
zhè yǒu xiē hài rén de fā xiàn ， shà shí zhī jiān jiù xùn sù chuán biàn le zhěng gè wàn xiān méng 。
这有些骇人的发现，霎时之间就迅速传遍了整个万仙盟。
Soon, Chang Ji’s former friends came knocking one after another, wanting to confirm his disappearance was real.
hěn kuài ， chāng jí shēng qián de hǎo yǒu jiù fēn fēn zhǎo shàng mén lái ， xiǎng yào què rèn xiāo shī de zhēn shí xìng 。
很快，昌吉生前的好友就纷纷找上门来，想要确认消失的真实性。
Chang Ji did not deny it; instead, he openly admitted that he had come back to life. "Thanks to the divine power of the Heavenly Sovereign!" He added with great reverence in front of everyone.
chāng jí běn rén yě bìng méi yǒu fǒu rèn ， ér shì dà dà fāng fāng chéng rèn zì jǐ fù huó le 。
昌吉本人也并没有否认，而是大大方方承认自己复活了。
Previously, when cultivators mentioned the Heavenly Sovereign within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, they always referred to the Teaching Heavenly Sovereign who imparted techniques.
“ duō kuī le tiān zūn shén lì ！” tā hái bù wàng zài zhòng rén miàn qián shí fēn qián chéng de shuō dào 。
“多亏了天尊神力！”他还不忘在众人面前十分虔诚的说道。
But now, from Chang Ji’s mouth, everyone knew he was talking about the Longevity Heavenly Sovereign who had reversed life and death silently.
yǐ wǎng wàn xiān méng zhōng ， xiū shì shuō qǐ tiān zūn ， bì rán shì zhǐ de chuán fǎ tiān zūn 。
以往万仙盟中，修士说起天尊，必然是指的传法天尊。
Seeing his friends still unsure, Chang Ji directly invited them into his Heaven Xuan Mirror space.
dàn cǐ kè yóu chāng jí zhī kǒu shuō chū ， zhòng rén dōu zhī dào tā shuō de shì nà wèi zài bù shēng bù xiǎng jiān ， nì zhuǎn sǐ shēng de cháng shēng tiān zūn 。
但此刻由昌吉之口说出，众人都知道他说的是那位在不声不响间，逆转死生的长生天尊。
It was well-known that the Heaven Xuan Mirror space was bound to a cultivator; only they could open it themselves.
jiàn qīn péng hǎo yǒu réng rán yǒu xiē jiāng xìn jiāng yí ， chāng jí zé shì zhí jiē yāo qǐng zhòng rén jìn rù le zì jǐ de tiān xuán jìng kōng jiān zhōng 。
见亲朋好友仍然有些将信将疑，昌吉则是直接邀请众人进入了自己的天玄镜空间中。
With the Heaven Xuan Mirror as proof, everyone finally believed Chang Ji’s true identity.
zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī ， tiān xuán jìng kōng jiān gēn xiū shì bǎng dìng ， zhǐ yǒu xiū shì zì jǐ kě yǐ kāi qǐ 。
众所周知，天玄镜空间跟修士绑定，只有修士自己可以开启。
The resurrection of many was not an isolated incident.
yǒu le tiān xuán jìng zuò zhèng ， zhòng rén zhōng yú chè dǐ xiāng xìn le chāng jí de zhēn zhèng shēn fèn 。
有了天玄镜作证，众人终于彻底相信了昌吉的真正身份。
This shocking news quickly became common knowledge.
sǐ ér fù shēng ， ér qiě hái jué bú shì gū lì 。
死而复生，而且还绝不是孤例。
In the following days, more and more resurrected cultivators appeared, further verifying its authenticity.
zhè lìng rén zhèn dòng de xiāo xī ， hěn kuài jiù nào dé rén jǐn jiē zhī liǎo 。
这令人震动的消息，很快就闹得人尽皆知了。
After summarizing, it turned out that all resurrected cultivators reappeared from the nearest river to their place of death in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance territory. There were a total of fifty-four rivers for resurrection.
ér suí hòu jǐ tiān ， yuè lái yuè duō sǐ ér fù shēng xiū shì de chū xiàn ， yě shì duì qí zhēn shí xìng de yàn zhèng 。
而随后几天，越来越多死而复生修士的出现，也是对其真实性的验证。
Similarly, there seemed to be corresponding rivers at the Five Elders Association with fifty-four as well.
jīng guò zǒng jié ， wàn xiān méng fāng miàn ， xiū shì fù huó hòu wú yī lì wài dōu shì cóng sǐ wáng dì diǎn zuì jìn de dà hé zhōng chóng xīn chū xiàn 。
经过总结，万仙盟方面，修士复活后无一例外都是从死亡地点最近的大河中重新出现。
These one hundred and eight rivers formed the Resurrection Rivers of the Xuanhuang Realm.
xiān méng lǐng dì ， gòng yǒu fù shēng hé shuǐ wǔ shí sì tiáo 。
仙盟领地，共有复生河水五十四条。
The time it took for cultivators to resurrect seemed related to their pre-death strength.
zhì yú wǔ lǎo huì nà biān ， sì hū yě yǒu xiāng duì yīng de wǔ shí sì tiáo 。
至于五老会那边，似乎也有相对应的五十四条。
Those who were stronger in cultivation required longer times to revive.
zhè yī gòng yì bǎi líng bā tiáo hé liú ， gòu chéng le xuán huáng jiè de fù shēng zhī hé 。
这一共一百零八条河流，构成了玄黄界的复生之河。
The first batch of resurrected cultivators, without exception, only had Foundation Establishment realm or lower strength.
xiū shì men fù huó de shí jiān cháng duǎn ， sì hū gēn shēng qián shí lì yǒu guān 。
修士们复活的时间长短，似乎跟生前实力有关。
As for higher realms, how long the resurrection would take needed further verification.
shí lì jìng jiè yuè qiáng ， suǒ xū fù huó de shí jiān yě jiù yuè zhǎng 。
实力境界越强，所需复活的时间也就越长。
After resurrection, they always appeared naked. Items carried with them before death, even hidden within their divine souls, did not reappear. However, being able to survive was already a great fortune. No one paid much attention to these external items.
dì yī pī fù huó de xiū shì ， wú yī lì wài dōu zhǐ shì zhù jī qī jí yǐ xià de shí lì 。
第一批复活的修士，无一例外都只是筑基期及以下的实力。
The resurrected cultivators seemed to be the same age as when they were alive.
zhì yú gèng gāo jìng jiè de xiū shì fù huó xū yào duō shǎo shí jiān ， zé xū yào jiē xià lái màn màn yàn zhèng 。
至于更高境界的修士复活需要多少时间，则需要接下来慢慢验证。
However, after detailed measurements, it was discovered that their bodies appeared slightly younger than before death by one year.
fù huó zhī hòu ， zǒng shì chì shēn chū xiàn 。 lín sǐ zhī qián suí shēn xié dài wù pǐn ， nǎ pà shì cáng yú shén hún zhī zhōng de ， yě bú huì suí zhe yì qǐ chū xiàn 。 bù guò néng jiǎn huí yī tiáo mìng ， yǐ jīng shì wàn xìng le 。 zhè xiē shēn wài zhī wù ， yě méi yǒu rén guò duō de zài yì 。
复活之后，总是赤身出现。临死之前随身携带物品，哪怕是藏于神魂之中的，也不会随着一起出现。不过能捡回一条命，已经是万幸了。这些身外之物，也没有人过多的在意。
Not just cultivators, but any living beings in the Xuanhuang Realm would also be reborn from the rivers.
fù huó hòu de xiū shì ， sì hū gēn shēng qián nián líng yí zhì 。
复活后的修士，似乎跟生前年龄一致。
Thus, people often saw creatures constantly emerging onto land from the water in these resurrection rivers.
bù guò zài jīng guò xiáng xì de cè dìng zhī hòu ， fā xiàn chóng shēng de qū tǐ ， sì hū bǐ yǔn luò zhī qián nián qīng le yī suì 。
不过在经过详细的测定之后，发现重生的躯体，似乎比陨落之前年轻了一岁。
There seemed to be a magical force within the resurrection rivers that protected newly revived life forms, preventing them from drowning immediately after revival.
bù jǐn jǐn shì xiū shì ， zhǐ yào shì xuán huáng jiè nèi shēng líng ， sǐ wáng dū huì cóng hé shuǐ zhōng fù shēng 。
不仅仅是修士，只要是玄黄界内生灵，死亡都会从河水中复生。
But this force disappeared once they left the resurrection rivers; even re-entering the river could not find its trace again.
yú shì rén men zǒng néng zài fù shēng hé liú zhōng ， kàn dào yǒu shēng wù bù tíng cóng shuǐ zhōng shàng àn de qí jǐng 。
于是人们总能在复生河流中，看到有生物不停从水中上岸的奇景。
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hé shuǐ zhōng sì hū yǒu zhǒng shén qí de lì liàng bì yòu zhe gāng gāng fù huó de shēng líng ， shǐ qí bú huì gāng fù huó jiù bèi hé shuǐ yān sǐ 。
河水中似乎有种神奇的力量庇佑着刚刚复活的生灵，使其不会刚复活就被河水淹死。
The various miraculous phenomena of death and rebirth became the most discussed topics among Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance cultivators.
dàn zhè gǔ lì liàng zài lí kāi fù shēng hé liú zhī hòu ， hěn kuài jiù xiāo shī bú jiàn 。 nǎ pà zhòng rù hé shuǐ ， yě bù néng zài xún dào tā de zōng jì 。
但这股力量在离开复生河流之后，很快就消失不见。哪怕重入河水，也不能再寻到它的踪迹。
Some were relieved that there was no longer any fear of falling into a state of death.
……
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Others began to worry about the future of the Xuanhuang Realm if new life did not continue to be born.
guān yú sǐ ér fù shēng de zhǒng zhǒng shén yì ， chéng le wàn xiān méng xiū shì men tǎo lùn zuì rè liè de huà tí 。
关于死而复生的种种神异，成了万仙盟修士们讨论最热烈的话题。
Fortunately, a discovery quickly dispelled these concerns.
yǒu de rén qìng xìng ， jīn hòu zǒng suàn méi yǒu le yǔn luò de dān yōu 。
有的人庆幸，今后总算没有了陨落的担忧。
In some states within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, since the Heavenly Sovereign reversed life and death, there were still new lives being born. However, in very small numbers; the entire alliance could only see less than fifty new births per year.
ér yǒu de xiū shì ， zé shì kāi shǐ dān xīn qǐ ， ruò shì méi yǒu xīn de shēng líng dàn shēng ， xuán huáng jiè de wèi lái kǒng pà bù róng lè guān 。
而有的修士，则是开始担心起，若是没有新的生灵诞生，玄黄界的未来恐怕不容乐观。
But it was not completely stopping the creation of life.
xìng hǎo yí gè fā xiàn ， hěn kuài dǎ xiāo le rén men de zhè zhǒng gù lǜ 。
幸好一个发现，很快打消了人们的这种顾虑。
Even if life did not disappear entirely, an increase of a few dozen cultivators per year would not be a significant issue for the Xuanhuang Realm.
wàn xiān méng mǒu xiē zhōu ， zì cóng tiān zūn nì zhuǎn sǐ shēng zhī lǐ hòu ， réng rán yǒu xīn de shēng mìng dàn shēng 。 zhǐ bù guò shù liàng jí shǎo ， zhěng gè wàn xiān méng jiā qǐ lái ， yī nián bù chāo guò bàn bǎi zhī shù 。
万仙盟某些州，自从天尊逆转死生之理后，仍然有新的生命诞生。只不过数量极少，整个万仙盟加起来，一年不超过半百之数。
Soon, the attention of the cultivators shifted to other critical issues.
dàn zǒng guī bú shì chè dǐ tíng zhǐ le shēng mìng de yùn yù 。
但总归不是彻底停止了生命的孕育。
For example, could one resurrect after dying once? How long would it take for a second resurrection? Was there no limit on the number of resurrections?
ér jiù suàn zì cǐ shēng mìng bú huì chè dǐ xiāo shī ， yī nián bàn bǎi xiū shì shù liàng de zēng jiā ， duì yú xuán huáng jiè lái shuō yě bú shì shén me dà de wèn tí 。
而就算自此生命不会彻底消失，一年半百修士数量的增加，对于玄黄界来说也不是什么大的问题。
Would age reduction have an upper limit each time death occurred?
hěn kuài xiū shì de zhù yì lì jiù fàng zài le qí tā guān jiàn wèn tí shàng miàn 。
很快修士的注意力就放在了其他关键问题上面。
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bǐ rú sǐ guò yī cì zhī hòu ， shì bú shì hái néng fù huó ？ dì èr cì fù huó yòu huì hào fèi duō zhǎng shí jiān ？ shì fǒu zhēn de méi yǒu cì shù xiàn zhì ？
比如死过一次之后，是不是还能复活？第二次复活又会耗费多长时间？是否真的没有次数限制？
The mysterious Heavenly Sovereign had never appeared to explain anything.
měi cì sǐ wáng nián líng jiù suō jiǎn yī suì ， zhè ge yǒu méi yǒu shàng xiàn ？
每次死亡年龄就缩减一岁，这个有没有上限？
Everything depended on the cultivators themselves to explore.
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These new rules were seen as very important by the cultivators.
nà wèi shén mì zhì jí de tiān zūn ， cóng shǐ zhì zhōng dōu méi yǒu chū miàn jiě shì guò 。
那位神秘至极的天尊，从始至终都没有出面解释过。
Under some existence's command, a few recently resurrected cultivators were forced to sacrifice their lives again in pursuit of the secrets of resurrection.
zhè yī qiè dōu dé kào xiū shì men zì xíng tàn suǒ 。
这一切都得靠修士们自行探索。
Fortunately, knowing they could be rewarded generously after death, these test subjects did not complain much.
jīn hòu jiāng chéng wéi bì xū zūn shǒu de zhǔn zé ， xiū shì men duì cǐ zì rán shì shí fēn kàn zhòng de 。
今后将成为必须遵守的准则，修士们对此自然是十分看重的。
After all, they had already died once.
hěn kuài ， zài mǒu xiē cún zài de mìng lìng xià ， yī xiē gāng fù huó bù jiǔ de xiū shì men ， jiù yòu zài dù wèi tàn suǒ fù shēng de ào mì ér bèi pò xiàn chū le zì jǐ de xìng mìng 。
很快，在某些存在的命令下，一些刚复活不久的修士们，就又再度为探索复生的奥秘而被迫献出了自己的性命。
They didn't have any clear consciousness after death anyway.
hǎo zài zhī dào zì jǐ néng sǐ ér fù shēng ， dé dào fēng hòu bào cháng de yǔn nuò hòu ， zhè xiē bèi dàng zuò shì yàn pǐn de xiū shì yě bìng méi yǒu tài duō de yuàn yán 。
好在知道自己能死而复生，得到丰厚报偿的允诺后，这些被当做试验品的修士也并没有太多的怨言。
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fǎn zhèng yǐ jīng sǐ guò yī cì le 。
反正已经死过一次了。
Close your eyes and open them; you're a new man.
sǐ hòu zì jǐ yě gēn běn méi yǒu qīng xǐng de yì shí 。
死后自己也根本没有清醒的意识。
And you can get rewards that are worth living for a lifetime. Why not?
yǎn jīng yī bì ， yī zhēng 。 jiù yòu shì yī tiáo hǎo hàn 。
眼睛一闭，一睁。就又是一条好汉。
The secret of resurrection would likely take some time to be fully understood.
hái néng dé dào jiù suàn huó zhe yī bèi zi dōu zhuàn bù lái de jiǎng shǎng ， hé lè ér bù wéi ne ？
还能得到就算活着一辈子都赚不来的奖赏，何乐而不为呢？
Li Fan personally investigated one of the resurrection rivers after hearing about the news, but he still couldn't find any clues.
fù shēng de mì mì ， dé dào jiě xī ， kǒng pà yào zài guò yī duàn shí jiān 。
复生的秘密，得到解析，恐怕要再过一段时间。
"Compared to my previous experience in the Nirvana Mansion, this reversal of life and death is much more perfected."
lǐ fán zài tīng wén xiāo xī chuán chū zhī hòu ， qīn shēn dào qí zhōng yī tiáo fù shēng hé liú páng dǎ tàn le xǔ jiǔ 。
李凡在听闻消息传出之后，亲身到其中一条复生河流旁打探了许久。
"Actually creating life out of thin air from a river..."
zhōng jiū hái shì méi kàn chū rèn hé de duān ní 。
终究还是没看出任何的端倪。
"It's truly beyond comprehension."
“ gēn cǐ qián wǒ suǒ jīng lì de wǎng shēng fǔ xiāng bǐ ， zhè yī shì de nì zhuǎn sǐ shēng zhī dào míng xiǎn gèng jiā wán shàn 。”
“跟此前我所经历的往生府相比，这一世的逆转死生之道明显更加完善。”
The principle of reversing life and death had now fully integrated with the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao, making it impossible to distinguish.
“ jū rán néng píng kōng cóng hé liú zhōng yùn yù shēng mìng ……”
“居然能凭空从河流中孕育生命……”
Even with his expertise in arrays, Li Fan could not discern any traces of the Reverse Life and Death Great Array he had seen before.
“ dàng zhēn shì fěi yí suǒ sī 。”
“当真是匪夷所思。”
Concerned that this mysterious appearance of the Heavenly Sovereign might affect his plans, Li Fan secretly contacted Zhou, the Teaching Practitioner, hoping to learn some insider information from her.
nì zhuǎn sǐ shēng zhī lǐ ， yǐ jīng chè dǐ gēn xuán huáng tiān dào róng wéi yī tǐ ， zài nán dān dú fēn biàn 。
逆转死生之理，已经彻底跟玄黄天道融为一体，再难单独分辨。
However, to his disappointment, Zhou still gave the same response she did previously—she knew nothing about it.
ráo shì jīng tōng zhèn fǎ de lǐ fán ， yě méi yǒu néng cóng zhōng kuī tàn chū céng jīng kàn guò de 【 nì zhuǎn sǐ shēng dà zhèn 】 de hén jì 。
饶是精通阵法的李凡，也没有能从中窥探出曾经看过的【逆转死生大阵】的痕迹。
"According to what I know, your Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has an institution called the Heaven Control Bureau that monitors the principles of Xuanhuang. The Heavenly Sovereign has successfully reversed life and death for so long, yet you insist there's no change in perception... Practitioner Zhou, this is a bit hard to accept," Li Fan said with an unsavory tone.
dān xīn zhè wèi mò míng chū xiàn de tiān zūn ， huì duì zì jǐ de dà jì zào chéng yǐng xiǎng 。
担心这位莫名出现的天尊，会对自己的大计造成影响。
Zhou smiled: "Your Ten Thousand Realms Federation indeed has good intelligence."
lǐ fán qiāo qiāo lián xì shàng le chuán fǎ zhě zhōu ， shì tú cóng tā nà lǐ dǎ tīng dào xiē nèi mù xiāo xī 。
李凡悄悄联系上了传法者周，试图从她那里打听到些内幕消息。
"Even the secret existence of the Heaven Control Bureau within the Immortal Alliance can't be hidden from you. But I didn’t dodge your question; I truly have no knowledge about it."
kě ràng tā yǒu xiē shī wàng de shì ， chuán fǎ zhě zhōu yī jiù shì zhī qián nà ge duì cǐ yī wú suǒ zhī de dá fù 。
可让他有些失望的是，传法者周依旧是之前那个对此一无所知的答复。
Zhou's smile gradually faded, and her expression became serious.
“ jù wǒ suǒ zhī ， nǐ men wàn xiān méng yǒu míng wèi zhǎng tiān sī de jī gòu ， zhuān mén jiān cè xuán huáng tiān dì zhī lǐ 。 zhè wèi tiān zūn dōu nì lǐ chéng gōng zhè me jiǔ le ， nǐ què jiān chí shuō duì cǐ háo wú suǒ jué …… zhōu dào yǒu ， zhè yǒu xiē shuō bù guò qù ba ？” lǐ fán yǔ qì bù shàn ， zhì wèn dào 。
“据我所知，你们万仙盟有名为掌天司的机构，专门监测玄黄天地之理。这位天尊都逆理成功这么久了，你却坚持说对此毫无所觉……周道友，这有些说不过去吧？”李凡语气不善，质问道。
"In general, a cultivator wanting to reverse life and death would go through a gradual process."
chuán fǎ zhōu xiào le xiào ：“ nǐ men wàn jiè lián hé huì xiāo xī guǒ rán líng tōng 。”
传法周笑了笑：“你们万界联合会消息果然灵通。”
"During this process, there are obvious signs of the distortion and change in Heavenly Dao principles. This is why the Heaven Control Bureau could detect the imminent birth of the Longevity Heavenly Sovereign."
“ lián xiān méng zhǎng tiān sī zhè děng jī mì cún zài dōu mán bù guò nǐ men 。 bù guò wǒ què méi yǒu fū yǎn nǐ ， ér shì duì cǐ zhēn bù qīng chǔ 。”
“连仙盟掌天司这等机密存在都瞒不过你们。不过我却没有敷衍你，而是对此真不清楚。”
"But this Transmigration Heavenly Sovereign is different."
zhōu liǎn shàng de xiào róng zhú jiàn dàn qù ， shén qíng yě biàn dé yán sù qǐ lái 。
周脸上的笑容逐渐淡去，神情也变得严肃起来。
"The speed at which he appeared..."
“ yì bān lái jiǎng ， hé dào xiū shì xiǎng yào nì lǐ chéng gōng ， dōu shì gè xún xù jiàn jìn de guò chéng 。”
“一般来讲，合道修士想要逆理成功，都是个循序渐进的过程。”
"It was too fast."
“ zhè ge guò chéng zhōng ， tiān dì zhī lǐ bèi niǔ qū 、 gǎi biàn de hén jì xiāng dāng míng xiǎn ， zhè yě shì zhǎng tiān sī néng gòu jiān chá dào cháng shēng tiān zūn jí jiāng dàn shēng hén jì de yuán yīn 。”
“这个过程中，天地之理被扭曲、改变的痕迹相当明显，这也是掌天司能够监察到长生天尊即将诞生痕迹的原因。”
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“ dàn zhè wèi wǎng shēng tiān zūn bù yí yàng 。”
“但这位往生天尊不一样。”
(End of Chapter)
Chang Ji ignored the strange gazes of everyone and respectfully performed a grand bow towards the sky.
Then, he transformed into a streak of light and flew away.
Before his departure, what he said immediately caught the attention of some perceptive cultivators.
After an investigation, people finally discovered that Chang Ji was supposed to have died completely one year ago.
During their exploration of ancient ruins in the wilderness, they unfortunately triggered a protective array and met a gruesome end on the spot. More than ten companions could testify to this fact; there was no denying it!
Now, this Chang Ji had actually come back to life!
The place where he revived happened to be the largest river closest to the impact site.
This startling discovery quickly spread throughout the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
Soon, Chang Ji’s former friends came knocking one after another, wanting to confirm his disappearance was real.
Chang Ji did not deny it; instead, he openly admitted that he had come back to life. "Thanks to the divine power of the Heavenly Sovereign!" He added with great reverence in front of everyone.
Previously, when cultivators mentioned the Heavenly Sovereign within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, they always referred to the Teaching Heavenly Sovereign who imparted techniques.
But now, from Chang Ji’s mouth, everyone knew he was talking about the Longevity Heavenly Sovereign who had reversed life and death silently.
Seeing his friends still unsure, Chang Ji directly invited them into his Heaven Xuan Mirror space.
It was well-known that the Heaven Xuan Mirror space was bound to a cultivator; only they could open it themselves.
With the Heaven Xuan Mirror as proof, everyone finally believed Chang Ji’s true identity.
The resurrection of many was not an isolated incident.
This shocking news quickly became common knowledge.
In the following days, more and more resurrected cultivators appeared, further verifying its authenticity.
After summarizing, it turned out that all resurrected cultivators reappeared from the nearest river to their place of death in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance territory. There were a total of fifty-four rivers for resurrection.
Similarly, there seemed to be corresponding rivers at the Five Elders Association with fifty-four as well.
These one hundred and eight rivers formed the Resurrection Rivers of the Xuanhuang Realm.
The time it took for cultivators to resurrect seemed related to their pre-death strength.
Those who were stronger in cultivation required longer times to revive.
The first batch of resurrected cultivators, without exception, only had Foundation Establishment realm or lower strength.
As for higher realms, how long the resurrection would take needed further verification.
After resurrection, they always appeared naked. Items carried with them before death, even hidden within their divine souls, did not reappear. However, being able to survive was already a great fortune. No one paid much attention to these external items.
The resurrected cultivators seemed to be the same age as when they were alive.
However, after detailed measurements, it was discovered that their bodies appeared slightly younger than before death by one year.
Not just cultivators, but any living beings in the Xuanhuang Realm would also be reborn from the rivers.
Thus, people often saw creatures constantly emerging onto land from the water in these resurrection rivers.
There seemed to be a magical force within the resurrection rivers that protected newly revived life forms, preventing them from drowning immediately after revival.
But this force disappeared once they left the resurrection rivers; even re-entering the river could not find its trace again.
...
The various miraculous phenomena of death and rebirth became the most discussed topics among Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance cultivators.
Some were relieved that there was no longer any fear of falling into a state of death.
Others began to worry about the future of the Xuanhuang Realm if new life did not continue to be born.
Fortunately, a discovery quickly dispelled these concerns.
In some states within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, since the Heavenly Sovereign reversed life and death, there were still new lives being born. However, in very small numbers; the entire alliance could only see less than fifty new births per year.
But it was not completely stopping the creation of life.
Even if life did not disappear entirely, an increase of a few dozen cultivators per year would not be a significant issue for the Xuanhuang Realm.
Soon, the attention of the cultivators shifted to other critical issues.
For example, could one resurrect after dying once? How long would it take for a second resurrection? Was there no limit on the number of resurrections?
Would age reduction have an upper limit each time death occurred?
...
The mysterious Heavenly Sovereign had never appeared to explain anything.
Everything depended on the cultivators themselves to explore.
These new rules were seen as very important by the cultivators.
Under some existence's command, a few recently resurrected cultivators were forced to sacrifice their lives again in pursuit of the secrets of resurrection.
Fortunately, knowing they could be rewarded generously after death, these test subjects did not complain much.
After all, they had already died once.
They didn't have any clear consciousness after death anyway.
...
Close your eyes and open them; you're a new man.
And you can get rewards that are worth living for a lifetime. Why not?
The secret of resurrection would likely take some time to be fully understood.
Li Fan personally investigated one of the resurrection rivers after hearing about the news, but he still couldn't find any clues.
"Compared to my previous experience in the Nirvana Mansion, this reversal of life and death is much more perfected."
"Actually creating life out of thin air from a river..."
"It's truly beyond comprehension."
The principle of reversing life and death had now fully integrated with the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao, making it impossible to distinguish.
Even with his expertise in arrays, Li Fan could not discern any traces of the Reverse Life and Death Great Array he had seen before.
Concerned that this mysterious appearance of the Heavenly Sovereign might affect his plans, Li Fan secretly contacted Zhou, the Teaching Practitioner, hoping to learn some insider information from her.
However, to his disappointment, Zhou still gave the same response she did previously—she knew nothing about it.
"According to what I know, your Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has an institution called the Heaven Control Bureau that monitors the principles of Xuanhuang. The Heavenly Sovereign has successfully reversed life and death for so long, yet you insist there's no change in perception... Practitioner Zhou, this is a bit hard to accept," Li Fan said with an unsavory tone.
Zhou smiled: "Your Ten Thousand Realms Federation indeed has good intelligence."
"Even the secret existence of the Heaven Control Bureau within the Immortal Alliance can't be hidden from you. But I didn’t dodge your question; I truly have no knowledge about it."
Zhou's smile gradually faded, and her expression became serious.
"In general, a cultivator wanting to reverse life and death would go through a gradual process."
"During this process, there are obvious signs of the distortion and change in Heavenly Dao principles. This is why the Heaven Control Bureau could detect the imminent birth of the Longevity Heavenly Sovereign."
"But this Transmigration Heavenly Sovereign is different."
"The speed at which he appeared..."
"It was too fast."
Today's update will continue from 10:09 AM.
(End of Chapter)