# 1714
Chapter 1714: Reunion with Lingbao
Swirling spiritual energy pulsed continuously as the vast, ancient Heavenly Court descended between the endless snow-capped mountains.
Three silhouettes swept across the void, hovering above the Jade Pool. They frowned as they gazed upon the blood-red earth below.
"The Jade Pool... how did it become like this?" The Sage of Morality spoke in a cold tone.
"Where is the Queen Mother of the West?"
A streak of cyan light rose from the Jade Pool. The Queen Mother of the West, draped in a flowing robe adorned with gilded purple patterns, clutched the Kunlun Mirror in her hand. She walked up to the three sages, took a deep breath, and said:
"Please forgive this one, Your Excellencies..."
The Queen Mother of the West then recounted everything about the Kuthul and the bloodbath at Heavenly Court. The three sages fell into simultaneous silence.
"Apart from that dead star, there are actually other extraterritorial deities who infiltrated the mortal realm, and they directly attacked the Jade Pool?" The Sage of Morality冷哼一声，"Truly daring!"
"The origins of these extraterritorial gods are too strange. We must not act hastily and should think this through carefully..." The Yuanshi Tianzun pondered aloud.
The Lingbao Tianzun immediately asked: "You just said they came for the Pill of Immortality? Where is the elixir now?"
"The Pill of Immortality has returned to the Jade Pool, but the Pill of Eternity... was mistakenly consumed by this one's attendant, Jialan."
"Consumed?"
The Lingbao Tianzun was stunned. "Where is she now?"
"She is currently at the Jade Pool." The Queen Mother of the West hesitated, then continued, "There is another person accompanying her. He said he wishes to meet Your Excellency."
The three sages exchanged glances. "Meet the Heavenly Sovereign? Who is he?"
"His origins are quite special. If the world is not in chaos today, it is thanks to his intervention... At the same time, he is also the one who fed Jialan the Pill of Eternity."
The Queen Mother of the West did not elaborate further.
"Since that is the case, let him come." The Yuanshi Tianzun was also curious about this person.
The Queen Mother of the West wrestled with herself for a moment, then finally gathered her courage: "He said, to avoid unnecessary karmic entanglements... he wishes to meet only the Lingbao Tianzun."
"Only Lingbao?"
The Sage of Morality and Yuanshi Tianzun were taken aback, their expressions turning odd.
The Lingbao Tianzun also looked puzzled, but he nodded. "Since that is the case, I shall personally go meet this mysterious figure who turned the tide. Let's see what kind of person he is."
Under the Queen Mother of the West's guidance, the Lingbao Tianzun passed through the empty Jade Pool and finally descended before a courtyard on the outskirts.
Creak——
Before he could move, the heavy gate swung open on its own. In the spacious courtyard, a figure in blue robes was already seated behind a stone table. Behind him stood a young woman wearing a blue Han robe.
Both faces were entirely unfamiliar to the Lingbao Tianzun. And as the Queen Mother of the West had said, they were not deities but mortals from the mortal realm.
The Lingbao Tianzun walked to the stone table, his gaze微微一凝, and he gasped in surprise:
"A Primal Chaos Spirit Embryo? How is this possible?"
"The junior Lin Qiye greets the Lingbao Tianzun." Lin Qiye stood up and respectfully bowed. Beside him, Jialan immediately began preparing tea for the Lingbao Tianzun.
The Lingbao Tianzun seemed to realize something. "No wonder the Queen Mother of the West said your origins are special... you actually came from the future?"
"The junior has come from two thousand years in the future and wish to join forces with Your Excellency to play a grand game of chess."
The Lingbao Tianzun slowly sat down, his eyes透过蒸腾的水汽 carefully studying the Lin Qiye before him:
"Coming back from two thousand years later is no easy feat... Who is your opponent in this grand game?"
"Cthulhu, the Three Great Ones." Lin Qiye补充道，"You should have just encountered their followers in the void."
"The dead star?"
"The dead star is merely an ordinary god among them... They are a group of gods from unknown places, a group of monsters that should not exist in this world. Among them, some can easily corrupt a top-tier divine kingdom, some can manipulate the world at will, and some can stand at the very apex of the river of time, all-knowing and all-seeing..."
Hearing Lin Qiye's description, the Lingbao Tianzun's brow furrowed tightly:
"Is Cthulhu really that powerful as you describe?"
"What they can do will always exceed what pale words can describe." Lin Qiye lifted the teacup before him and gently sipped. "In a few hundred years, they will attempt to invade Earth, but they will not succeed... What we truly need to be vigilant against is the crisis from two thousand years in the future.
I came to this era to erase the history that would be beneficial to humanity and to create more chess pieces."
The Lingbao Tianzun's brow lifted.
"From your words... you want this poor one to be your chess piece as well?"
"The junior dares not." Lin Qiye smiled politely. "However, there are indeed some things that require Your Excellency's assistance."
"In that case, why not invite the Yuanshi and Moral Sages as well? Why seek out this poor one alone?"
"The junior will share a karmic connection with Your Excellency in the future. Entrusting this matter to you is the best choice... If too many karmic connections are involved, the junior's own presence will be exposed."
"What do you need this poor one to do?"
Lin Qiye set the cup in his hand back onto the stone table. He looked into the Lingbao Tianzun's eyes and spoke word by word:
"I request that Your Excellency... enter the 'True Self Reincarnation.'"
Upon hearing the words "True Self Reincarnation," the Lingbao Tianzun's pupils微微收缩. He stood in silence for a long while before finally letting out a long sigh.
"'True Self Reincarnation'... this poor one only created this technique a few days ago, and today you come to ask this poor one to enter reincarnation... Is this truly fate and karmic destiny?"
"Your Excellency, what exactly does this 'True Self Reincarnation' do?"
The Lingbao Tianzun glanced at Lin Qiye strangely. "You don't even know what 'True Self Reincarnation' does, yet you come to persuade this poor one to enter reincarnation?"
"Ah..."
"'True Self Reincarnation' is a technique this poor one created. Through numerous cycles of reincarnation, one accumulates reincarnation power to break through the Supreme Realm and reach an even higher level of cultivation... However, this poor one has only just entered the Supreme Realm recently and lacks sufficient enlightenment, so this technique is currently just an idea and has not been perfected."
Lin Qiye nodded, deep in thought.
After the later-era Lingbao Tianzun returned from the "True Self Reincarnation," although he did not cross the barrier beyond the Supreme Realm, his strength had already become unparalleled in the world. If the Baili Pangpang-era Heavenly Sovereign had not awakened and had reincarnated a few more times, he might truly have reached the legendary realm of the Holy Sovereign Ilhand.
The Holy Sovereign Ilhand during the second invasion, who could defeat the gods of the Cthulhu Faction and seal their entire clan on the Moon using the power of Heaven, absolutely exceeded the realm of the Supreme. If the Lingbao Tianzun could reach that realm, their chances of victory would increase by at least thirty percent!
"From your words, this poor one entered the 'True Self Reincarnation' in the future and awakened?" The Lingbao Tianzun guessed Lin Qiye's meaning.
"That's right." Lin Qiye sighed. "However, we are still one step short of that realm..."
The Lingbao Tianzun nodded, his eyes glowing faintly. "It seems the direction this poor one chose is not wrong... Since that is the case, this poor one shall select a day to enter reincarnation and seek this method to save the world."
As the Lingbao Tianzun's words fell, in Lin Qiye's field of vision, a thread of karmic causality spanning thousands of years slowly formed a ring and vanished into the river of time.
The True Self Reincarnation of the Lingbao Tianzun began because of Lin Qiye and ended because of Lin Qiye... Thus, the causal paradox belonging to the Lingbao Tianzun was completed and similarly disappeared from the observation of the Key to the Gate.