Chapter 465: What’s Your Type?

The Reincarnation Celestial Worthy seriously considered the suggestion from Primordial Darkness but ultimately shook his head.

Given the current situation, the odds of Primordial Darkness prevailing against the Heavenly Dao were far too low.

Now, under the protection left by the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens, all living things flourished, and the Heavenly Dao was at the zenith of its power.

The possibility of Primordial Darkness defeating a flourishing Heavenly Dao was slim to none.

"If you're unwilling, I won't force you. But if you change your mind, you can contact me anytime, Brother Reincarnation. You've truly stagnated at the Celestial Lord rank for too long!"

Hearing this, the Reincarnation Celestial Worthy revealed a wry smile.

"Sages stand above, yet yield to destiny; while reincarnation never ceases. Until we meet again!"

"What about the treasures?"

Primordial Darkness smiled even more brightly.

Treasures for Sixth Heaven cultivators? He had plenty to spare.

After handing over the promised treasures to Primordial Darkness, the Reincarnation Celestial Worthy disappeared in a flash.

Primordial Darkness didn’t linger either and disappeared as well.

The Reincarnation Celestial Worthy mulled it over.

The words of Primordial Darkness were clearly a lie.

It claimed he had a grudge against Lu Ye, saying Lu Ye ascended to sainthood before him and that he harbored resentment.

Yet when he asked what kind of tribulation Lu Ye faced to become a saint, Primordial Darkness refused to answer.

From this, he could deduce that Lu Ye’s sainthood tribulation was no ordinary one—it must have been one of the greatest tribulations, possibly even the Tribulation of Ages!

Why did the Reincarnation Celestial Worthy think so?

Because later, he asked Primordial Darkness whether many people, including Primordial Darkness itself, had saw Lu Ye face his tribulation.

Primordial Darkness likely overlooked the subtext behind his question.

If Lu Ye had cleared the battlefield before his tribulation, it would have meant he lacked confidence in overcoming it.

But since he didn’t clear the battlefield, it showed he had supreme confidence in achieving sainthood.

With such confidence came immense strength—would he really provoke such a powerhouse?

Lu Ye didn’t even drive Primordial Darkness away, allowing it to watch from the sidelines.

So it stood to reason, he concluded that he and Lu Ye had no enmity.

Moreover, even if he had acted against Lu Ye, he wouldn’t have used the Cycle of Obsession!

The Reincarnation Celestial Worthy put his mind at rest.

It was best that there was no enmity, because if he had to go against the edicts of the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens to kill Lu Ye, he wasn’t confident he could defeat the Great Sage.

After all, that was the fucking Great Sage of the Nine Heavens!

Since time immemorial, how many could truly earn the title of Great Sage?

Why isn't the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens called the Sage of the Nine Heavens? Is it because of the Great Sage's achievements? (Note: "Great Sage" is a title often associated with powerful, revered figures in Chinese mythology, such as Sun Wukong.)

Of course, achievements are part of it, but the most crucial factor is the awe-inspiring power of the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens.

The resources I gave to the Dark Origin had no hidden contingencies, nor were they exclusive to the Six Paths of Reincarnation. No matter what, Lu Ye couldn’t blame me for it.

How safe!

...

After the Dark Origin left, he couldn’t help but sneer.

Surely by now, Reincarnation Celestial Worthy must believe that he never provoked Lu Ye, right?

But in reality?

The Dark Origin knew all too well.

The betrayal of the Eight Maidens—Reincarnation Celestial Worthy played a major role in that.

Now, while the opportunity to achieve sainthood hasn’t appeared yet, Reincarnation Celestial Worthy remains relatively calm. But once the chance arises, how could he possibly restrain himself?

Facing Nine Lives head-on was impossible, so he could only plot in the shadows.

If Nine Lives hadn’t self-destructed in his previous life, even if he had reached the pinnacle of power, enduring eight YinYang DaoDevouring Gu and eight types of poison, he might still have survived the Eternal Tribulation. In that case, Reincarnation Celestial Worthy would have definitely struck the final blow.

This was a battle for the Path—a life-or-death struggle!

Meanwhile, Lu Ye was in discussion with Shen Xitong and Little Providence.

Inside the Heavenly Palace.

Shen Xitong lounged lazily on her throne, draped in a blanket, exuding regal grace and nobility—radiating a completely new aura.

Little Providence lay nearby, chin in hands, her little legs swinging back and forth.

Lu Ye sat cross-legged.

"Let’s discuss this—what are your thoughts on the Dark Origin’s surrender?" Lu Ye asked.

"Ding. When the miniature world within you first takes shape and the myriad Paths are born, there will inevitably be a cosmic upheaval. A being similar to Providence must suppress this chaos, and the Dark Origin is more suitable," the System said.

"Drip. Big sister is correct!"

"But aren’t one of you two planning to enter that world?" Lu Ye asked.

"Ding. Little Providence doesn’t want us to be separated."

"Drip. Big sister is correct!"

"Then won’t you two fight in the future?"

"Ding. She’s no match for me!"

"Drip. Big sister is correct!"

Lu Ye couldn’t resist and patted Little Providence’s head—his daughter was absolutely adorable!

"Drip. You should pat big sister’s head too."

Lu Ye looked at Shen Xitong, who rolled her eyes hard. As if! Like she'd let some host ruffle her hair?

Shen Xitong seemed to think of something and suddenly perked up with interest.

"Ding~ Host, wanna hear something juicy?"

Lu Ye blinked.

Before he could even agree, his recorded voice played.

"Oh great System..."

Lu Ye's face went black.

"Oh great System..."

Shen Xitong was being a little shit, deliberately cutting off the rest of the sentence, leaving only this one phrase.

"Oh great System..."

Lu Ye suddenly lunged at Shen Xitong.

"Ding-ding-ding! The dog host's having a meltdown!"

"Beep! Charge! Capture Sister alive!"

Together with Little Providence, they caught Shen Xitong and gave her a few good whacks. Little Providence also got in a few sneaky pokes, feeling curious—why didn't hers feel as nice as Sister's?

Lu Ye's consciousness zapped out of the Heavenly Palace.

Because he sensed that Dark Origin was pinging him.

"Nine Lives, you there, man?"

Lu Ye picked up the black jade pendant.

"Here!"

"Alright, I've decided. From now on, I’ll throw in with you. But I can’t fully submit, because the old farts in my system will definitely notice. For now, I can only go halfsies on the power link."

"Once we work together to smoke those old bastards, I’ll fully submit to you. How about that?" the Dark Origin said.

Lu Ye pondered for a moment.

"You got it!"

"Good. Oh yeah, one more thing, I ran into Reincarnation Celestial Worthy. He asked me if I had any grudges with you in the past life. I said yes, so he’ll probably assume no. I also took a bunch of resources from him that could be useful to you, claiming it was for a trap."

Lu Ye was actually curious—what exactly had Reincarnation Celestial Worthy done to him in the past life?

"What did he do back then?" Lu Ye asked.

"Plenty! Aside from the Reincarnation Obsession, which wasn’t his doing, he was behind a bunch of other poisons, including the YinYang DaoDevouring Gu!"

Lu Ye blinked. "What?"

"After dumping all the blame on Reincarnation Celestial Worthy, I didn’t do anything else..."

Lu Ye was speechless.

"By the way, Nine Lives, what's your type, anyway?"

Lu Ye blinked.