High Martial Arts: I Travel Through Heaven and Earth Through Dreams

Chapter 300 The Truth Behind the Destruction of the Ascension Platform

On the other hand, Lin Hanzhou successfully infiltrated the Demon Slaying Hall as a "reclusive cultivator at the second level of the eighth rank" and was granted the honorary title of Guest Elder.

At this moment, he was sitting in a secluded courtyard, leisurely sipping his newly acquired spiritual tea, waiting for a mysterious guest.

Not long ago, he received a "Reincarnation Summoning Order" through the interface of the Reincarnation Palace.

This is a publicly issued call to action, which all reincarnated individuals in this world will receive.

Originally, Lin Hanzhou did not intend to pay any attention to it.

But he discovered that the number of reincarnated beings in this world had dwindled to a pitiful two.

Given this, he could roughly guess the poster's identity; it was most likely the mysterious black-robed man who had let him go at the border of Blood Soul Continent last time.

Despite their hasty farewell last time, Lin Hanzhou remained preoccupied with the identity of the man in black.

The fact that the other party could thrive in that secret organization that specifically hunts reincarnated individuals clearly indicates that they know a great deal of information.

Now that the other party has taken the initiative to extend an invitation, Lin Hanzhou naturally has no reason to refuse.

"Squeak—"

Just as Lin Hanzhou put down his teacup, the wooden door to the courtyard was gently pushed open.

A figure completely shrouded in a wide black robe walked in silently.

He wore a hood, and his face was shrouded in a light mist, making it impossible to see his features. However, Lin Hanzhou was extremely familiar with that restrained yet unfathomable aura.

"Hello there."

Lin Hanzhou stood up and greeted the other person.

The man in black robes didn't stand on ceremony and walked directly to the stone bench opposite Lin Hanzhou, sitting down in a hoarse and deep voice.

"You're too kind, fellow Daoist."

Lin Hanzhou smiled and personally poured him a cup of spiritual tea.

"I have always remembered your kindness last time. May I ask your name?"

The man in black robes paused for a moment, seemingly weighing something.

You can call me Nightshade.

"Fellow Daoist Night Shadow."

Lin Hanzhou repeated it, a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

Nightshade clearly knew what Lin Hanzhou was thinking, so he skipped the pleasantries and cut straight to the point.

"I bet you're curious about the origins of that organization that hunted reincarnated individuals last time."

"I can tell you definitively now that the organization is none other than the Demon Extermination Hall, which recently unified the Old World!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the air in the courtyard seemed to freeze for a moment.

However, Lin Hanzhou's face showed no extra expression, and even the hand holding the teacup did not tremble in the slightest.

He took a small sip of tea and spoke softly.

"really."

"You don't seem... surprised?" Nightshade asked, somewhat astonished.

Lin Hanzhou put down his teacup and calmly explained.

"Eighth-tier, tenth-level powerhouse—using such a strong expert as an assassin is likely something only the top forces on this continent could accomplish."

"But more than that, I'm curious why they hate us reincarnated beings so much?"

"So much hatred that it warrants expending enormous manpower and resources to specifically dispatch an eighth-tier powerhouse to lead a hunt?"

"Were they reincarnated beings who had been to this world before, and did something terrible to them?"

"For example, by robbing their Daoist partner, or stealing their most precious treasure?"

Lin Hanzhou couldn't help but raise this question.

Nightshade didn't keep them in suspense and answered directly.

"This matter is far more serious than you're making it out to be."

"That event directly changed the course of the war a million years ago."

"This goes back a million years. How much do you know about that period of history?"

Lin Hanzhou pondered for a moment.

"I know quite a lot about it, but there are some hidden things I don't know. You can tell me."

Nightshade pondered for a moment, then spoke softly.

"Millions of years ago, the demon race launched a massive invasion of the Tianxuan Realm. At that time, the demon race was far more powerful than anyone could have imagined."

"At that time, the ninth-order Mahayana realm experts all had the intention to retreat after witnessing the almost inexhaustible source of soldiers and the terrifying lineup of the Demon Emperor of the Demon Race."

"They knew that if they fought head-on, even if they won, their side would suffer heavy casualties, and very few would survive."

"No ninth-tier powerhouse would willingly do the work for someone else's benefit, so they made a collective decision: to avoid war!"

"They plan to activate the ascension platform left over from ancient times and travel to the legendary immortal realm to escape the demons."

"Unfortunately, the Ascension Platform has a one-thousand-year interval between uses, and only ten people can ascend each time. When the demons invaded, it was less than a thousand years since the last ascension, which meant that they could not ascend to the Immortal Realm for the time being and had to wait for several hundred years."

"But the good news is that the Ascension Platform can be moved, and it can be used normally as long as it is within the Tianxuan Realm."

"With hundreds of ninth-tier powerhouses, it would be quite easy for them to hide an ascension platform without being discovered."

"If nothing unexpected happens, these ninth-tier powerhouses will continue to live in seclusion and leave this world through the Ascension Platform."

"But at that moment, the reincarnated person from this world appeared."

Nightshade's voice carried a complex tone, making it difficult to discern whether it was admiration or mockery.

"Most of these reincarnated beings are carrying the mission of 'saving the world.' They cannot allow these ninth-tier powerhouses to avoid battle and run away, nor can they bear to see this land, which is devastated, completely abandoned."

"No matter what these reincarnated beings say, those ninth-tier powerhouses only care about themselves and don't care about the lives of the rest of the Tianxuan Realm."

"The reincarnated ones know that they absolutely cannot stop the demons with their own strength alone."

"Therefore, the reincarnated individuals at that time made an extremely bold decision!"

"They used an extremely violent method to forcibly drag those cowardly ninth-tier powerhouses into the fray!"

"That means directly revealing the location of the Ascension Platform to the demon army!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Hanzhou suddenly realized what was going on.

No wonder these demons were able to pinpoint the location of the Ascension Platform so accurately in the Five Elements Sword Saint's memories; it turns out the reincarnated ones helped them.

This forceful attempt to drag over a hundred ninth-tier powerhouses into the fray is truly remarkable.

Nightshade continued, his tone filled with complex emotions for those reincarnated individuals from back then.

"To the demon race, a cultivator at the ninth-tier Mahayana realm is undoubtedly the most delicious and nourishing 'food' in the world!"

"Of course they won't let these top prey escape through the ascension platform!"

"Thus, guided by the reincarnated beings, the demon army directly locked onto the coordinates of the ascension platform and launched a full-scale attack!"

"What happened next was that the Ascension Platform was destroyed by the Demon Clan, and those ninth-tier powerhouses who originally planned to escape were completely deprived of their way out."

"With their retreat cut off, they have no choice but to turn and fight!"