What’s the point of cultivating immortality if you don’t have money?.

Chapter 549 The Secrets of Reincarnation and the Path of Gods (Thanks to 'Shadow Immortal Qitian' for the generous donation)
In a fit of intense dizziness, Li Xiao felt as if an endless darkness enveloped his consciousness, and he was falling into this darkness as if he were about to fall into an abyss without end.

When he awoke from the darkness, he found himself standing on a vast, endless white expanse.

The white sand and gravel stretched endlessly across the land, seemingly merging with the horizon.

Just as he was completely bewildered, cheers erupted from the crowd nearby.

Li Xiao turned his head and saw a group of people shouting, "The Underworld! This is the Underworld! The legendary Underworld with 18 levels underground in Kunxu!"

"The cult leader is right, reincarnation after death is real!"

"We can be reincarnated now! We can be reincarnated now!"

Listening to the shouts and commotion of the demonic cult members, Li Xiao gradually came to his senses.

"I am dead."

He recalled the scenes at Wanfa University City, the fierce battle between Zhang Yu and others against the Demonic Sect's Golden Core cultivators, and the scene of himself being ultimately crushed by Shi Huaiyu.

But the anger and pain in his heart were only fleeting, and the next moment Li Xiao's face was filled with excitement and anticipation.

"What joy is there in life? What suffering is there in death? A lifetime of arduous cultivation is not as good as extinguishing the body and being reborn in the cycle of reincarnation."

He loudly recited the slogans of the Feathered Ascension Sect, and then, like the other followers around him, he began to laugh heartily.

"Death is not the end."

"No wonder, no wonder they don't let us die easily."

"They're afraid we won't continue living like beasts of burden, afraid we'll be reincarnated!"

At this moment, boundless hope flashed in Li Xiao's eyes, as if he could already see his future reincarnation into the 5th level of Kunxu, the 10th level of Kunxu, or even into a celestial body.

Even if it doesn't work out in this lifetime, there's always the next life, and the life after that.

"In one lifetime, I will have a better birth and more outstanding talent, and reach a higher peak on the path of immortality."

Thinking of Zhang Yu, who was more talented than him, and Ji Yuanshu, Gongshu Jin, and Ying Xin, who were born into better circumstances... Li Xiao's eyes revealed an intense longing for the future.

At the same time, lines of text began to flash before his eyes.

"The Immortal Emperor of Reincarnation lamented the suffering of all living beings and the hopelessness of this life. He made a great vow to recreate the Underworld, just to seek a sliver of immortal opportunity for all living beings in the world."

"According to the contract, you may begin your 15th reincarnation."

Li Xiao, who was in the midst of his excitement, was slightly taken aback when he saw this line of text.

Then lines of text and data began to appear in front of him.

That was his list of assets, a calculation of his disposable property after deducting liabilities, taxes, reincarnation fees, and other necessary expenses.

-2.566 spirit coins.

Besides the statistics on spirit coins, there were other currencies that Li Xiao had heard of or had not heard of, as well as things that sounded incredibly expensive, such as supernatural powers, immortal artifacts, Dao veins, and merits. However, Li Xiao's statistics for the latter items were all zero.

As for the currency on the first floor, it was not included in the statistics at all.

Looking at these numbers, Li Xiao felt an extremely ominous feeling welling up inside him.

At the same time, another option popped up in front of them.

"Are there any additional posthumous assets that need to be registered? Any assets that have been overlooked, hidden wealth, unregistered practices and knowledge in the Taoist canon... anything you deem valuable, you can try to register."

"Warning: There are many expenses involved in the upcoming reincarnation process. In order to ensure you are reincarnated into a good life, we hope you will carefully register your assets before reincarnation."

Seeing this scene, Li Xiao felt a chill run through him.

He then attempted to register his assets, but none of his cultivation techniques or knowledge could be converted into any value. Clearly, Li Xiao had nothing to offer for valuation. Even his attempts to leak information about Zhang Yu and the Demonic Sect yielded no results.

"Is it because they look down on it? Does the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor look down on these secrets? Or are there compromises between those above? Secrets held by the dead cannot be used to interfere with reality at will?"

Li Xiao had no chance to verify his guess. After a series of failures, the process of registering additional posthumous property was skipped, and he proceeded to the formal reincarnation process.

A large number of options immediately appeared in front of Li Xiao.

Is the Kunxu where one is reincarnated on floor 1 or floor 36?
Li Xiao wanted to choose the upper level, but found that every level except the first level required money. Since his disposable assets would be negative after death, he could only choose the first level.

Once you've chosen floor 1, where exactly will you be reincarnated? Which city? The city center or the suburbs?
Is the gender male or female?

Is she beautiful or ugly?

And what about immortal aptitude, physical endowment...? Talent for weapon crafting? Martial arts talent? Photographic memory? Exceptional intelligence?

Or was she born with a divine spiritual root? A celestial spiritual root? Or even an innate sacred body? A preordained celestial embryo?

Each choice allows Li Xiao to legally and compliantly possess these qualities in his next life, but each adjustment to his qualifications requires a high cost.

Then, what is the family background? Are they from an ordinary family? Or are they the offspring of company employees? What industry do their parents work in? What level of achievement do they have? How much wealth do they possess?

Even one's own personality can be subtly adjusted.

One of Li Xiao's personalities in his next life is that he is inclined towards the path of immortality. If he wants to delete this personality, or add or adjust other personalities, he will have to pay a fee.

Below that was another merit that Li Xiao couldn't understand. It seemed that because his disposable assets after death were negative, this merit was also displayed as -326.

Li Xiao didn't know what it meant to have negative merits from birth, but he felt it definitely wasn't a good thing.

Looking at the various reincarnation options and the costs required for each minor adjustment, Li Xiao grew increasingly desperate.

He seemed to have already seen himself life after life, living as the poorest of the poor, life after life... and just like that, life went on and on.

Li Xiao couldn't help but let his mind wander again: "If this continues, won't people get poorer and poorer? Will they be forever flowing towards the first level of Kunxu? Where do the people above come from? What about the ever-increasing number of demons at the Heavenly Demon University? Are they all reincarnated from even higher levels?"

"Or is natural reproduction also possible, since not everyone is a reincarnation?"

"Or perhaps there are other factors besides this cycle that influence population adjustment... The current reincarnation process is just one corner of a vast reincarnation system. Perhaps the reincarnation processes are different for different levels and identities in Kunxu..."

But the next moment, he shook his head: "What's the use of thinking about these things now?"

The biggest problem facing Li Xiao right now is reincarnation.

Suddenly, someone nearby shouted, "You even care about reincarnation?"

But then another person, laughing and crying, said, "In heaven and on earth, in the cycle of cause and effect, there is nothing in this world that the immortals cannot control! There is nothing they cannot manage."

"They're just playing us. The immortals are playing us, and the Feathered Ascension Sect is deceiving us, making us work for them and make money for them life after life, only to be completely exploited by them every time we're reincarnated..."

He laughed as he sat down on the ground, muttering, "I don't want to be reincarnated, I don't want to be born again, I don't want to be poor anymore..."

But soon, because he had not initiated the reincarnation process, everything began to operate on its own, and this person had already transformed into a rainbow of light and shot straight into the sky, embarking on a new life.

Some people want to commit suicide, to truly annihilate their souls, only to find that they are nothing more than a ghost in this pure white underworld, unable even to commit suicide, and can only turn into a rainbow and depart in despair.

Li Xiao watched this scene, then turned to look at the reincarnation option in front of him, his heart becoming as still as a stagnant pool.

"In my next life, I will be even poorer, and I won't even be a first-level immortal anymore..."

"Even in the next life, I will be poorer, and each life will be poorer than the last."

The thought of being a poor person in his next life, of being poor for all eternity, filled Li Xiao with an unprecedented fear.

It was because he could see no hope for the future, only darkness and endless suffering.

At this moment, all he wanted was to die... to truly and completely rest in peace.

Amidst cries of pain, anger, and despair, Li Xiao transformed into a rainbow of light, soaring into the sky and beginning a new chapter in his life.

……

Kunxu, Level 2.

Wanfa University, University Town.

Inside Ye Xingli's laboratory.

Upon hearing Zhang Yu's question, Fu Ji fell into deep thought for a moment.

"As expected... Zhang Yu still asked."

Although he had temporarily resolved Feng Yuhan's troubles, Zhang Yu devoted himself wholeheartedly to refining the prototype machine and completing the remaining steps.

But Fuki knew that Zhang Yu must have remembered her conversation with the evil gods in the Dark Spirit Realm.

However, at that time, Fu Ji no longer wanted to hide it from Zhang Yu.

Perhaps it was because Fu Ji was influenced by Zhang Yu.

Perhaps it's because Zhang Yu has become more mature in Fu Ji's eyes.

This time, Fukuhime did not hide the information about Shinto from Zhang Yu, but directly said, "Shinto is a kind of cultivation path."

"The most basic path to divinity is naturally the path of cultivating step by step to become a righteous god and a formal employee of the Heavenly Court."

“A higher level of Shinto is to contain the will of the gods transmitted from the spirit world, to become the vessel of the gods in the material world, and to become their tool for interfering with reality.”

"Going even further, that's the path Zhang Pianpian is most likely to take right now..."

Upon hearing what Fuki said, Zhang Yu immediately became serious and listened carefully to what Fuki was about to say.

"To become the reincarnation of a god, and step by step to gain control of the authority, resources, and even memories of the true god."

“Ordinary gods certainly cannot reach this level. A god who can reincarnate in this way must be a high-ranking god in the Heavenly Court.”

"Such a righteous god often has many reincarnations. After these reincarnations compete and devour each other, the one that remains in the end will become the new god."

Fu Ji sighed, "Zhang Pianpian's path... is very likely this one."

"In this process, the stronger Zhang Pianpian becomes, the more memories she will acquire that belong to the true god, until she defeats all competitors, becomes a true god, and completely integrates those vast memories into her body."

"Of course, during this process, Zhang Pianpian is also very likely to be defeated by other competitors and become nourishment for other reincarnated bodies."

"And even if she succeeds in the end, compared to Zhang Pianpian's own limited memories, the memories of the true gods are far too complex, as vast as the ocean..."

(End of this chapter)