It turns out, they were the main characters.

The handcuffs that had been binding Mu Zhian snapped in response.

After 'Reincarnation' takes effect, whether or not the handcuffs are there is no longer important. Even if Mu Zhian escapes to the ends of the earth, he will eventually appear in the space created by 'Reincarnation'.

Mu Zhian was breathing heavily, looking somewhat weak, his brows furrowed: "I've said it before, no matter what, I will never give in to you..."

"What a fine example of unyielding to the death..." Ni Yan's lips curled slightly: "Then let's look forward to Young Master Mu's next performance."

Of all those who have fallen under the taboo of 'reincarnation,' from the past to the present, she has never seen one who did not eventually obediently submit and submit.

Can a cultivator who has only recently attained enlightenment really defy fate?

"It's a pity. Then I'll trouble Young Master Mu to continue to pass on your innate spiritual energy to me."

Ni Yan smiled and looked at Mu Zhi'an's body, her beautiful eyes alluring: "Judging from your current energy and the spiritual energy of the furnace, you probably won't be able to hold on for another two hours."

"Don't even think about doing anything underhanded in your natural furnace. I know you have a naturally alluring body, but 'reincarnation' will sever the alluring spiritual energy you gave me."

This is why Ni Yan is so confident in cultivating with Mu Zhi'an. If she rashly absorbs his spiritual energy, and Mu Zhi'an were to do something underhanded in her innate furnace, she might even be bewitched by the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox.

After all, Mu Zhian is now a natural furnace for the Feather Transformation Realm.

The spiritual energy from the cauldron that was transformed was directly injected into Ni Yan's body, and its alluring effect was several times stronger than directly using the charm spell.

However, the forbidden items of reincarnation can restrict Mu Zhian's alluring body.

Even if Mu Zhian's spiritual energy is drained to exhaustion, he still cannot do anything underhanded in the innate furnace.

Ni Yan reached out and wrapped her arms around Mu Zhi'an's neck, gazing at him with alluring eyes.

"Come, Mu Zhian, please me to your heart's content, give me all your spiritual energy, no matter how much spiritual energy you give me, I will accept it."

Mu Zhian looked at the shackles that had come off his wrists, then looked up at the stunning beauty in front of him, his eyes filled with panic: "No... I don't want to do those things anymore, my body won't be able to take it if this continues."

"Then all you have to do is agree to become my servant, right?"

Ni Yan's tone was somewhat persuasive as she smiled and said, "As long as you kneel down now and swear to the Great Dao to become my servant, all of this will end."

Mu Zhian immediately looked away: "No... I won't agree!"

"Then I regret to ask Young Master Mu to continue to expend your energy. I will exhaust your body until you pass out... and then repeat the process after you wake up, until I ascend to immortality." Ni Yan raised her face and looked at me with a calm smile.

"Young Master Mu, please come quickly! I've been missing you so much!"

Her tone carried a hint of seduction, but the way she looked at Mu Zhian was as if she were looking at a lowly servant.

"Okay."

Suddenly, Mu Zhian looked up, grabbed Ni Yan's wrist, and pinned her against the wall.

Ni Yan didn't react at first, thinking the boy had given up on himself. But when she saw Mu Zhi'an's body seemingly radiating a phoenix-like flame, her expression stiffened slightly, and she hesitated before asking, "The Heavenly Phoenix Technique?"

She never expected that a cultivator from the Eastern Continent would actually cultivate the Heavenly Phoenix Technique of the first Demon Emperor of the Demon Realm.

Moreover... Mu Zhian was clearly under the control of 'reincarnation', but she vaguely felt that something was not quite right.

"Wait...you've broken free from the control of 'reincarnation'?!" Ni Yan suddenly realized, and looked up incredulously.

It's unclear when it started, but a ruler radiating a clear light was stuck in the floor beneath Mu Zhian's feet, about to completely suppress the light of 'reincarnation' back into its body.

"Even so, a mere Enlightenment Realm cultivator is no match for me... Hmm~"

A beautiful note suddenly escaped her lips involuntarily, as if all the spiritual energy in her body had been drained. Whenever she tried to gather spiritual energy, the spiritual energy of the innate furnace, along with its alluring aura, would pour into Ni Yan's body, abruptly interrupting her spellcasting.

Having finally found an opportunity, Ni Yan glared angrily at Mu Zhi'an: "Mu Zhi'an, you—"

"Shut up, bad women need to be disciplined with a stick!"

……

While Ni Yan was still 'entangled' with Mu Zhi'an, at this very moment, a continuous celestial ladder had appeared in the sky above the forbidden area of ​​reincarnation.

At the end of the Heavenly Ladder, a woman clad in celestial golden armor looked down at the creatures in the forbidden land, as well as Huang Manting, the forbidden examiner who was climbing the Heavenly Ladder.

The Heavenly Dao's 'forbidden' gaze fixed coldly on Huang Manting, its expression utterly indifferent.

In reality, he was looking at Huang Manting's body with envy, admiring the innate spiritual energy within it.

After watching for a while, 'Forbidden's' gaze turned to a palace in the forbidden area of ​​reincarnation.

In 'Forbidden's' cold eyes, there seemed to be a human-like emotion of envy and jealousy.

Waaaaah... I really want to cultivate with my master.

Unfortunately, she cannot descend upon Kyushu at will.

When I descend upon Kyushu next time, I'll definitely make it up to them handsomely...

At the same time, Ni Yan's personal maid saw Huang Manting undergoing the assessment and her expression changed. She realized the purpose of the Lord of Reincarnation, so she turned around and headed towards the palace.

"Master, something terrible has happened—!"

However, when the maid hurriedly entered the palace, she only saw a ball of light, about the size of a small house, radiating a soft glow in the very center of the palace.

From the surface of the sphere of light, nothing can be seen inside.

This is the true form of the forbidden object 'Reincarnation'. From the outside, it looks like a glass bead. After it is offered up, it becomes the eyes of its master and forms a unique space.

From the outside, you can't see what's happening inside; but from the inside, you can see everything in the outside world at a glance.

"W-What's wrong?"

At this moment, Ni Yan's slightly intermittent voice came from the ball of light.

"Master, something terrible has happened. The disciple brought by the Lord of Reincarnation is participating in the forbidden assessment today. If she passes more levels than you, the situation may..."

Before the maid could finish speaking, Ni Yan interrupted her: "N-nothing...it doesn't matter anymore."

The maid paused, hesitantly observing the ball of light before her, and asked, "Are you alright...? Did something go wrong with your cultivation?"

Ni Yan exhaled a sweet breath and stammered, "I'm fine. I just finished meditating and am stretching my body now. I'm really fine... um~"

"You may leave," she said calmly.

"……Yes."

As the maid's footsteps faded into the distance, the Empress turned to look at the boy behind her with fox ears, a hint of emotion in her beautiful eyes.

She suddenly felt that the laws of nature weren't so important anymore... This child in front of her could give her a heaven-like sense of joy that no one else could provide.

……

Time slips away silently.

Then, at some point, a melodious girl's voice came from outside the palace gates: "Niyan, if you want to live, release the person."

As soon as she finished speaking, Huang Manting stepped into the palace in her delicate embroidered shoes.

When Huang Manting saw the young man, already dressed and sitting before the throne in the main hall, she was momentarily stunned. Then, she quickly reacted and hurried to Mu Zhian's side: "Where's Niyan? Did she go to stop me from taking the forbidden test...?"

Mu Zhian came to his senses and said with mixed feelings, "This is a long story."

A hint of doubt flashed in Huang Manting's eyes, but she quickly said, "Never mind, whatever you do, you leave here first. Leave Niyan to me and Master—"

Before she could finish speaking, she saw a woman emerge from behind the throne.

The woman, with her hair flowing freely, gazed at Mu Zhian with deep affection, while the swirling black light patterns beneath her feet revealed the name of their owner.

Ni Yan, the master of the forbidden land of reincarnation!

Huang Manting opened her mouth slightly, looking at the woman's delicate face with a blush and the dazed, infatuated look in her eyes when she looked at Mu Zhian with some surprise.

After a brief moment of surprise, her mind seemed to short-circuit for a moment, and then a bewildered question slowly emerged.

What's going on?

Chapter 629 The Sect Master's Identity

Huang Manting had considered the numerous obstacles she would face during the forbidden trial, and she also imagined that even after inheriting the power of the rules of the forbidden land of reincarnation, she would still have a final battle with Ni Yan.

Many of these scenes had been rehearsed countless times in her mind during her return to the forbidden area of ​​reincarnation these past few days, but the scene before her was something that was beyond her imagination.

What's going on...?

Shouldn't Mu Zhian be under Ni Yan's control...?

Why do these two look so harmonious right now?

It was as if they had never fought and had known each other for a long time.

After a brief moment of surprise, Huang Manting hesitated and asked, "Am I too early?"

Judging from Ni Yan's current attire, it's clear that she had just finished and was still immersed in the afterglow of what had just happened.

Mu Zhian clearly guessed what Huang Manting was referring to, and without wasting time, he smiled and said, "You've come at the right time. Ni Yan has already sworn to the Great Dao that she will no longer compete with you for the position of Lord of Reincarnation."

Huang Manting glanced at Mu Zhian suspiciously, then narrowed her eyes and whispered, "Young Master Mu, what exactly did you do to Ni Yan?"

"I just had a normal conversation with her. Actually, I didn't have much hope at first, but I didn't expect the Lord of Reincarnation to be much more open-minded than I imagined."

Mu Zhian smiled gently: "After negotiating with her not long ago, she agreed to give up the position of Lord of Reincarnation in the future."

In fact, Mu Zhian didn't have high hopes at first; he just wanted to see if he could charm Ni Yan...

As it turns out, the charm spells of the Enlightenment Realm are not that effective against a Forbidden Lord.

However, the allure of a natural furnace for the Feathered Realm was far more exaggerated than Mu Zhian had imagined.

Of course, a large part of the reason is also because Ni Yan herself is not firm in her will and does not have much loyalty to the Heavenly Dao.

Ultimately, Ni Yan was not a 'child' born from the Heavenly Dao, but a successor who later inherited the Forbidden Land of Reincarnation.

Huang Manting's gaze lingered subtly on the exotic woman beside Mu Zhian, her eyes holding a rather meaningful look.

"What are your plans next?" she asked.

"If possible, I will wait until you inherit the position of Lord of Reincarnation before I leave."

As soon as Mu Zhian finished speaking, Huang Manting's eyes lit up slightly.

“Of course, I’ll stay for three more days at most,” Mu Zhian added.

Huang Manting blinked her captivating eyes and said in a sweet voice, "What a pity, I was thinking of delaying my ascension for a few days if things went this way."

There was indeed a hint of regret in his voice.

Mu Zhian smiled, reached out and took Huang Manting's small hand, and said softly, "After we resolve the matter of the Heavenly Dao, won't we still have plenty of time to do other things?"