In the following days, Mo Wangchen continued his daily calculations.

The souls of Yao Yuntian and the Heavenly Sea Saint's were rather easy to locate through deductions.

Although the final result was not entirely satisfactory.

However, after numerous attempts, he did indeed find a few other souls.

By contrast, Yuyu's soul eluded Mo Wangchen entirely, impossible to deduce.

For some unseen force seemed to impede him, the reason for which remained unknown to him.

He scoured the entire Southern Domain, even the entire Daluo Heaven Realm, as souls could drift anywhere in the world, making the search not as easy as imagined.

In the blink of an eye, a century was about to pass...

Decades ago, Mo Wangchen had already found the souls of both Yao Yuntian and the Heavenly Sea Saint.

Yet no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't determine even the slightest trace of Yuyu's soul.

In the end, during the last two years, he gave up searching and returned to Mo Pavilion.

He let Yao Yuntian and the Heavenly Sea Saint's souls meet with Jing Yun and Gu Wei.

The four of them had been brought out by Mo Wangchen from Qingling, and through years of companionship, they developed a bond like that of siblings, always having endless conversations upon meeting.

Unfortunately, the two of them had fallen, destined to exist only as residual souls, and couldn't remain in this world forever.

During those two years, Mo Wangchen also released his divine power, greatly enlightening Jing Yun and Gu Wei.

Finally, in the last year, both of them took that crucial step and entered the supreme realm of Ancient Gods!

Becoming two newly emerging Ancient God powerhouses in this godless era after tens of thousands of years!

Such a realm was beyond even Mo Wangchen's reach. Their appearances regressed from their former aging to a middle-aged state.

Following Jing Yun and Gu Wei, the Ancestor King of the Divine Scale Clan also made a breakthrough, becoming this era's third newly emerged Ancient God powerhouse.

Mo Wangchen knew that in the decades or even centuries to follow, many more would take that step.

But for him, it was no longer so important because now his time had arrived, and his second life had concluded.

"Master, we shall strive onwards. As years wane, if we could live on for countless lives, we shall surely meet you in a future life!"

On this day, Mo Wangchen's body ascended to the sky. Jing Yun and Gu Wei's faces were filled with deep reluctance, but at their level of cultivation, they understood that Mo Wangchen did not belong to this era, and his departure was inevitable.

"The grace of Mo Venerable is something my Divine Scale Clan will never forget!"

In the Southern Domain, the Ancestor King of the Divine Scale Clan sat cross-legged on a mountaintop. Now, he had also achieved Dao and became a god, but his heart remained as reverent towards Mo Wangchen as in the past.

At this moment, his gaze stretched far, seeming to pierce through the endless void, seeing the distant sky where Mo Wangchen's body was slowly ascending.

Mo Wangchen heard the words of Jing Yun and Gu Wei but sighed, as the two of them, now as ancient gods, held endless life spans, but true immortality was still beyond reach.

In future eras, the time separating him and this era spanned too long for anyone to survive from one life to that period.

Mo Wangchen even believed that the current era was not the era he belonged to.

"Buzz..."

Soaring into the sky, he finally reached an endless starry void with nothing around him, only a sea of darkness.

A phantom door appeared before Mo Wangchen, should he step through, it would mark the beginning of his third life.

However, before that, there were still matters for Mo Wangchen to resolve.

Standing before the phantom door, he took out a Black Tower, releasing the souls of the Heavenly Sea Saint and Yao Yuntian.

He had long found and merged their three souls and seven spirits.

At this moment, released from the Black Tower, both appeared slightly confused until they saw the phantom door and understood.

"Master, are you leaving...?"

Mo Wangchen nodded, "I have spent the past century searching for your senior sister's soul, but now my time is up; I must leave..."

"However, this time, I shall accompany you personally through reincarnation."

In the third life, he was not in a hurry to depart; Mo Wangchen needed to enter the Netherworld, to figure out why Yuyu's soul could never be found.

With that, Mo Wangchen reached into the void with his hand, and the Dao Pattern on his fingertips shone brilliantly, revealing another phantom door.

The silent aura of death filled the sky instantly; this door led to the Netherworld.

"Let us go."

Finally, Mo Wangchen led the souls of Yao Yuntian and Heavenly Sea Saint through the doorway.

Ghost Gate, Underworld Road, Other Shore Flower, Wangchuan River...

Legend has it that after death, one's soul enters the Ghost Gate, travels the Underworld Road, where Other Shore Flowers grow wild on both sides, and at the end, lies the Wangchuan River, above which stands the Other Shore Bridge. Only by crossing this bridge can one truly reach the Netherworld.

"Woo... Woo..."

A fierce, cold wind howled in their ears like ghostly wails from hell.

At this moment, Mo Wangchen stood with Yao Yuntian before an ancient gate of the Ghost Country.

The enormous ancient gate was pitch black, appearing to have been drenched in blood, dried into a sinister hue.

Above the ancient gate, three large, red characters were inscribed boldly and powerfully.

"Ghost Gate..."

Mo Wangchen murmured, these three characters contained profound laws, eerie and wicked. Prolonged gaze would surely invite dreadful events.

Retracting his gaze, he took Yao Yuntian onward.

"To enter the Ghost Gate, present your credentials first."

On either side of the gate, eighteen Ghost Kings stood guard, their cultivation profound and mysterious, their faces masked with ghost gods' visages, tusks protruding, creating a frightening display.

The eighteen were tasked with guarding this gate, forming an impregnable barrier. Any soul approaching would be required to undergo inspection before passing through.

Mo Wangchen furrowed his brow slightly before allowing Yao Yuntian to step forward for inspection.

"Three souls and seven spirits complete, not a wandering solitary soul, permitted to enter the Ghost Gate." Soon, one of the eighteen Ghost Kings responsible for inspection spoke.

Then he looked toward Mo Wangchen, "You are not a Death Soul, why have you come here?"

Mo Wangchen remained silent, revealing the Dao Pattern on his fingertips. The eighteen were taken aback, "Netherworld Envoy!"

"These two are my disciples; I wish to personally escort them through reincarnation." Mo Wangchen explained.

Upon hearing this, the eighteen dared not obstruct and moved aside, allowing Mo Wangchen and the souls of Yao Yuntian entrance.

In the Ghost Country, a Netherworld Envoy holds high status, far above these Ghost Kings. Most Netherworld Envoys wore black and white uniforms, their faces masked like theirs.

Only a select few Netherworld Envoys, like Mo Wangchen, were exempt from such attire, figures from different eras who gained the favor of Ksitigarbha, bestowing upon them the identity of Netherworld Envoys.

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