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“I remember now!”

Nie Fan suddenly widened his eyes and looked straight at Xiong Xin, as if he had suddenly become enlightened.

"Hey...what's wrong with you? You're so jumpy all of a sudden. That's not like you."

Xiong Xin was startled and said with some confusion.

"It's nothing... Don't worry about it..."

Nie Fan took a deep breath and recalled the ancient legend.

The supreme strong man shuttled through the chaotic sea with a magic sword in hand. The magic sword stirred up ripples, and each ripple was a world. Among them, the most special ripple was the underworld!

From then on, a new order was established and the dead souls had a home to return to, this is reincarnation!

As soon as this order came into being, the resentful spirits between heaven and earth decreased rapidly, and they were reborn in the underworld. This cycle repeated itself over and over again, gradually bringing a balance between life and death and bringing harmony to the universe.

However, there is no eternal stability in this world. Problems will always emerge and intensify over time.

After who knows how many years, the order of the underworld began to show signs of being broken.

As all kinds of creatures learned the way to cultivate chains, countless powerful people were born between heaven and earth.

There are some extremely outstanding beings. When their lifespan ends, their bodies decay but their souls remain immortal. Ultimately, they are unable to pass through the gates of the underworld and are forced to remain in the human world.

After that, another huge disaster from the underworld wreaked havoc on the world, more terrible than the initial turmoil. The strong fell into depravity and turned into ghosts, destroying all lives and almost destroying the order of the underworld!

At this time of crisis, a race suddenly emerged, as if they had inherited the legacy of a peerless strong man and were ready to turn the tide.

They were gifted, as if blessed by fate, born with transcendental powers, and called themselves the original gods, hence the name Ancient Gods...

The ancient gods fought against the power of the underworld and eventually created the funeral ceremony. Through the ceremony, they could extradite the souls that could not pass through the gates of the underworld smoothly, and help them to reincarnate smoothly!

After an unknown amount of time, and through the efforts of generations of undertakers, the world finally cleared up again and returned to its former peace.

At this moment, Nie Fan is the undertaker of this generation. Every year at the summer solstice when Yin is born, a ceremony will be held to lead the strong people who died in the year into the underworld!

"Noon is approaching. That's when the Yang energy reaches its peak and the Yin energy gradually grows. That's when the gate to the underworld opens. We must hurry to the ceremony site!"

Xiong Xin urged, and couldn't help frowning, as if he was dissatisfied with Nie Fan's laziness.

At such an important moment, the other party not only did not arrive at the scene in advance and make all preparations, but was still wandering here, as if he had lost his soul. This is not a good sign!

"Yes, you are right. Now is the most important time. We can't waste any more time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he used his body skills to cross the void at an extremely fast speed and flew towards a certain direction.

Xiong Xin paused slightly, his eyes flickered, and he chased after him!

The ceremony site was packed with people. This was the most grand ceremony of the Ancient Gods. Countless young geniuses and famous strong men were all there. Even the Majesty of the Ancient Gods was present and watched the ceremony with a pious look!

"The time has come, the ceremony begins!"

Following an order, the whole place became solemn, and hundreds of strong men came carrying coffins. In the coffins were the strong men who had died within a year. They had to enter the underworld within today, otherwise it would cause a disaster in the underworld.

"Life and death point to the netherworld, the netherworld opens up, and the underworld appears!!"

Nie Fan stood in the middle of the crowd, cut his palm with a sword and the blood seeped into the earth, nourishing the mysterious formation and activating it immediately!

"The soul returns, immortal!"

Everyone put their hands together and chanted devoutly. Bright light emanated from between everyone’s eyebrows, and their mental powers intertwined and entangled, reaching the sky!

“BOOM!!!”

The void shattered, and the underworld emerged. The portal looked simple and plain, but it truly appeared in front of everyone, drawing the boundary between life and death!

At this moment, everyone held their breath, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.

"Summon the soul back to the earth and return to the origin!"

Nie Fan slashed the air with a sword, and as the laws surged, special symbols were outlined, which attracted the power of heaven and earth.

At that moment, all the coffins exploded, and the souls of the strong men flew out of their bodies and turned into substance in the air, as if they had come alive.

Their eyes were dull, as ignorant as those of babies, and they seemed to be driven by instinct to soar into the air and approach the gate.

The whole process was uneventful and there was nothing surprising. Seeing those dead souls step into the dark abyss, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, even Nie Fan was no exception.

This was clearly a sacred ceremony that gave meaning to life and death, but for some reason, every time he presided over it, he felt a shuddering feeling, as if a shackle was strangling his throat, almost suffocating him!

Now, watching the door to the underworld slowly close, he felt relieved.

"Undertaker... hehe..."

Suddenly, a voice sounded in his ears, startling him.

"Who!? What are you?"

He asked subconsciously, which seemed out of place in such a solemn occasion. He was extremely eye-catching and instantly attracted everyone's attention!

"What’s wrong with you?"

Xiong Xin asked, his expression solemn and reproachful. Now was the end of the ceremony, and such an abrupt action would very likely cause the ceremony to fail and lead to irreparable consequences!

"No, it's nothing, I might be hallucinating!"

"Be alert, don't make any mistakes!"

Nie Fan nodded, forced himself to calm his mind, and began to finish the work meticulously.

But then, the voice reappeared.

"Undertaker, undertaker, you filthy parasite of reincarnation, what are you burying? Not the dead, but the ancient gods who are being led to the Styx!"

The voice was light and bright, like singing a nursery rhyme, but the content of the song made him shudder!

He looked up suddenly and saw a red light flashing from the portal to the underworld, which pierced directly into his forehead.

"hiss…"

He gasped, his pupils trembling violently, and the world in front of him changed.

The surrounding background turned blood red, and countless low whispers sounded in my ears, making me feel irritated and uneasy.

What is even more eye-catching is that a crescent moon slowly rises, but it is not a vertical crescent moon. Instead, it is placed horizontally in the void, like a weird smiling face!

“I remembered!!”

In an instant, the dusty memories revived, causing him to tremble uncontrollably.

Memories showed that this was the last funeral ceremony of the Ancient Gods. Not only the dead strong men were buried, but also the entire Ancient Gods!