Zhu Yanyi never expected reincarnation to have so many variations. She raised her eyebrows slightly. "Your workload is quite heavy."
"Yes, which is why the Underworld has many staff members," Yan Aohan said with a smile. "Come, let’s go to the Reincarnation Pool."
With Yan Aohan leading the way, Zhu Yanyi didn’t need to queue and could go directly to the Reincarnation Pool. However, she noticed there were no souls waiting in this area. "Why are there no souls waiting by the Reincarnation Pool?"
Yan Aohan explained, "There isn’t just one Reincarnation Pool. Have you ever seen only one bathroom in the mortal realm?"
Zhu Yanyi realized the Underworld had reformed and built many pools.
Seeing Zhu Yanyi’s stunned expression, Yan Aohan laughed. "The pools are divided into public areas and private rooms. Ordinary souls queue in the public hall. I brought you here to a private room reserved for you."
Zhu Yanyi nodded in understanding. She approached the pool. The water was crystal clear, looking like an ordinary bath, but it carried a faint, heartbreaking sorrow that was tangled and hard to untie.
"I’ll wait for you here. Go ahead," Yan Aohan said.
Zhu Yanyi nodded. She tested the water temperature; it was warm. Since clothes weren’t needed for the Reincarnation Pool, she slowly stepped in and sat down. The water covered her head completely.
The pool water seemed to calm down.
Yan Aohan sat cross-legged on the ground nearby, waiting for her to emerge.
Zhu Yanyi found that entering the pool didn’t cause suffocation. She could breathe deeply underwater.
At the same time, countless scenes flashed around her. She calmed her mind and watched.
The story was about a doctor named Su Wen, who was a half-step away from becoming a Medical God.
Su Wen was the daughter of a medical family. She loved medicine since childhood. She had a cousin named Ling Shu. Although they were only one year apart, they looked alike, which made their bond very strong. They grew up reciting herbal songs and learning about herbs together. However, when they were seven, their interests diverged. Ling Shu preferred growing rare herbs, while Su Wen focused on medical skills.
Despite their different studies, their friendship remained strong.
Suddenly, disaster struck. A doctor from their family offended a cultivator, leading to the family’s massacre. Only Su Wen and Ling Shu escaped.
The sisters sought a path to cultivation, entering the Dao through medicine and becoming rogue cultivators. They struggled in the cultivation world, slowly gaining fame, but their breakthroughs were slow due to a lack of suitable techniques.
Then, Ling Shu disappeared. Su Wen searched for her while treating patients.
As she accumulated karmic merit by saving lives, Su Wen discovered her cultivation increased. She realized saving people boosted her power. She traveled across the three realms, saving both the living and the dead.
Later, she treated soul cultivators who faced cultivation issues. Her fame spread to the Underworld, reaching a low-ranking messenger.
Curious, the messenger visited Su Wen. Over time, they fell in love.
The messenger helped Su Wen find Ling Shu. she learned Ling Shu was held by the young patriarch of the Heavenly Fox Clan in the Demon Realm. Though she couldn’t leave, she was treated well and could still grow plants.
Knowing Ling Shu was safe, Su Wen wasn’t anxious. Encouraged by the messenger, she moved to the Underworld. Neither knew then that while the Underworld was good for soul cultivators, it was dangerous for normal humans. Over time, Su Wen absorbed some Yin energy, but her karmic merit protected her from its corruption.
The messenger worked hard, rising from a low messenger to a hell official.
Life was balanced, but Su Wen never forgot her family’s death. She investigated the killer in the cultivation world. Because of her Yin energy, she was often mistaken for an evil cultivator. Fortunately, the messenger always appeared to save her.
As she treated patients, the truth emerged. The killer was an evil demon leader.
The demon had been injured and asked Su Wen’s family for help. Knowing he was evil, they refused and tried to kill him. They failed and were slaughtered instead.
Knowing the truth, Su Wen sought revenge. Ling Shu also arrived, looking for the demon.
The demon was cunning. Taking advantage of Ling Shu’s injury, she entered her body to possess her. Ling Shu resisted fiercely. Their struggle caused cracks in heaven and earth, threatening mortals.
After seven days of thought, Su Wen realized she had to "heal the sky" to save everyone. She began refining a pill to heal the heavens. But as a half-step Medical God, she lacked the power. Desperately, she sacrificed herself in the furnace.
Her sacrifice destroyed the demon inside Ling Shu, freeing her.
Seeing her sister sacrifice herself, Ling Shu used her soul power to protect Su Wen. When the pill emerged and merged with the sky, restoring clarity, Su Wen’s soul entered reincarnation. Ling Shu fell into a deep coma.
When the messenger arrived, he saw this scene.
Knowing Su Wen’s soul was in reincarnation, the messenger cultivated hard, eventually becoming a True God. she searched for Su Wen but missed her nine times because an evil Buddha from the demon side interfered.
Zhu Yanyi understood everything. She was Su Wen’s reincarnation, and the messenger was Yan Aohan.
She smiled. Seeing clearly, she understood. The experiences of past lives were indeed heartbreaking. But now, she was Zhu Yanyi. Su Wen’s story had ended, but she still needed to be careful with remaining karma.