The snow in winter wasn't heavy.
But the big yellow dog suddenly started twitching.
Chen Xia and Zhang Daoming observed it for most of the day but couldn't figure out what was going on. They could only see the big yellow dog twitching spasmodically, and it would occasionally tremble all over.
"Do you understand this?" Chen Xia asked, frowning.
Zhang Daoming shook his head. "I've been cultivating for almost ten thousand years, but I've never seen such a strange scene. It's either evolution or mutation."
"Could it be that the Vast Paragon Emperor is going crazy?" Chen Xia muttered, but he wasn't sure. So, he started to look through some books to find out the specific reason.
In the book *Reincarnation and Re-cultivation*, there were some key points recorded about cultivators' reincarnation and re-cultivation in the second life.
First, when a cultivator reincarnates and re-cultivates, the Heavenly Dao doesn't approve. Therefore, there will be obstacles from the Heavenly Dao during the process. It's not conducive for the cultivator to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and there will also be a barrier to understanding the Great Dao.
Second, reincarnation and re-cultivation are extremely difficult for cultivators. Only cultivators at the Heaven Mending Realm and above can use this kind of supernatural power. It's also best to have the support of magic treasures and pills.
Third, the success rate of reincarnation and re-cultivation is only thirty percent.
This book was bought by Chen Xia. It was already a bit old, but fortunately, the material was good, so it had been preserved. However, there wasn't much content about reincarnation and re-cultivation in it. The key points were the above three.
As for the current state of the big yellow dog, there was also a description in the book.
It said that it might be a struggle for control between the current self and the past self. This was an inevitable process. Both sides had to fight, but neither could win. The final result should be a fusion, and only then could it be considered a success.
If either side won, the path of reincarnation and re-cultivation would be cut off, and the Heavenly Dao would directly bring down its judgment.
One had to fight, but couldn't win.
This was reincarnation and re-cultivation.
Looking at the big yellow dog's twitching state, Chen Xia became even more worried and started thinking about ways to break the situation.
For reincarnation and re-cultivation, magic treasures and pills were the best.
He couldn't come up with a magic treasure, but he could refine pills. Although he didn't know what kind of pills to refine, he could always ask.
For example, the Starry Sky Pill Sect in the middle echelons. Such a large and powerful sect should surely know about the dao pills related to reincarnation and rebirth.
Once he had the idea, he acted without hesitation. Chen Xia told Zhang Daoming to take good care of the big yellow dog. After leaving behind a false body for exploration and early warning, he soared into the sky and headed towards the middle echelons.
Between the lower and middle echelons, there were three layers of heaven. It was a bit like the difference between the mortal world and the celestial world, but the gap wasn't that big.
The influence of the Starry Sky Pill Sect was quite large in the middle echelons of the realm. After all, it was a sect aiming to rise to the upper echelons. The lower area where Chen Xia was located was under the jurisdiction of the Starry Sky Pill Sect.
So, after reaching the middle echelons, he didn't need to walk far to arrive at the main gate of the Starry Sky Pill Sect.
The Mahayana Realm guards at the gate didn't make things difficult for Chen Xia.
The reason was simple.
They all recognized Chen Xia.
Zhen Hu had given a warning to all the cultivators of the Starry Sky Pill Sect. Along with a portrait of Chen Xia, he said sternly,
"As soon as you meet the adult in the portrait, show your best attitude. Even kneeling down and calling him 'father' is not excessive."
"If I find out that anyone has an improper attitude, even if this adult doesn't pursue it, I'll skin him alive!"
When Zhen Hu said these words, his expression was extremely serious, and his tone was low.
So, all the cultivators of the Starry Sky Pill Sect remembered this firmly.
As soon as Chen Xia arrived at the gate, the group of Mahayana Realm cultivators on guard saw him. They were stunned for a moment, and then without any hesitation, they all knelt down on the spot, their heads hitting the ground hard as they respectfully called out,
"Father!"
Faced with suddenly having so many "sons," Chen Xia didn't know what to say. So, he gave each of them a low-grade spiritual pill.
The few Mahayana Realm cultivators beamed with joy, and the cries of "Father" rang out continuously.
This was a sincere call.
Just as Chen Xia stepped into the Starry Sky Pill Sect, Bai Jie heard the news and rushed over. His smile was so wide that it almost reached his ears as he greeted warmly,
"Father, it's been so long. Little Bai has missed you so much. These days, I can't eat or drink properly. I didn't dare to go down and disturb your meditation without permission. It's been torture for me."
Chen Xia frowned. He felt a bit awkward. He reached into his pocket, randomly took out a top-grade spiritual pill, threw it forward, and waved his hand. "Act normal."
"Father!" This time, Bai Jie was so excited that he only managed to say one word.
"Where's Zhen Hu? I have something to ask him," Chen Xia stated his purpose.
Bai Jie quickly replied, "The Sect Master is in secluded meditation. He's probably trying to break through to the fifth level of the Heaven Mending Realm. He hasn't come out for several years, but he should be almost done. I'll go and ask the Sect Master. Father, please just sit here and wait."
"Okay. Go and inform him. If it's really necessary, ask him to pause for a while. My matter is quite urgent," Chen Xia nodded.
Bai Jie was stunned. He had never heard of the idea of pausing a breakthrough. But at the moment, he didn't dare to refute. He quickly nodded. "I will definitely convey your words."
He turned to leave but suddenly stopped and pointed at the layout outside the Starry Sky Pill Sect, smiling.
"These days are the Small Pill Festival of the Starry Sky Pill Sect. If you're interested, you can take a stroll around. It's quite lively, and there are also some rare pills on display."
"Okay," Chen Xia replied casually. He wasn't interested in pills at the moment.
Bai Jie didn't say much more and disappeared in a flash to convey the message to Zhen Hu.
Chen Xia's visit to the Starry Sky Pill Sect was a big event, equivalent to the arrival of the "big daddy." They had to entertain him well and never show any disrespect.
This was what Zhen Hu had said to the entire Starry Sky Pill Sect.
Bai Jie sped up and rushed towards the secluded meditation place where Zhen Hu was.
Chen Xia stood where he was, leaning slightly against a pillar, looking at the people coming and going in the distance, feeling a bit bored.
Among these people, some were not cultivators of the Starry Sky Pill Sect. They should all be here to participate in the Small Pill Festival that Bai Jie mentioned.
Chen Xia really wasn't interested in this Small Pill Festival. He raised his finger, and a low-level earth spell was released, creating a smooth stone chair. He sat down on it.
He propped his head up and thought about things randomly, like the postnatal care of sows.
Suddenly, the sound of laughter came from not far away.
He turned his head slightly to look.
A group of more than a dozen cultivators, half male and half female, were walking towards this place, laughing and chatting. Their voices gradually became clearer.
"Why is Bai Jie in such a hurry? He didn't even say hello. We were just discussing how to increase the success rate of refining mid-grade spiritual pills, and then he disappeared in a flash," said a sturdy cultivator with triangular horns on his head.
"Don't worry, Young Master Qin. I just did some calculations. Bai Jie is coming here. We can ask him later. It's really not proper to leave without a word," said a cultivator wearing a crown of ice and fire on his head.
"Exactly. Even if Bai Jie is the Dao Protector of the Starry Sky Pill Sect, he should still apologize to Young Master Qin. That's the proper way," two other cultivators echoed and nodded.
This was probably a group of cultivators from the same faction.
There were also a few cultivators who didn't speak and just walked quietly.
The group of people walked into the pavilion, laughing and chatting.
And they immediately saw Chen Xia.