Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage

Ren Tianxing took a sip of tea before speaking, "It’s not impossible for us of the Vermilion Bird Clan to regard Water Curtain Cave as the highest authority. However, most of our clan members are untamed and mischievous, difficult to control. Hence, the Green Emperor must offer something convincing to gain their allegiance."

Wukong sneered, "What do you want?"

Ren Tianxing nodded, "During the Middle Ages, in the period of The Investiture of the Gods, a traitor from our clan lost a Vermilion Bird Fruit in the Ancient Tomb. If the Green Emperor desires the Vermilion Bird Clan to honor Water Curtain Cave as supreme, then he should retrieve this Vermilion Bird Fruit from the Ancient Tomb first."

"The Ancient Tomb?" Wukong frowned, having never heard of this matter before.

Yuan Hong explained, "In ancient times, no one established Reincarnation, and many perished in the great ancient war, their souls unable to enter Reincarnation. Thus, they wandered the world. To prevent them from disrupting order, Ling Weiyang, alongside our group of powerful beings, created a place called the Ancient Tomb. In subsequent wars, anybody who died was buried in this Ancient Tomb."

Wukong said, "Oh?"

Yuan Hong continued, "Over time, these souls lost their original thoughts, turning into lonely ghosts and wild spirits. The Ancient Tomb is indeed a dangerous place."

In Ancient times, when Heaven and Earth were newly formed, Di Jun was still in closed-door cultivation, refining his Dao Fruit; how could he have the time to establish Reincarnation? Hong Jun was occupied with stabilizing the elements of earth, water, wind, and fire. The Three Pure Ones had not yet bestowed Salvation, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches were nothing but flesh and blood. After Nuwa achieved sanctity, the Chaos Heaven Demon tore open the sky and invaded, leading to the outbreak of the Great Ancient War.

Ling Weiyang saw the restless wandering spirits in the world, turmoil everywhere, and so he united with numerous powerful beings to set aside a space for the Ancient Tomb, where those who had fallen in battle were buried.

Unable to enter into Reincarnation, these souls drifted in the Ancient Tomb, losing their original nature, turning into vicious ghosts that ground their teeth and sucked blood.

The Vermilion Bird Fruit was a treasure of the Vermilion Bird Clan, formed from the Essence Blood left by several ancestors of the clan who had perished in battle, allowing the consumer to revert to the ancestral bloodline and gain the Divine Skill Spells of the ancient Vermilion Bird ancestors.