Nine Reincarnations Manual

*Temper your spirit through nine reincarnations of life and death and form an impregnable soul, immune to the ravages of Samsara.* **Chapter 431**

A reward from the Tower of Eternity Sixth Floor: only the methods for the first four reincarnations were included in the crystal.

Zac later received the information for the fifth reincarnation as a System reward for initiating a third Glimpse of Chaos. **Chapter 834**

The method to train in the manual was to push one’s soul to the peak of life before plunging it to the depths of death, simulating a lifetime. After completing enough such revolutions, one’s soul would undergo a rebirth, shedding some of its imperfections and growing in strength. If one  managed to  complete all  nine  reincarnations, they  would possess what the manual called a ‘Nine-Samsara Soul’, and it would be so  strong  that he  essentially wouldn’t even need mental protection skills like **[Mental Fortress]** to stay safe. His soul would turn even more monstrous than his nigh-indestructible body.

The number of revolutions one needed to complete a reincarnation wasn’t clear, but judging by the language in the crystal, it would be a massive undertaking to just complete a few reincarnations, let alone all nine. **Chapter 432**

## Origins

Zac still wasn't certain if the **[Nine Reincarnations Manual]** was really Buddhist, but he actually doubted it. Something about it seemed different. It was more Daoist in nature than Buddhist, though it borrowed some theories from the Sangha.

It was even possible the original version had come from the previous era and then been refitted better to suit the cultivation system of the Era of Order. It was impossible to tell with only the first five layers, unaware of where it was leading. What Zac could deduce was that the **[Nine Reincarnations Manual]** was not meant for true Edgewalkers such as himself. **Chapter 1,001**

## Reincarnations

### First Reincarnation

*Steeped in the cycle of Life and Death, the soul enters the Samsara. Only by returning to the Origin can reincarnation take place. Give up on the past life to form the next, only through death can life grow. Use the past to set the foundation for the future.*

*The Eight Trigrams form a System unto itself, encompassing all. Towering above are the Four Emblems of Heaven and Earth. The Heavens are subject to the demarcation of Yin and Yang, the delimited Dao.*

*Supreme above all is the Primordial Chaos, a singular unity.* **Chapter 668**

### Second Reincarnation

*Refined by the seas of Life and Death, the soul returns to the Samsara. Continuous reinvention is at the heart of the Heavenly Law. From a singular unity, the multitudes of the Cosmos can be beseeched. From Eight Trigrams a system is formed, where the singular unity is supreme.*

*Nine Dharmas, nine Heavens, nine layers of the Abyss.*

*The cycle of Life and Death is the cycle of the Samsara and the pursuit of completeness.*

### Third Reincarnation

"Going by the Strength his soul had gained so far, he figured that undergoing three reincarnations would put his soul at roughly the same level as a soul-cultivating elite at peak E-grade." **Chapter 778**

*Enlightened by the heavenly revolutions of Life and Death, the Soul embraces the Samsara. One begets nine, and nine begets the one. Balance is at the heart of Heavenly Law. For one to rise, another must fall. One to lead, nine to follow. Reincarnate to align with your path, become one with the Cosmos.*

*Nine layers of the Abyss carry the Heaven. Nine Heavens seal the Abyss. Relinquish the nine, the boundless Dharma, abject of self.*

*Nine returns to the one.* **Chapter 1,001**

### Fourth Reincarnation

"The fourth reincarnation would push his soul into the territory of the D-grade, vastly increasing his odds, as it put his soul at the same grade as the remnants." **Chapter 778**

#### Changes with Fourth

* He had crossed the first watershed for his Soul Cultivation, attaining Minor Sublimation. The demands on energy and environment drastically increased. Zac knew that his efficiency wasn't even half what it would be if he weren't limited by circumstance. **Chapter 1118**
* During the previous reincarnations, Zac had only turned to the Remnants when making the final breakthrough. A big reason for that was the limitations of the Array Disks—they couldn't withstand it without being damaged or twisted. However, the disks crafted for the fourth layer were different. The materials were all D-grade and extremely precious, allowing them to take on small amounts of Creation- and Oblivion Energy without any major side effects. **Chapter 1118**
* The crude clash [*smashing his two soul cores together three times*] wasn't even a step in the original method but something Zac had added because of his special situation. Yet it had added a whopping 30% to his gains from every cultivation session. By the time his Soul Cores could endure a full nine collisions, the efficiency should be double that of the original method. **Chapter 1118**
* Not only that, but he finished the whole cycle in half the time the method called for, thanks to channeling both Array Disks simultaneously. It shortened the time his cores were tempered every session, but the gains far outweighed the downsides. **Chapter 1118**

### Fifth Reincarnation

"His soul was utterly drained, yet it was suddenly crammed full by a burst of information. It was the fifth Layer of the **[Nine Reincarnations Manual]**, that one tome containing as much information as the previous four combined." **Chapter 834**

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His avatar representing the Fragment of the Axe, ..., had taken its spot right on top of the core. It was now sitting on it like a marooned sailor on a small island. The other two apparitions had instead formed two smaller islands apart from his core, with the hanging coffin resting atop the death-attuned ocean and the bodhi tree atop the golden one.
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