harleyscars Chapter 34 Immortal Path? Golden Lion Ancient Emperor: What are you guys talking about?
Chapter 34 Immortal Path? Golden Lion Ancient Emperor: What are you guys talking about?
A new emperor has been born.
Almost simultaneously, many of the most powerful lineages in the universe captured the imperial might that permeated all the heavens.
The mirror of the Heavenly Mirror flickered violently, and the light curtain of the Heavenly Eye spread out in the void, with countless eyes looking through these secret treasures of the sect towards the infinite heights of the universe.
That figure stood at the center of all paths, its body surrounded by a constantly rotating radiance, each rotation resonating throughout the entire starry sky.
"He is the master of Huntianling!"
"He lived a second life, slaying the supreme beings from Undying Mountain and Burial Sky Island, and actually became an emperor again?"
"Shall we go to pay our respects?"
Various sounds echoed in the starry sky.
The birth of a new emperor, according to common sense, signifies the beginning of a new era.
An emperor reigns supreme over the universe, revered by all races, and commanded by all the laws of the cosmos. But this time, the new emperor is the master of a forbidden zone!
A forbidden zone for life, fraught with danger at every turn.
Like Huntianling, since it descended a hundred years ago, no one has ever been able to bring anything back alive from there.
Back when the Supreme Being inside had not yet awakened, a Saint King, wielding a great saintly weapon, attempted to harvest the divine medicine from the mountain. Even the supreme imperial weapon failed to rescue him. The King of Light escaped with only a wisp of his soul, vanishing without leaving behind a complete sentence.
When the Great Perfection Holy Spirit of the Divine Ruins awakened the master of Huntian Ridge with his own life, he suppressed and killed the Fire Spirit Jiyan with a single palm, broke through the Divine Ruins alone, and sent his generals to threaten Zangtian Island. These events had already pushed Huntian Ridge's fearsome reputation to the same level as the other seven forbidden zones of life.
Elderly cultivators nearing the end of their lifespan venture into several other forbidden zones in search of extended lifespans. Although nine out of ten never return, one or two stories occasionally circulate of them successfully bringing back life-extending elixirs.
Only in Hun Tian Ling has no survivors in the past century. What is the attitude of the master of this forbidden zone of life towards the world? Many great lineages find it difficult to fathom.
"Gai Jiuyou, the Quasi-Emperor of Zhongzhou, suffered Dao injuries while attempting to break through to the Azure Emperor Dao. Now, his injuries have fully healed, and he can even fight against the Supreme Being of the Heavens without being at a disadvantage. He is suspected to have joined the ranks of the Lord of Chaos."
"When our sect's vice leader was a holy son, he had a past relationship with the Nine Nether Supreme. If we could use this connection to find out more, perhaps we could gauge the attitude of the Chaotic Heaven Ridge..."
Some of the more innovative and progressive schools of thought have already begun to figure out how to do it.
On Huntian Ridge, Gai Jiuyou returned from beyond the cosmic sea of stars.
He stepped onto the celestial music and landed amidst the ruins on the mountaintop. He passed through the broken walls and walked towards the peach tree.
The ancient peach tree still stands quietly among the rubble in front of the ruined palace. Its golden bark gleams with a dark light, and its emerald leaves sway gently in the black mist.
Beneath the tree, Yu Dao was leisurely drinking tea. Steam rose from the teacups on the bluestone platform, mingling with the surrounding black mist. At his feet lay a colossal Suanni beast with scales of strange gold all over its body. The beast's eyes were blazing with rage, and dark gold imperial blood, still wet from between its scales, seeped out. Its four legs seemed to be firmly nailed to the ground by invisible chains, and only low whimpers could be heard from its throat.
"Senior, is that you?"
Gai Jiuyou was taken aback, and his steps faltered for a moment.
He had just witnessed the earth-shattering battle in the starry sky. The Emperor's body clashed with the myriad tribulations for seven days and seven nights, and the Emperor's blood flowed throughout the star field. The final scene of the sky full of blood essence bursting out made all the onlookers believe that the Lord of Chaos had suffered irreversible Dao injuries.
He rushed back to Huntianling with some worries in his heart.
But now, sensing with his supernatural powers, he saw that the figure before him possessed a deep and restrained aura, like a slumbering ocean, its surface calm and still, yet beneath which lay boundless and boundless vitality. This state was completely different from when it stood tall in the universe; there was not a trace of injury whatsoever.
"Just some petty tricks."
Yu Dao smiled gently and took a sip of tea.
This is a secret technique he created by referencing some of the ideas of the Great Emperor of Shenzhou, based on the "Existence" lineage in the newly established Great Dao of Reincarnation, and combining the mysteries of some clone techniques and illusion techniques from the Immortal Realm.
What is real is also illusory, and what is illusory is also real.
The loss of blood and energy in the physical body was real; otherwise, it wouldn't have escaped the notice of the supreme beings of the forbidden zones, who had observed it for millions of years. However, under the influence of the secret technique, the actual loss didn't affect the core essence; it was reversible damage, and with just a period of recovery, one could return to their peak condition.
A grand show cannot be staged for nothing.
He left behind an old age eight thousand years later, right near the node of the path to immortality.
Will those supreme beings with ulterior motives, those monsters hiding in the shadows, first kill an emperor in his later years of reincarnation, seize the Dao Fruit, and then use this momentum to storm the path to immortality and become an immortal in one lifetime?
That's quite interesting...
Yu Dao put down his teacup, the bottom of which struck the bluestone table with a very soft, crisp sound.
Gai Jiuyou's doubts completely dissipated, and he cupped his hands in greeting: "Congratulations, Senior, on living a second life and making further progress on the Great Dao."
"The path to immortality is long and winding; I've only taken one more step," Yu Dao said casually.
The five secret realms within his body operated on their own. Although the Dao Palace, the Four Extremes, the Dragon Transformation, and the Immortal Platform had already taken shape, they still carried a sense of illusion, like looking at distant mountains through a thin mist.
Only within the Sea of Wheels, where the chaotic sea surges with towering waves, each drop of water heavy enough to crush the starry sea!
"You can be considered a cultivator at the Sea of Wheels Realm." He smiled slightly.
The Sea of Wheels...
Gai Jiuyou's lips twitched slightly.
The Lord of Chaos who slew the Stone Emperor, suppressed the Golden Lion Ancient Emperor, forcibly merged with the Heavenly Heart, and stepped on all the Dao actually claimed to be a cultivator of the Sea of Wheels Realm.
In ancient times, there were indeed those who cultivated a single secret realm, but that path ended at the Great Sage level. Upon reaching the Quasi-Emperor level, one must integrate the five great secret realms—this is the ironclad rule of cultivation in this world. However, the path this predecessor forged shattered this ironclad rule into pieces. To use the foundation of the Sea of Wheels to support the pinnacle of the Imperial Path—such a feat was beyond his comprehension.
"Did you gain anything from your battle with the Golden Lion Ancient Emperor?" Seeing that Gai Jiuyou remained silent, Yu Dao changed the subject.
"Quite a harvest." Upon hearing this, Gai Jiuyou straightened his body slightly, his gaze sweeping over the Suanni, which resembled a domestic dog lying beside Yu Dao. "The battle with the former Emperor Dao expert has tested the correctness of many of the ideas I gleaned from the Immortal Tribulation Sword Technique. The path to the Ultimate Dao that doesn't align with the Heavenly Heart is now much clearer than before."
He paused, his tone now tinged with genuine gratitude: "Thank you for bestowing this method upon me, senior. Without the guidance of such a powerful scripture as the Immortal Tribulation Sword Technique, I would be like a headless fly, flitting about aimlessly in the dark, wasting my years without making any progress."
"Cultivation ultimately depends on oneself; others are merely a spark of inspiration." Yu Dao smiled, picked up the teapot, and poured him a cup. "Do you have any doubts?"
His path of reincarnation draws upon the essence of wisdom from all living beings, including Gai Jiuyou's Tribulation-Crossing Immortal Melody. At this moment, his realm is clearly higher than Gai Jiuyou's, who is still at the threshold of the ultimate path, so he can naturally offer some guidance in terms of direction.
"Indeed, there are some." Gai Jiuyou sat cross-legged, with the Jiuyou Qin (a type of zither) resting on his lap. He plucked the strings with his fingertips, using the music to express his recent confusion.
The two then began to discuss the Dao.
A moment later, a phantom figure silently emerged from the depths of the ruins, its form solidifying to reveal itself as the Great Emperor of Shenzhou. He did not disturb them, but simply sat down at the bluestone table, poured himself a cup of tea, and listened quietly. Everything unfolded naturally, as if these three figures were meant to sit and discuss the Dao under the peach tree atop Huntian Ridge.
Only the giant lion-like beast lying prostrate at Yu's feet grew increasingly terrified as it listened.
"The methods of the Immortal Ancient and the methods of the Chaotic Ancient are different. I have skimmed through a few pages of that scroll of scripture. The Immortal Kings of the Immortal Ancient placed more emphasis on uniting with heaven and earth. Only after the Chaotic Ancient did they begin to focus on using their bodies as seeds. In this era, people regard uniting with the will of heaven as the only path to enlightenment, which has lost the original meaning of the Secret Realm Method."
"I once heard a true immortal speak of..."
The pupils of the Golden Lion Ancient Emperor gradually dilated.
Scriptures from the realm of immortals? Ancient texts passed down by immortal kings? I once heard a true immortal speak of them?
who am I?
where am I?
What are these people talking about?