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Chapter 744 The Tomb of Time, the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Ghost Tree
The underworld of the underworld, the abyss of dry bones.

The bottom of the entire abyss was filled with a deathly silence.

The bones piled up like mountains, and the air was thick with death.

Qin Ming couldn't understand why the Azure Emperor would choose to leave his cultivation technique in such a deathly place.
After all, according to the "Azure Emperor's Manual," the higher one's level of cultivation, the more vibrant one should be.

He released his divine sense and searched for a while in the abyss filled with white bones, until he found a stone wall engraved with tree-shaped symbols.

"This is it."

Qin Ming's eyes suddenly lit up!
Immediately, the Sky-Devouring Rats were released as a warning.

But as soon as it emerged, it saw a chilling abyss filled with white bones. It rubbed its shoulders vigorously, shivered, and couldn't help but utter:
"What kind of place is this? It's so cold!"

Qin Ming first observed the area to confirm that it matched the map markers left to him by Mao Yuanzi, and that everything was correct.

Without further hesitation, he took out the Eight Gates Reincarnation Mirror directly from his storage bag.

Qin Ming gently stroked the bronze mirror, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "I never expected that the bronze mirror I obtained by chance in the mortal world would have such a great background."

"It is not only something that has been lost in the True Immortal Realm, but it is also closely related to the cultivation techniques passed down by the Azure Emperor Venerable."

Immediately, without hesitation, he activated the Evergreen Power of the Azure Emperor Technique and cast a spell towards the Eight Gates Reincarnation Mirror.

next moment.

A beam of golden light burst forth from the bronze mirror, shining straight into the sky.

"Om-!"

The countless skeletons that were originally dormant in the Abyss of Dry Bones seemed to have been stimulated and all came to life.

The ghostly soldiers, clad in dark armor, roared with resentment that seemed to strike straight into the depths of one's soul.

Amidst the twisting and howling of countless white bones, the Devouring Rat was so frightened that it quickly clung to Qin Ming's leg, its little face looking around in all directions.

next moment.

Suddenly, he felt his body freeze, and a vortex appeared below, sucking Qin Ming and it into it.

It didn't even have a chance to shout.

After a moment of dizziness, I felt the world spinning around me.

But he found himself in a vast gray fog space that stretched as far as the eye could see.

It was impossible to use demonic senses to explore the surroundings; as soon as it was released, it was absorbed by the gray mist and disappeared without a trace.

However, its little hand touched the 'ground' on its own, and the touch was hard and cold, as if it had the texture of wood that had gone through many years, and it was a little rough to the touch.

Qin Ming naturally noticed this situation as well.

The ground supporting the two of them right now is not rock or soil at all, but a huge, unimaginably massive dead tree trunk!
It was even many times larger than the towering tree Qin Ming had seen in the Azure Sky Tree City of the Wood Crystal Clan.

However, what's strange is—

The giant tree beneath their feet was completely bare, without a single leaf, as if it had withered and died in the dust of history.
Yet there's a strange, disorienting feeling that it's still alive.

Qin Ming also came to his senses. He didn't expect that the Azure Emperor would leave his cultivation technique in such a strange place. He wondered what his intention was.

His powerful divine sense, comparable to that of a late-stage Void Refinement cultivator, seemed utterly useless in this gray mist space.

Therefore, they began their search following this enormous dead tree.

Fortunately, it is the Devouring Sky Rat's innate bloodline divine power, which seems to still be usable in this space.

It transformed into a gray-furred mouse, darting back and forth among the branches, hopping and jumping, and nudging the branches with its nose.

A moment later, the Devouring Rat's eyes lit up, as if it had discovered something, and it hurriedly said to Qin Ming, "Master, I think I've found something amazing here!"

Immediately, it stretched out a rat paw and pointed deep into the withered tree. Upon hearing this, Qin Ming flew in the direction indicated by the Devouring Rat, and soon arrived near the incredibly thick trunk, where a withered and gloomy aura filled the air.

Upon getting closer, he could vaguely see a line of inscribed spiritual characters on the main trunk, which read 'Tomb of Time'!
Upon seeing this, Qin Ming was completely shocked and couldn't understand it.

After a moment's thought, he unleashed the Yin-Yang Mystic Mirror technique, a glint of emerald light flashing deep within his pupils as he swept it across the section of the main trunk in front of him.

To their astonishment, they discovered that deep within the trunk of this withered tree, a faint glimmer of verdant life was still lurking!
In this most filthy and desperate place in the underworld, a sliver of life that should never have appeared is hidden!
This green light, seemingly suppressed and sealed by billions of withered bones and endless death energy, still possessed a boundless vitality that had never been extinguished!
Suddenly.

The forces of life and death suddenly became intertwined.

That verdant vitality seemed to have sensed Qin Ming's Azure Emperor Technique power.

It seemed to come back to life, transforming into a stream of light that instantly entered Qin Ming's brow!
boom! !

In that instant, it seemed as if a primordial universe exploded in his mind, endlessly creating and destroying.
Qin Ming seemed to have transformed into the ancient tree before him, standing tall and enduring through the ages.

And it echoes his "Azure Emperor's Manual"!
The azure spiritual plant phantom that manifested from the Azure Emperor Wood Emperor's Sacred Body, which had been cultivated to its peak, also appeared involuntarily behind him.

at this time.

Deep within Qin Ming's consciousness, the azure figure he had once seen in the Luo Tian Palace shrine on Yuanji Mountain reappeared.

He still stood with his hands behind his back, facing him.

It appears mysterious and unpredictable, yet incredibly powerful and majestic.

"It really is you, kid. You actually managed to find your way here. It seems we are destined to meet."

"Furthermore, he has completed all eighteen levels of the Divine Transformation chapter of the Azure Emperor's Manual."

"If Qingyuan Sect had a disciple like you back then, things wouldn't have turned out this way."

"You certainly have good fortune. You've come here to seek the Dharma, haven't you?"

Qin Ming was startled. Upon seeing this powerful figure, he immediately cupped his hands in a salute and said, "Junior Qin Ming greets Senior Qingdi!"

"This junior has indeed come to seek the subsequent cultivation methods of the Azure Emperor's Manual."

The blue-clad figure with his back to him didn't mince words and spoke directly:
"Alas! It seems that everything is preordained!"

"Several special conditions are required to cultivate this successor technique of mine."

"If one of them is missing, not only will it fail to be completed, but it will also cause harm and premature death."

"If you possess all of these qualities, I might as well pass on the Dharma to you."

"This cultivation technique of mine was actually obtained by chance, and it can even be cultivated all the way to the Mahayana stage."

"The full name of this technique is 'Eternal Azure Emperor Technique,' and it is closely related to the Eight Gates Reincarnation Mirror on your body."

"Firstly, you need a natal spiritual plant that is over 100,000 years old. This is closely related to cultivating a natal technique. I'm sure you've already used the golden divine flame of the Eight Gates Reincarnation Mirror. I won't go into details here."

"Secondly, you need to master all eighteen levels of the prerequisite cultivation technique, the Azure Emperor's Manual, which you have already accomplished."

"Thirdly, you need to cultivate the complete 'Azure Emperor Wood Sovereign Sacred Body' because next, you need to refine the core essence of the ten-thousand-year-old Ghost Locust Tree beneath your feet, combine it with your primordial spirit, forge a wisp of immortal divinity, and then cultivate the even higher-level 'Immortal and Indestructible Immortal Body'."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming was also surprised and exclaimed, "An immortal body that can never be destroyed?! This must be an acquired spiritual body that has transformed into an innate spiritual body, right?"

"This junior truly never expected that this is the legendary Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Tree!"

He had once seen a few words about this wood in a fragment of a record within the spiritual plant inheritance of the "Qinghua Spiritual Canon".

The ancient ghost locust tree, which has stood for ten thousand years, connects with the netherworld, gathers yin spirits, and hides divine souls.

Only this kind of wood can remain undecayed and uncorrupted for millions of years in the most deathly place in the underworld!
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(End of this chapter)