We agreed to go to Taishan Sect and you will pull the coffin for me.

Chapter 354 The Elixir of Immortality, The Second Life of the Nine Netherworlds

Bear! Bear! Bear!
Lu Heng placed the Taiji Yin-Yang Furnace in the supreme terrain of the Ziwei Heavenly Court. Boundless immortal essence surged and cleansed it, and the essence of the Great Dao entered it, burning with brilliant immortal fire.

The black and white alchemy furnace appeared calm on the outside, but an astonishing reaction was taking place inside.

He held the furnace lid with one hand, closed his eyes to sense, and his primordial spirit condensed and emerged. The laws of the Heavenly Emperor intertwined, and his vital energy and blood essence were poured in. In a trance, he seemed to transform into a celestial pill.

Heaven and earth were like fire, scorching human lifespan. Lu Heng subconsciously condensed his primordial spirit and blood laws into one, resisting the continuous malice and endless calamities from the outside world. This allowed his essence, energy, and spirit to merge, producing a mysterious reaction. Although he was becoming increasingly depleted, what remained became purer and more vigorous.

Gradually, although his essence became higher and higher, the remaining essence became less and less. He had no choice but to try to absorb and spit out heavenly fire to nourish himself, which almost broke his balance and caused the condensed essence to collapse. After a long time of repair, he risked drawing in heavenly fire again.

Buzz!
After several breakdowns, he finally succeeded, his essence was sublimated, and he was promoted to another level. He condensed his origin and began to form the prototype of a pill, with a golden pattern engraved on it.

However, completing the first turn is just the beginning; there are still nine more turns to come.

I do not know how long it has been.

Lu Heng felt as if he had experienced the life of an immortal pill. He recalled the three generations of Yuan Tian Masters, who, although cursed and transformed into Yin Gods, were in a state of immortality to some extent.

Furthermore, under the torment of the warm sun and cold moon, the calamity is transformed into a blessing, and yin gives rise to yang, giving birth to a celestial elixir within the body. Isn't this equivalent to the immortal essence that the Heavenly Emperor nurtures within the body? If one's cultivation is high enough, it can also be regarded as an immortal embryo, allowing one to live a new life.

In this light, if one's own body is the elixir, and one can achieve immortality through nine cycles, one can also appropriately draw upon the burial soil reincarnation of the Netherworld Lord's spiritual treasure. In a previous life, one's body was burial soil, which was transformed into nutrients to extract immortal materials for alchemy. Indeed, every path to immortality will eventually intersect.

Rumble!
Almost as soon as Lu Hengsheng had an epiphany, the alchemy furnace in his hand roared, the immortal elixir was about to be completed, the heavens and earth trembled, and a destructive tribulation of lightning seemed to descend. The Nine-Turn Immortal Pill was the limit, immortal medicine was not allowed by heaven and earth, let alone the appearance of a single immortal elixir.

An invisible blade seemed poised to strike, utterly severing the essence of immortality.

The next moment, an eternal and indestructible halo shone above Lu Heng's head, containing a magnificent Dao court. The central Dao Ancestor statue opened its mouth and spat out a beam of immortal light, shattering the universe's self-severing law.

The Taiji Yin-Yang Furnace swayed and landed in the sixth secret realm, the Dao Court, where it completed its final nurturing process.

Finally, the furnace lid was lifted, and nine dazzling elixirs floated in the air, their bodies shrouded in celestial energy and radiant with light. As if they possessed sentience, they seemed to be gathering into human form and taking shape.

Seeing this, Lu Heng felt regretful. It was his first time practicing, and his skills were still far from perfect. He had only managed to refine nine elixirs.

The commotion attracted the attention of the Heavenly Emperors, who all looked over and saw nine radiant celestial suns hanging high in the sky, with a surging fragrance washing over the Purple Palace. All the heavenly soldiers and generals were bathed in it, their internal injuries healed, their essence, energy, and spirit purified, and their innate talents enhanced.

The Azure Emperor was somewhat relieved: "The elixir is finally complete. If it can prolong life, we mortals will have a better chance of surviving against the odds."

Both he and Amitabha Buddha had taken the elixir of immortality. The idea that they could live nine lifetimes without ever being immortal was a pipe dream. With the elixir, they had the confidence to do so.

The Xuanwu Ancient Emperor was extremely excited and descended across the void.

Lu Heng put away the nine immortal pills, carefully sensing them, and said thoughtfully, "Since they are made primarily of immortal herbs, they can no longer be called Nine-Turn Immortal Pills. Let's name them the [Longevity Immortal Pills]." Above the Nine-Turn Immortal Pills is the Longevity Immortal Pill, because the first dose extends lifespan by ten thousand years. For the weak, it can rebuild their foundation, elevating their innate talent to the level of a quasi-immortal embryo. It also has unparalleled healing effects on severely injured True Immortals.

The Xuanwu Ancient Emperor said gratefully, "Thank you for your help, Heavenly Emperor. I will never forget your kindness in teaching me and saving my life."

Lu Heng stopped. He knew he would have to refine this pill sooner or later. It was to explore the path to immortality by transforming himself into a pill, and also to prepare for the Heavenly Emperors. In case something went wrong during the Nirvana process, he could salvage the situation.

Although he has gained some insights, he finds that he is still missing a crucial element to fully comprehend it. He falls into deep thought: Could it be that refining the Longevity Elixir is not enough? Does he need to truly refine the Three Lives Elixir that can revive an Immortal King? Or perhaps the Supreme Yin-Yang Rejuvenation Pill?
That's asking too much.

Soon, the Xuanwu Ancient Emperor departed, having consumed the Longevity Elixir. His immortal essence surged, reversing his withered blood and qi, which surged forth from the Heavenly Court, filling the universe with vitality.

This drew the attention of the world, who mistakenly believed that another great emperor had been born in the Heavenly Court. This was quite common, as countless emperors had been born over the past few thousand years, and their value had almost diminished.

The Xuanwu Ancient Emperor regained his youth, going even further than after consuming the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill. This reminded him of the second life he had lived after taking the Elixir of Immortality; the effects of the elixir were truly extraordinary.

Without delay, he carried the Xuanwu Elixir of Immortality with him and observed the immortal Xuanwu, seizing the time to live out his second life.

After Lu Heng refined the elixir, the Heavenly Court returned to peace.
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Thousands of years have passed.

The golden age has come to a complete end. The major families and holy lands of Beidou have all been incorporated into the Heavenly Court, and their successors have all sealed themselves into slumber. The seven forbidden zones have disappeared, and Beidou has been ruled by the Heavenly Court. Mortals have gone through hundreds of generations, and cultivators have gone through more than a dozen generations. All these events have turned into ancient legends.

However, the spiritual energy has not completely subsided, and there are still signs of quasi-emperors and great saints active in the human world, but their contemporaries have completely disappeared.

Emperor Lu Hengcheng has been around for over ten thousand years. His blood and qi have finally reached their peak. He has separated the three ancient bloodlines from his mortal body and embarked on a different path. His power is still unparalleled. It is foreseeable that his peak years will be very long, perhaps ten or twenty thousand years of zenith.

Among the dozen or so Heavenly Emperors of the Heavenly Court, the Azure Emperor, Amitabha Buddha, the Jade Emperor of Chaos, the Ruthless Emperor, the Holy Body Ye Fan, the Innate Holy Body Dao Embryo Ye Xiaju, the Ruthless Emperor's elder brother, and the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable, each has a long lifespan and is still at the peak of their power.

The Taihuang, Taiyang, and Taiyin have reversed their death, which can be considered an alternative way of prolonging their lives. They still have the normal lifespan of an emperor, although they are already on the decline, but they are not worried about dying of old age.

Only the Nine Nether Emperor attained enlightenment after nine thousand years, and he doesn't have many years left. Although he took the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, he became an emperor at the earliest, more than ten thousand years ago, and is about to die. However, he has not yet comprehended the method of immortality.

"Sigh, it seems I can't hold on any longer."

His face was aged, his body was thin, and his hair was white. Beside him were two five-colored phoenix eggs, all offspring of the Undying Emperor. They had been captured for research, and he had also borrowed the Divine Phoenix Elixir of Immortality from Lu Heng to observe. However, the method of achieving immortality was too difficult, and only those who became the Heavenly Emperor throughout history could complete it.

Rumble!
In the end, Gai Jiuyou consumed the Divine Phoenix Immortal Elixir Fruit, which Lu Heng had picked in advance from his stockpile. His blood and qi surged to the heavens and spread outwards, engulfing the entire Ziwei Heavenly Court and shaking the entire universe.

In the universe, the current emperor combined with the Heavenly Heart Mark, and the originally unstable myriad paths were consolidated once again.

The Nine Nether Emperor has lived a second life!
(End of this chapter)