The Fate of Eternal Life

Chapter 125 Comprehending the Boundless Killing Array: A Different Kind of Heavenly Prince

Ning Qingyi returned to the imperial ranks.

Previously, in his haste to transcend the tribulation, he hadn't carefully observed the Imperial Formation, but now he could see at a glance that the Imperial Formation was becoming increasingly dilapidated.

“The great formation is getting more and more damaged, and there’s that aura… it’s imperial might. Someone has used an imperial weapon here.” Ning Qingyi’s expression turned serious.

He used the Lesser Destiny Technique to enhance the Fuxi Eight Trigrams, and focused his gaze on the three: Huo Qizi, Huo Lin'er, and Yao Guang Shengzi.

The scene is reproduced.

A dazzling blue light pierced through the air, penetrating straight into the center of the imperial formation and exploding violently. Even the imperial formation, which would bring ruin to a quasi-emperor, was utterly destroyed by this blue light. A large portion of the formation patterns were obliterated, and the central area was annihilated.

"Unable to discern the true form, it's easy to be misled by the presence of the word 'Emperor'," Ning Qingyi said calmly, ceasing further calculations.

Since it emits blue light and is also an imperial weapon, it must be either the Fire Kirin or the Fire Unicorn.

“Using a replica of an ancient imperial weapon to break the formation, it seems they’ve really hit a dead end. But why not launch a full-scale attack…” Ning Qing frowned.

The fact that Huo Qizi and Huo Lin'er, siblings, were willing to use replicas of ancient imperial weapons, yet they didn't continue to break the formation and cause him trouble, or even try to seize his treasures, was quite unexpected. He had taken precautions to avoid being ambushed.

By connecting with the Imperial Array, nurturing the Lesser Destiny Technique in advance, and even when the Desolate Tower appears and the Azure Emperor revives, an additional layer of insurance is provided.

As a result, none of the dishes were used, leaving me with a sense of disappointment.

Ning Qing shook her head, put the matter aside, and went back into the ancient hall.

Of the three treasures left behind by the Boundless Celestial Venerable, he kept the elixir made from the immortal elixir, which was ruined. But besides these two treasures, there was another one that was of interest to him: the Celestial Venerable's array pattern.

When a figure of imperial lineage dies, they generally do not leave behind a complete Emperor Killing Array, and even the array patterns left behind are extremely rare, leading to its gradual loss. Most people can only set up a corner of it, but it is absolutely astonishing, and its destructive power is unimaginable.

To protect the three supreme treasures, and to ensure their rebirth or to leave a legacy for future generations, the Boundless Celestial Clan used many rare and precious items. Moreover, they explored the entire ancient realm and used the foundation of heaven and earth to support the Celestial Venerable's array patterns, which is why it has lasted for millions of years without being completely destroyed.

With the formation broken by Huo Qizi and Huo Lin'er, only about 50-60% remain.

But for Ning Qingyi, this was just right. If it were less, it would be useless; if it were too complete, it would be difficult to understand.

Today, all of this has become the foundation of his understanding of the "group" secret.

The "Group" character secret is unparalleled in the world, standing at the pinnacle of the divine runes of the great universe. In fact, it can control not only formations, but also Dao traces and talismans containing divine runes, making it extremely miraculous.

The ultimate killing formation, derived from the heavenly tribulation, is a spiritual treasure killing formation that manifests during the tribulation. It consists of a killing formation diagram and four immortal swords, enough to make even a great emperor perish!

Ning Qing sat cross-legged in the ancient hall and began to carefully deduce the array patterns of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable.

Those who are imperial figures are almost always highly accomplished in the art of array patterns. This is because after they pluck the Heavenly Heart and use one path to suppress all others, the myriad paths of the universe will weave together a primordial Dao diagram. By setting up an array based on this diagram, they will naturally achieve twice the result with half the effort. When in harmony with the great world, their power is boundless.

It can be said that each flawless Great Emperor array pattern is one aspect of the "Dao" of a Great Emperor, which is naturally difficult for cultivators to comprehend.

"Ding dong..."

The Divine Mark Purple Gold Immortal Bell was attached to Ning Qingyi's shoulder, and it rang out the Heavenly Sound of the Great Dao to assist Ning Qingyi in comprehending the Dharma.

As he cultivated, this weapon became increasingly wondrous, having already woven together "Tao" and "Principle," and was now not far from giving birth to a deity.

Ning Qingyi was confident that once he survived the Great Tribulation of Severing the Dao, not only the Divine Mark Purple Gold Immortal Bell, but also the Dao Tribulation Golden Heart Lamp, the Chaos Divine Pillar, and the Dragon Pattern Black Sword Spine would give birth to deities.

In fact, if he hadn't followed the path of "one weapon to break all laws" and only refined a single weapon, a god should have been born during the great calamity of breaking into the Immortal Platform.

"boom!"

Four illusory pillars of chaos appeared behind Ning Qingyi.

Growing continuously amidst chaos, these four divine pillars now stand over a hundred feet tall. Their surfaces are covered with countless divine patterns, a testament to both innate talent and Ning Qingyi's acquired blessings, making them ever more magnificent.

With this assistance, Ning Qingyi's Four Extremes Secret Realm has been improving day and night, and has already undergone several transformations, going further and further on the path of a single secret realm.

As the Chaos Divine Pillars descended, his primordial spirit emerged from the ancestral aperture between his eyebrows, unleashing the "Front" secret technique, transforming into a Great Dao Heavenly Map, which merged with the four Chaos Divine Pillars to form a Chaos Grand Array, beginning to collide with the Emperor Array.

"boom!"

Ning Qingyi's body bled profusely, the Heavenly Map shook violently, and the Chaos Array collapsed instantly.

"The Great Emperor's Killing Formation is terrifying beyond measure." He hid in the ancient hall, his face solemn, and used the Lesser Destiny Technique to recover from his injuries.

Just now, he used the array patterns of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable Emperor Array, which he had carefully deduced, and the Chaos Divine Array to enhance it. He used his primordial spirit to compensate, resist, and absorb the energy. However, he was fine within the "one corner" area, but when he reached the "second corner," a major problem arose, and the Chaos Divine Array collapsed.

"But I haven't gone down the wrong path. If I continue, I might be able to completely master the remaining part of the formation!"

Ning Qingyi was full of energy and continued to devote himself to the task.

One day, one month, three months...

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye. During this period, the Boundless Killing Array has been constantly roaring, and earth-shattering killing intent has burst out from outside the Emperor Array, annihilating many mountains and rivers within the realm.

Meanwhile, some ancient palaces also fell from the formation, indicating that the collapse of the Boundless Killing Formation was intensifying.

Another month passed, and a five-colored rainbow flew out from the suicide array. Moments later, the entire imperial array completely collapsed, and this ancient realm began to tremble and disintegrate.

Ning Qingyi looked at this scene with a dejected expression, and said somewhat unwillingly, "We were one step behind, and we only managed to predict forty percent?"

"Crack!"

His expression changed as he saw the sky shatter, the void cracking open, and chaotic energy spreading out. This energy clashed with the spiritual energy within his small world, generating divine lightning that exacerbated the collapse of the heavens and earth.

“This imperial formation was rooted within the ancient realm. Now that the formation is destroyed, this ancient realm will also be ruined,” Ning Qingyi sighed.

But under such a cataclysmic force, let alone the fact that he is only a cultivator at the second level of the Immortal Platform Realm, even if he were to break through to the Dao-Slaying King Realm, he would be helpless. Perhaps only by becoming a Saint Realm cultivator would he have the power to repair the damage to the heavens.

He had no choice but to quickly return to where he had arrived, and with the help of a few ancient Dao Platform Stone Tokens he had picked up from the Imperial Array, he activated the great array and moved away.

……

The Northern Divine City was bustling with activity.

Many people have come and many have left, but none of them can shake its position as the center of the Northern Region.

Every now and then, there's an aura of treasures being unearthed from stones. Especially a year ago, when the Holy Body Ye Fan returned to the Divine City and cut out an ancient dragon loach with eight hundred years of medicinal life, which was bought by the Great Saint Hun Tuo of the Ancient Clan, the number of old immortals attracted to this Divine City has increased even more.

Now, with the revival of all things in the world, many of the older generation have successfully broken through to higher realms before their lifespans expire, some even accumulating strength and becoming increasingly powerful. The Peacock King of the Demon Clan, the Crimson Dragon Daoist, the Azure Flood Dragon King, the Ji family, the Jiang family, the Holy Lord of Yaoguang, the Queen Mother of the West of Yaochi… these powerful figures, who were originally mostly trapped at the second level of the Immortal Platform Realm, are now fiercely breaking through to the Dao-Slaying Realm, each becoming a seed of sainthood.

The younger generation is also becoming increasingly impressive. Jiang Yifei, Yaochi Saintess, Ji Haoyue, Xia Jiuyou and others have successively entered the Sendai realm. Nan Yao and Xi Pusa have ascended to the second level of Sendai. They are all making great progress.

Ye Fan, the Holy Body, later surpassed others and also achieved the status of a half-step Great Power. He fought bloody battles against many ancient races and also had some conflicts with many human forces. However, he broke through all the barriers and became more and more courageous in battle, cultivating an invincible spirit.

In comparison, the holy sons and daughters of major sects such as the Myriad Beginnings Holy Land and the Dao One Holy Land are somewhat inferior, stopping at the peak of the Dragon Transformation stage.

Many people sighed that, as a sacred land passed down through generations, the lineage of the emperors was ultimately extraordinary. Cultivators with similar aptitudes might not be able to see the difference in the early stages of cultivation, but as time went on, those who cultivated the Emperor's Scripture showed a strong momentum of accumulating strength and making rapid progress, which was not slow but even faster!

It is precisely because of this that the Holy Son of Yaoguang, Xia Jiuyou and others have become increasingly astonishing in the eyes of the world. Although they were defeated by Ning Qingyi one after another, everyone had to admit that they were exceptionally talented, even surpassing some of the successors of imperial clans and imperial sects.

The waves wash away heroes, some fade into obscurity, while new talents emerge.

Demon god!

This was a young master of unknown origin, wearing a mask, whom onlookers guessed was a woman of unparalleled beauty. But her attacks were extremely ruthless; with a single movement, three hundred and sixty-five golden vortexes spun simultaneously, emitting sacrificial chants, as if a god was about to be resurrected and reign over the earth.

She defeated several successors of ancient sects, even causing the Dao heart of the Holy Son of the Purple Mansion Holy Land to collapse, achieving extraordinary feats.

Demon Lord!

This was also a young master of unknown origin, but his appearance shook the entire Beidou region, simply because he possessed the Devouring Heaven Demon Art! Every time he appeared, he would slaughter the world, and his cultivation was extremely terrifying, even targeting the Holy Body! It was after that battle that Ye Fan broke through to the Immortal Platform Realm and ascended to the pinnacle.

However, in addition to these two young people, a young genius has emerged.

Prince of Heaven!
In the past, when the Great Xia Dynasty slaughtered the lineage of the Undying Emperor, they did not find the whereabouts of the Emperor's son. It was later learned that during the siege, an ancient ancestral king had taken him out early on and erased all traces. He was not born until two years ago.

This was an exceptionally handsome man, whose appearance would make many women in the world envious. He was truly peerless in his beauty, his entire body sparkling and radiant with divine light, enveloped by a five-colored divine halo, as if he were the son of a god descended to earth.

When he was first born, he tried to conceal his identity, but when he broke through to the Dragon Transformation Realm three months before his breakthrough, his background was exposed, and he stopped hiding it.

The news spread like wildfire, and Xia Yiming, who had stayed in Beidou, immediately went to find him. However, the offspring of a god was undoubtedly terrifying.

Even though he had just broken through to the Dragon Transformation Realm, he still defeated Xia Yiming, who was nearly at the Great Perfection of the Dragon Transformation Realm. If someone hadn't secretly come to his aid, he would have been killed on the spot.

After this battle, the world was speechless, while the ancient races were in an uproar.

"As expected of a descendant of a god, he possesses an invincible aura!" exclaimed one of the ancient clans who worshipped the Immortal Emperor.

"Great Immortal Emperor, your bloodline in the mortal realm will surely annihilate all those who defile the faith of the gods!" someone shouted, pointing the finger directly at the two major human powers.

"When the Heavenly Emperor's son attains enlightenment and continues the myth of immortality, everything will be reclaimed!" Someone secretly spread rumors.

Everyone fell silent, for the Emperor's son's record was too terrifying. Since his birth, he had fought over a hundred battles, and had never lost, whether it was a contest against someone of the same realm or a reversal of fortune.

This record makes one feel as if a minor celestial being is rising.

"It's just relying on the power of bloodline. Which ancient prince or imperial prince couldn't do that!" Naturally, some people couldn't stand it and said indignantly.

"In the struggle for the imperial path, a single step behind means losing everything. What does it matter if you're an ancient imperial descendant!" someone sneered.

"As expected, the golden age has arrived! All kinds of physiques are emerging one after another, and geniuses are as numerous as fish in a river. An ancient princess has gone missing, and a new emperor's son has appeared..." Someone revealed the truth.

These words brought a sense of loneliness to the Big Dipper. Everyone knows that the more brilliant and glorious something is, the lonelier it will ultimately be.

With so many outstanding individuals, only one can ultimately emerge victorious—what a cruel reality.

"I'm afraid only a Chaos Body would dare to claim to have attained enlightenment... A Chaos Body, will I ever see one in this lifetime?"

"The Innate Sacred Body Dao Platform, the invincible physique of the Great Emperor Wushi, will I have the chance to see it in this lifetime?"

Within the divine city, just as many people were discussing metaphysics and pointing out the general trend of the world, a shocking change occurred.

At the central celestial palace, a dazzling light shone brightly. In the darkness of night, the ancient Dao Platform shone brilliantly, unleashing boundless spatial power, from which a figure emerged.

Everyone nearby stopped.

"Two years ago, Little Celestial Venerable left with several people. People have been returning one after another, claiming that they have arrived in one of the worlds of Boundless Celestial Venerable." A passerby said in shock.

"The Holy Son of Yaoguang and the Fire Kirin have returned one after the other. It is said that the others are either dead or missing. Only the Little Celestial Venerable is said to have gone to retrieve the Celestial Venerable's inheritance," someone murmured.

"Is it him? Or someone else..." someone said with a serious expression.

Two years ago, this incident caused a great uproar. Even Ye Fan, the Holy Body, made a special trip back to search for the missing Ning Qingyi. He even invited the Black Emperor and Duan De, but ultimately failed.

However, besides Ning Qingyi, this incident also involves another person, namely the ancient princess of Huolin Cave, Huolin'er!

She's disappeared too!
His brother returned five months later, but after searching the entire ancient realm, he could not find him. In a fit of rage, he even killed several young members of the human race.

Soon, the light faded, and Ning Qingyi stood on the platform.

"It really is him, Little Celestial Venerable!"

"He is not dead after all!"

The crowd was excited. Ning Qing glanced at the audience and then calmly prepared to leave.

"Halt, Little Celestial Venerable!"

With divine might descending, an ancient ancestral king appeared before everyone; he came from the Fire Kirin Cave!
Ning Qingyi was taken aback and frowned as she looked over.

"What have you done to my Prince Huo Lin'er?!" the Ancient Ancestral King demanded.

Ning Qingyi was about to begin chanting when she was asked this question, and an ominous feeling flashed through her heart: "What do you mean? What does Huo Lin'er have to do with me!"

"You understand what I mean! Princess Huo Lin'er entered that divine land and has since disappeared. Don't pretend you're deaf and dumb!" The ancient king of Huo Lin Cave said this, his eyes turning red. His majestic holy power shook the heavens and the earth, causing everyone nearby to kneel down.

An ancient empress!
He was guaranteed to become a Quasi-Emperor, or even more likely, achieve an alternative path to enlightenment, which would allow his clan to continue its glory for ten thousand years. But now he has disappeared and his whereabouts are unknown!
If Huo Qizi hadn't returned safely, Huo Lin Cave would probably have gone mad long ago, resurrecting the Qilin Staff at all costs to search for the truth.

Ning Qingyi felt immense pressure from the overwhelming holy might. If it weren't for the slight tremor of the Desolate Tower within her body, which brought down a shimmering green glow, she would probably have collapsed on the spot.

His face darkened, and the Primordial Azure Gold Pagoda flew out from his body. The quasi-emperor artifact emitted a powerful divine might and clashed back.

"Very good, very good. Considering your loyalty in protecting him, I'll tell you, I've been in seclusion in the Divine Land and haven't seen Huo Lin'er!" Ning Qing's face was as cold as ice, but anyone could see his fury: "I've told you the answer. When I become a saint, I will personally kill you!"

(End of this chapter)