The Fate of Eternal Life

Chapter 138: Feathered Traces, Coordinates Obtained, Bagu Palace

Ning Qingyi unleashed a quasi-emperor weapon, and without any suspense, even the ancient corpse of a Great Completion King wielding a sacred weapon was reduced to dust.

The Primordial Azure Pagoda shone brightly in the thirty-fourth level of the temple's small world, its awe-inspiring divine light illuminating the heavens and sweeping away the countless corpses and demons that filled the mountains and fields, emptying the yin energy that filled the world.

However, in the blink of an eye, countless corpses and demons revived beneath the earth. In particular, from the distant, towering black mountain pass, one ancient corpse after another crawled out, their grotesque appearances too numerous to describe.

"Could this place be connected to the legendary underworld...?"

Everyone shuddered, realizing how terrifying this small world was.

"boom!"

Another ghost king appeared, and everyone began to take action, unleashing various ancient weapons and magical treasures, with all sorts of supernatural powers shining brightly in the world.

When news of the Feathered Ancestral Temple spread throughout the world, everyone knew they would encounter incredibly fierce and malevolent ghosts, so they prepared various methods that would be of great use in dealing with evil spirits!

Several Dao-Slaying Kings, wielding sacred artifacts and going berserk, swept away hordes of corpse demons under the ancient sacred might.

Chaos reigned in the world, as if the mortal realm and the underworld were colliding.

Ning Qing, with the Primordial Azure Pagoda atop his head, unleashed his full power.

With the Primordial Light of Determination in his left hand and the Fist of Life and Death Reincarnation in his right, the world was instantly shrouded in turmoil as he swept away wave after wave of ghosts, and even the ghost kings who had not yet reached their full potential met their end.

"Charge! That black ghost mountain connects to the former first ancestral vein of Zhongzhou, and the entrance to the next level must be below!" Ning Qingyi roared.
The Primordial Azure Pagoda continued to revive. Without any special techniques, it simply crashed into the black mountain, its body forged from Ascension Azure and Eternal Blue Gold, destroying half of it. Any ghostly creatures that dared to emerge were crushed in the process.

Sure enough, a huge black hole was revealed beneath the shattered black mountain. Looking down, ancient buildings could be seen in the earth's veins, including a temple, which served as the passage to the thirty-fifth level of the palace's small world.

Hope shone in everyone's eyes. With perfect understanding, they unleashed numerous sacred artifacts, braving the roars of countless ghosts, fighting their way through the temple doors, and stormed into the thirty-fifth level of the small world.

"Be careful, there might be a sage-level Yin spirit behind you."

Ning Qing transmitted her voice, and everyone nodded, feeling a sense of awe.

The thirty-fifth level of the small world was quiet. Before them lay magnificent palaces, all deathly silent. Everyone who entered remained motionless and utterly silent.

The ancient races, the immortal holy lands, the four great dynasties, and the ancient families were all observing in silence. The atmosphere here was extraordinary, and everyone sensed something strange.

Ning Qingyi looked solemn as he gazed at an ancient palace in front of him. He could sense a terrifying aura emanating from it, which was definitely that of a Saint!

Finally, someone couldn't resist and went forward, discovering many stone carvings in the ancient palace. Some speculated that these were stories of the ancient Emperor Yuhua attaining enlightenment.

"You've come..." Suddenly, a voice came from an ancient gate tower, and a young Taoist boy walked out. He looked to be only eleven or twelve years old, but his voice sounded very old.

On the other side, a pretty little girl, perched high above in another magnificent palace, spoke in a similarly aged voice: "You have quite the nerve to disturb their slumber."

Everyone was horrified, and some even cried out, "They are... the two Daoist disciples who followed the Feathered Emperor in the stone carvings."

"So it was them!" Someone shuddered, realizing where they came from.

"The Feathered Emperor... is he still alive?"

No one could believe it; there was an ancient emperor who had lived for 300,000 years without dying. Was he about to become an immortal?
"The Great Emperor is immortal, and will naturally live on forever!" the two young disciples said in unison, and a terrifying aura emanated from them.

"A master at the Ancestral King level!"

The ancient clan's semi-saint was startled and cried out.

Everyone immediately trembled with fear, their faces turning pale. Fear gripped their hearts; this was tantamount to raiding a saint's lair—it was pure suicide!
However, to their surprise, the two young Taoists merely glanced at the crowd, their expressions remaining perfectly calm.

"Alright, after all, the ancestral temple has been sealed for many years. We won't blame you for trespassing here, but you need to apologize to the Great Emperor."

Everyone looked at each other in disbelief, their hearts pounding with anxiety and uncertainty.

"Let's go, come with us to pay our respects to the Great Emperor." The two Daoist boys gestured expressionlessly.

The scene fell instantly silent; no one dared to take a step, their hearts pounding with shock. If what was said was true, the Feathered Emperor was indeed in the final level of the divine temple's small world.

"boom!"

Several more figures charged in, this time led by several ancient princesses. They led their followers, fought their way out of the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​ghosts, and arrived at the thirty-fifth floor, where they gasped in shock.

"A ghost of saintly level!"

They shouted, and everyone knew something was wrong.

Sure enough, the two Daoist boys turned around and pressed down with one finger. Immediately, an ancient clan member suffered, and a half-saint was killed by the finger!

Everyone's expression changed. Even Huo Qizi, Long Nu, and the others dared not move. They looked at the people who had arrived earlier, especially Ning Qingyi. After finding that the latter was very obedient, they held back.

It seems there is some terrifying place here, otherwise the little immortal would not be so obedient!
“We have been enlightened by the Great Emperor and reborn from the dead; we are now Yin Spirits,” a young Taoist said.

"If you dare to offend us again, we will kill you without mercy," another voice said.

Everyone trembled instantly. Yin God! This was a contest with the very destiny of heaven and earth! It was an unfathomable blessing, perhaps only a Great Emperor could bestow such a gift.

The two young Taoist boys pointed to an ancient road that led straight to the highest holy temple, where the stone gate was tightly closed, and no one knew what kind of person was hidden behind it.

A moment of deathly silence fell over the crowd. Finally, Ning Qing stepped forward and walked over. With him taking the lead, the others exchanged glances, steeled their hearts, and followed.

If he is truly an emperor-level figure, running away won't help.

Finally, the stone gate opened, revealing the final layer of the temple's miniature world.

"boom!"

Endless auspicious clouds spurted out, and all kinds of auspicious lights lingered. It was sacred inside, with thousands of auspicious colors and thousands of divine rainbows penetrating the sun, moon and stars.

The essence of the dragon's energy from the first ancestral vein of Zhongzhou converges here, and thousands of beams of immortal light rise and fall between heaven and earth, creating a dazzling and surging spectacle.

An ancient temple complex sits nestled among the mountains, peaceful and sacred. Yet, the numerous temples present a magnificent spectacle, their light illuminating the heavens and radiating boundless divine brilliance.

"The principles within that palace are endless; it must be the enlightenment of ancient sages!"

"My God, what powerful treasure energy it contains! What divine material is hidden here!"

"That chanting sound is definitely from the supreme Daoist scriptures; could it be an ancient text..."

People went crazy. The thirty-sixth floor is the real treasure trove of the divine dynasty, which definitely contains immortal inheritances. If they can obtain them all, they will surely be able to recreate an immortal power!
What is most breathtaking is that a stone embryo floats and sinks at the only cave entrance of the first ancestral vein in Zhongzhou, rising and falling with the auspicious clouds and undulating with the rainbow. The ancestral vein bursts forth with auspicious energy, absorbing the essence of the ten directions.

"what is that?"

Everyone was stunned.

"The Ascension Emperor!" the two Daoist disciples said expressionlessly. Everyone was stunned, frozen in place, their hearts pounding. Was this the very emperor protected by the two ancient sages?
Everyone stared intently at the stone embryo, a sense of foreboding rising in their hearts. They couldn't believe that the Feathered Emperor was still alive; they suspected it might be a reanimated corpse.

"Why does he look like the Holy Spirit to me?" someone whispered, a sentiment shared by many.

This place is home to the first ancestral vein of Zhongzhou. Such a celestial land has gathered the essence of a great region since ancient times. It would be strange if it didn't produce something extraordinary!

"What are you waiting for? Why don't you kneel down and apologize to the Feathered Emperor?" The two Yin Gods' voices were cold. Although they were not very big, their voices were rough and old.

The sage's gaze swept down, leaving everyone even more bewildered. Just then, Ning Qing made his move.

"Two good-for-nothings, they've been fooled without even realizing it, how laughable!"

The moment he opened his mouth, everyone's hearts skipped a beat, as if the fearless little immortal had returned.

To regard the sacred land as nothing and the ancestral king as a servant—only the person with the greatest ambition for the imperial path in this era could possess such arrogance.

"What did you say!" The two young Taoist boys' expressions were ashen.

However, Ning Qingyi directly activated the Primordial Azure Gold Pagoda, reviving this quasi-emperor weapon. Its supreme power moved with him, and he struck directly at the stone embryo in the ancient cave.

"You're courting death! How dare you disturb the Great Emperor's slumber!" the Daoist boy roared in fury.

They used their divine powers to cut off the attack, but some residual force still lingered on the stone embryo.

"Click..."

The stone core melted away, and feather-like rays of light flew out one after another. There were no figures in them, only the light dissipating, and a wisp of imperial might spreading.

"He has ascended to immortality!"

"Even if the Feathered Emperor had stayed inside, he has already ascended to immortality!"

Many people exclaimed in surprise that this was a shower of light after ascension. Even though there was once a supreme being living inside the stone embryo, he had long since transformed into the Dao and disappeared into the laws of heaven and earth.

"What?! How could this happen... Your Majesty!"

"Impossible! Six thousand years ago, the Feathered Emperor revived from his ancestral lineage, also awakening us and bestowing upon us memories of our past lives, instructing us to guard the highest holy temple... But where has he gone now? How could a holy weapon pierce his stone embryo? It's simply impossible!"

The two young Taoist disciples were stunned, looking incredulously at what was happening in the ancient cave.

"That's it! It must be deep within the ancestral vein!"

Their eyes widened, they screamed madly, and plunged into the deepest part of the cave, seeking answers.

Everyone was stunned. No one had expected such an outcome. They were speechless and dumbfounded.

"The little immortal has a sharp eye; he actually got fooled..."

"Could it be that some terrifying being is impersonating the Emperor and deceiving them?"

"What are we waiting for? If such a thing really exists, it won't give us much time. Hurry up and grab it!"

Ahead, the ancient temple was filled with various celestial lights, bright auspicious clouds, and bursting divine light, exuding holiness and peace, just like the palace of ancient gods.

Everyone went crazy, charging forward. No one was unmoved; the temple contained priceless treasures, and obtaining just one item would bring endless benefits for a lifetime.

"kill!"

"That'smine!"

Instantly, the thirty-sixth level of the small world became a killing field, with each of the eighty-one ancient temples turning into a battlefield, and an astonishing killing intent erupting, with blood and bone fragments everywhere.

The various ancient factions, in particular, seemed to have gone mad, engaging in a fierce battle at the most magnificent hall, searching for the broken green cauldron, which they considered their very life.

"The Ascension Cauldron! Even if it's broken, it's still a supreme treasure, far surpassing even imperial weapons!"

Everyone fought to the point of madness.

Ning Qingyi also rushed towards a grand hall. With a long roar, he unleashed a terrifying technique. The Lesser Destiny Technique was activated, and the character "组" (Zu) secretly transformed into array patterns connecting the hall, actually lifting the entire hall and then crushing it with a crash. The hall then emitted light, and a star map appeared before everyone's eyes, before transforming into a stone gate.

"The Secret of Character Combination is indeed unparalleled in the world; even the great formation of the Feathered Divine Dynasty could not protect it!"

Everyone was shocked and couldn't believe Ning Qingyi's actions.

Ning Qing stretched out his hand expressionlessly and shattered the stone gate. Starlight exploded, one after another adorning the void, as if facing the vast starry sky, a grand and boundless aura permeated the air.

Four of these stars were particularly special, many times brighter than the other points of light, and the only ones that were solidified, each about the size of a fist, suspended in starlight. One of them, in particular, was a water-blue planet, almost identical to Earth's land and water.

Ning Qingyi glanced at them, then grabbed the four stones and refined them in an instant.

"This is the key to opening the Five-Colored Altar, containing star coordinates!" Someone recognized the origin of these items.

"The rumors are true, the Little Immortal Venerable is really leaving..." someone murmured.

The Holy Prince and the others rushed over, somewhat surprised: "You got it just like that?"

The Black Emperor was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred; to him, every coordinate was a treasure trove.

“Let’s go, let’s retrieve the Supreme Immortal Scripture.” Ning Qing’s eyes flashed with divine light, and he transmitted his thoughts: “The Feathered Emperor may not really be dead. I can sense that there is a true Emperor’s aura in the stone embryo. The secret may lie in the Feathered Immortal Scripture.”

Everyone was shocked, never expecting that Ning Qingyi, who had personally broken the stone embryo, would actually believe what the Daoist boy said.

"Good! The Great Emperor's scriptures are absolutely not to be missed!" Black Emperor shouted.

The group immediately charged towards one of the ancient halls, where many people were fighting. It was the center of an ancient hall complex where ancient chants could be heard.

"Wake it up for me!"

Ning Qingyi was proficient in the Origin Technique and also possessed the "Group" Secret Technique. With the coordination of the Minor Destiny Technique, these two divine techniques were almost integrated into one. No array pattern could stop him, and he actually uprooted three ancient palaces that had not yet been breached in one go.

It possesses divine brilliance and precious aura, as well as countless divine patterns.

"This is awesome! It's all ours!" Black Emperor's eyes gleamed with greed; he never expected the treasure hunt to be like this!
"Little Immortal, do you want to monopolize all the blessings of creation?"

"Go to hell!"

The experts vying for the three ancient palaces went berserk. The Holy Prince, Ji Zi, Yan Ruyu, the Black Emperor, and others took the initiative to attack, blocking all attacks. Only Ye Fan entered the palace to search for treasures.

Ning Qing looked into the distance and noticed the Emperor's son's whereabouts!

(End of this chapter)