The Fate of Eternal Life

Chapter 159 Creating a Technique! Opening the Dantian!

The Netherworld Ridge is always shrouded in mist, with various towering peaks standing side by side, resembling a piece of Netherworld land, exuding a restrained yet terrifying aura.

However, in the past few days, strange phenomena have appeared one after another, with ever-changing weather. The essence of heaven and earth, the radiance of the sun and moon have been scattered, and all the paths have been rumbling and moving, attracting the attention of many people.

Soon, news spread that Lingbao Daozi was comprehending the Dao and preparing to undergo the final minor tribulation of the second level of the Immortal Platform.

Many people were surprised, but then they were shocked. They hadn't even reached the second level of the Sendai realm, yet killing Dao Kings was like slaughtering dogs. It was hard to imagine how strong they would be if they broke through to the Dao King realm!
"This Daozi is truly unscrupulous..." Someone who had received the news sneered.

"Perhaps it was intentional. You know, the patriarch of the Duanmu family is still missing." Some people guessed part of the thought and spoke it out.

Heavenly tribulations are trials for the cultivator themselves, and outsiders have little say in them. Trying to get involved will only bring trouble upon oneself and implicate others.

However, for Duanmu Taiyin, whose clan was wiped out and whose lifespan was about to end, eliminating a promising Daoist who harbored deep hatred for the extermination of his clan before his death might not be a bad thing.

Even the major forces involved in the great battle secretly prayed that Duanmu Taiyin and Ning Qing would fight to the death, which would be good for Ziwei and even for all the young talents in the universe who aspire to the path of emperors!
Deep within the Mingling Mountains, Ning Qingyi sat alone atop the Great Mountain.

A misty haze rose and shimmered, celestial radiance overflowed, and a vast ocean of life essence surged forth, exuding a profound aura that spread far and wide.

One after another, the meanings of the scriptures and ancient characters leaped out and revolved around him, transforming this place into a Taoist paradise.

Looking from afar, one after another, the characters "Dao" filled the void, as if cast from metal, shining brightly, full of complex mysteries, making him appear transcendent like an immortal.

Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Shu, Zu, Qian, Xing...

The profound mysteries of the Nine Supreme Secrets flowed through his mind. If word got out and others learned of it, even a Quasi-Emperor would be envious and come to snatch the immortal scripture.

For days, he has been pondering and thinking about how to combine the nine secrets into one.

Ancient emperors all had their own forbidden methods. The Nine Secrets Combined into One was the supreme skill that the Emperor Venerable had mastered after nurturing hundreds of scriptures in his furnace. It is hard to imagine how far he had gone on the path to immortality in the mortal world.

The fourth incarnation? The fifth incarnation? Or has it already reached the sixth incarnation?
Ning Qing pondered that if he had the Emperor's scriptures, he would surely be able to deduce this forbidden method.

For the next few months, he meditated, finding enlightenment in solitude, calming his mind and seeking knowledge amidst monotony. He not only studied the Nine Secrets, but also the Daoist scriptures, the Western Emperor Scripture, the Supreme Emperor Scripture, the Taiyin Scripture, the Azure Emperor Scripture, the Boundless Scripture, and the Immortal Ascension Scripture...

Deep within the Sea of ​​Wheels, silently, the ninth spring of Dao was opened, and the true meaning of ascension filled the Sea of ​​Wheels.

In an instant, ten springs emerged simultaneously from within the sea of ​​rebirth. The life spring, opened by the sutra "Baopuzi," absorbed the true meaning of the ninth spring of ascension, becoming even more profound.

Ning Qingyi was as still as a rock, his whole body was crystal clear, and he had a kind of majesty and holy radiance. Within the nine springs of Dao, imperial characters jumped out and revolved around him.

Each word was like divine gold, dazzling and imprinted in the void, transforming into shouts that shook the heavens.

Ancient sounds, including Zen chants, sacrificial chants, demonic shouts, and divine roars, resounded together, intertwining the past, present, and future, transcending the vast universe, and condensing into one.

"Is this the miracle that Senior Qingdi spoke of?! I have a feeling that the time has come."

A sudden realization dawned on Ning Qingyi, and a map of the terrain appeared in his mind.

That was a map of the land where immortals could become immortals, carved on the Immortal Treasure Map, majestic and magnificent.

Tens of thousands of mountain ranges resemble dragon bodies, clustered together to form a valley, with each peak like a dragon's head, seemingly formed by nature!

The dragon's head is held high, and wisps of mist rise from its snout, together nurturing the central celestial land!

Since obtaining this map from the Immortal Treasure Map, Ning Qingyi has carefully studied it. It must be said that the "Group" character secret truly deserves to be hailed as the source of all array formations in the world. By using it to comprehend the terrain map and supplementing it with the Origin Heaven Book, his understanding of the Immortal Ascension Grounds has advanced by leaps and bounds, and he has finally mastered it completely.

At the same time, he also realized that the land of immortality was not a place of death!

A purely "dead" place cannot give birth to immortal treasures. The Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountain was not so magnificent from the beginning. It was created over a long period of time by extracting the ancestral roots of the earth from ancient life stars and then using earth-shattering and awe-inspiring methods.

Since that's the case, what if we transform the Sea of ​​Wheels into a place for immortality...?

Ning Qing sat cross-legged on the mountaintop, his mind filled with ancient characters that shone with divine light, making him appear extraordinary and otherworldly, as if he had broken through time and space from the past, present, and future.

He made up his mind and finally resorted to forbidden methods.

The golden primordial spirit, surrounded by immortal energy, rose from the celestial platform, transformed into celestial light, and entered the fundamental life spring of the Sea of ​​Wheels.

"The power of destiny is everywhere! The might of destiny creates countless things!" Within the Fundamental Life Spring, the runes of the Minor Destiny Technique shone brightly on the forehead of the primordial spirit.

A power that transcends heaven and earth, transcends time, and transcends all paths has descended!

Within the Sea of ​​Wheels, divine power surged. Even though the Radiant Sea of ​​Wheels was vast and boundless, and its immense divine power was almost inexhaustible, it was rapidly burning under the power of destiny, assisting Ning Qingyi in creating the Dao.

Soon, the Sea of ​​Wheels was burned away, and this mysterious place became "bare," leaving only ten divine springs, the scarred Wheel of Life, and the hazy other shore extending from the divine rainbow.

The once vibrant Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm, now depleted of its divine power, is now filled with a vast expanse of death energy, densely packed, threatening to corrupt the very place where his life began.

A feeling of weakness suddenly filled my heart.

Nevertheless, Ning Qingyi's Dao heart remained unshaken. He began to burn his lifespan to maintain this special state.

From the nine divine springs, imperial characters gushed forth, continuously flowing into the central life spring. Endless insights into the Great Dao flowed through his heart. Driven by this massive amount of imperial Dao truth, even the original scripture, "Baopuzi," evolved, becoming increasingly profound and unfathomable.

This is no longer about comprehending the Tao, but about creating the Tao!
Create your own path, tread your own road, and use your own unique secret realm method as the foundation to continuously improve and evolve it until it is perfect.

"In the past, those who attained oneness achieved clarity in the heavens, tranquility in the earth, and life in all things..."

Within the central life spring, various divine sounds merged into one, ultimately resounding with a majestic and incomparably grand voice, like a god or demon chanting scriptures, solemn and sacred.

The Wheel of Life, suspended in the void, shone brightly and began to rotate continuously. It drew out the vast death energy, which swirled around in the void, forming a lifeless "cocoon," or perhaps a seed buried within it.

Gradually, the deathly aura grew heavy, and Ning Qingyi's body gradually fell silent, her vitality weakening.

Clearly, he has encountered the tribulation of creation, and if he takes a wrong step, he could easily destroy himself.

Deathly dust accumulated, gradually transforming into a desolate, turbid land. The central spring of life took root here, constantly being...
Deathly dust accumulated and gradually transformed into a desolate and turbid land, merging with the ethereal and elusive Pure Land of the Other Shore.

"Boom!" In an instant, deathly silence and hope intertwined, and a profound sense descended, as if a new world had been created!
Attracted by this, the central life spring took root in the center of the divine land, transforming into a celestial pool that continuously flows with celestial liquid, dispelling the deathly stillness and slowly nourishing the celestial land.

The nine springs surrounding the area transform into nine dragon mountains, resembling the ancestral veins of dragons in a land of immortality, clustering around the immortal pool, spewing wisps of immortal energy, and continuously nourishing it.

In an instant, the sea of ​​wheels disappeared, and only a vast and solid earth appeared.

"The dantian is the origin of life, the source of vital energy, the foundation of the five viscera and six bowels, the root of the twelve meridians, the meeting place of yin and yang, the gate of respiration, and the place where water and fire meet..."

Ning Qingyi suddenly realized something, and a great joy arose within her.

The transformation of the Sea of ​​Wheels into the Dantian undoubtedly signifies that he has taken a crucial step. This not only represents a deeper understanding of the Dao, but also signifies that he is gradually forging his own path.

"Crack!"

However, Ning Qingyi soon discovered that his newly formed dantian was collapsing.

The death energy within his body was too heavy, causing the ethereal Pure Land of the Other Shore to separate from him and, in turn, press down on the Immortal Pool, threatening to annihilate him as well.

"That's right. Without the Sea of ​​Wheels, there is no divine power. The Spring of Life is like a source without roots, and the Dantian is formed by the death energy of a person. Naturally, it will gradually wear down, causing the cultivator's supernatural powers to disappear, unless it is nourished by external spiritual energy at all times..."

Ning Qingyi discovered the fatal flaw in the dantian. Death is the final destination of life and also the destination of heaven and earth. Therefore, before becoming an immortal, a person's will to die is endless. Cultivators can only rely on external spiritual energy to resist it and help the life spring grow so that they can compete with heaven and earth for life.

"What should we do?!"

Ning Qingyi's primordial spirit manifested, sitting cross-legged in the Immortal Pool, gazing at this newly formed dantian.

At the same time, the Desolate Tower appeared silently, and the Azure Emperor awoke, gazing solemnly at the dantian below.

"Different laws..."

Ning Qingyi was also deep in thought, various thoughts flowing through his mind, even the hundreds of ancient characters left behind by the Desolate Emperor were flowing through his mind.

"Dantian...dantian..." He silently chewed on these two words.

The term "Dantian" has existed on Earth for a long time. In this vast universe, it spread widely because the spiritual energy of the ancient star was cut off, which prevented many people from cultivating the scriptures and exploring the true meaning of the Wheel Sea.

Now, Ning Qingyi has indeed opened up a dantian in the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm, something that has never happened before in all ages, but he is about to collapse, and even face the possibility of death and annihilation.

However, it is in times of crisis that one's true nature is revealed.

In Ning Qingyi's primordial spirit, he recalled the various sensations he had experienced when he was covered by the earth of all things. Suddenly, a flash of lightning struck his mind, and he felt as if he had truly grasped his destiny.

"Dantian, dantian! If there is only a field but no dantian, then one's innate constitution is incomplete!"

With a wave of his hand, the primordial spirit replaced the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, and the Qilin Immortal Medicine Seed, which supported the physical body along with the dragon-patterned black gold sword spine, fell into the Dantian Immortal Pool.

The elixir of immortality is a rare treasure of heaven and earth, with very few specimens throughout the ages, and even fewer after the ancient times.

The Qilin Immortal Elixir had already sprouted roots and leaves. Now that it had entered the dantian, it immediately took root and sprouted, revealing its terrifying side.

The roots penetrated into the dantian, spreading downwards until they took root in the black soil formed from the death energy, continuously absorbing its essence.

"Indeed, the elixir of immortality truly has the ability to bring the dead back to life!"

Ning Qingyi was shocked. In his inner vision, he saw that the death energy was being continuously absorbed by the roots of the Qilin Immortal Divine Medicine and transformed into a continuous source of life energy through some means. Not only that, the divine medicine was also continuously releasing essence, causing the entire dantian to expand continuously.

In an instant, the endless death energy transformed into boundless vitality, overflowing with immeasurable essence, nourishing his physical body and radiating rays of light.

"The Dantian Method is half complete!" Ning Qing was overjoyed, but he also knew that it had a major flaw: "Not everyone can obtain a seed of an immortal divine medicine. Just like the ancient immortal methods, without a top-level immortal seed, one is born half a step weaker than others."

"Moreover, I came from a secret realm to cultivate, which is equivalent to having a celestial pool in my body, which is the only way to nourish my dantian. How could an ordinary person possibly have such conditions?"

A path of cultivation that ordinary people cannot even begin to enter is clearly a dead end, a wrong path. Even the dantian, compared to the sea of ​​rebirth, is hardly superior. Introducing the Qilin Immortal Elixir evokes a sense of ancient immortal techniques reappearing.

"Your method is indeed very interesting."

Suddenly, a voice echoed from within his dantian. The desolate tower fell, and a figure emerged.

"Senior Qingdi!" Ning Qingyi exclaimed in surprise.

The Azure Emperor carefully observed this dantian, his eyes constantly flashing with contemplation, especially as he paced back and forth in the immortal pool where the Qilin Immortal Medicine was rooted.

"If you cultivate this method, your lifespan will be more than ten times that of a cultivator in the Sea of ​​Wheels realm," the Azure Emperor asserted. "With this as your foundation, if you can continue on this path, you can live for tens of thousands of years at the Saint realm! If you break through to the Quasi-Emperor realm, you might live for hundreds of thousands of years, or even achieve true immortality!"

Ning Qingyi was somewhat surprised, but soon he silently comprehended and understood the meaning of the Azure Emperor.

A cultivator's lifespan is depleted because it is constantly being worn down by death energy. Now, with a celestial herb in his dantian constantly assisting him, not only can death energy be transformed into vitality to increase lifespan, but the efficiency of its wear and tear will also be greatly improved. It can be said that he is both increasing the source of income and reducing the expenditure, so naturally he can achieve longevity.

“When a new method is first created, it will naturally encounter many hardships. At least your path seems extraordinary.” The Azure Emperor looked at him intently and asked, “How is your divine power now?”

Ning Qingyi sensed it for a moment and immediately discovered that his divine power was not only more powerful than before, but also had a profound quality, which made his combat strength increase rather than decrease!

"It seems you've noticed?" The Azure Emperor had clearly realized this as well, which is why he specifically pointed it out.

"However, the speed at which divine power recovers has also decreased." Ning Qingyi discovered the new drawback after trying it out, but of course this did not hinder him. With the characteristics of the Gate of Immortality, he could recover to his peak state with a thought.

"Different levels of divine power will naturally result in differences in various aspects," the Azure Emperor pointed out incisively.

Ning Qingyi also realized what was happening and gave a wry smile.

"Your experiment this time has been very enlightening for me. I'm going into seclusion now."

After the Azure Emperor finished speaking, he disappeared into the desolate tower, leaving behind a spell.

"This is the strategy of the Desolate Tower. If you encounter an invincible opponent, you can use it to protect yourself."

(End of this chapter)