The Fate of Eternal Life

Chapter 161 Immortal Qi Nourishes the Holy Spirit and Leads to the Sun God Cult

He reached the Great Perfection of the Second Heaven of Sendai, and his golden body was flawless.

Ning Qingyi could sense that he was now terrifyingly strong, even daring to compete with a saint, and was confident that he would neither be defeated nor die.

Even so, he could still go even further. If he could advance both the Dao Palace Secret Realm and the Immortal Platform Secret Realm to the Heavenly Gate of Severing the Dao through the method of a single secret realm, then he would definitely be the strongest person in history to have overcome the Tribulation of Severing the Dao!
Of course, they will also face the strongest tribulation of severing the Dao, and it's hard to say what will happen during that tribulation.

He looked inward into his own Dao Palace Secret Realm, which contained five magnificent and imposing immortal palaces. Each palace contained a cauldron, within which something was being nurtured. The sound of scriptures was incessant, and runes were flashing as they flew out of the palaces.

This place is the most mysterious, believed to contain potential deities hidden within the human body, which, once fully unlocked, will possess boundless divine power.

The departed self, the true self, and the original self chant scriptures here. The divine purple-gold immortal bell rings from time to time, conveying the heavenly sound of the Great Dao. Furthermore, streams of five-element immortal light burst forth, as if it were an immortal scripture.

The Five Palaces, Five Cauldrons, and Five Spirits is the single secret realm method that Ning Qingyi has been pursuing. If he achieves it to the end, he might be able to cultivate five Great Perfection Holy Spirits, which would then be the strongest incarnation technique in the world.

Unfortunately, precisely because it aspires to evolve into a Holy Spirit, the celestial spirit within the cauldron is developing extremely slowly, and it may truly take millions of years to realize this path.

"Transform into a holy spirit..."

Ning Qingyi took out the Immortal Ascension Scripture. He had long been familiar with the matters recorded in this scripture, and for him, the greatest inspiration from this imperial scripture was the Holy Spirit Transformation Method left behind by the Emperor of Ascension.

As the founder of the Feathered Divine Dynasty and the inheritor of the former Heavenly Court's legacy, the Feathered Emperor is remarkable even among the taboo figures of the past. He not only inherited the great cause of the Ascension Cauldron, but also walked the path to becoming an emperor for the third time with extraordinary talent!
If it weren't for the immense pressure from the ruthless person, and the fact that an invincible Heavenly Emperor had ruled the mortal world in later generations, perhaps the Ascension Emperor would have had a chance to seek the opportunity for his fourth incarnation.

The Transformation of the Holy Spirit Method recorded in the Immortal Ascension Scripture was deduced by the Great Emperor of Ascension from the supreme method of the Holy Spirit lineage. It can be said to be extremely profound and does not belong to the Emperor Scripture itself. In fact, if the Holy Spirits in the universe knew about it, they would go crazy and pursue it!

This is because the Feathered Emperor deduced a secret technique that could reverse the innate from the acquired and make up for the deficiencies of the Holy Spirit, which was in no way inferior to the Holy Spirit's ancestral technique of mending the heavens.

Of course, this is because Ning Qingyi knew that the Feathered Emperor had succeeded, but he himself was not 100% determined to follow this path.

After obtaining the Holy Spirit Transformation Technique, Ning Qingyi immediately began to study it. This secret technique was of immense value to him, capable of helping him to further develop the single cultivation method of the Dao Palace Secret Realm. He was even confident that, if he were to utilize the Gate of Immortality, he could create a grand scripture for the Dao Palace!
"Indeed, the reason why the Holy Spirit can attain enlightenment when he is perfect is that, firstly, he has been nurtured into a Holy Spirit over millions of years, and secondly, he has received millions of years of divine guidance and cultivation, so his realm is naturally perfect."

Ning Qingyi looked at the five immortal spirits and made a decision in her heart.

With a thought, the immortal energy flowing out from the open gate of immortality descended from the celestial platform and entered the Dao Palace.

"The power of destiny... omnipotent, giving birth to everything!" Ning Qing used the Holy Spirit Transformation Technique from the Immortal Ascension Scripture, simultaneously burning divine power to activate the Lesser Destiny Technique.

The Lesser Destiny Technique unleashed its power once more, with streams of immortal energy flowing into the Dao Cauldron to nourish the five immortal spirits and accelerate their growth!

Nourished by the immortal energy flowing from the Gate of Immortality, the five immortal spirits grew rapidly as if they had taken a powerful tonic, and soon each of them gave birth to a different primordial form.

Born of the Five Elements, they can be called Immortal Metal, Immortal Fire, Immortal Water, Immortal Earth, and Immortal Wood. Now, they are all encased in a cocoon formed by immortal energy, like a stone embryo nurturing a sacred spirit, floating and sinking within the Dao Cauldron. Even within the Dao Cauldron, immortal energy lingers, slowly nourishing them.

Ning Qingyi was not surprised, as this was immortal energy flowing from the Gate of Immortality.

Even though this supreme divine aura has not fully recovered, nothing flowing from it can be called mortal. If it is called immortal aura, it is the highest grade of immortal aura. If the Great Emperor obtains it, he might even be able to comprehend the secret of becoming an immortal!
Using it for cultivation in the Dao Palace Secret Realm now can be considered a waste of its potential, but it has successfully pushed this secret realm to the point of breaking through the Dao barrier.

At this point, only the Sendai Secret Realm remains of the five great secret realms, and it is still far from being the Dao-Slaying Secret Realm when considered alone.

Moreover, Ning Qingyi has only just found an opportunity to master the single cultivation method of the Sendai Secret Realm.

"The divine runes born in the secret realm of the Sea of ​​Wheels can be used on at most four weapons. The Golden Heart Lamp of the Dao Tribulation, the Purple Gold Immortal Bell of the Divine Mark, the Chaos Stone Pillar, and the Black Gold Sword Ridge with Dragon Pattern. These four correspond to the major secret realms one by one, serving as both protectors and saviors of the Dao."

Ning Qing pondered to herself that many things, though they were simply going with the flow, now seemed to be arranged by fate.

"And my Sendai Secret Realm should also have a Dao artifact, but it seems that it already has an owner."

With a single thought, Ning Qing unleashed the minor Destiny Technique pattern from the forehead of her primordial spirit, which transformed into a portal within the Immortal Platform.

The Gate to Immortality!

As the reincarnation of the spirit of this supremely powerful and majestic gate, his fundamental artifact naturally consists of only one thing: the Gate of Immortality!
Only this gate will be the key to his future enlightenment and even ascension to immortality.

However, I am still too weak. To summon this gate, I must reach the Immortal Realm. And to actively pursue it, I must break through to the Quasi-Emperor Realm before I can find this gate amidst the long invasion of chaos.

Since the celestial artifact is unclaimed, it is foreseeable that even with the intervention of celestial beings, it is difficult to say how long it will take to find this gate in the chaos.

Of course, the optimal solution would be to do this after breaking through to the Supreme Emperor level.

Ning Qingyi suppressed the restless thoughts in her heart and turned to observe this magnificent gate.

The Gate to Immortality is the manifestation of all things in the universe, even if it is just a projection. Observing it at any time makes it the strongest tool for enlightenment.

However, Ning Qingyi soon felt his divine sense exhausted, and he became agitated.

Clearly, now is not the time for enlightenment.

After a long while, he stood up and saw the figure of the Three Missing Taoist not far away. The other party seemed to sense something and also looked up.

Ning Qing took a step forward, and as if the stars had shifted, she appeared in front of him in an instant.

"Congratulations, Daoist, on your great progress." Daoist Sanque came up. He only needed to sense it slightly to realize that Ning Qingyi's cultivation was now unfathomable, and the pressure he brought was several times stronger than that of the Great Completion Kings in the temple.

A peak-level Immortal II cultivator was able to kill a Great Completion King; if one hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes, probably no one would believe it.

Such feats could only be accomplished by a reincarnated ancient emperor. No wonder the major sects of Ziwei, upon learning of Ning Qingyi's deeds, agreed to annihilate the Duanmu lineage. This wasn't out of fear of the spiritual treasure lineage behind Ning Qingyi, but rather to forge a favorable connection with a future emperor. This favorable connection is especially crucial when the future emperor, who may attain enlightenment, has a less than favorable temperament.

"I'm going to the Sun God Cult," Ning Qingyi said calmly.

The Taoist Sanque was taken aback. Although he was surprised, he was not entirely unexpected. After all, this master had wiped out the Duanmu lineage as soon as he arrived, so it was only natural that he would visit the Sun God Cult now.

“Daozi, we haven’t found any trace of Duanmu Taiyin in the past few months. If we were to visit the Taiyin Divine Sect now, would it be…” said the Three-Missing Daoist.

"It doesn't matter. If he dares to appear in front of me, he should die by my hand," Ning Qingyi said calmly.

Now, with the military strategy bestowed by the Azure Emperor, let alone an ancient sage like Duanmu Taiyin whose life force is exhausted, even if he were at his peak, holding the Human Emperor's Seal, he would most likely die.

The Three-Missing Taoist understood that he clearly had his own trump card, and he would not be afraid even if a saint came.

Was it a trump card sealed within him by a quasi-emperor, or was it a saintly protector who had always been with him? Or did he possess an even stronger weapon besides the quasi-emperor's weapon?

Daoist Sanque was curious, after all, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation of the Celestial Venerable Lingbao was renowned throughout the Three Realms!
"Daoist, may I accompany you?" asked the Three-Missing Daoist.

Ning Qingyi glanced at him and said, "Okay, let's go."

The Taoist Sanque nodded and summoned a flying boat, which turned out to be a divine weapon of kings.

The two quickly headed to the nearest intercontinental formation, heading towards the Sun God Cult on the continent of Shenzhou.

On the way, the Taoist Sanque was also telling Ning Qingyi about the recent history of the Sun God Cult.

This lineage was luckier than the Taiyin Human Emperor. It had been prosperous ever since the Sun Saint Emperor attained enlightenment millions of years ago. The only drawback was that the Sun Emperor Tower disappeared after the Human Emperor's death. Fortunately, the Sun Saint Emperor's lineage had many descendants, and the dark turmoil of the Primordial Era was not as frequent as the Desolate Ancient Thrust. Therefore, it had been glorious for tens of thousands of years, with an orderly succession.

In subsequent generations, sages emerged one after another in the clan. Every now and then, a sage would lead the Taiyin lineage and various forces of Ziwei to the other side of the starry sky to find a new home for the human race.

Ning Qingyi understood that what was said was true, and that the human race of the ancient Big Dipper Star might very well have originated from the Purple Star.

"However, tens of thousands of years ago, the Sun God Cult suffered a great calamity." The Three-Missing Taoist was clearly familiar with this ancient history, and a hint of fear appeared in his eyes.

"At that time, the Sun God Cult was at its zenith. A Sun Emperor's son, whose bloodline had reverted to its ancestral form, had attained the quasi-emperor level. Several saintly experts had also emerged. Many people even thought that the legend of a sect with two emperors was finally about to appear in the world..."

The Taoist Sanque sighed as he spoke. In fact, the Sun God Sect at that time almost completely overwhelmed Ziwei, and the Sun Quasi-Emperor was nearly invincible on the path to becoming an emperor.

Ning Qingyi was deep in thought. Tens of thousands of years ago could be considered a golden age, with all kinds of physiques emerging one after another. However, even if the Sun Quasi-Emperor reached the pinnacle, he still would not have the opportunity to prove his Dao.

Because that era was about to usher in a cultivator named Wushi, even if he didn't suffer a calamity, it wasn't certain that he could defeat Wushi. Even if he attained enlightenment, Ning Qingyi believed that the Great Emperor Wushi could defy the heavens, tread upon all paths, and, like Ye Fan, achieve the myth of two emperors in one era!

"However, the Sun God Cult suffered a calamity. Quasi-Emperors died violently, and Saints were slaughtered..." Fear was evident in the eyes of the Three-Missing Daoist, after all, this matter was too frightening: "I don't know who did it, but after this calamity, the Sun God Cult's foundation was completely wiped out. The strongest among them was no more than a Dao Slayer, and the clan's scriptures were also completely lost. From then on, it never recovered."

At this point, Daoist Sanque sighed, "If the Sun God Sect had not suffered a calamity, the lineage of the Taiyin Human Emperor might not have been destroyed."

The Sun and the Moon, the two great mother religions of humanity, have been able to coexist peacefully on a single star called Ziwei for millions of years without collapsing. This is not only because the descendants of the two holy emperors are mostly of noble character, but also because there is a great deal of tacit understanding between the two lineages.

"Besides paying homage to the Human Emperor, does Daoist Sanque have any other important business on his way to the Sun God Sect?" After hesitating for a moment, Daoist Sanque asked.

Ning Qingyi said, "I also studied the Ancient Scripture of the Sun. Although I didn't have the complete version, it wasn't far off..."

The Three-Missing Daoist revealed an expression of certainty, and after considering the matter, said, "Daoist, in fact, the Human Emperor's lineage once publicly proclaimed to the world regarding the loss of the ancient scripture, hoping that any cultivators of the Ziwei sect who had information on its whereabouts would return it. The Sun lineage would be eternally grateful. However..."

"Is it just that the major sects don't want the Sun God Sect to regain its strength, so they resorted to underhanded tactics?" Ning Qingyi revealed a cold smile. Although the Big Dipper Sect is special and it's not surprising that it has a few volumes of the Ancient Sun Scripture, even deep within the ancient road, there are ways to obtain the Ancient Sun Scripture. As the hometown of the Sun Saint Emperor, it's hard to believe that the various sects wouldn't have one or two incomplete volumes of the scripture.

The Taoist Sanque remained silent, but judging from his troubled expression, it was possible that the Changsheng Temple had also resorted to underhanded tactics in the past.

"Well, the Sun God Cult still has descendants, so the major sects haven't gone too far," Ning Qingyi said. "I only need to fulfill my obligations. As for what the Sun God Cult thinks, that's none of my business."

The Three-Missing Daoist nodded, and then his flying boat arrived in front of a huge domain gate.

“Daozi, please,” said the Three-Missing Daoist.

A huge pattern appeared on the flying boat, and the cultivators stationed there immediately realized that a high-ranking figure from the sect had arrived. He hurriedly flew up and, upon seeing that it was Daoist Sanque and Ning Qingyi, his expression changed instantly, and he quickly went to serve the two.

Soon, a dazzling divine light rose from the domain gate, and the flying boat was swallowed up by it.

Deep within the Nether Ridge, the ancient sage glanced at the two who had completely departed and sighed inwardly.

Duanmu Taiyin was more composed than he had imagined; she had remained unmoved for so many days. He wondered how this trip would ultimately turn out.

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The vast and boundless land of Shenzhou is the birthplace of the Sun Emperor and the founding site of the Sun God Cult.

Even the Divine Continent Dynasty, one of the four great dynasties of the Big Dipper, is very likely related to the Purple Star Big Dipper. This ancient star is the origin of the human race and has produced several great emperors. It is hard to say how many peerless figures have emerged from it.

In the eastern part of the Divine Continent, there is a massive mountain range known as the Sun God Mountain, the undisputed premier celestial land. However, after a calamity, the center of the divine mountain collapsed, the dragon vein was severed, and it is no longer what it once was.

Today, only the edge of the sacred mountain remains a place for cultivators to practice, and the Sun God Cult is based there.

(End of this chapter)