The Fate of Eternal Life

Chapter 219 The Five Gods Transformation Mythical Ancient Road (Happy National Day everyone!)

In the dark void, amidst the dazzling nebulae, in the distant beyond, a shower of light streaks across the sky, its origin and destination unknown.

The Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon looked at Ning Qingyi with surprise.

For more than a decade, he had been lurking at the border between the underworld and the mortal world, secretly cultivating and killing many old monsters in the underworld. He had one fortuitous encounter after another, and became a Saint King even faster than Ning Qingyi.

After becoming a Saint King, he did not intend to return to the mortal realm. Instead, he planned to stay for another ten years or so to consolidate his cultivation. Unexpectedly, not long after his breakthrough, Ning Qingyi emerged from seclusion and appeared beside him with an unknown supernatural power, taking him away from the underworld at the fastest speed in the world.

"My lord, did you succeed?" The Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon looked Ning Qingyi up and down.

If Ning Qingyi's aura was previously as deep and boundless as the ocean, now it is as vast and boundless as the heavens, possessing a fundamental difference that sends shivers down one's spine.

Ning Qingyi did not answer him. Her eyes lit up with a seven-colored halo, her ears twitched slightly and gradually became crystal clear, and she faced a certain direction with a serious expression.

"Let's go, we can't stay here!"

Ning Qingyi simultaneously summoned several Xuan Guan Platforms, and a series of Dao Domain Gates flashed. Then, he led the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon through one of the gates and appeared in another direction.

After repeating this trick seven times, he finally took out the Divine Light Platform he had obtained from the ancient human path, randomly entered a set of void coordinates, and rushed in.

Hades.

When Ning Qing killed Yama's son and used incredible supernatural powers to traverse a large area of ​​the underworld, leading the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon into the mortal realm, a tremendous aura erupted from the depths of the underworld.

This is a black building, built in the underworld, suspended in mid-air, surrounded by black mist. Above the magnificent gate is a bronze plaque with three large characters: Yama's Palace.

This is one of the most terrifying and important places in the underworld, and also the residence of one of the three main officials of the underworld, the current Lord of the Underworld.

"Mo Zhou is dead! How dare you attack him in the underworld!" He was shrouded in thick fog, obscuring his figure, but the icy coldness in his words could freeze the heavens and the earth.

boom!
A large, blue claw emerged, traversing an unimaginable distance, and slammed towards the Pit of Ten Thousand Spirits.

"grown ups!"

The underworld generals were horrified, and the thirteenth underworld general looked ashen-faced.

The Yin soldiers and generals appear to be the army of the underworld, but in reality they are merely servants of the three supreme beings: Yama, the King of the Underworld, and the Prison Suppressor.

A subject dies when his lord is disgraced. Now that Yama, the King of Hell, is dead, these people will naturally not escape punishment. Being buried alive with him is the most merciful way to die.

boom!
The giant claw slammed down, turning the ghostly soldiers and generals, along with tens of thousands of miles of underworld land, into dust—a terrifying sight.

"Huh, he's not dead, he actually escaped."

The Lord of the Underworld seemed to have noticed some clues, and two points of blue light appeared in the mist, flashing with a fierce light.

He struck directly at the sacred land of the underworld, which was connected to the mortal realm. Instantly, the heavens and earth were shattered, and the eternal gray sky above the underworld transformed into a starry sky, showering down brilliant starlight.

When some creatures from the underworld saw this scene, they showed a longing look, wishing they could rush into the human world. However, when they saw the giant blue claw that blotted out the sky, they trembled and crawled on the ground, not daring to move.

Click!

Without using any supernatural powers, the Lord of the Underworld simply relied on his physical strength to strike down with a single claw. Vast areas of star fields collapsed, and countless galaxies turned into dust, completely transforming this starry sky into a deathly silence, leaving only endless dark mist.

"What happened? Has an enemy invaded?" Just as the Lord of the Underworld was furious, the person in charge of another important place also woke up.

"The current Yama King died in the underworld," the Yama King replied coldly.

After a long silence, the cold voice of the underworld giant came out: "Ridiculous! The three sons of the underworld have actually died in the netherworld. It seems that the underworld has really become rusty."

Clearly, this underworld tyrant was genuinely enraged, even recalling past events—a period of humiliation when the underworld was like a rat in the street, not daring to show its face for tens of thousands of years.

"Is that madman dead?"

"No, they were very cautious and escaped very far away," the Lord of the Underworld said coldly.
"The path to immortality is near, so it's best if we don't reveal our true strength," said the leader of the Underworld. "Send the Underworld Prince and the Prison Suppressor to kill them. If they can't, they don't need to come back."

After the two leaders finished their discussion, the underworld quickly returned to peace.

Several days later, two massive armies surged out of the underworld and headed into the depths of the starry sky.

After the rulers deep within the underworld finished their discussion and returned to silence, Ning Qingyi stopped what she was doing.

At this moment, they were already lost in the star field, separated from their starting point by an immeasurable distance, and had no idea where they were.

Before me lay the desolate expanse of the universe, filled only with vast expanses of dust, without a single star.

"My lord, what exactly happened?" The Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon had never seen Ning Qingyi so alarmed.

The strange phenomena surrounding Ning Qingyi gradually faded, and he said casually, "It's nothing. I killed Yama's son and attracted the attention of a future Daoist from the Underworld."

The Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon was shocked. He had never known such a realm existed before, but upon hearing it, he knew it was extraordinary—an absolute cosmic overlord, a true invincible being among mortals. No wonder it fled for its life as soon as it left the underworld; such a being's methods were simply unfathomable.

"Are we safe now?" the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon asked cautiously, worried that an army of underworld forces might emerge from the darkness of the universe and surround and kill the two of them.

“It’s safe now, the underworld giants aren’t going to make a move.” Ning Qingyi said calmly, “However, the current Underworld Prince and the Prison Suppressor will lead the underworld army to hunt them down. Two Great Saints, that’s a bit troublesome.”

The nine-tailed crocodile dragon trembled upon hearing this, yet was also extremely astonished: "My lord, how did you learn of this?"

“During this period of seclusion, my physical body has evolved the Five Divine Transformations of Buddhism, which I just observed using my Heavenly Eye and Heavenly Ear,” Ning Qingyi said.

"The Five Transformations of Buddhism!" The Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon was greatly surprised.

In the past, on the ancient road in the starry sky, Ning Qingyi had discussed the Dao with Jin Chanzi, and he was fortunate enough to listen in, gaining a deeper understanding of this mysterious sect.

The five supernatural powers in Buddhism are the divine eye, the divine ear, the ability to know others' minds, the ability to know past lives, and the ability to travel at will. Once these five supernatural powers are mastered, one will not only possess all sorts of incredible abilities, but may even hope to attain the legendary power of eliminating all defilements.

"Master Jin Chanzi once said that with the cultivation of the Heavenly Eye, one can see the Nine Heavens above and the Nine Netherworlds below, reaching everywhere and seeing all kinds of things. The Heavenly Ear is even more miraculous, not only able to hear the sounds of the Three Realms and Six Paths, but also able to capture the profound methods of the Great Dao, comparable to the Divine Mark Purple Gold Spiritual Ability." The Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon revealed a curious expression: "Is it really that miraculous?"

"What you say is true." Ning Qing nodded. Once the Five Divine Transformations are fully mastered, their wondrous power will far exceed the world's imagination.

For example, when he was eavesdropping on the sounds from the underworld, it wasn't just his divine eye and divine ear that were working; his telepathy and predestination were also at work, allowing him to resonate with the records of heaven and earth and directly access the memories recorded in the Great Dao.

Otherwise, given his level of attainment, even with the illusory protection of the Gate of Immortality, his attempt to eavesdrop on the conversation between the two who were about to attain enlightenment would be detected, repeating the old story of "the Dharma not being passed on to six ears."

Furthermore, Ning Qingyi's Five Divine Transformations are a natural supernatural power formed naturally from the Nirvana of the Invincible Golden Body, making them even more mysterious.

Leaving aside his telepathic abilities, which he had already mastered long ago.

For example, the Heavenly Eye contains the secrets of the Heavenly Eye and the Eight Trigrams of Fuxi; the Divine Foot Technique absorbs some of the essence of the "Travel" secret; the Destiny Technique was born because of the Lesser Destiny Technique; only the Heavenly Ear Technique was born out of thin air.

After Ning Qingyi gave a brief explanation, he changed the subject and said, "...However, the Five Divine Transformations have such miraculous effects because of me. Ordinary people may not be able to master them with such miraculous effects."

Upon hearing this, the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon sincerely replied, "I understand. There are no invincible supernatural powers, only invincible people. In the hands of the Lord, any supernatural power will be transformed from the rotten into the miraculous."

Along the way, the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon witnessed all sorts of incredible things about him, and became more and more convinced that Ning Qingyi was the only seed of a Great Emperor in this world. Therefore, even after killing Yama's son, he was not surprised. Instead, he focused on the words "the one who will become a Daoist".

Ning Qingyi naturally knew that the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon had misunderstood his meaning, but he did not explain further.

“However, if we were to develop the Exhaustion of Leaks technique based on the Five Divine Transformations, it wouldn’t be impossible to research a new forbidden domain… the Great Karma Technique.” Ning Qingyi said thoughtfully.

His physical body gained unimaginable benefits during this Nirvana, with wisps of imperial aura spontaneously generated, fundamentally different from the body of a saint.

The eyes, ears, feet, heart, and shin are thus able to transform the five spirits into divine powers, becoming a kind of supreme treasure technique, which is extremely mysterious.

Of course, the greatest fortune lies in the path he has taken.

"My lord, where should we go next? Back to the Ancient Starry Road?" the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon asked. "Should we go back to the fiftieth city to take a look?"

Ning Qingyi understood what he meant and shook her head: "Let's not go back. Let's find out our location first and keep going."

The Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon looked around in the void with some regret.

This is a true land of darkness. The nearest star system is a distance spanning an entire galaxy. Moreover, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is scarce in this dark land. Even a Saint King would despair and eventually die from exhaustion due to the inability to replenish his spiritual energy.

Ning Qingyi, however, did not care at all. He possessed the Lesser Destiny Technique, which allowed him to predict various existing events.

A short while later, he gained confidence, summoned the Divine Light Platform, entered a set of coordinates, and disappeared from the place with the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon.

The divine light transformed into a rainbow and departed from this dark region. After an unknown amount of time, in a desolate star field, a star shimmered with five-colored light.

This is an ordinary star, but the conditions are extremely harsh, making it impossible for life to survive. Everywhere there are exposed rocks of various colors, like a mining planet.

The two landed at a five-colored altar, but it was one-way, indicating that it was very likely to lead to some ancient life star, or a node of an ancient road.

But the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon breathed a sigh of relief. He had been cultivating on the ancient road for decades and was already used to this kind of scene. It even made him feel very familiar and he took the initiative to find another five-colored altar on the ancient star.

Ning Qingyi skillfully calculated the opportunities and fortunes on this star. Unlike others, he was adept at this aspect due to his possession of the Minor Destiny Technique.

Along his journey, he discovered many extraordinary finds on the dozens of desolate stars he traversed. These included insights from ancient sages, scriptures for quasi-emperors, precious medicines, divine ores, and even divine artifacts like the Taiyin Cold Iron.

This star is no exception; it has stone carvings left by sages, at least by powerful beings of the Great Sage level, who expounded their Dao here.

Ning Qingyi did not underestimate it. He took out the Divine Mark Purple Gold Immortal Bell and began his comprehension.

This treasure is becoming increasingly extraordinary. Its body is covered with various Dao diagrams. If you get close, you can hear the heavenly sounds of the Great Dao, with countless gods and demons chanting the Dao. It is a first-class treasure for enlightenment, and even quasi-emperors would be tempted by it.

If it were obtained by a sect, it could transform an ordinary sect into an immortal holy land. After all, the Immortal Bell contains even the true meaning of the Emperor's Scripture. If a talented person were to obtain it, they would surely be able to comprehend the true essence of immortality.

The celestial bell swayed gently, emitting bursts of chanting, and a soft purple light appeared, illuminating the sky for thousands of miles.

Three days later, the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon returned. He found another five-colored altar, which was in good condition and had information left by predecessors, indicating that this place was the first half of the mythical ancient road and was not far from the legendary seven golden cities.

The Seven Golden Cities are the end of the Golden Ancient Road and the beginning of the Mythical Ancient Road. Only from there can one enter the legendary Land of the Other Shore.

"So we've arrived here. Very good." Ning Qing stood up.

The other shore that the mythical ancient road points to is the Sea of ​​Wheels of the Heavenly Venerable Lingbao, the ancestor of Ning Qingyi. It contains not only immortal medicines like the Ancient Tree of Life, but also complete Lingbao scriptures and true heirlooms, including the number one killing formation in history!
As the Daoist Prince of Lingbao, he was determined to obtain these things. As for the Six-Eared Macaque who obtained the Lingbao inheritance in the original work, he could serve as a guardian deity of the Lingbao lineage for the sake of the Holy Prince.

The two immediately set off into the depths of the starry sky. Along the way, they encountered some trial participants from various races and some creatures from the starry sky. Some escaped with their lives, while others died without a complete corpse. Only a very small number of people survived because their cultivation level was lower than that of their mount, the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon, and they dared not offend it.

Finally, after six months, they are about to reach the finish line.

In the depths of the void, there was an ancient city, dazzling with golden light, shining brilliantly against the starry sky.

From afar, the area was filled with flowing light and overflowing energy, giving the entire ancient region a powerful vitality.

Countless stars flow beneath it, making the entire city appear as if it were built upon a luminous divine waterfall or river, magnificent and awe-inspiring, with ever-changing scenery.

"Is it really made of gold?" The Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon was somewhat astonished.

Ning Qingyi did not speak, but raised his hand, and five-colored divine light flashed as he pressed it towards a void.

boom!
The void collapsed, the Great Dao raged, and a colossal figure burst forth from within.

This is a strange beast with a ferocious appearance, resembling a celestial dog, but with a pair of dragon horns. Its body is covered in shimmering blue scales, as if cast from molten iron, with a cold luster and full of a powerful sense of strength, approaching from afar.

Its body was comparable to a star, standing there blocking out the starlight, incredibly powerful.

Yet, on this body, a huge handprint appeared, dripping with blood.

The look in his eyes as he stared at Ning Qingyi was filled with fear.

(End of this chapter)