The Fate of Eternal Life

Chapter 223 The True Meaning of the Heavenly Venerable Who Emerged from the Sea of ​​Bitterness
Ning Qingyi ordered the Golden Toad to bring the two Great Sages, the Heavenly Dog and the Roc, to pay homage to him, leaving the Great Sage of the era somewhat dazed.

He thought that as a defeated opponent, he would be enslaved by all sorts of means, but to his surprise, not only did nothing happen, but he was also given the opportunity to call for help to launch a counterattack.

For a moment, the golden toad thought it was under an illusion, but when it saw Ning Qing sitting cross-legged in the void, and the nine-tailed crocodile dragon feasting on the remains of the gray dragon, it finally left in silence.

"My lord, are we just going to let it go like this?"

"It doesn't matter. After it loses to me, it only has two choices: to truly submit to me, or never see me again."

After Ning Qing finished speaking, she silently gazed into the void.

Previously, he used the Lingbao Remnant Scripture as a guide, and through the entanglement of cause and effect, he stirred up the divine land of the other shore, causing the sea of ​​suffering to reappear in the human world.

Unfortunately, the Sea of ​​Bitterness was transformed from the body of the Celestial Venerable Lingbao, and he could not shake it in his current state. Therefore, it only appeared briefly before sinking back into the chaos, becoming parallel and disconnected from the present world.

However, for Ning Qingyi, this one instant allowed him to grasp a great deal and glimpse many secrets.

"Neither on this shore nor on the other shore... The Patriarch's achievements are indeed comparable to those of creation."

Lingbao Tianzun attained enlightenment in the mythological era. Ancient records state that he possessed extraordinary talent and unparalleled divine power. He forged a Lingbao Divine Diagram and wielded four killing swords, thus sweeping across the nine heavens and ten earths, becoming the supreme ruler of heaven and earth.

He lived for an extremely long time, quelled the legendary corpse calamity, and there are records that he even killed an immortal. However, he still left the stage in sorrow in the end, becoming an indelible mark of the mythological era.

There are too many legends about Lingbao Tianzun, but none of them are real enough; some are too vague and ethereal.

But now that Ning Qingyi has seen this divine sea with her own eyes, she understands the ancestor's extraordinary talent.

"Using the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths as this shore, and the Emperor's body as the sea of ​​suffering... Ancestor, you are trying to create a celestial realm from the other side of chaos." Ning Qingyi sighed softly.

The Lingbao Dao lineage has been passed down for too long, and has experienced countless dark upheavals, to the point that most of the lineage has been lost and scattered, and even the fundamental scriptures are incomplete. It also knows very little about the many secrets of the Heavenly Venerable.

However, upon observing the divine land at this moment, Ning Qingyi knew what kind of immortality method Lingbao Tianzun was pursuing.

Above the Daoist land, the desolate tower floating in a sea of ​​qi trembled slightly, as if it sensed something.

Within this immortal artifact, there is also a great emperor who seeks to transform the mortal world into an immortal realm. It is unknown whether he was moved by this place on his path to becoming an emperor.

Ning Qingyi was lost in thought, but in an instant he sat cross-legged in the void again, chanting the Lingbao Sutra.

This meditation lasted for three months, during which the grand sound of the Great Dao seemed to merge into the darkness, endlessly renewing itself, which was awe-inspiring.

brush!
Suddenly, Ning Qing opened his Heavenly Eye, and a celestial realm was reflected in his pupils. Without further hesitation, he finally used the Minor Fate Technique.

An extremely powerful, holy, great, and supreme force descended from the darkness, surpassing heaven and earth, surpassing all paths, and expressing all the mysteries that existed and never existed in the heavenly sounds.

In an instant, the void rippled, and a magnificent roar of waves descended upon this dark land, sweeping across the sky.

Rumble!
Almost instantly, the universe cracked open, revealing a vast, real ocean with powerful, surging waves that shook the very soul.

This is the sea of ​​suffering, it is absolutely true.

Normally hidden in the void, they are now drawn into this universe by the power of destiny.

"It's here! It really is a sea! We can use it to reach the other side!" The Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon's eyes widened, filled with uncontrollable excitement.

At the same time, within the ancient hunting area, waves of energy surged, and figures appeared one after another.

These were all beast kings from this ancient mythical domain, possessing profound cultivation and immense power. Their appearance at this moment clearly indicated that they had been waiting here for a long time.

Among them are the Fish Python King, who was nearly wiped out by the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon; a black tiger that is three thousand feet tall; and an ancient creature that resembles an orca and is covered in black scales. Each of them is a sacred beast king, powerful and no less than the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon.

Among this army of sacred beasts, there were three figures who exuded a terrifying aura, inspiring awe in all the beasts; they were the kings of the ancient hunting grounds.

One of them was none other than the golden toad that had escaped a few days ago. It gazed at Ning Qingyi, who was sitting cross-legged in the void, with a complicated look in its eyes, and it was unclear what it was thinking.

"That legendary divine sea has truly appeared! Just who is this human cultivator, that he actually managed to do it?" A massive celestial dog spoke up, making no attempt to conceal its aura; the pressure of a Great Sage made the beasts tremble.

“It’s not that mysterious island, but this desolate ancient region… Could it be that he has some connection with the gods of the other shore?” The Great Sage Tianpeng spoke, it had a pair of golden wings that looked like clouds hanging from the sky, and it was incomparably divine and magnificent.

"Don't provoke him. I suspect he's a legendary quasi-emperor whose corpse has become spiritualized and he's cultivated to this state again," the golden toad said after a moment of silence.

The Celestial Dog, the Roc, the Golden Toad, and the deceased Gray Flood Dragon were all beast lords of the ancient hunting grounds. Among them, the Gray Flood Dragon was the youngest and had broken through to the Great Saint realm in the shortest time. On the other hand, although the Golden Toad was not the oldest, it was the strongest. Even the Golden Toad avoided this cultivator, so the Celestial Dog and the Roc would naturally treat it with great respect.

In the following days, the grand, destiny-determining celestial voice continued to echo, and the cracks in the universe grew wider and wider until the entire divine sea was completely manifested, and the legendary celestial world was completely connected with the human world.

This is a vast and boundless ocean, comparable in size to an ancient mythical realm. Above the ocean, numerous large stars revolve, some of which fall into the sea, stirring up towering waves tens of thousands of miles high, terrifying and overwhelming.

Compared to them, even the most enormous beast lords seemed insignificant, not even a speck of dust.

This amazed the ancient beasts and cultivators who had arrived over the past few days, and filled them with excitement, knowing that the greatest opportunity on the Mythical Ancient Road had been unlocked.

Ning Qing stood up, took a step forward, and stood on the head of the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon, gazing at the Bitter Sea.

He used his divine eye and the ability to see past lives, and through the unseen cause and effect, he saw a huge divine spring.

It surges up from the depths of the sea, sacred and peaceful, spewing forth streams of supremely powerful, holy, and divine essence, like celestial radiance rising.

It was too dazzling, exceptionally peaceful, divine and holy, like the morning dew and divine liquid of a celestial realm flowing, incomparably brilliant and full of vitality.

"The Celestial Venerable's Life Spring".

Ning Qing murmured, and then he saw another immortal spring, equally sacred and peaceful, shining brightly. There were a total of eight such immortal springs.

Finally, his divine eye saw the ninth life spring, located at the very center of the eight immortal springs. It was boundless and radiant with divine light, making the sun and moon pale in comparison.

Clang!
Suddenly, a blood-red light flashed in his pupils. It was a series of peerless killing intents, as well as strands of imperial aura, forming four sword shapes, as if they could cleave through the heavens and the earth.

Nine Springs, Four Killing Swords—this is the true inheritance site of the Spirit Treasure Celestial Venerable! Boom!
Within Ning Qingyi's Daoist secret realm, the dragon veins formed from the eight Daoist springs and the central life spring seemed to sense something and manifested behind him, appearing incomparably vast.

Compared to the past, the land of Tao is now vast and boundless, with eight divine mountains arching over it, creating a truly magnificent landscape.

On the snowy plateau where the dragon vein rises in the due west, there grows a Bodhi tree that is sixteen feet tall. It is like a piece of jade carved from a piece of jade. Its whole body is green and bright, and it hangs down with wisps of the Great Dao's aura.

In the deep valley of the dragon vein in the due east, the Fusang divine tree stands tall, rising from the ground, with golden solar holy power flowing, and a misty golden fog swirling around, creating a magnificent and ever-changing scene.

On the sacred mountain in the southwest, a purple unicorn lies high on its summit, lying prostrate beside a sacred spring, fast asleep.

In the northwest, a dragon vein gives rise to nine sacred mountains, each with a unique and mysterious small tree.

At the heart of the earth, where the central life spring is surrounded by eight dragon veins, this place is now a five-colored divine land. Large swathes of millet sway in the breeze, no longer eighty-one stalks, but boundless, converging into a golden wave of rice.

Strands of immortal energy drifted upwards, gathering above the Dao Mountains and Rivers, forming a golden sea of ​​energy. Within it, five Dao Palaces appeared and disappeared, exquisitely beautiful, like the residence of the Heavenly Emperor, magnificent beyond compare.

Beyond the mountains and rivers, four divine pillars manifested, with earth, fire, water, and wind rotating, and chaotic mist spreading, as if they were opening up this ancient realm.

"What a terrifying phenomenon! Is it resonating with the sea of ​​suffering?"

This extraordinary sight immediately attracted the attention of the ancient beast army and the ancient prodigies who were training here.

In particular, the Great Sages, including Jin Chan, who knew Ning Qingyi's prowess, were all observing him intently, hoping to uncover his secrets.

"This... seems to be true. On that Fusang Divine Tree, I seem to sense a scent similar to that of the leaves of the Ancient Tree of Life," Tengu said, his eyes filled with disbelief.

It is a divine and demonic creature with innate supernatural powers residing in its nose. It once caught a wisp of its enemy's scent and was able to catch up even if the enemy fled thousands of miles away. It can be said to be invincible.

However, today, it couldn't help but doubt itself, for it actually smelled the scent of an immortal elixir from a cultivator's strange phenomenon.

The Great Roc stared intently at the Bodhi tree on the snowy plateau. Its lineage had a deep connection with Buddhism and could be considered a guardian beast of Buddhism. Naturally, it had also learned about the legend of the Bodhi tree. Now, seeing this scene, it was very vigilant.

“He has probably practiced forbidden secret techniques in Buddhism, and he can even manifest the wondrous image of Bodhi.” Dapeng’s voice was full of apprehension: “Be careful, those bald guys love to convert the great saints of the demon race as guardian deities. Golden Toad, you might be being targeted.”

Upon hearing this, the apprehension in Jin Chan's eyes turned into a hint of fear.

Having cultivated for thousands of years, it had naturally heard many rumors about Buddhist cultivators, and had even witnessed a demon saint being converted into a mount by a Buddhist quasi-emperor. It was extremely vigilant.

"Let's go, let's enter the Divine Sea as soon as possible, I'm afraid something might happen if we stay any longer," the golden toad urged.

Soon, an ancient beast entered the Sea of ​​Bitterness at the command, and then something terrifying happened.

The ancient beast thrashed violently in the water, then sank rapidly, and was swallowed up by the sea of ​​suffering!

This stirred a tremor in the hearts of all the sages.

"There's something wrong with this water! It has a mysterious power, and it even contains some Yin essence!"

"This water is terrifying! It can turn powerful cultivators into ordinary people. Once they enter, their cultivation and magical power will vanish!"

Even the Great Sage changed color, becoming wary of this sea of ​​suffering.

Several more ancient beasts rushed in, but failed as well, exchanging their lives for the news that there were Daoist laws suppressing the sea of ​​suffering.

Just when everyone was facing a difficult situation, someone discovered an ancient ship in a certain sea area. It was very magnificent and tall, like a small mountain.

“I understand now, the only way to reach the other shore is by boat.”

Immediately, several Great Sages in the crowd could no longer sit still. They landed on the ancient ship, activated their magic power, and the ancient ship, like a true dragon, rode the wind and waves, transforming into a beam of light and rushing into the dark ocean.

Following that, several more ancient ships were discovered, and naturally, they all fell into the hands of the Great Sage. They rushed into the Bitter Sea, and their speed was so fast that they eventually traversed space and disappeared from the sea.

This made the remaining people nervous. No longer caring about Ning Qingyi opening her divine sea, they each used their unique abilities to search for the ancient ship in the sea.

As for Ning Qingyi, after the Daoist and the Sea of ​​Bitterness resonated and manifested divine phenomena, he has been trying to comprehend its mysteries.

In the past, in the underworld, he completed his third Nirvana. In addition to the birth of imperial aura within his holy body, his cultivation techniques underwent earth-shattering changes.

The Taoist absorbed the death energy and took a crucial step.

The "Departed Self" in the three "Self" realms of the Dao Palace, carrying the Qi of the Five Elements, merged into the Dao soil, creating the Five-Colored Divine Soil, which contains the mystery of the Five Elements' reincarnation.

The original eighty-one millet plants bore fruit and withered, but they sprouted anew on the five-colored soil, producing ears of grain and bearing fruit. In this cycle of reincarnation, they grew an immeasurable amount of millet, from which wisps of immortal divine energy were born.

With ample divine support, various ancient medicinal seeds that had been consumed were reborn. In the end, the phantom of the Gate of Immortality appeared, and the two key dragon veins produced Bodhi tree seeds and the Nine Wonders Immortal Elixir, seizing all the opportunities of creation.

Moreover, the boundless immortal divine energy surged into a strange place, forming a sea of ​​qi, which actually created a sea of ​​qi dantian that was opposite to the Dao earth dantian.

The Dao Palace Secret Realm also merged into the Qi Sea and Dantian. Nourished by the vast immortal divine energy, the holy spirits in the five Dao Palaces received great benefits, and their gestation speed accelerated.

Now, the Daoist energy in the dantian resonated with the Heavenly Venerable's sea of ​​reflexes. A figure appeared in the Heavenly Venerable's sea of ​​life energy, blurry yet exuding an ancient and vicissitude-like aura. It could almost be said to be the embodiment of the Great Dao, suppressing the eternal blue sky.

At the same time, in Ning Qingyi's Daoist land, at the central life spring, a Daoist also appeared, opening his mouth to chant scriptures, and a profound meaning of the Great Dao permeated out, causing the heavens and earth to rumble.

"This is... the true meaning of the Spiritual Treasure!"

A moment later, Ning Qing's eyes showed surprise. He had cultivated the fragments of the spiritual treasure scripture and understood that this was the true meaning of the Heavenly Venerable's scripture. He immediately listened attentively.

Soon, above his dantian, the divine energy of immortality began to outline extremely complex and profound divine diagrams.

Several days later, he opened his eyes and exclaimed, "Neither on this shore nor on the other shore... This must be your method of immortality."

(End of this chapter)