The Fate of Eternal Life

Chapter 78 The Final Fate of the Ancient Celestial Venerable: The True Secret Realm

The Immortal Mausoleum is filled with huge tombs and tombstones. Legend has it that immortals were buried here, and there are also rumors that it was a burial ground in the ancient chaotic era.

Unbeknownst to anyone, a horrific massacre was unfolding here.

An unidentified corpse from an unknown era emerged from the giant pit, its body shrouded in eerie energy, with black death clouds surging around it, creating an atmosphere of boundless terror.

"what!"

The living fossil of Yaoguang Holy Land was no match for it. A black, hairy hand pierced through its chest, and its enormous heart was removed, swallowed, and chewed.

This Yin Corpse possessed at least the strength of a Great Completion King. Its origins were unknown during its lifetime. With a single strike, it grabbed the living fossil of the Yao Guang Holy Land and then tore it in two with force, crushing its primordial spirit to dust!

The most powerful figure in the Holy Land of Myriad Beginnings was also captured. It was a beast corpse; when it opened its mouth, half of its body disappeared. Its eerie white teeth were full of bloodstains, and it was not hard to imagine where the missing part was.

"boom!"

An old emperor from the Jiuli Dynasty also arrived. With a roar, he summoned a divine diagram that emitted terrifying energy, sweeping away all the Yin Corpses in front of him into ashes.

too messy!
No one could have imagined that a treasure hunt would turn into such a tragedy.

"I hate it... I've become food for the undead!"

"Damn little Celestial Venerable!"

Curses and shouts rose and fell amidst the chaos, while Ning Qingyi, with the Primordial Azure Pagoda atop his head, charged headlong into the giant pit without looking back.

Without the aura of the underworld, the giant pit could no longer withstand his gaze. A sweep of his eyes revealed that the bottom of the pit was covered with white bones, with headless corpses lying everywhere, skulls floating up and down, endless wailing of wronged souls, and the aura of yin and death soaring into the sky!
In the very center of the pit, a large area of ​​architectural ruins can be seen. Just by looking at it, one can imagine how magnificent, vast, and grand it must have been in the past, but it was ultimately destroyed.

Ning Qingyi's expression was solemn, her heart filled with doubt and uncertainty, and she had countless guesses, but in the end she gritted her teeth and rushed over.

At the same time, many others also chased after them and rushed over as well.

"boom!"

A jet-black demonic hand emerged from the deep pit, accompanied by churning demonic clouds and radiating an extremely terrifying aura.

Ning Qingyi was horrified, as she could actually feel the holy power emanating from this hand.

He dared not think too much and focused all his energy on activating the Primordial Azure Pagoda above his head. Within the pagoda, the Divine Source Lake emitted surging spiritual energy, with shimmering light shooting into the sky, urging this quasi-Emperor artifact back to its peak.

"boom!"

The imperial might shone forth, and the Primordial Azure Gold Pagoda shimmered with precious light, like a sea under the bright moon, its waves sparkling. The auspicious energy it exhaled was boundless, releasing an immortal aura that shattered countless white bones, even turning the Yin Corpse of the Great Completion King Realm into ashes.

"boom!"

The demonic hand collided with the Primordial Azure Pagoda, instantly shattering the demonic cloud. Its five fingers were blasted into dust, but the dark blue scales on the demonic hand were still visible.

"Roar!"

Enraged, the Yin Corpse emerged from the giant pit, revealing itself to be a monster with a dragon's head and a human body, its killing intent terrifying throughout the ages!

"The Primordial Clan! Their corpses have become sentient!"

The crowd that arrived from behind gasped in disbelief. In the next instant, they saw the demonic corpse strike again, roaring as it soared into the sky, actually grasping the Primordial Azure Gold Pagoda in its palm, its demonic power overwhelming!

Ning Qing felt a surge of relief; after all, it was just a Yin corpse, lacking the intelligence of a true cultivator.

He exerted all his strength to activate the Lesser Destiny Technique, invoking the deity of the Primordial Azure Gold Tower. The tower body, forged from Feathered Azure Gold and Eternal Blue Gold, condensed into a dazzling divine light, like a world-shaking sword aura, which completely shattered the demonic corpse.

In an instant, the corpse of a saint was destroyed, giving those who had been pursuing him a glimmer of hope.

Soon, Ning Qingyi rushed into the ruins.

Although this building has been in ruins for an unknown period of time, it still exudes an astonishing aura.

“This is a trace of imperial might…” Ning Qing’s heart sank.

Time was of the essence, and he didn't have the energy to search. Instead, he directly used the Minor Fate Technique.

The song of destiny came from the unknown, guiding Ning Qingyi to the place that already existed.

This is the northeast corner of the Heavenly Palace ruins. A five-colored jade platform sits here, undestroyed. On the platform is an open stone coffin, ancient and worn, emanating a mysterious aura.

Ning Qingyi had a plan in mind, but instead of flying across, he obediently walked down the ground and arrived at the jade platform.

"Could this be the final resting place of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable?"

Ning Qingyi's expression was solemn. An ancient coffin buried in the Heavenly Palace had existed there for at least hundreds of thousands of years, and could have belonged to any peerless figure from ancient times.

"It's exactly the same as the stone coffin in the Primordial Azure Pagoda. Is it really the imperial tomb of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable? Why is that?"

Ning Qing glanced at it briefly and realized that this stone coffin was the same as the one stored in the Primordial Azure Gold Pagoda. He looked around; the turmoil was still ongoing, and some Yin Corpses had stopped in the ruins of the Heavenly Palace, watching from a distance, quietly waiting for his move.

Should we open the coffin?

If the corpse of the Celestial Venerable is inside, will it attract the attention of the sleeping beings in the Immortal Tomb and cause a dark upheaval?
Ning Qing struggled internally, but after glancing at the desolate tower in the Sea of ​​Wheels, she finally gritted her teeth and placed it on the coffin lid.

Open the coffin!
"Boom!"

In the distance, the Ji family members, the Holy Son and Holy Daughter of Yao Guang, and many others who were forced into the giant pit all heard a heavenly sound that could crush the universe. There was an endless, terrifying pressure, like a surging tide, and an endless sense of vicissitude emanated from the vast world.

The corpses stopped moving, all looking in the same direction, then knelt down in unison, like the calm before the storm.

"This is……"

Those who survived stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they were seeing.

"What's going on? Why isn't the corpse moving?"

"I have a bad feeling..."

"Quickly open it! The Little Celestial Venerable is there; he's opening the stone coffin!"

A chill ran through everyone; they felt a sense of dread. Whose coffin was this? Merely opening it, releasing a wisp of its aura, was enough to make countless corpses kneel in submission!
Ning Qingyi's expression was equally solemn. He took in the strange behavior of the Yin Corpse and gritted his teeth to continue pushing it.

To his surprise, only for a fleeting moment when the coffin was opened did an incredibly terrifying aura erupt, but nothing else happened afterward. He easily pushed it aside, revealing everything.

Inside the stone coffin, there was no corpse, only yellow earth, a half-buried stone book, and several pieces of lapis lazuli scattered in pieces.

“This is Feathered Azure Gold!” Ning Qingyi recognized the stone’s true form at a glance. It was indeed made of Feathered Azure Gold, with countless profound Dao patterns on it, but without any unusual phenomena.

Various speculations arose in Ning Qingyi's mind, but he still put away the stone book and the Feathered Azure Stone, then looked around with a grim expression. Countless Yin Corpses were still kneeling on the ground, seemingly driven by an instinct to worship this ancient coffin, even though the beings inside had vanished.

"Move quickly! While their instincts are still intact."

Ning Qing let out a loud shout and took the lead in leaving. His divine source burned like water, supporting the Lesser Destiny Technique and the Quasi-Emperor Azure Gold Pagoda. He dared not linger in the same place.

Hearing his call, the many powerful forces also realized that the owner of the stone coffin was not inside. The Yin Corpse was just following its instincts. Once they broke free, they would definitely leave everyone here.

Streams of light shot out in all directions.

Ning Qingyi found a certain direction and rushed straight ahead, disappearing into the Immortal Tomb.

……

The Immortal Mausoleum is a desolate place, filled with hills. Each hill is not very tall, but they are all imposing. Some are shrouded in yin energy, while others are shrouded in auspicious clouds.

After Ning Qing rushed out, he became quiet and acted like an ordinary person, walking in this forbidden zone of life, not daring to act recklessly.

He had no choice but to be cautious, for five supreme beings were lurking here, and their mausoleum might be in one of those seemingly ordinary ancient tombs.

He stopped before a colossal stone monument, hundreds of feet tall, before which a human figure would appear as insignificant as an ant. Inscribed upon it were ancient, barely legible characters, most likely relics from a chaotic ancient era.

Ning Qingyi couldn't decipher it, but he found a cave in the shadow of the giant stone tablet and briefly hid there.

This is the location he calculated using the Lesser Destiny Technique, and there shouldn't be any changes in the near future.

He took out what he had obtained from the coffin, and pieced together several pieces of emerald gold into a ruler. Two ancient characters were pieced together, emanating an immortal Daoist charm.

“The measuring ruler of the sky…” Ning Qingyi murmured.

In a daze, the Feathered Azure Gold Short Ruler trembled, and he seemed to see a Taoist priest rise from his coffin, holding the Feathered Azure Gold Ruler as he was born.

One after another, the world-destroying divine light blasted open the universe, shattered the eternal blue sky, and instantly shattered all realms, leaving only a chaotic and boundless state.

In the end, only a beam of azure light fell from the sky into the coffin, and with a mournful cry, it broke into several pieces, losing all its divine power.

Ning Qingyi composed herself and looked at the Feathered Azure Gold Ruler that had been pieced together. The azure ruler looked very dull and had no luster, only a sense of vicissitude and antiquity remained.

He took out the stone book, and the moment he got his hands on it, he knew it was forged from Chaos Stone.

The records made of this material must be either earth-shattering secrets or immortal ancient scriptures, and must have an extremely important origin.

Ning Qingyi tried to lift it, but found that the stone book was as one with divine power, as if it had sunk into the sea. Finally, he calmed his mind and used the secret technique of the character "Lin".

This one-word secret allows one to merge the human body with the myriad paths of heaven and earth, essentially transforming into a miniature Heavenly Heart, possessing incredible effects.

Now, the primordial spirit is controlling the secret of the character "前" (qian), and specks of golden light are entering the stone book, revealing golden laws and clearly showing a reaction.

"As expected of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable..."

Ning Qing sighed.

This Celestial Venerable existed for so long that no one knew he created the "Lin" secret. If it weren't for the rarity of the Chaos Body throughout history, even his title would probably have disappeared.

In retrospect, it seems that after his death, he buried himself in the Emperor's Tomb, drawing water from the Yellow Springs. Later, the Immortal Mausoleum settled in the Big Dipper, and the Emperor's Tomb of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable also became part of the Immortal Mausoleum. Countless years later, his body became sentient, but encountered some unparalleled being from later generations, and was ultimately killed, even his imperial weapon was shattered.

One can imagine that it must have been an earth-shattering, agonizing battle, or even a dark upheaval. But in any case, the story of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable has come to an end, and even his burial place has become a mass grave, which is extremely desolate.

Only the stone book and fragments of the imperial weapon remaining in the coffin can prove the existence of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable.

"Time buries everything. Without becoming an immortal, everything will eventually come to nothing..." Ning Qing sighed, but her eyes were very determined.

He activated the "Lin" secret technique with all his might, and the stone book moved slowly, radiating auspicious light. It was as if the dusty years had been lifted, buzzing and revealing wisps of imperial aura, thus exposing the true scriptures.

"There is birth yet no birth, there is transformation yet no transformation. That which does not give birth can give birth, that which does not transform can transform..."

The stone inscription, each character a gem, shone brightly, suppressing countless wails of sorrow, and the sound of chanting emanated from it, instantly captivating the reader. One symbol after another appeared in his mind, complex and unfathomable.

"The Infinite Sutra, indeed it is the Infinite Sutra."

Ning Qingyi, having thoroughly studied numerous imperial scriptures, couldn't help but reveal a look of astonishment. The scriptures on the Sea of ​​Wheels, the Dao Palace, the Four Extremes, the Dragon Transformation, the Immortal Platform, and even the ultimate forbidden chapters, all existed. Moreover, there was a scripture of extraordinary origin and a specially preserved secret.

"The Method of the Reincarnation Seal!"

The Reincarnation Seal! This is the longevity method of Duan De, also known as the Tribulation-Crossing Celestial Venerable and the Underworld Venerable. In each life, a Reincarnation Seal will be formed in his body until he transcends and becomes an immortal!

"As expected, the Boundless Heavenly Venerable has embarked on the path of the Samsara Seal. It seems that he has obtained the Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Technique or the inheritance of the Underworld Venerable."

In fact, he had already suspected something after obtaining the Primordial Azure Pagoda, but now he was completely certain.

"However, it is truly unbelievable that the Boundless Heavenly Venerable actually obtained the Soil of All Things."

Earth, which is composed of all things, should not exist in this era.

It is a priceless treasure even in ancient burial grounds, an alternative manifestation of the origin of heaven and earth, capable of nourishing all things. Anything placed within it will remain intact. If one is fortunate enough to be buried within it, it may even one day revive and come back to life.

It was because the Boundless Heavenly Venerable obtained this supreme treasure that he resolutely buried himself in the earth of all things. In the end, his body became spiritual and formed the Seal of Reincarnation.

"There is a high possibility that some of these secrets still remain in the Immortal Tomb..." Ning Qingyi read the last chapter of the secret story with an excited expression.

In the past, during his second life, the Boundless Heavenly Venerable found a chaotic small world, which contained all things in the earth.

This all-encompassing soil is enough for him to undergo two transformations, so one portion is used for a ten-thousand-year transformation, while the other portion is buried in his separate residence in the ancient Big Dipper star. Once the method of reincarnation seal is successful, it will be taken out to live out his fourth life.

"Not in the Big Dipper, but deep in the starry sky."

Ning Qingyi compared the coordinates and secret seals recorded in the secret history, and then her face slowly darkened.

"Depend on!"

He couldn't help but shout out loud because only through the secret seal and coordinates could he truly reach the secret place connected to the Ancient Dao Platform. If he only had the coordinates, he would be teleported to the Heavenly Venerable's Burial Ground.

"That's too insidious, really too insidious."

Ning Qingyi's emotions were in turmoil. He thought his minor destiny technique was enough to calculate the true coordinates, but he didn't expect that others had two layers of protection, almost putting him in a deadly situation. Fortunately, he survived and obtained a part of the inheritance and information about the Soil of All Things.

"Never mind, let's think about getting out first..."

Ning Qingyi put away the treasure, emerged from the cave, and prepared to find a way to leave.

(End of this chapter)