The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 156 Heavenly Dao and Underworld: The Man is Not Dead, the Evil Tomb of Immortality is Closed (6K)

The Heavenly Venerable's Tomb was actually a world transformed from the corpse of the Emperor.

The will of Heaven, seemingly evolved from the primordial spirit of the ancient Celestial Venerable, even sacrificed the spirit of the artifact, extracted immortal essence, and buried the past, all for the sake of opening up the path to immortality.

As this secret was revealed, everyone sensed an aura that made all the stars and realms tremble, a tremendous fluctuation, and a blinding divine light that made one's bones feel like they were about to shatter.

The Boundless Daoist's expression changed slightly, sensing something. He looked at Wang Hongwu and found that this Holy Venerable also had a slightly solemn expression, staring at the very center of the sky, where something seemed to be reviving or appearing.

The Empress beside her said in a low voice, "To seize the body of Heaven and Earth means to live and die with the world, and one's strength is also limited and affected by the world. If one wants to expand the world, in addition to natural growth, one needs the sacrifice of living beings and the expansion of Dao traces to accelerate it. And those who can meet this requirement are naturally the strong in the starry sky. I think this great tomb is probably not the first time it has been opened."

"Now that you mention it, it does ring a bell for me. The Eight Gates of Life and Death formation has appeared more than once. I've read in ancient books that a tomb opened 100,000 years ago, and it seems there was one 200,000 years ago as well. Many powerful figures have tried to open it. Could it be that the tomb that opens once every 100,000 years has always been the same one?"

At this moment, one of the Great Sages changed color, recalling the words of the others when they deciphered the terrain. This terrain had been accompanied by many great tombs! Each one opened once every 100,000 years, and now it seemed very likely that it was the same one!
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically. What did he mean?
This ancient tomb of the Celestial Venerable has survived since the mythical era, relying on the terrain of the Eight Gates of Life and Death. It opens once every 100,000 years, continuously devouring powerful beings to grow stronger and nourish the world.
Then isn't this a huge pit of evil, how could it be a land of good fortune!
"All methods of achieving immortality are bloody." The Boundless Daoist spoke without expression, yet his words sent chills down one's spine.

Even Wang Hongwu became serious. He suspected that a big problem was about to occur. This great tomb drifted in the universe and opened once every 100,000 years. Who knew how many living beings it had devoured to nourish the world? The weakest among them were saints, and the strongest were probably great saints, but there would be no quasi-emperors. There was no such aura here, so there must be some restrictions.

Boom! At this moment, the world trembled, as if sensing the appearance of the sacrifice. Some kind of instinct in the dark was awakened. This fluctuation was too terrifying. The Great Sages all changed their expressions. This was beyond their control and understanding. It was completely different from what they had expected.

What was thought to be a stroke of good fortune turned out to be a deadly trap.

Whoosh~ Gradually, fog rolled in, thick fog obscuring the sky and the sun. Amidst the churning clouds, there was a terrifying breathing sound, like a howling wind sweeping across the heavens and the earth.

The scene was terrifying. With that breath, everyone felt their own insignificance, as weak as dust, while the towering clouds surged.

Take a breath and the clouds and mist above and below will disappear; exhale and the whole world will become hazy and covered by thick fog!
Everyone was horrified. The mist carried fragments of the Great Dao and was interwoven with chains of divine order. The scene was terrifying, like lightning and thunder. It could enlighten people instantly, or it could cause them to perish.

Visible to the naked eye, one after another grand Dao trajectory appears in the sky, sometimes appearing as flowing magma, sometimes as bitter ice and snow, sometimes as a sea of ​​blood... There are exactly three thousand of them, evolving into three thousand different Dao phenomena and ancient lands, some illusory and some real, all contained within this world.

At the very center of the three thousand Daoist paths, the image of the old Daoist reappeared.

He was like an ancient deity, majestic and imposing, emerging from the center of that world, gradually illuminating the heavens, aiming to sever the past and present, traverse the ancient universe, and look down upon the world—it was too terrifying.

The will of Heaven manifested, though it was merely an instinctive operation rather than a return of consciousness, it was still extremely terrifying. Visible to the naked eye, black cracks appeared outside the mist, and the void was collapsing!
Everyone was horrified. What level of fluctuation was this? Could this realm not even contain him?

The next moment, the sun rose and the moon set. The world was breathing, and air currents burst forth from the earth's crust with terrifying force, like a celestial sword sweeping across the sky. It was the breath of the world, carrying fragments of the Great Dao, and it blasted out directly, indestructible, wanting to annihilate all living beings!

Bang! In an instant, a figure vanished, swallowed by the air current. All the primordial spirit traces, flesh essence, and origin within the body were stripped away and merged into this world, causing vegetation to grow wildly, stars to increase, the sky to be higher, and the earth to be wider, significantly expanding the world's area.

"This...this kind of fluctuation would kill even a Great Sage!" "How could the world's breath be so terrifying?"

"Could it be that the ancient Celestial Venerable did not die? Did he truly transform into the Heavenly Dao and achieve enlightenment?"

"Impossible. That would come at an enormous price. You might lose your mind, weaken your power, or even be unable to surpass this world."

"Retreat quickly! We can't stay here any longer. I don't want to be eaten by this world!"

In an instant, the heroes cried out in alarm and fled. This was merely the instinctive operation of the natural cycle of heaven and earth. If their minds were to truly recover, everyone present would die.

"To linger on for eternity, how can one not pay the price? Self-severance is inevitable. Your strength is bound to the world, and you are destined to weaken. Your mind will be almost completely assimilated by heaven and earth, and I will drag you into the underworld to fulfill the foundation of my Netherworld!"

At this moment, the Great Sage of the Underworld became ruthless and directly threw out a quasi-emperor array diagram, and began to sacrifice Yin soldiers to open the road to the Underworld.

This is alarming; only the underworld would dare to attack the world formed from the corpse of a celestial being.

Under his arrangement, all the ghost soldiers in the field died and were sacrificed, forming a gate together. The Quasi-Emperor Array Diagram was integrated into it, causing it to suddenly expand and become difficult to destroy.

But at this moment, with the breath of the world, countless Dao traces intertwined and crushed down, *poof!* Without any suspense, the Great Sage of the Underworld was directly killed by the shock, but its sacrifice was successful, truly opening the passage to the Underworld. From it, terrifying fluctuations swept out, aiming to conquer this world.

"At the end of the cycle of reincarnation, the underworld is the final destination for all spirits!"

A terrifying divine thought swept out, mobilizing the laws of the underworld to erode this land, and a grand funeral song and lament resounded, as if to convert the entire world into depravity.

Two dogs fight, play off!

The saints present immediately had an idea. As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold, and the opportunity for the two sides to fight each other was too rare to pass up. Why not take advantage of this moment to make a fortune!
Everyone rushed into the depths and indeed found many things: a medicinal garden full of divine flowers, a long-sealed armory, and an abandoned pill pavilion. However, no Heavenly Venerable's legacy was left behind. It was clear that the master did not think he would perish and did not intend to find any successor. He was just a lure to get people involved from the beginning. Even the ultimate divine weapon was shattered!
What made everyone gasp for breath was a figure crawling in the very center of the herb garden. It had the body of a tortoise and the tail of a snake. The tortoise's body was made of a dragon's head, a turtle's back, and a qilin's feet. The snake's tail was made of a dragon's head, phoenix wings, and a python's body. It was none other than the legendary Xuanwu!

"The divine medicine of ten thousand years, Xuanwu!" A great sage's eyes blazed with fury as he rushed forward, eager to seize this immense fortune.

An elixir of immortality! Everyone in the arena went wild. It was an undeniable stroke of good fortune. Obtaining it would bring immense benefits, granting a second life and even healing the wounds of death.

Wang Hongwu's heart skipped a beat. He already had two immortality pills on him, the Fusang Divine Tree and the Kunpeng Immortal Pill. He didn't expect there to be another one here!
Most importantly, this Celestial Venerable's method of achieving immortality showed him the possibility of using the elixir of immortality and the power of divine seeds at a deeper level. Naturally, the more he collected, the better, as he could also comprehend the divine form from them.

For special beings who have lost their physical bodies and merged into the world, the elixir of immortality is indeed not that meaningful, but for all contenders, it is an irresistible temptation, and they all rush for it.

However, the other Medicine Kings in the Medicine Garden also became objects of contention, as did the Armory and the Pill Pavilion, both of which were surrounded by people. The Boundless Daoist entered the Armory, while the Empress rushed towards the Pill Pavilion.

Wang Hongwu also joined the competition, his combat power soared, his entire body glowed, and he burned into a great sun that crashed into the medicine garden, causing the earth to tremble. Boundless blood energy surged forth, which was truly terrifying, and the entire sky was covered by blood energy.

It's simply unimaginable that a mere living being could have its blood soaring to the heavens, covering the void and suppressing this world.
"Don't come any closer! The elixir of immortality is mine!" roared a demon ape, its body covered in blue scales, with a single horn and wide fangs. It was very close to the elixir of immortality when Wang Hongwu arrived and unleashed a powerful punch. Flames soared into the sky, and a Vermilion Bird cried out as it flew out from the blazing fist, burning down half the sky and igniting the elixir. One of its arms was shattered into a bloody pulp.

The demon ape roared, spewing out a sky full of crimson light. It was a scarlet tombstone, as if stained with divine blood, clanging loudly. In an instant, it expanded to a thousand feet, like a blood-red mountain range, crashing down from the sky. However, Wang Hongwu did not retract his arm. He transformed his fist into a palm, formed a magic seal with the power of the Taiyin Holy Force, and suddenly swept it out horizontally.

Clang! The tombstone was shattered by the Taiyin Palm. Wang Hongwu rushed past it, tearing it in two with a soft thud. Blood splattered everywhere, killing it on the spot. He then rushed to the Xuanwu Divine Medicine.

"Let go!" Not only other contenders, but even the Holy Kings from the outer realms were trying to stop him, launching a siege. Wang Hongwu waved the banner of humanity with one hand, the banner covering the sky and the sun, like a burning red river, blocking many attacks. With every move he made, lightning flashed and thunder roared, the sky shattered, and he shook all his enemies.

Bang! Bang! One figure after another was blown apart and fell under the light of the fist. His hair was messy and his eyes were sharp. Every move he made had unparalleled divine power. At this moment, the hegemon of the Star Beast Clan descended. His fists shook at the same time. His left hand plucked the sun and his right hand pinched the moon. It was as if the starry sky had been reversed and descended. There was light everywhere. His divine power was unparalleled.

This was a magnificent sight, with the three thousand laws resounding incessantly. The corpses of this race had appeared in Mars before, capable of devouring star cores to grow stronger and possessing formidable physiques. They clashed repeatedly with Wang Hongwu, the two exchanging blows for over a hundred moves in a short time, leaving many trial participants astonished. There are very few who can fight a Saint Venerable for over a hundred moves, and this person's ability to do so is truly remarkable!
Without a doubt, he is a master among the overlords!

Unfortunately, the star beast had no way to express its suffering. Although it was resisting, the nebula inside its body was constantly collapsing, and it was about to be blown apart by the person in front of it.

Sure enough, just as Wang Hongwu let out a long roar and unleashed the Sun Emperor Fist, the Star Beast was blasted apart, disintegrating from the inside out and exploding into a sky full of stars.

"This is bizarre, truly a monster! Is he really the sole supreme being among the overlords?"

At this moment, everyone's soul seemed to explode, filled with deep awe. He truly deserved to be called the supreme leader of the younger generation, able to dominate even when surrounded by heroes.

Junior! With a Great Sage vying for the elixir of immortality, Wang Hongwu immediately unleashed the sword stone he had obtained from the Burial Ground of Gods and Demons. With a deafening boom, it exploded, its sword intent soaring into the sky, instantly cleaving the Great Sage in two. Blood stained the heavens, and his primordial spirit was split in two; he died before he could even react. The sword light continued to spread, annihilating all surrounding life, clearing a void.

Although he had used up one of his trump cards, getting an elixir of immortality in return was definitely a great deal. Wang Hongwu looked directly at the Xuanwu elixir of immortality, communicated with it slightly, and released the aura of the Fusang Divine Tree and the Kunpeng elixir of immortality. Only then did the other party calm down. Otherwise, if it really wanted to run away, even a Great Sage wouldn't be able to stop it.

After receiving the Xuanwu Longevity Elixir into the Sendai, his whole body suddenly became crystal clear and radiant. The Fusang Divine Tree, symbolizing Yang, the Xuanwu, symbolizing Yin, and the Kunpeng, representing the unity of Yin and Yang, achieved a perfect balance. An essence immediately spread out, nourishing his body and soul.

The sky suddenly darkened, almost triggering Wang Hongwu's Holy King Tribulation. He managed to control it, but the crisis wasn't over yet. The lightning tribulation could be used as a trump card, so he couldn't just use it so easily.

Soon, the Empress rushed out of the Pill Pavilion, having also made a gain: the legendary Fire Spirit Essence, a divine essence born from fire essence, hailed as one of the main ingredients for refining the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill.

Boom! At the same time, the lightning tribulation she had been suppressing for so long descended, and the vast tribulation clouds enveloped the scene, instantly frightening everyone into moving away and retreating.

The armory suddenly exploded, and several top overlords, including the Divine Blood Supreme, the Overlord Body, and the Dao Tribulation Holy Spirit, also gained fortune from it, their faces showing joy. Other outstanding individuals also obtained something from the medicine garden and the pill pavilion.

Even the Golden Giant was lucky enough to obtain a dragon loach that could extend the Great Sage's life by eight hundred years, but this also made him the target of the remaining two Great Sages, leaving him with no way to express his suffering.

Wang Hongwu was searching. He felt that the longevity method experimented by the Celestial Venerable should have been preserved and would be continuously improved and perfected. Suddenly, he remembered the Dao Platform where the Celestial Venerable's blood had appeared and immediately turned back.

Seeing him walk back, many people followed, convinced that good fortune was on his side.

Another group of people were after the Heavenly Venerable's essence blood. They believed that obtaining it would bring immense benefits, let alone using it to nourish their bodies.

When it returned to the platform, the drop of blood shone brightly, its murderous aura dissipated, and it showed no signs of disturbance. However, the luster on its surface reflected the various patterns inside, as if there were still scenes unfolding.

Why is it that only this one drop of blood remains? Because the law resides in that blood!
Without hesitation, Wang Hongwu stepped onto the stage and reached out, using the Sun Emperor Tower to intercept the drop of blood and isolate it to prevent it from harming him. At that moment, a group of experts and another Great Sage who had given up the Dragon Loach came over to threaten him, wanting to seize the essence blood.

The Holy Venerable had already taken the Elixir of Immortality from him; what would happen if he got the Heavenly Venerable's Blood as well?
"I can help you stop a Great Sage and some experts, but I hope to see some of the longevity techniques, which would be very useful to me. I can also exchange some of another Heavenly Venerable's longevity methods with you." Wuliang Daoren transmitted his voice from afar. This condition can be said to be very fair. Of course, there was also his arrogance, which made him consider himself superior and disdain being surrounded.

Wang Hongwu's eyes flashed. Another Celestial Venerable? That's probably the Boundless Celestial Venerable's own method of achieving immortality. It concerns divine will, faith body, and willpower, and is very helpful to the Holy Emperor's divine will. He naturally wouldn't miss it, and immediately replied, "Stopping one Great Sage is enough. I'll kill the rest myself."

In an instant, Wuliang made his move, summoning the Vow Power Statue, and a grand formation appeared, trapping the Great Sage; the rest of the people quickly surrounded him, and two sharp golden lights suddenly shot out from Wang Hongwu's eyes, causing the heroes to tremble involuntarily. He revealed a cruel sneer on the corner of his mouth, and scanned each of them, saying, "Very good, you will all die."

He was powerful and arrogant, which made all the heroes uneasy, and even the top overlords were wary of him.

"Hmph! You're too arrogant, thinking you're invincible!" The contenders, each believing themselves to be the only ones who mattered, naturally wouldn't back down, and all snorted coldly one after another.

Bang! However, Wang Hongwu made a sudden move, raising his hand to grab the void behind him and pulling out a dark shadow. It was the overlord of the Shadow Clan, who had been lying in wait for a long time, relying on his racial talent, but was caught instead. Wang Hongwu punched him directly, and he exploded, bones and flesh flying everywhere, his body and soul destroyed.

The Shadow Clan Overlord is annihilated! Everyone was shocked and hurriedly took action, but they saw that the Holy Venerable suddenly took a step, and a huge golden roc appeared behind him. He spread out a giant sword with 100,000 divine feathers, and with each swing, several figures were torn apart. Some had their heads flying off, some had their upper and lower bodies separated, and some were split in two, accompanied by large amounts of blood flying everywhere.

This was a deadly technique, terrifying beyond compare, instantly killing nine people and immediately intimidating the other powerful figures, who stopped in their tracks.

No one is unafraid of death, it's just a matter of degree. Knowing that death is inevitable, who would rush forward? No one would want to be the first one.

However, they stopped, but Wang Hongwu took the initiative to approach, heading straight for Tian Gui. His right hand brought up a blazing sun and instantly struck its head. Tian Gui desperately attacked, his hands turning into clouds and rain, his ghostly energy surging like a black ocean. This was a merciless demonic path, but after only three breaths of collision, he was broken by the rolling waves of sunlight. Both his hands were smashed by his fists, and he was forced to retreat, leaving two furrows in the ground.

Just as he looked up again, another massive Taiyin Fist imprint slammed down, smashing his head with a thud. The overlord of the Heavenly Ghost Clan was dead!
"I will fight you!" The Supreme God and Demon made his move, and three thousand gods and demons appeared behind him, roaring and shaking the nine heavens. It was a shadow like a demonic mountain, standing side by side, imposing and awe-inspiring. Three thousand runes flashed, as if they had broken through time and space from the mythological era, and clashed head-on with Wang Hongwu, fighting one after another. This was indeed a strong person, surpassing the star beasts, and fighting against the Holy Venerable!
The other contenders seemed to see a glimmer of hope and flocked to help, launching attacks one after another. However, Wang Hongwu suddenly swung his hand and slashed, unleashing a Heavenly Will Blade that caused the Supreme God and Demon to roar, his hair standing on end. He was forced to retreat, but it was too late. Half of his body was struck by the blade, and his lower body was instantly severed.

He wanted to rebuild his physical body, but Wang Hongwu had already arrived using the Xingzi Secret Technique. With the sun in his left hand and the moon in his right, he combined them into a giant millstone that crushed his upper body. Only his primordial spirit escaped and he used his killing technique again, but unfortunately, he was killed before he could last a hundred moves. He vanished with the regret of the God and Demon lineage.

Dead?! The remaining contenders were all shocked. They had just tried to retreat when they were caught up. The abyss demon roared, but its head was half slashed off by the sweeping Taiyin Divine Palm. Red blood and white fluid mixed together and splattered everywhere, like ten thousand peach blossoms blooming. Its body was pierced through by a Sun God Roc and torn apart and killed.

Fighting alone in all directions, Wang Hongwu swept across the land. After a series of exchanges, he spun around and swept his right leg, cleaving the Golden Serpent Overlord into pieces. Crimson blood rained down, and its body and spirit vanished forever.

He slaughtered them all, sparing no one. The young overlords of the Winged Clan, the Yuan Demon Clan, the Shadow Clan, the Golden Serpent Clan, the Heavenly Ghost Clan, the Insect Clan, the Demon Clan, the God Demon Clan, and the Green Blood Clan were all wiped out by Wang Hongwu alone.

Ah! At the same time, the golden giant also let out a roar of unwillingness. The dragon was taken away. The Great Sage was extremely cold and decisive. He directly activated the Supreme Dao Fragment he had taken and killed him on the spot. A generation of overlord, just because he possessed a treasure that could prolong life, was bullied by the Great Sage and ended up dying. It was too cruel and made many people sigh.

Looking around at the crowd, only the three who did not make a move—the Divine Blood Supreme, the Overlord Body, and the Dao Tribulation Stone Man—survived. All the other overlords were wiped out!

This scene was so terrifying that it chilled people to the bone and made their limbs go cold. Anyone who witnessed it felt a chill run down their spine. How could they possibly fight?
He almost wiped out all the trial participants by himself!
Originally, there were sixty people on the True Phoenix Tower, but now there are only six left, including him. Almost all of them were killed by the Holy Venerable, and the ancient road of this generation was almost wiped out.

It wasn't that no Great Sage wanted to intervene, but the Heavenly Empress arrived in time to cover the tribulation with lightning. If any Great Sage wanted to interfere, they would be affected by the tribulation. The tribulation cultivators, separated by a sea of ​​lightning from afar and protected by forbidden artifacts, could only stand by and watch.

Boom! The place trembled, and the conflict between the underworld and the world seemed to intensify. The erosion of external laws was causing the world's will to revive. Terrifying fluctuations swept across the area, and many spatial rifts appeared in the tremor field.

Deeper still, one can see giant hands emerging from the Netherworld, and even the might of supreme divine weapons traversing countless light-years of starry sky to arrive!

"Run!" "Escape!"

The scene was already in chaos. For most people, the moment was of the essence, and they were all scrambling to escape, trying to leave this blood-stained demon land. Taking even a step too late could mean certain death.

However, a new problem arose in the arena. In its rage, the World Will gave birth to many gods, some with overwhelming power and others with unparalleled divine might. They truly descended upon the world. Gods roared and demons howled. There were exactly three thousand of them, each with terrifying strength. Furthermore, an army from the underworld attacked, and various corpse spirits and ghost saints caused chaos in the arena.

Many of them rushed towards Wang Hongwu because he had taken the elixir of immortality and the blood of the Heavenly Venerable, and was also an enemy of the Underworld.

Faced with the onslaught of demons and the presence of the Great Sage, Wang Hongwu did not hesitate and directly brought about his own Holy King Tribulation!

Boom! Lightning flashed and thunder roared. The heavenly tribulation arrived so suddenly and violently that it engulfed the entire world.

This calamity was beyond reason and terrifying. Even the Great Sage turned pale and turned to leave after seeing it. They were shaken and knew that the consequences would be unimaginable if they were caught in it.

The gods roared and the corpses howled, filled with fear, as they led their armies away. They were even more terrified of the heavenly tribulation, fearing this extremely yang thing the most. Those who came to attack were even more chilled, as if struck by lightning, and fled for their lives without caring about anything else.

A Heavenly King from the Underworld screamed in agony, struck by the lightning tribulation. His body was charred and stinking, and he was utterly mangled. Wave after wave of lightning swept down, shattering his arm. The blood mist that had just risen was evaporated into ashes. In the end, all the bones in his body shattered, and blood and bone fragments flew everywhere. His body turned into a bloody mud and disappeared in the lightning, thus perishing!
People were terrified. A celestial king, dying in the tribulation of lightning—it was too horrible.

Wang Hongwu sneered and chased after the sea of ​​lightning. The heavenly tribulation, like a vast ocean, crashed down, instantly killing a large number of living beings.

He charged toward the River Styx at the exit while slaughtering his way through the carnage, and with the help of the lightning tribulation protecting him, he finally broke free and entered the depths of the starry sky alone to undergo his tribulation.

After him, the Heavenly Empress and others rushed out, causing chaos, leaving only the Underworld and the gods fighting in the world.

In the end, the Heavenly Venerable's tomb disappeared. That world still existed, and the Heavenly Dao continued to operate, but no one knew whether that Heavenly Venerable had succeeded or not, nor did they know whether the Underworld ultimately allowed him to fall.

However, what is known is that a great calamity of the Holy King is unfolding in the starry sky, attracting the attention of many.

(End of this chapter)