The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 160 The Remains of a Spiritual Treasure, the Corpse Fiend is About to Emerge

The sea of ​​suffering holds four swords, the other shore holds a suspended array.

The legacy left by the Celestial Venerable transcends time and space. The power of faith has forged the divine realm, and its ruler has even surpassed the Great Sage in some ways, seeking to suppress all outsiders.

Faced with the combined attack of supreme artifacts and ancient imperial weapons, the array remained calm and composed, resisting on its own as if controlled by someone, its mystery profound.

"Such a strong faith is enough to form a faith body and a divine thought, not to mention that it has continued from the mythological era to the present day. But why is there no such existence in the divine realm?" Wang Hongwu opened his Sun and Moon Heavenly Eyes and saw the faith power accumulated in the divine realm through the array diagram. It was too magnificent and beyond imagination.

However, under such circumstances, there was no news of any spiritual connection or divine thought of Lingbao Tianzun, which was very strange.

"The power of faith does not necessarily require the formation of a divine body. That is just a method passed down from the Boundless Heavenly Venerable. Other Heavenly Venerables may have different ways of using it. There may be a way to prolong life within the power of vows. Some people have always said that the evil energy of the royal corpse can clash with the power of incense and vows to the extreme, causing a great collapse."

"But, do you think it's possible that the collision of these opposing yin and yang poles—the corpse demon and the power of will—could also produce nirvana? The so-called divine kingdom is merely a means to prolong life; perhaps the so-called Heavenly Venerable has already merged into the power of will, existing alongside faith, achieving a different kind of immortality?" The Heavenly Empress, however, offered a completely different perspective, suggesting it was indeed a possibility.

However, Wang Hongwu felt a chill run down his spine. He inexplicably thought of the immortal spirits of Lingbao Sendai and the imperial corpse that had been drawn to the other side in the original course of history. It was not the route he had driven, but rather he had been guided there. If it weren't for the many unexpected events that delayed him along the way, he might have arrived even earlier, collided with the power of will, and ignited the divine realm.

The Great Emperor Amitabha Buddha once sat cross-legged in the hearts of all beings with his vows, seeking to achieve an alternative path to immortality. Perhaps this really is one such path.

Boom! At this moment, although the two were pondering, the battle outside did not subside in the slightest, but instead intensified.

The Heavenly Venerable Array Diagram clashed with the Supreme Artifact and the Ancient Emperor Weapon, directly triggering a cataclysmic change that shook the heavens and the earth. The vast divine realm was almost shattered, and a terrifying pressure swept across, resulting in a fierce confrontation, like a raging storm crashing against the shore and a vast ocean overflowing into the nine heavens.

"These foreign demons shall be slain!" the Divine Realm Ruler roared, slamming his palm forward. Holy flames swept across the sky, shocking the great saints from beyond the realm. He instantly shattered a beast king from the ancient hunting grounds, leaving him in pieces, his face filled with disbelief.

To kill the Great Sage with a single palm strike—this seems to be a step beyond that, a display of terrifying power.

However, upon closer inspection, it doesn't quite resemble the emperor; there are still some traces to be found, making it seem less like a potential emperor.

"I don't believe it! If he were truly a quasi-emperor, we would have all been killed the moment he held the array diagram!" Kunlun Great Sage and Bright Great Sage still made their move, leading the alliance to fiercely clash with the powerful forces of the Divine Realm. The battle was so intense that it shattered the entire world, and the Divine Realm was torn apart and on the verge of destruction.

At that moment, a low mountain and the oldest palace on it together emitted terrifying divine power, no less than the ultimate fluctuations, instantly stabilizing the divine realm and repairing the rift.

"The gathering place of all faith and willpower, is that divine mountain nurtured by the Dao Palace Continent?" Everyone was shocked. This is the oldest mountain in the Divine Realm, which can be said to have coexisted with the world. It existed as long as this world existed.

No one dares to blaspheme this sacred mountain, where an ancient palace stands, said to have existed with the world since the beginning of time. It is the most mysterious place, and even gods are generally not allowed to set foot there.

"Could that be where Lingbao Tianzun left something behind? Or perhaps, it hides some kind of secret?" Wang Hongwu speculated. After all, the Six-Eared Macaque who obtained Lingbao Tianzun's cave had swallowed a Nine-Turn Immortal Pill there. That kind of treasure didn't even conflict with the effects of the Immortal Medicine. It was an immortal medicine that could extend the life of a Daoist and restore the two-thousand-year peak imperial life of a self-severed Supreme Being!
This suggests that Lingbao Tianzun himself possessed immortal pills. Based on this calculation, he must have at least two methods for prolonging his life: the elixir of immortality and immortal pills. If each method lasts for 10,000 years, then considering his own lifespan, he would have over 30,000 years of lifespan. Considering history, Wang Hongwu believes that this Tianzun likely researched something in the Divine Realm, underwent a certain transformation, and achieved results, but most likely, some unexpected events also occurred.

"If I could collect such a large amount of faith power and transfer it to the Holy Emperor's divine will, and then refine it in conjunction with the Boundless Longevity Method, my strength would definitely increase greatly!" Then, he set his sights on the source of the accumulated faith power. The low mountain was a symbol of the divine realm. Every inch of the mountain had cracks, from which flowed a vast and unfathomable power of faith, which was extremely powerful.

This is the accumulated wisdom of the gods since ancient times. As long as believers face the divine realm, their spiritual power will fly towards them. Therefore, that sacred spiritual power causes the divine realm to tremble violently in all directions, almost like an alternative extreme power suppressing it. Many people can't help but kowtow. It is this ancient mountain that has preserved the divine realm and stabilized the universe.

"Let's go!" Wang Hongwu made a decisive move. Taking advantage of the battle between the two sides, he led the Heavenly Empress towards the sacred mountain. He still had the evil sword that the Boundless Heavenly Venerable had specially refined and left behind, which was specifically designed to counter faith power. He also had a spiritual treasure relic on him. If he didn't dare to venture in, then he would have come for nothing.

In a short while, the two passed through many regions of the Divine Realm. Almost all the experts here had rushed out to fight against the Outer Realm Alliance, so there was no obstruction. They soon arrived at the foot of the Divine Mountain.

With a thud, at the same time, he saw the Great Sage of Kunlun streak across the sky like a meteor, coughing up blood and getting a huge handprint on his head. The god was still relentlessly attacking him.

"It's terrifying. He almost stepped into the Quasi-Emperor realm, but ultimately failed to break through!" This was the judgment of the Great Saints from beyond the realm. The God Lord was extremely powerful, but seemed to be subject to some kind of restriction, unable to truly break through. However, when he relied on the power of faith, he seemed to be able to have a moment of sublimation.

However, the mere fact that he was associated with the title of "Emperor" made even a near-Emperor an insurmountable obstacle for the Great Sage, one that no human could overcome.

"Issue my divine decree: annihilate all outsiders! They are all blasphemous demons from beyond the demonic realm!"

At this moment, the voice of the God Lord resounded like thunder, spreading throughout the entire divine realm and stirring up a storm.

In an instant, countless armies from across the entire divine realm were mobilized, with all sorts of divine elders and palace masters flying together, and divine sons and daughters emerging to hunt down the visitors from beyond the realm.

"An enemy has invaded from the direction of the Divine Mountain!" "It's two extraterrestrial demons! Capture them quickly!"

"The divine decree commands: all outsiders shall be killed!"

Outside the sacred mountain, a formidable stronghold, a vast sea of ​​people, all experts, naturally arrived.

Wang Hongwu frowned. He hadn't done anything yet, and people were already calling for his death. He was really dragged into this mess by those guys. That old bastard Kunlun Great Sage really deserved to die.

"Heavenly Demon, I have come to subdue you!" With a long roar, a divine son descended, his spirit soaring. He had cultivated to the level of a high-ranking Saint King at the age of less than three hundred, which was already quite outstanding in ordinary times. However, he was not enough in front of Wang Hongwu. The secret light pattern of the character "行" flashed under his feet and he arrived in front of him. Then he raised his hand, clenched his fist, and slammed it straight down on Wang Hongwu's crown.

With a soft "poof," the fist pressed down on his skull, causing it to cave in and collapse. His entire body was smashed into a meat pie. From top to bottom, his eyeballs were squeezed out and shattered, his nasal cavity and mouth were crushed into a mess, and his spine was flattened into a lump. His primordial spirit was also smashed to pieces by this hammer blow, leaving nothing behind.

With a single fatal blow, Wang Hongwu did not pause. Instead, he swiftly appeared in front of another divine son, raised his hand, and swept out a pair of golden, shimmering roc wings, directly severing the head of the other divine son. The True Fire of the Sun burned away his primordial spirit, but its momentum did not diminish. Guided by his fingers, it transformed into a Fusang tree and swept across, crushing a distant goddess into a bloody mist.

The ruthless killing of three people in an instant shocked the remaining divine sons and daughters, who immediately joined forces with the Heavenly King-level Palace Master to attack.

Some summoned flying swords and soared into the heavens, their appearance instantly eclipsing the sun and moon, and cleaving the ground below with each swing; others wielded great bells that unleashed a sky full of Dao waves, their power earth-shattering, as if the heavens were pressing down upon them; still others scattered purple stardust, filling the sky and growing larger and larger until each grain was like a giant star, threatening to destroy the vast earth.

Wang Hongwu was too lazy to waste time with them, so he directly summoned the Eastern Emperor Bell and shook it. With a clang, countless purple-gold bell waves solidified the heavens and earth and destroyed everything in sight. All the magic treasures, supernatural powers, divine sons and daughters, and palace masters were swept away by the bell waves.

Blood splattered everywhere. Wang Hongwu had killed all three divine sons and three divine daughters, including the palace master!

With a single strike, he cleared the path ahead and ascended the sacred mountain. There, he once again witnessed the overwhelming and surging power of divine faith, which threatened to turn him into dust!

Clang! The golden evil sword flew out, slashing directly at the head of the wave of milky-white willpower, cleaving it in two without causing any damage. Wang Hongwu then summoned the Spirit Treasure Divine Pot, with the Nine Secrets of the Word-Forming Celestial Venerable protecting him from the attacks. Only then was he no longer targeted and continued deeper into the cave. Climbing the mountain, he arrived at a genuine ancient divine stele. This was left behind by the Spirit Treasure Celestial Venerable. It wasn't exactly a magic weapon, but it possessed miraculous power, capable of breaking through array patterns and flags. It seemed to be a result of an alternative interpretation of the Word-Forming Secrets, and it could even be integrated into killing arrays, allowing them to operate autonomously. Its effects were extraordinary.

It also contains many other records, some left by Lingbao Tianzun, and others left by each generation of deities.

They believe that the Land of the Supreme God is actually a self-imposed prison, a cursed land. Once you enter it, your faith will become a shackle, and the beings here will never be able to become quasi-emperors, being restricted; they will even be affected by encountering corpse demons, and the bloodline of the divine realm will be destined to be prisoners for eternity!

Some even tried to leave the ancient domain and travel to other places to establish a lineage of faith, igniting the divine fire and proclaiming themselves gods, but in the end they still could not break free from the shackles, and as long as they were born here, they would remain so forever.

However, none of this mattered to Wang Hongwu. He looked directly at the scripture inscribed on the back of the ancient god stele, which was an ancient scripture left by Lingbao Tianzun.

"This is... the true chapter of the Scripture of Salvation? It's not just about saving the souls of the dead, but also about the real secret methods?" Wang Hongwu's expression changed. This was a secret method created by the Heavenly Venerable after he attained enlightenment. After saving people, one can become a god and honor oneself as a legendary immortal deity.

In comparison, it does indeed fit the scene of the divine realm, and it can be said that one of the origins of the divine realm is this ancient stele.

It is the prototype of the divine realm belief method, except that it is to worship oneself and not rely on external will power. Instead, it transforms the five great divine treasures into the five internal organs temple, and unites them into a divine entity, which is called "Taiyi".

In the Scripture of Salvation, Taiyi is the supreme ruler of all officials, the king of all gods, the supreme deity of the Three Pure Ones above, the supreme deity of human beings below, and the master of all heaven and earth. He not only commands all gods, but also controls human life. Heaven and earth belong to him. Taiyi also gives rise to five emperors: white, green, yellow, red, and black, who are all under the command of Taiyi.

These five gods are manifestations of the Five Internal Organs Temple, guarding the Eastern Emperor Taiyi. Wang Hongwu was deeply moved. This seemed to be a single cultivation method for the Dao Palace Secret Realm, and it also matched the scenery of the Five Elements Continent transformed by the Heavenly Venerable Dao Palace, thus evolving into a divine realm.

His Taoist scriptures could then be used to worship himself as the Eastern Emperor Taiyi, the master of the five internal organs, and the commander of the five emperors of red, green, black, white, and yellow, who would then be combined into the five elements of immortality.

"The Five Emperors united as one, and worshipped me as the Eastern Emperor, which is quite fitting for the divine bell they cast."

After putting away the ancient divine stele, Wang Hongwu made his way to the Supreme Divine Palace at the top. This place was enveloped by an ancient divine array, making it difficult to enter. Even bombarding it with the Sun Emperor Tower would not be able to break through it, as if an extreme array pattern was guarding it.

"As expected, the items left behind all have profound meanings. They came in handy as soon as I got them." Wang Hongwu took out the divine tablet and pressed it forward. Instantly, a passage silently expanded. This was neither damaging the great formation nor breaking it, but rather merging into it and naturally separating the killing force.

Buzz! The Supreme Ancient Palace, which has stood in the divine realm for millions of years and has never been opened by anyone, was entered today. Inside, there were no magnificent furnishings or tall statues, only a vast sea of ​​faith so rich that it had condensed into a universe of willpower.

In this illusory universe, the power of will condensed into the sun, moon, stars, and countless cosmic structures, appearing terrifying and boundless, causing even the Heavenly Empress to widen her eyes. This was not something that the power of faith in the divine realm could achieve; there were probably sources of faith within the Lingbao Ancient Star Region as well!

When the two used their Heavenly Eyes to investigate, they discovered that at the very center of the power of faith, there seemed to be a mass of celestial energy enveloping something. It was enormous, not humanoid, and seemed to be breathing and floating as if it were alive.

They exchanged a glance, and without causing any further trouble, silently summoned the Spirit Treasure Divine Pot and began to collect the power of faith from this place.

As the Salvation Sutra circulated, wisps of milky-white vow power flowed into the pot, seemingly endless. At first, it was just him guiding it, but as time passed, these vow powers began to actively enter the pot on their own, which seemed rather strange.

During the process of collecting faith power, Wang Hongwu had a subtle feeling, as if, as these accumulated wishes were taken away, the divine side faded and the human side revived, and some kind of existence that had been suppressed for a long time was about to awaken!
"Since you've taken the things, you naturally have to pay the price. Don't worry about what might happen." Wang Hongwu shook his head and didn't stop it. Let it revive if it wants. Anyway, this era already has a Boundless Heavenly Venerable, so adding another Spirit Treasure Heavenly Venerable won't make a difference. Those who have transcended tribulations, achieved immortality, enjoyed freedom, and become emperors are still around.

Gradually, the faith power within the entire Supreme Temple was completely absorbed, its vastness enough to crush the galaxy. Even the divine mountain dimmed, leaving only the immense power of will accumulated during the reign of this generation's God Lord, which, because it bore his mark, had not been taken away.

After receiving the power of faith and vows, Wang Hongwu immediately left, taking the Heavenly Princess back to the foot of the sacred mountain.

While an earth-shattering battle raged on one side, someone stole our divine power from us. The gods who were fighting immediately sensed it, roared in anger, and swept their eyes over, unable to help but shout, "You little thief! You stole my divine power!"

"His faith has weakened, and his strength has declined!" All the Great Saints appeared, their expressions shifting!

The Great Sage of Kunlun and the Great Sage of Light suddenly became fierce, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence, and intensified the revival of the ancient artifacts in their hands, fiercely bombarding them.

Thump! Even with the power of the array protecting him, the God Lord, whose strength had greatly decreased due to the loss of his willpower, was blasted away, coughing up blood, causing a panic in the God Realm.

"The ancient divine array has been revived!" Several elders roared, unleashing their trump card. In an instant, all directions trembled. Amidst the rumbling sounds, one divine mountain after another shook, and an ancient rune appeared on every peak, imprinted on the sky.

In an instant, the place changed. All the heroes retreated, feeling immense pressure, their minds about to explode. Then, a deafening sound of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting apart rang out. The sky shattered, and the array diagram of the Celestial Venerable Lingbao spread out a circle of Dao waves, instantly obliterating the three Great Saints, turning them into a cloud of blood mist.

Most importantly, Lingbao Tianzun's array diagram swept down four terrifying beams of light again, which was astonishing. These beams were very similar to the four killing swords in the Ancient Tianzun's Life Spring, and were indestructible. They knocked the two divine weapons away head-on, and the Great Saint of the Light Clan was shattered on the spot and died directly!
This is terrifying. A great sage has fallen, unable to even protect the Bright Pot.

Was this borrowing power, or summoning? It was as if four killing swords had truly appeared! The Great Sage of Kunlun was horrified and couldn't help but retreat. However, he saw the killing swords slash down. The Great Sage hurriedly summoned his Supreme Artifact to defend himself, but he screamed and howled in agony as his physical body was directly destroyed. Only his broken primordial spirit was carried away by the Supreme Artifact and fled. His strength almost dropped below that of a Great Sage. He fled in panic and fell towards the direction of the Divine Mountain.

At this moment, the two Great Saints from the outer realm suffered a crushing defeat, and the Lord of the Divine Realm was seriously injured. The scene immediately descended into chaos, with shouts of battle shaking the heavens. Some Great Saints also secretly made their moves, not by attacking in one fell swoop, but by capturing important figures in order to learn about the various secrets of the Divine Realm.

At the foot of the sacred mountain, Wang Hongwu, having just finished collecting the power of the vows, bumped into the fleeing Kunlun Great Sage and immediately revealed a cold smile.

"What a small world! I'll kill you today!" His eyes flashed with murderous intent as he unleashed the Sun Emperor Tower, blasting it towards the Kunlun Great Sage's primordial spirit.

"A tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs! Do you really think I am powerless to kill you?" The Great Sage of Kunlun was also furious and wanted to rid his clan of this scourge. However, the Heavenly Empress did not stand idly by and also stepped in to help the Holy Venerable, summoning the Heavenly Empress's forbidden artifact.

Upon seeing this scene, the Great Sage of Kunlun felt a chill in his heart, inexplicably sensing that he was about to face a calamity.

Is he really going to die here?
He died at the hands of two juniors?

At the same time, deep within the Divine Realm, beside the Divine Soul Pool, two figures also noticed the changes in the Divine Realm and cast their gazes in that direction.

"Senior, what's wrong?" Ye Chunfeng opened his eyes, having finished his cultivation, and was surprised to find that the deity in front of him was constantly emanating purplish-black corpse energy, which flowed towards the sky.

“This place is autonomously absorbing the evil energy of my royal corpse.” The Human Emperor God spoke, then his expression turned solemn as he said, “I sense a dormant will calling out, hoping that I will expel the evil energy from my body and destroy this divine realm!”

(End of this chapter)