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Chapter 176 A Powerful Figure Unseen Throughout History

The Celestial Venerable of Longevity is one of the Nine Celestial Venerables and the creator of the "Zhe" secret method. He has lived from the mythological era to the present day.

At the end of the mythological era, the Emperor refined the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, enticing him to leave the mountain and take charge of the Underworld with the promise of extending his peak imperial destiny for two thousand years.

At that time, the Underworld Lord had already departed, and the Underworld was without a master. As soon as the Eternal Life Heavenly Lord was born, he summoned a bunch of ancient relics.

In the Heavenly Court at that time, apart from the Emperor, he was the most majestic and his influence was unparalleled.

With the collapse of the Heavenly Court, the Celestial Venerable of Immortality returned to the Immortal Mausoleum, and the Underworld fell into the hands of other supreme beings, thus ending an era.

This palace is where the Celestial Venerable of Immortality once refined elixirs, and that stone statue was left by his disciples, remaining intact for millions of years.

It has to be said that this is amazing. A single alchemy furnace would not have excited Qi Zhe, but the mark left by the Celestial Venerable of Longevity made him unable to control himself.

You should know that it might contain the secret of the character "者" (Zhe), which is said to be the ultimate divine technique that can regenerate from a drop of blood. It would be an absolute treasure to him.

"Whoosh!"

Qi Zhe didn't hesitate for a moment when he saw the brand. He flew forward immediately, eager to see its secrets.

This brand is in the shape of a human, and although it is only the size of the tip, it is full of Daoist essence and carries an aura of immortality, making you feel extremely awe.

Just by extending one's divine sense to make slight contact, one can feel strange characters appearing in one's mind, and with a little contemplation, one can understand their true meaning.

To Qi Zhe's surprise, the name of the scripture on the brand was very strange; it was a scripture called the 'Reincarnation Scripture'.

"What the hell is the Reincarnation Sutra?" Qi Zhe felt extremely confused. How could a scripture left behind by the Celestial Venerable of Longevity be called the Reincarnation Sutra?
However, Qi Zhe's doubts did not last long. He obtained a message from the mark, which contained the words of the Eternal Heavenly Venerable.

"The Underworld was established by the Lord of the Underworld. Today, I have become his successor, and I should leave behind a legacy for future generations to witness."

In the past, the Emperor had a grand vision of leading his entire sect to ascension to immortality, and many Supreme Beings were inspired by him. In the later stages of the Emperor's exploration of the path to immortality, many Supreme Beings gained some insights.

They believed that once the sect ascended to immortality, all their disciples and followers would have to leave, so they wanted to leave their legacy in the mortal world.

The Celestial Venerable of Longevity also had this thought at the time, knowing that although they had left, the other beings in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths could not leave.

At that time, he left his legacy near the Immortal Tomb, and later left the Ancient Scripture of the Underworld Lord inside the Heavenly Court, so that he could be remembered for generations to come.

Unfortunately, all their plans came to naught. The Emperor's intentions were exposed, and instead of ascending to immortality, they faced mortal danger.

A great war inevitably broke out. After the war, the Emperor faked his death, and the Celestial Venerable of Immortality returned to the Immortal Mausoleum, never to return to this palace again.

After thinking it through, Qi Zhe could only sigh, "What a pity."

He could only continue to study the Ancient Scripture of the Underworld Lord, and began to feel its mysteries. For a moment, he stood there in a daze.

Yao Xi was the same. Seeing the wonderful expressions on Qi Zhe's face, he couldn't wait to touch the mark and see what was left inside.

"The Underworld actually exists! It was actually established by the Lord of the Underworld!" Yao Xi was incredibly shocked, her face filled with disbelief.

As an ancient tradition, the underworld is still considered by many to be just a legend, and Yao Xi is no exception.

Having seen the message in the Immortal Palace ruins today, Yao Xi felt that many of the ancient legends circulating in the Eastern Wilderness might be true.

But she was also puzzled and couldn't help but wonder who the Celestial Venerable of Immortality was and who the Underworld Venerable was.

Yao Xi couldn't help but murmur, "The Underworld Lord."

Qi Zhe's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. After thinking for a moment, he finally spoke up: "Ancient texts record that the Underworld Lord was the founder of the Underworld and the first person to achieve enlightenment through the connection between a corpse and the spirit. Moreover, his previous incarnation was an ancient Celestial Venerable from the mythological era, a terrifying being whose corpse, after death, broke free from the Great Dao of his previous life and achieved enlightenment once again."

"He's incredibly strong; he's practically the strongest person in history!"

Qi Zhe was well aware of the terror of the Underworld Lord. Duan De in that lifetime was absolutely extraordinary, otherwise he would not have been able to fight against the Emperor.

Furthermore, Duan De is not the same person as the Underworld Lord and the Tribulation-Crossing Heavenly Lord. Their bodies and consciousness are different, and each time they are completely new people.

Therefore, Qi Zhe felt that the Dao Fruit of the Underworld Venerable surpassed that of the Tribulation-Crossing Heavenly Venerable, and his achievements were probably the greatest among Duan De's nine generations, possessing the combat power of a Heavenly Emperor.

The best proof is that the Underworld Lord attained enlightenment again, breaking free from the limitations of the Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Skill and the Emperor's Body, forging his own path, and creating a Reincarnation Scripture.

This scripture was left by the Underworld Lord, not by the lineage of the Heavenly Lord of Tribulation, so it is naturally extraordinary and is probably one of the few scriptures in ancient times.

Yao Xi was quite shocked when she heard Qi Zhe's explanation; she had never even heard of such a path to success.

This led her to wonder, "I've heard that corpses can communicate with spirits, but can they attain enlightenment?"

The idea of ​​someone attaining enlightenment through a corpse is indeed extremely rare. Even in the Eastern Wilderness, such legends are few and far between, and it's not discussed much in the Central Plains either.

After all, one must undergo tribulation to attain enlightenment, and one must also undergo tribulation when one cultivates to a certain level. However, few corpses that have become sentient are unafraid of heavenly tribulations.

Most spirit-possessed corpses may not even have reached the cultivation level of their previous lives, let alone attain enlightenment, let alone become a Great Sage.

This gives an idea of ​​the difficulty of achieving enlightenment through the corpse; almost every step forward is met with divine retribution, and very few people in ancient history have been able to reach the end.

“It is possible, but only two people in ancient history have accomplished it,” Qi Zhe said calmly.

The Underworld Lord and the Corpse Emperor are the only two figures who attained enlightenment through corpses. Their previous incarnations were both extraordinary: one was the corpse of the Ancient Heavenly Lord, and the other was the corpse of the Chaotic Ancient Supreme.

Their paths were unrepeatable; even some Heavenly Venerables and Great Emperors who followed this path never succeeded again.

Qi Zhe was well aware of this, so he held this matter in even greater awe and naturally paid more attention to the scriptures of the Underworld Lord, unable to resist continuing to savor them.

The achievements of the Underworld Lord are astonishing. Regardless of whether one chooses to cultivate his scriptures, it is absolutely necessary to study them.

Qi Zhe then discovered the wonders of the Underworld Lord's scriptures. The Underworld Lord was not only proficient in source techniques, but also in the way of reincarnation.

The Underworld Lord once transformed his primordial spirit, giving birth to a peculiar substance in the world, which later generations called the Lake of Reincarnation, through which one can glimpse the past and future.

The Samsara Sutra contains many deductions about reincarnation, not only concerning the physical body but also the reincarnation of the soul, which can be described as very mysterious.

Qi Zhe mainly studied this part, and after only a little understanding, he felt he had benefited greatly, finding the scripture incredibly profound.

But Yao Xi was different from him. She was seriously studying the cultivation methods of the five secret realms in the scriptures and found them to be very different from others.

As time went by, Qi Zhe also discovered that there was no trace of the Longevity Celestial Venerable's inheritance in this mark, and the secret of the character "Zhe" was not among them.

However, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity also left a message in the mark, saying that future generations can go to the vicinity of the Immortal Tomb to find his legacy, and there are exact coordinates left behind.

Beyond the Immortal Tomb lies the Cave of Immortality.

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