Infinite transcendence began with Covering the Sky.

Chapter 37 The Nine Secrets Are Hard to Find
The mountains are verdant and the streams are babbling. A tranquil atmosphere permeates the quiet mountains, and there are hardly any people to be seen for miles around.

Qi Zhe strolled slowly along the stream through the mountains, enjoying the tranquility all by himself, gazing leisurely into the distance.

On that day, on the mountaintop, Qi Zhe happened to see a figure struggling through the heavenly tribulation. Now, more than three months have passed, and he assumes that person has left, so he has the idea of ​​investigating.

"I have already entered the Dao Palace Secret Realm. Will I also be struck by lightning in the future?" Qi Zhe's expression was somewhat solemn as he pondered the road ahead.

Seven months have passed in the blink of an eye since he stepped into the realm of the other shore before the pool of the underworld, during which he has undergone a transformation that has brought him to the brink of death nine times.

Now that he has ascended to the Dao Palace Secret Realm and begun cultivating the Five Great Divine Treasures, he wonders whether a heavenly tribulation will strike him when he reaches the Four Extremes after the Dao Palace is perfected.

"I estimate that it's unlikely; the conditions aren't met."

After some thought, Qi Zhe concluded that it was unlikely. The early appearance of a Heavenly Tribulation was usually a sign of exceptional talent, and he had not yet reached that level.

But Qi Zhe didn't care. It's normal for the scenery on the path of cultivation to be different from others. He doesn't necessarily have to have what others have. It's right to walk his own path with peace of mind.

One verdant mountain after another, Qi Zhe crossed hundreds of mountain peaks and finally arrived at a collapsed mountain range.

Three months ago, this place was shattered by a celestial calamity. Now, the mountains are broken, rocks are scattered all over the mountains, and the broken peaks are leaning to one side or the other.

The commotion caused by that person's tribulation was indeed enormous, shattering hundreds of miles of mountain ranges, breaking mountains and rivers, and turning countless birds and beasts into withered bones.

Looking at the chaotic scene in the mountains, Qi Zhe's expression turned serious, and he secretly marveled at the man's astonishing cultivation level.

"I wonder who it is," Qi Zhe muttered to himself before starting to wander around the mountains. He had just noticed that the area was still haunted by the calamity that had struck it.

Moreover, on the mountain peaks destroyed by the heavenly tribulation, there were half-destroyed lightning-struck trees, which were surrounded by an aura of extreme yang, and some of the trees had new buds sprouting from their roots.

Although the heavenly tribulation is violent, it also contains a chance for life. A bolt of lightning strikes a tree, destroying it but also creating an opportunity. If the new buds that sprout from it grow, they may one day develop sentience.

After wandering around in the mountains for a while, Qi Zhe broke off several withered pieces of lightning-struck wood, intending to make them into a magic sword. Perhaps one day it would come in handy to drive away evil spirits and demons.

"That is...?"

As Qi Zhe continued his exploration, he discovered dozens of sword marks on a cliff. A terrifying aura emanated from the cliff face, and by observing with his divine sense, he could hear the clanging sound of swords.

"These are the sword marks left by that man! He forged a weapon during the heavenly tribulation!" Qi Zhe flew to the front of the cliff and touched the sword marks. He could vaguely see a young man holding a holy sword flying in the heavenly tribulation.

It was a golden holy sword, bathed in lightning, its divine light illuminating the sky. The sword light it unleashed shattered the lightning, and its momentum continued to flatten mountain peaks.

At this moment, even without seeing it with his own eyes, Qi Zhe guessed who the person was and solemnly said, "Wang Teng."

Not to mention the Eastern Wilderness, but the entire Big Dipper, among the younger generation of geniuses, only Wang Teng wields a sword, and that sword is also a golden holy sword, a characteristic that is indeed extremely obvious.

As far as Qi Zhe knew, Wang Teng was the successor of the Chaotic Ancient Emperor of the Northern Plains. He had experienced a legendary life after embarking on the path of cultivation. When he was two years old, he was carried away by a crane and obtained the Chaotic Ancient inheritance. After that, he became unstoppable.

At the age of five, he could dance with dragons; at seven, he obtained the King's Chariot; at nine, he acquired the Emperor's Symbol and an Emperor's Sword left behind by the Chaotic Ancient Era; and at twelve, he fell into the Divine Phoenix Cave and was bathed in the blood of the Divine Phoenix. Based on this experience alone, becoming an Emperor or even a Great Sage would have been a certainty. But unfortunately, he was defeated by Ye Fan and died before the arrival of the Great Era.

Qi Zhe was not surprised that Wang Teng would appear in the Southern Region, because he did have such an experience and obtained one of the Nine Secrets, the Pre-Word Secret, in the Southern Region.

Qi Zhe now guesses that he may have obtained the secret of the previous character, and after comprehending it, he reached a higher level, which triggered the heavenly tribulation.

"Truly blessed!" Qi Zhe exclaimed, looking at the sword marks on the stone wall with a sense of helplessness, wondering why he didn't have such an opportunity.

Qi Zhe had known the name of the Nine Secrets for a long time. The nine characters "Lin Bing Dou Zhe, Jie Shu Zu Qian Xing" represented an extremely powerful secret technique in the world of Shrouding the Heavens.

That was the ultimate technique of the nine celestial beings in the mythical era. In their respective fields, there were almost no rivals. The combination of the nine secrets even had the power to rival immortal arts.

It can be said that obtaining any one of the Nine Secrets and exploring its potential can lead to astonishing achievements. With it, dominating the Eastern Wilderness would not be difficult. It is definitely a secret technique that anyone would be tempted by.

Qi Zhe was well aware that his original plan not to leave the mountain to search for the Nine Secrets was wavering, and he felt a certain longing for the two known secrets.

"Ugh, what a hassle! Zhuofeng has the secret of the character '皆' (jie), and Jiang Taixu in Zishan has the secret of the character '斗' (dou), but who dares to just go in?" Qi Zhe had a headache.

Four thousand years ago, Jiang Taixu, the God King of the Eastern Wilderness, was trapped in Purple Mountain and disappeared without a trace. The Douzi Secret was also lost with him. The Jiezi Secret, hidden on the Zhuofeng Peak of the Taixuan Sect, also requires great fortune to comprehend. Both secrets are very difficult to obtain.

Qi Zhe found the idea troublesome and stopped his initial longing. He figured he might as well use the time to cultivate diligently and acquire any treasures and secret techniques when his cultivation level was high.

However, he no longer intended to stay in this mountain range and planned to continue cultivating in a different place in the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

The Dao Palace Secret Realm is extremely mysterious. It has five layers of divine treasures, namely the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. Each layer is a divine palace, and each divine palace contains mysterious and unknown gods.

It should be known that if a person nourishes their spirit, they will not die. Cultivators who cultivate in the Dao Palace Secret Realm must nourish these five spirits. Each one consumes a great deal of energy and requires the accumulation of sufficient essence to achieve any results.

Ultimately, it's a skill that takes time and effort to perfect, and most cultivators need to accumulate the essence of the five elements over many years to achieve the perfection of the fivefold divine treasure.

Even with the aid of the Ascension Gate and the vast amount of spiritual energy to draw upon, it would still take Qi Zhe a considerable amount of time to refine these five layers of divine treasures.

Even a cunning rabbit has three burrows. Qi Zhe knew he couldn't stay in one place for too long, otherwise someone might come knocking on his door while he was in seclusion. This mountain range was ultimately just a temporary place for him to stay.

A day later, Qi Zhe emerged from the deep mountains and began to inquire whether there was any news about him in the outside world.

Half a year has passed since he left the Yao Guang Holy Land, and the famous Demon Emperor's Tomb is still not over. People are still searching for it under the earth's veins.

Now, the bounty on Duan De is all over the Eastern Wilderness. Ye Fan, who left with Green Bronze, has been missing for a long time. However, among the many conflicting messages, Qi Zhe heard a story about him.

Some say that the Yao Guang Holy Land is making every effort to search for a lost disciple, and has dispatched its holy sons and daughters as well as many outstanding disciples, which is puzzling.

Qi Zhe grinned upon hearing this news, exclaiming in surprise, "They're really looking for me?"

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