The Eastern Emperor of all Heavens did not wish to become a Buddha.

Chapter 56 The Million-Year-Old Zongzi

The mountains are beautiful and the trees are lush.

Zhong Xu sat on a boulder, holding a stone that looked like amber in his hand, examining it carefully.

The stone was no bigger than a fist, but it was quite heavy. It had a mysterious light flowing through it, like mist and rosy clouds. It was pure and flawless and contained an extremely vigorous life essence.

This stone is a unique cultivation resource in the universe of Shrouding the Heavens, known as the Source.

Ancient texts record that in the era when heaven and earth combined their energies to give birth to all things, plants flourished, creatures were powerful, and spiritual herbs were inexhaustible. Furthermore, many sources were formed, as clear as amber, containing the purest life essence.

For cultivators, this is an extremely precious cultivation resource.

The most precious divine source can even be used to seal cultivators, similar to cryopreservation, which can slow down the rate at which a cultivator's lifespan is lost.

Many ancient families, supreme dynasties, and great sects on the ancient star of the Big Dipper may not appear strong on the surface now, with the strongest only around the level of a second-level immortal, but in reality, there are such self-proclaimed old monsters within their own forces.

They are usually the forefathers of these forces. When their lifespan is about to end, they use the divine source to seal themselves. If their own forces encounter a crisis, they will break out of the seal from the divine source, briefly regain their peak combat power, sweep away all enemies, and give their forces the last bit of their remaining strength.

This can be considered the foundation of the top forces such as the ancient families, supreme dynasties, and great sects on the ancient star of the Big Dipper.

The differences between the major powers are not apparent in normal times, but only in times of real crisis will they truly reveal themselves.

In comparison, finding cultivation resources like the Source, which contain pure life essence, in the world of Jade Dynasty is harder than climbing to heaven.

As for the origin of this source stone, it naturally came from Duan De, the fat Taoist priest beside Zhong Xu.

Duan De comprehended the profound meaning of Buddhism from Zhong Xu and realized that Buddhism and Taoism are one family. He 'voluntarily' gave this source to him in order to accumulate merit and blessings for himself.

Zhong Xu readily accepted this offer.

Of course, Zhong Xu didn't take it for nothing; he promised to unravel the mystery of the other party's own existence.

This is a win-win situation!

With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Zhong Xu placed the Source in his palm and slowly circulated the Dao Scripture, beginning to attempt to refine the life essence contained within it.

boom

The fist-sized source contained unimaginable, boundless essence, which continuously flowed into Zhong Xu's Sea of ​​Wheels secret realm as he circulated his cultivation technique.

Wow

The silent and profound sea of ​​suffering surged continuously, while the crystal clear spring of life exuded a sacred life force, flowing throughout his body and nourishing his physical form.

After reaching the other shore realm, the cultivator has crossed their own sea of ​​suffering, and the cultivation in the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm has reached a perfect stage.

At this point, the cultivator needs to undergo a metamorphosis, like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, to continuously improve their own Sea of ​​Wheels secret realm.

Therefore, in the Secret Realm Method, the cultivation of the Other Shore Realm is a process of continuous transformation.

Blood transfusion, bone transformation, metamorphosis, rebirth
After performing this nine times consecutively, one has completed the cultivation of the Other Shore Realm, also known as the Nine Transformations of the Other Shore.

Legend has it that there were ancient powerful beings who cultivated the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm and underwent the ultimate transformation of nine lives and nine deaths.

Once the mission is accomplished, like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, the world will be abuzz with activity and extraordinary phenomena will soar to the heavens.

Of course, this requires years of practice, and even a lifetime of accumulation.

Zhong Xu possesses the complete cultivation inheritance of the five major secret realms, so naturally he will not follow the path of cultivating only the Wheel Sea Secret Realm, but will instead undergo the normal transformation of the Nine Transformations of the Other Shore.

After all, the upper limit of cultivating a single secret realm is only the Great Sage realm. If one wants to truly attain the Great Emperor realm or even reach a higher realm, all five secret realms are indispensable.

As the most powerful foundational scripture in the Secret Realm of the Wheel Sea of ​​the Shrouding Heaven Universe, the Daoist Scripture also possesses a complete method of transformation.

Moreover, this method is the most universal, not limited by any physical constitution. Once the transformation is completed, it can greatly enhance one's cultivation aptitude.

It can only be said that the Celestial Venerable of Morality is indeed a famous figure in all the heavens and myriad realms. Even though he is not the protagonist in this particular heaven and myriad realms, the cultivation techniques he created are still not to be underestimated.

As he practiced the profound techniques recorded in the Daoist scriptures, Zhong Xu's body radiated a mysterious glow, as if he had been baptized by the essence of life, with every inch of his flesh and blood carrying a shimmering, precious light.

Just as Zhong Xu was refining the source stone in his hand and immersed in cultivation, the fat Taoist Duan De, who was not far from him, raised his head. His fat face was covered with bruises, and his eyes had turned into panda eyes, with a hint of schadenfreude.

Looking at the white-robed monk in front of him who seemed to be immersed in meditation, Duan De's eyes showed a hint of conflict.

He was right; this bald monk was there to cause trouble, his aim being to rob him of his treasures.

However, the only thing Duan De didn't expect was that this white-robed monk was actually a prodigy who could be described as monstrous.

Despite only possessing the cultivation level of the Other Shore Realm, his combat power was terrifyingly strong, and he quickly defeated this great cultivator at the Dao Palace Realm.

He confidently charged forward, only to be beaten up and have all his treasures looted.

Since his birth, Duan De had never encountered such a frustrating situation, and he was naturally very unwilling to accept it.

However, seeing the white-robed monk in front of him looking completely unguarded, he hesitated to make a move.

The opponent's previous display of combat power was simply too terrifying, leaving a very deep impression on him.

Duan De even dared to say that this white-robed monk was the most powerful cultivator in the Sea of ​​Wheels he had ever encountered.

In Duan De's view, whether they were descendants of noble families or holy sons of holy lands, none of them at the same level could possibly be a match for this white-robed monk.

When did such a monstrous talent appear in the Eastern Wilderness?

Buzz

Just as Duan De was struggling with his inner turmoil, Zhong Xu slowly opened his eyes, a yin-yang symbol flowing within them, seemingly depicting the changes in the natural world.

Seeing this, Duan De was shocked and secretly glad that he hadn't made a move.

This bald monk actually has some hidden tricks up his sleeve!
Zhong Xu looked at the slightly shrunken Origin Stone in his hand, sensing the changes that had occurred in his Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm, and a look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a wondrous object nurtured by the essence of heaven and earth; the life essence it contains is indeed pure and abundant, making it extremely easy to absorb and refine.

If he had enough source stones to refine, Zhong Xu could quickly complete the Nine Transformations of the Other Shore, enter the Dao Palace Secret Realm, and even complete the cultivation of the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

After all, for the Secret Realm Technique, only by reaching the Four Extreme Secret Realms, where the Four Extremes connect with Heaven and Earth, can one come into contact with the laws of Heaven and Earth and comprehend the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. The first two Secret Realms only require sufficient resources to quickly complete the cultivation.

As his secret realm technique improves and his life essence becomes more abundant, he can quickly complete the condensation of the two innate major acupoints (front and back) in the first lifetime technique, achieving the realm of inner world mastery.

By that time, both the One Lifetime Method and the Secret Realm Method would begin to lean towards the understanding of the laws of heaven and earth, requiring enlightenment. While there would still be a need for cultivation resources, it would no longer be as urgent.

'Sources, I need a lot of sources.'

Although Zhong Xu does not have a special physique and does not require tens of millions of catties of source energy like the Holy Body, his multiple transformations, coupled with the influence and changes brought about by the several other shore inheritances he has cultivated, mean that the resources he needs for cultivation are not too few.

'I never imagined that after transmigrating, I'd still have to worry about the source!'

'If only there were a powerful force like Tianyin Temple to provide cultivation resources!'

Thinking of this, Zhong Xu suddenly recalled the Tomb of the Azure Emperor and the demon race of this world.

'If I could fool the Azure Emperor, could I obtain the Chaos Azure Lotus from him and thereby become the leader of the demon race?'

Thinking of this, he turned his gaze to the fat Taoist priest Duan De in front of him.

In fact, Zhong Xu was not wrong before. The fat Taoist in front of him was not a real human, but an old zongzi that had lived for millions of years.

He is the first deity in mythology, the Heavenly Venerable who transcends tribulations, and his true identity can even be traced back to the ancient chaotic era.

His second incarnation was the Underworld Lord who proved his Dao through a corpse, and he researched and developed a path to become a mortal immortal by using the Reincarnation Seal.

In a sense, he was the first being in the Shrouding the Heavens universe to research the Immortal Path in the Mortal World.

Of course, Shi Hao is an exception. He is not considered a person of the Shrouding the Heavens Universe. At that time, the era was still the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and the Shrouding the Heavens Universe had not yet truly taken shape.

(End of this chapter)