Stealing the Secret from the Cover of Heaven

Chapter 393: Madman or Madman
At the edge of the ancient forbidden area, on top of a barren mountain, Li Zhi sat there like a stone man, motionless.

And he sat there for more than half a year until Li Xian'er and Jin Ming came to him.

"Dad, why are you here?" Li Xian'er shouted in surprise. She had never seen such deep sorrow in Li Zhi.

"Master, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Jin Ming also came to Li Zhi and asked.

"Why are you back?" Li Zhi finally came to his senses and said indifferently.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?" Li Xian'er looked at the absent-minded Li Zhi with some concern.

"I'm fine." Li Zhi shook his head slightly.

"Master Li, Senior Li." At this moment, Li Heishui and the young master Zhang Qingyang also came to Li Zhi.

"It's you guys. How come you have time to come to see me?" A smile finally appeared on Li Zhi's face.

"Senior Li, my master is going to Mount Xumi to rescue Huahua, and he specially came to invite you to help." Little Heavenly Master Zhang Qingyang spoke first. Then he told Li Zhi about Ye Fan gathering heroes from all over the world to attack Mount Xumi.

"Mount Sumeru?"

Li Zhi was slightly stunned, then he slapped his forehead suddenly, and then said with a look of surprise: "Why didn't I think of it. Mount Xumi is the best place to measure the strength of the emperor."

"What? Weighing the emperor's strength?"

After hearing Li Zhi talking to himself, everyone was stunned for a moment, then looked at each other, and after confirming that they were not dreaming, they found it hard to believe.

"Dad, is there an emperor on Mount Xumi?" Li Xianer asked in shock.

"Master, what does it mean to weigh up the emperor? Do you want to fight the emperor on Mount Sumeru?" Jin Ming was eager to try, as if he wanted to have a big battle with the emperor right now.

It seemed that what Li Zhi said to her back then was still fresh in her memory. With her physique and bloodline filled with extreme strength, she would be able to challenge the emperor after she had achieved great success in her cultivation.

"What are you dreaming about? Don't be too ambitious. Practice well. In the future, you will have plenty of opportunities to fight against real emperors." Li Zhi rubbed Jin Ming's golden hair and said with a smile.

"It's messy, it's messy, Master, you messed up my hair again." Jin Ming said with a pout.

"Okay, let's go to the God City and join Ye Fan." Li Zhi said to everyone after he retracted his magic hand. He seemed to be more eager to attack Mount Xumi than them.

"Master Li, do you know how deep Mount Xumi is?" Li Heishui asked hurriedly upon seeing this.

"I know, but I can't tell you." Li Zhi said with a smile on his face. The sadness in his body seemed to disappear without a trace at this moment, and the whole person seemed to exude a relaxed atmosphere.

Then he waved his hand and led everyone, and in just a few steps they crossed thousands of mountains and rivers and arrived at the Northern Territory Divine City.

"I hope all fellow Taoists are doing well." After seeing many familiar faces, Li Zhi immediately greeted them.

"Li Zhi, thank you for coming to help." Ye Fan said.

"That's a bit too polite," Li Zhi said with a smile.

Ji Ziyue came to Li Zhi with a curious look on her face and asked, "Master Li, you came back from the Ancient Trial Road before us? Why didn't I see your name on the crystal tablet? Didn't you go to the pass that leads to the only true road?"

Ever since they saw the giant starry sky city built by Li Zhi at the 99th level of the human race, they realized that Li Zhi had come from behind and was ahead of them.

However, after reaching the end of the ancient road, they did not see Li Zhi's name on the crystal monument in front of the pass that was the only true road, which made them feel strange at the time.

"I did go, but I didn't leave my name on the crystal monument." Li Zhi said.

Afterwards, everyone started chatting, and Li Heishui said, "Master Li, what do you think we need to prepare? Can we deal with the ultimate power on Mount Xumi?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone focused their attention on Li Zhi.

"Li Zhi, do you know what means Mount Xumi has?" Ye Fan also asked.

Mount Xumi is unfathomable, and Ye Fan is not completely sure that he can rescue Huahua.

"As long as the path to immortality is not opened, Mount Xumi's ultimate means will not appear, so you can rest assured. According to the lineup of this trip, it is more than enough to rescue Huahua." Li Zhi said.

A few days later, Li Zhi followed Ye Fan and his party to the Western Desert.

On the way, Li Zhi came to the Taoist of Divine Silkworm and asked, "Fellow Taoist of Divine Silkworm, I have a question that has troubled me for a long time. I wonder if you can give me some advice?"

Although the Taoist Shencan looked as if he could never wake up, holding a wine gourd in his hand, like a Taoist who was playing around in the world, his strength was beyond doubt, and he was already a great sage-level warrior.

Facing the enthusiastic Li Zhi, the Taoist of Divine Silkworm didn't know what Li Zhi wanted from him, but he still said, "Fellow Taoist of Longevity, please feel free to speak."

"How long did the Divine Emperor live? Was it more than 100,000 years?" Li Zhi asked curiously.

"This..." The Taoist Master Shencan didn't know how to answer Li Zhi for a moment.

Princess Shencan heard their conversation and asked, "Master Li, is there any other requirement for the life span of the Divine Emperor?"

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Of course there are some rules. For great emperors, their life span is an important indicator of their cultivation. An ordinary great emperor can only live for about 15,000 years. If one can live for more than 20,000 years, that is another matter. It is said that the Divine Emperor's reign was very long, so long that all the supreme beings despaired and could not even compare to him. I wonder if it has been more than 100,000 years. If it has been more than 100,000 years, or more than 129,600 years, then I have a vague guess in my heart."

"What guess?" Not only the Divine Silkworm Princess and the Divine Silkworm Taoist, but even the little monkey transformed from the Divine Silkworm squatting on the shoulder of the Divine Silkworm Princess looked at Li Zhi curiously.

"The Divine Emperor may not have passed away, but instead went on to seek a path to immortality that would reverse life and death. I wonder if the Divine Emperor might have left behind any words?" Li Zhi said expectantly.

"What, you said father is not dead? How is that possible?" The Taoist Master Shencan said excitedly.

"Master Li, you are talking nonsense. After the ancestor emperor passed away, he was buried in the nine-layer ancient coffin of the gods, and the coffin was exiled to the depths of the universe. How could he not have passed away?" said the Princess of the Divine Silkworm.

"Princess, have you ever heard of the truth that the ultimate of life is death, and the ultimate of death is life? Legend has it that if a cultivator can understand the true meaning of life and the true meaning of death, he can break free from the suffering of the cycle of life and death and obtain the fruit of immortality in the mortal world, that is, become an immortal in the mortal world." Li Zhi said seriously.

The reason why I told this to the Taoist Master Shencan is to determine whether Shencan Ridge has stored the secret of the path to immortality taken by the Divine Emperor.

If you want to obtain the fruit of immortality in the mortal world, you must find another way and live in the mortal world life after life like Emperor Ye Tian. Apart from Emperor Huang Tian, ​​no one else has succeeded.

The ruthless emperor had encountered huge problems while trying to survive life after life, and had to disperse his soul in his old body to nurture it.

Li Zhi did not dare to guarantee that he could smoothly follow the path of immortality of Emperor Huang Tian and Emperor Ye Tian.

Fortunately, there is more than one way to become an immortal in this mortal world.

Perhaps only by creating a path to immortality in the mortal world that is different from that of Emperor Huang Tian and Emperor Ye Tian can he transcend the constraints of the cause and effect of the world and ultimately transcend this ancient history.

The Corpse Immortal Emperor of the chaotic ancient times had created a method for becoming an immortal in the mortal world.

He pioneered a new path and eventually achieved the Dao fruit of the Immortal Emperor.

The method of becoming an immortal in the mortal world created by Emperor Huang Tian was even more powerful, so the later Emperor Ye Tian was born on this evolutionary path.

However, no matter how strong an evolutionary path is, it has its limits. Being able to accommodate two real earthly immortals does not mean that it can accommodate more earthly immortals. Tao gave birth to one, one gave birth to two, two gave birth to three, and three gave birth to all things.

Emperor Huang Tian is one of the few on this evolutionary path.

Emperor Ye Tian is the second on this evolutionary path.

However, Emperor Ye Tian did not leave behind the method of becoming an immortal in the mortal world that he created.

That is to say, "two" did not give birth to "three".

This mortal road to immortality has been temporarily cut off.

If there is one repeater on an evolutionary path, it is already a miracle. To expect more monks to be able to repeat the success is just a dream.

In the ancient times of the immortal realm, the founders of the immortal realm's laws ultimately failed to defeat the king and become emperors because they did not lay a good foundation.

No method has been created to achieve immortality in this mortal world.

Once the environment of heaven and earth is not conducive to becoming an immortal, the evolutionary path will be largely ruined.

The evolutionary paths that can truly lead to the status of Immortal Emperor all involve ways of cultivation that ignore the greater environment of heaven and earth.

Whether it is the "Original True Explanation" of the Corpse Immortal Emperor or the "The Great Method of Transformation and Freedom" of the Desolate Emperor, both have opened up a way to become an immortal in the mortal world.

If Li Zhi wants to become an Immortal Emperor, or a stronger being than an Immortal Emperor in the future, it is very necessary for him to create his own unique method of becoming an immortal in the mortal world.

It’s even something that must be done.

Just like the God Emperor, he did not follow Ye Fan into the fairyland, but continued to struggle in the mortal world, and finally found a path for evolution.

He obtained the astonishing Dao Fruit, and his achievements were far higher than those who grew up under the protection of Emperor Ye Tian.

As for the God Emperor who was able to make the Supreme Beings feel despair back then, Li Zhi felt that he must have lived for at least 100,000 years to make those Supreme Beings feel despair.

Li Zhi was very curious about what kind of path to immortality the Divine Emperor took.

It must be completely different from the path to immortality of Emperor Henren, Emperor Ye Tian, ​​Emperor Immortal, Emperor Zun and others.

Li Zhi suspected that the reason why the future Immortal Emperor and Emperor could be killed was because the Red Dust Immortal Fruit they obtained was far inferior to that of the Ruthless Emperor and Ye Fan.

He definitely took advantage of the situation when practicing the human body secret realm method left by Emperor Huang Tian.

After finally becoming an immortal in the mortal world, the fruits of his accumulation did not reach the level of a quasi-immortal king.

Although stronger than ordinary True Immortals, it is still far inferior to Quasi-Immortal Kings.

Just like in the mythological era when the peak Heavenly Master killed the chaotic body, although the chaotic body Wang Bo was no match for the peak Heavenly Master, his soul still escaped and was eventually reborn in Nirvana.

Only when the gap between the two sides is too big will the opponent kill them without hope of escape.

When it came to Li Zhi's question, both the Taoist Master of the Divine Silkworm and the Princess of the Divine Silkworm had a blank in their minds and had no idea how to answer Li Zhi.

Finally, it was the Taoist Divine Silkworm who said, “I don’t know how many years my father has been the emperor. I was sealed in the Divine Source by my father a long time ago.”

Princess Shencan said: "According to the records of Shencan Ridge, the Ancestral Emperor should have been on the throne for more than 100,000 years, but no one knows exactly how many years. After the Ancestral Emperor became enlightened, there was a period of blank historical records. No one knows exactly how many years passed."

"So that's how it is. Fellow Daoist, Princess, I wonder if Shencan Ridge welcomes my visit?" Li Zhiyou then asked.

"Of course, you are welcome to visit us." said the Taoist Master Shencan.

Princess Shencan asked, "Fellow Daoist Changshou, you don't seem to be worried about whether Ye Fan can rescue his disciples? Can you tell me what your confidence is?"

Li Zhi said: "Princess, you should understand the consequences of going against the man of destiny. I am familiar with the art of observing qi. Ye Fan's luck alone is greater than the luck of the entire Mount Xumi. How can this trip fail?"

"You mean to say that Ye Fan is destined to achieve enlightenment in this life?" asked the Taoist Master Shencan with a puzzled look on his face.

"Isn't it obvious? He can bear the cause and effect of the Heaven, and he becomes stronger as he fights. There is no sign of him dying halfway because of a lack of luck. There is no reason why he cannot achieve enlightenment in this life. Even if someone has achieved enlightenment first, I am sure that he can break through the suppression of all things like the Chaos Body and achieve enlightenment against the will of heaven." Li Zhi said.

The Taoist Master of the Divine Silkworm and the Princess of the Divine Silkworm felt their heads buzzing. If Li Zhi had not released the soundproofing barrier when they were talking, perhaps others would have noticed their abnormality.

"Fellow Daoist Changshou, do you have any evidence for what you said?" asked the Divine Silkworm Princess.

"Of course I don't have any evidence, but my eyes have already seen the future." Li Zhi said.

"In that case, fellow Taoist, is there anything else that has attracted you to come here?" The Divine Silkworm Princess was extremely smart and seemed to see through Li Zhi's other thoughts, so she asked.

"I overestimate my own abilities. Some time ago, I refined a forbidden weapon that could kill the Supreme Emperor. I planned to test its power on Mount Sumeru. I want to see if it can pose a threat to the Supreme Emperor." Li Zhi said truthfully.

"Could it be that the mysterious man who refined weapons in the Fire Domain and ultimately brought down heavenly punishment is you, Taoist Changshou?" Princess Divine Silkworm asked in surprise.

"It's me." Li Zhi nodded.

"Fellow Daoist Changshou, you plan to use forbidden weapons to kill the Supreme Emperor. Is this a preparation for becoming an immortal?" asked the Taoist Shencan.

"Daoyou Changshou, I'm not trying to attack you, but unless they are forbidden weapons refined by the Supreme Emperor, all the magical weapons refined by other cultivators have no lethality to the Supreme Emperor. The reason why the magical weapons refined by the Supreme Emperor are called ultimate weapons is because they are already the strongest weapons in the world. No matter how powerful the forbidden weapons are, they are not as good as them, unless they are those immortal weapons passed down from the last era." Princess Divine Silkworm persuaded after hesitating for a moment.

Although she was shocked that Li Zhi, as a great sage, had the courage to kill the Supreme Emperor, she did not believe Li Zhi's idea that he could kill the Supreme Emperor with a forbidden weapon.

Unless the immortal weapon self-destructs to severely injure or even kill the Supreme Emperor, the self-destruction of the ancient imperial weapon will not pose much threat to the Supreme Emperor.

However, Li Zhi was also the bravest young man she had ever met.

While other young cultivators at his age were still thinking about how to improve their cultivation and how to advance to the quasi-emperor level, Li Zhi began to think about how to kill the Supreme Emperor.

For a moment, Princess Divine Silkworm didn't know which word to use to describe Li Zhi.

Is it arrogance and ignorance, or is it audacity?

Not everyone has the courage to swing a sword at the Supreme Emperor.

Especially in the Great Sage realm.

The Taoist Master Shencan looked at Li Zhi's serious face and suddenly felt that his usual behavior didn't seem so eccentric.

Compared to Li Zhi, a "madman" who wanted to kill the Supreme Emperor with the body of a great sage, he just wanted to avoid the troubles of the world and lie down to practice Taoism.

Chatting along the way, they soon arrived at the Western Desert.

(End of this chapter)