Stealing the Secret from the Cover of Heaven

Chapter 434: Seeking the Roots
Behind the nine imperial passes is a starry sky isolated from the world.

Back then, the Immortal Queen descended there on her Phoenix Nest, and the old woodcutter controlled the restrictions in the ancient heaven, allowing that piece of chaotic fairyland to be opened to everyone on a limited basis.

But now, the restrictions there have long been restored to normal. Those who have not passed through the nine imperial gates cannot enter the starry sky where the isolated chaotic fairyland is located.

But on this day, a terrifying aura of thunder suddenly appeared from behind the Nine Imperial Gates, and even alarmed the strong men of various races who were undergoing trials in the Nine Imperial Gates.

Fortunately, the thunder tribulation was not a great emperor’s tribulation, and it was unable to penetrate the imperial restrictions there, so the outside world had no sense of it.

However, in the starry sky behind the nine imperial gates, it seemed as if one emperor after another had revived and brought down their divine thunder of the origin of the great way.

Each divine thunder is like an ancient emperor performing thunder magic, with terrifying aura and astonishing power.

"Is someone going to become an emperor?" The young man who was undergoing trial in the nine imperial gates was inexplicably shocked after sensing the aura behind the imperial gates.

"There is no aura of enlightenment. Someone must have obtained amazing fortune there, so that his Taoism has greatly increased, and he is now overcoming the calamity." In the heavens, there has never been a shortage of people who can see through the essence of things. There is no doubt that the passers-by in this world have a broad knowledge.

"Which senior brought about such a vast thunder tribulation?"

"It's easy. Just go to the crystal monument in front of the Imperial Pass and see whose name is the most dazzling at this moment. Isn't it clear at a glance?"

After hearing this suggestion, some people couldn't wait to leave Diguan and go to the Crystal Monument to investigate the situation.

But after arriving there, I didn't see the light on any person's name increase significantly.

Except for a small dot at the position of the thirty-third name, which had changed from being dark and dim to being somewhat brighter, there was no change on the entire crystal monument.

However, because it was just a small dot and had no name, even if it glowed, no one knew who that dot represented.

Over the years, countless people have speculated about the origin of that small dot, but it is still not certain who left it.

However, they all knew that the person who could leave a mark at the thirty-third position must be very powerful and should not be underestimated.

Li Zhi chose to endure the tribulation in the starry sky behind the Nine Imperial Passes after careful consideration.

After the battle with Yaoguang, he had a clearer understanding of the power of the chaotic body.

Therefore, the choice of a place to transcend tribulation becomes particularly important.

Originally, Li Zhi thought that it was not easy to enter the starry sky where the chaotic fairyland behind the nine imperial gates was located. However, after arriving at the imperial gates, he was surprised to find that there was a mark of his own on the crystal monument, and he actually had the qualifications to enter the imperial gate trial.

Then Li Zhi did not take shortcuts, but started from the first level and completed the trial of the nine imperial levels easily.

Directly gain the qualification to enter the starry sky where the chaotic fairyland behind the nine imperial gates is located.

The vast chaotic fairyland has numerous imperial restrictions that can isolate the auras inside and outside.

Unless there are strong men above the ninth level of Quasi-Emperor realm fighting inside, the noise inside will not be transmitted out.

Moreover, in that starry sky, there stands the palace of the ancient heaven.

There are various imperial magic arrays protecting that place.

At the same time, that place is one of the rare places in the world where the laws of the universe converge. All the laws of heaven and earth are intertwined together, evolving into the form of an elixir of immortality.

It is one of the rare places in the world where one can attain enlightenment.

Li Zhi, who has already reached the seventh level of Quasi-Emperor, naturally does not have to worry about his path being changed by the experiences in each level.

Therefore, after entering that chaotic fairyland, he practiced and gained enlightenment.

Then I chose to transcend the tribulation.

When going through the tribulation in a place densely covered by the laws of the imperial way, the power of the thunder tribulation will be much stronger than in other places.

However, this was exactly what Li Zhi wanted.

It only took Li Zhi three months to adjust his own condition, and he easily summoned the terrifying heavenly tribulation of the seventh level of the Quasi-Emperor.

The noise of the tribulation not only alarmed the cultivators in the Imperial Pass, but also alarmed the powerful ones sitting in the ancient heavenly palace.

The old man who chopped wood and was in charge of the ruins of the ancient heaven, and the old man with yellow teeth, both discovered Li Zhi who was transcending the tribulation in the starry sky.

However, they did not interfere with Li Zhi's tribulation, but instead observed Li Zhi's performance carefully.

When they saw the thunder pool looming in the sea of ​​thunder, their expressions became serious.

They vaguely felt that if they were to endure the tribulation in the thunder pool, they would probably die under the heavenly tribulation.

However, Li Zhi was able to sit cross-legged in the void, allowing himself to be bombarded by the divine thunder from the sky, relying only on the five layers of mysterious halos covering his body for defense.

It was as if he was using his physical body to test whether the divine thunder of heavenly tribulation transformed from the laws of the former powerful emperor was strong enough.

Although it is not the human-shaped heavenly tribulation unique to the holy body, it is the same as the human-shaped heavenly tribulation of the human body. They are all thunder tribulations evolved from the laws of the imperial powerhouses copied by heaven and earth. There is no essential difference.

"The legendary thunder pool actually appeared in the heavenly tribulation. I must be dazzled. Wasn't it said that the thunder pool disappeared from heaven and earth after the end of the last era? I have only seen related records in ancient books. Even the Emperor has never seen a real thunder pool. Is there really someone in the world who can summon such a legendary thing when he is going through a tribulation?" The old man with yellow teeth was amazed when he saw the thunder pool in the sea of ​​thunder.

The old man who was chopping wood was not as optimistic as him. Instead, he frowned and even activated the restrictions in the ancient heavenly palace, completely isolating this star field from the exchange of energy with the outside world.

"Woodcutter, what are you doing?" The old man with yellow teeth turned his head and asked.

“Something is wrong, there is something wrong with this person. Even the Emperor was unable to summon the Thunder Pool when he was undergoing the tribulation.” As a powerful person at an alternative level of enlightenment, the woodcutter naturally sees things more deeply than the old man with yellow teeth. He is worried that the appearance of the Thunder Pool will cause changes in the starry sky.

"Then can you tell where he came from? Why do I feel that this kid's blood and energy is stronger than Ye Fan from the Heavenly Palace?" The old man with yellow teeth asked.

“I can’t see clearly, but I can confirm that he is a man of this world, of human blood. And the five layers of divine light on his body are also extraordinary.” The old man who chopped wood saw at a glance the strangeness of the five layers of divine light that enveloped Li Zhi, and introduced their origins to the old man with yellow teeth.

"Wow, are the young people nowadays so brave? They can actually make their own Tao completely unmixed with the external Tao of heaven and earth. Doesn't he intend to achieve Taoism?" At this moment, the old man with yellow teeth also discovered the strangeness of Li Zhi.

Completely confine one's own Dao within the body in order to withstand the test of thunder tribulation. In the process, no external force is sought.

He almost used the "inner way" of his own five secret realms to compete with the "outer way" that existed in the universe.

Although there are ancient methods, one can form a Taoist cocoon in the five secret realms and nurture one's true self.

However, that method was not as perverted as the one Li Zhi was using now.

This approach of not seeking help from outside is inconceivable.

It is even hard to understand: how can one improve one's Taoism without comprehending the laws of heaven and earth?

In fact, the reason why they had such doubts was because Li Zhi had already embarked on a path of cultivation that traced back to the origin.

In order to be able to transcend limits, one must find the source of transcending limits.

And this source is not something tangible, but a mysterious Tao fire that was ignited and a Tao seed that was buried in the bodies of all living beings in the universe when Emperor Huang Tian passed down the methods of the five secret realms.

The method of the five secret realms was evolved by Emperor Huang Tian with his body as a seed. Through the means of resonance of the Great Dao, a seed of Dao was planted in the bodies of all living beings, allowing all spirits in heaven and earth to practice this secret method.

Therefore, the work done by later generations in their practice is almost equivalent to the growth process from 1 to 100.

However, most people do not understand the key process from 0 to 1.

However, if you want to understand the true meaning of the five secret realms and thus break and surpass the limits, you must understand this process from 0 to 1.

That is to say, to find the Tao seed buried by Emperor Huang Tian and the Tao fire ignited by Emperor Huang Tian.

If you can't find their trace, even if you can use the secret realm method to open the countless doors in your body.

However, this kind of opening has a prerequisite, that is, someone has built a door for you, and later generations only need to use the key to open the door lock to practice.

The process of Emperor Huang Tian using his body as a seed is like looking for those doors, discovering those doors, digging those doors, and finally opening those doors inside the human body.

Latecomers skipped the first three steps and opened the door directly.

However, it is not known whether these gates defined by our predecessors are the most suitable gates for ourselves and whether they can release our full potential.

The five secret realms of the human body are a method of cultivation evolved by Emperor Huang Tian based on the distribution of the "gates" in his body.

But can the body structure of the later comer be exactly the same as that of Emperor Huang Tian?

Is it necessary to shape the locations and coverage of the five secret realms of the human body differently according to different people?
Li Zhi successfully opened many doors by constantly exploring his own potential, but he still could not find the trace of the mysterious Tao seed that could connect to the door of the human body.

Logically speaking, after Emperor Huang Tian used his body as a seed, a tangible Dao seed that could rival a perfect Dao seed condensed in his body.

In the chaotic ancient times, there were tangible top-level perfect Tao seeds, including the prototype of the universe, the seedling of the world tree, the Ten Thousand Tao Tree, etc.

Li Zhi once suspected that the immortal tree in his body was born from the essence of the Tao seed of the Wandao Tree in the ancient times.

But later, as his practice deepened and his Taoism improved, he discovered that things were not as simple as he had imagined.

The origin of this mysterious immortal tree that possesses the characteristics of the Ten Thousand Dao Tree is probably beyond his ability to uncover with his current level of Taoism.

Therefore, in the process of searching for the Tao seed of the human body, Li Zhi set his sights on the origin of the human body.

Why are the physiques of all spirits different?

Is the truth behind the birth of a special physique related to the special Tao seed?

What is the true nature of the Tao seed that is nurtured by using the body as a seed?
Li Zhi was full of curiosity.

After the five secret realms of the human body are connected, can the Tao seed reappear?
Therefore, Li Zhi tried to see if his own Taoism could be improved without relying on the essence of heaven and earth and the myriad ways of heaven and earth.

The effect is obvious. Just by unlocking the potential in the body and releasing more inner Tao from the door, one's own Taoism can also be improved.

But he couldn't find the root of this growth. For a tree to grow, it needs roots to absorb energy from the outside world and provide nutrients for its branches and leaves to flourish.

Li Zhi's great Dao is rooted in the five secret realms. By tapping into the potential of the human body's secret realms, he can promote the growth of the great Dao.

However, Li Zhi can only see the process of the growth of the Great Dao now, but he has no idea what the Dao Seed looked like before the Great Dao was born.

Moreover, no trace of the existence of the human body Tao seed can be found.

This is undoubtedly abnormal.

It’s as if the secret realm of the human body is supposed to exist.

However, after practicing for so long, Li Zhi can say responsibly that the existence of the secret realm in the human body is not an inevitable result.

Moreover, the five secret realms of the human body are not truly rooted in the human flesh and blood.

If the secret realm of the human body really exists in the flesh and blood, then rebirth by a drop of blood would be impossible.

If the secret realm is destroyed, one's cultivation will inevitably be damaged. This is common sense for all people in the world.

Even when the physical body is destroyed, the secret realm of the human body will often remain intact, which is enough to explain everything.

Therefore, it is worthwhile to trace the origins when considering whether the secret realm of the human body is a true manifestation of Taoism, or whether it is something that actually exists within the body.

Li Zhi guessed that the real place where the secret realm of the human body existed was not in the human body, but within the invisible and intangible Tao seed.

In order to verify his guess, Li Zhi made a shocking move when he was undergoing the tribulation.

Stimulate the original power of the five secret realms and form the original breath barrier of each secret realm to resist the test from the heavenly calamity.

Sure enough, under the continuous bombardment of the heavenly calamity, Li Zhi felt the vibration of the five secret realms of the human body.

It seemed to come from a deep-seated shock of the Tao.

Gradually, Li Zhi saw a layer of clear light emanating from the five secret realms.

That layer of clear light seemed to come from the original power, connecting with the countless "doors" within the physical body.

A huge amount of clear light gathers in five places in the human body, and eventually, under the influence of mysterious laws, forms a real secret realm of the human body.

Li Zhi tried to structure the laws that shaped the secrets of the human body, but it was like reading a heavenly book and he couldn't understand them at all.

In an instant, Li Zhi remembered the method that Emperor Huang Tian had practiced before, and evolved the clear light released from the door in his body into the current form of the five secret realms, which was inevitably related to the method practiced by Emperor Huang Tian.

When creating the Secret Realm of Wheel Sea, Emperor Huang Tian not only incorporated the Yin-Yang symbiosis structure of Kunpeng Law, but also incorporated the essence of the vitality of Liu Shen Law.

The same is true for other secret realms, all of which incorporate a series of the essence of the Immortal King's magic, such as the True Phoenix Magic, the Eight Styles of the Scattered Buddha, the Six Paths of Reincarnation Heavenly Art, the True Dragon Magic, the God-Slaying Stone Magic, the Demonic Ape Magic, etc.

Finally, Emperor Huang Tian created the complete version of the five secret realms of the human body.

After Emperor Huang Tian completed the five secret realms, he directly became the Immortal King.

On the shore of the sea of ​​boundaries, the five secret realms were sublimated and intertwined with spiritual power, achieving the ultimate leap, and then opened up the sixth secret realm of the human body, and the Taoism officially reached the peak of the Immortal King realm.

And in today's world, after the five great secret realms have been sublimated and achieved the ultimate leap, they did not open up the sixth secret realm of the human body, but condensed a great emperor's fruit.

You can imagine how huge the gap is.

Therefore, Li Zhi can conclude that the limits of the various secret realms of the human body are not the current limits.

Anyone who practices in a single secret realm has the chance to achieve enlightenment.

In other words, a single secret realm in the human body is actually capable of carrying the imperial laws of a powerful emperor.

The single secret realm cultivation method that is circulated in the world eventually leads to the achievement of a great sage.

Perhaps this is not the limit of a single secret realm method, but the limit of the talents of previous cultivators and what the world can accommodate.

If this limit is broken, can we break through the limits of heaven and earth, allowing cultivators to surpass the limits?

After all, the birth of every secret realm in the human body contains the essence of the Immortal King's law, and the upper limit is definitely not what it is now.

Those who embark on the path to immortality in the mortal world can constantly accumulate spiritual attainments. Perhaps those accumulated gains come from the inner path, rather than the outer path.

This allows them to accumulate to the level where they can condense the fruit of immortality in the mortal world.

In an instant, Li Zhi seemed to have understood the secrets of the human body and discovered the truth about the Tao Seed.

After that, he no longer used the origins of the five realms to fight against the thunder tribulation.

The thunder tribulation of the seventh level of the Quasi-Emperor was extremely powerful. After only using his original power to resist it for half a day, Li Zhi felt that he could not bear it any longer.

His own consumption is extremely huge. If he continues to consume it, it may affect the source of his life.

Then Li Zhi began to use normal methods to overcome the tribulation.

After several days, the calamity finally dissipated, and Li Zhi officially became a powerful man in the middle stage of the seventh level of Quasi-Emperor.

When Li Zhi sat in the fairy cave of Chaos Mountain and recovered his energy.

The old man who was chopping wood and the old man with yellow teeth who were originally sitting in the fairy palace in the sky came to Li Zhi and invited him, "My friend, why don't you come sit with me?"

"Thank you for your protection." Li Zhi nodded and thanked the old man who was chopping wood.

If the other party had not mobilized the ancient heavenly formation in time to conceal the aura of his tribulation.

Such a huge thunder tribulation would definitely rush to the outside world, and then someone with ulterior motives would sense that it was him who was undergoing the tribulation.

Afterwards, Li Zhi and the two powerful men walked into the fairy palace of the ancient heaven built under the supervision of the Emperor.

"Do you like it here, young man?" Seeing Li Zhi constantly looking at the buildings of the ancient heaven, the old man who was chopping wood asked directly.

"Of course I like it." Li Zhi nodded. The architecture here is almost the pinnacle of architecture in this world. Li Zhi, who has a normal aesthetic ability, naturally would not hate this place.

"Then it will be yours, my friend Changshou, from now on." The woodcutter said with a smile.

"Senior, you are joking. I will not accept any reward without any merit. I cannot bear the cause and effect of the Ancient Heaven on my small shoulders." Li Zhi shook his head.

Seeing that Li Zhi decisively refused, the old man who was chopping wood did not continue to invite Li Zhi to join the Taoist Palace organization, and then talked about other things.

The old man with yellow teeth at the side looked Li Zhi up and down, looking at him with strange eyes, and then asked: "My dear Changshou, I seem to smell a familiar smell on you. Have we met somewhere before?"

"Today is the first time that I meet you, senior. I guess we have never met before." Li Zhi naturally knew what the other party was talking about.

He has always kept the human-shaped immortality elixir by his side, so it is inevitable that he has been contaminated with some of the special aura of the human-shaped immortality elixir.

And within this piece of heavenly palace ruins, there is an old body of a human-shaped elixir of immortality that is missing its roots.

Although the elixir of immortality has died, the scent of the elixir of immortality that comes from the same root and origin cannot be faked.

At the invitation of the two predecessors, Li Zhi stayed in the heavenly palace left over from the ancient heaven for a few days, and then said goodbye and left.

"Old friend, what do you think of this long-lived Taoist?" After watching Li Zhi leave, the old man chopping wood asked the old man with yellow teeth.

"He established the supreme Taoist temple on the ancient Ziwei Star. It is predictable that he does not want to inherit the Taoist palace founded by an old immortal like us." Old Man Huang Ya said indifferently.

In this era, among those who can be called "Supreme", the Quasi-Emperor is not qualified.

Only those powerful emperors who have committed suicide in the forbidden zone of life will be called the Supreme by the world.

Or those who have reached a different level of enlightenment, such as the Great Saint Body or the Great Tyrant Body, will also be called the Supreme by some people at a certain period of time.

As for other powerful people in the ninth level of the Quasi-Emperor realm, people often do not call them Supreme.

The Supreme One is the most respected one in the world.

The emperor has the highest power and is invincible in the world.

Today, Supreme is no longer a description of a state, but a title of status.

In the years when no great emperors were born, the Great Saint Body or the Great Tyrant Body was also capable of being invincible in the world, so it was sometimes called the Supreme.

But their supreme powers are not as genuine as those in the restricted area.

After all, as a former powerful emperor, the Forbidden Zone Supreme had experienced the invincible years and the ultimate highlight moments.

In the opinion of old man Huang Ya, Li Zhi's naming of the Taoist temple as the Supreme Taoist Temple was undoubtedly a firm pursuit of Emperor Cheng.

The old man chopping wood knew that he didn't have many years left to live, and among the younger generation in the Taoist Palace, there was not a single person whose talent could match that of Li Zhi.

He originally wanted to use the "Supreme Difficulty" of protecting Li Zhi through the eighth and ninth levels of the Quasi-Emperor Realm as a bargaining chip to invite Li Zhi to join the Taoist Palace.

Unfortunately, Li Zhi decisively refused, leaving him no chance to make such a suggestion.

The golden age has arrived. With the growth of the geniuses of the time, they, the old immortals with a short lifespan, can now exit the stage of history.

The throne of the great emperor is destined not to fall to people like them.

There is hardly any genius in the world who is determined to achieve enlightenment and would be willing to be inferior to others.

They could understand Li Zhi's choice.

(End of this chapter)