Stealing the Secret from the Cover of Heaven

Chapter 458: Immortality of the Supreme
In the ancient star Ziwei, in the North Sea, the waves are surging, the wind is howling, the rain is as cold as knives, and the sky and the earth are vast.

The fairy island entering and exiting the Supreme Dojo seemed extremely small in the storm, as if it would be swallowed by the waves at any time.

During the two hundred years since the Supreme Daoist Temple disappeared, countless cultivators have come and gone from the Fairy Island, but no one has been able to truly set foot on the Heavenly Stairway on the Fairy Mountain.

The rolling spiritual energy and the wafting fairy mist made the steps leading to the Supreme Dojo appear dreamy and illusory, like a ladder that could truly lead to the realm of immortality.

This staircase that has made countless people sigh in despair was stepped on by someone today.

The restriction that could stop the quasi-emperor seemed to have failed, and a figure shrouded in fairy mist was leisurely walking on the stairs.

After following the stairs to the top of the mountain, there is a sky gate carved from divine jade.

Unfortunately, the door was closed, making it impossible to tell whether the Supreme Dojo was still there behind the door.

"Is this the gateway to the supreme Taoist temple of the Taoist of Longevity?" Standing in front of the Heavenly Gate, the mysterious man shrouded in fairy mist finally revealed his old and thin face.

His eyes were bright and deep, as if he could see through the world and human nature. Even the passage of time in the universe was nothing but a trivial matter in his eyes.

The old man stood in front of the Heavenly Gate, looked at the restrictions on the Heavenly Gate, and then he began to calculate in his mind.

Soon, his eyes that could see through the secrets of the world were filled with ripples of surprise and joy.

Just as the old man was about to push open the Heavenly Gate and enter the Supreme Dojo, the door that had been closed for more than two hundred years suddenly opened.

"Changshou Taoist?" The old man smiled when he saw Li Zhi walking out of the Heavenly Gate.

"Fellow Daoist, who are you?" Li Zhi was also very surprised. He never expected that he was just planning to travel in the universe, but as soon as he walked out of the house, he met a strange Supreme Emperor.

"My surname is Bai, and my nickname is Wanshitong. I once lived in the Immortal Mausoleum for a period of time. Not long ago, I felt that a disaster was about to happen, so I went out and hid for a while." The old man directly told his origins.

"You are Emperor Ming." Li Zhi was very surprised that the person who came was actually the ancient emperor who achieved enlightenment and became an emperor in the early years of the ancient times.

Emperor Ming was a low-key person. He did not create any power to dominate the world during his reign. Even after his death, he did not leave any inheritance.

According to legend, Emperor Ming achieved enlightenment before Emperor Fuxi. He was an ancient emperor who possessed the magical power to avoid misfortune and bring good fortune. Later generations did not know his specific origins and background.

Even the major events that Emperor Ming and Emperor Cheng did before and after left no trace in history.

When the elders of Qishi Mansion were examining the atlas of ancient emperors, they also lamented that there were so many emperors in history that were unknown to later generations.

The long-standing Zhongzhou Qishi Mansion only recorded a few fragments about Emperor Ming, and there was not even a single piece of solid and reliable evidence to prove that Emperor Ming had ever existed.

All we know is that in the early years of ancient times, before Emperor Fuxi achieved enlightenment, there was a mysterious emperor known as Emperor Ming.

Emperor Ming is a typical example of those great emperors of ancient times who remained silent and inactive in later generations.

After some great emperors achieved enlightenment, they became very ostentatious. Not only did they suppress all other sects with one power, but they also established various forces to dominate the world and enjoy the worship of all the spirits in the universe.

However, some great emperors kept a low profile before and after their enlightenment. Their specific deeds before enlightenment could not be verified, and even after enlightenment, they did not accept worship from the world. In fact, the world only heard of their great ways but never saw them in person, and what they did specifically was unknown to future generations.

Often after they pass away, their existence is quickly forgotten by the world.

"It's me." Emperor Ming was not surprised that Li Zhi could tell his origins right away.

At their level, as long as they don't try to hide it, they can immediately detect the other person's true identity once they meet face to face.

"How come you have time to visit my supreme Taoist temple?" Li Zhi asked curiously.

"My home in Beidou is gone, so I have to become a homeless man. I was thinking about whether I could come to Ziwei and meet my fellow Taoists." Emperor Ming seemed to be somewhat self-deprecating.

"Friend Bai, this is not the place to talk. Please come in." Then Li Zhi invited Emperor Ming to enter the Supreme Taoist Temple.

After arriving at Li Zhi's nameless Taoist temple, Emperor Ming was immediately attracted by the two elixirs of immortality planted in the courtyard.

"Daoyou are so lucky. Daoyou's Xuanwu elixir from the Immortal Mountain has fallen into your hands. Even the emperor's elixir in human form can be found. In the past, I spent my entire life trying to see the true appearance of this elixir, but now I see its true form here." Emperor Ming said with emotion.

"Fellow Taoist, please tell me your purpose of coming. I don't think you are here just to hang out and visit." Li Zhi personally brewed a pot of tea and invited Emperor Ming to drink it.

"Not long ago, Shenxu and Immortal Mountain were destroyed by Ye Fan and a group of people from Heaven. If it weren't for my great ability to avoid danger and seek good fortune, and if I hadn't left first, I would probably have suffered the same fate as the other fellow Taoists. In the past few years, I have calculated over and over again, and only if I find my fellow Taoists, there may be a glimmer of hope. Otherwise, I will surely fall at the hands of the Lord of Heaven in this life." Emperor Ming drank his tea leisurely, but he told the ending of all the supreme beings in the forbidden area in this life.

"Fellow Daoist, aren't you afraid that I will imitate the Lord of Heaven and kill you?" Li Zhi said calmly.

“Fellow Daoist will not take action. If you, the Immortal Changshou, wanted to take action against them, the Taoist who besieged you in the mythological battlefield that year would not have died on the road to becoming an immortal, but would have been killed one by one by you.” Emperor Ming did not seem to think that it was dangerous to show up to see Li Zhi.

"Friend Bai, you really trust me." Li Zhi remained calm.

"Fellow Daoist, you want to borrow the hands of the ancient supreme beings like us who are dormant in the forbidden zone of life to test the method of Nirvana for you. Although you did it secretly, it is not impossible for others to know. Therefore, I conclude that you will not take action against me." Emperor Ming seemed to be talking about an insignificant matter.

"Friend Bai, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" Li Zhi's tone instantly turned three points colder after his thoughts were revealed by the Emperor Ming in front of him.

“If fellow Daoist wants to take action, I’m afraid you won’t invite me into your supreme Taoist temple.” Emperor Ming directly understood the laws of heaven and earth in the supreme Taoist temple. It seemed that, like the life forbidden zone of Beidou, the laws of heaven and earth were self-contained and not affected by the changes in the outside universe.

Moreover, Emperor Ming also sensed that within the Immortal Mountain of Longevity at their feet, there was a mysterious cave filled with a special aura of longevity, which seemed to be able to accommodate the ancient supreme beings to hibernate inside. The environment was no weaker than the place where these supreme beings hibernated in the forbidden zone of life.

"Fellow Daoist, are you so confident that I won't kill you?" Li Zhi said again.

"I think fellow Daoist would not want to lose an ancient supreme being who can discuss Taoism with him on the same level. Moreover, the blood of the divine beast Bai Ze flows in my body. Although my combat power is not as good as those dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, black tortoises, and holy spirit emperors. But when it comes to my understanding of all things in the world, I dare not say that I am the most respected in ancient times, but I am no worse than those emperors of heaven. I think that since fellow Daoist can achieve Taoism in a different way, and can cultivate his own Tao to the level of great perfection like a chaotic body without the assistance of the Tao of heaven and earth, he will certainly not let go of an ancient supreme being like me who is knowledgeable and well-informed." Emperor Ming seemed very confident.

"Everyone says that I have died, but why are you so sure that I am still alive?" Li Zhi asked.

The news of his death under the heavenly calamity had already spread throughout the universe, and even the supreme being in the forbidden zone of life had expressed regret about it at that time.

"Other supreme beings may not know about the Law Creation Tribulation, but I do. If you were really as weak as others imagine and eventually died under the heavenly tribulation, then the Law Creation Tribulation would definitely not have lasted for nine years. I, however, once dug out a broken stele from the ancient times in the ancient life forbidden area before the mythological era. It recorded a secret story. It was that after Emperor Huang Tian became an immortal, he created the method of cultivating the five secret realms of the human body, which led to the Law Creation Tribulation. That thunder tribulation lasted for a hundred years."

Emperor Ming revealed a secret that almost no one knew in this era.

As early as the mythological period, Emperor Huang Tian had already become a symbolic existence. His specific deeds cannot be verified, but we only know that he became an immortal.

"So, the reason why you left the Immortal Mausoleum early is that you placed your hope of becoming an immortal on me?" Li Zhi said.

"Become an immortal? That's nothing but a scam. Ever since I learned that the method of the five secret realms of the human body was created by Emperor Huang Tian, ​​I have no hope of becoming an immortal. The empress in the ancient forbidden area and Wu Shi who left this world all show that becoming an immortal has long been a delusion. If cultivators in this world can still cultivate and become immortals, I don't think Emperor Huang Tian would have created the method. Therefore, I conclude that cultivators who have practiced the method of the five secret realms of the human body will never become immortals. I have also come to a conclusion that the way to immortality may have been cut off in this world during the chaotic ancient times." A ray of wisdom that penetrated the world flashed in Emperor Ming's eyes.

"Since you have made such a discovery, why are you still hiding in the forbidden zone of life?" At this moment, Li Zhi developed a strong interest in Emperor Ming.

"Before, Bai was just guessing. But now, after experiencing the verification of the two paths to immortality, Beidou and Feixian, as well as the state displayed by the woman in the ancient forbidden area, I have finally confirmed my guess that the path to immortality is blocked. To become an immortal in the fairyland, one actually needs to change the foundation of the great way. This is undoubtedly contrary to the pursuit of the inner great way in the human body secret realm practice system." Emperor Ming said.

"So what?" Li Zhi asked.

"From the fact that the Law Creation Tribulation you attracted was only a Great Emperor-level thunder tribulation, I have a bold guess. You did not create a completely new cultivation system, but expanded and extended the cultivation system of the five secret realms of the human body. Although I don't know whether you have opened up the sixth secret realm of the human body, judging from the duration of that Law Creation Tribulation, it is definitely not as simple as simply evolving the five secret realms of the human body to the point where they can break through the limits of heaven and earth. If my intuition is correct, you should have found a way to make the five secret realms of the human body comparable to or even surpass the Great Emperor without becoming an Emperor. I can be sure of this from the moment I saw you in front of the Heavenly Gate. Your aura of perfection in the Great Dao now even surpasses that of when I was still on the throne and my blood was at its most vigorous."

Emperor Ming seemed to say whatever he wanted to say without hiding anything.

"So fellow Taoist, you want to get from me the method to make your Taoist fruit perfect again?" Li Zhi said.

"No, I want to join your dojo. From now on, I want to become a part of the Supreme Dojo." Emperor Ming said.

"Do you think this place is another restricted area for life?" Li Zhi frowned slightly.

"Fellow Daoist, you seem to have some misunderstanding about the Forbidden Zone of Life. There is no Forbidden Zone of Life in this world. It is nothing but the imagination of some low-level cultivators. The so-called Forbidden Zone of Life is nothing but a slander of the immortal land by those mortals in the mortal world who cannot enter the immortal land to practice." Emperor Ming did not seem to be impressed by the term Forbidden Zone.

If those places are considered life restricted zones, then most of the fairy mountains and blessed places in the world that do not allow outsiders to enter can be called life restricted zones.

Restricted areas are naturally restricted areas, but they are not restricted areas for life. Not only do those places not harm life, but they can nourish life better than other places.

The reason why Ye Fan was able to live to be 26,000 years old in one lifetime was not only because he was a great saint and an emperor, but also because he had lived in the Immortal Mountain for many years.

The central fairyland of the Immortal Mountain can slow down the loss of the Supreme Being's life span, and naturally has the effect of prolonging life.

Ye Fan lived for twenty-six thousand years in his first life, and he lived for another twenty-six thousand years in his second life.

Logically speaking, his cultivation in the second life was much higher than that in the first life. Even if he took the elixir of immortality and lived another life, he should have lived longer than the first life.

Perhaps, the real reason was that Ye Fan’s lifespan of 26,000 years in his first life was not entirely achieved by his own strength.

I'm afraid the Immortal Mountain had a great influence on the length of his life in his first life.

After all, Ye Fan is not the kind of person who, even after living two lives, still cannot surpass the category of ordinary emperors in his final Dao fruit. (The so-called ordinary emperors are emperors who have cut off the Heavenly Heart Seal and whose Dao fruit will have flaws.)
"Friend Bai, since you come here with such confidence, it means you are certain that I will accept you. I wonder what other cards you have? Please show them all." Li Zhi said after listening to Emperor Ming's remarks.

"Of course, I am not wasting the fortune in your hands. Although my luck in this life is not the best, I have collected a lot of treasures. This laurel fairy tree was obtained by me in the early years of the ancient times. It contains the power of the Taiyin, the origin of the world. Although the flowers and fruits it bears cannot allow people to live again, the osmanthus wine brewed from osmanthus fruits has a miraculous effect on the cultivation of the Yuanshen. If you are willing to accept me to live in your supreme Taoist temple, this laurel fairy tree will be a small gift from me."

Emperor Ming directly took out a very valuable gift, the Laurel Fairy Tree, which was known as the Taiyin Fairy Tree and corresponded to the Fusang Immortal Tree.

Throughout the ages, there have been thirty elixirs of immortality in the world.

Today, there are only fifteen kinds of elixirs of immortality still circulating in the world.

The other fifteen elixirs of immortality have long been missing.

Now, Emperor Ming suddenly took out an elixir of immortality that was rumored to have completely disappeared, which really surprised Li Zhi.

But thinking back, it makes sense that he has the elixir of immortality.

Perhaps those elixirs of immortality that have completely disappeared in the eyes of the world are not completely dead, but have been hidden by some supreme beings in the forbidden areas.

Sure enough, after communicating with Emperor Ming, he found out that the laurel fairy tree in his hand was the elixir of immortality that he had hidden.

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In the early years of ancient times, after he became an emperor, he searched the world for the whereabouts of the elixir of immortality. Then he found the half-dead Laurel Fairy Tree on an origin star in the universe, the Moon. He finally brought it back to life and then kept it hidden in a small chaotic world he had opened up.

This time when he came to visit Li Zhi, he brought the laurel fairy tree with him as a bargaining chip.

Later, Emperor Ming saw that the collection of books in Li Zhi's Taoist temple seemed a little scarce, so he took out a large pile of scriptures.

He said, "These are the various ancient scriptures that I collected in the past. If you don't mind, I will give them to you as a collection for your bookshelf."

Li Zhi just took a quick look and took a breath.

Among this pile of scriptures, there are not only the ancient scriptures of Tianzun from the mythological era, but also the ancient scriptures opened up by the emperors in the ancient times, and even the ancient scriptures opened up by many emperors in the prehistoric times, as well as various magical powers and secret methods, and even seven of the Nine Secrets.

The ancient scriptures of Tianzun, plus the scriptures created by the great ancient emperors, plus the scriptures created by the great emperors in the ancient times, all together, there are fifty-three complete ancient scriptures of the great emperor level.

He even collected the "Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art" and "Immortal Heavenly Art" created by the Henren Emperor.

Not to mention the scriptures created by other alternative enlightened beings. Among them are the human race saint body, blue sky tyrant body, god race supreme, heavenly demon body, human king body, Brahma war body, original demon body and other strong people who have reached the alternative enlightenment level, and created their own scriptures for people with their physique to practice.

Together with other quasi-emperor and great sage-level scriptures, Emperor Ming took out tens of thousands of mainstream cultivation scriptures from various eras in one go.

It greatly enriched Li Zhi's Sutra Repository.

Then, Emperor Ming took out a piece of Yuhua lapis lazuli ore that was half the size of his face.

"Fellow Daoist, aren't you afraid that I might become greedy and kill you directly, and then take away all these treasures of immortality?" Li Zhi calmed himself down and said.

“Even if you don’t kill me, I won’t have many years left to live after I walk out of the fairyland.” Emperor Ming said helplessly.

"I don't think you are in a state where you are about to pass away," said Li Zhi.

"Thirteen thousand years ago, I integrated all the secrets I had acquired and successfully created a great method of Nirvana rebirth, and finally lived another life. I originally wanted to emulate the Emperor, start over, and surpass the Great Emperor. But I never thought that I would meet the unreasonable Wu Shi, and finally lost to him when competing for the position of the Great Emperor. If it weren't for my amazing secret method of faking my death and escaping, I would probably have died in his hands. Although the defeat at the hands of Wu Shi did not affect my Tao heart, I worked hard for many years and finally achieved Taoism in an alternative way. I also had the experience of becoming an emperor, which made my Tao fruit far more powerful than other alternative Taoists, but it still could not match the perfection of Tao fruit when I stood on the throne of the Great Emperor. Although I used the extreme imperial weapon to deceive those supremes in the Immortal Mausoleum, making them mistakenly think that I had been dormant in the restricted area, once they took action, they would inevitably expose my true state. And the fact that you can make your own Tao perfect without becoming an emperor gives me a glimmer of hope to make Tao perfect and return to the top of the extreme Tao."

Emperor Ming told Li Zhi a story that surprised him.

Among the opponents of the Wu Shi Great Emperor back then, there actually was someone who had achieved Nirvana and was reborn as the Supreme Emperor.

That's strange. Li Zhi felt that the imperial law on Emperor Ming's body was weird. It didn't seem like the incomplete Dao fruit after the Supreme Emperor of Dao cut himself with a sword, but rather like the incompleteness after forcibly undergoing the extreme Dao transformation because of the lack of his own Dao foundation.

The level of the power of laws has evolved to the level of the great emperor, but it is not as complete as the imperial laws.

The situation he faced was also a common problem faced by all alternative spiritual seekers.

Because at the time of the final leap, he did not receive the assistance of the Heavenly Heart Seal, which ultimately made his path incomplete.

However, Emperor Ming went further than any other alternative achievers that Li Zhi had ever seen.

It seems to be similar to Ye Fan, an alternative existence among the great saints.

They all have achieved enlightenment in an alternative way and possess the combat power of a true emperor.

However, Ye Fan's cultivation was not affected by the suppression of heaven and earth. Even after there was no road left, he was still able to continue to grow and eventually surpassed the emperor of the time.

Emperor Ming is obviously not the protagonist. He does not have Ye Fan's ability to break the rules, break through the limitations of heaven and earth, and continuously improve his Taoism with an alternative body.

He only relied on the accumulation of his previous life to make his alternative body of enlightenment comparable to those forbidden area supremes who cut themselves with a sword, but he could not compete with the real powerful emperors.

It has to be said that Emperor Ming's experience is shocking.

But this kind of experience is not an isolated case over the long years.

There are also other supreme beings lurking in the forbidden zone of life who have lived another life by studying the method of immortality.

Emperor Yuhua was able to successfully transform into a holy spirit and live another life by studying the holy spirit method. Other ancient supreme beings who had studied the longevity method had also attempted to live another life.

Unfortunately, most attempts ended in failure, and only a few supreme beings achieved nirvana and rebirth and lived another life.

However, there are only a few people who can achieve enlightenment and become emperors after living another life. Apart from the strong ones in the lineage of the Samsara Seal, there are examples of people who have achieved enlightenment and become emperors again after living another life. There are almost no successful cases of people who have achieved enlightenment again in other lineages of immortality.

Emperor Ming is a representative figure among them.

After listening to Emperor Ming's story about the various attempts of the Supreme Being in the Forbidden Zone of Life, Li Zhi was greatly enlightened and his understanding of the Forbidden Zone of Life was elevated to a higher level.

In addition to launching dark turmoil to devour the life essence of all living things and prolong their lives, the research of the Forbidden Zone Supreme into various methods of longevity is the greatest wealth they have accumulated over the eons of their existence.

At the same time, it made Li Zhi understand why the powerful emperors who had cut themselves in the sword were willing to gather and lie dormant in the forbidden zone of life, instead of looking for a secluded place to enjoy the good fortune alone and wait for the opening of the road to immortality.

Waiting for the road to immortality to open is not the only pursuit of these supreme beings lurking in the forbidden zone of life.

In addition to the natural environment within the life forbidden zone, the research on various methods of longevity is another key factor for them to choose to gather together and lie dormant.

After all, strong people of the same realm can only discuss with strong people of the same realm, and only then can they gain something.

The realm of the Great Emperor is simply not something that cultivators below the Great Emperor can fathom. Even those who have achieved enlightenment in an alternative way are not qualified to discuss the Dao with them.

Choosing a life forbidden zone where many ancient supreme beings hibernate seems to have become their inevitable choice for choosing a place to hibernate.

"Welcome to join the Supreme Dojo." After listening to Emperor Ming's introduction, Li Zhi realized how important it was to have such an old antique who had lived for millions of years by his side.

His arrival was equivalent to bringing Li Zhi the living inheritance of the Life Forbidden Zone.

This is something that money can't buy.

It is also something that cannot be looted from a dead person.

The ancient supreme beings who created various methods of immortality would not test them directly in the life forbidden zone, but would choose a certain life star field in the outside world to conduct the experiment.

After all, the size of the life forbidden zone is limited and cannot accommodate various accidents that may occur during the experiment.

"Thank you, fellow Taoist, for accepting me." After hearing that Li Zhi accepted him, Emperor Ming seemed to feel relieved.

Although he is in the twilight of his life, he still has thousands of years to live.

Once one's own path is perfected, one can add another two to three thousand years to one's lifespan.

By then, it might be possible to try again to break through to the realm above the Great Emperor.

He could feel that this golden age was obviously different from the last one.

If you seize the opportunity in this life, perhaps you will really have the chance to achieve immortality in this world.

With the arrival of Emperor Ming, Li Zhi's plan to travel the universe and study various physiques was directly postponed.

(End of this chapter)