Stealing the Secret from the Cover of Heaven

Chapter 460: Ten Ways to Immortality

The years are like a knife cutting down the genius, and the path to eternal life is full of enchantment.

Emperors in ancient times were trapped in the mortal world, and when they died, they could no longer become immortals.

In order to seek immortality, they performed secret techniques, which resulted in excessive bleeding and bone loss.

I am unwilling to give up and look towards immortality, and the sad picture reappears on my screen.

In the Supreme Dojo, under the laurel immortal tree, Li Zhi and Emperor Ming discussed various methods of immortality, commented on their pros and cons, and discussed their difficulties.

After discussing various methods, they came up with ten feasible ways to achieve longevity.

The simplest and first method of achieving longevity is to take the fruit of the elixir of immortality and live another life.

This method of longevity is so simple that the cultivator does not even need to realize it on his own. All he needs to do is possess a complete elixir of immortality fruit, take it when his life span is exhausted, and he will be able to live another life.

This method of longevity is also the most commonly practiced method by great emperors in ancient times.

Most of the emperors and kings, as long as they have the elixir of immortality with them, can live two lives and enjoy twenty to thirty thousand years of supreme glory.

"Unfortunately, elixirs are easy to find, but immortality is hard to find. Trying to gain immortality with the power of the elixir of immortality will ultimately be in vain." Emperor Ming sighed.

Li Zhi said: "Not entirely. The elixir of immortality contains a great secret. If we can explore the deep mystery within, there is hope for immortality."

Emperor Ming said helplessly, "What Daoyou said is not without reason. Unfortunately, since ancient times, how many emperors and kings have wanted to explore the secret of longevity behind the elixir, but they have not been able to find the right method to enter the door, and in the end they can only sigh and hastily take the fruit of the elixir to live another life."

The secret of immortality contained in the elixir was known to almost all cultivators. However, even the Great Emperors did not have the ability to explore the deep-seated longevity secrets behind the elixir.

The wheels of longevity contained in the bodies of genuine immortal elixirs have long been dormant due to the reasons of heaven and earth. Even the spiritual consciousness of the elixirs has become dim, making it extremely difficult to observe the wheels of longevity in their bodies.

The Henren Emperor also divided the Nine Wonderful Immortal Elixirs into nine plants, planted them on nine sacred mountains in the ancient forbidden area, and observed them for hundreds of thousands of years before he truly understood the longevity mechanism of the elixir.

Other emperors have limited lifespans and their talents cannot compare with that of the ruthless emperor. How can they understand the truth of immortality of the elixir with their short lifespans?

As for those elixirs of immortality that were transformed after the death of the Immortal King, their origin contained the origin of the immortal avenue left behind by the Immortal King-level strongmen after their death. However, the true meaning of the immortal avenue was not something that ordinary cultivators in the human realm could truly understand.

It is extremely difficult to learn the secret of immortality from the elixir of life.

Even though Li Zhi raised the human-shaped elixir of immortality from its roots and rhizomes, he still only realized a method of Nirvana from its revival process, and did not see the wheel of longevity contained in it.

Therefore, it is not realistic to want to achieve immortality in the mortal world through the elixir of immortality. The best you can do is to rely on the power of the elixir to live another life, or understand the truth of the elixir's nirvana and rebirth, allowing yourself to achieve nirvana and rebirth and live another life.

This method of longevity that relies on the power of the elixir of immortality can normally allow a cultivator to live two lifetimes at most.

By observing the nirvana rebirth process of the immortal medicine, one can realize the method of nirvana rebirth, which requires a very high level of understanding from the cultivator. This is something that ordinary emperors cannot do.

After talking about the method of longevity that allows one to live another life with the help of elixirs, they started talking about the second, more bloody method of longevity.

It is also the method of longevity created by the Immortal Emperor, which allows one to achieve Nirvana and rebirth by bathing in the blood of the emperors.

"The lineage of the Immortal Emperor is extremely terrifying, far beyond the reach of ordinary emperors. Bathing in the blood of the emperors for transformation, the slightest mistake can cause disorder in one's own imperial laws. It places extremely high demands on one's own great way. It involves the immortal origin of the Immortal Phoenix lineage. Apart from the Immortal Emperor, the powerful emperors who have tried this method in later generations were either blown to pieces during Nirvana, or went crazy due to mental disorders after completing Nirvana. This is an extremely dangerous method of Nirvana, and the emperors suspect that in order to truly complete Nirvana rebirth by bathing in the blood of the emperors, one must thoroughly comprehend the power of the blood origin of Nirvana rebirth of the Immortal Phoenix lineage. Otherwise, there is no possibility of success this time." Emperor Ming highly respected the Immortal Emperor's method of Nirvana, but was also full of fear.

“Bathing in the blood of the emperors and achieving nirvana and rebirth is indeed easier for the Immortal Phoenix lineage. However, I feel that using this method to transform will lead to a very high probability of eventual degeneration. It is extremely difficult to keep the heart of Tao pure. Before one knows it, the heart of Tao will probably be polluted, and thus become a slave to Taoism, transforming for the sake of transformation, and eventually resorting to all means possible.” Li Zhi also said.

In the past, Emperor Huang Tian lived eight lives, and in one of them he used the True Phoenix Technique to complete his nirvana and rebirth in the fire of the Great Dao.

The Immortal Emperor bathes in the blood of the emperors, but he only uses the blood as the fire of transformation. Unfortunately, this method has a great effect the first time, but the subsequent nirvana effects will be worse and worse, and the amount of blood required will be more and more.

Just like the Supreme Devouring All Living Beings to Prolong His Life, the first time has the best effect. If you want to produce the same effect later, you will need to devour ten or even a hundred times more living beings.

If you want to use this method to achieve immortality, the difficulty is no less than understanding the origin of the elixir.

Then, the two discussed the third method of longevity. Condensing the immortal fetus in the body, and finally using the old body to nurture the immortal fetus, completing the transition between the old and the new. More than 100,000 years ago, Emperor Ming used this method to achieve Nirvana and rebirth.

Emperor Ming said about this method, "This method of condensing an immortal fetus has existed since ancient times, but it is extremely difficult to fully nurture the immortal fetus and give birth to it. I was able to complete the transformation thanks to the female emperor in the ancient forbidden area who created the "Devouring Heaven Magic" and "Immortal Heaven Magic". After she showed the strength of the Great Emperor Wuque, I realized that she had gone much further on the road of immortality than all the supreme beings in the forbidden area. And it is the transformation of the immortal realm that surpasses the great emperor as mentioned by fellow Taoists."

Li Zhi said: "Condensing the immortal fetus in the body is, in my opinion, a variant of the gestation and growth of the human Dao seed. Integrating the essence of one's life into the human Dao seed, that is, the so-called immortal fetus, is like a dead tree coming back to life, cutting off the old body and the old body, and thus regaining vitality."

"Your perfect cultivation system may greatly reduce the difficulty of achieving this method of longevity." Emperor Ming said.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Indeed, those who can cultivate the five secret realms to perfection and reach the pinnacle of the extreme realm can perhaps try to use this method to break through the extreme realm and truly enter the realm of immortality."

Emperor Ming said: "Completely completing the five secret realms and then achieving the ultimate leap to the pinnacle of the extreme way may not be easier than achieving the Dao and becoming an emperor. However, for the great emperors who can achieve the Dao and become emperors, Daoyou's method can allow them to quickly complete the compensation of the Dao fruit, thus getting rid of their dependence on the Heavenly Heart Seal."

Emperor Ming had already obtained Li Zhi's perfected method of cultivating the secret realm of the human body, and had anticipated the difficulties involved.

It is not so easy to go from the ninth level of quasi-emperor to the pinnacle of the ultimate realm.

The accumulation involved is no less than what is needed to become an emperor, and may even be more.

Even if Li Zhi spread his method throughout the world, the number of cultivators who could truly reach the pinnacle of the ultimate way would still be rare.

Then, they started talking about the method of achieving immortality in the underworld.

That is the method of longevity that involves smelting various true bloods, condensing the true one from the true blood, and attempting to give birth to immortal blood.

Emperor Ming said: "The underworld once used this method to create a monster with chaotic blood. Unfortunately, tens of thousands of years ago, the monster with chaotic blood disappeared along with the underworld's Tongtian Mingbao. The supreme beings in the underworld are all speculating that the reason why Tongtian Mingbao left the underworld is because the Underworld Emperor has revived."

Li Zhi said: "Isn't the method used by the underworld to create chaotic blood similar to the method used by the Immortal Heavenly Art to cultivate a chaotic body? The ancient method of cultivating the Hundred Scriptures in a furnace is also a method that can create a chaotic body."

Emperor Ming said: "The furnace nourishes the hundred classics, and it is indeed possible to cultivate the great way of chaos, but no one can tell for sure whether this ancient method can really work. In theory, these methods can all allow a person to transform into a chaotic body, but the chaotic body that is transformed is probably not a perfect chaotic body, let alone the true immortal body that the supreme beings want."

Li Zhi nodded and understood the flaws of this method of achieving immortality.

It is not prepared for cultivators in the human realm at all. The reason why the chaotic body evolved by Yaoguang has flaws is not because the method of the Henren Emperor is not strong, but because he himself is not an existence beyond the human realm.

Only by transcending the realm of humanity, stepping into the realm of immortality, and trampling all the laws of heaven and earth underfoot, can one evolve one's physique into a truly perfect chaotic body through acquired methods.

Then, Emperor Ming continued, "Among the various immortality methods circulating in the world, the immortality method created by the underworld is the most terrifying. Especially the immortality method left by the Underworld Emperor that condenses the reincarnation seal in the body. The Supremes have worked together to calculate the reincarnation seal, and it seems that one can really become an immortal in the mortal world."

Li Zhi nodded. There were many practitioners of the longevity method of condensing the reincarnation seal in the body. In addition to Duan De, the Corpse Emperor was also the Supreme Emperor in his lifetime. After his death, his body condensed the reincarnation seal, and then lived another life to prove his existence as an emperor again.

Unfortunately, he did not continue along this path. He only condensed one Supreme Reincarnation Seal and stopped there. He was also afraid of the Hades, fearing that the Reincarnation Seal in his body would be controlled by the Hades.

In addition to the Corpse Emperor, the Void Emperor, the Hengyu Emperor, and the Daode Tianzun have all practiced this method and condensed the Supreme Reincarnation Seal in their bodies.

Emperor Ming continued, "Unfortunately, this method seems to have another danger. The life and death of all supreme beings who have the reincarnation seal condensed in their bodies will eventually be controlled by the Dark Emperor."

Li Zhi did not comment on this. The Condensed Samsara Seal has an advantage over other longevity methods, which is that you can continue to use the same method to transform, and finally collect all nine Samsara Seals, merge into one and become an immortal in the mortal world. Then, Li Zhi asked: "Daoyou has lived in seclusion in the Immortal Mausoleum for many years. Do you know what the longevity methods in the major forbidden areas of Beidou are?"

Emperor Ming said: "There is no particular tendency in the immortality methods in the Immortal Mausoleum. In fact, the research on immortality methods by the Supreme Beings in the major life forbidden areas is based on mutual reference."

Li Zhi asked again: "Who started the process of transforming a body of flesh and blood into a body of the Holy Spirit?"

Emperor Ming said, "It is impossible to verify who started it, but there is no emperor in the restricted area who has found the way to incarnate into a holy spirit. Perhaps Emperor Yuhua found the way, and his research on the longevity method of incarnating into a holy spirit surpassed all the supreme beings of previous generations. Holy spirits born and raised by nature are one of the greatest miracles of life in the universe. More than one supreme being has conducted in-depth research on them. In the end, they came to an astonishing conclusion. Except for a few holy spirits who were indeed born and raised by nature, most holy spirits are actually masterpieces created by ancient strongmen whose bodies were petrified after their death. This is why most holy spirits are difficult to be born into the world at the time of great perfection."

Li Zhi said: "The origin of heaven and earth is incomplete, and the life-giving substances do not exist, but a large number of holy spirits can still be born between heaven and earth. This is indeed contrary to common sense."

Considering that the supreme god of the previous generation turned his body into stone in order to live longer, perhaps this is how most of the holy spirits that cannot achieve great perfection came about.

After discussing the advantages and disadvantages of the Holy Spirit incarnated in flesh and blood, they talked about the seventh method of achieving immortality.

That is the method of incarnation and weapon immortality that the Supreme Being of Blood Phoenix Mountain demonstrated when the road to immortality was opened.

The Supreme of Blood Phoenix Mountain fused his physical body and soul with his own ancient imperial weapon to gain immortality.

"This method has obvious flaws. It cannot allow the strong emperor to maintain clear consciousness and can easily turn it into a weapon." Emperor Ming said.

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"I think this method may have room for development." Li Zhi said.

"What kind of growth space?" Emperor Ming asked curiously.

"First, upgrade the ultimate weapon you have transformed into an immortal weapon, and then, like the spirit of the Emperor's Immortal Cauldron, break the weapon and become a human being, and then practice the great way. Perhaps you can achieve true immortality directly in the mortal world." Li Zhi said.

Emperor Ming fell into deep thought. According to legend, after Emperor Zun abandoned the Heavenly Dao Fruit, he reappeared in the world in the form of a baby.

Is it true that the Emperor once successfully transformed into an immortal weapon, then broke the weapon and was reborn, and then turned into a human, thus achieving a Taoist fruit far beyond that of the Heavenly Lord, and also achieving his greatness.

Otherwise, why would the spirit of the Immortal Cauldron, which was forged by the Emperor himself, have the obsession to transform into a human?
You know, the ultimate weapon is the continuation of the life of the great emperor. If it was not influenced by the emperor, why did the spirit of the immortal tripod have the urge to incarnate into a human? But the spirits of the more powerful wild tower and immortal bell never had the intention of incarnating into a human?
After the two discussed it for a while, they all tended to believe that in the mythological period, the method that the Emperor used to transcend the first life of the Heavenly Lord was definitely not an ordinary method of Nirvana, but a method that could greatly increase a person's foundation in spiritual practice.

Otherwise, the ordinary method of Nirvana would not have allowed the Emperor to stand out from the nine great Heavenly Lords and become the supreme Lord of Heaven, let alone be called the most respected among emperors.

And all the supreme masters in the forbidden area had no objection to this.

This shows how powerful the Emperor is.

Then, Li Zhi talked about the eighth method of longevity, which is the most explosive method of longevity, also known as the method of becoming an immortal.

"What do you think of the Red Dust Immortal?" Li Zhi asked.

"This method is too explosive and consumes a lot of life essence, but its impact on the growth rate of Taoism is unquestionable. In the ancient times, only the Fighting Saint Emperor practiced this method of becoming an immortal. In the ancient times, although no emperor had practiced this method, the supreme beings of the Cang Tian Ba ​​Xue lineage had practiced this method. Although they did not succeed, they also made them stand out from the crowd of ordinary alternative Taoists. They became the existence that can be called the Supreme Emperor of Taoism like the holy bodies of the human race. According to calculations, it is theoretically possible to succeed in transforming from a mortal to a fighting immortal, but this method consumes too much life essence, and even the emperor cannot afford that kind of loss. Maybe it can be successful in the fairyland, but it is impossible to succeed in the mortal world." Emperor Ming said.

Li Zhi nodded, and couldn't help thinking in his heart that transforming from a mortal world into a war immortal should be a path to becoming an immortal, and it is possible to succeed. The reason why Emperor Huang Tian failed in the past was because there were various immortal laws suppressing him between heaven and earth.

Nowadays, there are no various immortal king laws suppressing this world.

If you have a large number of resources to replenish the source of life, perhaps it is really possible to successfully become an immortal in the mortal world.

The method of transforming from a mortal to a war immortal is to transform the physical body into an immortal body, and then use the immortal body to feed the soul, thereby gaining a long lifespan and continuing to practice.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, the Green Emperor's evolution of the fairyland in the desolate tower is just another variation of the method of becoming an immortal in the mortal world.

It’s just that the immortality of the body has changed to the immortality of the laws.

The method of immortality from the mortal world should include two directions. One is to transform the mortal world into a war immortal, that is, to transform the physical body into a quasi-immortal king body with the characteristics of an immortal king. The other direction is the method of nirvana transformation of the law of the great way, which allows the law of the great way to first transform into the law of immortality, and then drive the immortality of the soul and the physical body.

Unfortunately, these two methods not only require extremely high qualifications, but also have very strict requirements on the overall environment of heaven and earth.

The reason why Emperor Huangtian failed to transform into a war immortal was because he was suppressed by various immortal laws between heaven and earth.

The reason why the Fighting Saint Emperor failed to transform into a War Immortal was that he did not have enough Life Essence, which only allowed his physical body to surpass that of the Supreme Being and be comparable to that of an early True Immortal. However, there was still a huge gap between his physical body and the quasi-immortal king level that he would achieve if he successfully transformed into a War Immortal.

Just like Ye Fan's physical body that surpassed the Great Emperor after he became an emperor with his alternative holy body, both of them are physical bodies that can challenge the immortals in the early stage of True Immortal.

To become an immortal from the mortal world, no matter if it is a war immortal or an immortal immortal, in essence, is to transcend the realm of true immortal and directly possess some characteristic of a quasi-immortal king, be it the physical body, the soul, or the great way.

To go from mortal world to immortal is simply called ascending to heaven in one step. One can imagine how difficult it is.

Afterwards, the two discussed the ninth method of achieving immortality, which is to gain immortality with the help of the power of faith of all living beings.

Neither of them has done in-depth research on this topic.

However, Li Zhi's method of establishing a prosperous dynasty still shocked Emperor Ming.

“Your method may be more effective than Amitabha’s method of transforming the original spirit into countless thoughts and living in the hearts of all living beings, but it still cannot escape the essence of forming cause and effect with all living beings. In the end, there are only two choices: the whole religion will live forever, or the whole religion will perish.” Emperor Ming said.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Using the power of all living beings to achieve immortality does pose a great risk."

Then, Li Zhi talked about a method of longevity that he had researched himself, the method of reversing yin and yang.

The so-called reversal of yin and yang for longevity is to completely separate the yin and yang in the human body, and at the same time divide the body into two: a living soul composed of living things, and a dead soul composed of dead energy.

When both the vital energy and the dead energy have evolved to their peak, that is, when extreme yang gives birth to yin and extreme yin gives birth to yang, the two bodies will merge together, thus giving birth to a supreme power of creation, which will promote the transformation of the life level.

Emperor Ming pondered for a moment and said, "In theory, this method is feasible, but the possibility of ultimately achieving a transformation of life levels is far less than the possibility of self-destruction on the spot."

Li Zhi nodded and said, "I have the same concerns, so I have not decided whether to try this method."

As if seeing Li Zhi's hesitation, Emperor Ming said directly: "Then spread this method and let all living beings test it for you. The perfection of various longevity methods has never been smooth sailing, and they are all bred with countless blood and bones. I think that Daoyou can stand at the height you are at now, and you will not test the method yourself out of hypocritical kindness, right?"

It’s not that Li Zhi would have mercy on other people’s lives, but the perfection of this method still lacks the assistance of a key ancient method, that is, the secret method of the main and secondary bodies created by Kunpengzi in the chaotic ancient times.

One body with two bodies, one is the body of the living, the other is the body of the dead.

In order to maintain the balance of the two bodies, one must possess a supreme secret method to harmonize yin and yang.

Each of the ten methods of longevity is a way to longevity, and some even have the miraculous effect of allowing people to live again, but it is hard to say whether they are suitable for Li Zhi's future transformation.

After all, due to the environment of heaven and earth, practicing in the human realm in this world will directly lead to the fog area.

The road ahead is long and it is hard to see where the end is. If you are not careful you will go astray or even fall into the abyss, thus cutting off your path to immortality.

(End of this chapter)