Stealing the Secret from the Cover of Heaven

Chapter 480 Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin
"Master..."

"Ancestor..."

Li Zhi's tribulation shocked the world. The process was bumpy and the outcome was unknown, which made people sigh.

In the Patriarch Hall of Taishang Dao Sect, all the disciples stood respectfully in front of the statue of Li Zhi, waiting for Li Zhi's response.

"Did the master successfully overcome the tribulation?" Many disciples were filled with doubts.

“The breath of darkness, is it possible that darkness will descend upon the earth again? Wasn’t the source of darkness eliminated by Emperor Huang Tian?” Some disciples who came from a family of scholars also had deep doubts in their hearts.

Back then, although Emperor Huang Tian and the people of the Heavenly Court had cleared out the executioners of this world, they did not carry out mass killings like they did after the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were breached. Because of this, the inheritance of this world was preserved.

Especially the ten famous academies, which have been passed down for generations, so some ancient legends can still be passed down intact. For example, the legend says that the Immortal King Yu Tuo is a dark creature who has achieved super evolution.

Many people began to wonder in their hearts, after being infected by darkness, would Li Zhi become like the descendants of darkness in the past, and his soul would no longer be the original one?
Compared with the local creatures who had different thoughts, the disciples brought from the human world were worried that something might happen to Li Zhi.

Seeing that the disciples standing in front of the statue no longer seemed as respectful and pious as before, Fuzang, the chief priest of the ancestral hall, immediately said, "All disciples, listen to my orders. Follow me in chanting scriptures and pray for the ancestor."

As an immortal who can rival the immortals in this world, the words of Fu Zang are not something these disciples who have not yet become immortals can refuse.

A sharp aura of immortality emanated faintly from Fu Zang, as if he could suppress anyone who disrespected Li Zhi at any time.

Afterwards, the sound of chanting "The Great Way to Longevity and Salvation of the World Sutra" was heard in the ancestral hall.

At the same time, Dao Wuchen, the actual ruler of Taishang Taoist Sect, was also called to Changshou Mountain by the Dragon Girl.

With the birth of the dragon son, and the fact that he did not reject the human Li Zhi as his father, the dragon girl's attitude towards Li Zhi also changed. She no longer regarded him and the incarnation of the golden dragon as two independent individuals.

Now that Li Zhi has not returned from his tribulation, she is extremely worried.

Although she didn't believe that Li Zhi would be defeated by the mere power of darkness, as darkness suddenly descended, she remembered the scenes related to Li Zhi that she had seen in her dreams.

In the sacrificial sea filled with dark forces, Li Zhi stood on a mysterious altar and was worshipped by all living beings.

"Wu Chen, did your master leave any words before he passed the tribulation?" asked the Dragon Girl.

"Before Master passed the tribulation, Senior Sister Jin Ming was by his side. I don't know if Master left any words." Dao Wuchen said.

Then, the Dragon Girl called Jin Ming, who was staying in Li Zhi's residence.

"Jin Ming, did your master leave you a soul lamp?" When Jin Ming arrived at Wanlong Palace, the Dragon Girl asked directly.

"Master did not leave behind a soul lamp before he passed the tribulation. If Master's wife wants to know Master's current condition, perhaps Junior Brother Long can sense it through the power of his blood." Jin Ming said.

"Your Junior Brother Long is too far away from the dojo now. I can't contact him for the time being." said the Dragon Girl.

“Master’s wife, don’t worry. You must know how profound Master’s Taoism is. The reason he hurriedly passed the tribulation this time was not because he was unprepared, but because after Master’s physical body was perfected, his Taoism could no longer be suppressed, so he went to the heaven to pass the tribulation.” Jin Ming was absolutely sure whether Li Zhi could pass this tribulation as an Immortal King.

Others were worried that Li Zhi would be corrupted by darkness, but Jin Ming was not worried at all.

After all, she knew that the blood that Li Zhi's eldest son Li Jizu inherited from him was an extremely pure dark true blood.

Although the dark power that appeared in the previous calamity was terrifying, it gave Jin Ming a feeling that his bloodline was not as pure as Li Zhi's.

She believed that her master had just encountered a situation that all immortal kings in this world would encounter when he was transcending the tribulation, but Li Zhi's situation was rather special.

Because the origin of heaven and earth is flawed, cultivators in this world who want to survive the Immortal King Tribulation and become immortal kings will almost always encounter unexpected variables during the tribulation.

It’s just that the variables Li Zhi encountered were stronger than those encountered by others.

King Tiantian, when he was trying to overcome the calamity of becoming the Immortal King, he also encountered some unexpected events. Therefore, after he became the king, he stayed in the Devouring Sea to recuperate.

As for Mo Xian, who was the first person to overcome the tribulation and become a king in this era, although the world did not know what kind of changes she encountered back then, but judging from the fact that she never experienced the mortal world again after becoming the Immortal King, she must have had her own unspeakable secrets.

It was actually reasonable that Li Zhi did not return to the temple immediately after he had transcended the tribulation.

"Junior Brother Fu is leading the disciples in the sect to chant sutras and pray for the teacher. Why don't we chant sutras together for the teacher? After all, there is strength in numbers, and our relationship with the teacher is closer, so the effect of chanting sutras will be better."

After looking at the performance of the disciples in the sect, Dao Wuchen made a proposal to Jin Ming and Longnv.

“The Great Way of Longevity and Salvation Sutra is a scripture specially created by Master to protect the immortality of the true soul. When combined with the Great Way of Longevity and Rebirth Sutra, it will directly send the true soul to reincarnation.” Seeing that the Dragon Girl was a little confused about the purpose of chanting the sutra, Jin Ming explained to her.

In short, the "Sutra of Saving the World" awakens the true spirit, and the "Sutra of Rebirth" sends the true spirit away.

Afterwards, everyone in the sect, both immortals and mortals, began to chant scriptures and pray for Li Zhi.

The sounds of countless chants transformed into a mysterious sacrificial force and sank into the body of the statue that Li Zhi left in the ancestral hall.

As time passed, the statue began to emit mysterious chanting sounds.

The grand sound of chanting seemed to really awaken Li Zhizhen's spirit.

After ninety-nine and eighty-one days, the originally silent statue suddenly seemed to be resurrected, and a trace of spiritual fluctuation appeared.

Then, a Dharma image of Li Zhi burst out on the statue.

The Dharma image instantly transformed into a giant standing tall, and the terrifying aura of the Immortal King spread out in all directions from the giant's body.

The endless laws of the Tao and the essence of heaven and earth were drawn from heaven and earth by the Dharmakāya.

He bestowed blessings upon all disciples in the temple without distinction.

In an instant, the ancestral home of the Tai Shang Taoist Sect seemed to have turned into an ocean of the laws of the Tao.

At the same time, countless original forces of heaven and earth merged with the power of the laws of heaven and earth and transformed into various mythical beasts, and then were absorbed into the bodies of some disciples who were in a state of enlightenment.

When this scene appeared, not only did all the disciples in the dojo know that Li Zhi was still alive, but even those who were observing the changes in the dojo realized that Li Zhi might have encountered an accident, but his life was not in danger.

At this moment, the status of Tai Shang Dao Zong in the hearts of sentient beings from other worlds has officially become a top force that can rival the fairy palace of ancient ancestor Mo Xian.

Li Zhi used his Dharma image to personally draw the power of heaven and earth to bless his disciples, which demonstrated his great power.

This blessing lasted for more than a month before it came to an end.

When the vision of blessing from heaven and earth disappeared, the gate of Tai Shang Dao Sect was instantly broken down by the people who came to pay homage to Li Zhi.

Be it the royal forces with immortal beings in charge, the ten academies with a long history, or the major supreme clans, all of them sent their direct descendants to come and pay homage to Li Zhi with generous gifts.

Unfortunately, it is not so easy to meet the Immortal King.

The guests who came to worship Li Zhi only saw his statue.

Even so, everyone felt that they had gained a lot.

Disciples such as Jin Ming and Dao Wuchen were a little confused. Why did Li Zhi not return to the temple even though he had woken up?
Could it be that the legend is true?

After becoming the Immortal King, there will be a major crisis and he will never be able to show up again?
But this goes against the secret method of the human body which takes the body as a seed.

The secret realm of the human body's Tao seed method is about focusing on oneself, and the Tao is not affected by changes in the external environment of heaven and earth.

Theoretically, after Li Zhi successfully overcomes the tribulation, the situation that Mo Xian and Tuntian Wang encountered would not occur.

But the reality is that after Li Zhi passed the tribulation, he disappeared completely without even having the chance to talk to them.

"Although we don't know where the teacher is, can we use the magic of summoning the spirit to make the teacher's spirit descend?" Tianfeng, the registered disciple, said. "Summoning the spirit?" Everyone was a cultivator, but they were not very proficient in this kind of magic.

A registered disciple asked, "Brother Tianfeng, are you proficient in the art of summoning spirits? Can you invite the teacher here?"

Tianfeng said: "The fundamental method I practice is a scripture adapted by my teacher from the Ancient Scripture of the Gods left by the Immortal Emperor. It contains a powerful technique for summoning gods. If you practice this technique to a deep level, you can summon gods even across the world."

"Then let you cast the spell, junior brother." After hearing this, Jin Ming nodded.

Back then, in the human world, the Heavenly Court, the Dao Palace, and the God Organization joined forces to attack the Phoenix Nest led by the Immortal Queen. The Five-Colored Heavenly Sword of the Immortal Emperor once tried to summon the Immortal Emperor.

Although it was not successful, it does not mean that the method is weak.

According to Li Zhi's guess, the secret method recorded by the Immortal Emperor in the "Ancient Scripture of Gods" might have been developed by imitating the effect of the World-Destroying Ancient Incense.

However, due to the limitations of the Immortal Emperor's level at the time, he was not yet familiar with cross-border descent.

But in the later period, when the Immortal Emperor and Ye Fan were enemies, his action of using the power of Feixian Waterfall to cross the boundary and descend to the human world seemed easy and comfortable.

It is even possible to attack from across the boundary.

As everyone expected, Tianfeng directly took out a nine-layer altar that had been prepared long ago.

Then, he set up the incense table and took out a one-foot-tall statue of Li Zhi's real body, which made all the disciples marvel at it.

In fact, the reason why he prepared the altar and statues in advance was directly related to the fact that Li Zhi did not avoid him when he was refining the altar.

As Li Zhi's pet, Tianfeng actually received no less attention from Li Zhi than true disciples like Jin Ming and Dao Wuchen.

With everyone's expectations, Tianfeng quickly summoned Li Zhi's divine consciousness.

"Master, are you okay now?"

After sensing that Li Zhi's spiritual consciousness was truly possessed within the body of the statue, everyone became extremely excited.

"Teacher, I'm fine." Li Zhi said.

"Master, when will you come back?" Jin Ming asked.

According to convention, after Li Zhi’s breakthrough, he should give a sermon.

"Master needs to consolidate his cultivation, so I'm afraid I'll have to stay outside for a while. After I've completely digested the benefits I gained from the Immortal King Tribulation, I'll go back." Li Zhi said.

Only then did everyone feel completely relieved.

But is Li Zhi really as relaxed as he says?

Li Zhi, who was sitting cross-legged in the Ancient Cave of Time, looked unharmed on the outside, and his aura of perfection was harmonious and round, and the fruit of the Immortal King he had achieved was pure and flawless.

But his eyes were uncertain, as if he was in big trouble.

Because there is a special will in his body that is constantly urging him to accept the darkness and achieve super evolution.

Moreover, that will is constantly tempting him to accept the darkness, so that he will have the possibility of overthrowing the king and becoming an emperor in the future.

That will seemed to come from the body's instinct and could not be completely suppressed or cleared.

After the drop of black blood broke into his body, it was completely swallowed up by his blood.

But the only thing left was that will, which annoyed him greatly.

Li Zhi guessed that the will either came from a quasi-immortal emperor or a dark creature at the peak level of an immortal king.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to break into the body easily.

Although his body was special and was not transformed after the dark blood entered his body, nor did it give birth to a new soul, but that will kept nagging in his ears like a demon.

If it is not eliminated sooner rather than later, one day he will turn evil without his soul being replaced.

Sitting in the time cave, Li Zhi once again studied the super time formation carefully arranged by the Red King.

This is an attempt by the Red King to travel through the long river of time in his true form.

At the same time, I want to achieve an effect similar to that ancient cave in the fairyland that can communicate with spirits, immortals, and the past and present.

The later generations already knew that the reason why Emperor Huang Tian was able to kill the immortals at the peak of the extreme way was not because he really surpassed common sense, but because he had reincarnated in that ancient cave in the fairyland, which allowed his true body to directly return to the time when the emperor fell and carried out a practice spanning hundreds of thousands of years that was difficult for outsiders to imagine.

The true body is reincarnated in the long river of time. Not only the Red King from the foreign land is studying it, but also the Six Paths of Reincarnation Immortal King, the Eternal Immortal King, and the Immortal Monk King from the primitive ancient world are all studying it.

Sitting in front of the magic circle, a glimmer of determination flashed in Li Zhi's eyes.

Then he condensed the golden dragon incarnation again, and then merged a true soul into the body of the golden dragon.

Then, Li Zhi opened the time magic circle and performed the forbidden secret technique he created.

After coordinating the forbidden secret techniques in the three scriptures, "The Great Way of Longevity and Rebirth Sutra", "The Great Way of Longevity and Reincarnation Sutra" and "The Great Way of Longevity and Salvation Sutra", Li Zhi sent the golden dragon incarnation that had integrated his true soul into the upper reaches of the long river of time.

At the beginning of the Immortal Ancient Era, countless Immortal King-level powerful beings suddenly felt something strange, as if the ancient history they were in had been rewritten.

Whether it was within the fairyland, the primitive ancient world, the foreign land, or even within the burial domain, kings had been alarmed.

But no matter how they calculated, they couldn't figure out what had happened.

After Li Zhi felt that the incarnation of the golden dragon was successfully sent to the foreign land in the early days of the ancient immortal era, he immediately revealed an excited smile.

But the next second, he couldn't laugh anymore.

A great force of cause and effect began to cloud his consciousness and his continued attention on the golden dragon.

Soon, he seemed to have forgotten about the Golden Dragon.

At this moment, the will within his body began to go haywire, as if it was about to rewrite his mind.

Li Zhi instinctively sensed a great terror and immediately summoned his humanoid weapon, then took himself in to suppress it.

Infinite avenue runes emerged from the humanoid weapon and transformed into divine chains of order to suppress the body, but the effect was not ideal.

His spiritual intelligence seemed to be still evolving towards a state of confusion, and it was becoming increasingly difficult to keep his true spirit awake.

Then, a huge coffin of life flew out from the humanoid weapon and swallowed the humanoid weapon into the coffin.

At the same time, nine five-clawed golden dragons also appeared directly next to the Life God Coffin. However, the state of those five-clawed golden dragons was a bit strange, like independent life forms, but also like puppet weapons.

However, their aura is extremely powerful, and the aura of each five-clawed golden dragon has reached the level of True Immortal.

Immediately afterwards, nine golden five-clawed dragons pulled the Coffin of Life and flew out of the Ancient Cave of Time.

Not long after, many powerful people in the foreign land saw a magical scene appear in the sky.

On a golden avenue of divine light, nine immortal-level five-clawed golden dragons pulled a huge coffin and flew out of the domain.

Finally, the Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin disappeared into the vast chaotic sea outside the realm.

(End of this chapter)