Infinity, starting from eternity

Chapter 468 The Emperor talks about reincarnation in the middle of the night, and the Immortal Taiping returns to his true self!
"Meet the dean and my two fellow Taoists."

The figure walked out of the void, with a heroic appearance, a tall and majestic figure, and an awe-inspiring demeanor that made people look up to him.

Who is this person?

He knew Duan De and they had a good relationship.

He once established the Heavenly Palace, wishing to spread his religion and ascend to heaven. He was revered as the Emperor of Heaven and became an immortal in the mortal world.

That’s right, he is the Emperor of Desolate Heaven (×) Emperor Zun (√)
Ye Fan and Chu Feng also had the same experience. Don't ask, the only thing you can say is that Dujie Tianzun has an amazing background and specializes in being the Emperor of Heaven. He is a professional Emperor of Heaven, and there is no one else like him.

"The Red Dust Immortal... really exists." Meng Tianzheng's eyes were shocked. The Emperor's aura seemed unfathomable to him, far surpassing him. They were no longer on the same level. Perhaps the other party was about to reach the realm of the Immortal King.

He had already learned about the history of the Shrouding Heaven time and space, and knew that this future life would also be very difficult for practitioners.

It is incredible that in such an environment, a fairy could be born, and such a powerful one at that.

"It is indeed possible to survive in the mortal world for eternity." The Green Emperor looked at her with a complicated expression, "It is also possible to become an immortal in the mortal world without going to the immortal realm."

"The immortals came first, then the immortal realm! Not the other way around!"

He realized how ridiculous what he had done before was. He hadn't even become an immortal yet, so how could he desire to turn the mortal world into an immortal realm? That was simply unrealistic and there was no hope at all.

If the dean had not appeared, his final fate would have been almost certain.

"You're back, it seems you have gained something." Li Ping'an looked at him and saw something.

"Indeed." Emperor Zun nodded, "There is a reincarnation path under Kunlun."

He looked relieved, as if he had finally confirmed something.

Meng Tianzheng and Qingdi were listening in. They vaguely realized that they might be about to come into contact with some real secrets, the dark hand hidden in the long river of history.

The Emperor slowly told him what he had discovered.

Li Ping'an's expression remained calm, as he had already known all these things. He was thinking more about Emperor Zun.

Emperor Zun, the biggest hidden mastermind in this world of Shrouding the Sky, can also be said to be the strongest. In the late years of the mythological era, his strength had already reached a peak that other enlightened people could hardly reach, and he had long since embarked on the path of becoming an immortal in the mortal world.

He once established the Heavenly Court, and his fame will be passed down through the ages.

It can be said that he is an extremely brilliant existence, and even has the standard of an emperor, Duan De!

Unfortunately, he was missing a dog.

As we all know, the Emperor of Heaven must be accompanied by a dog and a Taoist priest, otherwise his destiny is not complete. The Emperor only has a Taoist priest but no dog.

Therefore, the Emperor died halfway, and the ending was doomed.

He lay dormant in the human world for millions of years, and finally jumped out when Ye Fan became an immortal and led his teaching to ascend to heaven. He threatened to refine the two worlds and was beaten to death.

This is the original outcome.

Such a brilliant being, yet he sought his own death, just like a clown, who turned evil at random and was beaten to death, for no reason other than the desire to devour the fruits of others' Tao.

Obviously this is neither reasonable nor normal.

If he really was that kind of person, it would have been impossible for Emperor Duan Deming to form a relationship of both teacher and friend with the Emperor in that life.

In the original text, Duan De also raised a question, "Hey, is he really my disciple?" Obviously Duan De also had some doubts, but he just couldn't trace them back. There was a big problem here.

Not long after Li Ping'an came to this world, he discovered the Emperor. The other party was hiding in the dark, shuttling between the strange world and the human world, carving a large formation to try to refine the two worlds and create a supreme immortal weapon. This was his original behavior.

But at this time, the spiritual method was spread from the Heavenly God Academy. Emperor Zun came to investigate out of curiosity, and then was grabbed by him.

He didn't care much about the Emperor, but since the other party had shown up, there was nothing to say.

He who deserves to be caught should be caught; he who deserves to be beaten should be beaten.

Li Ping'an captured the Emperor casually and found traces of blackening on his body. He was corroded, which were the remnants of darkness that had been infected at some unknown time. This caused the Emperor to go mad in the last years of his mythology, and even spread the rumor that his ascension to heaven was a conspiracy.

Li Pingan can testify to this, and what he said is true.

Because the Emperor at that time was indeed mentally ill and was able to do such a thing. He had already turned evil, so there was no point in talking about whether he could do such a thing or not.

But there must be a source for evil. Li Pingan traced the origin and finally got an expected answer.

That’s right, it’s the Earth!

The ancient star of the past!
The Emperor's transformation to evil began with the casting of the Immortal Cauldron, and the source was that he came into contact with things on Earth that he shouldn't have come into contact with.

What is lurking on Earth?
It may not have been clear in the past, but it was revealed in the Holy Ruins Era that there was a dark existence of a prehistoric giant crocodile lurking there. It was the dark side of the Corpse Immortal Emperor and the final boss of Perfect Time and Space.

Shi Hao was also a quasi-immortal emperor when he went to explore the final darkness of the sea realm. The emperor was not even a mortal immortal at that time, so the consequences can be imagined.

This is like a game, where you challenge the final boss before even getting through the novice level, and try to peek into the highest level of immortality from the peak of humanity. This means you skip too many levels and end up in tragedy.

Even though he did not face the source of darkness directly, the Emperor began to turn evil, which eventually caused the Heavenly Palace to collapse overnight and the failure of the entire religion's cause of ascension.

In that era, the Underworld Emperor was very optimistic about the Emperor, and even believed that he was qualified to compete with the Emperor Huangtian. But unfortunately, he was exposed to darkness too early, and once he sank, he became no longer like himself.

This is also where the idea of ​​refining the two worlds and forging the supreme immortal cauldron came from.

Li Ping'an caught the other party. The Emperor was a perfect experimental subject. He was corrupted by the contact with darkness, so he passed down his spiritual method to see if the other party could break free.

The Emperor is worthy of being the Emperor. All emperors respect him, and the gods and ghosts of heaven and earth worship him.

The first mortal immortal after the ancient chaos, he had unquestionable talent, but because no one guided him, he ended up in tragedy.

With the help of Li Ping'an and the success of his spiritual practice, he quickly broke free and regained his sanity. He wandered between heaven and earth for the past ten years and recently went to Earth again, attempting to explore what he had left unfinished.

"There is a reincarnation road under Kunlun Mountain, connecting to an unknown direction, and there is great darkness inside."

Emperor Zun's tone was a little heavy, "I didn't explore to the end, I just wandered around the periphery, but I also felt many powerful and inexplicable souls. Some creatures are far superior to me and should belong to the level of Immortal King."

"That's not what I came into contact with in the past. What I saw back then was a strange phantom of human skin, covered in black blood. It was full of doubts."

"I discovered the Path of Reincarnation later. It is also very strange. Fortunately, those creatures could not get out, otherwise the nine heavens and ten earths would be in danger."

The Emperor glanced at Li Ping'an and relaxed again. With this person around, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were unlikely to be destroyed.

"The Path of Reincarnation... A strange human skin phantom..."

Meng Tianzheng and Qingdi were not so calm. Their faces looked solemn and they didn't know what to say.

When they heard that there was an Immortal King in the path of reincarnation, they gave up the idea of ​​exploring. Even the Emperor didn't dare to go deep, so what could they do?

"It turns out that there are powerful enemies in later generations, and nowhere is safe." Meng Tianzheng sighed. In their time, there were foreign countries eyeing them covetously, and there was also a reincarnation road here, which was strange and dark.

"The Road of Reincarnation, is there really reincarnation in this world?" The Green Emperor was quite curious about this.

The Emperor nodded and shook his head, "Maybe, maybe not, it's hard to go into details. I saw some souls passing away on the road, but I'm not sure if they were truly reincarnated. Those souls were tainted with an ominous aura."

"Even if there is reincarnation, the final ending may be very tragic." He added. Li Pingan nodded slightly. The path of reincarnation is still strange in this era. If there is reincarnation, the end of the people who step into it will be very miserable. It is better not to reincarnate.

The Emperor had a lot of exchanges with Meng Tianzheng and Qing Emperor.

He seldom appeared in the eyes of outsiders. In the past ten years, he only had more contact with Li Pingan. He practiced in seclusion most of the time. Qingdi vaguely sensed that a mysterious existence had entered the Tianshen Academy, but he had never really discovered the other party's figure. This was also their first face-to-face communication.

The Qing Emperor was extremely fascinated by the Emperor.

In other words, who among those who have achieved enlightenment in later generations would not be fascinated by it?

He created the myth of the coexistence of many emperors and established the Heavenly Court, which still has remnants today. When the horn sounds, all races in the universe will be moved.

Moreover, he is the only mortal immortal appearing before the world today!

Even though Meng Tianzheng has already become an immortal and is also a very powerful existence among the True Immortals, he is far inferior to the Emperor in terms of strength. The process of sinking into darkness does not delay the Emperor from growing his strength.

However, even hundreds of thousands of years later in the original timeline, the Emperor had not yet reached the level of Immortal King.

Refining the two realms was the result of a long-term plan, but he did not really have the strength to reach that level, otherwise he would not have been so hastily surrounded and killed by Ye Fan, Wu Shi, Hen Ren, and Duan De, the four mortal immortals. He could only be considered to be close to it.

Even if Hongchen Immortal is not as powerful as Shi Hao, he must be at the top level of Immortal King. He will completely crush the few people who are still at the quasi-Immortal King level and attack them from a dimensionality reduction perspective.

"It's hard to be an Immortal King! Harder than ascending to heaven!"

The Emperor said, "To become an Immortal King, you need to overcome the tribulation, the great tribulation of the rules of the heavens!"

This is the hurdle that everyone who wants to break through must face, and it is also the biggest obstacle. Even as strong as Shi Hao, Emperor Huang Tian still had a miserable time trying to overcome the tribulation of the Immortal King.

In fact, it is not just the Immortal King. To become a True Immortal, one must go through the Immortal Tribulation, which will shock the entire universe.

It’s just that the path to becoming an immortal in the mortal world is really special. After enduring one life after another, the soul, body, and Taoism gradually become immortal, and one gives birth to self-living matter, just like a closed little world. This is different from the true immortals who have full contact with the vast universe and embrace all the laws of heaven and earth. This is why they do not encounter the calamity of becoming an immortal.

But when it comes to the level of Immortal King, it can no longer be concealed. The Immortal King's fruit must be baptized by the great rules of the heavens, otherwise it will be incomplete and will not have such power.

The Emperor has been planning for the calamity of the Immortal King. He had already become an immortal in the mortal world, attempting to refine the two worlds. Even if he gave up, he would still have this accumulation.

He was also studying the Dharma of the Heart and had made considerable progress in the past ten years, which was also a great help.

"It's just that my spiritual power has not yet manifested itself, and there are still some things I don't understand." The emperor bowed to Li Ping'an and asked him.

The same is true for Qingdi and Meng Tianzheng. At this moment, there are only seekers of the truth.

"Indeed, at your level, you should understand the true meaning of material emptiness and how to manifest yourself as a saint. It's just that the external environment has some shortcomings that hinder you." Li Pingan chuckled and gave the answer.

The Emperor nodded. He did not feel that he was not qualified to manifest his spiritual power.

The so-called state of mind is inherently mysterious, but he rose from the mortal world to become an immortal, sank into darkness and returned again, so how could his state of mind be bad?

If this cannot satisfy the spiritual desire for divine enlightenment, then this path is too difficult.

"The mind is holy, a little mind looks back at the void, but you are still a layer of cognitive barrier away from the real void. If you can't recognize the truth, how can you be holy." Li Pingan revealed the cruel truth, "The heavens are just an illusion, and the past, present and future are just a picture scroll."

"How can this be?!"

The three looked in disbelief.

This truth was so beyond common sense that it almost shattered their three perspectives.

It is no less than pulling a random person over from the street and telling him that the reality you are in is just someone else's game Earth OL, and you are just an NPC.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Zun, Meng Tianzheng, and Qing Emperor were all extremely shocked, even unbelievable. They wanted to deny what Li Pingan said, but in the face of the other party's calm eyes, they gradually fell silent.

Li Ping'an didn't plan to keep it secret for long, and now was the time to reveal it. The three people in front of him were qualified to make contact.

"No need to be surprised or worried, this is all normal. Everyone is dreaming." Li Ping'an chuckled. How could he not have such an understanding when he was comprehending the void and the existence and non-existence?

But I think, therefore I am. The illusion or reality of the outside world has nothing to do with me. If I think it is true, then it is true. I decide everything in the world.

Without this kind of spirit, how can one practice cultivation?

"The heavens are just an illusion, and will eventually return to reality. The saints awaken in the dream, face their true selves, comprehend life and death, and seek life in death. Life and death in the dream are nothing but the product of cause and condition. If you understand life and death, you will not die."

Li Pingan said, "Death is an illusion. It's the subconscious mind deceiving itself and hypnotizing itself."

If you don't want to die, you won't die.

Without the concept of death, there is no death.

This is the core concept of the Galaxy Emperor's worldview, and it is also the final hurdle that the spiritual method must face.

The so-called worldview of life and death is a deception of the universe.

Put it in front of your eyes, it is just an illusion of the heavens. If you want the painting to come true, you need to gather a little truth of your nature, see through the difference between reality and illusion, be colorless, empty and thoughtless, and finally make it come true and become the emperor of the mind!
The Emperor of the Mind, literally means, weaving one's own reality, dominating everything in the universe, and fundamentally denying one's own falsehood.

If someone becomes the Emperor of the Soul, Li Pingan feels that he most likely meets the qualifications to become a reincarnator, as long as he does not have an isomorph first.

"Then how can I return to my true self?" The Emperor let go of those delusions. He sank into darkness and returned again, and he no longer cared about these things.

Whether it is real or imaginary, he just wants to become stronger.

"Environment? Where does it come from?"

Emperor Zun pondered, "Is your experience of the past and the future related to this? If you want to return to the true self and manifest your soul, do you have to go through different illusions step by step and seek the only unchanging true self in all the worlds?!"

Li Pingan gave him an appreciative look. The Emperor's comprehension was indeed high, and he almost spoke the truth of this realm in one word.

After experiencing the illusions and dreams of all worlds, that is, the fantasy of form and emptiness, and the earthly karma, this is the beginning of the Emperor of the Soul, the path to manifestation!

"Looking back at the void, die happily last time, face the reality, if you fail, then die. If you want to be safe, then experience it again and again, explore little by little, until you recognize your own truth, and then use the experience of the illusions of all the worlds as an anchor to return to the world!"

Why is the current environment not enough? Because there are too few variables. How can we find the sum and truth without variables?

A simple world of Shrouding the Sky is an obstacle to great men like Emperor Zun and Qingdi. Entering into the perfect time and space is not the end, but one must continue to experience it in the illusions of the worlds, just like turning the pages of a book, and only after turning over the scroll of the heavens page by page, can the reality be revealed.

In these worlds, Li Ping'an has mastered more than just the coordinates of the three time and space of Perfection, Covering the Sky, and Holy Ruins.

Of course there are many more.

Long before, he had been traveling in his mind, taking Zhao Linger and Qing Yanjing to more paintings of the heavens, appreciating the dreams and making plans. This was why the two women did not appear in the Heavenly God Academy.

And the Heavenly Concubine Uma has not appeared for a long time, so how can we let go of such a useful chess piece?

She had already held the Scepter of Ten Thousand Gods and went to the heavens with the history of the Ten Thousand Gods Emperor, where she took root, reflecting the lineage of the gods and raising an army to attack the heavens. This was both helping Li Pingan and leaving her mark, and also strengthening her own strength.

How could the Heavenly Concubine Wu Mo stop at the realm of Daluo Jinxian? Her original body is the Heavenly Sovereign. With a little bit of resources, she will soon become powerful.

Of course, everything about her is controlled by Li Ping'an, and she will be his slave forever. This can never be changed, even if her original body is recovered and she possesses the power of a Heavenly King!

(End of this chapter)