Infinity, starting from eternity

Chapter 609 The Origin of the Lamp-Burning Technique! The Future Seen by the Creation Immortal King!
"Li Ping'an, it's you!"

The immortal kings were shaken, filled with astonishment and uncertainty.

"Hahaha, Li Ping'an, you actually dare to come to the Gate of Immortality and face us directly! Good, very good!" The Lord of Beasts roared, his heart filled with excitement. If he were hiding in the Heavenly Realm, he would still be powerless, but now that it was right in front of him, what else could he say?

"It seems that too many victories have blinded you, making you unable to realize the gap between you and the Celestial King."

The Lord of All Beasts unleashed his divine soul, a power capable of bestowing upon more than one Nineteenth Era Heavenly Monarch, trampling the Great Dao and manipulating all laws at will. A gigantic beast claw appeared in the void, fiercely grabbing towards Li Ping'an.

Even the ancient celestial realm would likely be crushed in the face of this power.

This is the Celestial King, the supreme Celestial King!
Having truly reached the end of all heavens and trampled the Great Dao, he can be called an omniscient and omnipotent being. Looking across all the heavens and myriad realms, there is almost no living being who can rival him.

Only before the Gate of Immortality, this greater being, were they imprisoned and unable to enter or leave.

"Come here!"

The Lord of Beasts failed to find an opportunity, and his soul possessed Fang Han, so naturally this power was well preserved. Now that the opportunity was right in front of him, how could he not seize it?

"Lord of all beasts".

Li Ping'an calmly watched the giant claw of the Nian Beast approach. It was the progenitor of the three races of demons, beasts, and barbarians, and was famous throughout the myriad realms. He believed that any Heavenly Monarch would be extremely vulnerable in front of it.

But he was the only exception: Li Ping'an.

An infinite level of will erupted, dazzling like a sea of ​​stars, boundless and limitless, reflecting three thousand eras, all the heavens and myriad worlds, and everything.

What is infinity? It encompasses everything that exists, yet does not exist.

Faced with his spiritual power, the Gate of Immortality held almost no secrets for him. His spiritual dimension had surpassed that of a Celestial King and was rapidly approaching the level of the Supreme Shattered One.

"Boom!"

The infinite level of will transformed into a giant hand, manipulating fate and time and space. It seized the giant claw formed from the soul of the Lord of Beasts and tore it apart without hesitation, severing the connection with the original owner.

"Ah!" The Lord of Beasts couldn't help but scream in agony. The tearing sensation from the depths of his soul caused even the Immortal King to feel the pain.

"Crash!"

Even the pure Immortal King's soul could not escape Li Ping'an's control. With the slightest movement of his infinite-level will, it was completely refined, leaving no residue, and swallowed into his stomach.

"The Celestial King's divine soul is not inferior."

With his hands behind his back and a rather calm expression, Li Ping'an commented that the effect was no worse than refining the Crown Prince. He could feel his cultivation, which was at the peak of nineteen eras, stirring within him.

The strength of the Celestial Kings may not be inferior to that of the Supreme Gods, but their spirits are not refined enough, and they directly expose their divine souls in front of him.
Isn't this like feeding him a huge chunk of fatty meat?

The Lord of Beasts should be thankful that, unlike in the original story, he didn't burn his physical body and exhaust his entire soul to possess him upon meeting him; otherwise, he would have been killed without a burial place in that one encounter.

These Celestial Kings are a treasure trove! Li Ping'an looked at the many Celestial Kings trapped in front of the threshold of the Gate of Immortality, and his eyes underwent a subtle change.

"Damn it! Li Ping'an, what kind of evil magic did you use! You clearly haven't broken through to the Immortal King realm, how could you possibly plunder my divine soul power!" The Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts roared, having lost one-tenth of his divine soul power in just one moment, how could he tolerate it?

The essence of a Celestial King lies in his divine soul. His physical body can be condensed at most by spending a few eras of cultivation, but his divine soul must never be lost.

Suddenly he was trapped on the threshold of the gate to immortality, and nearly an epoch of arduous cultivation was all for naught.

"Enough, Lord of Beasts! Don't let him make a fool of himself!"

"Li Ping'an, what brings you here?"

The thoughts of the Mythical Elders emerged. They were awestruck by Li Ping'an's spiritual cultivation and dared not release their divine senses anymore. They could only communicate with him through the countless crystal walls that emanated from the outer perimeter of the Gate of Immortality.

"Are you trying to join us? Or are you planning to assassinate us? But the Gate of Immortality is here; it is both a prison and a sanctuary. You cannot harm us in the slightest. Shattering the crystal wall will only free us."

They weren't afraid of Li Ping'an taking action; in fact, it would give them an opportunity. The Mythical Elder even hoped that Li Ping'an would break the imprisonment of the Gate of Immortality and launch a sneak attack on the Immortal King.

They'll probably be freed before that immortal king is even refined.

The thoughts of the Primordial Demon Lord, the Creation Immortal King, the Primordial Daoist, the Primordial Ancestral Dragon, and the Worldly Free King Buddha also appeared one by one.

"Such powerful spiritual cultivation. Although it is still far from my level, there are probably few other Immortal Kings whose spiritual cultivation is your match."

"There are some things inside that even I can't quite understand. It involves the Supreme Shattering, this spiritual level seems to belong to the system of those few worlds. Could it be the Saint King Realm? From the world of nothingness, which is opposed to the Gate of Immortality?"

The Primordial Demon Lord spoke with great interest, revealing that he had enslaved and captured many reincarnators, and even Fang Han had formed a cooperative relationship with them. Furthermore, the villainous alliance, which boasted a seventeen-star giant with strength comparable to immortality, had also invited him.

Once he's out of prison, even if he fails to seize the chance for immortality, he'll have a way out and won't be afraid.

"Li Ping'an, do not let anyone out."

Hongmeng Daoist warned, "The immortal crystal walls that trap us are connected. Letting any one of them out will trigger a chain reaction, and the prison will shatter."

“I know you have a pact with the Creation Immortal King, but even if you release him later, it’s not too late to release us.”

"That's right, we can't let them succeed!" The Primordial Ancestral Dragon roared. "Whether it's you or Fang Hanlai, you're both part of their plan. Instead of destroying the crystal wall's blockade against them, we should wait until the end of the era."

"By then, your cultivation will definitely advance by leaps and bounds, and it's not impossible for you to reach or even surpass the Immortal King realm."

The Buddha of Freedom in the World also clasped his hands together in front of Li Ping'an, his expression detached and unaffected by imprisonment. "I will wait for the end of the era to have another talk with Benefactor Ping'an and Benefactor Fang Han."

"let me out!"

"Join us, Li Ping'an! Only by defeating the Gate of Immortality can you break free of your prison and attain eternal life!"

"Eternal life given by others is nothing but an illusion."

The Immortal King of Truth, the Immortal King of Origin, and the Immortal King of Dimensions all spoke up, advising Li Ping'an.

"How could he be here?!"

At this moment, Fang Han had also approached the place where the Immortal Kings were imprisoned. He saw Li Ping'an's figure and looked somewhat wary. He did not approach and was weighing the chances of success when he made a move.

He boasted that his strength had greatly improved and that he had even reached the realm of Immortal King. With so many Immortal Kings present to support him, he should be able to subdue Li Ping'an.

But Fang Han is still there.

If they join forces, things will be hard to say. Fang Han has no hope for Hua Tiandu, that good-for-nothing.

Fang Han resisted the urge to attack, and instead secretly communicated with the Mythical Elder to discuss how to release him.

"I see."

Faced with the words of the Immortal Kings, Li Ping'an remained calm and unmoved, simply saying, "Immortal King of Creation, do you wish to come out?"

The Creation Immortal King remained silent, simply observing everything unfolding before him, like a great sage pondering deeper matters.

The beast that is the Lord of Beasts is far from being comparable to him.

Among all the immortal kings, he is the foremost in cultivation!

This alone is enough to establish his position.

"Going out? Perhaps going out is a good option," said the Creation Immortal King. As soon as he spoke, the other Immortal Kings fell silent.

No one knows what the Creation Immortal King is thinking, his calculations, his influence on the reincarnation of the spirit of the Gate of Immortality.

From the very beginning, all the immortal kings had reached a consensus to deal with the Gate of Immortality, even though they knew there was a much larger world, because the opportunity to achieve immortality was unique.

They couldn't even bypass the gate to immortality to gain freedom.

At the level of the Immortal King, one has already seen through everything. The Main God Space also has its limits. Without the permission of the Gate of Immortality, the Main God Space cannot take anyone away from Him.

The old man in mythology was right; they were merely rebelling.

On this basis, seizing the opportunity for immortality is also inevitable.

Only by achieving immortality can one attain true freedom and unbridled joy in all the heavens and myriad realms, in the endless expanse of time and space!

At this juncture, their leader, the Creation Immortal King, seemed to be making unusual moves, naturally alerting the other Immortal Kings. Could he be planning to defect to the enemy?

Make a deal with Li Ping'an.

'Creation, what is your true purpose?' The Primordial Demon Lord pondered. He and the Creation Immortal King were old rivals, and they knew each other very well.

Seek refuge at the Gate of Immortality?

That's impossible. Whether it's him or fate, they only recognize the Gate of Immortality as a 'vessel'. How can a vessel be above its master?

Therefore, he refined the Three Lives Stone, and the Creation Immortal King took the opportunity to shatter the Creation Artifact of the Thirty-Three Heavens, severing the cause and effect.

"This is what you've been asking for, isn't it?"

Faced with the enigmatic words of the Creation Immortal King, Li Ping'an remained calm and patiently continued his conversation, saying, "The karma between you and me has nothing to do with Fang Han. Even if I release you and let the other Immortal Kings come out as well, I won't care."

"Neither the kings, nor Fang Han, nor Hua Tiandu, nor even the Gate of Immortality can affect my will!"

Having achieved the Five Perfections and attained an infinite level of will, Li Ping'an has been completely liberated. He is constantly contemplating existence and non-existence, and his thoughts roam freely among the heavens. Even the gate to immortality cannot separate him.

This body is currently at the peak of cultivation in the nineteenth era. It's not that he can't break through, but rather that there is an invisible barrier.

Originating from the Gate of Immortality, His will was constantly drawing closer to Fang Han. If Fang Han didn't break through, no one else would have this opportunity.

Of course, he also had his own reasons.

Strictly speaking, Li Ping'an is not a Heavenly Monarch now, but rather a Supreme Immortal who has accumulated the peak cultivation of nineteen eras. Gods and Heavenly Monarchs cannot coexist. To break this, one must cross the gate of immortality and sever causality, which is one of the prerequisites.

Li Ping'an was not in a hurry, so naturally he had no desires or wants.

He was now more curious about the Creation Immortal King's thoughts.

"I have seen the results of the choice." The Creation Immortal King smiled slightly, not in a hurry, and instead said something astonishing.

"Not the present moment, but a world without you."

“I will perish, the era will end, the Gate of Immortality will erupt, the Immortal Kings will be freed, and I will unite with the other Immortal Kings, burn all my cultivation, and kill Fang Han once.”

"But it is merely helping him, assisting him in resolving his final karmic ties and achieving eternal life."

The Immortal King of Creation spoke slowly, “I know all this. Long, long ago, my spirit traveled through the myriad realms and gained inspiration from the chaos. I obtained a fragment of a cultivation technique, which you may be familiar with. It is called the Dragonless Heart Method.”

The Dragonless Heart Sutra?!
Li Ping'an, Fang Han who was secretly watching, as well as the Primordial Demon Lord, Hongmeng Daoist and others were all startled.

Even some celestial kings who lacked wisdom and karmic connections, who did not understand what this was, were enlightened by other celestial kings who told them the truth.

This is a true transcendent practice, tapping into the treasures of the mind without relying on external things. Infinite mental power erupts, requiring only the focus on creation and expanding the pipes, without needing to consider the source.

With the Dragonless Heart Sutra, one can resolve the karmic ties with the Gate of Immortality, returning all that has been gained and reborn to the other party, and transcending with a truly pure and flawless body.

The Creation Immortal King actually had such an opportunity?
“That’s right, the Burning Lamp Technique you cultivate is something I created based on this method.” The Creation Immortal King shook his head. “This technique is not as magical as you imagine. I cannot tap into the infinite power of the mind, and I have not even achieved the Supreme Shattering.”

He touched the edge of this realm, but felt a limitation of heaven and earth. The Gate of Immortality was suppressing him, suppressing the emergence of the Supreme Shattering. Perhaps only at the moment of the end of the era, when no one is bound, can he achieve this.

"I see. So, my understanding comes partly from Yang Qi and partly from you?"

Li Ping'an suddenly realized that after he killed Yang Qi in the Devouring World, his spiritual light awakened and he came with a part of the Dragonless Heart Sutra. He thought it was due to the other party's nature, but now it seems that it was also because he had cultivated the Burning Lamp Technique and had already gained some insights.

"It has little to do with me. All I got was a fragment of the Dragonless Heart Sutra, probably less than a tenth of it."

The Creation Immortal King didn't care about these things and calmly recounted what was to come, "I have comprehended the Dragonless Heart Method, but I myself do not possess an infinite spiritual treasure. The Creator of the Gate of Immortality has not bestowed upon us this complete treasure."

The infinite spiritual treasure is a product of a unique worldview; immortals do not possess it.

Perhaps the Gate of Immortality could grant them this talent, but clearly that would only be possible if Fang Han proved immortality and ushered in a new era where everyone could live forever.

The Creation Immortal King continued, "Although I do not possess this infinite treasure trove of the mind, I have been fortunate enough to make a new discovery."

"That is the future I see."

The Creation Immortal King suddenly smiled, “Not only is there your original destiny, but there are other destinies as well. They do not include you, but there are other people who appear beside Fang Han to help him achieve immortality, or to achieve immortality before him.”

"Endless destinies and endless futures intertwine before my eyes."

"There were also countless Immortal Kings of Creation who made their choices. Most of them died at the hands of Fang Han or those people. Some were lucky enough to survive and step into the gate of immortality. But I can't see the future of those Immortal Kings of Creation. Did they achieve immortality?"

"I don't know, but I'm curious about what happened to them."

The Creation Immortal King's gaze seemed to pierce through the crystal wall of the Gate of Immortality, looking at Li Ping'an with a frank and calm expression. "Do you know?"

"Could you tell me?"

(End of this chapter)