The Eternal Calamity of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 202 Essay
"Even you are not sure?" Ling Bao was a little disappointed when he heard that.

"Silly boy, who do you think I am?" Zhao Xingyi suddenly laughed, "I am just a great sage. How can I be qualified to know the true intentions of the Heavenly Lord?"

"What about this token?"

"The token is just a legacy from my ancestors. Perhaps you don't know, but my ancestor was named Zhao Kaiming. He was the first guide of the 108th Holy City on the Human Race's Trial Road. He witnessed with his own eyes how Wuliang Tianzun established the Taoist sect and cast the Big Dipper. He also went to the Burial Heaven Island to meet him." Zhao Xingyi said, with a hint of longing in the corner of his eyes.

"I see. It was the junior who was reckless." Ling Bao's mood became visibly depressed.

Seeing this, Zhao Xingyi seemed to be thinking about something.

"Boy, the reason why you care about the whereabouts of Wuliang Tianzun is that you are worried about those ghost things that practice the reincarnation seal and come back to life from the dead. If they revive on a large scale, it is very likely to cause a disaster." Zhao Xingyi suddenly asked.

"Yes!"

Ling Bao admitted it frankly and explained, "You may not know that I once encountered a corpse disaster on Tongtian Ancient Star and lost my beloved. So I have studied many psychic corpses on the Starry Sky Trial Road over the years, but the reincarnation seals in their bodies are incomplete. I think this method of longevity has major flaws, at least it is not suitable for ordinary people."

Hearing this, Zhao Xingyi's face changed slightly, and he couldn't help but scolded: "How dare you question the immortality method left by a celestial being? Countless people have devoted themselves to studying it for 400,000 years. Could it be that they have all gone wrong?"

"If it's wrong, it's wrong!" Ling Bao argued, "When a person dies, his soul dies with him. After that, it's just another spiritual body growing in the body. The true self is lost. This doesn't count as reincarnation. Something will go wrong one day."

Hearing this, Zhao Xingyi was stunned, and for a moment he lost the desire to refute. A faint voice in his heart told him that the other party was right.

“Even the founder, Dujie Tianzun, failed to succeed on this path. Why do we think that those who come after can succeed? Just because many corpses were successfully revived and formed Yin Spirits?” Ling Bao’s eyes were firm, without a trace of hesitation.

"I'm sorry, I was rude just now."

"No problem!" Zhao Xingyi waved his hand and added, "I admit that what you said makes sense, but the current situation is that Yinghuo is already restless."

"Excuse me, Senior Zhao, do you know the origin of the ancient star Mars?" Lingbao asked.

"Yinghuo was a life restricted area in the chaotic ancient times, where many supreme beings were sleeping. Until the Eternal Tribulation Heavenly Lord and the Transcendence Heavenly Lord appeared, they were completely defeated. Since then, Yinghuo has sealed himself off and will never come out again."

“Later, I learned that those supreme beings had set their sights on the Samsara Seal and buried themselves on the path to becoming immortals on Mars, hoping to use this method to gain immortality.”

“Primordial Lord Chaos had been in there before he conquered the path to becoming an immortal, but he didn’t know what happened.”

As Zhao Xingyi told the story, a piece of ancient history began to surface, leaving Lingbao speechless and shocked.

"Over the past four hundred thousand years, there have been countless cultivators who have buried their bodies after practicing the Samsara Seal. But so far, the strongest corpse that has been revived is no more than a Quasi-Heavenly Lord. I have never heard of anyone higher than that."

"Can a corpse that is in spiritual form also achieve enlightenment?" Lingbao asked subconsciously.

"Although you think they are not real life forms, theoretically, they should be able to. Maybe a Corpse Dao Celestial Lord will appear in the future."

"The appearance of Taoist Tongyou is just an attempt. After Wuliang Tianzun left the world, they can't wait any longer and are eager to get their hands on that supreme realm."

Having said that, Zhao Xingyi's eyes were as sharp as swords, emitting a terrifying edge. At this moment, he finally had the dignity of a guide.

"So, my killing of Taoist Tongyou just happened to attract their attention?" Lingbao asked back.

"Yes." Zhao Xingyi nodded. "There are two major places where corpses gather in the universe. One is Mars and the other is Burial Ground. So, this life is destined to be difficult."

After saying that, Zhao Xingyi stared at Lingbao for a long time until the latter scratched his head embarrassedly.

"Senior Zhao Xingyi?" Lingbao asked softly.

"Ok?"

Zhao Xingyi woke up with a start, and then heaved a heavy sigh, "Since the token of the Heavenly Lord chose you, some things should be given to you."

"Things?" Lingbao was puzzled.

"Aren't you curious? Why do I, a mere great sage, know so many secrets that are not recorded in ancient history?" As he spoke, Zhao Xingyi opened a sealed treasure house, which was full of colorful lights and filled with many divine materials. Lingbao even saw a few pieces of fairy gold floating up and down.

Without any delay, Zhao Xingyi took out several scrolls of notes from the innermost layer.

"This is something that our ancestor Zhao Kaiming accidentally obtained when he went to the Heaven Burial Island to meet the emperor. It contains many essays of the Heavenly Lord. Some are random talks, and some are insights into cultivation. You can't understand it unless you reach the corresponding realm. Even I, after all these years, have only understood less than one-tenth of it."

"The essays of Wuliang Tianzun?"

Hearing this, Lingbao couldn't believe his ears.

Who would have thought that Zhao Xingyi glanced at him and said with a half-smile, "I didn't say which Heavenly Venerable it came from, why must it be Wuliang Heavenly Venerable?"

It comes from the Heaven Burial Island, but it doesn’t belong to the Infinite Heavenly Venerable, right?

In an instant, Lingbao's eyes widened, and an unbelievable thought popped up in his mind.

"Yes, it's what you think."

Zhao Xingyi held the letter and handed it over solemnly.

"This... this is too expensive!"

When he took the magic treasure in his hand, he suddenly felt it was heavier than a mountain. There seemed to be a power of time permeating on the note, and it also carried a sense of vicissitudes of life that shocked his heart.

"Even our ancestors couldn't understand this thing, so it would be a waste of resources if I kept it. I hope it can help you. If you don't understand it, just send it back." Zhao Xingyi tried his best not to look at it anymore.

Ling Bao suppressed his excitement and said respectfully, "Thank you for saving my life, senior. Thank you for giving me the divine object. I have no way to repay you, but..."

"Okay, don't thank me yet."

Zhao Xingyi interrupted him, "This is the first city on the Trial Road. How about we make a pact?"

"Senior, please speak."

"Since the disappearance of the Heavenly Lord, the entire universe has been in turmoil, and there may be a catastrophe in the future. I need you to grow up quickly, reach the peak of the Great Sage in three hundred years, and leave your name on the crystal monument in front of the road of the Ultimate Trial. How do you do that?"

"Three hundred years?"

Lingbao began to think, and after a moment, he nodded heavily.

"Okay, then we'll make an agreement."

"Well, nothing has been decided yet."

……

The years pass quickly and quietly.

The Starry Sky Trial Road has welcomed countless outstanding people, who are determined to hone themselves and shine their own brilliance in this era.

"This is truly an unprecedented era, with the geniuses of all races competing for supremacy."

"Is the young supreme of the Taiyin Jade Rabbit Clan going to be crowned king?"

"No, the God King of the God Clan is invincible."

The world was full of discussions, one after another brilliant divine stars rose up, illuminating the universe, one after another sonorous war songs, one after another stunning figures, all races were amazed.

Among them, there is another person who stands out from the crowd, and his existence completely overwhelms everything.

(End of this chapter)