The Fate of Eternal Life

Chapter 31: Through the Past and the Future
Ning Qing sat on the cliff, carefully stroking a circular ring on the cliff wall.

This place is very extraordinary. There is a mysterious aura flowing, and the rhythm of Tao seems to emerge in his heart.

Ning Qingyi knew that this was the place where the Queen Mother of the West created her law, and it was an inscription of the great Dao by an emperor-level figure. All the laws of heaven and earth were protecting this place in the dark, making it immortal.

The blurry sun on the cliff is only the size of a palm, like a casual graffiti or a natural formation. It is hard to imagine that there are remnants of an imperial scripture hidden here.

Even if you observe carefully, it is hard to imagine that this was carved by humans. It looks more like it was formed naturally.

Ning Qingyi sat there all night in silence, and although he seemed to grasp something, in the end it was all in vain, with nothing to show for it. He did not lose heart, after all, he lacked the most crucial "sutra guide".

This is the key to resonating with the Western Emperor Avenue here, and is the certificate that guides practitioners to follow the same path as the creator of the sutra.

Until the moon sets and the sun rises, at the moment when the red sun shines on the Big Dipper, the dim sky and sun on the cliff seem to come alive, wanting to jump out and turn into the rising sun in the east.

As soon as Ning Qing opened his eyes, he felt a mysterious pull!

The Dao Palace within his body resounded, and the Dao Cauldron within his heart's divine treasure shook gently, and the sound of the Great Dao grew even more magnificent. The enshrined divine fire of the heart began to slowly change shape, eventually transforming into a circular sun.

The circular sky soon collapsed because the magical engraving on the cliff disappeared and the resonant attraction also dissipated.

Ning Qingyi said softly, with confidence flashing in his eyes: "I'm not on the wrong path!"

The great way has been lofty since ancient times, and all living beings are seekers of the way, so the roads always intersect.

Ning Qingyi opened up the Five Cauldrons and created the Five Spirits in the Dao Palace realm. Now, without the help of the "Scriptures", he can resonate with the Western Emperor Avenue, which shows that his path is similar to that of the Western Emperor in some aspects, which makes his comprehension more confident.

The second day, the third day... five days later, Ning Qingyi no longer relied on the rising sun. He could imprint the vague sun in the spiritual treasure of his heart anytime and anywhere.

Take its form, extend its meaning, convey its spirit...

Ning Qingyi has already grasped the shape, but to complete the last two steps, he needs to work hard.

"But I've wasted too much time here. Lin Zi Mi, let me see how far you can help me."

Ning Qing was initially touched by the secret of the word "Lin". This secret was so extraordinary that it could allow practitioners to grasp the state of unity between the human body and the heaven and earth, as if they had achieved harmony with the Tao.

I saw his Dao springs gushing out, Dao tripods ringing, countless Dao heavenly sounds coming from the wheel sea and the Dao palace secret realm, and his flesh body also emerged with a round light, and a jade-like golden sound was heard.
Thousands of celestial powers are bestowed upon the body, and the appearance is majestic and solemn.

He seemed to have merged with the stone forest. The scenery in his eyes kept changing. The next moment, he seemed to see a woman who dominated the world walking in the stone forest eons ago.

She walked and stopped, sometimes looking up at the stars, sometimes looking down at the marvelous scenery. When she reached this cliff, the sun rose in the east, and the divine treasure in her heart shone with divine light. Divine power and the rhythm of Tao merged, and a sun bloomed in the sky, its light even brighter than the sun in the sky.

This is the embodiment of the divine treasure of the heart in the Dao Palace chapter of the Western Emperor Sutra!

At this moment, the circle formed by the flame in Ning Qingdao's tripod was gradually filled with the Taoist rhyme of the Western Emperor, and gradually evolved from a circle into a sun disk.

At this moment, his ears moved and he heard a series of inaudible sounds, which contained the mysteries of the great Dao and were part of the true meaning of the Western Emperor Sutra!
Unfortunately, he couldn't hear it clearly because it happened too long ago. Even though he is now in harmony with the Tao, he still can't catch this sound.

Ding Dong!

A divine purple-gold fairy bell emerged from his sea of ​​​​wheels, emitting a pleasant fairy sound.

This treasure, which is made from Xian Linglong and Shenhen Zijin, is extremely magical and constantly depicts the Dao patterns of heaven and earth.

The clear sound of the bell seemed to penetrate time, constantly amplifying the sounds in the West Emperor Palace.

Suddenly, a radiant light surged across the sky, activating the hazy sun on the cliff. A new sun, enormous and vigorous, suddenly appeared suspended in the air. The entire rocky mountain became ablaze, blazing with heat and billowing with flames.

Ning Qingyi remained motionless. In his ears, the sounds of the Divine Purple Gold Immortal Bell and the Western Emperor Taoist Palace kept interweaving, completely immersing him in them and thoroughly triggering the mark left by the Western Queen Mother.

This is a kind of communication between Taos.

The essence and energy flowed along a complex route in the heart's spiritual storehouse, intersecting with the original route of practice, but also discovered an area that had not yet been touched.

The Dao Cauldron naturally emerged, absorbing more Dao patterns onto this precious cauldron of essence, becoming increasingly perfect. The treasure it nurtured had transformed into a round sun, facing the Western Emperor Sun across the air, completely illuminating it.

Ning Qingyi silently comprehended this change and absorbed the mysteries of the Western Emperor Sutra. His heart's divine treasure was perfected, which was of great significance to him, indicating that his method of single secret realm had gone further and further.

He stood up and, following his vague insights, headed for the next engraving where the scriptures of the Western Emperor Dao Palace were located.

With this round of experience, he easily activated the new secret, the divine treasure of the spleen. It was as if he had opened an endless treasure trove of essence and energy, and a surge of vitality was born.

There is no doubt that his Earth God Treasure was also baptized.

Next is the Gold God's Treasure, the Water God's Treasure and finally the Wood God's Treasure.

When he opened the Five Cauldrons of the Taoist Palace in the past, he did so according to the order of the Five Elements' mutual restraint. Now, he was using the Five Elements' mutual generation to perfect the various divine treasures, and he felt a new feeling.

boom!
When the five Taoist palaces were completed, one would feel that the turbid air in the internal organs completely disappeared, the spirit was surging, and everything was crystal clear. Five dragons were circling in the Taoist palaces, and mist was everywhere inside and outside. The five energies rushed into the sky, forming a canopy of five-colored divine light, and hanging down lines of divine energy!
Ning Qingyi's body and mind became increasingly ethereal, and he felt a completely new change.

The five towering and lofty ancient temples were mysterious and blurry, while the five Taoist tripods seemed real as if they were about to appear. The five immortal objects were tempered between reality and illusion, becoming more and more spiritual!

At the same time, waves of great Dao sounds swirled out from the Dao Palace, and the little soul figure between the eyebrows suddenly appeared between the five palaces, wrapped in five-colored air, and new changes appeared faintly.

The small fate rune between the eyebrows of the little soul man started to operate spontaneously, the majestic divine power began to burn, and the voice of fate began to resound throughout the Taoist Palace, making this place seem even more mysterious.

Ning Qingyi felt his body and mind were at peace, and he subconsciously used the secret of numbers!

This secret is the true teaching of "Tao Te Ching". The sentence "Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, three gives birth to all things..." is the best footnote to this secret.

By practicing this secret, one can not only operate multiple heavenly skills at the same time, but also split his body into several parts. Lao Tzu's "One Qi Transformed into Three Pure Ones" is an incomplete use of this secret.

When Ning Qingyi opened up the Dao Spring, the secrets of word formation and numbers flashed through his mind, ensuring that the location of each Dao Spring was very safe. Otherwise, the mysteries of many imperial scriptures running in parallel would easily collapse.

Now, he has not yet reached the stage of cultivating all the classics in the furnace.

At this moment, he used the secret of numbers again with great wisdom. Five energies rushed into the top of his head and formed a cloud of celebration. The sounds coming from the five Dao tripods became more and more grand.

Immediately afterwards, a stream of pure energy emanated from the primordial spirit, splitting into three strands. One strand pierced the auspicious cloud, intensifying the five-colored energy. The other two strands were injected into the void, drifting to an unknown destination. Ning Qingyi's mind was shaken. He thought of the time when Emperor Huang Tian created the law, when he submerged the three Dao flowers—symbolizing "my past self," "my present self," and "my future self"—into the Dao Palace, thus making it incredibly magical.

If the later generations succeed in cultivating to the Dao Palace realm, there will be "the deceased self" and "the Dao self" chanting scriptures for the deity in the dark. Am I also taking this step now?

Ning Qingyi carefully comprehended the changes in the Taoist Palace. His spiritual thoughts followed one of the two strands of clear air and sank into the void, but he saw what happened when he was strolling in the Yaochi Stone Forest before!

He was shocked and was about to take a closer look when the divine consciousness he had projected was completely consumed.

What is this? Is this breath of pure air going back to the past?
Ning Qingyi felt as if he had made some incredible discovery. What about the other one? He projected his divine sense again, but this time the consumption of divine sense was even more terrifying. He only saw a purple mountain, and then his eyes were completely dark.

He was silent.

Ning Qingyi muttered to himself, "When Emperor Huang Tian opened up the Dao Palace, it spanned the past and the future, and yet my wisp of pure energy seems to be returning to the past and transforming into the future. Is it because I'm a time traveler with no past life and no future life?"

He was somewhat confused, but cultivation is a process of continuous comprehension, so he suppressed his confusion and continued to experience the changes.

His tribulation-transcending technique was also evolving. The spirituality of the five immortal objects, including the golden stele, wooden seeds, divine fire, true water, and earth beads, became increasingly complete. They were originally two sides of the same coin of the Taoist Palace gods. After the Taoist Palace was perfected, their growth took another big step forward!

Ning Qingyi felt a wonderful connection, like an old clams holding pearls, nurturing five lives.

This wonderful experience continued to linger in his mind until a certain moment, when the pure energy became connected with this experience, giving him a vague sense of gain.

Unfortunately, this spiritual inspiration disappeared too quickly, and he could only stop practicing with some regret.

Even so, Ning Qingyi was satisfied. It was obvious that his Dao Palace realm had taken another big step forward, which was another qualitative change.

In the following half month, he went to the locations of other Western Emperor's relics, and obtained the four volumes of scriptures of Wheel Sea, Four Poles, Dragon Transformation and Immortal Platform one by one with the help of the Minor Destiny Technique.

At this point, in addition to the complete Taoist scriptures and Baopuzi, his Taoist collection also included a new complete Emperor's Scripture, the Western Emperor's Scripture.

Within the Wheel Sea, he also opened up the fifth Taoist spring, and the teachings of the Western Emperor Avenue echoed within it.

Ning Qingyi let out a long roar, and his aura became even more terrifying, as if he was invincible in the world. Suddenly, he thought of something.

"Oh no, I forgot about Xiao Tingting."

Ning Qing thought of his poor little apprentice and hurried to look for Jiang Tingting. Fortunately, the child was very well-behaved and was standing safely in the stone forest.

However, what surprised Ning Qingyi was that Jiang Tingting had also entered the realm of enlightenment.

She stared at a stone carving in a daze, with many mysterious images flashing in her eyes. It was obvious that she had understood the meaning of the stone carving and was receiving in-depth teachings.

"As expected of a Taiyin body, one's talent is truly extraordinary."

Ning Qingyi sighed, and then protected her.

After waiting for several hours, Jiang Tingting suddenly moved. The Taiyin force in her hand gathered, and with a bang, she shot out a Taiyin extinction divine light! Then, due to the excessive mental exhaustion, she fainted.

Ning Qingyi protected her and couldn't help laughing: "You are so lucky and have such a good understanding. You are in harmony with the profound meaning of Taiyin Sutra and have comprehended this secret method. You are worthy of being my disciple."

Soon, Jiang Tingting woke up. The little girl looked at the master in front of her with a silly look and said, "I was dreaming. Master finally remembered me?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Tingting felt a pat on the head, neither light nor heavy.

The little girl faked a cry: "Ouch..."

Ning Qingyi coughed lightly and said, "Well done. You've actually been able to comprehend the Taiyin Extinction Divine Light. You're truly exceptionally gifted."

Jiang Tingting was stunned for a moment, then she remembered that she had fainted. She couldn't help but said in surprise, "So it's true? Master! I really got enlightenment? I just watched these few days..."

Ning Qingyi listened to the whole process of Jiang Tingting's enlightenment. It was obvious that in this place where there was no other living creature, the little girl was very depressed and did not dare to disturb Ning Qingyi. She could only practice and wander around. She actually got the opportunity and enlightened.

Seeing Jiang Tingting chattering and looking very energetic, Ning Qingyi couldn't help laughing, which made the little girl feel a little embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, Master. Am I too proud?"

"No, you did very well. I am very satisfied. Keep up the hard work." Ning Qing patted her head and said, "But we don't have time to waste here. Let's go and let me see if the seeds we planted have sprouted."

Jiang Tingting nodded.

The two left Yaochi and began to cross the uninhabited area. However, even though they didn't need to find a way this time, it still took them ten days to leave and return to Chaoyang City in Quzhou.

The two arrived at the inn where they were staying again and soon learned that someone had left a message for them.

Ning Qing took it and looked at it, then smiled. It was a message from Jiang Huairen.

"You bastard! How dare you let us explore such a dangerous place like Purple Mountain! If our ancestors weren't really here, I would definitely settle the score with you!"

Because it was a telepathic recording, it perfectly reproduced Jiang Huairen's tone, and one could tell that this young bandit leader was really excited.

Ning Qingyi took Jiang Tingting to dinner. While eating, he used his spiritual sense to capture information and soon got news that was different from Jiang Huairen's.

"The thirteen bandits sneaked into Zishan and encountered ancient creatures!" Someone was discussing this in a private room.

"This is terrible. Jiang Taixu, the God King of the Jiang family who has been missing for thousands of years, is actually trapped there. The world is going to be in chaos again." One of them responded.

"The Jiang family is so excited that they are going crazy. For this matter, Jiang Yi, one of the Thirteen Great Bandits, returned to his roots and made peace with the Jiang family's patriarch. He even sent out the imperial soldiers!" Some people lamented the impermanence of life.

"But I never expected that it was the tomb of the Wu Shi Great Emperor. He was a figure who was invincible in the nine heavens and ten earths in the past, but he was buried in the Northern Territory." In another private room, people were talking about new things.

"Oh, Great Emperor Wu Shi... Who is the peak at the end of the immortal road? Once you see Wu Shi, the road becomes empty!"

As pieces of news fell into Ning Qingyi's ears, he knew that the storm raised by Zishan was about to begin, and this would give him another chance to try that opportunity.

(End of this chapter)