The Fate of Eternal Life

Chapter 9: Shattering the Palace, Building the Cauldron, and Refining the Body in the Fire Realm
Ning Qingyi went far away.

He was walking alone in the deep mountains and forests, and he felt his muscles and veins relax. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth poured in as if to fill him up, making his eyes fill with tears.

Both are places with difficult paths, but Beidou is severely suppressed by the myriad paths of heaven and earth, while the Earth is even deprived of spiritual energy because of the need to support the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains. As a result, the ancient cultivators left for other places, and many Taoist traditions were directly cut off.

Now that Ning Qing has arrived in Beidou, it is like rain after a long drought, meeting an old friend in a foreign land, and being overjoyed on his wedding night and seeing his name on the list of successful candidates.

He spent several days traveling through mountains and rivers, and finally found a place where few people went and where dragon veins converged.

"Let's stay here first."

Ning Qingyi took out the Louvre Taoist temple and used the secret of combining characters to connect the seals of heaven and earth, setting up a killing array, a maze array, and a trapping array.

Beidou is not like the Earth. No matter how big a commotion it makes, it can be classified as an unsolved scientific mystery. Here, passers-by may pass by at any time and expose the truth in a few words.

Ning Qingyi first took out the Nine Wonderful Immortal Sacred Fruit. Originally a single immortality elixir, it was split into nine pieces due to the ruthless emperor's research into immortality, greatly reducing its effectiveness. However, if one could consume all nine fruits, it could be considered a small immortality elixir.

If you think about it carefully, there are first-level golden elixirs and Bodhi elixirs in the Wheel Sea Realm, and there are Nine Wonderful Immortal Holy Fruits and second-level golden elixirs in the Dao Palace Secret Realm. This treatment is even better than that of the emperor's own children.

As expected, I still have to come to Beidou. If I can successfully obtain some opportunities, it is not impossible to be promoted to the Quasi-Emperor or even to the Dao.

When Ning Qing thought of the Hedao Flower that the ruthless emperor had placed in the Nine Dragons Coffin, a fiery look flashed in his eyes, but he quickly calmed down. After all, this was prepared in advance by the ruthless emperor. If he moved without permission, it was not impossible that he would be beaten to death.

"Don't be too ambitious, keep your feet on the ground." Ning Qingyi silently recited his treasure hunting principles, and then stared at the nine holy fruits in front of him.

These nine holy fruits are of different shapes and colors, some are shaped like cherries, some are hearts, some are the sun and the moon, and some are gold, silver, and red. They are extremely magical, and the fragrance they emit mixed together can even loosen the barriers to cultivation.

Ning Qingyi looked at the holy fruit anxiously, and then looked inward at the phantom of the door to eternal life in his body.

In the year since awakening, the Gate of Immortality has experienced three unusual movements. The first was when he embarked on the path of cultivation and passed on the Minor Fate Technique; the second was when he consumed the Bodhi Divine Elixir and extracted the Unbeatable Golden Body, a natural skill; and the third was when he obtained the Heaven-Repairing Scripture from the Desolate Emperor, but there was no reaction at all, it seemed only to become a little more solid.

So what will I get by swallowing the Nine Wonderful Immortal Fruit this time?
Ning Qingyi burned his life and used the Minor Fate Technique to predict the consequences of this action, but all he got was nothing.

Is it because the Minor Fate Technique is ineffective against the phantom of the Gate of Eternal Life?

Or is the shadow of the Gate of Eternal Life really "nothing"?
Ning Qingyi looked at the hazy shadow and pondered for a moment. He stopped thinking about taking the magic medicine and took out the second-level golden elixir instead.

"This is Beidou. I don't have that much time to slowly improve my cultivation. I have already thoroughly studied the scriptures of the Dao Palace realm. Let's break through to the Dao Palace Great Perfection first!"

He possesses the Invincible Golden Body Heavenly Skill, and is not afraid of whether the power of the golden elixir will explode him. He just needs to be brave and make progress.

When the golden elixir entered his stomach, a miraculous radiance suddenly emanated. When it merged with the undeveloped Water Palace, it was like the flowing light on a sunny day, pure and strong filling the courtyard, achieving perfection and clarity in his cultivation.

In almost an instant, the Water Palace was opened!
The fierce medicinal power continued to open up the Taoist Palace, as if there was no end.

The Palace of Fire is opened!
The Earth Palace is opened!
Just the magic of a golden elixir allowed Ning Qingyi to complete the development of the remaining three Taoist palaces.

Gold, wood, water, fire, earth, lungs, liver, kidneys, heart, spleen, the five elements and five palaces circulate in his body. The great way between heaven and earth resonates with his body. The sound of the great way resonates throughout the world, and even the gods sing together to nourish himself.

Ning Qingyi carefully savored the changes in himself. He felt the Dao Palace ringing and his own divine power boiling, as if he was the Emperor sitting in the Heavenly Palace, who could level the nine heavens and ten earths by himself.

But this was just his illusion.

"For me, the Bodhi Medicine has only maximized my spiritual enlightenment. Is that all I have?"

Ning Qingyi muttered to himself.

Why is the holy body so powerful? In addition to the person himself, each breakthrough requires the consumption of a large amount of resources. Compared with this, the consumption of ordinary bodies, king bodies and other physiques is far inferior.

This opened the starting line from the very beginning, and the gap naturally became larger and larger as time went on, but there are ways to make up for it.

The inheritance left by Ge Hong mentioned that during his practice he had the opportunity to obtain an article called "The Art of Conferring Deities on the Son of Heaven", which was a method of faith practiced by the ancient sage emperor and had incredible powers. Later, he combined it with the scriptures of alchemy and created another secret technique.

The Art of Solidifying the Form and Spirit

Ning Qingyi summoned the gods of the five palaces and had them reside in the Lunhai Daoquan, leaving only the god of the Tuxing Dao Palace. He then stuffed another second-level golden elixir into his mouth.

He saw a strong medicinal power pouring into his body, and then under his guidance, it washed over the Taoist Palace, trying to destroy it. Cracks even appeared quickly, and the gods even seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

This is a symptom of being too weak to be nourished. If there is no countermeasure, I am afraid that the patient will suffer serious damage.

This secret technique of Ge Hong was created for people with a deep foundation, but it was not so extreme as to directly blow up the Taoist palace.

"But I have an invincible body."

As Ning Qingyi practiced the Heavenly Power Manual, boundless medicinal power was introduced into his limbs and bones, tempering his body bit by bit. Soon, his whole body began to emit an intense golden light, from the outside to the inside, and even his Taoist Palace was stained with a bit of golden nature.

Sure enough!

Although the Invincible Golden Body is a method of the physical body, how can it not involve the secret realm within the body? In other words, the physical body is the foundation of all things. Once it is strong, the secret realm within the body will naturally be stable.

Ning Qingyi seized the opportunity and used his divine power to crumple the Earth Palace into a ball. He then used his divine consciousness to shape it into a square tripod embryo. He then endured the severe pain and placed the tripod embryo into the Fire Palace.

boom!
The two Taoist palaces collided suddenly, and in an instant, Ning Qingyi felt as if a huge explosion had occurred inside his body, and his entire skin was cracked.

Fortunately, the Invincible Golden Body was able to operate on its own, absorbing the medicinal power of the golden elixir to stabilize the body.

Ning Qingyi kept his mind focused, endured the severe pain and seized the opportunity. When the collision between the two palaces subsided, only a red-hot tripod embryo remained, with a raging fire inside.

Without hesitation, he repeated his old trick and threw the tripod embryo into the Water Palace. He saw that the original earth color had disappeared, replaced by black, and gradually a golden and purple aura emerged.

The essence of water and fire in the cauldron seemed to form auspicious images of dragons and tigers, floating up and down with the golden and purple air, appearing and disappearing.

Next is the Muxingdao Palace.

The Dao Cauldron expanded directly, refining the Dao Palace into the body of the cauldron. Faintly, a strange fragrance emanated from the body, which was really refreshing.

The already shaky Muxingdao Palace exploded into pieces inside the cauldron. Amidst the rumbling sound, thick and turbid air waves also rose, and the essence of water and fire attached to it, forming a pill embryo.

The final step, naturally, was to collapse the Jinxing Dao Palace. By combining them, the Dao Palace transformed into a golden sheath, enveloping the Dan embryo. The two continuously swirled and collided, removing impurities from the Dan embryo without damaging it. Gradually, as the golden sheath dissipated, only a streak of five-colored light suddenly emanated from the air, emitting a dazzling brilliance like the blazing sun. It was actually a Lingzhu Pearl Dan spinning around!

Ning Qingyi's expression changed, and the god of the Tuxing Dao Palace that was about to disappear merged with the spiritual pearl pill in the cauldron.

At the same time, on the hilltop where Ning Qingyi was in seclusion, the sky suddenly changed.

The wind and clouds were shaking, the air and shadows were intertwined, and there was a faint sense of disaster brewing.

Ning Qingyi was completely unaware of this. He simply placed the divine cauldron refined by the Form and Spirit Solidification Technique into his spleen, and then circulated the power of the golden elixir to skillfully open up the Earthly Palace again.

But this time, no god was born in the Taoist Palace.

And when the alchemy cauldron and the Taoist palace rang together, he felt abundant divine power emerging from his body, and an endless supply of spleen essence and golden elixir medicinal power headed towards the next Taoist palace.

The Palace of Fire, the Palace of Water, the Palace of Wood, and the Palace of Gold were easily opened up by him again.

Ning Qing glanced at the gods hidden in the Lunhai Life Spring. Although the Taoist Palace had been opened up again, it still showed signs of dissipating. It was obvious that the sequelae of the collapse of the Taoist Palace had not yet passed.

However, his mind was traumatized and he would not have a chance to come again in a short time. He placed the thoughts of the four gods into the Taoist Palace, and then began to figure out the Earth Taoist Palace.

The essence of Ge Hong's "The Art of Consolidating the Form and Spirit into a Cauldron" is to capture the essence of the five palaces, build a cauldron with divine thoughts, and then refine the Taoist gods into elixirs to produce an innate five-element energy. Once the work is done, the divine power can form a five-element canopy that is invulnerable to all kinds of attacks, or it can be transformed into a five-element seal that can suppress prisoners and is omnipotent.

However, there are several dangers in practicing this secret art. First, the five palaces must be practiced together, so every time the essence of the Taoist Palace is intercepted, it destroys the foundation. Second, there is the issue of the amount to be taken. According to Ge Hong's calculations, one-thirtieth of the Taoist Palace essence is the best solution, and the elixir furnace melted out of it has the highest cost-effectiveness.

The more essence you intercept from above, the easier it will be to collapse your foundation, and no matter how powerful it is, it will not be worth it.

However, Ge Hong never expected that Ning Qingyi came up with a crazy idea. Since digging a part of the Taoist palace would cause the foundation to decline, why not just refine the entire Taoist palace and build a new one?

He has an invincible golden body, the protection of the immortal elixir, and a second-level golden elixir. Even if the collapse of the Taoist Palace brings fatal injuries, as long as he does not die immediately, he has the confidence to survive.

The result was that he succeeded. He reopened the Taoist Palace before the gods of the Taoist Palace dissipated. The injuries caused by the collapse were automatically repaired by the Invincible Golden Body, and even showed slight improvement.

At this moment, the Earth Palace, nourished by the alchemy cauldron, quickly became solid. If it collided with the Fire Palace again, the fire in the palace would probably be extinguished directly.

At the same time, the strange phenomena in the sky gradually faded away as the five Taoist palaces were completed.

"In that case, let's do it in one go!"

A fierce look flashed across Ning Qing's eyes, and he went into seclusion again.

Time flies, and half a year has passed in a flash.

Eastern Wilderness, Jin State, Fire Region.

Ning Qingyi, dressed in black clothes, looked at this place.

From ancient times to the present, the Fire Domain has been burning for countless ages, never extinguished. It is difficult to say how long it has existed.

Ordinary cultivators dare not approach, but the top cultivators will definitely use the flames here when refining weapons to help the "weapon" take shape and imprint the "Tao" and "Li" on it.

Of course, the Fire Region is not a peaceful place. It is fine when it is peaceful, but if there is a riot, even the powerful will have to retreat.

According to legend, immortals were burned to death in the fire area!
When Ning Qing came here, in addition to borrowing the fire from the Fire Realm to sacrifice and refine the Golden Heart Lamp of Dao Jie, he came more to temper his body because there was a problem in practicing the Form and Spirit Solidification Technique.

At this moment, four of the five Taoist palaces have completed the construction of the cauldron, and only the Jinxing Taoist Palace has not yet refined the cauldron. The four cauldrons are also different.

Among them, a precious pill was floating in the Earth Palace, a cluster of red lotus fire and a pool of Taiyin water were in the Fire Palace and the Water Palace respectively, and a seed was in the Wood Palace.

Obviously, Ning Qingyi's form and spirit solidification technique has undergone a different change. It is no longer a precious pill, but a magical object in another form.

As for the fact that the Jinxingdao Palace was not opened up, something unexpected happened.

With the alchemy cauldron being recast again and again, not only did it become increasingly difficult to destroy the Dao Palace, but the backlash it caused also became increasingly severe.

He originally relied on the Invincible Golden Body to strengthen the body cage, but when building the alchemy cauldron of the Water Palace, the Invincible Golden Body was already a little stretched, and when building the alchemy cauldron of the Wood Palace, it could not even withstand the damage of the broken cauldron.

He vomited blood profusely and his injuries were so severe that even the second-level golden elixir was ineffective. He had to take the Nine Wonderful Immortal Fruit in advance to stabilize his injuries.

Therefore, after careful consideration, he had to improve his invincible golden body first, and the Fire Realm was undoubtedly the best place to use external forces to temper his body.

Ning Qingyi entered the fire zone, passed four levels in a row, and entered the fifth level of the fire zone.

The golden flames here were already very threatening to him, so he stopped briefly, using the Luofu Ding to protect himself while using the secret array of characters to prevent others from spying.

The Invincible Golden Body, as the highest achievement of the Immortal Monk King lineage, can be said to be the simplest way. By using all kinds of hardships in the world to practice hard, a golden body that cannot be erased by thousands of disasters and difficulties can be forged.

Refining the body with water and fire is also one of the methods.

Ning Qingyi carefully ignited the flames to burn himself, and at the same time ignited the red lotus fire in the Fire Palace, refining himself inside and out.

pain!
Ning Qingyi forced himself to endure. The shattering of the cauldron six months earlier had already boosted his endurance. Now, the external and internal fires combined, unable to shake his Daoist resolve in the slightest. Even the pain became food for his immortal golden body.

Gradually, his expression lost its pain and became gentle.

Slowly, a tiny jade light appeared on the skin, slowly nourishing the body.

This is the manifestation of the Invincible Golden Body being cultivated to a certain level.

Ning Qingyi blew out slowly, and suddenly countless strong winds blew around him, and the divine fire that was close to him was directly blown out!
If it were placed in the outside world, a single breath of air could kill any Taoist monk of the same realm!
He stood up, and his body was covered with a layer of jade light from the inside out, as if he was wearing a layer of rosy clothes, just like a piece of beautiful jade stone, with natural beauty, but if you look closely, you can feel an indestructible golden nature.

Then he stepped on the ground, and the surroundings shook violently.

Ning Qingyi had a premonition that he could now shatter mountains and rivers with just his physical body!

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