The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 66: Reincarnation and the Divine Coffin, and Seizing the Immortal Cauldron Fragments
The glacier corpse mountain, this dark pool is filled with a terrifying power, like the gateway to the underworld, filled with the breath of death.

As if evil ghosts were crying or dead souls were wailing, the surrounding sky and earth were dark and shrouded in leaden clouds.

Faced with such a strange situation, the three ancient prince-level strongmen temporarily stopped, landed on the ground, and began to explore the environment.

"It looks so familiar. This is the work of the underworld. They took over this burial ground and are moving the powerful corpses." Duan De arrived and made a judgment after looking at it for a while. He even dug with both hands, using a hoe on the left and a shovel on the right, and dug directly on the spot, leaving out many traces.

The array of the underworld was like paper in front of him. He could break it easily and drill through it all the way to the front of the underworld pool. It opened and closed widely, as if he was destroying all the graves in the world and pointing to the big tombs.

Upon hearing this, the two ancient royal heirs looked at each other, their hearts sinking. The underworld was unfathomable, and even their father was afraid of it. Yet, it appeared here, so it was inevitable that they would think too much.

Ding! Then, Duan De seemed to have dug up something extraordinary. With a sudden pull, he unexpectedly pulled out a gray bridge of rebirth from the dark pool. However, he didn't seem to like this kind of artifact very much. He frowned and threw it to Wang Hongwu, asking him to keep it.

"Underworld weapon!" Huang Xudao whispered. This was the weapon rumored to be used in the underworld. It was also a holy weapon, but it was filled with many demons and evil spirits, and was full of blood.

Just after Duan De dug out the Underworld Bridge, the entire glacier collapsed, the Underworld Pond boiled, all the arrangements were destroyed, the node left by the underworld here was about to collapse, and strange phenomena appeared.

It was a creepy scene, with a red-haired whirlwind sweeping through, many shadowy figures emerging, and the sound of ghosts wailing and gods howling. It was simply impossible to stay in this place, as if the gates of hell were wide open and the evil spirits were rising to the sky.

"Who dares to offend Samsara?"

Deep in the Nether Pond, in that piece of heaven and earth, there was actually a powerful creature looking over. Suddenly, ghostly winds split the sky, which was extremely frightening, and the humming sound continued. Some low mountains in the distance were uprooted, which looked very scary.

Just a glance is enough to kill the king of the way of killing, it is terrifying beyond measure.

"Ghost Saint!" "A corpse of the ancestral king level."

Huo Qizi and Huang Xu Dao were both in awe. They had actually clashed with each other. The fat Taoist priest had taken the underworld artifacts and provoked a saint.

This is not going to end well. Faced with such an existence, they have no choice but to retreat and cannot fight.

"Hey, this person also has a half-reincarnation mark on his body? It feels so familiar."

However, under the impact of the mark of the underworld, Duan De became a little different. His expression became serious, and his eyes reflected the half mark in the Ghost Saint's body. Then a similar mark appeared between his eyebrows. It was extremely mysterious, as if countless immortal calamities were emerging, or as if a world was in reincarnation.

However, the appearance of this mark shocked the majestic Ghost Saint and his body shook violently.

"You... is it really you? The real reincarnation seal, there is no mistake... it is you who are back!" Unexpectedly, after seeing Duan De, the Ghost Saint was suddenly startled, trembling as if he had met a natural enemy, and thought a lot.

That person's research on reincarnation is unprecedented and unparalleled. He can be called the originator in this field, and he has complete control over those in the corpse world.

As long as you set foot on the Road of Corpses, you are destined to be suppressed. This person can even control the Seal of Reincarnation, which is the greatest secret he has researched throughout his life!

The next moment, before the four could say anything, the Ghost Saint escaped from the Nether Pond node on his own. There was a look of fear in his eyes. He soared directly into the sky and escaped along the Nether River, trying to leave this area.

"This... Is this Taoist so handsome that he's so stunning that he even scared away the saints?"

Duan De was speechless. He touched his chin, ignited his confidence in the confusion, and clapped his hands for the last time, feeling confident that this was it.

There is no way, the unruly wind is like this, and the tough life needs no explanation.

Scare away a saint, this is really shocking, it can be regarded as a major event. If those royals who came to punish those who desecrated the tomb saw it, they would probably turn around in fear, because this master is really not to be trifled with.

"Reincarnation Seal?" Even though Huang Xu Dao was knowledgeable and experienced, he couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this ancient mark. In those endless years ago, a terrifying existence was born in the world. In order to achieve immortality, it tried every possible means and deduced various methods. This was one of them.

Hearing these three words, Huo Qizi couldn't remain calm anymore. He stared at Duan De and asked, "Are you saying that this person is reincarnating? Constantly being reborn?"

The two ancient royal heirs were both shocked and dazed. The Samsara Seal was an alternative form of rebirth. Some people had deduced it in the mythological era, but no one would choose it and it was difficult to succeed. The person in front of them actually succeeded. It was too subversive. No one had ever heard of anyone succeeding, not even the ancient emperor.

Wang Hongwu did not speak, but just looked at Duan De, wondering whether this method was worth learning from and how to integrate it into the framework he had built.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you looking at me for? I know I'm handsome, but I don't like women, let alone men. Of course, if you want to be my servant, I'd be happy to give Prince Gu the opportunity." Duan De spoke carelessly, as if he wanted to recruit two flute-playing boys. He shut up after being glared at by Huo Qizi and hid behind Wang Hongwu.

"It's okay, I'm stopping them. Besides, they can't do anything to you." Wang Hongwu patted his shoulder and protected him in front. The fragments of the immortal cauldron in his body glowed slightly, as if he had seen an important person. He let out a faint whine, and there seemed to be a faint sigh echoing.

At this moment, the mark between Duan De's eyebrows lit up, as if in resonance. He didn't know what he was thinking of. He stretched out a finger, and a stream of light sank into Wang Hongwu's eyebrows. "Little Dragon Man, if you are really curious about this thing, I can teach you, but it's not a good thing. It would be great if there was someone who could accompany me through reincarnation for eternity, so that I wouldn't be so lonely."

With a humming sound, Wang Hongwu's mind vibrated, and some ancient characters appeared immediately. It was a method of concluding the reincarnation seal. It was not too precious and was circulated in the underworld. All holy corpses had half of the reincarnation seal, but the difference was that the part given by Duan De was not so extreme and evil. It was the original version, but it was slow, but very stable.

Looking at the actions of the two men, the two ancient princes fell silent, somewhat unsure of the situation. However, Huo Qizi's gaze soon fell on the sarcophagus that had been stolen by this guy before.

By now, he has been able to confirm that this is the ancient divine coffin that is tainted with ominous legends.

"This thing doesn't look like a creation from the ancient times." Seeing his burning eyes, Wang Hongwu also looked at the coffin in his hand. The whole body was like stone and very hard. It was really unusual that this thing could be snatched away by Huo Qizi and Huang Xudao at the same time. However, there were almost no coffins in the ancient times, and the major royal families did not use coffins for burial.

Only gods have coffins, and such beings will occasionally use coffins to reward their subordinates who died in battle.

Coffins have special meaning for the strong, and only ancient emperors have this configuration.

He looked at it carefully and found that it was not a complete coffin, but the outermost layer of coffin. There was a coffin within the coffin, but no one knew where the real main coffin inside had gone.

"I've confirmed it. This is indeed related to the legendary Nine-Layered Divine Coffin, which can only be used to bury gods. Someone once obtained a related item, but their fate was tragic. I hope you can live longer."

Huo Qizi sneered. After the war of gods in the past, a quasi-royal family, second only to the royal family, obtained the nine-layer stone coffin, but the whole family was destroyed. It is said that someone later sent it into the depths of the universe, which stopped the terrible chaos.

“The Nine-Layered Divine Coffin will not be buried in the earth or enter the mortal world, but buried in the nine heavens. Its origin is suspected to be earlier than the mythological era.” Even Huang Xudao had a solemn expression. Something that even ancient princes like them were fighting for could not be an ordinary thing, and there must be something big involved.

The so-called not entering the loess, not entering the mortal world, and being buried in the nine heavens means being placed outside the sky, that is, being buried in the desolate and silent universe, and traveling alone in the eternal darkness.

Because the mortal world is not enough to bury it, the gods are impeccable, and they are impure even to death. Only the Nine Heavens is their destination, and they finally rest in the uninhabited universe.

A nine-layer divine coffin? Wang Hongwu's expression changed when he heard this. The last time that thing appeared in the world was when it fell into the hands of the Ancient Emperor of Shencan Ridge. He buried his body there. Could it be that the outer coffin in his hand was related to it?
He gently rubbed the outer coffin in his hand. The carvings on it were very blurry, but he could vaguely make out the sun, moon, stars, flowers, birds, fish, insects, etc. They were all very ancient things that had existed since ancient times.

The most mysterious thing is that in the inscriptions between the sun, moon and stars, there are some extremely complex and tiny runes, which are so profound that Wang Hongwu actually feels an aura similar to the nine ancient characters of the Mother Sutra.

He studied it carefully. It seemed to be a kind of change, a magic technique that went straight to the source. In his mind, it had the tendency to be interpreted into a passage of scripture. Each paragraph was like a magical silkworm, crawling crookedly, and the tracks it left behind formed a chapter, which was very similar to a creature he knew.

This creature is very strange and can evolve continuously. Its first form is indeed a silkworm, golden and crystal all over. It feeds on source and its lifespan is unknown.

According to legend, after it metamorphoses once, it leaves the realm of silkworm and becomes a small golden snake, and then transforms into unimaginable ancient beasts such as a real dragon, a divine phoenix, and a unicorn.

In its lifetime, it can undergo nine transformations, and each transformation is a rebirth, equivalent to a nirvana, and its strength will soar accordingly.

However, for this kind of creature, it is generally considered good if it can transform once or twice, because the conditions for each transformation are very harsh. The most famous representative is the God-Emperor.

"Legend has it that the Divine Emperor of Shencan Ridge is supreme after nine transformations, and invincible under heaven after ten. Each transformation is a kind of nirvana and rebirth, a potential life that will become a completely different being.

Could it be that this was comprehended from the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin? No, it's also possible that after the Divine Emperor buried himself in the Nine-Layered Coffin, each layer left a secret corresponding to his transformation. There are too many possibilities, but it is enough to confirm that the layer in my hand is the outermost layer. But what kind of change caused the Divine Emperor's nine-layered coffin to scatter?
Duan De, ah Duan De, is it really a coincidence that you gave me the reincarnation seal at this time? "

Wang Hongwu was full of thoughts and guessed many possibilities at once. He took a deep breath unconsciously. If he could really research it out, it would be of great use to him. Not only could it complete the changes of the Four Symbols' true bodies, but there was hope that it would evolve into a Nirvana method, making him stronger and stronger, combining the advantages of various physiques and even all races in one.

The Divine Silkworm has ten transformations. According to his guess, if it can be combined with the ten evil spirits of the ancient era of immortals to undergo transformation, it would be against the will of heaven. Combined with the reincarnation seal method given to him by Duan De, there might be unexpected gains.

The ten changes transcend the past and present, and the cycle of reincarnation transforms everything.

Combining these three methods may really lead to a new path?
Could this guy have really gotten something from it? Huo Qizi looked at Wang Hongwu who was in deep thought, and his brows jumped. If this guy really figured out something, it would be infuriating.

Huang Xudao said nothing, but turned back and stared at the Mingtan. Suddenly, a strange cry was heard, and someone suddenly rushed out of the pool, affecting three people.

It was a soul-stirring roar, shrill and piercing, shocking the very soul. Immediately afterwards, the pool of water exploded, splashing in all directions. Out rushed more than a dozen powerful creatures, covered in black hair a foot long, resembling giant horse monkeys. They were a type of creature known as ghost apes.

They were born in the extremely dark ancient tombs, transformed from the corpses of powerful beings.

But in front of the three men, they were still no match for them. They didn't even move, and the spreading blood and energy alone penetrated the ghost ape's body and tore them into pieces in the air.

"This Nether Pond is a node opened up by the underworld. They must have already penetrated into other areas. If it is convenient, they can enter it, but most of the time it is connected to the edge of the Divine Ruins."

Seeing the Ghost Saint leave, Duan De boldly walked into the node and explored for a while, and found a shortcut. He wanted to go directly to the Heavenly Palace through the Nether Pond, which could save a lot of time.

Wang Hongwu naturally nodded and jumped in first. His body was suddenly surrounded by the cold water. An ordinary king of the way of killing would have his body frozen, but his physique was no less than that of a great king, so he was naturally fearless. He rushed all the way and leaped to the next node.

Huo Qizi and Huang Xudao did not want to fall behind, so they followed into the pool. They quickly passed through a gray mist and entered a new area. They crossed an unknown distance and could not even see the shadows of the other creatures who had entered with them.

There was silence all around, with lush vegetation and ancient medicines that were tens of thousands of years old. However, it was too quiet here, without a single sound, as if it were a dead place.

There was darkness ahead, and the sound of rain could be heard. The rain was pouring down, and several blood-red lightning bolts intertwined in the night sky, filling the air with an ominous feeling.

"Well, we should have come directly to the ruins of the Heavenly Palace." Duan De also came out, and after circling around a few times, he asked in confusion, "It shouldn't be like this, why is there no node here?
What stopped the underworld's ghost soldiers here, preventing them from going deeper? "

Just as they were talking, a cold wind howled in front of them, sand and rocks flew everywhere, and the sky was pitch black. A majestic and intimidating building hung high up there, covering the entire sky. As they approached, dense figures fell from it and surrounded and killed them.

Heavenly soldiers? Huang Xudao and Huo Qizi's expressions changed. They found that these figures were all wearing the armor of the ancient heaven. They were very powerful, but each corpse still retained the power of the slashing level. At a glance, there were tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers pressing down on them.

Wang Hongwu summoned the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, and chaotic light shot out, forcing a path through it and trying to break into the Heavenly Palace.

With so many heavenly soldiers guarding here, if it weren't for the protection of the holy artifacts, only the creatures that have touched the holy land could get through. No wonder the team from the underworld was also stopped, but even the Ghost Saint stopped, there may still be threats in the depths.

However, compared to the three of them, this was not a problem. They all possessed supernatural weapons, and they killed their way through, pushed down the obstacles of the heavenly soldiers, and came directly to the entrance of the heavenly palace.

The ancient relics here are mottled. It is the ruins of the heaven in the mythological era. There are towers and palaces everywhere. Some buildings are engraved with array patterns carved by the emperor himself. When the ancient heaven disintegrated and was torn apart in the immortal war, many divine lands fell to the vast universe. This is the most important one.

While the three of them were unaware, a woman walked out of the fog behind them. She was not beautiful, but she had an otherworldly aura. There was a third vertical eye between her eyebrows, and her aura was compelling.

She was like a daughter of the God's Ruins, holding a bone flute and blowing it gently, opening the curtain.

boom!
The next moment, the portal to the Heavenly Palace opened, and some kind of guardian spirit-like existence revived from it, staring at Wang Hongwu and the other three.

The creature was very fast and rushed straight towards them. Its blood and energy swept over like a vast ocean, covering the sky and drowning them all.

"Is there any living creature?" Wang Hongwu narrowed his eyes. This was a huge monster, with densely packed eyeballs rolling coldly. There was a cluster of silver light in front of its forehead, like a divine flame jumping. That was the strongest mental power. It was covered with black scales all over its body and had hundreds of pairs of spider legs, each one like a divine spear.

This creature looked down at the four people, and the bloody aura emanating from its body was intimidating.

"He is a descendant of the Ten Thousand-legged Demonic Spider. In our time, he was known as one of the cosmic demons. When he was at his peak, he was called the quasi-royal family." Huo Qizi spoke expressionlessly. This is an ancient creature that can fight against gods, but unfortunately it has been extinct for many years.

According to legend, when they are at their most powerful, they can grow tens of thousands of legs, and are known as the Ten Thousand Legs Demon Spider. They are one of the ancient demon gods. This one is far from having ten thousand legs, but having a hundred legs is also impressive. However, it did not become extinct, but instead appeared in the ruins of heaven, which is surprising.

Huang Xudao shook his head slightly. This demon spider was not ordinary. It was a true holy realm creature. They just didn't know what level it had reached. But it was definitely not something they could fight against. Now that it was being targeted, it was a big trouble.

This centipede demon spider exuded a monstrous bloody energy all over its body. It screamed and its hundred legs moved at the same time, as if hundreds of black divine spears were piercing through it at the same time.

Without saying anything, he attacked right away, strangling the three young kings with his holy body. Suddenly, the sky was filled with cold and dim light, and the sharp spider legs burst out with a despairing aura, as if thousands of swords were piercing the heart, and there was no possibility of avoidance.

Boom!

Without any hesitation, and in surprising unison, a holy light rushed out from behind the three of them at the same time. A figure stepped out from it, and with a loud shout, he stopped the attack of the hundreds of demon spiders.

"As expected, you old guys are here too. We're all members of the royal family, but none of you are honest!"

The three royal ancestors appeared at the same time. They knew each other and waved their hands in tacit understanding to open the light curtain to protect their descendants. They then diverted the attack of the hundreds of races of demon spiders and led them away from the palace entrance.

This descendant of the demon god is extremely powerful and is almost becoming a saint king. The area he guards is naturally extremely important.

Wang Hongwu opened his Sun and Moon Eyes and looked inside, and was shocked to find that there were altars enshrined there. In the center was a green copper block full of cracks, which looked like two pieces spliced ​​together, and the waves were spreading out and attracting him.

Swish! He rushed forward, the blood in his body transformed into strands of dragon scales that appeared on his body surface, directly knocking open the door and heading straight for the green copper block.

"Stop him!" "It's the fragment of the Immortal Cauldron!"

Huo Qizi and Huang Xudao each used their own methods to observe the scene there, and they all took action. The three figures immediately entangled with each other and broke into a room with altars. They were like dragons, leaping and soaring, sometimes like rocs spreading their wings, sometimes like real dragons going out to sea, flexing their fists, and the wind and thunder were raging, shaking the sky and the earth, making it difficult to tell the winner.

They fought fiercely here for three days. During this period, each of them came close to the fragment, but was knocked down by the other two tacitly, maintaining a balance.

But on the fourth day, something unexpected happened. A tremendous force surged, like a hundred thousand mountains sinking, leaden clouds rolling over the earth, and the whole sky was about to collapse. Huo Qilin had a hot temper. He let out a long roar, reviving the traces of the ancient imperial weapons in his body, and attracted the shadow of the Qilin staff, which hit him on the head.

The ancient prince of the Fire Scale Cave said in a low voice, "Even if you have the Green Copper Cauldron, it doesn't matter. Although it is an ancient artifact from the Mythical Heaven, it has been shattered after all. The deity contained in it has long since disappeared. Unless it is activated with the true supreme imperial power, it is useless!"

Obviously, the major royal families have also carefully studied the fragments of the Chengxian Cauldron and know under what circumstances its power will be triggered; Huang Xudao is even closer, and sacrificed a phantom of the divine chamber, shattering Xutian and pulling the Zhanxian Gourd, making it unable to rush to the rescue. The two of them joined forces and would never let the Chengxian Cauldron be completed.

"You are not the only one who can guide the Dao Mark of the Imperial Soldier!" At this moment, Wang Hongwu roared and revived the Dao Mark of the Ten Thousand Dragon Bells in his body, reflecting its phantom. Immediately, the bells rang loudly, and countless purple-gold divine bells were strung together in the void to form a real dragon, shaking its head and tail, and suddenly entangled the blue-gold divine staff.

Ten thousand dragon bells, each bell is a section of dragon bone. When the sound comes out, the chaotic energy in this place spreads out, and directly collides with the Qilin staff in the sky, erupting unimaginable waves, which are transmitted far away in an instant, becoming a guiding light, shocking many nearby creatures, and then approaching.

This kind of fluctuation, which is like the confrontation between ancient imperial soldiers, can only be produced by the ancient imperial heirs. They must be fighting for the ultimate treasure!
In the tense confrontation, Wang Hongwu launched a series of killing moves and summoned strange phenomena, successfully holding the two ancient royal heirs for a breath. Then he stepped on the incomplete character "行" and grabbed the green copper piece on the altar in his hand at an extremely fast speed.

There are ancient traces on it, which are truly the vicissitudes of the ages. It has gone through who knows how many years. There are flowers, birds, fish, insects, sun, moon, stars, etc. Each object is a trace of Tao, which is profound and extensive. I am afraid it will be difficult to comprehend them all in a lifetime.

But how could the descendants of the ancient emperor be ordinary? In an instant, they broke free from the influence and launched a series of killing moves. The trajectory of the Dao Mark pierced the sky, forcibly shaking the green copper block back into the air, forcing Wang Hongwu to turn around and strike left and right, meeting their attack.

"Go ahead, I'll help you!" At this moment, the formation that Duan De had spent time setting up unfolded, instantly sealing the two royal heirs inside.

With this help, Wang Hongwu suddenly flipped in the air, broke free from the two chains of order derived from the imperial scriptures, grabbed the green copper piece in his hand, and took it back again.

"You two, although this formation of mine was hastily made, it can still trap you for a few breaths. You'd better be quiet." The unscrupulous Taoist proudly showed off in front of the two royal heirs. His face was flushed, his hair was black, he wore a golden Taoist crown with a real dragon wooden hairpin on his head, a sun and moon Taoist robe, and a yin and yang diagram on his back. Everything on his body was a rare treasure.

But apart from these external things, he doesn't look like a good person no matter how you look at him, and makes people want to beat him up.

"It's Huo Qilin, Huang Xudao, and the Dragon King!" "That damn gravedigger is here too, damn it!"

"Wait, what they're fighting for are the fragments of the Immortal Cauldron?" "I knew it, what else could have caused them to go to such great lengths? Hurry up, the opportunity is right before our eyes!"

The situation was changing rapidly. Wang Hongwu grabbed the fragment with one hand and just as he showed joy on his face, he heard a loud bang and a group of creatures rushed in. The first few people were radiating holy light. They were all ancestral kings. Following closely behind them were the dragon girl and the golden goddess who were fighting fiercely. Their eyes also paused on the fragments of the Chengxian Cauldron.

The next group of people were even more proactive. A group of golden crows descended from the sky, carrying blazing true fire and rushing over to snatch the fragments.

The gods of the Tongtian Star Region also took action, their eyes burning with desire, determined to obtain the remnants of the Chengxian Cauldron. One divine ring after another bound the sky and headed straight for Wang Hongwu.

The third person to take action was the Sky Demon King from Nanling. The earth, wind, water and fire surrounding his body shook and formed a divine flower that bloomed and came across, spanning a hundred miles, terrifying beyond measure.

There is no need to say more about the other strong men. Their offensive was overwhelming, and it could be described as a siege by a group of heroes.

This was a terrifying battle, as it concerned the important object of the Immortal Cauldron. No one could remain calm, and all the saints from outside the domain came rushing in with a boiling passion.

(End of this chapter)