Covering the sky: Great Accomplishment Tyrant Body

Chapter 184 From now on, my name will be Duan De.

Lao Tzu's strength is terrifying; it should far surpass that of the Overlord Emperor, which is why he was able to break the Heavenly Heart Mark so easily and walk on the myriad paths of heaven and earth.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

The Celestial Venerable of Morality has communicated with spirits through his corpse several times. His physical body has become almost immortal, and its strength is comparable to that of a celestial artifact.

His path to the Great Dao is even more formidable, far surpassing that of Xiao Dong in his first life.

Lao Tzu broke the seal of Heaven and transcended all paths of Heaven and Earth.

The news quickly spread throughout the world.

At the same time, many people also learned more information: Lao Tzu was not a person of this world, but was actually the reincarnation of an ancient sage, whose corpse was spiritually connected.

He was once a renowned Taoist deity in history, and has been reincarnated several times.

The Moral Heavenly Lord respects the newly established Dao and becomes the Emperor.

With the new generation of Overlord Emperor suppressing everything, perhaps only an ancient venerable like Laozi, reincarnated, could break through that terrifying suppression of the Great Dao and forcibly prove himself as Emperor.

In any case, in this prosperous era, one after another peerless genius was born, cultivating into a powerful quasi-emperor.

Even if one ascends to the ninth level of Quasi-Emperor and becomes a powerful cultivator about to attain enlightenment, one still cannot truly prove oneself as an emperor.

Moreover, even the so-called Overlord Emperor was an ancient person who was once sealed away.

Whenever a powerful figure attempts to prove their Dao in this era, people speculate about which ancient person was sealed away from which era or which ancient deity was reincarnated.

Lao Tzu's attainment of the Dao and becoming Emperor was beyond everyone's expectations.

It is unbelievable that the powerful deity Laozi, from the mythical era, is still alive today and is active in the world under his name.

The Supreme Lord of Morality, though gentle in nature, possesses immense power.

Although he only attained the status of Celestial Venerable after more than eight thousand years, he is one of the strongest among the Celestial Venerables. Moreover, the Dao Scripture he created can perfectly connect with the cultivation techniques and secret arts of other races without any rejection issues.

Therefore, complete or incomplete versions of the Daoist scriptures are generally circulated in various holy sites, aristocratic families, and powerful races throughout the universe.

All those who read the Taoist scriptures cannot help but express their admiration for the Supreme Lord of Morality.

I have great admiration for this generous moral saint.

The Supreme Lord of Morality once reigned over the world for tens of thousands of years, leaving behind countless legends.

In every cradle of life, there are legends about him and the lineage of his teachings.

Although he never intended to establish any enormous organization, in fact, an organization vaguely called Dao Palace nominally worshipped the Celestial Venerable of Morality as its patriarch.

Although Lao Tzu did not use the boundless power of faith, it seemed to have transformed into a blessing from the unseen world, from which he benefited.

This person, whom many believed to be dead or had entered a strange world and who was worshipped as an ancestor, has now changed his name and once again attained the status of Emperor. It is truly unbelievable.

People felt as if they had stepped into reality from a myth, experiencing a dreamlike feeling.

The Overlord Emperor reigns supreme over the world, and Laozi reigns over the nine heavens and ten lands.

He created a pure land in the chaos, named the Eight Views Palace of Xuandu Heaven. However, the Eight Views Palace is elusive and hard to find. It is usually hidden in the endless chaos, and ordinary people cannot find it at all.

After Lao Tzu attained enlightenment and became emperor, the Xuandu Heavenly Eight Views Palace also manifested in the world, receiving the worship of all spirits of heaven and earth.

Although the Xuandu Heaven Eight Scenery Palace does not usually manifest in the world, Laozi did not stay there in seclusion. On the contrary, his footprints covered the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and his main body and his clones traveled all over the mountains and rivers of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Some have seen Lao Tzu create a pure land in the chaotic sea at the edge of the universe, and move it to the ancient starry road, so that future generations of extraordinary talents can use it as a training ground.

People also saw Lao Tzu holding the Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda, walking through the cold and dark universe, suppressing evil spirits, refining chaos, saving those depleted sources of life, and promoting the continued revival of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

During Lao Tzu's lifetime, almost all the spirits of heaven and earth silently worshipped his portrait and silently recited his name, gathering boundless power of faith.

The Immortal Emperor naturally saw what Lao Tzu had done.

Lao Tzu had his own unique path, and his experience in the mortal world, traveling through mountains and rivers across the nine heavens and ten earths, was itself a way of cultivating his own path.

Throughout history, numerous emperors, sovereigns, and supreme beings have been born. Each of them cultivated a different Great Dao, and some even merged several Great Daos together. After these many Great Daos merged, they formed new paths to the Great Dao. Even the Undying Emperor dared not claim to be a scholar of heaven and earth, and to have comprehended all the mysteries of the Great Dao.

Therefore, whenever he discusses metaphysics or preaches, he talks about the basic methods rather than the specific great path, encouraging everyone to explore their own unique path.

If this path truly overlaps with others, then we can try to integrate other major paths and form a new major path.

Yes, the myriad paths of heaven and earth are a figurative number; it does not mean that there are only ten thousand paths in heaven and earth.

In fact, different paths can be combined in an almost endless way.

This is something the Immortal Emperor only learned after he traveled through time.

. . . .

Earth's Kunlun Mountains.

At this time, the Kunlun Mountains are majestic, magnificent, and boundless.

The Kunlun Secret Realm is like a wild and primitive land.

Enveloped in endless chaos, with countless stars revolving around Mount Kunlun.

At this moment, Kunlun Mountain was incredibly mysterious, with one after another illusory dragon phantom after another crisscrossing and roaring in the sky, as if it were about to enter the celestial realm at any moment.

At the heart of the Kunlun Secret Realm, countless great dragons spewed forth divine light, engulfing everything in their path.

On this day, the sacred and mysterious Kunlun Dragon Vein suddenly stirred.

A new force suddenly burst forth.

Rumble.

The heavens and earth trembled, the great Dao of Heaven and Earth cried out in anguish, and all living beings on Earth felt a sense of impending doom.

One by one, cultivators from those prestigious sects were awakened.

They looked towards the Kunlun Mountains, wondering why such a terrible earthquake had occurred there.

What was originally a massive, ancient continent on Earth has now collapsed and split into seven continents and four oceans.

The earthquake was so terrifying that it made people almost think the whole earth was about to explode.

Just then, Tongtian Mingbao, who had been sleeping in the underworld for countless millennia, suddenly sensed something and opened his eyes.

Two cold, divine lights shot out, piercing through the endless starry sky.

His gaze fell upon the Kunlun Mountains on Earth, and he instantly understood the cause and effect.

When he deduced that the Underworld Lord was about to communicate with the spirits of the corpses again, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Then the Heavenly Treasure soared into the sky, flew out of the underworld, and headed towards Kunlun Mountain.

The Heavenly Treasure arrived on Earth and hovered above the Kunlun Mountains.

The weapon deity of the Tongtian Mingbao enveloped the entire Earth. Watching the earth-shattering changes that had taken place on Earth, it trembled slightly, emitting countless divine lights that enveloped the entire planet.

In that hazy light, the massive earthquakes that shook the entire Earth continued, but most living beings survived intact.

Those powerful figures from various holy lands and aristocratic families sensed that supreme and majestic aura, and thus bowed and worshipped towards the void, expressing their gratitude for being saved.

However, the Tongtian Mingbao is very aloof. It is already a powerful immortal artifact, and it does whatever it wants.

He did not respond at all to the worship of the crowd.

All his eyes were fixed on the Kunlun Mountains, on the dragon veins of the Kunlun Mountains.

Kunlun Mountain, as one of the original sacred mountains of the entire universe, is known as the ancestor of all mountains and has an incomparably powerful dragon vein.

Today, the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains, which converge at the core of this place, make the entire Kunlun Dragon Vein even more magnificent.

In the entire world of Shrouding the Heavens, its reputation is even greater than that of Mount Sumeru and Mount Undying.

After all, this place nurtured the Kunlun Immortal Bell, the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, and the Heavenly Nether Treasure. It is indeed very strange that such a mysterious and powerful place was not occupied by those Dark Sovereigns in the original text.

Perhaps the arrangements made here by the Undying Emperor, the Supreme Emperor, and the Underworld Lord made those later Dark Sovereigns very wary.

Today, the dragon energy born from the dragon veins of Kunlun Mountain is just like a lifelike real dragon, with a terrifyingly powerful aura.

One after another, the phantom images of giant dragons circled in the starry sky, displaying a magnificent spectacle.

Today, the Kunlun Mountains are teeming with chaos and vitality, flowing with the supreme divine essence of the Great Dao.

An ordinary-looking yellow mud coffin slowly emerged.

Although it looks like it's made of yellow clay, it's adorned with countless stars, which is truly astonishing.

That yellow clay coffin, nourished by the entire Kunlun Mountain dragon vein, devoured countless immortal essences and countless creations of heaven and earth, and now it has finally given birth to new life.

The Underworld Lord's strength is truly immense, especially his research on the Great Dao of Reincarnation, which can be described as reaching its pinnacle.

As for Feng Shui secrets, the Origin Heaven Technique is even more unique.

Kunlun Mountain can be said to be one of the places the Underworld Lord liked the most, where he underwent more than one transformation.

It's really not surprising that he's putting his coffin here to undergo transformation now. Rumble.

Accompanied by a deafening roar and the cries of countless dragons from the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountain, the yellow mud coffin slowly rose from the deepest part of the dragon vein.

The yellow clay coffin didn't look very big, but it resembled a sacred mountain, giving people a sense of magnificence and grandeur.

It seemed capable of obscuring the starry sky and covering the ocean, just like an enormous star rising slowly.

A dazzling burst of light erupted, enveloping the entire Earth in an abundance of vibrant life.

The Heavenly Nether Treasure floated above Mount Kunlun, emanating a mysterious aura that was connected to the mountain itself, and no change could escape its notice.

The Kunlun Mountains were shrouded in endless chaos, and the heavenly sounds of the Great Dao resounded, shaking the entire Earth.

The Heavenly Treasure silently guards this place, protecting the yellow clay coffin.

Not long after, the yellow clay coffin trembled slightly, life and death intertwined, and the mysterious aura of the Great Dao flowed.

Then the coffin lid clicked open.

Then, a fat Taoist priest dressed in a Taoist robe emerged from inside.

At this moment, he looked somewhat dazed, but his eyes quickly cleared.

He then looked around warily, carefully observing everything around him.

He stepped out of the coffin, only to find a man who looked exactly like him, smiling at him.

This person's aura was terrifying, and it was exactly the same as his own.

The Underworld Lord Duan De let out a roar like a pig being slaughtered: "A ghost..."

It's not surprising at all that the Tongtian Mingbao reacted so strangely to the Underworld Lord Duan De.

This is exactly in line with his personality.

"Stop acting, I know you're a spirit possessed by a corpse," Tongtian Mingbao shouted.

"You don't have much time left to retain your memories of your previous life. If you have any questions or are missing any treasures, just say so. I will give you whatever I can right away," Tongtian Mingbao said lazily.

"My name in this life will be Duan De, and I will use the name Duan De from now on," said the Underworld Lord.

Tongtian Mingbao couldn't help but complain about the name, Duan De, Duan De is really despicable, the name doesn't sound good at all.

However, Tongtian Mingbao didn't care about any of that. All he wanted to do was to lend a helping hand when the Underworld Lord was in mortal danger.

Tongtian Mingbao said, "Do you still remember when you were transformed in the burial ground?"

Upon hearing this, Duan De looked surprised, then somewhat confused.

"Burial Land? That name sounds familiar; I feel like I've heard it somewhere before."

"It seems I really did stay in the burial ground for a long time, but I can't remember the details anymore."

"It seems that a magical soil there produces all things, allowing people to undergo miraculous transformations."

"I think I had some, but I've completely forgotten where I put them."

"Could it be that you took it away?" Duan De asked, looking at the Tongtian Mingbao.

“You are the weapon forged by the Underworld Lord to prove his Dao, while I am the spirit of the Underworld Lord’s corpse. It seems that all of the Underworld Lord’s treasures have fallen into your hands,” Duan De said with certainty.

"No, the Underworld Lord really didn't leave much behind in order to train his future self," Tongtian Mingbao said.

"The memory of that so-called burial ground has become increasingly blurred in my mind, and is almost gone."

"As for the Soil of All Things, it was used up by you in your previous life. You said you wanted to cultivate some kind of immortal medicine, but you didn't succeed. Instead, you used up the last bit of Soil of All Things."

The weapon deity of the Tongtian Mingbao fell into deep thought, feeling that a part of his memory had been inexplicably deleted.

"What? Cultivating elixirs of immortality? He really dares to dream. What kind of supernatural feat did this corpse possess in some past life..." Duan De asked angrily.

Tongtian Mingbao said, "Have you ever heard of the possibility of a World Tree in this world?"

“In one of your past lives, you may have received a sapling that was the World Tree.”

"Legend has it that the World Tree can grow all the way to the Immortal Realm. As long as a person climbs the World Tree, they can climb all the way to the Immortal Realm."

"In order to cultivate the so-called World Tree, you used up the last bit of All-Knowing Soil in your previous life."

"It turns out that it was neither an elixir of immortality nor the World Tree."

"what is that?"

"It's nothing!"

"Fuck..."

Duan De was also speechless.

Tongtian Mingbao knew that Duan De wanted to eliminate everything, but he still needed necessary defensive equipment and cultivation resources. Therefore, he took out many rare natural treasures and threw them to Duan De.

Although some of these things may seem ordinary, they correspond to different levels of cultivation, making them the most suitable for Duan De.

Duan De collected the treasures, then tore through the void with his body, slaying everything in his path, and began his cultivation.

All of this happened after Ba Tianzun and Laozi attained enlightenment.

This occurred approximately eight hundred years after Lao Tzu attained enlightenment and became Emperor.

. . . .

More than six thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Duan De arrived at Kunlun Mountain on Earth.

At this time, the Kunlun Mountains are still incredibly beautiful, especially the Ninety-Nine Dragons Mountain, which is particularly magnificent.

In this life, Duan De cultivated a unique secret technique and a unique path to the Great Dao.

He made special arrangements here to make the entire Kunlun Mountains and the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains appear even more magnificent and dazzling.

The Heavenly Treasure rushed out of the underworld again, silently watching Duan De.

In this life, Duan De cultivates the Way of Array Formations. He has opened up a new path based on the Origin Heaven Technique.

Now he will rely on the immortal formation of the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountain to help him once again prove himself as emperor.

It must be said that Duan De's research into unorthodox and unorthodox methods was truly unexpected.

It seems that every unorthodox method can be brought to life and pushed to its limits in his hands.

Today, at the site of the Immortal Pool in the Kunlun Secret Realm, one giant dragon after another spews out the essence of chaos.

The place was shrouded in mist and steam, displaying a myriad of changing scenes.

Duan De, his face glowing, sat cross-legged in the Immortal Pool, his hands constantly drawing lines, mysterious runes flying out from time to time, connecting with the primordial Dao of the entire world, his whole body flowing with supreme Dao power.

If Xiao Ping'an were here, he would probably marvel at Duan De's talent in unorthodox methods.

At this moment, the aura emanating from Duan De far surpassed that of a quasi-emperor at the ninth level, and could perhaps be described as an alternative path to enlightenment.

We are only one step away from breaking through the Heavenly Heart Mark and surpassing it.

Tongtian Mingbao simply watched silently, without disturbing Duan De.

Duan De had already sensed the existence of the Heavenly Nether Treasure, but he did not disturb it.

The two of them just quietly went about their own business.

The Heavenly Treasure had already predicted this; it had already deduced that Duan De would inevitably trigger a heavenly tribulation today and forcefully prove himself as Emperor.

For over six thousand years, this man truly endured it all.

He's even more patient than that old man.

When Lao Tzu first attained enlightenment, it took him more than 8,000 years. However, when he later attained enlightenment again through spiritual communication with his corpse and became emperor, it never took him such a long time.

In this life, Duan De was incredibly patient, enduring over six thousand years of hardship before attempting to prove himself as emperor.

Tongtian Mingbao was also somewhat puzzled. It seemed that the time it took for the body of the Underworld Lord to become spiritually connected was getting faster and faster, but the time it took to become an Emperor was getting later and later. He wondered if there was some mysterious connection between them.

Duan De in this life is now over 6,900 years old.

However, Duan De seemed completely unconcerned.

They don't even worry about the fact that their qi and blood will be depleted before they attain enlightenment.

He remained as carefree as ever, which made Tongtian Mingbao somewhat anxious.

If he doesn't become emperor at his peak, when will he?

(End of this chapter)