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Chapter 23: Seizing a portion of the tomb guardian's essence, colluding with him for evil.
These young people have no sense of martial ethics!

The old tomb keeper looked at He Lang, the tomb god, who was smiling happily, and felt a little helpless.

He had traversed the six realms for countless eons, always suppressing his juniors without any martial virtue. But today, he had his luck run out, ambushed by this young man, and had his cultivation sealed.

Although he appeared calm, he was secretly using his own methods to attack the Beidou Demon-Sealing Divine Power that He Lang had implanted into his body.

He had also studied this profound and secret technique recorded in the martial arts manual, and had some insights into how to break the seal.

This junior is still too young. He doesn't know that I, an old man, have eaten more salt than he has walked roads! Did he think that just because my soul and body were sealed, I couldn't escape?
The old tomb keeper was secretly delighted. With a thought, an incomparably profound aura of life and death was unleashed from his sealed body, transforming into an ancient millstone that eroded the Big Dipper constellation formed by the Big Dipper Demon-Sealing Divine Power.

The millstone of life and death is intertwined with the demon-sealing power of the Big Dipper, influencing some of the laws of the Big Dipper's demon-sealing divine power through the principles of life and death.

The result, however, made the old tomb keeper's heart sink. His laws of life and death had just become entangled with the Big Dipper's Demon-Sealing Divine Power when streams of law power emanated from the Big Dipper, following the trajectory of the millstone of life and death, transforming into chains that pierced through him, becoming shackles that sealed away his life force and death energy.

Great!
This is not the original Beidou Demon-Sealing Divine Power at all; it has been re-evolved by this kid.

"Well, you can't escape now, can you? Then it's time to settle accounts. You've interrupted my transformation time and time again, and even took away several great opportunities I found. How do you plan to repay me?"

Looking at the old man guarding the tomb, He Lang's smile faded, and he became extremely serious.

“Young man, I’m doing this all for your own good! The Origin of Heaven is not something that ordinary beings can refine. I’ve seen many incredibly amazing experts, but they were all bewitched by the consciousness of Heaven after refining the Origin of Heaven and became lackeys of the Heavenly Dao. I can’t bear to see a talent like you go astray, so I’m keeping an eye on you.”

The old man guarding the tomb exuded an ancient and weathered aura, and his dim, cloudy eyes revealed a sense of reminiscence, as if he were thinking of things from bygone years.

"Give me a break! Have you forgotten when you were supposed to witness the profound secrets of my martial arts? Today, it's the perfect opportunity for you to experience it for yourself, isn't it?"

A fierce glint flashed in He Lang's eyes, and the Great Dao Bottle condensed above his head. After another transformation, the Great Dao Bottle was crystal clear and dazzling, and its mouth was breathing in and out three thousand laws. Strands of light from the laws enveloped He Lang like a waterfall.

The appearance of the Great Dao Treasure Bottle completely changed the old tomb keeper's expression; his previously cheerful demeanor turned extremely solemn.

"The very origin of Heaven! You have actually begun to steal from Heaven."

Sensing the aura of the Heavenly Dao emanating from the Great Dao Treasure Bottle, the old tomb keeper let out a strange cry and subconsciously tried to tear through the void to escape. Unfortunately, his entire essence was suppressed by He Lang and he could not move.

"Yes, thank you so much for your help! Let me thank you properly now!"

He Lang of the Divine Tomb said no more, and activated the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, transforming into the Ruler of Heaven. The Great Dao Treasure Bottle on his head became the embodiment of the origin of the Dao, causing all things to bow down.

Within the old tomb keeper's body and soul, streams of origin energy flowed out of his control and into the Great Dao Treasure Bottle. Sensing the continuous loss of his origin energy, the old tomb keeper could no longer sit still.

He originally thought that his supreme physique, built upon the Heavenly Treasure of Life and Death, was unbreakable by He Lang no matter what. Unexpectedly, He Lang didn't even need to break his body; his essence flowed into the crystal-clear Great Dao Bottle on its own, becoming a part of it.

This is too bizarre and sinister; even the Heavenly Dao itself in the Nine Heavens does not possess such terrifying power.

It felt as if his origin and that Great Dao Treasure Bottle were one, and now he was simply returning to his origin.

However, he was an ancient relic who had survived countless cataclysms and was immortal, and after a moment he figured out the reason.

"Heaven and earth are born together with me, and all things are unique to me. This Great Dao Treasure Bottle is the root of the Dao. When he activates this Great Dao Treasure Bottle, it is as if he is holding the root of the Heavenly Dao. All things will be transformed into the Dao and become indistinguishable from one another."

The old tomb keeper saw through the mystery of He Lang's profound skills and was secretly shocked. This skill was no longer the same as when he first saw it; it had been sublimated by this kid. He could tell that the previous profound skills followed the path of devouring all things, but now they possessed a terrifying magical power that allowed all things to transform themselves.

It has lost its former domineering side, but is even more terrifying.

This change reminded the old tomb keeper of the Heavenly Dao, which lies high in the nine heavens, and this profound skill was already transforming in the same way as the Heavenly Dao.

"You want to become the new Heavenly Dao? There have been people with this idea in the past, but in the end they only became nourishment for the Heavenly Dao."

The old man guarding the tomb gazed at He Lang at the divine tomb, showing no alarm at the loss of his source. Instead, he discussed the issue with He Lang.

This is also one of the reasons why he has been pursuing He Lang's trail in the Divine Tomb. Devouring the essence of all living beings is something that is abhorrent to both gods and men in other worlds and is intolerable to humans.

But in the world of Tomb of the Gods, this is not a problem at all! The strong in the world of Tomb of the Gods all have a kind of demonic nature, and in order to transform themselves, they have tried almost all kinds of cultivation paths.

The old man guarding the tomb noticed that the path He Lang was taking in the Divine Tomb was somewhat similar to the Heavenly Dao above the Nine Heavens, and feared that another 'Heaven' would appear in the future.

"What's so good about the Heavenly Dao? It's trapped in the world, unable to break free. I just want to comprehend the most fundamental laws of the Heavenly Dao."

While seizing the tomb guardian's essence, He Lang of the Divine Tomb spoke.

This process did not last long before he stopped circulating his profound energy. The Great Dao Treasure Bottle sank into his body and disappeared. His aura became increasingly terrifying, leaping from the initial stage of the Heavenly Realm to the peak of the initial stage of the Heavenly Realm.

He doesn't intend to completely devour the old tomb keeper, nor can he do so for the time being.

He knew in his heart that although the old man guarding the tomb was trapped and could not break free for the time being, if his life was threatened, the old man would risk the dissipation of his own essence to summon the Heavenly Treasure, the Disc of Life and Death.

The old tomb keeper had some of his essence taken away, his aura weakened, and his old face turned pale.

"You extracted the essence of one level of my cultivation, so you must be feeling better now. Why don't you release the seal on this old man, and we can let bygones be bygones and form an alliance?"

Having had part of his essence taken away, the old tomb keeper wasn't particularly angry. He had lived through countless ages, and even his eyelashes were empty.

In his words, it's so hard to die even if you want to! He'd be there for every event during the Heavenly Annihilation.

The entanglement between He Lang and the old man in the Tomb of the Gods began when he discovered that the old man had fallen from the heavens. He went to find him with the intention of retrieving the body, but it turned out that the old man who guarded the tomb was not dead!
Instead, they turned their attention to him.

"I have lived for countless years, and I know about some of the opportunities within and outside the Six Realms, including the origin of heaven. I can also take you to find it."

The old man guarding the tomb grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

A powerful Heavenly Realm expert would surely be an asset in entering the Heavenly Path!
Looking at his rolling eyes, He Lang knew he was up to no good, but after thinking about it, he agreed to some of the requests.

"It's impossible to lift the suppression, but if you can really lead me to the origin of heaven, then I will lift the suppression for you."

"A word is settled!"

　I signed the contract! My boss saved me! Thank you, boss, and thank you everyone for your support!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)