Three Thousand Worlds
After passing the dozen or so skeletons, the three of them soon arrived at the two gates.
These two doors are shaped like the Yang Fish in Tai Chi. The door on the left is a black yin fish, and the door on the right is a white Yang Fish, both resembling irregular crescent moons.
"Tai Chi!?"
Ye Fan subconsciously looked at Zhou Tong beside him.
"The extreme of death is life, and the extreme of life is death!" Zhou Tong said softly.
Ye Fan was initially pondering the meaning of Zhou Tong's words, but he soon saw a powerful ancient character on the pitch-black Yin Fish Gate: Death!
On the white Yang Fish opposite, there was a word on its portal—Life!
The words "life" and "death" both contain a terrifying Dao Rhyme. The word "death" carries a bloody aura, while the word "life" carries a peaceful aura.
At this moment, the three of them had no way back and could only move forward.
Ji Ziyue narrowed her large eyes into crescent shapes, somewhat uneasy, and said, "Hey, what are you two thinking! What's there to hesitate about? Of course, we should choose the Gate of Life. Who would choose Death? I haven't become an immortal yet, and I don't want to die!"
Ye Fan pondered for a moment and said, "Zhou Tong is right! When yang reaches its extreme, yin arises; when yin reaches its extreme, yang arises. Yin and yang reverse each other, and life and death are reversed."
As he spoke, he pointed to the dead end to the side and said, "This is the real path to survival!"
Ji Ziyue opened her mouth in surprise and exclaimed, "What nonsense are you two talking about!"
"The younger generation of the Ji Family is no good!" Zhou Tong glanced at Ji Ziyue and said indifferently.
"Ignore her, let's go. If she wants to choose the Gate of Life, let her choose alone!" Zhou Tong said, and walked directly towards the Gate of Death with Ye Fan.
Ji Ziyue was already sealed by Ye Fan and dared not say anything. She gritted her teeth and followed the two into the Gate of Death.
"Om-long!"
The moment the three entered the Gate of Death, the Yin and Yang energies within the Yang Fish circulated, releasing the most terrifying Chaos Qi.
This is the strength by which the Bronze Immortal Palace selects those who enter.
However, with the overpowered Ye Fan by their side, the originally extremely dangerous Chaos Qi became safe. His bronze block reappeared, instantly causing the yin and yang energies to vanish.
"What kind of treasure is this?"
Ji Ziyue was very surprised, and her bright eyes flashed with a strange light.
However, Ye Fan did not answer at all. After the storm subsided and the bronze block returned to his body, he continued to walk forward. Zhou Tong also ignored Ji Ziyue and followed Ye Fan into the Gate of Death.
"Tap," "Tap," "Tap"...
The sound of their footsteps echoed continuously on this utterly silent road.
After walking for a full hour, the three of them finally reached the end.
Ahead, the yin and yang energies swirled, revealing a vast, empty hall with several gleaming white skeletons on the ground.
Meanwhile, a huge character for "immortal" is carved on the wall, exuding an indescribable charm.
This character was written entirely in blood and branded into the bronze. Although countless years have passed, the bloodstains are as fresh as ever, not dried at all, and radiate a brilliant crimson light.
It looks extremely sinister!
"Immortals" should be incomparably holy, how could they be desecrated with blood?
"Could it be the blood of an 'immortal'?" Ye Fan and Ji Ziyue had this thought at the same time.
But Zhou Tong looked at the word "immortal" and said silently in his heart, "This word 'immortal' is undoubtedly carved with the blood of the ruthless emperor. Of course, she is definitely not carving it for fun, but is sacrificing to the Bronze Immortal Palace and using her own blood to sacrifice to the Bronze Immortal Palace!"
The Bronze Immortal Palace was not something crafted by the Ruthless Great Emperor. Its history can be traced back to an organization called the Immortal Palace Chaotic Ancient Era; even earlier, it can be traced back to the Immortal Ancient Era.
For hundreds of thousands of years, the Ruthless Great Emperor had been using his own blood to refine the Bronze Immortal Palace, which is why he was able to easily absorb the essence of the Bronze Immortal Palace and refine it into his mask and ring.
But at that moment, an extremely mysterious aura emanated from the Immortal Blood.
For a moment, all three of them were somewhat dazed, as if they had touched upon some kind of Dao Yi in the universe.
"The name is the mother of all things. Heaven and earth have form and position, yin and yang have strength and gentleness, and their combination nourishes all things and creates life."
"Nameless, the beginning of heaven and earth. Formless and shapeless, it comes from Nothingness, continuous and unbroken, like a wisp of silk, without a trace, never decaying, the origin of heaven and earth, the root of the Tao."
In a daze, a voice kept echoing, as if enticing the three of them to move forward, explore the root of heaven and earth, and open the Gate of All Wonders.
This is a temptation.
All cultivators seek nothing more than the goal of becoming "immortals." But at this moment, the three of them felt that the hope of becoming immortals was right in front of them, within reach if they simply moved forward.
"Buzz!!"
Zhou Tong quickly regained his senses. A faint light flashed on his Reincarnation Mirror, and he was freed from the Dao Rhyme. But at the same time, he heard the sound of scriptures emanating from the Immortal Blood.
"I never thought even I would be tempted!" Zhou Tong was utterly shocked.
He then looked at his Reincarnation Mirror, where a faint light emanated from its surface, illuminating his primordial spirit and preventing him from becoming immersed in it.
Even without immersing himself in it, Zhou Tong felt as if he were hearing a scripture constantly echoing in his ears.
At first, he just thought this scripture was mysterious and unpredictable, no less than the scriptures of any Great Emperor, but as he listened, he understood what this scripture was.
The Indestructible Heavenly Merit!!
"There's no mistake, it's definitely the Indestructible Heavenly Merit... I obtained a portion of the scripture from the Divine Thought of the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body, and it matches this portion of the scripture perfectly!"
"Moreover, what else could the scriptures formed from the Dao Rhyme revealed from the blood of the Ruthless Great Emperor be but the Indestructible Heavenly Merit?"
The Ruthless Great Emperor lived for at least four lifetimes.
In his Lifetime, he attained enlightenment and created the scripture "Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art".
In his second life, he created the "Indestructible Heavenly Merit," and from the demonic body he had cultivated using the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art, he sublimated a Chaos Body Divine Fetus, severing ties with the past.
In his third life, he survived thanks to the True Dragon Divine Medicine.
In his fourth life, he secluded himself in the Bronze Immortal Palace. His body from his third life had exploded, but he still managed to survive his fourth life.
The blood before my eyes was definitely written in blood from the body of the Ruthless Great Emperor after it exploded, so the Dao Rhyme emanating from it is definitely the "Indestructible Heavenly Merit".
Zhou Tong was overjoyed and immediately began to memorize the scripture.
The text of the "Indestructible Heavenly Merit" was very long and complex, and Zhou Tong tried his best to memorize it. After a long time, he finally memorized the cultivation method of this text completely.
Following the methods of cultivation are the secret techniques.
Zhou Tong was completely absorbed in absorbing the legacy left behind by the Ruthless Great Emperor.
However, when he had only memorized the first secret technique, the Dao Rhyme emanating from his blood immediately vanished.
Zhou Tong opened his eyes, a hint of anger on his face.
Such a great opportunity, just like that, was ruined?
But when he opened his eyes, he was immediately helpless. It turned out that Ye Fan had already broken free from the Great Dao and retreated with Ji Ziyue.
"The Ruthless Great Emperor was fully engaged in refining the Bronze Immortal Palace, but since he lacked intelligence to guide it, the scriptures on his body unconsciously revealed themselves. However, it's also possible that he intentionally showed some scriptures to Ye Fan..." Zhou Tong's lips twitched. In that instant, he seemed to realize the Ruthless Great Emperor's intention.
However, Ye Fan did not realize that he had only gained fragments of the scriptures. These were the first scriptures he heard. Later, he immersed himself in the Great Dao and gained nothing.
"Well, getting the complete cultivation text of the Indestructible Heavenly Merit and a secret technique is enough!" Zhou Tong thought back to the secret technique he had learned and felt satisfied.
Three Thousand Worlds!
This is the only complete secret technique of the Ruthless Great Emperor that Zhou Tong has mastered!