Thunder God's Hammer and the Scepter

Within the Secret Land of the Sun-Moon Holy Land, Li Ming sat quietly in meditation.

This Secret Land had been personally opened by Li Ming and moved to the Sun-Moon Holy Land as its foundation.

After his lecture on the Great Dao ended, Li Ming truly discovered that a great deal of Faith Power had gathered once more.

The Faith Power that gathered this time was even more astonishing and purer.

He also discovered some of the Human Race's fortune power.

It seemed that whenever a member of the Human Race attained the Dao and became a Supreme, the Human Race's fortune power would gather.

When powerful members of other races attained the Dao and became Supremes, the fortune power of their respective races should likewise gather.

These things were difficult to explain clearly, but after entering the cultivation world, one could indeed sense them faintly.

Since these things had gathered, Li Ming did not stand on ceremony. He either stored them within the Heavenly Demonic Saber or allowed the Bronze Mirror to absorb them on its own.

Li Ming could observe that when the Heavenly Demonic Saber absorbed Faith Power, all kinds of lifelike patterns appeared upon it.

After absorbing the Human Race's fortune power, it changed again, displaying scenes of ancient ancestors offering sacrifices as an entire people.

The countless patterns upon it were vivid and lifelike. After absorbing so much Faith Power, they seemed to have truly come alive, as though they lived within the world of the Heavenly Demonic Saber.

The path of cultivation truly was incredibly miraculous.

If this weapon evolved to its ultimate end, it might truly become a real world, like the creation of heaven and earth.

After becoming an Immortal King, one could even open a new world within one's own body.

Now that Li Ming had attained the Dao and become a Supreme, he could indeed open worlds within chaos where life could survive for a long time.

He could even transplant them into his own body.

Although he still could not create life from nothing, he could indeed allow living beings to reside within the worlds he created.

This was exceedingly miraculous.

After this lecture on the Great Dao, Li Ming also felt that he had gained quite a bit.

No wonder so many people enjoyed discussing mysteries and debating the Dao, and so many enjoyed being teachers.

It turned out that lecturing on the Great Dao was itself a process of cultivation and enlightenment.

During this lecture, Li Ming had miraculously comprehended many things.

Even some things he had been unable to understand before suddenly became clear to him.

This gave him the urge to give a few more lectures.

At this moment, he silently contemplated and summarized these insights.

Li Huayuan also came to the Secret Land. Regarding the Secret Land Li Ming had placed here, he was both shocked and delighted.

Such a vast and powerful divine land could absolutely serve as the Sun-Moon Holy Land's strongest foundation, allowing it to stand proudly above all others.

He entered this divine land and silently waited outside the palace.

Ming Venerable's seniority exceeded his by an unknown amount. Since the old Saint of the family had passed away, the family had not produced another Saint for a very long time.

He had also seen some family records and knew certain things about Li Ming's past.

Back then, Li Ming's parents had both died, and he had lived a difficult life in a small mountain village, surviving by hunting.

If that independent cultivator from the Zhang Family had not taken him away and guided him into the cultivation world, the world might truly have lost such a genius.

No one had expected that Li Ming, whose cultivation talent had seemed utterly ordinary, would rise so miraculously and embark upon the Ancient Starry Sky Road.

Then he had miraculously attained the Dao and become a Supreme.

By then, the elders of that era had all died. They had even forgotten that such a clansman had entered cultivation.

The Li Family truly had not expected such an enormous windfall to fall from the heavens.

Just as Li Huayuan silently considered those records concerning Li Ming, a majestic voice rang out.

"Li Huayuan, come in."

"Greetings, Ancestor!" Li Huayuan respectfully bowed.

Li Ming sat cross-legged there, seeming like a mass of chaos. Li Huayuan could not make out Li Ming's appearance at all.

He could only see countless wisps of chaotic energy coiling around his body, with a figure as imposing as a god seated within.

"The Sun-Moon Holy Land has developed well."

"Under your leadership, the family has also developed well."

"In this era, it is already quite remarkable that you cultivated to become a Dao-Slaying King."

"I hope you will continue working hard, bringing glory to the Sun-Moon Holy Land and the family."

Li Ming seemed to recall his childhood and certain events that had happened on Ziwei Star.

No matter what, he still held feelings for the Sun-Moon Holy Land and the Li Family.

Even though the bloodline connection had become exceedingly distant.

Since embarking upon the Ancient Starry Sky Road and wandering for so many years, everything on Ziwei Star had long since changed beyond recognition. Those Holy Lands and aristocratic families he had once known had already been replaced generation after generation.

In the coming days, Li Ming would remain at the Sun-Moon Holy Land for some time. While he was there, he would also lend a hand to the Sun-Moon Holy Land and these clansmen.

"Li Huayuan, I have not passed the scriptures and secret arts I created to anyone else. I will pass them to you now."

"This scripture is called Thunder God's Heavenly Art."

"You may study it. In the future, you may pass it to outstanding disciples who catch your eye, or immortal seedlings you take in, to strengthen the Holy Land and the family."

"Additionally, I will pass Nine Secrets: Zhe and Nine Secrets: Xing, which I obtained by chance, to you as well."

With a light tap of Li Ming's finger, they transformed into clusters of divine light and flew into Li Huayuan's mind.

Faced with the inheritance he had suddenly received, Li Huayuan was both shocked and overjoyed.

Previously, he had cultivated only Saint scriptures and had never obtained the scriptures of Supremes or Heavenly Venerables.

When Li Ming had left back then, he had feared that they were too weak to protect even Supreme scriptures, so he had only passed down one Saint scripture.

Now that he had suddenly obtained so many top-tier scriptures, Li Huayuan's face was filled with delight. It was as though he had ascended to the heavens in a single step.

Furthermore, the Sun-Moon Holy Land possessed a fragmentary Dao Scripture: the complete Sea of Bitterness chapter and an incomplete Dao Palace chapter.

Li Ming simply passed the complete Dao Scripture to Li Huayuan as well.

This meant that the Sun-Moon Holy Land now possessed two top-tier scriptures.

A single top-tier scripture was enough to forge a powerful inheritance, a powerful Holy Land, and a powerful family.

With such scriptures, they could nurture the most exceptional geniuses.

With these scriptures, the Sun-Moon Holy Land would certainly be able to go even farther.

After thinking for a moment, Li Ming decided to refine that mysterious palace he had acquired from the old ghost of the Divine Ruins into an Extreme Dao Weapon.

The palace was made from Chaos Stone. Though it was not one of the Nine Immortal Metals, it was enough to forge an Extreme Dao Weapon.

"Your strength is still too weak. If the Sun-Moon Holy Land lacks enough strength to protect itself, that would indeed be troublesome. I will forge another weapon for you."

"A Heavenly Venerable Weapon?" Li Huayuan asked excitedly.

"Yes."

After saying that, Li Ming flew into the outer space beyond Ziwei Star.

Li Ming continuously refined that palace, hammering it into the shape of a hammerhead.

Then he drew down lightning and began tempering Thunder God's Hammer.

Yes, Li Ming intended to forge this Extreme Dao Weapon into Thunder God's Hammer and leave it for the Sun-Moon Holy Land.

Rumble!

The heavenly tribulation directly summoned by Thunder God's Heavenly Art was like a vast ocean, like a galaxy pouring down, flooding that area from the void.

The sight of such lightning made the powerful cultivators on Ziwei Star tremble in fear.

They watched bolt after bolt of lightning, each one possessing the power to destroy heaven and earth.

Li Ming firmly kept all the lightning confined to the place where he was refining Thunder God's Hammer, preventing it from damaging Ziwei Star.

As he forged the weapon, Li Ming carefully evolved the lightning.

Since obtaining Thunder God's Scripture, he had carefully deduced and developed his own Thunder God's Heavenly Art. He had become especially interested in lightning.

Especially after learning that lightning was particularly effective against Dark Strangeness, he devoted even greater attention to studying it.

Li Ming used lightning to forge the Extreme Dao Weapon. As a Chaotic Body, he could draw down the myriad Daos of heaven and earth, giving him an even greater advantage in forging an Extreme Dao Weapon.

Endless Great Dao laws imprinted themselves upon the weapon.

Countless bolts of lightning were also drawn into Thunder God's Hammer, allowing it to refine itself internally.

Li Ming stood within the Thunder Sea, drawing down lightning as he examined the Great Dao Divine Patterns upon the weapon. In a daze, he seemed to gain some insight.

It should originally have been completed quickly, but Li Ming entered a state of enlightenment, so it took much longer.

In the end, it took nearly a full year before he completely finished forging it.

He had forged more than just one Thunder God's Hammer.

After thinking about it, since he was giving the Sun-Moon Holy Land an Extreme Dao Weapon in the form of Thunder God's Hammer, he might as well forge an Extreme Dao Weapon for the Ziwei Holy Land too.

After some thought, he selected a material called Immortal Iron from the materials he possessed. It was the same top-tier material the Fighting Saint Emperor had used to forge his Immortal Iron Staff. Although it was not among the Nine Immortal Metals, it was enough to forge an Extreme Dao Weapon.

He used this material to forge a scepter, which could be called the Ziwei Scepter.

It bore not only the emblem of Ziwei Star, but also the emblem of the Ziwei Emperor Flower, along with countless other mysterious patterns.

As the final wisp of lightning flowed into the Ziwei Scepter, this Extreme Dao Weapon was successfully forged as well.

He casually tested them. The two Extreme Dao Weapons were genuine.

Their full-force strike was equivalent to the power of one of Li Ming's hands unleashing a lightning attack.

Heavenly Venerable Weapons of this level were indeed powerful enough.

He returned to Ziwei Star and casually tossed it to Li Huayuan.

"Imprint the Heavenly Venerable runes from Thunder God's Heavenly Art onto it, then imprint part of your blood essence upon it. This weapon will then be connected to you by blood."

"Whether you pass it to a future Holy Lord of the Sun-Moon Holy Land or to your descendants will be entirely up to you."

"Either way, this is a trump card I am leaving for you. I hope you use it well and do not disappoint me."

Li Huayuan accepted Thunder God's Hammer with trembling hands. He gently stroked it, sensing its mysterious and powerful aura and the patterns upon it. The more he looked, the more he loved it.

He felt as though Thunder God's Hammer was innately connected to him somehow. This was because Li Ming had used part of his own blood essence and part of Li Huayuan's blood essence to refine it.

This counted as a bloodline connection within the family.

Li Huayuan had a feeling that with the power of Thunder God's Hammer, he would certainly break through again and again, becoming a Great Saint or perhaps even a Quasi-Emperor in the future.

"Ancestor..." Li Huayuan was too excited to speak.

Li Ming waved his hand. "The character Li cannot be written with two separate strokes. There is no need to say more."

Holding Thunder God's Hammer, the white-haired Li Huayuan seemed reborn, his entire person becoming radiant and vigorous.

He deeply understood what it meant for one person to attain the Dao and even chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven.

With a Heavenly Venerable Weapon and a Heavenly Venerable Scripture, no one could stop the Sun-Moon Holy Land from rising.

In the days to come, all of Ziwei Star would welcome an era belonging to the Sun-Moon Holy Land.

"Ancestor, the Holy Lord of Ziwei has been waiting for a long time."

Li Huayuan had received orders long ago to invite the Holy Lord of Ziwei for a meeting.

However, while Li Ming had been forging weapons, he entered a state of enlightenment and made him wait for an entire year.

Even so, the Holy Lord of Ziwei did not have the slightest complaint. Instead, he became even happier.

Being able to cultivate within the Secret Land of the Sun-Moon Holy Land for a time was an opportunity he could only dream of.

"Bring him in," Li Ming said.

Soon, a dignified middle-aged man walked in.

As the Holy Lord of Ziwei, he had already cultivated to the perfected King realm. It appeared that he might have a chance to break through to the Saint realm in the future.

After seeing Li Ming, he respectfully bowed.

Although his ancestor had once been Li Ming's guide, the treasures Li Ming had given them when he departed had already repaid that favor many times over.

Over the years, they had indeed received countless benefits from Li Ming's prestige.

"Greetings, Ziwei Heavenly Venerable."

The Holy Lord of Ziwei insisted on addressing Li Ming as Ziwei Heavenly Venerable. Li Ming did not deny it and tacitly accepted the title.

To him, whether he was called Demon Venerable, Ming Venerable, or Ziwei Heavenly Venerable, it was merely a title.

"Rise."

The Holy Lord of Ziwei raised his head and discovered in astonishment that a mass of chaos shrouded the figure before him. He could not see Li Ming's true appearance at all.

Remembering the legend that Li Ming possessed a Chaotic Body, he immediately withdrew his gaze.

"I invited you here this time because I wish to give you an inheritance."

"I have already passed my scripture to the Sun-Moon Holy Land, so I do not intend to pass that scripture to the Ziwei Holy Land."

"After thinking it over, I have decided to pass the Dao Scripture, a Heavenly Venerable Scripture, to you."

"This scripture is profound and vast, and it is absolutely no weaker than my Thunder God's Heavenly Art. If you pass it on to immortal seedlings who catch your eye in the future, you will certainly gain top-tier geniuses."

"Additionally, I forged a Heavenly Venerable Weapon for you as part of your foundation."

Li Ming casually tossed the scripture and the Ziwei Scepter to this Celestial Master Zhang.

This Celestial Master named Zhang Wen trembled all over at the sudden gift.

He even forgot to offer words of thanks.

He excitedly clutched the Ziwei Scepter, a Heavenly Venerable Weapon, and the more he looked at it, the more delighted he became.

"Thank you!"

"Thank you, Heavenly Venerable!"

Seeing the Holy Lord of Ziwei stunned senseless by the sudden surprise, Li Ming waved his hand.

"You're welcome. In the future, the Ziwei Holy Land and the Sun-Moon Holy Land may grow closer."

"This world is dangerous. You must walk the road ahead yourselves, and I cannot protect you at every moment."

"Now that I have returned to Ziwei Star, I can consider my wish fulfilled."

"I have stayed here long enough. It is time to leave."

Li Ming waved his hand, tore open the void, and directly departed from the Sun-Moon Divine Sect.

Li Ming was not their nanny. Having done this much, he had already reached his limit.

How far they could develop in the future would depend on their own Fortune.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, several thousand more years passed.

The palace deep within the Reincarnation Sea had always been shrouded in endless chaos.

Ever since leaving Ziwei Star, Li Ming had been cultivating in seclusion within the Reincarnation Sea.

The entire Reincarnation Sea was a true Life Forbidden Zone. No one dared come here to disturb him.

Occasionally, Saints or Quasi-Emperors passed by and observed the forbidden zone of the Reincarnation Sea from afar. The longer they looked, the more alarmed they became.

From time to time, Dark Supremes awakened and secretly observed the Reincarnation Sea.

Through their senses, they could feel the aura emanating from the Reincarnation Sea growing stronger and stronger.

Clearly, Li Ming had continued to grow stronger throughout these several thousand years.

On this day, the endless chaos within the Reincarnation Sea suddenly flowed toward a palace like a vortex.

In the end, all that terrifying chaotic qi flowed into Li Ming's body.

With a thunderous boom, incomparably terrifying lightning swept out. A dreadful aura spread in every direction as the chaos and lightning above the Reincarnation Sea reflected one another, resonated with each other, and seemed to merge into one.

The aura of chaos and lightning spread throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. Countless living beings felt Li Ming's pressure.

Upon sensing Li Ming's aura, countless Human Race cultivators respectfully bowed toward the Reincarnation Sea.

As for the myriad beings of heaven and earth, they too bowed with utmost respect.

No matter how unruly a living being was, before the Supreme of the current era, they could only lower their heads.

Some powerful clans possessing Heavenly Venerable Weapons found that their Heavenly Venerable Supreme Weapons swiftly underwent full revival under the stimulation of that aura.

They represented Supremes of the past and refused to bow to the Supreme of the current era.

Indeed, these weapons, equivalent to the inheritances of those Supremes, possessed their own pride. They were akin to the continuation of the lives of those who had attained the Dao.

They knew the Demon Venerable was powerful, but they were still unwilling to submit so easily.

They expressed their domineering refusal to yield through full revival.

But they were swiftly suppressed by an even more overbearing aura.

No weapon possessed an aura stronger than Li Ming's, not even after fully reviving.

Terrifying Chaos Thunder swept through all directions, while dreadful pressure engulfed the entire world.

The Dao of Chaos seemed poised to suppress everything, while lightning seemed poised to destroy everything.

Many formations even revived on their own beneath the pressure of this aura.

Some slumbering Dark Supremes were startled awake, filled with shock and fury.

"What exactly does this Demon Venerable mean?"

"Is he provoking us?"

"Does he intend to challenge every forbidden zone by himself?"

Some Dark Supremes who disliked Li Ming had gone into slumber after he attained the Dao and became a Supreme, preferring not to see him.

Now that they had been awakened again, they were naturally shocked and furious.

"Do not provoke him. He has already killed many Dark Supremes."

"He is not deliberately provoking us!"

"Yes, I can feel it too. He has become even stronger, and he seems to be exploring an unknown realm!"

"Is he exploring the Longevity Method or the Red Dust Immortal Ascension Method?"

"Is the Chaotic Body really this powerful?"

"The Chaotic Body is too mysterious. In just over ten thousand years, he has already begun exploring the path to longevity."

When that incomparably terrifying chaos and lightning had just swept through every direction, the many Dark Supremes had all been shocked and enraged.

Soon, however, they sensed a vigorous vitality within that aura of destruction.

"Hmph! He had better be researching the Longevity Method."

"If he wants to pacify all the Dark Restricted Areas by himself, then he is truly courting death."

Although the Demon Venerable had not outwardly displayed hostility toward the Dark Supremes, he had indeed slain so many of them.

This led many Dark Supremes to wonder whether Li Ming was doing it deliberately.

If he truly wanted to kill every Dark Supreme by himself, then he must have gone mad.

Many still wanted to endure for several tens of thousands of years, then divide up Li Ming's Chaos Origin.