Myriad Dragon Nest

Li Ming casually tore through the void and entered a land of chaos.

The secrets of the Great Dao there were obscured, concealing all information that could be deduced.

This was actually a naturally formed land of chaos.

If a Saint walked through this chaos, it would surely be incomparably dangerous. The Chaos Laws within could easily grind all things into nothingness.

Everyone knew that chaos bred treasures, such as Chaos Stone, even Immortal Gold, and miraculous plants capable of refining Extreme Dao Weapons. Countless cultivators were willing to brave great dangers and venture deep into chaos to explore.

The patch of chaos Li Ming entered was equally perilous, but to him, it was as easy as walking on level ground. He did not need to worry about being harmed at all.

He walked upon chaos, resonating with it and vibrating in harmony with it, aligning himself with the myriad Daos of heaven and earth like a fish in water.

Within this terrifying chaos, he strolled as though taking a walk, paying no heed whatsoever to the dangerous Chaos Laws here.

"I never expected Ziwei Star to contain such a wondrous land of chaos."

If Li Ming had not resolved to carefully deduce the whereabouts of the True Dragon Immortal Medicine, no one else could have easily discovered such a land of chaos.

Based on some remnants and traces of Boundless Heavenly Venerable that he sensed, he wondered whether Boundless Heavenly Venerable had treated this place as his tomb, or whether he had not died at all and was hiding here after cutting himself down.

Who knew what might be hidden within chaos?

Chaos naturally concealed all deductions and auras.

On top of that, Boundless Heavenly Venerable had deliberately used an Extreme Dao Formation to conceal it, continuously misleading others and shifting its position. Naturally, ordinary people would find it difficult to determine its exact location.

Li Ming resonated with the chaos and carefully deduced its secrets.

Suddenly, his eyes snapped open.

"His aura should be here!"

Li Ming continuously traced patterns with both hands while chanting mysterious scriptures, then tore forward with both hands.

As though tearing open a sheet of paper, he ripped it apart with a hiss, revealing an ink-black void.

Rumbling sounds constantly came from within the void, clearly indicating an enormous world.

Fortunately, he had once obtained a portion of Boundless Heavenly Venerable's incomplete scriptures. Otherwise, it would truly have been difficult to sense this faint and elusive connection.

The void devoured all things in heaven and earth, but in Li Ming's eyes, it was nothing at all and posed no threat.

He stepped directly inside and casually sealed the void behind him.

Rumble, rumble.

The moment he set foot in the world within the void, waves of thunder immediately reached his ears.

The lightning was unimaginably vast and shook the soul. It was actually divine thunder on the level of a Dao-Proving Heavenly Tribulation.

Crack! Crack!

A bolt of Nine-Colored Divine Thunder flew toward him, shattering heaven and earth.

Li Ming looked at the terrifying Nine-Colored Divine Thunder and casually flicked out a mass of chaos, instantly swallowing and extinguishing it.

Ahead, chaotic qi surged and roiled. Each blazing bolt of lightning was as enormous as a galaxy.

If this were outside, any one of those lightning bolts could likely destroy countless life-bearing planets.

Fortunately, this world was extremely mysterious. Not only did it possess an formation at the level of Ultimate Dao Array Patterns, but Immortal Dao Runes also flickered in and out of view, concealing its aura.

Otherwise, lightning as terrifying as a Dao-Proving Heavenly Tribulation would absolutely be a catastrophic disaster for all of Ziwei Star.

"Nine-Colored Divine Thunder!"

Li Ming naturally recognized this type of lightning at a glance.

He cultivated chaos himself and had also carefully comprehended and deduced the Thunder God's Heavenly Art. Naturally, he was extremely familiar with lightning.

This Nine-Colored Divine Thunder differed from ordinary Chaotic Divine Thunder. It was an extremely strange and rare form of tribulation lightning.

One would encounter this type only when proving the Dao and becoming a Supreme.

It was truly difficult to imagine that such mysterious and powerful lightning had been flashing continuously within this world, as though it would never cease.

Li Ming soon sensed special Extreme Dao Runes that belonged solely to Boundless Heavenly Venerable's Dao.

It seemed Boundless Heavenly Venerable had truly come here.

This incomparably violent lightning seemed to reject all outsiders. It appeared Boundless Heavenly Venerable had truly treated this place as his own territory.

If one's strength fell below Boundless Heavenly Venerable's, this divine thunder, already elevated to the level of a Heavenly Venerable, could truly leave one utterly disheveled or even reduce one to ashes.

But none of this could truly threaten Li Ming, whether it was chaos or divine thunder.

"Roar..."

At that moment, a dragon's roar suddenly rang out.

Within the boundless chaos and Thunder Sea, an enormous purple divine dragon appeared, galloping and roaring through the depths.

Its body was crystalline and radiant, as though forged from Divine Marked Purple Gold. It moved through chaos like a fish in water, and the terrifying lightning did not harm him in the slightest.

Judging by his aura alone, that divine dragon had absolutely reached the level of a Supreme.

Yet he seemed not to notice Li Ming at all. He simply galloped and roared before plunging into the depths of the North Sea.

Li Ming's gaze blazed as he was also taken aback.

That divine dragon was not a true dragon at all. It had been formed from dragon qi!

This was simply astonishing!

In a daze, Li Ming suddenly thought of a place: the Myriad Dragon Nest!

Or rather, the Chaotic Dragon Nest!

He had never expected the Chaotic Dragon Nest to be on Ziwei Star at this time.

Li Ming also vaguely understood why the True Dragon Immortal Medicine was said to originate from Ziwei Star.

After that dragon roared, even more dragon cries rang out throughout the Chaos Thunder Sea. One purple divine dragon after another galloped and roared, completely unharmed by chaos and lightning.

At a glance, there were actually more than ten thousand divine dragons.

Although they emitted the aura of Supremes, that did not mean they possessed the strength of Supremes.

It merely showed that the grade of this dragon qi was extremely high!

More than ten thousand divine dragons formed from dragon qi were truly shocking!

So many true dragons released roar after roar, their cries shaking the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. It was truly astounding.

For an instant, they even blasted apart the Chaos Thunder Sea.

Li Ming discovered an incomparably enormous dragon nest in surprise!

Yes, it was precisely the Chaotic Dragon Nest described in the original work!

Dragon Wood after Dragon Wood stood there, black as ink. Every one was unimaginably thick and soared into the heavens, forming a gigantic Chaotic Dragon Nest.

This Chaotic Dragon Nest was not only defined by the Dragon Wood, but also by the terrain and geomantic formation here.

Nine enormous ancient caverns surrounded it, mysterious and ancient, flickering with Immortal Dao Runes.

Boundless purple dragon qi surged like a raging sea, nourishing more than ten thousand true dragons.

These true dragons were not genuine true dragons. They were dragon qi accumulated over who knew how many tens of thousands of years, taking the form of true dragons.

Li Ming could sense the danger there.

Layer upon layer of Immortal Dao Runes filled that place. There was not only Chaotic Divine Thunder and Nine-Colored Divine Thunder, but also terrifying Immortal Dao Divine Thunder, while Immortal Dao Runes flashed brilliantly.

That place was so terrifying that it could be called a forbidden death zone!

Li Ming had not expected to encounter the Myriad Dragon Nest on Ziwei Star.

The most mysterious part of the Myriad Dragon Nest was undoubtedly the Chaotic Dragon Nest.

In later generations, the Myriad Dragon Nest would be occupied by the Myriad Dragon Emperor and his descendants. Li Ming had not expected it to already exist so early in this era, merely undiscovered by anyone.

Li Ming had expected even less that Boundless Heavenly Venerable had discovered the Myriad Dragon Nest so early, kept it secret, and quietly entered it, seemingly undergoing a transformation within.

It seemed the original account of Boundless Heavenly Venerable dying from severe injuries might not necessarily be true.

Although this place appeared extremely dangerous, Li Ming possessed the Bronze Immortal Hall and the mysterious Bronze Mirror. To others, it was a death zone, but to Li Ming, it was an immortal burial ground worth exploring.

Li Ming faintly sensed more of Boundless Heavenly Venerable's aura.

If he was not mistaken, Boundless Heavenly Venerable should have already infiltrated the Chaotic Dragon Nest!

He even faintly sensed Wang Bo's Chaos Origin!

That was right. Boundless Heavenly Venerable had unexpectedly refined Wang Bo's Chaotic Body into Beidou Star's great formation, then taken away the most precious Chaos Origin from Wang Bo's body.

Li Ming had once gone to Beidou Star and sensed that aura. Through his own Chaos Origin, he had resonated with it. He could not possibly be mistaken.

The chaotic aura here absolutely contained the aura of Wang Bo's Chaos Origin.

"Could Boundless Heavenly Venerable be planning to use the terrain here to forcibly fuse Wang Bo's Chaos Origin, transform into a Chaotic Body, and live out a new Lifetime?"

"Or has Boundless Heavenly Venerable already fallen here? Did his transformation fail?"

Boundless Heavenly Venerable had relied on the origin of Wang Bo's Chaotic Body to blend into the Chaotic Dragon Nest, then triggered the Immortal Dao Divine Thunder here and activated the killing intent of the terrain, sealing off everything and preventing others from peering inside. He had truly calculated every possibility.

The terrifying lightning here was very strange.

Even if divine thunder at this level of heavenly tribulation existed, it should not have continued for such a long time.

There had to be even more secrets within.

Even if the Immortal Dao Divine Thunder here had been triggered, it should not be like this.

"Could it be because Boundless Heavenly Venerable killed a Chaotic Body and suffered heaven's punishment?"

"In the original work, Sacred Spirits were established as Heaven's favored children. Those who killed Sacred Spirits would suffer Heaven's curse!"

"By comparison, the Chaotic Body seems to be Heaven's true favored child. So long as one does not die, even if one constantly suppresses one's cultivation, it will still rise rapidly. One could cultivate while lying down and become a Chaotic Great Emperor."

"Could I really have guessed correctly?"

Now, terrifying Immortal Dao Divine Thunder was mixed among the Chaotic Divine Thunder. If he wanted to enter, he could only force his way through.

Li Ming possessed the Bronze Immortal Hall, so he could try entering within it.

Li Ming circled the Thunder Sea several times, carefully deducing its secrets as he searched for a relatively weak path.

After searching and deducing for some time, he soon found an insignificant flaw.

If he was not mistaken, Boundless Heavenly Venerable should have entered the Chaotic Dragon Nest through this path.

Although there was still Chaos Thunder and Chaotic Heavenly Venerable's formation there, the lightning was clearly much weaker than elsewhere.

At the very least, Immortal Dao Divine Thunder did not strike in this area.

What surprised Li Ming even more was that through that path, he actually sensed the aura of the True Dragon Immortal Medicine.

Li Ming opened his Heavenly Eye and observed carefully.

He truly saw the True Dragon Immortal Medicine!

This legendary Myriad Dragon Nest was known as the place of True Dragon Nirvana.

The special terrain here could be considered one of the most terrifying death zones.

Legend had it that it could naturally give birth to Innate Dragon Veins, and more than one at that.

Heaven and earth harmonized, everything aligning with heavenly secrets. Legend said that in the endless ages long ago, true dragons could be bred here.

That True Dragon Immortal Medicine was receiving the nourishment of the qi of ten thousand dragons there, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth.

The qi of ten thousand dragons coiled around it. The True Dragon Immortal Medicine shone brilliantly, its entire body golden and more than a foot tall, with nine leaves growing from it.

Each leaf resembled a golden cloud, dazzlingly beautiful and even somewhat dreamlike.

At the top of the True Dragon Immortal Medicine grew a glittering golden fruit.

Its shape was extremely special: a palm-length golden dragon, crystalline and lifelike, as though it possessed life.

The little golden dragon even held a golden pearl in its mouth, shining brilliantly with crystalline radiance.

"It really is the True Dragon Immortal Medicine!"

Li Ming had truly found the True Dragon Immortal Medicine here.

The True Dragon Immortal Medicine was surrounded by the qi of ten thousand dragons, golden light flickering around it. Its enticing fragrance made one feel as though one might ascend to immortality in broad daylight after a single breath.

Even with Li Ming's current cultivation, he still felt the illusion of ascending to immortality in broad daylight.

Its senses were astonishingly sharp, and it seemed to have noticed Li Ming watching it.

It suddenly swayed repeatedly as golden light flashed. The fruit shaped like a little golden dragon struggled continuously, as though trying to break free.

It swayed back and forth as though alive, even wagging its tail and blinking at Li Ming.

It looked as though it had been cast from gold, incredibly lifelike. Even the dragon pearl in its mouth shot toward Li Ming.

Then it pulled the pearl back and swallowed it in one gulp.

That enticing fragrance was truly extraordinary.

Li Ming had not expected the True Dragon Immortal Medicine to dare tease him.

Li Ming immediately reached out with his great hand, intending to scoop the True Dragon Immortal Medicine into his grasp.

Then something surprising happened.

Wrapped in boundless dragon qi, it instantly used that dragon qi to escape deeper into the dragon nest.

With a thunderous boom, terrifying Immortal Dao Divine Thunder grazed Li Ming's finger, drawing several drops of chaotic blood.

"You little thief are truly cunning. You actually know how to use the Immortal Dao Divine Thunder here to scheme against others."

Li Ming had not expected the True Dragon Immortal Medicine to be so cunning. It was beyond his expectations.

Li Ming stared at the True Dragon Immortal Medicine and observed it carefully. He had the strange feeling that this True Dragon Immortal Medicine had not existed for very long.

It seemed as though it had only just undergone Nirvana and been reborn. It was truly somewhat strange.

This True Dragon Immortal Medicine had never appeared in this world before.

It seemed to have grown on Ziwei Star, within this Myriad Dragon Nest, ever since its birth.

Now that an endless Chaos Thunder Sea sealed heaven and locked earth, no matter how capable it was of flying through the heavens and burrowing through the earth, it could not leave this place.

"Could this True Dragon Immortal Medicine have been formed through the recent Nirvana of a fallen Immortal King?"

Li Ming was somewhat puzzled as well.

According to the setting of Shrouding the Heavens, Immortal Medicines were either Longevity Immortal Medicines struck down a realm by heaven's will, or formed through the Nirvana of fallen Immortal Kings.

Those fallen True Immortals were simply not qualified to undergo Nirvana and become divine medicines.

According to the descriptions from the Perfect World era, this True Dragon Immortal Medicine did not seem like a naturally born Longevity Immortal Medicine that had fallen in realm. It seemed more like it had been formed through the Nirvana of a fallen True Dragon Immortal King.

If that was the case, could this Myriad Dragon Nest truly be the burial ground of an Immortal King-level True Dragon?

At that thought, Li Ming's heart burned with excitement.

If so, then this Chaotic Dragon Nest should have fallen into this world from the Immortal Domain.

In Ye Fan's era, perhaps the Myriad Dragon Nest could no longer serve as a forbidden zone.

But in this Mythological Era, the effects of the Myriad Dragon Nest were absolutely astonishing.

At the very least, there was absolutely no problem using it as a forbidden zone now.

Since Boundless Heavenly Venerable's fate remained unknown, Li Ming grew even more determined to obtain the True Dragon Elixir and the Myriad Dragon Nest.

The opportunities and Fortune preserved within might allow Li Ming to live out a new Lifetime here.

Li Ming had also vaguely sensed this opportunity of Fortune.

The feeling was impossible to put into words. If he had to force an explanation, then perhaps the time was simply right.

Li Ming observed carefully and discovered that the lightning here was also periodic. Its strength waxed and waned like waves, following a cycle and a pattern.

After making some deductions, he planned to find a period when the lightning was relatively weak, ride the Bronze Immortal Hall into the Chaotic Dragon Nest, and secure the True Dragon Elixir first.

The Chaotic Dragon Nest possessed the profound mysteries of seizing the Fortune of heaven and earth. The immortal Dao runes within were surely endlessly profound, their value impossible to measure.

Likewise, the immortal Dao divine thunder contained within could truly kill.

Wanting to enter its depths, no amount of caution would be excessive.

Li Ming had Nine Secrets: Xing and Nine Secrets: Zu.

Under normal circumstances, possessing these two of the Nine Secret Techniques would have been enough to break any Extreme Dao Formation.

But aside from Extreme Dao Formations, this place also contained immortal Dao divine thunder.

If Li Ming wanted to enter, then besides using Nine Secrets: Xing and Nine Secrets: Zu, the Bronze Immortal Hall was absolutely indispensable.

Li Ming took out the Bronze Immortal Hall, sat cross-legged within it, and charged toward the Chaos Thunder ahead.

Using Nine Secrets: Zu as his guide, he directed his path forward.

The Bronze Immortal Hall cleaved through chaos and split yin and yang, countless immortal Dao runes clashing against the immortal Dao Laws there.

They fought one another, yet also fused together, eventually forming a strange balance.

The Bronze Immortal Hall was like a small boat floating upon the Chaos Thunder Sea, radiating incomparably brilliant azure light as it sailed ahead.

Li Ming could even vaguely hear echoes of immortal Dao scriptures. Though he did not understand their meaning, they still seemed incredibly profound.

Li Ming was extremely satisfied with the Bronze Immortal Hall. He had once intended to merge it into the Heavenly Demonic Saber, but now he abandoned that idea.

The Bronze Immortal Hall should continue being the Bronze Immortal Hall.

This was an Immortal Weapon passed down from an era even earlier than the Desolate Heavenly Emperor.

What it carried was not merely immortal Dao runes, but history.

It was also one of Li Ming's anchors to his memories of the Shrouding the Heavens Trilogy.

He sat cross-legged within the Bronze Immortal Hall as it shone brightly and drifted through the Thunder Sea.

This Thunder Sea did not seem particularly large, but it was actually boundlessly vast.

The Bronze Immortal Hall sped forward at full speed, yet appeared to be moving very slowly. All because this Thunder Sea was far more complicated than it appeared.

The boundless Thunder Sea opened up a passage under Li Ming's guidance, charging toward the Chaotic Dragon Nest.

Those nine ancient dragon caves flowed with nine-colored immortal light, while countless immortal Dao runes gleamed within them.

Even Li Ming could not contend with immortal Dao runes of that level.

Li Ming was not the sort to stubbornly charge ahead. Since the Bronze Immortal Hall could conceal and protect him, he naturally would not seek death by actively confronting those immortal Dao runes.

He was getting closer and closer to the True Dragon Elixir.

Its enticing fragrance was right before him, as though he only needed to reach out and seize it.

With a thunderous bang, the Bronze Immortal Hall crashed into a Dragon Wood as black as ink.

Divine light burst forth in countless streams, and dragon energy surged violently, as if mortal danger could strike at any moment.

"Damn!"

Li Ming frowned as he looked at the immortal Dao runes rioting around him.