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 unexpectedly a land of Chaos formed by nature.

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

This patch of Chaos that Li Ming entered was equally perilous, but to him, it was as flat ground. He had no need to worry about being harmed at all.

He trod upon Chaos, resonating with it and blending with the Myriad Dao 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 Elixir, no one else could have easily deduced the existence of such a land of Chaos.

Based on some traces and auras of Boundless Heavenly Venerable that he had sensed, he wondered whether Boundless Heavenly Venerable had used this place as his tomb—or perhaps he had not died at all and had hidden here after slashing himself?

Who knew what might be hidden within Chaos?

Chaos was naturally capable of concealing all deductions and auras.

Furthermore, Boundless Heavenly Venerable had deliberately used an Extreme Dao Formation to conceal it, constantly misleading others and shifting its position. Naturally, ordinary people found it difficult to determine its exact location.

Li Ming resonated with Chaos and began his careful deductions.

Suddenly, his eyes snapped open.

"His aura should be here!"

Li Ming continuously traced patterns with both hands, chanting mysterious scriptures as he did so. Then, he tore open the space ahead with both hands.

As though ripping apart a sheet of paper, there was a tearing sound, and a black hole as dark as ink appeared.

Rumbles continuously came from within the black hole. Clearly, it contained a vast world.

Fortunately, he had once obtained a fragment of Boundless Heavenly Venerable's scripture. Otherwise, it truly would have been difficult to sense this faint connection.

The black hole devoured all things in heaven and earth, but to Li Ming, it was nothing at all and posed no threat.

He stepped directly inside, then casually sealed the black hole behind him.

Rumble, rumble.

The moment he set foot in the world within the black hole, he immediately heard peals of thunder.

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

Crack, crack.

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

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

Ahead, Chaos energy surged and roiled. The blazing thunderbolts were each as immense as a river of stars.

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

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

Otherwise, thunderbolts at such a terrifying Dao-Proving Heavenly Tribulation level would absolutely spell disaster for all of Ziwei Star.

"Nine-Colored Divine Thunder!"

Li Ming naturally recognized this kind of thunderbolt 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 and knowledgeable about thunder.

This Nine-Colored Divine Thunder differed from ordinary Chaotic Divine Thunder. It was an exceedingly strange and rare type of Heavenly Tribulation divine thunder.

Only when attaining Enlightenment as Supreme would one encounter this type.

It was truly difficult to imagine that such mysterious and powerful thunder had continued to flash endlessly within this world, as though it would never cease.

Li Ming soon sensed special Extreme Dao Runes unique to Boundless Heavenly Venerable's Dao here as well.

It seemed Boundless Heavenly Venerable really had come here.

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

This divine thunder, already elevated to the Heavenly Venerable level, could truly leave anyone weaker than Boundless Heavenly Venerable in a sorry state—or even reduce them to ashes.

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

"Awoo..."

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

Within the boundless Chaos and Thunder Sea, an enormous purple divine dragon appeared, racing and roaring through the expanse.

Its body was crystalline and dazzling, as though it had been cast from Divine Marked Purple Gold. It moved through Chaos like a fish in water, and the terrifying thunder caused him not the slightest harm.

Judging from its aura alone, that divine dragon had absolutely reached the Supreme level.

Yet it seemed not to notice Li Ming at all. It continued racing and roaring on its own before plunging into the depths of the North Sea.

Li Ming's eyes gleamed, and he was startled as well.

That divine dragon had not been a true divine dragon. It had been transformed from dragon energy!

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 truly had not expected the Chaotic Dragon Nest to be on Ziwei Star in this era.

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

After that dragon roared, even more dragon cries echoed through the entire Chaos Thunder Sea. One purple divine dragon after another raced and roared, completely unharmed by Chaos and thunder.

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

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

It merely meant that this dragon energy was of an extremely high grade!

More than ten thousand divine dragons transformed from dragon energy—it was truly shocking!

So many True Dragons let out dragon roars that shook the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. It was simply astounding.

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

Li Ming discovered an incomparably massive dragon nest in surprise!

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

One piece of Dragon Wood after another stood there, black as ink. Each was incomparably thick and shot into the sky, forming an enormous Chaotic Dragon Nest.

This Chaotic Dragon Nest owed its nature not only to the Dragon Wood, but also to the terrain itself.

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

Boundless purple dragon energy surged and roiled, nourishing more than ten thousand True Dragons.

These True Dragons were not actual True Dragons. They were dragon energy accumulated over countless tens of thousands of years, condensed into the form of True Dragons.

Li Ming could sense the danger there.

Layer upon layer of Immortal Dao Runes filled the place. There was not only Chaos Thunder and Nine-Colored Divine Thunder, but also terrifying Immortal Dao Divine Thunder, with Immortal Dao Runes flashing within.

That place was so terrifying that it could be called a land of death!

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 was 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 all this time.

What Li Ming had not expected even more was that Boundless Heavenly Venerable had discovered the Myriad Dragon Nest long ago, kept it secret, and instead quietly entered it, seemingly undergoing a transformation here.

It seemed the original text's claim that Boundless Heavenly Venerable had died 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 land of death, but to Li Ming, it was an immortal burial ground that could be explored.

Li Ming vaguely 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 vaguely sensed Wang Bo's Chaos Origin!

Yes, he had not expected Boundless Heavenly Venerable to refine the body of Wang Bo, the Chaotic Body, into Beidou Star's great formation, then take away the most precious Chaos Origin from Wang Bo's body.

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

The aura of Chaos here absolutely carried 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 another lifetime?"

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

Using the origin of Wang Bo's Chaotic Body, Boundless Heavenly Venerable had infiltrated the Chaotic Dragon Nest. Then he triggered the Immortal Dao Divine Thunder here and the killing intent of the terrain, isolating everything and preventing others from peering inside. He had truly calculated everything.

The terrifying thunder here was very strange.

Even if divine thunder at such a Heavenly Tribulation level existed, it should not have persisted 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 still should not be like this.

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

"In the original text, 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. As long as one does not die, even if one continuously suppresses one's cultivation, one's cultivation will still improve rapidly. One could become a Chaotic Great Emperor even by cultivating while lying down."

"Could I really have guessed correctly?"

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

Li Ming had the Bronze Immortal Hall, so he could try entering on it.

Li Ming circled the Thunder Sea several times, carefully making deductions as he sought a relatively weak route through it.

After searching and deducing for a while, he soon found an insignificant flaw.

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

There was Chaos Thunder there as well, along with the formation of the Chaotic Heavenly Venerable, but the thunder was clearly much weaker than elsewhere.

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

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

Li Ming opened his Heavenly Eye and observed carefully.

He truly saw the True Dragon Elixir!

This legendary Myriad Dragon Nest was said to be the place of True Dragon Nirvana.

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

Legend had it that naturally formed Dragon Veins could be nurtured here, and there was more than one.

Heaven and earth intertwined, and everything accorded with heavenly secrets. It was said that, in the endless ages long ago, True Dragons could be nurtured here.

That True Dragon Elixir was receiving the nourishment of the energy of myriad dragons there, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth.

The energy of myriad dragons coiled around it. The True Dragon Elixir shone brilliantly, golden all over and more than a foot tall, with nine leaves.

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

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

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

The little golden dragon even held a golden pearl in its mouth, its radiance brilliant and crystalline.

"It really is the True Dragon Elixir!"

Li Ming had actually found the True Dragon Elixir here.

The True Dragon Elixir was surrounded by the energy of myriad dragons, its golden light flickering. Its enticing fragrance made one feel as though one might ascend to immortality in broad daylight with a single breath.

Even though Li Ming's cultivation had already reached this realm, he still felt that illusion of ascending in broad daylight.

Its senses were actually so sharp that it seemed to notice Li Ming watching it.

It suddenly began to sway repeatedly, golden light flashing as the little golden dragon-shaped fruit struggled continuously, as though trying to break free.

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

It was like something cast from gold, lifelike beyond compare. Even the dragon pearl in its mouth shot toward Li Ming.

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

That enticing fragrance was truly astonishing.

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

Li Ming immediately reached out with his great hand, intending to scoop the True Dragon Elixir into his palm.

Then something that surprised him happened.

Wrapped in boundless dragon energy, it instantly used that dragon energy to flee 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.

"What a cunning little thief. It actually knows how to use the Immortal Dao Divine Thunder here to plot against others."

Li Ming had not expected the True Dragon Elixir to be so cunning. It had exceeded his expectations.

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

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

This True Dragon Elixir 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, the boundless Chaos Thunder Sea sealed off heaven and 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 Elixir 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, an Immortal Medicine was either a Longevity Immortal Medicine struck by Heaven's Will Blade, or formed through the Nirvana of a fallen Immortal King.

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

According to the descriptions from the Perfect Era, this True Dragon Elixir did not seem like a naturally nurtured Longevity Immortal Medicine that had fallen in rank. It seemed more like it had 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 place of an Immortal King-level True Dragon?

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

If so, this Chaotic Dragon Nest should also 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, it could definitely serve as a Forbidden Zone now.

Since Boundless Heavenly Venerable's fate was 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 a new lifetime here.

Li Ming vaguely sensed this opportunity as well.

The feeling was impossible to explain. If he had to put it into words, fate had arrived.

Li Ming observed carefully and discovered that the lightning here was also periodic. Its strength rose and fell like waves, following a pattern and a rhythm.

After deducing it for a while, he planned to find a period when the lightning was relatively weak, then ride the Bronze Immortal Hall into the Chaotic Dragon Nest to explore. He would secure the True Dragon Elixir first.

The Chaotic Dragon Nest possessed profound mysteries capable of seizing the fortunes of heaven and earth. The Immortal Dao Runes within were surely infinitely profound and immeasurably valuable.

Likewise, the Immortal Dao Divine Thunder contained within could truly kill people.

Wanting to enter its depths, one could never be too cautious.

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

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

But apart 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 inside it, and charged toward the Chaos Thunder ahead.

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

The Bronze Immortal Hall cleaved through Chaos and Yin-Yang as endless Immortal Dao Runes contended against the Immortal Dao Laws there.

They opposed one another, yet also merged with one another, ultimately forming a strange balance.

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

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

Li Ming was very satisfied with the Bronze Immortal Hall. He had originally planned to fuse it into the Heavenly Demonic Saber, but now he abandoned that idea.

Let the Bronze Immortal Hall remain 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 with light and drifted through the Thunder Sea.

This Thunder Sea appeared not to be particularly large, but in truth it was boundlessly vast.

The Bronze Immortal Hall sped forward at extreme speed, yet appeared to move very slowly. That was because this Thunder Sea was far from as simple as it looked.

The boundless Thunder Sea opened 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 glittered within them.

Even Li Ming could not contend against Immortal Dao Runes of that level.

Li Ming was not one to recklessly force his way through. Since the Bronze Immortal Hall could conceal and protect him, he naturally would not seek death by actively confronting those Immortal Dao Runes.

He drew closer and closer to the True Dragon Elixir.

Its enticing fragrance was right before him, as though he could seize it with a casual wave of his hand.

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

At once, myriad rays of divine light burst forth, and dragon aura surged violently, as though fatal danger could strike at any moment.

"Something's wrong!"

Li Ming frowned as he looked at the rioting Immortal Dao Runes around him.