"I wonder how Demon Venerable intends to transform the Immortal Medicines and live out a new Lifetime?" Netherworld Emperor Duan De asked curiously.
Ever since they had resolved to embark upon the Red Dust Immortal Path, Netherworld Emperor Duan De and Daode Tianzun had dabbled in all manner of Longevity Methods.
Now that they heard Demon Venerable speak with such certainty, they could not help but grow eager.
Li Ming said, "Naturally, through the Immortal Medicines—comprehending from them the opportunity to live out a new Lifetime."
After hearing Li Ming's words, the two men still looked utterly bewildered, unable to understand what he meant.
Both of them had carefully studied Immortal Medicines and had once lived out new Lifetimes by consuming them.
At this moment, both men sank into thought.
"I have been deducing this Longevity Method all along, but I have yet to put it into practice," Li Ming said.
"I had originally intended to use it only after fully refining this Longevity Method, but after meeting you two, I felt that perhaps we could deduce it together."
"Once this method is perfected, it may become a universal method of transformation."
After hearing this, Netherworld Emperor Duan De seemed to gain some insight.
Li Ming took out the Heavenly Demonic Saber.
The current Heavenly Demonic Saber was crystal clear, as though it had been carved from crystal.
From time to time, nine-colored radiance flickered across it, while strands of Chaos Qi and Black-Yellow Qi flowed over its surface.
Occasionally, shadows of all living things in heaven and earth flashed past.
There were also imprints of the Supremes it had slain.
When Netherworld Emperor Duan De and Daode Tianzun saw it, strange expressions appeared on their faces.
The Heavenly Demonic Saber had already transformed into an Immortal Weapon. They were immensely envious, yet still could not understand Li Ming's intentions.
Li Ming then took out the Flat Peach Divine Medicine, White Tiger Divine Medicine, and True Dragon Elixir.
When the two saw these three Immortal Medicines, shock appeared on their faces.
For an ordinary Heavenly Venerable, obtaining even one Immortal Medicine was already an immense Fortune and opportunity.
Yet Li Ming possessed three Immortal Medicines.
Netherworld Emperor Duan De in particular revealed a greedy expression.
It seemed to be in his nature. Whenever he saw a treasure, he wanted to pull it into his own hands.
Seeing Netherworld Emperor Duan De's expression, Li Ming looked as though he had expected nothing less.
This fellow's personality seemed no different from Duan De in Ye Fan's era.
Even after attaining Enlightenment as Supreme, he remained the same.
Seeing Li Ming's teasing gaze, Netherworld Venerable chuckled awkwardly.
"You must both have consumed Immortal Medicines before and lived out new Lifetimes," Li Ming said.
After seeing the two men nod, Li Ming continued, "You should also have studied Immortal Medicines carefully."
"You may even have obtained Immortal Medicines before."
"Legend has it that Immortal Medicines are formed from the Nirvana of legendary immortals after death."
"Some are even said to be formed from the Nirvana of Immortal Kings, kings among immortals. They possess the essence of an Immortal King's life and Grand Dao, condensed into a seed and becoming an Immortal Medicine in this world."
"I do not think this legend is baseless."
Li Ming continued, "I have an idea. We can beat the Immortal Medicines until they are nearly dead, allowing them to undergo Nirvana and become seeds once again."
"We can observe the process of their Nirvana into seeds, then observe the process of their taking root, sprouting, and returning to their original state."
"Perhaps we can find within it a method to live out a new Lifetime."
Upon hearing Li Ming's words, it was as if lightning flashed through the minds of Netherworld Emperor Duan De and Daode Tianzun.
So Immortal Medicines could be used this way as well.
After consuming one and living out a new Lifetime, they could actually seek the opportunity for another Lifetime in this manner.
At this moment, the three Immortal Medicines trembled beneath the gazes of the three Heavenly Venerables, seized by the urge to flee.
Yet they did not dare run, much less curse at them.
As for attacking them, that was even more impossible. They simply lacked the strength.
They had followed Li Ming in hopes of gaining protection. They had also hoped that when Li Ming became an immortal someday, he could bring them into the Immortal Domain, where they could seek a way to become immortals and a way to transform into human form and cultivate.
Every Immortal Medicine followed Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors not merely to seek protection, but also to undergo Nirvana into human form and enter the Immortal Domain to become immortal.
They had never expected Li Ming to suddenly have the bizarre idea of killing them and watching their process of Nirvana.
If no one killed them, they were much like beings with undying bodies. Though they could not cultivate, they could live forever.
But now?
Li Ming actually wanted to kill them.
"Do not be afraid."
"Though we will turn you into seeds this time, we will also give you the chance to undergo Nirvana into humans. Perhaps you can find within this the opportunity to transform into human form and step onto the path of cultivation."
"Although you now possess bodies that are nearly immortal and undying, you can never cultivate, and your souls remain muddled forever. Is that truly the outcome you desire?"
"Why not cooperate with us in Nirvana? You will help us find a method to live out a new Lifetime, and we will help you find a way to transform into humans."
The three Immortal Medicines, which had been trembling in terror, felt hope rise in their hearts after hearing the words of the three Heavenly Venerables.
Every Immortal Medicine wished to become a true living being.
They also wanted to break free from their muddled state and enter the path of cultivation.
In the original work, among more than thirty Immortal Medicines, only the Chaos Green Lotus had transformed into human form and entered cultivation, eventually becoming the renowned Azure Emperor.
None of the other Immortal Medicines had successfully transformed into humans.
It could be said that Immortal Medicines possessed innate shackles that prevented them from transforming into human form.
Wanting to transform into humans and enter the cultivation world was simply far too difficult.
Now, Demon Venerable, Netherworld Venerable, and Daode Tianzun could be called the three most powerful Heavenly Venerables of the present age.
If they were willing to help, the Immortal Medicines' hope of transforming into humans might still be slim, but at least there would be hope.
Netherworld Emperor Duan De and Daode Tianzun's eyes burned as they stared intently at the three Immortal Medicines.
They sought within these three Immortal Medicines a way to live out a new Lifetime.
This was truly a novel idea.
Since ancient times, it seemed that everyone had only used Immortal Medicines by consuming their fruits or divine liquid in order to live out a new Lifetime.
No one had ever considered that observing the way Immortal Medicines returned from death to life might also contain the opportunity to live out a new Lifetime.
After the two men carried out a round of deductions, the more they considered it, the more feasible it seemed. There was at least a ninety percent chance of success.
This set their hearts ablaze.
Only Heavenly Venerable-level powerhouses like them could possibly make Immortal Medicines undergo Nirvana into seeds rather than simply die.
If anyone else acted, they would likely truly kill the Immortal Medicines.
One had to know that there were many kinds of Immortal Medicines.
If it was a Longevity Immortal Medicine that had regressed into an Immortal Medicine, then killing it might mean it truly died.
But if it was an Immortal Medicine formed from the Nirvana of a dead Immortal King, then its Nirvana process was far more precious—and precisely what they needed.
The more Netherworld Emperor Duan De and Daode Tianzun deduced, the hotter their hearts became.
Li Ming watched the two men, who had entered a state of enlightenment and were carefully deducing the matter, and was very satisfied with their performance.
Although both had awakened as spirits from corpses and attained Enlightenment as Supreme again, their persistence in the Red Dust Immortal Path and their exploration of that road truly surpassed ordinary people.
It was indeed difficult for these Immortal Medicines to transform into humans.
But Li Ming thought of how the Chaos Green Lotus would take root and sprout in the future, becoming an Immortal Medicine.
He thought of how this Immortal Medicine would undergo Nirvana in the future and become the Azure Emperor.
Then perhaps, if that process of Nirvana were carefully observed, it could become a universal method for these Immortal Medicines to undergo Nirvana into humans.
Li Ming was dangling a carrot before the three Immortal Medicines, but it was not entirely empty bait. At the very least, it had a certain chance of succeeding.
The reason he dangled this carrot was to make the Immortal Medicines cooperate with him.
Though he had many ways to force these Immortal Medicines to undergo Nirvana into seeds,
he still hoped they would obediently cooperate of their own accord.
"Rest assured. I have already roughly deduced several possible paths. In the future, I will certainly find a way to help you transform into humans. One day, perhaps you may even become immortals, become Immortal Kings, and go even further."
Li Ming comforted the Immortal Medicines for a while.
After Netherworld Emperor Duan De and Daode Tianzun opened their eyes again, they performed a brief deduction and immediately began the experiment.
The Heavenly Demonic Saber trembled lightly, and incomparably terrifying killing intent and Immortal Spirit Qi immediately spread out, descending upon the Flat Peach Divine Medicine, White Tiger Divine Medicine, and True Dragon Elixir.
This killing intent and Immortal Spirit Qi were not meant to simply kill the three divine medicines.
Instead, with the finest control, they gently scoured the three Immortal Medicines.
They were to be made to undergo Nirvana in the most perfect condition.
After pondering briefly, Netherworld Emperor Duan De summoned the Tongtian Nether Treasure.
The treasure wheel spun rapidly, then released an incomparably dense corpse aura that began continuously contaminating the three Immortal Medicines.
Within the pure corpse aura from the Underworld, faces of gods, demons, ghosts, and monsters appeared one after another, all filled with venomous resentment.
They seemed to have been sealed inside the treasure wheel, forever unable to escape.
They were filled with resentment.
They were also filled with death aura.
Under the scouring of Immortal Spirit Qi and deathly resentment, the Immortality Aura around the three Immortal Medicines grew increasingly dim.
Even their life auras became unstable.
Their incomparably rich life essence was rapidly consumed.
The divine radiance emitted by the three Immortal Medicines grew dimmer and dimmer.
Their leaves began to fall away.
Their fruits dimmed and gradually shriveled.
The Immortal Spirit Qi released by the Heavenly Demonic Saber and the resentment released by the Tongtian Nether Treasure worked in close coordination.
The three Immortal Medicines could not withstand power that resembled the cycle of life and death.
They quickly withered and began to undergo Nirvana.
Plants that had once exuded fragrance and incomparable holiness withered just like that.
They began transforming into seeds.
Their dead shells began to undergo Nirvana, turning into the White Tiger Seed, Flat Peach Seed, and True Dragon Seed.
Their seeds were all very small, each only about the size of an infant's fist.
The White Tiger Divine Medicine resembled a tiny White Tiger, the True Dragon Elixir resembled a curled little dragon, and the Flat Peach Divine Medicine resembled an ordinary peach pit.
The instant they transformed, they tried to tear through the void and flee.
But Li Ming's mark had long been imprinted upon them, while Netherworld Emperor Duan De and Daode Tianzun watched them closely. How could they possibly be allowed to escape?
They were firmly bound there by an aura like a cage.
The three seeds quieted down.
Strands of Chaos Qi began to emerge from them.
The White Tiger Divine Medicine emitted white mist, the True Dragon Elixir emitted golden mist, and the Flat Peach Divine Medicine emitted crimson mist.
This mist was extremely mysterious and incomparably sacred, as though it could purify one's flesh and Primordial Spirit.
Though they were merely ordinary seeds, one could sense the incomparable vitality contained within them.
They were even drawing in the essence of heaven and earth.
Countless streams of spiritual energy were drawn toward them like waves, surging over in one swell after another.
This rhythm was exactly the same as the rhythm at which they breathed in and out the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Such precious treasures were the objects of countless people's dreams.
"Just as the legends say, after Immortal Medicines encounter calamity, they may undergo Nirvana into seeds and revive anew..."
Netherworld Emperor Duan De and Daode Tianzun stared intently at the three Immortal Medicines.
It was as though they wished to comprehend the secret of living out a new Lifetime.
They had previously seen complete Immortal Medicines of other kinds, but they had never seen them in seed form.
This was their first time witnessing their form as seeds after Nirvana.
Each of the three seeds bore a mysterious Innate Dao diagram, incomparably enigmatic.
The densely packed Grand Dao Runes upon them were astonishing.
They went from life to death and became seeds.
The seeds frantically absorbed the essence of heaven and earth, as though they were about to take root and sprout.
Unfortunately, the environment here was unsuitable for them to immediately take root and sprout.
That was because the three men had already set layer after layer of restrictions, preventing them from absorbing the Divine Spring Water here.
They still had more to observe.
Each of the three men picked up an Immortal Medicine.
Li Ming took the True Dragon Elixir, Daode Tianzun took the White Tiger Divine Medicine, and Netherworld Venerable took the Flat Peach Divine Medicine.
They carefully observed the crystal-clear seeds.
"I never expected that after divine medicines undergo Nirvana into seeds, the divine medicine essence within them would become even richer, while their vitality would become even more vigorous."
"Then next, we will continue squeezing these seeds until they reach the brink of death, then observe their revival and transformation."
The three men then acted together, draining the seeds until they were on the brink of death.
Then they began continuously watering them with precious Heavenly Venerable Life Spring Divine Liquid.
Three kinds of Heavenly Venerable Life Spring Divine Liquid were used together to nourish the three Immortal Medicines.
At their level of cultivation, Heavenly Venerable Life Spring Divine Liquid was something that could only be encountered by chance. Yet now, it was being used as nutrient fluid to cultivate Immortal Medicines.
Li Ming's Chaos Essence in particular far surpassed ordinary Heavenly Venerable Life Spring Divine Liquid.
Over the following days, the three men began carefully observing the Nirvana transformations of the three Immortal Medicine seeds.
From time to time, they discussed the mysteries of the Dao; from time to time, they comprehended the three seeds.
As the days passed, the three seeds began to undergo astonishing changes.
They began to emit a unique Grand Dao Law.
Netherworld Emperor Duan De and Daode Tianzun also showed looks of delighted surprise.
They had never expected Li Ming's method to actually work.
Although Li Ming had not used it himself, after generously sharing it with the two of them, they had unexpectedly managed to work it out.
Li Ming had read the original text, so he naturally knew this path could be taken.
Ye Fan in the original text had truly walked this path successfully.
At the time, the Humanoid Immortal Medicine had been drained of nearly all its vitality and was genuinely on the brink of death.
Yet Ye Fan had revived it, observed the entire process of Nirvana and rebirth, and successfully lived a new lifetime.
After obtaining the Immortal Medicines, Li Ming had also considered using this method to live a new lifetime.
Originally, he had not intended to study this method of transformation so soon.
But when he looked at Daode Tianzun, who had failed on the Red Dust Immortal Path, something suddenly stirred in his heart, and for no particular reason, he wanted to help Daode Tianzun.
Perhaps it was because the Dao Scripture had benefited him immensely during his cultivation?
Or perhaps he had found Daode Tianzun's fate in the original text somewhat regrettable?
In any case, Li Ming had simply taught this method to Daode Tianzun and Netherworld Emperor Duan De.
By artificially ravaging Immortal Medicine seeds and forcibly driving them into a Nirvana state, the process of turning them into seeds was somewhat brutal, but it truly worked.
Li Ming even guessed that the Immortal Medicine in the original text had met such a miserable end because Emperor Zun had violently destroyed it himself.
Even the reason the White Tiger Divine Medicine and the Ginseng Fruit Tree had remained in the Kunlun Secret Realm was likely that Emperor Zun had repeatedly and violently destroyed those two Immortal Medicines there, observing their Nirvana. He had frightened them so badly that they no longer dared follow other Great Emperors or Ancient Emperors.
Only after millions of years had passed did they consider emerging once more to follow Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors.
When Emperor Zun refined the Nine-Revolution Immortal Elixir in the original text, his methods were probably not so gentle either.
It seemed Emperor Zun had begun studying Immortal Medicines and living a new lifetime even earlier than Ye Fan.
Li Ming now possessed the White Tiger Divine Medicine, the True Dragon Elixir, and the Flat Peach Divine Medicine. That was enough to find a way to live a new lifetime.
Although the three Immortal Medicines had let out anguished cries when they were destroyed, they had also gained an opportunity to transform into humans.
At the very least, once Li Ming obtained the method for the Chaos Green Lotus to undergo Nirvana into human form, he might teach it to them.
As for whether they could succeed, that would depend on their own fortune and opportunities.
And what about the Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors of later generations? What if there were not enough Immortal Medicines?
Li Ming did not see that as a problem at all.
After all, Immortal Medicines could mature once every four or five thousand years.
Things like the Fusang Divine Tree, the Ancient Tree of Life, the Ancient Enlightenment Tea Tree, and the Bodhi Divine Tree were clearly Longevity Immortal Medicines that had transformed into Immortal Medicines. They simply could not undergo Nirvana into human form.
These Immortal Medicines matured once every four or five thousand years, enough for the Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors of later generations.
Li Ming, Daode Tianzun, and Netherworld Venerable carefully observed the transformations of the three Immortal Medicines.
As they watered the three Immortal Medicines with Heavenly Venerable Life Spring Divine Liquid, they also sensed a faint, indistinct karmic connection forming with them.
After giving it some thought, Daode Tianzun even took the initiative to explain the Dao Scripture to the three Immortal Medicines.
Daode Tianzun's Dao Scripture was rather unique, suitable for every race and living being.
Li Ming even noticed that the decayed aura around Daode Tianzun had weakened somewhat as he continuously contemplated the Immortal Medicines.
It was truly a miracle.
Daode Tianzun and the Immortal Medicines seemed to have formed a mysterious connection.
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