Three Heavenly Venerables Tour Together, Shaking the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands

Li Ming and Netherworld Venerable still had relatively ample lifespans, but Daode Tianzun truly could not hold on much longer.

Now, Daode Tianzun could not wait to establish this special connection. The two merely nodded in silence and did not stop him.

The nirvana of Immortal Medicine was a lengthy process.

Daode Tianzun's current state happened to align with the state of Immortal Medicine teetering between life and death.

If it truly succeeded, it would also be a great fortune for the two personally observing it.

After Li Ming and Netherworld Venerable nodded, they took the initiative to place the three Immortal Medicines undergoing nirvana into Daode Tianzun's Bitter Sea.

The aura there was sufficient for these Immortal Medicines to undergo nirvana.

Ordinary Divine Spring Water might not have been enough, but Daode Tianzun's Life Spring Divine Liquid was certainly qualified.

After the three Immortal Medicines undergoing nirvana entered Daode Tianzun's body, endless Heavenly Venerable Life Spring Divine Liquid flowed into those seeds.

In merely a little over a hundred years, the three seeds regained their vitality.

They began to grow.

They swiftly grew from the size of an infant's fist to the size of an ordinary fist.

They began to take root. Their roots grew increasingly thick and strong, beginning to emit a sacred aura.

The vitality of the three seeds grew ever more abundant.

Once their stems had grown to a certain extent, they began to sprout.

The Flat Peach grew two leaves, the True Dragon Elixir grew one leaf, and the White Tiger Divine Medicine grew two leaves.

Yes, the leaves they grew were related to their original forms.

The True Dragon Elixir had only nine golden leaves, so it grew an odd number of leaves.

The other two divine medicines had even numbers of leaves that grew opposite each other, so they grew two leaves.

Once the leaves emerged, green misty radiance, golden misty radiance, and white misty radiance flowed through Daode Tianzun's Bitter Sea.

Their stems and leaves gradually grew larger, then sprouted more and more leaves.

On the White Tiger Divine Medicine's leaves, the imprint of a white tiger appeared.

On the True Dragon Elixir's leaves, the imprint of a golden dragon appeared.

A mysterious Flat Peach imprint appeared upon the Flat Peach Divine Medicine.

Those imprints were all Innate Dao diagrams formed from Great Dao runes, emitting an unfathomable and mysterious aura.

Daode Tianzun could observe every change in the Immortal Medicines.

He also allowed Li Ming and Netherworld Venerable to carefully observe the changes within his Bitter Sea.

The three Immortal Medicines emitted three dazzlingly brilliant mists of different colors.

They contained incomparably dense life force.

They allowed Daode Tianzun's aged shell to continue comprehending for a longer time.

The Immortal Medicines absorbed increasingly more Life Spring Divine Liquid, and they grew ever more luxuriant.

The life force they emitted became ever denser.

Immortal Medicines required four or five thousand years to mature. Could Daode Tianzun last until then?

Li Ming and Netherworld Emperor Duan De silently watched every change in the Immortal Medicines.

At the same time, they were observing Daode Tianzun's changes.

Daode Tianzun had stopped turning to stone and had begun staking everything on the transformation of these Immortal Medicines.

Like the hazy consciousness within the Immortal Medicines, Daode Tianzun continuously explained the Dao Scripture. That unseen connection brought him great gains.

He vaguely began to comprehend the mysteries of longevity.

Although Daode Tianzun was drawing ever closer to death, he was already confident that he could gain new life from the brink of death and live out a new Lifetime.

He captured traces of life's trajectories and worked them into his primordial spirit and body.

In the blink of an eye, four thousand years passed. Daode Tianzun had actually maintained an undying, indestructible state and survived.

He was only one step away from transforming into new life, yet likewise only one step away from death.

Li Ming and Netherworld Emperor Duan De also benefited greatly from observing this process.

Netherworld Emperor Duan De sighed. "Immortal Medicine truly lives up to its name. I never expected it to contain such mysteries."

"I once obtained Immortal Medicine before, yet I never considered using it this way. What a waste."

After thinking for a moment, Li Ming said, "For Fellow Daoist to devise Corpse Spirit Awakening and reattain the Dao as a Supreme is already astonishing enough."

"I was able to conceive of this method because I noticed this point. In truth, I am also very interested in Fellow Daoist's Nine-Lifetime Reincarnation Seal Unification Method."

"From this perspective, Fellow Daoist's Great Dao path is pioneering."

No matter what method one used to walk the Red Dust Immortal Path, as long as one succeeded, one was a genius.

If one failed, one was a fool.

Although Netherworld Emperor Duan De had spent an exceptionally long time, he had ultimately walked the Red Dust Immortal Path successfully.

In the original work, among Emperor Zun, the Undying Heavenly Emperor, Ye Fan, the Beginningless Emperor, the Ruthless Empress, and Netherworld Emperor Duan De, Netherworld Emperor Duan De had spent the longest time, and the Red Dust Immortal he achieved seemed to be the weakest.

But a Red Dust Immortal was still a Red Dust Immortal.

He truly could live forever in this world.

Li Ming acknowledged that point.

As for using the nirvana of Immortal Medicine to observe and deduce a method of living out a new Lifetime, it was one thing not to know about it. But as long as one's thoughts leaned in that direction, one would always gain something.

It was simply that not every Immortal Medicine was suited to this Nirvana Method.

After all, some Immortal Medicines had transformed from Longevity Immortal Medicine. Once they died, they were truly dead.

They would not be able to emerge through nirvana again like Immortal Medicines formed from the nirvana of Immortal Kings.

Moreover, every Immortal Medicine was so precious. Probably few Supremes or Heavenly Venerables could bear to torment Immortal Medicine so ruthlessly.

Only someone like Li Ming could afford such extravagance, directly taking out three Immortal Medicines and pushing them to death.

This was an enormous fortune.

Li Ming had effectively shared it with Netherworld Emperor Duan De and Daode Tianzun.

Previously, they simply had not thought of it, which was why they had wasted such a fortune.

If Li Ming had not read the original work, he likely would not have thought of it either.

Some things were truly like window paper. Once pierced, everything became clear.

Li Ming looked at Netherworld Emperor Duan De. "How much did Netherworld Venerable gain this time? Can you use this to live out a new Lifetime?"

"Since you could live out a new Lifetime in your Corpse Spirit Awakening state, this Lifetime of yours may be exceptionally powerful."

"When you undergo Corpse Spirit Awakening next time, you may perhaps become even stronger."

Hearing Li Ming's words, Netherworld Emperor Duan De nodded, then shook his head.

"I think I can indeed try using this method to live out a new Lifetime."

"However, I think I still need more experiments."

"If Daode Tianzun can successfully undergo nirvana, then it will prove that my deductions were correct." Netherworld Venerable looked at Daode Tianzun.

The three Immortal Medicines that had undergone nirvana seemed to have erased all their memories and souls, severing their connection to the past.

They became muddled and ignorant once more, like newborn infants.

At this moment, they flourished within Daode Tianzun's body.

They were getting closer and closer to maturity.

Daode Tianzun was now near death, constantly wavering between life and deathlessness.

When these three Immortal Medicines matured, they might learn whether Daode Tianzun was truly dead or alive.

By sharing this Longevity Method with Daode Tianzun and Netherworld Emperor Duan De, Li Ming had repaid the karmic debts of the Dao Scripture and the Source Heaven Book.

At least, that was what Li Ming believed.

Daode Tianzun abandoned his plan to use the Sacred Spirit Method to live out a new Lifetime. He intended to rely on the Immortal Medicine Nirvana Method to live out a new Lifetime, smashing the cauldrons and sinking the boats in one final gamble.

Perhaps only someone as free-spirited as Daode Tianzun had the courage to do this.

If they were Dark Supremes, they would probably rather cut themselves down than risk using such an uncertain method.

More than five thousand years passed in silence.

After undergoing nirvana, all three Immortal Medicines matured.

Daode Tianzun had completely witnessed the nirvana process of Immortal Medicine, from life to death, then from death to life.

Although Daode Tianzun's blood and vitality were now weak, his aura steeped in age, and his aged shell nearly decayed, he had still not completely died. He continued his extreme struggle between death and deathlessness.

More than a hundred years passed. Daode Tianzun grew even more decayed and truly reached the point where his oil was exhausted and his lamp was dry.

Li Ming and Netherworld Emperor Duan De did not leave. They continued observing silently, guarding Daode Tianzun's Dao while also waiting to witness his true fortune of returning from death to life.

Netherworld Emperor Duan De still looked like a plump middle-aged Daoist. He remained young and at his peak, not yet having entered old age.

His eyes gleamed as he carefully watched Daode Tianzun's changes.

Daode Tianzun's primordial spirit was about to fall into extinction, and the blood and vitality throughout his body had dried up. This was true old age.

If he could not make the ultimate leap, he would truly perish completely.

Rumble!

The entire Nine Heavens and Ten Lands shook, and the myriad Daos of heaven and earth wailed.

People discovered that the Great Dao throughout heaven and earth seemed on the verge of collapse, while an aged deathly aura swept across the entire world.

Many living beings watched the strange changes in the world, unable to understand them no matter how hard they thought.

Yet the sacred lands and aristocratic families possessing inheritances from Supremes and Heavenly Venerables knew what had happened.

"Has someone who attained the Dao reached death?"

"Which Supreme could it be?"

"This Great Dao aura feels like Daode Tianzun's!"

"Is Daode Tianzun about to die?"

"He already used Immortal Medicine. It is a miracle that he lasted until now."

"Yes. I heard he never cut himself down, yet he still lived until now. What method did he use to survive for so long?"

Some awakened Dark Supremes sensed Daode Tianzun's aura and found it strange. What state was Daode Tianzun in?

They did not know that Daode Tianzun had undergone Corpse Spirit Awakening and reattained the Dao as a Supreme.

If they learned that Daode Tianzun had undergone Corpse Spirit Awakening and reattained the Dao as a Supreme, they would likely be too shocked to sleep.

No one knew what method Daode Tianzun had used back then to deceive heaven and cross the sea, fooling even those Dark Supremes.

Now, whenever a Supreme expert faced death, the entire heaven and earth produced the Sky Cry phenomenon. It seemed to be a completely normal occurrence.

It was not an omen that appeared only when a Great Emperor of that era was about to die.

For example, when Ye Fan transformed in the past, the Great Dao had nearly collapsed several times.

At that time, other Great Emperors had already appeared.

This showed that even if one was not the Great Emperor of the current era, as long as one had once attained the Dao, one would trigger heavenly phenomena upon death. Seeing this phenomenon, everyone knew that Daode Tianzun was about to die.

This situation continued for more than a hundred years. Daode Tianzun finally transformed into a Flat Peach Seed through nirvana.

It began madly drawing in heaven and earth's spiritual energy, devouring the Divine Spring Water of the Sacred Spirit Mountains.

Its roots, stems, and leaves were verdant as jade, seemingly carved from emerald, while green radiance covered the sky and earth.

Li Ming and Netherworld Venerable watched intently. Seeing that Daode Tianzun was about to succeed in nirvana, both of them let out a sigh of relief.

This fellow Daoist was finally going to succeed.

After the Flat Peach Divine Medicine sensed Daode Tianzun's aura, it immediately emitted a lush emerald radiance, linking its aura with that of the seed Daode Tianzun had become.

Daode Tianzun's aged shell was suffused with deathly energy, yet it turned into flakes of ash that fell to the ground, as though becoming the finest nourishment.

After receiving this nourishment, the entire Flat Peach Seed seemed to be reborn.

It emitted incomparably brilliant light and endless vitality.

The Flat Peach Seed took root and sprouted, transforming into an infant-like Daode Tianzun.

The newborn Daode Tianzun brimmed with vitality and youthful vigor.

With every breath, he grew another stretch.

After only a few breaths, he became a young man.

A mighty life force swept across the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

The Great Dao uniquely belonging to Daode Tianzun, which had originally been on the verge of collapse, reappeared and became stable once more.

"Daode Tianzun actually lived out a new Lifetime!"

"Daode Tianzun has come back to life!"

All living beings of heaven and earth were stunned, crying out in shock.

This news swept through the entire universe.

All living beings of heaven and earth erupted into an uproar.

As for the Dark Supremes within the Life Forbidden Zones, they watched the wondrous temporal scene in the cosmos with envy.

They watched Daode Tianzun's figure manifest across different places.

Some were so envious that their eyes reddened, wishing that they themselves were the ones who had lived out a new Lifetime.

Daode Tianzun entered his peak state. Both his lifespan and strength increased tremendously.

"What method did Daode Tianzun use to live out a new Lifetime?"

"This man's strength is truly unbelievable."

"Daode Tianzun has never been hostile toward us Dark Supremes. Perhaps we can speak with him."

"Daode Tianzun of this Lifetime is simply too powerful. I can sense his life force surging."

The world remained in an uproar for a long time before gradually calming down.

After Daode Tianzun's figure manifested, he soon vanished again.

No one found or visited him.

Within the black Sacred Spirit Mountains.

Li Ming congratulated Daode Tianzun. "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist, on living out a new Lifetime!"

Duan De said, "Fellow Daoist has actually opened such a path in Corpse Spirit Awakening. It has greatly inspired me."

"Looks like I can also use this method to transform and live out a new Lifetime."

"If I can transform several more times, then my path of nine lifetimes of reincarnation toward becoming a Red Dust Immortal may proceed more smoothly and take less time."

Daode Tianzun nodded after hearing this. "Many thanks to the Demon Venerable for this fortunate opportunity. Without your Immortal Medicine, there was no way I could have so smoothly lived out a new Lifetime."

"The Red Dust Immortal Path is illusory and uncertain. It is simply far too difficult."

"It is rare to find fellow travelers on the Red Dust Immortal Path. I hope we can meet again in later generations and achieve Mortal-World Ascension together."

Daode Tianzun had not expected to encounter such a fortunate opportunity.

He had originally planned to take a risk and transform into a Sacred Spirit, or undergo Corpse Spirit Awakening.

Yet he had unexpectedly truly lived out a new Lifetime.

Li Ming said that this was a karmic return for obtaining the Dao Scripture back then.

This made Daode Tianzun feel that, when he had passed the Dao Scripture on to so many members of the Human Race, he had unknowingly planted a good karmic seed. He had not expected to reap its reward today.

Beyond the Natural Dao, Daode Tianzun suddenly felt that perhaps he could also study the Cause-and-Effect Dao.

To continue along the Red Dust Immortal Path, every step was a struggle at the limit, every step a desperate gamble, a leap beyond one's limits.

The slightest mistake would mean dying on the Red Dust Immortal Path.

Not everyone could live on from one Lifetime to the next.

"Fellow Daoists, you have both heard of the Underworld, haven't you?" Netherworld Emperor Duan De said. "That place is also quite good. Why not come with me to my Underworld and contemplate the Dao for a while? Perhaps you may gain something from it."

Li Ming and Daode Tianzun now both had ample lifespans. Netherworld Venerable had originally been considering where to bury himself for Corpse Spirit Awakening in his next Lifetime, but after obtaining this method of transformation, he was no longer in a hurry.

Because he was confident that he too could use this method to live out a new Lifetime.

So, he simply and politely invited the two of them to visit his Underworld, cultivate, and comprehend the Dao for a time.

Ordinary people could never receive such an invitation.

The Underworld was his territory. Without an invitation, ordinary people would not dare go there at all.

Even those Dark Supremes did not dare go.

In the original work, the Prison-Suppressing Emperor had wielded the Tongtian Nether Treasure to launch a sneak attack on Emperor Zun.

This showed that the Prison-Suppressing Emperor should still have been the Prison-Suppressing Supreme at this time. He had likely long since been subdued by Netherworld Emperor Duan De.

As for that Corpse Emperor, he probably had not yet attained the Dao and become an emperor at this time. Perhaps Netherworld Venerable had only recently dug him out.

Li Ming was also very interested in the Underworld. Since Netherworld Venerable had invited them, he immediately called Daode Tianzun along to take a look.

Three golden paths of light streaked across the sky, extending into the depths of the universe.

The three Heavenly Venerables traveling together shook the entire universe.

Wherever they passed, the Grand Dao Heavenly Sound rumbled, while phantoms of Immortal Spirits swirled around them, making for an utterly imposing display.

Countless people looked at the phenomenon crossing the sky, their faces filled with envy.

"A true man should be like this!"

The divine paths of light crossed the sky. Since the three Heavenly Venerables had plenty of time, they did not travel in any great haste.

Instead, they seemed to be touring the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

The divine paths of light passed through one life-bearing planet after another, and the auras of the three Supremes spread throughout the world.

It was a rare sight: three Heavenly Venerables full of vital energy traveling together. Along the way, divine lights would occasionally flash as people waited respectfully at the side, simply to catch a glimpse of the three Heavenly Venerables.

Everyone who dared come to pay their respects was an unrivaled prodigy or the strongest expert from major holy lands, aristocratic families, or powerful races of the universe.

At the very least, they had reached the Saint realm, with some even having reached the Quasi-Emperor realm.

Besides the Human Race's experts, the great cosmic races among all living beings of heaven and earth also waited respectfully by the roadside, prostrating themselves in worship along the route the three would take.

The three Heavenly Venerables traveled together in a mighty procession, shaking the heavens and myriad realms.

The three of them were not deliberately putting on airs, but while Li Ming and Netherworld Venerable merely looked calmly at everyone, Daode Tianzun kindly encouraged them.

"This old Daoist has always traveled discreetly and has never had such a grand entourage. There is no need for such formalities or such a fuss. Go back and do whatever you should be doing."

Daode Tianzun's voice was not loud, yet it contained the Grand Dao Heavenly Sound. To everyone's ears, it was like the teachings of a god.