Li Ming Lived a Third Lifetime

The incarnations of numerous Dark Supremes entered the depths of the Reincarnation Sea together.

They did not act recklessly. After briefly sensing the Grand Dao Divine Resonance of the Reincarnation Sea, they all turned their attention to Boundless Heavenly Venerable.

Boundless Heavenly Venerable was the first Heavenly Venerable of this era to openly declare his intention to become a Sacred Spirit. Whether he could succeed in the future would be of immeasurable importance to the many Dark Supremes.

This concerned whether they could mend their Immortal Platform Rifts in the future, whether they could remain sealed for a long time in the state of Perfected Sacred Spirits, and wait for the Road to Immortality to open.

The Dark Supremes who had been sealed for eternity were drawing ever closer to the opening of the Road to Immortality. They too were barely clinging to life.

Now that Boundless Heavenly Venerable had generously shared his Longevity Transformation Method, it was an unbelievable act of kindness to everyone.

Boundless Heavenly Venerable glanced at everyone and nodded. "Fellow Daoists, if fate permits, we shall meet again in a million years!"

"See you in a million years!"

"I wish you all the best!"

After exchanging a few pleasantries, everyone saw Boundless Heavenly Venerable off.

Boundless Heavenly Venerable quickly put away his smile, his expression turning solemn.

Mysterious runes emerged in increasing numbers, causing Boundless Heavenly Venerable's final fleshly head to begin transforming into stone.

This was an exceptionally peculiar method of transformation.

Boundless Heavenly Venerable's body, his final body of flesh and blood, slowly yet resolutely transformed into stone.

This mysterious mountain that nurtured Sacred Spirits streamed with mysterious Grand Dao Runes, enveloping Boundless Heavenly Venerable within them.

In the blink of an eye, mysterious radiance erupted. Everyone watched Boundless Heavenly Venerable's transformation intently.

No one dared to act at such a time and disrupt Boundless Heavenly Venerable's transformation.

With everyone watching, such underhanded tricks could never escape their notice.

Li Ming observed carefully, while naturally remaining wary of the Dark Supremes resorting to foul play.

The process of transforming into a Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo was extremely slow.

As the days passed, Boundless Heavenly Venerable finally became a Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo.

Next came the most crucial transformation of the Immortal Platform Secret Realm.

Transforming the body into a Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo was easy, but the Immortal Platform Primordial Spirit was the decisive factor in whether the transformation would succeed.

If the Primordial Spirit truly fell into extinction, he might die, or his corpse might awaken as a spirit in the future. By then, it might no longer be Boundless Heavenly Venerable.

Boundless Heavenly Venerable's goal was to live out a new lifetime, not to die and then undergo Corpse Spirit Awakening.

Buzz, buzz, buzz.

Strange fluctuations emanated from Boundless Heavenly Venerable's body.

To everyone's senses, Boundless Heavenly Venerable seemed to be gradually drifting away, his Primordial Spirit appearing on the verge of sinking into eternal extinction.

The Immortal Platform also began turning into stone, while the Primordial Spirit grew increasingly faint.

Boundless Heavenly Venerable remained calm and natural, without excessive obsession. In tranquil peace, his Primordial Spirit fell into extinction.

Like a candle flame in the wind, it seemed ready to go out the next instant.

A humanoid form crudely carved from stone sat cross-legged there, having lost every trace of aura and life.

There was no longer any Extreme Dao Divine Might. Instead, it looked plain and ordinary, so much so that anyone unaware of the truth might have thought it was a casual carving by an unskilled stone mason.

"Did he succeed?"

"Did he fail?"

The many Dark Supremes wore puzzled expressions.

Boundless Heavenly Venerable had become a Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo, yet they could not sense the slightest fluctuation from his Primordial Spirit. He truly seemed like nothing more than a stone.

The many Dark Supremes felt their scalps tingle at the sight.

They had never expected the incomparably powerful Boundless Heavenly Venerable to simply be gone like this.

This was an invincible Supreme who had lived through three lifetimes, yet he had ended up like this. It was truly lamentable.

Just as everyone believed Boundless Heavenly Venerable was thoroughly dead—

Buzz, buzz, buzz.

It was as if bursts of thunder rang out within the Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo. That mysterious lightning resembled the Light of Taichu and contained endless vitality.

The roar of thunder and crashing seas emanated from the Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo's body.

The entire Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo erupted with incomparably resplendent light.

The entire divine mountain that nurtured Sacred Spirits resonated and vibrated, connecting with an unseen aura and merging it with the aura of the Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo.

Chaotic mist surged violently, and the Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo flickered in and out of sight within it.

The Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo was no longer plain and ordinary. It now radiated Nine-Colored Immortal Light.

Endless aura from the earth's spiritual veins surged over, madly cleansing the Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo.

An extremely faint fluctuation of divine sense came from within the Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo.

Though incomparably weak, the many Dark Supremes all sensed it.

There could be no mistake about that Primordial Spirit fluctuation. It was Boundless Heavenly Venerable's aura.

Rumble, rumble, rumble.

Though this Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo looked incredibly crude, it radiated supremely sacred brilliance.

It rose and fell within the boundless Chaos.

The power of the sun, moon, and stars was drawn over, cascading into the Reincarnation Sea like a waterfall and all entering the Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo.

The mysterious Sacred Spirit Mountains were shrouded in incomparably dense mist and nurtured exuberant vitality.

The Grand Dao Heavenly Sound rumbled. Mysterious chanting arose, and countless densely packed Grand Dao Runes emerged, branding themselves upon the Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo.

The many Dark Supremes had all once ruled the world. They had seen true Perfected Sacred Spirits and had even slain them.

Yet as they looked at the Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo before them, they were deeply shaken.

Not one of the Perfected Sacred Spirits they had seen could compare to this somewhat crude-looking Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo.

This had not been naturally nurtured by heaven and earth. It was formed through Boundless Heavenly Venerable's Nirvana transformation.

It had now seized the Fortune of the entire Sacred Spirit Divine Mountain. All the Sacred Spirits within the mountain turned to ash in the blink of an eye, their mysterious energy flowing into the Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo.

Clearly, the divine mountain had recognized Boundless Heavenly Venerable as its sole Sacred Spirit.

Without hesitation, it sacrificed the other Sacred Spirits still being nurtured.

This Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo was now so mysterious that one could imagine how, after a million years of nurturing, the reappearing Boundless Heavenly Venerable would certainly be even stronger and live even longer.

Many Dark Supremes silently performed deductions.

Others carefully scanned it, overlooking no detail.

Everyone seemed to be examining the most precious treasure, cautiously observing everything.

To every Dark Supreme, this Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo counted as an extraordinary fortuitous opportunity.

They were willing to exchange precious materials for it.

"Boundless Heavenly Venerable truly succeeded!"

"This really is Boundless Heavenly Venerable's aura!"

"Boundless Heavenly Venerable actually became a Sacred Spirit!"

After careful investigation, the many Dark Supremes finally confirmed the news.

Although the Primordial Spirit fluctuation within the Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo was exceedingly faint and even somewhat muddled, unable to convey any information at all, everyone could sense that this was the final wisp of origin Boundless Heavenly Venerable had left behind—a genuine Primordial Spirit.

As long as this wisp of genuine Primordial Spirit remained undying, he could summon back the Dao Fruit of his previous lifetime at any time.

But if he did that, this transformation would have failed.

If anyone truly forced him to summon back the Dao Fruit of his previous lifetime, they would have to endure the wrath of a Heavenly Venerable.

This undying wisp of Primordial Spirit was so mysterious. It was the key to his future transformation into a Sacred Spirit.

After repeated deductions and confirmations, everyone finally established that the Saint Spirit Transformation Method was viable and successful.

From this day onward, the many Dark Supremes could choose to use this method to transform and continue living.

Or, without having to cut themselves down, they could directly attempt to transform into Sacred Spirits and live out a Third Lifetime.

The Dark Supremes could also use the method of transforming into Sacred Spirits to mend their Immortal Platform Rifts.

For all the Dark Supremes, this was equivalent to gaining another path to survival.

The many Dark Supremes looked at Boundless Heavenly Venerable with complicated expressions.

They had never expected Boundless Heavenly Venerable to be so generous as to openly impart such a Longevity Method.

"We must truly thank Boundless Heavenly Venerable for sharing it!"

"This method does carry some danger, but we must still remember Boundless Heavenly Venerable's kindness."

"Yes, this Longevity Method benefits everyone."

After observing further, everyone soon discovered something different.

Daode Tianzun said, "The Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo that Boundless Heavenly Venerable transformed into is clearly changing much faster than Sacred Spirits naturally nurtured by heaven and earth, and it is also stronger."

Netherworld Venerable nodded. "After careful observation and deduction, I believe Boundless Heavenly Venerable does not need a million years. He should need only several hundred thousand years to transform into a Perfected Sacred Spirit."

The many powerful figures were shocked upon hearing this.

Following Netherworld Venerable's guidance, they examined it carefully and found that it was indeed as he had said.

Judging by this rate of transformation, it truly might become a genuine Sacred Spirit ahead of time.

As everyone discussed it animatedly, the Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo released Chaos qi, flashed with Nine-Colored Divine Light, and sank into the mountain.

The Dragon Veins within the mountain shone with divine radiance and auspicious colors, their dazzling light making the Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo appear even more mysterious.

"Since Boundless Heavenly Venerable has become a Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo and sleeps within the Reincarnation Sea, I shall protect his Dao while I still live," Li Ming said.

The nurturing of a Sacred Spirit would certainly require a long time.

At the beginning, it would likely be at its weakest and most vulnerable to destruction.

Without someone to help, it truly might be ambushed and devoured by certain Dark Supremes.

Li Ming had invited Boundless Heavenly Venerable to transform within the Reincarnation Sea partly for this reason.

After all, he too would need some allies when he underwent his own transformation in the future.

Otherwise, if someone struck at him during the most critical stage of his transformation, things would be troublesome.

Although he had the Bronze Mirror, having another safeguard was always better.

After the many Dark Supremes discussed the mysteries of the Dao here for some time, they each transformed into a streak of divine light and returned to their various Life Forbidden Zones.

Netherworld Venerable returned to the Underworld, while Daode Tianzun rode a green ox away to travel the starry sky.

In the days that followed, the many Life Forbidden Zones were far from peaceful.

Terrifying auras erupted from time to time.

No Dark Supreme launched a Dark Turmoil. They were clearly experimenting with the so-called Saint Spirit Method.

By now, nearly every Life Forbidden Zone had obtained this Longevity Method imparted by Boundless Heavenly Venerable.

One could imagine that the many Dark Supremes could no longer remain still.

Being able to mend an Immortal Platform Rift was an enormous temptation.

If the Road to Immortality at the End of the Mythology Era were not about to open, they likely would not have been able to resist trying it.

Meanwhile, Li Ming quietly entered seclusion within the Reincarnation Sea.

Li Ming's Second Lifetime had reached an astonishing thirty-two thousand years. He was now extremely old and nearing the end of his life.

With a flash of divine light from his hand, more than a dozen Flat Peach Divine Medicines appeared, along with several True Dragon Elixirs, White Tiger Divine Medicines, and even the fruit of a Qilin Divine Medicine.

To transform and live out a new lifetime, a single Immortal Medicine fruit was enough.

But Li Ming did not do that. He had other ideas.

He believed that consuming more Immortal Medicines would allow him to live longer and grow stronger.

So he opened his mouth wide and swallowed all those Immortal Medicines.

Then, before eating them, he spat them back out.

He would keep these Immortal Medicines as a final reserve.

He intended to use the remaining mysterious aura and Grand Dao Divine Resonance within the Myriad Dragon Nest to transform.

After only a little more than a hundred years, he succeeded.

With a thunderous boom, blood qi soared into the sky, spreading in every direction and flooding the entire Reincarnation Sea, shaking the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

At thirty-two thousand two hundred years old, Li Ming lived out a Third Lifetime.

Everyone sensed his astonishing Grand Dao fluctuations.

The Myriad Dao of Heaven and Earth wailed, shaking the entire universe.

"This is simply too astonishing."

"Did the Demon Venerable live out another lifetime?"

"His lifespan is actually this long?"

"He has now lived for nearly sixty thousand years."

This was truly shocking news.

His lifespan was terrifyingly long. How many years would he live in this new lifetime?

Li Ming used the Myriad Dragon Nest to live out a Third Lifetime, but unlike Boundless Heavenly Venerable, he did not become a True Dragon. Dragon blood was not nurtured within his body; he merely gained an inexplicable dragon aura and dragon might.

He remained an incomparably powerful Chaotic Body.

The news stirred up a tremendous uproar, and the entire world boiled with excitement.

Only after more than a hundred years did things gradually calm down.

One day, an incomparably immense rumble suddenly resounded through heaven and earth.

The sound of thunder and crashing seas came from the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland, spreading across the entire world.

That utterly terrifying aura made everyone shudder, yet no one knew what had happened.

At that moment, people were astonished to discover streak after streak of immortal light shining from the depths of the universe.

Even more mysterious Immortal Spirit Qi flowed through the universe like waterfalls.

All of it converged in a single direction.

Someone intercepted a portion of the Immortal Spirit Qi and immediately felt comfort spread through their body, as though their lifespan had increased somewhat.

It actually contained traces of Longevity Substance.

After many powerful cultivators discovered it, the entire universe boiled over.

Countless elderly cultivators risked their lives to enter the starry sky and gather that Immortal Spirit Qi.

The news quickly alerted many Dark Supremes.

At that moment, a small world deep within the universe suddenly exploded.

Brilliant light and incredibly dense Immortal Spirit Qi spread throughout the universe.

It was as if a refined pill had matured.

They all flowed toward a mysterious void.

Many Dark Supremes also tried reaching out to gather some of it.

Li Ming was startled as he watched the mysterious scene.

This was actually Teng Snake's aura.

With a thunderous boom, streams of mysterious light appeared, accompanied by an utterly terrifying aura that spread in all directions.

Pieces of crystal-clear bone fragments drifted about, radiating faint Immortal Spirit Qi.

Many cultivators obtained these fragments. After examining them slightly, they were immediately shocked.

Although the bones no longer contained Divine Substance, many people could immediately sense their extraordinary nature with just one look.

"These bones are so extraordinary. They definitely don't belong merely to a Supreme; they may be the bones of an Immortal Spirit."

The many Dark Supremes were equally shocked. They had never expected the bones of an Immortal Spirit to suddenly explode within this world.

Although the Divine Substance and Immortal Dao Runes within had almost been exhausted, who would ever think there was too much of such a thing?

This was especially true for cultivators of ordinary aptitude. If they refined these bones into their bodies, their Dragon Transformation Secret Realm would definitely become extraordinarily powerful.

Li Ming looked at the bones and naturally knew that they were the remains of the Immortal Spirit Lingbao Tianzun had trapped long ago.

He had not expected Lingbao Tianzun's grand formation to have already drained all the Divine Substance from them.

Rumble!

The Four Swords of Zhu Xian emerged.

Lingbao Tianzun's Formation Diagram emerged.

The mysterious Grand Dao Runes and Extreme Dao Divine Might upon it were terrifying beyond measure.

Especially after devouring Teng Snake's corpse and imprinting part of the Immortal Dao Runes, it had become even more terrifying.

"The Four Swords of Zhu Xian!"

"Lingbao Tianzun's Formation Diagram!"

"They're seizing that Immortal Spirit Qi and those bones!"

"Could these exploded bones belong to the Immortal Spirit Lingbao Tianzun killed?"

Once everyone saw Lingbao Tianzun's Extreme Dao Weapons appear, they immediately began making all sorts of guesses and deductions.

The legendary Lingbao Tianzun, one of the Nine Heavenly Venerables, was incomparably powerful.

Legend had it that after swallowing an Immortal Medicine and living a Second Lifetime, he had not died. Instead, relying on his own abilities, he lived another Lifetime.

Lingbao Tianzun, who had lived a Third Lifetime, quelled the Corpse Calamity and even slew a Bloodied True Immortal.

These legends were widespread, and many holy lands and aristocratic families possessed information concerning them.

Lingbao Tianzun had vanished long ago. Many even claimed that he had already entered the Immortal Domain.

His Extreme Dao Weapons were said to be exceptionally powerful, even comparable to Immortal Weapons.

As the creator of Nine Secrets: Zu, it was said that, empowered by Lingbao Tianzun's Formation Diagram, the Four Swords of Zhu Xian could even slay immortals.

Yet now, Lingbao Tianzun's Extreme Dao Weapons had suddenly fully revived and actively seized all the Immortal Spirit Qi and bones.

Clearly, there had to be an enormous secret behind this.

Just as everyone believed the Dark Supremes would surely make a move to seize them, they were astonished to discover that all the Life Forbidden Zones remained silent.

"Why do Lingbao Tianzun's Extreme Dao Weapons seem as though they have come alive?"

"Wasn't he already dead?"

"Something isn't right. Perhaps Lingbao Tianzun never truly died."

"Those rumors about Lingbao Tianzun entering the Immortal Domain are all false."

"Indeed. Given the current state of heaven and earth, how could anyone possibly enter the Immortal Domain?"

To ordinary cultivators, Lingbao Tianzun was practically a god.

But in the eyes of the Dark Supremes, Lingbao Tianzun was merely a Heavenly Venerable somewhat stronger than them, still very far from becoming an immortal.

Li Ming looked toward the Heavenly Soldier Ancient Star.

If he was not mistaken, Lingbao Tianzun might truly be about to revive.