All Venerables Gather to Behold the Divine Flower

For Li Ming, something like the Nine-Revolution Immortal Elixir was undeniably a genuine treasure.

Even though Li Ming possessed several methods of living out a new lifetime, he could not guarantee success every single time.

Therefore, whenever he transformed into a new lifetime, he had never used Immortal Medicine. Instead, he relied as much as possible on his own abilities and comprehension to live out a new lifetime.

Now that he had several Immortal Medicines in reserve, adding the Nine-Revolution Immortal Elixir would undoubtedly be like gaining another layer of insurance.

One could imagine that as his strength grew greater and greater, Immortal Medicine would definitely become less and less effective for him.

In the future, he might need to combine several Immortal Medicines with a Nine-Revolution Immortal Elixir in order to live out a new lifetime.

In the original text, apart from Emperor Zun, it seemed that Lingbao Tianzun had also successfully refined a Nine-Revolution Immortal Elixir.

Carefree Heavenly Venerable had tried refining one, but failed.

Ye Fan had succeeded.

That showed just how difficult this thing was to refine, and also how precious it was.

Therefore, since Emperor Zun was willing to refine it, Li Ming naturally would not miss this opportunity to obtain a Nine-Revolution Immortal Elixir.

Originally, Li Ming had planned to seize a few when Emperor Zun's Ancient Heavenly Court collapsed.

But now that he could obtain them without stealing them, Li Ming did not need to go through all that trouble.

After all, when Emperor Zun's Ancient Heavenly Court collapsed, a terrifying divine war would break out.

Many Dark Supremes would fight until heaven and earth shattered in order to obtain Nine-Revolution Immortal Elixirs or Immortal Medicine.

When the melee began, who knew whose hands would hold a Nine-Revolution Immortal Elixir? It might even be destroyed in the chaos.

Since Emperor Zun had invited Li Ming, Li Ming agreed to leave seclusion.

He would only take the title, anyway. He absolutely would not do any actual work.

Other than becoming a Red Dust Immortal, Li Ming had no interest in anything else.

"With Demon Venerable joining this grand undertaking, it is a blessing for the Heavenly Court."

After Emperor Zun and Demon Venerable exchanged a round of commercial flattery, they began seriously discussing matters.

"Emperor Zun, when will your Nine-Revolution Immortal Elixir be finished?" Li Ming asked. "When you refine it, it would be best to call me as well. I want to observe it carefully."

Emperor Zun smiled. "Soon. I have not yet begun the refinement because I am still short of certain ingredients, which must be gathered from the Road to Immortality."

"I intend to invite you, Daode Tianzun, and Lingbao Tianzun to explore the Road to Immortality on Feixian Star."

"We will personally collect the immortal spiritual qi there, along with certain treasures."

"Where did Netherworld Venerable go?" Li Ming asked. "Didn't he refine the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains with you, along with an Immortal Weapon? Why did he mysteriously disappear?"

"I do not know either. Fellow Daoist Netherworld Venerable has always been mysterious. Not only did he leave the Heavenly Court, he also left the Underworld. Now, apart from Prison-Suppressing Heavenly Venerable, there is no one else in the Underworld."

"Perhaps he went to sleep within some mysterious Dragon Vein again," Li Ming said.

Emperor Zun nodded, agreeing with Li Ming's guess.

"Since Demon Venerable intends to join this grand undertaking, why not accompany me now to invite Daode Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun?"

"I recently obtained a mysterious flower—the legendary Divine Flower. It is said that only true Supremes may behold it."

"I intend to invite you, Daode Tianzun, and Lingbao Tianzun to view it together."

"Divine Flower?!" Li Ming was somewhat startled as well.

After arriving in this world, he had once searched for the Hedao Flower, Divine Flower, and Demon God Flower, yet he had never found any trace of those three flowers.

He had not expected Emperor Zun to possess a Divine Flower.

"Let's go, then. We'll go together!" Li Ming said. "I also want to see the magnificent sight of the Divine Flower blooming."

Emperor Zun and Li Ming turned into divine light in the blink of an eye, tearing through the void and flying deep into the universe.

The Nine Heavens and Ten Lands were incomparably vast, with countless stars shining throughout and worlds of life everywhere.

Yet compared to the boundless Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, most regions were cold, dark starry skies, rarely visited by living beings.

Although Saints could already cross the starry sky,

the endless, frigid universe still nurtured dense killing intent. Even Saints could not guarantee their safety.

Only after becoming a Supreme could one truly roam freely through this world.

As Emperor Zun and Demon Venerable traveled, they deliberately slowed their pace, as though inspecting the world.

Even so, they could cross an entire galaxy in the blink of an eye.

Seeing planet after planet where he had once dug graves and robbed tombs in his weaker days, Li Ming felt somewhat sentimental.

Those were memories from his youth. Every beautiful memory of his life was still etched into his heart. Thinking back now, he seemed once more to recall the times when he had been hunted down after robbing graves and tombs.

Along the way, Li Ming also saw one shattered planet after another.

Clearly, Emperor Zun and Netherworld Venerable had excavated and refined the Dragon Veins of those worlds in order to refine and activate the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains. Once their Dragon Veins were removed, those planets could no longer support cultivation.

Living beings still existed there, but they could only develop technological civilizations, like modern Earth.

Cultivation had become extremely difficult unless they left those planets.

Or they could be like the Eternal Kingdom and fly spaceships to plunder other planets.

But if they possessed the ability to leave their planet, they could simply cultivate on another one. Why go through the trouble of plundering?

Thus, any planet whose Dragon Veins had been excavated was basically abandoned.

They had finally arrived.

Although the two had deliberately slowed down to travel through the stars, crossing the starry sky was truly simple for real Heavenly Venerables. A single step could take them to the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland.

They finally reached the Black Mountain Forbidden Zone.

The Black Mountain Forbidden Zone was a Sacred Spirit Forbidden Zone occupied by Daode Tianzun, where he had originally intended to transform into a Sacred Spirit.

Because Li Ming had given him Immortal Medicine and a new transformation method, providing him with endless inspiration and enlightenment, he had successfully used Immortal Medicine to live out a new lifetime.

Yet Daode Tianzun had not abandoned Black Mountain, this Sacred Spirit Divine Mountain. Instead, it had become the Black Mountain Forbidden Zone.

Ever since witnessing Boundless Heavenly Venerable transform into a Sacred Spirit with his own eyes, he had become even more resolute in his plan to use the Saint Spirit Transformation Method to live out a new lifetime.

Of course, he would not miss this opening of the Road to Immortality either.

Although the opening of the Road to Immortality this time was obscured by chaotic heavenly secrets and seemed to contain enormous danger, he still intended to give it a try.

Although Li Ming had reminded him that even if the Road to Immortality was real, only two or three people could possibly succeed, while everyone else would be cannon fodder—or might not even qualify to be cannon fodder—

Daode Tianzun remained obsessed with becoming immortal.

Of course, because Li Ming had seriously discussed the Red Dust Immortal Path with him before, he had made preparations on two fronts. One was to take the Road to Immortality, while the other was to follow Li Ming's example and attempt the Red Dust Immortal Path in this world.

Lingbao Tianzun was the same. He had also quickly accepted this method of deducing the Nine-Lifetime Red Dust Immortal Path.

A black mountain stood quietly in the void.

Endless Nine-Colored Divine Light churned around it, making it resemble an Immortal Domain.

Some peaks were even burning with blazing flames, like scorching suns, making the entire forbidden zone appear incomparably magnificent.

Around the Black Mountain Forbidden Zone, there were even suns, moons, and stars circling it in orbit.

This was utterly unscientific, yet in this fantasy world, it was perfectly normal.

The stretch of black mountains within the Black Mountain Forbidden Zone was truly extraordinary.

Although it had only nurtured Perfected Sacred Spirits, and no one had truly attained the Dao as a Supreme, one could see from afar that this divine mountain was naturally imbued with an immortal spiritual aura.

It seemed to tell everyone that it would certainly be capable of nurturing a Saint Spirit Immortal Embryo.

Li Ming had once carefully deduced the matter with Daode Tianzun. They believed that if left to develop naturally, this place would definitely nurture a true Supreme in the future.

But since Daode Tianzun had already claimed this place, he would naturally seize all of Black Mountain's Fortune to help himself live out a new lifetime.

As for that Saint Spirit Immortal Embryo that might be born in the future, it could go to hell.

One could imagine that once Daode Tianzun successfully nurtured life here, he would certainly seize all its Fortune. This Black Mountain would probably never again be able to nurture Sacred Spirits.

It had now been transformed by Daode Tianzun into Daluo Heaven, Xuandu Cave, and Eight Views Palace.

This place had become one of Daode Tianzun's cultivation grounds.

When Li Ming read the original text, he had thought that Daluo Heaven, Xuandu Cave, and Eight Views Palace had been founded by Laozi.

Now, it seemed they really had been founded by Daode Tianzun.

Perhaps Laozi had imitated them and established Daluo Heaven, Xuandu Cave, and Eight Views Palace on Ziwei Star in later generations to remind himself where he came from, or perhaps because he had awakened part of his past-life memories.

There were vast palaces upon vast palaces here, all forged from precious white jade. This white jade was not Earth's white jade marble—it was genuine Nine-Heavens Divine Jade, a rare material capable of forging Great Saint weapons and even Quasi-Emperor weapons.

Yet Daode Tianzun used it here merely to build palaces.

With Eight Views Palace at the center, countless dense formations surrounded it.

And the most mysterious land of Fortune in the Black Mountain Forbidden Zone was undoubtedly Xuandu Cave.

"Daode Tianzun is truly a man with ideas."

"Yes, he transformed the Black Mountain Forbidden Zone into Daluo Heaven."

"He turned the land of Fortune that nurtures Sacred Spirits into Xuandu Cave."

He even used the underground Dragon Veins as a foundation to establish Eight Views Palace.

Before the two entered Daluo Heaven, someone immediately came forward to greet them.

A stream of purple mist soared into the sky and descended before them in the blink of an eye.

As the purple radiance dispersed, a young man stood respectfully to the side.

"Greetings, Emperor Zun!"

"Greetings, Demon Venerable!"

"The Patriarch has been awaiting you for a long time. Please come in!"

He was handsome and elegant, with an imposing bearing, dressed in typical Daoist attire.

At his Immortal Platform, a mass of Primordial Chaos Purple Qi flickered brightly and dimly, shining with mysterious radiance.

His entire body was like a divine furnace, madly devouring and refining the essence of heaven and earth. His aura grew at every moment.

Although he did not deliberately cultivate, his body naturally inhaled and exhaled the spiritual qi of heaven and earth.

This man had already cultivated to the Quasi-Emperor realm. Reaching such a realm at so young an age, his future was clearly boundless.

This should be a new disciple taken in by Daode Tianzun.

No, since he called Daode Tianzun Patriarch, he was probably not a direct disciple, but an unparalleled prodigy among the descendants of Daode Tianzun's disciples.

"Very good!" Emperor Zun nodded.

"The Dao Gate has successors," Li Ming said with a nod.

"You two Heavenly Venerables flatter me. Please come in!" The young man bowed respectfully, neither servile nor overbearing.

Deep within Xuandu Cave lay what seemed like a vast expanse of white ocean, yet also like a galaxy. An indestructible aura spread through it, while a mysterious Sacred Spirit aura flowed within.

A Daoist sat cross-legged there, wearing a violet-gold Daoist crown and a Bagua robe. His black hair hung over his shoulders, and suns, moons, and stars glimmered in his eyes.

Sensing the auras of Emperor Zun and Demon Venerable, he opened his eyes. "Distinguished guests have arrived, bringing glory to this humble place!"

"Emperor Zun, Demon Venerable, I trust you have been well!"

Daode Tianzun sat cross-legged there, surrounded by chaos qi. Countless wisps of Chaos Essence flowed in and out of his body, constantly inhaled and exhaled through his pores.

Clearly, Daode Tianzun in this lifetime was immensely powerful. He was studying the Sacred Spirit Transformation Method, as well as the Chaotic Transformation Method Li Ming had taught him.

The chaos continuously flowing in and out of his body was a strand of Chaos Origin Li Ming had gifted him, helping him better comprehend the mysteries of the Chaotic Body.

Even Emperor Zun had never obtained such a thing.

He appeared to have been cultivating and comprehending the Dao here all along, as if he had not risen for many years.

There was even a layer of dust upon him that should not have been there.

With a slight tremor, the dust turned into ash and scattered away.

He was once again that flawless, immaculate Daoist with the bearing of an immortal.

Daode Tianzun had dealt with both Emperor Zun and Demon Venerable before. As one of the Ten Heavenly Venerables, and since they had lived in the same era, they naturally could not avoid discussing the mysteries of the Dao.

Emperor Zun had become the tenth Heavenly Venerable. The Nine Heavenly Venerables of the original text had become ten because of Li Ming.

In this era, Emperor Zun, Li Ming, and Daode Tianzun had all lived out new lifetimes.

Their strength and lifespan had soared. All of them were now capable of stepping upon the Heavenly Heart Imprint and making the myriad Dao of heaven and earth submit.

Even if someone attained the Dao as a Supreme in this era, they would not be able to stir up any waves before them.

After all, they would discover that once they fused with the Heavenly Heart Imprint, there were actually several people standing above their heads.

After exchanging pleasantries, Emperor Zun explained why he had come.

As expected, Daode Tianzun was extremely interested in the Nine-Revolution Immortal Elixir and the Road to Immortality, and he readily agreed.

"May I ask where Lingbao Tianzun is now?" Emperor Zun said. "I also intend to invite Lingbao Tianzun to explore the Road to Immortality and behold the Divine Flower together."

Daode Tianzun was startled upon hearing this.

"You actually possess a Divine Flower? That is a rare treasure, nearly impossible to find throughout eternity!"

"If you wish to find Lingbao Tianzun, that is very simple."

"I know where Lingbao Tianzun lives in seclusion. I can send him a message right away!"

Not long afterward, immortal light flared and descended into the Black Mountain Forbidden Zone.

Land of the Other Shore.

This was the world formed when Lingbao Tianzun's old body exploded in the starry sky.

Although Lingbao Tianzun had already lived out a new lifetime, he had not reclaimed his old body.

His old body remained scattered through the starry sky, forming Heavenly Soldier Ancient Star and the Land of the Other Shore.

Now, Daoism flourished in the Land of the Other Shore. Great Daoist temples stood everywhere, all belonging to Lingbao Tianzun's lineage.

It was hard to imagine that Lingbao Tianzun's old body had evolved into such a vast world.

Moreover, it existed in an obscure and difficult-to-perceive dimension of spacetime.

If no one disturbed it, the Land of the Other Shore would not appear until Ye Fan's era.

Before then, it had remained hidden within unknown chaos.

The Land of the Other Shore now contained a chaotic world opened by Lingbao Tianzun through immense divine power, a chaotic world he had created and moved into this world.

The sea was boundless, while mountains towered into the clouds.

There were also divine mountains here, each exuding an aura capable of suppressing the eight desolations and six directions.

Countless Daoist temples were spread densely throughout this world.

Besides the Human Race, many strange and bizarre living beings dwelled here.

This place had also nurtured many rare medicinal herbs such as Ten-Thousand-Year Medicine Kings, and even some Demigod Medicine.

Even more astonishingly, there was actually an Ancient Tree of Life here.

This was the Immortal Medicine belonging solely to Lingbao Tianzun.

There were also Demon God Flesh Mounds here. Legend had it that they were formed from the flesh and blood of those heinous villains slain by Lingbao Tianzun.

The Demon God Liquid produced within them was an exceedingly rare treasure for the living beings here, offering enormous benefits during cultivation.

There were even legends that some of these Demon God Flesh Mounds had evolved from the corpses of True Immortals slain by Lingbao Tianzun.

Now that Lingbao Tianzun had returned and had ample lifespan remaining, he resided permanently in the Land of the Other Shore.

He had even found several mysterious places within the chaos that could serve as forbidden zones and relocated them here.

One day, while he was comprehending the Dao and cultivating, he received news from Daode Tianzun. He immediately transformed into a beam of divine light, left the Land of the Other Shore, and flew toward the Black Mountain Forbidden Zone.

"Greetings, Daode Tianzun, Emperor Zun, Demon Venerable!" Lingbao Tianzun said courteously, clasping his hands after arriving.

"Lingbao Tianzun is here!" Daode Tianzun greeted him. "Have a cup of Saint Spirit Immortal Liquid first!"

Lingbao Tianzun accepted the Saint Spirit Immortal Liquid without ceremony and drank it in one gulp.

Despite already being so powerful, after drinking the Saint Spirit Immortal Liquid brewed by the Perfected Sacred Spirit, he still felt warmth spread through his entire body. Even his Primordial Spirit Fire became somewhat brighter.

Daode Tianzun's methods of refining Sacred Spirits were truly astounding.

In Daode Tianzun's hands, this Saint Spirit Immortal Liquid had even been refined until it resembled the medicinal liquid of the Immortal Medicine. Not only could it increase one's lifespan, but it could also gradually improve one's physique. It was truly unimaginable, utterly extraordinary.

"Daode Tianzun, your methods of refining Sacred Spirits have improved again!"

"Mm." Daode Tianzun nodded, looking rather reserved.

Although the Saint Spirit Immortal Liquid was good, Lingbao Tianzun had mainly come here to see the Divine Flower. He asked eagerly.

"Emperor Zun, do you truly have a Divine Flower?"

"This is truly unbelievable."

"Haha, Lingbao Tianzun, don't be so impatient. I have never seen what a genuine Divine Flower looks like in bloom, either."

"We'll be able to see it soon."

Seeing everyone's eager gazes, Emperor Zun stopped keeping them in suspense and took out a rotten wooden box.

Inside was the Divine Flower, sealed within Immortal Source.