Watching the Divine Flower Together

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

Even though Li Ming possessed several methods of living 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 another lifetime.

Now that he had several kinds of Immortal Medicine in reserve, adding the Nine-Revolution Immortal Elixir was undoubtedly 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 on him in the future.

Perhaps in the future, he would need to combine several Immortal Medicines with the Nine-Revolution Immortal Elixir to live another lifetime.

In the original work, aside from Emperor Zun, it seemed Lingbao Tianzun had also successfully refined the Nine-Revolution Immortal Elixir.

Carefree Heavenly Venerable had attempted it as well, but failed.

Ye Fan had succeeded.

That showed just how difficult this thing was to refine, as well as how precious it was.

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 snatch a few when Emperor Zun's Ancient Heavenly Court collapsed.

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

After all, when Emperor Zun's Ancient Heavenly Court collapsed, a terrifying Divine War had erupted.

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

During that chaotic battle, who knew whose hands would hold a Nine-Revolution Immortal Elixir? It might even be destroyed then.

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

He would only lend his name, anyway. He absolutely would not do any work that required effort.

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 ready?" 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 yet to begin refining the elixir because I am still missing some ingredients, which need to be gathered from the Road to Immortality."

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

"We can personally gather the Immortal Spirit Qi there, along with certain treasures."

"Where did Netherworld Venerable go?" Li Ming asked. "Didn't he refine the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains and Immortal Weapons with you? 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. Aside from the Prison-Suppressing Heavenly Venerable, no one remains in the Underworld now."

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

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

"Since Demon Venerable intends to participate in this grand undertaking, why not come with 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 can behold it."

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

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

After transmigrating into this world, he had searched for the Hedao Flower, Divine Flower, and Demon God Flower, but 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."

In the blink of an eye, Emperor Zun and Li Ming transformed into a beam of divine light, tore through the void, and flew into the depths of the cosmos.

The Nine Heavens and Ten Lands were incomparably vast, with countless stars shining and life-bearing planets 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 skies,

the endless cold cosmos still contained intense 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 still cross a river of stars in the blink of an eye.

Looking at planet after planet where he had once dug graves and robbed tombs in his youth, Li Ming felt somewhat sentimental.

Those were memories of his youth. Every beautiful memory of his life remained imprinted in his heart. Thinking of them now, he seemed to recall again the times he had been hunted after digging graves and robbing tombs.

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

Clearly, Emperor Zun and Netherworld Venerable had excavated the Dragon Veins from those entire planets to refine and activate the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains. Afterward, the planets had become incapable of cultivation.

Although living beings still existed there, they could only develop technological civilizations like modern Earth.

Cultivation had become exceedingly difficult unless they left those planets.

Or they could be like the Eternal Kingdom, using spacecraft to plunder other planets.

But if they had the ability to leave their planet, they could simply cultivate on another planet. Why go through all that trouble?

Therefore, any planet whose Dragon Vein had been excavated was basically abandoned.

They had finally arrived.

Although they had deliberately slowed down to tour the starry skies, crossing the cosmos was truly simple for genuine Heavenly Venerables. A single step could carry them to the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland.

They had finally reached the Black Mountain Forbidden Zone.

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

Because Li Ming had given him Immortal Medicine and a new transformation method, inspiring and enlightening him without end, he had successfully used Immortal Medicine to live another lifetime.

But Daode Tianzun had not abandoned Black Mountain, this Sacred Spirit Divine Mountain. Instead, he had transformed it into the Black Mountain Forbidden Zone.

After personally witnessing Boundless Heavenly Venerable transform into a Sacred Spirit, he became even more determined to use the Saint Spirit Transformation Method to live another lifetime.

Of course, he would not let this opening of the Road to Immortality pass him by either.

Although the opening of the Road to Immortality this time was shrouded in chaotic heavenly secrets and seemed to contain tremendous 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 not even qualified to be cannon fodder—

Daode Tianzun still harbored an obsession with becoming immortal.

Of course, because Li Ming had seriously discussed the Red Dust Immortal Path with him before, he had also made two preparations. 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 and had quickly accepted this method of deducing nine lifetimes as a Red Dust Immortal.

A black mountain stood silently in the void.

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

Some peaks even blazed with raging flames, like blazing suns, making the entire Forbidden Zone incomparably magnificent.

Around the Black Mountain Forbidden Zone, even suns, moons, and stars circled it, revolving around the Forbidden Zone.

It was highly unscientific, but in this fantasy world, it was entirely normal.

This expanse of black mountains within the Black Mountain Forbidden Zone was truly extraordinary.

Although it had only given birth to a Perfected Sacred Spirit and no one had truly attained Enlightenment as Supreme, one could sense from afar that this divine mountain was naturally imbued with an Immortal Spirit aura.

It seemed to tell everyone that it could certainly nurture a Saint Spirit Immortal Embryo.

Li Ming had once carefully deduced matters with Daode Tianzun and concluded that if this place were allowed to develop naturally, it would definitely nurture a true Supreme in the future.

But since Daode Tianzun had already occupied this place, he would certainly seize the fortune of the entire Black Mountain to help himself live another lifetime.

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

One could imagine that after Daode Tianzun successfully nurtured life here, he would surely seize all its fortune. This Black Mountain would likely never be able to nurture Sacred Spirits again.

Now, Daode Tianzun had transformed this place into Daluo Heaven, Xuandu Cave, and Eight Views Palace.

This had become one of Daode Tianzun's Daoist sanctuaries.

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

Now it seemed they had truly been founded by Daode Tianzun.

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

There were vast palaces after vast palaces here, all forged from precious white jade. This was not the white jade marble of Earth, but genuine Nine-Heavens Divine Jade, a rare material capable of refining Great Saint weapons and even Quasi-Emperor weapons.

Yet Daode Tianzun had used it here to construct palaces.

With Eight Views Palace at its center, countless densely packed formations surrounded it.

And the most mysterious place of fortune within the Black Mountain Forbidden Zone was undoubtedly Xuandu Cave.

"Daode Tianzun truly is a man with ideas."

"Indeed. He transformed the Black Mountain Forbidden Zone into Daluo Heaven."

"He turned the place 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 of them entered Daluo Heaven, someone immediately came to greet them.

A stream of purple mist rose into the heavens and, in the blink of an eye, descended before them.

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 inside!"

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

At his Immortal Platform, a mass of Primordial Chaos Purple Qi flickered in and out, 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.

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

This man had already cultivated to the Quasi-Emperor realm at such a young age. His future looked bright indeed.

He should be Daode Tianzun's newly accepted disciple.

No, since he called Daode Tianzun Patriarch, he should not be a direct disciple, but an unparalleled prodigy among the descendants of his disciples.

"Not bad at all!" Emperor Zun nodded.

"The Dao Gate has successors!" Li Ming nodded as well.

"You two Heavenly Venerables overpraise me. Please come inside!" The young man respectfully saluted, neither servile nor overbearing.

The depths of Xuandu Cave resembled a vast white ocean, and also a galaxy, filled with an immortal aura. A mysterious Sacred Spirit aura flowed there.

A Daoist sat cross-legged there, wearing a violet-gold Daoist crown and a Daoist robe adorned with the Eight Trigrams. His black hair fell over his shoulders, and suns, moons, and stars flickered within his eyes.

Sensing the auras of Emperor Zun and Demon Venerable, he opened his eyes. "Honored guests have arrived. This humble abode is greatly honored!"

"Emperor Zun, Demon Venerable, it has been a long time. I trust you have been well!"

Daode Tianzun sat cross-legged there, Chaos Qi swirling around his body. Countless strands of Chaos Essence entered and exited his body, constantly being inhaled and exhaled through his pores.

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

The Chaos constantly entering and leaving 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 seemed to have been cultivating and comprehending the Dao here all along, as though he had not risen for many years.

There was even a layer of dust on him that should not have existed.

With a gentle tremor, that dust turned into ash.

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

Daode Tianzun had interacted with both Emperor Zun and Demon Venerable before. As one of the Ten Heavenly Venerables, and as people living in the same era, they naturally often discussed the mysteries of the Dao.

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

In this era, Emperor Zun, Li Ming, and Daode Tianzun had all lived another lifetime.

Their strength and longevity had surged. All of them possessed the power to tread upon the Heavenly Heart Imprint and make the Myriad Dao of Heaven and Earth submit.

Even if someone attained Enlightenment as Supreme in this era, they could not stir up any waves before them.

After merging with the Heavenly Heart Imprint, they would discover that several people were standing atop their heads.

After exchanging pleasantries, Emperor Zun explained his purpose.

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

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

Daode Tianzun was startled upon hearing this.

"You actually possess a Divine Flower? That is a rare treasure, impossible to find through the ages!"

"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 now!"

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

C

Land of the Other Shore.

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

Although Lingbao Tianzun had already lived another lifetime, he had not retrieved his old body.

His old body remained scattered throughout the starry skies, 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 imperceptible dimension of time and space by an unknown method.

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.

Now, the Land of the Other Shore contained a Chaos World opened by Lingbao Tianzun with great divine power, a Chaos World he had created and moved into this world.

The sea was boundless, while towering mountains pierced the clouds.

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

Countless Daoist temples were densely scattered throughout this world as well.

Besides the Human Race, there were many strange and unusual living beings here.

Many rare medicinal herbs, such as Ten-Thousand-Year Medicine Kings, were nurtured here, along with even some Demigod Medicine.

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

This was the Immortal Medicine that belonged exclusively to Lingbao Tianzun.

There were also Demon God Flesh Mounds here. Legend had it that they were formed from the flesh and blood of the most vicious and evil people Lingbao Tianzun had slain.

The Demon God Liquid produced within them was an exceedingly rare treasure for the beings here, offering tremendous 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, he had taken up permanent residence in the Land of the Other Shore.

He had even found several mysterious places in Chaos that could serve as Forbidden Zones and moved them here as well.

That day, he had been comprehending the Dao and cultivating. Upon receiving word from Daode Tianzun, he immediately transformed into a streak 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!" Upon arriving, Lingbao Tianzun courteously cupped his hands.

"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 drained it in one gulp.

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

Daode Tianzun's method of refining Sacred Spirits was truly astonishing.

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

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

"Mm." Daode Tianzun nodded, wearing a reserved expression.

Though the Saint Spirit Immortal Liquid was excellent, 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 anxious. I have never seen a real Divine Flower 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.