The atmosphere inside the Bronze Ancient Coffin suddenly fell silent.
Seeing this, Ji Hao did not disturb them, allowing them to slowly sort out their thoughts and rebuild their worldview.
With nothing else to do, Ji Hao leaned against the Small Bronze Coffin and continued studying the Living Flame he had just obtained.
Though it came from a minor plane like the Dou Qi Continent, minor planes had their advantages. Things like Fortune, Life, and Destiny were difficult to glimpse in a world like Shrouding the Heavens, let alone master.
But Small Worlds were different. Their highest level was only so much, and even with Ji Hao's current realm, he could grasp most of it.
The Living Flame transformed into a blazing fire dragon and roamed through Ji Hao's body. His meridians, Five Viscera, and every inch of flesh were scorched by flames brimming with dense Vitality.
It was as though a Divine Weapon were being tempered, producing ringing clangs. The Death Qi that had accumulated in his blood for so long was burned away completely.
The Wa Huang Scripture operated at full force. Combined with the life aura brought by the Living Flame, the five Divine Deities within his Dao Palace chanted without pause as pure Life Essence fused into every drop of blood.
This was a peerless Secret Technique from the Wa Huang Scripture: Divine Body Forging.
The Dao of Heaven diminished excess to make up for deficiency, while the Dao of man diminished deficiency to serve excess.
Divine Body Forging seized the Fortune of Heaven and Earth, glimpsed the mysteries of the innate, defied the heavens and changed fate, transforming a Mortal Body into a Divine Body.
It was simply inconceivable. Only the Ruthless Emperor's Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art could surpass it. Of course, the side effects of the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art were far too severe; one could easily become trapped in the Ruthless Emperor's Dao and be unable to free oneself.
Although Ji Hao, as an Emperor's Son, did not have a physique inferior to Ye Fan's Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, the Divine Body Forging recorded in the Wa Huang Scripture was simply too tempting.
The Divine Body created by the Divine Body Forging Secret Technique was not a Divine King Body, but a Fortune Divine Body!
The Fortune Divine Body was also known as the Life Divine Body. Legend had it that Nüwa obtained the corpse of a Primordial God-Demon and, combining it with her own Great Dao, researched this Lifetime Secret Technique and transformed into a Fortune Divine Body.
One could tell from the name alone that the Fortune Divine Body possessed unbelievably powerful vitality. Once fully developed, every drop of blood would be comparable to a Medicine King, and its vitality would be boundless, almost equivalent to Nine Secrets: Zhe operating at every moment. It could truly be called undying.
Primordial God-Demons had existed in this universe. Corpses of Primordial God-Demons had appeared during the Chaotic Ancient Era, but after the passage of time and the Great Cleansing Era, they were likely no longer seen.
Incidentally, Nüwa had made an error while reversing toward the innate through the Divine Body Forging Secret Technique, causing her Origin to leak away. In the end, she had no choice but to transform into a Jingwei Bird to protect the last of her Origin.
After all, this Secret Technique was simply too heaven-defying. It could transform an ordinary Mortal Body into something comparable to a Sacred Body in one stroke.
Its difficulty was obvious. The slightest carelessness would lead to death and destruction of the Dao. For others, it was a Supreme Secret Art capable of defying the heavens and changing fate, but for Nüwa and Ji Hao, it merely granted them a passive Nine Secrets: Zhe. Why, then, would Nüwa still risk life and death to cultivate it?
It was still because of the Death Qi inherited in her bloodline. Nüwa was not supercharged like Ji Hao. As long as she cultivated the Divine Body Forging successfully, she could eliminate the Death Qi within her body, complete her final transformation, and become a true imperial daughter.
Ji Hao was the same, except he could not, like Nüwa, completely remove the Death Qi in his bloodline merely by cultivating Divine Body Forging. This was not two times two, but two times two times two—a supercharge.
Flames filled with life aura flowed through his blood. The Origin of the Living Flame continuously fused into his heart. The heart belonged to fire, governed the bloodline, housed the spirit and will, regulated the blood vessels throughout the body, and also regulated a person's mental and conscious activities. It was exceptionally compatible with the Living Flame.
As the Living Flame continuously poured in and chunks of Divine Source shattered, countless strands of Life Essence flowed into his heart. Gradually, amid the crimson blood, a drop of emerald-green blood brimming with life aura appeared.
The first step of Divine Body Forging, condensing divine blood, was complete.
Ji Hao opened his eyes, and an aura overflowing with vitality surged from his body, making everyone around him feel refreshed.
Calculating with his fingers, a long time had already passed, and it seemed they had reached their destination. Ji Hao glanced at the Jingwei Bird on his shoulder, who remained completely unaware, and sighed.
"Don't worry, Auntie. I'll help you recover."
As he spoke, Ji Hao stroked the Jingwei Bird's forehead.
"Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine!"
At the same time, everyone felt the massive Bronze Ancient Coffin shake violently, as though heaven and earth were trembling.
"We seem to have reached the end..."
"Could we truly have arrived at the resting place of the gods?"
"Could this be the legendary Immortal Realm..."
"Perhaps it might even be a nation with an incomparably glorious technological civilization."
"If immortals and Buddhas truly exist, perhaps we'll meet figures from the legends."
"Following the Starry Sky Ancient Road created by the Divine Deities, what kind of world awaits us at the end?!"
Everyone was extremely tense, yet also filled with anticipation. They no longer wanted to remain inside the Bronze Coffin.
Some of them looked toward Ji Hao, but found nothing unusual. From beginning to end, he had remained calm. Calmness was also confidence—the confidence that no unforeseen change could threaten him.
"Let's go. Let's take a look outside," Ji Hao said to the Jingwei Bird on his shoulder.
Ji Hao's objective had been clear from the beginning: the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine. Though the Ruthless Emperor had divided it into nine, consuming all nine fruits together would not be much inferior to the complete Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine. Moreover, it would not produce drug resistance, allowing one to continue consuming Immortality Elixirs and live another lifetime.
It could be said that the Ruthless Emperor had truly gone to great lengths for her brother Ye Fan.
Wait, though. I also came out of the Bronze Ancient Coffin. Could it be...?
Ji Hao looked at Ye Fan, then used a mirror to look at himself.
"There's no resemblance at all. I'm still as devastatingly handsome as ever," Ji Hao said narcissistically, flicking his hair.
Once the Jingwei Bird consumed the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine, she could transform, make up for the Origin she had previously lacked, and thus complete her transformation.
That had been Ji Hao's idea before he obtained the Golden Finger. As for now, naturally, he would first touch every part of the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine, extract the Immortal King Dao Principles contained within, and turn them into seeds.
Clang!
The coffin lid seemed to have been opened. It shifted out of place and slid heavily to one side.
"A world of light!"
"The scent of freedom!"
"We're saved!"
The people inside the massive Bronze Ancient Coffin shouted excitedly. This was no longer the desolate land of Mars; fresh air mixed with the fragrance of soil rushed toward them.
Ji Hao was the last to emerge with the Jingwei Bird. Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone, I'm here to harvest some wool!
Everyone rose to their feet and rushed out of the Bronze Coffin. Before their eyes stretched scenery of magnificent beauty.
At that moment, they stood atop a mountain peak, able to overlook countless sights.
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