Daoism's Nine Secrets and Buddhism's Six-Syllable Mantra

"Wait, I remember!"

Duan De cried out. He had found a clue about Nine Secrets: Zhe and said excitedly, "Isn't Nine Secrets: Zhe also called the Divine Spirit Indestructible Art, or perhaps the Divine Spirit Ancient Scripture?"

"That's right." Lin Xian jolted as he remembered it too.

In the Mythical Era, Longevity Heavenly Venerable had created the Indestructible Divine Art. Later, he had taken it a step further and developed it into Nine Secrets: Zhe, said to grant undying immortality.

The two stood in a relationship of progression.

The Divine Spirit Ancient Scripture was the imperial art with which Longevity Heavenly Venerable had proven his Dao, while Nine Secrets: Zhe embodied his understanding of ascension and immortality.

Even in his later years, the Primordial Emperor had elevated his Dragon Transformation Scripture and developed an entirely new chapter. How much more could one of the Mythical Era's nine great Heavenly Venerables have done?

"Is the information reliable?"

Ye Fan could not help asking. He knew how unreliable Duan De was—he could give the Black Emperor a run for his money.

"What kind of question is that? When has this humble Daoist ever been wrong?"

Duan De looked displeased. He pulled the Saint-Slaying Blade from his robes and waved it. "This divine blade can cut through a Sacred Body. I found it in a Human King's tomb."

"According to a scroll that Human King left behind, he came from the Ziwei Star Domain and belonged to an organization called the Human King Hall."

The Ancient Ziwei Star had no Nine Secrets: Zhe, but it did have the Divine Spirit Indestructible Scripture!

"The Human King Hall..." Something seemed to stir in Gai Jiuyou's memory. He murmured, "In the early years of Desolate Antiquity, Human Kings shone as brightly as Sacred Bodies. They slew