Hearing the praise from the Overlord Heavenly Venerable, the God Emperor felt it was an honor. After all, this was a powerful figure who was said to be walking the Red Dust Immortal Path, someone who was about to Red Dust Flying Immortal.
" The Overlord Heavenly Venerable is indeed a Fortune of unparalleled skill, surpassing all ages; he didn't sever himself and is still alive."
Xiao Ping'an smiled faintly and said, "Actually, this Red Dust Immortal Path isn't just for me; you can walk it too."
"For example, you can use the Saint Spirit Transformation Method, and you can even live out your third life through it."
Xiao Ping'an gifted the Divine Silkworm an Immortal Divine Medicine, and then explained in detail the Saint Spirit Transformation Method and the path to Red Dust Flying Immortal.
After hearing this, the God Emperor was filled with longing.
" The Overlord Heavenly Venerable truly possesses great merit and wisdom; I feel as if I have been enlightened, as if I have heard a heavenly voice."
"But this Red Dust Immortal Path has ultimately been traversed by no one."
"May I ask the Overlord Heavenly Venerable, does True Immortal truly exist in this world?"
Seeing the expectant look on the God Emperor's face, Xiao Ping'an smiled enigmatically.
The Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin, the Kunlun Immortal Bell, the Desolate Pagoda, the Bronze Immortal Palace, and the Immortal Sword all clearly tell everyone that there are not only True Immortal in the world, but also stronger beings at a higher level than True Immortal.
However, the people of this world are always somewhat insecure, and dare not believe that there is a wider world beyond this one.
They couldn't even believe that True Immortal existed in the world.
Xiao Ping'an had once personally killed a severely injured True Immortal, and he understood the secrets of True Immortal better than anyone else.
The Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor before us has only recently attained enlightenment and still has a long period of ascent before reaching his peak. However, it is clear that he is no longer only pursuing enlightenment and becoming an emperor; he also wants to reach a higher realm.
Moreover, the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor before us has an astonishingly long lifespan due to his racial talent.
This meant he would have more time to study the methods of immortality and embark on the path to immortality.
The unique metamorphosis method of the Divine Silkworm gave him an even greater advantage.
Xiao Ping'an changed the fate of the Emperor Venerable, the Undying Heavenly Emperor, the Chaos Body Wang Bo, and the Taiyin Human Emperor. Now that the Divine Red Dust Flying Immortal Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor before him possesses the potential to ascend to immortality in the mortal world, Xiao Ping'an is naturally willing to lend him a hand.
It's really not surprising that he's now taking the initiative to come to me for advice.
With a resolute gaze, he said to the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor, "Immortals truly exist in this world!"
"I once killed a dying True Immortal, and I once killed a True Immortal whose corpse possessed spiritual power."
"They have also excavated the remains of True Immortal deep within the Underworld."
Xiao Ping'an's answer felt like a storm was raging in the mind of the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor, accompanied by a series of thunderclaps.
A look of utter surprise appeared on his face.
As a newly enlightened expert, although he had heard of the legends of True Immortal, his understanding of this matter was still vague.
At the very least, he had never seen True Immortal, nor had he seen the remains of True Immortal.
"Even True Immortal can die?"
"Legend has it that True Immortal possess near-infinite life, yet they too perish?"
The Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor was extremely excited upon hearing this news.
Looking at the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor, Xiao Ping'an recalled a time when he and his mother went to see a doctor. His mother said that she hadn't eaten meat since she was five years old. The doctor and nurses, a total of seven or eight people, all asked in unison, "And before you were five years old? How much meat did you eat?"
Seeing that my mother hesitated, I gently said, "She didn't remember anything before she was five years old."
Then all the patients and their families in the ward, more than ten people in total, burst into laughter.
The doctors and nurses, however, looked embarrassed, realizing they had asked a very foolish question.
At this moment, the excited appearance of the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor reminded Xiao Ping'an of the doctors and nurses who treated his mother.
The fall of True Immortal should be a very normal occurrence. After all, one can be sitting at home when disaster strikes from the sky. It's not like you can simply stay in a forbidden zone and diligently cultivate at home and everything will be fine.
Over time, all sorts of unexpected events will inevitably occur, and it's not surprising that they perish.
The Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor was visibly agitated and incredulous at the news of the True Immortal's demise. He was clearly stunned by the existence of immortals in the world, his mind temporarily blank, unable to process what had just happened.
Xiao Ping'an chuckled and said, "In this world, the Heavenly Dao operates, and life and death occur. Even True Immortal, Immortal King, or even higher-level cultivators can perish unexpectedly. Isn't that perfectly normal?"
Upon hearing Xiao Ping'an's words, the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor quickly calmed down, a fleeting look of embarrassment crossing his face before he nodded.
" The Overlord Heavenly Venerable is right. I was too excited just now and didn't even think of that."
"We are already the most advanced cultivators in this world, gods in the eyes of mortals, but even if we can live for ten thousand, twenty thousand, or even tens of thousands of years, we will still perish."
"Those so-called True Immortal are nothing more than cultivators who are more powerful than us. It's not surprising that they have perished or died unexpectedly."
" The Desolate Pagoda, the Kunlun Immortal Bell, the Bronze Immortal Palace, the Scarlet Blood Immortal Sword, and your White Bone Saber —the people who forged these Immortal Artifact must all be legendary immortals..."
"But... it seems one can forge Immortal Artifact even without becoming an immortal?" The Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor thought of something.
Xiao Ping'an understood instantly.
He did not become an immortal himself, but he did manage to forge the Overlord Heaven Bell, a Immortal Artifact.
The Emperor Venerable did not become an immortal, but he did forge the Immortal Ascension Cauldron.
The Netherworld Venerable did not become an immortal, but he did create Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure.
The Hundun Heavenly Venerable did not become an immortal, but he did forge the Chaos Cauldron.
The Undying Heavenly Emperor did not become an immortal; his training only produced the Nine-Colored Heavenly Blade.
Anyone would find it very strange.
It seems that only those who can embark on the Red Dust Immortal Path can elevate and transform Extreme Dao Weapon into legendary Immortal Artifact.
Although the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor knew nothing about the Hundun Heavenly Venerable and the Undying Heavenly Emperor, nor about the Netherworld Venerable Emperor Venerable and the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, the famous Overlord Heavenly Venerable and his Overlord Heaven Bell were still active in this world.
Especially the Overlord Heaven Bell, which he had just seen.
He didn't know much about the more distant eras and was eager to obtain more secrets from the Overlord Heavenly Venerable.
"That's right, it's indeed possible to forge Immortal Artifact ahead of time without becoming an immortal," Xiao Ping'an said with certainty.
" The Emperor Venerable forged the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, a Immortal Artifact, in his second life; that is truly astonishing."
"But there's a reason why the Emperor Venerable was able to forge Immortal Artifact so early."
"His method of forging the Immortal Ascension Cauldron was extremely unique, drawing upon the power of Kunlun Immortal Mountain and the Great Dao Runes of the Kunlun Immortal Bell, making it almost impossible to replicate."
"The owners of these three Immortal Artifact — the Desolate Pagoda, the Bronze Immortal Palace, and the Kunlun Immortal Bell —are undoubtedly exceptionally powerful, possibly not just True Immortal, but very likely legendary Immortal King."
The Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor was extremely shocked. He never expected that the Overlord Heavenly Venerable actually believed that there were Immortal King in the world, beings even more powerful than True Immortal.
However, after thinking about it, he didn't find it strange at all. The Overlord Heavenly Venerable had lived for a very long time and had even killed a severely injured True Immortal. It was not surprising that he could obtain the secrets of the Immortal Domain during the soul search.
Knowing that there are even higher-level powerhouses above True Immortal, it's not surprising.
"Did you know that, besides these incredible immortal Immortal Artifact, the secrets of Immortal Divine Medicine of immortality?"
"Those Immortal Divine Medicine, if you observe them closely, you can sense that they are the reincarnations of powerful immortals who failed in their rebirth after their own demise."
"They might not just be True Immortal, but legendary fallen immortal Immortal King!" Xiao Ping'an said softly.
"What?"
"How is that possible!"
Xiao Ping'an's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the ears of the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor.
He truly hadn't expected that the Immortal Divine Medicine in this world would have such a remarkable origin.
I originally thought that the legends of immortals were ethereal and fantastical, a story born from people's desire for longevity.
But the Overlord Heavenly Venerable before him told him unequivocally that immortals existed in the world.
Not only has he killed True Immortal, but he has also excavated the remains of True Immortal. He can even find secrets about the Immortal King in the Immortal Divine Medicine of immortality.
All of this overturned the understanding of the Divine Silkworm Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor for so many years. Before him, there had never been a Dao Prover. It was only after the appearance of the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor that the Divine Silkworm Ridge officially rose to become a powerful force spanning the starry sky.
The Divine Silkworm Ridge, which floated on the ocean of stars, had been refined into a Divine Silkworm Ancient Star by the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor after he created a pure land in the Hundun.
Furthermore, after the place of transformation was opened up and a new world was created, it was refined into the Divine Silkworm Ridge Forbidden Zone and moved to the Big Dipper.
With the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor personally overseeing it, Divine Silkworm Ridge has become one of the forbidden zones of the Big Dipper.
Although it cannot compare to the forbidden zones like the Reincarnation Sea, the Divine Ruins, Burial Heaven Island, which are powerful and teeming with Dark Supreme, even the current Great Emperor, and even Dark Supreme, would not dare to provoke the Divine Silkworm Ridge.
However, Divine Silkworm Ridge only truly rose to prominence after the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor attained enlightenment, and its foundation was still somewhat weak. There are almost no legends about history, records about the Hades era and the Mythological Era.
They knew very little about this so-called Primordial Era, the age when emperors reigned supreme.
Therefore, every piece of information that the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor received from Xiao Ping'an made him feel as if his worldview had been completely refreshed.
"Regarding how to explore the secrets of immortality through the Immortal Divine Medicine, I believe you will be able to perceive the truth after careful observation."
"If I'm not mistaken, you must have already secretly obtained an Immortal Divine Medicine," Xiao Ping'an said to the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor, thinking of the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine from later generations.
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Hearing Xiao Ping'an's words, the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor looked somewhat embarrassed.
He thought he had kept this secret well, and that no one in the world knew about it. When Xiao Ping'an gave him the Immortal Divine Medicine, he shamelessly accepted it, acting like a nouveau riche who had never seen an elixir of Immortal Divine Medicine before.
Unexpectedly, the Overlord Heavenly Venerable in front of him saw through his secret at a glance.
The Immortal Divine Medicine had been well preserved, and no one in the world knew of it. How the Overlord Heavenly Venerable knew this secret was something even the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor couldn't figure out, no matter how hard he racked his brains.
Seeing the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor's embarrassed expression, Xiao Ping'an immediately guessed that he had obtained the legendary Nine Marvels Immortal Medicine.
As for how he knew, he obviously found out after watching the trilogy.
The book clearly states that the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine was found by the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor, seemingly by accident in the Hundun.
This Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor was also a person with great fortune.
Xiao Ping'an didn't know if he actually possessed the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine, but unexpectedly, his attempt to bluff backfired and actually resulted in a burnt mess.
"The miraculous medicine you obtained comes from nine different fruits, each with a different effect."
"I think we should call it the Nine Marvels Immortal Medicine."
Xiao Ping'an said with a smile.
"I never imagined that the Overlord Heavenly Venerable Batian's Fortune was so profound that he knew I had obtained an Immortal Divine Medicine, and even described its properties so clearly, as if he had seen it with his own eyes. I am truly ashamed."
"Once it bears fruit, I will definitely gift the Overlord Heavenly Venerable with fragments of the Great Dao within."
The Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor gave an awkward smile and quickly let the matter drop.
After all, at the level of the Overlord Heavenly Venerable, the need for the Immortal Divine Medicine is no longer so great.
Or rather, the Immortal Divine Medicine is almost no longer needed.
The Immortal Divine Medicine had almost no effect on him anymore.
Moreover, the Overlord Heavenly Venerable also possesses an abundance of Immortal Divine Medicine.
The Overlord Heavenly Venerable left those Immortal Divine Medicine to his descendants as a foundation for his family.
For example, the legendary Ginseng Fruit, the White Tiger Divine Medicine, the Humanoid Undying Divine Medicine, the Divine Phoenix Immortal Medicine, Black Tortoise Immortal Medicine.
Although the news that the Chaos Green Lotus, the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree, Bodhi Tree were also under Xiao Ping'an's control had not spread, the five Immortal Divine Medicine alone had already made countless people drool.
If they hadn't known that the Overlord Heavenly Venerable was still alive, those Ancient Emperor who later attained enlightenment would probably have already come to snatch him away.
Or you could borrow it to study it, but when you'll return it, or even if you'll return it at all, is another matter entirely.
The Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor treasured the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine he obtained, keeping it a secret in hopes of leaving a treasure for his family.
Moreover, he also gained a lot of insights from the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine.
In particular, when Xiao Ping'an explained to him the Red Dust Immortal Path and the method of deducing the path of nine lifetimes of transformation, it was as if a new way of thinking had been opened up for him.
Both the Nine Transformations of the Divine Silkworm and the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine, like nine reincarnations, gave him tremendous inspiration.
He felt as if, in a daze, he had found his own Red Dust Immortal Path.
Since the Overlord Heavenly Venerable is so certain that the Immortal Divine Medicine was transformed from Immortal King who failed in his rebirth after his fall, it must contain an astonishing secret.
If one can thoroughly comprehend it, there is bound to be hope for immortality, and becoming a member of the immortal path is not impossible.
With this thought, the fog in his mind was swept away, as if he had found the way forward and was no longer confused.
Although the Red Dust Immortal Path is unknown, the fact that the Overlord Heavenly Venerable has lived for countless years without severing his own life is enough to prove that even if this path cannot be truly traversed, it is definitely a viable one, at least far superior to those Forbidden Zone Supreme.
"I wonder if the Overlord Heavenly Venerable has already become True Immortal?"
Whether based on historical legends or the actual feeling before his eyes, the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor felt that the Overlord Heavenly Venerable's strength was unfathomable.
Even though he had defied the heavens to attain enlightenment, walked the myriad paths of heaven and earth, and was revered as the God Emperor, possessing the strength of a Heavenly Emperor, he could still feel the unfathomable power of the Overlord Heavenly Venerable when facing Overlord Heavenly Venerable.
Furthermore, Overlord Heavenly Venerable's understanding of the immortal path and his deductions about the Mortal World Immortal Road in the mortal world gave him many ideas.
He even believed that Overlord Heavenly Venerable had searched the souls of True Immortal, so he knew how people in the Immortal Domain became immortals. By drawing inferences from this, and with his own deductions and understanding, it might not be impossible for him to become True Immortal in this world.
Seeing the excited expression on the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor's face, Xiao Ping'an solemnly said, "I have not yet become an immortal."
"I have now lived my fifth life. According to the method of nine lifetimes of Mortal World Immortal transformation, I still have to pass several more trials before I can truly become an immortal."
" The True Immortal techniques in the Immortal Domain require those Longevity Substance and immortal spiritual energy, which are simply impossible to achieve in our world."
"It can be said that the methods of True Immortal have been lost in this world; it is no longer possible to cultivate them," Xiao Ping'an said.
Hearing Xiao Ping'an's words, the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water.
"Why?" It was as if he were talking to himself, as if he were asking a question.
If immortals truly exist, then why is it impossible to become one in this world? He couldn't find the answer.
Xiao Ping'an said, "Because the world has changed. This world is no longer the world it once was, and it no longer has the cultivation environment of the Immortal Domain."
"It could even be said that the Immortal Domain is now shattered and is no longer the Immortal Domain it once was."
"All traces of immortality in this world will be suppressed and rejected by this world."
"We are able to continue our cultivation in this world today thanks to our predecessors and sages who, after the great changes in the world, actually created the Five Great Secret Realms Cultivation Method."
"The mystery and Fortune within it are worth a lifetime of study."
"Unfortunately, these Five Great Secret Realms Cultivation Method can only stop one at the Imperial Dao Realm; further advancement is impossible."
"I have discussed the Dao with the Netherworld Venerable, the Emperor Venerable, and the Daode Heavenly Venerable, among others. According to our deductions, after entering the Extreme Dao Realm, if one can undergo nine lifetimes of transformation, perhaps one can forge a path to survival in this world, Red Dust Flying Immortal, and reconnect with the severed paths of the Five Great Secret Realms Method."
"Besides, in this world without the Longevity Substance, becoming True Immortal is no longer possible."
That's the truth, it's incredibly cruel. If you can keep going, you survive; if you can't, you perish.
They might even perish in the final few steps.
There have been far too many extraordinary geniuses born in this world, and those who have attained enlightenment are the best of the best. However, the path forward for this world has been severed, and it is truly beyond human capacity to make up for.
If you want to become an immortal, you have to find another way.
To sever himself, transform into Dark Supreme, and lurk in the forbidden zone, enduring a long period of time while waiting for the opening of the Road to Immortality for the Big Dipper and the Flying Immortal Star, is truly a pessimistic path.
Xiao Ping'an, along with the Netherworld Venerable, the Daode Heavenly Venerable, and the Emperor Venerable, held this behavior of waiting for the Road to Immortality to open in utter contempt.
Only those who embark on the Red Dust Immortal Path are truly strong individuals who are proactive, strive for excellence, and are always ready to take the lead.
The Dark Supreme, though once awe-inspiring Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and enjoying over 20,000 years of prosperity, was ultimately blinded by the mists of darkness, unable to see the path ahead.
(End of this chapter)