Laozi's strength is terrifying; it must far surpass that of the Overlord Heavenly Emperor, which is why he was able to break the Heavenly Heart Imprint so easily and traverse the myriad paths of heaven and earth.
That is indeed the case.
The Daode Heavenly Venerable has communicated with spirits through his corpse several times; his physical body has become almost immortal, and its strength is comparable to that of Immortal Artifact.
His path to the Great Dao is even more formidable, far surpassing that of Xiao Dong in his Lifetime.
Laozi broke free from the Heavenly Heart Imprint and transcended all paths of Heaven and Earth.
The news quickly spread throughout the world.
At the same time, many people also learned more information: Laozi was not a person of this world, but was actually the reincarnation of an ancient sage, whose corpse was spiritually connected.
He was once a renowned Daode Heavenly Venerable in history, and has been reincarnated several times.
The Daode Heavenly Venerable has newly proven the Way and become Emperor.
With the new generation of Overlord Heavenly Emperor suppressing everything, perhaps only an ancient venerable like Laozi, reincarnated, could break through that terrifying suppression of the Great Dao and forcibly prove himself as Emperor.
In any case, in this prosperous era, one after another peerless genius was born, cultivating into a powerful Quasi-Emperor.
Even if one ascends to the Quasi-Emperor Ninth Heaven and becomes a powerful Near-Dao Attainer about to attain enlightenment, one still cannot truly prove oneself as an emperor.
Moreover, even the so-called Overlord Heavenly Emperor was an ancient person who was once sealed away.
Whenever a powerful figure attempts to prove their Dao in this era, people speculate about whether they are an ancient person sealed away from another era or the reincarnation of an ancient deity.
Laozi's attainment of the Dao and becoming Emperor was unexpected by everyone.
It is unbelievable that Daode Heavenly Venerable, this powerful Heavenly Venerable from the mythical era, is still alive today and is active in the world in the name of Laozi.
The Supreme Heavenly Venerable of Daode Heavenly Venerable, though gentle in nature, possesses immense power.
Although he only attained the status of Heavenly Venerable after more than eight thousand years, he is one of the strongest among the Heavenly Venerable. Moreover, the Dao Scripture he created can perfectly connect with the cultivation techniques and secret arts of other races without any rejection issues.
Therefore, complete or incomplete versions of the Dao Scripture scriptures are generally circulated in various sacred sites, aristocratic families, and powerful cosmic races.
All who read the Dao Scripture cannot help but express their admiration for the Daode Heavenly Venerable.
I have great admiration for this generous Daode Heavenly Venerable.
The Daode Heavenly Venerable once reigned over the world for tens of thousands of years, leaving behind countless legends.
In every Life Source Land, there are legends about him and the lineage of his teachings.
Although he never intended to establish any enormous organization, in fact, an organization vaguely called Dao Palace nominally worshipped the Daode Heavenly Venerable as its patriarch.
Although Laozi did not use that boundless Power of Faith, it seemed to have transformed into a blessing from the unseen world, from which he benefited.
This person, whom many believed to be dead or had entered Strange World, and who was worshipped as an ancestor, has now changed his name and once again attained the status of Emperor. It is truly unbelievable.
People felt as if they had stepped into reality from a myth, experiencing a dreamlike feeling.
The Overlord Heavenly Emperor reigns supreme over the world; Laozi reigns over the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
He created a pure land in the Hundun, named the Eight Sceneries Palace of Xuandu Heaven. However, the Eight Sceneries Palace is elusive and hard to find. It is usually hidden in the endless Hundun, and ordinary people cannot find it at all.
After Laozi attained enlightenment and became emperor, the Eight Sceneries Palace of Xuandu Heaven also manifested in the world, receiving the worship of all spirits of heaven and earth.
Although the Eight Sceneries Palace of Xuandu Heaven does not usually manifest in the world, Laozi did not stay there in seclusion. On the contrary, his footprints covered the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and his main body and his avatars traveled all over the mountains and rivers of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
Some have seen Laozi create a pure land in the Chaos Sea at the Cosmic Frontier, and move it to the Starry Sky Ancient Road, so that future generations of extraordinary talents can use it as a training ground.
People also saw Laozi holding the Mystic Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, walking through the cold and dark universe, suppressing evil spirits, refining Hundun, saving those depleted Life Source Land, and promoting the continued revival of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.
During Laozi's lifetime, almost all the spirits of heaven and earth silently worshipped Laozi image and silently recited his name, gathering boundless Power of Faith.
The Undying Heavenly Emperor naturally saw what Laozi had done.
Laozi had his own unique path, and his experience in the mortal world, traveling through mountains and rivers across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, was itself a way of cultivating his own path.
Throughout history, numerous Great Emperor Ancient Emperor, and Supreme have been born. Each of them cultivated a different Great Dao, and some even merged several Great Daos together. After these many Great Daos merged, they formed new paths to the Great Dao. Even the Undying Heavenly Emperor dared not claim to be a scholar of heaven and earth, and to have comprehended all the mysteries of the Great Dao.
Therefore, whenever he discusses metaphysics or preaches, he talks about the basic methods rather than the specific great path, encouraging everyone to explore their own unique path.
If this path truly overlaps with others, then we can try to integrate other major paths and form a new major path.
Yes, the concept of "ten thousand paths in the universe" is a figurative expression; it doesn't mean that there are only ten thousand paths in the universe.
In fact, the combinations of different Great Paths are almost endless.
This is something the Undying Heavenly Emperor only learned after he transmigrated.
Earth's Mount Kunlun.
At this moment, the Mount Kunlun are majestic, magnificent, and boundless.
The Kunlun Secret Realm is like a wild and primitive land.
Enveloped in endless Hundun, with countless stars revolving around Mount Kunlun.
At this moment, Mount Kunlun was incredibly mysterious, with one after another illusory dragon phantom after another crisscrossing and roaring in the sky, as if it were about to enter the Immortal Domain at any moment.
At the heart of the Kunlun Secret Realm, countless great dragons spewed forth divine light, engulfing everything in their path.
On this day, the sacred and mysterious Kunlun Dragon Vein suddenly stirred.
A new kind of power suddenly burst forth.
Rumble.
The heavens and earth trembled, the great Dao of Heaven and Earth cried out in anguish, and all living beings on Earth felt a sense of impending doom.
One by one, the cultivators of those prestigious sects were awakened.
They looked towards the Mount Kunlun, wondering why such a terrible earthquake had occurred there.
What was originally a massive, ancient continent on Earth has now collapsed and split into seven continents and four oceans.
The earthquake was so terrifying that it made people almost think the entire Earth was about to explode.
Just then, the weapon deity of the Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure, which had been sleeping in the Underworld for countless millennia, suddenly sensed something and abruptly opened its eyes.
Two cold, divine lights shot out, piercing through the endless starry sky.
His gaze fell upon the Mount Kunlun on Earth, and in an instant, he understood the cause and effect.
When he deduced that the Netherworld Venerable was about to communicate with the spirits of corpses again, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Then the Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure soared into the sky, flew out of the Underworld, and headed towards Mount Kunlun.
The Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure arrived on Earth and hovered above Mount Kunlun.
The weapon deity of the Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure enveloped the entire Earth. Watching the earth-shattering changes that had taken place on the planet, it trembled slightly, emitting countless divine lights that enveloped the entire Earth.
In that hazy light, the massive earthquakes that shook the entire Earth continued, but most living beings survived intact.
Those powerful figures from Great Saint and aristocratic families sensed that supreme and majestic aura, and thus bowed and worshipped towards the Xukong, expressing their gratitude for being saved.
However, the Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure is very aloof. It is already a powerful Immortal Artifact, and it does whatever it wants.
He did not respond to the crowd's worship.
His gaze was fixed on the Mount Kunlun, on the dragon veins of the Mount Kunlun.
Mount Kunlun, as one of the Source God of the entire universe, is known as the ancestor of all mountains and has an incomparably powerful dragon vein.
Today, the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains, which converge at the core of this area, make the entire Kunlun Dragon Vein even more magnificent.
In the entire Shrouding the Heavens World, its reputation is even greater than that of Mount Sumeru and Undying Mountain.
After all, this place nurtured the Kunlun Immortal Bell, the Immortal Ascension Cauldron- Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure. Such a mysterious and powerful place was not occupied by those Dark Supreme in the original text, which is indeed very strange.
Perhaps the arrangements made here by the Undying Heavenly Emperor, the Emperor Venerable, and the Netherworld Venerable made those later Dark Supreme very wary.
Today, the dragon energy born from the dragon veins of Mount Kunlun is just like a lifelike True Dragon, with a terrifyingly powerful aura.
One after another, the phantom images of giant dragons circled in the starry sky, displaying a magnificent spectacle.
Today, the Mount Kunlun are teeming with countless Hundun yet vibrant energies, flowing with the supreme divine essence of the Great Dao.
An ordinary-looking yellow mud coffin slowly emerged.
Although it looks like it's made of yellow clay, it's adorned with countless stars, which is truly astonishing.
That yellow clay coffin, nourished by the entire Mount Kunlun vein, having absorbed countless immortal essences and the Fortune of heaven and earth, is now finally giving birth to new life within it.
The Netherworld Venerable's strength is truly immense, especially his research on the Great Dao of Reincarnation, which can be described as reaching its pinnacle.
Furthermore, their knowledge of feng shui secrets and the Source Heaven Technique is truly unique.
Mount Kunlun can be said to be one of the places the Netherworld Venerable liked the most, where he underwent more than one transformation.
It's really not surprising that he's putting his coffin here to undergo transformation.
With a deafening roar, accompanied by the cries of countless dragons from the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains, the yellow mud coffin slowly rose from the deepest part of the dragon vein.
The yellow clay coffin didn't seem very big, but it resembled a sacred mountain, giving people a sense of magnificence and grandeur.
It seemed capable of obscuring the starry sky and covering the ocean, just like an enormous star rising slowly.
A dazzling burst of light erupted, enveloping the entire Earth in an overwhelming sense of vitality.
The Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure hovered above Mount Kunlun, emanating a mysterious aura that was connected to the Mount Kunlun itself; no change could escape its notice.
The Mount Kunlun were shrouded in endless Hundun, and the heavenly sounds of the Great Dao resounded, shaking the entire Earth.
The Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure silently guarded this place, protecting the yellow clay coffin.
Not long after, the yellow clay coffin trembled slightly, life and death intertwined, and the mysterious aura of the Great Dao flowed.
Then the coffin lid clicked open.
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Then, a fat Daoist priest dressed in a Daoist robe emerged from inside.
His expression was somewhat blank at this moment, but his eyes quickly became clear.
He then looked around warily, carefully observing everything around him.
He stepped out of the coffin, only to find a man who looked exactly like him, smiling at him.
This person's aura was incredibly terrifying, and it was exactly the same as his own.
The Netherworld Venerable Duan De let out a pig-like roar, "Ghosts..."
It's not surprising at all that the Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure reacted so strangely to Netherworld Venerable Duan De.
This is exactly in line with his character.
"Stop acting, I know you're a spirit possessed by a corpse," Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure shouted.
"You don't have much time left to retain your memories of your Lifetime. If you have any questions or are missing any treasures, just say so. I'll give you what I can right away," Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure said lazily.
"My name in this Lifetime will be Duan De Duan De, and I will use that name from now on," said the Netherworld Venerable.
Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure couldn't help but complain about the name, Duan De, Duan De is really despicable, the name doesn't sound good at all.
However, Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure didn't care about any of that. All he wanted to do was to lend a helping hand when the Netherworld Venerable was in mortal danger.
Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure said, "Do you still remember when you transformed in the Burial Earth?"
Upon hearing this, Duan De's face showed surprise, followed by some confusion.
" Burial Earth? That name sounds familiar; I feel like I've heard it somewhere before."
"It seems I really did stay in the Burial Earth for a long time, but I can't remember the details anymore."
"That place seems to produce a magical All-Things Soil that can cause miraculous transformations in people."
"I think I had some, but I've completely forgotten where I put them."
"Could it be that you took it?" Duan De asked, looking at the Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure.
"You are the weapon forged by the Netherworld Venerable to prove your Dao, while I am the spirit of the Netherworld Venerable's corpse. It seems that Netherworld Venerable's treasures have fallen into your hands," Duan De said with certainty.
"No, the Netherworld Venerable really didn't leave much behind in order to train his future self," Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure said.
"The memory of that so-called Burial Earth has become increasingly blurred in my mind, and is now almost gone."
"As for the All-Things Soil, it was all used up by you in your previous life. You said you wanted to cultivate some kind of Longevity Immortal Medicine, but you didn't succeed. Instead, you used up the last bit of All-Things Soil of All Things."
The weapon deity of the Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure fell into deep thought, feeling that a piece of his memory had been inexplicably deleted.
"What? Cultivating Longevity Immortal Medicine? He really dares to dream. What kind of great undertaking is this, given by a corpse that has become a spirit in Lifetime..." Duan De asked angrily.
Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure said, "Have you ever heard of the possibility of World Tree in this world?"
"In Lifetime, you may have received a sapling that was possibly the World Tree."
Legend has it that the World Tree can grow all the way to the Immortal Domain. If a person climbs the World Tree, they can reach the Immortal Domain by climbing upwards.
"In your past life, you exhausted the last bit of All-Things Soil in order to cultivate the so-called World Tree."
"It turns out that it was neither Longevity Immortal Medicine nor the World Tree."
What is that?
"It's nothing!"
"Holy crap..."
Duan De was also somewhat speechless.
Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure knew that Duan De intended to eliminate everything, but he still needed necessary defensive equipment and cultivation resources. Therefore, he took out many rare natural treasures and threw them to Duan De.
Although some of these things may seem ordinary, they correspond to different levels of cultivation, making them the most suitable for Duan De.
Duan De collected the treasures, then tore through the Xukong with his body, slaying everything in his path, and began his cultivation.
All of this happened after Overlord Heavenly Venerable and Laozi attained enlightenment.
This occurred approximately eight hundred years after Laozi attained enlightenment and became Emperor.
More than six thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.
At this time, Duan De arrived at Mount Kunlun on Earth.
At this time, the Mount Kunlun are still incredibly beautiful, especially the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains, which is particularly magnificent.
In this Lifetime, Duan De cultivated a unique secret technique and a unique path to the Great Dao.
He made special arrangements here to make the entire Mount Kunlun and the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains appear even more magnificent and dazzling.
The Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure rushed out of the Underworld again, silently watching Duan De.
In this Lifetime, Duan De cultivates the Way of Array Formations, and he has opened up a new path based on the Source Heaven Technique.
Now he will rely on the immortal formation of the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains to help him once again prove himself as emperor.
It must be said that Duan De's research into unorthodox and unorthodox methods was truly unexpected.
It seems that every unorthodox method can be brought to life and pushed to its limits in his hands.
Today, at the site of the Immortal Ascension Pool in the Kunlun Secret Realm, one giant dragon after another spews out the essence of Hundun.
The air there was thick with mist and steam, creating a constantly changing and magnificent scene.
Duan De, his face glowing, sat cross-legged in the Immortal Ascension Pool, his hands constantly drawing lines, mysterious runes flying out from time to time, connecting with the fundamental Dao of the entire world, his whole body flowing with supreme Dao power.
If Xiao Ping'an were here, he would probably marvel at Duan De's talent in unorthodox methods.
At this moment, the aura emanating from Duan De far surpassed that of Quasi-Emperor Ninth Heaven, and could perhaps be described as Alternative Dao Attainment.
We are only one step away from breaking through the Heavenly Heart Imprint Heavenly Heart Imprint and surpassing it.
Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure simply watched silently, without disturbing Duan De.
Duan De had already sensed the existence of the Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure, but he did not disturb it.
The two of them just silently went about their own business.
The Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure had already foreseen this; it had already deduced that Duan De would inevitably trigger a heavenly tribulation today and forcefully prove himself as Emperor.
Over six thousand years, this Duan De truly endured it all.
He's even more patient than that Laozi.
When Laozi Lifetime enlightenment, it took him more than 8,000 years. However, when he later attained enlightenment again through spiritual communication with his corpse and became emperor, it never took him such a long time.
In this Lifetime, Duan De was incredibly patient, enduring over six thousand years of hardship before attempting to prove himself as Emperor.
Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure was also somewhat puzzled. It seemed that the time it took for the body of the Netherworld Venerable to become spiritually connected was getting faster and faster, but the time it took to prove itself as an emperor was getting later and later. He wondered if there was some mysterious connection between them.
Duan De in this Lifetime is now over 6,900 years old.
However, Duan De appeared to be in no hurry at all.
They weren't even worried about the fact that their qi and blood would be depleted before they could attain enlightenment.
He remained as carefree as ever, which made Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure somewhat anxious.
If he doesn't become emperor at his peak, when will he?
(End of this chapter)