Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jiang Liu actually severed his benevolent corpse and placed it into his clone, which had been nurtured for many years. In the blink of an eye, the clone, the Azure Emperor, saw his cultivation level rise steadily until he reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
The great fortune of the human race is truly immense.
To everyone's surprise, a strange noise came from the South Heavenly Gate.
"I, the Stone Buddha, have arrived! Why haven't you come out yet, you wicked corpse? When will you?"
Three monkeys charged straight in from the South Heavenly Gate. One was Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, known throughout the Three Realms for his golden headband. The other had six ears that twitched from time to time, as if listening to the Three Realms.
Judging from its appearance, it was a creature that could not live a normal life. It was the Six-Eared Macaque, one of the Four Mischievous Monkeys. It was good at listening, discerning reason, knowing the past and the future, and understanding all things.
In Journey to the West, the Six-Eared Macaque transformed into a fake Sun Wukong and fought fiercely with him. Their skills were evenly matched. The headband could not detect him, the demon-revealing mirror could not reveal his true identity, Guanyin could not distinguish him, and even the Di Ting (a mythical beast) dared not speak. From heaven to earth, from the mortal world to the heavenly court and the underworld, they caused quite a ruckus.
Only when Buddha intervened did it reveal its origins, trapping it in its golden bowl and causing it to revert to its original form, where it was killed by an enraged Sun Wukong with a single blow.
Of course, in many conspiracy theories, the one who died was actually the real Sun Wukong, and the ultimate winner who survived was this Six-Eared Macaque.
But regardless of the truth, just looking at the actions of this Six-Eared Macaque reveals its skill and extraordinary nature.
As for the third monkey, no one knew its origins. Even Laozi, through constant calculations, discovered that it was related to the outer world, but its aura was exactly the same as Jiang Liu's. The fusion of the two naturally made it even stranger.
Jiang Liu moved slightly, then shouted, "Slash!"
The stone Buddha traversed the void directly to Jiang Liu's side, and then its aura rose steadily until it shattered the vacuum.
"We've waited this day for a long time, so let's fight until the world turns upside down! Brothers, let's go!"
Sun Wukong, the Six-Eared Macaque, the Stone Monkey and the Stone Buddha came and went in a hurry, without staying for even a second or saying a word.
"He's already eliminated the good and evil corpses? That's way too fast!" Everyone stared at Jiang Liu in silence.
Jiang Liu pointed to the sealed Qilin Saint Emperor and laughed, "I will resolve the issue of the world he inhabits for the Heavenly Court... Open!"
The portal opened wide, and Jiang Liu transformed into a streak of light and disappeared, leaving the gods of Heaven looking at each other in bewilderment.
"Covering the Sky," the path to immortality appears...
The Burial Emperor Star, the Big Dipper, is the place where the story of Shrouding the Heavens begins. A huge bronze gate stands in the sky.
The seven forbidden zones of life trembled, and countless emperors and holy sovereigns who had severed themselves were born. The entire world was astonished, from the Eastern Wilderness and Western Desert to the Northern Plains, the Southern Ridge, and the Central Plains.
Jiang Liu then sat cross-legged in front of the giant bronze gate, preparing to take them in one by one into his inner world, where the monk Jingren would chant sutras and preach, guiding them one by one.
As for those who cannot be converted, then the only option is to cut them off with a single stroke.
The first powerful figure to arrive was the Holy Spirit Stone Emperor of the Undying Mountain in the Eastern Wilderness. He raised his right arm high, holding a black halberd, pointing it at the bronze giant gate. Instantly, it was as if a primordial beast had been born, and a terrifying aura surged forward, almost shattering the void world!
Those powerful figures who were preparing to gather were extremely shocked and thankful that they had kept their distance. This supreme being was too violent and didn't care about anything else. He only had one goal in mind: to kill his way into the Immortal Realm. He didn't care about the flood that would follow him after his death.
"That halberd once appeared, belonging to a holy spirit. He broke free from the shackles of the stone embryo, truly sublimated to the extreme, and finally attained enlightenment, transforming into a royal-level expert. He was the Stone Emperor!"
Not far from the Undying Mountain, a dog and a fat man gazed at the figure rushing out of the Undying Mountain. They recalled the records in the ancient books and realized the true identity of the master of the Undying Mountain. The halberd that accompanied him from the stone embryo was named Tianhuang, also known as the Stone Emperor Halberd!
Duan De and the Black Emperor discerned his origins from this halberd. The powerful figures from those holy lands and great sects naturally knew as well that the once-ruling Holy Spirit, the Stone Emperor, was not yet dead. It was he who took over the Undying Mountain and transformed it into a forbidden zone for life.
Until today, we finally broke out of the forbidden area.
To become an immortal.
"kill!"
With a swing of the Heavenly Desolate Halberd in his hand, Shi Huang pointed directly at Jiang Liu, who was sitting cross-legged beneath the giant bronze gate.
In his view, the river flowing in front of the immortal gate was the biggest obstacle.
The sound of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting came, shaking the eight wastelands. If it weren't for a person with great supernatural powers blocking it, this shock would have destroyed the Eastern Wasteland and annihilated the ancient land of life in the Big Dipper!
Snap!
I don't know what caused the collapse.
The power of the Stone Emperor was unprecedented, and even the aftershocks prevented the leaders of holy lands and great sects from getting close.
The void collapsed, celestial light soared into the sky, tearing apart the heavens and earth, and shaking the mortal realm!
The world was shocked!
"Is the Holy Spirit Stone Emperor about to storm the Immortal Realm? The other Holy Emperors are still in the forbidden area, why haven't they made a move?"
Light rained down, filling the sky. The huge crack torn open by the stone emperor's halberd rippled with endless light, brilliant and crystalline, yet terrifying. A single point of such light was enough to pierce through any expert below the Great Sage level, leaving them with little chance of survival.
"They've broken through! They're really going to become immortals!" The onlookers were all shocked and exclaimed in amazement.
This could rewrite history, completely overturning all previous accounts of achieving immortality. It will be a new era, where immortality is no longer a vague concept, and the Holy Spirit Stone Emperor has succeeded.
However, upon closer reflection, it makes sense. After all, he is the Holy Emperor, the most powerful person throughout history, capable of suppressing the universe and ruling over all realms!
It's a miracle, but upon careful consideration, it's perfectly natural; it should have been this way.
Many people outside the region think this way, and at the same time, they are extremely excited.
"He has truly become an immortal! The Immortal Gate had just appeared when the Stone Emperor charged in, demonstrating his immortality through his own body, and he fought his way in, ushering in a new era!" An elderly cultivator trembled all over, having witnessed all of this, as if he himself were venturing into the Immortal Realm. Their lifespans were running out, and they were about to pass away.
The mortal realm was in an uproar, filled with roars and shouts. All the cultivators were shouting, and even those who hadn't become immortals were excited. This was good news; becoming an immortal was no longer an empty dream, giving people a goal to strive for.
"It's too early to be happy. This is just one level of immortality. Who knows what lies beyond that immortal gate?"
Suddenly, a cold voice rang out, extinguishing the excitement and enthusiasm of many people and quickly cooling down the lively atmosphere, leaving everyone stunned.
Who knows what lies ahead? Perhaps this is just the beginning.
"Snap!"
The light eventually faded, and from a great distance, everyone saw a hand holding the Stone Emperor Halberd.
The supreme divine artifact shattered, and the Holy Spirit Stone Emperor stood in the void, his golden holy radiance tinged with red, like the sunset, showering upon him. He looked magnificent, yet somewhat tragic.
"Where is the road ahead?!"
The Holy Spirit Stone Emperor roared.
"In my hands! Life or death?" Jiang Liu said calmly, his words barely reaching his ear.
"I, Stone Emperor, have only ever died standing, never born kneeling..."
Then it fell down with a thud.
It transformed into its original divine stone, and then disappeared into the sky, vanishing from everyone's sight.
"The Holy Spirit Stone Emperor is dead? Killed by a terrifying hand? Was that hand the hand of an immortal?"
"There really is an immortal... Why is he preventing the Stone Emperor from entering the Immortal Realm?"
A deathly silence descended upon the world. In just a few seconds, the Holy Spirit Stone Emperor died, leaving behind the words, "In my life, Stone Emperor, I only know how to die standing up. I have never lived on my knees..."
Everyone pondered carefully: Was this a celestial being forcing the Stone Emperor to submit?
But the Holy Spirit has the dignity of the Holy Spirit, and the strong have the dignity of the strong; they truly would rather break than bend!
After a brief silence, the Sea of Reincarnation, one of the seven forbidden zones, erupted with a terrifying aura. Beams of light shook the universe and emitted a horrifying sound.
A tall, azure figure strode out, shattering the earth and shaking the mortal realm.
Another supreme being.
What is a supreme being? This is the terrifying interpretation of their power. Now, the Burial Emperor Star and the Big Dipper are meaningless to them. With a single kick, they can destroy this land.
The earth shook violently, and disaster struck.
"Heh..." A cold laugh echoed between heaven and earth, devoid of any emotion. He seemed oblivious to the countless billions of lives that had perished, none of which concerned him.
He viewed all living beings as ants. In his eyes, all creatures in the mortal world, whether mortals or cultivators, were less than insects. He would stomp on them and crush them into bloody mud, killing them all.
His indifferent smile and nonchalant expression were chilling. This supreme being, who was once one of the biggest instigators of the dark turmoil, had his hands stained with blood. He had killed countless lives in the past, numbering in the hundreds of millions.
He is the Lord of Reincarnation, from the Seven Forbidden Zones of Life—the Sea of Reincarnation, a supreme being, clad in a cyan-gold battle armor, gleaming with the coldest light.
The path he walked was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, piled up with the bones of hundreds of millions of lives. His heart was as cold as a knife, harder than iron and stone, and he would not even blink an eye when killing millions of lives.
A powerful being shouted angrily, but the Lord of Reincarnation remained indifferent. He opened his mouth and inhaled, absorbing all the life essence of the person, and even the life force of the surrounding thousand miles was transformed into a torrent, all of which entered his mouth.
This is terrifying. All living beings within a thousand miles are dead.
"Those who haven't died of old age yet, why don't we join forces to break through that immortal gate and set foot in the immortal realm..."
In these forbidden zones of life, a terrifying aura sends shivers down the spines of humankind.
Count me in!
It was still the Sea of Reincarnation, the void was distorted, and a strange power appeared, with a terrifying aura.
"Sizzle"
An unimaginable shockwave came, exceeding the limits of human speed.
Its unparalleled speed defied the laws of the universe, making it unmatched in the world and affecting the stability of space and time.
His speed just now was beyond comprehension. Even the supreme beings who had not yet appeared in the several forbidden zones gasped in shock. The newcomer was the Heavenly Venerable who created the Xingzi Secret, and he was still alive.
The Celestial Venerable of the Distant Horizon, an ancient being, traversed the mythological era, invincible, claiming to break through the barriers of time and immortality, seeking to prove eternal life.
Such a person should have passed away long ago, but his true form has reappeared today, which is shocking and incomprehensible. Wasn't it rumored that he had already passed away?
The Celestial Venerable of Freedom created the Secret of the Word "Xing," unparalleled in the world. He was said to have stepped into the realm of time, capable of altering the passage of time, reversing aging, and increasing lifespan immeasurably.
"Lord of Reincarnation, if we strike simultaneously, we will shatter the Immortal Gate..."
The Carefree Celestial Venerable was extremely confident in his own laws, even disregarding immortals and looking down upon the world, displaying the arrogance and domineering nature befitting a Celestial Venerable.
"boom!"
He made his move, exceeding the speed of light, disrupting time, making him completely invisible, launching a powerful attack.
At the same time, the Lord of Reincarnation, with his thick, long hair flowing freely, possessed a terrifying body that seemed capable of crushing all the heavens and myriad worlds. At this moment, his azure-gold battle armor shone brilliantly and was incredibly awe-inspiring as he struck directly at the enemy.
"puff"
Before the onlookers could react, the Lord of Reincarnation coughed up blood, staggered backward, and almost flew into the air. He turned pale with rage, his thick hair stained with his own blood.
His body was protected by immortal robes forged from celestial gold, yet his armor fell away like powder.
"Immortal...I am willing to submit!" the Lord of Reincarnation roared.
"Those who do evil will not be accepted!"
The Lord of Reincarnation let out a mournful roar, but he could not escape his fate of death. He was known as the Lord of Reincarnation, yet now his soul and spirit were annihilated.
The carefree Celestial Venerable wanted to flee immediately. The fact that he had killed the Lord of Reincarnation with a single punch was so shocking that he was afraid.