Chapter 79: The Chance to Unite the Nine Secrets

Chapter 79: The Chance to Unite the Nine Secrets (Please Vote!)

Today, the Kunlun Mountains remain as peaceful and serene as ever.

In the Immortal Ground, two statues stand tall: one is the Nine-Aperture Divine Stone, and the other is the petrified Shao Hua.

A certain Fourth-Life Emperor is on the verge of tears.

No one told her that an incomplete holy spirit could be affected and have its appearance altered!

Is this fair?

Shao Hua quickly recovers her composure, humming a nameless tune. After all, she didn't lose anything from this; it was a lucky find.

"Past events cannot be recalled. Let me give you a name." It's only reasonable to name something she nurtured, right?

"How about 'Flowing Years'? Time flies, so don't waste the years."

She solemnly carves the words "Flowing Years" on the Nine-Aperture Divine Stone.

I won't betray you, and you won't betray me. Is that fair?

Leaving the Kunlun Mountains, Shao Hua steps out from the azure star, not heading directly into the depths of the universe.

Instead, she chooses to head west through the Hangu Pass, an ancient star path left by the ancients, connecting to the far side of deep space.

This pass existed long before the later eras, dating back to the mythic ages at least.

Shao Hua travels westward, taking her time and often pausing to understand the current state of this era.

She has restored much of the Kunlun Nine Dragon Mountains, which has caused the essence and great principles of Earth to rapidly diminish over the years. Many major forces are already considering relocation.

"This is my mistake. Nurturing two holy spirits doesn't require such a great consumption, yet it has affected all beings."

Shao Hua sighs lightly. The situation arose from her efforts to reverse the course of creation.

Fortunately, it can still be remedied. Earth's current environment isn't terrible; many secret lands retain their original beauty and can still give birth to sages, and even greater beings.

The speed at which the Dragon Mountains draw essence has greatly slowed, and boundless essence from the depths of the cosmos continues to flow in, making up for the shortfall.

For a considerable period, Earth will remain a fine place for cultivation.

After many twists and turns, Shao Hua arrives at a valley where a massive city stands, the ancient gateway of the cultivation world.

In previous visits to Kunlun, she always rushed through, unable to linger. This time, with a longer lifespan, she can take a moment to enjoy the scenery.

"Emperor Venerable's ancient array, quite prosperous, with many sages and even a great sage guarding it?" She nods slightly, conceals her form, and quietly enters the city.

After a brief investigation, she discovers traces left by several mythic-era Celestials.

There is a supreme celestial array formed by the Qian Character Secret, originating from the same source as the Spirit Treasure Killing Array.

The Virtue Celestial also visited, and the later Laozi's journey west through the Hangu Pass was actually a return to a place he had visited in a previous life.

Shao Hua is very interested in the Virtue Celestial. Among the Nine Secrets, she lacks only the Numerical Secret, which was created by this Celestial.

In her early days of battling on the imperial path, she had already obtained the sixth of the Nine Secrets. Later, while searching for the North Pole Immortal Light, she unexpectedly discovered the Silent Heaven Art and the Lin Character Secret.

As for the Qian Character Secret, she obtained it from the Fierce Emperor.

Speaking of which, she and the Virtue Celestial have a bit of a connection.

In the ancient human path, he left behind seven demon wells, and the "Celestial" who held the Holy Spirit Immortal Wine in his later years was actually this Virtue Celestial.

If nothing goes wrong, the Virtue Celestial's imperial corpse is hidden somewhere on Earth and will come to life more than 200,000 years later, becoming the later Laozi.

Finding it would make the Numerical Secret as easy to obtain as taking something from a pocket.

"Individually, the Nine Secrets aren't very useful to me. I have my own spells. However, when united, they are said to have the power to awe even immortals, which could be useful." Shao Hua rests her chin in her hand, pondering.

"More importantly, what’s the reference? How did that guy, the Venerable Emperor, manage to combine them?"

Logically, the secret techniques created by nine different individuals, each representing the pinnacle of a different aspect of the human domain, should be impossible to unify. The disparity between them is far greater than any divergence.

So, it’s highly likely that the Venerable Emperor orchestrated this. The fusion of the Nine Secrets made him invincible in both ancient and modern times, as he himself claimed.

He was originally the last of the nine Celestial Venerables of the Mythical Era. After living through a second life, he changed his title to Venerable Emperor, ruling over both heaven and earth with unparalleled power.

This guy is even more secretive than the Immortal Tianhuang, and he’s still alive today, having walked further down the path of mundane immortality, with even more shocking plans in the shadows.

It makes sense that he would gather the Nine Secrets and use the All-Character Secret from his previous life to unify them, achieving the fusion of the Nine Secrets.

A glint of insight flashed in Shao Hua’s eyes. She decided that she needed to find a time to dig out the Virtue Celestial Venerable.

On this day, crimson dawn light stretched for thirty thousand miles from the east, blotting out the sun and dispelling all evil from the world.

Shao Hua stepped out of Hangu Pass and walked along the ancient star path, addressing any issues along the way.

She casually cleared out the remnants of the ancient races that had once attacked Hangu Pass, opening the way to life-bearing ancient stars like the Beidou, Gouchen, and Feixian.

Before the next great era arrives, she brought some new changes to this universe. Perhaps, in the future, Earth’s prodigies will embark on their journey from this path.

"Whether you stay here or move on to welcome the new, the choice is yours." Shao Hua returned to Earth, manifesting several avatars to spread the news.

Meanwhile, one avatar remained on the ancient star to search for the Virtue Celestial Venerable, while her true form quietly arrived at the Beidou.

"Tsk, it’s hard to go from luxury to simplicity!" Standing on the five-colored altar in the ancient forbidden land, Shao Hua couldn’t help but mutter to herself.

Without the golden path under her feet, she felt a bit uneasy.

After all, she was a former emperor who had lived for forty thousand years. She could only say that conditions were tough and needed to be endured.

Returning to the ancient forbidden land, the old gatekeeper was no longer there, having long since entered the Immortal Origin.

Ning Fei was also about to achieve the Dao. Instead of suppressing his own path to challenge the heavens, he, too, had entered the Immortal Origin.

A solitary lamp emitted a faint light, illuminating the area below the forbidden land.

Shao Hua reached out, and the Flame Dao Lamp fell into her hand. She then picked up the Heaven-Devouring Demon Cauldron beside it and skillfully began to stew the meat.

This Immortal Phoenix meat was the most delicious of all.

Shao Hua pulled Ning Fei and Xiao Zi Cheng up to eat, and the two were initially a bit dazed. However, when they saw the meat in the bowls, they immediately perked up.

Oh, it’s so fragrant!

Praise the Immortal Tianhuang!

"Would you like to go for a walk with me?" Shao Hua suggested.

Ning Fei and Xiao Zi Cheng didn’t refuse. Since they were already awake, it would be nice to go out and digest their meal.

Their lifespans were now very long, and they had only lived a few hundred years in this life, which wasn’t much of a waste.

Moreover, they exchanged glances and both picked up on the hint of loneliness in Shao Hua’s tone.

Living alone for forty thousand years, they were among the few who could still converse with her.

Mundane immortality was destined to be an extremely difficult path, filled with the loneliness and bitterness of a solitary existence over the long years.

"Oh, right, I brought you some gifts."

Shao Hua, of course, knew what the two were thinking. She turned her gaze and produced two coffins made from the Immortal Tree.

Ning Fei and Xiao Zi Cheng: "..."

(End of Chapter)

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