I'm in Shrouding the Heavens Practicing Eternal Life

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This child dressed as a boy is Xia Jiuyou, a descendant of a quasi-emperor.

Gai Jiuyou was a figure at the pinnacle of quasi-emperors who once wanted to break through the Great Dao suppression of Emperor Qing and defy the heavens to achieve enlightenment, but unfortunately failed. However, he did not die but lived on.

If the ancient myriad races appear, this person will be one of the foundations of the human race. Those sealed saints, saint kings, and great saints are not enough for him to kill. Even taking the extreme emperor weapon cannot threaten Gai Jiuyou. Once the Immortal Melody of Tribulation is played, even the Golden Mace and the Myriad Dragon Bell will be sent flying.

Luo Mo did not answer Xia Jiuyou's question but said, "Please give my regards to your senior."

"Didn't the Holy Body Ye Fan learn the supreme secret techniques of Taixuan and the Void Scripture of the Ji family? How can he still be with them?"

"Hey, who knows what happened behind the scenes."

The Holy City is full of cultivators from the north and south, with all kinds of people.

As soon as they sat down, Xia Jiuyou stepped forward, "Hey, you still haven't answered why you know me."

"I calculated it."

"Do you think you're a divine calculator?"

"I wouldn't dare to call myself a divine calculator, but I can deduce some things that ordinary people don't know." Luo Mo extended his hand and invited, "Miss Xia, would you like to sit with us?"

"…"

Xia Jiuyou felt a bit stifled, but she still sat down. The Yaoguang Holy Son didn't seem like a bad person, and she had some things to discuss.

"Brother Jiang, your invitation this time must be for Ye Fan, right?" Hua Yunfei asked.

"That's right. I can understand that Taixuan doesn't want the Nine Secrets to be spread, but Ye Fan is also a disciple of my Yaoguang. It's absolutely impossible to have him erase his memories."

After Ye Fan became a disciple of Yaoguang, Taixuan naturally wasn't happy. After all, Ye Fan was once a disciple of their Taixuan and had learned the All-Encompassing Secret inherited from Taixuan's Zhuofeng.

Taixuan would rather let a peerless holy technique like the Nine Secrets rot in their own sect than let it be spread. Therefore, they demanded that Ye Fan erase the memories related to the All-Encompassing Secret to prevent it from being spread.

Of course, Luo Mo had to step in to deal with this matter since he was the one who recruited Ye Fan into Yaoguang.

Hua Yunfei said calmly, "Brother Jiang has put me in a difficult position. If the secret technique is spread, it will be difficult for me to explain when I return to Taixuan."

"After the Jade Pool Gathering, I will visit Taixuan to give an explanation for this matter."

"Then Yunfei will be waiting for Brother Jiang."

The root of this matter is that secret techniques cannot be spread, as it is a pure loss. But if there is income, it's different. It's nothing more than an exchange of benefits, and what Luo Mo has the most of is scriptures and secret techniques.

Luo Mo met Ji Haoyue on the way and invited him to travel together. He didn't have any particular opinion of Luo Mo, the Yaoguang Holy Son, only that his combat power was amazing and that he was an excellent peer.

He didn't want to interfere with the petty squabbles in his family. He had no hatred for Jiang Li or Ye Fan.

Of course, the premise was that Ye Fan shouldn't get too close to his sister.

"It seems your relationship isn't too good either," Xia Jiuyou said, as if discovering a secret.

The outside world said that Yaoguang was looking for helpers because of the demon race and the great bandits, but now it seems that this is not the case. Perhaps the relationship between Yaoguang and the Ji family is not as good as it seems. What the Holy Body has done is like a thorn stuck between the two.

Hua Yunfei smiled, "The relationship between me and Brother Jiang naturally cannot be compared with the interests of the sect. Private friendship is private friendship, and serious matters must also be discussed."

Luo Mo continued, "The world is not always as it seems."

Xia Jiuyou was a little annoyed. Why did these two talk like elders?

"How do you plan to deal with the demon race? Many demon great powers have rushed to the Northern Region now."

"As long as a sage doesn't come, great powers are not the deciding factor."

Luo Mo was not worried about the demon race. One reason was that Yaoguang and the Ji family were strong after joining forces, and the other was because…

Both sides are his people, so what is he panicking about?

The few people talked about current topics, and somehow, they talked about the geniuses of the world.

"The Underworld King Body and the Ascension Body have both appeared. This generation is indeed full of stars and is a golden age," Hua Yunfei sighed, wondering if he had any thoughts about these two.

Xia Jiuyou looked at Luo Mo and asked, "What do you think of the Underworld King Body and the Ascension Body?"

"I haven't seen them, so I can't comment."

"Among the people you've seen, who do you think is the strongest?" Xia Jiuyou asked curiously.

This question also made the others perk up their ears, wanting to hear how the Yaoguang Holy Son would evaluate them.

"Among our peers?"

"Among our peers."

Luo Mo took a sip of tea and said slowly, "Besides me, it should be Xiao Yan."

Hearing this answer, Hua Yunfei and Ji Haoyue were not surprised, because they had both seen Xiao Yan's combat power, which was stronger than theirs at the same cultivation level. They had to admit it, but if they really fought to the death, they all thought the outcome was still unknown.

"Is that Xiao Yan so powerful?"

Luo Mo nodded, and Xia Jiuyou asked again, "Then besides Xiao Yan?"

"It should be Fang Han."

"Fang Han?"

This answer was somewhat unexpected.

"Isn't that Fang Han a descendant of the Source Heavenly Master? Can source techniques be compared to cultivators? Is he worthy of such praise from Brother Jiang?"

Source techniques were not very familiar to everyone. There were only a few source technique families in the Northern Region, and then there was Fang Han, a wild descendant of the Source Heavenly Master.

"I have heard my elders mention that source techniques, when practiced to a high level, are not weaker than cultivators."

Luo Mo said, "Fang Han's own cultivation is also not bad."

"Not bad? Even so, he shouldn't be worthy of such a high evaluation from Brother Jiang, right? Is he also some kind of special physique?"

"He is not a special physique; he just cultivates both the Taiyin and the Sun."

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Hua Yunfei, Ji Haoyue, and Xia Jiuyou all had question marks above their heads.

Ye Fan kept his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart, not saying a word.

"Cultivating both the Taiyin and the Sun? Are those the earliest two ancient scriptures of our human race, the Taiyin and the Sun?"

Luo Mo nodded, "That's right. He has been cultivating both the Taiyin and the Sun since the Sea of Wheels realm. As everyone knows, cultivating both the Taiyin and the Sun scriptures in the Sendai realm is the strongest, but he doesn't know what secret method he used, or what opportunity he had, to actually start cultivating both in the Sea of Wheels realm. His strength… everyone can imagine."

Hua Yunfei, Ji Haoyue, and Xia Jiuyou all fell into deep thought.

Generally, anyone who cultivates a complete emperor scripture is not to be underestimated.

And this Fang Han actually cultivates both the Taiyin and the Sun, so his strength is obviously extraordinary.

"Moreover, as a source technique master, he can borrow the power of the earth veins in this Northern Region, and it is normal to kill enemies across several small realms."

"Indeed."

Ji Haoyue remembered the last time Fang Han tricked him in the underground palace of Li City.

The source heavenly patterns wrapped around the underground palace, borrowing the power of the Three Yin Death Veins. Even if he had secret treasures on him, he would not have been confident in breaking through, and in the end, he could only give up the fight for the Nine Secrets and the Chaos Stone and teleport away.

He recognized Fang Han's source techniques.

"Then what about further down?"

"What do you mean further down?"

"Aren't there two right in front of you? Who do you think is more powerful?" Xia Jiuyou was not afraid of making things big and actually asked Luo Mo to compare Hua Yunfei and Ji Haoyue.

"I am only talking about people I have fought with. I don't know the people I haven't fought with, so I can't comment," Luo Mo defused the attack.

At this time, someone else came to the restaurant. After coming up the stairs, they saw them at a glance and came straight over.

The leading man walked with the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger, with extraordinary bearing, wearing golden armor and a dragon-patterned robe underneath. It was Xia Yiming, the prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, whom they had met before.

Behind Xia Yiming were many beautiful women, making the other guests in the restaurant very envious.

Jade Pool Saintess Gu Manlu, Yao Xi and Wei Wei, and a girl of about fifteen years old, dressed in white like snow, with all her black hair gone, wearing a white hat.

Although she had no beautiful hair, it was difficult to diminish her charm. She had bright eyes and a clever smile, was naturally beautiful, and had a pair of big, dark eyes that were very intelligent, curiously looking at Luo Mo and the others.

Xia Yiming came forward, "Brother Jiang, I met Fairy Yao Xi earlier and heard that you were having a small gathering here, so I came. I hope you don't mind?"

"Brother Xia, what are you saying? Please sit down quickly."

"This is my younger sister, Yilin, who recently returned from the Western Desert," Xia Yiming introduced, but the little nun was a little shy.

At this time, Xia Jiuyou's eyes rolled, and she suddenly said, "Jiang Li, I just asked you who the strongest genius among our peers was, and you kept evading the question."

"I haven't fought with them, so naturally, I can't comment."

"Alright, I'll ask you a question that you can answer without fighting." Xia Jiuyou looked at Gu Manlu, Yao Xi, Wei Wei, Xia Yilin, and Ji Ziyue, who had just come in, and the corners of her mouth slightly lifted, "Tell me, among the fairies of the Eastern Wilderness, who is the most beautiful, who can overwhelm the others?"

As soon as this question came out, even Xia Yilin, who was not very old, looked over. After all, what woman doesn't love beauty and doesn't want to hear others praise her?

Yao Xi and Wei Wei were staring directly at Luo Mo, their eyes unblinking.

Gu Manlu looked around, wondering why she had been dragged into this.

Only Ye Fan almost laughed out loud; this was a life-or-death question.

"Beauty that surpasses all others..."

Luo Mo's gaze swept over the women, each a beauty capable of toppling kingdoms. Ji Ziyue and Gu Manlu were fine, knowing they weren't really involved.

But Yao Xi and Wei Wei were quite nervous, each with their own thoughts.

"Definitely not you. You're too young to talk about surpassing all others; your face hasn't even fully developed yet," Luo Mo said with a loud laugh.

"You're the one who hasn't fully developed! This lady's cultivation is higher than yours!" Xia Jiuyou exploded again, slamming the table and standing up.

"Alright, alright, higher than mine. I'm sitting, and you're standing, so of course you're taller," Luo Mo said, as if coaxing a child.

"If you don't believe me, we can find a place to compete. I'll definitely suppress you and let you see what's what."

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Ye Fan sighed inwardly. Although he had guessed that Luo Mo would avoid the question, he was disappointed not to see the scene of a Shura field.

After staying in the Yao Guang Holy Land for a while, he had discovered the relationship between Yao Xi and Wei Wei and Luo Mo. For some reason, he always felt a faint expectation in his heart, wanting to watch the drama unfold.

Perhaps this is what good friends are for.

Before long, some disciples from the Yao Guang and Tai Xuan Holy Lands heard the news and came. More and more people gathered at the restaurant, and Luo Mo simply booked the entire place, only hosting disciples from a few families today.

Everyone drank and chatted freely, discussing everything from ancient secrets to juicy gossip.

"I recently heard from the disciples below that an elder's grandson in the sect is missing. He was a genius who showed great intelligence from a young age."

Hua Yunfei said casually, when Gu Manlu chimed in, "My Yaochi Holy Land has also recently lost two young children, both with outstanding talents."

"Yao Guang too," Yao Xi added.

Everyone felt that something was wrong and looked at Ji Haoyue.

Ji Haoyue then looked at his sister, "Ziyue, have you heard of this?"

He usually didn't care about these things, unlike his gossipy sister.

Ji Ziyue nodded, "It seems I heard such news a few days ago."

"Could someone be secretly collecting talented young children?"

"Heh! What audacity, stealing from us!"

"So many famous sects in the Eastern Wilderness have lost young children. It's definitely not a coincidence but someone's scheme," Xia Jiuyou said, "Jiang Li, didn't you say you're a divine fortune teller? Calculate who's behind this."

"I wouldn't dare call myself a divine fortune teller, but this matter should be dealt with as soon as possible. We can't let the evil continue," Luo Mo looked at Ye Fan, "The Yaochi Grand Gathering is coming up soon, and I can't get away. I can only let you investigate."

"Okay, leave it to me."

"This matter involves a wide range of people, and there will be many clues left behind. Let's all block the news and let Ye Fan investigate. I believe we'll find the answer soon."

Everyone nodded, "Don't worry, we won't alert the enemy before Brother Ye finds the result."

"Let me go too. It's boring to attend meetings with the older generation. Investigating can also be considered eliminating harm for the Eastern Wilderness," Ji Ziyue wanted to go out and play.

Ye Fan received a hostile look from Ji Haoyue, but he pretended not to see it, "Please rest assured, everyone. I will definitely find out the result as soon as possible and bring those children back."

This was just a small interlude. Soon, everyone changed the topic again.

Ye Fan asked curiously, "Is the Western Desert only home to Buddhism?"

"Yes, the Western Desert is dominated by Buddhism."

"Is Senior Shakyamuni currently in the Buddhist sect?" Ye Fan was very curious about this fellow villager. A quasi-emperor, after all. He should visit when he has time.

But as soon as he said this, the little nun Xia Yilin fell silent.

"This matter is difficult for her to answer," Luo Mo said to ease the awkwardness, "Shakyamuni is not recognized by the Buddhist sect, so he is not in the sect, and his whereabouts are difficult to find."

"Why?" Ye Fan wanted to ask.

"It's better to ask the person involved about this question."

"..."

Alright, I won't ask then.

"It is said that this life is a golden age, and the Immortal Path will open. I don't know if it's true or false," Hua Yunfei changed the topic.

Xia Yiming shook his head, "Ancient emperors are famous, but immortals have never been seen since ancient times. It's hard to say whether it's true or false."

"What exactly is the Immortal Path?" Ye Fan couldn't help but ask, "Is it a road that, once walked, can lead to immortality?"

"It should refer to the path to immortality, requiring cultivators to cultivate into immortals," Gu Manlu said.

"How can one cultivate into an immortal? The ancient emperors didn't succeed. Are there really immortals in this world, or is this just an idea of the predecessors, an unfinished road?"

As everyone discussed the Immortal Path, Ji Haoyue suddenly said, "I have heard that there will be a dark turmoil in this life."

Dark turmoil.

These four words immediately froze the atmosphere, as if with a special magic.

"What exactly is the so-called dark turmoil? Why does everyone only say that it will lead to the devastation of living beings but then become vague? Everything I've seen in ancient books is the same."

Ye Fan was fed up with these riddle-makers, who never finished their sentences.

"The vagueness is to make future generations less afraid when they read about it," Luo Mo said.

"Afraid? It's just a record. Are we, the descendants, going to be afraid just by reading it?"

Luo Mo pointed in one direction, "The Ancient Mine of Taichu, one of the forbidden areas in the Eastern Wilderness. The words 'Taichu' (Primordial Beginning) shouldn't be associated with the words 'forbidden area.' It should have been a place of creation, but some special creatures have taken it over."

"What kind of creatures?"

"I told you, don't be afraid."

Luo Mo said in a gloomy tone, "They are the Supreme Beings of humanity, such as Heavenly Sovereigns and Ancient Emperors."

Heavenly Sovereigns and Ancient Emperors?

Those existences equivalent to the great emperors of the human race?

"How is that possible? Don't emperors only live for ten thousand years? How could they live for so long?"

"Have you seen the source rocks that seal things? People can also be sealed in source rocks. Although Supreme Beings cannot seal themselves, what if they cut themselves, causing their realm to fall?"

Luo Mo looked at everyone. Even Ji Haoyue was listening to his story, as if he hadn't heard these things in the Ji family. Perhaps his cultivation was too low, and he hadn't reached that level yet.

"Sealing themselves for a long time will also lead to death, but if they feed on living beings, they can replenish themselves a little."

Luo Mo sighed, "But how can mortals serve as food for Supreme Beings? The quality is not enough, so they can only make up for it with quantity. When Supreme Beings seek food, the ancient stars of life become dim. Except for some seeds of reproduction that they leave behind, all other living beings will be devoured by them, whether mortals or saints, none can escape."

He saw that everyone was silent, so he asked, "How is it, are you afraid? At that time, the Big Dipper will probably be the first to become the dining table for the Supreme Beings, after all, the Big Dipper has several forbidden areas, and each forbidden area is inhabited by some Supreme Beings."

Everyone's bodies turned cold.

"This... is too dark!"

No wonder it's called the dark turmoil.

"Are we just going to become blood food generation after generation? Can we never resist?"

"Not necessarily. There is a saying that the human race only waited for the Void Emperor after nine generations of Dacheng Holy Bodies. If there are eras of Dacheng Holy Bodies and Emperors, the dark turmoil can be suppressed, but if not..."

Then the world will definitely be stained with blood, and all living beings will turn into blood food.

"Isn't this life a golden age, so won't everyone become the blood food of the Supreme Beings?"

"No, I think the meaning of the golden age should be that someone can attain the Dao and become an emperor, and can suppress the dark turmoil."

"The Dacheng Holy Body and the Emperor can only suppress one era. After they pass away, those Supreme Beings will live on..."

Everyone felt a sense of suffocation.

"I can't see a glimmer of hope."

Seeing that they were a little scared, Luo Mo said, "The so-called golden age should refer to the appearance of various physiques in this life. If many physiques can reach Dacheng, they can fight against the Supreme Beings, and even they cannot act recklessly. Maybe they can slaughter some and clear obstacles for future generations. This is what's called the golden age."

After scaring the children, Luo Mo also gave them some confidence.

"So this is the true meaning of the golden age, where even the Supreme Beings cannot act recklessly and may even fall!"

If they cultivate for a lifetime, seeking the path, if they can truly reach such a realm and kill a dark Supreme Being, then it would not be a waste of this life!

By saying this, Luo Mo wasn't worried about those dark Supreme Beings jumping out. First, they weren't so idle, and second, they wouldn't break the seal and come out for the sake of ants who couldn't substantially threaten them.

But if they cultivate to the quasi-emperor realm, after several levels, they will definitely kill them mercilessly and eliminate the threat in advance.

Thinking like this, Luo Mo not needing to undergo tribulations could be considered an advantage.