I'm in Shrouding the Heavens Practicing Eternal Life

Qin Sect was a small sect in the Qin Mountains, occupying only four small mountains, with a total of just over a hundred people. It was a sect so small it could not be smaller.

This area even had scattered mountain villages, inhabited by ordinary villagers who lived near the Qin Sect. They would even run to the small mountains where the Qin Sect was located to play, and no one would stop them.

It seemed to be a small sect with lax rules, but in reality, it was not. The four small mountains occupied the four cardinal directions—east, south, west, and north—and each small mountain was guarded by an expert at the first level of the Immortal Altar secret realm.

Luo Mo concealed himself in the void, secretly observing every day. He discovered that in the main peak surrounded by the four small mountains, there were about a dozen powerful figures chanting scriptures to convert newly recruited disciples.

The Conversion Scripture created by Ruthless Great Emperor had a similar effect to the Great Conversion Technique; it could convert others.

However, it was much less efficient. A dozen Immortal Altar experts had to chant scriptures together to convert even a few cultivators in the Dragon Transformation secret realm, doing so once a day and taking several times to completely convert them. It could not compare to the Great Conversion Technique.

Luo Mo could now convert people with lower cultivation levels than himself in a few breaths. Unlike them, a dozen Immortal Altar experts had to jointly convert a few people. If they were of the same realm, it would probably take a year or two.

The 'Soldier' secret of the Nine Secrets was located here, engraved on a stone mountain opposite the main peak. It was covered with patterns of bells, tripods, pagodas, seals, swords, spears, and other weapons, with obvious characteristics.

Luo Mo did not rashly go in to search. Unless he planned to fight the Qin Sect, there was no way to directly break in.

He squatted for a while and saw a disciple from the Qin Sect's main peak go out. He followed behind, ambushed him, knocked him unconscious, and then transformed into the disciple's appearance, swaggering into the Qin Sect. He passed through the guards of the four small mountains in the east, south, west, and north, and arrived at the foot of the main peak.

The stone mountain was not far from the main peak. It was barren, with no vines crawling on it, clean and dry, and sparsely engraved with bells, tripods, pagodas, seals, swords, spears, halberds, shields, and other weapons.

The stone carvings did not appear profound or full of Daoist charm. Instead, they were very crude and lacked beauty. Moreover, they looked like they had been carved in the last few years, like the doodles of a newly initiated disciple who was bored.

But in Luo Mo's eyes, they revealed extraordinary qualities. He had taken elixirs to improve his eyesight, cultivated a pair of special divine eyes, and had the support of the Great Source Technique. His eyes could see through the essence of things, so he saw the extraordinary nature of this stone carving.

Under the insight of his divine eyes, each weapon imprint was glowing and flowing with strange colors. Each trace seemed like a real dragon about to soar into the sky, like a divine phoenix flapping its wings to break through the sky.

An ancient aura rushed towards him, with a sense of vicissitudes and grandeur. The mark of Taoism flickered, and ethereal divine sounds came at the same time.

The crude carvings transformed into Dao patterns, full of divine charm, and imprinted themselves on him one by one.

A large cauldron, round in shape, with two ears and three legs, represented the Tao giving birth to one, one giving birth to two, and two giving birth to three. It represented the tangible traces of the Tao, imprinting itself on his sea of consciousness, transmitting this secret technique in this way.

A large bell, like the only one in the world, represented time and eternity.

An ancient pagoda, divided into nine levels, with nine being the extreme number, represented the nine heavens, and the infinity of space.

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Mirrors, seals, swords, spears, halberds, shields, furnaces, and other weapons also appeared one by one, each representing a mysterious law, with their own different mysteries evolving.

These weapon imprints imprinted themselves one by one, and then reorganized, eventually transforming into an ancient character: 'Soldier'.

As soon as this character appeared, a grand heavenly sound descended from beyond the realm, shaking the stars, causing Luo Mo's divine thoughts to tremble.

Every character was like a knife, every sentence was like a sword, beheading people's souls, like a sharp blade against the brow.

Luo Mo cultivated the Great Soul Technique and had been tempered by the Dragon Transformation Heavenly Tribulation many times. His divine thoughts were strong, so he was able to withstand it, but he was still impacted, as if there was an eternal divine weapon suppressing him.

This was the 'Soldier' secret of the Nine Secrets, which Luo Mo had obtained.

The inheritance of this 'Soldier' secret was somewhat peculiar, seemingly a test. If one's divine thoughts were not strong enough, one would not be able to obtain this secret technique.

Once the 'Soldier' secret was cultivated, one could transform a grain of sand or a stone in the world into a weapon. One could even seize the weapons in the hands of enemies. It had many wonderful uses, and even if one's cultivation was strong enough, one could affect the Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon.

In the weapon forging of the Shrouding Heaven method, the 'Soldier' secret represented the ultimate in this field and had great reference value.

After obtaining the 'Soldier' secret, Luo Mo left the Qin Sect and searched for ancestral veins and immortal roots in the Qinling Mountains.

The Immortal Transformation Pond's ancient dragon cave definitely met Luo Mo's standards, but there was a Holy Spirit nearby, and it was hidden along with the Immortal Transformation Pond by the special terrain there, only opening once every ten thousand years.

This dungeon produced dream-grade divine marrow, which could prolong life and also be used to cultivate the Dragon Transformation secret realm.

There was also the third-generation Source Heavenly Master here, who buried himself here in his later years, hiding in the dragon cave, transforming into a dragon pearl. Breaking the dragon pearl would reveal the third-generation Source Heavenly Master, covered in red hair.

Seventy thousand years had passed since the third-generation Source Heavenly Master buried himself. Nourished by the dragon cave, a divine pill had formed in his body, which was also a rare treasure in the world.

Near the Immortal Transformation Pond was a piece of green copper, a fragment of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, containing a wisp of the Azure Emperor's killing intent, specifically for killing the third-generation Source Heavenly Master who grew red hair. It had been dormant since it could not find him, and in the original story, it even conveniently killed the Holy Spirit along the way.

After searching for several months, Luo Mo finally found an ancestral vein, which spawned countless dragon veins, radiating in all directions, covering hundreds of thousands of miles of territory.

This ancestral vein was deeply hidden underground, and even moved on its own. He had searched for a long time before finding it.

But now this ancestral vein could not escape. Luo Mo had spent a long time nailing it down with array flags within a radius of a thousand miles. The array eye was a small, dark bowl, flowing with Extreme Dao aura, suppressing the ancestral vein, using the Extreme Dao to bind the Azure Dragon.

This ancestral vein had already developed its own consciousness. The thousand-mile-long body was wailing, and the earth was shaking in waves. This was the earth dragon turning over but unable to.

Luo Mo ignored the intelligence born from this ancestral vein. Using the Emperor Earth Sovereign Divine Power to tunnel through the earth, he inserted jade trees into the back of the dragon vein, from tail to head, nailing the dragon's spine and absorbing its essence.

Finally, he inserted the dim Immortal Elixir Tree, which only had a section of tender branches at the top, into the dragon's mouth.

The golden core was activated, using the veins to refine treasures. Countless runes spread out, and the entire dragon vein resonated. As the ancestral vein, the nearby dragon veins all spread out with it as the center. At this moment, Luo Mo was also using it as the center, using the secret technique of refining treasures from heaven and earth, to borrow the power of heaven and earth to refine a treasure.

The underground of this small world was already covered with runes. Luo Mo communicated with his magic power and spread it out, gathering the power of the dragon veins from all directions, returning to the origin, and swallowing all the wonderful power back into the ancestral vein.

And the ancestral vein had already been nailed to death. The forty-nine jade trees would absorb the power of the ancestral vein, and transmit it to the Immortal Elixir Tree through the runes and formations, to complete it and transform it into a true Immortal Elixir Tree.

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“A celestial phenomenon must mean a great treasure is about to be born!”

In the Qinling Mountains, cultivators saw the anomaly in the sky, which was the scene of ten thousand dragons entwined, gathered from clouds.

They immediately rushed to this area, wanting to go deep underground to check the situation, but they did not dare to enter.

“Extreme Dao aura!”

“There is Extreme Dao aura underground. Could it be the inheritance or tomb of an ancient emperor is about to be born?”

“Could there be an unowned Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon?”

They could not go down. Here, ten thousand dragons converged, and the power of the earth veins was extremely strong, forming a huge formation, and with the Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon as the array eye, they could not break in at all.

The Qinling Mountains were not anyone's backyard, so the news quickly spread. The news that a Great Emperor's inheritance or tomb was about to be born immediately made the entire Central Province boil, and countless great forces rushed to the scene as soon as they received the news.

Even people from the Eastern Wilderness, Western Desert, Southern Region, and Northern Plains opened domain gates and came across the great domain.

Underground.

Luo Mo sensed the arrival of many people but ignored them because now was a critical period for countless dragon veins to converge towards the ancestral vein. He couldn't move rashly, or all his efforts would be in vain.

Wasting an ancestral vein wouldn't be a big deal, but these forty-nine jade trees would be ruined. These were treasures grown in the jade marrow of the earth veins, extremely rare. Even he wasn't confident he could gather so many in a short time.

On the ground, several major dynasties of Central Province had invited people from the Dragon-Seeking Geomancer lineage to accompany them, as they were most adept at finding dragon veins.

The major sacred grounds and families from the Eastern Wilderness also brought people from the Origin Master lineage. Origin Arts and Dragon-Seeking Arts had similarities. Even Li Daoqing, the Holy Master of the Yao Guang Holy Land, had come. After all, an unowned Supreme Emperor Weapon was tempting; who wouldn't want to obtain it?

Ye Fan also came along, standing with several Supreme Elders, protected. Because Ye Fan hadn't been idle lately. Since he successfully broke the curse and advanced to the Four Extremes Realm, many people had challenged him, wanting to test the weight of the Ancient Sacred Body.

If it were just challenges, Ye Fan would treat it as sparring, but some people wanted to seize the Myriad Manifestations Mother Qi Cauldron, and others wanted the Nine Secrets. Of course, many wanted everything.

At the same time, some older generation cultivators had also taken action because ancient books recorded that the Ancient Sacred Body, when cultivated to the Four Extremes Realm, was considered a minor completion. The blood began to turn golden, equivalent to a precious medicine, capable of extending lifespan.

Extending lifespan!

How could many old cultivators with little lifespan left restrain themselves upon hearing this? They took the risk of assassinating Ye Fan but were escaped by him. Then, within a few days, they suffered Ye Fan's crazy revenge. The cities where their sects were located were broken one by one, and the remaining cultivators were killed. Even some cultivators in the Dragon Transformation Realm were slapped to death by the Sacred Body.

Although the Sacred Body was strong and could protect the sect after reaching great completion, the growth process was indeed a bit tortuous, always with life-threatening dangers.

As soon as Ye Fan arrived, he noticed something was wrong. Others might not recognize it, but he knew that the formation here was too similar to the move Luo Mo used in the Myriad Dragon Nest, gathering the essence of myriad dragons.

Moreover, that Supreme aura was very familiar, clearly the aura of the Heaven Swallowing Magic Cover. Ye Fan had seen it several times and even used it himself; how could he not recognize it?

It wouldn't be good if the cultivators searching for treasure dug up Luo Mo.

"Master Ouyang, can this formation be broken?"

The invited Origin Art Master, Ouyang Ye, observed the place and said, "It's not the time. I see myriad dragons returning to their nests here, and divine light gathering inward. It should be a treasure taking shape. Going down now would probably only ruin the opportunity."

On the other side, the Dragon-Seeking Geomancer also reached the same conclusion.

Li Daoqing asked Ye Fan, "What do you think?"

After all, Ye Fan's Origin Arts were also very powerful, said to have been learned from the Holy Son, leaving behind glorious achievements in the Holy City, so he wanted to ask for his opinion.

"I'm afraid everyone here is just waiting in vain; there won't be any treasure."

Ye Fan knew very well that the one below should be Luo Mo. Any treasures should have gone into Luo Mo's pocket.

It wasn't easy to pry a piece of meat from Luo Mo's mouth. He had countless treasures there, and with the Void Divine Pot, he could escape danger and return at any time. No matter how greedy or scheming the people here were, it was useless.

"Hmph, still wet behind the ears and already learning to criticize others."

Origin Art Master Ouyang Ye commented, "Go back and practice more if your Origin Arts aren't up to par. Can the trend of myriad dragons returning to their nests be faked?"

"Returning to their nests? I think they're entering a trap."

"Heh, what trap? Divine light is faintly visible underground, clearly indicating a treasure is about to be formed!"

Ouyang Ye took out a handful of stone powder, sparkling and translucent, mixed with Origin Powder, even some Divine Origin powder, and scattered it in the air.

Divine Origin was formed from the essence of heaven and earth's origin energy, capable of reflecting the appearance of heaven and earth. Immediately, the stone powder spontaneously created a picture of myriad dragons returning to their nests.

Especially a large dragon in the center, seemingly about to soar out, with a compelling spiritual aura. Especially on the back of the large dragon, forty-nine dragon fin-like protrusions shimmered with light.

The stone powder in the air continued to change. The Origin Powder mixed in the stone powder flickered, moving, converging from the bodies of the myriad dragons towards the large dragon, then from the dragon fins forward, converging towards the dragon's head.

Tiny particles of Divine Origin gathered in the dragon's mouth to form an incomplete dragon pearl, and at this time, the dragon pearl was slowly completing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Hmph, what else do you have to say?" Ouyang Ye questioned, extremely proud.

"Master Ouyang's Origin Arts are truly ingenious!"

"Corresponding to the celestial phenomena above and the geographical features below, he can actually reduce the changes of the dragon vein to a graphical representation, truly worthy of being a master."

"Compared to Master Ouyang's admirable talent, some people with unskilled learning still talk eloquently, it's simply a joke."

Some people who didn't get along with Ye Fan began to speak sarcastically.

Even the geomancer from Central Province, known for Dragon-Seeking Arts, nodded, obviously recognizing Ouyang Ye's Origin Arts, and said, "This ancestral vein has manifested the phenomenon of myriad dragons returning to their nests. Although it contradicts the records in ancient books, we can see the dragon pearl is being completed. Such an ancestral vein, the dragon pearl alone is a priceless treasure, containing Dao principles, and obtaining it provides an opportunity to become a Saint."

An opportunity to become a Saint?

Immediately, many people stared at the picture evolved by Ouyang Ye, their eyes reddening as they looked at the dragon pearl that had not yet taken shape.

Becoming a Saint!

Although it was just an opportunity and couldn't directly make someone a Saint, it was undoubtedly a supreme treasure that must be obtained!

The Dragon-Seeking Geomancer added, "The Qi of myriad dragons gathers and transforms into a dragon pearl, which is also a treasure pill in itself. Swallowing it can also extend lifespan... It's just that I don't know why there is a Supreme aura. Could it be a method of an ancient Great Emperor?"

Extending lifespan!

Another reason that could trigger a bloody massacre appeared.

The Dragon-Seeking Geomancer muttered to himself, "This situation contradicts ancient books. Logically speaking, it shouldn't appear. It should be someone deliberately doing this."

"Perhaps it's an opportunity left by a certain Great Emperor."

"That's right, isn't there a Supreme aura below?"

"Besides the dragon pearl, there might also be an ancient palace, with the inheritance of a Great Emperor inside."

"It could also be an Emperor's tomb, an ancient Great Emperor buried himself here."

The more everyone talked, the more excited they became, painting many pies for themselves.

They all waited patiently because now was not the time to compete. No one wanted to ruin the opportunity, silently waiting for the dragon pearl to form.

Ye Fan didn't argue with these people, silently making a fortune. Anyway, there was his own person below, and any treasures would definitely fall into Luo Mo's pocket.

After Ouyang Ye calculated, he said, "It will probably take another forty-odd days for the dragon pearl to condense successfully."

"Still this long?"

"Looks like we have to wait for a while."

Not a single person left, all waiting for the treasure to be born.

Underground.

Luo Mo reversed the earth veins, gathering dragon Qi to replenish the Undying Mystical Tree, which took a full forty-nine days.

On the last day, he took out a pool of peculiar substance that was like water yet not water, like gas yet not gas. It was the Innate Dao Diagram that Ye Fan encountered when he broke through the Four Extremes Realm.

When the Innate Dao Diagram descended and suppressed, even a Supreme Emperor Weapon could only hold it in place. Many Supreme Elders couldn't support it for long. If Xiao Nannan hadn't erupted, it could only have slashed at Ye Fan.

The Dao Diagram was devoured by the erupted Dragon纹 Black Gold Cauldron, crushed, and refined, turning into a pool of Innate Dao Source, containing Innate Great Dao patterns. If injected into a weapon, it could become an Innate Dao Weapon, infinitely close to a Supreme weapon, becoming a weapon similar to the Leaving Fire Furnace.

Luo Mo poured the Innate Dao Source onto the Undying Mystical Tree, watching the Innate Dao Source merge into it, transforming into Innate Dao patterns, imprinted within it.

The ancestral vein's divine sense wailed, bound by Luo Mo, transforming into a purple little dragon, also entering the Undying Mystical Tree, able to become its spirit, that is, the weapon spirit.

Dao patterns like the sky, the Undying Mystical Tree like the earth, the weapon spirit as man, the three combined, immediately erupted with a soaring divine light, piercing through thousands of feet of earth, breaking through the clouds, and entering the boundless starry sky.

"The treasure has been born!"

"What a strong luster!"

"Look, what is that?"

"It seems to be a tree, could it be the Undying Divine Medicine?"

The cultivators who had been waiting bitterly outside for more than a month were immediately excited when they saw the illusory image of the jade tree in the soaring divine light.