Perfect World: Dream Back to the Ancient Immortal World
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Come to think of it, the three marks and the three flowers of the avenue have merged into one. They may be visible at first, but after countless years of practice and infection, they will be completely assimilated and indistinguishable from each other, so it is normal that they cannot be seen.
Wang Heng felt relieved and chatted with the ancient tree for a while, talking about the end of the Dharma and the path to immortality, etc.
Afterwards, Wang Heng set out again, heading towards the ancient world where he left his body of faith. In order to observe the process of rebirth of the elixir of life, he had wasted seven thousand years. Adding the thirty thousand years before he obtained the remains of the ancient tree, thirty-seven thousand years have passed in this life.
Chapter 163 Heaven
Time flies, and after tens of thousands of years, Wang Heng’s fifth life came to an end.
At this time, his hair was white and his soul was weak. He was at the end of his rope.
However, Wang Heng was very calm because he had already prepared a way to deal with it.
After observing the rebirth of the second spiritual root in the heavens, he realized a method that could be used to fight death and live into the next life.
He found a remote place, opened up a cave as usual, and casually set up a magic circle to conceal the traces and breath of the cave.
This method is most afraid of external interference. Once something goes wrong, there will be no recovery.
After Wang Heng had prepared everything, the deadline arrived as expected.
Having experienced the extreme rebirths in previous lives, Wang Heng has long been calm in the face of death.
He allowed the Knife of Time to chop him down and deprive him of the last bit of life he had left. Soon, Wang Heng’s soul cave and soul body dried up and continued to shrink.
Afterwards, he fell down in the medicinal field that had been arranged long ago, motionless and without any breath, as if he had died.
This is not an ordinary medicine field, but a carefully arranged medicine field that is of great benefit to the soul. It is filled with the breath of the beginning and the beginning, full of vitality, and watered with various heaven-defying immortal liquids.
Wang Heng’s soul and body could not withstand the erosion of time and gradually decayed. Only the most core part was still there, buried deeply in the soil, like a seed planted, but the activity of the seed was very weak and it was almost dying.
Spring went and autumn came, and a full thousand years passed. This was the longest time Wang Heng had ever spent since he embarked on the immortal path of the mortal world. No transformation had ever taken so long.
He succeeded. A tender sprout grew out of the vibrant medicinal field, and there was an aura of the beginning of the world and the beginning of all things in the air.
Five hundred years later, an ancient tree grew vigorously and produced a fruit. When it fell to the ground, a dazzling light burst out, and Wang Heng’s figure appeared. He returned successfully. He started his sixth life, and his aura became more unfathomable and powerful.
At this moment, Wang Heng had an illusion. He felt that he could shatter the light curtain above the sky and become an immortal against the will of heaven.
But immediately, he calmed down.
That layer of light curtain was formed by the resentment and principles left by the immortal creatures, including the Immortal King. The sixth life alone was not enough to defeat it.
If you want to try, you must at least walk to the end of the earthly immortal road, live out your ninth life, and achieve the state where time does not weigh on you.
He shook his head, knowing that this illusion was caused by a breakthrough after reaching the peak of strength, and was not credible.
The sixth generation!
Counting the time, Wang Heng has been in this strange world for more than 200,000 years. What a long period of time!
Even if one adds together the years his three Taoist bodies experienced in the ancient era of immortality, they still won’t be as much as a fraction of what’s here.
During this period, Wang Heng traveled alone most of the time and had to endure loneliness that ordinary people could hardly imagine.
This is a process that every powerful person must go through. Because of this, many creatures gradually lose their emotions and become cold and heartless.
Fortunately, Wang Heng’s determination has never been changed by time.
He dealt with the cave a bit and then set off to continue his journey back home.
After reaching this realm, he was actually very close to his destination and would arrive there in no time.
Somehow, Wang Heng could already sense a vague connection between his real body and his body of faith.
I believe the other party also felt it. If nothing unexpected happened to the faith body, when it senses the real body approaching, it will come over on its own initiative and express absolute obedience to the real body.
Unfortunately, things went against one’s wishes. The body of faith did not take such action. Even though Wang Heng called out, there was no response.
His face became serious. As expected, after being away for too long, some surprising changes had occurred in this free-range body of faith. It seemed to have its own thoughts and will.
“You are just a body of my faith.” Wang Heng sighed.
In an ancient world far away from hundreds of realms, a creature who looked exactly like Wang Heng was sitting in the central heavenly palace. Under his feet were countless heavenly soldiers and generals, all kneeling there, motionless, in absolute submission to the creature on the imperial throne.
And on the plaque of this central heavenly palace are engraved two large ancient characters: Tianting.
If Wang Heng were here, he would be shocked by his own body of faith. Who would have thought that even the Immortal King did not dare to establish the Heavenly Court at will, but this body of faith dared to do so, and even gathered powerful heavenly soldiers and generals to make it look so impressive.
In fact, it is understandable that it does this. After all, it has been called the Heavenly Emperor, the Holy Emperor, and the Heavenly Venerable by countless believers for hundreds of thousands of years. The chanting has subtly changed the believer’s mind, making it mistakenly believe that it is really the Heavenly Emperor.
Compared to those supreme beings with limited lifespans, the body of faith is almost immortal. As long as there are believers, its main body will not die and its consciousness will not dissipate. Its rule for more than 200,000 years is the best proof of this.
However, as Wang Heng’s main body approaches, all this glory is likely to become a fantasy.
People of faith naturally do not want to destroy this hard-earned glory and splendor.
It is the Emperor of Heaven and should rule forever, instead of being wiped out casually by the main body.
Therefore, it wanted to replace the original body and devour it.
Sensing that the original body was approaching at a very fast speed, the faith body began to make arrangements.
It is known as the Eternal Heavenly Emperor and has stood in the world for more than 200,000 years. The power of the Heavenly Court spans hundreds of ancient worlds. It is on good terms with many beings that have integrated the Heavenly Heart Seal and is an old acquaintance. A large number of them reached the pinnacle with its help, and it is owed a great cause and effect.
Now, it is time to pay for these consequences.
“What does the Emperor want to see me for?”
Wang Heng replied with cold eyes: “Help me suppress a person.”
“Back then, the Emperor of Heaven helped me to attain enlightenment, and there was a great karma that I had yet to repay. His help today can be considered as repaying the karma.”
“Okay, after this incident, all past karma will be wiped out.”
The two men reached an agreement, and then there was a round of conspiracy.
The same scene continued to happen in other ancient worlds.
Having occupied hundreds of ancient worlds for more than 200,000 years, the power of Heaven is terrifying and boundless, and its accumulation is also quite terrifying. It has supported an astonishing number of people who have attained the Tao. The shadow of Heaven can be seen behind the disputes over attaining the Tao in all dynasties.
Because of this, the number of believers that the Eternal Emperor can mobilize is beyond imagination.
It chose a desolate ancient world and placed the invited practitioners there. It not only granted them some supreme forbidden magic skills, but also made them form a terrifying formation that was said to be able to destroy true immortals.
The preachers who came in response to the call were somewhat delighted at first, as they each obtained immortal arts from the Heavenly Court’s collection and reaped huge rewards, but they soon realized that something was wrong.
Who did the Eternal Emperor summon so many people to ambush? What kind of creatures in this world are worth mobilizing so many extreme creatures? Thinking carefully, they felt a little terrified for some reason, as if a prehistoric beast was about to attack.
“Emperor of Heaven, is it really necessary to do this? Each of us is the sovereign of a world, ruling the universe and the stars, and dominating the world. In this Dharma Ending Age, we represent the ultimate. To suppress a living being, why do we need so many fellow Taoists to take action together?” asked a person who had attained enlightenment, puzzled, thinking that the Eternal Emperor of Heaven was making a fuss out of nothing.
Wang Hengxin believed and shook his head slightly.
“That creature is different from others, and it is very likely that he is close to becoming an immortal. You must not be careless. If you make a mistake, we will be dead without a burial place.”
Seeing this supreme being who had ruled the Heavenly Court for more than 200,000 years so solemn, everyone realized the seriousness of the matter.
What kind of creature can be so close to becoming an immortal in this cruel Dharma-Ending Age?
They found it incredible, but since these words came from the mouth of a creature that had lived for more than 200,000 years, they had no choice but to believe it.
Afterwards, the group of people who had attained enlightenment stopped asking questions and began to practice the immortal formation.
After a period of time, they perfected this great formation, which was composed of ninety-nine people who had attained the Tao. It was a formation of annihilation and demon slaying, and its power was terrifying. When the formation was activated, it was so powerful that even a real immortal would be slain.
This kind of immortal magic formation was originally prepared for the purpose of counterattacking the immortals, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many people who have attained enlightenment serving as the center of the formation.
“Haha, good. With this demon-slaying formation, suppressing that creature will be a piece of cake.” After witnessing the power of the formation, Xin Fa Shen couldn’t help but laugh out loud, sweeping away the gloom of the past and feeling full of confidence.
At this moment, Wang Heng has already had a sense that if he continues to move forward, there may be a huge crisis.
He knew that this was Faith’s body taking action and waiting for his arrival.
“Faith is something that can’t be used casually. If you’re not careful, it can backfire.” He sighed, not stopping.
Even though he knew there were arrangements targeting him ahead, he was not afraid.
Having survived the sixth life without the elixir of immortality, Wang Heng himself had no idea how strong he was at this moment. The only thing that was certain was that there was nothing in the world of the Dharma Ending Age that could threaten him.
So, Wang Heng was very calm.
Passing through some familiar ancient realms along the way, he learned a lot as he traveled through the world, and came to know the existence of “Heaven” and the “Eternal Emperor of Heaven”.
Wang Heng was speechless about this. How could a person of faith expand to such an extent and dare to establish a force with the taboo name of “Heaven”? He really didn’t know how to write the word death.
If it were someone else, Wang Heng would not care at all, but it was his faith body that established the Heavenly Palace, and there was a certain cause and effect between him and it, so he had to care.
The best outcome would be to let this powerful force spanning hundreds of ancient worlds disappear into thin air, so as to avoid taking the blame for it.
It should be noted that the fallen quasi-immortal emperor who crossed the sea considered himself to be the orthodox heaven. Any force that dared to use this name would be invisibly causally involved with him. Before he developed, Wang Heng would never do such a conspicuous thing.
Finally, Wang Heng arrived. After more than 100,000 years and crossing countless ancient realms, he returned to the place where he left his faith.
Unfortunately, everything here has changed and the familiar old friends are gone. They have all been buried in the long river of time.
Only one believer was still there, and he had prepared a great gift for him.
This is a desolate ancient world, and the vitality is not that strong.
In the universe, a boundless ancient continent is suspended. The most powerful being in heaven, the Eternal Emperor, is standing on the earth at this moment, quietly gazing in one direction.
On the horizon, a figure slowly approached. When his face appeared before everyone, the practitioners who were lying in ambush were all shocked. On the one hand, it was because the strength of this creature was too powerful, as unfathomable as the ocean. On the other hand, it was because his face was exactly the same as the Eternal Emperor of Heaven. They were basically the same person.
“What’s going on?” The preachers were confused.
The Eternal Heavenly Emperor has hidden himself so well over the years that no one knows that it is a body of faith. They all think it is their real body, so those who have attained the truth are so confused.
“I haven’t seen you for two hundred thousand years. You’ve changed a lot.” Wang Heng spoke, as if he and the Eternal Emperor were old friends who hadn’t seen each other for many years.
“Yes, I have changed a lot. I don’t want to be muddleheaded and be a puppet-like creature anymore.”
“So, you gathered these creatures and ambush here, do you want to suppress me and replace me?” Wang Heng smiled, without any warmth, very cold.
“So what? It’s all your fault that you created me in the first place. You brought this upon yourself.” The Eternal Emperor’s eyes narrowed slightly, filled with murderous intent.
“You’re wrong about one thing.”
“what?”
“You are not even a living being, but just a body of faith without a soul. I should not have granted you freedom, so now I am here to take it back with my own hands.”
These words touched the pain in Eternal Emperor’s heart, and his face twisted slightly.
“Do you think you can leave here alive today? Fellow Taoists, there is no need to wait. If not now, when?” He roared, and then retreated at a high speed.
The next moment, ninety-nine people who had attained the Tao appeared, each occupying a center of the formation and performing a great formation to destroy the world and slay demons.