Inquiry about immortality

Chapter 2654, Seal 7

Deep pool.

This place is even deeper than Lord Luo Luo had anticipated, as if it were a deep well connecting to the Earth's core.

A ball of light floated above his head; upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a paper lantern with a bright, gentle candlelight that illuminated the area around Lord Luo Luo. When the dark currents collided with the light, their impact was greatly reduced, and by the time they reached Lord Luo Luo, they could no longer budge him in the slightest.

Waves of undercurrents surged forth, growing faster and faster. Demon Lord Luo Luo sensed the other's urgency and sneered inwardly. As he ventured deeper, the influence of that nascent consciousness would only weaken. Even from the outside, it was powerless to stop him; now it could only watch helplessly as he entered, filled with impotent rage.

He ignored it and focused on what lay beneath him. The bottom was still unfathomable; the lightning magma here was even deeper and heavier than the sea of ​​lightning outside, making it difficult for his consciousness to move.

Suddenly, he sensed something floating in the lightning plasma ahead of him, and then he realized that the object was a huge cylinder!

Luo Luo Demon Lord immediately approached and saw what the object looked like. It turned out to be a section of black iron pillar, floating there at an angle. It was thousands of feet long and its surface was covered with rust, showing the marks of time. There were obvious breaks at both ends of the black iron pillar, indicating that it was only a section of it.

"Could this be a Heavenly Lightning Summoning Technique?"

Luo Luo Demon Lord recalled the ancient records that the Thunder Lord was able to spread thunder throughout the world and maintain it for a long time because of a treasure called the Heavenly Thunder Guide.

He wanted to get closer, brush away the rust on the black iron pillar, and examine the patterns. Suddenly, his heart tightened, and he vaguely sensed a threat from the black iron pillar.

At the same time, he felt an invisible resistance preventing him from continuing downwards.

Confirming that the resistance did not originate from that consciousness, Demon Lord Luo Luo pondered for a moment, deliberately moved away from the Xuan Tie Pillar, and continued to descend despite the resistance. He then saw more and more fragments, some of which were broken and others were covered in rust.

They are bound by some force, suspended at the bottom of the pool, motionless, and unmoved by the undercurrents of the outside world.

As more and more fragments appeared, Lord Luoluo became increasingly cautious, gradually discerning some clues.

As he passed through the debris, there was a blank space below, and the surrounding resistance was so strong that he could hardly continue descending.

The twelve Thunder Swamps he had visited before did not give rise to consciousness, nor did they contain such deep pools, so this was the first time he had encountered such a situation. However, Lord Luo Luo was not surprised, as he had anticipated this. He simply spread his five fingers, and vibrant green arcs of electricity danced at his fingertips, shooting out lightning bolts that formed gnarled branches wherever they passed, quickly creating a dense network of trees around them.

The branches continue to spread, dense and intertwined.

Each branch seemed alive, like the fingers of the Demon Lord Luo Luo, which, under his guidance, touched, sensed, and analyzed the secrets hidden in the deep pool, searching for the source of that resistance.

Lord Luo Luo soon discovered that there was an ancient restriction hidden here, originating from ancient times.

"Was this really left by Lord Lei?"

The Demon Lord Luo Luo was deeply moved.

After that cataclysmic disaster, Lei Jun and his treasures disappeared without a trace. Whether what is placed below is Lei Jun's legacy or his treasures, it is enough to make people ecstatic.

And all of these will belong to me!

Luo Luo Demon Lord suppressed his excitement, focused his mind on sensing, and then opened his mouth to spew out a green light. The green light circled in front of him and transformed into a three-inch short blade. Then, the blade flashed and swallowed up all the branches that covered the sky.

Suddenly, a burst of sword light erupted, like a startled rainbow, cleaving through the thunderous liquid and slashing towards the darkness below!

'boom!'

A massive wave surged beneath him, and the Demon Lord Luo Luo's figure swayed, his face showing surprise as he felt his Yuan Yi Blade strike an extremely hard barrier.

This strike not only failed to shake the barrier in the slightest, but also suffered a powerful backlash that was transmitted through the spirit blade to his body, causing his domain to tremble and his mind to shake, almost making him vomit blood!

With just the first strike, Demon Lord Luo Luo was nearly injured, but the stronger the restrictions in the deep pool became, the happier he was.

After calming his blood and qi, Demon Lord Luo Luo raised the Yuan Yi Blade, ready to strike again, but a continuous surge of dark energy rushed towards him, its power several times greater than before.

Luo Luo Demon Lord initially dismissed it as an effect of the backlash from the restriction, but gradually sensed something was amiss.

'Whoosh!'

An undercurrent surged in from all directions, surging endlessly like layers of waves, its power growing stronger and stronger.

Lord Luo Luo suddenly looked up and was shocked by what he saw above him. The fragments were rising and falling with the dark current, and the true source of the dark current was actually outside the deep pool.

What's happening outside?

Lord Luo Luo was filled with doubt and surprise.

Immediately afterwards, he sensed a malevolent thought directed at him from the undercurrent. His previously scattered consciousness could not have produced such a clear malevolent thought!

Could it be...?

Luo Luo Demon Lord thought of a possibility: only when those scattered consciousnesses were gathered together and a true consciousness was born could the deep pool be shaken!

He was filled with doubt and suspicion, but this didn't make sense. He had only slashed at the restriction and done nothing else, as if he had helped to break the seal on that consciousness.

"seal!"

Luo Luo Demon Lord was startled. If it wasn't him, it could only be the missing Qingfeng Demon Lord.

What did Qingfeng Demon Lord do?

Even more shockingly, what did that consciousness guide Qingfeng Demon Lord to do?

Lord Luo Luo realized that he had overlooked something important and underestimated that consciousness.

That consciousness was actually the will of the beast horde. A demon king-level beast horde will had already been born here, and the massive thunder beast horde also had the potential to coalesce into a demon lord-level beast horde will. Perhaps due to the 'seal,' it had been unable to take shape. Now it seems that even without taking shape, it already possesses considerable intelligence and does not act solely on instinct.

Thinking about it carefully, it's somewhat strange that the sudden and violent impact when they broke through the barrier caused him and Qingfeng Demon Lord to be separated.

Based on his observation, the Qingfeng Demon Lord's behavior along the way showed that he did not understand Lei Yuan and was likely being used as a tool by that consciousness.

It's too late to go out and stop it now. Luo Luo Demon Lord felt the evil thoughts and anger growing clearer and clearer. The only thing he could do now was to break the ancient barrier before this consciousness gathered together!

I don't know if it will be in time.

"ignorance!"

Luo Luo Demon Lord cursed under his breath, his expression grave. He forced back the hidden currents and wielded the Yuan Yi Blade to slash repeatedly towards the bottom of the pool.

……

Qin Sang was completely unaware of the dramatic changes he had caused.

He had already reached the sixth floor of the Vajra Pagoda.

The trials within the pagodas are largely similar, all depicting the legendary eighteen levels of hell to test the cultivator's cultivation and willpower.

With Qin Sang's current cultivation level, this test naturally posed no obstacle to him. He strolled leisurely along the way, climbing six levels in a row.

Upon entering the sixth floor, Qin Sang ignored the various illusions around him, walked through them, and reached the very center. A powerful force of his domain surged forth, instantly shattering all the illusions.

A black dot suddenly appeared in the middle of the illusion fragments. As the black dot expanded, it was like a void vortex, sucking all the fragments in. Qin Sang had seen the exact same scene before, so she did not struggle and let herself be sucked into the black dot.

'Splash...'

The river flows swiftly.

On the vast river, a familiar monk stood on the water.

Qin Sang had seen him at another Vajra Pagoda. This monk was young and handsome, dressed in coarse cloth robes and straw sandals, and had nothing of value. It seemed that he was the one who had taught him the Nine Great Light Seals.

I wonder if this monk who spreads the Dharma has any connection with the old monk outside.

When Qin Sang landed on the riverbank, the monk who was transmitting the Dharma turned his head and looked at her. Their eyes met, and even though Qin Sang's cultivation was not what it used to be, she was still shocked. Then she saw the monk forming a mudra with his hands, stepping into the air, and disappearing in an instant.

"...The Seventh Seal, the Wisdom Fist Seal!"

The sound faded away, eventually dissipating along with the illusion.

Qin Sang stood motionless on the seventh floor of the Vajra Pagoda for a long time, her eyes blank and empty.

After a long while, Qin Sang awoke from her dream, murmuring, "Wisdom Fist Seal..."

Facing different inheritors, the monks who transmitted the Dharma displayed vastly different strengths. When they displayed the Sun Wheel Seal, they used the cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage, which was definitely equivalent to the strength of the Integration stage!

Just now, in the illusion, the monk who was transmitting the Dharma did not disappear into the shadows, but rather escaped his sight at an astonishing speed.

In other words, the Wisdom Fist Seal is a technique for escape!

Each of the Nine Great Bright Seals is a supreme combat technique and supernatural power of the Vajra lineage, so naturally, escape techniques are indispensable.

In the past, Qin Sang had always held an absolute advantage against opponents of the same level. Even against opponents one or two minor realms higher than him, he could at least escape unscathed, thanks to his superior escape techniques. In particular, his Azure Phoenix True Thunder Escape was rarely matched even during the Void Refinement stage.

However, with his abandonment of the sword path, and due to the influence of his Destiny Star and the Ancient Demon Court, his Dharma Aspect is unable to merge with the Dao in the short term, and his advantage in escape techniques is no longer so obvious.

Since entering the Integration stage, Qin Sang has not yet experienced a real battle, but one can imagine that which Integration stage cultivator does not have one or two advanced escape techniques?

He had long planned to find or create a technique of escape, and now he had obtained this Wisdom Fist Seal.

From Qin Sang's perspective, the speed displayed by the monk who transmitted the Dharma when he used the Wisdom Fist Seal was enough to be considered a top-tier supernatural power even in the Integration Realm, indicating that the Buddhist seals he had obtained before still had profound potential waiting to be explored!

However, the Nine Great Light Seals were created specifically for the Vajra lineage, which prioritizes physical training. Unfortunately, Qin Sang's Dharma form alone failed to align with the Dao.

While cultivators who have achieved the Integration Stage all seem to be aligned with the Dao and can comprehend the Dharma Domain, in reality, there are vast differences between cultivators who cultivate the three paths of Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

This distinction was already evident in the earlier levels.

The cultivation of Dharma aims to manipulate primordial energy, control heaven and earth, and condense a Dharma body. The pursuit of physical strength is that one is heaven and earth, hence the names "inner landscape" and "outer landscape." It requires constantly absorbing the power of heaven and earth into the body to strengthen the inner world, which is then reflected outward. This is the same principle whether it is body refinement or condensing a Dharma form.

Thus, when breaking through to the realm of integration, the Dharma Domains will originate from different sources: one from the outside and the other from within the inner world. Naturally, their manifestations will also differ.

As far as Qin Sang knew, some powerful body cultivators did not pursue a vast and expansive Dharma Domain when they reached the Integration Realm. Instead, they integrated the power of the Dharma Domain into their physical body or Dharma Form, establishing themselves in their inner world. No matter how turbulent the outside world was, they remained as stable as a mountain. When fighting enemies, they seemed to be using fist and foot techniques, but every punch and kick had the power to destroy the world!

Finally, there is spiritual cultivation. During the Void Refining stage, one can travel freely in spirit, becoming mysterious and unpredictable, and difficult to restrain.

Qin Sang, being a spiritual cultivator, deeply understood this. His Yang Spirit could create and disperse fire domains throughout the world, transcending self and external boundaries. His pursuit was not control, nor devouring or repelling, but integration. He could even integrate into the fire domains of others, a stark contrast to the self-centered physical cultivators.

Faced with this seal created specifically for the Vajra lineage, Qin Sang was able to imitate eight or nine parts of its essence using his Dharma body and Yang spirit, thanks to his powerful cultivation and knowledge, but ultimately lacked the most core essence.

So……

"Is it possible to do this?"

Qin Sang thought of the Sun Wheel Seal.

The Sun Wheel Seal is a very special seal among the nine great seals of light. It transcends the realm of physical cultivation and can be used to perform the Dharma with the physical body. Back then, Qin Sang used this seal to fuse the power of the Dharma body and the Dharma form, making it incredibly powerful!

Since they can be integrated, it means they can be transformed!

Thinking of this, Qin Sang immediately tried it out, separating his Dharma body and letting it perform the Sun Wheel Seal. He had never done this intentionally before, because there was no need for it.

A golden sun rose from the head of the Dharma body, hanging high above it, its golden light vast and boundless, the great sun shining brightly!

Qin Sang transformed the power within the Great Sun to unleash the Wisdom Fist Seal, which went more smoothly than expected, with almost no resistance. He took a step forward, his posture reminiscent of the monk who had just transmitted the Dharma, and in an instant, his body transformed into dust, appearing at the other end of the main hall.

"There should be room for improvement..."

As soon as Qin Sang had this thought, a sword domain suddenly appeared, with stars arrayed in the sky. The sun shone brightly in the sky, and the power of all the stars converged on the sun, transforming into an even more dazzling golden sun.

In an instant, the stars disappeared and the person vanished. Qin Sang returned to the entrance of the seventh floor, her speed three times faster than before.

In fact, his speed was far from its peak. After all, he had just obtained the Wisdom Fist Seal and still needed to comprehend it further. However, he did grasp the essence, which showed that his idea was feasible—to use the Sun Wheel Seal as a medium and unleash the Nine Great Light Seals with his Dharma Body!

At the same time, Qin Sang also sensed that the Wisdom Fist Seal seemed to have more than just the ability to escape.

He felt a strange unease, as if it were a sign of danger. Was it his own spiritual perception, or the effect of the Wisdom Fist Seal?

As cultivators progress, they gradually achieve oneness with the universe. Therefore, upon reaching a certain level, their spiritual senses become extremely acute, often allowing them to anticipate impending danger. However, the strength and timing of this perception vary depending on the target. If the opponent's cultivation level is far superior, and they hold a higher position in the relationship between the universe and humanity, unless one has specifically cultivated secret techniques or supernatural abilities in this area, one may only become aware of the danger when it is imminent.

"To sense danger and avoid it, and to possess extraordinary escape techniques—that is the essence of the Wisdom Fist Seal..."

Qin Sang thought to herself.

But where does the danger come from?

He frowned, his figure flashed, and he descended six stories of the pagoda, rushing out of the tower gate. Upon seeing the outside world, he was utterly astonished. (End of Chapter)