Chapter 252

This point is very similar to Yang Zhu's three-lifetime joint cultivation, except it's merely several true selves together.

After all, Yang Zhu has a special constitution, and the Wushi Great Emperor has gone extremely far in the Time Great Dao; ultimately, the Character Secret still cannot compare to Yang Zhu's cultivation method.

But as one of the Nine Secrets, it naturally also has its own miraculous aspect, able to simultaneously manifest several copies of oneself, with no difference from the main body.

In short, it is an upgraded version of One Qi Transforms into Three Purities, more intricate and perfected, representing the ultimate comprehension of the Dao.

"How is it?"

The Jade Pool Holy Maiden noticed Yang Zhu standing dazed in place for a long time, and tightly staring at that low grave, she softly called out with a hint of worry.

"Just now, this senior passed a secret technique to me."

"What secret technique?"

The Jade Pool Holy Maiden was slightly surprised; an ancient holy person who had fallen in ages past, reduced to only a strand of skull after being eaten, actually still had a trick.

"Number Secret."

Yang Zhu answered truthfully; perhaps it is precisely because he cultivates the Number Secret that the ancient holy person's divine sense is more terrifying than that of ordinary experts.

Even after death, the skull remains soaked in divine light's radiance, which is what fiends fear most, allowing the skull to be preserved and not be swallowed entirely.

It's not that the ancient holy person lacks strength; when the Eighteen Levels of Hell were first established, the great demons inside were all peerless demon venerables at the level of Great Saints.

Wanting to deal with them, how easy could that be? "What, the Nine Secrets?"

The Jade Pool Holy Maiden was surprised again; she never expected that, by a stroke of fate, she would actually obtain the Nine Secrets as well.

"This senior acted out of righteousness, fearing the loss of the Nine Secrets, and was willing to sacrifice everything to entrust the inheritance method to the skull."

Yang Zhu took out a piece of divine source, carved it into a half-meter-tall tombstone, inscribed "Tomb of the Nameless Senior" on it, then left with the Jade Pool Holy Maiden.

"No way, it's too troublesome to handle..."

Big Black Dog and Duan De have been fiddling with the crocodile corpse, wanting to skin and extract tendons, then roast and eat the meat.

But the Crocodile Ancestor possesses saintly cultivation; a single drop of its blood can flood and destroy a mountain range. They busied themselves for half a day, yet had no solution.

"Imperial Son..."

Upon seeing Yang Zhu return, Big Black Dog immediately gave a pleading look.

Yang Zhu slightly nodded, said nothing more, took out the Emperor's Sword, and in a few moves disposed of the Crocodile Ancestor.

The Crocodile Ancestor's meat contains rich pure energy; even eating a small piece makes even powerful beings feel warm inside, filled with warm divine power throughout their limbs.

If it could be used for consumption, for Big Black Dog and Duan De at this stage, it would undoubtedly be a good method to enhance their cultivation.

"Haha, from now on we won't trouble Brother Yang to act; we'll handle it ourselves."

Duan De offered his Bagua Furnace; terrifying divine fire poured down, beginning to roast the gleaming golden Crocodile Ancestor meat.

"I will go into seclusion for a period of time; you wait for me here."

After a brief explanation, Yang Zhu left, chose a decent place, and began cultivating and contemplating the Number Secret.

Half a month passed quietly; when Yang Zhu opened his eyes again, heaven and earth moved.

Above the firmament, endless intricate legal orders appeared, each thousands of feet thick, covering the sky and earth, spreading to every corner.

Within them, surging heavenly might permeated downward, as if a deity gazed down, causing one's heart to shudder and skip a beat.

Then, the Great Dao's laws flickered, releasing world-destroying might; countless source Dao patterns intertwined like galaxies, their dazzling light almost able to reach anywhere in the universe.

"What's going on? What is this!"

"Such heavenly-earthly anomalies have never been heard of since mythic times!" Far away in the endless distant Northern Dipper, people raised their heads to look at the sky, only to see terrifying Dao patterns spreading across the firmament.

Those Great Dao runes, of many kinds, without exception are the imprints of ancient Great Emperors, extremely terrifying.

The Six Harmonies and Eight Wastelands, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, before those Dao seals, are like a grain of sand in the vast sea, unable to contend with them.

Except for the Beidou Gu Xing Region, the cultivators of Zi Wei, Holy Body Ancestor Star, Hooked Chen, etc., were all deeply shocked, all raising their heads to look up.

「The Nine Secrets have been gathered by someone…………」

That day, within the timelessly silent Primordial Ancient Mine, myriad zhang of starlight spewed forth, and from within came a sound of extreme terror.

That sound shook the heavenly vault until it split open, as if a supreme existence were whispering; even a Great Saint present would be frightened into flight, not daring to linger a bit!

「Who is it? 」

Another weathered figure rose up, still terrifying to the extreme.

「I don't know, the aura has been concealed…………」

After a long while, another person slowly spoke, seeming to carry some doubt and disbelief.

What in this world could possibly withstand their deduction?

Yes, that would be something from the hand of a Great Emperor.

Soon, all the phenomena subsided, the Primordial Ancient Mine returned to its former state, extremely quiet, and everywhere exuded a strange atmosphere.

「My goodness, what happened? 」

The big black dog in closed-door cultivation and the others were startled awake, looking at the phenomena between heaven and earth, all wearing looks of shock.

Thus the source of the phenomena…… was precisely coming from the direction of Yang Zhu?

The Yaochi Holy Maiden's beautiful eyes flickered, her veil trembled, she slightly furrowed her brows, then hurried toward the place where Yang Zhu was.

「Woof! Let's go check! 」

The big black dog and Du De followed closely behind, both wanting to know what was happening; even undergoing a tribulation, they had never seen such exaggeration and strangeness.

Yang Zhu sat cross-legged upon the Nine Heavens, auspicious signs cascaded down around him, myriad threads of chaotic primordial energy enveloped him, covering the heavens and earth, a hazy mist that completely submerged this place.

Immortal radiance illuminated heaven and earth, each strand seeming to come from the immortal realm, shining brightly, divine light resplendent, with divine radiance flowing.

Within his brow, nine great characters formed a circle, each possessing endless Dao rhyme, an existence not in the slightest weaker than the ancient characters of a Great Emperor!

Several brilliant characters, namely 'approach', 'soldier', 'fight', 'this', 'all', 'number', 'organize', 'front', 'go', have lost nine kinds of secret arts, representing the ultimate manifestation of a certain field.

Today, Yang Zhu gathered the Nine Secrets, and just in that instant, he attracted the present divine phenomenon.

「Has he arrived? 」

Celestial light illuminated the area, covering every corner of this place's space; all the formation patterns surged toward one point, slowly tearing open a huge gate.

The gate stood over ten thousand zhang tall, grand and imposing, very spectacular, its surface covered in immortal markings, intricate to the extreme, possessing endless profundity.

The Immortal Gate seemed to connect to the Immortal Realm; within it, the immortal aura was hazy, a stream of undying substance spilled out, and even a trace of it on oneself seemed to halt the flow of time within the body! "I once... pah, I once heard the Great Emperor say that once the Nine Secrets are gathered, one can even communicate with the Immortal Realm!"

The big black dog's expression was excited beyond words; since there were no outsiders present, it simply dropped any pretense.

It is no longer as before, seen from ancient texts; rather, it comes directly from the mouth of the Beginningless Great Emperor.

"Have the Nine Secrets been gathered?"

Duan De was stunned, standing frozen in place; he knew Yang Zhu had mastered a few secrets, but he never expected them all to be gathered, some of which he had never even used!

(End of chapter)