Chapter 17: A Passing of Ten Thousand Years

Yet Feng Qingyang was able to find the exact location of the Enlightenment Tree with such precision, and he had even turned this place into his own territory.

Although the life essence here was extremely abundant—only slightly inferior to the Forbidden Zones—it was highly likely that this place held secrets that even he, the Di Zun, had not discovered!

"The Enlightenment Tree appeared here; could there be some hidden secret within it?"

Even though he was deeply suspicious, he could not ask Feng Qingyang to move elsewhere!

In the end, Di Zun left the Beidou Xingyu and returned to the Heavenly Court!

At the same time, watching his departing back, Feng Qingyang opened the small porcelain bottle in his hand. Inside, a pill radiating iridescent luster and a rich fragrance, resembling a vast sea of stars, bloomed with dazzling light!

This was indeed a Nine-Turn Immortal Pill; Di Zun had not deceived him.

The other party had no need to do so; after all, he had refined many Nine-Turn Immortal Pills for the Supremes in the Forbidden Zones, though, of course, those could only maintain their peak state for a few thousand years and were not true Nine-Turn Immortal Pills!

It could only be said that a true Nine-Turn Immortal Pill could allow a Supreme to live a second life, while what Di Zun gave them were merely simplified versions!

After Di Zun left, Feng Qingyang continued to stay under the Enlightenment Tree, continuing to comprehend the Great Dao!

After five thousand years, his comprehension of the Great Dao of Force was nearing its limit, to the point where he no longer needed to use the True Phoenix Immortal Medicine to live out a second life!

For him, this was naturally a good choice; the True Phoenix Immortal Medicine could be saved to live another life later on!

After all, there was still some difference between the effects of using an Immortal Medicine and living out a second life by one's own power!

As for Di Zun's method of relying on himself, discarding his previous body, and cultivating from scratch, Feng Qingyang did not approve!

The time consumed was too long, and he would never do it, lest he be discovered and plotted against later!

Therefore, for Feng Qingyang, using an Immortal Medicine or comprehending the Great Dao of Force to its limit to live another life was the best path!

Furthermore, his lifespan in this first life was extremely long, nearly forty thousand years in total—nearly ten thousand years more than the thirty-thousand-year limit of both Huang Tiandi and Wushi Dadi!

Compared to the later protagonist Ye Fan, he could not be compared; Ye Fan lived for twenty-five thousand years in his first life, and his second life was even shorter!

In order to lure Supremes in the Forbidden Zones, he only lived for twenty thousand years before finally undergoing metamorphosis in the Cheng Xian Chi to enter his third life!

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Another three thousand years passed!

Jiemie Tianzun did not continue his closed-door cultivation because Di Zun had come to see him!

"Di Zun, what is the reason for your visit?"

Hearing this, Di Zun did not waste words and went straight to the point.

"Jiemie Tianzun, it has been over ten thousand years since you proved the Dao."

"So what?"

Jiemie Tianzun frowned upon hearing this. He had long since grown wary of Di Zun, recalling what Feng Qingyang had once said at the Tianyu Holy Land in the Ziwei Xingyu!

"Jiemie Tianzun, why would I lie to you? It is just that Di Zun is too cunning; I can only say so much."

Moreover, when he proved the Dao, Di Zun had not invited him. After so much time had passed, for him to come looking for him now, there must be an unknown secret!

This made Jiemie Tianzun very vigilant, his gaze fixed on Di Zun.

"Do you intend to wait another ten thousand years, and when your lifespan is nearly exhausted, slash yourself with a blade to become a Supreme?"

Once these words were spoken, he pondered for a long time.

"Di Zun, you are refining a Nine-Turn Immortal Pill for me; what are your requirements?"

As the words fell, what Di Zun said next was completely unexpected to Jiemie Tianzun!

"There are no requirements!"

"What is the meaning of this?"

However, Di Zun did not respond to this question; instead, after giving the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill to Jiemie Tianzun, he left the place!

At the same time, looking at the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill in his hand, he was lost in thought, suspecting whether there might be a problem with it.

In the end, however, there were no problems at all, which made Jiemie Tianzun even more suspicious. To offer favors without cause usually meant there was either treachery or theft involved.

How could there be such a thing as a free lunch? His guard against Di Zun increased significantly; this Di Zun really might be harboring an unknown conspiracy!

Meanwhile, regarding the doubts on Jiemie Tianzun's side, Feng Qingyang did not have as many concerns.

It had to be said that this was indeed a good place, with very abundant life essence. No wonder the Huanggu Jindi would appear here later; it seemed the founder was the first Lord of the Forbidden Land, the Great Accomplishment Saint Body!

It could also be Henren Dadi, but the original work did not explicitly state it.

As for whether he, this Pangu Tianzun, should take the first step and turn this place into the Huanggu Jindi, Feng Qingyang did have some thoughts!

However, he would not let any Supreme sleep here!

After all, the later Huanggu Jindi only had Henren Dadi and the Great Accomplishment Saint Body, and it seemed to be the entrance to the Chengxian Lu in the original work!

At that time, six Supremes emerged, wanting to break through the Chengxian Lu, only to be blocked at the final step!

In short, the Huanggu Jindi was still very mysterious!

"Continue to comprehend the Dao, and strive to live another life in this generation without relying on the True Phoenix Immortal Medicine!"

As the words fell, Feng Qingyang continued to comprehend the Great Dao of Force and the three Great Daos of time and space under the Enlightenment Tree.

The Great Dao of Force was the one he was most familiar with; comprehending it to the limit first was the most important thing!

While he was in closed-door cultivation, Jiemie Tianzun's vigilance toward Di Zun grew heavier, and that Nine-Turn Immortal Pill indeed had no problems!

As time passed continuously!

In the blink of an eye, eight thousand years had passed!

Jiemie Tianzun, who had proved the Dao nearly twenty thousand years ago, was also approaching his later years, but even after so much time, the will of the Heavenly Dao remained very strong!

However, it had dissipated slightly; it was estimated that in another ten thousand years, it would be at the same level as when Feng Qingyang opened the heavens and proved the Dao!

At the same time, looking at the Chengxian Pill in his hand, Jiemie Tianzun did not intend to use it, wanting to see if he had the ability to live another life!

If he did not succeed, he would slash himself with a blade, fall to become a Supreme, and flee into a Forbidden Zone to sleep!

But during this period, Jiemie Tianzun prepared to go find Feng Qingyang to understand more clearly what Di Zun's conspiracy really was!

Previously, looking at the other party's demeanor, it was clear that some secret was hidden; this time he had to ask clearly!

Subsequently, Jiemie Tianzun appeared at the Tianyu Holy Land in the Ziwei Xingyu, but he did not find Feng Qingyang's figure, which left him very puzzled!

"Pangu Tianzun is actually not here; where could he have gone?"

For a moment, after not finding Feng Qingyang's trail here, Jiemie Tianzun became even more suspicious.

However, after so much time had passed, it was normal for Feng Qingyang not to be here!

As for where he had gone, Jiemie Tianzun intended to search for him!

On the other side, Feng Qingyang, who was comprehending the Great Dao under the Enlightenment Tree, did not know Jiemie Tianzun's thoughts.

He was single-mindedly preparing to comprehend the Great Dao of Force to its limit, thereby living out a second life!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 18 =====