Chapter 12664 Clues to the Divine Tomb

Chapter 12664 Clues to the Divine Tomb
The shepherd tapped his cane forward slightly and said, "All living beings in the heavens are struggling in the cycle of reincarnation. Even the so-called Lord of Reincarnation is tormented by the fires of calamity."

"The path of reincarnation is a path of suffering. All beings have strayed from the right path, and only I can offer guidance."

"Lost sheep, turn to my way."

As his voice reached its climax, it became increasingly desolate and grand, eventually transforming into a magnificent and awe-inspiring chant.

Ye Chen's Dao heart trembled, feeling as if he had become a lost lamb, wanting to kneel down and prostrate himself at the shepherd's feet, to completely convert.

He gritted his teeth and hurriedly mobilized the Eternal Wall and the Yang God Heavenly Pearl to protect his Dao Heart.

Haotian Lanshen was also shaken, and the light of the Wheel of Reincarnation in the sky dimmed considerably in an instant.

The suffering Emperor, in that instant, was enlightened and redeemed, emerging from the calamity fire and heavenly lightning, his body once again radiating golden light.

"Reincarnation is the righteous path; who dares to disturb my resolve!"

With a roar, Haotian Lanshen steadied himself, and the Wheel of Reincarnation once again shone with divine light, a beam of annihilation light shooting towards the shepherd.

That was the glory that annihilated destiny!
If a shepherd is struck, his fate will be sealed and annihilated!
As the beam of light approached, the shepherd remained calm, extending his staff to block it.

He handled the situation with remarkable ease, appearing calm on the surface, but he was also under immense pressure.

Haotian Lan's eyes were wide with rage as he desperately tried to suppress the shepherd. The shepherd, in turn, seized the opportunity to gather his strength and fight back. The two were locked in a stalemate, a battle of magic and a contest of the Great Dao.

The cycle of reincarnation, the way of shepherding—which path truly holds the truth?

Ye Chen saw that Haotian Lanshen's body and soul were burning, clearly indicating that he was in a disadvantageous state.

Previously, Haotian Lanshen had already expended a great deal of energy in order to suppress the Heavenly Emperor. The Shepherd arrived at the battlefield in full force, and joined the battle at his peak. If this stalemate continued, he would surely win.

Moreover, the Heavenly Emperor has just emerged from the great calamity and is panting and recovering his strength. Once he recovers and joins forces with the Shepherd, Ye Chen and Haotian Lanshen will be doomed!
At this moment, the Purple Emperor, who was pinned to the snow by the Spear of the God of War and on the verge of death, also regained some strength. He slowly pulled the Spear of the God of War out of his body. Seeing Ye Chen, the Shepherd, and the others facing off, he felt a pang of sorrow. Knowing that he had no right to participate in the battle, he staggered and turned to flee.

At the critical moment of the standoff, Ye Chen and the others had no intention of pursuing Emperor Ziwei.

A resolute glint flashed in Haotian Lanshen's eyes as he further burned his body and soul, causing the Reincarnation Disc suspended in the sky to radiate an even more dazzling brilliance.

The shepherd was finding it hard to keep up, his back bent low. Knowing that the force of reincarnation was too great to resist, he said:
"Obstinate!"

"If reincarnation is the right path, why are sentient beings drowning in the sea of ​​suffering?"

Why did the Heavenly Ancestor perish?

Why must you die again?

His ghostly eyes stared directly at Haotian Lanshen, questioning him word by word in a loud voice. He was debating the Dao and questioning the Dao of Reincarnation.

Haotian Lanshen was shocked. Yes, if reincarnation is the highest, why did the Heavenly Ancestor die, and why did he have to die as well?
His resolve wavered and he became confused, which the shepherd immediately seized upon.

A ray of black light shot out from the shepherd's staff, suppressing the light of the Cycle of Reincarnation and Burying Fate, and shot straight towards Haotian Lanshen and Ye Chen.

Along with that came the Emperor!

"Hahaha!"

The Emperor laughed wildly, having recovered much of his strength. Like a primordial beast, he strode towards Ye Chen and his companion.

"not good!"

Ye Chen's expression changed. In this life-or-death situation, he made a quick decision and summoned a crystal.

The crystal was purple and surrounded by lightning; it was the Thunder Source Crystal that the Primordial Ancestor had given him before.

"Thunder Crystal, Shock Technique, Sacrifice Explosion!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Chen immediately threw out the Thunder Source Crystal and sacrificed it to detonate it!
This Thunder Source Crystal contains the primordial thunder energy. As Ye Chen offered it as a sacrifice, he also added the "Zhen" technique.

With a crack, the Thunder Source Crystal shattered, and boundless thunder essence surged out, transforming into an astonishing thunder sphere in mid-air.

At this moment, the tribulation of divine ascension in the sky had not yet ceased. The rolling tribulation lightning, drawn by the lightning source crystal, converged wildly, and countless bolts of lightning poured into the lightning sphere.

Zizizi!
With a rapid expansion sound, the entire ball of lightning swelled to the size of a blazing sun, and violent, surging purple lightning flashed and shattered the eternal night of the snow-capped mountain, turning everything in the world into a purple expanse.

The Emperor, the Shepherd, and Haotian Lanshen all looked on in astonishment as they stared at the enormous, expanding purple lightning ball.

boom--

The next instant, the lightning ball exploded, and a deafening roar seemed to resound throughout the world. The extremely violent purple lightning swept in all directions like a tsunami.

Wherever it passed, space was torn into countless fragments, and dark spatial cracks spread like a spider web, devouring everything around it.

The vast territory spanning hundreds of millions of miles was razed to the ground in an instant. Only the towering Crimson Gold Snow Mountain in the distance remained standing despite the earth-shattering explosion of lightning. It was only slightly disturbed by the wind and frost, as if some force was protecting the snow mountain.

The sky, spanning billions of miles, was shattered, and many cracks appeared in the world's barrier. Numerous crimson and chaotic scenes from outside the world vaguely emerged, and mysterious gazes were cast down, carrying surprise, fear, and a hint of greed.

A towering purple beam of light shot into the sky from the center of the explosion, and the massive shockwave seemed to make the entire Yin-Yang Heavenly Continent tremble.

Many powerful figures in Yin Yang Heavenly Continent also sensed this earth-shattering explosion, and countless divine senses were projected to investigate.

The Emperor, who was charging forward, and the shepherd behind him were instantly thrown off balance by the blast wave, their bodies completely engulfed in lightning.

Even if Ye Chen sacrificed the Thunder Source Crystal and then added the Shock Technique, the power wouldn't be this terrifying even at its peak.

The reason for such terrifying explosive power is that the tribulation lightning of ascending to godhood from the heavens was also incorporated into it.

If the nine heavenly tribulations were to combine and explode together, the force would be so great that it would crush even a Heavenly Dao Realm expert.

After Ye Chen unleashed the Thunder Source Crystal, he pulled Haotian Lanshen back to the Reincarnation Graveyard at top speed. Then, he used his spatial divine authority to conceal his figure within countless spatial rifts.

Even so, when the earth-shattering explosion came, Ye Chen, who was hiding behind billions of layers of space and time, was also shaken so badly that he vomited blood, and his internal organs seemed to shatter instantly.

If it weren't for the two Eternal Walls protecting him, and the five Heavenly Pillars in the Heavenly Emperor's Reincarnation Kingdom being stable enough, he felt he would already be dead.

Even though he didn't die, Ye Chen was seriously injured, and the Samsara Graveyard was also affected.

The massive blast wave shook the Reincarnation Graveyard, instantly destroying this once idyllic place with its birdsong and fragrant flowers, as if a monstrous storm had struck.

Nightmare Mountain folded its wings and curled up, Little Star huddled with Fu Jin and trembled, and Queen of Light and Dawn also embraced each other.

The Nine-Yang True Roc spread its wings, trying its best to protect everyone.

Haotian Lanshen, whose body and soul were severely burned, fell into the Immortal Pool Spirit Spring.

The Yang God Heavenly Pearl and the two small hills collected by Ye Chen—which were the remains of the female Yang God's chest and arms—radiated pure white holy light, protecting this small world.

Finally, after the shockwave from the explosion subsided slightly, Ye Chen found himself thrown into the air and crashing at the foot of the Crimson Gold Snow Mountain. The biting cold swept over him, clearing his dizzy mind.

"cough……"

He coughed, stood up unsteadily, and looked around. He saw that the world around the snow-capped mountain had been shattered. The sky and the earth had ceased to exist, leaving only some fragments of tectonic plates floating in the dark and chaotic void.

The Thunder Source Crystal had just been detonated, and its power was truly earth-shattering. In the entire Snow Mountain region, only a single crimson-gold snow mountain remained, floating in the dark void. As far as the eye could see, billions of miles of territory had been shattered and annihilated.

Ye Chen was severely injured by the explosion, but the energy accumulated deep within his meridians was also activated. In addition, the breasts of the female Yang Goddess continuously spewed out sweet and mellow milk, which flowed into the reincarnation array to nourish his life force.

Ye Chen's cultivation level has broken through, advancing from the initial stage of the ninth level of the Divine Illumination Realm to the middle stage of the ninth level.

The spiritual energy boost from his breakthrough was also nourishing his severely injured body, and his injuries quickly improved, leaving him with no major problems.

"Senior, how are you?"

Ye Chen projected his spirit onto the Reincarnation Graveyard, his primary concern being the situation of Haotian Lanshen.

The Reincarnation Graveyard suffered a huge impact, and everyone was injured, but fortunately, they were all unharmed. The graveyard itself was also a powerful defensive asset.

Haotian Lanshen was floating in the Immortal Pool Spirit Spring. Ye Chen had just pulled him back and deliberately stuffed him into it.

"You have absorbed enough spiritual energy from the Immortal Pool's spiritual spring to recover!"

Ye Chen said.

The Immortal Pool and Spiritual Spring are also rare treasures; as long as Haotian Lanshen absorbs them, it will be enough to heal his body and soul.

Haotian Lanshen struggled to climb out of the spiritual spring and said, "No need to waste it, Ye Chen, today... I am destined to perish."

"After I perish, my path can also be passed on to you."

He had already resigned himself to death. He had just fought the shepherd, but in the end, the shepherd's words shook his resolve. He knew then that his path was not yet stable and pure enough.

He had no more chances to break through, so he could only pass on the authority of the Great Dao to Ye Chen, so that Ye Chen could inherit his Dao and continue to carry forward the Dao of Reincarnation.

"No, senior, I can't watch you die!"

Ye Chen looked at Haotian Lanshen, whose body was almost completely burned away, leaving only a layer of skin covering his withered bones.

Ye Chen couldn't bear to watch him perish, so with a wave of his hand, he transformed the entire Immortal Pool Spiritual Spring into spiritual light and injected it into his body.

Wow!

Nourished by the spiritual spring of the Immortal Pool, Haotian Lanshen's originally cloudy eyes regained their brightness, his emaciated body also regained flesh and blood, and he became full of energy.

"This……"

Upon sensing the surge of abundant spiritual spring within his dantian, Haotian Lanshen was taken aback. He looked at Ye Chen, feeling both grateful and ashamed.

Without the Immortal Pool and Spirit Spring, the entire Reincarnation Cemetery was much dimmer.

"Actually, you didn't need to save me, Ye Chen... It's such a waste."

Haotian Lanshen sighed.

"Senior, there's no need for that."

Ye Chen didn't say much. He scanned the surroundings of the snow mountain with his divine sense, trying to find traces of the shepherd and the Heavenly Emperor.

But the explosion was too terrifying. The aftershocks of the explosion and lightning tribulation still lingered in the void. He could only sense wisps of residual lightning, but he couldn't pinpoint the location of the two people.

Such a terrifying explosion, mixed with the tribulation lightning of ascending to godhood from the nine heavens, was enough to shatter even a peak Heavenly Dao Realm expert. If Ye Chen hadn't possessed the divine authority of space and managed to hide in time outside of countless layers of spacetime, he himself would have been blown to death.

But he knew that shepherds and emperors wouldn't die so easily!

After all, the Emperor still possesses two eternal walls.

The shepherd's head was transplanted from the Dao Ancestor of No End, so its vitality must be quite tenacious!

"Those two are probably still alive, and they might even make a comeback!"

"Ye Chen, quickly climb to the summit of the snow mountain and, with the help of the Great Heavenly Emperor's light, awaken the Crimson Moon Goddess!"

Haotian Lanshen also saw that the shepherd and the Heavenly Emperor's vitality had not yet been extinguished.

Given their methods, as long as those two still have a breath left, they will relentlessly pursue and kill them like a leech.

If it were only one person, Haotian Lanshen could still handle it, but if there were two, even if he used the Burial of Fate technique with all his might, he would still find it difficult to resist.

Ye Chen nodded, knowing that although Haotian Lanshen had merged with the Immortal Pool Spirit Spring, he would not be able to recover his fighting strength in a short time.

In other words, it was far too dangerous for him to face the Emperor and the shepherd alone.

Looking up at the summit of the snow-capped mountain, a beam of golden light still shines on the mountaintop, creating the spectacular sight of the sun illuminating the golden mountain.

Now, the world is silent and dark, except for the golden light on the snow-capped mountain peak, which is the only light.

Ye Chen took a deep breath, calmed himself down, drank some of the female yang goddess's milk to replenish his energy, and then headed up the snow mountain.

The two large mounds containing the remains of the female Yang Goddess that he collected this time contain immense and abundant divine power, making them a rich source of energy that he can use to his heart's content.

The milk overflowed, nourishing the cemetery of reincarnation, causing the flowers, plants, and trees in the cemetery to grow vigorously.

"Senior, your method of burying destiny is truly powerful; it almost killed the Emperor."

Ye Chen recalled the previous battle; if it weren't for the shepherd's intervention, the Emperor would have been killed long ago.

"It's not enough. I've tried my best, but I can only destroy the destiny of one pillar god."

Haotian Lanshen shook his head, showing no sign of complacency.

"That's pretty awesome too."

Ye Chen felt a surge of excitement. The Reincarnation Burial Technique was indeed a core secret technique of the Heavenly Ancestor. This eighth level, the Burial of Fate, was enough to bury the fate of a Pillar God in the Heavenly Pillar Realm. If he could advance further and master the ninth level, the Burial of Immortality, he would be truly invincible.

However, this final level, the Realm of Immortality, is a realm of fantasy, one that even the Heavenly Ancestor himself has not mastered.

Even worse, Tianzu was cowardly and lacked the courage to raise his sword against the gods, which ultimately led to his breakup with Feng Qingxue.

Ye Chen had the courage to raise his sword, but he dared not say whether he could master the Immortal Burial Realm.

After all, he has only reached the seventh level of the Burial of Life and Death realm, and he feels that he has reached his limit. The eighth level, the Burial of Destiny realm, is like an insurmountable chasm for him, let alone the ninth level.

"If you want to ruin someone else's fate, your own destiny must be strong enough."

"Once you reach the Heavenly Dao Realm, you'll be able to master the secret techniques of this level."

Haotianlan Shinto.

"The Heavenly Dao Realm?"

Ye Chen calculated with his fingers and realized that he was currently only at the middle stage of the ninth level of the Divine Illumination Realm, still quite far from the Heavenly Dao Realm.

However, he was not in a hurry. The Heavenly Dao Realm was too far away. He should first find a way to revive the Crimson Moon Goddess.

If the Crimson Moon Goddess can be revived, even if the Emperor and the Shepherd come after him, he will have a trump card to fight back.

As Ye Chen climbed higher towards the summit of the snow-capped mountain, the cold air became increasingly biting.

Originally, there was still some residual heat from the thunderball explosion on the snow-capped mountain, but it had dissipated, leaving only the extreme cold of the snow-capped mountain itself, howling and swirling among the mountains, and a layer of chaotic air floating on the snow on the mountain.

This means that Ye Chen not only has to fight against the severe cold, but also has to guard against the invasion of chaotic energy.

Fortunately, his injuries were not serious; he only suffered minor injuries and still had enough fighting power to withstand the harsh environment.

But as he continued climbing, the environment became increasingly harsh. The biting wind carried tiny ice blades that stung his skin like knives. Ye Chen tried to protect himself with his internal energy, but the cold still penetrated to his very bones.

“This place, Great Demon Lord, I suspect is a corner of the Chaos Burial Ground.”

At this moment, in the Reincarnation Graveyard, Nightmare Demon Mountain was somewhat surprised and wary as he saw the surroundings growing colder.

"The Chaotic Burial Ground?"

Ye Chen muttered to himself.

Nightmare Demon Mountain said, "Yes, that's the territory of the 'God's Tomb,' which is said to be built from the bones of countless ancient gods and evil gods. However, they have decorated the exterior to look peaceful and serene, making it look like a paradise. They also call it the 'Immaculate Spirit Realm.'"

"Hehe, but what is this Immaculate Spirit Realm? It's actually just a Chaotic Burial Ground, a place where countless divine remains are buried."