The Alternative Way of Enlightenment

Chapter 48: Ominous Heaven
After finishing speaking, Liu Shan poured himself a glass of water, allowing Ye Fan to absorb what he had just said.

While drinking water, Liu Shan couldn't help but think. Liu Shan felt that the talent of the ruthless emperor should be the best in the history of the world!

The Nine Secrets were created by the Nine Great Heavenly Lords based on their life experiences. However, the Ruthless Emperor was able to create the Nine Secrets on his own to rival the Nine Secrets!

Although it cannot be said that all of these nine great secret arts can be compared with the nine secrets, Liu Shan personally feels that among these nine great secret arts, some of their power can surpass the nine secrets, such as the Phoenix Tribulation Regeneration Art. The creator of the Zhe Secret, Changsheng Tianzun, has lived for hundreds of thousands of years relying on the Zhe Secret.

However, the Phoenix Tribulation Regeneration Technique can allow one to live a second life directly, which is even more precious. The Immortal Heavenly Art should have been created on the basis of the Phoenix Tribulation Regeneration Technique, right?
Liu Shan had always had a guess that the ruthless emperor should not be an ordinary mortal! He might have a special physique related to his understanding.

Her cultivation is slow, just like that of an ordinary person, but her comprehension is extraordinary, otherwise she would not have been able to create the Heaven-Devouring Magic Art, an imperial scripture that transforms an ordinary body into a chaotic body, and she was also able to create nine secret techniques to be on par with the nine supreme beings!
It is really hard to believe that someone with such talent and ability is just an ordinary person.

Thinking of this, Liu Shan was suddenly shocked. Was it because of the special physique of the Henren Emperor that he could use the Heaven-Swallowing Magic Art to transform into an acquired chaotic body, and then use it to prove his emperorship?

So, even though the Holy Son Yaoguang had cultivated the Immortal Heavenly Art to the stage of alternative enlightenment and had become an acquired chaotic body, he still did not truly become an emperor?
In theory, as long as the Chaos Body is fully developed, it can become an Emperor. It is not like the Holy Body, which can only be on par with the Great Emperor after it is fully developed.

Are the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art and the Immortal Heaven Art similar to the Beginningless Emperor Sutra in that they require specific physical constitutions?
The Emperor's Scripture of Beginning requires an innate holy body to practice, while the Heaven Devouring Demon Art and the Immortal Heaven Art require people with extraordinary comprehension like the ruthless emperor to achieve great success? The Emperor's Scripture creates an extraordinary physique, and then the extraordinary physique plus super comprehension, and finally becomes an emperor?
I can't figure it out, everything is too vague. All of this is Liu Shan's own guess. What exactly is going on? Is it that the chaotic body of the Yaoguang Saint has not been fully developed? Or is there something wrong with the Yaoguang Saint's own physique? Maybe only the Yaoguang Saint and the Ruthless Emperor know.

I'll ask her when I become an emperor myself.

Fortunately, Liu Shan has always felt that it is impossible to become an emperor by practicing the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art, and he has been trying to find a way to walk his own path.

But the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art is really too powerful. It is too difficult to forge your own path on the path of the Ruthless Emperor!

Liu Shan felt that he would eventually achieve enlightenment in a different way, just like the Holy Son of Yaoguang. If he wanted to become an emperor, he would probably need to achieve enlightenment in a different way, live a second life, and then switch to practicing other methods, right?

"How do you know so many secrets?" Ye Fan came to his senses and the first thing he did was to ask out of his curiosity.

Liu Shan didn't expect Ye Fan to ask this question. He thought Ye Fan would ask some questions about the secret technique.

Liu Shan thought about it for a while, thinking about how to deceive Ye Fan and fool him. He couldn't just say, I have read the novel "Zhetian"!

After organizing his thoughts, Liu Shan said, "The ruthless inheritance is divided into two branches: the Heaven Devouring Demon Art and the Immortal Heaven Art! I am from the Heaven Devouring Demon Art branch, destined to become the furnace cauldron branch, so the one who taught me the Heaven Devouring Demon Art did not hide anything from me and told me all the secrets he knew. He hopes that we can fight against the Immortal Heaven Art branch together!" Liu Shan said, half-truthfully.
Ye Fan was shocked, he didn't expect that the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art actually had this inside story. No wonder Liu Shan didn't let him practice the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art and only let him use it as a reference.

Ye Fan frowned and asked worriedly, "Will you be swallowed? What will you do in the future? You won't really be swallowed by the successor of the Immortal Heavenly Art, right?"

"Don't worry, I have a way to solve it! Their lineage can only act secretly. If they act openly, I will expose their true identities." Liu Shan comforted Ye Fan.

Ye Fan was silent for a while, he knew that these were all Liu Shan's words of comfort. In this world, strength is the key. If others really wanted to devour him, they would not give him the chance to be exposed.

They are both small bastards with no strength and no backing. Now they need to take risks to get everything. Liu Shan's practice of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art is probably the only solution he has.

Thinking of this, Ye Fan was even more eager to increase his strength! He was even more anxious about his low strength.

Ye Fan no longer wanted to be hunted by others! He wanted to rescue Pang Bo who was possessed! He wanted to help Liu Shan and fight against the Immortal Heavenly Art! Ye Fan only felt that he was under more pressure, and he felt a little helpless and angry.

Liu Shan looked at Ye Fan's expression and roughly understood Ye Fan's thoughts. It would be good to add some pressure on Ye Fan.

In fact, Liu Shan himself did not have much pressure. He felt that he was doing well now. With the Emperor Scripture to practice, as long as he continued to practice step by step, he would have no problem becoming a quasi-emperor and achieving enlightenment in another way in the future.

Then, he would join Ye Fan's Heavenly Court, ascend to the Fairyland together, become an immortal, and finally follow Ye Hei, No. 10, and Emperor Guantian to fight against the source of darkness. He would just need to wave the flag and cheer. Even if he died, he would definitely be resurrected based on his current relationship with Ye Fan.

Liu Shan felt that he didn't have much pressure now, and he was a little lazy, probably because he knew that he would be resurrected after his death. With the resurrection armor, he seemed to be afraid of nothing. Liu Shan sighed, patted Ye Fan on the shoulder and asked: "Do you want me to tell you about the ancient heaven and the forbidden state of the gods?"

Ye Fan suppressed all the thoughts in his mind, sorted himself out, took a deep breath, and said to Liu Shan: "Go on, there are still many things I need to understand. I am still far behind those disciples from the big sects in terms of foundation."

Liu Shan stood next to Ye Fan and said, "There is no need to be too stressed. We came to this magnificent world, which means we have extraordinary luck. If we were still on Blue Star, we could only live an ordinary life. We can't fly into the sky and hide underground, travel to the North Sea in the morning and Cangwu in the evening, and live for hundreds or thousands of years. We have surpassed too many people."

Ye Fan forced a smile, thinking about it, it was true. If he only heard some news, he would be under such great pressure. How should he face it in the future? We should set sail and ride the wind and waves.

"Tell me about the forbidden state of God and the ancient heaven." Ye Fan asked.

"Well, let's talk about the divine forbidden state first. In Beidou, ordinary people rely on their cultivation to fight the enemy. Generally speaking, they have high cultivation and can easily suppress those with low cultivation. If the low cultivation kills the high cultivation, crossing a large realm is called going against the flow to kill the immortals. Crossing a small realm by one level is called one forbidden, two levels is called two forbidden, and so on. If ordinary cultivators rely on good secret techniques, secret treasures or advanced cultivation methods, they can reach one or two forbidden levels. Geniuses can reach three forbidden levels, and those with special physiques can reach four or five forbidden levels. The higher the level, the more difficult it is. Reaching seven or eight forbidden levels is rare in ancient times.

Liu Shan paused for a moment and continued, "God's Forbidden Realm refers to a state beyond the Eight Forbidden Realms, with nine being the number. The ninth Forbidden Realm or beyond the ninth Forbidden Realm is the God's Forbidden Realm. It can also be said that the God's Forbidden Realm is the starting point of the Nine Forbidden Realms. The God's Forbidden Realm is almost the standard for the ancient emperors. The God's Forbidden Realm can almost easily defeat the immortals!"

After Ye Fan finished listening, he was a little confused, "So the forbidden area is similar to the Jie word secret? After the Jie word secret is triggered, it is stronger than the nine forbidden areas? After all, it is ten times stronger? Or is it a superposition of the two?"

Liu Shan paused. He actually didn’t quite understand.

I don't know if the Emperor has a backup plan, but the "Jie" secret cannot be used when the eight prohibitions occur, and it cannot be stacked. It is equivalent to the "Jie" secret being bound by the eight prohibitions. After the user triggers it, they can only reach the state of seven prohibitions at most. However, when the user himself reaches the realm of divine prohibition, using the "Jie" secret will have no effect.

Liu Shan thought about it for a while and said, "In fact, the "Jie" secret is like the burst skill in the game, and the "Tanbu" field is the embodiment of the practitioner's own strength. The "Jie" secret is a skill that needs to be triggered and has a time limit, while the "Tanbu" field can be maintained permanently by relying on secret techniques and treasures."

"In fact, the Jie character secret needs to follow the rules of the forbidden realm. If you haven't reached the forbidden state, you can't rely on the Jie character secret to increase your strength tenfold and fight against the enemy across nine small realms."

Ye Fan nodded in understanding, but he would need to practice to reach a certain level in the future to understand the details.

"Let's talk about the Ancient Heaven!" Liu Shan suddenly regretted that he wanted to popularize so much knowledge with Ye Fan. He didn't know if saying so much would affect the subsequent development. He had a headache. There were many things that he couldn't explain to Ye Fan clearly, such as Emperor Huang Tian, ​​Emperor Zun, and the fact that the Immortal Emperor was not dead.

"The ancient Heaven was founded by the first Emperor named Huang. After he founded it, it collapsed for unknown reasons. Then the Emperor rebuilt it and achieved the feat of nine great Heavenly Lords coexisting. Then for unknown reasons, the Heaven was destroyed again. Finally, the Immortal Emperor ended the mythological era of the Heaven created by the Emperor, opened the ancient era, and became a god revered by all races. In later generations, there was another killer dynasty called Tianting, which also perished for unknown reasons."

"So, the situation in Heaven is a bit ominous. It seems that the founders are all dead?" Ye Fan asked with some confusion.

Liu Shan nodded and said, "Yes, the cause and effect represented by the Heavenly Court is too heavy, I can't do that." Before he finished speaking, Liu Shan regretted it.

Damn, I've said too much. Ye Fan will not establish the Heavenly Court in the future, right? Although the Heavenly Court is related to the ancient source of darkness and has been tainted with ominous things, all those who establish the Heavenly Court will be targeted by darkness. But Ye Fan will be called Ye Tiandi in the future. What will he do if he doesn't establish the Heavenly Court? How can he be respected by the universe? How can he obtain the power of faith?

Liu Shan had a headache and didn’t want to say anything more. He said hello to Ye Fan and prepared to return to his own yard.

"By the way, in ancient times, was there only one Great Heavenly Emperor in one lifetime? Why could nine Heavenly Emperors coexist in the Emperor era?" Ye Fan asked again.

Liu Shan looked at Ye Fan helplessly, and said weakly: "Maybe it was because that era was special. Their lifespans were longer, so they all survived."

"Survived?" Ye Fan muttered.

Let's go quickly. I don't know what Ye Fan is thinking of. Liu Shan knows that he can't say anything more. If he continues, he doesn't know what taboo area he will talk about.

(End of this chapter)