Chapter 231: Ascending the Immortal Platform, Stepping into the Immortal Palace and Approaching the Nirvana Path, the Secret of the Beginning of Heaven and Earth, the Semi-Saint Appears and the Saint Soldiers Appear
Under the night sky, the scene was strange. The thunder abyss on the road was steaming as if it was boiling, and terrifying lightning flashed out from it.
These lightning bolts condensed into various shapes, including palaces and pavilions, fairy gates in the heavenly palace, thunder pool pagodas, dancing fairies, ancient people discussing Taoism, and also tribes and creatures that once left an invincible reputation between heaven and earth. They were vague and numerous.
Jiang Lan stood in the middle of it. The war and chaos outside had no effect on him at all.
In front of him, all the aura of heavenly calamity seemed to have disappeared, and colorful rays of light filled the air. There were layers of stairs that looked like they were made of fairy jade, leading straight into the misty clouds, looking hazy and sacred.
At the top of the fairy jade steps, one can see a majestic portal, vaguely visible with only a hint of its outline. There is an astonishing chaotic mist flowing down from there, like a waterfall, thick and deep.
"Climb the Immortal Platform, step into the Immortal Palace, and stand at the Gate of Nirvana..."
"Is that the door to the mysteries of the immortal path after reaching Nirvana?"
At this moment, Jiang Lan's mind was clearer than ever before, as if all the dust had been washed away and all the worldly air had faded away.
With the help of heaven and earth, just follow your heart.
In front of his eyes, all the scenes were extremely different. His every breath seemed to have merged into the world, naturally. He stood there, the center of the world. The whole world and the world existed because of him.
"There is no Bodhi tree, nor is there a mirror stand. There is nothing at all, so how can dust collect?"
Jiang Lan's eyes were bright as he took slow steps, climbing up the stairs between the layers of fairy platforms.
During this process, his body was emitting light, and his skin became more and more crystal clear, as if it was made of fairy jade, surrounded by a misty fairy air and exuding a flawless and otherworldly aura.
Behind him, there were clusters of bright and blazing silver flames dancing. These flames were generated from the dark void and were surrounded by the breath of the world.
As he walked slowly, these silver flames performed various divine forms there, there were fairy phoenixes flying with wings spread, a green dragon rising from the sea and flying into the sky, a white tiger with its claws spreading out to split the sky, a red bird, a magic sword, a river of blood... one after another strange and mysterious divine forms intertwined there, all of which were what Jiang Lan had learned and mastered, and finally converged into one hazy portal divine ring after another.
There are so many shadows in the portal that there are three thousand of them.
To be precise, this is no longer a portal, but the prototype of the world's shadow.
At this moment, the shadows of three thousand worlds surrounded Jiang Lan behind him. The dazzling and surging divine light directly suppressed the shocking aura of the heavenly calamity in the outside world. He was like the king and lord of all immortals.
The people who were fighting in chaos were so shocked by this scene that they were speechless.
"This child's heavenly tribulation is about to end. We can't delay it any longer..."
In the depths of the void, someone's voice was low and chilling.
Jiang Lintian and others could also feel it, but this heavenly tribulation was not over yet, which meant that Jiang Lan might really be able to touch the legendary portal to Nirvana.
"Young Master's aura now far exceeds that of an ordinary eighth-level powerhouse. If he survives this calamity, from now on, there will be no rivals below the Saint."
Master Ji, the leader of the Tianji Pavilion, who was about to kill an enemy, felt a faint sense of terror emanating from the depths of the heavenly tribulation, and couldn't help but tremble with excitement.
"Lan'er..."
Jiang Lintian was fighting with the woman who concealed her true face in the depths of the void. Although he was stronger than the other party, it was difficult to kill her in a short time.
As a supreme being, he has had many adventures and good fortunes, and has many trump cards. Unless he has absolute suppressive power, it is almost impossible to catch someone who is determined to escape, let alone kill him.
"However, I already have an idea of who this person is."
Although the opponent was trying his best to hide the magical skills he had learned, Jiang Lintian had already figured out his methods during the fight.
Even if this person managed to escape in the end, he would still have a way to settle accounts with him afterwards.
This chaotic war is still going on. The vast mountains have completely become a battlefield and even the void has been shattered.
More opponents will join in the future. Being able to open up a void channel means that they have the qualifications and foundation to stand on top of the land of Kyushu.
The reinforcements from the Taiyi Sect continued, and even another saintly family, the Tantai family, joined the battle, with some veteran figures arriving.
As a member of the younger generation, Tan Tai Qing's strength was far inferior to those of the Eight Realms Great Powers, but her figure also appeared on the battlefield, her dress fluttering like a butterfly flying among the flowers. A sleeve flew out from between her fingers like a silk thread, and with a puff sound, it quickly pierced the enemy to death.
"After this battle, if the dog man can hold on, he should be invincible in the world."
From time to time, she looked towards the place where Jiang Lan was undergoing the tribulation, but she was not too worried. Based on her understanding of Jiang Lan, he would not do such a rash and stupid thing.
Although judging from the current situation, all this is indeed too unexpected and coincidental, perhaps even Jiang Lan himself was "unexpected".
But Tan Tai Qing was certain that Jiang Lan must still be hiding something and was probably planning a big move.
It was the same when he was on Feixian Island. Everyone thought that he was abducted by the barbarians and suffered inhuman torture, but in fact he gained many benefits and his strength improved by leaps and bounds.
"That bastard's quiet, cold mistress is also here..."
"It seems that he didn't reveal anything. The more so, the more reasonable all the coincidences become."
"This guy's heart is still as dark as ever."
Tan Tai Qing noticed a graceful figure in the distance.
She was dressed in a plain long gauze skirt and holding a crystal white sword in her hand. She was like an iceberg goddess descending. The air was filled with icy air, like fluttering snowflakes. Behind her, an endless white snowfield appeared. Layer after layer of towering and steep icebergs rushed out with a rumble, exploded on the battlefield, and blasted the enemies into blood mist.
In terms of decisiveness and ruthlessness, he is even more decisive and ruthless than her.
In this battlefield, Tan Tai Qing saw many familiar faces that appeared at the Taiyi Sect's Holy Son's succession ceremony that day. There were even astonishing dragon roars resounding, and the imperial dragon energy was revived.
Eight thousand miles away, the entire capital of Daxia seemed to have come alive. The light was more than ten thousand feet high, and dragon energy surged over the sky, shining bright yellow, falling on the peerless figure standing in the air, wearing a dark red dragon robe, with flying hair.
As he slammed his palm, a place exploded and all the enemies inside died instantly.
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"What is Nirvana?"
"Use the Great Dao as firewood, burn yourself to ashes, and be reborn in Nirvana?"
"Or should I go through this door and achieve nirvana in all the ways..."
In front of the grand and solemn gate, there was an aura as vast and heavy as the heaven and earth. Jiang Lan stood in front of the ninety-nine-level immortal platform. A hazy and sacred light enveloped him, and various sounds of the great way resounded from it.
He stood there quietly for a long time, and then seriously thought about what Nirvana was.
What is Tao?
What is Nirvana?
All he had learned, all his insights and wisdom seemed to have merged into one at this moment.
With a loud bang, his brows were suddenly ignited. A bright flame came from nowhere, making his cheekbones translucent.
The deep and vast Niwan Palace was suddenly illuminated.
The little soul figure also opened his eyes, a faint golden light flickered between his eyes, and then the little soul figure also burned silently.
"The path to Nirvana, the so-called path, is the path you have walked."
“After Nirvana, one can become an immortal. However, immortality is not a state of mind, but a different state from before. Because what I believe in Nirvana is actually to cut off and reshape, just like destruction to rebirth, and then from nothing to something, just like reincarnation, over and over again.”
“Nirvana is the process of transcending life and death and achieving eternal immortality.”
Jiang Lan's eyes were calm, neither sad nor happy. All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally a blessing came to his mind. He let the fire cover himself, then stretched out his hand and pushed open the door in front of him.
In a trance, a scene beyond the beginning of the world appeared in front of him. A ray of light that existed before the beginning of the world suddenly penetrated and illuminated his eyes.
In the vast chaos, a river containing all living things, destiny and time flows by. Every branch seems to penetrate and spread into endless time and space, connecting any timeline from existence to non-existence.
Each of its branches seems to be an eternal destiny that runs through everything. Endless destinies converge into this boundless river.
On the bank of the boundless river, there is a divine tree of infinite size. Before the heaven and earth were separated and chaos began, every branch and leaf of the divine tree seemed to be able to carry the vast world. It took root on the river bank, casting a hazy light. Every ray of light could easily penetrate the chaos and separate all matter.
At the junction of branches and twigs, crystal fruits are growing. As these fruits mature and fall to the ground, smashing into the vast chaos, there is a loud bang, and a vast and boundless world is born in it.
"Is this the mother tree of the world that contains the creation of all worlds?"
Jiang Lan witnessed this scene in person and, based on his own knowledge, determined the origin of this sacred tree.
The Mother Tree of the World, the sacred tree that connects all the worlds according to legend.
In addition, it is said that there is a mother tree of life that connects all life.
As Jiang Lan's gaze fell, he saw an equally huge divine tree in the deeper part of the chaos.
The branches and leaves of this sacred tree are slender, shaped like green willows, lush and bright green, and filled with light. It is also rooted on the bank of the mysterious river.
In the process of nurturing a different world, as this sacred tree grew, its branches and leaves extended into the riverside, which was filled with clumps of soil containing infinite breath of life. When the branches and leaves fell, the river water and loess mixed together, turning into light spots flying up into the sky, and then scattered into the endless chaos.
In Jiang Lan's view, this process of giving birth to life was just like what he knew about Nuwa creating humans from clay, the difference was that it seemed that this mother tree of life accomplished everything.
"Life, Creation, Matter..."
"The beginning of all things, the beginning of all things."
Although Jiang Lan is currently unable to comprehend these truths, being exposed to such scenes is enough to benefit him immensely and help him understand the origin of the birth of the world and life.
He didn't waste these opportunities.
But unfortunately, such scenes cannot be recorded.
Even if he wanted to engrave it through the method of soul, it would be completely useless and it could only be stored in his memory.
He knows what God knows, but others cannot know. It is clear at a glance, but wrong when he speaks it out.
"This kind of benefit only comes once. For a cultivator, this opportunity is far more important than any inheritance or good fortune."
Jiang Lan has always been a selfish person who only cares about his own interests, but he is never stingy with warmth towards those around him.
This time, in the depths of the heavenly tribulation, I came into contact with the legendary portal to Nirvana and saw such a scene. It can be said that it is more precious than comprehending the great way of heaven and earth.
Li Sheng, his father Jiang Lintian and others, even if they could get a glimpse of the true meaning, would benefit from it for the rest of their lives.
However, Jiang Lan was very disappointed and regretful, as it seemed that this scene could only be seen by those who truly opened the door to Nirvana.
This is the most ancient secret between heaven and earth, involving the origin of all things.
"Perhaps, we can use that method..."
Suddenly, Jiang Lan thought of something and decided to give it a try.
But just as this thought came to his mind, the scenes before his eyes suddenly became blurred, and in the vast chaos, a terrifying light of disaster suddenly appeared. The light was too bright, as if it was reflected from the end of the long river of time, bringing with it an unprecedented sense of oppression.
The mysterious river, which had been calm, suddenly began to boil, and all kinds of terrible storms arose. Even the two mother trees that gave birth to life and the world began to tremble. Endless chaotic energy exploded, as if it was about to riot.
At the same time, the fog covering the upper reaches of the mysterious river dissipated in the light of disaster.
Jiang Lan looked at this and was shocked for the first time.
Then, his gaze fell, and his pupils couldn't help but shrink.
The moment the fog dissipated, at the end of the mysterious river, a colorful stone stood there quietly. On the stone, a hazy light was scattered, and the green branches and leaves were trembling, taking root in a root... something that Jiang Lan was familiar with.
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In the distance, the sky was bright and the morning light was dim. The vast aura of natural disaster shrouding the mountains slowly sank and seemed to be disappearing, but this place was still deep and dim. Large patches of dark clouds piled up and covered it, like layer upon layer of sky curtains, making people feel extremely depressed.
The battle never stopped, brilliant light shot into the sky, various Taoist weapons flew, and blood splattered.
There was a powerful figure sinking and fighting in the sky. The power of his every move was enough to burn mountains and boil seas, and shatter the stars.
Jiang Lan stood there quietly, his clothes looking as new as ever, spotless.
In front of him, the void was crystal clear, as if becoming transparent, and there was a fresh and rich medicinal fragrance in the air. It was a misty and mysterious ball of light, colorful, and seemed to have fallen from somewhere in the hazy space and time.
Visible to the naked eye, there is a plant similar to a lotus leaf in the middle, with a total of nine leaves. Each leaf is interwoven with divine light and exudes an astonishing breath of life, which is very sacred.
Even if only a faint wisp was transmitted, it made many cultivators shudder all over, and they felt that their pores were stretched, and the bottleneck of their realm was loosening, giving them a feeling of ascending to heaven.
"Legend has it that after the ninth heavenly tribulation, one will see incredible sights."
"Behind that scene, you can pick a divine object that was nurtured in the thunder tribulation, the Nine Tribulations Thunder Lotus Grass. This object not only contains the meaning of destruction, but also represents rebirth. Even if it is just a drop of grass juice, it is comparable to a healing medicine. Even the most serious injuries can be healed quickly."
"Swallowing this kind of divine substance can create an immortal body with surging vitality, which has the magical effect of being immortal through all the calamities."
Among the people who were fighting, there was a person with a sharp eye who recognized the divine object in the mist in front of Jiang Lan. While his heart was shocked, greed and burning eyes suddenly appeared.
Such a magical item can even allow a powerful person who has entered the eighth realm to break through again. It is simply incomparable to any magical medicine for healing.
"The heavenly calamity has ended, and the earthly calamity will come next..."
"This calamity will disturb the soul, but it will not affect us. You can proceed without any worries."
Someone shouted loudly and stood in the depths of the void. With a wave of his hand, thick beams of light blasted out like comets, tearing everything apart and repelling several elders of the Taiyi Sect. This was an almighty powerful being who was also very mysterious and concealed his true appearance and origins.
There was no need for this man to say much. At this moment, the battlefield was in chaos and some people had already coveted the divine object.
There was a loud bang in the sky, and the clouds were shattered. A bright yellow hand, as thick as soil, suddenly reached out and grabbed Jiang Lan, trying to snatch the Nine Tribulations Thunder Lotus Grass in front of him.
On the other hand, the sound of the piano transformed into incredibly sharp sword energy, slashing towards Jiang Lan. The figure shrouded in the clouds and mist took action. His strength was extremely high. He was also an almighty being. After fighting for a whole night, he showed no signs of fatigue.
Last night, Jiang Lan survived the heavenly tribulation, and no one dared to step into the range of the tribulation.
Now that the calamity is over, these beings are no longer worried about restraining themselves, and they are the first to scramble for the Nine Tribulations Thunder Lotus Grass in front of them.
The elders and peak masters of Taiyi Sect were enraged and turned into streams of light to try to stop them.
Jiang Lan stood there quietly, his eyes calm and peaceful, as if he was indifferent to all this and didn't care. However, many people knew that this was because his earth calamity had arrived.
An inexplicable aura appeared between heaven and earth. Even when the sky was bright, one could feel waves of chills, as if the gates of hell had opened and hundreds of ghosts were roaming around.
This area was completely plunged into darkness. In the void, cold winds were blowing and creepy laughter could be heard.
Many people felt a chill on their backs, as if a cold wind was blowing past their ears, and they got goose bumps all over their bodies.
At this time, seeing that the attacks of several people were about to fall in front of Jiang Lan, the big khaki hand was about to snatch away the Nine Tribulations Thunder Lotus Grass.
Suddenly, a dull thud was heard from the depths of the void. Its mighty power was like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, shocking the men who had taken action. Their chests were filled with boiling blood, their throats tasted fishy and sweet, and they almost vomited blood.
"boom!"
A ray of black light shot up into the sky, tearing through the void, directly piercing through the sky and sinking into the outer world. It was so thick and boundless, and its supreme pressure almost split the world apart.
An old man with a strange figure, wearing a Taoist robe and looking very clear, walked out of it. His eyes were full of vicissitudes of life, and seemed to contain the sun, moon, stars, and everything.
In his hand, a four-legged square tripod, which was made of some kind of black gold and was completely deep black, was floating up and down, emitting a hazy and surging black light. On its walls, there were carvings of various mountains, rivers, lakes, insects, fish, birds, and beasts, as well as scenes of ancient ancestors kneeling and praying to immortals.
In a trance, everyone saw a vague god reviving and about to emerge from the four-legged square tripod.
"not good……"
"Taiyi Sect used the Taiyi Cauldron."
"Even the heirloom holy weapon has been taken out. Aren't you afraid that someone will attack Taiyi Sect at this time?"
The expressions of those supreme powers who had just made the move changed instantly, and they planned to retreat without even thinking about it.
The Taiyi Ding of the Taiyi Sect was cast by the previous saint.
Before he passed away, he condensed all his Taoist wisdom into the cauldron to help the spirit in the cauldron to condense its form and true spirit, so that it could burst out with devastating power without too much external force.
Of course, such power is definitely far from comparable to that of a true saint, but once the holy weapon is revived, its power can easily kill the supreme power.
These people did not hesitate at all and did not dare to charge forward.
The expressions of the other cultivators here also changed drastically, and their hearts were beating wildly. Those cultivators who were too close were directly pressed to the ground by the powerful pressure, unable to stand up, and their faces were pale.
The handed-down holy artifacts are not ordinary holy artifacts. Families like the Tantai family and the Helian family also have holy artifacts passed down as their foundation to suppress everything. However, if one wants to revive them, one needs to spend the family's foundation accumulated for thousands of years.
In a way, the holy objects handed down from generation to generation can be regarded as another continuation of the saint's life.
Of course, it is very difficult to refine it successfully, and you may not even be able to keep an ordinary holy weapon in the end.
Things like this are all used as the foundation, suppressed deep in the sect, and will only be used when something crucial happens.
Now, the Taiyi Sect even brought out the holy artifacts handed down from generation to generation, which was equivalent to taking away the foundation of the Taiyi Sect in one go.
At this time, Taiyi Sect was in a state of deficit, which was a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Many people expressed their incomprehension. For Jiang Lan's sake, aren't they worried that other powerful enemies from within Taiyi Sect might join forces and launch a surprise attack from behind? "Since you've already taken action, then all of you should stay." The clear-faced old man spoke calmly, his tone cold.
The Taiyi Ding was suspended high in the air, floating up and down there. It spun around and suddenly emitted billions of black lights.
Each ray of black light easily penetrated the void, and suddenly the area within a thousand miles was like a sieve.
The figures looked desperate and wanted to escape, but how could they possibly escape the power of the revived peerless holy weapon?
Puff, puff, puff…
In the air, blood splattered everywhere, as if gorgeous flowers were blooming. The scene was horrifying. Corpses exploded one after another, not even a complete body was left. They died instantly and collapsed into a bloody mist.
"The Taiyi Sect is crazy..."
Many people were so shocked that they were speechless, their faces turned pale, and they were filled with despair.
"Pharaoh, you are not dead yet..."
“You are so cruel.”
The supreme mighty one who had just stretched out his khaki giant hand was trembling with fear because he was being targeted.
A clear-headed old man appeared with an indifferent look in his eyes. He took control of the Taiyi Ding on his own initiative. His overwhelming divine power was like a pouring river, terrifying to the extreme. A black light that could destroy the world tore straight towards him, and the void along the way was instantly crushed and turned into nothingness.
"No……"
“Save me…”
This supreme being had been concealing his true appearance from beginning to end and had not revealed his true form. At this moment, he had used all his means and even sacrificed a very precious spiritual treasure, but it was of no use.
Faced with the strongest attack from the revived Taiyi Ding, he couldn't even tear the space apart. He was hit instantly, then exploded, and turned into powder with a bang, leaving nothing behind.
Seeing this scene, all the enemies who took action were trembling with fear, completely shocked, and then terrified.
Including the Supreme Power, their backs were filled with chills and they could not help but tremble slightly. This was the Holy Power.
No matter how powerful a supreme being is, he can be easily crushed to death in front of a saint.
"Master Taifa, the eight thousand year old head of the Taiyi Sect, is a living fossil in the truest sense."
"Judging from his aura, he should have survived nine heavenly tribulations. He is probably only one step away from becoming a saint. He is simply a half-saint..."
Some people's faces turned pale, their voices trembled, they felt regretful in their hearts, and they felt a sense of devastation.
Many elders, peak masters, and disciples of Taiyi Sect, including those from immortal sects who came to reinforce, could not help but become excited when they saw this scene.
"A semi-saint who holds a sacred artifact handed down from generation to generation..."
"This is simply a case of killing gods and killing Buddhas."
In the distance, those monks who had been watching and had not taken any action could not help but shudder at this moment, feeling terrified.
"The cause today will have its consequences tomorrow. Since you all have chosen to be the enemy of our Taiyi Sect and to hinder the path of our Holy Son, then you will all stay here today."
Taoist Taifa spoke indifferently, with the Taiyi Ding hanging high above his head, emitting a vast black light, and his supreme power was overwhelming.
He attacked again, staring at the person who instigated the incident at the beginning. The Taiyi Cauldron rose and fell, and the deity inside seemed to be about to walk out. The terrifying holy power poured out, tearing the void apart in an instant and freezing the place.
The woman who had already been injured by Jiang Lintian revealed her figure in an instant. All her disguises and covers were gone. She looked to be in her forties or fifties, and her slightly pretty face was full of panic and paleness.
"It turns out he is from the Chongming Demon Sect..." Jiang Lintian had already guessed this person's origins. When he saw his true appearance, he immediately recognized who he was.
In the vast land of Kyushu, the supreme being cannot be an unknown person.
"boom!"
Taoist Taifa was indifferent and didn't say much. The Taiyi Ding once again gushed out infinite light, and the beam of light tore through the sky, trying to kill the woman on the spot.
At this moment, the woman's face turned pale, and the purple-gold bronze bell she had sacrificed before turned into the size of a mountain. It shook and tried to resist, but was instantly submerged by the black light and crushed into powder and ashes.
"Senior Demon Saint, save me!"
In her despair, she had lost her previous sarcasm and shouted desperately.
Clang!!! At this moment, a stunningly brilliant red light suddenly split the sky, and instantly swept across and slashed at the black light. A stream of red light lingered, spewing out endless blazing power, like a sword hanging high in the sky, across the sky and earth.
An extremely tall figure with disheveled black hair and a demonic aura tore through time and space and instantly descended here.
Next to him stood a tall man wearing golden chain mail and with a deep gaze.
(End of this chapter)
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