Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu-Chapter 477 - 272 Thousand-faced Buddha_2

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"After two eras, I finally saw my Lord again."

"Thousand-faced Buddha, worship my Lord!"

The Buddha statue moved closer to Chen Qing, "My Lord, you have not yet ascended to your divine position, and are not yet capable of suppressing the petty rebels of the Sword Travel Palace!"

"Quickly retreat behind me, I will suppress these rebels of the Sword Travel Palace!"

The woman said, "I knew it, the Thousand-faced Buddha wouldn’t fall so easily!"

The Buddha statue laughed, "This humble monk has three thousand incarnations, each one existing in every world; even if the world collapsed, only one incarnation would escape."

"Fortunately, at least one can continue to pursue my Lord and assist my Lord in reclaiming the divine position!"

"My Lord personally established the Sword Travel Palace, yet it was you, the Void Sword Master, who set a scheme, and after gravely injuring him, he was devoured by the Void Sword Master, this is betrayal, this is blasphemy!"

"This is patricide!"

"Fortunately, as long as the world is unbroken, the Void remains; my Lord will surely return!"

"At this point, do you still attempt to deceive my Lord?"

"My Lord, come to my side quickly, the petty rebels of the Sword Travel Palace are not my match!"

"Lu Chen, your Sword Travel Palace rebelled against its higher authority, yet now you still wish to hold my Lord in your grasp, to direct as you please?"

Lu Chen held a peach blossom branch, "Nine-headed Lion, take them away, I will deal with the Thousand-faced Buddha!"

Hearing this, the Nine-headed Lion immediately ran, carrying Chen Qing, Yu Qingshuang, and Ji Ru toward the deeper divine temple.

Chen Qing looked back, the gold on the Thousand-faced Buddha peeled off piece by piece, revealing the skin, "First, I’ll send you to see the Buddha, and then welcome my Lord!"

Afterward, a great battle erupted, and countless Buddha statues began to chant Buddha sounds, countless golden Buddha seals pressing down.

Lu Chen wielded a peach blossom branch, performing the Extreme Self Sword Slash, gathering thousands of sword gangs on the peach blossom branch, battling with the Thousand-faced Buddha.

As the carriage drove past, Chen Qing was profoundly shocked, the former Void Master actually still had a True Monarch alive!

He might have lived for hundreds of thousands of years!

The strength of a True Monarch, reaching an immeasurable level for Chen Qing.

It was not in the same concept as the King-level, truly an existence transcending the heavens and earth!

No wonder, throughout such a long time, only two new True Monarchs appeared in Nanli.

The Nine-headed Lion ran forward, passing through the solemn grand hall of Buddha statues, and then into the endless darkness, where Chen Qing clearly saw, in the second grand hall, a black sun floating in the air.

This grand hall as well, was filled with stars, not like a hall but a starry sky.

So, was the Void Power referring to a black hole?

True Monarch Xuan Ku, wielding the power of a black hole?

This time, the Nine-headed Lion ran for tens of days before leaving this grand hall, passing countless peculiar stars.

After crossing this grand hall, Chen Qing and the others, pulled by the Nine-headed Lion, finally arrived at the last True Monarch grand hall.

This True Monarch grand hall, unlike the others, was built upon a dreamlike, magnificent purple long river.

Countless stars floated within, starlight dazzling.

Ji Ru’s Light Butterfly was drawing the essence of the purple long river here.

But the speed was not fast, at this rate, absorbing the essence of the purple long river would require ages.

As the Nine-headed Lion ran, the surrounding world constantly changed, sometimes passing through a mortal city, sometimes passing a Buddhist temple, the most stunning was passing near an extremely grand Demon King Court.

After traveling thousands of mountains and rivers, the Nine-headed Lion stopped, for ahead of them lay the final divine temple.

The Nine-headed Lion stated, "The truth you seek, you must see for yourself."

"Here, only you can enter, even the Thousand-faced Buddha, Lu Chen, as True Monarchs, cannot enter."

Chen Qing said, "I do not intend to enter."

"Even if I do not enter, I can see what is inside."

"This realm is under my control."

"Though I cannot control it completely, with my current power, merely watching is possible."

Chen Qing closed his eyes, yet his gaze reached inside the divine temple, upon the mighty and solemn divine throne, there was only a huge corpse.

It appeared human, yet more like a divine figure.

Behind him was a broken Void Gate.

His gaze fell upon the broken Void Gate, and Chen Qing saw more information.

[Void Origin·Void Gate] (Disqualified)

Quality: Innate Primordial

Requirements for Ascension: True Monarch Great Perfection, with three True Monarchs on the Void Path present, and at least the faith of two True Monarchs.

The Void Master must have three True Monarchs as disciples, and only these three, all must be present.

Seeing the word disqualified, Chen Qing felt slightly relieved.

It seemed this was the genuine Void Gate, what was seen at the Sword Travel Palace before was merely a replica or a Dharma Form.

Confirming that this Void Master had truly fallen, Chen Qing dared to step inside.

Upon entering, strangely, he could only enter the grand hall.

Before the late Void Master stood an invisible wall, preventing him from advancing.

At this moment, he saw Ji Ru’s Light Butterfly arriving, guiding him forward.

Following the Light Butterfly, Chen Qing finally broke through this invisible barrier, yet could only move within the range illuminated by the Light Butterfly.

Continuing with the Light Butterfly towards the divine throne, Chen Qing could see a Void River ahead, along with a black sun.

The Light Butterfly could not approach the black sun, only fluttering near the Void River.

The Void Gate within Chen Qing flew out, opening a portal in front of the Void River, gradually absorbing it.

Ji Ru’s Light Butterfly also flew inside.

When it reopened, the Light Butterfly had transformed into a palm-sized purple Light Butterfly, emitting a magnificent purple glow all over.

This was the success of the ascension.

Chen Qing looked at his Void Gate, noticing a new pattern of the Void River added to it.

Information on the Void Gate flooded his mind.

[Void Origin·Void Gate] (Incomplete)

Quality: Innate Primordial

Authority Collection Status: Void River collected

Requirements for Ascension: True Monarch Great Perfection, with three True Monarchs on the Void Path present, and at least the faith of two True Monarchs.

The Void Master must have three True Monarchs as disciples, and only these three, all must be present.

(Currently, not enough authority collected, ascension not possible)

Seeing this, Chen Qing realized that his Void Gate, being the second portal, initially lacked the true authority of the Void Gate.

The true authority was all on the broken Void Gate.

To seize this Void Gate’s authority, a new Light Butterfly must be used as a medium.

Just like Ji Ru’s Light Butterfly.

The Void Gate presently didn’t hold the King Gu represented by the multi-dimensional power of the Thousand-faced Buddha, clearly indicating the Buddha still lived, not present here.

Thus, what remained to be claimed was that black sun, needing another to master it.

With this knowledge, Chen Qing understood some secrets.

So ascending with such innate primordial treasures like the Void Gate required fostering True Monarchs?

Of course, the ascension conditions for other innate primordial treasures might very well differ.

Thinking of this, Chen Qing suddenly realized what the Miao God intended.

It seemed the Miao God had always been nurturing True Monarchs, probably to conduct a similar ascension ritual.

What was needed were True Monarchs, seemingly even four True Monarchs were insufficient.

This possibly related to the Miao God’s three divine positions.

Affairs among the gods were not entirely clear to Chen Qing, but now, at least, he had a vague grasp of the gods’ intentions.

Thus, the Miao God needed to become a True Monarch himself.

It coincided perfectly with his current situation, at least until he became a True Monarch, before the Miao God conducted the ritual, the Miao God would not harbor other intentions towards him.

This allowed him to peacefully cultivate under the Miao God’s banner for a lengthy epoch, no worry of losing the Miao God’s protection.

Beyond Ji Ru, another capable of mastering the black sun must be nurtured as a True Monarch.

When both achieved True Monarch status, they should hunt the Thousand-faced Buddha.

Thus, the three powers could converge upon his Void Gate, forming a complete Void Gate.

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