Cultivating To Immortality
Chapter 439: Hell’s Gate Secret
At this moment, Fang Hong once again truly witnessed how powerful the foundation of an Immortal Emperor’s Dao inheritance was.
No wonder so many Cultivators would spare no effort, even risking their lives, to join a top-tier Dao inheritance.
Just these readily available Immortal Emperor-level Dao Law resources were already priceless treasures, enough to drive countless Cultivators mad.
Fang Hong no longer stood on ceremony, and successively used his identity token to copy from each stone pillar, collecting all the Immortal Emperor-level Dao Laws into his possession.
Although each of these Immortal Emperor-level Dao Laws was extraordinary, most of them were exclusive cultivation techniques for a single Great Dao, which did not quite align with Fang Hong’s Cultivation path.
Fang Hong primarily Cultivated the Great Dao of Ten Thousand Laws, and the "Ten Thousand Laws Origin Demon Art" he Cultivated was the core Dao Law most suited to him.
Fang Hong’s purpose in copying these Immortal Emperor Dao Laws this time was not to switch to Cultivating any of them.
Instead, it was to draw upon the essence of these Dao Laws, absorb the Cultivation insights from different Great Daos, and thereby further refine his "Ten Thousand Laws Origin Demon Art."
Ultimately, he aimed to create an Immortal Emperor Dao Law that truly belonged to him, fused all Laws, and possessed even greater power... Time quietly passed, and an hour went by in a flash.
Fang Hong finally finished copying all the Dao Laws recorded on the stone pillars on the sixth floor.
However, these precious Dao Laws had strict restrictions; they could only be learned by the Elders within the Dao inheritance themselves and were absolutely not allowed to be privately transmitted outside.
Each time Fang Hong copied a Dao Law, his identity token would automatically trigger a restriction, imprinting these rules deep within his soul.
Once he violated the rules and privately taught the Dao Law to outsiders, the restriction would immediately trigger, damaging his soul.
Fang Hong did not pay too much attention to this.
He had no intention of transmitting the Dao Law externally anyway; as long as he adhered to the rules and did not cross the bottom line, these restrictions would be like an empty threat, causing him no harm.
After copying all the Dao Laws, Fang Hong quickly reviewed the core introductions of these Dao Laws once more.
Among them, two Dao Laws were particularly striking, drawing more of Fang Hong’s attention: one was "Devouring Lightning True Body Art," and the other was "soul Ascension Art."
"Devouring Lightning True Body Art" was an Immortal Emperor-level Dao Law specifically for body refinement.
Its core principle was to continuously temper the physical body by absorbing various infinitely powerful Heavenly Lightning from heaven and earth, ultimately forging an unrivaled physical body known as the "Indestructible Lightning Body."
Even when facing an Immortal Emperor of the same rank, one could rely on the powerful physical body to suppress the opponent and stand undefeated.
To cultivate "Devouring Lightning True Body Art," a Cultivator must simultaneously possess the Great Dao Laws of "Lightning," "Life," and "Mystic Gold" to be qualified to cultivate it.
All three are indispensable; lacking any one of them, one would be unable to withstand the terrifying power during the tempering by Heavenly Lightning, and would only end up with their physical body disintegrating.
And Fang Hong happened to master these three Great Dao Laws simultaneously, completely meeting the prerequisites for Cultivating "Devouring Lightning True Body Art," making him qualified to cultivate this top-tier body refinement cultivation technique.
However, after careful consideration, Fang Hong felt that while "Devouring Lightning True Body Art" was formidable, it also had obvious limitations and was not strong enough.
The Indestructible Lightning Body it tempered could only absorb Lightning Tribulations.
Nevertheless, the unique Cultivation approach of this Dao Law gave Fang Hong great inspiration.
Fang Hong vaguely had an idea: perhaps he could use "Devouring Lightning True Body Art" as a foundation, integrate his insights into other Great Daos,
and attempt to improve it, creating an all-encompassing body refinement Dao Law that could not only resist Lightning Tribulations but also cope with Heart Demon Tribulations, Fire Tribulations, Wind Tribulations, and other various calamities.
As for the other, "soul Ascension Art," it was a top-tier Dao Law focused on Cultivating the soul.
Cultivators who practiced this method could continuously nourish the soul Origin, strengthen Divine Sense power, and enhance soul strength and resilience.
It was of great help for both comprehending the Great Dao and resisting soul attacks, making it a rare auxiliary Immortal Emperor Dao Law.
To cultivate "soul Ascension Art," there was a hard requirement: one must first successfully cultivate the basic Five Elements Great Dao, and Fang Hong had already comfortably met this point.
This was the beauty of simultaneously Cultivating multiple Great Dao Laws.
No matter what kind of Dao Law inheritance one encountered, most could meet the entry requirements, eliminating the need to worry about thresholds.
Fang Hong put away his identity token and lightly stepped out of the sixth floor of the Scripture Pavilion.
Fang Hong did not directly leave the Scripture Pavilion but instead turned to other floors.
He planned to take advantage of this rare opportunity to browse through all the books that interested him, as accumulating more knowledge was always beneficial.
Shelf after shelf, book after book, Fang Hong immersed himself in the sea of books, forgetting the passage of time... Just like that, a full month quietly passed.
Fang Hong slowly closed the last book he had read, emerging from the Scripture Pavilion with an scholarly aura.
However, at this moment, Fang Hong’s expression was not as relaxed as when he entered; instead, it carried a hint of solemnity and seriousness!
It turned out that during this month, Fang Hong had browsed through a massive number of books and unexpectedly learned a shocking piece of news, a secret about Hell Gate! 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
Indeed, as Fang Hong expected, Hell Gate was indeed a force that once existed in the Heaven Realm, and back then, it also bore the infamous title of "Number One Evil Cult of the Overseas."
The "Overseas" mentioned here referred to the vast and boundless desolate sea region beyond the Continent of All Beings.
Countless sea clans and large and small immortal island forces were entrenched there, and the former Hell Gate was one of the most famous among them.
The Sect Leader of Hell Gate was named "Xia Wudi," a true Heaven Sovereign Realm powerhouse, who was considered a titan in the Heaven Realm back then.
Tracing back a thousand years ago, for some unknown reason, Xia Wudi led Hell Gate’s core disciples in a daring attack on the Heavenly Palace.
But no one expected that the Heavenly Palace Lord, Luo Sheng Great Heaven Sovereign, possessed unfathomable strength, and with just a flick of his hand, he completely suppressed and killed this Heaven Sovereign powerhouse!
Such terrifying strength shocked everyone who knew about it!
With Xia Wudi’s death, the leaderless Hell Gate also disintegrated and eventually met its demise... This was the complete message Fang Hong pieced together from those history books.
Thinking of this, Fang Hong couldn’t help but feel a pang of melancholy; Xia Wudi, as a Heaven Sovereign powerhouse, ultimately met such a fate, which was truly regrettable.
But what Fang Hong found even more marvelous was that although Xia Wudi had died and his Dao vanished, his Natal Dao Artifact, the "Demon Gourd," fell into the Lower Realm, and he just happened to pick it up.
This predestined connection was truly wonderful, and it was no exaggeration to call it an immense opportunity.
Now Fang Hong already knew that a Dao Artifact personally used by a Heaven Sovereign powerhouse would naturally not be of low grade.
Undoubtedly, the Demon Gourd must have reached the level of a tenth-grade Dao Artifact, a veritable supreme treasure.