Chapter 126: Enlightenment in the Immortal Mountain
Terrifying mountains and endless Dao patterns.

One wrong step and you will be transported to an unknown place.

It could be an amazing medicine garden, or it could be a horrific place of death.

Standing outside the Immortal Mountain, the heart-pounding aura continued to exist, with no signs of increasing or weakening, which made Li Zhi feel a lot more at ease. Although there were dangers everywhere, at least those sleeping ancient supreme beings were still in the deepest sleep at this time.

Before the suppression of the Qingdi Avenue dissipated, perhaps the entire Beidou Ancient Star was a cosmic-level treasure land and was not as dangerous as imagined.

Those ancient supreme beings are in the deepest sleep and will not be affected too much by the movements in the outside world.

However, Li Zhi's cultivation level at this time was no different from that of an ant in the eyes of those ancient supreme beings. Even if he made a huge noise, it probably would not alarm those ancient supreme beings.

The major life forbidden zones during this period were relatively quiet and peaceful.

For those young monks who accidentally enter there, the being sleeping inside probably won’t even look at them twice, and their life and death are entirely up to them.

The real dangers faced by young monks often come from various dangerous terrains and endless Dao patterns, rather than from the ancient supreme beings or their generals.

Standing outside the Immortal Mountain, looking at the lush and dark mountain in front of him, Li Zhi thought a lot for a moment.

He released a few flesh and blood puppets to explore the way ahead. Sure enough, the mountains were covered with dense void Taoist patterns. If he took a wrong step, he would be teleported away.

Moreover, not only are there void Taoist patterns on the mountain, but there are also Taoist patterns within the void, making it impossible to guard against.

According to the legend outside, the Immortal Mountain is very special. There are formation patterns carved by the ancient emperor during the ancient war. If you take a wrong step, you will most likely be teleported into other mysterious and terrifying areas in the Immortal Mountain Range.

But Li Zhi knew clearly that it was the endless void Dao pattern carved when the Void Emperor confronted the ancient supreme being in the Immortal Mountain.

However, he did not believe that the Void Emperor carved these Dao patterns in order to prepare for a great battle with the ancient supreme being in the Immortal Mountain.

Because of the great emperor-level battle, the small Immortal Mountain area could not accommodate the battle between the two sides. The powerful destructive power that could easily destroy a star and an area could not be restrained by those Dao patterns.

Li Zhi guessed that the reason why the Immortal Mountain became the life forbidden zone with the largest number of survivors after accidentally entering it among the seven life forbidden zones was actually closely related to the large number of Dao patterns left by the Void Emperor.

The real purpose of the Void Emperor leaving Dao patterns in the Immortal Mountain was probably not to fight with the Supreme Being inside.

Instead, in the name of confrontation, a way out is left for later generations, allowing those talented people in later generations to survive after mistakenly entering the Immortal Mountain. Even when the outside environment does not allow it, they can use the Immortal Mountain, this fairyland, to practice, so that strong people can be born among future generations to check and balance the existence of those in the Immortal Mountain.

After having this thought in his mind, Li Zhi suddenly understood the painstaking efforts of Emperor Void.

No wonder the life gate left by Emperor Void leads directly to the place where the ancient tea tree of enlightenment took root in the Immortal Mountain, and the life gate even passes by a Fairy Tear Green Gold Mine.

It seems that the Void Emperor is paving the way for future generations.

By taking a trip to the Immortal Mountain, perhaps we can find things to assist in enlightenment and the raw materials for refining the ultimate imperial weapon.

Finally, the Void Emperor left a void array disk deep in the Immortal Mountain that could be used to teleport away directly, further confirming Li Zhi's guess.

The countless array patterns left by the Void Emperor in the Immortal Mountain have almost no effect on the strong men at the emperor level, but for the small cultivators, they are the supreme immortal arrays that can save their lives.

As expected, the ancient emperors would not leave anything for future generations for no reason; there must be a deep meaning behind it.

After having this thought in his mind, Li Zhi suddenly felt that the aura emitted by the black mountains in front of him was no longer a heart-pounding aura, but was full of the flavor of creation.

After having this idea, Li Zhi directly opened the Eye of Life and looked for a way to survive in the mountains.

Sure enough, the world you see becomes different depending on your mood, and everything that a living being sees becomes different.

Under the observation of the Eye of Living Beings, Li Zhi saw a narrow path formed by the gathering of vital energy on the black mountains.

It was as if little golden dragons were swimming on the path. Next to those lively golden dragons was a road filled with death. Black evil dragons formed by the death seemed to devour all the golden dragons.

However, the golden little dragon was flashing with rich void power, which resisted the erosion of death energy.

Li Zhi understood instantly that this was the path of life that Emperor Void had opened up in the Immortal Mountain, and the path of death was the opposite that evolved from the path of life.

Once you embark on this road of life and death, life and death will follow you from then on, one step to heaven, one step to hell.

I'm afraid that the creatures in the Immortal Mountain would not dare to easily set foot on the path of survival left by the Void Emperor.

Although the boundaries between the road of life and the road of death are clear, they are also intertwined with each other, making it difficult for ordinary cultivators to see their true appearance and whether the road ahead is the road of life or the road of death.

After confirming that the narrow path was the way out left by the Void Emperor, Li Zhi set foot directly on the land of the Immortal Mountain.

Sure enough, the journey was smooth and he did not even encounter any holy spirits from the Immortal Mountain. After crossing several ridges, Li Zhi finally saw the ancient tea tree of enlightenment hidden in a dense forest on the outskirts of the central area of ​​the Immortal Mountain.

Before he even reached the ancient tree, Li Zhi could sense from afar a unique and special aura emanating from the ancient tree.

It was as if an endless avenue was flowing, full of mysterious power, making Li Zhi's heart suddenly empty. All kinds of distracting thoughts disappeared instantly, and there was only the pure laws of heaven and earth in his heart, as if the laws of heaven and earth had become closer to him, and even the laws of heaven and earth were clearly visible in his eyes.

It seems that I was looking at the world through glasses with blurred lenses before, but now with the baptism of the mysterious power emitted by the Wudao Ancient Tea Tree, the lenses have become extremely clear.

"It is worthy of being the supreme ancient tree that can help people attain enlightenment. I really don't know how terrifying its effect must have been before the ancient era of immortals. I'm afraid it can help people achieve the supreme position." Li Zhi sighed in his heart.

After walking forward carefully for several hundred meters, Li Zhi finally arrived at the ancient tea tree of Wudao.

It is not very tall, only about three meters high, but its branches are as vigorous as a dragon, exuding a mysterious and ancient artistic conception, as if it is an old tree coming from the end of distant time.

Compared with the plants next to it, the branches and leaves of this ancient tea tree are not lush, with only a hundred or so leaves growing on it.

But its leaves are very peculiar, almost no two are the same. Each leaf is unique, all crystal clear, like jade carvings.

Some leaves are shaped like small tripods, misty; some leaves are shaped like phoenixes, glittering with rays of light; some leaves are like immortals sitting cross-legged, very vivid; some leaves are like natural Bagua diagrams, mysterious; some leaves are like sharp swords, extremely sharp.
And their colors are also different, some are emerald green, some are scarlet red, some are golden, some are purple, etc. The colors are gorgeous and extremely dreamy.

Li Zhi admired the ancient tea tree in front of him with a clear mind, as if it was the tangible carrier of all the laws of heaven and earth.

Li Zhi reached out and touched the branches of the ancient tea tree, and said, "Senior Tea Tree, I am sorry to bother you this time. Please accept my small token of appreciation."

Then, Li Zhi took out a bottle of magic spring water and watered the roots of the ancient tea tree.

The ancient tree was spiritual and could naturally sense the kindness emanating from Li Zhi. Its branches and leaves swayed slightly, making a tinkling sound like jade colliding, as if responding to his kind act.

Seeing this, Li Zhi climbed up the tree and chose a thick branch to sit on.

Then, he began to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth.

At the same time, the mysterious fairy tree in the Lunhai Secret Realm also appeared above Li Zhi's head, as if a three-inch high small tree had grown on his head.

The Wudao Ancient Tea Tree seemed very curious about the small tree, and even stretched out a branch and gently touched it.

The small tree suddenly exuded a scent similar to that of the Wudao Ancient Tea Tree.

The ancient tea tree of enlightenment immediately responded, infusing a mysterious essence into the small tree above Li Zhi's head.

The little tree gave off a burst of joy and swayed along with the Wudao Ancient Tea Tree.

After the ancient tea tree of enlightenment infused its essence into the small tree above his head, Li Zhi's comprehension skyrocketed, and it seemed that it had more than doubled from the original level.

Suddenly he felt that all the ways of heaven and earth were right before his eyes, ready for him to use.

Li Zhi, who was swimming directly in the ocean of the avenue, didn't know what to choose for a moment.

Just as he was hesitating, a small gourd formed entirely from the laws of the Tao appeared in front of him.

Li Zhi directly grabbed the small gourd and began to comprehend the truth behind it. It seemed to be just a small gourd, but when he really held it in his hand, it seemed like a world full of endless rules of the great way.

As for the small tree above Li Zhi's head, as Li Zhi comprehended the gourd, a leaf on it also turned into the shape of a gourd.

I don’t know how long it took, but after the small gourd leaf was completely solidified, another object appeared in front of him. It was a little Qilin.

After grabbing the Qilin and beginning to comprehend it, Li Zhi suddenly felt a heavy artistic conception.

As the leaves on the small tree above Li Zhi's head continued to become the same as the leaves of the Wudao ancient tea tree.

The ancient tea tree seemed very happy, as if it had seen a relative, and once again infused it with a stream of spiritual energy. Then, the leaves on the small tree began to change at an accelerated rate.

Soon, the green leaves on the small tree turned into pieces of enlightenment tea leaves, including a small tripod, a divine phoenix, an immortal, a divine bell, mountains and rivers, clouds, the Eight Diagrams... and so on, totaling 108 leaves of strange shapes, like a treasure tree.

Each leaf is lifelike, as if containing a small world, representing a unique way and swaying with a dreamy glow.

As the 108th leaf condensed, Li Zhi also came out of his state of enlightenment.

There was a flash of divine light in his eyes, as if he had gained insight into the true origin of heaven and earth.

The eyes of living beings have undergone a special evolution and can clearly see the distribution of life and death energies between heaven and earth.

Li Zhi's entire spiritual perception also underwent a transformation, and his Taoism level was improved by several levels without him noticing.

There is even an urge to overcome the tribulation right now and complete the Four Extreme Secret Realms.

However, Li Zhi did not choose to survive the catastrophe in the Immortal Mountain.

After he climbed down from the tree, he said to the Wudao Ancient Tea Tree: "Thank you, Senior Tea, for your help."

Then, he took out a bottle of the Holy Spring of Life and poured it on the roots of the Wudao Ancient Tea Tree.

The ancient tea tree of Wudao seemed very satisfied with Li Zhi, a child with a keen eye. After absorbing the magical spring water, its branches and leaves immediately began to shake.

Afterwards, Li Zhi saw a few sparks of light flying towards him from all directions of the Immortal Mountain.

When those spiritual lights came closer, Li Zhi could see their true nature. They were actually ripe enlightenment tea leaves.

It seemed that these were the leaves that had fallen off in previous years, some of which were left in the Immortal Mountain and had not been picked up by anyone. There were as many as thousands of mature tea leaves.

Li Zhi hurriedly packed the enlightenment tea leaves into a pure jade box.

Once again, I politely thanked the Wudao Ancient Tea Tree.

Afterwards, Li Zhi sat under the ancient tea tree of Wudao and began to comprehend the artistic conception of the Immortal Mountain.

The Immortal Mountain is a world of its own. The laws of heaven and earth in the mountain are not exactly the same as those in the outside world. It seems that the laws of heaven and earth from ancient times still exist.

But Li Zhi didn't need them, and didn't deliberately try to comprehend the world of ancient times.

The laws of heaven and earth are not necessarily stronger the older they are.

In this broken world, the laws of heaven and earth actually become more and more perfect as time goes by.

Because Li Zhi knew clearly that every time a great emperor was born between heaven and earth, the perfection of the laws of heaven and earth would increase by one point.

The Great Emperor and the Ancient Emperor were once supreme beings who bore the Seal of Heaven. Their imperial laws had actually long since become part of the myriad laws of heaven and earth.

According to common sense, in this world, there is a great probability that the imperial laws comprehended by later generations who have attained enlightenment will surpass those of the former.

However, there are very few powerful emperors who can achieve transcendence, and often the later emperors cannot even get rid of the Heavenly Heart Mark.

However, these things are still too far away for Li Zhi now.

At this moment, he had to condense four immortal pillar mountains within his limbs, which would not only be able to suppress the myriad laws of heaven and earth that he had comprehended, but also support his Four Extremes Secret Realms and provide a vast world for the infinite divine power he had cultivated.

Soon, the first Tianzhu Divine Mountain appeared within Li Zhi’s left arm.

The dark mountain exuded an eternal aura, which made Li Zhi's left arm suddenly become heavy, as if the strength of his left arm increased greatly.

Immediately afterwards, the second Tianzhu Divine Mountain appeared within Li Zhi’s right arm, making the strength of his two arms harmonious.

With the suppression of the Immortal Mountain in his arms, his magic power was condensed by three points, not to mention how much stronger his palm power became.

Then, it’s the legs.

Perhaps it was because the "door" on his legs had not yet been opened, and the immortal mountain that had been condensed was just an illusion.

However, after Li Zhi imprinted the shadows of the two immortal mountains on his legs, he immediately felt that his legs were as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

Even walking became extremely difficult. Every step I took felt as if a mountain was tied to my legs.

Li Zhi gave up after taking only three steps.

Then, he began to practice the "Innate Longevity Skill" and strive to cultivate the Four Extremes Secret Realm to a perfect state as soon as possible.

With the ancient tea tree of enlightenment at one's back, the practice of "Xiantian Changsheng Gong" becomes simple, with almost no doubts. The growth of Taoism is as easy as eating and drinking.

Moreover, the spiritual energy in the Immortal Mountain is much richer than that in the outside world, and there is no shortage of essential energy needed for cultivation.

It didn't take long for Li Zhi to make breakthroughs one after another, breaking through two levels in a row, and directly raising his cultivation to the realm of four-pole perfection.

The Immortal Mountain seemed to have the effect of concealing the secrets of heaven. Although Li Zhi had broken through to the perfection of the four extremes, he did not sense the breath of the heavenly calamity, which made him feel much more relieved.

The cover-up measures prepared previously were of no use.

After breaking through to the perfection of the four poles, the two sacred mountains were imprinted within the secret realm, and the body regained the power of free movement.

At this point, the trip to the Immortal Mountain was considered a complete success.

Afterwards, Li Zhi circled the mountain range where the ancient tea tree of Wudao was located twice.

He actually dug up two small medicinal king plants whose medicinal spirits were more than 50,000 years old.

After planting the two small medicinal kings in the medicinal garden in the Herb Map, Li Zhi returned to the Ancient Tea Tree of Enlightenment and said, "Senior Tea Tree, I am here to say goodbye to you. We will meet again if we are destined to do so."

Now that the matter was done, Li Zhi naturally didn't want to stay in the Immortal Mountain any longer.

After all, this is not the territory of the Human Emperor. It would be troublesome if we were discovered by the Holy Spirit Guards here.

With his current level of cultivation, the gap in strength is still quite huge if he wants to fight against those things living in the Immortal Mountain.

However, Li Zhi was not worried that his strength could not catch up.

This time he came to the Immortal Mountain to practice, and in just a few months, he had raised his cultivation to the level of perfection of the four extremes.

If outsiders knew about this, it would probably scare a lot of people.

But just as Li Zhi was about to leave, he suddenly discovered a mysterious figure emerging from the Wudao Ancient Tea Tree.

Where he was standing was a huge black hole. A jar with a ghost face carved on it was floating in the black hole. Li Zhi immediately felt his hair stand on end and he felt like he was being swallowed.

Li Zhi was greatly shocked and thought that something strange had happened to the Wudao Ancient Tea Tree.

But when he saw the outline of the figure clearly, he subconsciously blurted out, "The Ruthless Emperor."

Then, Li Zhi turned his head and looked outside the Immortal Mountain.

The mark of the ruthless emperor appeared. It was probably because Xiao Nannan, Ye Fan and others were about to enter the mountain.

Otherwise, the mark of the ruthless emperor would not appear without reason.

Sure enough, after the shadow of the ruthless emperor appeared for just a moment, the shadow turned into a mysterious figure with a chaos bell on his head. This mysterious figure sat cross-legged under the ancient tea tree of enlightenment, as if he was competing with something.

"The Great Emperor Wu Shi," Li Zhi called him secretly in his heart.

Since the shadow of the Wu Shi Emperor also appeared, it must have sensed the breath of the Wu Shi Emperor from the Black Emperor and reactivated the image before the ancient times.

Upon seeing this, Li Zhi immediately sat down under the ancient tea tree and began to comprehend the true meaning of the Tao contained in the shadow.

(End of this chapter)