Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

After the Holy Buddha finished speaking, he transmitted the hidden aura technique to me. When I had mastered the technique, I said to the Holy Buddha, "Alright, there are no problems now, but how are we going to find that divine artifact in this vast monster forest?"

The Holy Buddha said to me, "Don't worry, just now, when that man left, I left my mark under him. No matter how far away he is, I can sense his location." After hearing the Holy Buddha's words, I found that I couldn't understand the Holy Buddha anymore.

At that moment, the Buddha said to me, "I have already sensed the location of that man. He is right in front of you. Go over that mountain ahead, and you may see him."

After hearing what the Holy Buddha said, I circulated my fighting spirit and ran towards the top of the mountain. When I reached the top, I saw the man and a group of people talking about something.

Just as I was watching them talk, a woman from the large group below suddenly looked in my direction. I quickly activated the secret technique taught by the Holy Buddha. I secretly observed that the woman only looked in my direction for a long time before shaking her head and continuing to talk with the group below.

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That scared me to death! I almost got discovered. Luckily, I have the secret technique that the Holy Buddha taught me."

When I came to my senses, I found that the group of people had disappeared. I said in great surprise, "Could they have discovered me? Impossible!"

The holy Buddha said to me, "No, they didn't find you; they've already left." I exclaimed, "Left? How is that possible? How could they just suddenly leave?"

The Holy Buddha said, "Is that so? What have they discovered? Quickly follow them and take a look."

After hearing the Buddha's words, I immediately chased after that group of people. So, apart from eating, sleeping, and cultivating, I spent the rest of my time tracking those people.

So I followed that group of people for a week, and they finally stopped in one place. I found that they were setting up many pits, as if they were setting up some kind of trap.

After three days and three nights, they finally finished their work. I thought they would leave, but they found another place and hid themselves away, as if they were waiting for something.

I asked the Holy Buddha with a puzzled look, "Holy Buddha, can you tell what they were doing with the pits they dug earlier?" The Holy Buddha said to me, "It seems like they were setting up some kind of formation, but I don't quite understand the methods they used to set up the formation. It's also possible that it's not a formation, but some kind of trap."

Completely bewildered, I said to the Holy Buddha, "What array or mechanism? I don't understand any of this. I just want to know what they're up to." The Holy Buddha replied, "I don't know exactly what they're up to either. We'll just watch. They won't be able to find us anyway." After hearing the Holy Buddha's words, I found a cave and hid myself.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. I said to the Holy Buddha, "Holy Buddha, I feel something's off today. I have a feeling something's going to happen." The Holy Buddha said to me, "I felt it too, but I don't know what it is."

I said, "Could it be that a divine artifact is about to appear?" The Holy Buddha said to me, "Let's not alert them yet. Let's observe first. If we find anything amiss, we'll retreat immediately."

I listened to the Buddha's words and nodded to indicate that I understood.

Just then, a sudden gust of wind blew up, and the originally blue sky turned blackish-red. Seeing this, I felt increasingly uneasy, as if something big was about to happen.

Just then, a bolt of dark red lightning struck a distant mountain peak. Strangely, the mountain peak, struck by the lightning, did not collapse. Instead, it seemed to be enjoying absorbing the lightning.

The lightning bolts seemed to be enraged, striking the mountain peak wildly. I originally thought the mountain would be destroyed, but something unexpected happened. The color of the mountain peak turned exactly the same as the color of the lightning, as if something was about to appear.

At that moment, a beam of light shot out from the mountain peak and pierced through the heavens and earth.

Suddenly, something resembling a magical artifact flew out from the mountain peak and disappeared into the distance. I originally thought that the artifact would simply vanish into the horizon, but at that moment, many powerful figures flew out from all directions. Their lowest cultivation level was the early stage of Dou Zun.

I saw that everyone had surrounded the divine artifact. I originally thought that the artifact would be taken away by those Dou Zun, but something unexpected happened. The artifact suddenly transformed into millions of clones and ran in different directions. At this moment, those Dou Zun level experts panicked.

Everyone started grabbing at the divine artifacts. It was only those Dou Zun who were grabbing fake divine artifacts, but the real artifacts were moving incredibly fast. Even those who were originally just watching the show joined the ranks of those trying to grab the artifacts, all with a try-it-and-see attitude. What if they got one? After all, it was a divine artifact!

At that moment, I also had an urge to rush forward. Then the Holy Buddha said to me, "Don't rush forward yet, something is about to happen."

I listened to the Buddha's words and looked up at the sky. I saw many lights emerging from the pit that the man and his team had dug. The lights cleverly selected each artifact, and the selected artifacts disappeared instantly.

Just then, I saw those people who had seen the man standing in the air, laughing loudly, "Haha, didn't expect that, did you? You were all just doing some work for me. I'm in a good mood today and don't want to kill anyone. So next time we meet, it will be the time when your heads roll." After saying that, the man disappeared.

The surrounding Dou Zun clenched their fists in anger.

The Dou Zun-level experts snorted at the spot where the man had disappeared and then left. The people around, seeing that the Dou Zun-level experts had left, realized that the place was no longer of any value and also disappeared.

I said to the Holy Buddha, "Holy Buddha, can you tell who that man is?" The Holy Buddha said, "I can't tell who he is, but I know that his background is definitely not ordinary."

I shook my head and said to the Holy Buddha, "Forget it, since he's already taken the divine artifact, there's no point in us staying here." Then the Holy Buddha said to me, "Have you ever heard the saying, 'Fortune favors the bold'?"

I suddenly looked at the mountain peak and said, "Could there be treasures inside that mountain peak?" The Holy Buddha said to me, "I don't know if there are any treasures, but I do know that there is a divine artifact inside."

I asked the Holy Buddha in surprise, "Holy Buddha, are you sure there are still divine artifacts inside?"

The Holy Buddha said to me, "Believe it or not, it's up to you. Anyway, I've said my piece. Whether you want that divine artifact or not is up to you." Hearing the Holy Buddha's words, I was tempted. Since there was a divine artifact, why not take it? If I encountered danger, I could just run away, right?

After careful consideration, I said to the Holy Buddha, "Holy Buddha, lead the way. Let's go catch the divine artifact. I just watched them try for a long time, and my hands have been itching to try it for ages."

After saying that, I flew towards that mountain peak. When I reached the top of the mountain, I found a hole with a diameter of 3 meters leading into the interior of the mountain. I said to the Holy Buddha, "Holy Buddha, what should we do next?"

The Holy Buddha said to me, "What else can you do? Jump down, of course!" I replied, "Holy Buddha, you must be joking. It's so high, I'd probably die if I jumped." The Holy Buddha said, "How can you be so stupid? Can't you use your fighting spirit to reduce your weight?"

I felt that what the Holy Buddha said made a lot of sense, so I quickly circulated my fighting spirit and jumped down into the cave. I went down very fast and went deeper and deeper. I didn't know how many meters I had fallen, but when I looked up at the cave entrance, it was already very small.

Just then I saw light on the ground. I felt that I was about to land. I quickly circulated my internal energy to reduce my weight as much as possible so that I would not be seriously injured upon landing.

When I landed smoothly on the ground, I found that the surroundings were very bright, as if it were daytime. At this moment, the Holy Buddha said to me, "Look ahead." I listened to the Holy Buddha and looked ahead. I saw something that was shining.

I said to the Holy Buddha, "Holy Buddha, is there any danger ahead? If there is no danger, I will go and grab that divine artifact directly." The Holy Buddha said, "There is no danger, but you should not be able to get close to that divine artifact, because that divine artifact has already been given a master."

I heard the saint say, "Then what should we do? Is this all for nothing?" The saint said to me, "Actually, it's not all for nothing. The owner of the artifact is already dead. Although it has recognized a master, its owner has disappeared. If you can gain the artifact's recognition, perhaps you can make it recognize you as its master."

I asked the Holy Buddha, "Are there any dangers? What is the success rate?" The Holy Buddha replied, "There are definitely dangers, it just depends on whether you can overcome them, and the success rate is not very high."

Upon hearing the words of the Holy Buddha, I almost fainted and said, "Since that's the case, then let's just give up." The Holy Buddha then hurriedly said to me, "Since you've come all this way, are you really willing to leave without even trying?" I said, "What can I do if I'm not willing? Rather than go to my death, I'd rather go and cultivate."

The Holy Buddha said to me, "Are you really not going to give it a try? If I have a way to make you immortal, and there's a high chance that the divine artifact will recognize you as its master, are you really not going to give it a try?"

I heard the Holy Buddha say, "Holy Buddha, is what you said true? You're not lying to me, are you?" The Holy Buddha said, "When have I ever lied to you? I'll ask you one last time, are you going to try it or not? If you're not going to try, let's go back right now."

I heard the Holy Buddha say, "I'll try, I'll try. Who said I wouldn't try? Whether the Holy Buddha survives or not depends on you. I believe in you."

The Holy Buddha said to me, "Don't worry. If you can't trust others, do you think you can't even trust me? Alright, without further ado, hurry up and get ready. We'll begin the Lord's recognition ceremony right away."

Chapter 1197 The Divine Artifact Recognizes Its Master

After listening to the Buddha's words, I walked towards the divine weapon. I saw that the divine weapon was a staff-shaped weapon. When I got to the divine weapon, a message suddenly flowed into my mind, which introduced the origin of the divine weapon.

The information stated that this staff belonged to Emperor Wu, who used it in ancient times to kill three great gods and demons during the war between gods and demons. After the war, Emperor Wu disappeared.

Upon seeing this information, I said, "No wonder people can't find Emperor Wu's whereabouts; it turns out Emperor Wu perished here." After saying that, I stepped forward and grabbed the divine artifact. At that moment, a powerful force impacted my body, causing me great discomfort. This energy continuously tore at my body, as if it were tearing my body apart.

The pain made me want to let go, but just as I was about to, the Holy Buddha hurriedly said to me, "Don't let go! This is the first test of the miracle, testing a person's endurance." Hearing the Holy Buddha's words, I quickly gripped the artifact again, afraid that I would be angry if I didn't get what I wanted. Luckily, the Holy Buddha had reminded me; otherwise...

I figured I was out of luck with the miracle cure. So, I endured the intense pain for a whole day. I didn't eat or sleep during that day. Just when I felt I was about to give up, I felt the pain slowly decreasing.

I sighed and said, "Thankfully, the pain is lessening. If it continued like this, I don't think I would have been able to hold on." As soon as I finished speaking, my eyes were suddenly brightened. The light made me close my eyes, and when I felt the surrounding light dim, I opened them.

When I opened my eyes, I found myself in a wondrous place. I was on a mountain with a waterfall. Suddenly, I realized that the magical artifact was gone, which made me very anxious. Just then, someone spoke. I heard that person say, "I have waited for tens of thousands of years and finally found my destined one."

I followed the sound of the voice and saw a middle-aged man in white robes sitting on a rock in the middle of the waterfall. It was this middle-aged man in white robes who was speaking. I quickly walked to the edge of the waterfall and said, "Senior, I'm sorry to bother you."

The middle-aged man in white robes said excitedly, "No disturbance, no disturbance. The person I've been waiting for has finally arrived. Come here and let me take a good look at you." As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, my body involuntarily changed and flew towards him. When I was still three inches away from him, my body stopped.

Then I heard the middle-aged man say, "Good, good, this body has great potential and can definitely be my successor." After the man finished speaking, I scratched my head and looked at him with a puzzled expression, saying, "Senior, what are you talking about? I don't understand. What successor?"

The man laughed and said after hearing my words, "I'm sorry, brother. I was so excited to see you that I forgot that I was the Martial Emperor from ancient times. I was injured in the war between gods and demons, so I came here to recuperate. But instead of healing, my injuries got worse and worse, and that's how I perished."

I replied to the man's words, "Senior, how could you possibly have perished? You're still here talking to me perfectly fine."

The man listened to me and said, "I have indeed perished, but before I perished, I condensed all my power into this spiritual body, which allows me to continue to live and wait for my destined person to inherit my legacy. And that destined person is you, little one."

I was even more confused after hearing the man's words. The man seemed to read my mind and said to me, "Are you wondering why only you can come here? That's right, it's because of that divine artifact outside. It is my weapon in my life of battles, and it is also my brother."

After listening to the man's words, I said to him, "If that's what you're saying, then why am I here, and why am I the only one who has been able to come here for tens of thousands of years?"

The man said to me, "Actually, many people came here before you, but they couldn't withstand the power of the artifact and gave up the inheritance. But you are different. You persevered on your own, so you are the only one who is suitable to be my successor."

I heard the man say, "Senior, you must be joking. I'm only a mid-stage Great Battle Master. How could I possibly accept your inheritance?"

The man said, "It doesn't matter if you're weak. With your physique, you can definitely cultivate to my level, or even higher."

I listened to the man's words and asked, "Since you have said so, senior, how can I inherit your legacy and make the divine artifact recognize me as its master?"

It said to me, "Actually, it's easy for a divine artifact to recognize its master. The main thing is that you inherit my legacy. When you inherit my legacy, the divine artifact will automatically recognize you as its master."

I said to the man, "Then, senior, let's begin."

The man said to me, "You need to think this through. Inheriting my legacy is far more painful than receiving the power of the divine artifact you just received outside. Can you endure it? If you can't, then forget it. I'll wait for the next destined one."

I said to the man, “Senior, you can’t say that to me. Nothing I say can be true until I try it myself. Only when I accept the inheritance can I prove whether what you said is true or not. And I believe in myself. I am fully capable of inheriting your legacy.”

The man replied to my words, "Very well, I need a successor like you. Only a successor like you is more suitable for my legacy and will not disgrace the name of my Martial Emperor."

I said to the man, "Senior, what will I get after I inherit your legacy?" The man smiled and said, "Don't worry, little guy. After you inherit my legacy, you will get even better things. All the things I left behind are in this storage ring, provided that you can successfully inherit the legacy."

I listened to the man's words and said, "Okay, senior, I understand. Let's begin now."

The man said to me, "Since you're ready, let's begin."

As soon as the man finished speaking, I felt a powerful energy impacting my body, as if it was about to crush me. I gritted my teeth and tried to stand up straight. At that moment, I saw the man nod approvingly at me, but I had no time to care about such useless things.

All I could think about was that I had to hold on, that I had to obtain this inheritance, because I had promised the old man that I would become the strongest person in the world, and this inheritance was my beginning.

Meanwhile, the power was increasing, and I fought back with all my might. I resisted this energy for three days and three nights. By the morning of the fourth day, the power had weakened. When the power completely disappeared, I was so exhausted that I sat down on the ground.

I raised my tired face and asked the man, "Senior, has the inheritance been completed?" The man replied, "The inheritance hasn't even begun yet; perhaps this is just the beginning." Hearing this, I almost collapsed.

I said to the man, "Senior, please stop playing with me." The man replied, "I didn't play with your previous power. I was just helping you modify your body so that you would have the same physical qualities as me. Only in this way will you not feel any pain during the upcoming inheritance, but will feel very comfortable instead."

After listening to the man's words, I said, "Oh, I see. You scared me to death, senior. Could you have told me beforehand? I was so scared just now."

The man smiled and said to me, "Hehe, alright, adjust your state before you begin receiving the inheritance." Hearing the man's words, I quickly sat down on the ground and used my internal battle qi to restore my tired body. It took a full two hours to fully recover.

When I had recovered, I said to the man, "Alright, senior, let's begin." The man nodded to me, and I saw a golden light fly out of his hand. The golden light flew into my body, as if those golden lights had opened their eyes. They flew into my body, targeting every acupoint on our body.

Just as the man said, it was really comfortable, and I didn't feel any pain at all. So, I slowly fell asleep in this golden light, and it felt like I had lived for tens of thousands of years.

When I opened my eyes again, the man's body had become much more ethereal. I also felt that the battle qi in my body had reached a very powerful level. I had reached the early stage of the Battle King realm, and many strange cultivation techniques appeared in my mind.

Just as I was feeling genuinely confused, the man spoke up, saying, "You have already successfully inherited the power. I can only help you raise your cultivation level to Dou Wang. If I were to continue helping you improve, it would greatly impact your future path, making your foundation unstable. You might only reach my level."

I heard the man say, "Thank you for your kindness, senior. I will certainly carry on your reputation and it will not be an insult to your name."

The man said after hearing my words, "That's enough. Alright, I don't have much time left. When you leave here, the artifact will automatically recognize you as its master. Now, go." As soon as he finished speaking, a passage appeared behind me, and the man had already sat back down in his original seat.

When I reached the passage, I turned around, knelt down, and kowtowed three times to the man. Then I stood up and walked out of the passage. After I left, the man opened his eyes and said to the place where I had disappeared, "After so many years, I have finally met a successor who has moved me. It seems that he will surely carry on my legacy in the future."