My Cultivation Prowess Peaks after I Buried the Great Emperor's Corpse

127 Heishui Ancient City, Corpse Salvager!

Seven days later, Lin Wudao integrated the forces of the Dari Demonic Sect, the Xuantian Sect, and the Tianxin Sword Sect into the City of Sin and gave some instructions to Li Xuanshan and the others.

Then, he brought Li Zangtian and Yin Siming with him to head to the Heishui Ancient City.

“I remember that the Heishui Ancient City isn’t far from the Myriad Great Mountain Range, right?”

On the spiritual boat, Lin Wudao asked Yin Siming without turning his head.

“Yes, City Lord. The Heishui Ancient City is adjacent to the Myriad Great Mountain Range and is also on the edge of the North Sea. Because there is an ancient Heishui River where it is located, it was thus named the Heishui Ancient City. It has existed since ancient times. Therefore, the Heishui Ancient City has an extraordinary foundation. At the same time, it also contains many ancient secrets, opportunities, and good fortune.”

Yin Siming nodded gently.

At this point, he paused for a moment.

“As far as I know, the Li family of the Heishui Ancient City has been around for more than 5,000 years. Their foundation and strength are quite strong. Their clansmen are basically in the Grotto-Heaven realm and above. In addition, the Path to Heaven which appears once every thousand years will appear in the Heishui Ancient City in three days. At that time, it will attract all the outstanding beings in Jiuzhou and even the Green Sky Region. It has been passed down since ancient times that whoever can reach the end of the Path to Heaven will be able to reach the heavens in one step.”

Path to Heaven?

Lin Wudao’s eyes lit up with interest.

“What is the Path to Heaven?”

“Oh, the so-called Path to Heaven is said to have been opened up by a divine being with great powers from ancient times. There are also rumors that the Path to Heaven exists since the beginning of time. On the Path to Heaven, there are five Heavenly Gates that test cultivators in five aspects: strength, aptitude, luck, perseverance, and fate. Every time one knocks open a heavenly gate, one can obtain good fortune from the heavens.”

“According to ancient legends, those who knock open one Heavenly Gate have the aptitude of a King. Those who knock open two Heavenly Gates have the aptitude of a True God. Those who knock open three Heavenly Gates have the aptitude of a Sage. Those who knock open four Heavenly Gates have the aptitude of a Great Sage. Those who knock open the five Heavenly Gates have the aptitude of a Great Emperor.”

“Since ancient times, anyone who can reach the end of the Path to Heaven is a peerless hero in the Great World of Divine Desolation. They have all proven their Dao and become Emperors. The Path to Heaven in the Heishui Ancient City is only one of all the paths. Similar paths are spread throughout the Great World of Divine Desolation. Every time a Path to Heaven descends, it is equivalent to all the geniuses in the world competing on the same stage. Only by becoming the strongest person in the world can one obtain supreme fortune.”

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Yin Siming explained patiently.

He was born in the Zixiao imperial race and was the number one disciple of the Tianming Sect, so he naturally knew the secrets of the Path to Heaven far better than others.

“It only appears once every thousand years?”

“Yes.”

“Doesn’t that mean that many people will participate in the Path to Heaven?”

“Yes. However, the Path to Heaven also has strict conditions. One’s bone age cannot exceed 30 years old, and one’s cultivation cannot be lower than the Mahayana realm …”

Was it so strict?

Lin Wudao was surprised.

“Then how many can knock open all five Heavenly Gates each time?”

“Not many. Basically, only one who can successfully knock open the five Heavenly Gates and walk to the end of the Path to Heaven will appear in ten thousand years. That person will become the number one in the world and essentially has the qualifications to become an Emperor.”

Yin Siming shook his head with a bitter smile.

Great Emperor.

In the Great World of Divine Desolation, this was the peak level of battle power. Since ancient times, there had been many overwhelming prodigies, but only a few could prove their Daos and become Emperors.

This was because, in this great world, the number of Great Emperors was limited.

Unless a Great Emperor died, then only would a new spot be vacant. Only then could one obtain the recognition of the Heavenly Dao and the power of heaven and earth.

If no existing Great Emperor died, even if one had the combat strength of a Great Emperor, one would not be able to reach the Great Emperor realm.

There was a fundamental difference between the two.

Yin Siming did not tell Lin Wudao about this in detail.

However, what he didn’t know was that Lin Wudao’s horizons had already surpassed the Great Emperor realm.

In the City of the Heavens, he had even seen existences at the True Celestial level, as well as countless Heavenly Emperors. Therefore, Lin Wudao did not have much thought for the Great Emperor level.

Sooner or later, he would also be able to reach that realm.

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“By the way, City Lord, other than the arrival of the Path to Heaven, there is another interesting event in the Heishui Ancient City these two days. That is, Heishui River corpse salvaging. At this moment, it should have already begun.”

Suddenly, Yin Siming seemed to have thought of something and said with a smile.

Heishui River corpse salvaging?

Hearing this, Lin Wudao’s spirit was instantly lifted.

Although he didn’t know what it meant, anything related to corpses was good news to him.

“Tell me in detail.”

“Yes. City Lord, the so-called Heishui River corpse salvaging is to fish out corpses from the Heishui River. According to ancient legends, many powerhouses from before the ancient times were buried in the Heishui River. Every time the Heishui River rises, many corpses will be washed out by the tide. On those corpses, there will be various opportunities and good fortune left behind. If one is lucky, one will be able to reach the heavens in a single step if they obtain the corpse of a powerhouse.”

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Yin Siming continued.

Lin Wudao’s eyes lit up as he heard the other party’s explanation.

“From the looks of it, this Heishui Ancient City is really a treasure trove.”

Whether it was the Path to Heaven that only appeared once in a thousand years or the Heishui River corpse salvaging, he was extremely interested in both events.

Whoosh!

The spiritual boat was operated to the extreme, and a dazzling stream of light streaked across the void.

Finally, after a day of flying, they arrived at the Heishui Ancient City.

Looking up from below, the Heishui Ancient City was like an ancient wild beast, crawling between heaven and earth. Under its dark and magnificent appearance were many evils.

It was as if the city wanted to devour people.

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Due to the arrival of the Path to Heaven, the number of cultivators in the Heishui Ancient City was more than a hundred times more than usual. As far as one could see, cultivators were everywhere.

At the same time, outside the Heishui Ancient City, the strange and mysterious Heishui River also attracted Lin Wudao’s attention.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

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Through God’s Spiritual Eye, he saw a boundless ferocious aura rush out of the Heishui River and into the nine heavens.

In addition, many terrifying things were hidden in the strange Heishui River, feeding on souls.

Even his divine sense would be blocked by a strange substance and then swallowed when it came into contact with the Heishui River.

“How strange.”

Lin Wudao took a deep breath and stopped probing.

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“City Lord, let’s go to Heishui River to take a look. Those corpse salvagers will not only fish up the corpses in the Heishui River, but they will also sell all kinds of items on the corpses. Over time, this place has evolved into a trading market. If one is lucky, one will be able to find good things.”

The three of them immediately steered the spiritual boat to the Heishui River.

At this moment, countless cultivators had already gathered on the ancient and wide streets.

Some set up stalls on both sides of the street for trade between cultivators, while some looked at the ancient and mysterious Heishui River.

In the Heishui River, strange bone boats were floating. People kept jumping into the Heishui River from the boats, and after a while, they would come out of the water again.

Each trip would not exceed fifteen minutes at most.

Looking at this scene, Lin Wudao’s eyes were filled with interest.

“These are the corpse salvagers?”

“Yes.”

Yin Siming nodded.

“It seems that they did not gain anything.”

After stopping and watching for a long time, Lin Wudao realized that although many were fishing for corpses in the Heishui River, only a few could actually fish out corpses.

Even if they managed to fish out the corpse, the cultivation of those corpses was very weak.

It did not meet his requirements for collecting corpses.

“City Lord, the Heishui River contains great terror. Moreover, the river water is extremely harmful to the soul of cultivators. If one is not careful, one will die without a burial place. If one is not desperate, one definitely won’t become a corpse salvager. Obtaining the corpse of a true powerhouse relies on luck,” Yin Siming explained.

Hearing this, Lin Wudao nodded.

Through God’s Spiritual Eye, he knew how terrifying the Heishui River was.

Whoosh!

Just as they were discussing, a huge uproar suddenly came from the crowd in the distance.

“Could it be that someone has fished up the corpse of a powerhouse?”

With a thought, Lin Wudao immediately brought Yin Siming and Li Zangtian over quickly.