# Chapter 498: Great Accomplishment Saint Body Transmits the Dharma
"Hua!"
A terrifying claw as large as a winnowing basket reached out, covered in corpse hair and dripping with fresh blood, inspiring fear and chilling one from head to toe!
Silver light blazed fiercely in Old Madman's pupils, strands upon strands shooting out like silver dragons, slashing toward that green, oily large hand.
"Zheng!"
This was the means of a sage—endless mountain ranges would be reduced to ashes—yet the silver light from his gaze could not destroy that large claw when it struck.
Dazzling sparks flew in all directions, clanging as if striking divine iron. The large hand slowly reached upward like a ghostly claw, unstoppable.
"Wasn't he dead? Has he cultivated into a Corpse Saint?" Li Heishui and the others quickly retreated, taking cover behind Old Madman.
Inside the hundred-zhang-long black stone coffin was half a pool of blood, fresh red and bewitching. The large claw covered in green corpse hair had suddenly emerged, appearing eerie and terrifying.
The flesh of the ancient sage remained undecayed, floating on the surface, but his head had been twisted off. Paired with that large claw, it became even more horrifying.
Even the Lord of the Heavenly Court, who had been invincible in the world, had been strangled to death. How could this not send chills down one's spine? Everyone felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, their breathing nearly stopping.
The aura emitted by the ancient coffin was extremely oppressive. Not only was there overwhelming killing intent, but also an infinite pressure that threatened to shatter one's mind, heavy as a mountain.
"Duo!"
Old Madman let out a soft cry. He moved his hands, for the first time striking with such grave seriousness, displaying the supreme means of a sage.
Strips like foot-long little dragons swam between his palms and fingers—these were innate patterns as he evolved the supreme Dao.
Chaos mist flowed, the Dao diagram was profound and unfathomable. As he moved his hands, wind and thunder roared, followed by the eruption of earth, fire, wind, and water, as if he were creating heaven and earth.
"Hong!"
A Dao diagram emerged, filled with the aura of Primordial Chaos, as if the Dao of the beginning of heaven and earth had just formed. He restrained it, and boundless majesty surged.
In that moment, the entire Sacred Cliff, with its fifty-odd black mountains, all trembled, shaking one's heart.
Old Madman let out a soft shout, raised his hand, and pressed downward. That enormous primordial Dao diagram was pinched between his fingertips and struck into the ancient coffin.
"Pu"
Half a pool of blood splashed. The large hand covered in corpse hair was enveloped by innate patterns. Ten thousand little dragons swam, and the Dao diagram continued to evolve, circulating the aura of the supreme Dao.
"Hong!"
Overwhelming immortal might surged, rushing to every corner of Sacred Cliff. The array patterns left by the ancient Great Emperor did not block it but instead shot out strands of radiance, jointly sealing the ancient coffin.
"Long long..."
The fifty-odd black great peaks standing side by side, all severed from Immortal Mountain, now all shook, on the verge of collapse.
"Pu tong!"
Finally, that large hand covered in corpse hair was suppressed by the Dao diagram and fell heavily back into the half-pool of blood, splashing up a large swath of blood that actually caused the void to annihilate.
Everyone changed color. If this struck a person, death would be certain. Over a hundred thousand years had passed, yet the blood in the coffin was still this terrifying!
"A single drop of blood is enough to kill an expert..."
The patterns woven by the innate lines covered down, sealing the blood pool, trapping even the Lord of the Heavenly Court beneath.
"What a pity. The supreme assassin scepter is also sealed in the blood pool." Li Heishui felt regret.
"The means of a contemporary sage defy heaven..." Big Black Dog marveled. It had already prepared for the worst, never expecting Old Madman to seal that ghost claw down.
They moved away from the ancient coffin and began once more to study the nine-seal Dao diagram imprinted in the air, carefully contemplating it.
Ye Fan held the Bodhi seed, carefully observing. He discovered that the Dao diagram had nine layers. He was shocked inwardly—no wonder it was said that an ancient sage had consumed an Immortal Pill and lived two lifetimes just to cultivate the Stride Art to its ultimate realm, stepping into the divine domain of time.
It possessed the wonder of seizing heaven and earth's creation, requiring several lifetimes to fully comprehend. It was not something that could be achieved in one go!
However, if it were merely a matter of speed, it would not require that long. Those ancient sages' cultivation had already risen to the level of the divine domain.
Ye Fan's mind was empty and still. He knew he could not fully comprehend it in a short time. Using the Bodhi seed to understand the Dao, he engraved all nine layers of the Stride Art into his heart.
Aside from him, Big Black Dog and Li Heishui could not do the same. The Dao diagram was hazy, difficult to grasp completely.
Of course, Old Madman could imprint it down. He had already understood everything and no longer needed to observe, having begun deducing it in his mind.
Big Black Dog shouted, "This Emperor is a genius! In such a short time, I've engraved four diagrams. I'm going to defy heaven!"
It stood upright, shouting about defying heaven, running on two legs at extreme speed across Sacred Cliff, leaving Ye Fan utterly speechless.
"This dead dog is way too damn unconventional!" Li Heishui fumed indignantly.
He had exhausted his strength just to engrave two diagrams, and whether he could comprehend them was another matter. Yet here was a big dog running around on two legs, learning with perfect imitation—it really made him resentful.
The leaden clouds were thick, about to press down. A mysterious aura permeated the air, making the entire black mountain range somewhat eerie.
Old Madman looked up at the sky, flicked his sleeve, and the hundred-zhang-long stone coffin lid flew up, pressing down onto the ancient coffin, sealing it shut again.
Then, they sat cross-legged on Sacred Cliff, all closing their eyes in silence, each comprehending their own Dao. Even the most restless Big Black Dog quieted down.
"Ka!"
No one knew how long passed when the ancient coffin suddenly emitted a loud sound. The coffin lid shifted position, and a large green claw reached out.
Everyone opened their eyes, their hearts pounding as if stared at by a supreme demon god. Every inch of their flesh spasmed, no longer under their control.
"It's coming out..." Little Nannan was almost scared to tears, hiding behind Ye Fan.
"Peng!"
The coffin lid fell heavily to the ground. A majestic and towering figure stepped out of the ancient coffin in one stride, his eyes as sharp and pressing as knives!
"What?!" Everyone was stunned, never expecting things to happen so suddenly. The corpse of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body had crawled out.
His heroic posture was straight and tall, a full two or three heads taller than an ordinary person, like an undying demon god overlooking all living beings, controlling the rise and fall of the earth. Time could not erase him; he was eternal!
Those eyes were especially terrifying, impossible to look at directly. Thick, blood-drenched hair stuck together, with undying power flowing through it. His entire body was covered in corpse hair, his aura oppressive, threatening to shatter one's mind.
"This is—the Great Accomplishment Saint Body!"
"Dead but not decayed. Has an evil spirit taken over his body?!"
Li Heishui and the others could not move at all, unable even to flee. The overwhelming pressure and terrifying aura nearly made them faint.
Old Madman stood up. He was equally tall and majestic, his eyes like silver dragons, staring at the terrifying demonic body before him, confronting it.
"Peng," "Peng"...
The tall ancient corpse walked forward step by step, his eyes terrifying, like two divine lamps shooting out peerless sharpness.
Old Madman's black hair danced wildly, his aura rising sharply. He also strode forward fearlessly, ready to confront this ancient sage corpse.
"This is bad. An ancient creature has taken him over. His body is unmatched in the world. This damn thing can sweep the world..." Big Black Dog had terrible associations.
Suddenly, the majestic demonic body stopped, no longer advancing. He fixed his gaze on Ye Fan, his eyes unblinking, two divine beams almost connecting to Ye Fan's body.
"Hong!"
Ye Fan's golden blood energy instantly boiled. He found he could move, suddenly standing up, his entire being surging with vitality.
His body was like seven-colored crystal, clear and flawless. Golden blood energy surged out, dazzling and brilliant. Saint blood flowed like a great river, rushing swiftly, emitting a rumbling thunder from within.
The Saint Bodies resonated!
The three-leaf azure lotus in Ye Fan's Wheel Sea emitted ten thousand zhang of green light, wrapped in chaos mist, suddenly rushing out and flying toward the Great Accomplishment Saint Body.
"Shua!"
Green light flashed and vanished. The three-leaf azure lotus disappeared into the Wheel Sea of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body, gone without a trace.
Little Nannan gasped, grabbing his clothes, nervous and tense. Li Heishui was also dumbfounded, unable to speak.
Ye Fan had experienced this once before and was not afraid. He calmed his mind, concentrated, and carefully sensed. Perhaps this would be a great opportunity!
His divine sense seemed to split in two—one part remained in his own body, while the other entered the Wheel Sea of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body.
In that moment, Ye Fan was deeply shaken. His mind immersed in the azure lotus, entering the Wheel Sea of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body, he witnessed what a true "sea" was!
Even though it was nearly dry, that golden Sea of Suffering was still vast and boundless, without end. Overwhelming divine power surged, golden divine light nearly splitting heaven and earth.
In comparison, his own golden Sea of Suffering was merely a small lake, even a small puddle—far too inferior to the Great Accomplishment Saint Body.
"So this is the manifestation of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body's invincibility under heaven?!" Ye Fan was truly stunned.
How long would one need to cultivate to accumulate such vast divine power? Even if nearly dried up, it was still unmatched in the world!
"No wonder he could contend with the ancient Great Emperors..."
Last time, Ye Fan had obtained an auxiliary secret method from the not-yet-accomplished Saint Body. Now, he naturally had even greater expectations, earnestly deducing and searching.
"Hong!"
The Wheel Sea of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body finally revived. The endless golden ocean seemed about to shatter this very heaven and earth, surging upward, the azure lotus floating and sinking within.
Outside, Li Heishui and the others were horrified. The Great Accomplishment Saint Body erupted with ten thousand zhang of golden light, causing the endless great mountains to crack.
Every area not protected by the Great Emperor's array patterns silently turned to powder, while Sacred Cliff itself was preserved intact under the protection of the God-Sealing List.
Old Madman showed an extremely grave expression, emitting a divine radiance that enveloped Little Nannan and the others, erecting an unbreakable light barrier.
"The Great Accomplishment Saint Body is too terrifying. Even his flesh, dead for so many years, can still emit such terrifying fluctuations..."
They knew this was merely the tip of the iceberg. It was impossible for the supreme saintly might of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body to truly manifest.
In the ocean-like golden Sea of Suffering, Ye Fan discovered the trajectory of divine power flow. He saw a similar secret method!
It was a supreme Dao diagram, transforming into a vast ancient scroll, flowing with mysterious aura, endless chaos surging within.
He was immediately captivated. This was actually a saint method for cultivating a single secret realm, very similar to the method he had obtained before!
"Many more changes, much more profound..."
Ye Fan was shocked. This was a secret method tailor-made for the Saint Body. When combined with an ancient scripture, it could be continuously deduced, cultivating a single secret realm to its ultimate.
"This is the complete ancient method. What I obtained last time was not the perfect single secret art!" Ye Fan suddenly understood, simultaneously filled with excitement and joy.
This was not an orthodox heart method but an auxiliary secret art that could help him cultivate a single secret realm to its highest state, evolving the ultimate Dao realm of the Wheel Sea.
Ye Fan completely immersed himself, gradually exploring. He engraved the complete Dao diagram, then advanced into the Dao Palace, continuing to probe.
"The same..."
He was astonished. This secret art adapted to every secret realm, capable of assisting each one. The Wheel Sea, Dao Palace, Four Extremes, Dragon Transformation secret realms of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body—all were developed using this secret art as an aid.
"Excellent!" Ye Fan knew this was a priceless treasure, an unparalleled secret method for his future advancement into the supreme domain.
He felt this should be a unique auxiliary secret method for the Saint Body, of great significance to him, its value immeasurable.
The more Ye Fan explored, the more shocked he became. The Great Accomplishment Saint Body had actually cultivated every single secret realm to its ultimate limit, truly astonishing.
Ancient people specialized in cultivating one secret realm, reaching the extreme realm, which was already a world-shaking achievement, sweeping all before them. Yet the Great Accomplishment Saint Body had cultivated them all!
"No wonder his combat power was unmatched in the world, able to clash with the ancient Great Emperors. After reaching the peak, one must re-cultivate each secret realm..."