Heavenly Mystery Pavilion
Meanwhile, in Central Plains, at the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.
The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion ranks among the Hundred Schools of Masters in the Central Plains. Its origins are ancient, dating back to before the Desolate Antiquity era. It is the most well-informed and sells information to the outside world at a price of a thousand gold coins per word, and its information is very accurate.
In fact, the true skill of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion lies in deducing the secrets of heaven.
Legend has it that before the Desolate Era, the founder of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion obtained the incomplete Nine Secrets: Shu and the Nine Secrets: Qian. He combined these two incomplete secrets with his own cultivation techniques to create the unique Heavenly Mystery Pavilion's Heavenly Mystery Divine Art, which has unpredictable abilities, can deduce the Fortune, and can make various prophecies with great accuracy.
However, because it can reveal the secrets of heaven, it will incur the jealousy of heaven. Therefore, although it has amazing divine skills, the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion rarely uses them. Most of its energy is devoted to expanding information channels and selling normal information through conventional means.
However, at this moment, countless important figures arrived at the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.
The supreme expert of the Jiang Family in the Eastern Wasteland, the living fossil of the Ji Family, the Supreme Elder of the Yaoguang Holy Land, the peerless old Imperial Lord of the Great Xia and Jiuli, the Divine Monk of the Western Desert...
More than thirty peerless masters gathered at the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.
"We've been waiting here for over a month, and the old master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion still hasn't emerged from seclusion?" The voice of the powerful figure from the Jiang Family was somewhat cold.
"Although the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is one of the Hundred Schools of Masters, it must consider the consequences carefully!"
"Hmph, we treated you with courtesy, and this is how the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion responds?"
After waiting for a long time, everyone's patience had reached its limit.
Just then, a boy came out from the backyard and said, "The Ancestral Master has emerged from seclusion. Please come in with us!"
"Snort!"
With a cold snort, the group of powerful figures quickly followed the boy to the secluded retreat of the old master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.
Ahead, there are no magnificent palaces or vast grottoes, but a tranquil and beautiful Pure Land. Flowing springs and waterfalls, verdant vines, small bridges over babbling brooks, pavilions and terraces—a return to nature.
Deep within a bamboo forest, there are a few thatched huts, simple and unpretentious, like a secluded paradise, inspiring contemplation.
Before the thatched hut stood an old Daoist priest with white hair and beard, sitting cross-legged on a futon. Upon seeing the arrival of the group of powerful figures, he rose and said, "Honorable guests, I apologize for not being able to greet you from afar. I know what you seek, but you also understand my rules."
"Rest assured, regardless of the outcome of this operation, we have already gathered the Ten Directions Divine Source! Moreover, we guarantee that for the next hundred years, anyone who makes things difficult for the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion will be considered to be opposing us!" said the living fossil of the Ji Family.
"That's good!" The Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion nodded. "I will sacrifice a hundred years of my lifespan to calculate for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he became completely still, as if he were about to transform into the Dao. Meanwhile, fragments of vital energy and Dao fragments flew out from his body from time to time, as he was expending his own energy to perform deductions.
After transcending the tribulation, Zhou Tong opened the Domain Gate and headed towards the Sun Emperor.
The Mysterious Jade Platform that transported him to the Sun Emperor this time was meticulously crafted by Zhou Tong. In particular, he obtained the Ji Family's "Void Scripture" and a portion of the Array Diagram left behind by the Void Great Emperor. Through the Nine Secrets: Zu, Zhou Tong was able to easily set up a cross-domain teleportation array.
Zhou Tong stepped into the Domain Gate and disappeared from the spot.
With a flash of light, he reappeared, with endless fire spirits dancing and raging flames burning, creating a kingdom of fire.
Zhou Tong did not descend directly onto the Sun Emperor, but merely approached it. The intense light and terrifying heat here were enough to incinerate everything in the world.
"I've had the Kunpeng Method for so long, it's time to comprehend it once again!" Zhou Tong sat down cross-legged, and the imprint of the Kunpeng Method appeared in his sea of consciousness.
Upon activating the mark, an endless stream of runes surged into Zhou Tong's heart.
At the same time, he once again activated the Divine Emperor Scripture and the Reincarnation Mirror.
Meanwhile, inside the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.
Everyone watched the old master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion with tension.
"I saw it, a vast sea of fire, right there... poof!" He suddenly opened his eyes, shooting out two of the most dazzling beams of light, but the next instant, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
At the same time, those brilliant eyes exploded on the spot, turning into blood, mud, and slurry that splattered everywhere, a horrific sight that sent chills down one's spine.
This is Heavenly Punishment!
Those who can deduce the secrets of heaven live in the world and witness miracles and divine revelations, knowing the world's greatest secrets, but they must never speak of them. Once they do, they will inevitably suffer the most terrible Heavenly Punishment.
The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion let out a muffled groan, his eye sockets sunken, where his eyeballs were no longer. With trembling hands, he tried to carve words in the Void the Great, attempting to write down the information he had deduced, but—
"Puff!"
His fingers were broken and shattered into a bloody mess, and both arms were also shattered and no longer existed, a truly gruesome sight.
"No... how is this possible?" The old master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion Pavilion's voice trembled.
He clearly deduced the location of the target, but in an instant, it was as if he had touched some absolutely untouchable taboo. All the secrets of heaven were completely in chaos, he could see nothing, and a terrifying power was backfiring on him.
"What happened? What did you see?"
"Where is Zhou Tong? Have you figured out his location?"
"Could it be that Zhou Tong has some kind of taboo that would bring such a calamity upon him? Our Jiang Family will add another 30 Becoming a God source, tell us quickly!"
"Excellent! Your Heavenly Mystery Pavilion will be blessed with great fortune from now on. The entire cultivation world of Big Dipper will protect your Heavenly Mystery Pavilion together!"
Several prominent figures present expressed their views and made commitments.
However, it was all too late—
"Snap!"
The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion Pavilion's Immortal Platform collapsed, sending out fragments of the Great Dao. Then, his entire body exploded, beginning to transform into the Dao. A vast amount of Thunder Tribulation descended from the sky, all striking him.
This is Heavenly Tribulation; he has been Heavenly Punishment.
No one dared to provoke them, and they all retreated, their hearts filled with dread. The ability to deduce heavenly secrets was truly terrifying; it had actually brought about such a horrific calamity, sending chills down everyone's spines.
In the blink of an eye, the old master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion vanished.
"No information has been deduced at all?" The powerful figure from the Jiang Family narrowed his eyes, revealing a look of shock. What he saw before him made his skin crawl.
"Damn it, how could this happen when I was only a half-step Great Power?" Supreme Elder Yaoguang was furious.
"This situation has definitely touched the most terrifying taboo in the world, but Zhou Tong is clearly only a half-step great power, how could he have touched such a taboo?" Ji Family's living fossil was shocked.
As a living fossil of the Ji Family, his knowledge from thousands of years ago was extremely terrifying. He naturally knew that there were many taboos in this world that could not be touched, but no matter what, he never imagined that such a taboo would appear on Zhou Tong.
"What should we do? Even the old master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion has met with misfortune. Who else can deduce Zhou Tong's whereabouts?" The old Imperial Lord of Great Xia was somewhat unwilling, as even the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion had failed.
For a moment, there was silence; no one answered.