Repairing the Sun Palace, Entering Jade Pool

Zhou Tong was immersed in Divine Prohibition State, comprehending and adjusting his own state.

After the Divine Prohibition State ended, Zhou Tong opened his eyes and followed the direction from which the Fusang Divine Leaf out, quickly finding a half-collapsed palace. This was the palace left behind by the Sun Sacred Emperor millions of years ago.

"The palace left behind by the Sun Sacred Emperor on the Sun Star, where Array Patterns that control the Sun Star are left!" As Zhou Tong walked through this palace, he discovered that there were various patterns everywhere in this palace.

These patterns are incomplete, but by following the incomplete patterns, the locations of dozens of other Divine Temple can be determined. If these Divine Temple are completely connected, the power of the Sun Star can be fully utilized.

"The extent of the damage has exceeded the Sun Sacred Emperor's expectations... However, if I use the method given by the Sun Sacred Emperor as a foundation to re-deduce, perhaps I can still repair this pattern!? Use the Sun Star as a trump card?" This thought couldn't help but arise in Zhou Tong's mind.

The power of the Sun Star is extremely strong. If I can control the power of the Sun Star at will, I might be able to directly contend with the Supreme Great Sage here. If I also add the backup plan left behind by the Sun Sacred Emperor, perhaps this is also an opportunity to deal with the future?

"I should be staying in Big Dipper for a long time. It's not good to stay in a place with insufficient energy to cultivate. The cave I temporarily opened is too easy for people to find. I should take control of a place like Sun Star!" With this thought, Zhou Tong immediately followed the Dao Pattern patterns to search for other palaces and Divine Temple.

The Sun Star was originally a vast palace complex, but for unknown reasons, all the palaces were scattered, becoming dozens of ancient temples scattered throughout the Sun Star.

It took Zhou Tong a month to travel on the Sun Star and confirm the locations of all the palaces and Divine Temple on the Sun Star.

"The scattered Divine Temple have actually helped me out... greatly reducing the difficulty of repairing the Array Patterns!" Zhou Tong silently calculated in his mind.

If all the palaces and Divine Temple were connected together, and one wanted to control the entire Sun Star in this way, one would need at least a two- or even three-cornered Great Emperor Formation Diagram.

However, if each palace and Divine Temple is scattered throughout the Sun Star, then each Divine Temple can be arranged with a corner Array Diagram, and then connected by the Nine Secrets: Zu.

It may seem like the workload has increased, but in reality, the difficulty has decreased.

"Let's begin!" Zhou Tong took out his materials and began setting up the formation.

He had long mastered the Array Patterns passed down by the Sun Sacred Emperor, and had even inscribed a portion of them into his Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings. Furthermore, he possessed a complete Great Emperor Formation Diagram inscribed by the Sun Sacred Emperor for comparison; moreover, the Sun Sacred Emperor had already explained his contingency plans to Zhou Tong.

Following the clues left by the Sun Sacred Emperor and using the deductions from the Nine Secrets: Zu, Zhou Tong studied and improved the array patterns every day. It took him a month to completely repair the Array Patterns in the first Divine Temple.

He followed the Array Patterns and soon found the second Divine Temple.

With the experience from the first ancestral temple, he repaired the Array Patterns of the second ancestral temple in just half a month.

The speed increased rapidly, and finally, before the Jade Pool Myriad Races Assembly, he successfully connected the five Divine Temple on the Sun Star into one.

"To completely transform Sun Star into an impregnable fortress, we'll need at least another six months of effort. There's no time to spare now, so I'll have to go to Jade Pool for the grand event first!" Zhou Tong took one last look at Sun Star, then opened the Domain Gate and returned to the Eastern Wasteland.

Zhou Tong did not enter the Holy City, but went straight to the Jade Pool Holy Land.

Due to the passing of the Battle Saint Emperor at the end of the Primordial Era, the entire Eastern Wasteland Northern Region was barren and lacked vitality. However, the location of Jade Pool was one of the few spiritually beautiful places in the Northern Region.

Here, the Sacred Mountain stands majestically, its peaks ethereal and beautiful, as if one has stepped into Immortal Domain. Divine Spring flow from the rocky cliffs, Spiritual Grass grow along the slopes, and auspicious beasts lurk within the mountains. It possesses both Immortal Qi and wondrous scenery, a place of magnificent beauty.

"Jade Pool, I've come here again!" Zhou Tong muttered to himself. After many years, he stood here once more.

Looking back, it was right here that I completely broke with the entire Big Dipper cultivation community.

"Speaking of which, Jade Pool really is without desires or wants. No wonder it can host the Myriad Races Assembly!" Zhou Tong thought to himself.

"Buzz!!"

Just as Zhou Tong approached Jade Pool, the invitation that Gai Jiuyou had given him suddenly trembled and formed some kind of connection with the Empress West Pagoda deep within Jade Pool.

Before Zhou Tong could make a move, the Dao bell in Jade Pool rang nine times. This was not an alarm bell, but a divine bell used to summon important figures. Its clear and resonant sound was only heard when important guests visited Jade Pool.

"This level of hospitality was never seen at the last Flat Peach Banquet!" Zhou Tong had visited Jade Pool once before and was familiar with the etiquette of Jade Pool in treating people.

He glanced at the invitation in his hand and thought to himself, "This invitation of mine might be the highest-level invitation from Jade Pool. No wonder it was personally delivered by Gai Jiuyou."

The gentle waves of the bell broke the tranquility of the Jade Pool Holy Land, and a group of fairies appeared in a grand procession. The one in the lead was elegant and noble, with Nine-Phoenix Hairpin in her hair and golden hair ornaments hanging down. Her feathered robe shimmered with the glow of the sunset. She was none other than the Queen Mother of the West.

"What, it's you!?" The powerful figures from Jade Pool were shocked the moment they saw Zhou Tong clearly.

This person is on the wanted list for the entire Big Dipper!

He had been missing for more than ten years, but unexpectedly he has reappeared openly today?

The Queen Mother of the West was also filled with shock. She glanced at the invitation in Zhou Tong's hand and was even more astonished. Invitations of this caliber were rare. At the request of the Human Race Saints, she had personally activated the Empress West Pagoda to inscribe the mark on these invitations, which were all given to the saint-level Ancestor King of various races. She never expected that he would actually be able to obtain one.

The Queen Mother of the West knew very well what this meant.

"Congratulations on your great progress, Fellow Daoist Zhou! Please come in!" said the Queen Mother of the West, treating everyone as equals.

Because she couldn't discern Zhou Tong's cultivation level at all; such terrifying cultivation could truly be described as "unfathomable." Even Great Accomplishment King from Jade Pool would likely bow down before him.

She was also filled with emotion. Thinking back to those days, Zhou Tong was just a half-step great power. When he came to the banquet at Jade Pool, he couldn't even sit in one of the dozens of main seats. She never imagined that in just over ten years, he would stand tall in the heavens.

Now it's even harder to tell whether he's a king or a saint.

"You flatter me, Queen Mother!" Zhou Tong replied modestly, and entered the Jade Pool with the Queen Mother of the West.

Unlike other sacred sites in the Big Dipper, Zhou Tong had a certain fondness for the Jade Pool Holy Land.

Initially, the Jade Pool Holy Land did not refuse Zhou Tong entry into Jade Pool despite the wanted notices issued by the Ji Family and the Yaoguang Holy Land; nor did it develop any greed for the treasures he possessed.

This is also the only holy land among all the holy lands in the entire Big Dipper that can gain Zhou Tong's favor.