Where Jade Capital Lies

The night fog was thick, like spilled ink staining the sky and earth.

With each breath, Qin Ming felt as if he were swallowing a knife, causing excruciating pain in his mouth, nose, and lungs. Was this the Astral Wind from the Above the Nine Heavens? It could tear flesh apart and Rogue Person's Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

Moreover, the higher one goes, the more serious the problem becomes. Qin Ming's chest cavity was about to be pierced through. He suspected that once he was outside a certain range, even Master would not be able to withstand it.

Fortunately, he had Yellow Gauze Canopy Umbrella, which helped protect him from the Wind Calamity.

Suddenly, the umbrella trembled violently, caused by the impact of the Extramundane Firefall. It was like an eruption of magma from the ground, a violent explosion. Finally, brilliant flames fell down along the tassels on the edge of the umbrella, like thousands of fiery ribbons hanging down, constantly stretching and pouring downwards.

A fleeting moment of brilliance dispels the boundless darkness, making one mistakenly believe they have stumbled into a land of great light.

Soon, the fog surged violently, and boundless darkness encroached on the sky, as if the entire world had been locked back into a dark, sealed box.

Qin Ming's body tensed, his hair stood on end, and goosebumps rose on his skin. Above the Night Mist Sea, the danger was growing. The flowing fire from before was mixed with some unknown harmful substance. He had only managed to draw in a wisp of it when it pierced his fingertip, and the bright red blood that flowed out instantly turned black.

He dared not act recklessly again. First, he circulated the <Body Refining and Dao Integration Scripture>, and then he activated the <Extreme Golden Body> to dispel the inexplicable Otherworldly Exotic Matter.

Beyond the Nine Heavens lie countless unknowns and dangers!

And so, Qin Ming was forced to travel to Beyond Heaven.

This place was dark, cold, and desolate; this was his most authentic experience and feeling.

Upon arriving here, the Wind Calamity had rapidly subsided, likely due to the Jade Capital hanging upside down in the distance, creating a mysterious area around it.

Qin Ming had naturally guessed what the Torn Cloth was for.

He had experienced a similar event; when he discovered the "Earth Moon" in Foreign Domain, Torn Cloth with the same impulse, rushing there immediately to "meet" it.

There's a high probability there's also a piece of cloth near Jade Capital.

Then, Qin Ming was surprised to find that the so-called flight to Jade Capital seemed to be forever separated by a long distance; one could only look at it from afar and could never truly get close.

"Flower in the Mirror, the moon in the water?" He once wondered.

Old Cloth was determined to get closer to that mysterious city, which was as illusory and hazy as smoke.

It flies silently, advancing in the special realm of Jade Capital Radiation.

In the distance, an earth-shattering battle was breaking out. Qin Ming was truly shocked. The towering sword lights, each one as thick as a mountain, stood side by side, threatening to shatter the Beyond Heaven and the earth.

Even though they were far apart, he felt a bone-chilling cold and instinctively wrapped the hem and tassels of the drooping Yellow Gauze Canopy Umbrella around himself.

In the distance, the violent fluctuations were like the collapse of the heavens and the earth, and the floating meteorite group exploded with a bang in the Sword Qi!

Qin Ming's heart pounded; this level of combat was truly terrifying.

Without a doubt, if Earth Immortal were to strike on the ground, One Sword could destroy a Giant City.

Old Cloth did not approach the battle area; instead, he stayed away, having his own clear objective and unwilling to cause any unnecessary trouble or get involved in the battle between the Earth Immortal.

The area surrounding Jade Capital, a special territory, was surprisingly calm except for the location of the great battle.

Even here, the night fog still Lingering.

Qin Ming was surprised and puzzled. What he saw before him was like Civilization Layer being built up, one after another, belonging to different historical periods, with many remnants.

Outside Jade Capital, the land was not empty; there was a great deal of dust, broken wooden boats, fragments of weapons, and even the remains of ancient creatures.

Different regions and different eras have Civilization Layer, each with its own unique characteristics.

Upon arriving here, Old Cloth's speed noticeably slowed down. There were too many obstacles, and it seemed to be on guard against something, becoming quite wary.

This made Qin Ming uneasy. Could there be something extremely ominous among them?

The treasured Yellow Gauze Canopy Umbrella, now covered in dust, fell into complete silence, without a ripple.

Qin Ming hoped that Old Cloth was hunting, trying to capture a "brother" of the same origin, which was why he was being so "timid," and hoped that nothing else would go wrong.

During his journey, he discovered a mountain of skulls, belonging to an unknown behemoth, with spikes and horns covering its top bone, making it extremely ferocious.

Moreover, he saw what appeared to be the robotic figures described in Ancient Texts amidst the dust, along with massive fragments of a spaceship.

Further away, the remains of Gods and Devils lay scattered, their flesh and blood gone, even their bones decayed and cracked, with only a few parts bearing shimmering God and Demon Runes.

"History is a cycle, how many eras have passed?" Qin Ming felt heavy-hearted. The more he explored this area, the more shocking it became.

Stone Ape, strange Metal Insect, Misty Face... the diversity of life in the old era is fully embodied here.

However, all of this has come to an end, becoming wisps of smoke gradually dissipating in history, ultimately vanishing like smoke in the wind.

"Everything is in the past now," Qin Ming muttered to himself, continuing onward with Old Cloth.

His expression was solemn. Just how long had Jade Capital existed?

Qin Ming felt that the era he experienced was quite special, as the night had become eternal and the Solar Yang, after disappearing, had never reappeared.

As for the countless stars described in the book, no one has seen them since, and they have vanished along with that past.

The Torn Cloth cloth wandered around, still far from Jade Capital, but when Qin Ming opened his Eye of New Life, he could already see the blurry city gate tower and the towering pagoda.

Why is the entire city hanging upside down?

Jade Capital is very majestic and imposing, but its upside-down appearance in the night fog is truly puzzling.

Then, Qin Ming rolled over and lay down on his own. From this angle, the mysterious Giant City looked much more pleasing to the eye, standing tall in front of him.

However, it is illusory, Ruyan or mist, as if it is twisted and undulating with some kind of tide, unlike a real object.

Qin Ming straightened his body again and looked towards the higher reaches of the Beyond Heaven.

At that moment, he had a disorienting feeling, as if he were plunging into Abyss, approaching an unknown and unfathomable source of terror.

The location of Jade Capital appears to be the last safe zone.

Then, he hung upside down to get a better view of the hazy scenery in the Jade Capital.

The Torn Cloth suddenly accelerated, trying to break through some special domain and enter that mysterious ancient city, but it was as if there was a world barrier between them, making the journey extremely difficult.

A moment later, Qin Ming discovered that the distance seemed to have indeed been shortened. He could roughly see some of the scenery in the city. Apart from the landmark Heaven Reaching Tower Jade Towers, Bronze Hall Golden Watchtower, and a grand abbot's arena shrouded in chaotic mist.

In the central area, there was an iceberg, accompanied by the rising of yin and yang, Black and White Qi, and the pervasive mist of the Five Elements, as well as the Lingering ten-colored Immortal Light, making it a truly wondrous place.

On the massive iceberg, there are one after another hazy ice holes.

"How could there be an iceberg?" Before this, Qin Ming had heard many rumors about Jade Capital, but none about colorful icebergs.

"What's in those ice caves?" he pondered. They were too far apart; he could only vaguely make out the exit of one of the larger ice caves, which looked like it was woven with silkworm threads.

In the central area, there is a tall altar, adjacent to the magnificent iceberg, with something seemingly enshrined at the top.

Qin Ming believed that the magnificent altar was the core area.

He stared intently at that spot, but it was too far away. His eyes were filled with intertwined runes and surging with New Life Power, yet he still couldn't see clearly.

However, as he gazed at the altar, he felt increasingly strange, because apart from the indistinct "objects" on the altar, all other scenery seemed to float and appear unreal, like Flower in the Mirror or the moon's reflection in water.

"And that iceberg, that's a real object too."

Qin Ming gasped in the night mist. Could it be that the entire Inverted Jade Capital wasn't a physical entity, but rather a reflection here? At present, there were only very limited physical objects.

Or is it that after its New Life, Jade Capital is still undergoing a process of Nirvana and has not yet fully recovered?

He gazed at the altar, various thoughts swirling in his mind.

Qin Ming increasingly felt that the various scenes were like duckweed, swaying on the water's surface. The "items" on the altar were real and important. Although he couldn't see them clearly, they were as still as a rock, like the roots of duckweed, with everything centered around them.

The actual iceberg is attached to that spot.

Qin Ming had heard rumors about Earthen City before, that in the past, there was Exotic Gold Cloth offered on the altar.

Could it be that another one has appeared there now?

"Could the Jade Capital I see before me be a projection from an unknown place, manifested here because of the offering, and finally located in this world?" Doubts arose in his mind.

When a certain stage is reached, the illusory city Ruyan, will surely become stable and truly exist. After all, Heavenly God once lived here and then fled from here.

Qin Ming pondered, "The battle between the Earth Immortal disturbed parts of the territory outside Jade Capital, which Old Cloth sensed, so it rushed here immediately?"

The Torn Cloth, like a dragon soaring through the sky, continued its journey, determined not to give up until it entered the Jade Capital City.

Beyond Heaven, the battle Earth Immortal was terrifying. The Sword Qi was boundless, like the appearance of countless stars in the sky in the past. The endless sword light ignited the dark sky.

Xiang Hong, Seven-Day Stacker from Star Mountain, possesses an extremely strong aura and believes he has already reached the pinnacle of strength in this era.

He certainly has reason to be proud. Reaching this level without changing his life form is an extraordinary achievement, even if it's high in the Above the Nine Heavens.

However, he faced an extremely difficult battle. Even with the help of the Four Great Earth Immortals who partially lifted the seal on the Killing Array Diagram, they were still unable to sever those thick Divine Stakes.

The thirty-six Heaven Stabilizing Divine Stake, like metal pillars supporting the sky, were terrifying beyond measure. Each time they descended, they caused the void to distort and collapse, which was truly frightening. Even the swathes of sword light could not cut through them; one could only hear clanging sounds and see streaks of light flying everywhere.

What Xiang Hong found most unacceptable was that the opposing side also seemed to have a powerful figure in the Seventh Realm who had not changed his life form.

Moreover, there are other powerful beings who haven't completely altered their life forms!

Xiang Hong was shocked. No wonder he couldn't defeat the group despite his extraordinary performance; even the Wild Immortal on the ground could "attain enlightenment."

With a loud bang, the thirty-six Heaven Stabilizing Divine Stake shone brightly, like one mountain after another pressing down, their runes exploding, deafeningly loud, as if they were about to crush the heavens and earth.

Even with the Killing Array Diagram releasing thousands upon thousands of sword lights, it still couldn't withstand this overwhelming pressure, and was forced to tremble violently.

An old Earth Immortal coughed up blood, saying, "The mysterious treasures on the ground are no weaker than the Killing Array Diagram, and they have even more experts there. We can't stop them!"

As he spoke, some people nearby erupted in a commotion.

Those were the strongmen who came with them, obeying their orders.

In an instant, blood mist billowed beneath the Killing Array Diagram, unbearable even for the Earth Immortal themselves, let alone their followers. One after another, they exploded, until finally all the warriors were annihilated, body and soul.

With blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, Xiang Hong said, "Even if we retreat, they will pursue us relentlessly. We have no choice now but to fight them to the death and break more seals on the Killing Array Diagram."

A female Earth Immortal objected. "No, that would be unbearable for us. We would either be drained dry by the Killing Array Diagram or have our vital essence damaged by the dissipating killing intent. Doing that would be going too far!"

Xiang Hong said in a deep voice, "Listen to me, we need to intimidate them right now, otherwise we're in grave danger. Those thirty-six Divine Stakes are a powerful weapon even in the heavens, yet they've fallen into the hands of a bunch of Wild Immortal on the ground. We must face them with our strongest force!"

Finally, the four Earth Immortal gritted their teeth and cooperated with him to break the seal on the Star Mountain's Sect-Protecting Treasure. In an instant, a murderous aura surged up, and they themselves coughed up blood one after another, as if a blinding sword light had struck their very essence. Before killing the enemy, they were injured themselves first.

Clearly, this Killing Array Diagram is a highly dangerous weapon.

At this moment, it was magnifying and rotating, and the sword light it reflected was dense and numerous, like Xinghai appearing, with countless stars adorning the sky.

Moreover, in each of the eight directions of the array, a Immortal Sword hung, its killing intent spreading far and wide, stirring up the entire Beyond Heaven realm.

As you can see, the remnants of the nearby "Civilization Layer," such as the remains of Gods and Devils, the mountain-like beast heads, and the broken spaceships, were all blown apart and completely destroyed after being affected.

Beneath the array diagram, Xiang Hong wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, laughed, and said, "Set off the array!"

The four Earth Immortal beside him were in much worse condition than him, all with deathly pale faces. Upon hearing this, they forced themselves to continue activating the array diagram with him.

With a thunderous roar, the Killing Array Diagram spun even faster, and the eight hanging Immortal Sword followed suit, sweeping outwards with boundless Sword Qi.

In an instant, the array patterns intertwined, like ancient stars returning to the world. Then, the brilliant sword light flowed like a river of stars, traversing the Night Mist Sea, ready to sweep away all obstacles.

Qin Ming hid far enough away, running all the way to the other side, almost across the Jade Capital, and was deeply terrified, wrapping himself tightly in his Yellow Gauze Canopy Umbrella.

The moment the Earth Immortal unleashed their killing calamity, it felt as if the heavens and earth were about to collapse. He was utterly shocked. What if Heavenly Immortal were to intervene?

Behind the thirty-six Heaven Stabilizing Divine Stake, a group of ruthless individuals remained unfazed, for through actual combat they had discovered that this powerful weapon possessed unfathomable depth.

They were also pushing it with all their might. In an instant, a sound like the sky collapsing and the earth splitting apart came out, accompanied by the wails of Gods and Devils. The sun, moon and stars shone brightly, and countless large stars appeared, swirling around the thirty-six Divine Stakes.

With a deafening boom, the Night Mist Sea exploded, and one Divine Stakes after another pressed down, breaking through the blockade of endless sword light and forcibly entering the domain of the array diagram.

"We can't hold on any longer. The Killing Array Diagram is no weaker than the Divine Stakes on the other side, but we're being drained dry and can't activate it anymore!" Veins bulged on the forehead of an Earth Immortal, and his blood vessels stood out.

"Retreat!" Before Xiang Hong could say anything, the Four Great Earth Immortals activated their Killing Array Diagram and transformed into streaks of light, fleeing into the distance.

However, whether they were attacking or fleeing, they were caught in a perilous situation. The Divine Stakes had locked onto them, were in a state of attack, and were bombarding them from all sides.

Amidst the earth-shattering, fierce battle lights, the two sides clashed several times, utterly crushing everything in their path, including the Night Mist Sea and the Extramundane Firefall.

"Ah..." Finally, beneath the Killing Array Diagram, a Earth Immortal immortal screamed in agony as his body was torn to pieces, followed by the explosion of his Mental Field.

His Pure Yang Consciousness was inextinguishable; he did not die, and his Consciousness Spirit Light manifested once more.

However, this was only the beginning. In the void, massive Divine Stakes pressed down, like Ancient God mountains flying in, filling people with despair and making it impossible to resist.

Next, the physical bodies of the Four Great Earth Immortals shattered, and even the array could not protect them. The heavy pressure made them suffocate.

Only Xiang Hong held out, because in addition to the Killing Array Diagram, he also had a special weapon that could liquefy, which at this moment transformed into armor, covering his body and protecting him from head to toe.

"Xiang Hong, save me!" The female Earth Immortal's Pure Yang Consciousness lunged forward.

With a loud bang, as the Divine Stakes fell again, the eight Immortal Sword hanging on the array diagram vanished, and at the same time, the consciousnesses of the Four Great Earth Immortals beneath the array diagram shattered.

Even with the Seven-Day Stacker, Xiang Hong was still afraid. He never expected that in an era where he could look down on all the immortals, he would suffer such a crushing defeat despite bringing two treasures with him.

The weak and dim Consciousness Spirit Light of the Four Great Earth Immortals reappeared, all rushing towards Xiang Hong, hoping to save them.

With a whoosh, Xiang Hong put away the array diagram, wrapped it around his body like a battle suit, and fled for his life.

"I suddenly feel that the heavens are nothing special. Perhaps we can really break through!" the Old Barbarian God said. His enormous body, like a mountain, exuded a pale golden Blood Qi and stood between heaven and earth, possessing a powerful sense of oppression.

"Stay calm!" Black White Bear said. He thought of Old Liu. Even his Old Master was wary of him. The power in the sky was definitely beyond imagination.

Even so, they continued their pursuit, after all, they hadn't even completely wiped out a single Earth Immortal Capital.

In an instant, the thirty-six Heaven Stabilizing Divine Stake, like giant clubs being swung, slammed one after another into the fleeing figures ahead.

"Boom!"

The rune light, as bright as the blazing sun, caused the array to tremble violently. Inside, Xiang Hong coughed up blood. Even with the protection of special weapons and double safeguards, his body still cracked open.

As for the four clusters of Consciousness Spirit Light surrounding him, they exploded completely, and when they recovered, they were as faint as flickering candlelight.

"I never imagined that I would die before the Heaven-Opening could be reborn. How pathetic and unworthy!"

Thirty-six Divine Stakes came crashing down one after another, making it impossible for the Four Great Earth Immortals to survive; their Pure Yang Consciousness was completely extinguished.

Xiang Hong groaned, then he was torn to pieces. Even with the blessing of two extraordinary treasures, it was difficult to protect him for long against such a terrifying attack.

Behind him, a group of people stood on thick Divine Stakes, riding on staffs. Each impact would cause Xiang Hong to explode.

The battlefield Beyond Heaven is not far from the Pure Land of endless Blessings, which is locked by the Dao Chains. Xiang Hong has even seen his way home and his homeland, but he is still afraid that he will not have time to escape.

"No!" he cried out in despair, for his body had been blasted into a bloody pulp, and there was no way he could fully recover while on the run.

"My Immortal Body!" He was terrified. This was his true form. If it were destroyed, the dazzling halo of the Seven-Day Stacking would be completely shattered.

It can only be said that the special weapon was beyond imagination, with extremely strong defensive capabilities; otherwise, he would have been completely annihilated long ago.

His physical body shattered, turned into blood and gore, and was eventually completely destroyed, losing all its vitality and gradually turning into black ash.

"Burn, explode!" Xiang Hong was in despair. His true body was destroyed, and his Pure Yang Consciousness was shattered multiple times. He burned his essence Essence, Qi, and Spirit at all costs.

Its Pure Yang Consciousness disintegrated, but it recklessly activated the array, slightly blocking the impact of the Divine Stakes.

With a whoosh, the Killing Array Diagram enveloped him, disappearing into the peaceful world entangled by the Dao Chains, and he returned to the Pure Land in the heavens.

"What a pity!" He Lian Chengyun softly, feeling quite regretful that he hadn't achieved complete success.

The Sage of Pugong spoke, "Even if he doesn't die, he will be crippled. From now on, the world will be without a terrifying Seven-Day Stacker, and he can only walk the Immortal Path."

They stopped at a distance, cautious and not letting their blood boil as they charged into that mysterious, pristine Pure Land.

At this moment, chaos erupted in that peaceful world. The blood-stained Killing Array Diagram flew back, causing the leaders of the various Old Factions to become restless.

"Xiang Hong!" The mountain lord of Star Mountain was furious. He was his most cherished disciple. He had waited so long to finally cultivate a Seven-Day Stacker, but today he was in a terrible state. Only a dim wisp of Pure Yang Consciousness escaped back, and he was just ruined like that.

"What's going on outside?!" Even the expert who was mending and repairing this Earth Fissure was alarmed.

"That's the sacred array diagram of Star Mountain! It was taken on the journey by the Seven-Day Stacker, and yet it suffered such a crushing defeat... This..."

In the heavens, all the powerful figures of the Old Factions felt a great tremor in their hearts.

Someone shouted, "Ancestor Zhuo Kun, we beg you to descend! Our prestige has been damaged, and if we continue to appear so weak, the outside world will surely think that we have no one to rely on. Today, we must unleash our thunderous wrath!"

On his sickbed, the emaciated Zhuo Kun said with a somber face, "This old man is already decaying and nearing the end of his life. You can't wait a moment longer and want to send me away immediately?"

Outside of Jade Capital, in a special realm, Qin Ming discovered that the Torn Cloth were persistent and determined to enter Jade Capital.

"Old Cloth, I've learned my lesson. Let's part ways for now. I'll wait for you here." He said this and quickly let go.

However, after the Torn Cloth changed position several times, it suddenly trembled, emitted a dazzling light, and disappeared from the spot, carrying Qin Ming with it.

Qin Ming felt his vision go black, and he briefly lost his senses, as if he had passed through a different world and walked for a long time. He felt quite tired.

When he saw a faint light and could see again, he was speechless.

"This is... the city wall of Jade Capital?" Qin Ming's pupils contracted. In front of him, the tall city wall was magnificent and vast, like a prehistoric mountain range.

He had already arrived near the Jade Capital, the legendary supreme city was within reach.

Qin Ming felt uneasy. Even Old Liu had to be subservient here back in the day, so he didn't want to go in.

At this moment, the Yellow Gauze Canopy Umbrella shook, as if urgently issuing a warning; even it was wary of this place and unwilling to enter the city.