In the void stood an ancient, standardized portal.
It was a Ruyi Gate, with extensive brick carvings covering its lintel.
The carvings depicted various flowers, antiques, wan-character brocade patterns, and more.
The two door pins above the entrance bore the characters "Ruyi" facing outward.
This was the second Heavenly Gate in Nine Kowtows to the Heavenly Gate—the Zi Xiao Gate.
At that moment.
Luo Yan stood in the center, Fire Yang True Lord on the left and the lizardman Xuanqiu on the right.
The three of them worked together to slowly push open the two vermilion doors.
Creak~
The doors let out a groan and slowly opened.
At once.
A surge of violet-gold radiance poured from within the gate, washing over Luo Yan and continuously merging into his body.
In the real world.
Luo Yan opened his eyes.
He looked at his body.
His skin was suffused with a faint violet-gold radiance. Under its glow, Luo Yan's body looked like a violet-gold bronze vessel, giving off an immovable feeling.
Yet that was merely the surface.
Luo Yan could clearly feel that his skin, flesh, and even bones—in fact, his entire body—had been nourished.
They were all transforming.
His physique had already reached an astonishing level.
This was the result of pushing open the Zi Xiao Gate.
At this moment, even without using the secret technique Nine Kowtows to the Heavenly Gate, he had already reached the state of Immune to Water and Fire.
And if he used the secret technique, his physique would improve even further, while he would also become immune to poison, bitter cold, flames, curses, and other effects.
"According to the cultivation method, the first two Heavenly Gates have different effects. The Tai Xiao Gate increases my recovery speed, while the Zi Xiao Gate strengthens my physique."