Spiritual Pillar

"Stargate, it really is a groundbreaking invention."

Gu Jinlai said, "The construction of such a super building originally required the use of the Demon Realm Rift, but a thousand years ago, a very small number of top creators, such as the Lord of Aries Star, were obviously able to artificially open the Demon Realm Rift. The Star Gate of Aries Star Palace is the best example."

As he spoke, he fiddled with the planet.

After a moment, his gaze fell on the planetary projection, amidst three layers of pale blue light of varying intensity.

According to the memories of the Aries Star Lord, the Creators regarded these blue lights as a spiritual realm.

The farther the spirit realm is from the place where intelligent beings live, the fainter its spiritual radiance becomes. From the inside out, it is called the true spirit realm, the inner spirit realm, and the outer spirit realm.

Marked with three shades of blue light of varying intensity.

"The Realm of Immortality undoubtedly belongs to the category of the True Spirit Realm, where spiritual energy is most concentrated, however..."

This has surprised people Gu Jinlai.

Not only him, but the Aries star lord also had this question.

That is the Demon Realm.

The spiritual intensity in the Demon Realm is not only comparable to that of the inner spirit realm, but it is also considered weak even in the outer spirit realm.

It is even inferior to the spirituality of those in the near-space realm of the immortals.

Yet, such a world can give birth to a large number of Demonic Spirit that are somewhat similar to beings in the spirit world...

Many creators, out of curiosity, have studied this topic and come to several different conclusions.

The most widely accepted claim is that a fierce war broke out in the Demon Realm, completely destroying the entire civilization.

This destruction is not limited to the material world, but also includes the spiritual realm.

As a result, the Demon Realm has become a world similar to a desolate, lifeless star in terms of its spirituality.

"All things have a spirit. When the 'spirit' of a world becomes extremely thin, it no longer has the foundation for the birth of life. The demonic Demonic Spirit in the Demon Realm have entered the realm of immortality one after another to plunder the spirits of all living beings. Perhaps they are trying to 'revive' their world and allow the 'spirit' of their world to regain the ability to give birth to new life?"

Similar statements have been found in the memories of the Aries star lord Gu Jinlai.

However, all these claims are based on speculation and doubt, and there is no evidence to prove them.

Historically, some creators have studied the existence of Demonic Spirit, but...

Even a catastrophic-level Demonic Spirit cannot truly be considered a "complete" life form.

Their birth, like the Saha Tree clan created by the Pisces Star Lord, bears the traces of "human intervention".

Only when one reaches the Spirit Lord level does one truly become "complete".

However, most of the spirit lords were completely unaware of the truth behind the abnormal spirituality of the Demon Realm.

At least, the Creators have not discovered the true cause of the anomalies in the Demon Realm from the Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit they captured and studied.

"No wonder the Demonic Beasts in the Holy Dynasty don't care about the deaths of Demonic Beasts below the Spirit Venerable level, but they go berserk when it comes to the fall of a Spirit Venerable level Demonic Beasts. After all, only Spirit Venerables are true beings of the Demon Realm. Below the Spirit Venerable level... can only be described as some conscious Demon Realm life forms? Or... cyborgs? clones?"

Gu Jinlai, it has been digesting the memories of the Aries Star Lord while simultaneously controlling the Aries Star Palace.

Before long, he had completely mastered the Aries constellation and had passed the novice stage.

Although it couldn't match the artifact spirit Ziyang's complete knowledge of every corner, manipulating the palace was no problem at all.

"Alright, tell Tianlongmu to stop pretending to be dead. Carry Aries Star Palace to the mainland."

Gu Jinlai gave an order.

"Thank you for your mercy, Heavenly Emperor."

Ziyang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

They knew their lives were saved.

As the Gu Jinlai orders were given, the Void Beast, with a diameter of three hundred meters, rapidly descended from the sky, casting a huge shadow on the uninhabited island.

If an ordinary person were to see this...

Given the constant spiritual energy emanating from the Void Beast, ordinary people who come into close contact with it would likely have their souls crushed and their consciousness dissipated by the spiritual fluctuations emanating from it.

Gu Jinlai had to return to Lingxiao Palace, they naturally couldn't always carry this Void Beast with them.

Fortunately, the Aries Palace, as the residence of the Aries Star Lord, has a dedicated space for housing the Void Beast.

This is also why he allowed this "Aries Star Lord" Void Beast to enter the Star Palace.

The Void Beast disappeared without a trace as it entered the Aries Palace.

The Heavenly Dragon Wood also flew out from the seabed.

Although he appeared to be torn and charred in many places, the powerful life force of a top-tier beast tamer allowed him to regain basic mobility in a short time.

He quickly lifted the Aries constellation, soaring into the clouds and heading straight south of the Milky Way towards the mainland.

South of the Milky Way lies the Lingxiao Palace.

At this time, all the important figures had gathered near Lingxiao Palace.

Even several key military industrial workshops were moved here.

On the one hand, the Lingxiao Palace, located in Starlight City, was built as a base camp; on the other hand...

The external situation is too chaotic. Among the various forces vying for supremacy, Lingxiao Palace is not considered a strong one. If it were to divide its forces into Xingguang City and Lingxiao City, it would be easy for them to be defeated one by one.

Therefore, Lingxiao Palace, located outside Starlight City, is easier to defend.

At this moment, Xin Tianqi and several important figures from Lingxiao Palace were staring intently at the intelligence report that had come from the Sanqing Hall.

"This is intelligence that came from the Sanqing Hall three days ago."

Xin Tianqi presented a piece of intelligence to Zhou Yi, Zhang Lihuo, Hongye, Lu Zhanxian, and others. "The Sanqing Palace believes that Xuan Tianzun is bound to grow into the next Heavenly Emperor... In fact, even now, his power is already unmatched. Therefore, the Sanqing Palace's Wuzhong True Person sent a message for help two months ago, and the target of the request was none other than one of the two survivors of the Heavenly Emperor War—Yuanzhu Lin Yuan!"

"Lord Yuan!"

The name sent a jolt through everyone in the room.

"The Sanqing Palace actually has the contact information for this top-tier being!?"

"That was a terrifying figure who was invincible a hundred years ago. Now, a hundred years have passed, who knows how powerful he has become!?"

"This is a huge problem. Back then, Lord Yuan owed a great favor to True Person. Although True Person Wuzhong and True Person cannot represent True Person Wushi, once Lord Yuan arrives and learns about the cause and effect of True Person Wushi's death, Xuan Tianzun, who assassinated True Person Wushi back then, will definitely become his target. And without Xuan Tianzun's hidden protection, the Sanqing Palace, which has two top saints, will be uncontrollable!"

The group exchanged glances, all seeing the worry in each other's eyes.

"According to the news, the Lord of the Abyss has received the request for assistance from the Sanqing Palace and is on his way to Qiantian. He is expected to arrive in three to five days. The message from the Sanqing Palace is that they hope that our Lingxiao Palace, the Great Qian Imperial Family, the Zhenbei King and other forces will go to the Sanqing Palace together to welcome the arrival of this supreme powerhouse from a hundred years ago."

Lu Zhanxian voice.

"Three to five days? That's not even giving us time to react! And, to go to the Sanqing Palace to welcome Lord Yuan? If we go, can we really come back safely?"

The expressions on everyone's faces were solemn.

"Things might not be so bad. After all, Xuan Yue is practically a disciple of Wu Shi True Person. Perhaps we can gain the Yuan Lord's approval through this relationship to ensure the independence of our Lingxiao Palace."

Zhang Lihuo pondered.

His statement gave everyone a glimmer of hope.

Thanks to Xuan Yue's connection, Lingxiao Palace still has a certain probability of gaining special treatment from the Lord of the Abyss.

The only thing to be careful of is that the two True Person, Wuzhong and Wunian, in the Sanqing Hall might stir up trouble and distort the truth.

And...

Ironically, Xuan Yue sought refuge in their Lingxiao Palace back then, but now they need to rely on Xuan Yue's power to ensure their inheritance.

"The Sanqing Palace invited Lord Yuan for two reasons: first, to deal with Xuan Tianzun and nip this major threat in the bud; and second, to protect Qian Tian."

Xin Tianqi said in a deep voice, "As you all can feel, since the Palace Master has not appeared for more than a year, the Demonic Beasts the Three Thousand Great Swamps are stirring again."

"Not only in the Three Thousand Great Swamps, but also in the East Sea and the Endless Mountains, the traces of Demonic Beasts have become more frequent."

The Book of Changes says, "Without the True Person of the Beginningless, all sorts of drawbacks have begun to surface."

"Given the current situation in Qiantian, the Abyss Lord will inevitably try to unify all parties in Qiantian to deal with the Demonic Beasts. Once he has unified all parties in Qiantian, he will certainly not have much time to deal with all matters, big and small. These matters will mostly fall on the shoulders of the Sanqing Palace."

Zhou Yi sighed, "To avoid being put on the defensive later, we have no choice but to work on Xuan Yue."

"This is the only way."

The others nodded.

"The Lord of the Abyss was a supreme being a hundred years ago. If Xuan Yue cannot gain the Lord of the Abyss's trust and the Sanqing Palace truly becomes the Lord of the Abyss's representative, wouldn't we all be at their mercy? Even if the Ancient Palace Master returns, he may not be able to reverse the current situation."

"Ancient Heavenly Lord..."

The mention of Gu Jinlai caused a heavy feeling in everyone present.

It's been a year and a half.

With no response for so long, even those who had absolute confidence in Gu Jinlai began to feel uneasy.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out in the conference room.

"Oh? Lord Lin Yuan? The Sanqing Palace has summoned all of us to welcome him? It seems I've arrived just in time."

Upon hearing this voice, everyone in the room was slightly taken aback, and for a moment they hardly reacted.

Immediately afterwards, when they realized who the voice belonged to, a look of ecstatic joy appeared on their faces.

"Ancient Heavenly Lord!?"

"Palace Master!?"

"They're back! They're back! The Palace Master is back!?"

Unable to contain their surprise, everyone rushed out of the conference room at top speed, their eyes fixed on the direction from which the spiritual fluctuations were coming.

But then they saw that at the edge of the sky, the Heavenly Dragon Wood, carrying the Aries Star Palace, was rushing over at an extremely fast speed.

There was nothing spectacular, nothing purple qi.

The Heavenly Dragon Wood, carrying the Aries Star Palace, appeared in the sky above the Lingxiao Palace in an instant.

Under the protection of Tianlongmu, an ultimate beast with combat power comparable to a supreme Void Immortal, a figure stood on the steps in front of the Aries Star Palace, smiling as he looked at the people of Lingxiao Palace.

A layer of golden sunlight casually fell on his distinguished face, and in an instant, everyone felt as if their souls had been infused with an indescribable power, becoming incredibly fulfilled and excited.

The spiritual pillar of Lingxiao Palace...

They're finally back!