One-Tenth of the Strength to Rule the Universe

"This is what used to be Tianmen (Heavenly Gate)."

Arriving at the foot of the White Jade Gate, Bai Qiuran and Li Jinyao looked up at the thousand-foot-tall gate. Wisdom Immortal explained in unison, "In ancient times, Kunlun Mountain and the Heaven-Reaching World Tree were all connected to this place. There used to be a powerful Heavenly Gods being guarding this place. Anyone who tried to pass through without the Heavenly Emperor's permission would be killed or expelled by him. But now, things are fine."

"Who was Heavenly Gods Heavenly Emperor in the past?"

Bai Qiuran asked curiously.

"I don't know. At most, I can only obtain indirect information that is directly related to this existence. Have you forgotten?"

Wisdom Immortal said, "If you want to know who the Divine Age Heavenly Emperor of the past was, you must at least take me to things that are directly related to him."

"Alright." Bai Qiuran scratched his head. "Then where should I go now to look for clues to a breakthrough?"

Wisdom Immortal had Bai Qiuran lift its head high, spin it around once, and then said, "Southeast, at the highest point, that's the Heavenly Gods' Library."

Bai Qiuran and Li Jinyao led Wisdom Immortal toward the library it indicated. Along the way, they discovered that the interior of this Heavenly Palace was in many places in ruins. The corridor bridge had been split in two, the water in the jade pool and lake had dried up, and there was white ash at the bottom of the pool and lake. Some palaces had even been overturned and were floating upside down in the Void of the universe.

It's clear that the war that took place here was extremely brutal.

The Heavenly Palace was vast. It took Bai Qiuran and his companion more than an hour to walk from near the Heavenly Gate to the center of the Heavenly Palace. They had thought they would encounter some danger here, but the truth was that it was just a Tomb.

All around were broken walls and ruins, except for the square in the very center of the Heavenly Palace, where a huge Ancient Bronze Bell still hung. The bell, which was thousands of feet tall, had charred marks on it, covering the strange Runes on it, but it still maintained its original shape.

Not everyone buried in Tomb will rise from their coffin like the First Ancestor Demon Emperor.

After walking for more than an hour, the two climbed the jade stairs connecting the various palaces and arrived at the highest palace in the southeast of the Heavenly Palace.

According to Wisdom Immortal, this was once the place where the Heavenly Gods stored knowledge. It can be seen that this was once a magnificent tower, with layers of eaves carved with jade and gold, which was very luxurious.

But now, half of it has collapsed, and a Giant nearly a thousand feet tall has fallen on the tower, his body crashing into the tower and crushing half of the pagoda into ruins.

The Giant's corpse had lost all its essence, withered and shriveled, its original appearance unrecognizable, and its armor was no longer as bright as before, becoming dull and full of cracks.

"Is this Heavenly Gods is?"

Standing beside the Giant's legs, Li Jinyao looked up in awe, her face filled with wonder.

"Yes, this Heavenly Gods once ruled over the Northern Waters and was a Valiant General under the under the Northern Emperor."

Wisdom Immortal explained to the two, "Before he died, an Immortal Venerable pierced his heart with Magic Treasure... It seems that even if Immortal Venerable's strength isn't quite on par with this kind of Heavenly Gods Valiant General, it's not far off."

"We can make a rough guess... In other words, the Ink-Splash Immortal Painting' could potentially kill these Heavenly Gods."

Bai Qiuran rubbed his chin and continued, "Let's continue, Wisdom Immortal, where is what we're looking for?"

"Did you see the crack next to that pagoda?"

Wisdom Immortal instructed, "Go inside first; what you're looking for should be inside."

Following Wisdom Immortal's instructions, Bai Qiuran and Li Jinyao entered the pagoda through a huge Rift at its base. Then Wisdom Immortal said, "Throw this corpse out."

Bai Qiuran and Li Jinyao looked up and saw the buttocks and lower back of the dead Heavenly Gods right next to them. The huge corpse had sat inside, covering at least half of the pagoda's area.

"Won't this disturb them?"

Bai Qiuran and said, "Like, suddenly getting up and coming back to life or something."

"So, do you still want to look for clues about Foundation Establishment?"

Wisdom Immortal countered with a question.

Bai Qiuran raised his leg, and with a tremendous sonic boom, kicked the thousand-foot-tall Heavenly Gods corpse away. Then, he spat rudely and replied, "Of course!"

"Alright then."

Wisdom Immortal instructed, "See that circular gap over there? That used to be the Energy Core of this building, connecting the Sun and Moon, and Stars of the entire sky... It used to be maintained by all the Star Gods of the sky, but now... Old Bai, you can only try and see if the Heaven's Envy is stronger than all the Star Gods of the sky combined."

"Does this thing also discriminate against True Essence?"

Bai Qiuran asked suspiciously.

"No, it consumes all forms of energy, including true True Qi, True Essence, Blood Qi, and Divine Power."

Wisdom Immortal replied, "Stand up there, little girl, please stand a little further back."

Li Jinyao stepped aside slightly, and then Bai Qiuran stood on the circular opening, pressed her palms to the ground, and poured all the endless, torrent-like True Qi her Purple Mansion into the circular opening.

As the True Qi was released, Bai Qiuran's internal Cultivation Technique automatically activated, immediately converting the lost True Qi back into its original amount. Because of the imminent breakthrough, Bai Qiuran did not dare to release the True Qi too quickly, always maintaining an output of only 10% of her strength.

As his True Qi was charged, golden Divine Light began to appear on the white jade floor, and then spread out in all directions.

From Li Jinyao's perspective, the golden light quickly spread throughout the entire Heavenly Palace, and the buildings that had not yet completely collapsed shone brightly under the abundance of this energy.

Immediately afterwards, the sky began to tremble continuously, and the Sun and Moon, Stars, meteors, planets, and constellations in the universe below all began to slowly return to their original trajectories under the influence of an invisible force.

Bai Qiuran's power gradually took control of the entire universe, bringing everything in the sky, which was chaotic and disorderly, back on track. The Stars were turning, the Sun and Moon were flowing, as if an ancient myth had been recreated. The earth-shaking scene appeared directly in front of Li Jinyao and Wisdom Immortal.

This sky, which could only be maintained by the combined power of all the Star Gods who ruled the sky in ancient times, has now been supported by Bai Qiuran all by herself. If it were someone else, they would probably have been drained of the last bit of Consciousness in their Souls by now, but Bai Qiuran remained calm and even had the leisure to slowly adjust her exertion.

The changes in the sky lasted for half an hour. Finally, after the last dim Stars in the far north returned to its place, Wisdom Immortal called out to Bai Qiuran.

"That's enough, let's stop here."

Upon Bai Qiuran raised his hands, and the True Qi flowing through his limbs and bones slowly receded back into his Purple Mansion. Before he could even adjust his breathing, True Qi from an unknown source filled his Purple Mansion once again.

Wisdom Immortal and Li Jinyao clicked their tongues in amazement.

Just after Bai Qiuran left the Energy Core, the golden light beneath her feet suddenly gathered in mid-air, condensing into countless Runes and forming a dense ocean of Runes.