The Ten Great Grotto-Heavens

Inside the hall, when the Nine Provinces Barrier opened, Ling Qing and the others sensed it as well.

They awakened from their contemplation of the Heavenly Realm's methods.

Before their eyes, all the fragments had already fused into ten large fragments, thirty-six medium fragments, and seventy-two small fragments.

Ling Qing turned to Nan Zhixian and saw those fragments reflected in her eyes, evolving into all manner of worlds.

He immediately understood that she had sorted out and merged the methods of herself, Zhang Yuanbai, and Liaofan into the method of Celestial Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands.

"If not now, then when?!" Ling Qing shouted, putting away the Merit Wheel, Galaxy Scroll, Spirit-Commanding Whip, Primordial Unity Banner, and Myriad Treasure Wondrous Tree.

Seizing the moment, Zhang Yuanbai also put away the Thirty-Six Heavens Treasure Mirror and the Supreme Subtle Treasure Scroll.

Liaofan likewise withdrew the Dharma manifestations of the Buddha Lord and Bodhisattvas.

As for Zhang Hongdao and Yinan, there was no need to mention them—they had already withdrawn their own methods when they saw the opportunity.

For a moment, the only thing remaining between them was the glittering prototype of the Celestial Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands.

Seeing this, Nan Zhixian tossed the Jianmu Tree sapling in her hand into it.

Bathed in its radiance, the Jianmu Tree began to take root and sprout, its branches and leaves spreading outward.

Its roots plunged into the prototypes of the seventy-two Blessed Lands, transforming into a vast stretch of earth.

Its branches and leaves extended into the prototypes of the thirty-six Grotto-Heavens, transforming into heavenly palaces and jeweled towers perched atop its crown.

The ten great Grotto-Heavens hung above the crown like suns.

"Open!!!"

At that moment, Zhang Yuanbai, who had kept the Heaven-Opening Divine Talisman clutched in his hand, suddenly hurled it forth