Chapter 404

The guard frowned and couldn't help but offer his advice. He was worried that if they encountered a powerful demonic beast, it would be difficult for him, with his Nascent Soul Realm strength, to protect the young master and young lady.

Hearing the guard's words, the young man in the brocade robe sneered, "What do you know? This mountain range is the former site of the Ziwei Sacred Land!"

He looked at the woman in the red dress, his expression changing, and whispered, "Cousin, don't worry, I have reliable information. Five hundred years ago, after the destruction of the Ziwei Sacred Land, a reclusive powerhouse went into seclusion here. She was none other than the renowned Princess Ziwei, your ancestor. It is said that she was extremely loyal and cared deeply for her people. If you can find her, she will surely grant you some great fortune, and your congenital fiery meridian deficiency will definitely be cured!"

"Um..."

Xiao Qian nodded, agreeing with the young man in brocade robes. Her illness had plagued her for over twenty years, causing her endless pain and suffering every year.

If she does not receive treatment before the age of thirty, she will be burned to death.

Xiao Qian searched extensively outside the city, even asking her clansmen to find Ye Xianzi, one of the current leaders of the Imperial Court, but she was still powerless to help.

You must understand that Fairy Ye is the most knowledgeable person in the world when it comes to pharmacology and alchemy. If she has no solution, then no one else will.

So, having no other choice, she listened to her cousin Li Yanlang's plan to try her luck at the old site of Ziwei.

But the further I went, the colder my heart became.

These vast mountains, though home to many beautiful and spiritually rich places, and even rare medicinal herbs and plants, offer no clues whatsoever about the reclusive Princess Ziwei.

Even when asked, the local villagers had no idea that such a powerful figure lived in seclusion there.

This further dampened Xiao Qian's already low hopes.

Therefore, they had no choice but to continue heading towards more remote areas.

"... Young master, I feel like something's not right!"

As the three were walking, the guard A Cheng, suddenly stopped and looked at the dense forest around them with a strange expression.

It had nothing to do with anything else, except that he suddenly noticed the Spiritual Qi around him seemed to have become denser.

"It seems so..."

Li Yanlang also slowed his pace, looking around. After a while, he suddenly laughed, "Hahaha, I didn't expect our luck to be so good! It seems the rumors are indeed true; there must be an amazing opportunity in these mountains!"

"Well..."

Xiao Qian sighed softly, wondering what Li Yanlang was so happy about. It was just that the Spiritual Qi was a bit richer, wasn't it?

Isn't it normal for the Spiritual Qi to be abundant around certain rare and precious materials?

If rare and precious herbs were useful, she wouldn't be here trying her luck like a headless fly.

"Cousin, hurry! I feel the Spiritual Qi is stronger here, let's go this way!"

Li Yanlang, in high spirits, pulled Xiao Qian toward the right, while A Cheng shook his head and followed closely behind.

They walked for a while, then suddenly stopped.

Because they had only walked less than a hundred feet when they saw a patch of low fruit trees.

Hanging from these fruit trees are peculiar plants, their bodies a dark yellow color, with an ancient and rustic appearance. Their leaves gleam with a metallic sheen, as if cast in gold, and a faint fragrance wafts from them.

"These are Golden Origin Fruit, their medicinal effects are comparable to Earth-grade pill, and they are priceless. I never expected there to be so many!"

Li Yanlang's eyes lit up immediately, but he didn't stop. Instead, he pulled Xiao Qian and quickened his pace.

"Since there are Golden Origin Fruit here, it means there must be even more precious natural treasures around. Perhaps there are even some unrecorded spiritual herbs that can cure my cousin's illness!"

Li Yanlang's face was filled with joy.

These rare and precious natural treasures are extremely rare in normal times, but they are countless in this forest.

As the three continued their journey, they encountered many rare and precious medicinal herbs that were rarely seen in ordinary times, or even never seen before, all growing in clusters.

As they ventured deeper, they eventually entered a valley.

This valley is vast, filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, lush greenery, and a light, milky-white mist that makes it seem like a fairyland.

However, when they stepped into the valley, they were immediately stunned by what they saw.

Simply because, before their eyes appeared a silver lake.

Within this lake, there exists a surge of spiritual energy.

Li Yanlang looked in that direction, his expression froze for a moment, then he revealed a look of shock. "This... this is Lake of Spiritual Energy!"

As is well known, Spiritual Qi usually exists in a gaseous state and cannot be detected by the naked eye, but it can be liquefied by compression, generally appearing as a faint milky white mist.

Some sects even have Spiritual Qi pools that are formed by condensing energy using arrays, but they are not large, usually only three to five square meters.

However, this Spiritual Qi lake is a full thousand feet square! It's simply unbelievable.

Moreover, he discovered that the color of this Lake of Spiritual Energy was different from that of the outside world.

If you look closely, you'll notice that the entire lake emits a faint fluorescent glow, giving it a beautiful and dreamlike feel.

Li Yanlang's eyes burned with intense passion, as if he were about to leap into the Spiritual Qi lake at any moment to fully experience the beauty of heaven and earth!

"Young master, please be careful!"

Seeing his young master in this state, A Cheng quickly reached out and pulled him back. "This place is full of Spiritual Qi, like a blessed land, but who knows what dangers it may hold!"

"Uh-huh..."

After being stopped, Li Yanlang gradually calmed down. After looking around, he noticed a small island in the middle of the lake, which was lush with vegetation and full of life.

He pointed to the small island and pondered, "That island is in the middle of the lake; it must be extremely important. I have a feeling that there is an immense opportunity on that island!"

Hearing his words, A Cheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement, saying, "Young master, you're right. That island is indeed unusual. But I have a feeling there might be danger, though I can't quite put my finger on what it is."

"Now that we've come this far, we can't just leave empty-handed!"

Xiao Qian suddenly spoke, and the moment her words fell, she took the lead and flew towards the island in the middle of the lake.

Seeing this, Li Yanlang quickly chased after him.

A Cheng looked helpless, but he followed closely behind.

Whoosh!

The three moved extremely fast, arriving above the island in the middle of the lake in the blink of an eye.

This small island is not large, only a hundred feet in circumference. It is covered with blooming flowers and lush vegetation, but there are no living creatures on it.

"... This small island must have existed before the lake."

Li Yanlang observed, "In other words, some external force influenced this area from the inside out, which led to the formation of this Spiritual Qi lake and the surrounding rare and precious materials."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qian shifted her gaze to the small island beside her, her brows furrowing slightly as if she were deep in thought.

"Could it be that the legend of Princess Ziwei... is true?"

Just as she was pondering, Li Yanlang descended and landed on the island.

"Yanlang, be careful!"

"Don't worry, cousin!"

Li Yanlang waved his hand, went straight onto the island, and began to inspect it.

The island wasn't large; at his speed, he circled it in just a few breaths, but found nothing unusual.

Just then.

"Yanlang, A Cheng! Come here quickly, there's a stone tablet here!"

Just as Li Yanlang was about to leave, Li Qian's urgent voice suddenly rang out from afar.

Upon hearing this, the two quickly ran over.

There was a protruding rock at Xiao Qian's feet. If one did not look closely, one would probably think it was just an ordinary rock.

Immediately, Xiao Qian waved her hand, and a whirlwind blew out, clearing away all the soil and stones around the stone tablet and revealing its shape.

Perhaps due to the long years of burying it, the stone tablet is no longer intact, but fortunately the text written on it is not ancient, and a few people can still recognize it.

"... Elder... of the Ziwei Saint..."

Based on the broken carvings on the stone tablet, the three of them roughly deduced that this should be the cave dwelling of a former elder of the Ziwei Sacred Land.

"That's not right! The elders of the Ziwei Sacred Land are at most at the Saint Realm. How could they possibly cause such a large-scale change in the world!"

Li Yanlang frowned.

Just then...

Boom!

Several large rocks slid down, revealing a golden curtain of light.

The light curtain Flowing Light Splendor and colorful, flashing with various strange phenomena.

Upon seeing this, the three were immediately shocked.

"This is..."

517. The Five Realms Unite, A New Beginning

Ziwei Mountains.

Inside an unknown mountain cave, Xiao Minghuang remained seated motionless on the futon, her skin gleaming with a pale silver sheen, as radiant as crystal.

The scene inside the cave remains unchanged from hundreds of years ago; it seems that within this small space, time cannot pass even a fraction of an inch.

Above her head, strange rays of light appeared and disappeared like dreamlike bubbles.

"Snap!"

After an unknown amount of time, a soft sound finally rang out.

In an instant, rings of dazzling light emanated from Xiao Minghuang's body, rippling like water and enveloping her.

For hundreds of years, several different Heavenly Dao Source have been constantly fighting within her body, with one gaining strength and the other losing strength. But recently, they have finally determined who is superior.

This result filled Xiao Minghuang with joy; if she hadn't been constantly guarding her mind, she would have jumped for joy right now.

She succeeded!

The Middle Heaven Eastern Pole Origin is enormous, exceeding the combined scale of the Nanhuang, Xitu, and Beihai Origins by more than 20%. However, the latter has been entrenched within her for a long time, giving it a certain degree of home-field advantage.

Now, the power of the Southern Wilderness, Western Lands, and Northern Sea Boundaries has finally been exhausted. Seeing this, Xiao Minghuang seized the opportunity and stepped in at the crucial moment, deciding the outcome of the battle.

Over the course of five hundred years, she expended tremendous energy and perseverance, enduring the constant impact of several Heavenly Dao Source within her body, and ultimately withstood the pressure, finally reaching this day.

Xiao Minghuang murmured:

"The Heavenly Dao Source, return to your rightful place!"

Rumble!

With a deafening roar, the origins of the Southern Wilderness, the Western Land, and the Northern Sea were shattered and completely merged into the Middle Heaven Eastern Pole Origin.

Buzz--!

In an instant, the light emanating from Xiao Minghuang's body became even more intense and dazzling, like a blazing star, radiating countless Rosy Clouds and illuminating the dark and gloomy cave.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Instantly, Xiao Minghuang's body trembled violently. Above her head, a chaotic and hazy expanse, like the sky, poured down endless primordial power into her body.

She transformed into a divine sun, illuminating all directions, with dazzling beams of light shooting into the sky like an inverted galaxy, incomparably magnificent.

In an instant, a vast and mighty pressure, seemingly above heaven and earth, spread out, enveloping the Ziwei Mountains, covering the entire Zhongtian World, and even the entire Five Directions World!

Click, click...

This majesty, this terrifying phenomenon, transcended the laws of heaven, resembling thunder from the heavens, shaking the sky and causing all the forces of the Five Directions One Realm to look in horror as they gazed at the Ziwei Mountains.

Those cultivators at the Saint Realm and above could all sense that the Great Dao connected to them seemed to have undergone a strange change in that instant.

"What's going on? What level of power is this!?"

"Is this the Epochal Annihilation?"

"This feeling seems to transcend the laws of nature..."

"... This power, though majestic and formidable, harbors no ill intent."

Countless people were terrified, feeling this majestic and awe-inspiring aura, and began to speculate.

Some well-informed people, however, all smiled.

"Five hundred years ago, Princess Ziwei went into seclusion, intending to unify the Five Realms. Now, strange phenomena have appeared in the sky, and the majesty of Heaven is sweeping across the Five Realms. It seems that the unification of the Five Realms is not far off!"