Dark Scheme

Inside the great hall.

Shi Taiyi sat cross-legged. Black flames blazed all around him, manifesting scenes of withered wood burning to ash, darkness returning to light, palaces being consumed by fire, and more...

One strand of dim radiance after another emerged behind his head in succession, transforming into numerous Divine Abilities.

"Calamity-Ash Seal"!

"Eastern Fire Palace"!

"Palace-Burning"!

"Dark Return"!

The four Divine Abilities interwove, and all of them had actually reached perfection.

At that moment, Shi Taiyi opened his mouth and swallowed all four Divine Abilities into his Purple Mansion, where they formed a flawless black-violet wheel of light that manifested behind him.

"Finally... I have thoroughly comprehended the cultivation of the four great Divine Abilities. Only now can I be considered truly Perfected Purple Mansion."

Though he had been forcibly elevated with three perfected Divine Abilities, Shi Taiyi's Dao Hui was astonishing after all.

After merely secluding himself for a time, he had comprehended the remaining Divine Abilities. His cultivation had risen like the tide.

Yet having reached this point, he no longer had any other choice.

Although his Divine Abilities had reached perfection, there was little joy on Shi Taiyi's face.

"Once [Shi Fire] reaches perfection, one should originally seek gold. At the very least, one could seek a Violet Radiance Immortal... But now that the Fire Virtue lineage has declined, [Shi Fire] will not do... My Dao Path has been severed."

Though he had reached this realization, his expression remained calm.

"Back then... I used the Calamity-Ash Seal to become a True Person, and I was still considering my second Divine Ability... But with the third and fourth Divine Abilities, I could have completely switched to another lineage and taken a detour..."

"But now that the four Divine Abilities have been fixed, I can neither charge upward