Descending Upon Cangyuan Palace!

Descending Upon Cangyuan Palace! [Yes.]

The system had not denied it. Instead, it admitted it openly.

"What you're doing is really boring."

Azure Origin Patriarch sighed. He had actually begun suspecting the system long ago. This was exactly the sort of thing it would do.

Could a mere Chu Tian make me leave this world and abandon my long lifespan?

What a joke.

[You will want to leave.]

"Why? You seem very certain."

Hearing this, Azure Origin Patriarch straightened slightly in his rocking chair and spoke.

[Yes.]

The system gave no further reply to Azure Origin Patriarch's words. After all these years, it naturally understood his temperament.

Some things—unless they happened, he would not believe them.

The Containment Center had been brought here by the system?

Standing to one side, Gu Yuan raised his nonexistent brow and instantly understood a few things.

The information about Chu Tian had presumably also come from the system.

It was using pressure from the outside world to force Azure Origin Patriarch out of his comfort zone?

Poor Azure Origin Patriarch had yet to realize that he was about to become enemies with the powers of the Myriad Heavens.

Still, did it truly have the strength to contend against the Containment Center?

"So this Qi Refining Formula is the compensation you're giving me? It's rather cheap."

Azure Origin Patriarch chuckled, his tone faintly mocking.

He was, after all, a Void Shattering expert—the limit of this world. What kind of compensation was a Qi Refining Formula?

[Qi Refining Formula? I do not know where this Qi Refining Formula came from.]

The system's cold voice sounded.

It didn't know?

"This Qi Refining Formula wasn't given to me by you?"

Azure Origin Patriarch's voice sank, and he frowned.

[No.]

If the system had eyes, Azure Origin Patriarch would surely have stared into them to see whether it was lying.

If it was not the system, then who could it be?

Could there possibly be an existence stronger than him in this world?

Another Void Shattering expert?

Or were there truly visitors from beyond this domain?

A trace of gravity appeared in Azure Origin Patriarch's eyes.

For the other party to avoid his detection, their cultivation was likely above his own.

A Qi Refining Formula?

What deep meaning was there in giving him such a basic cultivation method?

"Qi Refining Formula..."

Azure Origin Patriarch intended to study the cultivation method in his mind carefully, again and again, as though he had cast his conversation with the system to the back of his mind.

A moment later, Azure Origin Patriarch opened his eyes again.

He had examined the Qi Refining Formula over and over from beginning to end, weighing every single word.

He found no hidden dangers within it.

Instead, he discovered something strange.

This was a Grand Qi Refining Formula!

What did a Grand Qi Refining Formula mean? It meant that the person who mastered it could pass the cultivation method on to others, and when those others cultivated, a certain portion of their cultivation would be fed back to them.

It was a very peculiar Qi Refining Formula.

He had somehow failed to notice that it had such a function before.

A sharp glint flashed through Azure Origin Patriarch's eyes as he pondered something.

A good thing?

Naturally, it was a good thing.

But something that had appeared for no reason, with such a function, made it difficult for anyone to believe that they were truly the ultimate source.

In truth, the main reason Azure Origin Patriarch had not discovered this function was Gu Yuan.

After all, Gu Yuan had only recently broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm, and this function had only just become usable.

Still, it felt a bit like a pyramid scheme.

Level after level.

Azure Origin Patriarch was simply too cautious. What ill intentions could Gu Yuan possibly have?

Gu Yuan wanted to guide him and change his way of thinking.

But guiding someone who had not begun cultivating the Qi Refining Formula consumed too much energy, so he currently lacked the ability to influence the other party.

Constructing the so-called Grand Qi Refining Formula consumed even more.

He would have to wait, gather some energy, and after a while, he would be able to influence his thoughts.

If only everyone were as easy to fool as Zhao Wu.

He had already reached the late Foundation Establishment stage. His progress was quite fast.

Three days passed quickly.

Everything at Cangyuan Palace remained as usual.

The outer sect was still as bustling as ever, with disciples setting up stalls everywhere to sell things.

As for the inner sect, every morning, the line at the Scripture Repository stretched from its entrance all the way to the inner sect gate.

Cangyuan Palace's inner sect.

Within the crowd, three men and two women moved through the throng. They did not seem interested in the so-called Scripture Repository at all.

They looked around, then finally fixed their gazes on Cangyuan Palace's back mountain.

That was right. They were the Containment Center personnel who had previously been at the inn.

At some point, they had successfully infiltrated the inner sect without seeming to have been noticed by anyone.

"There's an array. It should be a defensive formation, like a turtle shell."

A man holding a disk in his hand spoke softly to the other four. He appeared to know formations well.

"Have you finished setting up the things I had you place these past few days?"

Zhao Wu's gaze was piercing as he glanced at them. Only after seeing them nod did he relax.

The Void Shattering realm was not so simple.

Especially a Void Shattering expert who possessed a system.

This system was a valuable thing. Otherwise, why would the Myriad Heavens Containment Center seek to contain it?

Their realms were ultimately inferior to Azure Origin Patriarch's, so they needed to act in other ways.

First, they had to seal off space and prevent the system from escaping.

"It has all been arranged. We can act at any time."

The man beside him nodded and replied to Zhao Wu.

The day the mission ended was drawing closer. If they had not needed to set up measures in advance to ensure nothing could go wrong, they likely would have been unable to resist making their move long ago.

"Good."

The instant the man finished speaking, Zhao Wu nodded.

The next moment, a vast aura surged up, spreading through all of Cangyuan Palace. Endless suppression crashed down like a raging tide.

Spiritual energy rose without end, and even space trembled slightly.

Several blue pillars of light rose from nowhere, giving off a faint radiance as they enveloped the back mountain. The pillars gradually condensed into an enormous cage, isolating the space around the back mountain.

It was too fast.

Even Gu Yuan had not expected them to act so quickly.

Still, their execution was rather impressive.

The sudden upheaval left everyone in Cangyuan Palace stunned.

This was one of the world's three top powers. It could even be considered the greatest power of the present age.

No one had ever acted within Cangyuan Palace!

"Not good, enemy attack!"

A voice rang out from someone crushed into the ground by the pressure. Though he could still speak, he had no ability to resist.

In less than a second, the entire inner sect had lost its fighting strength.

Even the so-called sect master could only lie on the ground in a rather bizarre posture.

As for the outer sect...

It seemed that no one cared about them.

Though they noticed the strange change in Cangyuan Palace, they could do nothing.

Merely approaching the pressure slightly would cause cracks to spread across their bodies, followed by their bodies exploding.

Qi Refining realm—ants among ants.

The five descended upon the back mountain in an instant and stood before the so-called cave abode. Then they heard a voice coming from within.

"How many years has it been? You are the first..."

The voice from the cave abode was exceedingly calm, but the next moment, before it could finish speaking, a giant palm descended from the heavens and slammed toward the five.

Everyone felt space tremble.

Dust and smoke filled the air, lingering for a long time.