Emperor Daye, a Native Dao Foundation Cultivator

The woman's long hair flowed freely, and her eyes were cold and clear as she gazed at Emperor Daye.

Golden flames flickered in Emperor Daye's eyes and landed on the woman.

The woman stared at Emperor Daye for a few moments, then a mocking smile appeared on her lips.

"You seem to have aged a bit more," the woman from Lotus Pool Prefecture said. "You did not rely on the Dao Foundation Divine-Ability Spirit Item to forcibly cultivate the [Sundial Reversal] Divine Ability of the Mysterious Brightness Grand Splendor Way. Now you can only hide in this palace, barely clinging to life."

I hope that these Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability will be fully perfected, allowing you to return to your prime.

Unfortunately... no matter how much you struggle, the outcome in this world is already decided.

Even if you find that Immortal Husk, even if you create such a Spiritual Qi array, even if you sacrifice the lives of hundreds of millions of living beings, you still cannot escape this realm.

As she finished speaking, a hint of satisfaction crept into her tone.

"I cultivated my Dao Foundation Realm in the Lotus Pool Prefecture, but because of my greed for that Cauldron Vessel, I fell into this Cave Heaven. This is my destined tribulation."

And you... Ying Xian... I have to admit, among the native figures of this Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven, no one can be as outstanding as you.

You plunder Cauldron Vessel and capture those Truth-Seekers through the Qi Circulation Realm, using these to hone your own supernatural Divine Ability. You even mastered the great Divine Ability of Sundial Reversal without relying on Dao Foundation Spirit Item.

Now you have plotted countless schemes, wanting to completely escape this world and seek the Dao Path immortality, but alas... for True Lord Monarch, no matter how exhaustively you scheme, in the end you will only turn into a pile of ashes...

Chen Lingxi listened silently, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"This... Emperor Daye Ying Xian, is actually a native of this Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven, just like me?"

Chen Lingxi found it utterly unbelievable!

"A local person seems to have cultivated a Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability... Cultivating Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability proves that this person has already entered the Dao Foundation Realm!"

"To step into the Dao Foundation Realm in this Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven?"

Chen Lingxi's thoughts froze, and for a moment, she found it hard to believe.

The most important reason why he was able to cultivate to the Ninth Floor of Qi Circulation and seize many fortuitous opportunity in just two or three years was because he possessed the fortuitous opportunity of the Divine Chamber!

The two Divine Ability of Sight-Roaming and Total Perception helped him seize many fortuitous opportunity and embark on the Dao Path cultivation.

But this Emperor Daye...

"He also has cheat codes?"

Chen Lingxi muttered to himself.

"Furthermore, what kind of Divine Ability is the Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability Power of Sundial Reversal, and how is it different from ordinary Divine Ability?"

This information was not recorded in the Six-Qi True Method, and Chen Lingxi was quite puzzled for a time.

The woman spoke in this way, attempting to shake the resolve of the Emperor Daye.

Emperor Daye remained seated on his throne, his aged body covered by a wide robe, making him appear even more emaciated.

He rested his withered hand on his right cheek, gazing at the cultivator from the Lotus Pool Prefecture from afar.

The woman remained silent for a moment, then suddenly let out a cold snort and turned her head to look outside the palace.

She seemed to see, as well as the mysterious array formed by countless threads of Spiritual Qi outside the magnificent palace.

"You want to cultivate a Dao Foundation Spirit Item to practice the Heavenly Decline Method of Shangdie Ruanle Way, step into the Dao Foundation Middle Stage, extend your own life, and resolve the calamity of the Sundial Reversal, but you never thought of..."

That Immortal Husk will inevitably bring disaster.

Ying Xian! Immortal Husk is an extremely precious treasure, and it absolutely cannot be hidden from the Quexing Xi Family, or even the entire Great Xuanzhuo Realm.

"You will know then... what a terrible disaster it is when a mortal Cave Heaven that nurtures great treasures welcomes the projections of numerous powerful figures from upper sects."

"Even if you are lucky enough to survive, the Quexing Xi Family's World-Refining Furnace is waiting for you."

The woman kept talking, but her words did indeed affect Emperor Daye's Dao heart. The golden flames that had been leaping in his eyes suddenly became chaotic, and Emperor Daye's brows furrowed slightly.

At that moment, the woman suddenly looked at Emperor Daye, her eyes also shining with two golden rays that met Emperor Daye gaze directly.

The next instant, a slight smile suddenly appeared on Emperor Daye's face.

Suddenly, the woman's eyes went vacant, her breathing became erratic, and a look of pain appeared on her face.

"Now that you're trapped, don't struggle anymore."

Emperor Daye waved his sleeve, and the woman's pained expression vanished, her eyes returned to their vacant state, and she closed them tightly, falling back into a deep sleep.

At that moment, Emperor Daye stood up, walked shakily out of the palace, and looked up at the distant Void.

A golden light flashed in his eyes, and he saw through a wisp of cloud in the Void!

From Emperor Daye's perspective, Chen Lingxi saw a flower!

This flower is emerald green and has three leaves.

The leaf was extremely small and tender green, as if it had just sprouted.

The second leaf is much larger and dark green, with very clear veins, and seems to have already grown.

The third leaf, however, had already turned yellow and withered, as if it were about to fall.

It shimmered with a mysterious spiritual light, its radiance extraordinary.

Countless threads of Spiritual Qi emanating from the Spiritual Qi energy array intertwined with this spiritual flower, with surging Spiritual Qi flowing into it, sustaining the flower's vitality.

Emperor Daye gazed at the spiritual flower, his eyes revealing a deep longing.

Chen Lingxi had just overheard many of the words spoken by the woman from the Lotus Pool Prefecture.

He pondered silently to himself.

"Emperor Daye has already cultivated the first Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability, which is the so-called Mysterious Brightness Grand Splendor Way's [Sundial Reversal]! However, this Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability still needs the assistance of Dao Foundation Divine-Ability Spirit Item for cultivation, otherwise it will probably bring disaster."

Perhaps it was because of this calamity that Emperor Daye became so old and was unable to leave the area covered by the Spiritual Qi array.

Even his use of Divine Ability to save the Purple-Robed Marquis and Yuan Yuan from his grasp caused him to suffer damage to his vital energy, making him appear even older.

"Now, Emperor Daye is preparing to cultivate the second Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability in order to step into the Dao Foundation Middle Stage."

"It seems that what is slowly being nurtured in the Void is probably the Divine Ability spiritual object needed to cultivate the second Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability!"

Chen Lingxi saw the shattering of his own Sight-Roaming, and a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes.

"Shangdie Ruanle Way... Heavenly Decline Method..."

Mysterious Brightness Grand Splendor Way, the Sundial Reversal!

The Shangdie Ruanle Way, Heavenly Decline Method!

At this moment, Chen Lingxi had no idea what Profound Radiant Reverence or Shangdie Ruan Music were.

I wonder what mysteries lie behind this so-called method of Sundial Reversal and Heavenly Decline Method.

But he knew...

Those who have reached the Dao Foundation Realm stage are truly superior cultivators!

Achieving the Dao Foundation Realm, cultivating great Divine Ability, and perfecting the Profound Root, transforming spiritual energy into Dao Origin, is a world apart from the Qi Circulation Realm cultivators!

"Now that I am about to complete the Heavenward Third Floor, I should also prepare to lay the Dao Foundation Realm."

Chen Lingxi's thoughts raced. "After cultivating the Dao Foundation Realm, the Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability are the most important."

However, to cultivate Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability, one also needs Dao Foundation Divine-Ability Spirit Item...

"But I currently have no understanding of the Dao Foundation Realm or the so-called Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability, so how can I talk about forging Dao Foundation Realm?"

"It seems I need to find a way to understand the so-called Dao Foundation Realm."

As Chen Lingxi thought about this, a sudden flash of inspiration struck her.

"Wrong..."

"Wrong..."

Chen Lingxi suddenly stood up, her brows furrowed.

"I still remember that when my cultivation was weak, I once summoned the Candle of Time Cauldron Venerable in the Total Perception Divine Chamber, wanting to exchange my own lifespan for the Six-Qi True Formula."

At that time, the Cauldron Venerable Candle of Time Zhuding told me that the Six-Qi True Method was a secret transmission of the Pool-Soul Institute, and was a method for directly Dao Foundation Realm...

As Chen Lingxi his mind, the Six-Qi True Formula flowed forth like a torrent.

"However, the Six-Qi True Formula that I obtained from the Credit Peddler did not record the method of the Dao Foundation Realm; it only went up to the Twelfth Floor the Heavenward Realm before abruptly ending."

Is it because the Credit Peddler didn't have the Six-Qi True Method Dao Foundation Realm section?

"Moreover, my Six-Qi True Method seems to be quite different from the method Lin Suri practiced."

Chen Lingxi a deep breath.

The Six-Qi True Method practiced by Lin Suri is undoubtedly extremely authentic.

The Six-Qi True Method also include the method of Qi Observation!

"At that time, my cultivation level was much weaker than Lin Suri's."

However, I was able to see through the mysterious Mysterious Qi within Lin Longyue's body using the Six-Qi True Method, and now this Mysterious Qi has become an indispensable aid to me.

Extremely precious.

"I saw through it, but Lin Suri did not."

"And the Black Banner in the Mysterious Unity Temple of the Baosu Marquis Residence... Lin Suri has remained unmoved throughout, why is that?"

Chen Lingxi was completely baffled.

"I am now on good terms with Lin Suri, and I once saved his life."

Next time I see him, I might as well find an excuse to ask him and see if there's any secret behind it."

Unable to figure it out, Chen Lingxi stopped wasting time.

He slowly stood up...

"Since the imperial court knows my whereabouts because of the Beast-Fighting Palace, I can now safely go to the Ancestral Mountain to meet the Credit Peddler."

Go find him and ask him about... the vitality of this Cave Heaven!

Chen Lingxi immediately set off, traveling through the clouds and mist towards the Ancestral Mountain.

Within the Ancestral Mountain, clouds and mist swirl, yet there is no sign of life; it is like a dead land.

Chen Lingxi then found the rock where the Credit Peddler had been hiding in the usual spot.

For Chen Lingxi, this was an old haunt; after all, he had seen the Credit Peddler many times in his Divine Sense Total Perception.

But for the Credit Peddler on credit, it was the first time he had ever seen Chen Lingxi.

Chen Lingxi didn't bother to feign surprise anymore, since most of those Truth-Seeking Realm and Cauldron-Seizing Realm here knew about the existence of the Credit Peddler.

Before the Credit Peddler could speak, he suddenly bowed and said with a smile, "Please use your calculation method to figure out what I want to exchange with you?"

The Credit Peddler calculated for a moment, then suddenly frowned and said, "Strange, very strange! I vaguely sensed that you wanted to ask me something, but I also see that your path ahead is shrouded in mist, as if the future is unknown, and as if you are carrying a heavy burden of karma."

Chen Lingxi was about to ask.

The Credit Peddler suddenly changed, and he waved his hand, saying, "I saw some secrets of heaven from that mist."

The glimmer of hope you sought from me, I cannot answer now."

Chen Lingxi was greatly puzzled. His eyes darted around, and he asked again, "Could it be that the peddler is afraid that the True Lord the Quexing Xi Family will take his anger out on you?"

The Credit Peddler rolled his eyes, shook his head again, and remained silent.

Chen Lingxi asked a few more questions, but the Credit Peddler shook his head like a rattle-drum, as if he were mute.

"It wasn't that easy after all..."

Chen Lingxi sighed, knowing that this matter could not be rushed. Just as she was about to trick the Credit Peddler into revealing some Dao Foundation Realm cultivation methods, the Credit Peddler suddenly did some calculations with his fingers, and a clearer look appeared in his eyes.

"How strange, there's another twist."

The Credit Peddler looked up at Chen Lingxi, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

He laughed and said, "I've foreseen that you will possess a treasure I need in the future. How about we exchange that treasure for a secret I'll tell you?"

"Secret?" Chen Lingxi her head and said, "I don't want to hear about secrets..."

As Chen Lingxi finished speaking, she noticed the earnest look in the Credit Peddler's eyes and suddenly understood something. Just like Total Perception in the past, she agreed.

The Credit Peddler coughed and cleared his throat. "The world has its own vitality, and so does the Cave Heaven."

In particular, this Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven once gave birth to an extremely mysterious treasure, and the spirit of the treasure transformed into a Great Sage.

Later, during the Immortal Capital War, that Great Sage was severely injured and fell into a deep sleep, but his projection still remained in this Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven!

"The Great Sage?"

Chen Lingxi suddenly remembered the True Edict of Audience with the Dao he had just obtained and couldn't help but ask the Credit Peddler, "Is it the one from the Heaven-Inviting Great Sage?"

"Heaven-Inviting Great Sage?"

The Credit Peddler thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "There doesn't seem to be such a Great Sage title."