Grand Divine Ability [Illuminating Star Palace]

Three figures sitting cross-legged emerged from the clouds.

The person in the center was dressed in a crimson robe, with a stunning appearance and extraordinary demeanor; it was none other than Daoist Shurong.

She sat on either side of a young cultivator. One was tall and handsome, none other than Jiang Xiu; the other had a delicate and gentle appearance, none other than Wei Qingran.

At this moment, all three of them were looking at Chen Lingxi with surprise and doubt.

Chen Lingxi stood up and bowed to the three of them.

Lin Suri also stood up and exclaimed, "Brother Dao, you truly have a great fortuitous opportunity!"

The Daoist Shurong sat cross-legged amidst the clouds, his gaze fixed on Chen Lingxi, and finally asked, "What you just said, was it from your dream?"

This matter was originally your greatest asset, so why did you inform Lin Suri?

Chen Lingxi let out a long sigh.

"The struggle for the greatest principles in the world is often the most brutal."

"Back in the Great Xuanzhuo Realm, I was just a lone Rogue Cultivator. I cultivated alone and never experienced any great storms, yet no one ever called me 'fellow Daoist'."

"Only Brother Lin is my closest friend, and we have walked side by side many times in this Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven."

"In that Long River Dreamscape, I saw many hidden things about this world."

"These secrets are extremely dangerous. If I leave them unattended and do not tell you the truth... when the calamity arrives, Brother Lin will likely face a great calamity."

Jiang Xiu and Wei Qingran exchanged a glance, their eyes still showing surprise and doubt, but also some admiration.

There was still a hint of surprise in the deep eyes of Daoist Shurong.

Lin Suri's eyes shone with even more sincerity than before, and his gaze toward Chen Lingxi became increasingly different.

After thinking for a moment, Daoist Shurong asked again, "But I wonder what you saw in that Long River Dreamscape?"

Chen Lingxi frowned and slowly spoke.

"I saw... on the Immortal Husk of Long River Prefecture, strands of Spiritual Qi coiled, connecting with the abundant Spiritual Qi in the mountains, rivers, and streams, falling into the depths of the imperial palace."

"And deep within that palace... a wondrous flower was being nurtured."

That strange flower had nine leaves, and the veins on the leaves resembled runes.

Within it, a glimmer of light emerges, a glimmer of light that is born, flourishes, and ages... and so the cycle repeats itself.

"Extremely peculiar."

"And the Emperor Daye has already picked that rare flower and is using it to cultivate."

He was surrounded by surging Dao Origin, and mysterious sounds emanated from him!

"His aura was constantly rising, becoming deeper and more profound, like the sun about to break through the dawn, or like someone about to break through a new realm!"

The summit of the snow-capped mountain suddenly fell silent.

Only the wind howled past.

The crimson robes of Daoist Shurong fluttered continuously.

Jiang Xiu and Wei Qingran exchanged a glance.

Jiang Xiu frowned, then suddenly asked, "A strange flower? Nine leaves, with patterns like runes, and a blue spiritual light emanating from them... Could it be the Void-Disrupting Flower?"

Wei Qingran's expression suddenly turned tense, and she abruptly turned to look at Jiang Xiu: "The Void-Disrupting Flower is Divine Ability artifact required for cultivating the Heavenly Decline Method Divine Ability!"

This Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven actually harbors the Void-Disrupting Flower?

If Emperor Daye were to pluck the Void-Disrupting Flower, wouldn't he be on the verge of cultivating his second great Divine Ability and entering the Dao Foundation Middle Stage Establishment realm?

Daoist Shurong frowned slightly, his eyes equally solemn.

She turned her head, her gaze passing over the rolling sea of clouds, and looked towards Long River Prefecture.

"Dao Foundation Middle Stage..." she murmured to herself, a hint of apprehension in her voice.

Chen Lingxi remained seated cross-legged, observing the solemnity in Daoist Shurong's eyes, but felt a sense of relief.

"It seems that Daoist Shurong's projected avatar... in terms of combat strength, is no match for Dao Foundation Middle Stage Establishment cultivator."

He said to himself.

"If the Dao-Below Academy wants to seize the Immortal Husk, it must act before Emperor Daye emerges from seclusion."

Just then, Daoist Shurong suddenly turned around and looked at him.

"Fellow Daoist," Daoist Shurong, "You say these secrets were seen in the Long River Dreamscape? This matter is of great importance. I wonder if you would be willing to sign a Jade Law Document with me to prove that what you say is true?"

Lin Suri frowned slightly.

He glanced at Daoist Shurong, as if he wanted to say something, but then held back.

Daoist Shurong glanced at Lin Suri and continued, "The Dao-Below Academy is extremely grateful for your sharing of such confidential information."

However, this matter is of utmost importance, and as the person in charge of this trip, I must act with utmost caution."

She paused slightly, then added, "If this is true, the Dao-Below Academy will certainly reward you."

"After returning to the Great Xuanzhuo Realm, if you have any needs, as long as it is within the power of my Pool-Soul Institute, I will do my utmost to assist you."

Just then, Lin Suri suddenly spoke up, "Uncle-Master, Brother Chen saved my life."

Within this Cave Heaven, the Academy held little that others could scheme against.

Besides, Brother Chen has saved my life several times. If he wanted to harm me, he would have done so long ago. Why wait until today?

He paused slightly, then solemnly said, "Uncle-Master Shu Rong, I am willing to vouch for Brother Chen."

A smile appeared on Chen Lingxi: "This matter can indeed serve as evidence, but what harm is there in signing a Jade Law Document? I, Chen Lingxi, act with integrity, what is there to fear?"

He turned to Daoist Shurong, "Senior, where is the Jade Law Document?"

Chen Lingxi felt quite confident at this moment.

What he said was true; so what harm would it do to sign the Jade Law Document?

As for the Long River Dreamscape, it's best not to include it in the Jade Law Document.

All cultivators in the world have secrets; must everything be revealed?

As long as the information about the Emperor Daye, the Void-Disrupting Flower, and the breakthrough to the Dao Foundation Middle Stage is true, that's enough.

Looking into his calm gaze, the solemn expression on Daoist Shurong's face faded somewhat.

She suddenly smiled, shook her head, and said, "Since it's Su Ri who's writing to you, then there's no need to sign it."

She thought to herself, "This person's gaze is open and honest; he doesn't seem to be lying or pretending."

Moreover... we arrived by projection, carrying nothing, and we did not Qi-Walking Jade Law Book on hand the Su Ri..."

She then said to Chen Lingxi, "Once I have finished dealing with matters here, I will reward you handsomely."

Chen Lingxi thanked Daoist Shurong and did not linger any longer.

Chao Lin Suri bowed to Jiang Xiu and Wei Qingran to say goodbye, then silently activated his Cloud-Riding Method, transforming into a stream of cloud light that pierced through the clouds and mist and disappeared.

Lin Suri personally escorted him, traveling with him for a hundred miles before departing.

Chen Lingxi then returned to Inlaid Gold Mountain and sat cross-legged on the throne.

"The projection of Daoist Shurong is complete, and his cultivation is extraordinary. He will certainly not sit idly by and watch Emperor Daye enter the Dao Foundation Middle Stage. Now I only need to sit on the sidelines and watch the tigers fight."

He immediately sat atop Inlaid Gold Mountain, activated the Qi Observation, and gazed intently towards the direction of the imperial palace.

Two days later.

Chen Lingxi's eyes flickered. He saw in the far distance, towards the direction of the palace, that streaks of Dao Origin were falling like meteors, heading straight for the palace.

"Daoist Shurong has made his move."

He squinted, immediately entering a state of Sight-Roaming.

The camera cuts through the air, landing deep inside the palace.

Then they saw Emperor Daye Ying Xian on the high platform and dragon throne. His body, which had originally been withered and aged, had now undergone changes.

But all that could be seen was that his sparse white hair had become thick and jet black.

The wrinkles on her face were completely smoothed out.

His aged face transformed into one of extraordinary heroism.

His once hunched body now stands tall and upright.

In just a few breaths, this seemingly frail and dying old man transformed into a majestic and unparalleled monarch.

He rose from his throne, put his hands behind his back, and stepped out of the palace.

The five-clawed golden dragon on the golden robe also looked majestic and extraordinary.

He raised his head, his gaze piercing through the clouds and mist in the sky, through the extremely complex and extraordinary array, and landing on the stray light flying towards him from a great distance.

A slight smile appeared on his face.

Chen Lingxi, using the perspective of Emperor Daye, also looked towards the crimson escape light.

Void, a crimson streak of light pierced the sky and fell towards the palace like a falling star.

The light was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye it had arrived above Exalted Capital.

The light dissipated, revealing a slender and tall figure.

It was none other than Daoist Shurong.

Her red dress was like fire, or like a crimson sun in the Void.

She seemed to stand in the midst of the sun, looking down over the entire palace, gazing at Emperor Daye from afar.

"The Perfected Dao Foundation Early Stage." Daoist Shurong's voice seemed to carry an awe-inspiring majesty. "Those with the Dao Foundation Realm from other realms find it difficult to enter this realm. If you haven't cultivated the Secret Method, you are no longer a person of this realm..."

In any case... it's truly rare that you were able to cultivate to such a level in this spiritually barren Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven."

Emperor Daye stood with his hands behind his back on the altar, the two golden flames in his eyes flickering slowly, but he did not answer.

But then, Daoist Shurong lightly flipped his right hand in the Void!

Suddenly, the Dao Origin around her condensed, then transformed into a beam of light. The light then generated a sharp aura, condensing into a long sword, which fell into the hand of Daoist Shurong.

With his sword in hand, Daoist Shurong's profound Dao Origin erupted as if ignited.

She took a step forward, and as soon as her sword technique began, an astonishing scene suddenly appeared above her head!

The Big Dipper.

It was as if seven illusory stars had fallen from the high heavens, hovering a hundred feet above her head in the Void.

The seven stars shone with intense light, illuminating this place and landing on the head of Emperor Daye.

The moment the Big Dipper appeared, the already profound and vast Dao Origin around Daoist Shurong suddenly surged!

A torrent of Dao Origin surged wildly from her body, sweeping across the surrounding area.

Chen Lingxi's pupils suddenly contracted!

"Such a Divine Ability must be Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability."

Emperor Daye raised his head and looked at the phantom image of the Big Dipper hanging above the head of Daoist Shurong.

The light on Daoist Shurong's sword shone brightest at this moment, reflecting the light of the Big Dipper above his head and dyeing the entire sky with a magnificent starlight!

A great war is about to break out!

Just then, Emperor Daye suddenly flicked his finger.

A thin, faint golden Dao Origin shot out from his fingertip, piercing through layers of palace walls and spiritual arrays, and entering the depths of the imperial palace.

The golden Dao Origin landed in the palace and on the female cultivator of the Lotus Pool Prefecture.

Golden Dao Origin landed between her brows, and the woman slowly opened her eyes.

She turned her head and her gaze pierced through the palace walls, seeing in the Void the slowly rotating phantom of the Big Dipper above Daoist Shurong's head.

Then she suddenly laughed, her tone filled with immense pleasure.

"The Seven Luminaries Moyi Dao Grand Divine Ability [Illuminating Star Palace]!" she laughed. "Ying Xian, it seems your death is near."

The smile on Emperor Daye Daye's lips reappeared.

"Cultivators from beyond the realm, projected avatars... you are merely the beginning."

Before he finished speaking, he took a step forward.

This step seemed to send a slight tremor through the entire capital city.

Then he spread his arms wide.

In an instant, the Spiritual Qi array centered on the Exalted Capital Imperial Palace, which spanned the Great Li and connected mountains, rivers, and streams, began to operate simultaneously.

Endless Spiritual Qi converged wildly from all directions, and the essence extracted from the tens of millions of wronged souls slaughtered by Emperor Daye and the hundreds of millions of lives lost in the chaos of the world poured into Emperor Daye's body like inverted white waterfalls.

The already extremely powerful Dao Origin surrounding Emperor Daye surged once again at this moment.

He was like a true sun hanging in the sky above Exalted Capital, his whole body radiating golden light, like a god descending to earth.

His body, which had already regained its youthful vigor, grew even larger under the infusion of this powerful energy. His muscles bulged like dragons, and his dragon robe was torn apart inch by inch by the terrifying power, revealing the bulging muscles beneath, which looked as if they were cast in bronze and iron.

He was shirtless, standing on the golden Dao Origin ribbon that stretched across the sky from his hand, like a god riding a real dragon!

He gazed at Daoist Shurong from afar.

Daoist Shurong looked at the terrifying aura emanating from him, which was still surging rapidly, with astonishment in his eyes.

"Truly extraordinary."

But this True Person master from the Dao-Below Academy was used to big scenes, and he suppressed his surprise in an instant.

She held the jade sword horizontally in front of her, and the phantom image of the Big Dipper above her head spun more and more rapidly, with seven beams of starlight pouring down from above her head like seven inverted galaxies!

As soon as it landed, it set up a sword formation based on starlight around her.

As soon as the sword formation appeared, a chillingly sharp aura swept across the surrounding area, blowing her hair, which had been hanging down in front of her, backward.

Rumble!!!

The next instant, the sky above the capital was completely engulfed by sword light and Dao Origin.

Emperor Daye held no blade, yet he used his own Dao Origin as the sharpest point, transforming it into a golden blade aura that stretched for hundreds of feet. With a single slash, it was as if Heavenly Punishment had descended upon the world.

Where the blade's energy blazed intensely, visible cracks were torn in the Void, their edges crackling with dazzling golden lightning, hissing and evaporating the surrounding sea of clouds into nothingness.

Daoist Shurong's Seven Star Sword Formation was equally extraordinary.

The seven rays of starlight were like seven peerless swords drawn from their sheaths, each shining with its own brilliance, reaching the pinnacle of mystery.

Two terrifying auras collided violently in the Void.

Chen Lingxi was momentarily unable to comprehend such terrifying killing Divine Ability.

He took in all of this from the perspective of Emperor Daye.

The immense power contained in the two powerful figures' every move, and the Daoist principles that stirred the forces of heaven and earth with every gesture, all shook his mind.

The Sight-Roaming shattered at that moment!

Chen Lingxi closed her eyes, but the image of that earth-shattering battle was still vivid in her mind.

"Are all Dao Foundation Early Stage cultivators this powerful? Or are Daoist Shurong and Emperor Daye significantly stronger than the other cultivators?"

Chen Lingxi was secretly alarmed.

and...

"Emperor Daye just said... that the extraterrestrial cultivators are 'just the beginning'."

Chen Lingxi's mind raced.

"Could it be that he knew about the arrival of the powerful projection from the Dao-Below Academy?"

"But what does 'just the beginning' mean?"