Powerhouses of the Great Xuanzhuo Realm Descend

In the Eastern King Palace, Chen Lingxi sat cross-legged.

After entering the Qi Circulation, Eleventh Floor, the spiritual Qi within his body had become incredibly abundant.

The Three Flowers on its head emitted Mystic Light, with the Golden Essence Flower being the most enormous.

After Chen Lingxi broke through his cultivation level, he began to use what he had gained to comprehend the second profound Mystery Mechanism of the Realm of True Edict of Audience with the Dao Palace-Knocking Realm.

The Golden Essence Flower atop his head had grown to the size of a mountain, its essence as vast as a river bursting its banks.

Under the True Edict of Audience with the Dao and the Realm of the Palace-Knocking Realm, the illusory figure of the Heaven-Inviting Great Sage breathed day and night in that simple Inner Divine Palace, with surging essence washing over his limbs, bones, internal organs, muscles, and skin like a tide.

Chen Lingxi planned to use this powerful energy to break through the second Mystery Mechanism of the Palace-Knocking Realm.

On this day, Chen Lingxi on the sandalwood throne in the main hall of the Eastern King Palace, his eyes closed, looking inward at himself.

Within the Consciousness Sea, the blurry silhouette transformed from the Heaven-Inviting Great Sage Audience-with-the-Dao Diagram still stood tall and imposing.

The stars swirled around that figure, and the Great Sage Breath-Absorption carried an indescribable, profound energy.

The methods of True Edict of Audience with the Dao flowed through Chen Lingxi's mind.

The first Mystery Mechanism of the Palace-Knocking Realm [Great Sage Breath-Absorption] allows him to temper his physical body at all times, generating and circulating his essence and energy endlessly.

This made his physical body unprecedentedly strong.

The Second Profound Palace-Knocking Realm, according to the method, is to use the Great Sage Aura as a guide to knock on an invisible door in the Inner Divine Palace.

Once the door opens, the power of the Great Sage can be released outwards, enhancing all his physical attacks.

At that time, every gesture will be like the arrival of the Great Sage, which will not only enhance one's own spirit and Killing Power, but also seize the mind of the enemy and make the enemy feel great fear.

This Mystery Mechanism is called [Heaven-Inviting Might].

The meaning is derived from "inviting the might of the Great Sage to descend upon the mortal world".

The power of the Great Sage is so vast that even a mere wisp of it is enough to make mortal cultivators tremble with fear.

At this moment, Chen Lingxi calmed his mind and concentrated all his will on the Inner Divine Palace.

The phantom of the Great Heaven-Inviting Great Sage sat cross-legged on the high platform of the simple palace.

The Great Sage Sage's phantom was blurry, and his figure was only a vague outline, but his aura was extremely astonishing.

It was like an ancient deity who had emerged from the ages; though it was only a fleeting afterimage, it could still shake the heavens and the earth.

From the Golden Essence Flower atop Chen Lingxi's head, a rich essence continuously flowed into Chen Lingxi's body, while the Divine Lead Flower made Chen Lingxi increasingly clear-headed.

Chen Lingxi then closed his eyes and began to circulate the True Edict of Audience with the Dao, visualizing the Heaven-Inviting Great Sage.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Lingxi.

At the same time, Chen Lingxi felt an indescribable, powerful aura surge down from the high platform.

That kind of spirit was incredibly heavy and filled with power.

A look of understanding flashed in Chen Lingxi's eyes.

He sat cross-legged in the same spot and continued to practice the True Edict of Audience with the Dao Palace-Knocking Realm gate!

The method of True Edict of Audience with the Dao was still operating within him.

The aura descended from the Great Sage Sage's phantom surged forth, flowing into his body and even into his Consciousness Sea, allowing him to deeply experience the Great Sage's might!

At this moment, Chen Lingxi felt that he was no longer just a minor Qi Circulation Realm cultivator.

He seemed to have transformed into a Great Sage, standing tall and majestic like that Great Sage's illusory image, overlooking this world.

At that moment, Chen Lingxi clearly sensed that a wisp of aura was beginning to brew on the illusory figure of the Heaven-Inviting Great Sage within the Inner Divine Palace.

That is the Great Sage Aura.

Chen Lingxi contemplated the Great Sage Aura, and a terrifying Mystery Mechanism seemed to be brewing within him.

Two indescribable lights shone in his eyes.

That radiance seemed to echo the radiance in the eyes of the Great Sage's phantom on the high platform.

Then he stood up, and a towering, illusory figure vaguely appeared behind him.

As the phantom appeared, an indescribable pressure surged forth from his body.

At this moment, Chen Lingxi stood in the Eastern King Palace, head held high, his aura majestic and powerful, like a great Great Sage!

Chen Lingxi exhaled a breath of stale air, a slight smile appearing on her face.

"I have perfected the second profound Mystery Mechanism of the Palace-Knocking Realm, [Heaven-Inviting Might]."

"From this day forward, all my physical battles will be imbued with the Great Sage Aura."

He muttered to himself, his eyes clear. "With such spirit, ordinary cultivators would be intimidated before the battle even begins, their minds overwhelmed, their bodies suppressed, unable to unleash even six or seven tenths of their full combat power."

besides...

Chen Lingxi sensed her physical body.

The Great Sage's Breath-Assimilation Mystique still relies on the spiritual energy within Chen Lingxi's own Qi Sea.

The denser and stronger the spiritual energy, the faster Chen Lingxi's physical strength would increase, and his essence would become more abundant.

"Upon reaching the Qi Circulation, Eleventh Floor, my physical physical cultivation will continue to improve."

"Now that I have obtained the Mystery Mechanism of the Heaven-Inviting Might, it is as if a tiger has wings and Flood Dragon has entered the sea!"

Chen Lingxi a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in her heart.

"Although my spiritual cultivation is still only at the initial stage of the Qi Circulation, Eleventh Floor, in terms of Killing Power... I am far stronger than ordinary cultivators of the same level. Even those noble cultivators from great sects are no match for me."

A glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes.

"If we add the Thunder-Hiding Sword Canon, the Longevity Bridge, the Heaven-Seizing Seal, and other Mystic Realm Divine Ability... even among the noble disciples of those esteemed sects and immortal clans in the Great Xuanzhuo Realm, and even among the Twelve Levels of Qi Circulation, there are probably not many who can fight me."

Chen Lingxi grew increasingly confident and more satisfied with the method of cultivation called "Attendance at the True Edict of Audience with the Dao".

"I have not been practicing the True Edict of Audience with the Dao for long. Although I have mastered the two Mystery Mechanism of the Palace-Knocking Realm, there is still a distance between this Palace-Knocking Realm and perfection."

To advance to the next level of the Palace-Building Realm, one must refine Inner Divine Palace with a massive amount of essence, expanding it from a single room and hall into a true Great Sage Palace.

The process of True Edict of Audience with the Dao involves six stages: Palace-Knocking Realm, Palace-Building Realm, Image-Establishing Realm, Spirit-Illuminating Realm, True-Union Realm, and Sage-Transformation Realm.

The gap between each realm is as vast as an insurmountable chasm.

The Palace-Knocking Realm is merely the opening of the Inner Divine Palace, the worship of the inner divine phantom, and the use of the inner divine's breathing techniques to temper the physical body.

The Palace-Building Realm, on the other hand, involves constructing real palaces and pavilions within the Inner Divine Palace, expanding the simple one-room-one-hall structure into a magnificent Great Sage Palace.

At that time, the phantom of the inner god will also become more solid, and Chen Lingxi can also visualize and worship other inner gods, and his physical combat power will usher in a qualitative leap.

"However, the amount of vital energy required to the Palace-Building Realm is probably more than ten times that of someone at the Palace-Knocking Realm realm."

Chen Lingxi his head and sighed inwardly, "Relying solely on the Great Sage's Breath-Assimilation Mystique day and night, it would take countless years to accumulate enough essence... We still need to find some external aids."

"It's a pity that this Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven is devoid of spiritual energy, and rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures are extremely scarce... and it lacks the profound elixirs of the Great Xuanzhuo Realm."

"Or... if I could attain that Immortal Husk, and cultivate myself with the Immortal-Husk Essence, along with sufficient spiritual energy in my Qi Sea, I would probably be able to step into the second realm."

At that time, my physical body was incredibly powerful.

He suppressed these thoughts for the time being, stopped thinking about them, and stepped out of the Eastern King Palace.

Outside the cave, the sea of clouds surged, and the wind howled.

Chen Lingxi stood atop the mountain.

He Qi Observation in his eyes, his gaze piercing through layers of clouds and mist, looking towards the direction of Yuan River Prefecture.

Yuan River Prefecture remained unchanged.

Inside the Mystic Wonder Abbey, the halls and pavilions constructed from illusions still appeared real, and in the side room behind the temple, Liu Changle was still fast asleep.

Chen Lingxi withdrew her gaze and Subtle Insight.

"Changle must be extremely worried about Sun-Watching Peak. The other Liu Changle on Sun-Watching Peak is already seriously injured, but he is still reluctant to leave and wishes to return to this Cave Heaven."

Chen Lingxi shook his head, no longer looking at Liu Changle. With a slight thought, he immediately activated his Wandering Sight Divine Ability.

After Qi Circulation, Eleventh Floor, his Sight-Roaming range expanded to 16,000 li (approximately 8,000 kilometers) both horizontally and vertically.

"Spanning 16,000 li in length and width, such a vast area, I wonder if we can find any trace of Emperor Daye."

Chen Lingxi pondered these thoughts.

Inside the Divine Chamber, a wisp of Chen Lingxi's consciousness soared into the sky, traversing the Capital Circuit, Southern Lu Prefecture, Azure Splendor Prefecture, Heqing Prefecture, and even further afield to the Northern Snowfield, the southern seas, and the Great Zhou surrounding borders... Countless cities, mountains, and rivers flashed rapidly through his mind.

Then, Wandering Sight Divine Ability finally stopped at the deepest part of the Great Zhou Imperial City.

It was a dark and secluded side hall, located in a very remote corner of the Great Zhou Imperial Palace.

At this moment, however, a person was sitting cross-legged in this side hall.

It was none other than Emperor Daye, Ying Xian.

The emperor of the Great Li Dynasty is currently in the Great Zhou Imperial Palace!

He was dressed in a luxurious black robe, but his face still looked old.

What alarmed Chen Lingxi was that Emperor Daye had a surge of vital energy circulating around his body.

The essence, a pale golden color, swirled around him like a thin mist, and with each breath, it repaired his injuries at a visible speed.

"This is... the essence of Immortal Husk."

Chen Lingxi's pupils contracted slightly as he saw a faint golden light flickering beneath the palace grounds—the essence of the Immortal Husk.

The essence was extremely rich, continuously gushing from the ground and flowing into Emperor Daye's limbs and bones, nourishing his physical body.

"The Immortal Husk is taking place right here in the Great Zhou Imperial Palace!"

Emperor Daye seems to have been able to directly absorb the essence from the Immortal Husk, using it to repair the chronic illness he suffered from forcibly Sundial Reversal.

Chen Lingxi was surprised and continued watching.

Then he saw a middle-aged man in a dragon robe kneeling on the ground not far in front of Emperor Daye.

The man had a heroic face and wore an imperial crown; he was none other than the Emperor of the Great Zhou!

At this moment, the Emperor of the Greater Celestial Circuit knelt there, his face calm as still water, but his eyes filled with deep reverence.

"It seems that the Great Zhou emperor has had his memories implanted by the Emperor Daye."

Chen Lingxi with emotion.

For someone like Emperor Daye, this Cave Heaven was indeed within easy reach, without any difficulty whatsoever.

"Emperor Daye deliberately used his Immortal Husk Immortal Husk as bait, exposing its aura to the world and attracting the covetous eyes of many powerful figures in the Great Xuanzhuo Realm. Meanwhile, he hid deep within the Great Zhou Imperial Palace, using the Immortal-Husk Essence to heal his injuries."

Chen Lingxi silently thought to himself, then pondered, "He dares to do this, he must have a deeper scheme."

This person's cunning and scheming Non-Self comprehension.

But no one knows what they are plotting.

He pondered for a moment, then made up his mind.

"Emperor Daye was also a local figure, and he faced the same crisis as me."

"Once the Cave Heaven is refined, both he and I will become nourishment from the World Essence within that World-Refining Furnace, and we will both die." He thought to himself, "Since he dares to expose his Immortal Husk, he has already disregarded life and death and is willing to fight to the death."

"If one can manage to deal with such a person, one might be able to find a glimmer of hope."

He recalled that during the last time Total Perception Evolution, Emperor Daye had signed the Qi-Walking Jade Law Book with him, saying that he would grant him a great fortuitous opportunity.

The Jade Law Document, though naturally harboring malicious intent, also revealed Emperor Daye's certain schemes against him.

"What is he plotting against me? I am nothing more than a Qi Circulation Realm cultivator, as insignificant as an ant to him."

Chen Lingxi narrowed his eyes. "When Total Perception, he said he would wait until I reached the Heavenward Realm... There must be a reason for this."

The more he thought about it, the more unfathomable Emperor Daye seemed, yet the more curious he became.

"Next time Total Perception, I should go to the Great Zhou Imperial Palace and meet this Emperor Daye in person."

If we can glean some useful information, then the trip will not have been in vain.

Once Chen Lingxi made up her mind, she stopped thinking about it.

He withdrew from the Sight-Roaming, opened his eyes, and continued his practice and Sight-Roaming retreat day after day, patiently waiting for the right opportunity.

Several dozen days later, Chen Lingxi, as usual, sat cross-legged in the Eastern King Palace and activated his Wandering Sight Divine Ability to observe the movements of Emperor Daye.

His gaze fell upon a side hall of the Great Zhou Imperial Palace, where he saw Emperor Daye suddenly open his eyes.

With a flick of his wrist, an ancient bronze mirror appeared in his palm.

It was indeed the Mirror-Listening Cauldron.

Chen Lingxi a chill run down her spine.

Emperor Daye gently tossed the mirror aside and raised his hand to unleash a golden Dao Origin.

The Dao Origin entered the mirror and transformed into countless golden tadpole-like characters, which flowed wildly across the mirror surface.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Lingxi witnessed an astonishing scene.

Through the perspective of Emperor Daye, he witnessed firsthand the scene within the Mirror-Listening Cauldron flying out of the Great Zhou Imperial Palace.

The scene soared over the palace walls, over the imperial city, over countless prefectures, mountains, lakes, and seas, flying straight away!

Ultimately, the scene was captured in a small town in Heqing Prefecture.

The small town was nestled among the mountains and was unremarkable.

But at this moment, a faint glimmer of spiritual light could be seen shooting into the sky from within the small town, outlining a blurry figure in black robes.

The figure materialized from the moonlight, its aura as deep and unfathomable as an abyss, unlike any other being in this world.

The scene shifts again.

Deep in the North Sea, a water snake coils among the seabed reefs.

The water snake was only as thick as a bowl, with dull gray scales, and was no different from an ordinary sea snake.

Suddenly, its aura surged, a single horn sprouted from its head, and sharp claws emerged from its belly, transforming into a hundred-zhang- Flood Dragon in just a few breaths.

The Flood Dragon burst forth from the sea, raised its head and let out a deafening roar, stirring up wind and waves and creating towering tidal waves.

The scene changes three times.

South Sea Province, a remote fishing village.

A fisherwoman sat on a rock by the sea, holding a half-finished fishing net in her hand.

The fishing net was made of hemp thread, rough and simple, and her hands were covered with calluses from years of hard work.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes, which shone brightly, as if they were brewing an indescribable Mystery Mechanism.

She looked down at her calloused hands, a smile that seemed completely out of character for her age appearing on her lips.

The scene continues.

Within the territory of Great Li, in a long-abandoned ancient temple, the clay statue of a deity enshrined in the temple suddenly opened its eyes, and a flash of blood-red light appeared in them.

In Guanshan Prefecture, beneath a riverbed that had been dry for decades, silt churned and a stone coffin emerged from the earth, its lid smashed open from the inside out by a tremendous force.

In Cloud Prefecture, a mad beggar who spent his days begging on the streets suddenly stopped, looked up at the sky, and a purple light flashed in his eyes.

Deep in the Northern Snowfield, an iceberg cracked open, and a young man dressed in white emerged from it, exuding a chilling aura. Every step he took created a hundred feet of ice.

"These characters..."

As Chen Lingxi looked at these scenes, her heart was filled with turmoil.

"Within this Cave Heaven, countless powerful figures from the Great Xuanzhuo Realm are descending upon this place using various mysterious methods."

"It seems that the means of descending to this world are not limited to the Myriad Realms Projection used by the Dao-Below Academy."