Pan Xuan immersed himself in these insights, unaware of how much time had passed.
When he opened his eyes again, the light within them was deeper than before, as though he had gained some ability to see into the essence of heaven and earth.
He rose, withdrew the restrictions around him, and looked northwest across Wuyi Mountain.
There was another Innate Restrictions there.
Pan Xuan transformed into a streak of golden light and flew northwest.
For him, ten thousand li took only a moment.
He landed in an even more secluded valley. The vegetation here was denser than at the previous site, with ancient trees towering into the sky and vines woven together, almost blotting out the heavens.
Deep in the valley, a waterfall cascaded from above. Its waters roared, and the spray formed a rainbow in the sunlight.
Pan Xuan's divine sense locked onto the restriction's location, behind the waterfall.
Beyond its curtain of water, the entrance to a cave was faintly visible, but an invisible restriction concealed it. Without the Law Deity's blessing, it would have been impossible to discover.
Pan Xuan flew before the waterfall. The Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler flew out from between his brows and hovered above his head.
Taking the Heaven-Measuring Ruler in hand, he lightly swept it across the restriction.
Xuanhuang merit light cut into the restriction like an invisible blade.
This restriction was different from the one around the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin.
It was older and more resilient, containing a power that renewed itself without end.
It was the power of life, the power of creation, somewhat similar to the aura of the Innate Gourd Vine, but purer and more tranquil.
Pan Xuan used the Heaven-Measuring Ruler's power to measure rules and standards to seek out the restriction's weak points.
He discovered that