Light Orb

Mists and clouds drifted about as a magnificent palace floated alone amidst the haze.

The entire heavenly palace was the deep, restrained color of a starry night sky, its radiance flickering on and off.

Its material resembled neither jade nor gold, yet it was tougher than ten thousand-year Mystic Iron and contained an immortal Dao essence that had endured countless tribulations without wearing away, existing since ancient times.

Xuan Qing stood beside Dong Lin, pride in his gaze. "This is the foundation of our Profound Dao Celestial Sect—the Soaring Cloud Heavenly Palace!

"You must have heard about this top-tier Dao artifact of our sect from him already.

"I will not introduce it further. This is your father's door plaque." With that, Xuan Qing handed him a warm jade plaque.

Xuan Qing led Dong Lin to the entrance of a side hall. After carefully giving him several instructions, he turned and left.

Standing before the magnificent palace, Dong Lin felt as though he had entered a dreamlike immortal realm, his astonishment impossible to conceal.

He steadied himself and walked toward the side hall guards, respectfully presenting the jade plaque he had just received from Xuan Qing. The guards took it and inspected it carefully. After confirming it was valid, they nodded slightly.

Dong Lin slowly stepped through the side hall doors, and a statue several dozen meters tall came into view.

The statue had been carved from a single piece of warm white jade. It emitted a soft, holy glow, as though lightly veiled by a thin gauze.

Its posture was solemn and imposing, and it radiated an aura that inspired reverence, making one instinctively want to bow in worship.

The lighting inside the side hall was somewhat dim, making the statue appear even more mysterious and inviolable amid the hazy shadows.

There were three large elevators on each side, tools meant to make it easier for sect disciples to travel between floors.

"There are elevators too? This is so modern."

Dong Lin stepped onto an elevator that had just arrived on the first floor and quietly waited according to the information on the jade plaque.

As the elevator slowly rose, Dong Lin could not help feeling nervous and expectant. When it reached the thirty-ninth floor, he hurriedly jumped off.

Dong Lin quickly found Room Seventy-Two on the thirty-ninth floor and inserted the door plaque into a groove beside the door.

As a soft green glow lit up at the bottom of the groove, the door gradually became translucent.

Dong Lin took a deep breath and stepped inside. The door behind him solidified again in an instant.

The spiritual energy inside was abundant, as though an invisible spiritual river flowed through the room.

Dong Lin did not know how strong this body was. It seemed he had never learned any cultivation methods, so he could only vaguely sense that the environment inside was more comfortable than outside. For now, he could not experience the many benefits brought by the high concentration of spiritual energy.

The room was not large, with only an inner and outer chamber.

In the inner room sat an ancient incense burner and a meditation cushion.

Three or four crystalline jade stones were scattered beside the cushion. They gave off a faint glow and were perhaps treasures that assisted cultivation.

The outer room was simply furnished, containing only a square table and three chairs.

The table itself had an excellent texture. Its surface was smooth as a mirror, its wood grain as fine as silk. It felt warm and comfortable beneath his hand, clearly made from carefully selected wood.

Dong Lin leaned against the table and felt a warm current enter his body. Even the mental injuries left by the demon wind seemed to ease somewhat.

There was only a teapot and a small jar of tea on the table, making the room seem somewhat desolate.

On the right-hand wall after entering hung a painting of a lifelike white tiger.

The white tiger occupied most of the painting, and its powerful yet elegant posture was deeply striking.

The sleek lines of muscle beneath its body seemed to contain inexhaustible power. Its sharp, resolute eyes appeared capable of seeing through everything in the world. Under the light, the tiger's fluffy white fur showed subtle changes, as though spiritual power faintly flowed within it.

Naturally, Dong Lin, who knew nothing about the cultivation world, could not discern any mystery in the painting.

With nothing to do, he rested his forehead on his folded arms atop the table and slowly closed his eyes.

As time slowly passed, Dong Lin's mind, injured by the demon wind, gradually recovered under the table's extraordinary effects.

As his mental injuries gradually healed, a pale yellow orb slowly appeared in Dong Lin's mind.

"What is this?" Dong Lin sensed the mysterious yellow orb in his mind.

Deep within his sea of consciousness floated a pale golden orb the size of a pebble.

The spiritual light resembled a nebular vortex from the birth of the universe. Fine Dao patterns, like tiny tadpoles, flowed across its surface, and each revolution released countless seal characters.

The instant his divine sense touched the orb, Dong Lin's pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints—a vast torrent of information, like a pouring galaxy, crashed into his mind!

He dropped to his knees as though struck by lightning, his ten fingers digging deeply into the Azure Steelstone floor as thin streaks of blood seeped from between them.

Over the course of the two-hour inheritance, the air in the room actually condensed into liquid spiritual energy rain, leaving tiny dents in the green bricks.

When the spiritual tide receded, Dong Lin leaned weakly against the stone wall, gasping for breath, yet an excited curve appeared at the corner of his lips.

The overwhelming information surged madly into Dong Lin's mind, nearly making him lose consciousness. His head felt stuffed to the brim, unbearably uncomfortable.

Two hours later, Dong Lin finally recovered.

Dong Lin lay sprawled on the floor, gasping heavily as beads of sweat seeped from his forehead and dripped onto the ground.

The process had been far too painful.

Within the yellow orb were two cultivation arts.

"Where did these come from? These have already gone beyond the scope of ordinary cultivation arts, haven't they?"

After digesting the information brought by the yellow orb, Dong Lin sharply inhaled.

One was called Command the Five Thunders, and the other was called the Eight-Nine Mystical Art!

The Eight-Nine Mystical Art, also known as the Nine-Turn Mystical Art. In Dong Lin's memory, it was the foundational immortal art cultivated by Pure Source Marvelous Dao True Lord.

And Pure Source Marvelous Dao True Lord was the God of War of the Heavenly Court, Yang Jian!

Dong Lin excitedly rubbed his hands together.

Dong Lin knew the Erlang True Lord of Guanjiang Estuary in the Heavenly Court very well.

Even in a place like the Heavenly Court, where great figures gathered, his combat strength ranked among the very best.

And the Eight-Nine Mystical Art he cultivated was also a supreme creation art that led directly to the Great Dao.

It was no less impressive than Great Sage Sun's Great Product Celestial Immortal Art.

Dong Lin carefully sensed the mysteries within this divine art, but its complex, vast, and obscure information was beyond the understanding of someone like him, who currently knew nothing about cultivation.

Dong Lin was completely in the dark about this divine art and could not make heads or tails of it.

He could only set the divine art aside for now, then try to digest the other cultivation art, Command the Five Thunders.

The four words sounded somewhat familiar to Dong Lin, and he pondered for a moment.

Perhaps the immense amount of information had triggered related memories, making Dong Lin's recollection exceptionally clear.

The Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Arts, also known as the Thirty-Six Transformations.

Command the Five Thunders was one of them.

It was another supreme divine ability of creation.

Unfortunately, Dong Lin truly knew nothing about it.

After obtaining these two top-tier immortal arts from the mythological legends of his previous life, Dong Lin relaxed completely.

He found it easier to accept that his soul had crossed into this place.

Having no support at all and having a cheat were entirely different feelings.

Even if Dong Lin could not use this cheat yet.

With nothing to do, Dong Lin left his room, intending to wander around the grand hall where the inner sect was located.

At that moment, the outer sect disciple jade plaque hanging from Dong Lin's waist stirred.

Dong Lin immediately picked up the jade plaque to check the information within.

This sect jade plaque was incredibly wondrous. Even an ordinary person like Dong Lin could easily sense the information inside the instant he touched it.

Outer Sect Disciple Tasks:

1. Complete five Yellow-rank tasks from the sect's Merit Affairs Hall every five years.

2. Complete the first stage of the sect's Immortal Arts Hall within five years and finish the required courses.

(Special Approval) Inner Sect Disciple Benefits:

Inner sect disciple Dong Lin, please go to the sect's Cavern Repository to collect your entry resources.

Item List:

1. Ten Yellow-rank Qi-Gathering Pills and ten mid-grade Profound-rank Qi-Gathering Pills

2. Breath-and-Spirit Absorption Art

3. Profound-rank Self-Cleansing Robe

4. One Vajra Pill