Entering the Dao Palace Secret Realm

The Golden Core was miraculous; the moment it entered his body, it dissolved.

It was as though boundless life essence surged forth, washing over every inch of Jiang Yun's body.

Gradually, Jiang Yun felt his flesh, organs, bones, and divine sense withering away.

His body seemed to have become a dried corpse, devoid of the slightest fluctuation of life.

His withered yellow hair hung loosely, as if it had been dried out for centuries.

Then, both his body and divine sense transformed amid that decay, forming an alternative rebirth. This cycle repeated nine times.

Only after nine consecutive transformations did he complete the metamorphosis of the Other Shore Realm.

Ordinary cultivators used Source or spiritual medicines to provide the resources needed for their bodies' transformation.

With the aid of the One-Turn Golden Core, even Jiang Yun's divine sense underwent a transformation from within to without.

The tiny figure between his brows was no longer hazy and illusory, but as lifelike as a real person.

It was no less remarkable than the transformation when he had become a Demigod Physique.

His cultivation in the Wheel and Sea Realm had initially reached completion.

Yet the boundless life essence supplied by the One-Turn Golden Core had only consumed a small portion.

His palm-sized Sea of Bitterness shimmered with rippling light, incomparably radiant, and had transformed into an azure hue.

Above the Sea of Bitterness lay a pure land shrouded in mist. High in the sky, he vaguely saw an immense Dao Palace appear.

The Sea of Reincarnation lay beneath the navel, while the Dao Palace was above it.

The Dao Palace corresponded to the five viscera. It could give rise to five Divine Spirits, transform Dao power, and increase vitality. It was the place where life was nurtured.

The heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were collectively known as the five viscera, also called the Five Gods.

They stored essence without leaking it, contained life without decaying, and formed an exceedingly powerful secret realm within the human body.

It was like the Daoist School's teaching of refining the five qì within one's chest to attain the realm of Five Qis Returning to Origin.

The Five Gods gave birth to the Five Elements. The five qì were pure and subtle, connected to Heaven and linked to Earth, flowing on without end.

With the panel's help, Jiang Yun had long since thoroughly comprehended the Sea of Bitterness Secret Realm within the "Dao Scripture."

Standing within the Sea of Bitterness Secret Realm, the Heavenly Gate above manifested and opened. Jiang Yun rode the Divine Bridge into the sky.

Stepping inside, he arrived in another level of heaven and earth.

At the same time, outside Jiang Yun's body, the qì of the Five Gods shot into the heavens like five dragon-like streams of divine smoke, striving to soar into the firmament.

In the end, they were blocked by the Dao Runes laid within the pill chamber and did not manifest outside.

Having reached the Dao Palace Secret Realm, Jiang Yun's most pressing task was to choose an organ and cultivate one Divine Spirit.

Regarding cultivation in the Dao Palace Secret Realm, the "Dao Scripture" could evolve the fire qì of the Vermilion Emperor of the South, the wood qì of the Azure Emperor of the East, the earth qì of the Central Yellow Emperor, the metal qì of the Western White Emperor, and the water qì of the Black Emperor of the North—five great Divine Spirits.

The human body corresponded to heaven and earth. The Divine Treasury of the heart was like the sun hanging high in the sky, the foundation of all vitality, and thus the utmost priority.

Therefore, Jiang Yun planned to first cultivate the water qì of the Black Emperor of the North.

The kidneys stored essence. Cultivating this Divine Spirit first could make his qì and blood flourish and nourish his mind.

His profound Grand Dao method lay within it.

Having just entered the Dao Palace Secret Realm, Jiang Yun took control of his kidneys and evolved the Black Emperor of the North.

With the One-Turn Golden Core's aid, he cultivated half of Dao Palace First Heaven in the blink of an eye.

After finally exhausting the vigorous life essence of the One-Turn Golden Core, Dao Palace First Heaven was about to reach completion.

Advancing into the Dao Palace brought Jiang Yun immense gains. His body became extraordinarily powerful; with every gesture, it seemed he could pierce heaven and earth.

Jiang Yun could shatter ordinary treasure artifacts with his bare body. He could likely even clash head-on with spirit artifacts.

Yet Jiang Yun's gains from this cultivation did not end there.

Within his Sea of Reincarnation, a tall figure faintly emerged, though it was still somewhat illusory.

It was another version of himself, seated high in the Ninth Heaven, surrounded by rivers of stars and overlooking heaven and earth, like an Immortal King about to descend upon the Nine Heavens.

Behind the Immortal King, a Dao Diagram was also on the verge of appearing.

The Sea of Reincarnation evolved Yin-Yang, while the Divine Treasury transformed into the Five Elements.

The complete cultivation of the "Dao Scripture," the nurturing of his Divine Physique, and the assistance of the One-Turn Golden Core—

All of it allowed the phenomenon within Jiang Yun's Sea of Reincarnation to take initial form.

The fist-sized Source Pearl within his Sea of Reincarnation rose and fell beneath the sky before the Immortal King's phantom.

It seemed as heavy as mountains and rivers. Occasionally, profound and unfathomable mysterious symbols emerged from within the pearl.

The several hundred characters of ancient scripture Jiang Yun had obtained from the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin had already been initially imprinted within it, awaiting Jiang Yun to deepen them continuously.

With the cultivation of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements, and the constant expansion of space—

One day, an entirely new world would be opened within the Source Pearl.

Jiang Yun rose to his feet and took a step forward. Nine Secrets: Xing circulated, and the pill chamber's barriers seemed not to exist as he appeared out of thin air in the valley.

Previously, he had merely been faster and stronger; even when inscribing Dao Texts, he only knew how, not why.

Leaping into the Dao Palace, he aligned with Heaven and merged with Earth. The Dao followed nature, and his realm had risen by a great margin.

All manner of profound scriptures and secret arts began to reveal their miraculous properties.

Jiang Yun stood in the air like a Banished Immortal descending into the mortal world, his robes fluttering, ethereal and graceful. The scene was like both poetry and a painting.

He freely savored the vastness of the sky, the boundless breadth of the earth, and the dazzling immensity of the starry river.

Cultivation had not yet succeeded. He still needed to work hard.

As Jiang Yun considered matters, he felt ready to proceed with the next stage of his plan.

Having reached the Dao Palace Secret Realm, cultivation required vast resources. Shallow waters could not raise a Flood Dragon.

In the small region of Yan Kingdom, the Dao Palace was the pinnacle. If he wanted to advance further and obtain abundant resources—

Returning to the Jiang Family Ancestral Lineage was the best choice.

Yet if he rashly went to the Jiang Family Ancestral Lineage without anyone to rely on, the mutual oppression among great families would be no easier than slaughter in the cultivation world.

Thus, Jiang Yun wanted to find himself someone to rely on—a powerful backer.

And God King Jiang Taixu was undoubtedly the best choice.

God King Jiang Taixu was a character Jiang Yun remembered deeply: loyal and righteous, with talent that astonished the world.

He would be an excellent backer throughout the early and middle stages in the Big Dipper.

Who in the world deserved white robes? Only God King Jiang Taixu.

At present, the God King was still trapped within Purple Mountain. Having survived four thousand years without dying, his realm had long since reached at least that of an Ancient Saint.

It was only that his origin had dried up and his lifespan was nearing its end. If no one saved him, he could only sink within Purple Mountain.

Although Jiang Yun did not yet possess an Immortal Elixir fruit and could not help the God King live another lifetime—

If he could refine a Five-Turn Golden Core suited for a Saint, extend the God King's life by a thousand years, and teach him Nine Secrets: Zhe—

Then, with the God King's astonishing talent, he could replenish his origin and return to his peak.

However, before going to save the God King, he still needed to prepare some things. Without Source, one could not take a single step outside.

The Domain Gate and the materials for refining the Five-Turn Golden Core both required Source.

Moreover, Jiang Yun still had several portions of materials left for refining the One-Turn Golden Core.

Before leaving Yan Kingdom, he needed to refine several more One-Turn Golden Cores to improve his Dao companions' strength.

He also could not stop refining Hundred-Grass Liquid. In Yan Kingdom, Hundred-Grass Liquid was the most basic cultivation resource and in the greatest demand; there was no need to worry about finding buyers.

In the time ahead, Jiang Yun would begin preparing to leave Yan Kingdom.