The Shattered Great Yin Star
Where is this place?
The Lord Chui felt a blur before her eyes and found herself in a huge palace.
"This is... the Palace of Vast Cold."
Although he was also in the palace, Li Xuandu's expression was somewhat complicated.
Even though it was his first time here, he felt a strange sense of familiarity with the environment.
It's as if someone had imprinted the name and terrain of this place into their subconscious beforehand.
"There should be twelve crystal coffins there."
As Li Xuandu slowly walked into the inner hall, he indeed saw the twelve crystal coffins.
However, upon seeing the twelve crystal coffins, a look of astonishment appeared on Li Xuandu's face.
"How is this possible?"
Under the bewildered gaze of the Lord Chui, Li Xuandu strode to the front of the crystal coffin.
Inside the coffin, a young girl dressed in a plain white robe lay quietly, her expression serene as if she were simply sleeping.
"What's wrong?"
Following in Li Xuandu's footsteps, Lord Chui also saw the girl in the coffin.
Faced with the Lord Chui's doubts, Li Xuandu first glanced at the crystal coffin in front of him with a puzzled look.
Then, still puzzled, he turned his gaze to the crystal coffin in the farthest distance.
Unlike the other eleven coffins, the lid of that coffin had already been pushed open.
The Taiyin Maiden, who should have been lying inside, has also vanished.
"In my mind, this coffin should be empty."
Reaching out to try and open the coffin lid to no avail, Li Xuandu's face was also filled with bewilderment.
"How do you feel? Is it that dream again?"
Lord Chui immediately realized that it was all related to Li Xuandu's dream.
"No, it's not entirely related to that dream..."
"It seems I do indeed harbor a secret, but I wonder who this secret comes from."
After a brief moment of contemplation, Li Xuandu suddenly turned and walked out of the palace.
"Hey? What have you thought of now? Wait for me!"
Lord Chui hurriedly followed after him again, only then realizing how troublesome her current form was.
She wasn't a real human to begin with, and she had transformed into the appearance of a chubby girl.
With her short arms and Lord Chui often had to scramble and stumble several steps to barely catch up with Li Xuandu's one step.
"Sorry..."
Only after noticing Lord Chui's disheveled state did Li Xuandu snap out of his daze.
The next moment, Li Xuandu made a hand Method Formula and pointed at the Lord Chui.
Sizzle sizzle...
Originally a chubby girl, Lord Chui suddenly grew taller and transformed into a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl.
It wasn't just a change in appearance; Lord Chui felt that her current body was just like her original one, and she could use it without the slightest inconvenience.
"Huh? Fetal Transformation and Shape Shifting can be used like this?"
Feeling the flow of vital Yuan Qi and the eight extraordinary meridians within her body, Lord Chui was truly astonished this time.
She knew that Li Xuandu had extremely high attainments in the field of [Fetal Transformation and Shape Shifting].
To the surprise of the Lord Chui, his skill level was so incredibly high.
"This is a shortcut, only to temporarily give you the ability to protect yourself."
"After we leave, you'll still have to gradually rebuild your foundation."
The Lord Chui jumped around excitedly, clearly not taking Li Xuandu's words to heart as she was truly becoming human for the first time.
"Okay, okay!"
Li Xuandu glanced helplessly at Lord Chui; he knew this would happen.
That's why he hadn't used this method before to help him cultivate [Fetal Transformation and Shape Shifting].
The most important aspect of [Fetal Transformation and Shape Shifting] is the initial deformation process.
Only when a practitioner fully experiences the entire process and completes the transformation using their own power will the subsequent changes occur naturally.
"..."
Li Xuandu and Lord Chui walked out of the inner palace one after the other in a short time.
It was at this moment that Li Xuandu's inexplicable sense of familiarity surged back into his heart, allowing the two of them to leave the Palace of Vast Cold almost without any trouble.
"This was also brought to you by Yi the Dayi!?"
It wasn't until they left the palace that the slow-witted Lord Chui realized what the problem was.
Although the Palace of Vast Cold is deserted, its massive complex is not just for show.
Humans within this environment truly feel as insignificant as ants.
Therefore, theoretically, it is simply impossible to leave the Palace of Vast Cold in one go by following the correct path.
Maybe!
Looking down at the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow in his hand, Li Xuandu murmured, vaguely sensing something.
When Li Xuandu raised his head again, what came into his view was a moon shattered into pieces, resembling ruins.
"Fragmented" here is not an adjective, but means exactly what it says.
The entire moon shattered into countless fragments, with only the Palace of Vast Cold area remaining largely intact thanks to the protection of an unknown force.
With just a slight glance, Li Xuandu could see the broken wreckage drifting in the void.
Looking further into the distance, the endless starry sky and the vast earth came into view, presenting an eerie and stark contrast with the shattered moon.
"It's so cold!"
He couldn't help but shiver; Lord Chui's words successfully jolted Li Xuandu awake once more.
So this is the meaning of the Palace of Vast Cold?
Li Xuandu took the initiative to reach out and hold Lord Chui's hand, and the heat from the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow was naturally transferred to her as well.
On this desolate moon, the words "Guanghan" are more than just an adjective.
Especially now that the moon is broken, even within the Palace of Vast Cold, the omnipresent cold still chills one to the bone.
"Dayi, can you tell me what's going on now?"
Slowly raising the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow, Li Xuandu asked in a calm and composed voice.
As if it hadn't understood Li Xuandu's words at all, the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow remained unchanged.
Seeing this, Li Xuandu seemed to have expected it and began to chant incantations in a low voice. A small Eight Trigrams Purple-Gold Furnace flew out of his body.
As the [Samadhi True Fire] ignited the Eight Trigrams Purple-Gold Furnace, Li Xuandu completely dispelled all the chill within three feet of his body.
The heat from the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow was also covered, faintly emitting a golden light.
"Since you've chosen me, you should know who my teacher is."
"I don't like being a pawn, not even a pawn of the Great Heavenly Deity..."
"If you don't show yourself, I'll throw you into this Eight Trigrams Purple-Gold Furnace and completely refine you into a Sun-Shooting Arrow."
They wisely kept silent.
The Lord Chui simply watched quietly as Li Xuandu confronted the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow.
Influenced by Li Boyang, Lord Chui firmly believed that Law Treasure artifacts must be completely under the control of their masters.
Now that Li Xuandu has finally revealed his true colors, Lord Chui is even more eager for "Dayi" to continue feigning death.
As for Dayi's archery skills?
No matter how skilled one is in archery, can it compare to the Daoist magic of Celestial Person?
The Celestial Person advocated education for all, and that anyone with a desire could come and learn; they would not be as secretive as Dayi.
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