Profound Water Grotto-Heaven, a Divine Ability Obtained!

In the Heart Sea Secret Realm--

Qin Lu and Lin Xuan walked side by side, with the latter deliberately lagging half a step behind to emphasize their relative importance. It must be said, however, that Lin Xuan...

She's quite cunning; she seems to have been well-trained!

As they ventured deeper into the ruins of the Eight Seas Dao Sect, Lin Xuan began to explain, "This Heart Sea Secret Realm was built by the founder of the Eight Seas Dao Sect, the Eight Seas True Lord..."

"The space is quite vast, and it has formed a complete ecosystem; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a small world."

"Besides the core area, the four cardinal directions are divided into four sections, corresponding to spring, summer, autumn, and winter, where various Spirit Plant are cultivated..."

"These four areas are not only large-scale Spirit Plant areas, but also habitats for numerous Demon Beast. Each race occupies a mountain as its own, maintaining a basic ecological cycle, due to the independent integrity of the Heart Sea Secret Realm..."

"Therefore, many unique species have evolved in this area."

"The Ink Qilin Horse clan, possessing the bloodline of the Qilin, is the best riding spirit beast, and its combat strength is also quite good..."

"There are also the Great Void Manta Ray. Although their overall combat strength isn't great, they are masters of spatial manipulation. Third-Tier Great Void Manta Ray can briefly tear through space to escape."

"Besides these, there are many other exotic beasts, which the master will naturally learn about in the future..."

"The Eight Seas Dao Sect ruins we are in now are not the original Eight Seas Dao Sect, but a backup left behind by the Eight Seas Dao Sect."

"It contains a wealth of information, including the core traditions and Law Technique of the Eight Seas Dao Sect, almost a complete record of everything that happened to the Eight Seas Dao Sect back then..."

"At the same time, this ruin is also the central array eye of the Eight Seas Grand Array, followed by the secondary array eyes in the eight directions of the secret realm, maintained by the Treasures of the Eight Immortals. The entire grand array is powered by a medium-sized Spirit Vein underground..."

"Now that you, my lord, have mastered the Eight Seas Command Token, it is equivalent to mastering the Eight Seas Grand Array, which is Fifth-Tier formation."

"Ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator would find it almost impossible to break through this formation..."

"If Your Majesty is willing, this formation can be released, and it will no longer suppress cultivators or Demon Beast from Core Formation..."

"At the same time, it can also guarantee resistance against the attack of the transformed Demon Emperor."

"This is something that Your Majesty needs to manage carefully. Once the restrictions are lifted, there will inevitably be a large number of newly promoted Core Formation..."

"There might be some trouble."

Speaking of this--

The two had arrived at an extremely ancient and simple hall; this was the very core of the Heart Sea Secret Realm...

Lin Xuan then explained, "This is where the Eight Seas True Lord passed away, and it is also the place of inheritance."

"It is the Eight Seas Dao Sect, the ultimate legacy."

Having said that--

Qin Lu stepped forward, the Eight Seas Command Token in his hand slowly flying towards the gate, finally embedding itself in a groove, as smooth as if it were a single piece...

The ancient and heavy gate opened, bursting forth with dazzling golden light. Qin Lu was not afraid; the moment he stepped through the gate, it closed automatically.

But in front of Qin Lu, everything was completely different!

A small, secluded Grotto-Heaven appeared before Qin Lu's eyes...

He walked on a calm body of water, surrounded by lotus flowers swaying gently, while an old Daoist priest sat in the center opposite him.

The old Wind Dao, dressed in a blue robe, with a ruddy and radiant complexion, resembling an old man in deep sleep. But Qin Lu knew...

He was dead; there was no sign of life in his body!

With Qin Lu's current Divine Sense, he naturally examined the area inside and out, finding that the Nascent Soul within the body had already completely vanished...

The old Daoist was none other than the Eight Seas True Lord, and in his hand he held up something!

It was a scroll, and despite being over three thousand years old, it showed no signs of decay whatsoever, except for this one scroll itself...

The other item was the ring on Eight Seas True Lord's finger.

besides--

Within the Grotto-Heaven, there was nothing else; there were no treasures scattered everywhere as one might have imagined, nor any divine weapons or magical artifacts...

There was only one ring and one scroll.

Qin Lu walked up to the Eight Seas True Lord, but instead of rushing to take it, he respectfully kowtowed three times and bowed nine times to show his respect...

Regardless.

Qin Lu received the legacy of the Eight Seas today, which can be considered as a favor from this senior. Now, he has personally witnessed this figure from thousands of years ago...

More or less, they all held a certain degree of awe.

Coincidentally, it was this very sense of awe that unknowingly saved Qin Lu's life...

Qin Lu didn't notice at all that the corners of the Eight Seas True Lord's mouth had turned up slightly, a smile that carried a hint of relief and a sense of liberation.

But this obsession vanished completely upon seeing Qin Lu...

After Qin Lu finished his greetings, he saw the body of the Eight Seas True Lord slowly turn into dust and finally disappear before his eyes...

Only the scroll and the ring remain, floating in Void!

Perhaps realizing something, Qin Lu bowed respectfully again, and then the scroll and ring fell into Qin Lu's hands...

At the same time, a message was forcibly injected into my mind...

He told Qin Lu what these two items were and how to use them, as if it were perfectly natural, deeply engraved in his sea of Divine Sense...

"The Profound Water Grotto-Heaven Ring was created by the Eight Seas True Lord using the essence of his life's Dao Law, extracting a corner of the Great Dao of Profound Water, and refining it into Grotto-Heaven!"

"It is a top-tier training ground!"

Qin Lu lit up with joy as he put the Profound Water Grotto-Heaven Profound Water Grotto-Heaven Ring on his index finger. Besides being a top-tier Daoist temple...

It is also a Fifth-Tier Heaven-Penetrating Spirit Treasure, capable of freely manipulating the Mystic Water Dao Principles and casting various Water Dao spells. At the same time, it is also a top-tier defensive treasure!

But the most important point --

This concerns future breakthroughs in cultivation realms. According to the information left by the Eight Seas True Lord, it involves refining a unique Grotto-Heaven of one's own...

It is the key to breaking through to a certain level in the future!

Whether it's an item used to break through to the Spirit Transformation or an item used to break through to an even higher realm, there's no specific description. It's also said that the Eight Seas True Lord received some kind of mysterious inheritance...

It was only by chance that I learned that the method of refining this Grotto-Heaven was likely left by a Spirit Transformation cultivator, according to the speculation of the Eight Seas True Lord. However, it is also possible that it came from the Upper Realm!

As for the specifics, that's left for future generations to discover...

The other scroll, also related to this mysterious inheritance, is a simplified version of a Great Divine Ability, from the time of the Eight Seas True Lord...

It was only after learning this method that he was able to overcome all obstacles and successfully break through to the Nascent Soul!

Its Dharma name is: Dao-Transforming Immortal-Extinguishing Hand!

It is an extremely powerful Great Divine Ability technique, and its effects, as its name suggests, are divided into: Transformation into the Dao and Destruction into Immortals...

The word "Hua Dao" is easy to understand, which means to fundamentally disintegrate the opponent's Dao!

The phrase "annihilate immortals" is easier to understand; its power is sufficient to annihilate immortals and gods!

The Dao-Transforming Immortal-Extinguishing" —just four short words—revealed an extraordinary murderous intent. It contained neither flashy abilities nor ornate embellishments...

They practically wrote the word "invincible" on the scroll!

"Dao-Transforming Immortal-Extinguishing, how interesting!"

"This Divine Ability is enough to be considered a decisive factor in victory or defeat. As my cultivation level increases, I have more methods to deal with my enemies..."

"But it's by no means a decisive, high-powered method!"

"I'm not a pure sword cultivator. Even if I comprehend Sword Intent, it's still passable at the Golden Core stage, but at the Nascent Soul..."

"My Sword Dao is rather inadequate, unless I can cultivate my Sword Qi to the point of complete control, like the Mysterious True Lord Mystic Sword..."

"Otherwise, relying solely on Sword Intent is no longer enough to determine victory or defeat."

As his cultivation level increased, Qin Lu became acutely aware of his own shortcomings. In his early years, he Poison Dao primarily on poison techniques, yet he lacked any ability for direct combat...

Later, he cultivated both soul and sword, becoming virtually invincible at the Dao Foundation Realm!

After Core Formation, cultivating the three paths together allows one to kill cultivators of the same realm, but this is mostly achieved by overwhelming them with the power of the Dao Law, rather than relying on the strange techniques of the Soul Dao...

Only then can they display such overwhelming dominance!

But at this point, the weakness of insufficient lethality becomes apparent...

As one's cultivation level increases, the opponents one encounters will become stronger, and their abilities will become more comprehensive and unpredictable. At that point, the methods of the Soul Dao...

But that might not work!

However, after mastering the Dao-Transforming Immortal-Extinguishing Hand, Qin Lu's combat power will increase several levels, granting him a decisive and crucial technique...

Combined with the strangeness of the Soul Dao and the strength of the physical body.

Qin Lu has thus filled in all the gaps in his own abilities, making his own Daoist system increasingly perfect...