Chapter 567: Immortal Palace

Chapter 567: The Immortal Palace

"So, this young lady and Ning Tao don't have to stay here anymore?" The canary's delicate, doll-like face showed visible delight.

Though, for beings like them, ten thousand years might pass in the blink of an eye.

Yet she surely preferred to slowly experience the passage of time alongside Qi Yuan.

"Congratulations, husband!" Ning Tao's beautiful eyes also held a joyful expression.

It seemed her husband's cultivation had reached an unfathomable realm.

"I originally planned to step into the Yin Spirit and then come here to slay the Great Sun, the master of Taihuang Palace, but... that unlucky fellow... was slain by you, Ning Tao," Qi Yuan said casually.

Ning Tao, who was continuously condensing golden cores, possessed terrifying cultivation as well.

Moreover, the stellar golden cores here were all tangible, not mere phantom stars, and Ning Tao could draw on their power at any time.

With such a vast cosmos, it was indeed unfortunate that the Great Sun had run into Ning Tao's spear.

When Ning Tao unleashed the power of a million stellar golden cores, even someone as mighty as the Great Sun was instantly shattered.

After all, bigger meant stronger, and more meant better.

A single stellar golden core rivaled a Yang Spirit.

And this wasn't even the Sixth Heaven of the Immortal Realm; the stellar golden cores were real.

The moment he encountered Ning Tao, the Great Sun was doomed.

"So, I reckon his luck was too good in his youth, leading to misfortune in his later years.

First he ran into me, and then, in this vast cosmos, he somehow ran into you."

Qi Yuan sighed.

This cosmos was immeasurably vast, far vaster than the Divine Wood Cosmos.

Even Qi Yuan, with his Heaven-Opening Realm combat power, could not traverse it entirely.

"Condense for me!"

Qi Yuan made a move, and a beam of light landed on his first golden core.

That golden core, small in size, was like a miniature sun, yet its flames burned with exceptional intensity.

The Devouring Rule settled onto this golden core.

Then, the Devouring Rule spread unceasingly, extending to other places at a terrifying speed.

Every golden core star, at this moment, acquired the attribute of devouring.

"Speaking of devouring, one usually thinks of black holes. My stellar golden core also has a devouring attribute—what should I call this?"

Qi Yuan murmured to himself.

The stellar golden core, possessing the devouring attribute, would automatically and continuously devour other stars.

Until... all the stars in this cosmos became his golden cores.

"Indeed, the power unleashed by these millions of golden cores is enough to crush even a Realm Lord at the Rule Realm," Qi Yuan said, sensing the strength of the golden core stars.

If his golden cores were even more numerous, or even filled the entire cosmos, what kind of power would that be?

Ning Tao, clad in a black dress, with stockings and bare feet, stood in the void. She gazed into the distance at the stars, a look of delight in her eyes.

"This is much faster than when this young lady and Ning Tao refined stellar golden cores," the canary remarked from the side.

"Now that I've finally stepped into the Yin Spirit, the stellar golden cores can devour on their own. Not only that, but I can also... make anyone I glare at pregnant!" Qi Yuan said, turning to Ning Tao and joking, "Want me to give you a glare?"

"No!" Ning Tao quickly refused. She had always been somewhat yandere, though she rarely showed it. "This servant doesn't want to divide her heart among others."

"This young lady doesn't want that either—I'm still young!" the canary hurriedly added, clutching her belly.

Qi Yuan chuckled: "Since you both disagree, I'll just glare at this planet instead!"

With that, Qi Yuan glared at a distant ordinary planet.

In an instant, countless rules began to flow.

It was as if a deity had sprinkled the water of life upon the world.

"This one, and this one..."

Qi Yuan kept glaring at those planets.

One by one, the planets seemed to plunge into the water of life.

Countless rules descended, reshaping these worlds.

A full half-day passed before Qi Yuan ceased his actions.

A look of curiosity filled his eyes.

"Now, these planets have all been granted the chance to birth life. I wonder how many will eventually give rise to living beings."

He did not directly create life.

With his current power, he could conjure living beings from nothing.

But there was no need; he wanted to see life emerge by chance.

"Pity, even as powerful as I am, I cannot resurrect... the Five Ancestors of the Five Elements Forbidden Land. I must step into the fifth layer of the Yang Spirit, becoming a Dao Lord, to do so?"

Qi Yuan could now freely place marks on living beings. Once that being perished, as long as he paid the price, they could be reborn in the underworld.

But he could not resurrect those who had died before the underworld existed.

To resurrect them, he would need to reach the fifth layer of the Yang Spirit, the Dao Lord realm.

Once he became a Dao Lord, the Cosmic Mother River would form, and the true spirits of all beings could be found within it.

"Who would have thought the promise I made long ago would remain unfulfilled for so long."

Qi Yuan sighed.

Back then, in the Five Elements Forbidden Land of Wangyue Continent, when the Five Ancestors sacrificed themselves to help him master the forbidden land and refine the Five Elements Qi, he had resolved to revive them.

"Let's go... back to the Immortal Realm. As for the evolution of life here, let it follow its course. Who knows when strange and wondrous life forms might emerge."

Qi Yuan, with one arm around the canary and the other around Ning Tao, returned to Seven-Colored Peak.

He first tasted the little junior sister's cooking; she had indeed improved greatly.

Later, he went to find Jin Li and shared some tender moments. As for how tender—to put it crudely, he lifted her skirt and took her from behind.

...

Ziyuan Heaven.

A flash of light passed, and a domineering figure appeared.

"Haha, I've finally reached the Yang Spirit!"

After all these years, Ziyuan Daxue had ultimately chosen to break through to the Yang Spirit.

Ziyuan Xiaolu looked at her senior sister, envy clear on her face: "Congratulations, senior sister, for becoming the second prodigy of our Ziyuan Heaven's younger generation to break into the Yang Spirit!"

Speaking of this, Ziyuan Xiaolu thought of Blood-Robe Senior Brother.

Back then, Blood-Robe Senior Brother revealed his Yang God-level combat power, drawing the pursuit of the Great Sun Supreme.

Ziyuan Xiaolu was fraught with worry, never expecting that the final outcome would be Blood-Robe Senior Brother luring the Great Sun Supreme into an unknown land, going alone to the Taihuang Palace, where myriad stars descended, forcing the Taihuang Palace to hide within the Solemn Hall.

At that time, the Sixth Heaven was truly shaken.

A hundred years have passed, and who knows how Blood-Robe Senior Brother fares now?

Those around offered congratulations: “Congratulations, Senior Sister Ziyuan Daxue, on breaking through to Yang God.”

Yet some muttered under their breath: “With the Linya Molt imminent, breaking into Yang God rashly is truly unwise.”

The Linya Molt targets only Yang God experts.

Ordinary Yin Gods are almost unaffected by the Linya Molt.

But once one steps into Yang God, it is a different matter.

Perhaps the Linya Molt might summon you at any moment.

The current Linya Molt, though not presided over by the Taihuang Palace, far surpasses previous ones in intensity.

In just a hundred years since its opening, thousands of Yang Gods have been summoned.

It is even said that a Supreme from the Council of Reason was also summoned.

Ziyuan Ancestor of the Ziyuan Heaven, along with the Abyss Lord of White Dragon Abyss and that Supreme from the Council of Reason, was summoned to the Immortal Palace thirty years ago.

The Linya Molt has only been underway for a century, yet several Great Principle Realm experts have been summoned, showing the terror of this Linya Molt.

Thus, even mythical experts are trying to delay their breakthrough speed, waiting until the Linya Molt ends to break through.

Otherwise, if they fall in the Linya Molt, it would be too unfortunate.

“Alas, my daughter, your breakthrough now—I know not if it is a blessing or a curse,” Ziyuan Tan said slowly, his face full of worry.

“Father, you are too timid,” Ziyuan Daxue said nonchalantly. “Back then, that Blood-Robe fellow, without even an offensive creation treasure, dared to strike at Ghost Imperial Heaven. What’s wrong with me breaking through to Yang God now?”

Ziyuan Tan shot his daughter a glance: “Can you compare to Blood-Robe Supreme?”

Does she have any self-awareness?

Blood-Robe possesses Great Principle Realm combat power, rivaling a Supreme in strength.

Throughout the Sixth Heaven, experts like Blood-Robe can be counted on one hand.

“I used to be able to menstruate—can Blood-Robe do that?” Ziyuan Daxue said triumphantly. “Everyone in this world has their own strengths. For example, Senior Brother Ice Sword is especially good at laying eggs—can Blood-Robe Senior Brother match that?”

Not far away, Ice Sword, hearing this, twitched at the corner of his mouth.

He only laid an egg occasionally—how was he especially good at laying eggs?

“When it comes to laying eggs, I truly am no match for Ice Sword,” a young voice suddenly sounded.

A man in a blood-red robe, peerlessly handsome, appeared with a calm smile on his face.

At the sight of the newcomer, all the Yang Gods and disciples of Ziyuan Heaven present were shaken.

“Greetings, Blood-Robe Supreme!”

“Greetings, Blood-Robe Senior Brother!”

Beside them, Ziyuan Xiaolu clenched her fists, her eyes sparkling.

After a hundred years, Blood-Robe Senior Brother was even more handsome.

“Congratulations on finally breaking through to Yang God, Sister Horn!” Qi Yuan looked at Ziyuan Daxue and offered his congratulations.

“Pity, only the first layer of Yang God—too weak,” Ziyuan Daxue said, her tone tinged with disappointment.

Beside her, Ziyuan Tan’s eyes showed excitement: “Blood-Robe Supreme, before the Ancestor was summoned by the Immortal Palace, he left a message for you.”

All these years, he had been searching for Qi Yuan, but to no avail.

After all, at the level of a Supreme, if one wished to conceal their whereabouts, even a Great Principle Realm expert could not find them.

“Oh, what did the old man say?” Qi Yuan asked.

Before coming, he had already learned of the Linya Molt and knew that thirty years ago, the Immortal Palace opened, and Ziyuan Ancestor was summoned to it.

This summoning might be related to his destruction of the Taihuang Palace.

“The Ancestor said that in the Immortal Palace, he would cherish his life—do not worry,” Ziyuan Tan said.

He knew the Ancestor feared Qi Yuan might act rashly.

“Rest assured, I am not worried at all,” Qi Yuan clapped his hands. “I’ve already reserved a spot for him in the underworld—if he dies, he dies.”

Ziyuan Tan was stunned upon hearing this.

How could anyone speak like that?

If Blood-Robe were not a Supreme, not a Great Principle, he would certainly have words with him.

“I have a question,” Ziyuan Daxue said, a puzzled expression on her face.

Everyone present turned to look at her, somewhat suspicious.

“As the saying goes, when a man dies, his bird points to the sky. The Immortal Palace sits atop the Sixth Heaven, the highest heaven of the Immortal Realm. If the Ancestor dies, where does his bird point?”

“...”

Qi Yuan thought seriously: “The Seventh Heaven?”

Though the Seventh Heaven has not yet been opened and living beings cannot enter, it still counts as heaven, right?

Not to mention that the Solemn Hall is located in the Seventh Heaven.

The fugitives of the Taihuang Palace are now hiding in the Seventh Heaven.

Qi Yuan was still thinking about when he could bring those fugitives down and bring them to justice.

“The Seventh Heaven has not yet been opened,” Ziyuan Daxue said. “It will probably take more Yang Gods dying for the Seventh Heaven to be opened.”

The Sixth Heaven was opened by Great Principle Realm experts over countless years.

As for the Seventh Heaven above, who knows how many Linya Molts it will take to form.

If there were a Seventh Heaven, perhaps the Great Principle Realm Supremes could take another step and enter the third layer of Yang God.

The beings of the Nine Heavens of the Immortal Realm could also glimpse the future.

At this moment, Qi Yuan closed his eyes, activating the superpower of his ears, and listened intently.

“I am a wolf!”

“I am guilty, Blood-Robe Supreme, I am guilty!”

“I don’t want to stay in the Solemn Hall anymore!”

“...Hungry!”

Among the countless voices, he found those related to the beings of the Taihuang Palace.

“The Seventh Heaven has not been opened—can I enter the Seventh Heaven?

The Solemn Hall in the Seventh Heaven arbitrarily takes away my criminals—that’s rather unsportsmanlike.

I seem to hear my criminals begging for mercy, begging me to bring them back to the Sixth Heaven!”

“Look, these criminals are so disciplined and rule-abiding—how could I not bring them back?” Qi Yuan said.

Ziyuan Tan was taken aback, not expecting Qi Yuan to change the subject so abruptly, but he was used to it.

After all, his daughter Ziyuan Daxue had always been the same.

“Only when Taihuang Palace receives the decree of Weiyi Hall can it guide one into Weiyi Hall; no one else may enter.

To enter Weiyi Hall, one must open the Seventh Heaven.” Ziyuan Tan replied.

“The Immortal Palace sits atop the Sixth Heaven. If I enter the Immortal Palace, would I also have a chance to reach the Seventh Heaven?” Qi Yuan asked.

“Once this Immortal Palace closes, I reckon no one inside can leave until the Linya Molt ends,” Ziyuan Tan said. “However, the next opening of the Immortal Palace will likely be in a hundred years. The Blood-Robed Supreme need only wait a century, and perhaps he may enter the Immortal Palace, but…”

He did not finish the rest.

That is, the Ancestor had instructed that Blood-Robe should not worry about the Ziyuan Ancestor entering the Immortal Palace, lest misfortune befall him.

“A hundred years? Too slow. I’ll go see the Immortal Palace myself.” Qi Yuan finished, and at that moment his figure vanished.

Seeing this, Ziyuan Tan’s eyes showed a helpless expression.

Indeed, the Blood-Robed Supreme still would not listen to advice.

But fortunately, once the Gate of the Immortal Palace closes, no one can open it.

In the past, three Supremes had joined forces, attempting to open the Gate of the Immortal Palace.

Yet, powerful as the Supremes were, they could not even scratch the Immortal Palace, let alone open it.

Ziyuan Tan did not believe Qi Yuan could open the Gate of the Immortal Palace.

After all, even the mighty Supremes must bow their noble heads before Weiyi Hall.

Not to mention that Blood-Robe’s strength should be weaker than that of the Great Sun Supreme; otherwise, he would not have used trickery to deceive the Great Sun and then scheme against Taihuang Palace.

Now, the star projection belonging to the Great Sun still sits firmly in the Star Sea, which means the Great Sun has not yet fallen.

Of course, what he did not know was that the Great Sun’s throne had long been devoured by Qi Yuan.

Meanwhile, within the Council of Ultimate Principle.

A whisper arose.

“He… appears again.”

“He has offended Weiyi Hall. I wonder how Weiyi Hall will deal with him.”

“He has comprehended two supreme principles… Is it worth investing in… helping him evade the Linya Molt.”

“This Linya Molt is different.”

(End of chapter)