Inside the cave dwelling of Qingyun Peak, Ye Yun sat cross-legged, with the various heavenly materials and earthly treasures he planned to use floating before him.
Immortal Prison Flower, Heavenly Immortal Grass, World-Destroying Divine Lotus...
Each one was a rare treasure on the Xuántiān Continent, seldom seen for thousands or tens of thousands of years. Now, they were piled up like a small mountain before him.
"Twenty days' time, should be enough to finish absorbing them..."
He wasn't aiming to merely break through to the Foundation Establishment realm by absorbing so many heavenly materials and earthly treasures at once, but rather to advance several levels higher.
Otherwise, with only the cultivation of the first stage of Foundation Establishment, he might not fear the Xuánmíng Immortal Palace, but to assault it would require even greater strength!
However, the Nine Revolutions Sacred Lotus, he was determined to obtain!
Such an ancient divine object could not only help Chen Lingxin but also bring a wave of return rewards, the treasures he could obtain he could barely imagine!
Thinking of this, Ye Yun impatiently began to absorb the treasures one by one. Time was tight and the mission was heavy, he needed to complete the breakthrough as quickly as possible!
Inside the cave dwelling, time ticked by. A peculiar aura emanated from Ye Yun, and unconsciously, the vast power of the Great Dao enveloped his body. In the depths of his consciousness, he gradually gained some understanding.
"Where is this..."
At some unknown time, Ye Yun was surprised to find that his consciousness had arrived at an incredibly familiar place!
"It's the Sea of Great Dao?!"
Ye Yun's heart skipped a beat. He was astonished as to why he had come to this place, which should only be accessible when comprehending the power of the Great Dao.
The Sea of Great Dao looked as it always did, filled with the principles of heaven and earth and various powers of the Great Dao. However, after a short while, Ye Yun realized something was amiss.
Within this vast and boundless Sea of Great Dao, a certain depth seemed to exert an unusual attraction on him. With a single thought, he felt his consciousness being abruptly stretched and accelerating at an infinite speed towards this point!
This force seemed to be pulling him into the deepest part of the Sea of Great Dao, or rather, the origin of the Sea of Great Dao.
After an unknown period, Ye Yun's perception plunged into an endless darkness, with only a golden orb of light floating in the void ahead.
Upon his investigation, this orb was purely condensed from the power of the Great Dao, or rather, its existence was the power of the Great Dao itself, the root of the power of the Great Dao!
Countless threads condensed from the power of the Great Dao spread out from this golden orb, extending into the infinite darkness.
This incredibly miraculous scene made Ye Yun recall the legends he had heard about the continent.
"The path of the Dao begins with mastering the power of the Great Dao. To go further, to transcend mortality and achieve sainthood, to touch upon the path of ascension, one must master the origin of the Great Dao."
This was merely a legend. Later, no one knew how to comprehend the origin of the Great Dao, nor what it truly was. Yet, this mysterious thing now perfectly explained his current situation.
"This thing, or rather, this place, cannot be the so-called origin of the Great Dao, can it?"
Ye Yun was filled with doubt and uncertainty. Finally, his gaze fell upon the golden orb before him. After some hesitation, he reached out and touched it...
Upon this touch, the golden orb seemed to be stimulated by something, and instantly erupted with infinite golden light, while countless pieces of information surged wildly into Ye Yun's mind...
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Compared to the silence on Qingyun Peak, the Gu Dao Heavenly Sect and indeed the entire continent were far from peaceful.
At this moment, outside the Gu Dao Heavenly Sect, the situation was turbulent and volatile.
The most significant aspect was the movements of the Fulong Immortal Palace and the Xuanming Immortal Palace. The Fulong Immortal Palace was consolidating its forces, while the Xuanming Immortal Palace was actively summoning cultivators from all over.
Following this, numerous cultivators from the Immortal Palaces gathered in the Western Region seemed to have evaporated overnight. Afterward, many cultivators from the Eastern Region appeared out of thin air, and their origin was self-evident.
As for their target, it was also self-evident.
In response, the Yuluo Immortal Palace naturally noticed and quickly reacted. They, along with the Linglong Immortal Palace, each dispatched two Foundation Establishment realm experts and several other cultivators to the Gu Dao Heavenly Sect to upgrade its protective formation in preparation for any eventuality.
However, originally, according to Ye Yun's, as well as Yu Wenya and Lan Zhaoyue's ideas, with the presence of their two major Immortal Palaces, even if the Xuanming Immortal Palace and Fulong Immortal Palace harbored resentment towards Ye Yun, they would at most resort to covert tactics and would not openly launch a war.
But clearly, this time they were not playing small games; they intended to go all out!
Deep in a certain mountain range in the Eastern Region, not too far from the Gu Dao Heavenly Sect, this was the temporary rendezvous point for the Xuanming Immortal Palace and Fulong Immortal Palace. Nearly ten thousand cultivators from the Xuanming Immortal Palace had gathered here.
Unlike the teams that explored outside the Sage's Tomb previously, in this operation, the lowest cultivation base was King-level or above, representing the elite force of the Xuanming Immortal Palace.
At this moment, the Palace Master of the Xuanming Immortal Palace, Mu Xuankong, stood with several Foundation Establishment realm experts close behind him. Before him was the Young Palace Master of the Fulong Immortal Palace and several Foundation Establishment realm cultivators he had brought.
"Palace Master Mu has quite the grand display, sending so many people."
Mo Chenyu surveyed the many cultivators of the Xuanming Immortal Palace around him and couldn't help but smile.
Originally, according to his plan, Mu Xuankong only needed to bring some Foundation Establishment and half-step Foundation Establishment realm cultivators. These ten thousand people were truly beyond his expectations.
Mu Xuankong snorted and said, "To deal with Ye Yun, we must go all out. This time, we must not give him any chance to live!"
After speaking, he stared at Mo Chenyu and said in a deep voice.
"As for you, according to your plan, can you truly suppress the two great Immortal Palaces? You should think carefully, if anything goes wrong, your Fulong Immortal Palace will also be severely damaged."
In fact, even now, he still harbored some suspicion towards Mo Chenyu, partly regarding his ability and partly regarding his character.
Upon hearing this, Mo Chenyu merely smiled faintly and said, "Of course. As long as you all perform well, this young master's plan is absolutely foolproof!"
"I hope so."
Mu Xuankong snorted, and his gaze shifted to the accompanying cultivators of the Immortal Palace.
In reality, the main purpose of bringing so many elite cultivators from the Immortal Palace this time was not to eliminate Ye Yun, but rather to guard against Mo Chenyu beside him.
If he dared to cause trouble at that time, they would have some means of counteraction.
At this moment, Mo Chenyu waved his hand and said, "Alright, Palace Master Mu. Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation in taking down Ye Yun."
"Everything proceeds according to plan. We will attack the Gu Dao Heavenly Sect in two days. Let us together overthrow the Gu Dao Heavenly Sect, and even the entire continent!"
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Meanwhile, as the instigator of all this.
Xing Wu, who was lurking in the shadows, had already arrived in the vicinity of the Gu Dao Heavenly Sect where the grand drama was about to unfold, and waited in the void outside the sect.
A circle of golden light surrounded Xing Wu, which was the depiction of the Immortal Demon State Diagram. Outside, violent spatial turbulence could not affect her in the slightest.
She sat alone within, leisurely sipping tea while observing the various changes within the Gu Dao Heavenly Sect.
"Two more days, and the grand play will begin. Ye Yun, oh Ye Yun, how will you deal with this?"
Although in her perception, Ye Yun's aura seemed to have vanished within the sect, he was definitely still in the sect. When the grand drama began, she didn't believe he wouldn't appear.
If this matter succeeded, not only could Ye Yun be brought under her command, but she could also fulfill the small agreement made earlier with the Sect Master of the Nine Nether Demonic Sect.
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