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Wang Ping had a general understanding of the situation inside the underground cave, since his puppets were everywhere. However, when he went deep inside, the puppets would lose consciousness within three days.

The oppressive rule of Earthly True Lord and the increasingly fanatical faith of his disciples rendered the puppets that Wang Ping had placed in the underground cave entrance ineffective. Fortunately, he had always been an observer when he was training Wang Qian, and Wang Qian's faith in Earthly True Lord was equally devout at this moment.

Unless Diwen Zhenjun has an ability like Wang Ping's 'Heavenly Eye', it would be almost impossible for him to detect Wang Qian's abnormality. However, Wang Qian's current responsibility is the construction of the ecological zone, and he has no opportunity to enter Saturn.

Faced with the way Earthly True Lord ruled, Wang Ping could only think of the phrase "too much of a good thing." It was an extremely extreme form of order, which in Wang Ping's eyes was equivalent to chaos.

However, the problem of the underground gate did not bother Wang Ping. He continued to cultivate diligently every day, trying to find traces of the 'space' characteristic in the Wood Spirit's rules.

Time passed slowly, and the conflict between Taiyan Sect and Dikumen did not escalate into a full-scale war as many had predicted. Although Zhenyang Sect and Jingang Temple had stirred up trouble, the two factions only ended the farce by ending their alliance.

The struggle between the three factions of Linshui Prefecture, Zhenyang Sect, and Vajra Temple intensified over time, especially the conflict between Vajra Temple and Zhenyang Sect, the largest of which involved thousands of disciples from the Three Realms.

November of the 1131st year of the Daogong calendar.

Wang Ping was fishing alone in the western riverbed at the foot of Jiuxuan Mountain, waiting for Yu Lian to wake up. Suddenly, a puppet stationed at the Jupiter Ascension Platform sent back a message saying that his disciple Xuan Ling was requesting an audience.

Zi Luan is currently in seclusion, and everything in the Taiyan Sect is managed by Li Miaolin, Xuan Ling, Que Cai, and Miao Qing, with Ke Yue, Luo Feng, and Tong Yu Dao Ren assisting from the side.

Guided by the puppet, Xuan Ling went directly to the place where Wang Ping was fishing.

"Master, Senior Zang Yi requests an audience. He is currently waiting in the Guizhen Hall." Xuan Ling bowed and got straight to the point.

"Just bring him here."

Wang Ping was not surprised, or rather, he already knew about Zang Yi's arrival. However, he did not allow him to enter Jupiter directly. This was not because he was obsessed with the pleasure of power, but rather a means to restrain Zang Yi's humanity.

A moment later, Zang Yi, led by Xuan Ling, arrived at Wang Ping's side. Wang Ping appeared rather casual and asked as Zang Yi bowed, "Is there a problem with the struggle between the three factions?"

"No, our investigation into the destruction of the ecological zone has effectively restrained the disciples of the three factions, and they have already gained the greatest benefits. Ao Hong has already broken through to the fourth realm of perfection in seclusion. I think the three factions will gather together to discuss the ceasefire soon."

Zang Yi's words implied a desire to boast of his achievements.

Wang Ping naturally wouldn't hesitate to offer words of encouragement. He turned to Zang Yi with an approving expression and said, "Thank you for your hard work, you did a good job."

"These are all minor matters within my duties."

Zang Yi lowered his head, revealing his humility.

Following up on that, Wang Ping asked, "And what brings you here this time?"

Zang Yi took out a sealed jade slip from his storage bag and said, "This jade slip was passed back by Senior Yuan Wu using divine techniques and secret methods. He specifically instructed that it be handed to you personally."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ping's expression faltered slightly, clearly surprised. A flash of emerald light appeared in his eyes, but he still instinctively scanned the jade slip with his primordial spirit to confirm that there would be no problem before accepting it.

Seeing that Wang Ping had accepted the jade slip, Zang Yi wisely stepped back ten paces and stayed with Xuan Ling.

Wang Ping'an suppressed his curiosity, looked down at the jade slip in his hand, and first cautiously entered a state of 'self-discipline' before breaking the seal on the jade slip.

To Wang Ping's surprise, the text recorded on the jade slip was actually the code used at the previous gathering in Sanhe Prefecture. However, considering that Yu Xiao was currently with Yuan Wu, he understood.

However, the first thing recorded on the jade slip surprised Wang Ping. It was that Yu Xiao had escaped their sight right under Yuan Wu's nose not long after entering the outer universe. Based on the remaining traces, Xing Meng deduced that Yu Xiao had used a secret technique from the outer universe. Obviously, he had already made contact with the outer universe and had been waiting for an opportunity to enter it.

This subconsciously reminded Wang Ping of the future that Yao Xi had predicted, but he quickly suppressed these unnecessary thoughts and said in a low voice, "Good luck."

The second thing recorded on the jade slip was that after Yuan Wu and his group had been wandering in the outer space for a hundred years, they discovered a star field with strong energy fluctuations. When they approached to investigate, they found extraterrestrial life forms with relatively normal thinking. They were fighting against those crazy energy consciousnesses.

Yuan Wu specifically mentioned that all these extraterrestrial life forms possessed the cultivation level of the fourth realm. Based on the clues from these life forms, he found a massive meteorite hundreds of times the size of the sun. Inside this meteorite was an incredibly complex world, with the core area even containing a Five Elements Yin-Yang formation.

However, most of them are cultivators who practice extraterrestrial demonic energy. They occupy most of the area of ​​this meteorite. In Yuan Wu's description, the Five Elements Yin Yang Formation in the core area looks like an object of enslavement. Their only reason for existence is to maintain the ecology of this huge meteorite from being swallowed up by the chaotic extraterrestrial energy.

At the end of the record of this event, Yuan Wu set up a sealing array. Wang Ping's primordial spirit could scan it and understand that it contained Yuan Wu's memories of the inner world of that meteorite.

Wang Ping first used divine magic to stabilize his consciousness before breaking the seal set up by Yuan Wu. A golden light immediately overflowed from the jade slip. Wang Ping stretched out his left hand, and the golden light was immediately gathered above his palm, which he could not break free from.

Then, his primordial spirit probed into it, reading that part of the memory…

In Yuan Wu's memory, Wang Ping's first feeling was one of shock. He was very curious about what could make a fifth-realm cultivator feel such shock.

As his memories became clearer, Wang Ping, with Yuanwu's vision, first saw a massive celestial body in the darkness.

Its sheer size exceeded all common sense, at least in Yuanwu's understanding. Against the backdrop of absolute darkness in the universe, the dark red magma veins flowing on its surface stood out conspicuously, and each pulsation stirred ripples in the surrounding starry sky, pushing back the approaching darkness.

Unlike ordinary celestial bodies, it has no regular shape and is more like a deformed aggregate forcibly fused together from countless broken continents. The protruding mountains on its surface are comparable to the spiral arms of a galaxy, and the sunken canyons can easily swallow half a star system.

In some places, the meteorite's surface is covered with a hardened substance resembling scabs, and viscous black energy seeps out from the cracks. This energy condenses into semi-solid, tentacle-like structures in the void, devouring and refining the chaotic cosmic energy that approaches.

Most disturbing are the clusters of crystals embedded in the surface, each the size of a planet, sealing inside the remnants of melting celestial bodies, and through the twisted crystal walls, one can see the star core frozen in its final moments, exploding.

In terrifying contrast to its enormous size is the light it emits. The halos of light that spill out from the cracks can only illuminate their own surface in absolute darkness, like a dying lamp about to go out, which makes the unlit dark parts seem even more unfathomable.

When you move your gaze along the boundary between light and darkness, you get the illusion that the entire meteorite is contracting and expanding, which is actually proof that it is inhaling and exhaling the surrounding void.

Approaching this enormous celestial body, one feels even more insignificant. On some intact rock layers, there are magnificent palaces, with monks shrouded in darkness guarding both the palaces and the outside. From these palaces, one can descend deep into the earth.

As Yuanwu walked through the dark, somber palace corridors, his heart was filled with anticipation, yet also with apprehension about the unknown…

The underground was not pitch black, but was bathed in an eerie dark red glow. The dome was so high that its top could not be seen. It was supported by countless thick crystallized rock pillars, each of which was covered with glowing blood-red patterns. Upon closer inspection, these patterns turned out to be billions of refined rune chains, which firmly imprisoned the entire space under some kind of order.

The ground was covered with living lichen resembling muscle tissue, which would seep out a viscous spiritual liquid when stepped on. The undulating mountains in the distance were actually piles of magical artifacts, interspersed with giant skeletons that had not yet completely decomposed.

A cultivator sat cross-legged among the skeletons, cultivating. The demonic energy surrounding him mingled with the turbid air of the underground world, forming a distorted crown-shaped black cloud above his head.

Among the crevices and ruins, the lowest creatures of this world huddle together. They still retain human-like outlines, but their skin has assimilated into the rock strata, and clusters of proliferating tissue have grown at their joints. These creatures use the hardened keratin at their fingertips to dig out the mycelium under the lichen to fill their stomachs. Occasionally, when a monk passes by, they will immediately prostrate themselves on the ground.

After observing the area for a short while, Yuanwu's gaze was drawn to a city built against the mountain in the distance.

The city's silhouette appeared particularly eerie under the dark red light of the sky. The buildings resembled clusters of black crystals growing out of the mountain, with sharp-edged spires leaning and intersecting at angles that defied common sense, and lanterns shimmering with light hanging from their tips.

The city walls surrounding the city were not made of bricks and stones, but were forged from countless flying swords. Some of the sword hilts still had severed hands that were tightly gripping them. The city gate was a huge bronze human face. Whenever a cultivator approached, the face would open its mouth, revealing a swirling vortex of spiritual energy in its throat as a passage.

Yuan Wu and his group concealed their presence as they entered. What first caught their attention was the smooth, mirror-like material paving the street, reflecting the interplay of light and shadow above.

In the city center square, hundreds of cultivators were conducting some kind of transaction. They did not need to communicate verbally; they simply placed their palms on each other's foreheads to exchange memory fragments directly through their primordial spirits.

The most eye-catching feature is the inverted cone-shaped building suspended in the center of the city. Black liquid constantly seeps from its surface, condensing in the air to form new rooms, which are quickly snatched up by waiting cultivators. Those who manage to grab a room immediately seal themselves inside, and from the outside, they can be seen undergoing various terrifying illusionary trials.

In the dark alleys, the lower-level cultivators gathered around the glowing crystal, learning their techniques through the runes that appeared on the crystal's surface. Their clothing was clearly made from the skin of some kind of creature. Occasionally, when a patrolling higher-level cultivator passed by, these lower-level cultivators would immediately kneel down and press their foreheads to the tips of the higher-level cultivators' boots.

The memory ended there. Wang Ping tried hard to observe the appearance of the creatures in Yuan Wu's memory, but he couldn't see them clearly no matter what he did. This was obviously Yuan Wu's intention. He was probably worried that Wang Ping would pay too much attention to these creatures and be attracted to them.

Wang Ping read this memory three times in a row, and then the record turned into specks of golden light and disappeared. However, Wang Ping was still digesting these contents. He used to think that there were only wandering life groups in the outer realm, but he did not expect that there would be gathering points. And those gathering points were obviously built by plundering other star systems.

In other words, most extraterrestrial life forms aim to plunder the starry sky rather than enter it to gain new life!

A fleeting worry crossed Wang Ping's mind, but he lowered his head to continue reading the contents of the jade slip. Then, even in his self-disciplined state, a momentary seriousness crossed Wang Ping's expression.

Because Yuanwu mentioned the definition of this starry sky by extraterrestrial life forms, in their written records, the starry sky where Wang Ping was located was marked as 'Edge 07'.

Furthermore, Yuanwu has discovered that an extraterrestrial force has been stationed at the edge of the star barrier for many years. They have been eyeing this starry sky for a long time and have taken action once in the past three hundred years.

Upon seeing this, Wang Ping couldn't help but look up at the starry sky, which meant that the extraterrestrial rebels had been in contact with extraterrestrial life forms over the past three hundred years, and that their plan had been completed!

"They really are all people who can't sit still."

Wang Ping's cool voice rang out as he waved to Zang Yi and Xuan Ling, who were standing in the distance, indicating that they could leave.

Upon seeing this, the two bowed silently and then transformed into streaks of light, flying towards the Ascension Platform on Jupiter.

Wang Ping took out another jade slip, recorded the matter, and then continued to read the contents of the jade slip. Yuan Wu told Wang Ping that there were many starry sky ruins similar to the Misty Sea outside the domain, but most of them only existed in legends and written records. He even read in the inherited memories of a certain sect that some areas outside the domain also had the rules of the Five Elements and Yin Yang.

The Five Elements and Yin-Yang rules of these star fields are interdependent with the rules of destruction, maintaining a wonderful balance. Yuan Wu explored the lineages of hundreds of sects in an attempt to find the exact location of this star field, but he always came up empty-handed.

A fleeting sense of regret crossed Wang Ping's mind, but he was immediately drawn to Yuan Wu's last message, which concerned information about cultivators of the sixth realm outside the realm. Some cultivators of the fourth realm outside the realm had records of cultivators of the sixth realm, though these were merely legendary memories and not actual beings.

However, cultivators at the fifth realm do exist. Among the extraterrestrial forces that are eyeing the solar system, there are seven cultivators at the fifth realm. Furthermore, the historical archives of this force record that they once produced cultivators at the sixth realm.

The exact strength of these fifth-realm cultivators is still unknown. Yuan Wu promised to gather the relevant information as soon as possible and recorded a secret method for entering the realm of extraterrestrial demonic energy at the end of the jade slip. (End of Chapter)