Qin Renhuang just became an immortal, and you told me this is the prehistoric time

The Void Heaven Palace contains hundreds of magical artifacts of varying quality left behind by intruders throughout history, as well as the personal belongings of those intruders themselves, which in itself constitutes a considerable resource. The "Void Heaven Cauldron," in particular, is what truly captivates him.

A known, uniquely functional magical treasure is far more valuable than ordinary magical artifacts. Whether it is used to study the pinnacle of weapon crafting techniques in this world or to bring it back to the Great Qin Dynasty for reforging, it holds great promise.

Since the clues pointed here, Ying Xuan naturally wouldn't miss it.

He stood on the reef, his powerful divine sense spreading out like an invisible net, meticulously scanning every inch of the surrounding space and every abnormal energy fluctuation, searching for any clues that might be related to the "Void Heaven Palace".

The sea breeze ruffled his robes, making them rustle. On this vast, boundless open sea, a new exploration and harvest were about to begin. Meanwhile, within the Tianxing Sect, a test and transformation concerning the future structure of the sect, triggered by his departure, was quietly unfolding.

Ying Xuan stood atop the deserted island's reef, his gaze sharp as lightning, sweeping across the seemingly ordinary yet turbulent sea before him. In his perception, the spatial structure of this area possessed an extremely subtle distortion and solidification, neither naturally formed nor simply a weak point in space.

"I see……"

A hint of surprise flashed in Ying Xuan's eyes.

"It didn't fall from the sky, but rather someone... or rather, someone with power, used the unique geological features and water flow of this place to set up a massive, semi-natural array! At its core, there is a powerful magic treasure that acts as the array's eye, completely isolating the surrounding hundreds of miles of sea from the outside world, creating an independent and hidden space!"

This method is quite ingenious. If he hadn't been extremely knowledgeable about spatial fluctuations and formations, and had clear clues pointing to it, it would have been difficult to discover the clues.

There's a reason why the Void Heaven Palace is considered a legendary hidden ruin.

"A semi-natural formation? Without anyone in charge?"

Ying Xuan's lips curled into a smile. "If that's the case, then it's simple."

With a thought, the jade tablet controlling the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends Formation flew out from his sleeve, growing longer in the wind! At the same time, his aura exploded, no longer concealed! Vast and boundless magical power, as powerful as a starry sea, surged into the jade tablet!
"Buzz—Boom!"

Centered on Ying Xuan, a dazzling starry sky suddenly expanded in all directions! One hundred and eight illusory stars materialized and rapidly expanded, instantly covering the sea area spanning thousands of miles! Beneath the starry sky, the seawater seemed to freeze, the sunlight was blocked, and only endless starlight fell.

The edge of the expanding array collided violently with the semi-natural array barrier that concealed the Void Heaven Palace!
"Snap! Sizzle—!!!"

An invisible collision erupted with ear-piercing friction and tearing sounds! Lightning, sparks, and spatial ripples exploded wildly! Although the semi-natural array was powerful and connected to the earth's veins and water flow, it was ultimately an inanimate object, uncontrolled and unmanaged. Ying Xuan's Zhou Tian Star Array, on the other hand, was a natal magic treasure he had personally crafted and connected to with his mind, and was activated by the magic power of an Earth Immortal, its power more than doubled.

The stalemate lasted for less than ten breaths.

"break!"

With a soft shout from Ying Xuan, the Starry Sky Array suddenly pressed down! It was as if the weight of the entire sky was concentrated on those one hundred and eight stars!

"Boom—!!!"

Like the crashing of shattering glass, the space in the sea ahead seemed to be torn apart by an invisible giant hand! The semi-natural array barrier that covered hundreds of miles shattered and vanished without a trace, like bubbles under the sunlight! Suddenly, a dazzling golden halo burst forth from the previously empty sea surface!

The golden light lasted for several breaths before slowly receding and dissipating.

A colossal object suddenly appeared before Ying Xuan's eyes!
It was a magnificent palace, hundreds of feet high, with a warm, white jade-like luster throughout! The palace had a simple and grand design, with flying eaves, brackets, carved beams and painted rafters. Every inch of it seemed to be carved from the finest mutton-fat jade, shimmering with a precious light under the sunlight.

Above the main gate of the palace hangs a huge plaque with three ancient seal characters written on it in a flowing, silvery style: "Xutian Palace"!

"What a magnificent Void Heaven Palace!"

Ying Xuan's eyes were sharp, and he instantly saw through its true nature.

"This entire palace... is actually made of 'Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Essence' that has been naturally condensed and sculpted over countless years! The purity of its material and the abundance of its spiritual power have reached the pinnacle of materials in this world! This... this palace itself is a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure!"

He was deeply shaken. Most of the Heavenly Treasures were formed by the heavens and earth, or were refined by ancient powerful beings who collected the purest materials of heaven and earth. Their materials themselves were excellent carriers of the laws.

The Void Heaven Palace before us clearly belongs to the former category. It is a "treasure prototype" naturally conceived by the essence of ten thousand years of profound ice under special conditions. It only needs the final refining technique and a long period of gestation to be fully formed.

"Xiang Zhili's nine-story golden pagoda, the Void Heaven Cauldron, and this Void Heaven Palace..."

Ying Xuan's eyes gleamed.

"This is already the third Heavenly Treasure I have obtained in this realm! Moreover, the potential and scale of this Void Heaven Palace seem to surpass the previous two!"

He did not immediately enter the palace to explore. Faced with an unclaimed and uniquely powerful spiritual treasure, especially one of this palace type, the safest approach was to refine its core first!

Ying Xuan raised his hands, his ten fingers forming a circle, and began to form a hand seal.

This time, he did not use the common refining methods in this world that are based on spiritual roots and spiritual power, but rather the sacrificial refining method that he cultivated himself, which originated from the orthodox primordial spirit path and directly pointed to the origin of the soul!

One after another, invisible and intangible marks, yet imprinted with Ying Xuan's powerful primordial spirit and the aura of thunderous laws, rained down on the majestic palace like spring rain, quickly penetrating it and searching for its most core "spiritual source".

"Buzzing—!"

The Void Heaven Palace seemed to sense the "invasion" from the outside. Its massive body began to tremble slightly, and the white jade on its surface flickered and emitted a low rumble, as if it were resisting.

Ying Xuan remained unmoved, his hand seals changing faster and faster as he unleashed his primordial spirit power without reservation.

His mark, like the most skillful key, penetrated the layers of protection and restrictions of the palace itself, reaching ever deeper.

As the refining process progressed, the Void Heaven Palace trembled more and more violently, the surrounding seawater was stirred up into towering waves, and the sky darkened as if thunderclouds were gathering. But Ying Xuan remained as steady as a rock, not even a drop of sweat on his forehead.

at last!

"found it!"

Ying Xuan's eyes flashed with divine light, and the final, most crucial primordial spirit imprint, like a sharp arrow, pierced fiercely into the deepest part of the Void Heaven Palace—that hazy ball of light that resembled both an ice crystal core and the soul of the palace! "Boom—!!!"

The entire Void Heaven Palace suddenly erupted with an unprecedentedly intense white light! A vast, ancient, and icy will seemed to awaken for a moment, colliding and merging fiercely with Ying Xuan's primordial spirit imprint!
But how powerful and resilient was Ying Xuan's primordial spirit? Coupled with the layers of imprints he had already laid, the spirit of the unclaimed palace only lasted for a moment before it was completely suppressed and marked with Ying Xuan's indelible mark!

As the white light gradually subsided and the tremors calmed, Ying Xuan clearly felt that an extremely close spiritual connection had been established between himself and this enormous white jade palace.

He could even "see" the interior of the palace, which was not a simple hall or pavilion, but a miniature, nested "small world"! The complexity and vastness of the interior space far exceeded that of Xiang Zhili's medicine garden space!

Most of the area is covered in ice and snow, filled with pure icy spiritual energy, but some areas seem to have been later created or modified by humans for storing items, imprisoning enemies, and so on.

"Excellent! What a magnificent Void Heaven Palace!"

Ying Xuan was overjoyed. This palace was not only made of top-grade Tongtian spiritual treasure material, but its internal structure, which formed its own space, also had infinite potential! If a powerful cultivator were to completely control it and carefully refine and nurture it, it could probably soon transform into a powerful "immortal artifact" that combined offense and defense and could even accommodate living beings!
"Bring it back to the Qin Dynasty and integrate it with my imperial palace!"

A clear idea took shape in Ying Xuan's mind. Although the Qin Imperial Palace was blessed with good fortune and incense offerings, it was still essentially a mortal building.

If this Void Heaven Palace can be used as a foundation, with its profound spiritual treasure and internal spatial structure, and combined with the incense and spiritual power of the imperial palace and the national fortune of the Great Qin Dynasty, it will surely be directly upgraded into a powerful "Immortal Artifact Imperial Palace" that guards the national fortune! Its significance far exceeds that of a single offensive or defensive immortal artifact.

However, just as Ying Xuan was beginning to refine the core of the Void Heaven Palace and was plotting how to take it away—

"Hahaha! Fellow Daoist, you truly have excellent skills! You were able to break through the outer restrictions of the Void Heaven Palace all by yourself, saving us a lot of trouble!"

A loud laugh, tinged with coldness, greed, and apprehension, suddenly echoed from the distant horizon! Before the words had even finished, a jet-black streak of light tore through the air and landed at incredible speed on a reef not far from Ying Xuan, revealing an old man dressed in black robes, with a sinister face and an aura that had clearly reached the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage.

Ying Xuan's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't even lift his eyelids.

His divine sense had already detected the presence of more than ten Nascent Soul cultivators who had been secretly lurking and spying within a radius of several thousand miles when the golden light barrier around the Void Heaven Palace was broken and the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Array was deployed, causing violent fluctuations in spiritual energy.

Like sharks drawn by the scent of blood, they swiftly converged on this spot. The old man in black robes before them was merely the one closest and the first to leap out.

Clearly, the Void Heaven Palace wasn't unknown to anyone; it's just that its opening had fixed rules and conditions in the past, and was fraught with danger, requiring many cultivators to work together to explore it. This time, Ying Xuan's violent breaking of the seal caused such a commotion that it attracted all the cultivators nearby who were already waiting for an opportunity or trying their luck.

"Noisy."

Ying Xuan didn't even bother to glance at the old man in black robes, and simply uttered two words.

He raised his hand and gently pressed it against the cool white jade wall of the Void Heaven Palace beside him.

The next moment, something unexpected happened!

The Void Heaven Palace, which had been partially refined by Ying Xuan, was like a colossal beast that had been sleeping for countless ages, suddenly infused with vitality! The entire palace trembled violently, emitting a deep hum, and then a terrifying suction force erupted from the palace's center!
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!"

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of hundreds of miles surged towards the Void Palace like a flood bursting its banks! Not only that, but the void above seemed to have been torn open, and even more violent and pure stellar power and void energy transformed into visible colorful beams of light, which poured into the palace with a thunderous roar!

A pale golden, transparent barrier automatically appeared around the Void Heaven Palace, perfectly neutralizing and transforming the violent energy surge, channeling it into the palace's interior. The palace itself, having absorbed a massive amount of energy, erupted with an increasingly intense golden light, its size seemingly expanding slightly, and its oppressive aura steadily rising!
"What...what's going on?!"

"The Void Heaven Palace is autonomously absorbing spiritual energy?!"

"Oh no! It's about to fully activate! Quick! Send a message to my senior brother!"

"Why did it start so suddenly? According to ancient records, didn't it require a specific time and number of people?"

In the distance, the Nascent Soul cultivators who had just arrived or were still on their way were in an uproar upon seeing this scene, exclaiming in surprise.

The old man in black robes was closest and felt things most clearly. His expression changed drastically, and the greed in his eyes was instantly replaced by horror.

He could sense that the energy fluctuations emanating from this palace were far beyond what a Nascent Soul cultivator could control! This was definitely not the normal opening scene of the Void Heaven Palace!
What worries them even more is that, according to legend, each opening of the Void Heaven Palace requires specific conditions and often requires hundreds or even thousands of cultivators to join forces and use their various methods to overcome the restrictions within the palace, gradually delve deeper, and compete for opportunities.

The timing of this opening is bizarre, and judging from the current situation, it seems they don't need their "help" at all? So how can they get in and get a share of the pie?

"Fellow Daoist! Wait a moment!"

The old man in black robes suppressed his fear and shouted loudly.

"The Void Heaven Palace is an ancient relic, an opportunity to be shared! Do you intend to monopolize it? Know that possessing a treasure is a crime! Our Nine Kingdoms Alliance and many fellow Daoists from the Southern Demonic Path are all on their way! Although you are strong, can you really stand against the world?"

Ying Xuan paid no heed, his mind completely absorbed in controlling the Void Heaven Palace.

With the influx of massive amounts of energy, his control over the temple deepened.

He "saw" that in the corners of the hall covered with ice and snow, there were piles of the white bones of intruders from who knows how many years ago, which had long since weathered away in the years and the cold.

He also "saw" thousands of magical artifacts, some dim and some still shining, scattered in spaces that resembled "storage rooms" or "treasure rooms," as well as mountains of refining materials, spirit ores, and rare stones of varying quality.

"They are all inanimate and ownerless objects, so it's a good time to clean them up."

Ying Xuan had a sudden thought.

Inside the Void Heaven Palace, an invisible force swept through.

The piled-up bones instantly turned to dust and dissipated into the ice. Thousands of magical treasures and countless refining materials, as if summoned, transformed into streams of light that shot out from all parts of the palace, passed through the palace gates, and hovered in front of Ying Xuan. He then waved his hand and collected them all into the stone gate space connecting to the Great Qin world.

"As for the original inhabitants of the palace..."

Ying Xuan scanned the area with his divine sense and discovered that some ice-attribute or mutated demonic beasts and spirit insects still lived in some extremely cold or special environments within the Void Heaven Palace, and even a few ice-type spirit plants that had matured. (End of this chapter)