Swallowed Star: The Original Secret Realm

Chapter 30: The Palace of Eternity
In Chaos City, on the second floor of a remote rooftop for training, Zhang Yi sat cross-legged like a sculpture.

"The Secret Realm Qualifying Tournament is over. Before I break through to Domain Master, I'll try the 'Stairway to Heaven' in the stone tablet space." Zhang Yi pondered, "When I absorbed the 'Yanxinyan' before, that powerful will repeatedly impacted me, and my willpower has become much more condensed. Maybe I can set foot on the second level."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yi's consciousness once again entered the stone tablet space, looking at the countless stairs that led to nowhere, with desire in his eyes.

"boom!"

Zhang Yi stepped onto the first step, and a strong will descended upon him, but the first level of will tempering was like a breeze on his face, and he quickly stepped onto the second step.

Soon, he arrived at the 97th step, which was only two steps away from the second floor.

That's where he stopped last time.

"call!"

Zhang Yi took a deep breath and raised his leg to step towards the 98th step.

"boom!"

Just as he stepped onto the 98th step, a powerful will came over him, as if to crush his will completely.

Zhang Yi's will was condensed, and he endured the pressure and crushing of this huge will.

"Hold on!" Zhang Yi howled in his heart.

With a leap, he stepped onto the 99th step.

As soon as he stepped in, he felt like a small boat drifting in the surging sea, about to capsize at any time.

"Just one step away!"

Zhang Yi gritted his teeth, urged his immortal consciousness to burst out, and took this crucial step against the terrifying impact of will.

"boom!"

The moment he stepped onto the second step, a white light flashed and Zhang Yi fell unconscious.

At the same time, on the training platform outside, Zhang Yi's real body, who was sitting cross-legged, disappeared in a flash.

The endless starry sky is pitch black, with only a towering silver-white palace standing there.

The entire palace is so huge that it is countless, emitting brilliant light.

Zhang Yi woke up and opened his eyes to find himself outside the gate of the palace.

Wow!
A message was transmitted into Zhang Yi's mind, allowing him to enter the palace.

"Go in?" Zhang Yi hesitated for a moment, then walked forward and entered the palace with the open door.

The palace is extremely vast, like a sea of ​​clouds with no end in sight.

In the center of the palace, there are nine towering mountains.

Each mountain exudes immense majesty and is also incredibly large, with the summit invisible to the eye.

Everything here seems to have stopped in time.

"what?"

"Why is everything here so real? Am I still a body of consciousness?" Zhang Yi looked at everything around him and felt more and more that something was wrong.

"This is your true self!" A gentle voice sounded as if hearing the question in his heart.

"Huh?" Zhang Yi turned his head in surprise and saw an old man in a silver-white robe walking out from the foot of a high mountain in the distance.

His hair was also silver-white, and although he looked very old, his face was incredibly smooth, without a single wrinkle. He walked quickly over, and in a moment, he was in front of Zhang Yi.

"Wondering where this place is? Who am I?" The silver-haired old man seemed to know what he was thinking and said, "This is the Palace of Eternity. For countless ages, I have been guarding here. You can call me the Guardian."

"Senior Guardian, what exactly is the Palace of Eternity? If it is its true form, why can't I sense the laws governing the operation of the universe?" Zhang Yi asked impatiently. Everything that was happening was really too weird.

"Don't be impatient, little one. I'll tell you slowly."

"You are here because you have stepped onto the second level of the stairs in the stone tablet space. Anyone who steps onto the second level will be teleported here. People have been coming here for a long time, but I will not meet most of them. I will only show up to meet those special people."

"As for the laws governing the universe you mentioned, they can't be sensed here."

The silver-haired old man explained gently.

"Is this the place created by the strongest person in the universe?" Zhang Yi asked again. In the original book, only the group of beings known as the strongest in the universe can make the laws of the universe retreat.

"The strongest person in the universe?" The silver-haired old man gave him a strange look without explaining. "You'll know later. Now that I've appeared, I'll give you a gift."

Wow!
The silver-haired old man waved his hand, and a ray of light instantly rushed into Zhang Yi's mind.

"This is a method for tempering one's will, called 'Starry Sky Visualization Method'. Practicing this method can sharpen one's will."

Zhang Yi was surprised when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed.

"Visualization? A secret method that can temper one's will. This has never been mentioned in the original novel. This Eternal Palace has such powerful methods. Such methods are not possessed by the strongest person in the universe."

Before, Zhang Yi suspected that this mysterious place was left by the strongest person in the universe, but now it seems that this old man can use the method of tempering will when taking action, and this place is so mysterious and extraordinary that it is definitely not something that can be created by the strongest person in the universe.

Could it be left by a reincarnated god-king like 'Zuoshanke'?
Zhang Yi guessed in his heart.

"Thank you, Senior Guardian." After receiving the secret technique, Zhang Yi quickly bowed and expressed his gratitude.

"Give it a try. This place is unaffected by the laws of your universe. It's a great place to hone your will. You can come here to practice in the future." The silver-haired old man said this before disappearing. "When you want to leave, just shout and I'll take you out."

Seeing the old man disappear so abruptly, Zhang Yi shook his head helplessly. He still had many questions to ask.

Try this "Starry Sky Visualization Method" first.

Zhang Yi looked around and found a training platform not far away from him. He walked over, sat down cross-legged, and used his consciousness to sense the "Starry Sky Visualization Method" that remained in his mind.

After a moment, he understood how magical this visualization method was.

To put it simply, it is to silently recite the 'Starry Sky Visualization Sutra' that comes with the 'Starry Sky Visualization Method', watch the infinite starry sky left in the consciousness space by the 'Starry Sky Visualization Method', feel the oppressive impact of the will brought by the starry sky, and temper the will.

He had already learned the 'Starry Sky Visualization Sutra' when he sensed the 'Starry Sky Visualization Method'.

This magical visualization method can strengthen your will just by visualizing it.

At this moment, Zhang Yi's consciousness was facing the impact of the will brought by the infinite starry sky. Waves of powerful wills, from weak to strong, and then from strong to weak, impacted his will, causing his body to tremble involuntarily.

Time passed little by little, and Zhang Yi finally persisted for thirty minutes. When his consciousness was about to collapse, he stopped visualizing.

"Hmm?" Zhang Yi opened his eyes with a hint of surprise in them.

What a magical visualization method! After just thirty minutes of visualization, I can feel my willpower growing a little.

"Come again!"

Zhang Yi closed his eyes again, concentrated his consciousness, entered the conscious space and watched the infinite starry sky until his consciousness was about to collapse.

This process was repeated over and over again. Finally, when his consciousness was about to collapse again, Zhang Yi opened his eyes.

(End of this chapter)