There are no ancestors at all; I made them all up.

Chapter 210 Jade Palace Purple Mansion, Xuanmen's Guidance

Light surged forth!

When Dongming Zhenren saw the scene around him, he was stunned for a moment. A look of confusion and regret flashed in his eyes before he disappeared into the light.

"Break it for me!"

"Escape!"

Protect me!

Behind them, the three Nascent Soul cultivators and a group of disciples from the Taiyi Dao Palace each displayed their skills, some attacking, some defending, and some fleeing. But no matter what they did, they all disappeared in the light in the end.

All living beings are equal!

The dramatic changes lasted for a few breaths, and when the bright light faded, the secret realm was already rife with chaotic spiritual energy.

Where Mount Tonglu stood, a bottomless pit had been formed, in which a chaotic and unclear halo of light floated and swayed, sometimes contracting and sometimes expanding. Each time it contracted or expanded, it would radiate ripples.

The ripples spread out, brushing across the secret realm's mountains and rivers, sweeping past the terrified survivors, and then, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, silently merged into the God of Chen Qing.

The golden core trembled and circulated nine times in succession!
A sense of vagueness and bewilderment rose in his heart.

He seemed to have touched the edge of the Great Dao, sensing the original source of the birth and death of all things and the flow of spiritual energy. But upon closer examination, he found it to be empty and elusive, only feeling a vast emptiness within his mind, boundless and limitless.

This feeling of emptiness continued to spread, eventually manifesting as strange phenomena deep within his consciousness!
A sudden change occurred in his consciousness!

In the endless darkness, countless stars twinkled and shone. Beneath the starlight lay a boundless ocean, calm and deep, with seemingly endless mountain ranges hidden beneath its surface, their outlines blurred, majestic and desolate.

Where the sea meets the sky, the reflections of the sun and the moon float in the water, intertwining light and darkness, endlessly rotating, yet the actual sun and moon are nowhere to be seen, only the illusory and hazy reflections in the water.

The Samadhi True Fire Talisman, the Tathagata Talisman, and the Qingqiu Fire vibrated simultaneously, clearing Chen Qing's mind and awakening him from that mysterious state.

He looked inward into his sea of ​​consciousness and Niwan Palace and saw that this place was a starry sky, with an endless blue sea below, mountains in the sea, and the reflection of the sun and moon on the sea surface, but the true forms of the sun and moon were not visible.

Recalling the past, although he could not fully comprehend all its mysteries at once, he had already understood the changes within himself.

“The empty room gives birth to light, auspiciousness dwells there, the Jade Palace and Purple Mansion are now complete.” He murmured to himself, a sudden realization dawning on him. “The mansion is complete, but it hangs empty and without an owner. It awaits a spark of true spiritual light to condense into a Nascent Soul Dao Seed and enter it, only then can it truly operate creation, manifest holiness and connect with the unseen.”

hum!
Just as the Jade Palace Purple Mansion was completely formed, a mysterious power naturally arose from the vast sea of ​​consciousness and radiated outwards!

With a slight thought, the scenery within a ten-zhang radius around Chen Qing suddenly changed!

The star projections flickered, the illusory seawater overflowed, the shapes of mountains rose, and the reflections of the sun and moon floated to the left and right, their radiance flowing. Although still slightly illusory, they were able to interfere with reality, transforming the ten-zhang area into a strange territory independent of the outside world!
"The Golden Elixir undergoes nine cycles, the Dao Embryo is nurtured within the Palace. The inner landscape manifests outwardly, reality and illusion are determined by the mind!" Chen Qing felt the ten-zhang change, and corresponding to the profound manuals he had read, he understood the key to the inner workings. "From now on, as long as I continue to comprehend the mysteries of the inner landscape, understand the principles within, and further refine the Purple Palace, the manifested landscape will become increasingly solid, until it transforms illusion into reality, and words become law!"

But then, his thoughts shifted abruptly, landing on what was behind him.

That magnificent and imposing gate of light still stands, and has not dissipated even as the Purple Mansion has taken shape.

The patterns on the door are clearly visible, and the reliefs of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, and the state are almost real, exuding boundless spiritual energy and majestic grandeur.

"This gate is not the appearance that should exist in the Nine Revolutions. It is the prototype of the artificial Mysterious Female. In fact, there are many flaws in it. Previously, I was not proficient in this path and did not understand why. But this time, after swallowing the Gate of Taiyi with the gate in my heart, I have already gained many related mysteries and comprehended many key points. Now that the Purple Mansion has been opened, my spiritual consciousness has been sublimated, and my thoughts have been turned upside down. I have also seen through the shortcomings. Fortunately, there is an opportunity to make up for some of the flaws right now!"

With this thought in mind, he formed a hand seal and spread his divine sense.

Amidst the buzzing sound, the light within the deep pit exploded, transforming into countless fragments of light, all of which were remnants of the previously shattered Taiyi Gate. Like a thousand birds returning to the forest, they all poured into the towering gate behind Chen Qing!

A dense ball of lightning flew over, vaguely resembling a cauldron. However, there was a blazing flame inside the cauldron, but Chen Qing didn't have time to investigate. He simply spread his sleeve and absorbed it all!

"This was certainly a risky move, but the rewards have exceeded our expectations!"

Thinking this, the Nine-Turn Golden Core that had just stabilized in his dantian suddenly trembled violently, bursting out with a strange radiance that was both chaotic and all-encompassing, which pierced through his body and poured directly into the giant gate!

boom!
Nourished by this, the gate burst forth with divine light, and the patterns on its surface came to life. Stars moved, mountains and rivers shifted, as if a world was being conceived within the gate!
In an instant, countless points of light were reflected in Chen Qing's heart!
Large and small, bright and dark, near and far, each different.

"Ok?"

He focused his attention on it and immediately understood that these were the auras of cultivators who had practiced the spiritual gate techniques, faintly connected to this gate, which Chen Qing had sensed!
He even realized that with a thought, he could influence the spiritual gates of these cultivators to a certain extent, and even... draw their power!
In addition, there was a faint but extremely profound sense pointing in all directions!

From all directions, whether it was the ancient portals within the core palace of the secret realm or the doors of ordinary houses on the four edges, Chen Qing sensed them all at this moment. However, the farther away they were, the more elusive the senses became.

"All causes and effects are tied to this gate; it is about to give rise to the great supernatural powers mentioned in those esoteric texts!"

Great supernatural powers are shortcuts that transcend ordinary supernatural powers and are closer to the essence of a certain Great Dao!
With a thought, Chen Qing transmitted his intention, and all the strange phenomena in all directions finally subsided. The majestic gate of light suddenly shrank, turning into a stream of light that entered Chen Qing's dantian and slowly merged with the Nine Revolutions Chaos Golden Core.

The golden core pulsed, like a beating heart.

The gate is secure, like the roots of heaven and earth.

Runes surged within his heart, revealing a fragment of the Primordial Chaos Scripture, which then operated at its maximum capacity on its own!
Thus, the various chaotic forces within Chen Qing's body—the tribulation lightning aura, the blood river demonic essence, the starlight, the icy soul's chilling breath, and even the newly acquired Taiyi Gate origin—were all forcibly crushed, refined, and fused under the control of this newly formed "Gateway Golden Core"!
Ultimately, it transformed into a wisp of pure, chaotic, and hazy "Yin-Yang Primordial Qi," flowing ceaselessly through its meridians, perfectly integrated, without any further obstruction!

"From this moment on, all laws return to their source and enter my grasp!" Feeling the unprecedentedly powerful energy and harmonious unity within his body, Chen Qing was overjoyed when suddenly a point of light surged out from the golden core and the portal, transforming into a great divine power!
He immediately had a flash of inspiration and raised his hand to form a mysterious hand seal.

"Let's call this supernatural power 'Mysterious Gate Guidance'."

With a thought, the portal within Chen Qing's body burst open, unleashing a torrent of spiritual energy that supported a profound law.

The next moment, a portal of light opened in the void ahead. He stepped in and immediately passed through the endless spatial barrier. Then he pushed open an ancient door and appeared before the most core and most mysterious hall of the Floating Capital Secret Realm.

Chen Qing had already pushed open the palace door, and the protective light on it shimmered, emanating a terrifying aura.

"This great supernatural power can connect to various portals. Currently, it covers a radius of a hundred miles, and I can access all portals within that radius with a thought!"

In the distance, a flash of blood light appeared, and the blood shadow clone that had been separated returned, transforming into a stream of light and entering his body. At the same time, it brought with it a massive amount of resources that Taiyi Dao Palace had accumulated in the secret realm for thousands of years, as well as several rare treasures that shone with heavenly light!
With a flick of his sleeve, Chen Qing sent all the rays of light into the Qiankun bag within his sleeve.

At the same time, when he stepped into this core hall, he clearly felt a faint but intimate resonance and affection emanating from this secret realm beneath his feet, as if he could refine this paradise on earth and make it his own if he was willing and spent enough time and effort!

"The shadow of historical distortion tried to forcibly distort this secret realm, but I stopped it, cleared away the filth, and restored heaven and earth. This probably made the secret realm feel more inclined to be close to me. In addition, I possess a pseudo-gate, and although I cannot say that my spiritual energy is infinite, it is still surging and turbulent, which is of great benefit to this secret realm. Therefore, this paradise on earth opened a crack to me. Unfortunately, the time was not right."

Chen Qing quickly sorted out the cause and effect and then put aside his thoughts.

"Firstly, my rank is not high enough. My Golden Core has only undergone nine cycles, which may not be enough to support a mortal realm. Secondly, refining it requires a painstaking process and takes a lot of time. I can't stay here for long. Besides, forcibly taking it will surely backfire. I'll wait for another opportunity later."

Upon realizing this, his Jade Palace Purple Mansion trembled violently, and the cluster of Azure Hill Mystic Flames at the center of the mansion suddenly leaped, reflecting a blurry scene within its light—

But then two terrifying figures appeared, striding across the void and hurtling towards them!

One of them had an ancient face, and a blurry giant shadow was faintly visible behind him, its size beyond description!
The scene abruptly ended.

Chen Qing suddenly snapped back to his senses, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"On a whim, I foresaw the future! After my Purple Mansion took shape and merged with the Qingqiu Fire, it actually showed signs of having some future vision! That blurry scene just now was undoubtedly a veiled indication that the powerful old monster from the Taiyi Dao Palace was about to arrive!"

He has only reached the ninth stage of his Golden Core cultivation, and his pseudo-sect has been further perfected. Although his powers have undergone transformation, they are like newly forged divine weapons, their sharpness yet to be honed, and they still need time to mature and refine. His newly acquired great divine power, "Mysterious Gate Guidance," is extremely profound and cannot be used instantly to transform into lethal combat power.

"Very well, I have achieved all my goals in this secret realm, even far exceeding my expectations, so there is no reason for me to stay and confront them head-on."

With this thought in mind, Chen Qing's divine sense, relying on the trace of closeness and affection he felt in the secret realm, crossed the barriers of mountains and rivers and landed at the original site of the Copper Furnace Mountain, which had been turned into a giant pit.

At the edge of the pit, Canxuan Gongzheng protected Bingyanmiao with the Eight Views Herb Garden and fled towards the hidden passage that Chen Qing had discovered earlier.

"The people of Yujing are all incredibly cunning!" Chen Qing thought to himself. Without further hesitation, he flicked his sleeve, and a blue stone gate beside him opened without wind, revealing a bizarre and wonderful scene inside.

He stepped inside, and his figure disappeared into the depths of the hall.

"What on earth just happened?"

On the other side, as the radiant light gradually dissipated, the twelfth prince, Xu Wenji, staggered to his feet. Looking at the amulet in his hand, now reduced to ashes, he seemed to have survived a calamity.

Behind him, several guards also stood up tremblingly, still shaken.

He looked around and saw that the chaotic spiritual tide in this secret realm had subsided, revealing the original desolate and ancient atmosphere of Fudu. However, there was still a heart-palpitating aftertaste in the world, as if the universe had just been set and all things had returned to order.

On the other side, the Mystic Master was moving swiftly while simultaneously calculating with his fingers. His eyes gleamed with a darting light, and he clicked his tongue in amazement, sometimes excited, sometimes solemn: "Incredible! Truly incredible! The old order has collapsed, a new order has been established, all laws have been incorporated into one, and chaos has been generated in the Purple Palace..."

Muttering to himself, he suddenly stopped, bent down and grabbed a handful of still-warm scorched earth, carefully sensing it. His body trembled, and he said to Bing Yanmiao beside him, "In that situation just now, all those who participated in the attack on your master perished, but you and I were unharmed. This was no accident! When that power was released, it could distinguish between yin and yang and clarify turbidity. This subtle control over the Dao of the Mysterious Female is almost the skill of a sage who 'knows the subtle and sees the obvious'!"

Seeing the old Taoist priest chattering on and on, touching and looking at everything, Bingyan Miao frowned slightly: "Since you are so fascinated by this, why don't you release the restriction and let me leave, while you stay and try to comprehend it yourself?"

"Yes, yes, let's go, let's go quickly!" Master Canxuan suddenly realized something and whispered, "You little girl, could you introduce me to someone? I am willing to offer three Xuanhuan Pills and a copy of the 'Ancient Secrets of Taiqing Alchemy' as a gift to discuss the Dao with Fellow Daoist Li for three days, no, one day will suffice!"

"You old man, you have no good intentions..." Bing Yanmiao was about to speak when a slightly hurried voice came from the side—

"Fairy, please wait!"

The twelfth prince, Xu Wenji, strode forward and bowed respectfully to Bing Yanmiao: "I...I am Xu Wenji. I humbly request that you convey my request to become your disciple and pay my respects!"

Bing Yanmiao was taken aback by his words, then sneered, "Did you break your head?"

Just now.

"Squeak."

A soft sound suddenly came from the depths of the dark passage.

It was as if a door had been pushed open.

(End of this chapter)