High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

Su Jie sighed, his tone sincere: "I'm doing this for your own good. We're about to enter the secret realm. If you fight me now and get hurt, you'll miss out on the opportunities within. That would be such a pity."

"You!" Jin Yunxiao laughed angrily, "Such arrogance! You can't use Soul Dao techniques in the Dao Inquiry Square? Then let me see how you'll hurt me!"

He snapped his folding fan shut, and a burst of golden light shone from his body. A phantom of a grotto-heaven covered in golden Dao patterns appeared and disappeared behind him.

Su Jie chuckled and shook his head.

He finally understood that Jin Yunxiao felt there were rules and restrictions in the Dao Asking Square, making it inconvenient for him to use his Sacred Soul Techniques.

He was also certain that he had only recently advanced to the Weaving Law Realm and that his foundation in his grotto-heaven was "weak." He wanted to take this opportunity to crush him with his grotto-heaven cultivation in order to save face for the Supreme Dao Palace.

"So that's what they were planning." Su Jie found it somewhat amusing. Restricting Soul Path techniques?

There may be limitations on him, but for Jin Yunxiao, this so-called "advantage" is probably the greatest despair.

Upon hearing Su Jie's laughter, Jin Yunxiao was about to utter a few more harsh words when he saw Su Jie merely raise his right hand and make a feigned press towards him.

Jin Yunxiao's expression changed drastically!

He felt as if he were being suppressed by the entire starry sky! The illusory image of the Great Sun Golden Cave Heaven, under the pressure of the other party, made a "creaking" sound, and its operation instantly stopped!

Even more terrifying, he felt a vast and incomprehensible soul power, like an invisible mountain, pressing down directly on his holy soul!

"Ugh!"

Jin Yunxiao groaned, veins bulging on his forehead, his legs buckling uncontrollably, and he almost knelt down on the spot!

He desperately mobilized all his strength to resist, but the level of that power was too high, and his resistance was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!

"puff--!"

Jin Yunxiao felt as if he had been struck in the chest by a heavy hammer. His eyes bulged out, and he could no longer suppress the mouthful of blood containing the golden light of the source, which he then spat out violently!

It was as if his spine had been ripped out. He screamed and was thrown backward, crashing heavily onto the jade ground of the Dao Asking Ground, which was more than ten feet away. He rolled several times before coming to a stop.

Jin Yunxiao curled up, only painful spasms and gasps for breath remained; he didn't even have the strength to stand up.

The illusory image of the cave behind him had already shrunk back into his body, dim and lifeless, its aura extremely weak, clearly indicating that its origin had suffered a significant shock and damage!

The square was deathly silent.

Everyone was stunned.

Jin Yunxiao, the seventh-ranked genius of the Purple Cloud Battle Tower and a ninth-tier grotto-heaven, was actually forced to the brink of shattering by Su Jie's remote suppression, spitting blood and suffering severe injuries?!

What the hell is this difference in skill level?!

What exactly is the level and quality of Su Jie's grotto-heaven?!

Su Jie slowly withdrew his hand, as if he had only done a trivial matter.

He glanced at Jin Yunxiao, who was limp and terrified, then looked around at the silent square, his tone tinged with helplessness:

"See? What did I tell you? He insisted on fighting. Now look what's happened. The secret realm is about to open, and the cave's origin is damaged. It's questionable whether we can even get in, let alone seize any opportunities. Senior Brother Jin has really lost big this time."

His voice wasn't loud, but it could be clearly heard in the square.

"Pfft..." Someone couldn't help but laugh out loud first, then quickly suppressed it.

But the way many people looked at Su Jie had completely changed.

The initial scrutiny, curiosity, apprehension, and even fighting spirit have now largely transformed into deep awe and a sense of relief.

I'm so glad it wasn't me who jumped out just now!

The remaining disciples of the Supreme Dao Palace turned pale and rushed over to help the unconscious Jin Yunxiao up, hurriedly feeding him pills without daring to look at Su Jie again.

Just then, the space above the square fluctuated, and three sovereign figures descended.

Master of the Star River Academy of the Myriad Laws Heavenly Sect, Venerable Yunmiao of the Jade Void Palace, and Venerable Juejian of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

The three powerful figures' gazes swept across the entire area in an instant, naturally spotting Jin Yunxiao, who was being supported, his breath weak and unconscious.

And Su Jie, standing in front of the Wanxiang Tianzong crowd, with an expression that said, "This has nothing to do with me; I was just forced to defend myself."

The Star River Academy Master's brow twitched almost imperceptibly. His gaze lingered on Su Jie for a moment, as if trying to see through him to understand him, but in the end, he asked nothing, only saying in a deep voice:

"That's enough of this brief interlude. The time has come; prepare to depart for the Heaven of Ten Thousand Laws!"

With a flick of his sleeve, a dazzling starry sky portal unfolded in the center of the square.

"This expedition will be led by the three of us, the Sovereigns. Within the secret realm, opportunities will arise based on individual abilities, but please remember:"

"You are all disciples of the Daoist clan. You may compete and fight, but if anyone deliberately harms a member of your own clan, don't blame me for personally eliminating you from the sect!"

The voice wasn't loud, but it carried a chilling aura that sent a shiver down the spines of all the prodigies.

"We will remember this!" the group of geniuses replied in unison.

"Enter." Master Xinghe was the first to step through the portal.

Nearly a hundred prodigies entered one by one. Su Jie followed behind Chu Qingli and the others, stepping through the portal.

Light and shadow shift, space traverses.

When Su Jie finally set foot on solid ground again, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar world.

The sky was a hazy blue, with three suns of different colors hanging high in the sky, casting down golden, silver, and purple rays.

The land was vast and boundless, with distant mountains undulating like a dragon's spine, and the concentration of laws permeating the air was several times higher than that of the Purple Heavens!

With just a breath, Su Jie felt a joyful throbbing emanating from his inner world.

"Is this... the Heaven of Ten Thousand Laws?"

This is a vast white jade plaza suspended above an endless sea of ​​clouds, far larger than the Dao Asking Plaza. The ground is engraved with intricate Dao patterns of the Zhou Tian stars, constantly absorbing and releasing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

At the end of the square stands the majestic Wanfa Peak, a towering mountain that seems to reach the sky.

The peak is not an ordinary rock, but rather appears to be cast from some kind of translucent crystal containing infinite laws and runes, and is currently radiating a soft, seven-colored glow.

The most eye-catching feature is the seven-colored light gate in the center of the mountain, which is thousands of feet high and more than a hundred feet wide.

The scene inside the portal changed constantly, sometimes with a galaxy hanging upside down, sometimes with ancient steles standing like a forest, and sometimes with a divine tower appearing and disappearing. Vast, ancient, and pure laws and Daoist principles surged out from within like a tangible tide, washing over everyone in the square.

On the square, three distinct groups of people stood in dark, imposing crowds.

On the left, everyone was dressed in simple Taoist robes, their aura was upright and peaceful, and their bodies were surrounded by a faint light. Their Taoist charm was natural. They were the geniuses from the "Jade Purity Heavens".

The leaders were particularly outstanding, one of whom, a young man with a handsome face and holding a jade ruler, closed his eyes and concentrated, as if he were one with the surrounding world, giving people a sense of unfathomable depth.

On the right side, sword energy soared into the sky!

Everyone carried or held a long sword, their eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and their aura was incomparably sharp. Just by standing there, it was as if countless invisible sword intents were cutting through the air. They were sword cultivators from the "Shangqing Zhutian".

The leader was a young man in black carrying an ancient, sheathed longsword. His eyes flashed with a cold light, and his fighting spirit was palpable.