He became the True Lord of Ten Thousand Laws starting from Liaozhai.

Xu Yi was stunned, and even the old ox was frightened.

According to Lao Niu's perception, the young man in white before him was indeed just a spirit, and it seemed to be a spirit from the past, something that did not belong to this time and space.

This is a type of swordsmanship... The methods of the Dao Palace are indeed all-encompassing.

Xu Yi didn't have Lao Niu's perception. He only knew that the sword spirit shouldn't exist anymore, but he didn't know why. Xu Yi's knowledge was ultimately too limited.

However, now that they're right in front of me, how can I back down? If I'm scared now, how will I protect the old ox from the wind and rain in the future?

Xu Yi ignored the sword spirit's words and continued walking upwards on his own. What could a life that was about to dissipate do to me?!

"This humble Taoist priest, Xu Yi, has mistakenly entered your esteemed place. May I ask if there is any way to leave?"

Having just taken a step, Xu Yi decided to be polite first, since everyone should be courteous.

The white-clad sword spirit ignored Xu Yi and continued sharpening its sword.

Xu Yi frowned. He had finally encountered a "living person" who could speak, so why was this person so rude?

Xu Yi took another step forward, and the white-robed sword spirit finally reacted.

"You, a person from later generations, did not come from the Dao Palace. How did you end up here by mistake?"

"People from later generations?" This question made Xu Yi even more uncomfortable. How could it be people from later generations?

"I was walking on the road for no reason when this fork in the road led me here."

Xu Yi paused, feeling quite aggrieved. "I just wanted to kill demons and get some equipment, how did I end up in the Dao Palace?"

Only after the white-robed sword spirit finished speaking did Xu Yi finally realize something was wrong; this was the Dao Palace.

In other words, he has now arrived at "above the sky"?

It all sounds rather bizarre; how did I end up here halfway through my journey?

Who can I complain to about this?

"The Dao Palace is actually the Dao Ancestor's Daoist temple. The Dao Ancestor should be here too," Xu Yi guessed.

Xu Yi had heard many rumors about the Dao Palace along the way. No one knew why the Dao Palace had gone into seclusion, and even the disciples of the Dao Palace were nowhere to be found, although the number of disciples of the Dao Palace was not large compared to other forces.

However, the disciples of the Dao Palace are all very powerful, and they are invincible among their peers. This is the assessment of the older generation. Everyone is very strong... It is a very terrifying force, and it does indeed have the ability to "act on behalf of Heaven".

However, this force sealed off the mountain overnight, and even all the disciples of the Dao Palace returned to the Dao Palace.

Xu Yi always felt strange whenever he heard others talk about this matter; the Dao Palace was such an unfathomable force.

Who but himself could understand the thoughts of the Dao Ancestor?

However, the Dao Palace's seclusion is also a good thing. It is a good thing for other immortal forces in the Great Zhou cultivation world. Before, when the Dao Palace was around, all the sects were peaceful and harmonious, fearing that they would be purged by the Dao Palace.

The Dao Ancestor's "acting on behalf of Heaven" is not just talk; he really takes care of things. Whenever there is injustice, one can call upon the name of the Dao Palace and ask "Heaven" to act as a judge. In general, this is the case.

People from the Dao Palace will come to handle these matters soon.

When the Dao Palace existed, the cultivation world of the Great Zhou Dynasty still had rules.

Some of the powerful demons were very well-behaved and did not engage in any large-scale blood sacrifices or similar practices.

The great demons that survive in the Great Zhou Dynasty today were all very law-abiding demons.

All of this is simply too confusing and mysterious.

Now that Xu Yi has arrived at the Dao Palace, he is determined to find out the situation, mainly out of curiosity.

Everyone in the world wanted to know why the Dao Palace had gone into seclusion. Almost every power had its own speculations, but of course, these speculations were not made public. What Xu Yi heard was what Yan Chixia and Xu Yiya said.

Upon hearing this, the white-robed sword spirit suddenly stopped what he was doing and looked at Xu Yi.

"So, in this sense, you, the person from later generations, are the so-called 'destined one'?"

The white-robed sword spirit began to carefully examine Xu Yi's attire, his eyes gleaming as if he wanted to see through Xu Yi.

Xu Yi felt as if he were being 'scanned,' which was very strange. He drew his sword and held it in front of him, blocking the white-robed sword spirit's probing gaze.

His tone was somewhat accusatory: "Your Excellency is being rather rude."

With the sword held horizontally in front of him, the white-robed sword spirit's scrutinizing gaze was interrupted. He couldn't see through this person at all, not even his cultivation level. But that was normal; any cultivator who could come here had to be a master of great supernatural powers.

There are secrets within the Taoist palace, secrets that cannot be told to the world.

The white-robed sword spirit knew he was in the wrong; he was merely a remnant of the Dao Ancestor's spirit left behind hundreds of years ago, and had been living here in the way of the past.

It could be said that the white-robed sword spirit has always been here, or it could be said that the white-robed sword spirit was just created by the Dao Ancestor a second ago.

"I was being presumptuous, but your sword, though it is a celestial sword, lacks any spirituality and cannot be called a true 'celestial sword,' which is a pity."

The white-robed sword spirit smiled and said that speaking of swords, this was his specialty, and the Dao Ancestor's swordsmanship was unparalleled in the world.

Leaving aside questions about 'sword forging', 'sword cultivation', or even 'the way of the sword', the white-robed sword spirit can answer them all.

"No need to trouble yourself." Xu Yi shook his head, not wanting to discuss this topic with the white-robed sword spirit.

"Since you do not know how to leave this place, then I will not disturb you any longer."

As Xu Yi spoke, he bowed and prepared to say goodbye. This white-robed sword spirit was far too rude. Surely not all the people of the Dao Palace could be so arrogant.

However, the Dao Palace is also strange. Why are there no other cultivators? Logically speaking, after cultivating to the Chaoyuan Realm and possessing supernatural powers, their lifespan should be very long. They should all die after being sealed off for several hundred years, right?

Xu Yi felt something was wrong. Even if the previous generation had all died, would the Dao Palace have no younger generation of cultivators?

The spiritual energy here is abundant, so it's not like even a cultivator at the Chaoyuan stage can't cultivate. With these doubts in mind, Xu Yi turned to leave. Asking the sword spirit, who was always pretending, probably wouldn't yield any information. He might as well go somewhere else and see if he could find any other clues.

Xu Yi had another question: when he and Lao Niu broke into the Dao Palace's territory, no one stopped them. They were just let in like that.

The security system of the Dao Palace seems to be exceptionally poor, Xu Yi silently complained to himself.

The old ox also mooed a few times, and the two made a move to leave.

The white-clad sword spirit was on a mission; he was waiting for the right person. Now that the person had arrived, he couldn't let them go so easily.

"Hey, hey, fellow Daoist, fellow Daoist, wait, wait."

The white-clad sword spirit's aloof image instantly crumbled.

Only now did Xu Yi feel that this sword spirit was somewhat human. He really needed to ask the destined person what that person was.

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