Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

The restaurant became increasingly lively, and Jiang Chuan sat alone in a corner, observing everyone without making a sound.

He sneaked in today for no other reason than this.

The purpose was to gather intelligence on the true strength of this group of cultivators from the Heavenly Chapter Realm, in order to prepare for the subsequent operation to apprehend them.

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

I'm observing.

A figure suddenly approached.

"Fellow Daoist, are you alone?"

The newcomer was a young man in his early twenties, with delicate features and an overly friendly demeanor.

Without waiting for Jiang Chuan to greet him, he plopped down on the opposite side.

"I am Yan Hui, a disciple of the Qingxia Sect in the Southern Region. I am new here, it is a pleasure to meet you."

Jiang Chuan looked up and sized up the man.

Southern Region Qingxia Sect?

Have not heard.

It's probably just an insignificant little sect.

This person's cultivation level is around the fifth stage of Qi Refining, which is not outstanding among the cultivators in this building.

Jiang Chuan calmly clasped his hands in a fist and replied, "Zhou An, disciple of the Immortal Alliance."

"So it's Brother Zhou!"

Yan Hui smiled and cupped his hands in greeting, not minding that Jiang Chuan was a disciple of the Immortal Alliance, and asked warmly, "May I ask, Brother Zhou, are you also here for the True Monarch's secret treasure?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Hui's eyes lit up. He suddenly leaned closer, lowered his voice, and said with a mysterious expression:

"Brother Zhou, to be honest, I happen to have some information about this matter!"

Jiang Chuan was speechless for a moment.

He was the one who leaked the news about this secret treasure.

What could he not know?

However, in order not to give himself away, he pretended to be very interested:

"Oh? I'd like to hear more about it."

Yan Hui looked around and, seeing that no one was paying attention, took out a jade slip from his bosom and carefully placed it on the table.

"Brother Zhou, please take a look. This is a jade slip I acquired a few days ago. It contains a method for obtaining gold!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Jiang Chuan out of the corner of his eye, as if observing Jiang Chuan's reaction.

Jiang Chuan took the jade slip and pretended to scan it with his divine sense.

This jade slip.

It was one of the "clues" that he had ordered the four clans to release.

It does indeed contain a genuine method for seeking wealth, but because "methods cannot be practiced by the same person," this well-known method is worthless.

Jiang Chuan remained outwardly calm, feigning surprise: "Seeking the Golden Method? This thing is extraordinary."

"Of course!"

Yan Hui said smugly, "If I hadn't gotten along so well with Brother Zhou, I would never have shown such a treasure to anyone so easily!"

Jiang Chuan complimented him a couple more times, but inwardly he just wanted to laugh.

If the occasion weren't so inappropriate, he would have loved to ask this guy how much he paid to acquire this "treasure".

As the two were talking, a voice suddenly broke in.

"Fellow Daoists, are there any seats available at this table?"

Jiang Chuan looked up.

The speaker was a man in his thirties, dressed in fine clothes, with a handsome face, and accompanied by a woman in yellow, who was charming and lovely.

The two were dressed in fine clothes, which made it clear that they came from extraordinary backgrounds. Their auras were calm and restrained, and their cultivation levels were both at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Jiang Chuan nodded: "Please go ahead."

The four sat down again and introduced themselves to each other.

The man in fine clothes identified himself as Yan Kuan, a member of the Yan family from the Southern Region.

The woman in yellow identified herself as Su Yingying, a disciple of the Hundred Flowers Valley in the Southern Region.

After some pleasantries...

Yan Kuan's gaze fell on the jade slip on the table.

"Fellow Daoist Yan, to be honest, my junior sister and I are here today precisely to learn about this secret treasure."

Su Yingying smiled and chimed in, "My senior brother and I also have a relic related to the secret treasure. How about we exchange it with Fellow Daoist Yan to verify it?"

Yan Hui's eyes darted around, and she readily agreed, "Why not?"

The three of them immediately huddled together, took out their respective items, exchanged and examined them, and whispered their confirmation.

What Yan Kuan took out was a fragment of bronze, with several blurry lines engraved on it.

Su Yingying then took out a piece of warm, white jade, saying that she had found it outside a collapsed cave.

The three of them compared their respective items and got more and more excited as they talked.

Yan Kuan was an extremely meticulous person. In just a few words, he managed to figure out most of the origins of Yan Hui's jade slip.

Jiang Chuan held his wine glass, occasionally interjecting a word or two, but most of the time he just listened quietly.

After a few rounds of drinks, Yan Kuan suddenly put down his glass, looked around, and mysteriously lowered his voice:

"Gentlemen, have you ever thought about this question?"

"Why would figures like the Sixth Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty and the Holy Maiden of the Goddess Sect come to this lower realm?"

"Why are Foundation Establishment cultivators not allowed to descend to the mortal realm?"

"These prodigies are either backed by a behemoth like Qian Ting or come from four-star sects and aristocratic families. Do you think they would lack the inheritance of a True Monarch?"

Upon hearing this, everyone at the table was taken aback.

Jiang Chuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Four-star sect.

He had only a vague understanding of this word before, but now he understood it perfectly.

The so-called star rating is actually quite simple.

The Immortal Alliance has seventy-two immortal mountains, each of which is a small world.

Meanwhile, the sects and aristocratic families in the Southern Region also have ways to connect with various small worlds.

They just called them by different names; they called those little worlds:

planet.

The so-called four-star level refers to the fact that this sect or family holds four small worlds as its foundation!

And these four stars are the limit.

It is said that...

This involves a taboo.

Therefore, Qian Ting issued an order that no sect or aristocratic family shall be allowed to control more than five small worlds...

Upon hearing this, Yan Hui blinked and asked with a curious expression:

"Why is that?"

Yan Kuan smiled mysteriously and slowly said, "An opportunity to achieve Dao integration!"

These four words carry a weight heavier than a thousand pounds.

In harmony with the Dao!

Jiang Chuan felt a chill run down his spine.

The standard for successful Foundation Establishment is to be able to create a world of one's own within the Foundation Establishment Realm, where the turbid wind blows.

The cultivation after Foundation Establishment involves continuously replenishing one's immortal foundation with the laws of the Great Dao.

This will truly transform the Immortal Foundation into a complete world.

this step.

This is called the union with the Dao.

The more times one merges with the Dao, the stronger one's cultivation becomes.

However, the laws of the Great Dao are not like cabbages by the roadside that can be obtained at will. They are the cornerstone of the rules that support the world. A complete world can only give birth to a mere few of them!

The Great Dao Laws of the Heavenly Chapter Realm have long been divided up by our predecessors.

If a true cultivator wants to attain the Dao, they can only travel to other worlds in the heavens to obtain those unclaimed laws of the Great Dao!

And these,

These are all things he will have to face in the future...

Yan Kuan continued, "Do you all know that the Dao Integration Laws required for Foundation Establishment cultivators are actually divided into two types?"

"Firstly, it is the ordinary laws of the Great Dao."

"Secondly, it is the supreme law!"

He paused, waiting for the crowd's surprised reaction, before continuing with satisfaction: "Ordinary small worlds can only give birth to Great Dao Laws, but only great worlds like the Origin Realm can give birth to Supreme Laws!"

"It is said that several supreme laws exist within this Origin Realm! Yet, from ancient times to the present, no one has ever been able to extract them!"

Su Yingying couldn't help but press, "What exactly are the wonders of that supreme law?"

A hint of longing flashed in Yan Kuan's eyes: "Legend has it that if one can fuse with a supreme law, one can forge an invincible immortal foundation within the same realm, and even have a three-tenths chance of reaching the True Monarch level in the future!"

Jiang Chuan's heart stirred, and he pressed on, "The Origin Realm is the birthplace of all cultivation civilizations, having given birth to more than a few True Monarchs. How come the Heavenly Dao Laws of this realm have not yet been taken?"

Yan Kuan sighed softly, his voice lowering further: "To seize the laws of the Great Dao, how easy is that? This is tantamount to stealing the foundation of an entire realm; how could the Heavenly Dao stand idly by?"

"However, in different worlds, the power of the Heavenly Dao varies in strength."

"Like that newly born world, the way of heaven is ignorant, like a child."

"Stealing the laws is naturally a piece of cake."

"but."

"The Origin Realm is one of the oldest worlds existing in all the heavens!"

"It is said that the cataclysmic event that wiped out immortals in the Origin Realm was because a cultivator attempted to extract the supreme laws of this realm, thus incurring the wrath of the Heavenly Dao and unleashing a world-destroying punishment!"

"In that punishment, the heavens and earth collapsed, countless immortals perished, and the vast immortal civilization was reduced to ashes."

He made a gesture, as if the scene of world destruction was still vivid in his mind.

"That is precisely why Foundation Establishment cultivators must never descend to the mortal realm. Once they do, they will immediately be detected by the Heavenly Dao of that realm, causing turmoil in the heavens and earth!"

Jiang Chuan remained silent.

It turned out to be the case.

This is the real reason why true beings are forbidden from setting foot in the Origin Realm.

He had previously thought that the Great Dao of the Origin Realm was incomplete and could not accommodate the existence of Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators.

But unexpectedly.

The truth is so horrifying!

He suppressed his turbulent emotions and slowly asked:

"So, those prodigies who descended to the lower realm were actually there for the supreme laws of the Origin Realm?"

Yan Hui's expression suddenly became somewhat ambiguous.

There was no response.

Yan Kuan, however, nodded heavily and said in a low voice:

"That's highly likely!"

"Some people in the Upper Realm speculate that after the Origin Realm suffered severe damage back then, the power of the Heavenly Dao is not as great as before."

"Those supreme laws that even True Lords dared not covet in the past, now, may be shaken!"

"That's why we were sent down to the mortal realm..."

He chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I've come to be cannon fodder!"

Jiang Chuan then understood why the Upper Realm hadn't intervened when he killed so many Qi Refining disciples.

For them.

Qi Refining cultivators are considered a renewable resource.

As long as they can steal the supreme laws, or even just exchange them for some useful information, it would be worth it no matter how many people die.

Su Yingying sighed softly, "Otherwise, why would those important figures be willing to let people like us take the lead..."

The words fell.

The four people at the table fell silent for a moment.

Jiang Chuan lowered his head and took a sip of wine, concealing the fleeting glint of shrewdness in his eyes.

The supreme law.

He silently repeated those four words in his heart.

He had assumed that these geniuses descended to the mortal realm only for ancient cultivation techniques and treasures.

But unexpectedly.

They've set their sights on the very foundation of this world!

This is truly... outrageous!

As the sovereign of the Origin Realm and a native being born and raised there, he had not yet gained any benefit from this world, so how could he allow outsiders to desecrate it!?

……

The night grew deeper.

Inside the Eight Treasures Pavilion, after countless rounds of drinks, the so-called "mysterious man" still hadn't shown up.

The crowd began to stir.

"What's going on? It's already this late, why hasn't anyone arrived yet?"

"Could they be trying to scam us?!"

"Could it be that the mysterious person sneaked into the hidden treasure first, leaving us stranded here?"

Various speculations have been circulating, and they've become increasingly outrageous.

Finally, a burly man with a fierce face slammed his fist on the table and stood up, loudly questioning everyone:

"When will that mysterious person finally arrive?! We've come all this way, only to be wasted here?!"

His voice was as loud as a bell, echoing throughout the entire building.

"If no one shows up again, aren't we just making a fool of all the cultivators in this building?!"

These words immediately ignited the anger in the room.

"Exactly! Why should we just wait around!"

"Shopkeeper! Hand over the person!"

"If you don't come out now, don't blame me for smashing this dilapidated building!"

"Yes! Smash it! Break this shopkeeper's legs, let's see if that mysterious man still cowers!"

The sounds of commotion and cursing rose and fell.

The restaurant owner was so frightened that his face turned ashen, and he kept bowing, almost kneeling down on the spot.

"Esteemed immortals, please calm your anger! Please calm your anger! This humble shop truly knew nothing about this!"

Some of the hot-tempered ones had already rolled up their sleeves, ready to fight.

If it weren't for the presence of several exceptional talents, this building would probably have been torn down long ago.

The scene was thrown into chaos.

The reactions of those prodigies varied, but none of them intended to stop the mysterious person. In fact, some of the instigators were their subordinates, clearly trying to force the mysterious person to reveal himself.

At Jiang Chuan's table, Yan Kuan frowned and said in a low voice, "If this continues, things might get messy."

Su Yingying also stopped smiling and glanced towards the door a few times.

Yan Hui chuckled and poured himself a cup of wine: "What's the rush? What's meant to come will come."

Jiang Chuan glanced at him without changing his expression.

This person's composure is unlike that of a disciple from an ordinary small sect.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

How many simple people are sitting in this building?

He didn't have time to investigate further right now; he had already asked around enough, and it was time to end this farce.

"Let's proceed according to plan."

Jiang Chuan picked up his wine cup and sent a divine thought through the Starry Sky Mirror.

In the back room, a servant who had been waiting for a long time moved at the command.

According to the plan, this "mysterious person" will publicly announce the date and location of the opening of the secret treasure.

In this way, he lured the group of cultivators into the trap he had set in advance.

Catch it all in one go.

However, just as the servant was about to make his appearance.

Unexpected changes occurred!

hum! ! !

A soft hum suddenly rang out from the depths of the sky, initially very faint, like a string being gently plucked.

In the blink of an eye.

It then transformed into a deafening roar!

The entire Cloud City, and indeed the entire world, trembled violently at that moment.

The cups and saucers on the table jingled, and dust fell in rustling motions from the beams.

Some cried out and grabbed the table for support, while others drew their swords and looked around, their faces ashen.

Even those few prodigies changed their expressions instantly.

"Oh no, an ambush!!"

"It's not an ambush, it's a commotion from the sky!"

Someone screamed.

Everyone looked up and saw that the sky above suddenly burst forth with a sky full of starlight, like the Milky Way pouring down from the heavens, illuminating the entire night sky as bright as day!

"What, what is that?!"

No one could answer the question.

Everyone's attention was completely drawn to the strange phenomenon.

Amidst the starry sky, a celestial palace slowly revealed its outline!

The celestial palace was entirely forged from starlight, with magnificent buildings and flying eaves, hanging quietly in the heavens, sometimes visible and sometimes hidden, as if it had existed since time immemorial!

Through the faint outline, one could vaguely see a plaque shimmering with starlight hanging above the main hall.

The characters on the plaque are not clearly visible, yet they possess an aura of majesty that suppresses heaven and earth.

Followed by.

A resounding voice boomed down from the heavens!

The resounding sound was like a bell or a chime, like the sound of the Great Dao, echoing throughout heaven and earth, and falling directly into the heart of every living being!

Regardless of their cultivation level or location, everyone could hear it clearly.

The Star God Temple is now officially open. Anyone seeking opportunity may enter!

Wow!!!

The moment the words left his mouth, the entire restaurant erupted in cheers!

"That's... the Temple of the Star Gods!!"

After a brief silence, a roar erupted from the restaurant.

"What?! It's actually the Star God Temple, one of the three ancient holy sites?!"

"Legend has it that the Star God Temple once produced a Nascent Soul Celestial Lord!"

"If we could receive the blessings of the Heavenly Emperor, what would we have to worry about not becoming True Immortals?!"

An old, white-haired rogue cultivator trembled with excitement and shouted at the top of his lungs.

Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord!

These four words were like a bucket of cold water poured into boiling oil!

The lineage of the True Lord.

This is enough to drive Qi Refining cultivators crazy.

The sacred land left behind by the Heavenly Emperor is simply a legend among legends!

"Legend has it that the three great holy lands were all destroyed in the cataclysmic disaster, but today, the Star God Palace has reappeared in the world!"

The old rogue cultivator became more and more agitated as he spoke, his whole body trembling.

At his age, his lifespan is nearing its end. If he can find a glimmer of opportunity in the holy land, he might be able to live another life!

But no one was listening to him anymore. At that moment, everyone only cared about four words:

A Heavenly Opportunity!

"What are you waiting for!"

"Charge!!!"

That shout completely ignited the entire restaurant.

All the cultivators of the Eight Treasures Pavilion surged out of the gate like a flood bursting its banks!

Those who rode swords, those who rode clouds, and some who even burned their life essence to use escape techniques all rushed towards the celestial palace in the heavens like madmen!

The rogue cultivators, who usually cherished their lives like gold, were now all red-eyed.

In an instant, countless streaks of light flashed across the night sky like a meteor shower!

The night sky over Cloud City has never been so magnificent.

Never before has it been this crazy.

Those few prodigies finally couldn't sit still any longer.

Ji Hong put down the jade cup, slowly stood up, and looked at the celestial palace, a burning light flashing in his eyes.

"It's actually the ruins of the Star God Temple that have emerged... This prince wants to see just what wonders this ancient holy land holds!"

He chuckled softly, and his entire body transformed into a golden light, soaring into the sky!

Lan Ruoxi opened her eyes, her gaze sparkling with wonder, and lotus blossoms bloomed beneath her feet as she gracefully departed.

Wherever it goes, a subtle fragrance lingers.

Huiwu and Gu Changfeng exchanged a glance and almost simultaneously rushed out the window.

One was gleaming with golden light, the other with a chilling sword light; they vanished into the starlight in an instant.

Even Yan Kuan and Su Yingying, who sat next to Jiang Chuan, hurriedly got up and left with excited expressions.

"Brother Zhou, Brother Yan, we'll take our leave first!"

Yan Hui, however, was not in a hurry to leave.

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to Jiang Chuan and said with a smile, "Brother Zhou, aren't you going? We'll meet again in the Immortal Palace if fate allows!"

After saying that, he disappeared into the night with the crowd.

Jiang Chuan did not respond.

He stared at the celestial palace floating amidst the starry sky, his heart churning with turmoil.

Star Temple?

The Three Sacred Sites of Ancient Times?

Others might not know, but he recognized it!

This so-called Star God Temple is clearly the Star God Temple he entered when he was promoted to the first rank!

"How is this possible..."

Jiang Chuan muttered to himself, feeling for the first time that his brain wasn't quite up to par.

The trap he set actually led to the discovery of a real holy site.

What the hell is this?!