My little sect, which disappeared a thousand years ago, has become a sacred site!

After the great battle, the three successfully broke through to the Immortal King Realm and were promoted to Earthly Fiends.

It was at that time that they were injected with that crystal core.

The moment the crystal core was implanted into their bodies, they instinctively rejected it—it was a foreign object, something completely different from their own flesh and blood.

But as time went on, they discovered that the enhancement brought by this crystal core was simply phenomenal.

Cultivation speed increased!

Spiritual energy reserves increased!

Enlightenment through understanding the laws!

Combat capabilities, upgrade!

That crystal core, in some ways, is even more terrifying than the legendary Supreme Bone.

Over time, they became completely dependent on the crystal core, focusing all their attention on its amplification and neglecting to hone their own foundation.

Then came this mission.

The three of them were chosen to carry out the mission of annihilating the remaining five evil families in the mortal realm.

If they complete the task perfectly, they will receive a generous reward—more resources, a higher status, and even... the opportunity to be promoted to Sky Guard.

If one of the Twenty-Four Heavenly Guardians perishes, a Di Sha will be promoted to become a new Heavenly Guardian.

Before descending to the mortal realm, they were granted secret techniques and bestowed with array formations.

Everything is ready.

Full of confidence, they stepped into the teleportation array.

Then--

Upon arriving at the Nine Heavens Realm, he was slapped away by a guy who appeared out of nowhere.

Then they were besieged by three lower-world natives and three old smugglers.

Then they were forced to use their trump card formation.

Then the strange beast summoned by the formation was casually summoned by the opponent and swallowed up in a few bites.

Then...

And that was the end of it.

Gu Changyuan slowly opened his eyes.

The memories of all three have been completely read.

My understanding of the Imperial Court has grown even more.

Unfortunately, these three were too low-level to even touch the true core.

How strong are the Twelve Heavenly Balances?

they do not know.

Just how strong is that "Emperor"?

They don't know either.

Why was the Immortal Path blocked?

They still don't know.

The only thing Gu Changyuan could see was the face and aura of the Heavenly Guard "Patrolman" from their memories.

The aura he possessed, even just from his memories, was many times stronger than that of the three of them.

Sure enough, differences still exist between different levels.

The last thing the three of them remembered was today—they were placed in a huge formation.

Then, three illusory figures appeared.

The three illusory figures had indistinct faces, but their terrifying aura could be felt.

After they appeared, they immediately blocked the entire formation, cutting off all external detection.

Then, the formation was activated.

Transmit.

Then came the scene where he got brutally beaten up.

Gu Changyuan snapped out of his thoughts and his gaze fell on the three dying figures.

Having obtained all the necessary information, these three individuals are no longer of any use to me.

Without lingering any longer, he turned around and, with his three disciples Ye Qingxue, Lin Jingyu, and Yue Lingxi, stepped out of the Binding God Coffin and returned to the Zhuge family square.

At this moment, Zhuge Dancheng, Zhuge Jinglong, Zhuge Sijue, Xu Mengyao, Wang Yutang, and others were still quietly waiting here.

Xuanyuan Feiyue and Gongsun Xiangming had already returned to their respective residences in the Zhuge family to rest.

Upon seeing Gu Changyuan appear, the group quickly went to greet him.

Zhuge Dancheng spoke first, his tone respectful:

"senior."

Gu Changyuan nodded slightly:

"The job is done. Let's go and rest; everyone must be tired."

Seeing that Gu Changyuan didn't intend to explain further, Zhuge Dancheng naturally didn't ask any more questions.

He quickly bowed and agreed, then led everyone away to their resting place.

Upon entering the courtyard, Gu Changyuan turned to look at Ye Qingxue and the other two:

"Today's battle should have been a rare experience for you. Go back and digest it properly, and thoroughly understand the lessons learned from the battle."

Ye Qingxue and the other two exchanged a glance and bowed in unison:

"Yes, Master."

The three of them went back to their rooms.

Gu Changyuan also entered his room.

The door was closed.

He sat cross-legged and closed his eyes.

The next moment—

A formation silently unfolded beneath him.

A few breaths later—

A phantom image, identical in appearance to his, peeled away from his body.

The almost transparent phantom hovered quietly above Gu Changyuan's main body, glanced at the main body sitting cross-legged below, and then suddenly soared into the sky.

He deliberately severed the causal and energy connections between this illusory divine soul.

This phantom can bypass many restrictions.

In an instant, the phantom pierced through the roof, through the sky, and arrived in the highest heavens.

He climbed higher and higher, ever higher.

The surrounding scenery changed rapidly. Clouds swept past beneath my feet, gales howled around me, the fluctuations of the laws grew stronger, and the pressure of the space became increasingly terrifying.

But the phantom continued to rise.

until--

"Buzz!"

An invisible boundary appeared before him.

That boundary is invisible and intangible, yet it truly exists.

It was like a transparent film, enveloping the entire Nine Heavens Realm and isolating everything above it.

The phantom stopped and hovered before that boundary.

He slowly raised his right hand, and a secret technique quietly activated in his palm.

The secret technique transformed into a wisp of light, gently touching that invisible boundary—

"boom!"

A powerful repulsive force erupted from the boundary in an instant.

The illusory figure swayed slightly, but it withstood the impact and remained completely still.

He continued to activate the secret technique, the light in his palm growing brighter and brighter as he slowly advanced forward.

The phantom's entire palm pierced through the first boundary and touched another, more solid and substantial interface.

It was a completely solid interface.

Unlike the invisible film of the first layer, this interface is real, tangible, and touchable.

The interface is a deep, dark color, with countless intricate patterns flowing across its surface.

The intertwined patterns formed a massive sealing array, firmly sealing off the entire interface.

Above the seal, countless auras could be faintly seen flowing, bearing traces of the Great Dao and being manifestations of the laws.

Gu Changyuan could clearly sense that the surface contained countless Dao powers of killing, sealing, suppressing, and isolating, which were extremely heavy.

It is not merely a collection of power, but also a condensation of the Great Dao.

The complexity of the laws contained therein is beyond the imagination of ordinary cultivators.

but--

He squinted, sensing carefully.

This seal seems... to be showing signs of loosening.

Between those lines, fine cracks can be faintly seen.

The cracks were so fine that they would be undetectable without careful examination.

But they do exist, and they are slowly expanding.

Not only that.

Gu Changyuan also caught a glimpse of the aura of the Heavenly Dao from the cracks in the seal, and felt a faint, pure immortal energy flowing around him.

From the memories of the three people, he knew that this immortal aura was the aura of the Immortal Path.