From Princess in the Cold Palace to Empress in Heaven

"This..." Xiao Minghuang was speechless. How could they choose the right time to open this secret realm?

"Let's go to the Sun Secret Realm first. It can't be that it's closed, right?"

Xiao Minghuang sighed lightly and turned to the Sun Secret Realm not far away.

Sure enough, when she found the Secret Realm of the Sun, she discovered that it was also a deserted scene, with only a few people sitting in the lobby of the inn drinking tea and chatting.

Behind the counter sat a middle-aged man in a butler's uniform. Xiao Minghuang walked up to him and asked, "Excuse me, butler, is the Sun Secret Realm open to the public?"

The butler glanced at her, his eyes revealing a touch of surprise, and replied: "Fairy, you came at an untimely time. The Sun Secret Realm was just closed yesterday. The next opening will be the fifteenth day of the first lunar month next year."

"what..."

Hearing this, Xiao Minghuang frowned slightly.

Whether it is July 15th or the fifteenth day of the first lunar month next year, it is too late. There is less than a month left before the tomb of the Quasi-Emperor is opened.

Dongling is nearly ten days away from the Holy Academy, and she has to set off early, which means that she only has half a month left to practice.

She had also read the "Great Sun and Moon Sutra" before. The language of this supreme classic is ancient and the meaning is obscure. It is good enough to understand it in just half a month. How could she have the time to master it completely?

Seeing Xiao Minghuang's worried face, the steward suggested: "I think the fairy is so beautiful, and the master must not be an ordinary elder. Why don't we ask your master to see if there is any other way?"

This reminded Xiao Minghuang that she now had a master. Why should she worship this master instead of asking for advice from such a quasi-emperor?

"Thank you for the reminder, Deacon!"

Xiao Minghuang nodded, left the inn, found a secluded place nearby, took out the token, and began to contact the Lord of the Sun Temple.

Soon, the word "Sun" on the token emitted a red glow, as if burning like a flame, forming the image of the Lord of the Sun Temple. He was still dressed in red, exuding a faint majesty, like a scorching sun, emitting a blazing glow.

"Why do you want to be my disciple?"

"Master, do you know the Secret Realm of the Sun and the Secret Realm of the Moon?" Xiao Minghuang went straight to the point and asked directly.

Hearing this, the Sun Palace Master glanced at Xiao Minghuang and seemed to have seen through her in an instant. After a brief pause, he said, "Indeed, your best choice now is to condense the Life and Death Platform in the Sun Secret Realm and the Sun Secret Realm. However, these two secret realms should not be open at the time. You are looking for your master for this matter, right?"

Xiao Minghuang was slightly startled, then nodded and said sincerely: "Master, you are so good at predicting things. I am going to practice the Great Sun and Moon Sutra, and I must use the power of these two secret realms. I beg Master to help me."

307. Universe, stars, sun and moon

She did not hide anything and stated all her demands and reasons. As the second-in-command of the Holy Academy, the Lord of the Sun Temple should be able to handle such a small matter, right?

The Sun Palace Master was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Hahaha... Great! Since my good disciple is in trouble, how can I just stand by and watch?"

"Thank you, Master. When are we going to the secret realm?" Xiao Minghuang asked happily.

Hearing this, the Lord of the Sun Palace shook his head and said, "No, we can't go to the secret realm. This is the date set by the old dean, and no one else has the right to change it."

"Ah?" Xiao Minghuang was stunned. "Master, my disciple will be heading to Dongling in half a month. If I can't break through the King Realm before then, there will be no chance of winning! You can't just sit there and watch..."

Hearing Xiao Minghuang's cry, the Sun Palace Master also felt a little embarrassed. She sighed and said, "Alas, although I am the Palace Master, the operation of this secret realm has its own natural logic, and it was personally determined by the old dean. How can I disobey it?"

"Ah! But..."

Seeing Xiao Minghuang at a loss, the Lord of the Sun Palace felt secretly happy. This little disciple was good in every way except that she was a little too calm and talkative. He would feel uncomfortable if he didn't laugh at her.

What she likes most in her life is to see others lose their temper.

"I know you are anxious, but don't worry." The Sun Temple Master was calm and said, "Although I cannot take you to the secret realm, I have other ways to help you comprehend the Great Sun and Moon Sutra."

Hearing this, Xiao Minghuang's eyes lit up immediately, and he asked anxiously, "What method? Master, please stop keeping me in suspense!"

"Ahem, it's not a special method. Both the Sun Secret Realm and the Moon Secret Realm are modeled after the Sun Star and the Moon Star. Although I can't take you to the secret realm, I can take you to directly visualize the Sun Star and the Moon Star. The effect should be better than practicing in the secret realm."

After saying this, a sly smile flashed across the eyes of the Lord of the Sun Temple. She found it quite fun to tease this little disciple.

"Ah?" Xiao Minghuang opened his mouth wide, obviously shocked by the words of the Lord of the Sun Palace. He was worthy of being a quasi-emperor, rushing out of Dongji directly and traveling in the starry sky!

"Master, when are we leaving?"

The Lord of the Sun Palace smiled slightly, and his body made of flames instantly became solid, turning into a real body, and descended beside Xiao Minghuang.

"Now!"

As she spoke, she grasped Xiao Minghuang's wrist, and the two of them disappeared from the spot in an instant, turning into a rainbow light that went straight into the sky, and rushed into the starry sky in the blink of an eye!

When Xiao Minghuang opened his eyes again, he found himself in the vast universe. Looking up, he saw the sky full of twinkling stars, dazzling.

She had traveled through the void many times but had never set foot in the starry sky in person. This was actually her first time to leave the Great Eastern World and come to the universe.

This feeling is both novel and familiar, as if in a dream, and as if I have arrived at my ancient and familiar hometown.

In this vast universe, stars are scattered everywhere, like the grains of sand in the Ganges, and each star is filled with unparalleled fluctuations and rules.

The Lord of the Sun Temple was suspended in the void, and a layer of red light enveloped the two of them. He pointed in two directions one after another. Those were two ancient and majestic stars, representing the external manifestations of the two great ways in the universe.

"At this distance, you can safely visualize the Sun and the Moon without worrying about being attacked by them."

"Ok!"

When Xiao Minghuang looked up, he saw the Sun, the most yang star in the universe, and the Moon, the most yin star.

The two were different from what she had seen in the Great Eastern World.

The Sun, as seen from the easternmost point, is just a ball of light, and nothing else can be seen; the appearance of the Moon is constantly changing, making it difficult to see its entire picture.

But it is not the case in the universe. She can see the whole picture of both with her naked eyes.

Xiao Minghuang held his breath and concentrated, staring intently at the two huge stars in the sky. A tremendous mental force surged out from his mind, and he circulated the "Great Sun and Moon Sutra" and spread it outward along the meridians, carefully feeling the similarities and differences between the scripture and the sun and the moon.

She closed her eyes and focused on feeling the two, and gradually, an incomparably mysterious feeling arose.

Rumble!

As Xiao Minghuang's visualization became more and more profound, the purple palace in her body continued to expand, gradually breaking through the actual limitations of her lower abdomen, taking on the state of Mount Sumeru containing a mustard seed, and expanding throughout her body.

Soon, her purple palace was completely integrated into her limbs and bones, and every infinitesimal cell of her body.

All this happened very quickly, and her breakthrough entered the next stage.

Xiao Minghuang's body suddenly heated up, and his whole body seemed to be placed in magma. The scorching heat caused the surrounding void to distort.

But in the next moment, the terrifying high temperature disappeared, and was replaced by extreme cold.

The cold air swept over, and Xiao Minghuang's figure was like an ice sculpture, her beautiful face pale and bloodless, but she still persisted, slowly releasing the ice attribute in her body.

However, the alternating appearance of ice and fire could not pose much threat to Xiao Minghuang, and she survived it successfully.

The Lord of the Sun Palace stood beside Xiao Minghuang, observing with great interest. Seeing Xiao Minghuang successfully pass through the two stages, she couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, "You are worthy of being my disciple. You passed through the first two stages so easily. It was beyond my expectation."

Impacting the King Realm is different from all previous realm upgrades.

Once you break through the King Realm, it means that your lifespan will be greatly improved. If nothing unexpected happens, you can live for at least five thousand years, so there are some difficulties when advancing.

In addition to the conditions that need to be met before promotion, there will also be some tests when breaking through.

Generally speaking, the first stage is when Zifu breaks through the limitations of Dantian and completely integrates into the whole body, and from then on, the Dantian no longer exists as a weak point.

No matter if the Dantian is destroyed or the head is chopped off, he will not die, and his cultivation will not be lost. He can recover with just a little bit of spiritual power.

If one wants to kill the king, one must destroy his entire physical body, which means that the purple palace that is integrated into the entire body will also be destroyed.

The second stage is the test of the cultivator's own Taoism, which is usually closely related to the cultivator's own Taoism. Xiao Minghuang is comprehending the "Great Sun and Moon Sutra", trying to break through the king realm through this scripture, so the test for her is the extreme heat and extreme cold brought by the moon and sun.

The third stage is the life and death test of the King of Life and Death itself, also known as the Mystery of Life and Death!

Only by passing this level can you completely enter the realm of life and death!

It seemed as if Xiao Minghuang's body had wasted thousands of years in an instant, and had aged for who knows how many years. He became white-haired and very old, and it seemed that he would completely decay and die in the next moment.

However, Xiao Minghuang still gritted his teeth, held on to his position, and allowed time to erode him.

"It's the most critical moment..."

308. The realm of life and death!

At this time, the Lord of the Sun Palace showed a worried look.

In the realm of the King of Life and Death, the most difficult one is the last level, which requires the cultivator to resist the invasion of time, awaken great wisdom between life and death, and comprehend great principles, so that he can know why he is who he is.

"Good disciple, let me help you!"

The Sun Palace Master's eyes flashed red, and he clapped his right palm. Strands of pure and rich quasi-emperor laws flowed out, like a scorching sun, enveloping Xiao Minghuang and forming a protective light shield to block the erosion of time.

Just like that, I don't know how long it took...

As they persisted, a white light suddenly appeared between Xiao Minghuang's eyebrows. This ray of white light quickly expanded and eventually evolved into a dazzling golden lotus mark, which bloomed with endless auspicious clouds and enveloped Xiao Minghuang's whole body.

In an instant, Xiao Minghuang's whole body trembled, and the inexplicable power quickly flowed through her limbs and meridians, nourishing her shriveled body, allowing her skinny body to regain vitality and restore its former fullness and youthful beauty.

In just a few seconds, Xiao Minghuang recovered as before and became even more beautiful and charming, like a goddess who had been sleeping for a long time, stunning even without makeup.

Inside her purple palace, there is a high platform with seven levels in total.

The first five levels are based on the five elements of heavenly spiritual roots, which are divided into gold, wood, water, fire and earth.

The sixth and seventh levels are based on the principles of yin and yang and are divided into Taiyin and Taiyang.

What Xiao Minghuang didn't expect was that she accidentally condensed the eighth level of the Life and Death Stage, which was based on the field of swordsmanship.

Therefore, as soon as she entered the realm of King of Life and Death, she reached the eighth level!

Even if you look at the entire Dongji, there is no other record like this!

"Congratulations! If I'm not mistaken, you should have reached the eighth level of the King Realm, right?" The Lord of the Sun Palace retracted his Taoism, exhaled a breath, and exclaimed in praise.

Xiao Minghuang smiled, his spirit was perfect and three golden flowers appeared in the void. Between his eyebrows was a true spirit that contained the energies of life and death. In his beautiful eyes, the sun, moon and stars could be seen rotating, as if there was a brilliant starry sky hidden in them.

"This time it's all thanks to Master's help, thank you Master!"

She stood up, bowed to the Lord of the Sun Temple, and saluted respectfully.

This time, she was sincere and had only gratitude in her heart.

Before, although Saint King Qingkong accepted her as a registered disciple in name, he had other intentions and never fulfilled his responsibilities as a master.

But the Lord of the Sun Palace was different. He had always been very friendly to her, giving her whatever she asked and helping her a lot, so Xiao Minghuang recognized this master very much.

If it weren’t for the help of the Lord of the Sun Palace who protected her true spirit at the critical moment during this attack to the King Realm, she might not have been able to save her life, let alone condense the Eight-Layered Life and Death Platform in one fell swoop.

The Sun Palace Master helped her up and said with a smile, "Why are you being so polite to me? Let's go. It took you ten days to break through. It's almost time to set off for Dongling."

"it is good!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them turned into streams of light again and returned to Dongji Holy Academy.

As soon as I returned to the Sun God Palace, I received a message from the deacon saying that three female disciples wanted to see me. They called themselves Ye Ruoshui, Lin Wanqiu, and Xu Xiuer.

The Lord of the Sun Temple smiled and said, "It seems that the time is just right. Your Taoist companions are already waiting for you. Go quickly!"

As she spoke, she waved her sleeves and a miniature ship flew out, hovering in front of the two of them.

This building ship is very exquisite, with three floors, gorgeously decorated and extraordinarily luxurious. The space inside is spacious and comfortable, and the layout is simple and clear, which is pleasing to the eye.

"This boat is called the Blue Sea Boat, and it can travel hundreds of thousands of miles a day. It was given to me by a friend when I was young. It has not been used for many years, so I am giving it to you."

"Thank you, Master!" Xiao Minghuang bowed and thanked him, but then he changed his mind and asked, "Master, won't you go with me?"

The Sun Palace Master shook his head slightly and said, "This ancient tomb is only for those below the Saint Realm to enter. This is a stage for you young people. It would be useless for me to go there."

At this point, she paused and explained, "You are probably worried about encountering danger on the road. Don't be afraid. The Saint Realm of East Pole will soon come out in full force and rush to the battlefield between the two worlds. No Saint Realm will jump out to kill you."

"As for those below the Saint Realm... I know you have just broken through and are in urgent need of an opportunity to gain experience, so I am keeping them all for you!"

"Master has planned everything. I admire you!" Xiao Minghuang understood what he meant. The Lord of the Sun Palace must have known that there would be people below the Saint Realm who would kill her, so he left them there on purpose, letting her kill one or two to try her hand.

"Okay, go! Once you arrive at the ancient tomb, be careful and protect your fellow Taoists!" The Lord of the Sun Temple waved his hand and disappeared on the spot.

"Disciple knows..." Looking at the empty hall, Xiao Minghuang's voice echoed for a long time.

...

Outside the Sun God Palace, Ye Ruoshui and the other two waited for a long time.

This is a small square where many people gather.

Three beautiful girls gathered together, attracting a lot of attention.

Ye Ruoshui hated the feeling of being watched from time to time. She looked at the Sun Palace in the distance and said, "Xiu'er, did you really expect His Highness to be here?"

"Well, His Highness must be here!" Xu Xiu'er said confidently. She might not be able to calculate the exact location of others, but she had secretly collected a piece of Xiao Minghuang's hair before. She couldn't calculate the more mysterious secrets, but she could calculate the approximate whereabouts for sure.

Ye Ruoshui nodded, and then asked in confusion: "But why hasn't he come out yet?"