From Princess in the Cold Palace to Empress in Heaven

Although the magic weapon is good, she already has the Yin-Yang Star Map, which has reached the quasi-emperor level and can be combined with her other magic weapons to form a complete system.

The magic weapon that was randomly drawn might not be able to be integrated into the existing system, so it was not what she needed most.

In comparison, although the understanding of the Way of the Void is not necessary at the moment, it will be necessary in the future.

As we all know, to become a saint one needs to build a holy palace, and to build a holy palace one needs to clearly define one's own path, and go all out, and move forward with determination and unquestioningness.

Before this, she tried to embark on an unprecedented path by practicing Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.

But after initial practice, she found that this path was not actually suitable.

As for which path she should take, she was actually quite confused and couldn't make up her mind easily.

"I am only at the eighth level of the King Realm now. I still have a long way to go before I can become a Saint. I must first accumulate as much foundation as possible. When the final step is left, I will be able to handle it with ease."

Xiao Minghuang said to herself that although she could not clearly define her own path, she knew that the path of cultivation was either gain or loss.

When one's cultivation is at a low level, one fights against heaven and earth for fortune, which is bestowed upon oneself, and one moves forward against fate.

When one reaches a high level of cultivation, one must eliminate external things and maintain one's own purity, only then will it be possible to completely master the great way.

But now, she obviously has not reached a high level.

Because of this, Xiao Minghuang now needs to create different life and death stages.

The way of the void is one of the choices.

This road may seem difficult, but it has one advantage: it is safe.

By then, she will be standing on the threshold of becoming a saint and can choose at will. The more she gives up, the purer her Taoism will be, and the more powerful she will be after becoming a saint!

As her mind turned, the understanding of the Way of the Void flowed into her heart, gradually becoming clearer, and she was even able to figure out the operating rules and characteristics of the Way of the Void.

318. The Way of the Void

"The Way of Emptiness is the root of all tangible matter in the world, and the basis for the evolution of all things..."

Xiao Minghuang murmured to herself, and the method of practicing the Way of the Void emerged in her mind. She began to practice according to the method of the Way of the Void, and at the same time her mind gradually immersed in the comprehension of the Way of the Void.

In her purple palace, changes slowly took place.

Previously, Xiao Minghuang had refined the Tiangang Secret Realm, merged it with his own Zifu, and upgraded it to a secret realm.

In other words, her Purple Mansion is not actually the Purple Mansion, but a secret realm that only a saint can condense.

In the secret realm, the sun and the moon are in the sky, and the stars are shining, interweaving to create a strange and beautiful fairyland.

In the center, above the eight-layered life and death platform, under the cover of endless starlight, the figure of a woman appeared. Her eyebrows and eyes were as perfect as paintings, her skin was as white as snow, and her temperament was noble and gorgeous, as if she was a fairy walking out of a painting.

This is exactly Xiao Minghuang's soul.

Under her feet, the eight-layer life and death platform suddenly rose, and a layer of shining silver light, a life and death platform symbolizing the way of the void condensed out, and intertwined and reacted with the Yin-Yang Five Elements Life and Death Platform, gathering into a strange energy, spreading in all directions.

Wherever the energy goes, all things grow and become brand new, until it reaches the end of the secret realm and hits the boundary wall.

But this was only a slight delay. In just a moment, the energy broke through the boundary wall and rapidly expanded the scope of the secret realm, causing the mountains, rivers, plants, flowers, birds, fish and insects in the secret realm to flourish rapidly, and it was still constantly extending to farther places.

In a short while, the secret realm, which was originally only a thousand miles in radius, expanded nearly ten times!

As the secret realm expanded rapidly, the strange energy was also exhausted.

"The secret realm has expanded tenfold, so isn't that the cave heaven..."

Feeling the drastic changes in the secret realm, Xiao Minghuang's eyebrows raised slightly.

According to common sense among cultivators, the sign of becoming a saint is the secret realm of evolution in the Purple Palace.

The size of the secret realm is generally between one thousand miles and nine thousand miles in radius.

The secret realm with a radius of ten thousand miles is called the Cave Heaven. It is something that only the great sages who are above the fourth level of the Holy Palace can do!

In other words, Xiao Minghuang's secret realm has reached the level of a great sage!

"It is probably because the Way of the Void and the Yin-Yang and Five Elements intertwined and interacted, causing some kind of transformation."

Xiao Minghuang guessed.

After all, Yin and Yang and the Five Elements evolve all things in the world, and the Way of Emptiness is the basis of all tangible matter.

As the two intertwine and merge with each other, transformation will naturally occur.

She felt the changes in herself. Compared with the secret realm of evolution, the newly condensed ninth level of the life and death platform seemed unremarkable.

Xiao Minghuang opened his eyes, and his pupils reflected the brilliant galaxy, as deep as the vast starry sky of the universe, making people involuntarily fall into it and unable to extricate themselves.

"I don't know how strong I am now."

Although she didn't know how strong he was now, if she met Ji Changkong again, even without using any magic weapon, she could kill him with just one finger relying on her own Taoism!

In addition, unexpected changes occurred in her body.

Before this, Saint King Qingkong had written an ancient character of origin, "Kong", on her palm.

So much time has passed, but she has never felt that this ancient character has any effect, not even the slightest fluctuation.

But after comprehending the way of the void, the ancient character in her palm finally came alive.

She raised her jade hand slightly and looked at the lines on her palm. She saw that the ancient word of origin on her palm was shining brightly and emitting a light silver glow.

She could feel the mysterious aura coming from the ancient characters, which echoed the great principles of heaven and earth.

"null!"

Xiao Minghuang moved from his heart and uttered a word.

Suddenly, an extremely mysterious aura spread out, carrying with it a sense of vicissitudes and antiquity, as if it had arrived across billions of years.

In the entire secret realm, everything instantly lost its sound and became silent.

Even time seemed to stop in an instant.

In Xiao Minghuang's sight, the sky and the earth were twisting, and the void turned into flowing water, pouring in from all directions, merging into the ancient characters, and disappearing without a trace.

"This is..."

Xiao Minghuang suddenly felt something in his heart and immediately understood everything.

"The ancient word of the void has revived, and it wants to take back the Tao and the principles it interprets!"

According to what she knew, the ancient character for origin represented a certain avenue, which was equivalent to the external manifestation of this avenue.

However, due to the passage of time, or changes in the external environment reflecting this avenue, or for some other reasons, the ancient characters of origin have gradually lost their qualifications to represent this avenue.

This ancient character of void has obviously evolved with the changes of the times. The void has become boundless and infinite, far beyond the scope of this ancient character, so this ancient character has lost its power.

"The ancient word of the void has revived. It is probably because I have comprehended part of the way of the void, so it has been awakened."

Xiao Minghuang guessed in his heart.

"In that case..."

As she thought about it, her mind moved, and the ancient word of origin suddenly flew out of her palm and hovered in the air.

She closed her eyes again and tried to make a connection with the ancient characters in front of her.

"...Hungry..."

Xiao Minghuang sensed it.

This is not any language in the world, but the expression of the will of the ancient characters of the void, which is directly transmitted to her mind.

"What do you want to eat?"

Xiao Minghuang asked.

"..."

She waited for a long time but didn't get a clear answer.

Or perhaps, the will of the ancient characters of the void is too ancient and profound for Xiao Minghuang to understand.

After several failed attempts, she gave up communicating with the ancient character in the void and took it back into the cave.

As the ancient character of void entered the cave, it immediately seemed to be summoned and flew into the ninth level of the Life and Death Platform, the Void Life and Death Platform.

A flash of silver light passed by, and the ancient characters were ejected.

Seeing this, Xiao Minghuang suddenly found it funny.

"This guy is a bit stupid..."

She did not take the initiative to do anything. The ancient characters of origin and her life and death platform were two completely different systems and could not be integrated at all!

But the ancient character of void was attracted by her way of void and wanted to merge with it.

After several unsuccessful attempts, the ancient word "Void" simply gave up and stuck to the void platform, seeming to fall into a deep sleep.

It seemed that due to the blessing of the ancient characters of the void, her life and death platform became more solid, with a faint silver glow appearing from time to time, and mysterious Taoist patterns could be vaguely seen emerging.

Xiao Minghuang sensed it in his heart, but was unable to awaken the ancient characters in the void.

"Forget about it. If it comes across something it wants to eat in the future, it should wake up on its own."

She shook her head, temporarily putting the ancient word of the void behind her mind, and began to count her gains.

After this battle, her realm was raised to the ninth level of the King of Life and Death, and she evolved the secret realm into a cave heaven and revived the ancient characters of the void.

Although it is not known what opportunities this ancient character can bring to her, it may be of great use in the future.

"In addition, I have a copy of the Tathagata Heart Sutra. If I give it away, I should be able to get a lot of compensation."

319. Demonic Traces

Xiao Minghuang checked the system and found that only Xu Xiuer could accept this classic, so he sent it out.

Because of the foreshadowing of being given the Liukong Mirror as a gift before, Xu Xiuer simply declined the gift of the Supreme Classic this time and then accepted it.

[Ding! Detected that the host successfully gifted an opportunity, please choose one of the following compensations:]

[1. I have been understanding the law of cause and effect for several years.]

【2. Random Supreme Classic. 】

"I don't lack the Supreme Classics now, so I'll choose to comprehend the Way of Cause and Effect. I should be able to upgrade the Life and Death Platform to the tenth level."

Xiao Minghuang thought for a moment and chose the reward of the law of cause and effect.

hum!

Suddenly, the information about the law of cause and effect, including various details, was clearly displayed in her mind.

As her understanding of the law of cause and effect deepened, the tenth life and death platform condensed in her cave.

"I seem to understand."

Xiao Minghuang knew that the law of cause and effect was one of the most mysterious principles in the world and could not be described in ordinary words.

If we can generally divide the great principles of the world into two categories, they can be called the tangible principle and the intangible principle.

The law of cause and effect is one of the invisible great ways. It is like the sum of all past events that have passed away, like water. It cannot be seen or touched, but it is everywhere and responds everywhere.

It is not a variable, but a given cause that leads to a presumed result.

“Is this cause and effect?”

Xiao Minghuang suddenly muttered to himself, and golden light suddenly appeared in his eyes. He seemed to be able to see countless lines of cause and effect, closely connecting all things in the world.

"The web of cause and effect..."

She glanced slowly, her expression becoming clearer.

These networks are interwoven by cause and effect, and each thread contains different causes and effects, representing the future that will happen.

Her eyes were as sharp as torches, as if they could penetrate the void and see through thousands of miles. She saw a small town with people coming and going, bustling with activity.

The past of every person in the city is unfolding before your eyes. Countless personal causes create countless results, which come together to form the future of this small city.

The son of the blacksmith in the east of the city will marry the daughter of the owner of the steamed bun shop in the west of the city, the son of Widow Li in the south of the city will become a general in the future, and the seventeenth concubine of Old Master Xu in the north of the city will give birth to a gifted child who will enter the world of immortal cultivation in the future...

...if there is no outside interference.

Just as she was watching, a strange blood-red mist suddenly appeared among the crowd, expanding in an instant and covering the entire city.

But in a flash, countless blood pythons swept out, opened their bloody mouths, and devoured all the living creatures in the entire town.