Chapter 825 Success
The huge nine-cornered palace has a smooth and sealed appearance. There are no windows, doors or other entrances. It is a seamless whole.
According to Gao Xian, this huge nine-sided palace looks a bit like an alien spaceship in a movie in the previous life.
An eighth-level celestial being flying in the sky with this thing would look very majestic and powerful.
Fortunately, there are many broken gaps on the building, which should be destroyed by some external force. On the other hand, after more than ten disasters, Jiuyao Palace can still remain intact, which also shows the extraordinaryness of Jiuyao Palace.
Gao Xian pondered for a while outside before he entered the Jiuyao Palace through a gap.
On a hill a thousand miles away, Zhizhen set up a Jade Emperor Demon-Suppressing Array. This array covered an area of one hundred miles and was composed of thirty-six array flags and seventy-two needles embedded a hundred feet underground, forming a powerful magic array.
I really don't know what Gao Xian will encounter. The Jiuyao Palace is so huge that I don't know how long it will take to explore it. In order to ensure safety, of course, a magic circle must be set up.
Once this kind of magic array is set up, the spiritual energy gathered by the magic array will naturally transform into a strange phenomenon. Even if the monster beasts have little experience, they will not barge in recklessly.
Not long after Zhizhen set up the magic circle, Gao Xian's dull clone with flashing light and shadow around him disappeared, and was replaced by Gao Xian with a look of shock.
"Something happened so soon?" Zhizhen was also a little surprised. She knew very well how powerful Gao Xian was. He was far superior to her in terms of cultivation alone. Not to mention that Gao Xian's three souls had different paths and each had its own magical powers.
With Gao Xian's ability, he could hold out for a while even if he encountered a sixth-level pure Yang. How could he replace his clone so quickly? Gao Xian sighed deeply: "I encountered a star god projection inside, and the magic circle restriction was triggered. A huge starlight killed my clone..."
It's not that he can't do it, it's just that the star power restriction inside is abnormal. The restriction completely imprisons the magical power and secret method, and there is nowhere to escape even if you want to.
Fortunately, I had a clone to replace him, so I was able to run back unharmed.
"What restriction?" Zhizhen was proficient in all methods and had deep attainments in making talismans and magic arrays.
Gao Xian had an amazing memory and could see many details with the help of his Tianlong Yufa True Eye. He immediately imprinted everything he saw directly onto the water mirror through his spiritual consciousness.
For those who have reached the level of Spiritual Transformation, transmitting all kinds of information through spiritual consciousness is a basic ability.
The secret methods of inheritance in the jade slips were all engraved with divine consciousness. Gao Xian had a strong cultivation base and could use the water mirror to copy out his experience.
Zhizhen stared at the water mirror and pondered for a long time. She took out a few jade slips and looked through them on the spot. After half a day, she said, "It is a very ancient Nine Lights Locking Heaven Formation. Among them, the Broken Army Star Gate is the death gate of this formation and the most dangerous. This time I was wrong..."
She smiled bitterly at Gao Xian with some apology. It was her idea to choose Pojun gate to enter Jiuyao Palace.
Zhizhen's main consideration was that Gao Xian had the Pojun divine talisman and had a Pojun fate, which should be more compatible with the Pojun star gate and should be more conducive to Gao Xian's exploration of the Jiuyao Palace.
Unexpectedly, the Jiuyao Locking Heaven Formation arranged in the Jiuyao Palace is a very ancient formation that was abandoned several disasters ago.
The main reason is that the formation needs to mobilize the power of the Nine Stars. It is very powerful, but the arrangement is very complicated. It needs a powerful divine object to gather the power of the Nine Stars as the center. The changes are relatively simple and relatively easy to crack.
Simply put, the price/performance ratio is too low.
Zhizhen had only heard of the name of Nine-Light Locking Heaven, but did not know the specific details of the formation.
The Daluo Sect had a profound foundation and had accumulated various classics and secrets over the past ten calamities. In the past few calamities, the secret inheritance of the human race's cultivators had become more sophisticated and complete, and the various inheritances in the past were just regarded as history, and no one would study them.
It was not until Gao Xian encountered a problem that Zhizhen, after various comparisons, determined that the formation was the Nine-Star Locking Heaven Formation.
Gao Xian waved his hand: "How can you be blamed for this? No one knows what's going on inside."
"To enter this formation, you must go through the Gen Bing Tan Lang wooden door. This is the life gate. Take the Tan Lang star crystal that suppresses the formation, or the jade talisman or key here, and follow the formation to get to the center..."
Zhizhen also took out a water mirror and marked the changes in the magic array for Gao Xian, and pointed out the possible locations of the magic weapons that suppressed the magic array.
Gao Xian studied and took notes seriously. He did not rush to enter, but instead learned some basic knowledge of the Nine-Star Locking Heaven Formation from Zhizhen.
He had no talent in magic arrays, so he relied on his powerful spiritual sense to memorize as many of the powerful changes in the magic array as possible.
Two days later, Gao Xiancai entered Jiuyao Palace again.
This time Gao Xian has been in there for several days. Zhizhen feels that no news is good news. Gao Xian must have gone deep into the core of Jiuyao Palace, which is why he has been so quiet.
On the fourth night, Zhizhen was meditating and practicing when she suddenly felt something and opened her eyes. She saw a golden nine-pointed star shooting out from the depths of Jiuyao Palace, instantly piercing through the clouds and disappearing without a trace.
At the same time, Gao Xian, who was sitting motionless opposite, moved. His expression was a little complicated, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry.
"Senior Brother?" Zhizhen asked softly.
Gao Xian finally woke up from his dream, his blank eyes focused again: "I got the Greedy Wolf Jade Talisman and moved forward smoothly, and successfully entered the Central Nine Stars Temple, but here I triggered the magic array restriction, which triggered the seven Nine Stars God Dharma images. These Dharma images have incredible power and killed my clone in just a few moves..."
He sighed when he said this: "That's nothing. I seem to have triggered some kind of restriction, and I saw a nine-pointed star rising into the sky. I don't know where it went!"
After all, the magic array restrictions of Jiuyao Palace are inflexible. As long as the power is not too outrageous, it can always be broken through continuous trial and error.
It was just that the ban was triggered, but it was like an alarm device. This made Gao Xian a little worried. What if he attracted some powerful people? Zhizhen was silent for a while and said, "It is said that Jiuyao Palace was a sect more than ten calamities ago. The Jiuyao Tianzun at that time had long been destroyed. The inheritance of Jiuyao Palace has also been scattered everywhere.
"There are several sects in the depths of the East China Sea that specialize in cultivating star power. They should be the descendants of the Nine Lights Palace. However, after more than a dozen calamities, these sects no longer have any relationship with the Nine Lights Palace.
"Brother, don't worry about this."
One calamity lasts for more than ten thousand years. After more than ten calamities, during such a long time, Jiuyao Tianzun died again. Even if the central restriction of Jiuyao Palace transmits information to the outside, it should be nothing.
Gao Xian nodded. Zhizhen's words made sense. There was no need to worry too much about it. He said, "I think the Nine Stars God's Dharma Image is also some kind of restriction. I need you to help me figure it out..."
He released the water mirror and played the video of the battle just now. In fact, it was equivalent to a spiritual consciousness video, but it was higher definition than a video, and it also recorded various details such as the changes in magic power.
The images displayed on the water mirror were colorful, and the light was interlaced and changed in an extremely complex way. If it were a Yuanying Zhenjun, he would not be able to understand these images. Even Qingqing could not understand them.
Zhizhen read it through twice in its entirety, and then took out the Zhou Guang disk to make calculations. This time it took her almost a whole day to barely calculate the changes.
"Brother, judging from the changes in the restrictions, the central magic array is the North Pole Purple Star Sky Wall Array, and the seven stars are the gods that protect the central Purple Star Sky Wall. These restricted gods can still maintain their combat power, so there must be a central artifact..."
Zhizhen pointed to a high platform on the water mirror that looked like an altar and said, "The central divine weapon should be here. Senior brother's Pojun Divine Scroll can be used to attack this place by force.
"The ancient restrictions are crude and have been in place for a long time. There must be loopholes and flaws in the restrictions. Even if a powerful attack cannot break through the restrictions, it can still test the changes in the restrictions."
As a master of magic arrays, Zhizhen can use the divine artifact, the Cosmic Light Plate, to deduce not only how to break the array but also roughly understand the changes in the restrictions.
After all, the ancient magic array was crude, and after more than 100,000 years of operation, 99% of the restrictive power had dissipated. Even the remaining magic array restriction had many problems.
As long as you spend some time, you can always break this formation.
Under Zhizhen's guidance, Gao Xian spent half a day learning how to break the formation before he entered the Jiuyao Palace again.
This time Gao Xian learned his lesson and did not fight with the Seven Stars God's Dharma Image at all. Instead, he activated the Broken Army Divine Talisman to pierce the altar deep in the hall.
Under the bombardment of the deep blue nine-pointed star, the black altar shattered silently like a bubble, revealing a nine-pointed golden star inside.
The golden starlight was very mysterious, and the nine corners were like nine mirrors, reflecting different lights and shadows as they rotated. Gao Xian saw his own shadow on it, and even saw Zhizhen, who was thousands of miles away.
The most mysterious Gao Xian even saw his past in it, saw the Pegasus Collection nine hundred years ago, and saw the deceased Zhou Yuling, Yun Qiushui, Rudian and other old friends...
These lights and shadows are not simple pictures, but are direct reflections into the depths of Gao Xian's mind.
Please...collect 6...9...books...!
Even Gao Xian, who had such a strong will, couldn't help but feel dazed, as if he had fallen into a psychedelic dream.
At this moment, Sister Lan appeared from deep between his eyebrows, instantly suppressing all the strange changes in his mind and making him regain consciousness immediately.
“Something’s wrong!”
Gao Xian realized that something was wrong, and without hesitation he let the three spirits merge into one. The Yuanshixuan Sanqi talismans were connected and combined, and a powerful, solid and clear golden spirit like colored glaze emerged.
All the strange visions and changes that disturbed his mind could not shake his golden soul.
The seven star gods had been attacking from all sides. Gao Xian knew that he could not get entangled, so he flicked his long sleeves to activate the Blood River Heavenly Venerable's Yuan Book.
The blood-colored divine light poured down like a river in the sky, and the surging blood light completely submerged the seven star gods. The blood light seemed clear but was actually poisonous and filthy, and it could pollute and erode the soul and spirituality the most.
Although the Star God Dharma Image was evolved from a magic array, it also had a certain spirituality. After being wrapped by the Blood River Heavenly Venerable Hua Yuan Book, it was disturbed to some extent, and the Star God Dharma Image also stimulated the star power.
Layer upon layer of star power exploded, blasting the long river of blood into a blood mist that filled the sky.
Gao Xian took advantage of the fleeting opportunity and sent the Xuanhuang Divine Light to the front of the golden nine-pointed star. He flicked his long sleeves and put the magical nine-pointed star into his sleeves.
After being refined by Sister Bai, the Taixu Huanmeng Daoyi has become a sixth-level mid-grade artifact. Its Taixu Transformation is best at splitting the void. Although the golden nine-pointed star is the core of the magic circle, it was forcibly cut off from the magic circle by the Pojun Divine Scroll. It can no longer resist the Taixu Huanmeng Daoyi and is forcibly taken by Gao Xian.
The key point is that this magic circle is close to collapse. Without the center of the magic circle, the magic of the seven stars will instantly disappear.
Gao Xian also breathed a sigh of relief. There was no doubt that this golden nine-pointed star was the Nine-Star Divine Mirror. However, he could not tell the true level of this artifact.
No matter what, I finally completed the task assigned by Sister Bai.
There should be some treasures and artifacts in Jiuyao Palace, but Gao Xian didn't want to stay there any longer. He had a feeling that something bad would happen if he stayed any longer...
"Thanks to your guidance, I was able to break the formation and get the rare treasure this time."
Gao Xian said a little embarrassedly: "I got this for a senior, so I can only remember the favor first, hehe..."
Zhizhen smiled softly: "Brother, you are so polite. I don't know what to say."
If Gao Xian hadn't come to her aid and practiced dual cultivation with her soul in the Thunder Pond, she would have died by now. Even if she hadn't died, her soul wouldn't have been able to truly merge, and there would have been trouble.
Through this dual cultivation of the soul and spirit, it really helped her lay the foundation for the sixth level. She helped Gao Xian do some small things, which was not worth mentioning at all.
"Now that everything here has been resolved, let's go back." Gao Xian suggested.
Zhizhen had no objection to this. Although Xuanmingtian was magical, it was too dangerous. The two of them had everything they needed, so there was no need to take risks aimlessly in Xuanmingtian.
The two of them activated the teleportation talisman, and spiritual light shot up into the sky, establishing a subtle connection with the distant Yuanshi Great Heavenly King of the Daluo Sect. The next moment, Daohong Daozun had already activated the magic circle to open a channel to the void.
Xuanming Heaven is one of the Thirty-three Heavens. One can only enter the Nine Continents through the Nine Continents Dharma Realm Center. If one wants to go out, one must be guided by Dao Hong Dao Zun, and the Nine Continents Dharma Realm must be activated. The whole process is very complicated and dangerous, and consumes a huge amount of spiritual energy.
Precisely because it is difficult to enter and exit, Xuanming Tiancai has become a forbidden area.
Gao Xian and Zhi Zhen did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly entered the void passage. After the spiritual light dissipated, the two of them disappeared without a trace.
After more than half a day, a point of deep blue starlight projected down from the sky. The starlight inside the Jiuyao Palace was shining, leading the deep blue starlight into the Jiuyao Palace.
An old man with a Taoist bun appeared in the central hall of Jiuyao Palace. He had drooping eyebrows, triangular eyes, a hooked nose, and a sinister temperament. He was wearing a dark blue robe with faint starlight shining on it.
The old man's flashing eyes finally fell on the central magic circle in the hall. He looked at it for a while before pinching the magic seal with his hands and chanting the magic spell. The broken magic circle began to hum and turn. Little by little, the spiritual light gathered and turned into a flowing light and shadow.
In the light and shadow, the figure of the handsome man in snow-white clothes was particularly conspicuous.
"Human cultivators... Jiuzhou cultivators?"
The old man did not see any sect emblem on the man in white, so it was difficult to identify his origin. But he immediately saw the shining golden nine-pointed star, and his gloomy triangular old eyes suddenly lit up: "The Nine-Star Divine Mirror is actually hidden here!"
The old man knew that this must be Xuanmingtian. Although he was a sixth-level pure yang, he could not find the passage to Xuanmingtian. This time, he was guided by the nine-pointed star to enter this place by projection.
The human race who can enter and leave Xuanmingtian is almost certainly a cultivator from Jiuzhou. The identity of the man in white can be known by asking Beiming Daozun.
The old man sneered silently: "How dare a mere fifth-level person take my sect's inherited artifact? Damn it!"
(End of this chapter)