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Chapter 389: Chapter 386 Passed
Under the guidance of Zi Yang, Gu Jinlai quickly arrived inside the Aries Star Palace.
This was already Gu Jinlai’s second time in the Aries Star Palace.
But looking at the space inside the Aries Star Palace, so different from the outside world, he still felt deeply moved.
As a palace forged by the Aries Star Lord, its divinity far surpassed what he was currently witnessing.
After all, the creators of a millennium ago had grown so powerful that they could dominate the entire world, and the Demon Realm had become their hunting ground.
To acquire more resources, they had chosen to develop outer space on the one hand, collecting various energies, meteorites, and minerals from outer space, and on the other hand, they sought new worlds, pushing for the integration with other worlds to gain access to even more resources.
Countless exotic treasures enabled them to create one divine object after another.
Especially the Aries Star Lord.
Aside from teaching disciples, he was best at forging various Divine Weapons and Dao Artifacts.
The Aries Star Palace, as his mobile residence, possessed mystery and value that even surpassed that of a Divine Weapon.
"Compared to the Shenglong Pass and the True Dragon Gate, the Hidden Dragon Pass is slightly more dangerous. You need to have enough resistance and carrying capacity against the spiritual shock. However, I have ’seen’ your spirit, and it’s resplendent. I believe your potential definitely won’t be too bad. Perhaps after this round of development, it might even allow you to have a new limit, reaching the point where you can freely enter and exit the Spirit Realm," Zi Yang said while introducing to Gu Jinlai, and made a sweeping gesture with his hand.
Space transition.
He had already appeared amidst a starry sky.
Beneath his feet lay nothingness, while above his head twinkled the starlight. Each beam of starlight represented a star, and at this moment, the spirit on each star ascended, as if a terrible energy was brewing.
"Potential is different from strength; it must undergo sufficient oppression to be revealed. Considering that you are a Heavenly Monarch, I will adjust the intensity of the spiritual shock to the maximum."
As Zi Yang spoke, he waved his hand, and the oppressive nature of the starlight from the stars overhead grew stronger, "Be careful, and if you can’t hold on, speak up immediately."
No sooner had he finished speaking than one of the stars brightened intensely, and a beam of starlight descended from the heavens, like a Soul Secret Technique, shaking his True Spirit.
The sheer force of the impact was no less intense than the roar of a Spirit Venerable Level Demon Spirit.
However...
An impact of this magnitude was clearly not enough to shake Gu Jinlai’s True Spirit.
Seeing this, Zi Yang’s eyes brightened.
Soon, a new round of spiritual shocks arrived. This time, two stars shone with starlight.
Under the assault of spiritual energy from the two beams of starlight, Gu Jinlai felt the pressure, but it was still within the realm of resistance.
But then, the number of starlight beams increased to three, four...
By the time five stars shone simultaneously, although Gu Jinlai’s True Spirit had already undergone Crystalization, and had even become stronger than a typical Heavenly Monarch’s True Spirit crystalized True Spirit due to breaking and repairing itself during the fight against the Spirit Venerable, he still felt an unbearable burden.
In just a few minutes, fine cracks had appeared on his crystalized True Spirit.
"It’s not over yet?"
Gu Jinlai furrowed his brow with some pain.
At this rate, it seemed he might not be able to bear it.
Should he... 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
Use a Qingguang, like when he fought the Spirit Venerable?
It was just unknown whether the Artifact Spirit Zi Yang would notice.
This life form created by the Aries Star Lord was not as easily fooled as Zhang Lihuo or Zhou Yi.
Just as the cracks on Gu Jinlai’s True Spirit became more evident, and he decided that he must use Qingguang for Recovery, the starlight filling the sky suddenly dissipated.
Immediately afterward, Zi Yang stretched out his hand, and a porcelain bottle emitting a fragrant aroma appeared in his hand.
"Qingxin Jade Dew."
Gu Jinlai recognized it at first glance.
It was...
A Holy Medicine for repairing the True Spirit and recovering spiritual energy.
A small bottle of Qingxin Jade Dew alone could fully restore a Heavenly Monarch’s spiritual energy within ten breaths, an effect many times better than that of a Primordial Spirit Pill.
These two traits made the Qingxin Jade Dew tantamount to a life-saving Holy Medicine for a Heavenly Monarch. Its value was equivalent to dozens or even hundreds of portions of Immortal Essence Gold.
That was the price a millennium ago; now, with no creators manifesting and no one else forging it, it’s probably even more expensive.
"Quickly take it," urged Zi Yang somewhat excitedly.
"I passed?"
"You passed, and not only have you passed, but you performed even better than I expected."
Zi Yang’s face had an uncontrollable look of joy as he looked at Gu Jinlai with a broad smile, "Congratulations, you will have the qualifications to obtain the complete inheritance of the Aries Star Lord."
Gu Jinlai let out a sigh of relief and took the Qingxin Jade Dew.
Suddenly...
He distinctly felt his mind clear up.
Not only were his True Spirit’s injuries rapidly healing, but his severely depleted spiritual energy was also quickly replenishing.
Even...
He felt his accumulation as a Heavenly Monarch deepen a bit.
A few minutes later, Gu Jinlai, feeling his True Spirit restored to its original state, sincerely exclaimed, "This Qingxin Jade Dew really is a Heavenly Master’s Supreme Treasure."
"For a thousand years, the amount of Qingxin Jade Dew has been nearly depleted, but there are still a dozen or so bottles. Once you become the master of the Aries Star Palace, all these things will be yours," Zi Yang said with a genuine smile on his face. "Now, prepare yourself and follow me to accept the legacy of the master."
As he spoke, he seemed to remember something and said, "The master’s legacy is vast and complex, and the process of accepting it cannot be disturbed by any External Forces. If you have any Spiritual Artifacts or Spiritual Treasures on you, it’s best to put them down first."
"Do I need to put down my Spiritual Artifacts?"
Gu Jinlai frowned slightly, "Does that include the Qiankun Ring?"
"The Qiankun Ring naturally counts as one of the Spiritual Treasures," Zi Yang replied.
Upon hearing this, Gu Jinlai hesitated slightly.
Inside his Qiankun Ring, there was not only the Cheng Ying Mecha but also the Taoist Divine Mountain Sword.
As for the Emperor’s Sword...
He had no intention of meddling in the imperial authority and had not kept it in the Qiankun Ring, instead, he had handed it over to Xin Tianqi for his use.
However, after a moment, he suppressed his hesitation and complied.
Zi Yang had no reason to harm himself.
Moreover, even if he did want to harm him, he wouldn’t need to expend so much effort.
At least there was no need to waste a precious Qingxin Jade Dew on him.
Given the terrifying power possessed by the Heavenly Dragon Wood, even if he were wearing the Cheng Ying Mecha, he might still be slapped to death by it.
With that thought, he took off the Qiankun Ring.
Zi Yang smiled, "Rest assured, the treasure held by the Aries Star Palace exceeds your imagination, We wouldn’t do anything over one or two Dao Artifacts, even Supreme Dao Artifacts."
While speaking, a Treasure Box appeared in his hand, placing Gu Jinlai’s Qiankun Ring inside it.
"Next, we need to find a Demon Realm Rift," Zi Yang said.
"Finding a Demon Realm Rift?"
Gu Jinlai was taken aback, "The Aries Star Lord’s inheritance is related to the Demon Realm? It couldn’t be in the Demon Realm, could it?"
"No, it’s the Star Gate," Zi Yang nodded. "Why do you think the Aries Star Palace takes so long to charge? The main reason is to ensure there is enough energy to find a Demon Realm Rift and open the Star Gate over it."
"Star Gate!?"
Gu Jinlai’s pupils shrank.
The Star Gate!
This was one of the greatest creations of the Heavenly Master Civilization.
Space City, Floating Islands, and even the Heavenly Dragon, Gu Jinlai could understand with his knowledge from Blue Star.
But whether it be the Ruins Beasts or the Star Gate, both were beyond his comprehension.
Such an existence that allows one to cross tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of miles in an instant was filled with elements of sci-fi and fantasy.
Zi Yang quickly made his way to the Aries Star Palace’s control room.
There, there was a three-meter diameter column of light.
Without knowing what Zi Yang operated, Gu Jinlai distinctly felt ripples of indescribable special waves spread out in all directions at an incredible speed.
In an instant...
The area within the three-meter diameter light column coalesced to simulate numerous mountains and rivers.
Beyond that, there were quite a few light spots.
"This is..."
Gu Jinlai realized it was a detection technology far more advanced than radar scanning.
"As I said before, the divine and strange features the Aries Star Palace has are beyond your imagination," Zi Yang remarked.
Soon, his gaze fell on a red mark in the terrain simulation area, "We’re in luck, there’s a rift here that will open in three days. We’ll use this rift as the point to open the Star Gate and complete the transmission."
"Is this a space rift detected just now?"
Gu Jinlai asked.
"Yes, the detection radius spans tens of thousands of miles. Basically, any Demon Realm Rift that shows signs of opening can be found," Zi Yang explained.
"Then what are these light spots?" Gu Jinlai asked.
"This is us," Zi Yang pointed to two brighter light spots at the center of the simulated map and said, "The rest of them, within a ten thousand-mile range, are Heavenly Masters and Great Heavenly Masters. Different brightness levels indicate the strength of their spirituality and can also give a rough estimate of their cultivation level."
"Within this ten thousand-mile radius, there are actually more than three hundred Heavenly Masters?"
"No." Zi Yang lightly tapped, and the lights quickly divided into red and green, "Two hundred eighty-three red dots represent Demon Spirits, and twenty-six green dots represent Heavenly Masters."
"Demon Spirits!" Gu Jinlai’s heart sank.
Were there still untransformed Demon Spirits? Looking at their positions, they were mostly far away from the mainlands, on islands.
But immediately after, he was also astonished at the Aries Star Palace’s powerful surveillance capability.
Within ten thousand miles, all Demon Spirits and Heavenly Masters were marked clearly. This capability...
Seeing Gu Jinlai’s amazement, Zi Yang smiled faintly.
The Aries Star Palace’s mysteries were not limited to those displayed before his eyes.
Otherwise, how could the Heavenly Master Civilization have suppressed the Cultivator System in the past, even treating the entire Demon Realm as a hunting ground?
Unfortunately...
The Aries Star Palace’s Energy Pool needed to be driven by spiritual energy.
Under the drive of spirituality, the material used as fuel would undergo material conversion. During the conversion and annihilation process, a massive energy burst would occur, sustaining the normal operation of the Aries Star Palace.
The catch was that the purity of the spirituality used to drive the Energy Pool was very high.
Zi Yang himself did not meet the standard.
He could only use other forms of energy to slowly accumulate and fill the Energy Pool.
If he were the creator and could treat the Demon Realm as a hunting ground, taking spiritual energy at will, he wouldn’t have to worry about the energy for the Energy Pool at all.
Of course, he naturally wouldn’t mention this to Gu Jinlai.
"Zi Yang? I just felt the detection wave sweep over us. Could it be..."
At this moment, a special spiritual fluctuation came from outside.
It was the Heavenly Dragon Wood.
"Yes." Zi Yang nodded excitedly, "He succeeded! He has passed through the three challenges!"
"Good! Good! Good! After so long, someone has finally passed the challenges again. This is great!" The Heavenly Dragon Wood was also overjoyed.
"I’ll send you the location, let’s set off immediately. We go to the Demon Realm Rift, pass through the Star Gate, and head to the Land of Inheritance!"
