Having taken the Divine Wood Palace into his palm, the group mounted the giant elephant. Changyin stood at the head of the giant elephant, using hand seals to urge the heaven-supporting giant elephant forward. The giant elephant walked through the thick fog of the void, its four feet entwined with clouds and mist, its footsteps sounding like thunder. Its four feet moved slowly, heading towards the distant Pure Water Palace.
“This giant elephant is actually unaffected by the fog.” Jiang Wen was puzzled that the giant elephant could walk in the fog without losing its mind. It was said that things without intelligence were not affected by the fog, but a creature with innate intelligence like the giant elephant should not be immune.
“That’s for sure. The heaven-supporting giant elephant is a descendant of ancient divine beasts. It is not affected by the fog of the mortal world. It can walk anywhere, even in the void and chaos, as if walking on flat ground. That is why the Pure Yang True Man built the Heavenly Fire Palace on a giant elephant. The so-called five elements of heaven and earth, fire is the master of essence. The Heavenly Fire Palace is the entry point of this five-element great array. As long as you control this giant elephant, you can go anywhere in this Pure Yang Cave.” Changyin drove the giant elephant, traversing the vast fog.
The distant Pure Water Palace gradually drew closer, and Jiang Wen also saw clearly the appearance of the Pure Water Palace. It was a floating island surrounded by water. The water flowed continuously from all directions, and the falling branches converged from all sides towards the bottom of the island. The water under the island was supported by an invisible force, converging towards the center of the floating island from all sides. In this cycle, the water on the floating island was endless, looking like an island isolated on the sea.
“That is the Pure Water Palace.” Changyin pointed to the Pure Water Palace and said. “The Pure Water Palace is the source of the Qiankun Five Elements Great Array, and it contains the Thick Earth Pearl. The Pure Yang True Man built this place to purify his soul, but who knew that fate is unpredictable.”
“Are there any dangers?” Jiang Wen asked.
“There shouldn’t be anything.” Changyin hesitated for a moment, then nodded and replied. “The Pure Water Palace is a place for pure cultivation. The True Man did not seal his three corpses here, so there should be nothing wrong. After we get the Thick Earth Pearl, we can go to the Vajra Palace and break the Three Wheels Mysterious Gold Array of the Vajra Palace to collect all five element pearls. Then we can open the seal of the Central Earth Palace and retrieve the Pure Yang Jade Pearl.”
“At that time, you can choose anything from the Central Earth Palace as a reward from me to you. I will also give you the Saint King’s Eye, so don’t worry that I will break my promise.” Changyin said seriously with a small face. The closer she got to the Central Earth Palace, the more stable her personality became. It was completely different from when they first met, like a little adult.
Jiang Wen naturally wouldn’t treat her as a child. After all, being able to know so many secrets in the Pure Yang Palace and avoid the stone lions outside the Pure Yang Cave was no simple feat. This little girl’s origins were probably not simple, perhaps the reincarnation of a high-level cultivator, or someone closely related to the Pure Yang Palace.
“Could it be the reincarnation of the Pure Yang True Man?” Jiang Wen thought to himself, but then felt that this was a bit ridiculous. After all, if it were really the reincarnation of the Pure Yang True Man, he wouldn’t need his help to break the formation, right?
“Forget it, it doesn’t matter who this Changyin is, we just need to get what we need.” Jiang Wen stopped dwelling on these things. He looked at the vast sea of fog, wondering what kind of place this was that could build the Pure Yang Immortal Palace.
After all, the top, bottom, left, and right were all chaos, as dark as the vast universe. Except for the Pure Yang Jade Pearl above the Central Earth Palace emitting light, no other light could be seen in the distance. And those fogs floated in this vast chaos, fluctuating under the light of the Pure Yang Jade Pearl.
Jiang Wen had also tried to ask Changyin, but Changyin said that she didn’t know where the Pure Yang Cave was built. This place was different from the Sumeru Realm and the Pure Yang Secret Treasure. It was a chaotic and void place. The Pure Yang True Man accidentally found this place and decided to build the Pure Yang Cave here. Or rather, the entire Pure Yang Secret Treasure actually existed to build this Pure Yang Cave.
“What a grand gesture.” Jiang Wen exclaimed.
The realm of a Saint, what kind of existence is that?
Although the giant elephant was slow, each step was several dozen miles. The void was filled with thunderous sounds, and in just half a day, they arrived in front of the Pure Water Palace.
Beyond the shallows, the water began to become deeper. The further out one looked, the deeper the blue color of the water became. Until the edge, it became a dark black.
The entire floating island was not large. Jiang Wen compared it to the floating island where the Heavenly Fire Palace was located, and it was only half its size. But this place was more comfortable than the Heavenly Fire Palace, without the oppression of the Heavenly Fire Palace and the Divine Wood Palace.
“This is really a good place.” Jiang Wen praised.
“That’s for sure, this is the place where the Pure Yang True Man cultivated in peace, how could it not be beautiful?” Changyin said proudly.
“This old man likes this place. It’s much better than that Heavenly Fire Palace or Divine Wood Palace. If I could live here for the rest of my life, this old man would be willing!” Tiger said happily. It had suffered a lot in the Fire and Wood Palaces, and now it was still a little scared when it thought about it. No matter how fierce the water was, it couldn’t drown Tiger, right?
The group relaxed their muscles and bones in front of the Pure Water Palace, and then walked into the Pure Water Palace. Changyin said that the Thick Earth Pearl was hidden here, and it was stored inside the Pure Water Palace. They planned to get it quickly and then go to the Vajra Palace to break the formation.
Stepping into the Pure Water Palace, they heard the sound of zither, drums, and bells echoing in their ears.
White gauze floated around, and they saw statues of the Pure Yang True Man standing in the east, south, west, and north of the Pure Water Palace. These four statues were different from those in the Heavenly Fire and Divine Wood Palaces. Their bodies were colorful, with blue faces and red eyes. The statues each held huge musical instruments, namely drums, bells, zithers, and se.
Under the statues were chimes, which made a leisurely sound in the breeze. In the center of the Pure Water Palace, on a three-tiered platform, was a table. The table was full of pens, ink, paper, and inkstones, which seemed to be the place where the Pure Yang True Man wrote and painted. Under the platform, tables were placed on all sides, row upon row, line upon line, enough to seat ten thousand people.
“This is…” Jiang Wen looked at the situation and looked at Changyin.
“This should be the place where the Pure Yang True Man preached.” Changyin replied. “When the Pure Yang True Man had not completely fallen, he set up a dojo here to preach the Dharma. He summoned eight thousand disciples to preach, and during that time, these bells and drums were played. It is called the Sound of the Dao and the Appearance of the Dharma.”
“The Sound of the Dao and the Appearance of the Dharma?” Jiang Wen thought thoughtfully, which reminded him of the Grand Offering he had set up in the real world. Similar to the scene in front of him, both were acts of preaching the Dharma.
Just as he was about to step forward to check, the music suddenly sounded from all sides. Light and shadows appeared in the originally empty preaching place, as if countless people were sitting in it.
“What happened?” Tiger panicked.
Jiang Wen stopped and looked at the platform, and saw a Taoist in white clothes sitting on it.
“I am the Pure Yang True Man, and today I am here to preach the true Dharma.”
The sound of the Dao echoed, and the appearance of the Dharma arose. The originally silent Pure Water Palace instantly became lively.
