Dozens of miles away from Mingxin City, nestled within a continuous range of mountains.
Halfway up a mountain peak, a massive cave had been forcibly carved out by some inexplicable, terrifying power.
Lu Xuan strolled to the entrance of the cave, casually waving his hand to conjure a wall of purple flames that sealed the opening completely.
The raging purple flame wall emitted scorching heat.
Anyone who dared approach could feel the overwhelming heat, sending shivers down their spine and causing them to retreat.
Ignoring the layer of purple flames radiating extreme heat, Lu Xuan leisurely walked into the cave.
His figure gradually merged into the purple fire, as if becoming one with the flames.
This purple flame wall, personally erected by Lu Xuan, had every crevice filled with dancing purple tongues of fire.
It was like an insurmountable chasm, not only blocking outsiders but also serving as an invisible deterrent, keeping all would-be intruders at bay.
Of course, Lu Xuan had another reason for setting up the purple flame wall.
He was about to fully deduce his techniques within the cave, and the process could potentially unleash terrifying power.
If this immense power were to leak uncontrollably, it could trigger abnormal changes in the world.
Lu Xuan didn't want anyone outside to notice his presence.
After all, he knew his own name was widely known.
Stepping into the cave, the interior space was deep and vast, capable of holding massive amounts of things, like a natural, giant warehouse.
Lu Xuan casually glanced around, raised his right hand, and fiercely grabbed at a certain spot on the ground.
Instantly, the ground there shook violently as if struck by a tremendous force.
Then, the flat ground suddenly rose, and a massive rock, at least ten meters wide, burst from the earth and slowly floated into the air.
Once suspended, the giant rock was tightly enveloped by a force from heaven and earth.
This force transformed into countless sharp blades, constantly carving away at the rock.
In the blink of an eye, the immense rock was shaped into a smooth, clean stone platform.
Every edge was perfectly polished, and the surface was as smooth as a mirror.
The flawless stone platform, under the precise control of Lu Xuan's divine sense and primordial spirit, landed steadily in front of him.
Without hesitation, Lu Xuan sat cross-legged on the stone platform, his posture as upright as a pine tree.
His eyes fixed on the front, and the system panel in his mind appeared before him.
Host: Lu Xuan
Realm: Divine Mansion True Man (Great Completion)
Techniques: Heaven Burning Blade Technique 5/9 (Deductible), Horizon Within Reach 2/9 (Deductible), Undying and Un灭 4/9 (Deductible)
Points: 207660
Confirm whether to consume 50000 system points to deduce Undying and Un灭!
Confirm whether to consume 100000 system points to deduce Horizon Within Reach!
Confirm whether to consume 170000 system points to deduce Heaven Burning Blade Technique.
Lu Xuan shifted his gaze from the system panel, and in his right palm, a square, dark black box had quietly appeared.
It was the Floating World that Lu Xuan carried with him!
The Floating World floated quietly above Lu Xuan's palm, constantly emitting a mysterious and restrained dark light.
Then, after Lu Xuan poured his divine sense and primordial spirit power into the Floating World.
Three beams of dark light shot out swiftly from within the Floating World like arrows released from a bow.
These three dark black lights were the items Lu Xuan had stored in the Floating World.
These three objects of different shapes were the sacrificial items found in the ruins of the Wen family estate.
Lu Xuan narrowed his eyes; a day ago, he had turned the entire Wen family estate upside down.
It took a full day for Lu Xuan to find these three sacrificial items.
What delighted Lu Xuan the most was that among these three sacrificial items, there was actually an eight-patterned Moon-grade sacrificial item—the Azure Spirit Orb!
Moon-grade sacrificial items were extremely rare throughout the entire Great Xia Dynasty, and each one that appeared could trigger a bloody storm.
Not to mention an eight-patterned Moon-grade item; even the Heavenly Black Bird Guard headquarters only had one eight-patterned Moon-grade item, the Black Bird Heavenly Seal!
"This is truly a great opportunity!" Lu Xuan muttered to himself, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.
Even though Lu Xuan had seen many sacrificial items before, when he faced this eight-patterned Moon-grade item, his heart was still deeply shaken.
For a moment, Lu Xuan's brain even went blank, and he was immersed in the immense surprise, his reaction becoming sluggish.
Lu Xuan reached out his left hand and gently took the eight-patterned Moon-grade Azure Spirit Orb, his eyes filled with doubt, and he couldn't help but mutter, "How strange!"
At the same time, Lu Xuan frowned slightly, his expression showing thought and confusion.
"This old codger, clearly had the eight-patterned Moon-grade Azure Spirit Orb, why didn't he detonate it along with the seven-patterned Moon-grade Righteous Ruler when he detonated it?"
Recalling the process of searching for sacrificial items in the Wen family estate, Lu Xuan's thoughts became clearer.
This eight-patterned Moon-grade Azure Spirit Orb was found in the same place where Wen Fengyuan detonated the seven-patterned Moon-grade Righteous Ruler.
In other words, this extremely precious Azure Spirit Orb had been carried by Wen Fengyuan all along.
Lu Xuan knew that the old codger Wen Fengyuan didn't choose to detonate the Azure Spirit Orb, definitely not because he was unwilling to part with it.
After all, how could an old monster like Wen Fengyuan, who was so ruthless, be unwilling to part with a sacrificial item.
However, Lu Xuan didn't know about Wen Fengyuan's desperate situation at the time; that purple-black flame blade, carrying the power to destroy the world, instantly pushed Wen Fengyuan to the brink of life and death.
The terrifyingly high temperature almost annihilated Wen Fengyuan completely.
In that critical moment, Wen Fengyuan didn't have time to detonate the Azure Spirit Orb on his body.
Helplessly, he could only settle for second best, hastily detonating the Righteous Ruler in his hand.
However, Lu Xuan didn't know about Wen Fengyuan's difficult and miserable situation.
Of course, Lu Xuan didn't want to know either.
In Lu Xuan's opinion, now that he had obtained the Azure Spirit Orb, that was the most important thing.
Floating in the air were the remaining two sacrificial items.
One was a three-patterned Earth-grade sacrificial item, resembling a long sword, with a slender blade and a faint, ancient luster.
The other was a six-patterned Star-grade sacrificial item, shaped like a bronze inkstone, with a delicate and perfect surface, constantly reflecting profound light.
"Last time, refining the seven-patterned Moon-grade Pure Lotus of the Pure World White Lotus Sect, I obtained 80,000 system points."
"Let me see how many system points this eight-patterned Moon-grade Azure Spirit Orb can get me."
Lu Xuan subconsciously clenched the Azure Spirit Orb in his left hand, his knuckles tightening so much that the surface of the Azure Spirit Orb glowed even more intensely.
Then, Lu Xuan silently said in his heart, "Extract!" This voice was soft, but it carried Lu Xuan's unquestionable decision.
As Lu Xuan confirmed, the Azure Spirit Orb in his hand instantly burst into brilliant light.
The originally dim cave became as bright as day in an instant.
However, this brilliance was fleeting, lasting only a few blinks of an eye.
The Azure Spirit Orb rapidly became dilapidated, and the originally natural, mysterious patterns seemed to be ruthlessly eroded by time, quickly disappearing.
Only a lusterless, cracked bead remained, as if the previous brilliance had never happened.
Lu Xuan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze immediately falling on the system panel.
"Increased by 160,000 system points!"
Seeing this number, Lu Xuan's expression was calm; it matched his estimation, so it didn't surprise him too much.
The next moment, Lu Xuan didn't stop, his gaze quickly turning to the two sacrificial items floating in the air.
Immediately, he suddenly raised his hands, gripping the void forcefully, steadily catching the two sacrificial items in his left and right hands at the same time.
"Extract!"
Lu Xuan's voice was low and powerful, echoing once again in the silent cave.
This time, Lu Xuan refined these two sacrificial items much faster than the previous Azure Spirit Orb.
In just a few minutes, Lu Xuan casually discarded the two lusterless sacrificial items that had become ordinary objects, and turned to look at the system panel.
"The six-patterned Star-grade sacrificial item yielded 55,000 system points, and the three-patterned Earth-grade sacrificial item yielded 15,000 system points."
"These 70,000 system points, plus the 160,000 system points obtained from the Azure Spirit Orb..." Lu Xuan murmured in a low voice, a hint of joy unconsciously entering his voice.
"That is to say, a total of 230,000 system points have been obtained!"
Although Lu Xuan tried his best to restrain the excitement in his heart, he couldn't hide the excitement on his face.
Host: Lu Xuan
Realm: Divine Mansion True Man (Great Completion)
Techniques: Heaven Burning Blade Technique 5/9 (Deductible), Horizon Within Reach 2/9 (Deductible), Undying and Un灭 4/9 (Deductible)
Points: 437660
Confirm whether to consume 50000 system points to deduce Undying and Un灭!
Confirm whether to consume 100000 system points to deduce Horizon Within Reach!
Confirm whether to consume 170000 system points to deduce Heaven Burning Blade Technique.
Lu Xuan repeatedly looked at these three martial arts techniques, his gaze finally settling on the Heaven Burning Blade Technique.
After a brief pause, Lu Xuan's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he blurted out, "Deduce!"
Lu Xuan wasn't just deducing once; he wanted to see if he could deduce the Heaven Burning Blade Technique twice.
As Lu Xuan confirmed the two deductions, the system panel didn't show any prompts about insufficient system points.
In an instant, the 437660 system points on the system panel instantly turned into 27660 points.
The first deduction consumed 170,000 system points, and the second deduction consumed 240,000 system points.
Seeing this, Lu Xuan felt a pang of heartache, but before he could feel it for long, he closed his eyes again, sensing the transformation of the Heaven Burning Blade Technique!
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
The cave where Lu Xuan was located constantly echoed with violent tremors.
One burst after another, the momentum made it seem as if the mountains were collapsing and the earth was cracking.
This boundless force of vibration quickly spread to the foot of the mountain, and even the surrounding continuous mountains were not spared, being severely affected.
The sand and stones on the mountains fell down in succession, rolling and jumping uncontrollably on the ground, making chaotic sounds.
Then, countless rocks fell from the cliffs one after another, disappearing into the deep valley.
However, the enchanting purple flame wall at the entrance of Lu Xuan's cave remained firmly blocking the entrance.
No matter how terrifying the power inside the cave was, it remained as stable as Mount Tai, unmoving, completely isolating all forces trying to leak out.
Host: Lu Xuan
Realm: Divine Mansion True Man (Perfect Completion)
Techniques: Heaven Burning Blade Technique 7/9, Horizon Within Reach 2/9, Undying and Un灭 4/9.
Points: 27660
"Divine Mansion Perfect Completion!"
After finishing the deduction, Lu Xuan didn't leave immediately, but instead focused his mind on the changes in his Divine Mansion.
At this moment, Lu Xuan's previously completely liquefied purple Divine Mansion had undergone an unimaginable transformation.
The Divine Mansion, which was already as vast as an ocean, had expanded countless times.
Previously, although Lu Xuan's Divine Mansion was vast and boundless, it could at least be seen in its entirety.
But now, Lu Xuan's Divine Mansion had turned into a bottomless, boundless void.
At the center of the Divine Mansion, a mysterious purple vortex was slowly rotating.
The enchanting purple vortex was like a rootless, boundless galaxy from the depths of space, twinkling with purple light, mysterious and profound.
Each flash of purple light seemed to contain endless mysteries and power.
Above the purple vortex, Lu Xuan's divine sense and primordial spirit were no longer simply increasing in size, but were slowly establishing a magical connection with the purple vortex.
Between the two, there seemed to be an invisible force pulling them together, causing Lu Xuan's divine sense and primordial spirit to slowly merge into the purple vortex.
As if at any moment, they could merge into one, peering into this endless mysterious power.
When Lu Xuan shifted his mind to his divine sense and primordial spirit, an unprecedented, boundless power suddenly attacked him.
However, with Lu Xuan's current martial arts realm, he was still unable to directly discern the full extent of this power.
In the end, Lu Xuan could only faintly capture a trace of its aura from the purple vortex.
The aura contained endless mysteries and powerful energy, and also made Lu Xuan feel somewhat familiar.
Why is this somewhat similar to the aura of my martial arts techniques?
Isn't this the power of the laws of heaven and earth that only a True Monarch in the Void Realm possesses?
At the same time, Lu Xuan could clearly sense that in the dark, there was an invisible force of confinement, like a heavy shackle, tightly binding him.
And this force of confinement was the bottleneck of the martial arts realm, it stood in front of Lu Xuan, hindering his further exploration of that mysterious power.
Void Realm!
Could that purple vortex appearing at the center of the Divine Palace be the power of the Laws of Heaven and Earth, which can only be controlled after breaking through to the Void Realm?
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