125: Chapter 125 The True Dragon Revives, the Little Luo Cave Heaven is Boundless!

Spirit Realm, Northern Plains.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix has been very annoyed lately.

Since that day when the heavenly fire descended and the Crimson Flame True Lord was killed by a mysterious powerhouse with a single palm strike.

It had thought it could continue cultivating in peace and wait for the day of Ascension.

Who knew that over these past few months, some strange marks had appeared on its body.

Those marks were intangible and formless, invisible and untouchable, yet they truly existed.

It felt as if something had branded it.

What made it even more headache-inducing was that, from time to time, a bolt of lightning would descend from the sky and strike it with pinpoint accuracy.

The power of that lightning wasn't too strong, so with its Tribulation Crossing Realm cultivation, it wouldn't get injured.

But it was annoying.

Who wants to be standing there minding their own business and suddenly get struck by lightning?

Moreover, the lightning had no pattern; sometimes it struck seven or eight times a day, and sometimes not a single bolt for three or five days.

It made the Phoenix unable to focus on cultivation, fearing that if it closed its eyes, its mind would be shaken by a lightning strike.

Even worse, the strength it had recovered after waking up was now beginning to decline.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix stood on the ice peak, sighing up at the sky.

It didn't understand what kind of sin it had committed to deserve this suffering.

After much thought, it decided to ask.

Using the Bloodline of the Primordial Ice Phoenix clan as a guide, it performed a secret technique to communicate with the Old Ancestor at the source of the Bloodline in the Immortal Realm.

Several days later, a vague connection came through.

The Old Ancestor had sent a dream.

In the dream, there was a vast expanse of ice and snow.

A huge, ice-blue Phoenix stood between heaven and earth, looking down at it.

That aura was as vast as the sea; it was the Old Ancestor of the Ice Phoenix clan in the Immortal Realm.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix prostrated itself on the ground and respectfully recounted its experience.

After listening, the Old Ancestor was silent for a moment before speaking slowly.

"Have you awakened a Divine Ability called Ice Heart Heaven Peeping?"

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix was stunned and hurriedly nodded: "Old Ancestor is wise, that is indeed the case."

The Old Ancestor sighed softly and said: "That is it."

"Ice Heart Heaven Peeping is a great Divine Ability for peeping into the future and deducing Heavenly Dao secrets. By frequently observing future changes with this ability, you have already been targeted by the Heavenly Dao."

"Those intangible marks on your body are called Traces of Peeping Heaven. They are brands left on you by the Heavenly Dao."

"With this brand, you will be loathed by the Heavenly Dao."

"From now on, every Lightning Tribulation will be several times stronger than that of ordinary Cultivators. If you do not die, the next one will be even stronger."

"Furthermore, every time you use the Divine Ability, you will receive extra attention from the Heavenly Dao. The more you use it, the deeper the Traces of Peeping Heaven will be, and the heavier the Lightning Tribulation."

"This is a rule of the Heavenly Dao; you cannot hide from it, nor can you avoid it."

After hearing this, the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix was completely dumbfounded.

It opened its mouth, and after a long while, it said: "Then... what should this Disciple do?"

The Old Ancestor shook its head and said: "There is no solution."

"Unless you can find a way to conceal the Heavenly Dao secrets and make the Heavenly Dao unable to perceive your existence. Otherwise, you can only endure it."

"Or, you can try not to use any Divine Abilities and Cultivate low-key; perhaps that can reduce the attention of the Heavenly Dao."

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix was silent for a long time, then nodded slowly.

"This Disciple... understands."

The dream dissipated.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix opened its eyes, stood on the ice peak, and looked at the gray sky, silent for a long time.

After a while, it suddenly let out a long howl, its voice full of grief and indignation.

If it had known, it wouldn't have awakened that lousy Divine Ability.

Peeping at Heaven, looking at the future.

Now it was in trouble, targeted by the Heavenly Dao, how was it supposed to survive in the future?

It hung its head and walked back to its Immortal Cave, dejected.

From now on, it could only stay huddled up honestly and avoid using Divine Abilities whenever possible.

...

Supreme Creation Small Luo Grotto-Heaven.

Gu Yan naturally did not know about the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix's troubles.

Even if he knew, he would only smile faintly.

Traces of Peeping Heaven?

He had them too back in the day.

At that time, he frequently observed the future of the heavens with the haotian mirror and was also targeted by the Heavenly Dao, leaving similar marks on his body.

But ever since he obtained the red trait 《Form of No-Self and No-Form》, this trouble had disappeared forever.

Form of No-Self and No-Form—not even the Great Dao and the Heavenly Dao could perceive his existence.

Mere Traces of Peeping Heaven naturally dissipated into nothingness.

So, traits are truly good things.

That said, ever since Gu Yan fought a great battle with Ning Daoxuan in his dream that day, he had entered a new round of closed-door cultivation.

Earth Immortal First Level—he was still a long way from Heavenly Immortal.

Let's Cultivate slowly.

...

Time flowed on, and it was unknown how much time had passed.

On this day, in a deep cave on Longevity Peak, a huge figure slowly opened its eyes.

It was a dragon.

A dragon so huge it was unimaginable.

It was covered in deep blue scales, each the size of a millstone, glowing with a faint blue light in the darkness.

Its four dragon claws were thick and powerful, its tail long and slender, and as it swayed gently, there was the sound of wind and thunder.

The most miraculous part was its eyes.

Those eyes were as deep as the sea, with whirlpools faintly swirling in the depths of the pupils.

This dragon was the Abyss Sea Cang Dragon, Blue.

It had been asleep for who knows how many years, and today it had finally awakened.

Blue stretched, its huge body unfolding in the cave.

It looked down at its claws, a hint of satisfaction flashing in its eyes.

Now, it was three thousand zhang long.

Its scales were incredibly hard; ordinary Magic Treasures couldn't hurt it in the slightest.

The lightning power contained within its dragon horns was enough to split mountains and break peaks.

As for strength...

Blue sensed the power within its body and compared it; it was comparable to the Void Refining cultivation of the Human Race.

Not bad, not bad.

With a thought, its huge body soared into the air and flew out of the cave.

But a moment later, it froze.

Everything before its eyes was completely unfamiliar.

Clouds churned all around, and in the distance, one could faintly see majestic palaces floating in the clouds.

Those palaces were resplendent, surrounded by Immortal Qi, and clearly not ordinary items.

Wait, where was its master, the Longevity True Lord?

Where were those people from the Taiyi Dao Sect?

How did it end up in the sky?

What was going on with those palaces around here?

Blue was full of question marks, wandering in the sea of clouds.

It subconsciously sensed around and suddenly discovered that several familiar auras existed in a certain direction.

It was the people from the Taiyi Dao Sect!

Blue's spirit lifted, its huge body twisted, and it flew toward that direction.

...

At the end of the sea of clouds was a continuous range of peaks.

On the peaks, pavilions and towers were scattered in an orderly fashion.

It was the residence of the Taiyi Dao Sect members in the Xiaoluo Cave Heaven.

Blue's huge body appeared above the peaks, immediately causing a burst of exclamations.

"Look! What is that?!"

"A dragon! It's a true dragon!"

"My god, what a huge dragon!"

Some Disciples of the Taiyi Dao Sect looked up at the sky, their eyes full of shock.

They naturally recognized Blue.

After all, back in the Taiyi Dao Sect, Blue was the spirit pet of the Longevity True Lord, and many people had seen it.

So, while shocked, they were not panicked.

But the members of the Universal Love for Heaven and Earth Alliance were not so calm.

Although they had seen many rare beasts in the Xiaoluo Cave Heaven, they were seeing a true dragon for the first time.

"This... is this a true dragon?"

"The dragon from the legends?!"

"Heavens, there's actually a dragon in our place?"

A group of people discussed animatedly; Blue glanced at them, too lazy to pay attention.

Its huge body slowly descended and landed on a peak.

The peak shook, and countless gravel stones rolled down.

Blue shrank its size, turning into a blue dragon several zhang long, and flew toward the top of the peak.

On the peak, in front of an elegant pavilion.

A woman in green was sitting on a stone stool, holding a string of spiritual fruits, teasing a little red-haired girl beside her.

The red-haired little girl was about seven or eight years old, with long fiery red hair like burning flames, and a pair of big eyes blinking, reaching out to grab the spiritual fruit.

It was Hu Tao and Honglian.

Blue landed on the ground and let out a light hum.

Hu Tao looked up and said in surprise: "Blue? You're awake?"

Honglian blinked, looking at the blue dragon in front of her, her eyes full of curiosity.

"Sister Hu Tao, what is this?"

Hu Tao patted her head and smiled: "This is Blue, Junior Martial Uncle's spirit pet."

"Junior Martial Uncle? Which Junior Martial Uncle?" Honglian tilted her head and asked.

Hu Tao said: "It's the Longevity Dao Lord Junior Martial Uncle, you've seen him many times."

Honglian said "Oh," not knowing if she understood or not.

Blue leaned forward and spoke in human language, its voice deep and thick: "Little Hu Tao, I took a nap, why has everything changed when I woke up?"

"What is this place?"

Hu Tao smiled and said: "Don't be anxious, listen to me slowly."

"This is the Supreme Creation Small Luo Grotto-Heaven, it is Junior Martial Uncle's own world."

"The Taiyi Dao Sect was moved here as a whole by Junior Martial Uncle, and the Sect Head and the others are living on the mountain over there."

Blue was stunned.

His own world?

Relocation?

So that was it.

Blue nodded and asked again: "Then what about the Master? I can't sense his aura."

Hu Tao said: "Junior Martial Uncle is in closed-door cultivation in the Hall of Longevity; it's very far from here, so it's normal that you can't sense him."

Blue was silent for a moment and nodded its dragon head: "Since that's the case, I want to fly around and see how big this world is."

It had been asleep for many years, and upon waking up, it was full of energy; if it didn't move around, it would feel stifled.

Hearing this, Hu Tao's eyes lit up and she said: "Great, great, we'll go with you!"

She looked down at Honglian and said: "Little girl, do you want to ride a dragon with sister?"

Honglian nodded vigorously, her eyes full of excitement: "Want to! Want to!"

Hu Tao picked up Honglian, leaped, and landed on Blue's back.

Blue soared into the sky and flew toward the distance.

Above the sea of clouds, Blue flew slowly.

Hu Tao sat on its back, holding Honglian, overlooking everything below.

Mountains, rivers, plains, lakes, palaces, and spiritual fields were all in view.

Occasionally, one could see some Disciples cultivating or working in the spiritual fields.

There were also some rare beasts walking through the mountains and forests.

Everything was orderly.

Hu Tao suddenly asked: "Blue, do you think this world is big?"

Blue thought for a while and said: "Big."

It had flown for a while, at least tens of millions of miles, but the scenery ahead still had no end.

Hu Tao smiled and said: "The Sect Head and the Grand Elder once thought about measuring how big this world is."

"Guess what happened?"

Blue asked: "What happened?"

Hu Tao said: "They gave up halfway through."

Blue: "...?"

Hu Tao explained: "It's too big, it's impossible to measure it all."

"The Sect Head said, if there is that spare time, it's better to Cultivate more and strive for an early Breakthrough."

"The Grand Elder also said that since this world is Junior Martial Uncle's, it's normal no matter how big it is, so why measure it."

Blue was silent for a moment and said slowly: "So, how big is this world exactly?"

Hu Tao shook her head and said: "I don't know."

"Anyway, Junior Martial Uncle said that the Xiaoluo Cave Heaven is a world in itself, boundless."