205: Su Mingyue emerged from seclusion and headed to the Sea of ​​Burial Demons! She broke through and finally stepped into the Soul Palace Realm!

The ninth level of the Purgatory Division, the Netherworld Prison!

This place does not imprison the living; only the Divine Souls of the dead can enter.

Even powerful experts of the Soul Palace Realm would only be imprisoned on the eighth level of the Purgatory Division!

All the vital Qi, blood Qi, resentment Qi, and Divine Souls left behind by the major criminals on every level of the Purgatory Division after death would be absorbed into the Netherworld Prison, to be refined and extinguished!

Within the Netherworld Prison, there was a large black lake, with a high platform erected in its center. Countless runes condensed around it, forming chains, and the entire platform was surrounded by a powerful Formation!

Su Mingyue was within this Formation, daily absorbing the ghost Qi, malevolent resentment Qi, and extremely cold Yin Qi surging from the lake to enhance her Cultivation.

Since being sent back by Shen Tianxing, these two months had passed day after day, without a single moment of rest!

Her strength, too, had advanced by leaps and bounds with the deepening of her Cultivation, rapidly improving!

"In just two short months, she has already stepped into the Zizai Realm. It seems she has gained quite a fortune here."

Xing Yao looked at Su Mingyue, who was meditating with her eyes closed, and couldn't help but sigh.

Some people are born for Cultivation!

Like Shen Tianxing, like Yan Yuzhu, and the Su Mingyue before her was no different.

An ordinary person wishing to Cultivate from scratch to the Zizai Realm would find it utterly impossible without ten, or even several decades, of effort!

The better the talent, the faster the speed of Cultivation!

And Su Mingyue's talent needed no further elaboration; the Myriad Ages Yin Demon Physique was her greatest reliance!

Focusing on a single Dao, she could one day contend with Sacred Physiques and Divine Physiques; her future was limitless!

Yan Yuzhu also showed a hint of satisfaction.

After leaving the Imperial Palace, they came directly to the Purgatory Division. Half a month had passed since their last visit.

Su Mingyue's Cultivation progress was indeed impressive.

"She is now single-mindedly focused on Cultivation, so her progress will naturally be very fast."

"I believe it won't be long before a Breakthrough to the Carefree Realm is also within reach."

"You mean, we shouldn't tell her about Shen Tianxing's situation?"

Xing Yao was incredibly intelligent and immediately understood the meaning behind Yan Yuzhu's words.

She also very much wanted to know Shen Tianxing's current predicament.

These days, she would personally try to divine Shen Tianxing's situation every day, but unfortunately, with her current Cultivation, she couldn't deduce anything, which greatly frustrated Xing Yao.

Every day, she felt restless and dispirited.

The relationship between Su Mingyue and Shen Tianxing was one of childhood sweethearts. Xing Yao knew even more that Su Mingyue had taken great care of Shen Tianxing over the years.

Even when he entered the prison and inherited the profession of an Executioner, being shunned by neighbors, only the Su family father and daughter continued to treat him sincerely.

They didn't despise him in the slightest.

Perhaps Su Mingyue was the softest part of Shen Tianxing's heart.

And now that Su Mingyue had lost her closest kin, Shen Tianxing was her last reliance.

Yan Yuzhu nodded, then shook her head, saying, "At least for a short time, she cannot know."

"She has just stepped into the Zizai Realm and needs to consolidate her Cultivation. We'll find a time to tell her after she wakes up."

"This matter cannot be kept secret forever."

The battle in the Nanyuan Domain had already spread throughout the world.

Su Mingyue couldn't stay here Cultivating forever without going out.

Once she learned of Shen Tianxing's current predicament, it would likely cause a huge impact on her Cultivation.

"You've thought this through very carefully."

"I don't know how Shen Tianxing is doing in the Sea of Buried Demons; my daily divinations yield no results."

"I'm very worried about him."

In front of Yan Yuzhu, Xing Yao didn't hide anything, directly expressing her thoughts.

Yan Yuzhu gave her a sidelong glance, a look full of charm, yet no one was there to appreciate the scene.

"I think you're obsessed!"

"Don't worry, Shen Tianxing Cultivates the Path of Killing. Problems that can be solved by increasing Cultivation are not really problems for him."

"Give him some time; I believe he will return."

Yan Yuzhu clasped her hands behind her back, her beautiful eyes once again glancing at Su Mingyue in the center of the lake, then she turned and walked outside.

Xing Yao's pretty face flushed, and she lowered her head slightly, following Yan Yuzhu out.

At the eighth-level entrance, the inner court eunuch respectfully waited.

The Empress had just left the Imperial Palace, and he had arrived right after.

"Wude, why have you come?"

Eunuch Wude of the inner court was a close confidant of Yan Yuzhu; if there were important matters in the palace, he would deliver the message immediately.

Normally, when Yan Yuzhu went out, Wude would not appear unless there was an urgent matter.

"Your Majesty, Shi Linglong, Xu Muqing, and Xu Muyan, the three young ladies, are requesting an audience and are already waiting outside Changxing Palace."

Shi Linglong, Xu Muqing, and Xu Muyan were all specifically instructed by Yan Yuzhu to be allowed direct entry into the Imperial Palace.

Eunuch Wude knew the Empress valued them greatly, so as soon as they requested an audience, he dared not delay and immediately came to find the Empress.

Yan Yuzhu and Xing Yao exchanged glances; she already knew why the three of them were requesting an audience.

"Good, return to the Palace!"

Having seen Su Mingyue, her mood had relaxed somewhat. The Empress and Xing Yao immediately returned to the Imperial Palace.

However!

Not long after Yan Yuzhu and Xing Yao left...

Inside the Netherworld Prison, Su Mingyue, who had been meditating on the high platform, suddenly opened her eyes!

She inhaled and exhaled, drawing all the surrounding Qi back into her body. A wave of cold Yin Qi swept out, and the endless malevolent resentment Qi in the huge lake was scattered!

"Sea of Buried Demons... Tianxing Brother, wait for me!"

She had heard every word of Yan Yuzhu and Xing Yao's conversation.

With Yan Yuzhu's Cultivation, if Su Mingyue had been conscious, she certainly wouldn't have been able to hide her perception from her.

By a strange twist of fate, although Su Mingyue was in meditation, she possessed the Myriad Ages Yin Demon Physique, making her different from ordinary people!

Her five senses and six perceptions were connected to this vast black lake, and all the wronged souls and deceased souls were within her control.

Everything here was known to her.

This unexpected turn of events was completely unknown to Yan Yuzhu and Xing Yao at this time!

They had already returned to the Palace to see Shi Linglong and the other two.

Boom!!!

Su Mingyue circulated her Cultivation Technique, and her true essence poured out. The ghost Qi throughout the Netherworld Prison surged, resonating with her own true essence!

The two powers shared the same origin, so naturally, there was no repulsion.

The black water inverted, transforming into strands of black chains that covered the surrounding golden runes one by one.

The golden Formation shrouding the high platform, with the surge of Su Mingyue's true essence, quietly faded its light.

Su Mingyue's gains from these two months of Cultivation were immense!

Not only had she elevated her Cultivation to the Zizai Realm and consolidated her Realm, but she had also assimilated the surrounding Formations and runes into her own Cultivation.

Here, she was a part of it; neither the golden Formation suppressing the malevolent Yin souls nor the eerie ghost Qi would attack her!

"Your Majesty, I hope you will forgive my unannounced departure!"

Su Mingyue knew that Yan Yuzhu would never allow her to leave alone to search for Shen Tianxing.

She had heard of the Sea of Buried Demons but knew nothing of its dangers!

But she had to go!

Just as Shen Tianxing had once stormed out of the Imperial City alone, heading to Tianyuan City, solely to rescue Su Mingyue and her father!

Now, it was her turn!

Even knowing that the journey to the Sea of Buried Demons would be perilous.

She was determined!

...Imperial Palace, Changxing Palace.

Shi Linglong and the other two had already left.

This time, the three of them entered the Imperial Palace together to inquire about Shen Tianxing's situation, but they did not get the answer they wanted.

Shi Linglong returned to Dianxing Academy.

Xu Muqing and Xu Muyan, the sisters, also decided to return to their Sect for further secluded Cultivation!

After the brief meeting, Yan Yuzhu's heart, which had already calmed down, stirred with a ripple once more.

"This fellow truly makes one worry."

"So many women of impressive background and strong Cultivation are devoted to him; I wonder what kind of fortune he Cultivated in how many lifetimes."

"Hmm?"

Yan Yuzhu snapped out of her thoughts, suddenly frowning.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

Seeing the change in Yan Yuzhu's expression, Xing Yao thought something had happened and quickly asked.

"There's a change on the ninth level of the Purgatory Division; follow me!"

Yan Yuzhu waved her sleeve, and a ray of light enveloped the two. The light flashed, and their figures vanished from Changxing Palace.

Having stepped into the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm, possessing unfathomable abilities, their departure went unnoticed by anyone.

In the Netherworld Prison, the black lake's surface was calm and still. The eerie ghost Qi and extremely cold Yin Qi were still present, but much calmer than before.

"Su Mingyue is gone!?"

Xing Yao was surprised to find that Su Mingyue, who had been Cultivating there earlier, had now vanished without a trace.

If this were an ordinary place, it would be one thing!

But this was the ninth level of the Purgatory Division! Without Yan Yuzhu's imperial edict, no one could enter here!

Including the Chief Director of the Purgatory Division!

The reason was simple: insufficient Cultivation meant one couldn't enter!

Xing Yao also needed to be by Yan Yuzhu's side to enter and exit freely.

Others could only reach the eighth level at most!

"To be able to leave the heavily guarded Purgatory Division so silently, this girl seems to have accomplished something significant."

Yan Yuzhu's expression remained unchanged. A wisp of Divine Soul power merged into the endless golden runes around them, and two Dragon shadows flashed in her beautiful eyes!

The scene of Su Mingyue's departure before she left appeared within.

"Your Majesty, should we send people to search?"

After all, this was someone Shen Tianxing had arranged. If she disappeared without reason, it would be difficult to explain to Shen Tianxing when he returned.

Yan Yuzhu shook her head, saying, "No need. This girl is worried about Shen Tianxing and has gone to the Sea of Buried Demons!"

The Sea of Buried Demons, a place full of mystery and danger!

Although Yan Yuzhu had heard many secrets about the Sea of Buried Demons, she had never seen it, and her heart held some yearning for it.

However, she was now integrated with the Imperial Dao Dragon Qi of the Great Qi Dynasty, her Luck intertwined with it. Let alone leaving the Great Qi Dynasty, she couldn't even leave the Imperial City.

No matter how much she wanted to go, she couldn't!

In this regard, she somewhat admired Su Mingyue's decisiveness!

"She has only just entered the Zizai Realm, yet she dares to go to the Sea of Buried Demons alone?"

"This is too dangerous!"

The Sea of Buried Demons was not simply dangerous, but incredibly perilous!

Many Divine Profound Realm experts had gone there in the past, and less than one in ten returned, let alone her, a mere Zizai Realm Cultivator?

Xing Yao was a little worried.

"Letting her go to the Sea of Buried Demons alone is definitely not an option."

"Unfortunately, I bear the Imperial mandate and cannot leave Great Qi."

"Xing Yao, this matter, it seems, will have to be entrusted to you."

Hmm?

Entrusted to her?

Was this asking her to personally go to the Sea of Buried Demons?

Upon hearing this, Xing Yao's heart suddenly filled with joy, but she didn't show it on her face.

Shen Tianxing was in the Sea of Buried Demons. Going there, wouldn't she have a chance to meet him?

"I'm not going for Shen Tianxing; I'm just acting on the Empress's orders. An Imperial mandate is hard to defy, you know."

As she thought about it, Xing Yao's face flushed pink again, showing a hint of shyness, her heart already blooming with joy.

"Alright, leave it to me!"

Xing Yao agreed without hesitation... Sea of Buried Demons, an uninhabited island.

Above the island, for a thousand li, dark clouds gathered, and lightning flashed!

In the sea, waves surged, giant waves churned, and countless Vicious Beasts in the sea, sensing the abnormality here, fled in all directions!

An invisible pressure enveloped this thousand li area. In the sky, a vast river of Spiritual Qi, spanning a thousand li, continuously converged towards the island!

"What a powerful Aura! His Realm has continuously broken through two levels, reaching the ninth level of the Divine Profound Realm!"

"It seems he is ready to impact the Soul Palace Realm!"

After leaving Ten Thousand Demon City, Shen Tianxing and the two women spent two days finding this uninhabited island and went into seclusion here for a Breakthrough.

Liu Xianyun and Liu Yueying rested while also guarding him.

In just a few hours, Shen Tianxing's Cultivation had surged, and now was the time to impact the Soul Palace Realm.

"He... he's really going to step into the Soul Palace Realm. I really don't know how he Cultivates."

Liu Yueying was a little envious, her eyes sparkling with a strange brilliance.

Liu Xianyun leaned against a rock, leisurely took a sip of wine, and slowly spoke.

"Some people are born for Cultivation; you can't compare yourself to them."

"You just need to do your best and try not to fall too far behind."

These words, Liu Xianyun said not only to Liu Yueying but also to herself.

Thinking back to when she first met Shen Tianxing, he had just broken through and entered the Divine Profound Realm not long ago. How many days had passed since then?

He was already about to step into the Soul Palace!

And she, seemingly half a step away from the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm, actually had no idea how much longer it would take.

Cultivation relied not only on resources but also on talent and Luck!

In her eyes, Shen Tianxing was the person who lacked neither talent, Luck, nor resources.

Such a person was rarely found in the world!

Liu Yueying nodded, seemingly understanding, but she just thought to herself, 'Not falling too far behind,' how easy was that to say!

Rumble—

In the sky, the vast Aura grew even stronger, almost like a volcano that had been dormant for countless years, compressed to its extreme, about to erupt!

Inside an Immortal Cave, Shen Tianxing sat cross-legged!

He had already continuously broken through two Realms, and now was the time to impact the Soul Palace!

Impacting the Soul Palace was slightly different from breaking through other Realms.

Although it still required a vast amount of experience, it added an extra step.

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, countless golden runes condensed, forming a faint palace, floating in Shen Tianxing's Sea of Consciousness.

The palace was ethereal and needed to continuously integrate Divine Soul power.

With Shen Tianxing's current Divine Soul Cultivation, it was already sufficient to construct a palace.

Only when the palace transformed from ethereal to solid, and the Divine Soul resided within the palace, would he truly have stepped into the Soul Palace Realm!

Boom!!!

Deep within the Sea of Consciousness, a bolt of lightning flashed!

The magnificent palace, which had been shifting between ethereal and solid, finally formed under the support of countless runes and Divine Soul power!

In an instant, on the soul slaying platform, a black Divine pattern shone, enveloping the entire palace. A mysterious Aura emerged within the vibrating palace, completely stabilizing it.

The Divine Soul opened its eyes, and a vast Aura flowed directly into the palace!

In the deep, boundless darkness of the Sea of Consciousness, the Soul Palace hall shone with brilliant light, with strands of black Divine patterns intertwined, grand and mysterious!

"Hoo..."

Shen Tianxing opened his eyes.

"Finally, I've stepped into the Soul Palace Realm!"