21: Chapter 21 completed easily.

Ye Qingxuan floated up into the air, releasing his Divine Sense with all his might.

In an instant, with him at the center, all the sights within a radius of a thousand miles were clearly displayed in his mind, though at first, he only glanced roughly at the situation on the island.

He discovered that he was on a solitary small island.

This small island was a hundred miles in radius, surrounded by the sea on all sides, with a boundless blue ocean all around, as if isolated from the world.

Moreover, across the entire island, apart from those bizarre monsters, no other signs of life could be seen.

Ye Qingxuan did not stop there, so he extended his Divine Sense far into the distance with all his might, but even though he had reached his limit, what he could still see was only the boundless sea.

This isolated island seemed to have been forgotten by the whole world, floating lonely and desolate in this vast expanse of sea.

It even made him involuntarily develop an illusion — perhaps only such a single island existed in this world.

Just as Ye Qingxuan was puzzled, he stimulated his magic power to ride his sword and galloped forward.

However, having flown only a short distance of a few dozen miles, he abruptly felt an indescribable resistance rushing towards him, crashing into it like an invisible wall of cotton.

No matter how hard he tried with all his might, he was still unable to break through and advance a single step forward.

Ye Qingxuan changed his flight direction, attempting to find a way out.

But the result disappointed him: no matter which direction he flew, he would encounter the same situation.

This feeling was as if he were trapped in a huge cage, with simply no way to escape.

"Could it be... that this is a special world specially created by the National Destiny Space?" Ye Qingxuan knitted his brows tightly, pondering to himself.

Originally, he also intended to head to other places to explore; after all, the resources contained in a complete world were far more than a simple National Destiny mission.

But judging from the present situation, wanting to realize this idea was probably impossible.

"Celestial Master, Great Master, what is Daoist Ye doing?" Xiao Sa watched Ye Qingxuan running around everywhere, feeling somewhat strange.

Sister Qing also cast the same gaze.

In the bullet comments — —

"Why is Daoist Ye running around everywhere? And he stopped not long after?" someone similarly asked with puzzlement.

"Looking at his actions, it seems he has encountered some kind of invisible obstruction."

At this moment, another person chimed in: "I have already drawn Daoist Ye's flight trajectory from just now into a map! Good heavens! The entire island is like a huge cage, and all around it is covered by a massive layer of transparent walls!"

Hearing this, everyone exclaimed in amazement. Celestial Master Zhang pondered for a moment before speaking: "In this poor Daoist's view, this small island is probably not a complete world, but rather resembles a tiny realm specially crafted by the National Destiny Space, existing solely to execute a specific mission."

"A Small World?" Although both hosts had finished reading the hundred solutions to immortal cultivation, they were still somewhat surprised by this conclusion.

Abbot Kongming on the side nodded in agreement and added: "This poor monk also feels that there may be several reasons behind this. First is just as the Celestial Master said, this world is incomplete, merely a broken Small World shaped by the National Destiny Space;

Second is that it is possible this world itself is complete, but this layer of barrier perhaps possesses some special function, such as forbidding the Chosen Ones from escaping this place, forcing them to complete the task on this small island, or perhaps placing constraints on someone of extraordinary strength like Daoist Ye, similar to the situation experienced in the previous world."

Celestial Master Zhang pondered secretly: "Could this action be to maintain some kind of subtle balance..." Thinking of this, he exchanged a glance with Kongming, and the two instantly understood each other's intentions.

Sister Qing and Xiao Sa likewise exchanged a glance, 'These two guys are acting like riddle-mongers again, how irritating'

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"I thought I would be able to watch Daoist Ye clean up the monsters of the entire world, but I didn't expect this National Destiny Space to still have restrictions."

"Read more of the hundred solutions to immortal cultivation and you will understand; some things cannot be stated explicitly."

"The person upstairs is already acting like a riddle-monger before even starting to Cultivate."

"That brother spoke correctly, the answers are all in the books, you don't read them yourself and blame others for being riddle-mongers?"

"I seem to understand a bit too."

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"If we can't get out, so be it; a few thousand monsters are enough, hurry up and finish the task to go back. Lest Xiaojiu tears Maoshan apart."

Seeing that he could not get out of this range, Ye Qingxuan thought no more about it, flew back, and stood suspended in the Void Realm above the small island.

He summoned the human emperor banner, then pulled out a small bell from his ring. This was a small Magical Artifact refined by his Fourth Senior Brother Qingmo, the Concentration Bell, whose chime had the effect of calming the spirit and concentrating the mind.

He threw out the bell, and with a touch of his magic power, the bell transformed into a large bell. He flicked his finger and shot out a streak of Qi energy.

"Dong dong," the massive bell chime resounded throughout the entire small island.

Ye Qingxuan's fingertips casually stroked the banner pole suspended beside him.

"Daoist Ye is gathering monsters here."

"The bell chime lures the monsters over, and then a single palm slap crushes them all to death, 6."

"Hey upstairs, didn't you see Daoist Ye took out the ten thousand souls banner... oh wait, human emperor banner?"

"You meant to say the ten thousand souls banner, right?"

"Sigh, that pitch-black appearance, I really couldn't help blurting it out."

"You all better remember it, that is the human emperor banner!!! Otherwise, Daoist Ye will invite you into the banner to enjoy longevity when the time comes."

"That's right, it's the human emperor banner."

"Baka, Huaguo is cheating again."

"Ashiba, Huaguo people are stealing our Bangzi Country's things again, Daoism belongs to our Bangzi Country, and Ye Qingxuan is also a person of our Bangzi Country."

"Shit, Huaguo is going to get rewards again."

"This Ye from Huaguo entered the National Destiny Space like a fierce tiger entering a flock of sheep."

"Ura, I really envy the Huaguo people."

"Daoist Ye is awesome (voice cracking)."

"Amitabha, Daoist Ye's banner is truly..." Kongming trailed off, wanting to say more.

"Monk, care whatever banner it is, as long as Qingxuan can control it, isn't that enough? It's just that old Daoist Master Yuanxin is not here today, otherwise you'd be in for a rough time."

Celestial Master Zhang retorted to Kongming, while thinking in his heart that it would be great if his own disciple also dared to do this. Look at Ye Qingxuan, who dared to think and act. Zhang Yuzhuo's talent wasn't bad, he was just too rigid and had to do everything aboveboard, not resembling himself at all. Truly, it was like a cotton ball popping out of a gutter.

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Standing in mid-air, watching countless monsters surge from all directions below, under the shroud of his Divine Sense, seeing all the monsters lured over by the bell chime, Ye Qingxuan nodded with satisfaction.

He immediately urged the human emperor banner, preparing to devour these things, but unexpectedly, a wave of resistance came from the human emperor banner. Ye Qingxuan observed with his Divine Sense, and that pitch-black, purple-tinged human emperor banner floated quietly in mid-air.

Runes circulated on the surface of the banner, and faint, fragmented screams were tightly suppressed within the banner. Wisps of chilling Devilish Qi swirled around his fingertips. It turned out that in the previous world, too much flesh and blood had been devoured without Souls entering the banner; if he swallowed any more, the balance would be broken, and it would completely turn into a Demonic Weapon.

"If it can't swallow them, so be it."

Ye Qingxuan waved his hand to put away the human emperor banner. His Late Stage Golden Core cultivation was operated at full strength, and under the effect of the Huandan Fa, his magic power was no less than that of a Cultivator in the Nascent Soul Stage.

He raised his hand and pressed down, and a giant palm print descended from the sky. The five fingers of the giant palm emitted five-colored Sword Intent of white, cyan, black, red, and yellow, shrouding the entire small island.

This was a minor Divine Ability comprehended by Ye Qingxuan through studying the Five Thunders Orthodoxy, fusing the five Qi in his chest with Sword Intent and executing it via a palm print, thereby erupting with enormous power. For now, he called it the Five Thunders Palm.

With a loud explosion of "Boom boom," this small island of several thousand square kilometers was directly shattered by this single palm strike, slowly sinking into the sea. As for those monsters, they were completely wiped out.

"Ding, task completed beyond expectations, rewards being distributed."

"National Destiny increased by 10%, physical fitness of the entire nation comprehensively increased by 10%, national resources increased by 10%..."

"Task completed beyond expectations, rewards doubled."

"Chosen One's body comprehensively upgraded by an extra 20%."

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"F***ing hell, Daoist Ye is too awesome, he directly shattered the entire small island."

"I was just wondering what move Daoist Ye would use, and he smashed everything to pieces with a single palm."

"Although I was already prepared, when the reward descended, I still felt so damn good."

"Nothing is more exhilarating than this moment, even better than doing that with my wife, this floating, ethereal feeling, ah ah."

"Upstairs, if it were someone else's wife, you might have a different realization."

"Holy crap, is there a Cao Cao thief here?"

"I never thought that a poor ghost like me could have the same gains as the upper-class people. Thank you, Daoist Ye, for letting me truly experience equality for all."

"Three consecutive enhancements, plus extra rewards, I f***ing feel like I can hard-resist bullets."

"Upstairs, don't get too excited. Before you Cultivate, everyone is equal in front of bullets."

"Didn't Daoist Ye already deduce the Cultivation Technique? Are we going to start Cultivating right away??!!"

"Should be right, wait for our mom's notification."

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The bullet comments in the live broadcast room flooded the screen.

Celestial Master Zhang and Abbot Kongming felt the changes in their cultivation and their expressions shifted.

"Monk, this poor Daoist cannot suppress it anymore, I must go Undergo Tribulation immediately."

"This poor monk is the same."

The two exchanged a glance and quickly transformed into wind and sped away.

"This? What did these two Seniors just say?"

"Cannot suppress it? Undergoing Tribulation?"

"It should be the reward from the National Destiny Space that made their cultivation Breakthrough."

"That dashing momentum of transforming into wind and leaving, I'm so envious."

"It will be our turn soon too."

"9494"

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"Rewards distribution complete. Return?"

"Return." Ye Qingxuan directly chose to go back; he didn't have the habit of staying in a cage.