53: Chapter 53 Zhou Tian Xing Dou, Venerable Three Levels

The entrance of the alley returned to silence.

That golden lotus had fulfilled its mission.

It turned into spots of light and dissipated.

It was as if it had never been there.

Yet, the shock left Ji Lingxuan and Elder Xuan unable to forget it.

It took Ji Lingxuan a long time to recover.

She straightened her body, her entire aura becoming rounded and clear; in every gesture, there was a faint trace of Dao.

"Great Xia, Li Xuan..."

She murmured this name, a mixture of emotions flooding her heart.

There was gratitude, awe, and the lingering fear of having survived a disaster.

But more than anything, there was reverence.

She bowed deeply once more toward the depths of the imperial palace from afar.

Then, she pulled up the still-dazed Elder Xuan and, taking the guards behind her whose legs had turned to jelly, fled without looking back.

It was practically a panicked escape.

...

Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Li Xuan lay leisurely on a ten-thousand-year warm jade rocking chair, swaying gently, and chuckled.

"A little girl at the Seventh Layer of the Venerable Realm, not a bad talent."

"It's just that this Yuhua Immortal Imperial Dynasty is too idle. With such a vast territory of their own, they insist on running to this backwater of mine to conduct investigations."

He casually picked up a grape and tossed it into his mouth.

Very carefree.

That "Flower Blooming with a Single Thought" just now was intentional.

The purpose was simple.

Flexing muscles, creating deterrence.

He understood clearly that this land of the Great Xia Divine Dynasty would sooner or later be targeted by outsiders.

Rather than passively waiting for various forces to swarm and buzz around, it was better to proactively set off a big firecracker to solve the problem once and for all.

To thoroughly deter them in one go.

To let them know that this place has deep waters, and once they come, they might not be able to return.

Just like that unlucky Saint Ziyang.

This way, at the very least, he could secure a period of undisturbed development time for himself and the Divine Dynasty.

Using a tiny bit of his Divine Ability to trade for long-term peace.

This deal was very worthwhile.

"Still too weak."

Li Xuan smacked his lips, feeling a sense of urgency.

Today, a Princess at the Seventh Layer of the Venerable Realm came, and he could easily deal with her.

If a real Saint or some ancient monster at the Great Emperor level were to come one day, his current cultivation would not be enough.

Keep a low profile and develop; don't get reckless.

This is the way to go.

"Where can I sign in today?"

He muttered to himself.

Daily sign-ins had become an unbreakable habit for him.

[Ding]

A familiar sound rang in his mind.

[Today's sign-in location has been refreshed]

[Sign-in location: Golden Dragon of Fortune of Great Xia, at the center of the dragon's forehead]

[This place is the core where the Luck of the Divine Dynasty gathers, containing the Mandate of Heaven and national destiny. The sign-in reward is affected by the host's current Realm and the strength of the Divine Dynasty's Luck. There is a high probability of triggering a special reward. Do you wish to sign in immediately?]

Oh?

Li Xuan became interested.

The head of the Golden Dragon of Fortune?

That is the core of Great Xia's Luck and the source of his power in the Human Emperor Realm.

Definitely a geomantic treasure land.

"Sign in immediately!"

He decided immediately.

The figure on the rocking chair vanished instantly.

In an instant, he appeared above the Imperial Capital, in the sea of clouds invisible to Mortals.

A ten-thousand-zhang-long five-clawed golden dragon was coiled here, its entire body condensed from mysterious yellow Luck.

It closed its eyes as if sleeping, but the pressure on its body constantly guarded the Divine Dynasty's territory below.

This is the Golden Dragon of Fortune of Great Xia.

Li Xuan's figure appeared directly atop the massive dragon head, standing in the center of the forehead.

Beneath his feet was the near-substantial mysterious yellow Luck, warm and thick.

He had an illusion that he was closely connected to this heaven and earth.

[Ding, detected that the host has arrived at the sign-in location. This place is where the Dragon Luck gathers, perfectly matching the host's current Human Emperor authority.]

[Congratulations to the host, you have triggered a ten-thousand-fold critical reward.]

It's here.

Li Xuan perked up.

A ten-thousand-fold critical reward, he hadn't seen one in a long time.

[Drawing rewards]

[Congratulations to the host, you have obtained the number one ancient killing Formation—Zhou Tian Star Array (incomplete Formation map).]

[Congratulations to the host, cultivation improved. Current Realm: Third Layer of the Venerable Realm.]

Boom!

Two completely different torrents surged into his body and Divine Soul simultaneously.

One was the vast mysteries of the stars.

Within his Divine Soul, the phantom images of countless stars lit up.

Three hundred and sixty-five major stars turned into three hundred and sixty-five Great Zhou Tian Star Banners.

Fourteen thousand eight hundred auxiliary stars turned into fourteen thousand eight hundred Small Zhou Tian Star Banners.

The star banners were connected by mysterious trajectories, outlining a vast starry sky map.

The movement of every star secretly aligned with the Dao.

The peerless killing Formation used by the ancient Yao Race Heavenly Court to suppress the world.

Zhou Tian Star Array.

It is said that once this Formation is set up, it can draw upon the Star Power of the entire heavens, capable of strangling even a Saint.

Unfortunately, what Li Xuan received was only an incomplete Formation map.

The most critical Sun Star and Moon Star Formation eyes were blank.

Even so, the tip of the iceberg revealed by this Formation map was enough for any Formation Grandmaster to study for a lifetime.

"Good stuff, truly good stuff."

Li Xuan's breathing quickened.

With this Formation, even if it was incomplete, as long as it was set up, Great Xia's defensive power would increase a hundredfold instantly.

This was the second, and also the strongest, trump card of the Divine Dynasty after the Golden Dragon of Fortune.

On the other side, at the same time, an energy originating from the same source as Great Xia's national destiny surged from beneath his feet and flowed throughout his entire body.

The Bottleneck of his Peak First Layer of the Venerable Realm was easily broken through, and his cultivation climbed accordingly.

Second Layer of the Venerable Realm.

In just a few breaths, he stabilized at the Second Layer of the Venerable Realm, and it was still climbing.

The improvement of the Venerable Realm is extremely difficult.

It's not just the accumulation of Spiritual Qi, but also the comprehension of the "Domain."

From the First Layer to the Second Layer, even a Genius would need hundreds of years of hard cultivation.

But now, under the infusion of massive Luck, this process was greatly shortened.

"Domain, open."

An invisible Domain with a radius of one hundred zhang expanded outward.

The Domain of the First Layer of the Venerable Realm was just a blurry shadow.

At most, it could suppress an enemy.

But now, it was the Second Layer.

His Domain was already "materializing."

In this Domain, all rules were determined by him.

He could change the rules as he pleased.

Making the air turn into mercury, increasing gravity a thousandfold, making the enemy's fire Spells extinguish.

This is the terror of the Venerable Realm.

Becoming a small world of its own.

But this was not over.

That energy of Luck had not weakened in the slightest.

Li Xuan's aura, after stabilizing his Second Layer Foundation, surged toward a higher level once again.

Peak Second Layer of the Venerable Realm.

Boom!

The magic power in his body surged ceaselessly, rushing toward the barrier of the Third Layer.

Once.

Twice.

Three times.

"Break for me!"

He focused his mind and actively guided it.

Crack.

Deep within his Divine Soul, an invisible barrier quietly shattered.

That Realm barrier was broken.

His cultivation officially stepped into the Third Layer of the Venerable Realm.

His aura was more than ten times stronger than before.

His hundred-zhang Domain expanded rapidly again.

Three hundred zhang.

Five hundred zhang.

One thousand zhang.

Finally, his Domain stabilized after covering a radius of three thousand zhang.

At this moment, his Domain was no longer just simple rule suppression.

Li Xuan even felt that as long as he was willing, he could create things out of thin air within his Domain.

Making water freeze into ice, making stones bloom with flowers.

Isn't this the ultimate enhanced version of that "Flower Blooming with a Single Thought" he used on Ji Lingxuan?

So that's how it was.

At the Third Layer of the Venerable Realm, the Domain can interfere with reality and distort matter.

No wonder that little girl was scared like that.

In her eyes, his little trick was probably comparable to the power of creation.

The cultivation gap was too large; she simply couldn't understand it.

Quite good.

Li Xuan opened his eyes, his gaze sharpening.

He knew he was much stronger now.

If he were to face Saint Ziyang again now, he might still not be able to defeat him, but for the other party to easily suppress him would be absolutely impossible.

At the very least, he now had the confidence to maneuver and escape.

Feeling the surging magic power in his body and the vast Star Array in his Divine Soul, Li Xuan felt refreshed.

"Zhou Tian Star Array."

He concentrated and carefully studied that incomplete Formation map.

The more he studied it, the more shocked he became.

The setup of this Formation was an extremely vast and complex project.

First, one had to refine three hundred and sixty-five Great Zhou Tian Star Banners and fourteen thousand eight hundred Small Zhou Tian Star Banners.

The main Materials were not gold or iron.

They were the true Origin of the stars.

In other words, to set up the Formation, you first need the ability to shatter tens of thousands of stars and then extract their Origin.

Just this step alone would leave a Saint dumbfounded.

"Don't even think about it in the short term."

Li Xuan shook his head.

However, he found a simplified "simplified version" of the Formation method in the notes.

Within the Divine Dynasty's territory, find three hundred and sixty-five earth vein nodes to set up the Formation bases.

Then find fourteen thousand eight hundred Cultivators above the Cave-Heaven Realm, holding imitation star banners, and integrate them into the Formation bases.

This way, one could barely draw upon a sliver of the power of the Zhou Tian stars, exerting one ten-thousandth of the Formation's power.

One ten-thousandth.

Li Xuan couldn't help but feel a bit excited.

As the number one ancient killing Formation, even with only one ten-thousandth of its power, it was enough to annihilate a Marquis and even threaten a Saint.

Most importantly, this "simplified version" plan was not entirely impossible for the current Great Xia.

Over ten thousand Cave-Heaven Realm Cultivators?

Before, he wouldn't have dared to think about it.

But now that Spiritual Qi is recovering and the whole population is cultivating, the number of Cave-Heaven Realm Cultivators will definitely skyrocket in the future.

This project could be treated as a long-term plan for the Divine Dynasty, to be developed slowly.

Li Xuan's heart stirred.

He seemed to have already seen, in the near future, a national protection Formation covering the entire Great Xia slowly rising.

Billions of starlight falling down.

Whoever dares to invade, use this sky full of starlight to completely erase them.