185: The Celestial Palace Disappears

[After entering the mysterious space, your heart was slightly shocked—]

[Because beneath your feet was a three-dimensional map of the entire Immortal Palace—all the halls, corridors, pavilions, and towers were presented before your eyes in a semi-transparent, illusory form.]

[Only at this moment did you truly see the full appearance of this Immortal Palace—]

[Four magnificent palace gates in the east, west, south, and north, each connected to a huge plaza and main hall, with countless winding corridors cleverly linking these buildings together—]

[Bedchambers, studies, artifact halls, alchemy halls, talisman halls, formation halls, main halls, side halls, medicine gardens, spirit pools, treasure vaults, secret rooms, rear gardens... almost everything was present, truly a complete immortal city.]

[Even more astonishing, the map clearly showed the movements of figures in various locations!]

[You saw that in the medicine garden, the Ziyang Star group was working with Hu Lingfeng and others, carefully breaking the Restrictions on the thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine...]

[And from the direction of the treasure vault came the roar of Magic Treasures; at the entrance of a secret room, several Loose Cultivators were arguing fiercely over how to get in...]

[This... could it be... the control core of the Immortal Palace?]

[Just as your heart was surging, the space before you suddenly rippled, and a semi-transparent energy mass slowly condensed into a small figure about an inch tall.]

[The small figure's face was blurry, and its voice was neither male nor female: "Hello, Qin Family brat."]

[You understood in your heart—this should be the Immortal Palace's Artifact Spirit.]

["Why did you bring me here?" you asked cautiously.]

[The Artifact Spirit did not answer directly but pointed to the scene appearing beneath your feet—it was the Alchemy Hall you had just left.]

[Inside the Alchemy Hall, the space subtly fluctuated, then a crack was torn open, and a white-haired elder with a stern face stepped out. It was Liu Xuanyin's true body.]

["Liu Xuanyin? His true body came personally?" you exclaimed.]

["That's right. If I had been a step slower, you would have perished by now," the Artifact Spirit calmly replied.]

["Thank you for saving me." You thanked it first, then quickly asked, "Is it safe here?"]

["Don't worry, this is the core space of the Immortal Palace. With his current cultivation, he cannot explore it."]

[Hearing the Artifact Spirit's words, you immediately breathed a sigh of relief.]

[But then your eyes lit up: "This Immortal Palace hasn't recognized a master yet, has it? I wonder if I can..."]

["No." The Artifact Spirit directly interrupted, "Your cultivation is still shallow. If you recognize it as master now, not only will you be unable to control the Immortal Palace, but you will also cause it to fall into the hands of others."]

["Why? I am already a Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator!"]

["It's not enough. You must master the Law Power. We can talk about it after you Breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation Realm."]

[You nodded slightly and continued to ask, "Why do you make the Immortal Palace appear every once in a while?"]

["To seek a person of Legacy."]

["So you occasionally appear, and at the same time secretly scatter incomplete maps?"]

["Exactly!"]

["What are the requirements for the person of Legacy?"]

["They must reach the Soul Transformation Realm, derive Dao Patterns, and possess the Qin Clan Bloodline."]

["Dao Patterns... what are they?"]

["You used the power of Dao Patterns when you attacked just now. Your Nascent Soul should have already derived Dao Patterns, right?"]

["Indeed, my Nascent Soul is surrounded by ten ten-colored Dao Patterns. What exactly are they?"]

["Dao Patterns are the embryonic form of the Great Dao. Once you Breakthrough to Soul Transformation, each Dao Pattern can help you master a Power of the Great Dao. There is a world of difference in strength between Cultivators who possess Dao Patterns and those who have not comprehended them..."]

[You suddenly understood, finally grasping the profound mystery of your own Dao Patterns.]

[But you remained curious: "It is often said there are three thousand Great Daos, why do I not have three thousand Dao Patterns?"]

["Dao Patterns will gradually manifest during the Cultivation process as comprehension deepens. For you to condense ten Dao Patterns in the Nascent Soul Stage is already extremely rare. Even the legendary Chaos Body only had ten Dao Patterns when breaking through to Nascent Soul."]

["Then if one were to condense three thousand Dao Patterns, how powerful would that be?"]

["Naturally, extraordinarily peerless. The more Dao Patterns and the more complete they are, the stronger the Power of the Great Dao controlled, and the strength will far surpass others of the same rank."]

[Through the Artifact Spirit's explanation, you finally understood the preciousness of those ten Dao Patterns within you.]

["Do you know the reason for the Qin Clan's destruction?" you asked nervously.]

["Of course." The Artifact Spirit paused slightly, then slowly said, "It was simply because the Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace divined the heavenly secrets and received a prophecy."]

["A prophecy?" You looked puzzled.]

["When the Nine Heavens fall, the Qin court will rise; when the Ziwei shifts, the stars will change." The Artifact Spirit's voice was cold and distant.]

[Listening to this profound prophecy, you fell into contemplation—could fate truly be changed?]

["By the way, how did you escape back then?" you continued to ask.]

[Ever since you embarked on the path of Cultivation, you understood one principle—to destroy a Family, the first thing to do is set up a great anti-flight Formation to prevent anyone from breaking through the Void Realm and escaping.]

[As you expected, at that time, the entire Qin Star was enveloped by the "Void Sealing Great Formation," and no one could escape—except for those clansmen who were traveling and training in various places.]

["At that time, my master—who was the Old Ancestor of the Qin Immortal Clan—stored most of the Family's heritage in this Immortal Palace, and then, exhausting his lifelong cultivation, sacrificed himself to forcibly open a short Void Realm passage, allowing me to escape with the Immortal Palace."]

["Since the heritage of the Qin Immortal Clan is all here, why do you still let the Immortal Palace appear so conspicuously? Aren't you afraid that those treasures will be taken away by others?"]

["Don't worry, they cannot break those Restrictions, and they cannot find the true treasures."]

["Oh? Can't find them? Then what about the three Spirit Treasures that were taken away?"]

["After my master perished, the Artifact Spirits of those three Spirit Treasures yearned for freedom. While I wasn't paying attention, they secretly unlocked the Restrictions and left with outsiders."]

[You nodded, finally understanding the whole story.]

["Alright, we should leave now." As the Artifact Spirit's voice faded, its figure slowly dissipated. At the same time, you felt a slight tremor beneath your feet.]

[In an instant—the entire Immortal Palace began to tremble.]

[All the Cultivators in the palace nervously looked around.]

[Immediately after, countless beams of light enveloped everyone—the next second, everyone was forcibly teleported out of the Immortal Palace.]

[Then the earth shook, and a dazzling light shot up from a crack in the ground. When the light dissipated—the magnificent underground Immortal Palace had vanished into thin air!]

[On the dilapidated floating city, everyone looked at the empty, huge cavity deep in the abyss, with various expressions. Annoyance, relief, regret, and curses rose and fell—]

[A burly Cultivator stomped his foot in anger: "I'm so mad! I was just about to break that Restriction!"]

[Immortal Master Ziyang shook his head and sighed: "What a pity, that immortal medicine was almost in hand."]

[Meaty pouted and mumbled: "Sigh, what a shame, I didn't get anything good."]

[Nangong Xueyu gently stroked her head: "Opportunity is destined by heaven; it cannot be forced."]

[Hu Yanfeng said coldly: "Who knows when the Immortal Palace will appear again next time."]

[Chen Yongxiu's face was gloomy: "This Immortal Palace disappeared too quickly."]

[Huangfu Fenghua's face was ashen—he had just been fully engaged in breaking the Restriction of a Heaven And Earth Treasure.]

[Fairy Zhiyun looked at Vast Emptiness Master with lingering fear: "Was that my illusion just now? That kid seemed to have murderous intent towards us?"]

[Vast Emptiness Master's expression was solemn: "He indeed wanted to kill us, but for some reason, he suddenly disappeared."]

[Fairy Zhiyun was perplexed: "We've never met him before, why would he have such deep hostility?"]

[Vast Emptiness Master also shook his head in confusion.]