216: News from Heaven

“Naturally, it has a great use…”

Before the words finished, you struck Grandmaster Danling with a palm.

Although he was at the Peak of a Heavenly Emperor, he was utterly powerless to resist your attack, and in an instant, you captured him.

You performed a Soul Search on him, acquiring a vast amount of memories.

“Alas, though Grandmaster Danling knew this item was extraordinary, he couldn’t fully grasp its secrets.”

You sighed softly, then immediately suppressed and killed him.

You retrieved four Beast Spirit Stones from Grandmaster Danling’s storage ring.

They were none other than the Ox, Rabbit, Snake, and Monkey!

That was one more than when you last traded with him!

Without any hesitation, you immediately activated Celestial Travel and headed straight for the East Mang Sea Region!

Since your cultivation had already reached the Heavenly Emperor realm at this time, the distance Celestial Travel could transport you also greatly increased.

Traveling all the way, you only spent less than fifty years to successfully arrive here.

“Going back and forth, I should just make it in time for Zhou Ji.”

Your heart stirred, and you immediately entered that space.

You placed these four Beast Spirit Stones and the Dragon Spirit Stone, which you permanently owned, inside.

Five voices rang out consecutively.

They each granted you different powers.

But who would have thought that, apart from the recently acquired Yellow Fire Monkey blessing, the other four blessings only brought you a minimal improvement.

This left you feeling somewhat disappointed.

However, besides this, six ethereal Qi appeared beside you.

They were far from you, but you could vaguely sense their existence.

You immediately realized that these were the other six Beast Spirit Stones!

“But if I were to search for them immediately, I would definitely miss Zhou Ji’s arrival. I should first meet this Zhou Ji!”

You murmured to yourself, then with a thought, you used Celestial Travel to rush towards the Five Regions Land.

Year 102.

After Swift Steps, you finally made it back just as Zhou Ji arrived.

At this moment, Dang Qianchi was still trying every possible way to delay Zhou Ji.

“Oh, Senior, you’re finally back!”

“This is the Fellow Daoist Zhou I told you about.”

Dang Qianchi greeted you while simultaneously distancing himself from Zhou Ji.

“What, so you’re the one who helped Dang Qianchi condense the Great Dao Law in advance!”

Zhou Ji looked at you.

And at the same time, your gaze met his.

The aura he exuded with every gesture strongly resembled the mysterious Cultivator you had seen in the Black Gorge and Blood Marsh realms.

“That’s right, it was me.”

“Look, is it this?”

Saying this, you displayed your Great Dao Law.

Zhou Ji’s eyes immediately widened in fury: “How audacious?!”

“You dare to poach from me, do you know who this Great Dao Law was prepared for?!”

“Never mind, since you wish to die, I shall grant your wish!”

No sooner had he spoken than Zhou Ji’s entire magical power surged into the long spear in his hand!

Furthermore, all the flames within a million-mile radius gathered towards him, making the long spear in his hand appear terrifyingly powerful!

“Heh.”

You chuckled softly.

Then, your figure flickered, and you instantly vanished from your original spot.

When you reappeared, you were already in front of Zhou Ji.

A seemingly ordinary palm strike descended, yet it felt as if it carried the weight of ten thousand tons!

Zhou Ji was startled, and then the long spear in his hand flew out, heading straight for your face!

“Bang!”

“Clang!”

Two distinctly different sounds rang out.

You slammed Zhou Ji into the ground with a single palm, leaving him severely injured and spitting blood.

Meanwhile, you remained perfectly still, gripping the long spear in your hand!

“Do you see the gap between us?”

Saying this, you turned the spearhead and thrust it straight towards Zhou Ji!

“Wait! Do you know who is behind me?!”

“I don’t care who is behind you!”

You impaled Zhou Ji’s head with a spear, then pulled out his Divine Soul and instantly refined it!

In an instant, a large number of memory fragments flooded your mind.

They were incomplete, each scene only a part.

Even with careful scrutiny, you could only glean a small amount of content.

Zhou Ji came from “Heavenly Court”!

This was, without a doubt, the number one power in the entire Myriad Realms.

However, what you could glimpse was only Zhou Ji’s personal experiences.

Everything related to “Heavenly Court” seemed to be under a lock, making it difficult to perceive the truth.

“Heavenly Court, huh…”

“I didn’t expect the ‘Otherworldly Spirits’ to originate from here…”

You nodded thoughtfully, then flames danced in your hand, incinerating Zhou Ji into a sky full of dust.

Year 160.

Guided by the six Beast Spirit Stones, you successfully found the Star-Sun Horse Spirit Stone.

After embedding the Star-Sun Horse Spirit Stone into the stone wall, you successfully received the Star-Sun Horse’s gift.

It not only greatly enhanced your body but also gave you the ability to avoid calamities.

“However, the remaining five Beast Spirit Stones are not in the Western Foothills Realm Cluster…”

You sighed softly, but no longer hesitated, immediately heading straight for the next Beast Spirit Stone.

Year 1000.

After enduring numerous difficulties, you finally found the Void-Sun Rat Spirit Stone in a Lower Realm plane named Heavenly Steep Immortal Domain.

To be honest, if it weren’t for a subtle guidance, you might never have discovered its existence in this lifetime.

Furthermore, the Void-Sun Rat was the clearest sensation among the remaining five Spirit Stones; acquiring the other four would surely be even more difficult.

In the time that followed, you traveled tirelessly across the Myriad Realms.

You spent a vast amount of time, finding the Ghost-Gold Sheep Spirit Stone, the Room-Fire Pig Spirit Stone, and the Lou-Gold Dog Spirit Stone respectively.

“Now, only the Mane-Sun Chicken remains.”

You murmured to yourself, then your gaze fell upon a towering palace in the distance, reaching into the clouds.

This was the Nine Heavens Palace, the foremost power of the Imperial Heavens Immortal Domain.

Its nine Palace Masters were all at least Peak Heavenly Emperors.

Such strength, even within the entire Domain Cluster, could be considered a top-tier force.

You chose not to force your way in, but instead, through a subtle guidance, discovered the owner of the Mane-Sun Chicken Spirit Stone, Second Palace Master Xu Qingning.

Through Spirit Stones, you successfully bribed Xu Qingning’s Disciple, gaining an opportunity to meet her.

A few days later.

“Su Xuan greets Palace Master Xu.”

“Mm, what is your purpose in seeing me?”

A languid figure slowly turned around, then she gently raised her hand, and a pair of luxurious tables and chairs appeared in the palace.