162: The Heavenly Craft Pavilion contains divine artifacts of the Dao rank!

"The Minor Thousand Worlds in the Sea of the Universe are basically all owned, which makes things difficult. If I can find the Heavenly Dao Origin of the Xuanling Realm, even if I can't fully integrate it, it can still serve as a secondary option."

No longer dwelling on that issue, Xia Xuan arrived outside the Imperial Palace and summoned the Heaven Rank Divine Artifact, Heavenly Work Pavilion.

A celestial rift appeared, and a colossal metal Divine City slowly flew out of the Void Realm crack, hovering above Jade Capital City.

The clash of metal and stone, the roaring flames, resonated together, like a demon god chanting.

All weapons, buildings, and even grand formations within the city trembled.

"Zhao Gao."

Xia Xuan called softly.

"This servant is here."

Zhao Gao, in a black robe, appeared beside him like a phantom, prostrating himself.

"Move everyone in Jade Capital City out, then cast the divine metal Ore listed in the blueprint into the Heavenly Work Pavilion to forge the Floating Divine City."

Xia Xuan handed over a blueprint shimmering with divine light.

The so-called Floating Divine City was equivalent to a mobile war fortress, not smaller than Jade Capital City in area. The formations inscribed on it were all Heavenly God Rank at minimum, mostly Divine Lord Rank.

The core defensive and mobile rune formations were all God King Rank.

If it left the Xuanling Realm and roamed the Sea of the Universe, it could ignore all cosmic calamities below the God King Rank.

"This old servant obeys the imperial decree."

Zhao Gao reverently accepted the blueprint for the Floating Divine City with both hands.

The next moment, Xia Xuan vanished from Jade Capital City, traversing thousands of miles of territory to arrive at a desolate wilderness.

He had already decided which Divine Artifact the Dao Rank Divine Artifact Core would be used to upgrade.

With a thought, the phantom of the Heavenly Court manifested above his head.

A Kunpeng divine statue, blotting out the sky, revived.

The Xuanling Realm Origin was drawn forth and poured into the divine statue.

The Origin Qi concentration of the Xuanling Continent dropped another level. Some abandoned fringe lands turned into rubble and dust, sinking to the bottom of the sea.

"The status of these divine statues is too high. Each time they are used, the lifespan of the world must be drawn upon to awaken them."

Xia Xuan was helpless.

However, fortunately, the Xuanling Realm was constantly improving. As long as it wasn't drawn too fiercely at once, it could all be replenished.

Otherwise, if he awakened the divine statues a few more times, the Xuanling Realm might directly enter the Age of Dharma Decline, accelerating its destruction.

The Xuanling Continent and the Five Domains Continent were far apart.

Previously, he could use the sealed formation to open a Void Realm passage across continents for Bai Qi and the others to come over.

But now that the grand formation was gone, he needed to travel on his own.

The Kunpeng divine statue spread its wings, and a fierce wind roared across the wilderness.

The scene before him changed abruptly.

The outline of the Five Domains Continent appeared.

In a short while, he had already arrived at the Great Xia Imperial Palace in Tianzhou of the Five Domains.

The colossal shadow of the Kunpeng blotted out the sky, inspiring awe.

"Your Majesty!"

On the Star-Picking Tower, which rose above the sea of clouds, Hong Ling was idly watching the clouds roll and unroll in the sky. When her peripheral vision caught sight of Xia Xuan's jade-like figure, her eyes lit up, and she cheered.

She was so happy she almost jumped.

Her peaks trembled slightly.

"Your Majesty, how could you bear to be away for so long? These days, this concubine has thought of you day and night, almost to the point of obsession. I've just been waiting for Your Majesty to return so I can let Your Majesty try on the new clothes our sisters have woven in the Lingluo Heavenly Palace."

Hong Ling said with a hint of resentment.

Among those in the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, only the first few had no significant sense of distance from Xia Xuan.

Others, like the Queen of Loulan, the Saintess of the Feathered Human Clan, the Snake-person Queen, and the Snow Maiden, grew increasingly reverent towards Xia Xuan.

They dared not raise any objections to anything he said or did.

The Bronze Sparrow Terrace was a place of luxury and enjoyment.

Xia Xuan did not want it to become as serious as the imperial court, so there were not many rules here. He was even more willing to discuss the Dao of Yin and Yang with Hong Ling and the others.

"The Anti-Evil Ice Silk White Stockings are good, suitable for a female immortal sword like White Plain."

"Black light jade silkworm silk... send it to Xuanzha."

Xia Xuan surprisingly found that the styles of clothing and interior decorations in the Lingluo Heavenly Palace now almost surpassed Earth's standards. There was everything imaginable, a dazzling array.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please stay a little longer this time, okay?"

Hong Ling clung to Xia Xuan's arm, shaking it, her breath like orchids, her face flushed as she playfully pleaded.

Xia Xuan pinched Hong Ling's soft, cloud-like cheek, chuckling, "Don't worry, you won't feel bored anymore. I came this time to move the Bronze Sparrow Terrace."

"Really?" Hong Ling was overjoyed. She looked up, her slightly downcast, slightly upturned peach blossom eyes filled with surprise and adoration. She clung to Xia Xuan, wishing she could melt her bones and flesh into him, never to be separated.

A top-tier love-struck individual.

"My word is my bond."

Xia Xuan smiled. His trip to the Five Domains was precisely to use the Dao Rank Divine Artifact Core to upgrade the Bronze Sparrow Terrace.

He wondered what changes would occur.

The brilliant light cluster, with Dao rhythm flowing and world Laws evolving, directly merged into the Bronze Sparrow Terrace.

Rumble!

The tremor spread through all three heavens of the Bronze Sparrow Terrace. The mistresses of the various immortal palaces – those polishing mirrors, those cultivating diligently, those learning zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting to cultivate their temperament – were all transported above the clouds at the same moment.

The Bronze Sparrow Terrace, with its pavilions, terraces, towers, and immortal palaces, rose entirely from the ground.

Within the brilliant light of Law, it continuously shrank, eventually transforming into an almost invisible speck of light, then exploded violently.

Dense Origin Qi cleansed the Four Seas and Five Regions.

The Heavenly Dao Origin of the Xuanling Realm was almost shaken into revealing itself.

After the explosion, the Bronze Sparrow Terrace absorbed all the Laws of the Dao Rank Divine Artifact Core, transforming back into a light cluster, within which a world spontaneously evolved.

When Chaos first opened, the Star-Picking Tower, the Three Thousand Palaces, and the Heavenly Palace Immortal Que were the first to be restored.

Afterward, winds and clouds surged, and the sun and moon shone brightly.

Mountains were majestic, rivers rolled, and Spiritual Qi was vast.

The Laws of Heaven and Earth evolved, and the world's Veins (veins/structure) occasionally manifested—this was a newly born Heavenly Dao.

Xia Xuan's aura imbued some, and he easily took control of a portion of its authority.

"A Dao Rank Divine Artifact, as categorized by the System, actually represents a Small World."

Xia Xuan exclaimed in pleasant surprise.

He had intended to plant flowers, but they didn't bloom; instead, willows grew without intention.

The Bronze Sparrow Terrace, upgraded to a Dao Rank Divine Artifact, had an internal world that was self-contained, vast, and boundless. It was also continuously absorbing the power of Chaos to expand, and its world status was far higher than a dust world, belonging to a Minor Thousand Worlds.

Xia Xuan had now imprinted its Heavenly Dao Origin. As long as the Bronze Sparrow Terrace fully evolved into a complete Minor Thousand Worlds in the future, he could replace the Heavenly Dao of this realm, not only advancing to God King but even transforming it into his inner world.

A few days later, the Bronze Sparrow Terrace World stabilized, and the System panel displayed its basic information.

【Dao Rank Divine Artifact: Bronze Sparrow Terrace (World Evolving)】

【Has absorbed the optimal Laws of the Xuanling Realm for transformation. At the beginning of its evolution, a Mother-Child River will traverse the continent...】

【Pending Item: Imperial Maiden Destiny Collection 2/5 (Can be canceled) Completion Reward: 300 million tyrant points.】

【Can name the world.】

After reading the information about the upgraded Bronze Sparrow Terrace, Xia Xuan was somewhat surprised that the reward for previously uncompleted tasks had increased a hundredfold.

"Since there's a Mother-Child River, similar to the core foundation of the Heavenly Maiden Imperial Dynasty, let's name it the Heavenly Maiden Realm."

He brought Hong Ling and the others back into the Heavenly Maiden Realm.

Xia Xuan, treading on the Kunpeng phantom, returned to the Huangji Domain.

Zhao Gao's efficiency was extremely high. In the few days Xia Xuan was away, he had already relocated the people of Jade Capital City to other places.

The Heavenly Work Pavilion floated in the sky, like a black giant beast, swallowing the entire Jade Capital and the vast piles of divine Ore into its belly, beginning its roaring creation.