365: The two energies of Xuanhuang

Jian Wanzhong looked at the passage, frowning.

He found it strange.

It was true that people had successfully escaped from the Bronze Immortal Palace.

But according to records, that was only possible when the major Holy Lands and aristocratic families joined forces, gathering the strongest Cultivators of the era and bringing powerful treasures beyond imagination.

This time, they had stumbled in by accident, without any preparation; the highest Realm among them was only Fifth-Rank, and the strongest treasure they carried was merely a Second-Rank Immortal Artifact.

No matter how one looked at it, they should only have one outcome: death here.

The skeletons left in the Immortal Palace, each one had a higher Realm than Jian Wanzhong, not to mention their knowledge, methods, and trump cards.

One could even imagine that they most likely sought out the Immortal Palace proactively, having made all preparations in advance.

Yet they still died here.

So why were they able to find a way out so smoothly?

Jian Wanzhong swept his gaze over the group of players, his brows tightly furrowed.

The players had indeed shown many abnormalities, even enough to break conventions.

But Jian Wanzhong didn't believe they could interfere with the methods within the Bronze Immortal Palace.

'Unless the powerful being who left the Immortal Palace... no, not necessarily the one who left it, but someone who could interfere...' Is there someone here who absolutely must get out alive? And because of that, we also benefit, able to leave this place?

'Impossible, even the legendary Great Emperors couldn't maintain such methods for such a long time, could they?'

Just then, a player shouted:

"Look at this passage, it looks like it was created by someone, doesn't it?"

"Holy crap, this really is a hole made by someone, isn't it?"

"How strong must that person be?"

Jian Wanzhong observed the opening, his expression shifting.

Indeed, from the traces, it appeared to be a path forcibly blasted open by someone with incredibly terrifying power.

And judging from the pitted and uneven marks, this event must have happened in the very distant past.

The person who left here must not have been an unknown figure, yet there was no mention in records of anyone having broken through the Immortal Palace.

Was this person still alive? If so, what Realm was he in?

Why was he hiding? What was he plotting?

Thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind, sending shivers down his spine.

Renowned powerful Cultivators were certainly awe-inspiring, but those who hid, unknown to outsiders, were even more terrifying.

"Let's go."

Someone called out.

Everyone followed the exit, seemingly ascending.

The higher they went, the greater the pressure everyone felt, but fortunately, with the five Fifth-Rank powerful Cultivators supporting them, everyone successfully left.

Suddenly, Guard Mo exclaimed in surprise: "Profound Yellow Qi!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, all startled.

Although they had experienced many shocking things in the Immortal Palace, for some reason, the entire Immortal Palace seemed desolate, and various anomalies only flashed by, as if rushing them to leave.

But here, everyone saw an extraordinary sight, vast and solid, as if this was the main course someone had designed for them, and everything before was just for this moment.

It was a large expanse of shadowy mass, as solid as mountains and as heavy as accumulated clouds, appearing in profound yellow colors.

From its appearance, it seemed to be some kind of gas, appearing hazy due to its dispersion, but every wisp of mist felt incredibly heavy, as if it could easily crush mountains, and just looking at it from afar made people feel suffocated.

This was not an illusion, but an actual sensation; Ye Hei and the others were still far from the mist, and even had Fifth-Rank powerful Cultivators protecting them, yet they still felt out of breath.

"It is indeed Profound Yellow Qi."

Jian Wanzhong was also surprised, not expecting to encounter such a precious treasure here.

The players discussed animatedly, some performing analysis; with Jian Wanzhong as an information source, everyone successfully analyzed something.

In Xuanhuan culture, many Cultivators believe that 'Profound' refers to the essence of heaven, and 'Yellow' refers to the marrow of earth, so 'Profound Yellow' refers to heaven and earth.

Therefore, Profound Yellow Qi is an extremely high-grade treasure, which can be regarded as the Qi of Heaven and Earth, the most precious essence, most suitable for Artifact Refining.

A player spoke up, asking: "How is this different from the Immortal Qi used during Foundation Establishment in the Five Elements Dao Lineage?"

Guard Mo looked at him with an expression like he was looking at an idiot, and explained: "Throughout history, no Cultivator of the Five Elements Dao Lineage has dared to use Profound Yellow Qi for Foundation Establishment."

Jian Wanzhong patiently said: "The Immortal Qi mentioned by the Five Elements Dao Lineage is a general term; anything beneficial for cultivation can be called Immortal Qi, but there are also distinctions in quality among Immortal Qi.

"Profound Yellow is heaven and earth, Profound Yellow Qi is the essence of heaven and earth. Heaven and earth are the mother of all things, so Profound Yellow Qi is also the mother Qi of all things. It can be used to temper all tangible matter and is a sacred object for Artifact Refining.

"Just a delicate wisp is enough to temper out a top-grade artifact, and there is so much here..."

Rumble!

Suddenly, a loud sound echoed from above again.

Logically, as Profound Yellow Qi sinks, the Qi above should be the least and thinnest, and there shouldn't be such a loud sound, yet there was.

This immediately drew everyone's attention.

They saw the Profound Yellow Qi interwoven, overflowing with light, so dazzling that people couldn't look away, only continuously feeling the shock within.

Amidst this shock, a streak of Profound Yellow Qi was remarkably brilliant, countless times more radiant than the other Profound Yellow Qi, capturing everyone's gaze.

The four Fifth-Rank Guards stopped breathing.

Even Jian Wanzhong, who never showed his emotions, was stunned.

"The legendary essence of mother Qi, the quintessence of Profound Yellow, rarely seen in a thousand generations!"

"Profound Yellow Mother Qi! Heavens! Such a treasure actually exists!"

"Young Master! Act quickly! Subdue it!"

Jian Wanzhong recovered from his initial astonishment, but then felt not excitement, but an unprecedented panic.

His intuition told him he shouldn't be here.

Such a precious supreme treasure shouldn't be his Opportunity.

'Who... who is it...' Whose Opportunity is this, arranged for whom...

His expression was somewhat dazed, and for the first time, a trace of bewilderment appeared on the face of this Young Master Genius.

He quickly scanned everyone around him, and seeing that no one was using any methods to collect the mother Qi, he finally understood.

'I can be here because someone needs a person to step forward and subdue the mother Qi.

'So that's how it is, is it?

'Then, when and how will it be passed to one of these people?'

All distracting thoughts vanished in an instant, and Jian Wanzhong's final thought emerged:

'But what if this isn't an Opportunity designed by someone?

'What if I, Jian Wanzhong, stumbled upon it by chance?

'I have the jian xie sword on me, remotely attracting the Emperor Armament; the methods of a powerful being should react, not leave me unaware, unless the opponent is a living Great Emperor, but there are no Emperors in this era... 'That's it, that must be it, this is a coincidental Opportunity...'"

Jian Wanzhong looked at the Profound Yellow Qi, abruptly forming a hand seal, and a stream of light shot straight towards the essence at the very top, which was the Profound Yellow Mother Qi.

A moment later, the Profound Yellow Mother Qi was pulled by the gravitational force and collected into his possession.

At least at this moment, it truly belonged to him, this Young Master Genius.