151: The old heaven is now the mirror abyss.

From the Storage Ring hidden in Li Yan's belt, a jade token suddenly flew out.

The jade token glowed, and Li Yan focused his gaze, seeing four large characters written on it.

Old Heavenly Court!

Upon seeing "Old Heavenly Court," Li Yan recalled his previous dream.

"Old Heavenly Court?"

"I remember... it seemed like the Overseer Serpent gave me this jade charm back then."

Looking at the exquisite jade charm in his hand, Li Yan then looked at the golden-patterned lotus platform.

When the golden-patterned lotus platform approached the jade charm, the jade charm would light up.

"Could it be that this golden-patterned lotus platform once belonged to the Old Heavenly Court? Do they have a special reaction when they get close?"

Muttering to himself, a curious Li Yan approached the lotus platform, and the Side Effect System appeared before his eyes.

"Detected the golden-patterned lotus platform of the Old Heavenly Court. This Magic Treasure can siphon Spiritual Qi from all directions, increasing Cultivation speed!"

"The golden-patterned lotus platform of the Old Heavenly Court has been modified by the Immortal of White Jade Capital, carrying strong side effects."

"Side effect: This Magic Treasure has been tampered with. Although the Cultivator sitting on this lotus platform can accelerate Cultivation, a [Yao Jue Dao Pattern] is attached above, which can cause people to enter illusions."

Li Yan discovered that there was a Dao Pattern on this lotus platform that he had never seen before.

"Yao Jue Dao Pattern?"

"Cultivating falsehood..."

Seeing the Yao Jue on this golden-patterned lotus platform, Li Yan vaguely understood something.

"The Immortals on White Jade Capital are all transformed from evil spirits."

"They appear to be Immortal-like and virtuous on the surface, but in reality, they are evil Immortals who devour people whole."

"And they are skilled at deception, making White Jade Capital into a paradise for Immortal Ascension, not true Cultivation, but Cultivating falsehood."

"Then this Yao Jue Dao Pattern, wouldn't it be..."

Li Yan had a bold idea. He directly walked onto the golden-patterned lotus platform and sat down on it.

Soon, an invisible, dark purple Dao Pattern began to crawl up Li Yan's body along the lotus platform.

That strange Dao Pattern imprinted dark purple patterns on Li Yan's Physical Body and Soul.

"Side Effect System: Host is being surrounded by 'Yao Jue Dao Pattern'!"

"Yao Jue Dao Pattern Side Effect: Cultivating falsehood! This Dao Pattern will create a blissful illusion of Immortal Ascension, making people mistakenly believe they have gone to the Old Heavenly Court."

"Side Effect Normalization: Host sits on the lotus platform, and the Soul will go to the location of the Old Heavenly Court!"

Just like that, Li Yan sat on the golden-patterned lotus platform and began to Cultivate cross-legged.

A purple Qi enveloped him, and his cultivation began to continuously rise.

At this moment, a figure quietly sneaked into Forget Dust Hall and began to monitor Li Yan's every move.

"Very good, this promising talent will soon Ascend to the Upper Realm, hehe."

Through the monitor, Li Yan's every move was observed.

The One-Eyed Old Man under the South Heaven Gate curled his lips: "Yan Poshan, did you see that?"

The Old Man waved the brush in his hand, and a celestial screen appeared before Yan Poshan.

"Look at this Li Yan, he mistakenly believes this lotus platform is a gift from you, and he treasures it immensely."

Yan Poshan, trapped, watched Li Yan sitting on the golden-patterned lotus platform and roared heartbreakingly.

"Saint, don't use that lotus platform!"

"Those are all the tricks of these monsters!!"

The One-Eyed Old Man sneered: "Monsters?"

"In this world, where is there talk of monsters and Immortals?"

"Do you think an Immortal doesn't devour people?"

Looking at Yan Poshan's desperate eyes, the One-Eyed Old Man greatly enjoyed extracting negative emotions from Yan Poshan.

And seeing Li Yan actually sit on the golden-patterned lotus platform, the One-Eyed Old Man also felt relieved.

"As long as this kid sits on the golden-patterned lotus platform, he won't escape the fate of being refined into a Golden Core."

The Old Man naturally knew that the lotus platform had been tampered with.

Li Yan sitting on it was not Cultivating true Dao, but Cultivating falsehood!

The Yao Jue Dao Pattern could make people hallucinate, imagining that they truly Cultivated the Dao and became Immortals.

That's all fake, child!

However, while the Old Man was mocking Li Yan, he didn't know that Li Yan had a special ability—Normalization.

You say he Cultivates a false Immortal? How can he determine what kind of Immortal he Cultivates?

After confirming that Li Yan had fallen for it, the Old Man stopped sending people to monitor Li Yan, feeling very at ease with him.

And at this moment, Li Yan was immersed in Cultivating Immortals.

Surrounded by the Yao Jue Dao Pattern, Li Yan felt an unprecedented exhilaration.

Side Effect Normalization, turning the fake into the real!

His Soul, under the blessing of Normalization, began to enter a marvelous state.

"Old Heavenly Court..."

Sitting on the golden-patterned lotus platform, as Li Yan silently chanted in his Minds Eye, the next moment, his Soul was transported to an abyss.

Li Yan was somewhat dazed: "Soul transmission? After the Yao Jue Dao Pattern normalized, where did it send me?"

"Soul transmission, is it a bit risky?"

"Side Effect System: Host's Physical Body is sitting on the golden-patterned lotus platform. If the Soul is damaged, it is a side effect. Under side effect normalization, your Soul is Immortal and indestructible."

Seeing the prompt that appeared before him, Li Yan immediately perked up.

Immortal and indestructible!?

He loved this feeling of immortality and indestructibility. As long as his Physical Body remained on the golden-patterned lotus platform, his Soul was invincible?

Li Yan's mind gradually became active, thinking about how to break the situation.

"White Jade Capital is occupied by those monsters. Relying on me alone, it's impossible to contend with White Jade Capital."

"The gods in this Old Heavenly Court are probably the only salvation for the entire Immortal Cultivation World."

Li Yan raised his head and looked at the stone tablet in front.

It clearly read [Depths of the East Sea].

Looking around, he was indeed in the deep sea, where he couldn't see his hand in front of his face, as if it would swallow all light.

Only by sweeping his Divine Sense across the seabed could he clearly see the entire situation of the seabed with his Minds Eye. He saw a deep-sea vortex in front.

"After the Yao Jue Dao Pattern on the golden-patterned lotus platform normalized, it sent my Soul to this place. This place must be related to the Old Heavenly Court."

"And back then, that Overseer Serpent gave me the jade charm, which must have some profound meaning."

Just as Li Yan was about to approach the deep-sea vortex, the seabed suddenly began to tremble.

In the darkness, an indescribable object stretching for a thousand li was slowly moving.

In the bottomless abyss, a pair of scarlet eyes slowly opened.

As the scales in the darkness shimmered, Li Yan suddenly realized that he was surrounded by a giant object.

Thalassophobia and megalophobia made one's Soul tremble.

It was as if a gaping maw could emerge from the bottomless abyss at any moment.

That twisted, Chaos, indescribable object slowly spoke.

"Who are you, coming here?"

"How dare you trespass into the Mirror Abyss of Gui Xu!"

Li Yan swallowed, sweeping his Divine Sense over the giant object in front of him, only to find that he couldn't use his Minds Eye to discern what species this mass of stuff was.

He had no choice but to raise his hand and illuminate his surroundings with Soul fire.

The next moment.

A mangled, scale-shattered Dragon, bound by chains, appeared before Li Yan.

The Rotten Dragon lay slumped in the cold pool, dark green pus seeping from beneath its shattered scales, and its beating Dragon Heart visible through the holes in its ribs.

Half a Dragon horn hung with putrid flesh, its single eye cloudy, and each breath tugged at the exposed white bones of its chest, emitting a sound like grinding porcelain.

Rotten... Rotten Dragon?