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Just as Li Hong was about to enter, he heard three knocks from outside, and immediately there was movement inside the door. The aura of the Immortal Emperor approached the entrance.
With time running short, Li Hong had no choice but to hide to the side and suppress his presence. At that moment, the Immortal Emperor had already appeared outside the beaded curtain. He crossed the corridor and walked toward the hall. Just as he reached the back door of the hall, he paused slightly and looked in Li Hong's direction with a puzzled expression. Li Hong was startled and could only grit his teeth and remain still, hoping that the Invisibility Talisman would conceal him from the Immortal Emperor.
Fortunately, the Immortal Emperor did not have time to investigate further. The three knocks sounded again, indicating that someone was in a hurry. The Immortal Emperor frowned slightly and walked into the hall without hesitation, taking his seat.
His voice echoed in the hall: "Why is it you, Xiao Da? Have those two been found?"
An immortal outside reported: "The Dragon Cultivator known as Heavenly Torch is already waiting for the banquet in Yingzhou. However, Xiao Da took the other person to enjoy the scenery, and Xiao Er instructed us to report to Your Majesty first."
The Immortal Emperor fell silent for a moment, and there was a rustling sound of golden silk robes as he stood up: "Very well, I will go see that Dragon Cultivator first; you continue searching."
The Immortal Emperor's aura vanished into the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, and Li Hong let out a quiet sigh of relief. If he had acted just now, it would have been poorly timed; it was fortunate that the Immortal Emperor was drawn away by Heavenly Torch.
Now that he had left, Li Hong was no longer afraid of making some noise. However, he still took precautions by casting a modified Fire Shield outside the crystal beaded curtain before breaking through the Restrictions. He used his usual method, seeking out the weakest point in the Restrictions, then transformed into golden light and instantly broke through.
As soon as his surroundings changed, Li Hong found himself in an unfamiliar garden. Flowers and trees surrounded him, and at its center was a round jade pool. The water was Azure Clear, shimmering with a faint white light, appearing to contain immense Celestial Essence. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a pool of Jade Liquid concentrated from Celestial Essence.
The Ascension Pool! Li Hong suddenly thought of the legendary Ascension Pool where one first arrives when ascending to the celestial realm. Unexpectedly, this Ascension Pool in the Celestial Palace of Leisure was located within the Immortal Emperor's sleeping quarters—truly strange.
However, it seemed that there wasn't enough space behind the Lingxiao Treasure Hall for such a large area; this must be a result of spatial transformation techniques. The place wasn't large; after searching around, Li Hong found no outsiders present. With some envy at the Jade Liquid in the Ascension Pool, he began looking for an entrance to ascend.
Soon enough, he found a section of stairs at one corner of the garden. These stairs rose strangely upward but mysteriously disappeared halfway into thin air. This must be it.
Li Hong cautiously used his Divine Consciousness to probe the stairs and found no Restrictions before floating upward along them without touching them at all.
Suddenly, his surroundings changed again, and Li Hong discovered that he had reached the second floor of Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
It was then that Li Hong realized that although Lingxiao Treasure Hall appeared to have nine levels from the outside, internally it only had one level with all floors connected. Looking up, he saw that the intricately carved dragon-patterned ceiling soared over a hundred feet high—spacious beyond measure and covering an area at least ten times larger than that of the hall below.
This is the true private chamber of the Immortal Emperor, where he lives and cultivates.
Li Hongdong looked around, and every piece of decoration was exquisite. The magnificent, enormous dragon-carved cold jade bed in the center made Li Hong's eyes shine with envy.
However, when Li Hong casually glanced to the left, he suddenly froze and rushed over to pull open a huge Purple Curtain.
On a White Jade Wall that was a hundred feet high and a thousand feet wide, there were thousands of magical artifacts!
These artifacts were arranged from the height of a thousand feet down to ten feet above the white jade floor, each one a treasure. Half of them were at least Low-Level Celestial Artifacts, while the other half were peak Superior Spirit Artifacts.
Each artifact was made from rare materials, and their uniqueness was just one of their features. The most remarkable aspect was their ingenious designs and extraordinary uses, leaving everyone in awe.
In the middle of the White Jade Wall, Li Hong saw a small dragon locked up, only half a foot long. At first, he thought it was a real dragon, but upon closer inspection, he realized it was a Superior Spirit Artifact. This dragon-shaped artifact was crafted from Celestial Star Iron and blended with many exceptionally precious refining materials that were hard to obtain in the mortal realm. It simulated the appearance of a Divine Dragon, with lifelike whiskers and scales, all in purple with a silvery sheen. After being refined, it could truly mimic a Divine Dragon, serving both offensive and defensive purposes as well as being rideable—a truly rare find. Li Hong quickly noticed that this artifact was classified as a Superior Spirit Artifact because its original Dragon Soul had been taken away, leaving only a faint trace of dragon breath. If the Dragon Soul were still present, this artifact would be at least a Low-Level Celestial Artifact.
Li Hong lingered over each artifact on the wall, examining them one by one and growing more astonished with each glance.
The artifacts at the top of the wall clearly dated back many years; their styles were ancient and their colors dull. Some looked extremely worn out, and most had lost nearly all their Spiritual Energy, with their Artifact Spirits showing little movement. At the very top was a Divine Bow made entirely from materials sourced from an Ancient Beast known as Jiao Long; it appeared quite worn but had an inherently elegant and archaic design. The artifacts in the middle of the White Jade Wall displayed various clever designs and styles. As one moved downward, the artifacts began to resemble those commonly found in today's Cultivation World; there were more metallic artifacts, with various types of intricate Flying Swords being most prevalent—approaching modern refining standards.
Li Hong was left speechless by this wall. While others might merely envy the treasures on this wall, Li Hong had studied refining techniques for a long time under his master Yue Changzi and had thoroughly reviewed all refining methods available in the Silk Scroll Room of Star Sect Temple City.
Many people are unaware that magical artifacts also have trending styles. During certain periods, the artifacts refined by humans in the Human Realm would follow popular trends that could be roughly determined by their appearance and materials.
The closer an artifact's style is to the Primeval Chaos Era, the more primitive it appears and the more natural its materials are. However, thinking that artifacts from that time were inferior would be a grave mistake. In ancient times, there were countless Spiritual Roots and exotic beasts in existence; thus, most refining materials came from certain Heavenly Born Divine Beasts' essential parts—such as Dragon Tendons, Qilin Armor, Black Tortoise Shells, and Phoenix Feathers—as well as some extremely rare Spiritual Roots like Primordial Purple Gold Gourd Vine. Nowadays, however, not only is it difficult to kill divine beasts for these materials but even encountering these beings—Divine Dragons, Qilins, Xuanwu Tortoises, Phoenixes—is rare. Only Temple City has preserved many ancient eggs to claim that divine beasts are not scarce. As for Spiritual Roots—they have completely vanished.
Thus in modern times, while techniques for crafting artifacts from divine beast materials still exist, they have largely fallen into disuse due to material scarcity. The trend has shifted towards using metallic materials for refining—ranging from Celestial Star Iron fallen from Azure Void to exquisite Fluid Sand found deep beneath the sea and Mysterious Iron sourced from underground cold iron—along with various elemental materials to define properties. Such artifacts are best suited for crafting Flying Swords since they require fewer materials while providing both offense and defense capabilities as well as being able to carry people aloft. Therefore, modern times primarily focus on Flying Sword-type artifacts; even if sometimes what is produced looks quite different from traditional Flying Swords at first glance, their basic structures are fundamentally similar—just variations on an old theme.
During these two periods marked by transition, powerful figures emerged in the Human Realm; occasionally ancient remnants of undiscovered Spiritual Roots and divine beasts could be seen. Thus both types coexisted—generally using these natural materials mixed with a small amount of metallic ones for crafting artifacts.
From the top to the bottom of this wall, it seems that the Immortal Emperor has acquired these treasures over a considerable period, spanning from ancient times to three thousand years ago, with the duration measured in tens of thousands of years.
These treasures are ten times more remarkable than the pile of Treasure Mountain in Temple City. In comparison, aside from a few items obtained by Li Hong and Chu Xi, the rest of Treasure Mountain can only be considered inferior products, seemingly discarded by the previous owner of Temple City after experimenting with artifact refinement. Here, however, each item is a masterpiece, embodying countless efforts from the human Cultivation World.
But where did these exquisite thousands of treasures come from? The thought process behind it is chilling.
Given their pristine condition, it is clear that their owners cherished them immensely and devoted their lives to cultivation, which allowed them to bring these treasures to the Immortal Realm upon ascension. So where have their owners gone? The more Li Hongyu thinks about it, the more horrified he becomes. The treasures remain, but the people do not; there is only one possibility: they are dead, most likely killed by the Immortal Emperor, and their treasures have been taken as spoils and hung on this White Jade Wall.
In other words, each treasure here represents a life—those who endured countless hardships to cultivate and ascend but lost their lives in the process!
The more Li Hongyu thinks about it in anger, he prepares for a massive destruction as his gaze falls on the Purple Curtain on the right side.
This purple curtain is also a rare treasure that can isolate breath. The identical Purple Curtain indicates that there is something on both sides!
Li Hongfei strides to the right side of the wall and lifts the Purple Curtain covering it.
Unexpectedly, there is nothing behind this wall.
Not that there is absolutely nothing; the entire White Jade Wall has neatly carved spaces, with a square foot-sized gap every three feet. However, each space is empty.
The whole wall resembles a honeycomb, suggesting that something should be placed there, but currently, there is nothing at all.
Li Hong still feels something is off and carefully inspects each space one by one until he finally makes a discovery.
In one of the central spaces lies a familiar aura of the Divine Dragon. At the bottom of that space, there is a small, barely noticeable circular indentation.
Li Hong raises an eyebrow—Fire Separation Pearl! This place once held a dragon pearl that condensed the essence of a Divine Dragon's lifelong cultivation!
What about Dragon Ball? Why has it disappeared?
Upon further investigation, Li Hong discovered that about one-third of the spaces had previously held items, some carrying the aura of human cultivators, while others bore the aura of Beast Cultivation. The closer one got to the top, the fainter the aura became, while below, it was much denser.
Li Hong gazed at the White Jade Wall filled with spaces and seemed to see the past, where thousands of human cultivators' essence from Beast Cultivation had coalesced into treasures that were left here, gradually disappearing over time.
Xi Che was indeed not lying! Li Hong had not fully believed his claim that the Immortal Emperor would strike at first sight of him and Heavenly Torch, but now Li Hong was convinced—completely convinced.
The Immortal Emperor, with the reputation for killing and stealing treasures, had firmly placed that label on his Eight Treasures Glazed Crown.
Since he would have to take action sooner or later, he could not let the Immortal Emperor benefit! If he wanted to cut off the aura, then so be it; I will cut you off too!
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