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Black Abyss actually used the Restrictions that enveloped Temple City as a training target, which caused great outrage in Li Hong.
Li Hong rushed out of the temple, flew above Black Abyss, and stepped on Black Abyss's large head. He roared in Dragon Language, scolding Black Abyss until it obediently transformed into a small black mud loach, sitting quietly on Li Hong's hat, no longer daring to speak or move recklessly.
This act left a profound impression on Wuwei and others. If they had previously been somewhat doubtful and reluctant about the "young exiled leader" Li Hong, after witnessing such a display of power, Wuwei and others completely surrendered to Li Hong, becoming a steadfast backbone of the Exiled Nine Li Sect.
Temple City resembled a massive fortress, with each layer of the fortress's roof serving as the broad street of the layer above it, decreasing in size with each level. Including the grand entrance hall, there were ten layers in total. All buildings were constructed from a rare, hard white stone. The walls were thick, with seams so tight that not even a needle could fit through. Each room had narrow windows, and looking out from any side revealed the vast blue sea, breathtakingly beautiful.
However, all the rooms were empty, lacking any furniture, which was precisely why large trees were being felled in the Ancient Celestial Field.
Yue Changzi praised this place endlessly but noted a small issue. While Temple City was rich in Spiritual Energy, it primarily contained Five Elements Spiritual Energy. Specifically regarding Li Fire Aura, it was still somewhat thin, which would make cultivating the Li Fire Scripture here less than ideal.
Li Hong had already considered this issue beforehand and said to Yue Changzi: "Please plan how to allocate living spaces and how to arrange accommodations for future disciples. These matters will be entrusted to you, Master. I need to address everyone's cultivation needs, and since this place lacks a Heaven and Earth Fire Spirit Eye, we need to think about where to refine tools and alchemy."
"No problem," Yue Changzi readily agreed. "You don't need to worry about furniture; I'll handle everything. However," Yue Changzi frowned slightly and glanced at Yan Luo, who was chatting with Wuwei and others, and whispered: "How should we arrange for that girl named Yan Luo? Are you really...?" He hesitated.
Li Hong understood what Yue Changzi meant and felt his face flush slightly. "She saved my life when I escaped from Nine Li Cave Heaven. Other than that, we have no ties at all. Master, please don't think too much about it."
"Oh," Yue Changzi replied skeptically. "Although you haven't officially assumed the role of leader yet, it's an undeniable fact that you are the leader of the Nine Li Sect. Therefore, you should have your own separate living space to reflect your status. As for that girl, I think we should place her in the designated position at the Inn. What do you think?" At this point, Yue Changzi looked somewhat Strange.
Reflecting on it again made Li Hong feel utterly embarrassed. "Of course that's how it should be! Do you really think she would live with me? Where did that idea come from? How disrespectful!" After saying this, he took off into the air.
Watching Li Hong's retreating figure, Yue Changzi shook his head and quickly turned his thoughts back to what needed to be done.
Descending into the Underground Palace, the Spirit of the Hall immediately appeared around Li Hong.
"Is Chuxiong still in seclusion?"
"Reporting to the Star Sovereign, not yet."
Li Hong nodded. Generally, seclusion occurs when one reaches a certain goal or encounters a bottleneck that prevents further improvement. After emerging from seclusion, practitioners undergo experiences, which is also a way to enhance their state of mind. As their state of mind improves, their cultivation can naturally advance to a higher level. At this point, they can enter seclusion again. This cyclical process is essential for continuous improvement in cultivation. Therefore, for cultivators, a long period of seclusion is a good thing, indicating that their realm and cultivation are still advancing.
Thinking of this, Li Hong sincerely felt happy for Chuxiong.
"From now on, my master Yue Changzi can also enter the Underground Palace. Do you remember that?"
"That means adding another person to the Trust List. I have noted it down."
"Trust List?" This term was somewhat unusual.
"Yes, originally there was only Chuxiong; now we add the Star Sovereign's master, Yue Changzi. I think the Star Sovereign might add more people in the future."
Li Hong chuckled and strolled along the Passageway down to the next level, asking as he walked, "The Star Sect has six temples in Middle-Earth, including this one at the center. The other five are Transmission Halls that ultimately lead here. The one under the Southern Wilderness Great Lake has collapsed and become abandoned; there are four remaining. I know about the Ancient Celestial Field Temple and the Desert Stone Fortress; where are the other two?"
"One is in the Extreme North, and the other is in the Far East; both are very concealed and intact."
Li Hong pondered. If he remembered correctly, that collapsed temple was in the Southern Wilderness, while the environment around the Desert Stone Fortress resembled that of the Western Regions. The other two locations he had not visited were one in the Extreme North and one in the Far East. The positioning across southeast and northwest seemed to hold deeper significance.
Suddenly, a light flashed in his mind: Spiritual Energy! This arrangement must be related to Spiritual Energy.
The Western Gold, the Kunlun Sect reveres its female Ancestor as the Nine Spirit Supreme Golden Mother. From this title, it is evident that Kunlun cultivates metallic Spiritual Energy. The Xuan Wei Sect, representing Eastern Wood, excels in various wood transformation techniques. Li Hong still vividly remembers the scene during the newcomer competition when the leader of Xuan Wei Anqizi jumped out from the flower petals of a towering tree. The Nine Li Sect represents fire, Penglai excels in water, and Zhao Zhen Sect embodies earth. Although Emei, Kongtong, Bixiao, and New Luo specialize in sword techniques and stealth transformation, as far as Li Hong knows, they cultivate either metallic or water-based Spiritual Energy. In other words, the Middle-Earth and the Nine Great Caves are all related to the Five Elements Spiritual Energy of the earth's veins. The Four Great Teleportation Halls correspond perfectly to these four directions.
When both the Ancient Celestial Field for cultivating spiritual herbs and beasts and the central Temple City are filled with Five Elements Spiritual Energy, the truth becomes apparent.
Li Hong smiled: "If we want to refine tools or elixirs, the Southern Wilderness Great Lake Temple is undoubtedly the best choice. Although it has collapsed, there must still be passages that continuously transmit abundant Li Fire Aura from the Southern Wilderness below here, combining with the other four types of Spiritual Energy to form Five Elements Spiritual Energy. As long as we find the location of that passage, we can discover the optimal cultivation point for the Li Fire Scripture and for refining tools and elixirs."
After finishing his statement, Li Hong leisurely asked: "Spirit of the Hall, am I right?"
"What you say is indeed correct," replied the Spirit of the Hall thoughtfully. "However... if we intercept that Li Fire Aura, it will cause a decrease in the concentration of Li Fire Aura in your original sect's Nine Li Cave Heaven. This issue cannot be overlooked."
Li Hong furrowed his brow; what the Spirit of the Hall said was indeed true. It seems that the locations of Middle-Earth's cave heavens are all related to the Spiritual Energy veins and temple positions—they are balanced and indispensable. At this moment, Li Hong suddenly recalled what Yun Jiuzi had told him long ago about the Ancient Divine Palace.
His gaze flickered; this is indeed the Ancient Divine Palace!
Legend has it that every Three Thousand Years, the Ancient Divine Palace undergoes changes. Could it be that this time's change is not due to heaven's movement but rather human intervention? For instance, himself? If he intercepts the Li Fire Aura leading to Nine Li Cave Heaven, what changes would occur within? For example, would a new passage suddenly appear in the Li Fire Formation leading to some unknown place?
What kind of entity is Star Sect? They have managed to orchestrate such a terrifying event in Middle-Earth—a grand scheme that tightly envelops all of Middle-Earth. Even after fifty or sixty thousand years, no cultivation sect can escape their grasp.
Li Hong shook his head; now is not the time to ponder this secret but rather to solve problems—he can only take a gamble. After all, Nine Li Cave Heaven is currently under their control; Li Hong does not mind giving them a little shake-up.
Intercepting the Li Fire Aura will reveal what changes will occur in Nine Li Cave Heaven!
"Where is the Fire Spirit Passage from the Southern Wilderness?"
"In fact, it's a formation similar to the Spirit Gathering Array, but this formation also has a teleportation function. It just needs a slight modification. Where does the Star Sovereign want it to be changed to?"
Li Hong thought for a moment and said, "I've never been to the Celestial Field Teleportation Hall; let's go there first."
"Understood."
Returning to the first level of the Underground Palace, Li Hong placed his finger on the blue, shimmering Star Sect Water Sacred Object, the Ice and Fire Flower, which was floating in mid-air at the center of the Underground Palace. The scene before him changed instantly.
Aside from the blue Ice and Fire Flower, everything else was pitch black, like thick ink. However, Li Hong was no longer an ordinary person and could still "see" everything around him clearly.
The hall was vast and empty; aside from a blue Ice and Fire Flower floating one foot above the ground that looked exactly like those in Temple City and the Underground Palace, there was nothing else. There were many corridors surrounding the hall, with rooms on both sides, each with spiral staircases leading to the second level. Climbing one of the staircases, he found that the second level had a central hall serving as an atrium, with polygonal corridors still encircling it. Beyond the corridors were more rooms. Entering these rooms revealed them to be completely empty.
Li Hong continued up the stairs until he reached the highest point in the Spire Tower, where he discovered another small room that was still empty.
After exploring the entire palace, Li Hong smiled and said, "This is it; this place is perfect for seclusion and for refining tools and pills."
This Transmission Hall was merely a façade meant to intimidate; aside from the Teleportation Array of the Ice and Fire Flower in the center of the hall, there was nothing else.
From top to bottom and left to right, countless empty rooms were perfect for seclusion and tool refinement. Moreover, there were no doors or windows here; all walls were made of thick jadeite embedded with formations, incredibly hard. Even if a Dan Furnace exploded during pill refining, it was unlikely that the jadeite walls would suffer any damage.
One could tell just by looking at the outer walls of the palace complex that an ancient battle had occurred here; all of the jadeite outer walls had turned black from explosions, yet inside remained completely intact. This indicated how solid this place truly was. As long as designated areas did not interfere with each other, it would be an ideal location for seclusion and alchemy.
"Understood, but it will take some time to modify the formation and transfer the Li Fire Aura here."
"How long?"
"About a whole day. During this entire day, I may not be able to attend to other matters."
"That's fine. I'll go outside to the Ancient Celestial Field and take a look; you can start the modifications now."
"Outside? Star Sovereign, it would be better for you to return first; someone is looking for you there."
"Who?"
The Spirit of the Hall surprisingly showed a mischievous smile: "You'll know when you get there. They are all looking for you."
Li Hong pressed his hand to his forehead, "Do these people really think they can't do anything without me?" Complaining aside, Li Hong placed his hand on the Ice and Fire Flower. He immediately returned to the tower in Temple City.
Before he could steady himself, a fierce shout came from outside: "Li Hong, get out here!"
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