A cluster of shattered palaces floated in the void, and Qin Yi stood on the cold white jade ground, looking at the countless broken and collapsed magnificent pavilions before him, below which endless darkness was revealed.
Wisps of pure Taiyin Dao Laws and spatial Dao Laws permeated the air, as if this place was isolated from the world, surrounded by broken walls, collapsed palaces, snapped jade pillars, and shattered carved railings.
All the buildings were covered with a thick layer of frost, exuding an ancient, unmelting chill. The vault of the void was in eternal gloom, with only a few faint starlight twinkling as if coming from a distant time and space.
"Whoosh—woo!"
"Whoosh—woo!"
The residual Taiyin power formed a strange airflow here, resembling a plaintive, sobbing whimper, as if recounting deathly silence and desolation, along with a bone-deep sorrow and unwillingness.
"Is this the renowned Moon God Palace of the ancient Huaxia cultivation world?"
Based on the information deduced from the 'Wangshu Divine Sword' and the Saintess Ji Yueyao's Dharma Treasure, the 'brocade', Qin Yi confirmed that this was indeed the once-famous Moon God Palace.
He strolled through the ruins, his Divine Sense sweeping across every inch of space. Traces of battle were visible everywhere: huge claw marks tore through palace walls, terrifying sword scars split the ground, charred pits left by Spell bombardments, and corpse after corpse frozen in ice.
Some wore moon-white palace dresses, maintaining postures of battle or fleeing, while others were the corpses of bizarre, hideous, and terrifying intruders, similarly frozen in ice.
"This is truly incredible!—"
"Judging from the current situation, the entire Moon God Palace seems to have been forcefully ripped and shattered from its original world by some supreme mighty force, and then banished into this rift in the void!"
Based on the residual Law power in the void, Qin Yi vaguely'saw' a snippet of the scene from back then.
When he was about to use the Dao of Time and Space Divine Ability to recreate the past situation, he immediately noticed that the residual Law power began to gradually annihilate, so he had to stop.
"It seems that Earth's suppression of Jiedi Tiantong is even stronger than I imagined. Although this Moon God Palace retains some Law power, it is only because it was banished into this special the void."
"Once the Dao Law is fused with it for deduction, then besides the residual Law power, even the entire the void will be annihilated!"
Qin Yi walked over to a relatively well-preserved side hall and saw the ancient seal characters 'Guanghan' on the lintel of the main hall, knowing internally that this was one of the core halls of the Moon God Palace.
Thus, he leisurely stepped inside and saw that the main hall was exceptionally spacious. Thirty-six special jade pillars guarded it in a special Formation, exuding wisps of Formation might.
Since the Spiritual Qi contained within the jade pillars had long been depleted, no matter how profound and powerful the Formation was, the white jade high platform it protected was left exposed in the center of the hall.
Qin Yi stepped onto this high platform in one stride and immediately felt an unusual coldness, which was neither the residual Dao Law nor the energy of the grand Formation.
Then he looked at the white jade Moon Palace on the high platform, discovering that after his Divine Sense extended into the interior, it had a feeling of being frozen stiff, which made Qin Yi's heart begin to fill with anticipation.
"Swish!—"
After permeating the white jade Moon Palace, what came into view was the figure of a person.
She was seen sitting cross-legged on the ground, resembling a crystal-clear jade-like, sleeping ice sculpture. There were a few cracks on her gorgeous and noble palace-style Dao robe, along with some dried blood stains.
Her appearance was peerless and captivating, yet her brows gathered endless grief and regret. Her delicate hands were folded in front of her abdomen, tightly holding a Jade Slip emitting a soft moon-white radiance.
On the white jade ground in front of her, a line of small seal characters seemed to have been carved with her final Divine Power.
"The Taiyin lineage, Inheritance shall not be cut off!"
"I hope that those fated can revitalize my Moon God Palace, and at the same time remember the 'Extraterrestrial Enemy'..."
"Extraterrestrial Enemy?—"
Upon seeing these four characters on the ground, Qin Yi's gaze instantly sharpened.
The destruction of the Moon God Palace was related to the extraterrestrial enemy, and the Formation deployed by the nine planets in the starry Universe was also related to the foreign gods. Was there any connection between the two?
"Senior!—"
"I am Qin Yi, a junior of Huaxia. Today, by fate, I have entered the Moon God Palace. Regardless of whether I can obtain the Moon God Palace Inheritance this time, I will definitely protect the Huaxia Human race and prevent the extraterrestrial enemy from harming the Huaxia people!"
Qin Yi solemnly bowed to the corporeal remains of this Moon God Palace master.
Next—
He stepped forward and took the softly glowing Jade Slip from her palm. Upon touching it, there were no anomalous phenomena, and it only felt quite warm and cool. When his Divine Sense probed into it, a massive amount of Inheritance information instantly poured into his Sea of Consciousness.
As a Taiyi expert who had mastered the Dao Law in advance, Qin Yi digested this massive amount of Inheritance information in just a moment, and then a relaxed smile appeared in his eyes.
The Jade Slip contained the core Inheritance of the Moon God Palace, the Taiyin True Scripture. This Cultivation Method pointed directly to the Origin of the Taiyin Dao, allowing one to Cultivate to the realm of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and even contained a hint of comprehension direction for a quasi-sage (Hunyuan Golden Immortal).
In addition to the primary Cultivation Method, there were also various Taiyin Divine Ability Spells, as well as auxiliary Inheritances such as alchemy, artifact-crafting, and Formations!
At the same time, there was another supreme Inheritance, the Taisu Dao Scripture. The requirements to Cultivate this Cultivation Method were extremely harsh; without the Taisu Divine Body, it could not be cultivated. At the same time, it was also a top-tier Cultivation Method that could directly attain the Dao of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal, or even the Hunyuan Golden Immortal!
In addition to all the core Inheritance Cultivation Methods of the Moon God Palace, the Jade Slip also recorded part of the history of the Moon God Palace, important figures, and fragmentary records of the great battle that led to its destruction.
Upon seeing this, Qin Yi's heart felt slightly excited.
He had always been searching for the truth of the ancient cultivation world. Now, obtaining this Jade Slip in the ruins of the Moon God Palace, would he finally be able to lift the veil on all of this?
"Still foreign gods?—"
After reading the information recorded by the Moon God Palace master, these enemies all came from beyond the heavens. Their forms varied, and their powers were bizarre and powerful. They suddenly descended upon Earth and launched a sweeping attack on the entire ancient cultivation world.
The Moon God Palace was the first faction to suffer the strikes of the foreign gods, so they did not know much about these foreign gods, and later managed to defend themselves barely by relying on the super-strong defensive Formation.
However, the strength of the foreign gods was simply too formidable. Even though other factions rushed to rescue them, the defensive Formation was still breached by the opponent. Therefore, the master and Elders activated the final Restriction, banishing the core Inheritance and part of the ruins into the void to await those fated.
"Judging from the information passed down by this Moon God Palace master, she should be an expert at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal level. Yet these foreign gods could annihilate it so easily; they must at least possess the strength of a Hunyuan Golden Immortal!"
After Qin Yi digested the information from the Jade Slip, his brows could not help but knit slightly. However, a sudden change arose instantly!
"Wuwu! ——"
As the corpse of the Moon God Palace master absorbed the magic power and Dao charm just emanated by Qin Yi, a wisp of the undying Grand Yin Dao Law erupted from the corpse.
"Trespassing into the Forbidden Land and coveting the Inheritance, die for this Palace! ——"
A sharp scream filled with resentment and killing intent suddenly resounded from all directions of the grand hall.
The power of the undying Law burst forth from the corpse of the Moon God Palace master seemed to have activated the entire Moon God Palace, causing several translucent phantoms to rise from the shadows of the grand hall.
Some of these phantoms could be vaguely recognized as the attire of Moon God Palace Disciples, while others were distorted and malicious remnant souls of invaders. Trapped by the special Grand Yin dead silence environment and strong resentment of this place, they had all transformed into fierce souls that only knew how to kill and guard!
"Swoosh! ——"
After the remnant consciousness of the Moon God Palace master gave a stern shout, a divine sword formed by the Grand Yin Law flew directly towards Qin Yi. Where the sword light passed, the chill was bone-chillingly cold, and the heaven, earth, and the void were nearly frozen!
If it were a True Immortal facing this sword, they would inevitably have fallen under the remnant consciousness of the Moon God Palace master, but Qin Yi was a Taiyi expert.
Not to mention that he had already mastered the Dao Law in advance, just based on the numerous treasures on his body, this sword simply could not break Qin Yi's defense. Therefore, with just a flash of his gaze, this extremely bone-chilling sword instantly vanished into thin air.
"Although I am not a female, I am a member of the orthodox Huaxia! ——"
"Since I have now obtained the Moon God Palace Inheritance, in the future I will naturally bring glory to the Moon God Palace and guard my Huaxia well. Fellow Daoist has already fallen, so let the remaining remnant consciousness return to dust and earth!"
Qin Yi looked at this wisp of remnant consciousness of the Moon God Palace master and waved his right hand faintly.
"Hum! ——"
A gentle energy enveloped her corpse, emitting wisps of supreme golden light of Merit, which not only helped the Moon God Palace master transcend, but also used these powers of Merit to help send her into Samsara.
If the Spiritual Qi of the Earth revives in the future and the Three Paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man recover, her remnant spirit under the protection of this power of Merit will have the opportunity to enter the underworld to be reborn through Reincarnation.
"Screech! ——"
"Ah! ——"
After the other wandering souls and remnant spirits in the grand hall rushed up, aside from those of the Huaxia Human race, the remnant souls and fierce souls of those ferocious exotic gods and demons let out miserable screams.
Before even getting close to Qin Yi, their remnant consciousness directly shattered, resulting in Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!
"Yuexin bows and thanks Fellow Daoist! ——"
"For the Moon God Palace Inheritance to fall upon Fellow Daoist, Yuexin will not feel ashamed to face the past Founders upon entering the underworld!"
Bathed in the power of Merit of Qin Yi, the remnant consciousness of the Moon God Palace master faintly recovered a trace of sanity. She solemnly bowed to Qin Yi, and then turned into the Dao with a smile.
The grand hall returned to silence ——
The corpse of Yuexin, the Moon God Palace master, completed her final mission, and her expression began to become very serene.
In the ancient era ——
Yuexin was a Taiyi expert who entered the Dao through Law. Although she had attained the undying and unextinguishable Dao fruit, due to suffering a destructive blow, her Taiyi Dao fruit was suppressed and shattered into nothingness, leaving only a wisp of will surviving within her Dao body.
Later, the Earth entered the absolute-Qi Dharma-ending era. This wisp of will still managed to survive thanks to the Moon God Palace. Now, upon seeing Qin Yi, the two of them engaged in a dialogue spanning several thousand years.
She sensed that Qin Yi was an existence countless times stronger than herself. Since future generations of Huaxia compatriots could give rise to such a Heavenly Pride as him, the Moon God Palace Inheritance would surely be carried forward and made glorious in Qin Yi's hands.
As for those extraterrestrial invading demon gods, she believed he could handle them well!
"Sending Fellow Daoist to be buried in peace! ——"
Qin Yi bowed to Yuexin's corpse, and then waved his right hand gently. A gentle energy lifted her up and sent her into the place where the past masters of the Moon God Palace were 'buried'.
"Crack crack! ——"
The entire Moon God Palace began to tremble gently, and wisps of void cracks manifested, as if it had exhausted its final energy and was about to completely shatter and collapse.
"Whoosh! ——"
Qin Yi curled and flicked the five fingers of his right hand, shooting crystal-clear Innate spirit crystals into every key position of the Moon God Palace. Then, he guided the remaining Grand Yin Dao Law to completely stabilize the entire palace.
Since he had promised to restore the Moon God Palace in the future, Qin Yi naturally would not let this ancestral land dissipate between heaven and earth.
"Swish! ——"
After leaving a few marks, he controlled the Dao of Time and Space, stepped across the void dimension, and appeared once again in the Kunlun Mountains.
"Kunlun truly is the origin ancestral vein of the Huaxia cultivation world. The Moon God Palace is actually within a void dimensional space of the ancestral vein, and other ancient cultivation Holy Lands should be the same!"
Looking at the undulating, snow-capped Kunlun Mountains below, Qin Yi sighed inwardly.
This harvest was quite Perfected; not only did he smoothly obtain the core Inheritance of the Moon God Palace, but he also lifted the veil of the ancient cultivation world, beginning to truly understand the invasion of exotic gods!
"It is time to return to Modu! ——"
Taking a look at the time.
He had only stayed in the Moon God Palace ruins for a few hours, but three whole days had passed in reality. Therefore, Qin Yi did not search for other major faction ruins again; instead, he shuttled through the spacetime dimensions in a single step and returned to his home in Modu.
Because Mu Yaoyao had skipped too many classes before, after the counselor notified her parents, her mother monitored her attendance over the phone every day, so she had been living in the dormitory for the past few days.
Just as Qin Yi was preparing to return to school to find her for lunch, his phone rang with a video call ringtone, and it was Xu Zhining who called.
Thinking that she possessed the Taisu Divine Body and Liu Xiyan possessed the Grand Yin Divine Body, making them the most compatible successors of the Moon God Palace, after answering the video call, he made an appointment for the three of them to have lunch together.
Seeing that Qin Yi took the initiative to invite her to dinner, Xu Zhining on the other end of the phone directly started jumping for joy after hanging up.
For the past half month ——
She had always wanted to reconcile with Qin Yi, but Qin Yi had already established a relationship with Mu Yaoyao, so he basically rejected her New Year's Eve and various invitations.
For this reason, Xu Zhining did not know how many tears she had shed, and her inner resentment towards her mother and older sister had also reached a new level.
Now that Qin Yi finally agreed to have dinner together, she immediately began to cook personally, preparing to first capture her beloved's stomach with her culinary skills and then win back his heart.
Sensing her aunt's jumping for joy, Liu Xiyan's heart was also very complicated.
She acutely perceived that Qin Yi was getting further and further away from her. Even though she was once his first love and white moonlight, he seemed to have begun to slowly let go.
Originally, Liu Xiyan herself was also trying to let go and reconcile with the once beautiful and ignorant years of youth, but after stepping onto the immortal path, every bit of her time spent with Qin Yi made her feel more and more unforgettable.
"Eh! ——"
"What should I do? ——"
Walking out of the room and looking at her joyful aunt in the kitchen, Liu Xiyan let out a soft sigh in her heart.
After preparing slightly, Qin Yi directly descended to the apartment where the two women lived using a Divine Ability.
Driving from East China Normal University took too much time, and traffic jams on the way would inevitably affect his mood, so he simply stopped deliberately being 'low-profile'. Anyway, his strength had long since surpassed the entire globe, and no forces or technology could threaten him.
Since that was the case—
Then he might as well act as he pleased, as long as it didn't affect ordinary people!
"Thump, thump thump!—"
Qin Yi appeared outside the door of the apartment where the two lived, and directly knocked on the door to show respect.
A special layer of 'Dao rhythm' condensed on his body. Ordinary people and surveillance cameras couldn't detect it at all, and only cultivators who had stepped onto the path of 'Refining Qi' could see his true form.
"Whoosh!—"
When the door was opened, what met the eyes was Liu Xiyan's cold, untethered, and flawless pretty face.
Her entire body exuded a cold, noble, holy, and flawless aura, making it impossible for anyone to harbor even a sliver of blasphemous thoughts.
"Qin Yi?—"
"Qin Yi, you got here so fast?—"
Upon seeing Qin Yi, a trace of surprise appeared in Liu Xiyan's cold eyes. Hearing his name, Xu Zhining, who was busy in the kitchen, couldn't even bother to take off her apron and trotted right over.
"Xiyan, Zhining!—"
Qin Yi nodded slightly and walked into the apartment where they lived.
In fact, he could have completely descended directly inside the room just now, but out of respect for the two and the worry that it might scare people, he descended directly outside the door.
"Swish!—"
Sensing the aura unintentionally exuded by Qin Yi, Liu Xiyan and Xu Zhining felt as if they were looking at a peerless Human Emperor who ruled over the Universe, causing their minds to tremble violently.
When he completely restrained the 'Dao rhythm' from using his Divine Ability just now, the two gradually came back to their senses, looking at Qin Yi with eyes filled with curiosity and shock.
"Qin Yi!—"
"Where have you been during this time?"
Feeling that he was getting further and further away from her, Xu Zhining suppressed the shock from just now and took the initiative to hold his right hand, leading him to sit on the living room sofa.
"I made a trip to Kunlun!—"
As Qin Yi spoke, two streams of Divine Sense marks were imprinted into their Seas of Consciousness.
"Zhining!—"
"You possess the Taisu Divine Body. This is the Taisu Dao Scripture that best matches your Physique. After you successfully switch to cultivating this method, relying on the cultivation resources I left behind before, achieving Immortal Ascension should be a breeze!"
"Xiyan!—"
"You possess the Taiyin Divine Body, so the Taiyin True Scripture is naturally the most suitable for you. Next, I will act as your Guardian and help the two of you smoothly switch your Cultivation Methods!"
Qin Yi had spent more than 200,000 years in the Primordial World, breaking through from a Profound Immortal to a Taiyi Golden Immortal. His Dao Heart had long since completely let go of his past obsession and first-love white moonlight.
As for whether he could rekindle ties with his white moonlight or even enjoy the blessings of multiple partners, everything was left to nature.
At this very moment!—
Learning that Qin Yi had traveled thousands of miles across uninhabited Kunlun just to find the most suitable Cultivation Method for them, Liu Xiyan and Xu Zhining were naturally moved beyond measure in their hearts.
Of course—
They also vaguely sensed that Qin Yi seemed to have 'changed'. That aura of supreme sovereignty over the Universe was simply like a supreme and sacred divine emperor!
The distance between her and him was beginning to grow further and further 'away', as if she could only look up at Qin Yi's back and worship him!
Liu Xiyan's plump, jade-like lips moved slightly. She really wanted to say something to Qin Yi, but in the end, she still didn't speak up.
Next—
Under Qin Yi's guidance, the two successfully switched to cultivating the Taiyin True Scripture and the Taisu Dao Scripture.
Because Xu Zhining possessed the Taisu Divine Body, coupled with having previously consumed the 'Vermilion Fruit' and 'Yuanyang Fruit' given by Qin Yi, after successfully switching to the Taisu Dao Scripture, she directly broke through to 'Refining Qi into Spirit'.
"I've finally broken through!—"
"From now on, I can also be a female sword immortal, and I can even use 'Primordial Spirit resonance' to communicate across time and space with ancient celebrities!"
Xu Zhining was extremely happy, excitedly showing off her abilities to her beloved.
After Liu Xiyan switched to the Taiyin True Scripture, her own Physique was also officially activated, and her cultivation path advanced by leaps and bounds. She was only a step away from breaking through to 'Refining Spirit to Return to Void'.
"Zhining, Xiyan!—"
"Both the Taiyin True Scripture and the Taisu Dao Scripture are the core Inheritances of the 'Moon God Palace', a top major force in the ancient cultivation world. Since you have now stepped onto the cultivation path, if you have the ability in the future, I hope you can revitalize the Moon God Palace!"
Qin Yi handed the Jade Slip of Inheritance obtained in the Moon God Palace to Liu Xiyan, and at the same time gifted the two some more cultivation resources.
In the future, if foreign gods invaded, they might even become his helpers!
"Qin Yi!—"
"How did the Moon God Palace perish? Does our Huaxia cultivation world still exist today?"
Just as Liu Xiyan was checking the information in the Jade Slip of Inheritance, Xu Zhining on the side asked with extreme curiosity.
"According to the information I have investigated and my deductions: The Moon God Palace in the ancient era perished due to the invasion of extraterrestrial demons, and later the sages of our Huaxia cultivation world united to defeat the invaders!"
"Because the Moon God Palace was raided and perished at that time, some forces obtained the Cultivation Methods of the Moon God Palace and then created the Yinyang Dao Scripture that you cultivated previously."
"By the Pre-Qin period, foreign gods invaded again. Although the sages of Huaxia beat them back once more, they themselves suffered massive injuries!"
"To protect the Huaxia Human race, the First Emperor of Qin deployed a sealing grand array in the Universe space based on the nine planets. This should be one of the reasons for the arrival of Earth's spiritual-exhausted Dharma-ending age!"
Based on the scenes he saw in the Moon God Palace, combined with official information and what he saw on Neptune, Qin Yi reasonably deduced the historical changes of the Huaxia cultivation world.
"So that's how it is!—"
"Then will our Earth still suffer invasions from foreign gods in the future?"
Xu Zhining's face showed a trace of worry.
"Probably!—"
Qin Yi nodded solemnly.
"However, you don't need to worry. In the future, even if foreign gods descend again, with my strength at that time, I should be able to wipe them all out in one sweep and eliminate future troubles once and for all!"
With the purple gold pagoda as his trump card, Qin Yi had absolute confidence to protect Huaxia.
From when he activated the purple gold pagoda until now breaking through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal, only a mere few months had passed in Earth time. In the future, he could continue to develop in the Primordial World, breaking through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal or even attaining the Dao of Hunyuan Daluo.
By then—
Even if foreign gods invaded again, he would definitely launch a counterattack to their lair and then directly eliminate future troubles once and for all!
"Hehe!—"
"By then I will also help you with all my might!"
Seeing her beloved's domineering and confident appearance, Xu Zhining couldn't help becoming infatuated for a moment.