Chen Sheng had just broken through to the late-stage Nascent Soul, and the void domain around him hadn’t fully retracted yet. Every slight movent of his fingers could stir the air into faint ripples.
His gaze fell on the white jade stele in the center of the hall, and a strong sensation surged in his heart.
After the breakthrough, it seed as if an invisible bond had ford between him and the stele. From deep within the stele, which previously felt like a barrier of ten thousand mountains, gentle waves now emanated, like an invitation from an old friend, inviting him to explore deeper.
"Breaking through to the late-stage Nascent Soul, can it really resonate with the jade stele like this?"
Chen Sheng walked closer, raising his hand to gently press on the surface of the stele. The cool touch of jade carried an ancient desolation, and the void power within his body began to circulate naturally, flowing into the stele through the lines of his palm.
In an instant, the white luster on the surface of the stele suddenly brightened, like a dormant star suddenly awakening.
Countless intricate golden runes appeared on the originally smooth body of the stele. The runes moved swiftly like fish playing in water, resonating strongly with the void mark within his dantian, emitting a faint humming sound, causing the surrounding air to tremble slightly.
This refinent was far smoother than he imagined.
The mana of the late-stage Nascent Soul, like a rushing river, continuously injected rich void power into the stele. The runes on the body of the stele grew brighter, and golden light overflowed from the stele, gradually weaving a semi-transparent golden veil around him.
Within the veil, countless pieces of information poured into his sea of consciousness like a flood—these were the most core secrets of the "Four Seas Profound Mansion."
"This Profound Mansion is actually the core of a Grotto Heaven? Within that indigo treasure bead, there’s a complete Grotto Heaven hidden?"
When this piece of information exploded in his sea of consciousness, Chen Sheng’s pupils suddenly contracted, and he couldn’t help but exclaim in his heart.
He had never thought that the indigo treasure bead he carried with him for a century, which he believed to be rely a guide to inheritance, was actually a container for a Grotto Heaven!
As the information continuously washed over his sea of consciousness, he gained a clearer understanding of the scale of the Four Seas Grotto Heaven:
"It spans tens of millions of kiloters... even surpassing the Ancient Yue Grotto Heaven!"
Chen Sheng closed his eyes, and the complete outline of the Grotto Heaven instantly appeared in his sea of consciousness.
An endless blue ocean unfolded, the sea surface sparkling, dotted with hundreds of islands of various sizes, like eralds scattered on blue silk.
Beneath the sea, hundreds of Tier Five spiritual veins coiled like giant dragons, covered in runes, with spiritual mist rising from the vein eyes, eventually gathering at the ocean’s deepest sea eye under the guidance of the runes.
There, four secret realms emitting different spirit lights floated in mid-air, vaguely visible with countless rare heavenly and earthly treasures growing within, their spiritual qi so dense it seed almost tangible.
In the center of the four secret realms lies a folded space, which is precisely where the Four Seas Profound Mansion is located.
"The divine techniques of the Refining Void Great Power have actually reached such a degree..."
To refine a Grotto Heaven spanning tens of millions of kiloters into a treasure bead the size of a palm, such a ans of changing heaven and earth was already beyond the comprehension of cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage.
Chen Sheng finally realized why the spiritual objects in the Profound Mansion’s treasure vault were inexhaustible.
With an entire Grotto Heaven as its foundation and hundreds of Tier Five spiritual veins continuously nurturing spiritual qi, the growth of spirit herbs and ores occurred naturally, a foundation unmatched by any sect in the Great Wilderness.
At this mont, the golden runes on the jade stele gradually dimd, like a star fire burning out, eventually becoming a golden mark the size of a thumbnail.
It resonated with the void mark on the brow of the sword-carrying Nascent Soul within Chen Sheng’s dantian, emitting a light chi.
In an instant, he understood that he had completely controlled the core restriction of the first layer of the Profound Mansion.
Not only could he freely activate the high-level permissions of secret chambers like the Pill Room and Artifact Room to extract the Tier Four spiritual materials sealed within, but he could also mobilize the void power of the first layer to set up a defense array, even sensing every trace of spiritual qi fluctuations and movent within the Grotto Heaven through the jade stele.
"If I can control the restrictions, perhaps I can use this to leave the Grotto Heaven and return to the Great Wilderness?"
A trace of excitent flashed in Chen Sheng’s eyes as he ford a spell, attempting to communicate with the treasure bead according to the restriction techniques transmitted by the jade stele.
But no matter how he urged his mana, the invisible barrier enveloping the Grotto Heaven remained motionless, and instead, a ssage entered his sea of consciousness:
"The Grotto Heaven is sealed, core restrictions must be mastered."
This phrase poured over him like a cold shower, instantly extinguishing the hope that had just ignited.
Chen Sheng’s figure flashed, and he instantly left the Profound Mansion, appearing above the ocean of the Grotto Heaven. The salty sea breeze brushed against his cheeks, carrying dense spiritual qi, yet he felt lancholy, gazing at the boundless sea and sighing softly:
"To leave the Grotto Heaven, I must either ascend to the Divinity Transformation Realm or refine Tier Five elixirs and refine the core restrictions, but my lifespan..."
He raised his hand to his chest, clearly sensing his vitality. He now had only a century of lifespan remaining.
And how difficult is the Divinity Transformation Realm? Throughout history, countless late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators have exhausted their lifespan without taking that step.
He shook his head, suppressing disappointnt and anxiety in his heart. The path of cultivation was always about contending with fate. Instead of blaming heaven and others, it was better to grasp the opportunities at hand.
"Fine, since I can’t leave for now, I will focus on cultivating here first."
"The second layer of the Profound Mansion still contains Tier Six inheritance, and with so many spiritual vein secret realms within the Grotto Heaven, even if I can’t achieve Divinity Transformation in a hundred years, I can still accumulate so foundation for the next life."
He no longer hesitated, his figure flashed back to the Profound Mansion hall, his gaze landing on the stone wall to the north, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
According to the information transmitted by the jade stele, the second layer of the Profound Mansion not only contained complete Tier Six inheritance, but also recorded techniques for controlling the Grotto Heaven.
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