"Wooh~"
Clouds roiled and surged; burst after burst of rosy light emanated from the mountain peak, refracting through the clouds to form a golden portal in the sky.
Mysterious runes appeared on the golden portal, emitting a hazy breath.
When the portal finally stabilized, 15 minutes had already passed.
Xia Jing, Chen Shijie, and Ji Ziyun were dumbstruck as they witnessed all of this unfold.
"There really is a heavenly gate appearing."
"Good heavens, my heart is about to leap out!"
Ji Ziyun clutched her chest.
This was due to an overwhelming response to the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Beauty, being too close to it.
It was more than just a whim; all four shivered uncontrollably.
"Zhao Zhao Zhao... Dammit!" Xia Jing circulated his Cultivation Technique, which allowed him to regain control of his body and stop the trembling.
"What do we do now?"
Zhao Xing was equally excited. He laughed and said, "Have you ever heard of the tale ’fish leaping over the dragon gate’?"
"I have!" Xia Jing said, "Legend has it that by the East Sea Coast there was an Ancient Dragon Court, within which a magical artifact existed. Every so often, the Dragon Court would open its gates, drawing in dragon descendants."
"Those who could leap over the dragon gate, whether small fish, large fish, or shrimp soldiers and crab generals, could transform into a dragon in a single day!"
"Exactly." Zhao Xing pointed at the heavenly gate and said, "What we need to do now is to leap over that heavenly gate!"
"A Grotto Heaven’s naturally ford Gateway of the Great Dao contains the laws of heaven and earth. If we leap over it, our Daoist Skill realms will soar."
"Eh?" Xia Jing was startled. "I heard the word ’fish’ and had no reaction?!"
"Hahaha!" Zhao Xing and Chen Shijie couldn’t help but laugh together.
In the face of such a monuntal opportunity, Xia Jing, a man who naturally detested eating fish, didn’t even feel nauseated.
"Brothers, follow ! We’re crossing the heavenly gate!"
Zhao Xing took the lead, soaring into the clouds toward the imnse portal in the sky.
....
Above the prival forest, a Black Dragon Warship flew from north to east.
Liang Ruohai, Ji Dan, Xie Kui Guang and others were discussing matters on board the ship.
"Although we’ve joined a Top-level Investigation Team, the advancent tasks for the Military Realm are also quite burdenso. We must hand over a certain number of treasures every few days," Ji Dan pondered.
"Xie Kui Guang, go downstairs and find Lord Ding. After arriving at Dao Feng Mountain, follow Mr. Liang’s guidance and head to these areas to collect treasures," Ji Dan instructed.
"Yes, young master." The military officer Xie Kui Guang imdiately acknowledged the order and went downstairs.
Having given orders to his subordinates, Ji Dan then walked out to the viewing platform.
At that mont, Liang Ruohai was holding an ancient black and white disc, placing several crystalline, jade-like bones on it.
"Master, any results?" Ji Dan approached, eyeing the black and white disc.
Liang Ruohai stared at the cracked jade bones, lost in thought.
Seeing that he did not speak, Ji Dan didn’t disturb him, simply waiting in silence.
After a while, Liang Ruohai looked up:
"The jade bone is cracked one inch, two inches shorter than the last divination. The bone of fortune is reversed, indicating a sign of collapse."
"What does that an, Master?"
"For so reason, young master’s opportunity has co to an abrupt halt," Liang Ruohai said, focusing on the bones on the disc. "It’s as if it’s been disrupted by soone."
Ji Dan furrowed his brows, his voice deepening, "Disrupted? Do you an to say soone is scheming against ?"
Liang Ruohai pensively replied, "It may not necessarily target the young master, but the divination suggests that soone has seized the opportunity ant for you by stepping ahead."
"Perhaps it’s just a coincidence."
Ji Dan’s eyebrows inverted, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes, "Master, how can there be so many coincidences in this world?"
"Soone is definitely scheming against !"
Liang Ruohai remained silent.
Ji Dan said, "Master, Brother Nineteen and Fifteenth Brother have both entered Yang City. Do you think that’s a coincidence?"
"Please, Master, help !"
Liang Ruohai nodded, "Please bring the Black Dragon Essence Blood and Dragon Blood Marrow."
"I will calculate who has stolen your opportunity."
Ji Dan clenched his teeth and said, "Very well, once you have a result, please don’t hide anything from . The mont you know, tell ! Whoever it is, I won’t let them off easily!"
...
The heavenly gate is a Great Dao gateway naturally ford by a Grotto Heaven, containing the ultimate truths leaking from the evolution of world ascension.
If understanding the Dao in the outside world is like sipping water through a thin reed, then leaping over the heavenly gate is akin to having water poured directly into one’s belly.
However, the process of ascending through the heavenly gate is no easy feat.
Thirty-six bizarre peaks ford the gateway, manifesting the pressure of heaven and earth.
Though just a hundred ters high, Zhao Xing felt as if he had flown a hundred thousand ters when he approached.
It was much like the feeling he had when he was still under the tutelage of Master Li Fire.
If Zhao Xing hadn’t already been in the Heavenly Gang Realm, he might not have been able to cross the heavenly gate.
"Buzz~"
Finally, Zhao Xing arrived in front of the heavenly gate.
A single step taken, the world spun around.
Xia Jing, Chen Shijie, and Ji Ziyun behind him had already vanished into obscurity.
Around him appeared a distorted, kaleidoscopic starfield.
Countless insights flickered before Zhao Xing.
So of these glimring lights even gave Zhao Xing the illusion that upon touching them, he could beco an immortal on the spot, proving eternal life.
Other paths glead with imnse brilliance as if mastering them would grant the power to destroy heavens and earth.
But Zhao Xing knew most of these ’Dao’ were illusions,
rely a semblance.
"Crossing the heavenly gate, the Dao witnessed, only that which resonates with oneself is true."
Zhao Xing closed his eyes and sat cross-legged.
He did not chase after the Dao he hadn’t learned; instead, he began to use the Daoist Skills he knew.
"Crossing the heavenly gate cannot instantaneously grant a sixth rank the mastery of top-level magic; I must resist the temptation."
"Among the advanced spells I’ve learned, those most worthy of breakthrough without a doubt are the Dayan Scripture, Divination Skill, Turtle Coin Divination Skill, and Five-Finger Destiny."
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