Chapter 1029 - 535: Retreat Grounds (Part 2)

Chapter 1029: Chapter 535: Retreat Grounds (Part 2)

The disciples were urgently summoned and quickly assigned to their respective positions. Some were responsible for strengthening both internal and external patrols of the sect, holding long swords and vigilantly scanning their surroundings to ensure nothing escaped their notice. Others began preparing for battle, cultivating techniques and honing martial skills to cope with any sudden situation that might arise.

The entire Seven Profound Sect was steeped in an atmosphere of both excitement and tension. Excitement because they knew this gathering of spiritual power would bring unprecedented opportunities and advancements to the sect; tension because it was uncertain what changes would occur in the sect upon the Sect Master’s emergence from seclusion.

Within the Seven Profound Sect’s treasure vault, as the Five Elements Shifting Array was fully activated, torrents of boundless spiritual power surged into the heart of the array like rivers reversing flow, tumultuously rushing in with a force that seemed to shake the very foundations of heaven and earth. Yet, under this powerful impact, the formation gradually exhibited an indescribable harmony and stability, with its light gathering and the array patterns swirling with an ancient and mysterious aura.

Li Mu stood in mid-air, his expression calm as water, his deep gaze fixed on the "Five Elements Shifting Array" below, observing each subtle change, patiently waiting until the array completely absorbed the vast array power from the Five Elements Yin Yang Spirit Gathering Array. The entire space trembled as if about to unveil a hidden history.

At this moment, Li Mu’s thoughts drifted to the past, recalling the scene when he and Qiu Yuanhong selected the Seven Gods Mountain as the spiritual land. He clearly remembered Qiu Yuanhong revealing a startling secret to him—regarding the Seven Profound Sect’s founder, who nearly stepped into the Realm of Daoist Monarch, the Seven Profound Daoist.

According to legend, the Seven Profound Daoist discovered an entrance to ancient ruins here, concealing a passage leading to the Chaos Secret Realm. The seven array pearls of the Seven Gods Mountain were meticulously arranged to seal these ruins and prevent the leakage of Chaos Power. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Over the years, Li Mu had perused numerous ancient and contemporary secret scriptures, researching a wealth of information about the Chaos Secret Realm. The so-called Chaos Secret Realm is not merely a simple spatial fissure or entrance to ruins but an extraordinary place connecting Chaos Origin to the present world. In chaos, heaven and earth are not divided, yin and yang are undecided, containing the universe’s most primordial and pure forces. The Chaos Secret Realm is a window where this chaos power manifests under specific conditions.

It is said that the Chaos Secret Realm contains countless heavenly and earthly treasures, ancient divine techniques, and even secrets of achieving the Great Dao. Those who enter, if able to comprehend the mysteries of chaos, may transcend reincarnation and achieve the ultimate Great Dao.

However, the conditions for opening the Chaos Secret Realm are extremely stringent and often accompanied by immense risks. A single misstep can lead to a realm of endless calamity. Currently, this Five Elements Shifting Array gathering spiritual power from heaven and earth is most likely the entrance to the Chaos Secret Realm.

Thinking of this, Li Mu’s heart surged with inexplicable excitement and unease. He closed his eyes to concentrate, releasing his divine thought to keenly sense the torrent of spiritual power flowing within the Five Elements Shifting Array, attempting to capture more information regarding the Chaos Secret Realm.

However, beyond the constant accumulation of spiritual power, the Five Elements Shifting Array did not disclose its shift positioning, as if nurturing something. Li Mu’s brows knit, patiently waiting.

Finally, when the Five Elements Shifting Array gathered overwhelming power, its core area suddenly erupted with dazzling light, piercing through endless darkness like dawn breaking.

Under the embrace of this light, an illusory and solemn gateway quietly appeared. As the portal slightly opened, it revealed a hazy and mysterious scene deep within chaos, seeming to lead to a dimension surpassing understanding, connecting to the universe’s most hidden corners.

Li Mu concentrated his spirit, his deep eyes shimmering with resolve and anticipation, his profound spiritual power accompanying his boundless divine sense like a searchlight quickly sweeping through this unknown territory. Then, his figure transformed into a streak of flowing light, decisively crossing through the luminous portal and disappearing from the sight of the Seven Profound Sect’s treasure vault.

With a "whoosh," Li Mu’s figure was instantly engulfed by chaos, stepping into a bizarre new world.

This world’s space seemed twisted by an invisible hand, forming mesmerizing illusions that dazzled the eyes; dense fog swirled, indescribable, both obscuring vision and seemingly containing endless secrets; and the rampant storms of spiritual power were wild and unrestrained, not only suffocatingly dense but carrying destructive force capable of annihilating everything, raging like chaos tides at the universe’s inception.

Yet beneath this chaotic frenzy and turmoil lay an indescribable order and harmony. Li Mu, with his extraordinary power of the Divine Soul, managed to pierce through layers of barriers with his divine sense, glimpsing a corner of this strange space, sensing that within those frantic spiritual forces lay the universe’s most elemental laws and rhythms, colliding and intertwining to reveal a harmonious beauty that defies logic.

Despite the significant reduction in divine thought’s detection range due to the influence of chaos power, Li Mu could still feel the immense strength contained within this space. Meanwhile, Li Mu endured immense pressure; had it not been for his successful body refinement, with a physique far surpassing that of typical Void Refining Cultivators, he would have been crushed to pieces by the gravity of this secret realm.

Li Mu quietly operated the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture, his body enveloped in protective spiritual power, forming an indestructible shield that isolated the rampant spiritual power storms outside. He took a deep breath, attempting to calm his heart realm to better perceive the subtle changes in this chaotic space.

Just then, a sudden mutation occurred. As Li Mu operated the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture, the dense, heavy, and wild heaven and earth spiritual power around him seemed to resonate, starting to circulate and ripple around him in an unusual rhythm. Originally chaotic and disordered, the powerful forces gradually formed a subtle balance as if responding to the power of Yin Yang and Five Elements within him.

Li Mu’s mind stirred as he realized he had already stepped into a world full of chaos power, a space both filled with opportunities and laden with hidden dangers. Here, the rampant spiritual power could be utilized, and he immediately calmed himself, preparing to gather the Dharma Realm here.

Li Mu retrieved a set of array artifacts from the Nine Treasures Spirit Pearl, forming a two-hand seal and softly intoning ancient and complex incantations, guiding his own spiritual power into these array artifacts.

One large and four small, five spirit pearls forming the array artifacts, which then submerged into the ground, generating dense white fog on a large scale, completely shrouding Li Mu’s form.

After setting up the defense array, Li Mu sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, dedicated himself to cultivating, fully exerting the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture’s profound concepts. The spiritual power within his body surged like rivers, merging with the chaotic spiritual power around him, forming a new, unprecedented power system.

As time passed, this force grew increasingly powerful. Li Mu suddenly opened his eyes and retrieved a bottle of spirit pills and seven differently colored spiritual objects from the Nine Treasures Spirit Pearl to proceed with the next step. He ingested the Returning Void Pill to refine his Tier Seven Divinity Transformation Avatar into the Refining Void Realm.

After ingesting the Tier Seven Dao Pill—the Returning Void Pill—the strong medicinal power surged forth. Li Mu’s eyes wide open, he operated the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture to the extreme, with the power of the divine soul flowing out, unintentionally casting divine techniques—the Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect.

With the Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect released, Li Mu’s form suddenly expanded, transforming into a giant standing between heaven and earth, surrounded by mysterious halos of yin-yang interwoven with five elements. These halos were not only the external manifestation of his inner strength but also the embodiment of his deep understanding of the laws of the Chaos Secret Realm, causing the rampant spiritual power to tremble and submit with each breath of the ’giant’.

As the Returning Void Pill’s medicinal power fully released, Li Mu’s Tier Seven Divinity Transformation Avatar underwent earth-shattering changes. The seven differently colored spiritual objects, representing gold, wood, water, fire, earth, yin, and yang—seven main attributes—swirled and danced in the air, resonating with Li Mu’s Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect and gradually fused into an unprecedented force.

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