Chapter 147: Refining the Canghai Map, Opening the Cave Heaven Realm

Above the world-projection's heaven-earth barrier, a portal hung high, its wings draped in frost patterns, adorned with the shadows of the sun and moon.

This was the connection point between this Middle Thousand World—formed from the Dao-transformation of a Taiyi Realm Honghu—and the present world, manifested as a portal under the impetus of Fang Longye's power.

Through this portal, one could see the sun, moon, and stars, mountains and rivers, flowers, birds, fish, and insects, the mundane world of mortals, and immortals, gods, demons, and monsters... various illusory scenes layered and overlapping, flickering in size.

Immediately following, a sudden sound of a phoenix cry vibrated out, and the sounds of golden bells and fishing drums blared, incessant to the ear.

Lifting one's eyes to look, the phantom of that world was no longer visible; there was only golden light soaring into the sky and drifting clouds scattering in all directions.

As soon as the thought of entering this world arose in Fang Longye's heart, all manner of wind, fire, thunder, and lightning—killing intent meant to annihilate everything—surged and gathered.

It waited only for him to enter to deliver a fatal blow.

Sensing that Fang Longye's Aura lingered for a long time, the World Will of this world was instantly enraged; within the portal, cloud vapors mingled with thunder light, generating layer upon layer.

Fang Longye faced it coldly with furrowed brows, refusing to retreat. With eyes burning bright, he unleashed various divine abilities, attempting to find a loophole in the defenses of this Middle Thousand World.

After a short while, a soft sound was heard, like a door knocker striking; it was merely a materialized portal, yet it seemed as if it were being pushed open from within, and a vast, wild aura emanated from inside.

Looking closely, the scene behind the portal had changed again. An eternal starry sky, a river of stars hanging upside down, silent and soundless, as if the past, present, and future could not be clearly seen.

Amidst the star river, water waves surged; from upstream to downstream, a Honghu figure appeared, unimaginably vast, its snow-white phoenix feathers mottled with faint blue halos—the traces of time.

The next moment, the phoenix shadow vanished, replaced by a female immortal, transcendent and noble beyond compare, standing above all else.

Subsequently, the starry sky disappeared, then rapidly shrank, becoming infinitely small until it vanished without a trace.

And this nearly flawless 'female immortal' began to erupt with an Aura that suppressed everything, layering upward, straight into the Yunxiao, blotting out the sun and sky.

Even separated by the portal, Fang Longye could feel an aura that made his heart tremble.

The 'female immortal' stood slenderly, looking at Fang Longye; her eyes were deep as the sea, unfathomable. Without any emotion, she opened her mouth to say: "Dragon Clan, enter, die!"

The voice was cold and sharp, accompanied by peals of thunder.

It was as if the heavens were angry, with the four directions responding.

The rules followed, the heavy pressure nearly tangible.

Fang Longye, however, was not intimidated. He merely squinted, observing carefully, and only after a long while did he say: "So it is this World Will imitating the transformation of that Honghu."

Within this Middle Thousand World, it could indeed unleash unimaginable power.

Let alone Fang Longye, even that Juyang Laoxian from before would have been ground into dust in an instant had he entered.

However, that was only within the world.

As the World Will, it could only unleash such immense power by relying on the world.

It had no way to step a single inch outside this world.

Facing Fang Longye's unbridled scrutiny, the 'female immortal' did not show a hint of anger, merely repeating without the slightest emotion: "Dragon Clan, enter, die!"

Fang Longye ignored it; this ignorant World Will, possessing only instinctual reactions, merely kept his gaze fixed on scanning the general situation of this Middle Thousand World.

"Troublesome!"

Fang Longye's brows locked tight, and he thought to himself: "It seems this trip will be in vain!"

While the instinctual will of this Middle Thousand World was powerful, he had many methods to evade the World Will's detection.

Yet, this world was, after all, a Middle Thousand World, and one formed from the transformation of a Taiyi Realm existence.

The immortals, gods, demons, and monsters within had long since absorbed the fortune left behind by this Honghu and had grown strong.

Just among those he could detect, the Golden Immortal-level existences standing at the apex of the pyramid numbered no fewer than ten.

"I thought too simply before." Fang Longye gave a self-deprecating smile and dispersed his aura.

As he ceased his attempt to enter the world, the World Will within the portal dissipated, and peace was restored.

Fang Longye sat cross-legged immediately, looking at the gray, rugged cliff rocks before his eyes, and pondered to himself, "It seems this world is, for the moment, difficult to enter."

With so many beings comparable to the Golden Immortal level, his current strength truly could not withstand it.

Especially since all the treasures of that Taiyi Realm Honghu were scattered throughout this Middle Thousand World, obtained by the native immortals, demons, gods, and monsters; they were truly not easy to deal with.

"The only good news is that I have finally clarified the specific situation of that Second Generation Xun Wood." Fang Longye thought of the scene he had glimpsed just now.

A giant tree, filling the sky and covering the earth, its branches stretching for an unknown number of tens of thousands of miles, forming a massive canopy.

Reaching up to the clouds of heaven, casting shade over the four poles, it stood at the center of the earth, carrying the momentum of supporting the sky, suppressing the world.

Surrounding it were layers upon layers of light, like smoke and clouds; the sun and moon rested upon its body, and the galaxy circled its path.

Incredible vitality evolved; Taiji, Two Instruments, Three Talents, Four Symbols, Five Elements, Six Harmonies, Seven Stars, Eight Trigrams, Nine Palaces, Ten Directions... all kinds of supreme principles of heaven and earth were contained within.

As the Companion Spiritual Root of that Honghu, this Second Generation Xun Wood had not perished along with it.

On the contrary, it had transformed into the sky-supporting tree of a Middle Thousand World, receiving the irrigation and nourishment of the massive world origin, becoming all the more miraculous.

If the Third Generation Xun Wood in his hands could swallow it through their shared origin, it would not only instantly break free from its seedling state and enter the mature tree stage, but it could also absorb all its fortune and soar into the sky.

After soothing the somewhat restless Xun Wood seedling in his sea of consciousness, Fang Longye murmured: "Don't be impatient~ Although I cannot give you such might immediately, if it is only a matter of supporting the sky, it is still possible."

Having said this, he stood up and stretched. He signaled for Qingli to release a palace Dharma Treasure, and stepped into it at a leisurely pace.

In a cultivation chamber, Fang Longye sat cross-legged on a couch.

Auspicious clouds billowed, and within them were golden lamps and tassels, millions upon millions, flowing incessantly; the treasure light was like water dripping from eaves, continuous and unending.

Looking closely, the space-time around him became folded. The cause lay in a treasure map in his hand.

The 'Canghai Map'! Its halo was deep blue, with green and emerald mists, like a clear spring or a jade pool, rippling outward layer by layer, shimmering with the void, its reflection swaying and casting fine, scale-like patterns.

Within the half-foot-long scroll, it seemed to contain an ocean of billions of miles of green waves, showing a sense of vast, misty waters.

Fang Longye held this treasure map, pondering it carefully, feeling the profound mysteries within.

When all is said and done, this treasure map was a product formed from the remaining origin of the Innate Spiritual Treasure, the 'Dinghai Divine Pearl'.

The three inherent characteristics of the 'Dinghai Divine Pearl'—Solidify, Sink, and Settle—were perfectly embodied in this treasure map.

And because this treasure map was formed after the remaining origin of the Dinghai Divine Pearl had undergone the opening of the Twenty-Four Heavens, it was also imbued with the Dharma power of evolving a world.

The Twenty-Four Heavens were certainly not simple.

Otherwise, Randeng the Ancient Buddha would not have achieved such profound cultivation and immense strength because of it.

The Twenty-Four Heavens opened up by this long-lived Randeng the Ancient Buddha are by no means mere Small Worlds, but twenty-four vast realms that faintly exceed the category of a Great Thousand World.

These twenty-four universes combined can even faintly rival the Boundary Heaven Dao Domain opened up by a Hunyuan Saint, and in essence, they have already surpassed the Great Thousand World.

If one still lacks a concept, one can consider these Twenty-Four Heavens opened by Randeng the Ancient Buddha to be equivalent to an infinite universe at the level of a super-multiverse.

It is precisely by virtue of this that Randeng the Ancient Buddha leaped up to become a great power in the first tier below the Hunyuan Saints. It can be said that this Canghai Map is truly extraordinary.

And what Fang Longye must do now is to melt such an exotic treasure with a grand background and rich history into his body, transforming it into the foundation for his Reverse Innate.

A waste of a heavenly treasure.

If anyone else were to evaluate his actions, they could only say one thing—a waste of a heavenly treasure.

Although this "Canghai Map" gifted to him by Randeng the Ancient Buddha does not reach the level of Innate, its quality is extremely high; there is not the slightest trace of refining, and the treasure map itself can faintly rival a Spirit Treasure that has just entered the top-grade ranks.

Such a treasure, in the hands of ninety-nine percent of people, would be regarded as a rare wonder, refined in every possible way, and inevitably used as their trump card.

However, Fang Longye would naturally not care about the opinions of others; the moment he obtained this treasure map, he had already decided how to use it.

There is just one thing: while it is true that he is using secret techniques to melt it into his body, it is not entirely for the sake of increasing resources for his Reverse Innate.

The most important purpose is to use the characteristics of this treasure to open up a Grotto-Heaven world within his own true body.

As mentioned before, the Primordial World classifies various spatial realms that can contain all things, from low to high, as Mustard Seed, Spirit Domain, Blessed Land, Grotto-Heaven, and World.

Among these, Mustard Seed and Spirit Domain go without saying. Any True Immortal with successful cultivation can open them up.

For Fang Longye, even a Blessed Land can be opened up at will.

But a realm space at the Grotto-Heaven level is different.

Strictly speaking, opening a Grotto-Heaven is an ability of the Golden Immortal Realm.

For a peerless True Immortal like Fang Longye who can rival ordinary Golden Immortals, although he can do it, it is absolutely impossible to do so as casually as a Golden Immortal.

Moreover, for Fang Longye, who pursues perfection, he wants to open up a Grotto-Heaven world with a deep foundation to serve as the starting point for a world that constantly evolves and ascends.

The more one wants, the more one naturally has to invest. This is an obvious truth.

"So, treasure, oh treasure, I am sorry!"

Fang Longye stroked the "Canghai Map" he had only just obtained, immediately made up his mind, and with a wave of his hand, tossed this treasure toward the celebration clouds above his head.

Ang—

With a dragon's roar, a strand of Yin and Yang Two Qis transformed into black and white dragons, tossing and swimming amidst the celebration clouds.

Profound runes and ancient seal script flowed freely, dancing and colliding around the Canghai Map within the celebration clouds.

A round of refining.

With a thought from Fang Longye, this exotic treasure immediately sank into his dantian sea of Qi, beginning to accept the grinding and refining of the Yin and Yang millstone and the Yin and Yang furnace.

He desired to use the origin and Dao Rhyme within this exotic treasure as creation to elevate himself.

Inside the cultivation chamber.

It was originally silent, secluded, and cold, with time seemingly stagnant.

The Aura all around was heavy, pacing back and forth, lingering uncertainly.

Suddenly, a booming sound erupted, like a heavy hammer entering the clouds, smashing open ten thousand golden lights, with flowing radiance flashing and spreading in all directions, sweeping away everything in its path.

Fortunately, this cultivation chamber had been specially reinforced by Fang Longye and did not leak out to the outside world.

Smoke curled from the beast-faced incense burner, steaming upward, hitting the curtains hanging on both sides of the Cloud Couch, lingering left and right, with echoes light and nimble, coming and going, going and coming.

Divine light shone in Fang Longye's eyes, and he was filled with excitement.

After all, it was an exotic treasure with a grand background; the process of wanting to melt it with secret techniques was naturally very arduous, but fortunately, he succeeded.

However, one who travels ninety miles is only halfway there.

Next, he must strike while the iron is hot and integrate these origin Dao Rhymes into himself as soon as possible.

Fang Longye steadied his mind.

He immediately moved his mind, operated the secret technique, and integrated everything gained from melting the exotic treasure, the Canghai Map, into himself.

Dang—

In an instant, a projection of Chaos appeared before Fang Longye's eyes, then a point of azure divine radiance emerged, subsequently extending and soaking into all space and time, the azure covering everything from top to bottom.

The wantonly flowing ocean covered the sky and earth.

As far as his eyes could see, there was nothing else, only the azure color of water.

He did not know how long it lasted.

With a loud boom, the ocean world was instantly suppressed, as if space and time had frozen.

Then, starting with water, wood, fire, earth, and metal—the Five Elements were derived.

Then the Eight Trigrams evolved, and all things grew.

Subsequently, Yin and Yang stabilized, the Three Powers were ordered, the Four Symbols returned to their positions, and everything was full of vitality, with all things competing to flourish.

The Aura on Fang Longye's body climbed step by step, and a wild, ancient, and vast power was brewing, about to sweep across the surroundings.

Suddenly, Fang Longye stood tall and upright; behind him, seven-colored halos intertwined, and a divine dragon's head poked out, looking up to the sky and chanting, emitting a high-pitched dragon roar.

Within the sound, the power of space within his body gushed out continuously, merging into his flesh and blood, deriving spatial rule textures that seemed substantial.

Twisting and spiraling, like the growth rings of a great tree, they permeated with a mysterious and inexplicable radiance.

As soon as it appeared, it immediately connected everything, resonating in the dark with the sun, the moon, the stars, and a mysterious space.

This mysterious space was precisely the Grotto-Heaven world that spontaneously generated according to Fang Longye's will after melting the "Canghai Map".

At the same time, in an instant, countless spaces were generated within Fang Longye's body, and then they were connected by an inexplicable force.

Ten thousand different Auras were projected from this vast Grotto-Heaven world, strengthening these spaces, subsequently forming a pattern with the Grotto-Heaven world as the main body and the ten thousand spaces as the auxiliary.

The remaining origin of the "Canghai Map," like a river flowing into the sea, followed Fang Longye's will and was poured into the Grotto-Heaven world, enhancing the foundation of this Grotto-Heaven world.

As early as the first instant the Grotto-Heaven world was formed, the seedling of the Post-Heaven Spiritual Root "Third Generation Xun Wood," which had already leapt inside, stretched its body and stood in the center of the Grotto-Heaven, joyfully absorbing the nourishment of the Grotto-Heaven's origin.

Compared to the Grotto-Heaven world, the Xun Wood, though not particularly tall, raised its hundred-mile-high stature and radiated the momentum of supporting the heavens, becoming, in a decent imitation, the World Tree of this Grotto-Heaven world.

Vast power fed back from the Grotto-Heaven world and the numerous spaces, merging into Fang Longye's true body, causing his true body to undergo transformation once again.

With the strength to battle a Golden Immortal!

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