Chapter 282: The Only Cave Heaven, Within Lies a Universe (Requesting Monthly Tickets

Humming—humming—humming—

Wu Xian had just closed his eyes when he instantly entered the state, his blood and qi boiling, the staggering divine power—so immense it made even the Divine Flame Realm wary—now coalescing into an invisible colossal axe, tearing through void and splitting heaven and earth.

In an instant, the land within a thousand li trembled violently; the pure spiritual energy gathered by the Spirit Gathering Array was drained in a breath, surging into Wu Xian's body, while even the surrounding air paused for a moment, leaving the villagers of Stone Village with a suffocating sensation.

Fortunately, this condition did not last long—less than a single breath—and everything returned to normal.

Unlike Shi Hao, Wu Xian's foundation was too profound; in his normal state, his essence was nearly equal to that of a Divine Flame Realm cultivator, requiring no external aid—he could effortlessly cross the threshold of the Cave Heaven Realm solely through his own power, with no such thing as a bottleneck.

Thus, within that single breath, he had already reached the Cave Heaven Realm, yet no extraordinary celestial phenomena occurred, appearing utterly ordinary.

Yet none among them dared to underestimate him, for Wu Xian now gave them a peculiar feeling—merely sitting there, all surrounding things seemed suddenly to lose their color, dimming in radiance.

It was as if he were a light-devouring lens, siphoning all brilliance; no matter how many people surrounded him, your gaze would inevitably shift to him, as if drawn by some fatal attraction.

【The Dao follows nature… such an unfathomable realm】

The voice of Willow God spread out, jolting the crowd from their trance, filled with awe.

"No wonder he's my brother—I'm still far behind him."

Shi Hao's eyes cleared, his gaze toward Wu Xian complex: joy for him, yet also the familiar disappointment of being outshone again by his younger brother.

【No need to overthink it—his situation differs from yours; you cannot judge him by ordinary standards. As long as you walk and firmly hold to your own path, you may yet find a chance to catch up.】

Willow God comforted him, her tone gentle, seemingly full of confidence in Shi Hao's future.

"My own path…?"

Shi Hao murmured, raising a hand to touch his chest, his expression subtly shifting.

At that moment, a thunderous roar echoed in their ears—just as with Shi Hao earlier, a cave-like opening, resembling a volcanic mouth, now appeared three inches above Wu Xian's head.

Torrents of pure essence flowed downward like radiant auroras settling upon Wu Xian, cycling and revolving between them, exuding profound mystery.

"Willow God, how many Cave Heavens do you think my brother will open this time?"

Shi Hao asked curiously.

In the past three days, Shi Hao had consulted Willow God on many details of the Cave Heaven Realm, and thus knew the limit was ten Cave Heavens—matching the young of the Ten Ancient Fears or the most Dingjian prodigies.

Shi Hao's goal was obvious: ten Cave Heavens. He also believed Wu Xian could achieve it—he merely wondered how many he would open this time.

Six?

No, his brother was far stronger—he'd open at least seven, maybe eight.

【It could be ten, perfect.】

Willow God said this, her tone uncertain.

"Ten?!"

Shi Hao's eyes widened in disbelief: "That would mean he's already perfected the Cave Heaven Realm!"

【I told you—his situation is unique, as if an Immortal King had been reborn. His essence has already surpassed the limits of the Eight Lower Realms. Before reaching the Divine Flame Realm, his cultivation path will face no obstacles, and he will inevitably reach the ultimate extreme—even if he opens ten at once, I wouldn't be surprised.】

Shi Hao listened, stunned, barely understanding—he only knew his brother was impossibly strong, possessing the potential of an Immortal King.

Yet Shi Hao did not lose heart; instead, his determination surged. He resolved to return and train diligently after Wu Xian's breakthrough, striving to open ten Cave Heavens as soon as possible—to catch up to his brother, then… surpass him!

Thinking of this, Shi Hao looked again at Wu Xian, waiting for his next grand feat of opening multiple Cave Heavens in succession.

But as seconds passed, Wu Xian showed no sign of opening a second Cave Heaven. The villagers were baffled; Shi Hao's forehead was dotted with question marks—he turned to Willow God, as if seeking an explanation.

Boom—

At that moment, a thunderclap exploded—finally, Wu Xian stirred again.

Shi Hao looked quickly—but no second Cave Heaven appeared. Instead, the original one had visibly doubled in size, and continued expanding at a visible, endless pace.

"What… is this?"

Shi Hao's mouth hung open, his dark eyes bulging as if he'd seen a ghost.

Willow God: 【…】

Honestly, she had lived for millions of years—what had she not seen? But this… she had never witnessed before.

Throughout history, no one had ever turned the Cave Heaven Realm into such a spectacle.

A Cave Heaven is merely an external manifestation—a medium and channel for communion with the outer heavens, refining the divine essence of heaven and earth.

By this logic, more Cave Heavens should be better. But Wu Xian isn't seeking to open more—he's merely enlarging the entrance… what purpose does that serve?

Meanwhile, as Willow God puzzled over this, Wu Xian had already directed his consciousness into his own Cave Heaven space.

The perspective shifted—before his eyes appeared a dark void.

Precisely speaking, it was a dark space resembling a universe, where vast and pure spiritual energy was scattered across its every corner, like filling cracks, attempting to reshape matter into wholeness.

Yet compared to the boundless expanse of this cosmic space, that amount of spiritual energy was negligible—so slight that even a careless misstep could cause its collapse, ending this nascent universe before it could form.

Wu Xian paid it no mind, continuing to sink his awareness deeper—until, near the center, he saw a striking point of light.

Upon closer inspection, the light revealed itself to be a massive Five Elements and Eight Trigrams array.

The array was insubstantial, heavily illusory, yet as it rotated, it emitted an indescribable, unfathomable profundity—as if all principles of the myriad worlds could be reflected and verified within it, giving rise to all living things.

This was the combination of Five Elements and Eight Trigrams glyphs Wu Xian constructed through glyph analysis, interpreting the Original True Explanation. Once this array became real, his Cave Heaven space would transform into a complete myriad-world.

It was inspired by the cultivation system of the Infinite World, mirroring the concept of the ultimate inner universe.

Unfortunately, such a grand goal would require a long time to perfect—because the origin glyphs for the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams had yet to appear, or were incomplete.

So far, only the glyph for "Zhen" had taken rudimentary form and direction; the Five Elements glyphs were still mere concepts. To truly form complete glyphs was a long and arduous road ahead.

(End of Chapter)